Polish B1 · adult certificate exam
Polish B1 exam in 7 days: your final-week revision plan
Seven days, plenty to revise. Start with the mistakes costing you points and finish each session with something you can check.
Key information
Choose your two main difficulties, practise under time limits and revisit corrected mistakes. Allow 60–90 minutes on most days and a longer session for a full mock exam. This is revision for learners already close to B1, not a course from scratch or a promise of passing.
First, find where you lose points
Review your latest mock paper. Record listening, reading and grammar results separately. If possible, ask a teacher to review writing and speaking; an automatic test score alone cannot establish readiness.
The adult B1 exam requires at least 50% in each component. Strong reading does not compensate for weak writing. The schedule below is our study suggestion, not an official timetable.
Your day-by-day countdown
D−7 means seven days before the exam; D−1 is the day before it. The study times below are suggestions for home practice, not exam limits.
| When | Task and outcome |
|---|---|
| D−7 · 75 min | Diagnose: review a previous test or do a short listening, reading and grammar task. Write a short text and record yourself speaking. Select two priorities and list five mistakes to work on. |
| D−6 · 75 min | Writing: choose one set from a paper and complete all its required texts. Check the content points, format and length. Mark three sentences to improve. |
| D−5 · 60 min | Listening and reading: answer without the key. Read the transcript only afterwards. For each mistake, find the passage that supports the correct answer. |
| D−4 · 60 min | Grammar and speaking: correct five personal mistakes and make a new sentence for each. Describe a picture and give a short opinion with a reason. Listen back and repeat an unclear passage. |
| D−3 · longer session | Full rehearsal: use an unfamiliar official adult B1 paper and its recordings. Follow the module limits; the written exam can take up to 190 minutes. Allow extra time for breaks, speaking practice and marking. |
| D−2 · 60 min | Review the rehearsal: practise your two weakest areas using different tasks. Explain the answers and improve the text from D−6 instead of starting another without reviewing it. |
| D−1 · 20–30 min | Light revision: read your error list and useful phrases. Check your ID, journey and both exam appointments. Pack for the morning and finish without another full test. |
Turn a mistake into tomorrow’s task
Reading a correction does not prove you can use it. Write the mistake, its correction and a new sentence. Cover the correction and try again the following day.
A revision note
Mój błąd: Szukam nowa praca.
Poprawka: Szukam nowej pracy.
Nowe zdanie: Szukam wygodnego mieszkania.The verb “szukać” takes the genitive case. Apply the rule to a different noun rather than memorising one answer.
Only have 30 minutes?
Spend 15 minutes on a task from your weakest component, 10 checking and correcting it, and five speaking aloud. Use a different task tomorrow but briefly revisit today’s mistake.
This shortened routine is not a full simulation. If you split a paper into modules, note that you have not yet tested your stamina over a longer session.
Frequently asked questions
Can I learn B1 Polish in a week?
That is not what this plan assumes. It helps learners already near B1 organise their skills and reduce recurring mistakes.
Should I do a full test every day?
This plan uses one full rehearsal with careful review. Repeated papers without correction can reproduce the same mistakes.
How can I practise speaking alone?
Record a picture description and an opinion with a reason. Check that you stay on topic and finish your thoughts. This practises fluency; it does not replace an examiner’s assessment.
Official sources
Exam information checked against official sources on 1 October 2026. The study schedules, practice times and learning strategies are MyPolishExam suggestions. Follow your examination centre’s organisational instructions.
- Official exam structurecertyfikatpolski.pl
- Sample B1 papers and recordingscertyfikatpolski.pl
- Official guidance for candidatescertyfikatpolski.pl
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