Eight texts, forty minutes. Practice until none of it is new
The onSET places you in a VWU German course. Complete the missing word halves in 960 practice texts from A2 to C1, then run the full test with the timer. Free with an account.
- 960
- practice texts
- A2–C1
- four levels
- 18
- topics
- 40 min
- full test with timer
Try the product itself, right here
The same Theory and Practice tabs you get inside the course. Read the explanation and solve a task right away.
Who picks the ending in a gap
Drag a preposition or a noun into the frame in the sentence (or just tap the tile). The ending in the gap rebuilds itself.
Wenn man in Deutschland ohne Arzt auskommen muss, ist eine Krankenversicherung die Grundvoraussetzung für Arzttermin.
| der (m) | die (f) | das (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | ein | eine | ein |
| Akkusativ | einen | eine | ein |
| Dativ | einem | einer | einem |
| Genitiv | eines | einer | eines |
What's inside the course
tasks
Sorted by exam topic, with your answers checked as you go.
interactive theory articles
Exercises right in the text, with your answer checked.
All free, for good
An account in one click, and the whole trainer is open to you. The account stores your progress, your mistakes and your study plan: without a login the trainer would just be a pile of loose exercises.
- All levels A2–C1: 960 texts from 18 topic areas, no limit
- Full exam simulation with timer
- Wortschatz trainer without daily limit
- Theory and strategy for every task type (21 articles)
- A study plan that adapts to your mistakes every day
No pass mark: the score places you in a level
The onSET does not pass or fail anyone. It counts the gaps you complete correctly and turns that count into a level. At the VWU the score also counts when German course places are assigned.
- 8 texts · 5 min each
- Each text has 20 gaps: from the second sentence on, every second word is missing its second half. 40 minutes in total.
- 160 points
- One point per gap. The result is a level from A2 to C1, shown right after the test. There is no pass mark.
- Placement in Vienna
- At the VWU the German placement test is for students whose admission notice prescribes the German supplementary exam. You have to be in Vienna, and you are given the date.
Read before you start
Guides on onSET: exam format and preparation strategy.
onSET, the German placement test
The placement test before your course: it decides your stage and place at the VWU
Read the article →German courses at the VWU
Which level you start at and how many semesters German will take
Read →VWU or a language school
Can you choose where to learn German, and why a partner costs three times more
Read →onSET FAQ
Yes. Every level from A2 to C1, the full test with the timer, the vocabulary trainer and the theory are free with an account, with no limit.
The account saves your progress, your mistakes and your study plan, which adapts to your mistakes every day. You sign in with one click.
8 texts with 20 gaps each. From the second sentence on, every second word is missing its second half, and you complete it. You get 5 minutes per text, 40 minutes in total.
Each gap is worth 1 point, 160 in total. There is no pass mark: the onSET places you at a level from A2 to C1, and it publishes no point thresholds per level, so we do not print one. At the VWU the score also counts when German course places are assigned.
At the VWU the German placement test is for students whose admission notice prescribes the German supplementary exam. You have to be in Vienna, and you are given the date: you cannot choose the day.
No. onSET allows only desktop PCs or laptops, with the current Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Bring valid photo ID.
Yes: onSET offers a demo test. Here you can practice with full texts at every level and run the complete test with a timer, free with an account.
Right after the test: the score and the level are shown immediately.