Test Your German Level with 8 Quick Quizzes

Reflecting on what you’ve learned will not only improve your German and make it feel as effortless as speaking English, but also help you better use your time.

So, if you’ve made the commitment to achieve German fluency, it’s wise to test your German level with quick online quizzes.

There are quizzes to help you work on your counting in German or crushed possessive adjectives, and they can have you feeling in tip-top shape for your next trip to Germany.

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Why Is It Essential to Test Your German Level on a Monthly Basis?

  • To resume after taking a break. There may come a time when you take a break from your German learning. In this case, you’ll want to figure out how much you lost in terms of knowledge. Testing yourself can also serve as motivation to get back in the game.
  • To see if you’ve made progress. Tests are great ways to see the results of your efforts, and if you should move up to another level of learning.
  • To inform teachers of your level. If you plan on taking a class or getting a tutor, they are going to want to know more or less what level you’re at.
  • To avoid wasting time and money. If you start taking a class that’s way too hard or too easy, you could end up wasting time and money; sometimes it’s harder to get out of the class than you may think.
  • To get paired up with a suitable pen pal or study buddy. We recommend finding a German pen pal or study buddy who can then correct your mistakes as you communicate. A good plan is to exchange your English knowledge for their German knowledge.

8 German Level Tests to Check Your Skills

1. Deutsch Lernen — Long and Short German Tests

The Deutsch Lernen website has a variety of ways to test your German level, but these two quizzes are wonderful, since you can run through a quick quiz or take your time on the longer one. The short quiz has 30 questions for you to go through, and it doesn’t require a Deutsch Lernen account to proceed. After completion, a percentage score is provided, but nothing really tells you about what level of German that leaves you at.

The long quiz is more useful, but it requires you to make an account with Deutsch Lernen. It classifies you under one of five different German language levels, from beginner to intermediate 2. The quiz works by providing ten questions on a particular level. If you receive an 80% or higher on a level, it lets you proceed to the next level.

2. Transparent Language — German Proficiency Test

Here’s a German proficiency test that’s broken down into sections: Grammar I, Grammar II, Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension. Each module has around 10-15 questions, and a percentage score is given to you upon completing all of the sections.

They recommend some of their own resources to improve your German, but the main goal is to look at the little area below the score to see which level they classify you as.

3. F+U Heidelberg Academy of Languages — Online Test

This one has 33 questions, but the entire site is in German, so we recommend it to intermediates, since it may be tough for others to navigate around.

The unfortunate part is that you must fill in your personal information before receiving your results. However, a score is provided at the end, and you’ll receive a confirmation email for your records.

4. Goethe Institut — German Examinations

The Goethe Institute website includes quiz preparation guides for levels A1 to C2, spanning the entire spectrum of German level possibilities. All of the levels are complemented with extensive quizzes that offer results at the end.

We like these tests because you can practice with images, audio clips and written questions. One thing to keep in mind is that they don’t tell you what level you’re at after the quiz. So, you have to basically choose a level, take it and see if you get a decent score at that level.

5. Cambridge Institute — German Level Test

The Cambridge Institute has a solid German proficiency quiz with 40 questions. There is no time limit, but they recommend only taking the quiz once instead of coming back a bunch of times to improve your score. Going back to a question you skipped is possible, but once you leave the page, nothing gets saved.

Upon finishing the quiz, your personal information is required to get the results. It’s somewhat of a pain, but the Institute then sends you a detailed score sheet in the form of an email.

6. Alpadia Language Schools — Test Your German

As another educational organization, Alpadia Language Schools presents a proficiency quiz on its site to see where to place students when they join the school. You can select from four quizzes: A1, A2, B1 or B2. If you don’t test well in one, or if you feel as if a test is too easy, you can move up or down to find a test that’s more suitable.

You’ll find 10-20 questions per quiz, along with a sheet at the end with a percentage of how many questions you answered right. They also give out the right answers for you to go back and see where you went wrong with some of the questions.

7. SprachCaffe — Online German Proficiency Test

SprachCaffe is an online resource for language courses and tests. After filling out your personal details, a German proficiency test is revealed for free.

This is the longest quiz on the list, with 70 questions. All are multiple choice, and they primarily consist of filling in the blank of a German sentence with the correct option. After the quiz, you receive a score, along with a description about what level your German is currently at.

8. Akademija Oxford — German Placement Test

This Oxford quiz has 50 questions, all of them multiple choice. As with most of the better quizzes, you’ll get an immediate response with what level you fall under.

For example, a B2 would be someone with decent fluency, while an A1 would be a student at the beginner level.

What’s Next?

Now that you’ve learned how to test your German level, how do you use those results? We recommend taking a handful of the quizzes and compiling the results together.

Since we believe challenging yourself is the best way to go, consider yourself the higher level if two quizzes yield slightly different results. For example, if you get a B2 in one quiz and a B1 in another, mark yourself down for the B2 level.

This is also a good time to assess if you’re balancing your “theoretical” versus “applicable” learning properly. If you’re finding that you score well on knowledge tests, but you still struggle with speaking or listening comprehension, it may be a hint that you should include more authentic learning materials in your studies.

You can always schedule some German movie nights, or get into the habit of watching a video or two per day from FluentU, then taking the vocab comprehension quiz that follows each video.

Here are some more ways to use the results that come up from these tests:

  • Planning for classes and more organized learning. Give these results to a new tutor or a school you’re trying to apply to. It helps instructors put you in the right class or put together the proper materials for your training.
  • Planning for at-home learning. Maybe you’ve been spending too much time on topics you know well enough, slowing down your learning. Or perhaps you’ll discover you’d completely overlooked some topics, and can adjust your at-home study accordingly.
  • Planning for personal interactions. As stated earlier in this article, it’s important to evaluate your German level to find a suitable learning partner that can actually help you out.deo.

 

And that’s it! Make sure you bookmark some of these quizzes or this post to reevaluate on a monthly basis, because most of the quizzes change just for that purpose.

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