FREE B1 READING · TEXTS & ANSWERS

B1 reading level: find your starting point

Read a text, answer ten questions and learn how the evidence supports each answer.

6reading tests

60scored questions

10–15min per text

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How this practice helps you

Connect your answers to evidence in the passage.
Keep going with another text at the same level.
Review explained answers and save your quiz scores.

READ · ANSWER · FIND THE EVIDENCE

When Mina first arrived in town, she studied in her bedroom every evening. It was quiet, but she often checked her phone or started tidying her desk. After two hours, she sometimes realised she had completed very little work.

Why did Mina want to change her study habits?

Choose an answer. We’ll explain the reasoning.

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See the answer and explanation

She was not completing much work.. Paragraph 1: she spent two hours but completed very little. Quietness was not the problem.

Understand every option

A. She was not completing much work.
The passage says she spent two hours but completed very little work.
B. Her bedroom was noisy.
The room was described as quiet. Noise was not the reason given.
C. The library was closer to school.
The passage does not say the library’s distance from school caused the change.

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What B1 practice feels like.

At intermediate level, you work with straightforward texts about familiar topics, follow the main points and locate important details. A text can still include unfamiliar words; the aim is to use context rather than translate every sentence.

“Mina expected complete silence, but the ground floor was busy.”CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW REALITY DIFFERED FROM HER EXPECTATION?

Our B1/B2 labels guide practice difficulty. These materials are not validated placement tests or a qualification.

Skills to work on in this practice

Find details without guessing
Support answers with words from the text
Recognise the main idea and vocabulary in context

Start with B1

Try a familiar student-life story. If you understand the main idea, explore the details.

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Follow an argument and distinguish a writer’s claim from a concession.

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A CLEAR WAY FORWARD

Make this your practice session

Choose the time you have. These are suggested study plans, not timers.

10–15 MIN

Try one complete test

Read a text, answer ten questions and review the supporting evidence.

Start A place to study →30 MIN

Practise, review, repeat

Finish two texts and compare the questions you found difficult. Keep one useful phrase from each.

Choose two tests →60 MIN

Settle into a reading session

Work through four texts with answer review. Take a short break between tests and continue at your own pace.

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A LITTLE MORE CLARITY

Questions learners ask

Open the question that matches where you got stuck.

Does a high score here prove that I am B1?

No. Five questions about one passage cannot establish your overall CEFR level. Use the explanations to identify a useful next exercise. A formal assessment needs broader skills and properly validated tasks.

What if B1 feels too easy or B2 feels too hard?

Try explaining the B1 answers without looking at the key, then summarise the passage. If that feels comfortable, attempt one B2 text slowly. If B2 is difficult, return to B1 and practise evidence-finding rather than treating a score as a fixed label.