Goethe-Zertifikat B1 · Modelltest
Goethe B1 Modelltest: Full online practice exam
Practice every module in the official format
- Reading65 min
- Listening40 min
- Writing60 min
- Speaking15 min
Choose what to practise
Take all four modules of the Goethe B1 model test or just one: Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. You see your answers and points right away, Prepliq checks your three texts and hears your presentation.
How it works · Goethe B1 model test
How the Prepliq online Goethe B1 model test works
- 01
Choose your Goethe B1 model test
Pick all four modules of the Goethe B1 model test, or just one. - 02
Answer the Goethe B1 tasks
You answer part by part, in Goethe’s official format. - 03
See your Goethe B1 result
Each module of your Goethe B1 mock test gets its own Passed or Failed. - 04
Practise with new Goethe B1 questions
Every new Goethe B1 model test has unique questions, until you are ready. - 05
See your Goethe B1 readiness
Your Goethe B1 readiness card shows where each module stands.
What’s in the Goethe B1 model test?
OnlineReadingBlog (T/F) · Articles (MC) · Ads · Comments · Rules (MC)
- Part 1Blog (T/F)6 questions · Nos. 1–6Topic: Ein Monat offline
- Part 2Articles (MC)6 questions · Nos. 7–12Topic: Projekte im Stadtteil
- Part 3Ads7 questions · Nos. 13–19Topics: Freizeit, Kurse, Jobs, Reisen
- Part 4Comments7 questions · Nos. 20–26Topic: Soziales Pflichtjahr für Jugendliche
- Part 5Rules (MC)4 questions · Nos. 27–30Topic: Regeln im Gemeinschaftsgarten
ListeningAnnouncements · Report (MC) · Conversation (T/F) · Discussion (MC)
- Part 1Announcements10 questions · Nos. 1–10Topic: Durchsagen und Telefonansagen
- Part 2Report (MC)5 questions · Nos. 11–15Topic: Führung durch einen Park
- Part 3Conversation (T/F)7 questions · Nos. 16–22Topic: Mit dem Rad zur Arbeit
- Part 4Discussion (MC)8 questions · Nos. 23–30Topic: Vegetarisches Essen in Schulen
WritingEmail · Forum post · Formal message
- Part 1EmailTopic: Ein Wochenende beim Segeln
- Part 2Forum postTopic: Fernsehen oder Streaming
- Part 3Formal messageTopic: Ein liegen gelassenes Buch
SpeakingPlan together · Presentation
- Part 1Plan togetherTopic: Ein Straßenfest planen
- Part 2PresentationTopics: Gratis Nahverkehr, Werbung mit Daten
- Official criteriascored on Goethe’s criteria
- Speaking with a partnerplan together, then present
- No sign-upstart at once
Why Prepliq · Goethe B1 model test
The best Goethe B1 model test for learners who want to pass every module
For Goethe B1 there is the Modellsatz PDF, and there are books. But nobody reads your three texts there, and nobody listens to your presentation. That is where Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test comes in: all four modules online, with feedback on each one.
Unlike a PDF you mark yourself, Prepliq judges each module on its own, the way Goethe does. It checks your writing and speaking on Goethe’s official criteria, and every new Goethe B1 mock test has unique questions. So you know before exam day which module still needs work.
You start the Goethe B1 model test without an account, in your browser, on a laptop, tablet or phone. Prepliq saves it from your first answer, so no practice is lost.
What you get · Goethe B1 model test
What the Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq gives you
Six reasons to take the Goethe B1 model test online, not on paper.
The full Goethe B1 model test
All four modules in Goethe’s official format, or just the one you need.
Goethe B1 model test with answers, in two modes
Instant marks each answer right or wrong at once. Exam Mode shows everything after you hand in.
Goethe B1 Writing, corrected
Prepliq checks each of your three texts on Goethe’s official criteria and marks every correction on your own words.
Goethe B1 Speaking with a partner
Prepliq’s partner plans something with you, hears your presentation and asks you about it.
Is each Goethe B1 module ready?
Your readiness card shows each module, what you have measured and your blind spots.
New questions in every Goethe B1 mock test
Every new Goethe B1 model test has unique questions.
Practise by module
Goethe B1 model test by module: Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Every module of the Goethe B1 model test follows Goethe’s official format. Practise all four, or one module on its own clock.
Goethe passes each module on its own, and so does Prepliq. A single module’s result goes into your history and onto your readiness card. So no Goethe B1 task is new to you on exam day.
Goethe B1 Reading
In the Goethe B1 Reading model test, you read a blog, press texts, ads, reader letters and a text with rules. You answer true or false or a, b or c, match ads to situations and say who is for or against. Prepliq checks every answer and shows your answer next to the correct one.
Goethe B1 Listening
In the Goethe B1 Listening model test, you hear short texts, a talk, a conversation and a discussion where you decide who says what. Show transcript lets you read what you missed.
Goethe B1 Writing
In the Goethe B1 Writing model test, you write an email to a friend, your opinion in an online guestbook and a short formal email. A word count runs for each, about 80, 80 and 40 words. Then Prepliq checks each text on Goethe’s official criteria.
Goethe B1 Speaking
In the Goethe B1 Speaking model test, you first plan something together with Prepliq’s partner. Then you give a presentation on one of two topics, with 5 slides, and answer the partner’s questions.
Your result
Your Goethe B1 model test score, module by module
Prepliq judges your Goethe B1 model test on Goethe’s own module pass rule. Under Goethe’s official rules, each module is its own exam. Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking each need 60 of 100 points.
In Prepliq’s result, each module gets its own Passed or Failed, with no total. So a strong module never hides a weak one.
Under Goethe’s official rules, you retake a failed module on its own, as often as you need, but each retake is booked and paid again.
Is your writing or your speaking still being checked? Then the result shows what is done and adds the rest as soon as it arrives.
Review Answers opens the whole model test with your answers in place. Each question shows your answer next to the correct one, and skipped questions are marked as skipped.
Goethe B1 practice test · Result
Exam ModeAll four modules
Every module needs 60 of 100
- 77 / 100
Reading
Passed
- 54 / 100
Listening
Failed
- 71 / 100
Writing
Passed
- 66 / 100
Speaking
Passed
Reading · Part 4
Statement 21 — your answer: Ja · correct answer: Nein
Review Answers · Review Section · Retake this test · Start new test
Writing and speaking
Goethe B1 writing and speaking in the model test, on Goethe’s official criteria
Your three Goethe B1 texts, corrected on your own words
Three texts in one hour is a lot to judge alone. In the Goethe B1 model test, you write an email to a friend, your opinion in a guestbook, and a short formal email.
Ask for feedback, and Prepliq checks each text on Goethe’s four official writing criteria:
- Aufgabenerfüllung — did you do everything the task asks?
- Kohärenz — do your sentences connect well?
- Wortschatz — the words you choose.
- Strukturen — grammar and sentence building.
You get points for each one, with the reason for them. Every correction is marked on your own words, with the rule and a short reason. So you know what to change before exam day.
Writing · Part 1 · email
86 words · about 80- 7.5 / 10
Aufgabenerfüllung
- 7.5 / 10
Kohärenz
- 5 / 10
Wortschatz
- 5 / 10
Strukturen
Must fix · Grammar
Letzte Woche ich habe einen Kurs gemacht. → Letzte Woche habe ich einen Kurs gemacht.
The verb comes second, right after the time phrase.
Should fix · Grammar
Ich freue mich auf dich zu sehen. → Ich freue mich darauf, dich zu sehen.
Use “darauf” and a comma before the part with “zu”.
Plan together and present, in Goethe B1 Speaking
You can’t practise speaking alone. In the Goethe B1 model test, Prepliq’s partner plans something with you first. Then you choose one of two topics and give a presentation with five slides.
After it, the partner asks you questions about your talk. When a task is done, ask for feedback and Prepliq scores it on Goethe’s official speaking criteria. For the presentation, they are:
- Erfüllung (Präsentation) — did your talk cover all five slides?
- Kohärenz — does your talk hang together?
- Wortschatz, Strukturen — your words and your grammar.
- Erfüllung (Gespräch) — how you answer the questions.
- Aussprache — judged on how clearly your answers come through.
The planning task uses Erfüllung and Interaktion instead, with words and grammar. So your exam-day presentation isn’t your first one.
Speaking · Part 2 · presentation
5 slidesYou
Mein Thema ist „Online einkaufen“. Zuerst erzähle ich von meinen Erfahrungen.
Partner
Kaufen Sie auch Lebensmittel online?
- 9 / 12
Assessed on Goethe’s official criteria
Erfüllung (Präsentation)
- 3 / 4
Kohärenz
- 9 / 12
Wortschatz
- 6 / 12
Strukturen
- 12 / 16
Erfüllung (Gespräch)
- 12 / 16
Aussprache
Exam day readiness
Are you ready for Goethe B1? Each module’s readiness from every mock test
Your Prepliq dashboard turns every Goethe B1 model test you take into one readiness card. It counts full exams and single modules alike.
Goethe passes each module on its own, so the card reads module by module, with no overall number. It gives you four answers:
Goethe B1 → exam day readiness
Based on the 1 test you've finished with a score
Modules at 60% or more
2 / 4
Exam measured
75%Measured across 75% of the exam.
Confidence
MediumHow much evidence stands behind the estimate.
- Reading75%
- Listening55%
- Writing72%
- Speaking— Not measured yet
Goethe B1 readiness by module
Each Goethe B1 module against Goethe’s own line, one by one.
Measured modules of the Goethe B1 model test
How much of the Goethe B1 exam your attempts have actually covered.
Goethe B1 blind spots
The Goethe B1 modules you haven’t done yet.
Goethe B1 confidence
How much evidence is behind your Goethe B1 estimate. It grows as you cover more modules and take more tests.
Done every Goethe B1 module except Speaking? Then Speaking shows “Not measured yet”. Goethe passes each module on its own, so Speaking needs its own practice.
Once every module is measured, the card names each one still below 60%. That is Goethe’s own line for passing a module.
Ask yourself: would I pass this module if I sat it now? Your own results in the model test give the answer. Readiness is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a Goethe result.
New questions, repeats and history
Unlimited Goethe B1 model tests with unique questions
The more different Goethe B1 papers you take, the less your score depends on memory. When each module holds up on new papers, you can trust it before exam day.
Start a new Goethe B1 mock test
With full access, Start new test gives you a new Goethe B1 model test with unique questions. Take all four modules or a single one, whenever you want.
Retake a Goethe B1 test
Want to redo a Goethe B1 paper? Retake this test brings back the same questions, and its result card says it was a retake. An unfinished test waits on your dashboard.
Your Goethe B1 history
Every Goethe B1 test you finish stays in your history, with its date, time, score and Passed or Failed. View Report opens that result again.
PDF or online with Prepliq
Goethe B1 model test: PDF or online with Prepliq?
The Goethe-Institut publishes its own Goethe B1 Modellsatz as a PDF. It is an official practice paper, and you can print it and write on it.
But it is a fixed paper, and it can’t read your texts or listen to your presentation. Prepliq’s Goethe B1 practice test follows Goethe’s official format, online.
Use the PDF to see the official paper. Use Prepliq to check each module, as often as you need.
| Your Goethe B1 practice | Official Goethe B1 model test PDF | Goethe B1 model test online with Prepliq |
|---|---|---|
| Where you stand in Goethe B1 | ||
| Where you stand in Goethe B1 | One paper shows how you did on that one paper | New Goethe B1 papers, with unique questions, until every module holds up |
| Am I ready for Goethe B1? | ||
| Am I ready for Goethe B1? | Your score on one paper | A Goethe B1 readiness card across all your attempts: each module, how much you have measured, your blind spots |
| Pass or fail, module by module | ||
| Pass or fail, module by module | You apply Goethe’s module rule to your points yourself | Each Goethe B1 module Passed or Failed on its own, under Goethe’s official rule |
| One module at a time | ||
| One module at a time | Choose the pages and time them yourself | Start one Goethe B1 module on its own clock, the way Goethe lets you sit one module alone |
| Modules you have not practised | ||
| Modules you have not practised | You keep track of them yourself | Untested Goethe B1 modules shown as blind spots on your readiness card |
| Goethe B1 Speaking | ||
| Goethe B1 Speaking | You need a partner and someone to assess you | Prepliq’s partner plans with you and asks about your Goethe B1 presentation, on Goethe’s official criteria |
| The presentation | ||
| The presentation | The task printed, to present to someone who listens | Pick one of two Goethe B1 topics, the five slides beside you while you speak |
| Goethe B1 Writing | ||
| Goethe B1 Writing | You judge your three texts with the criteria | All three Goethe B1 texts checked on Goethe’s four official criteria, every correction marked |
| New questions | ||
| New questions | The same paper every time | A new Goethe B1 model test whenever you want one |
| Exam timing | ||
| Exam timing | You keep time yourself | The official Goethe B1 exam time for all four modules, and its own clock for one module. When time runs out, the test is handed in |
| When you see the answers | ||
| When you see the answers | Whenever you choose to check | Your choice when you start a new Goethe B1 test: Instant or Exam Mode |
| Answers to Reading and Listening | ||
| Answers to Reading and Listening | You compare your answers with the key | Every Goethe B1 answer checked against the correct one for you |
| Reviewing your mistakes | ||
| Reviewing your mistakes | Your marked copy | Every Goethe B1 answer beside the correct one, by module, and each skipped question marked as skipped |
| Goethe B1 Listening | ||
| Goethe B1 Listening | Audio played separately from the PDF | Each Goethe B1 recording beside its tasks, with its transcript |
| Pause and continue | ||
| Pause and continue | Stop any time and note where you were | Continue Later saves every Goethe B1 answer and stops the clock. The test opens again on the part you left |
| Score | ||
| Score | You add up the points | Each Goethe B1 module scored out of 100, worked out for you |
| Answering | ||
| Answering | On paper or an answer sheet | In Prepliq. Each Goethe B1 answer stays with its task |
| Word count in Writing | ||
| Word count in Writing | You count your words | A live word count for each Goethe B1 text |
| Over time | ||
| Over time | Your marked copies | Every Goethe B1 attempt dated in your history, with its score and Passed or Failed |
Goethe B1 model test · on Prepliq
Which Goethe B1 modules cost learners the most points in the model test
These numbers come from Goethe B1 model tests on Prepliq. Learners practise Reading most. Its last two parts score lowest of the parts with enough answers to count.
~220
Goethe B1 learners a month
Goethe B1 is one of the busiest Goethe exams on Prepliq, next to Goethe B2.
Approximate, rounded to tens
33
countries Goethe B1 learners practise from
- Germany36%
- Morocco8%
- Italy5%
- Switzerland4%
- Indonesia4%
Germany leads with 36%, then Morocco with 8%. Italy is third, with 5%.
Each learner counted once
Average Goethe B1 score per module
- Listening78%
- Reading74%
- Writing69%
- Speaking60%
Listening is the strongest at 78%. Speaking is the weakest module, at about 60%.
Finished practice only. Writing and Speaking: checked parts only
62%
Hardest Goethe B1 part: Reading, Part 5
You read rules or instructions, such as house rules, and answer questions on the details. It averages 62%, and Part 4 (for or against) follows at 66%.
The lowest average among the parts with enough answers to count
9
corrections per checked Goethe B1 text
- Grammar74%
- Spelling14%
- Punctuation5%
- Word choice and style7%
Three in four corrections are grammar, with about 9 corrections per checked Goethe B1 text.
Corrections in checked writing, by type
Most-practised Goethe B1 modules
- Reading60%
- Listening16%
- Writing16%
- Speaking9%
Reading makes up 60% of single-module practice.
One module practised alone, ranked by learners
Practice test questions
Goethe B1 model test: questions and answers
Answers about the Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq: the modules, your three texts, the presentation, your result, readiness and new questions.
What is the Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq?
Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test is a full practice test online, built like Goethe’s exam with its four modules.
You practise Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking in Goethe’s official format. Prepliq checks every answer, corrects your three texts, plans with you and hears your presentation. So you know the tasks before exam day.
How does the Goethe B1 model test work online?
In Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test, you pick all four modules or one and answer online.
Prepliq adds up your points and shows each answer next to the correct one. Each module gets its own Passed or Failed, so you see which module is ready.
How do I start the Goethe B1 model test?
You start Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test with “Start full Goethe B1 model test”.
Want to practise one module only? Choose “One Goethe B1 module” and the module you need.
Can I practise just one Goethe B1 module in the model test?
Yes, in Prepliq you can start one Goethe B1 module on its own, because Goethe passes each module on its own too.
The module runs on its own clock, and its result counts toward your readiness card, like all four together. So you can work on your weakest module first.
Is the Goethe B1 model test online better than the PDF?
Yes, for writing and speaking: Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test reads your three texts and hears your presentation. With the PDF, you judge them yourself.
Goethe’s Modellsatz is an official practice paper. You can print it and write on it. Prepliq gives you new mock tests whenever you want.
What is the difference between the Goethe B1 model test and the real exam?
Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test is practice, not the official exam: the same four modules, criteria and module pass rule as Goethe, but no certificate.
Prepliq is an independent practice platform, not part of the Goethe-Institut. The questions and scores are Prepliq’s own, not Goethe marks.
Does the Goethe B1 model test guarantee a pass?
No, Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test gives you an estimate, not a promise.
Your readiness card shows each module and the modules you have not measured yet. So you decide when each module is ready.
Do I need an app for the Goethe B1 model test?
No, you take Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test in your browser, on a laptop, tablet or phone.
With your account, you continue on any device, on the part you left. Speaking runs there in the browser too, through your device’s microphone.
Is the German B1 practice test for Goethe B1 free?
Yes, you start Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test for free, without an account.
With full access, you get new Goethe B1 mock tests with unique questions whenever you want.
Is my Goethe B1 model test saved?
Yes, Prepliq saves your Goethe B1 model test from your first answer.
Continue Later stops the clock. The test opens again on the part you left, with the time you had left, so four modules fit around your week.
How long is the Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq?
Prepliq’s full Goethe B1 model test has 3 hours of exam time, Goethe’s official time for the four modules.
You can stop at any point with Continue Later, and the clock waits for you. So you learn the pace of each module before exam day.
Who is the Goethe B1 mock test in Prepliq for?
Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test is for anyone who wants to know which modules are ready before the Goethe B1 exam.
You practise every module, see your weak ones and go into the exam with no surprises.
Is there a Goethe B1 model test PDF?
Yes: Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test PDF is a free download, with no sign-up, and it has the answers and the listening texts. The Goethe-Institut also publishes a Goethe B1 Modellsatz as a PDF, and Prepliq links to it on its Goethe B1 PDF page.
The Goethe-Institut’s PDF is a fixed paper to print. Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test follows the same official format online: your three texts are checked, you plan and present with a partner, and you get a new paper whenever you want.
Does every Goethe B1 mock test in Prepliq have new questions?
Yes, with full access every new Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq has unique questions, and Start new test gives you one as often as you like.
So your Goethe B1 module scores show what you can do on a paper you have never seen. Want to redo a paper on purpose? Retake this test repeats the same questions, and the result card says it was a retake.
When do I see the answers in the Prepliq Goethe B1 model test?
You choose when you start a new Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq: Instant marks each answer right or wrong as soon as you answer.
Exam Mode hides every answer until you hand in, like the real Goethe B1 exam. Instant and Exam Mode are Prepliq’s own. Learn with Instant, then use Exam Mode to see how each module would go on exam day.
How does Goethe B1 Reading work in the Prepliq model test?
In Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test, you practise all five Reading parts online, with each text next to its questions.
The texts are a blog, press texts, ads, reader letters and a text with rules. You answer true or false or a, b or c, match ads to situations, or decide if a writer is for or against something.
Prepliq checks every answer against the key, so you see which Goethe B1 Reading part still costs you points.
How does Goethe B1 Listening work in the Prepliq model test?
In Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test, you practise all four Listening parts online: short texts, a talk, a conversation and a discussion.
In the last part, you decide who says what. Each recording plays next to its tasks, and Show transcript lets you read the recording after you answer. So you see what you missed before exam day.
How are my three Goethe B1 writing tasks checked in the Prepliq model test?
In Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test, you write all three Writing tasks, and Prepliq checks each one on Goethe’s four official writing criteria.
You write an email to a friend (about 80 words), your opinion in a guestbook (about 80) and a short formal email (about 40).
The criteria are Aufgabenerfüllung, Kohärenz, Wortschatz, Strukturen. You get points for each, with the reason for them, and every correction marked on your own words, so you know what to fix before exam day.
Can I practise the Goethe B1 presentation in the Prepliq model test?
Yes, in Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test you give your presentation to a partner, with five slides to guide your talk.
You pick one of two topics, and then the partner asks you questions about your talk. Before the presentation, you plan something together in Part 1.
Prepliq scores both speaking parts on Goethe’s official speaking criteria. So your exam-day presentation isn’t your first one.
How is the Goethe B1 model test scored in Prepliq?
Prepliq judges your Goethe B1 model test on Goethe’s own pass rule: each module on its own, out of 100.
Each module needs 60 of 100 to pass. Goethe gives no total for the four modules, so your Prepliq result shows a Passed or Failed for each one.
Can a strong Goethe B1 module make up for a weak one in the Prepliq model test?
No, in Prepliq’s Goethe B1 model test each module gets its own Passed or Failed, the way Goethe does it.
So strong Reading can’t save weak Speaking, and each module keeps its own Passed or Failed in the result. Until you practise a module in Prepliq, it shows as a blind spot on your readiness card.
Can I see my wrong answers in the Prepliq Goethe B1 model test?
Yes, Review Answers in Prepliq opens your whole Goethe B1 model test with your answers in place, and Review Section opens one module.
Each question shows your answer next to the correct one, and skipped questions are marked as skipped. So you know each mistake before exam day.
How does the Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq show if I am ready?
Your Prepliq readiness card shows how ready each Goethe B1 module is, based on your own Goethe B1 model tests.
The card shows how much of the exam you have measured and which modules are blind spots. Once every module is measured, the card names each one still below 60%, Goethe’s own pass line.
The readiness card is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a Goethe result. It shows which module to practise next.
What does confidence mean on my readiness card in the Prepliq Goethe B1 model test?
Confidence on your Prepliq Goethe B1 readiness card shows how much evidence is behind the estimate.
Confidence grows as your practice tests cover more modules and as you take more tests. Higher confidence means the estimate is better supported, not higher.
PDF · Goethe B1 model test
Goethe B1 model test PDF: the official Modellsatz and how it compares
The Goethe B1 PDF page links Goethe’s own Modellsatz.
Look at it once, then take your first full Goethe B1 model test in Prepliq.
Also at B1: telc B1 model test
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Start your Goethe B1 model test or pick up where you left off
Prepliq saves every answer in your Goethe B1 practice test as you go, so no session is wasted. Start the full test or one module, or go back to the test you began.