CEFR B1 · VIAA 2026
Practice · B1
Four skills and 70 complete sections: 20 Reading, 10 Listening, 20 Writing and 20 Speaking. Difficulty increases gradually within B1.
Reading
Understand connected everyday, workplace and public-service texts, including purpose, opinion and distributed details.
20 of 20 tests available
Listening
Follow connected conversations, interviews and announcements in which key details may appear in different places.
10 of 10 tests available
Writing
Write a connected opinion response and a clear functional text that covers every required content point.
20 of 20 tests available
Speaking
Answer interview questions, request missing information and compare two pictures with reasons and examples.
20 of 20 tests available
How the Latvian B1 exam is structured
The state language proficiency test at B1 has four separately scored parts. Each part is worth 20 points and the reference pass threshold is 12 points; every part must be passed.
| Part | Time | Tasks | Points | To pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | ≈ 40 min | 4 | 20 | 12 |
| Listening | ≈ 40 min | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| Writing | ≈ 40 min | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| Speaking | ≈ 10–15 min | 3 | 20 | 12 |