telc B1 Diagnosis — where do you really stand?
Last updated: July 20, 2026
Six short tasks give you an initial orientation in selected skills. The check does not replace a full exam.
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What the diagnosis tests
The check is intentionally much smaller than a full practice test: a total of six tasks from Reading, Listening, and Language Elements. It's short, free, and you can start without an account. Writing is not assessed in this check.
The diagnosis does not assess speaking — that would require a real conversation partner. If speaking is your weakest part, plan a separate pair exercise for it.
What you get at the end
At the end, you'll see how you performed on the six tasks, broken down by Reading, Listening, and Language Elements. A limited assessment is only provided if your answers are meaningful enough; otherwise, the result remains descriptive. Six tasks are no substitute for a full practice test — the result is for orientation, not a prediction of whether you will pass.
- When there is enough evidence: an initial indication of your level in relation to B1, based on the Reading, Listening and Language Elements tasks assessed.
- Your answers for each task, so you can see where you lost points.
- A recommended next step: targeted practice, grammar review, or a mock exam.
- No assessment if six tasks are not meaningful enough — instead of a made-up number.
When the diagnosis is most useful
At the beginning of a preparation cycle, when you don't yet know your starting level. And after a plateau, when your training progress stalls and you want a second opinion on where your bottleneck lies.
Less useful in the last 10 days before the exam. At that point, a full mock exam or targeted practice in your weakest area is more efficient than another diagnosis.