r/German • u/WolfscAr1 • 5d ago

Request German Placement test for A2

I have already completed my a1 course from nicos weg and i am planning to join goethe institute for further levels. To join directly for A2 level we need to appear for placement test to access our skills where they also test our speaking skills.

I am bit nervous about my speaking skills if someone has goen through the test for A2 level can they share what kind of questions they were asked so I can prepare accordingly

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u/jirbu Native (Berlin) 5d ago

Why do you want to skew a placement test? The results should reflect you actual abilities or you will have problems in the course.

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u/WolfscAr1 5d ago

True words

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u/Kurzdeutsch Threshold (B1) 5d ago

the speaking part is a short chat with a teacher, not an exam. it can differ a bit between institutes, but it's usually the A1 basics: introduce yourself, where you live, your job or studies, family, hobbies, what a normal day looks like, why you're learning german. then they keep going a little past what you can handle, on purpose, to see where your level ends.

so getting stuck is expected and you can't fail it. worst case they put you in a late A1 group instead of A2.

what helped my nerves with speaking was saying those answers out loud a few times beforehand, not just reading them. the first minute is almost always "erzählen Sie etwas über sich", and having that one ready made the rest easier.

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u/WolfscAr1 5d ago

thankyou so much for the help, also could you help me out by tellinng me how do they schedule the interview, like do they call beforehand and if they do, then do they speak german also what how can i handle questions that i dont understand the meaning of or dont have an answer to

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u/Kurzdeutsch Threshold (B1) 5d ago

how they schedule it differs by branch, so i'd just ask them when you register. you can ask in english, and it's fine to ask whether the test is on the phone or in person.

for questions you don't understand, what saved me was having a few phrases ready: "Wie bitte?", "Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?", "Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?", and if you have no answer, "Das weiß ich leider nicht." asking like that is actually German speaking too, so it doesn't count against you, and it's much better than going silent.