Test your German!

Free German test online

Would you like to find out how good your German skills really are? Then take a few minutes' time to complete one of the three free online German tests.
Depending on how much time you have at your disposal, you can choose between the short German test or the long German test. In order not to distort the results, please complete the tests without the help of a dictionary or grammar book!


NOTE: If you take a German course at ActiLingua Academy, these online tests do not replace the written assessment test during the placement procedure.

Find out more about our German course levels on our website.



New: ActiLingua German Test

Find out by completing 15 different tasks how good your German language knowledge is right now with our brandnew Free German Language Test on the ActiLingua Website.

If you would like to visit one of our courses than feel free to contact us to request a recommodation.

Duration: approximate 60 minutes.

>> On to the test

Which level is right for you? Visit ActiLingua and find out about A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 German language courses in Vienna.

If you would like to visit one of our courses than feel free to contact us to request a recommodation.

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Long German Test

For more detailed results and an indication of which of five levels ('beginner' to 'intermediate 2') best describes your level of German, take a bit more time and complete our free long test.

Duration: approximate 30 minutes.

How does it work?

You begin by choosing the correct answers for ten simple questions; if you answer at least 80% of the questions correctly, you progress to the next level and so on. Depending on how far you get, you are classified between 'beginner' and 'intermediate 2'...

Good luck! >> On to the test



Short German Test

8 minutes

The free short test is right for you if you are interested in obtaining a general assessment of your German skills in a short time.

It contains 30 short questions on German orthography, vocabulary and grammar with three alternative answers each. Out of these, you choose the correct answer.

The short test is freely accessible without a password and takes approx. 8 minutes to complete. The results are available immediately in terms of percentages.

Duration: approximate 8 minutes.>> On to the test