What the test measures
The Sunny Academy Full CEFR Level Check estimates performance on the tasks you complete, using CEFR descriptors as a guide. CEFR — the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages — describes language ability on six levels, A1 to C2. This check is not an independently validated placement examination.
The check has 5 sections and six reported areas. Language use tests grammar and vocabulary in context. Reading and listening assess understanding of texts and recordings. Writing asks for a short text based on a prompt. Speaking records a short response through your microphone and assesses vocabulary, grammar and task completion from the transcript. Pronunciation and spoken fluency are not assessed.
Skill estimates may differ. For example, a learner may find reading easier than writing. Differences can reflect practice, task difficulty and scoring uncertainty; use them as a starting point for study.
How the assessment is structured
The check opens with 24 language use questions: four for each CEFR level from A1 to C2, half grammar and half vocabulary. Together they give a first estimate of your level, which the rest of the assessment builds on. After that come three reading texts, three listening recordings, a writing task and a speaking task.
Plan for roughly 45–55 minutes for the full assessment — less if you choose fewer sections. You can skip any section during the test; skipped and unselected sections are shown as “Not assessed”, and one overall level is given only when all five sections are completed. Keep this page open while you take the test.
A working microphone is required for the speaking section. If microphone access is unavailable or denied, check your permissions and try again, or skip speaking. A skipped section is marked “Not assessed”, and the report will not include an overall English level.
How your answers are graded
Language use, reading and listening are marked against fixed answer keys. Writing and speaking are graded by an AI model against CEFR descriptors, looking at task achievement, coherence, grammatical range and accuracy, lexical range, and transcript-supported language use for speaking. Pronunciation and spoken fluency are not assessed.
Writing and speaking are graded by AI. AI grading of productive skills is useful for orientation and for tracking your own progress over time, but it is not equivalent to a trained human examiner. Treat the result as indicative guidance on where to focus, not as a certified measurement.
The complete report shows six areas, with grammar and vocabulary reported separately. Compare the estimates to choose skills to practice next.
What to do with your result
If writing or speaking is weaker, try focused output practice and feedback while continuing to read and listen. If reading or listening is weaker, choose material you can mostly understand and gradually increase the challenge.
Use the report’s course suggestions as a starting point. After a period of regular practice, you can compare a new result with your earlier work. Task differences and AI scoring variation can affect the comparison.
