telc B2 Model Test

A telc B2 model test follows the structure of the official telc Deutsch B2 exam. It includes tasks on reading comprehension, language elements, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. This allows you not only to test your German skills but also to become familiar with the exam format.

This is particularly important because telc B2 is not only about your general German skills. You also need to know how the individual tasks work, identify information under time pressure, understand longer texts, use appropriate language structures and express yourself at B2 level both in writing and speaking.

Who is the telc B2 model test suitable for?

• People who want to check whether their German skills already correspond to B2 level.
• Participants who are preparing specifically for the telc Deutsch B2 exam.
• People who need a B2 certificate for work, vocational training, university studies or other personal and professional goals.
• Learners who want to identify their strengths and weaknesses in reading, listening, writing, grammar, vocabulary and speaking.
• Anyone who wants to practise the complete exam procedure under conditions that are as realistic as possible before taking the real exam.

telc Deutsch B2 consists of a written and an oral exam. This distinction is particularly important for passing, because both exam sections must reach the required minimum score.

Written exam

• Reading comprehension: three parts covering global, detailed and selective comprehension.
• Language elements: two parts focusing on grammar and vocabulary in context.
• Listening comprehension: three parts covering global, detailed and selective comprehension.
• Written expression: one semi-formal email of at least 150 words.

Oral exam

The oral exam consists of three parts:
1. Talking about experiences – you speak about a given topic and respond to your conversation partner.
2. Discussion – you discuss a topic, express your opinion, justify your position and respond to each other.
3. Planning something together – you discuss a specific situation and develop a plan together.

In a paired exam, the actual examination conversation lasts approximately 15 minutes. Before that, you have 20 minutes of preparation time.

Good German skills alone are not always enough. Especially in reading and language elements, poor time management can result in tasks being left unanswered. That is why you should already practise with the real time limits when taking a model test.

In telc Deutsch B2, you can achieve a total of 300 points. Of these, 225 points are awarded for the written exam and 75 points for the oral exam.

To pass, you must pass both exam sections separately with at least 60 percent:
✓ written exam: at least 135 out of 225 points
✓ oral exam: at least 45 out of 75 points

This has an important consequence: you do not have to achieve 60 percent in every individual subtest of the written exam. For example, a weaker result in listening comprehension can be compensated for by better results in reading, language elements and writing, as long as you achieve at least 135 points overall in the written exam.

How are the individual tasks weighted?

A total of 75 points are available for reading comprehension. Each of the three parts is worth a maximum of 25 points. Language elements are worth a total of 30 points – 15 points each in Part 1 and Part 2. Listening comprehension is also worth a total of 75 points, with 25 points for each of the three parts.

How is writing assessed?

You can receive a maximum of 45 points for written expression. Three areas are assessed:

• Task completion: Have you addressed the content of the task appropriately?
• Communicative design: Is your text logically structured and linguistically appropriate for the situation?
• Formal accuracy: How confidently do you use grammar, sentence structure and language structures?

How is speaking assessed?

The oral exam is worth a maximum of 75 points. Each of the three exam parts can be worth up to 25 points. The parts are assessed independently according to four criteria:

• Ability to express yourself: How appropriately, precisely and diversely do you express yourself?
• Task completion: How actively do you participate in the conversation, how fluently do you speak and how well do you complete the communicative task?
• Formal accuracy: How confidently do you use grammar and sentence structures?
• Pronunciation and intonation: How clear and appropriate is your pronunciation?

For ability to express yourself, task completion and formal accuracy, up to 7 points can be awarded for each exam part, and up to 4 points for pronunciation and intonation. This results in a maximum of 25 points per exam part and 75 points in total.

A model test is particularly useful if you do not just look at your total score afterwards, but analyse where and why you lost points. This is the basis for your personal study plan.

• Spending too much time on reading: You try to understand every word instead of looking specifically for the information relevant to the task.
• Starting language elements too late: Reading and language elements share the same 90 minutes. If you spend too long on reading, you may not have enough time left for grammar and vocabulary.
• Getting stuck on one listening task: If you miss a piece of information, immediately focus on the next task.
• Not fully understanding the writing task: Before writing, carefully check the situation, the recipient and the required content.
• Not enough structure in writing: A B2 text needs a clear structure and appropriate links between ideas.
• Vocabulary that is too simple: At B2 level, you should express your ideas in a differentiated way and avoid constantly repeating the same words and sentence structures.
• Being too passive when speaking: In the oral exam, simply answering questions is not enough. You should actively contribute to the conversation, ask questions, respond to your partner and introduce your own suggestions or arguments.
• No real discussion: In Part 2, you should not simply give a prepared monologue. Respond to your conversation partner's opinion, agree or disagree and justify your position.
• No joint solution in Part 3: Planning is not about presenting two separate ideas. You should talk to each other, consider different suggestions and reach a solution together.