Functional Skills English practice tests (Entry 1 to Level 2)

Free Functional Skills-style English practice from Entry Level 1 to Level 2: reading, spelling, punctuation and grammar, marked instantly.

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The tests

Functional Skills English practice – Entry Level 115 questions · Entry Level 1 Functional Skills English practice – Entry Level 220 questions · Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English practice – Entry Level 320 questions · Entry Level 3 Functional Skills English practice – Level 120 questions · Level 1 Functional Skills English practice – Level 220 questions · Level 2

About these tests

Free Functional Skills-style English practice for adults and young people in England, from Entry Level 1 to Level 2: reading everyday and workplace texts, spelling, punctuation and grammar. Every question has one clear answer and an explanation.

The real Functional Skills English assessments also include writing tasks and, for speaking, listening and communicating, an assessment by the centre. Those cannot be marked by a computer, so these tests cover the parts that can. The spelling questions use common everyday words; they are not copies of the official word lists in the subject content appendix.

Key facts

The Functional Skills English subject content covers Entry Levels 1, 2 and 3 and Levels 1 and 2, in reading, writing, and speaking, listening and communicating. Source: GOV.UK – English Functional Skills: subject content
Reading is defined as the understanding of written language on screen or on paper, and writing as the independent construction of written language on screen or on paper. Source: GOV.UK – English Functional Skills: subject content
At each Entry Level, learners should read and spell correctly the words designated for that level in the subject content appendix. Source: GOV.UK – English Functional Skills: subject content – appendix
At Level 1, learners should use a range of punctuation correctly, including possessive apostrophes, and distinguish between fact and opinion. Source: GOV.UK – English Functional Skills: subject content

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Official sources

Functional Skills-style practice. Not an official test. Written by Classfern for practice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any awarding organisation.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Department for Education, Functional Skills subject content, © Crown copyright).