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VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,706 Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator]	Sep 24, 07, 05:09 #1
The following "tests" may be useful to any beginners learning Polish. http://www.goethe-verlag.com/tests/EO/EO.HTM Also if there are any Polish people learning English, follow the link "back to languages" on the test page and, you can then, change the tests to Polish-English or most other European languages.

wozzyThreads: 13 Posts: 231 Joined: Jul 12, 06 ♂	Sep 24, 07, 12:33 #2
just tried that its very good....thank you

kochanieThreads: 5 Posts: 125 Joined: Aug 13, 07 ♀	Sep 25, 07, 11:38 #3
Great site, thanks Vincent! x

BubblesThreads: 1 Posts: 190 Joined: Aug 13, 07 ♀	Sep 25, 07, 12:00 #4
Great site..... Thank you it all helps!! :-D

HAL9009Threads: 2 Posts: 329 Joined: Mar 13, 07 ♂	Sep 25, 07, 19:20 #5
A very nice find - just downloading it now. All those languages, hey, it's got finnish too - I'm in language heaven :D

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Sep 26, 07, 04:31 #6

Thanks guys. Glad that you are finding it useful.

I must admit, I'm finding it a bit addictive, but it is a good way to find out how sentences are constructed. I have just been learning polish for three months now and, my average correct words in the first 20 tests is only 5. I did manage to complete one and, have a few 8's and 10's. It's the different endings for words, that's seems to catch me out.

Still it is a good learning tool and, hopefully in another 3 months my average will be much better. I wonder how many words, you guys are getting correct?

80c51

Oct 4, 07, 16:24 #7

These tests are not completely correct. The first easy test is definetly slightly broken- there is suich word as 'paierosy' in Polish.
Some phrases are, hmmmm..., strange. For example (a- advanced, e- easy):
test a-23: 'zarabiać majątek', 'na brzegu ulicy'- you won't ever hear that.
test a-77: 'przychodzić na świat' is a description of ongoing action (substitute for continuous tense), so I'd rather say 'przyjść na świat',
test a-38: there is no 'być przy władzy', 'być u władzy' is the correct form, there is no 'biędę' in Polish; should be 'biedę',
test a-72: "ta sala pomieści 90 osób' is somewhat speculative statement- well, it will, but you might need to squeeze them a bit- drop the 'po' and you're OK (well, you have tested that and you're sure it will).
test e-56: I'd recommend _not_ to say "Płacić!" in this situation, unless you want to be considered quite rude; I'd rather say 'Poproszę rachunek',
test e-83: "rozumie niemiecki" -> "rozumie po niemiecku"/"zna niemiecki", unless you want to point that it's _him_, who knows German, you can drop 'on'.

Please, don't treat those tests as beeing 100% accurate, but on the whole- they are good. OK, I might be picky... :)

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,706 Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 4, 07, 16:37 #8
Thanks for taking the time and pointing out these mistakes.

80c51	Oct 5, 07, 01:19 #9
You're welcome. I just did some tests in random, so the list is far from complete :).

chase5Threads: 3 Posts: 20 Joined: May 30, 07 ♀	Oct 6, 07, 03:02 #10
i love this test.... im awful at it but its still great thanks :)

catsoldierThreads: 90 Posts: 697 Joined: Sep 27, 09 ♂	Jan 28, 12, 22:37 #11
Merged: Test your level of Polish with this online test! Test your level of Polish with this online test! This test is hard enough I thought, I got 59%. http://www.transparent.com/learn-polish/proficiency-test.html

ScottypippinsThreads: 2 Posts: 8 Joined: Jul 12, 11 ♂	Jan 30, 12, 10:14 #12
I thought my polish was better but only scored 53% despite nearly 20 years speaking polish did score slightly better at dutch with 58%. and still classed as a beginner : (

pamThreads: 22 Posts: 463 Joined: Oct 11, 11 MEMBER ♀	Jan 30, 12, 12:26 #13
Vincent: The following "tests" may be useful to any beginners learning Polish. you have made my day! this is a godsend for me. have just done test number 1 and all of it was correct, however i seriously had to think about it, because yes its always the endings that get me every time.am sort of looking forward to test numer 2.....but this is the easy section...

pamThreads: 22 Posts: 463 Joined: Oct 11, 11 MEMBER ♀	Jan 30, 12, 13:51 #14
pam: test numer 2..... no probs here either.dont think i will look at advanced anytime soon though!

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