English Language Proficiency Test
Measure your command of English with our free language proficiency tests.
We provide the opportunity for you to test your proficiency level in Listening, Reading and Speaking.
We have based these tests on the standard grammar and vocabulary that you would find in any language-learning materials.
We offer these tests for self-evaluation purposes only.
You may find that your score on this test is not consistent with other tests you have taken.
Smart Academy is solely responsible for the test content. We invite your feedback regarding the test design.
Unlike achievement tests or other kinds of tests, proficiency tests are not dependent on particular class content, course materials, or language software programs. Instead, a proficiency test is intended to measure your command of a language regardless of your background in that language.
Understanding Proficiency
Proficiency refers to the ability to perform an action or function. It refers to one’s ability to use language for real-world purposes to accomplish real-world linguistic tasks across a wide range of topics and settings. Proficiency Tests reflect and measure the candidate’s ability to carry out these real-world tasks.
Differing from an achievement test, which measures knowledge of specific information (what a person knows), a proficiency test targets what an individual can do with what he or she knows. As in a driver’s test, an achievement test would represent the paper and pencil questions on the written examination, while a proficiency test determines how well the person can drive the car. The language proficiency test is an evaluation of how well a person can use language to communicate in real life.