Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache · Modelltest
TestDaF Modelltest: Full online practice exam
Practice every section in the official format
- Reading60 min
- Listening40 min
- Writing60 min
- Speaking35 min
Choose what to practise
Take the whole TestDaF model test or practise one section: Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. You see your answers and points right away, Prepliq rates your graph text and plays the person in seven speaking situations.
How it works · TestDaF model test
How the Prepliq online TestDaF model test works
- 01
Choose your TestDaF model test
Pick the full TestDaF model test or one section. - 02
Answer the TestDaF tasks
You answer part by part, with TestDaF’s own times for Reading, Listening and Writing. - 03
See your TestDaF result
You see a TDN level for each section and every answer. - 04
Practise with new TestDaF questions
Every new TestDaF model test has unique questions, until you reach your level. - 05
See your TestDaF readiness
Your TestDaF readiness card shows the level of each section.
What’s in the TestDaF model test?
OnlineReadingMatching · Multiple Choice · yes/no/nothing
- Part 1Matching10 questions · Nos. 1–10Topic: Weiterbildung und Online-Kurse
- Part 2Multiple Choice10 questions · Nos. 11–20Topic: Wildtiere in der Stadt
- Part 3yes/no/nothing10 questions · Nos. 21–30Topic: Alte Bücher retten
ListeningConversation · Interview (T/F) · Lecture
- Part 1Conversation8 questions · Nos. 1–8Topic: Beratung zur Abschlussarbeit
- Part 2Interview (T/F)10 questions · Nos. 9–18Topic: Digitales Lernen in der Schule
- Part 3Lecture7 questions · Nos. 19–25Topic: Schlaf und Gesundheit
WritingGraphic & Argument
- TaskGraphic & ArgumentTopic: Videoüberwachung in Städten
SpeakingGet information · Report & suggest · Describe a graphic · Take a stance · Weigh up & advise · Graphic & hypotheses · Take a stance (abstract)
- Task 1Get informationTopic: Ein Zimmer im Wohnheim
- Task 2Report & suggestTopic: Wohnungsmangel in Städten
- Task 3Describe a graphicTopic: Haustiere in Deutschland
- Task 4Take a stanceTopic: Kürzere Arbeitswochen
- Task 5Weigh up & adviseTopic: Training bei Rückenschmerzen
- Task 6Graphic & hypothesesTopic: Junge Leute und das Auto
- Task 7Take a stance (abstract)Topic: Allein wohnen oder in der WG
- A TDN level per sectionReading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
- Seven speaking situationswith Prepliq’s partner
- No sign-upstart at once
Why Prepliq · TestDaF model test
The best TestDaF model test for the TDN level your university asks for
For the TestDaF there are fixed practice papers as PDFs. But nobody rates your graph text there, and nobody answers you in a speaking task. That is where Prepliq’s TestDaF model test comes in: all four sections online, with a TDN level for each.
Unlike a PDF you mark yourself, Prepliq rates your text and all seven speaking tasks on criteria of its own and shows a TDN level for each section, with no total. And every new TestDaF mock test has unique questions. So you know before exam day which section still needs work.
You start the TestDaF 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 · TestDaF model test
What the TestDaF model test in Prepliq gives you
Six reasons to take the TestDaF model test online, not on paper.
The full TestDaF model test
All four sections with the same parts as the paper TestDaF, or just the one you need.
TestDaF model test with answers, in two modes
Instant marks each answer right or wrong at once. Exam Mode shows everything after you hand in.
Your TestDaF graph text, rated
Prepliq rates your text on four criteria of its own, with a TDN level, and marks every correction on your own words.
TestDaF speaking in seven situations
In Prepliq, the partner plays the person in each situation and reacts to what you say.
Ready for the TestDaF?
Your readiness card shows the TDN level of each section and what is still missing.
New questions in every TestDaF mock test
The official model test PDFs are fixed papers. Every new TestDaF model test in Prepliq has unique questions.
Practise by section
TestDaF model test by section: Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Every section of the TestDaF model test has the same parts as the paper TestDaF. Practise the full test or one section with its own clock.
A single section counts too. Its result goes into your history and onto your readiness card. So no TestDaF task is new to you on exam day.
TestDaF Reading
In the TestDaF Reading model test, you match 10 people to 7 offers, with h when none fits. Then come a text with a, b or c and an academic text where you choose Ja, Nein or Text sagt dazu nichts. Prepliq checks every answer against the key.
TestDaF Listening
In the TestDaF Listening model test, you hear a report about a conversation and two reports about interviews. You answer a, b, c or d, and true or false in the middle part. Show transcript lets you read what you missed.
TestDaF Writing
In the TestDaF Writing model test, you write a text of about 250 words on two graphs: describe, compare, weigh pros and cons, take a position and write about your home country. Prepliq rates it on four criteria of its own, with a TDN level.
TestDaF Speaking
In the TestDaF Speaking model test, you speak in 7 situations from university life, each with its Vorbereitungszeit and Sprechzeit. In Prepliq, the partner plays the person in each situation and reacts to you. Every task gets a TDN level.
Your result
Your TestDaF model test result: a TDN level for each section
Prepliq reports your TestDaF model test the way TestDaF does. Each section gets its own level: TDN 5, TDN 4, TDN 3 or unter TDN 3.
TestDaF has no pass, no fail and no total, so your result shows none either. A strong Reading level cannot hide a weak Writing level.
Your Prepliq result shows which section has not yet reached the level your university asks for, often TDN 4 in every section. Under TestDaF’s official rules, you sit the whole exam again to raise a level, as often as you like, but each time with a new booking and fee.
Are your text or your speaking tasks still being rated? Then the result shows what is done and adds the rest as soon as it arrives.
Review Answers opens the whole TestDaF model test with your answers in place. Each question shows your answer next to the correct one, and skipped ones are marked as skipped.
TestDaF practice test · Result
Exam ModeEach section
A TDN level for each section, no pass or fail
- 22 / 30
Reading
TDN 4
- 17 / 25
Listening
TDN 4
- 11 / 20
Writing
TDN 3
- 23 / 35
Speaking
TDN 4
Reading · Part 3
Task 28 — your answer: Nein · correct answer: Text sagt dazu nichts
Review Answers · Review Section · Retake this test · Start new test
Writing and speaking
TestDaF writing and speaking in the model test, rated with a TDN level
Your TestDaF graph text, corrected on your own words
It is hard to judge your own text in 60 minutes. In the TestDaF model test, you write one text about two graphs: describe, compare, weigh pros and cons and give your view.
Ask for feedback, and Prepliq rates your text on four criteria of its own, each with a TDN level:
- Aufgabenerfüllung — did you cover the data and every point of the task?
- Textaufbau / Kohärenz — does your text have a clear start, middle and end?
- Wortschatz — the range and fit of your words for university.
- Strukturen / Korrektheit — grammar, spelling and sentence building.
You get a rating for each one, with the reason for it. Every correction is marked on your own words, with the rule and a short reason. So the graph text you write on exam day isn’t your first one.
Writing · Graph text
236 words · about 250- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Aufgabenerfüllung
- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Textaufbau / Kohärenz
- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Wortschatz
- 2 / 5 · TDN 3
Strukturen / Korrektheit
Must fix · Grammar
Die Zahl der Mitglieder ist von 2010 bis 2013 gestiegen um 20 Prozent. → Die Zahl der Mitglieder ist von 2010 bis 2013 um 20 Prozent gestiegen.
In a main clause, the past participle goes to the end.
Should fix · Style
Fitness-Studios sind teuer. Viele junge Leute gehen hin. → Obwohl Fitness-Studios teuer sind, gehen viele junge Leute hin.
Link the two ideas with “obwohl” to show the contrast.
Seven situations from university life, in TestDaF Speaking
You can’t practise speaking tasks alone. In the TestDaF model test, you meet 7 situations: you ask for information, report on your home country, describe a graph and take a position.
Each task shows its Vorbereitungszeit and Sprechzeit. Prepliq’s partner plays the person you talk to and reacts to what you say.
Prepliq rates each task on five criteria of its own:
- Aufgabenerfüllung — did you do what the situation asks?
- Kohärenz / Diskursfähigkeit — does your answer flow and hang together?
- Wortschatz — the range of your words.
- Strukturen / Korrektheit — your grammar.
- Aussprache / Intonation — judged on how clearly your answers come through.
Every task gets a TDN level, so you see which situations still hold you back. So the seven kinds of speaking task are nothing new on exam day.
Speaking · Task 4 · Stellung nehmen
a seminar discussionSituation
Eine Kommilitonin möchte, dass alle Seminare nur noch online stattfinden. Nehmen Sie Stellung.
You
Ich bin nicht ganz dieser Meinung. Online-Seminare sparen zwar Zeit, aber der direkte Austausch fehlt.
Partner
Aber viele Studierende arbeiten neben dem Studium. Ist online für sie nicht fairer?
- 4 / 5 · TDN 4
Rated by Prepliq
Aufgabenerfüllung
- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Kohärenz / Diskursfähigkeit
- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Wortschatz
- 3 / 5 · TDN 4
Strukturen / Korrektheit
- 4 / 5 · TDN 4
Aussprache / Intonation
Exam day readiness
Are you ready for the TestDaF? Your readiness from every mock test
Your Prepliq dashboard turns every TestDaF model test you take into one readiness card. Full papers and single sections both count.
TestDaF gives each section its own level, so the card reads section by section, with no overall number. It answers four questions:
TestDaF → exam day readiness
Based on the 1 test you've finished with a score
A TDN level for each section
Exam measured
68%Measured across 68% of the exam.
Confidence
MediumHow much evidence stands behind the estimate.
- ReadingTDN 4
- ListeningTDN 4
- WritingTDN 3
- Speaking— Not measured yet
TestDaF level per section
Each TestDaF section shown as the TDN level your practice points to.
Measured parts of the TestDaF model test
The share of the TestDaF your practice has actually tested.
TestDaF blind spots
The TestDaF sections you have not tried yet.
TestDaF confidence
How much evidence stands behind your TestDaF estimate. It grows with every section you cover and every test you take.
Practised TestDaF Reading, Listening and Writing but never Speaking? Then Speaking shows “Not measured yet”. The seven speaking tasks need their own practice.
Need TDN 4 in every section for your university? Then the card shows which section is still at TDN 3.
Ask yourself: would I reach my level in every section if I sat the TestDaF now? Your own results in the model test give the answer. Readiness is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a TestDaF result.
New questions, repeats and history
Unlimited TestDaF model tests with unique questions
The TestDaF-Institut’s model tests are fixed papers. After a second try, you know their answers. Prepliq writes new TestDaF papers, so a level that holds on new texts is one you can trust before exam day.
Start a new TestDaF mock test
With full access, Start new test gives you a new TestDaF model test with unique questions: new texts, new recordings, new graphs and new speaking situations. Take all four sections or one.
Retake a TestDaF test
Want another go at the same TestDaF 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 TestDaF history
Every TestDaF test you finish, all four sections or one, stays in your history with its date, time and score. Its row shows your lowest section level, never a pass or fail.
PDF or online with Prepliq
TestDaF model test: PDF or online with Prepliq?
The TestDaF-Institut publishes Model Tests 01 and 02 for the paper TestDaF as PDFs, one booklet for each section. You can print them and write on them.
But the papers are fixed, and they can’t rate your graph text or answer you in a speaking task. Prepliq’s TestDaF practice test has the same four sections and parts, online.
Use the PDF to see the official paper. Use Prepliq to measure each section as often as you need.
| Your TestDaF practice | Official TestDaF model test PDF | TestDaF model test online with Prepliq |
|---|---|---|
| Where you stand in the TestDaF | ||
| Where you stand in the TestDaF | A fixed paper shows how you did on that paper | New TestDaF papers with unique questions, until every section reaches your level |
| Am I ready for the TestDaF? | ||
| Am I ready for the TestDaF? | Your score on a fixed paper | A TestDaF readiness card across all your attempts: a level for each section, how much you have measured, your blind spots |
| A level for each section | ||
| A level for each section | You turn your points into a level yourself | Each TestDaF section shown as TDN 5, TDN 4, TDN 3 or unter TDN 3, with no pass and no total |
| One section at a time | ||
| One section at a time | Choose a booklet and time it yourself | Practise one TestDaF section on its own clock, such as Writing alone |
| Sections you have not practised | ||
| Sections you have not practised | You keep track of them yourself | Untested TestDaF sections shown as blind spots, never given a level |
| The seven speaking tasks | ||
| The seven speaking tasks | Seven situations printed, to answer on your own | All seven TestDaF speaking situations, with a partner who plays the person and reacts |
| Speaking feedback | ||
| Speaking feedback | Someone has to listen and judge your answers | Each TestDaF speaking task rated on five criteria, with a TDN level |
| TestDaF Writing | ||
| TestDaF Writing | The task and the graphs, to judge your text yourself | Your TestDaF graph text rated on four criteria with a TDN level, every correction marked |
| New questions | ||
| New questions | The same paper every time | A new TestDaF model test whenever you want one |
| Exam timing | ||
| Exam timing | You keep time yourself | The full TestDaF model test with 3 hours 15 minutes of exam time for all four sections. 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 TestDaF test: Instant or Exam Mode |
| Answers to Reading and Listening | ||
| Answers to Reading and Listening | You check your answers yourself | Every TestDaF match and question checked against the key for you |
| Reviewing your mistakes | ||
| Reviewing your mistakes | Your marked copy | Every TestDaF answer beside the correct one, section by section, skipped ones marked |
| TestDaF Listening | ||
| TestDaF Listening | The printed listening booklet | Each TestDaF recording beside its tasks, its transcript one tap away |
| Pause and continue | ||
| Pause and continue | Stop any time and note where you were | Continue Later keeps every TestDaF answer, a half-written text included, and stops the clock until you come back |
| Word count in Writing | ||
| Word count in Writing | You count your words | A live word count beside your TestDaF text |
| Over time | ||
| Over time | Your marked copies | Every TestDaF attempt, full or one section, dated in your history with your lowest section level |
TestDaF model test · on Prepliq
How learners score in the TestDaF model test
These numbers come from TestDaF model tests on Prepliq. Most learners reach TDN 4 or higher in Listening. In Writing, the fewest do.
~80
TestDaF learners a month
TestDaF on Prepliq is a small, focused group of learners each month.
Approximate, rounded to tens
19
countries TestDaF learners practise from
- Cameroon36%
- Germany13%
- Vietnam10%
Cameroon leads with 36%, ahead of Germany with 13% and Vietnam with 10%.
Each learner counted once
Share of TestDaF learners at TDN 4 or higher, per section
- Listening96%
- Reading69%
- Speaking61%
- Writing47%
TestDaF gives a TDN level for each section. On Prepliq, most learners reach TDN 4 in Listening, the level universities often ask for, about 96%.
Estimated from practice scores, compared with the score each section needs for TDN 4
47%
Hardest TestDaF part: Writing
In Prepliq’s TestDaF model test, you describe two graphs and argue a position in one text. About 47% of learners reach TDN 4 in Writing. That is fewer than in any other section.
The section where the fewest learners reach TDN 4 (estimated)
10
corrections per checked TestDaF text
- Grammar67%
- Spelling17%
- Punctuation4%
- Word choice and style12%
A checked TestDaF text has about 10 corrections, and two in three are grammar.
Corrections in checked writing, by type
Most-practised TestDaF sections
- Reading71%
- Listening21%
- Writing4%
- Speaking4%
Reading makes up 71% of single-section practice, the highest share of any exam on Prepliq.
One section practised alone, ranked by learners
Practice test questions
TestDaF model test: questions and answers
Answers about the TestDaF model test in Prepliq: marking, the graph text, the speaking tasks, TDN levels and readiness.
What is the TestDaF model test in Prepliq?
Prepliq’s TestDaF model test is a full German practice test online, with the same four sections and parts as the paper TestDaF.
You practise Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. Prepliq checks every answer, rates your graph text and plays the person in seven speaking situations. Each section gets a TDN level.
How does the TestDaF practice test work online?
In Prepliq’s TestDaF model test, you pick all four sections or one and answer online.
Prepliq checks your answers, shows each one next to the correct one and gives each section a TDN level, with no total.
How do I start the TestDaF model test?
You start Prepliq’s TestDaF model test with “Start full TestDaF model test”.
Want to practise one section only? Choose “One TestDaF section” and the section you need.
Can I practise only writing in the TestDaF model test?
Yes, in Prepliq you start TestDaF Writing as its own section, with its own clock.
That works for all four sections. The result goes into your history and counts toward your readiness card.
Is the TestDaF model test online better than the PDF?
Yes, for writing and speaking: Prepliq’s TestDaF model test rates your text and your speaking for you. With the PDF, you judge them yourself.
The TestDaF-Institut’s practice papers are the official ones. You can print them and write on them. With full access, Prepliq gives you new mock tests whenever you want.
What is the difference between the TestDaF model test and the real exam?
Prepliq’s TestDaF model test is practice, not the official exam: the same sections and parts, and a result in TDN levels, but no certificate.
Prepliq is independent of the TestDaF-Institut. The papers and ratings are Prepliq’s own, not TestDaF results.
Does the TestDaF model test guarantee my TDN level?
No, Prepliq’s TestDaF model test gives you an estimate, not a promise.
Your readiness card shows the level of each section and which sections you have not measured yet. So you decide when you are ready.
Do I need an app for the TestDaF model test?
No, you take Prepliq’s TestDaF 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 TestDaF mock test free?
Yes, you start Prepliq’s TestDaF model test for free, without an account.
With full access, you get new TestDaF mock tests with unique questions whenever you want.
Is my TestDaF model test saved?
Yes, Prepliq saves your TestDaF model test from your first answer, a half-written text included.
Continue Later stops the clock. The test opens again on the part you left, with the time you had left. So a sitting of over three hours fits around your week.
Who is the TestDaF model test in Prepliq for?
Prepliq’s TestDaF model test is for anyone who wants to know before the TestDaF whether each section reaches the level their university asks for.
You practise every section, see your weak parts and go into the exam with no surprises.
Is there a TestDaF model test PDF?
Yes: Prepliq’s TestDaF model test PDF is a free download, with no sign-up, and it has the answers and the listening texts. The TestDaF-Institut also publishes Model Tests 01 and 02 for the paper TestDaF as PDFs, and Prepliq’s TestDaF PDF page links the four booklets of both.
The TestDaF-Institut’s PDFs are fixed papers to print. Prepliq’s TestDaF model test has the same four sections and parts online: your graph text is rated, a partner plays each speaking situation, and you get a new paper whenever you want.
Does every TestDaF mock test in Prepliq have new questions?
Yes, with full access every new TestDaF model test in Prepliq has unique questions: new texts, new recordings, new graphs and new speaking situations.
Start new test gives you a new paper as often as you like. Want the same TestDaF paper again? Retake this test repeats its questions, and the result card says it was a retake.
Are TDN 3, TDN 4 and TDN 5 three different TestDaF model tests in Prepliq?
No, Prepliq’s TestDaF model test is one exam, and TDN 3, TDN 4 and TDN 5 are the levels it can show for each section.
You sit the same TestDaF and see which level each section reaches. So you know whether you meet the level your university asks for.
When do I see the answers in the Prepliq TestDaF model test?
You choose when you start a new TestDaF model test in Prepliq: Instant marks each question right or wrong as soon as you answer.
Exam Mode hides every answer until you hand in a section or the full paper, as the real TestDaF does. Both modes are Prepliq’s own. Learn the task types with Instant, then let Exam Mode show which level each section reaches.
How does TestDaF Reading work in the Prepliq model test?
In Prepliq’s TestDaF model test, you practise all 3 Reading parts online, each text next to its tasks.
You match 10 people to 7 offers, with h when none fits. Then you answer a, b or c on a text, and choose Ja, Nein or Text sagt dazu nichts on an academic text.
Prepliq checks every answer against the key, so you see which TestDaF Reading part still holds your level down.
How does TestDaF Listening work in the Prepliq model test?
In Prepliq’s TestDaF model test, you practise all 3 Listening parts online: a report about a conversation and two reports about interviews.
You answer a, b, c or d in the first and last part, and true or false in the middle one. Show transcript lets you read a recording after you answer, so you see what you missed before exam day.
How is my graph text rated in the TestDaF model test?
In Prepliq’s TestDaF model test, you write one text about two graphs, and Prepliq rates it with a TDN level.
The rating covers four criteria of Prepliq’s own: the task, the structure, your words and your grammar. Each criterion gets its own level.
You get the reason for each criterion’s level and every correction marked on your own words, with the rule behind it. So you know what to fix before exam day.
Can I practise the seven TestDaF speaking tasks in the Prepliq model test?
Yes, Prepliq’s TestDaF model test gives you all 7 speaking situations from university life, each with its Vorbereitungszeit and Sprechzeit.
Prepliq’s partner plays the person you talk to, such as a university office or a fellow student. You ask for information, describe a graph and defend your view.
Each task gets a TDN level, so your exam-day answers aren’t your first ones.
How is the TestDaF model test scored in Prepliq?
Prepliq reports the TestDaF model test the way TestDaF does: a TDN level for each of the four sections.
Each section shows TDN 5, TDN 4, TDN 3 or unter TDN 3. TestDaF has no total, so your Prepliq result shows the four levels side by side.
Can I fail the TestDaF model test in Prepliq?
No, Prepliq’s TestDaF model test shows no pass and no fail, because the TestDaF has none under its official rules.
Each section gets a level instead. Your Prepliq result shows which section has not yet reached the level your university asks for, often TDN 4 in every section.
How long is the TestDaF model test in Prepliq?
Prepliq’s full TestDaF model test has 3 hours 15 minutes of exam time for all four sections.
Reading, Listening and Writing take TestDaF’s 60, 40 and 60 minutes. You can stop at any point with Continue Later, and the clock waits for you. So you learn the pace of each section before exam day.
How does the TestDaF model test in Prepliq show if I am ready?
Your Prepliq readiness card shows how ready you are for each TestDaF section, based on your own TestDaF model tests.
The card shows the TDN level your practice points to in each section, how much of the TestDaF you have measured, and which sections are still blind spots.
Readiness is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a TestDaF result. It shows what to practise next.
Can I see my wrong answers in the Prepliq TestDaF model test?
Yes, Review Answers in Prepliq opens your whole TestDaF model test with every answer in place, and Review Section opens one section.
Each question shows your answer next to the correct one, and skipped ones are marked as skipped. So you know a TestDaF mistake before exam day.
PDF · TestDaF model test
TestDaF model test PDF: the official papers and how they compare
The TestDaF PDF page links the four booklets of each of the TestDaF-Institut’s Model Tests 01 and 02.
Look at them once, then take your first full TestDaF model test in Prepliq.
Continue
Start your TestDaF model test or pick up where you left off
Prepliq saves every answer in your TestDaF practice test as you go, so no session is wasted. Start the full test or one section, or go back to the test you began.