Placement test (A1 review)

This is not an exam. It shows what you already know well and what we should review. No dictionary, no translator. If you don't know, write "?" and move on.

Time: parts A–D about 40 min · parts E–F about 25 min

Part A: Reading (5 points, 8 min)

Read the message.

Hallo Alex,
am Samstag mache ich eine kleine Party. Sie beginnt um 19 Uhr bei mir zu Hause, Gartenstraße 12. Ich koche Pasta. Kannst du bitte einen Salat mitbringen? Mein Bruder kommt auch, er wohnt jetzt in Hamburg. Leider ist die Wohnung klein, also bitte keine Freunde mitbringen. Am Sonntag muss ich früh arbeiten, deshalb ist die Party um 23 Uhr zu Ende.
Bis Samstag!
Lena

True or false?

1. Die Party ist am Sonntag.

2. Die Party beginnt um 7 Uhr abends.

3. Alex soll einen Salat mitbringen.

4. Lenas Bruder wohnt in Hamburg.

5. Alex darf Freunde mitbringen.

Part B: Listening (5 points, 8 min)

Checking speech output …

Do not read the script. Use the player, or ask someone to read it aloud to you. Listen twice.

Listen and choose the answer.

1. Der Zug nach München fährt heute von Gleis …

2. Der Zug hat … Verspätung.

3. Frau Weber ruft an. Sie möchte …

4. Sie möchte einen neuen Termin am …

5. Um wie viel Uhr möchte sie kommen?

Part C: Vocabulary (10 points, 7 min)

Write the noun with its article (der/die/das). One point per correct noun + article.

Part D: Grammar (20 points, 15 min)

D1. Conjugate the verb

(5)

D2. Word order: put the sentence in order.

(4)

D3. Accusative: einen / eine / ein / keinen / keine / kein

(4)

(Item 10 counts as 2 points, items 11 and 12 as 1 point each.)

D4. Make questions: W-question or yes/no question

(3)

D5. Possessive articles and modal verbs

(4)

Part E: Writing (12 points, 15 min)

You can't come to German class on Friday. Write an email to your teacher, Frau Klein (about 30–40 words).

Why can't you come?
Ask for the homework.
Ask about the next class.

Self-assessment: content 0–4, grammar 0–4, vocabulary/format 0–4.

You can't come to German class on Friday. Write an email to your teacher, Frau Klein (about 30–40 words).

Your text (in German)

0 words (target: 30–40)

Checklist before submitting

Have you covered all the points?
Do the greeting and sign-off fit (du or Sie)?
Verb in position 2? At the end in subordinate clauses (weil, dass, wenn, ob)?
Nouns written with a capital letter?
Articles and cases checked (after mit, bei, zu → dative)?
Roughly the right length?

Part F: Speaking (9 points, 10 min)

Record yourself. Speak, don't read. Then listen and rate yourself with the rubric below.

1. Introduce yourself (about 1 minute): name, age, country, where you live, languages, job/studies, hobby. 2. Ask questions: ask 4 questions about the words Wohnung · Wochenende · Essen · Arbeit. 3. Requests: ask someone to do something: das Fenster öffnen · langsamer sprechen · den Weg erklären.

Rating: task completed 0–3, clarity/pronunciation 0–3, grammar/vocabulary 0–3.

Optional: record yourself and listen back. The recording stays in this tab only and is never saved or uploaded. The microphone is used only after you click.

Rate your own speaking task

Task

Clarity / pronunciation

Grammar / vocabulary

Total: 0 / 9

Your result

Only answers that were correct on the first try score a point. This is not an exam.

Part A (reading): 0 / 5 – not finished yet
Part B (listening): 0 / 5 – not finished yet
Part C (vocabulary): 0 / 10 – not finished yet
Part D (grammar): 0 / 20 – not finished yet
Part E (writing): – / 12 – submit your text and rate it
Part F (speaking): – / 9 – self-rating missing

Total: 0 / 61

The recommendation appears when all parts are finished.