Goethe A2 Exam Guide

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Goethe’s A2 Exam pattern

Goethe German A2 exam details

Module	Teil (Part)	Points	Percentage
Hören (Listening) 30 mins	Teil- 1 ( 5 questions)	20	25%
Teil- 2 ( 5 questions)
Teil- 3 ( 5 questions)
Teil- 4 ( 5 questions)
Lesen (Reading) 30 mins	Teil- 1 ( 5 questions)	20	25%
Teil- 2 ( 5 questions)
Teil- 3 ( 5 questions)
Teil- 4 ( 5 questions)
Schreiben (Writing) 30 mins	Teil- 1 ( SMS)	20	25%
Teil- 2 (Letter)
Sprechen (Speaking) 15 mins	Teil- 1 (Frame questions)	25 (must score min 15)	25%
Teil- 2 (Talk about yourself)
Teil- 3 (Dialogue with Partner )
Total	In Speaking, one must score min 15 points out of 25 (60%) to pass the exam.	100%
Passing	60%

German A2 exam pattern is quite simple. As it’s a language, there are 4 modules- Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. It is a 60 points exam and you have to score a minimum 36 points (60%) to pass the exam.

What does the Goethe A2 Exam cover?

The A2 exam consists of 4 modules or parts, 15 points each so total 60 points.

1.     Listening (Hören)
2.     Reading (Lesen)
3.     Writing (Schreiben)
4.     Speaking (Sprechen)

Note- Don’t forget to watch the videos on our You Tube channel. I have solved one Goethe Institut A2 sample question paper for you. Read the blog first, this will make your understanding better.

Here you will see the Goethe A2 sample question paper provided on their website for practice purpose. You can download the German A2 exam practice material from Goethe Institute’s official website. The same link we have given at the end of the blog. We suggest reading the complete blog before downloading the practice material.

Let’s talk about these four modules in details now-

1. Listening (Hören) module – Time- 30 min, Points- 20

There are four parts (Teil) in the listening module.

Part 1 (5 dialogues, played twice) – 5 points for 5 questions – Multiple choice type.

Part 2 (1 dialogue, played once) – 5 points for 5 questions – match the pictures.

Part 3 (5 dialogues, played once) – 5 points for 5 questions – Multiple choice type.

Part 4 (1 dialogue, played twice) – 5 points for 5 questions – Yes/No (True/False)

Let’s see in detail-

Part 1 (Teil 1) – 5 points

This consists of 5 questions (1-5) and there will be 5 audios- dialogues. You’ll have a question and there will be 3 options- A, B and C. All 5 audios are played twice. You get enough time to understand the question and select your answer. If you listen carefully you can easily find the answers. Make sure to read the question and options before the audio starts. See the image below.

Part 2 (Teil 2) – 5 points

Here you listen to only one audio for all the 5 questions (6-10). This consists of 5 elements and 9 images. You have to listen to the audio and match images with the elements (for ex. Days with the activities). One image will match with the example and the remaining images won’t have any element to match with. The audio is mostly a conversation between two people and will be played only once. In the sample question given below, you have to match the activities with the days. In the image you see only 6 images but there will be 3 more below (a, b, …. upto  i ). Please note that the number ‘0’ is an example.

Part 3 (Teil 3) – 5 Points

You will get 5 questions (11 to 15) and 5 Audios here and again there will be A, B, C options to every question. Here the options will be the images. You have to listen to the audio carefully and select the answer. Every audio here is played only once.

Part 2 (Teil 2) – 5 points

Here you listen to only one audio (an interview) for all the 5 questions (16-20). This consists of 5 statements. You have to listen to the audio and decide if the statement is true (select-Yes) or false (select – No). The audio is mostly a conversation/interview and will be played twice. Please note that the number ‘0’ is an example.

2. Reading (Lesen) module of Goethe A2 exam- 30 mins, 20 Points

Again there are 4 parts of the reading module.

Part 1 (medium size text) – 5 points for 5 questions – Complete the statements

Part 2 (Shopping center info-board) – 5 points for 5 questions – a, b or c

Part 3 (read the Email) – 5 points for 5 questions of Multiple choice type- a, b or c

Part 1 (Teil 1) – 5 points

Here one text is given to read and there will be 5 incomplete statements with 3 options a, b and c. You have to find out which option completes the statement correctly according to the text. You can see the text in the image below and the questions below that.

Text-

Statements to complete-

Part 2 (Teil 2) – 5 points

In this part you will get one information Board of one shopping mall, where you can see on which floor what things are available. You will get 5 requirements here, for example – you want to drink coffee in that mall. There will be three options given- a. 1st Floor, b. Ground floor and c. 5th floor. You have to choose the correct option. Read the information board and  find out where you can get coffee to drink. ‘Beispiel’ or ‘0’ number question is an example in the image below.

Information board-

Questions-

Part 3 (Teil 3) – 5 points

Here you will get an email to read and there will be 5 incomplete statements (questions 11-15) with 3 options a, b and c, similar to Teil 1. You have to find out which option completes the statement correctly according to the email.

Email-

Statements-

Part 4 (Teil 4) – 5 points

In this part, you will get 5 requirements (question 16-20) from five different people in the statement form and there will be 6 website screenshots. You have to read the information given in the 6 website screenshots and match with the requirements. One website already matches with the  example.  so 5 remaining screenshots are for five statements.

Requirements-

Websites-

3. Writing (Schreiben) module of Goethe A2 exam- 20 mins, 20 points

In the writing module, there are only 2 parts.

Part1 (write an SMS) 

Part2 (Letter/ email writing)

Let’s see in detail.

Part 1 (Teil 1) – SMS writing

You have to write an SMS to your friend, colleague for someone from your family. Exact situation will be given in the question. You have to understand and write an SMS accordingly. Three points will also be mentioned in the question. Make sure to include all those points in your SMS. Here you are not expected to write full sentences with proper grammar. It should be a short SMS giving enough information. The maximum word limit will be 30.

Part 2 (Teil 2) – Email writing

You will get one topic to write a letter or an email.  Mostly it will be a formal one. With the topic, you also get three points which you have to include in the letter. Write around 6 to 7 lines (around 40 words) on the given three points. As this is an email/ a letter, you are expected to write grammatically correct sentences.  Try using 2 to 3 A-2 grammar topics.

4. Speaking (Sprechen) module of Goethe German A2 exam-

15 min, 25 points 

(Score minimum 15 points in speaking module to pass the exam)

Part1 (Question-Answer) – 5 points

Part2 (Talking about yourself on given topic) – 10 points

Part 3 (perform a conversation) – 10 points

Let’s see in detail.

Part 1 (Teil 1) – 5 points

You will get 4 cards to ask four questions.   On each card you will see one word and you have to frame a question to get some information.  Your partner has to answer the questions.  Similarly, your partner will get four cards with one word on each card  and you have to answer his or her questions.  Try answering each question in 2 to 3 lines.  Also try using A2 grammar.

Part 2 (Teil 2) – 10 points

In this part you will get one theme and Four Points.  You have to talk about yourself on the given theme and the points.  2-3 sentences per point should be enough.  Let’s say altogether you have to speak 8 to 12 sentences.  Using A2 grammar  will give you a good score.

Part 3 (Teil 3) –

In this part you will get a partner activity.  You and your partner will get a separate calendar.  Your schedule will be already mentioned on the calendar.  Now you will have one purpose to find a common time to meet.  You have to discuss with each other and find out a common time to do the given activity.  You both can not see each other’s calendar.

Candidate – A

Candidate – B

End of the exam-

You will get a separate answer paper and you have to fill your answers in the answer paper except speaking, of course 🙂

Exam results are displayed on Goethe’s website in around 10-15 days.