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[placement test] Glossika's placement test: What it is, and how to retake it to adjust sentence levels
[placement test] Glossika's placement test: What it is, and how to retake it to adjust sentence levels
Are sentences too easy or too hard? Here’s how to adjust the language level of sentences in Glossika.
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Written by Sheena Chen
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This guide will cover:

  • How to take/retake the placement on Glossika

  • How can I adjust my sentence level on the iOS app/Android app

Our placement test helps us to estimate your ability in a language, and this information lets us serve you with learning material that is appropriate for your level.

We use a multiple-choice listening comprehension test: You will hear an audio recording in your target language and then be prompted to choose the correct translation from a list of possible translations.

To get the most accurate results, you should know that:

  1. Our test is on the honor system — cheating or guessing could cause you to miss out on several thousand useful learning items

  2. Most people can understand better than they can speak — but you should only mark an answer as correct if it's something you're confident you could spontaneously express yourself in a real conversation

  3. Our test tends to place people above their actual level — if you're on the fence with a question, select "start from this level" instead of guessing

  4. Our A1 content is actually relatively difficult, grammar-wise — you'll probably encounter some new stuff there even if you've worked through a beginner textbook already

With that in mind, you can access the placement test in one of two ways:

When adding a new Glossika course

After adding a new Glossika course, you'll be asked if you're already familiar with the language or not.

  • If you're familiar with the language, you'll be asked to take a placement test

  • If you're a total beginner, we'll start you off from zero

If you think your Glossika course is too hard or easy:

If you start training and feel that the sentences Glossika is offering are too hard or too easy, you can retake the test at any time by selecting "re-test" from your home dashboard in order to adjust your level up or down accordingly.

(Don't worry, this won't affect your existing progress and reps.)

How can I adjust my sentence level on the iOS app/Android app

Are sentences too easy or too hard? Here’s how to adjust the language level of sentences in Glossika.

  1. From your ''Course'' page, please click within the space marked in orange below.


  2. Please click the ‘’Re-test’’ button to take another placement test.


  3. Progress through the test and then click “Start from this level” upon reaching your desired difficulty.

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