B1 Reading Quiz
A long-read comprehension check — one passage, then questions on main idea, detail and inference, closing with vocabulary in context.
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Busuu's community corrects your exercises; Carna marks 9 of its 11 question types against the key.
Where Carna falls short, its column says so The Busuu column checked May 2026, and dated on this page Carna: eight skills scored from 0 to 100, on the CEFR scale from A1 to C2 Schools and teams run on Carna today; individuals join the early-access list
| Question | Busuu | Carna |
|---|---|---|
| Use Busuu when you value community peer correction, CEFR-aligned content and a free way in. | ||
| Pronunciation feedback Carna: One of the eight scored skills, not accent drills | Yes | Partly |
| Free tier, no credit card Carna: Individuals join the early-access list | Yes | No |
| Use Carna when you want eight skills scored and a path that runs from A1 all the way to C2. | ||
| All eight skills | No | Yes |
| Full A1 to C2 curriculum | No | Yes |
See all 7 rows Checked May 2026
— SIDE BY SIDE
The same questions, asked of Busuu and of Carna. Where Carna falls short, its column says so.
| Feature | Busuu | Carna |
|---|---|---|
| What you learn | ||
| All eight skills | No | Yes |
| Full A1 to C2 curriculum | No | Yes |
| Real conversation practice | No | Partly . Assigned practice in Carna for Schools, in beta |
| Pronunciation feedback | Yes | Partly . One of the eight scored skills, not accent drills |
| Essay & writing evaluation | No | Partly . A teacher marks essays; 9 of 11 types auto-score |
| IELTS / TOEFL exam prep | No | Partly . An IELTS band on a practice grading, not a course |
| How you get it | ||
| Free tier, no credit card | Yes | No . Individuals join the early-access list |
Running in schools today
A course app runs you through its sequence; Carna's runs from A1 to C2 and says where each step sits. In Carna for Schools, which runs today, every module a student is assigned wears its CEFR level and the list runs soonest due first, so the climb is visible one module at a time.
A student's Learn screen in Carna for Schools: the assigned modules, each with its CEFR level and the skills it works on, sorted by due date. Carna School London is a sample school; the names, courses, levels and scores are demo data.
FAQ
Straight answers about Busuu and Carna, including how this comparison was built and what the individual tutor cannot do yet.
Busuu relies on its community of learners to correct your exercises, so feedback comes when a peer answers. Carna marks 9 of its 11 question types against the answer key when you submit. Essays go to a teacher, which is why the table marks Carna's writing answer a partly.
Carna's material starts at A1, the first CEFR level, and runs to C2 in eight stages, so a complete beginner has a place to start and a path all the way up.
Not on your own yet. The early-access list is how you hear first when individual access opens; schools and teams run on Carna today.
Each row asks the same question of both columns. The Busuu column reflects the plans and features Busuu publishes, as we checked them in May 2026. Carna is held to the same standard, so where it falls short we say so: individual learners join an early-access list today. "Partly" means a feature exists with a limit, and the limit is named under the row. Products change quickly, so check Busuu's own site for the latest.
EARLY ACCESS
Carna's personal tutor is still in build: no individual sign-up and no plan to buy yet. Leave your name on the early-access list and we write once, when it opens. Schools and teams can book a demo today.