CEFR Test
Turn a claim such as “fluent in English” into an A1 to C2 level you can compare, showing whether the candidate is at B2, C1 or C2.
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English Proficiency Report · CEFR
Council of Europe descriptors · Companion Volume 2020 · four skills tested
XB-CEFR-40218
Aug 12, 2026 · 28m adaptive
Lucas Meyer · Customer Support Specialist
Norm: global support applicants, n = 12,480
Placement on the CEFR staircase
Scaled 0–230
A1
A2
B1
B2
C1
C2
Placement is the lowest level sustained across all four skills Speaking (B1+) is the limiting skill. Standard error ± 4.1 scaled points.
Reading
C1
82/100
Listening
B2+
76/100
Writing
B2
74/100
Speaking
B1+
66/100
Overall placement
B2
Independent user
Upper intermediate · 168/230
Can-do coverage
Explain a billing correction with options
A2Write an escalation note a senior can act on
B1Follow a live three-person call and summarize
B2Negotiate a contract exception unaided
C1Persuade in idiomatic, regional register
C2Hiring recommendation
Meets the B2 bar for English-facing support. Place on chat and email from day one; move to the voice queue after four weeks of call shadowing.
46 items delivered from a 1,900-item adaptive bank · internal consistency α = 0.91 · no proctoring flags · generated by Xobin
What actually happens
A CEFR-aligned English test that returns an A1–C2 level per skill.
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Four skills, one sitting
Reading, listening, writing and speaking are tested in a single 40-minute session mapped to the CEFR descriptors.
CEFR Test / Session Omar HaddadIn progress10 minReading workplace notices
12 items · adaptive
8 minListening customer voicemail
8 items · 2 replays
12 minWriting escalation email
180 words minimum
10 minSpeaking call simulation
2 prompts · recorded
passedIdentity check
Photo + ID match
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Every answer maps to a descriptor
Responses are graded against published CEFR can-do statements, not an in-house scale nobody outside your team recognizes.
CEFR / Descriptor mapping Omar HaddadCEFR alignedSkillEvidenceLevelStatusReadingInfers intent in policy textB2MetListeningHandles fast native speechC1MetWritingStructured formal emailB2MetSpeakingSustains argument, some pausesB1+PartialInteractionRepairs misunderstandingB2Met - 3
A defensible certificate per skill
You get an overall level plus a per-skill breakdown and the recording behind it, which is what compliance and clients ask for.
Reports / CEFR Omar HaddadOverall CEFR level
B2
ReadingB2ListeningC1WritingB2SpeakingB1+Certificate issued 12 Mar 2026 · verifiable link · recordings retained 12 months.
What you get out of it
A recognised language level you can put in a decision.
- A1–C2mapped levels
Results land on the CEFR scale your clients and hiring managers already trust.
- ~25 minper candidate
A single adaptive session covers all four skills without an examiner in the room.
- Audit-readyreports
Level, sub-scores and evidence are exportable when a client asks for proof.
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Before you ask.
Results are reported as A1 through C2 against the Common European Framework descriptors, with sub-scores for reading, listening, writing and speaking.
About 30 minutes for the full four-skill version, or 12-15 minutes for a receptive-skills screen.
Yes, on pronunciation, fluency, range and coherence, with the audio attached so a human can verify any borderline result.
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