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The speaking exam

In the speaking exam you show that you can tell, ask and react in Dutch. Here you read how the exam works at A2 and in the staatsexamen Nt2 (B1 and B2).

Speaking at level A2

The speaking exam at A2 is part of the civic integration exam. You watch short videos and answer questions. You take the exam on a computer.

You take the language exams at A2 if you integrate under the Wet inburgering 2013 (Civic Integration Act 2013), or if your level in the B1 route was lowered to A2. Do you take the exams at B1 or B2? Then that is the staatsexamen Nt2 (state exam Dutch as a second language).

Speaking in the staatsexamen Nt2 (B1 and B2)

  • You wear headphones and speak into a microphone to the computer. You do not speak to a person.
  • You hear the task and read it on the screen. After a beep you start speaking. After a second beep your time is up.
  • The exam takes about 25 minutes.
  • Programma I (B1): 8 short tasks (20 seconds of speaking time) and 8 medium tasks (30 seconds). Programma II (B2): 4 short, 8 medium and 1 long task, in which you speak about a topic for 2 minutes.
  • The exam goes on by itself. You cannot go back to an earlier task.
  • You may not use a dictionary.

Tips for practising

  • Speak clearly: not too loud and not too soft.
  • Practise with a clock. How much can you say in 20 or 30 seconds?
  • Answer the question and also say why. A few sentences are better than one word.
  • Practise out loud, also when you are alone.

Practise on DutchKlaar

On DutchKlaar you practise speaking tasks like in the exam, and conversations in which you play a role. You speak into the microphone and get tips on your answer.

Practise writing and speaking

Official practice exams

On inburgeren.nl there are speaking practice exams for A2. The speaking practice exam does not work in the Safari browser. For B1 and B2 there are speaking practice tasks in the practice environment of the staatsexamen Nt2.

DutchKlaar is a practice website. We are not DUO and not an official organisation. Rules can change. For your own situation, look in Mijn Inburgering on inburgeren.nl, or ask your municipality (gemeente).

Sources

This text is based on these official pages (in Dutch):