Orientation course test
The orientation course test usually takes place in the final lesson of the orientation course. It includes questions about Germany’s political system, its religious diversity and equal rights for men and women.
The list of questions for the orientation course test and the orientation course curriculum provide an overview of all the important subjects covered by the test.
What can I expect the orientation course test to be like?
Each test candidate receives a test paper with a total of 25 multiple-choice questions. There are four possible answers for each question. The candidates must put a cross beside the correct answer in each case. Candidates have 45 minutes to answer 25 questions. To pass the test, candidates must answer at least 13 of the 25 questions correctly.
How can I prepare myself for the orientation course test?
Preparing for the test is part of the orientation course. If you would like to familiarise yourself with the test in advance you can download a sample test paper (in german) here. The sample test paper shows what the test papers used for the orientation course tests look like. On the day of the examination, each candidate receives his or her own test paper with 25 questions. It goes without saying that all test papers are of the same standard of difficulty.
You can also download the orientation course list of questions (in german). It contains all 250 possible questions.
Practise in the online test centre
You can work interactively with both the sample test paper and the list of questions in the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees’ online test centre. This allows you to prepare for the orientation course test whilst attending the course.
Once you have worked your way through the online list of questions, you will be shown the correct answer to each of the 250 questions. You can of course also fill in the online sample test paper and check to see if you have got the answers correct.
