Free Practice Questions for Estonian Upper-Secondary English Exam

Only in part. The written paper combines multiple-choice and open-ended items across Kirjutamine (writing), Kuulamine (listening, with recorded audio) and Lugemine (reading, with embedded grammar/vocabulary items), and there is a separate individually assessed Suuline osa (oral) interview. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation for learning and checking the underlying reading, listening-judgement, grammar, vocabulary and writing-register skills - it is not a simulation of the official format and does not replace dedicated writing or speaking practice.

Both - it is a dual-level assessment. The same paper contains B1- and B2-level tasks, and the numeric score determines which CEFR level is printed on the candidate's certificate: 75-100 points confers B2, 50-74 points confers B1, and scores below 50 do not confer a CEFR level. The gumnaasiumi riiklik oppekava's target for a graduate's first continued foreign language is B2.

Yes. A student may submit to their school, by 20 January of the current academic year, an internationally recognised English certificate - most commonly a Cambridge English qualification (B1 Preliminary through C2 Proficiency, with C1 Advanced/CAE the most popular), IELTS or TOEFL iBT - proving at least B1-level proficiency and valid through 31 August of that academic year, instead of sitting the riigieksam. Harno currently funds free CAE sessions for this route under a state procurement contract confirmed through the summer 2027 sitting, after which CAE becomes a paid exam like the other options.

Yes, in practice, unless you substitute an approved certificate. Every gumnaasium graduate must pass three compulsory riigieksamid - Eesti keel (or Eesti keel teise keelena), Matemaatika and a foreign-language riigieksam - plus a koolieksam and a student research paper or practical project. English is the only foreign-language riigieksam Harno administers nationally, so it fills that third compulsory slot by default: 5,384 of the 12,459 riigieksami candidates nationwide sat the English paper in spring 2026. The only way to avoid it is to submit, by 20 January, an approved international certificate in English, French or German (not Russian) instead.

On a 0-100 point scale. Per Harno's published 2021 structure, the components were weighted Kirjutamine/Writing 25 points, Kuulamine/Listening 25 points, Lugemine/Reading 30 points and Suuline osa/Oral 20 points. Grammar, vocabulary and spelling accuracy (keelestruktuur) are assessed mainly within the reading and writing tasks rather than as a separate section.

Per Harno's confirmed exam calendar, the written Inglise keel voorkeelena B1/B2-tasemel paper is scheduled for 27 April 2026, with individual oral interviews conducted across the wider 27-30 April 2026 window. General riigieksamite lisaeksamid (makeup sessions covering all subjects) run 25-29 May and 3 June 2026, and results are published 18 June 2026.

No. The riigieksam is a free state examination for regularly enrolled gumnaasium candidates. If you substitute it with an international certificate you are generally responsible for that certificate's fee, except that Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) sessions are currently state-funded and free for this substitution route through the summer 2027 sitting.