How to Review the Official Goethe B2 Model Exam
Updated: 23 September 2026 · Checked against official exam sources
The Goethe-Institut provides an adult B2 model set, answer keys, listening audio and a speaking example; task types and timing reflect the real exam.
A way to approach it
Take all four modules to the official time. Compare Reading and Listening with the key; use the model set’s criteria for Writing and Speaking.
Final check
Go beyond the total correct: record task type, reason for each mistake and the next practice target.
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.
Official sources
The exam rules and figures in this guide were checked against the official sources below.
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