In Part 3 you read signs and notices and decide for each statement between true and false. Here’s how to understand the notices reliably.
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Part 3 tests whether you understand short signs and notices – for example opening hours, notes or bans in public places like a shop, station or school. You decide for five statements whether they are true or false.
It’s about one exact piece of information: when is something open? What is allowed or forbidden? Where do you find something? You don’t have to understand every word, just recognize the important detail.
A false statement often differs in just one detail – a different day, a different time, a “nicht”. Read carefully for the detail. Every correct decision scores points; wrong answers are not penalized.
Read the statement first and consider which information you’re looking for on the sign.
Read the sign and find the matching detail (time, place, note).
Compare the statement with the sign: does the detail really match?
Decide true or false and move on to the next task.
Transfer your answers to the answer sheet in good time.
A short example in the same format: you read a sign and decide whether the statement is true.
Aushang in einem Schwimmbad: „Heute Ruhetag. Morgen wieder geöffnet ab 7 Uhr."
Statement: “The swimming pool is open today.”
Why? The notice says “Heute Ruhetag” (closed today) – so the pool is closed today. The statement is wrong – false.
Du liest (sinngemäß) ein Schild an einem Geschäft: „Öffnungszeiten: Montag bis Freitag 8–18 Uhr. Samstag 8–13 Uhr. Sonntag geschlossen."
Is the statement true or false? Statement: “The shop is open on Sunday.”
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Even a different day or time makes the statement false. Read carefully.
“geschlossen”, “kein”, “nicht” flip the statement. Watch for them specifically.
Read the statement first, then the sign – that way you search purposefully.
No answer means a guaranteed zero. Guess an answer if you have to.
Five true/false tasks on signs and notices.
Short signs and notices in public places – for example opening hours, notes or bans.
The exact detail – day, time or a “geschlossen”/“nicht”. Often a single detail decides.
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