Goethe B1: Reading
One timer for all five Teile.
Lesen · 65 minutes
| 1. blog post | Items: 6 · Format: rf |
|---|---|
| 2. press articles | Items: 6 · Format: mcq |
| 3. matching ads to situations | Items: 7 · Format: match |
| 4. opinions in comments | Items: 7 · Format: yn |
| 5. rules and instructions | Items: 4 · Format: mcq |
Listening · Writing · Speaking
FAQ
How long is Reading?
Reading is 65 minutes.
What are the tasks in Reading?
1. blog post; 2. press articles; 3. matching ads to situations; 4. opinions in comments; 5. rules and instructions
What score do you need to pass?
Each module is marked out of 100 and passes at 60. In this app you are marked ready when every module is at least 70.
How to prepare
B1 reading is long for one sitting: a blog, press articles, ads matched to situations, comment opinions, and a short rules text. The timer is shared. The press article is where candidates stall.
For comments, decide whose opinion matches the statement, not whether you agree. For rules, the modal verb is the fact: muss, darf, kann.
A worked example
Gäste dürfen die Küche nach 22 Uhr nicht benutzen.
“Guests can cook late” is not what the rule says. dürfen nicht is a ban.
B1 rule items test the modal, not the noun Küche. A glossary translation of the noun will not save the item.
What usually drops the point
- Matching an ad because the hobby matches, while the city or the day does not.
- Reading all five texts in order at the same speed. The blog and the press text need a time box.
- Choosing the comment that is longest rather than the one that answers the statement.
How to use the mock
Do the ads and the rules first if you are slow at long texts. They are shorter. Then the blog. Leave the press text a block of minutes you decided in advance.
- Rewrite three house rules with müssen, dürfen and können.
- Read one course article and write the question it actually answers.
- Time one B1 reading mock and note which Teil you abandoned.
Author: Fahrplan Deutsch. Last reviewed 2026-10-27. reviewed: false. A native-speaker review is still open. This page is not a Goethe-Institut paper.