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The Cambridge English tests are a suite of English certification exams, each of which delivers a test-specific certificate that is valid indefinitely. HomeWelcometoEFProgramsSeeeverythingwedoOfficesFindanofficenearyouAboutEFWhoweareCareersJointheteamHomeWelcometoEFProgramsSeeeverythingwedoOfficesFindanofficenearyouAboutEFWhoweareCareersJointheteamTestyourEnglishEnglishtestsAcompleteguideTestyourEnglishHomeCambridgeExamsCambridgeExamsPreparationA2KeyB1PreliminaryB2FirstC1AdvancedC2ProficiencyLinguaskillEFSETEFSETPreparationEnglishCertificateQuickEnglishCheckIELTSIELTSPreparationAcademicGeneralTrainingTOEFLTOEFLPreparationiBTEssentialsTOEICTOEICPreparationListening&ReadingSpeaking&WritingComparetestsMoreTestyourEnglishHomeCambridgeExamsCambridgeExamsPreparationA2KeyB1PreliminaryB2FirstC1AdvancedC2ProficiencyLinguaskillEFSETEFSETPreparationEnglishCertificateQuickEnglishCheckIELTSIELTSPreparationAcademicGeneralTrainingTOEFLTOEFLPreparationiBTEssentialsTOEICTOEICPreparationListening&ReadingSpeaking&WritingComparetestsTestyourEnglishEnglishtestsTestyourEnglish+1(877)235-7895‬TestyourEnglishCambridgeExamsTheCambridgeEnglishtestsareasuiteofEnglishcertificationexams,eachofwhichdeliversatest-specificcertificatethatisvalidindefinitely.EachCambridgeexamtestsaspecificlevelofEnglish,soyoumustfirstchoosewhichexamisappropriateforyourlevelforbytakingtheCambridgeplacementtestonline.TestsTherearequiteafewCambridgeEnglishtests,butonlythemostcommontestsavailableforadultsarediscussedonthissite. KET-elementarylevel(A2) PET-intermediatelevel(B1) FirstCertificate-upperintermediatelevel(B2) CAE-advancedlevel(C1) CPE-proficientlevel(C2) Linguaskill-alllevelsTestdesignCambridgeEnglishtestsareoftenproposedinaschoolorworkplacesetting,buttheyarealsoavailabletoindividualsatauthorizedtestcentersbothintheUKandaroundtheworld.ThedesignoftheCambridgeexamsuiteofcertificationsmakesthemparticularlyappealingtoschoolsandotherinstitutions.Itiscommonforaschooltoofferalower-levelCambridgeexamatonegradelevel,thenahigher-levelexamacoupleofyearslater,andfinallyanevenhigher-levelexamneargraduation.Inthisway,astudentisbuildingaportfolioofCambridgeEnglishcertifications.ThisdesignisverydifferentfromanyoftheotherstandardizedEnglishtests.ScoringSince2016,allCambridgeexamshaveusedaharmonizedscoringscale,buteachexamcandeliverscoresonalimitedrangeofthescaleaccordingtothelevelofEnglishbeingtested.TheCambridgeEnglishscoringscaleusedbyalltheexamsisalignedtotheCEFR.TherearemanywaystoprepareforaCambridgeexam,dependingonyourgoalsandschedule.CambridgeExamsataglanceWhytakethistest?Institutionaltesting&universityapplicationintheUKPriceUS$150-$250Length110to236minutes,dependingontestversionResultreport2to40daysTestlocationauthorizedtestcentersScorevalidityforeverCompareCambridgeExamstootherEnglishtests