ÖSD Zertifikat B1 – Hören
Choose a Teil and practise listening with exam-style tasks for the ÖSD Zertifikat B1.
Teil 1 - Kurze Alltagstexte
Hear five short texts twice. For each text, answer one true/false and one multiple-choice item.
Teil 2 - Vortrag oder Führung
Hear one longer monologue once and answer five three-option multiple-choice questions.
Teil 3 - Informelles Gespräch
Hear one everyday conversation once and decide whether seven statements are true or false.
Teil 4 - Radiodiskussion: Personen zuordnen
Hear a moderator and two guests twice. Match eight statements to the correct speaker.
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ÖSD B1 Listening: sample with answers
Read both questions, then listen to the bicycle workshop’s message twice. First choose true or false, then answer the three-option question. Check your answers using the explanations and transcript.
A selection from our practice exercises, not a complete exam. Tasks and explanations are in German.
Independent practice material by Deutschprüfung. This is not an official model test and is not affiliated with ÖSD.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the exam!
Listening lasts about 40 minutes and has four parts with 30 items: five short texts, a longer monologue, an informal conversation and a radio discussion with three speakers.
Parts 1 and 4 are played twice. Parts 2 and 3 are played once. Read the items during the preparation time and listen for corrections, final decisions and who expresses each opinion.
The official format uses standard-language announcements, short talks, informal conversations and radio discussions from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Yes. In the paper exam, five minutes at the end are included in the total exam time for transferring your answers to the answer sheet.
There are 30 items, each worth one raw point. The result is converted to a score out of 100, and you need at least 60 points, or 60 percent, to pass the module.
No. Dictionaries and electronic language aids are not permitted in any ÖSD Zertifikat B1 module.