Practice · A2
A2 practice exam, one free per part.
Practise the A2 inburgeringsexamen the way it really works. Try a free practice exam for each part, see your score, and find out exactly what to work on before exam day.
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A2 reading exam practice
The A2 reading exam (Lezen) gives you short, everyday Dutch texts, like signs, letters and adverts, with multiple-choice questions. You practise finding the main idea and the detail under time pressure.
Inburgering A2 reading practice examA2 listening exam practice
The A2 listening exam (Luisteren) plays short spoken fragments and video, with multiple-choice questions. You practise catching the answer at the pace the real exam uses.
Inburgering A2 listening practice examA2 writing exam practice
The A2 writing exam (Schrijven) asks you to fill in a form and write short replies. You practise the exact reply-and-form tasks the exam sets.
Inburgering A2 writing practice examA2 speaking exam practice
The A2 speaking exam (Spreken) has a person on video ask you a question, the way the real exam now works, and records your spoken answer. It is scored on the criteria DUO uses, so you practise saying your answer out loud the way it really counts.
Inburgering A2 speaking practice examHow the inburgering practice exam a2 works.
A2 is everyday Dutch: the language you need to manage daily life. You understand short texts like letters and notices, follow simple conversations, and write short replies and forms yourself. It was the standard level under the old law (Wet inburgering 2013); under the current 2021 law B1 is standard and A2 is the B1-route fall-back after at least 600 hours. Practising at A2 keeps your work close to what the exam actually asks.
The A2 exam has four language parts: Reading (Lezen), Listening (Luisteren), Writing (Schrijven) and Speaking (Spreken). KNM is a separate part you take alongside them. Each part has its own format and timing, so it helps to practise them one at a time.
Do one full practice exam per part for free and see your score. The course adds the rest of the exams and unlimited practice across every A2 part.
These practice exams are part of the full inburgeringscursus. Want the whole A2 course instead? Move on to inburgering A2 exam preparation.
Frequently asked questions about the A2 practice exam
Yes. You can do one full practice exam per A2 part for free and see your score. The course unlocks everything after that: every exam, all the practice questions, and the explanation behind each part, so you can keep going until you are ready.
A2 is everyday Dutch: short texts, simple spoken messages, short written replies and basic conversations. It was the standard level under the old law (Wet inburgering 2013). Under the current Wet inburgering 2021 the standard level is B1, and A2 is the B1-route fall-back the gemeente can allow after at least 600 hours of study.
Four language parts, Reading (Lezen), Listening (Luisteren), Writing (Schrijven) and Speaking (Spreken), plus KNM (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij). KNM is a separate knowledge part with its own practice exam. You can practise each part on its own here.
The A2 language parts are marked as a raw score: how many of the questions you got right, so X out of Y, not a scaled 500 like the B1 route through the Staatsexamen NT2. Our practice exams show the same kind of score per part, so you can see where you stand.
Each part has its own time. A2 reading is 65 minutes, listening is 45 minutes, writing is 40 minutes, and speaking is 35 minutes. The practice exams use the same parts, so the pace stops being a surprise.
Each part costs 50 euro. All five together, including KNM, come to 250 euro. You book it through DUO. If you hold an asylum residence permit, your first two attempts per part are free. Practising here first means the format is no surprise on the day.
Practise the real task types, part by part, until the format holds no surprises. Vocabulary is usually what holds people back, not test tricks. Do a free practice exam per part to see where you stand. Then put your time into the part that needs it most.
One free A2 exam per part,
the rest in the course.
Try a practice exam for each A2 part free. The course unlocks everything: every exam, all the practice questions, and the explanation behind each part and theme, so you can keep going until you are ready.