German
Test Format
The German Subject Test takes one hour and includes 80 to 85 multiple-choice questions which test only reading.
The German Subject Test evaluates your reading abilities through a variety of questions requiring a wide-ranging knowledge of German, and both comply with the German spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) as much as possible.
The test evaluates reading ability in these areas:
- Sentence completion and paragraph completion test vocabulary and grammar, requiring you to choose the meaning of words and idiomatic expressions in context and to identify usage that is structurally correct and appropriate. For each blank, you must select the choice that BEST fits each sentence.
- Reading comprehension questions test your understanding of the content of various materials taken from sources such as advertisements, timetables, street signs, forms, and tickets. They also examine your ability to read passages representative of various styles and levels of difficulty. Each test edition has several prose passages followed by questions that test your understanding of the passage. The passages, mostly adapted from literary sources and newspapers or magazines, are generally one or two paragraphs in length and test whether you can identify the main idea or comprehend facts or details in the text.
| Skills Measured | Approximate Percentage of Test |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary in Context and Structure in Context (grammar) | 50 |
| Reading Comprehension (authentic stimulus materials and passages) | 50 |
