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GERMAN · Common Test for University Admissions (大学入学共通テスト)

German Exam Tips

Main clauses, subordinate clauses and separable verbs are high-yield. Find the finite verb and subject before translating the sentence.

Papers

1

Total marks

200

Time limit

80 min

Grade scale

0–200 rawDeviation valueUniversity cut-off

Additional note

Calculator policy

Scientific calculators permitted only where specified in the DNC implementation guidelines; programming functions and CAS are prohibited. English Listening uses broadcast audio — no calculator.

Assessment objectives

Understand main ideas and details in German passages, notices, dialogues and practical texts.Apply grammar, word order, case and verb-form knowledge in context.Infer meaning from cognates, compounds and surrounding sentence structure.Interpret communicative intent, cultural context and text organization.Manage an 80-minute, 200-point written foreign-language paper efficiently.

1

Papers

6

Strategies

8

Mistakes

  • Main clauses, subordinate clauses and separable verbs are high-yield. Find the finite verb and subject before translating the sentence.

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