Frequently Asked Questions
Is this grammar test free, and do I need to sign up?
Yes, completely. All thirty questions and your full result, the overall accuracy band and all four area scores, are free to take and free to see, and you do not need to create an account or hand over an email address to view them. Signing up only becomes relevant later, if you want to save the result or compare it against a future retake.
How is my score calculated?
Each of the thirty sentences has exactly one correct answer, identified by its exact wording rather than by where it sits in the list, and a correct answer earns points toward your total. That total places you into one of five accuracy bands, from Rules Still Settling to Near-Perfect Accuracy. The four area scores are calculated the same way but reported separately, alongside the band rather than changing it, so you can see which grammar area is pulling the total down.
Is this the same grammar test my employer will give me?
No. This is a free self-assessment screener built by JobCannon, not a specific employer's proctored test and not licensed from any commercial assessment vendor. Hiring platforms build their own item banks, often add a timer and proctoring, and score against their own criteria. This test covers grammar categories many of those tools check too, tense, agreement, function words, punctuation, so it is a reasonable way to see where you stand, but a good result here does not guarantee a specific result on a different, proctored test.
Can I retake the test?
This test runs on one fixed set of thirty sentences, so a retake shows you the same items again, though the order the answer options appear in can differ between attempts. Retaking it a few minutes later mostly measures how well you remember the sentences you just read, not fresh grammar accuracy. It is more useful after you have deliberately worked on whichever of the four areas came out weakest: read the pattern behind your lowest score, practise it, then come back.
What do the four sub-scores mean?
Tense and aspect covers verb forms that place an action in time, including perfect and conditional forms. Agreement and pronouns covers matching a subject to its verb and a pronoun to what it refers back to. Articles, prepositions and modals covers small function words such as a/an/the, in/on/at, and must/should/might. Punctuation and word choice covers things like comma splices, semicolons, and pairs that are easy to mix up, such as lie/lay and fewer/less. Together they show which part of your grammar is holding the overall band down.
How long does the grammar test take?
Thirty questions, about seven minutes for most people. There is no countdown timer forcing you through it, so you can read each sentence properly before you answer, and every question has exactly one correct answer, so unlike a personality test there is no way to answer 'as yourself' here: it is a knowledge test with a right answer to find.
What can't this grammar test tell me?
It cannot tell you your vocabulary range, your reading comprehension, or anything about your spoken or listening English: none of those are tested here. It does not produce a CEFR level or an overall proficiency band; for that, the English Proficiency Test is the right instrument. A high score also does not mean your writing is clear, well organised or right for its audience: grammar is one layer of writing, not all of it. And it is a free, self-scored screener, not an accredited certification or a validated hiring instrument.