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Equip’s Communication Test measures a candidate’s English proficiency on the CEFR scale, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. It comes in two variants, Fixed-Duration and Adaptive, both fully auto-graded by AI and working on desktop and mobile. Use it for any role where written or spoken English matters: support, sales, content, or client-facing engineering roles.

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Choosing a Variant

For hiring purposes, most recruiters require at least a B2 level of English. If you already know the bar, the Fixed-Duration test checks candidates against it in about 15 minutes.
Add this test by choosing the English Communication test type in the assessment builder, then Add on either card, picking a level first for Fixed-Duration. It is standardized content: you cannot handpick the questions, Equip randomizes them per candidate, and each question carries its own fixed time limit.

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The Four Skills

The test evaluates the four core communication skills, Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening, through scenario-based questions. Every set contains 2 MCQs each on Grammar and Vocabulary, 1 Reading Comprehension, 1 Listening Comprehension, 1 Speaking Exercise, and 1 Writing Exercise, so the candidate’s report shows six individual skill scores.
Communication (CEFR) section of the assessment builder, described as AI evaluating Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, with a CEFR Adaptive test of 2 to 6 sets and about 45 minutes

The Communication (CEFR) test in the builder, here in its adaptive form

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How the Fixed-Duration Test Works

The recruiter picks a CEFR level when adding the test, and the candidate is scored directly against it.
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Choose a level

Pick the CEFR level to test against, from A1 (Beginner) to C2 (Near-Native), when adding the test.
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Candidate answers one set

The candidate attempts a single set of questions at the chosen level.
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AI scores the set

Equip’s AI grades the responses directly, there is no self-assessment or level adjustment.

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How the Adaptive Test Works

Instead of giving every candidate the same fixed paper, the test adjusts its difficulty as the candidate answers.
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Candidate self-assesses

Before starting, the candidate rates their own English ability. Based on this, the test begins at A1, B1, or C1.
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Candidate answers a question set

Each set covers Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing, with Listening and Speaking appearing in alternate sets.
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Difficulty adjusts

A strong set makes the next one a level harder, a weak set makes it a level easier, and a reasonable set keeps the same level.
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The test ends

The test ends once the candidate has stayed on the same level for more than 2 sets, or after a maximum of 6 sets. Most candidates finish in 4 to 6 sets.

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CEFR Levels

Results are reported on the standard CEFR scale.
For the Adaptive test, the overall grade is based mainly on the last two question sets, see CEFR Scores for the full breakdown. For the Fixed-Duration test, the grade reflects that single set directly.