{"id":138,"date":"2026-08-31T11:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/?p=138"},"modified":"2026-10-31T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:10:40","slug":"50-b1-speaking-exam-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/50-b1-speaking-exam-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Questions You’ll Be Asked in the B1 Speaking Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Goethe B1 speaking exam isn’t a random interview \u2014 it’s three specific tasks<\/a>, and each one produces a predictable, learnable range of questions. Knowing the shape of what’s coming is most of the battle. Here’s a real sample from each task, organised so you can practise against the actual format rather than guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aufgabe 1: Planning something together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These aren’t questions in the traditional sense \u2014 they’re prompts your exam partner uses to move the negotiation forward, and you’ll need to respond to versions of them regardless of the specific scenario on your card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Was h\u00e4ltst du von dieser Idee?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Wie w\u00e4re es, wenn wir stattdessen…?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Wann sollten wir das machen?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Wer k\u00fcmmert sich um…?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Bist du damit einverstanden?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Hast du eine bessere Idee?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Was brauchen wir daf\u00fcr noch?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Wie viel sollten wir daf\u00fcr ausgeben?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Aufgabe 2: Follow-up questions on your presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    After your 3-minute presentation<\/a>, your partner asks questions. These cluster into a few predictable types regardless of topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Warum hast du dieses Thema gew\u00e4hlt?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Was denkst du pers\u00f6nlich dar\u00fcber?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Gibt es auch Nachteile bei…?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Wie ist das in deinem Heimatland?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Hast du selbst Erfahrung damit?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Was w\u00fcrdest du anders machen?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Kannst du ein Beispiel geben?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Aufgabe 3: Discussing both topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The most open-ended part, but still built around a handful of recurring question shapes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Welches Thema fandest du interessanter, deins oder meins?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Was war f\u00fcr dich das \u00dcberraschendste an meinem Thema?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Siehst du das genauso wie ich, oder anders?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Was w\u00fcrdest du zu diesem Thema noch hinzuf\u00fcgen?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Wie h\u00e4ngen unsere beiden Themen zusammen?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Why the pattern matters more than any individual question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Notice these aren’t really 20 unrelated questions \u2014 they’re a handful of question types<\/em> (asking for opinion, asking for a reason, asking for comparison, asking for a personal example) applied to whatever specific topic comes up on exam day. Once you can comfortably answer “Warum…?”<\/em>, “Was denkst du…?”<\/em> and “Kannst du ein Beispiel geben?”<\/em> about almost any subject, you’ve effectively prepared for a huge share of what actually gets asked, regardless of the specific topic card you draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        This is the single most useful thing to internalise from this list: don’t memorise answers to these exact 20 questions. Practise the skill of answering this type<\/em> of question fluently about a topic you’ve never specifically prepared, since that’s what Aufgabe 3 in particular<\/a> is designed to test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Get the full set of 50<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The 20 above cover the core question types across all three tasks. The full “Goethe B1 Speaking: 50 Questions”<\/strong> PDF includes 30 more, organised by task, plus a short list of flexible phrases you can adapt to answer almost any of them without a fixed script.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        How to actually practise with these<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Don’t read through the list and mentally note “I could answer that.” Say a real answer out loud, in full sentences, for each one \u2014 ideally with someone (a partner, tutor, or conversation tool<\/a>) responding with a genuine follow-up, since that’s the part a static list can’t simulate and the exam absolutely will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        More examples across all three tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        More Aufgabe 1 negotiation prompts:<\/strong> 21. Sollen wir das heute oder morgen machen?<\/em> 22. Ist das nicht zu teuer f\u00fcr uns?<\/em> 23. Was, wenn das nicht klappt?<\/em> 24. K\u00f6nnen wir uns darauf einigen?<\/em> 25. Wie lange dauert das ungef\u00e4hr?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        More Aufgabe 2 follow-up types:<\/strong> 26. Ist das in deinem Land auch so?<\/em> 27. Was war f\u00fcr dich am schwierigsten daran?<\/em> 28. W\u00fcrdest du das anderen empfehlen?<\/em> 29. Wie oft machst du das?<\/em> 30. Was hat dich daran am meisten interessiert?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        More Aufgabe 3 discussion prompts:<\/strong> 31. Habt ihr beide \u00e4hnliche Erfahrungen gemacht?<\/em> 32. Was denkst du, warum ist das Thema wichtig?<\/em> 33. Gibt es etwas, das du noch fragen m\u00f6chtest?<\/em> 34. Wie w\u00fcrdest du das Thema jemand anderem erkl\u00e4ren?<\/em> 35. Was war das Wichtigste, das du aus meiner Pr\u00e4sentation mitgenommen hast?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        A note on how examiners actually vary these<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        No two exam sittings use identical wording \u2014 the underlying question types<\/em> above are stable, but the exact phrasing, topic, and order shift each time. This is precisely why practising the pattern (opinion, reason, comparison, example) matters more than memorising any specific line from this list, including the ones above. Treat every question here as a template to practise flexibly, not a script to recite verbatim on exam day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Related guides:<\/strong> how to practise the speaking exam alone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Official sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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