Goethe B1 Reading Part 5: Understanding Rules
Updated: 24 September 2026 · Checked against official exam sources
In the adult model, Reading Part 5 has four three-option questions about institutional rules, with ten minutes suggested.
A way to approach it
Identify the behaviour in each question. Compare words of prohibition, permission and exception in the rules with each option.
Final check
Do not stop at one phrase; recheck limits such as 'only', 'always' and exceptions.
Practise with the official sample
Take the relevant part of the Goethe-Institut adult model set to its official time. Use the key for Reading and Listening and the published criteria for Writing and Speaking. In your next attempt, measure whether the same error recurs.
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