Goethe German B1 Lesen (Reading) Practice

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The Goethe B1 Reading module has five parts. You will read several texts and complete tasks related to them.

Total duration : ⏱️ 65 mins total

• Goal: understand personal or professional correspondence (emails, letters, forum posts)

• Task: judge six statements as true or false based on the text

• Number of Questions in this section : 6

✅ True/False judgement

• Goal: analyse an informational article and grasp the author’s line of argumentation

• Task: choose the correct answer from three options for each prompt

• Number of Questions in this section : 6

🎯 Multiple choice (3-option)

• Goal: orient yourself quickly in notices, adverts, or short descriptions

• Task: match seven short profiles or situations to the best-fitting text; one option will remain unused

• Number of Questions in this section : 7

🔗 Matching / assignment

• Goal: understand viewpoints and supporting arguments in reader comments or opinion snippets

• Task: decide for each statement whether it agrees with the text (Yes/No)

• Number of Questions in this section : 7

✅ Yes/No decisions

• Goal: extract rules or instructions from formal texts such as house regulations or guidelines

• Task: pick the correct statement from three options for each prompt

• Number of Questions in this section : 4

🎯 Multiple choice (3-option)

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Answers to popular questions about Goethe B1 Lesen (Reading) practice

01How many tasks are in Goethe B1 Reading?: You have 65 minutes for five parts: correspondence, informational articles, adverts, opinion comments, and official instructions. This layout is confirmed in Goethe-Institut exam materials and trusted prep guides.
02What skills are tested?: You need to scan for facts, grasp opinions and tone, and understand practical information. Matching tasks reward keyword recognition, while the opinion section checks whether you can spot agreement or disagreement.
03How should I approach longer passages?: Skim the structure (headings, paragraph openers) and then read the questions. Highlight signal words such as “however” or “recommended” to move quickly between the text and answer choices.