German citizenship test mock exam
A mock exam built like the real one: 33 questions in 60 minutes, 30 from the general catalog and 3 from your federal state, scored against the real 17/33 pass mark. Free, unlimited, no account.
Everything on Passbereit is explained in English and the trainer's interface is English, but the questions and answers are shown in German first, exactly as they appear on the exam, with the English translation underneath. That is deliberate: the Einbürgerungstest is sat in German with no dictionary, so the German wording is what you need to recognise. You can also read this site in German.
Why timed practice is different
Working through questions at your own pace tells you what you know. A timed mock exam tells you what you can retrieve under pressure, and those are not the same thing. Almost everyone who fails the Einbürgerungstest knew enough to pass it — they ran out of composure, not knowledge.
Two habits are worth building before exam day. First, answer every question, including the ones you are unsure about: there is no negative marking, so a guess is strictly better than a blank. Second, do not linger. 60 minutes for 33 questions is close to two minutes each, which is generous — but only if you skip past the two or three that stump you and come back at the end.
How the mock exam is put together
| Questions in the exam | 33 (30 general + 3 on your federal state) |
|---|---|
| Time allowed | 60 minutes |
| Pass mark | 17 of 33 correct |
| Questions you need to learn | 310 (300 general + 10 for your state) |
| Full official catalog | 460 questions (300 + 16 × 10) |
| Answer format | Multiple choice, four options, exactly one correct |
| Fee | €25 per attempt, at an accredited test centre |
| Exam language | German only, no dictionaries or aids permitted |
Set your state once in the trainer and every mock exam afterwards includes 3 questions from that state's set, exactly as the real exam does. Questions and answer options are shuffled each time, so you learn the answers themselves rather than their position on the page — a trap that catches people who practise from a fixed list.
Reading your score
- Below 15 — go back to topic practice. More mock exams will not help yet.
- 15 to 17 — borderline. You would probably pass, but not reliably. Drill your wrong answers.
- 17 to 28 — a real pass with some margin. Keep going.
- Above 28 — comfortable. Nerves on the day now have nothing to take away.
Whatever the score, the useful part is the list of questions you got wrong. Repeat those and nothing else; re-testing what you already know is the most common way to waste study time.
About the mock exam
Is the mock exam realistic?
In structure, yes: 33 questions, 30 general and 3 from your state, 60 minutes, one correct answer out of four, drawn from the real catalog. What it cannot reproduce is the room, the paper answer sheet and the nerves — which is exactly why you should practise under the clock rather than at your own pace.
How many mock exams should I do?
Keep going until two or three in a row land well above 17 without you feeling lucky. For most people that is somewhere between five and ten. If you are still scraping the pass mark, go back to topic practice — more mock exams will not fix gaps in knowledge.
Does the real exam use the same questions?
It draws from the same published catalog, so yes, the questions you see here are the questions that can appear. Nobody knows the specific 33 in advance, which is the whole reason to know the full catalog.
Should I guess if I do not know?
Always. There is no negative marking, so a blank answer and a wrong answer cost you the same, while a guess has a one-in-four chance of being right. Never hand in an unanswered question.
Do I need to set my federal state first?
Yes, otherwise the mock exam cannot include the 3 state questions that will appear in your real exam. Set it once in the trainer and every mock exam afterwards is composed correctly.
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