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Germany citizenship test (Leben in Deutschland) practice tests

The German naturalisation test as it is set: 33 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 17 to pass, 30 on Germany and 3 on your federal state. Practice tests in that format and the official curriculum chapter by chapter, in English with the key German terms.

The real test is in German; this practice is in English with the key German terms. 30 general questions plus 3 about your federal state (Land).

  • 33 questions
  • 60 minutes
  • 17 to pass

Full tests

  1. Test 133 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 1 of 8
  2. Test 233 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 2 of 8
  3. Test 333 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 3 of 8
  4. Test 433 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 4 of 8
  5. Test 533 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 5 of 8
  6. Test 633 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 6 of 8
  7. Test 733 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 7 of 8
  8. Test 833 questions · 60 min · pass 17difficulty 8 of 8

Topic drills

Untimed practice on one area at a time, 20 shuffled questions per sitting, the answer explained after each.

  1. Living in a democracy drillThe Basic Law and the basic rights, elections and parties, the Bundestag, Bundesrat, Chancellor and Federal President, the federal system and local democracy, the rule of law, the courts and the social state.
  2. History and responsibility drillThe Paulskirche of 1848, the Empire and the Weimar Republic, the Nazi dictatorship and the Holocaust, occupation and the two German states, the GDR, reunification, migration history and European unity.
  3. People and society drillEquality of women and men, marriage, family and children's rights, religion and the state, school and training, work and social insurance, regional diversity and everyday rules for living together.

Curriculum chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The test and the Land questionsHow the German naturalisation test (Einbuergerungstest) works: 33 questions in 60 minutes, 17 to pass, 30 general and 3 on your federal state, the fee, who is exempt and how it differs from the Leben in Deutschland course test.
  2. Chapter 2: Living in a democracyThe Basic Law and basic rights, elections and the two votes, parties, the Bundestag, Bundesrat, Chancellor and Federal President, the federal system, the rule of law and the defensive democracy. Study notes for the German naturalisation test.
  3. Chapter 3: History and responsibilityFrom the Paulskirche of 1848 and the Empire of 1871 through Weimar, the Nazi dictatorship and the Holocaust, the division of Germany and the GDR, to the peaceful revolution, reunification, migration and Europe. Study notes for the German naturalisation test.
  4. Chapter 4: People and societyEquality of men and women, religion and the state, marriage and family, children's rights, school and training, work and social insurance, public holidays and everyday rules for living together. Study notes for the German naturalisation test.