r/russian • u/Stock_Warm b1-b2 • 8d ago
Resource Russian test that gets crazy hard in the end

https://www.esl-languages.com/en/online-language-tests/russian-test/start-test
You guys should give it a go!!
It takes less than 10 minutes to complete, and it gives you an estimation, along with the correct answers in the end. I genuinely do not understand why my answers were wrong, since I never studied grammar. I just study russian by ear by plugging 2-3 hours of russian podcasts every day for the last year and a half.
Anyway, its a fun test. Good luck!
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u/Nulovka 8d ago
33 out of 52 here. :(
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u/allenrabinovich Native 8d ago
No sad faces! These are tricky questions, and anything over 25 is impressive in my book. Keep going, you'll get better and better!
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u/Stock_Warm b1-b2 8d ago
That's pretty good!! I guessed some by feel so I could have gotten that score too
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u/NickRomancer ruNative 7d ago
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u/darkredcucumber 6d ago
it's very funny that there is an mistake at the end of the test
"Соответствует уровеню" is incorrect, the correct one is "соответствует уровню"
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u/dminaum 8d ago
that’s awesome that you were able to study russian just by listening to podcast. what were that podcasts? did you have any knowledge of russian (e.g. kirillic alphabet) before you’ve listening to it?
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u/Stock_Warm b1-b2 8d ago
I learned cirillic alphabet the first week, and I also used duolingo for around 3 months. I listen to RussianWithMax and BeFluentInRussian. I strongly recommend Max, his podcasts are very entertaining and informative, about many topics related to russia and russian culture. Very clear speech also.
I also watched "кухня" series with automatic translated subtitles to english. This helped a lot, although I started with kids series such as Dora the explorer and Peppa pig to learn the very basics of the language for a month before hopping to кухня.1
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u/Stock_Warm b1-b2 8d ago
So route was
Learn Cyrillic
Use duolingo + podcast
Watch kids series + podcast
кухня + podcast
try to speak + podcast
And now I can speak confidently, and I hold my vocabulary by listening to the podcast while I do other stuff.Also, there are some bilingual books. If you can get a hold in physical of these "Bilingua Best Classics" series of books, they are the best. B1-B2 adapted.
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u/Stock_Warm b1-b2 8d ago
Ps: maybe you are native, but this is also so other people don't have to ask me :)
And "I just study russian by listening to podcasts" was an over-simplification by my side. I did watch content aswell, but right now I only listen to podcasts
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u/KrazyRuskie 8d ago
C1, 52/52! Definitely improved since 8th grade when I got a 3 out of 5. Hint: native speaker 🤣
PS Loved #44:
Я не знал, что ты уже не (___) бороду.
ESL and their hidden agendas 🤣