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English Speaking Confidence Assessment

This short assessment will help us understand your current English, how you use it in everyday situations, and how confident you feel when speaking.

There are no grades and no pressure. Answer as honestly as you can, and we’ll use your results to recommend the English for Ladies program that’s right for you.

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PART 1 — How Well Do You Understand Everyday English?

 

Read the questions and expressions below and choose what you think they mean.

Some may feel easy and some may feel more difficult. That's completely normal, just choose the answer you think is right.

Question 2 of 39

1. “How long have you lived here?”

 

What are they asking?

A

Where you live.

B

How long it takes you to get.

C

The amount of time you have lived here.

D

If you like living here.

Question 3 of 39

2. “What do you do?”

 

What are they asking?

A

What your job is.

B

What you're doing right now.

C

What you're doing tomorrow.

D

What you like doing.

Question 4 of 39

3. “Have you been here before?”

 

What are they asking?

A

Whether you live here.

B

If this is your first time here.

C

How long you're staying.

D

When you're leaving.

Question 5 of 39

4. “What did you get up to at the weekend?”

What are they asking?

A

What time you woke up.

B

What you did at the weekend.

C

Where you slept.

D

What you're doing next weekend.

Question 6 of 39

5. “How did it go?”

What are they asking?

A

Where you went.

B

Who went with you.

C

What happened and if it went well or badly.

D

What time you left.

Question 7 of 39

6. “What have you been doing lately?”

What are they asking?

A

What you've been doing recently.

B

What you did yesterday.

C

What you're doing right now.

D

What you're going to do tomorrow.

Question 8 of 39

7. “I'm not really into that.”

What does this mean?

A

I'm not particularly interested in that.

B

I don't understand that.

C

I've never heard about that.

D

I'm very interested in that.

Question 9 of 39

8. “I'm not sure I'll be able to make it.”

What does this mean?

A

I'm definitely coming.

B

I might not be able to come.

C

I'm definitely not coming.

D

I'm going to arrive early.

PART 2 — Which Sentence Sounds Right?

 

Choose the sentence you think is correct. Some questions are easier than others. Just choose the answer that sounds right to you.

Question 11 of 39

9. Which one is correct?

A

Where you live?

B

Where do you live?

C

Where does you live?

D

Where are you live?

Question 12 of 39

10. Which one sounds right?

A

She don't have children.

B

She doesn't has children.

C

She doesn't have children.

D

She not have children.

Question 13 of 39

11. Which one sounds right?

A

I went shopping yesterday.

B

I go shopping yesterday.

C

I did went shopping yesterday.

D

I was go shopping yesterday.

Question 14 of 39

12. Which one sounds right?

A

Did you went out last night?

B

Did you go out last night?

C

Do you went out last night?

D

Were you go out last night?

Question 15 of 39

13. Which one is correct?

A

I've never been to Spain.

B

I've never went to Spain.

C

I never been to Spain.

D

I haven't never been to Spain.

Question 16 of 39

14. Which one is correct?

A

I was cooking when she called.

B

I cooked when she was call.

C

I was cook when she called.

D

I cooking when she called.

Question 17 of 39

15. Which one is correct?

A

If it rains tomorrow, we'll stay home.

B

If it will rain tomorrow, we'll stay home.

C

If it rains tomorrow, we stayed home.

D

If it raining tomorrow, we'll stay home.

Question 18 of 39

16. Which one sounds right?

A

I used to be very shy.

B

I use to be very shy.

C

I used to being very shy.

D

I was used be very shy.

Question 19 of 39

17. Which one sounds right?

A

I wish I had more free time.

B

I wish I have more free time.

C

I wish I would have more free time.

D

I wish I having more free time.

Question 20 of 39

18. Which sentence sounds right?

A

If I would have more time, I'd exercise more.

B

If I had more time, I'd exercise more.

C

If I have more time, I'd exercised more.

D

If I had more time, I'll exercise more.

PART 3 — What Would You Say?

 

Imagine yourself in each situation. Choose the answer closest to what YOU would actually say in English.

There isn't always one perfect answer. Choose what you would naturally say, not the longest or most impressive answer.

Question 22 of 39

19. You need an extra chair.

What would you say?

A

May I? (pointing to the chair)

B

Sorry, can I take this chair?

C

I want this chair. Is okay?

D

Excuse me, please, because we need another chair, can I take this one from your table?

Question 23 of 39

20. You bought something yesterday and want to return it.

What would you say?

A

I'd like to return this, please.

B

I bought this yesterday and I don't want it, so I want to give it back to you.

C

I want to return this.

D

Can I give this back because yesterday I buy it but now I don't need it anymore?

Question 24 of 39

21. You've been given the wrong order.

What would you say?

A

Sorry, this isn't what I ordered.

B

You bring me wrong food.

C

Sorry, I didn't order this one for myself.

D

Sorry, I think this might be someone else's.

Question 25 of 39

22. You don't know the English word for an object you need. 

What would you say?

A

I stop and try to find the word on my phone.

B

I use the word in my own language and hope they understand.

C

I describe what it looks like or what you use it for.

D

I keep trying different English words until I remember the exact one.

Question 26 of 39

23. You want to disagree politely. 

What would you say?

A

No, you are not right.

B

I am not agree with you.

C

I'm not sure I agree with that.

D

For me your opinion is wrong.

Question 27 of 39

24. Someone asks where you want to go, but you genuinely don't mind.

What would you say?

What would you say?

A

I don't care.

B

Whatever.

C

I'm easy.

D

For me is not important, you can choose because everything is okay for me.

Question 28 of 39

25. Someone didn't understand you the first time.

What would you normally do?

A

Repeat exactly the same sentence more loudly.

B

Stop talking because I don't know how else to explain it.

C

Try saying the same thing in a different way.

D

Give a much longer explanation using as many words as I can.

Question 29 of 39

26. You want someone to continue telling you a story.

What would you say?

A

And then?

B

What happened next?

C

Tell me what happened after this situation.

D

Go on.

Question 30 of 39

27. You're not completely sure about something.

Which sounds most like something you would say?

A

For what I know, yes.

B

I know maybe yes.

C

As I know, it is yes.

D

As far as I know.

PART 4 — How Confident Are You Speaking English?

 

Think about what usually happens when you need to speak English. Choose the answer that describes you best.

There are no right or wrong answers. Be honest,  this helps us understand how comfortable you feel using English in real conversations.

Question 32 of 39

28. You're with a group of people and everyone is speaking English.

What are you most likely to do?

A

I try to look busy or find a reason not to join the conversation.

B

I wait until someone speaks directly to me before I say anything.

C

I listen and understand quite a lot, but don't say very much.

D

I usually join the conversation and say what I think.

Question 33 of 39

29. An English speaker joins a conversation you were already having comfortably.

 

What happens?

A

I start speaking much less because I'm worried about making mistakes.

B

I carry on speaking normally.

C

I mostly stop participating and let the others speak.

D

I become a little more careful about my English, but I still participate.

Question 34 of 39

30. You need to make a phone call in English.

 

What do you normally do?

A

Write down or rehearse what I need to say before I call.

B

Think about what I'm going to say before I call.

C

Make the call without worrying much about it.

D

Avoid the call if possible or ask someone else to make it for me.

Question 35 of 39

31. Before speaking English, how often do you prepare the sentence in your head first?

A

Sometimes, especially if I need to explain something complicated.

B

Almost always. I find it difficult to speak without preparing the sentence first.

C

Quite often. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say first.

D

Rarely. I usually just start speaking.

Question 36 of 39

32. You know what you want to say, but you're not completely sure how to say it in English.

A

I often decide not to say it because I'm worried I'll say it incorrectly.

B

I try, although I might keep my answer quite simple.

C

I say it anyway and find a way to explain myself.

D

I usually stay quiet.

Question 37 of 39

33. You have something funny or interesting to add to an English conversation.

A

I sometimes say it, but I think about how to phrase it first.

B

I usually don't say it because explaining it feels too difficult.

C

I usually say it.

D

By the time I've worked out how to say it, the conversation has moved on.

Question 38 of 39

34. After an English conversation, what do you usually think about?

A

I replay parts of the conversation and think about mistakes I made.

B

Sometimes I notice things I could have said differently, but I move on.

C

I often worry that I sounded stupid or that the other person judged my English.

D

The conversation itself, what we talked about.

Question 39 of 39

35. Think about your personality in your own language compared with English.

Which sounds most like you?

A

I'm much quieter or less expressive in English.

B

I'm slightly quieter in English, but still feel like myself.

C

I feel like basically the same person in both languages.

D

I feel like English hides a big part of my personality because I can't express myself the way I want to.

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