Goethe B1 Modelltest PDF: Lesen, Hören and Schreiben, free. See whether you would pass.
What is in the PDF
Three modules, sheet by sheet.
Print the PDF and set the clock the way the exam does: 65 minutes Lesen, about 40 minutes Hören, 60 minutes Schreiben – each module on its own, the way the modules can also be taken separately. Then comes the scoring – online; the last page says how.
Lesen
Five parts, 65 minutes, laid out like the Goethe-Institut's candidate sheets. On paper you notice whether the time is enough for five parts.
Hören
Four parts, about 40 minutes. The candidate sheets are in the PDF, the audio plays online: scan the QR code on the sheet and it plays on your phone, free. You listen as in the exam and tick your answers on paper.
Schreiben
Three tasks, two e-mails and a discussion post, 60 minutes together, with a pen. Online you get them corrected against the official marking criteria – free for this Modelltest.
Points and result – online
The PDF has no printed answer key. The last page tells you how to enter your answers online: then you see your points per module and whether you would have passed – free. The complete answer key with every correct answer is in the paid access.
Score it online
The same Modelltest online: with the clock, the audio and scoring in every module.
If you would rather practise on a screen: online, the same Modelltest runs on the real exam clock, the audio is built in, and every module is scored the way an examiner would – Schreiben included.
Start the Modelltest onlineMore Modelltests
A module is passed at 60 percent of the points.
If your first Modelltest lands just below that, you need more than one. All 9 Goethe B1 Modelltests run online, scored in every module, with unlimited writing corrections. One-time payment.
See all Goethe B1 Modelltests →Frequently asked
“Is the Goethe B1 Modelltest PDF free?”
Yes. Sign in with your email address and the download starts. No payment, no subscription – the PDF is yours to keep.
“Is this the real Goethe B1 exam?”
No. The Goethe-Institut does not publish its live exams. This Modelltest is built on the official Goethe-Zertifikat B1 format: the same modules and parts, the same task types, the same number of items, the same timing – with its own texts and tasks.
“How does Hören work with a PDF?”
The candidate sheets are in the PDF, the audio plays online. Scan the QR code on the sheet: it opens this Modelltest on b1class, and with your account the audio plays there, free. You listen on your phone and answer on paper.
“Is the answer key included?”
Not on paper. Online you enter your answers and see your points per module and whether you would have passed – free. The complete answer key with every correct answer is in the paid access.
“May I use the PDF in class?”
For your own teaching and your own learning, yes. Please do not upload the PDF to other websites; share the link to this page instead.
“Are there more Modelltests as PDFs?”
This free Modelltest is the one available as a PDF. Every other Goethe B1 Modelltest runs online, scored in every module.
The real exam charges a fee for every attempt. This Modelltest costs nothing.
Print it, take it like exam day, and see beforehand whether you would pass.
Free. Sign in with your email address and the download starts. No subscription.