What the B1 test covers
The test asks one question from each of the 36 B1 topics, with a new selection every time. Some questions are intermediate grammar: the impersonal, the quotative, participles, the past conditional, verb government, subordinate clauses. The rest is vocabulary from the 15 topic areas of the Harno exam: work, health, services, society, politics, the economy, nature, culture, travel.
An explanation follows every answer, and you get a review of your mistakes at the end. The test is free and needs no sign-up.
How the test relates to the Harno exam
The state B1 exam has four parts — writing, listening, reading and speaking — worth 25 points each. To pass you need 60 points out of 100, with no part at zero.
This test trains what all four parts rest on: exam-topic vocabulary and grammar. It does not replace writing and speaking practice: write 50-word notes and 100-word letters, answer questions out loud and practise giving your opinion.
What to do with your result
If you got a question wrong, open its topic and do all the exercises — every B1 topic has 9 to 16 questions with explanations. Take the test again a week later: the questions will be different.
If the test feels too hard, start with A2: the B1 exam builds on all of the A1 and A2 grammar.