English Placement Test,
Before
Students Arrive
Send students a link, or a username and password. They test from anywhere. You get a CEFR level for every skill within 5 minutes, so every learner starts in the right class on day one.
the right class, day one
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Students take the test on a laptop or phone. Your team watches levels arrive on the dashboard in real time.
Three steps take a new student from an invitation link to a suggested class.
Share a placement link by email, WhatsApp or your enrolment form, or give each student a username and password. Students can test before they travel or on their first morning.
One AI-proctored test covers Reading, Listening, Language Awareness, Writing and Speaking. Questions adapt as students answer, so beginners are not left struggling with advanced questions.
Results reach your dashboard within 5 minutes. You see a CEFR level for each skill, strengths and weaknesses, and a suggested class for every student, so your classes are planned before students arrive.
Each report gives your team a skill-by-skill picture of the student that they can act on straight away. Students also get their own portal to follow their progress.
Spot the B2 listener who writes at A2, and place them properly.
Drawn from 150+ skills, so teachers know where to start.
A proctoring report with identity checks and flagged moments for every test.
Every placement test feeds your institution's own AZE portal, so your team can follow progress across classes, campuses and intakes.
Place new arrivals before they land and cut first-day class changes.
Stream foundation and pathway students and flag who needs English support.
Group employees into the right cohorts and track progress on the same scale.
Many traditional entry tests check Reading, Listening and grammar only. AZE also scores Writing and Speaking, so students are placed on everything they will use in class.
| Placement Test | Traditional entry tests | |
|---|---|---|
| Skills tested | Reading, Listening, Language Awareness, Writing and Speaking | Often Reading, Listening and Language Knowledge only |
| Writing scored | Yes | Often not |
| Speaking scored | Yes | Often not |
| What you get back | A CEFR level for each skill, with strengths and focus areas | Usually one score and a CEFR level |
| Results | Within 5 minutes, including Writing and Speaking | Quick, but without Writing or Speaking |
| Where students take it | Online, on a laptop or phone | Usually on a computer |
| Test security | AI proctoring with identity checks and a report for every candidate | Often self-access, with no proctoring |
| Managing an intake | Your own portal to assign tests and track every class and campus | Reports for students or groups |
Other tests vary. This compares AZE with what entry tests commonly offer, so check what each one covers before you choose.
Buy a pack of placement tests. The more you buy, the less each test costs.
You pay per test. Buy a pack of 25 to 1,000 placement tests, and the more you buy, the less each test costs. New accounts start with 50 free tests.
All five: Reading, Listening, Language Awareness, Writing and Speaking. Each skill gets its own CEFR level, plus an overall level.
Yes. The test runs online, so students can take it from home before they travel. You share a link, or a username and password, and results appear in your dashboard.
Within 5 minutes of a student finishing. Writing and Speaking are scored automatically, so there is no marking queue.
Every test is AI-proctored. Each candidate report shows identity verification, confidence scores and flagged moments.
No. Sign up and start with 50 free tests. No credit card is required.
Many placement tests cover Reading, Listening and grammar only. The AZE Placement Test also scores Writing and Speaking, so you get a CEFR level for all five skills within 5 minutes.
It is both. Schools call it an English placement test, an English language placement test, an ESL exam or a grammar placement test. AZE covers grammar and vocabulary (Language Awareness) together with Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking in one test.
Sign up today and start with 15 free tests, or book a demo with our team.
Every student gets a CEFR level for all five skills within 5 minutes, so classes are ready before day one.
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