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Free Goethe A1 Mock Test: Sprechen (Speaking)

These are the speaking tasks from a full Goethe A1 practice exam — 3 tasks in 3 parts. Read them, practise them out loud, time yourself — no account needed. We time you with a stopwatch rather than a countdown: the Goethe-Institut publishes the official length for this section and your exam centre confirms it for your session, and we do not state a duration we have not verified.

Read this before you start: nothing you say here is recorded or marked. Judging pronunciation, fluency and task completion is an examiner's job — Prüfungsmeister does it with an AI examiner and a pronunciation coach, and that needs an account. This page gives you the tasks and the criteria, openly and up front.

3 tasks · no account needed · not marked

What this part asks of you

Three things, and none of them is a speech. First, you introduce yourself — name, age, country, where you live, languages, job, hobby. Then you ask and answer simple questions on an everyday topic using prompt cards. Finally, you make a request and respond to one, using picture cards.

It's taken in a small group, usually with one or two other candidates and two examiners, and it doesn't take long. Most of the marks are for simply doing the task: actually asking a question when the card calls for one, and answering the question you were actually asked.

What the examiners listen for

Whether the task is completed, whether you can be understood, and whether your pronunciation gets in the way. At A1, hesitation is expected and forgiven. Silence isn't — and neither is answering a different question from the one you were asked.

How to use this page

Say your answers out loud, not in your head. Record yourself on your phone if you can, and listen back — the gap between how you think you sound and how you actually sound is the most useful thing you can find out before the exam.

Frequently asked questions

Is my speaking recorded or marked on this page?

No. Nothing is recorded and nothing is marked. The tasks and the criteria are free; the AI examiner and the pronunciation coach need an account.

Is the A1 speaking exam taken alone or in a group?

Usually in a small group with one or two other candidates and two examiners. Your exam centre confirms the format for your session.

Do I need an account to see this task?

No. You get the task, your time, and the marking criteria with no account and no email address. An account is only needed for the marking.

Why isn't my text marked?

Because marking it honestly means judging grammar, vocabulary, task completion and register against the official criteria — a judgement, not a lookup. Prüfungsmeister does that with an AI examiner trained on the criteria, and that's what the pass is for. We'd rather tell you now, before you write, than after.

Is this a real Goethe-Institut exam paper?

No. Old exam papers belong to the Goethe-Institut. This is a practice paper built to the same structure — the same parts, the same number of questions, the same task types — and it's one of the real papers inside Prüfungsmeister, not a shortened version.

Can I try the other parts too?

Yes. Every level has a free page for reading, listening, writing and speaking, plus one for the full exam. Reading and listening are marked automatically; writing and speaking are shown to you as tasks, because marking them needs an examiner — and that's what a pass covers.