Find Your Business English Level
Take the free American English Studio Business English Placement Test to estimate your current level from B1 to C1 and discover which professional communication skills may need the most attention.
Grammar • Vocabulary • Reading • Listening • Business English in Context
How the Test Works
This free Business English placement test is designed to give you an estimate of your current Business English level from B1 to C1. You’ll answer 50 questions that gradually increase in difficulty and focus on English used in professional situations.
Your results will help identify your estimated level, highlight areas for further development, and suggest useful next steps for improving your workplace communication.
What the Test Covers
Grammar
Professional sentence structures, verb forms, conditionals, passive forms, reported language, and other grammar used in workplace communication.
Reading
Understanding emails, notices, reports, proposals, and other short business texts, including meaning, inference, and implications.
Vocabulary
Business and workplace vocabulary, collocations, phrasal verbs, and formal expressions appropriate to different professional contexts.
Listening
Understanding spoken workplace English, including meetings, updates, decisions, concerns, and implied meaning.
Business English in Context
Choosing language that is clear, professional, appropriately polite, diplomatic, and effective in workplace situations.
Your Business English Result
At the end of the test, you’ll receive an estimated Business English level within the range assessed by this test, together with a short explanation of what that result means and which areas may deserve the most attention next.
Below B1 Range • B1 • B2 • C1
Before You Begin
Choose the answer you believe is correct without using a dictionary, translator, grammar checker, AI tool, or other outside help.
Not sure of an answer? Please choose “I don’t know” instead of guessing. This helps us estimate your Business English level more accurately. Choosing “I don’t know” is not treated the same as choosing an incorrect answer.
Complete the test in one session whenever possible so that your result reflects your current ability consistently.
About Your Result
The American English Studio Business English Placement Test provides an informal estimate of your Business English level within the B1–C1 range assessed by this test. It is designed for learning and placement purposes and is not an official CEFR certification or recognized examination result.
Speaking is not fully assessed by this online test. A live lesson can provide additional information about your spoken professional communication skills.
Business English Placement Test
Choose the best answer for each question. Your answers will be used to estimate your Business English level from B1 to C1.
Before You Start
Enter your name and email address below. Your result will be displayed immediately after you complete the test.
Please answer independently and choose “I don’t know” whenever you are unsure.
Please enter your first name, last name, and a valid email address.
Question 1
Not sure? Choose “I don’t know” instead of guessing.
Reading Passage
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Listening
Listen to the recording and answer the question below.
Reading
Please select an answer before continuing.
Your Business English Placement Test Results
Estimated Business English Level: B2 • Upper-Intermediate
This result is an informal AES Business English estimate and is not an official CEFR certification.
What Your Result Means
Your personalized result explanation will appear here after you complete the test.
Grammar: 00%
Vocabulary: 00%
Reading: 00%
Listening: 00%
Business English in Context: 00%
Your Next Learning Priorities
Your recommended learning priorities will appear here after you complete the test.
A short conversation with an instructor can help confirm your estimated level, especially your speaking ability.
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