Goethe B1: how many right answers pass?
- 60 / 100passes a module
- 18 of 30right answers pass Lesen or Hören
- 4modules, each passes on its own
What a result looks like
Each module needs 60 of 100 on its own. Here, Lesen, Schreiben and Sprechen pass. Hören does not pass yet, and the high Lesen score does not help it.
Lesen and Hören: right answers to points
Lesen and Hören have 30 questions each. The handbook turns your right answers into points out of 100, and each right answer is worth about 3 points. 18 right answers give exactly 60.
You don't need every answer right. You can get 12 of the 30 wrong and still pass.
Check your own numbers
See the whole table
| Right answers | Points | Right answers | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 100 | 20 | 67 |
| 29 | 97 | 19 | 63 |
| 28 | 93 | 18 | 60 |
| 27 | 90 | 17 | 57 |
| 26 | 87 | 16 | 53 |
| 25 | 83 | 15 | 50 |
| 24 | 80 | 14 | 47 |
| 23 | 77 | 13 | 43 |
| 22 | 73 | 12 | 40 |
| 21 | 70 | 11 | 37 |
Where Schreiben and Sprechen points come from
In Schreiben and Sprechen, the examiners give the points, so you cannot count them yourself. Each module still needs 60 of 100.
Questions
How many points do you need to pass Goethe B1?
60 of 100 in each module: Lesen, Hören, Schreiben and Sprechen.
How many right answers pass Lesen or Hören?
18 of 30. The handbook's table turns 18 right answers into 60 points.
Do all four modules have to pass together?
No. Each module passes on its own at 60 of 100.
How is Schreiben marked?
Aufgabe 1 and Aufgabe 2 are worth 40 points each, and Aufgabe 3 is worth 20. In each task, the examiners check if you wrote about every point, if your sentences connect, if you have the words you need and if your grammar is right.
Find out where you stand: take a timed practice test in the app and get a score for each module.
Start freeSources and notes
- All numbers come from the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 teacher's handbook (Goethe-Institut): the table that turns 30 Lesen or Hören answers into 100 points, the Schreiben points per task and the marking areas, the Sprechen points per part (Teil 1 28, Teil 2 40, Teil 3 16, Aussprache 16), and the rule that each module passes at 60 of 100. See Goethe-Zertifikat B1 on goethe.de.
- The example scores on this page are made up to show how the numbers work. Your real result comes from the Goethe-Institut.
- Velang is not part of the Goethe-Institut.