Are online English level tests reliable? Hi, I'm Vincenzo from Italy and this is my first post on Italki. This is both a practice of English writing and an open question. Are online English level tests reliable? And, in particular, is the "Oxford Online Placement Test" reliable? The only "real" English test I took is a "Grade 9 Examination in Spoken English" from Trinity College more than 10 years ago. A 9th level of Trinity should be approximately a B2, nevertheless I feel that the "B2:Upper Intermediate" I wrote on my profile looks like "self-proclaimed" ten years later. I wanted to take another test for proving my level ( both to me and to others ), so took a free online English test (this one http://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php). It says that my CEF level is C1. Honestly I think it's too much. Should I trust it? Is the "Oxford Online Placement Test" any better?