Free German level test
26 questions in the real Goethe-Zertifikat B2 formats — Lesen first, then Hören — timed like the exam and scored against the 60-point pass line. The result: under B1, B1, B1+, B2 or B2+, with a breakdown by Teil and every answer explained.
No account · about 30 minutes, 31 at most · result immediately
Free · no account · about 30 minutes
If you are B1, it says B1.
The tasks are in German — as in the exam.
01
Four Teile from the Goethe B2 Lesen module, in exam order: statements to people, sentences into gaps, multiple choice on an article, headings to opinions. The clock runs like the module's.
02
Opens once you clear a third of Lesen. Recordings in the real Hören formats — heard once or twice, exactly as on exam day — decide where between B1 and B2+ the answer lands.
03
A band, a score for every Teil so you can see where the marks went, the one Teil to drill first, and a review of every question with the reason behind the answer — and why each wrong option was a trap.
The questions come from the free exercises in the bank and follow the Teile of the Goethe-Zertifikat B2. The same code that runs the Modellprüfungen shows them, so they look as they do in the exam.
Aussagen zuordnen
Statements and four people from a forum — who says what? Attitudes, not facts; a person may fit twice.
Sätze in Lücken einsetzen
Sentences taken out of an article; put them back where the argument needs them. Two are spare.
Mehrfachauswahl
An article and three answers per question — what the writer means, not what the words say.
Überschriften zuordnen
Eight short opinions, six headings — the standpoint behind each one.
Richtig/Falsch und Mehrfachauswahl
Five short recordings, each heard once, with two questions each — exactly as on exam day.
Schreiben, Sprechen
A test this short that claimed to measure them would be guessing. They exist here as free drills and Modellprüfungen, marked on the published criteria.
Five bands, each with the distance to the exam in plain words. The thresholds are the exam's own: 60 of 100 points pass a Goethe module, so seven in ten is what we call B2.
| Band | How it is reached | What it means | The distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under B1 | Under 35 % of the questions | Not yet B1 | Goethe B2 is more than a year away |
| B1 | 35–52 % of the questions | B1 — the foundation is there | Goethe B2: roughly a school year of steady work |
| B1+ | 53–69 % of the questions | B1+ — Goethe B2 is within reach | Goethe B2: four to six months of targeted practice |
| B2 | 70–84 % of the questions | B2 — ready to prepare for Goethe B2 | Goethe B2: eight to twelve weeks of pure exam training |
| B2+ | 85 % of the questions and more | B2+ — comfortable at B2, aim for a high Prädikat | Goethe B2: find the module that costs points, then train it |
This test does not flatter. The thresholds are the exam's own, and the text says how far away you are rather than that you are nearly there. Someone at B1 who is told they are B2 books an exam they will not pass, and the exam fee is gone.
It is still indicative. A test this short cannot see your Schreiben or your Sprechen, and a good day or a bad one moves a borderline result by a band. The fuller answer is a free Modellprüfung: a whole module, on the real clock, scored the same way.
