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DTZ · DEUTSCH-TEST FÜR ZUWANDERER

One test, three bands — and one section that decides whether you get a certificate at all.

Two complete mock papers in the official g.a.s.t./BAMF grid for the Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer: Hören with its once-heard announcements, Lesen with the catalog, the ads and their X, the gap-fill letter, one writing task on four Leitpunkte — and the paired Sprechen with the three parts the certificate actually hangs on. Each paper has its own solution book applying the real bands (B1 from 33/15/75, A2 from 20/7/35) and the combination rule that turns your points into a level, plus five cheat sheets on what this exam grades.

DTZ — ONE EXAM, ALWAYS THE WHOLE EXAM, AND THE RESULT YOUR FILE DEPENDS ON

You sat the course, the date is booked, and the retake rule is the one nobody reads twice: the DTZ is always repeated ENTIRELY — never the one weak section. A single bad morning is a full second sitting, a new date, and months of waiting.

This is not Goethe B1 with another name. The DTZ is the integration-course final examination, developed by g.a.s.t. on behalf of BAMF — and its result is what the Ausländerbehörde reads for the settlement permit and what naturalization accepts as B1. The paper has three separately reported sections, and a combination rule that decides whether the certificate exists at all. Rehearsing that machine is a different activity from studying German.

100 + 16

minutes of exam in one sitting — a written block with no pauses, then the paired oral with no preparation time

2×

the cost of discovering a weak section on exam day instead of tonight: the whole exam again, never just the section

9 USDT/USDC

this kit, once — both papers under the clock, every band measured against the real thresholds

THE RULE THAT DECIDES EVERYTHING — AND THE TWO THAT TAKE POINTS

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„Sprechen unter A2 — kein Zertifikat.“

Below A2 in the oral exam there is NO certificate — regardless of what Hören+Lesen and Schreiben scored. A perfect written half and 30 oral points leave the exam room with nothing. Every other rule on this page matters less than this one, which is why the kit's oral materials are formulas and rehearsals, not conversation tips. The two rules beside it take points more quietly: the announcements of Hören Teil 1 play exactly once, and in Lesen Teil 2 the X is a real answer that candidates spend minutes hunting around.

Hören Teil 1 plays once

„Sie hören diese Texte nur einmal.“

Four announcements, four items, no second chance — while Teile 2 to 4 play twice. The kit's answer sheet marks the once-heard Teil differently on every paper, so the difference becomes a reflex before exam day.

The X is a real answer

„Für eine Situation gibt es keine passende Anzeige: X.

Eight ads a–h for five situations, and for exactly one of them the correct answer is X. Candidates who treat the X as their own mistake lose the point AND the minutes — hunting a match that does not exist.

One missing Leitpunkt is the most expensive silence in the exam

The half-formal letter is scored on three criteria — Aufgabenerfüllung (8 P), Gestaltung (6 P), Richtigkeit (6 P) — and a missing Leitpunkt drops the first one a band. The kit's model letters show exactly what four covered Leitpunkte look like in 70 words.

EXAM DAY — EVERY RULE THE REAL ROOM APPLIESOPEN +
  • —Written: ONE 100-minute block — Hören (25) → Lesen (45) → Schreiben (30). The clock does not stop between sections and unused minutes do not carry over.
  • —Hören Teil 1 (four announcements) is played ONLY ONCE. Teile 2–4 are played twice. The recording is never stopped.
  • —Lesen Teil 2: eight ads a–h for five situations — and for exactly ONE situation there is no matching ad: write X. The X is a real answer worth a point.
  • —Schreiben: one half-formal letter, four Leitpunkte, all four obligations. Scored on Aufgabenerfüllung (8 P), Kommunikative Gestaltung (6 P), Formale Richtigkeit (6 P).
  • —Sprechen: approx. 16 minutes as a PAIR exam (a solo exam is possible) — Teil 1 über sich selbst (30 P), Teil 2 Bild beschreiben (35 P), Teil 3 gemeinsam planen (35 P). No preparation time.
  • —THE RULE EVERYTHING HANGS ON: Sprechen below A2 = NO certificate at all — however many points the written half scored. B1 certificate: Sprechen B1 AND at least one written section on B1.
  • —The bands: Hören+Lesen 45 P (B1 33 / A2 20) · Schreiben 20 P (B1 15 / A2 7) · Sprechen 100 P (B1 75 / A2 35). Each section is reported separately — mixed results (e.g. B1 Sprechen, A2 Hören+Lesen) are normal and printed as they come.

THE FREE ÜBUNGSSÄTZE ARE HONEST — AND THERE ARE EXACTLY TWO OF THEM

g.a.s.t. publishes two official practice sets free at gast.de/dtz, and this kit says so plainly: do them. They are the format in its purest form. They are also two sittings — after which there is nothing left to sit under a clock, and no printed book can do these five things:

WHAT NO FREE SET OR BOOK CAN DO

  • ×No 100-minute sitting — nobody finds out at the exam that Teil 1 of Hören went past once and their notes were not ready.
  • ×No band verdict: a key gives letters, never the certificate arithmetic over three separate sections.
  • ×No Sprechen rehearsal with the pair-dynamics of Teil 3 — the section that decides whether a certificate exists.
  • ×A printed test is spent once — then exam day is the rehearsal.

WHAT THE KIT DOES INSTEAD

  • ✓Every task from the official grid — four Hören Teile, five Lesen Teile, the four-Leitpunkte letter, the three-part oral.
  • ✓A countdown over the full written block, in the real order, no pause — with once-heard Teil 1 marked as once-heard.
  • ✓All three bands scored the second you submit, plus the certificate verdict computed from the combination rule.
  • ✓Reasoning on all 45 written items, complete transcripts, model letters, and self-assessed oral criteria with formulas.

THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES, STATED AS THEY ARE

  • •g.a.s.t. publishes two official Übungssätze free at gast.de/dtz — the real format, honest and worth doing. They are also exactly two sittings: once you have seen them, there is nothing left to sit under a clock.
  • •Most DTZ books on the market are integration-course workbooks with exam-flavoured exercises — not papers calibrated to the bands, and none grade your Sprechen against the A2 gate that decides everything.
  • •Apps give you exercises; the DTZ gives you a clock, a once-heard Hören Teil 1, a pair exam with no preparation time, and a certificate formula. Rehearsing the machine is a different activity from studying German — this kit is the machine.

WHO SITS THE DTZ — AND WHAT THIS KIT IS FOR

  • —Integration-course participants facing the final exam who have never sat the full 100-minute written block under a clock.
  • —Spouses and workers whose settlement permit or naturalization hangs on the DTZ result — the combination rule makes the difference between A2 and B1 planable.
  • —Candidates who assumed the DTZ was „just an A2 exam“ and have never met the Sprechen gate or the once-heard Teil 1.
  • —Anyone whose two free Übungssätze are spent and who refuses to make exam day the rehearsal.
VERIFIED AGAINST — THE SOURCES BEHIND EVERY CLAIMOPEN +

The task types, section durations, play-once rules, bands and the certificate combination rule in these two papers follow the exam structure published by Deutsche Welle from g.a.s.t./BAMF sources and were cross-checked against the free official Übungssätze at gast.de/dtz. The exam fee is given as an observed range because the DTZ is administered by different BAMF-authorized bodies, each setting its own price — and it is free for eligible integration-course participants. Build checks compare the numbers on this page with the papers and those sources.

THE COMPLETE DTZ KIT

9 USDT/USDC

One-time, yours on every device you sign in to. Two full DTZ mocks, two solution books with the three bands and the combination rule applied, five cheat sheets including the Sprechen gate page — a fraction of one full retake, which is the only retake this exam sells.

Two evenings of honest rehearsal now, or a full second sitting later: a new date months away, the whole exam again because the rule allows nothing less — and the certificate you needed for the file waiting on it. 9 USDT/USDC once, tonight, against a second bill you already know the size of.

The DTZ is free for eligible integration-course participants during or right after the course. Everyone else pays a test fee that varies by provider — published centre prices sit around €110–150 (the exam is administered by BAMF-authorized bodies; g.a.s.t. develops it). Your provider's own list is the only binding one — and it makes the arithmetic of this kit simple: one failed sitting costs more than this pack, and the retake rule is brutal — the WHOLE exam again, never just the failed section.

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QUESTIONS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ASK BEFORE BUYING

  • What is the pass mark for the DTZ?

    There is no single pass line — the DTZ reports THREE sections separately and the certificate comes from their combination: Hören+Lesen (45 points, B1 from 33, A2 from 20), Schreiben (20 points, B1 from 15, A2 from 7) and Sprechen (100 points, B1 from 75, A2 from 35). A B1 certificate requires Sprechen on B1 AND at least one written section on B1; an A2 certificate requires Sprechen at A2 or better plus one written section at A2 or better.

  • Why does Sprechen decide everything?

    Because it is the gate: below A2 in the oral exam there is NO certificate at all — regardless of how many points the written half scored. A candidate with a perfect written half and 30 oral points leaves with nothing. It is the single most expensive thing a DTZ candidate can fail to know, and it is why this kit's Sprechen materials focus on the three Teile and their formulas rather than on general conversation.

  • How long is the DTZ exam?

    The written half is 100 minutes in one block with no breaks: Hören 25 minutes (four announcements heard only ONCE, everything else twice), Lesen 45 minutes over five very different Teile, Schreiben 30 minutes for one half-formal letter on four Leitpunkte. The oral exam takes about 15–16 minutes as a PAIR exam — Teil 1 talking about yourself, Teil 2 describing a picture, Teil 3 planning something together — with no preparation time. A solo exam is possible.

  • Is the DTZ the same as Goethe or telc B1?

    No — and treating them as interchangeable is a preparation mistake. The DTZ is the integration-course final examination, developed by g.a.s.t. on behalf of BAMF, assessing A2–B1 in one scaled test. Its B1 result is recognized for naturalization and the settlement permit (together with the Leben-in-Deutschland test), but the paper differs from every certification exam: three separately reported bands instead of one score, the Sprechen gate, and everyday integration-course formats. Preparing on a Goethe B1 paper rehearses a different machine.

  • Can I repeat the DTZ if one section is weak?

    You can retake the exam as many times as you like — but always the ENTIRE exam, never a single section. Integration-course participants are entitled to one free retake after 300 additional hours of instruction; after that, sittings are paid. There is no carrying over of a good section result: every sitting starts from zero, which is exactly why rehearsing the whole 100-minute written block under the clock matters.

  • Is this an official DTZ paper?

    No — and the page says so plainly. These are Germanium's own mock papers, calibrated line by line against the official format published by g.a.s.t. (the exam developer) and the free Übungssätze at gast.de/dtz, including the per-section bands and the certificate combination rule. The official Übungssätze are free and worth doing — but they are exactly two sittings, and once you have seen them there is nothing left to sit under a clock. This kit is two papers with reasoning on every item, the real bands applied to your answers, and the certificate verdict computed for you.

THE PAPERS — SIT THE WRITTEN 100 MINUTES IN ONE BLOCK

THE CHEAT SHEETS — WHAT THIS EXAM ACTUALLY GRADES

Five sheets placed where the DTZ takes its points: the once/twice listen-map of Hören, the Lesen time plan with the X-rule, the four-Leitpunkte writing law, the Sprechen formulas that carry the 100 points — and the one page that decodes the certificate arithmetic itself.