A2

CEFR A2 — Elementary

Waystage level: communicate in simple, routine tasks and describe your background in basic terms.

A2 Reading & Use of Language — 30 Multiple Choice Questions

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What CEFR A2 Level Covers

At A2, you can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance, such as personal and family information, shopping, employment, and local geography.

Recommended Next Steps

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Sample A2 English Grammar & Vocabulary Questions

The following are representative examples of the grammar and vocabulary questions tested in the CEFR A2 Elementary English assessment. The full interactive test above contains 30 multiple-choice questions with instant scoring.

  1. Yesterday, I ___ to the cinema with my friends. — Answer: went (simple past)
  2. She is ___ than her sister. — Answer: taller (comparative adjective)
  3. I ___ swim when I was five years old. — Answer: could (past ability)
  4. What are you doing? — I ___ my homework. — Answer: am doing (present continuous)
  5. There ___ some milk in the fridge. — Answer: is (uncountable noun + is)
  6. We are going ___ holiday next month. — Answer: on (fixed expression)
  7. How ___ brothers do you have? — Answer: many (countable noun)
  8. We haven't seen them ___ last year. — Answer: since (since + point in time)
  9. The opposite of "expensive" is ___. — Answer: cheap
  10. I'm looking ___ my keys. — Answer: for (phrasal verb)

A2 Writing Assessment — Task Prompts

Task 1 — Informal Email (50–70 words): You recently visited a new place (a park, a beach, or a shopping centre). Write a short email to a friend describing the place, what you did there, and whether you enjoyed it. Use the past tense.

Task 2 — Daily Routine Paragraph (60–80 words): Write a short paragraph describing your typical weekday. Include when you wake up, what you eat for breakfast, how you travel to school or work, and one or two evening activities. Use time expressions like 'first', 'then', and 'after that'.

The A2 writing assessment tests: simple past tense, descriptive adjectives, opinion expressions, letter format conventions, frequency adverbs, and sequencing words.