Free printable cheat sheets for every Goethe-Zertifikat level. Each one is an A4 PDF built around the mistakes that actually cost marks — exam traps first, then grammar tables and fill-in writing templates.
Start Deutsch 1
Built around the two things learners lose most marks on at A1: numbers said back to front, and the clock. Covers the traps in all four modules, a conjugation table, and fill-in templates for the writing paper.
Zahlen · Uhrzeit · Konjugation · Kleinanzeigen · Schreiben-Vorlagen · Sprechen Q&A
PDF · 8 pages · 113 KB · A4
Goethe-Zertifikat A2
Where word order starts being marked. Includes the SMS and semi-official e-mail templates, the question-forming drill for Sprechen Teil 1, and the planning language for Teil 3.
Verb-Zweit · Nebensatz · Perfekt · SMS-Vorlage · Fragen bilden · Planen
PDF · 5 pages · 94 KB · A4
Goethe-Zertifikat B1
Five reading parts and three writing tasks. Full adjective-ending paradigm, a connector table showing what each one does to the verb, and templates for the informal e-mail, forum post and formal e-mail.
Adjektivendungen · Konnektoren · Forum · Vortrag · 5-Folien-Struktur
PDF · 5 pages · 89 KB · A4
Goethe-Zertifikat B2
Where Konjunktiv II becomes a register marker rather than a nicety. Includes a per-part time budget for the 65-minute reading paper and both writing templates.
Passiv · Konjunktiv II · Zweiteilige Konnektoren · Genitiv · Zeitplan
PDF · 5 pages · 92 KB · A4
Goethe-Zertifikat C1
The double-infinitive rule that reverses everything below it, plus a Verbalstil → Nominalstil conversion table. Six-paragraph shape for the long forum contribution and the diplomatic complaint.
Doppelinfinitiv · Nominalstil · Passiversatz · Genitivpräpositionen
PDF · 5 pages · 99 KB · A4
Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom
The transformation task where the given words cannot be altered, with worked examples. Funktionsverbgefüge, Passiversatz forms, and the debate language for steering rather than reacting.
Umformung · Funktionsverbgefüge · Passiversatz · wenngleich · Debatte
PDF · 5 pages · 88 KB · A4
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Page one of every sheet is a Watch Out checklist — ten things that cost marks, with a one-line reason each. It is the page to read in the corridor before you go in.
Each module then starts on its own page, so you can print only the parts you need. The Practice materials link on each card goes to the Goethe-Institut's own free model papers and audio for that level.
Working through a specific weakness? The grammar guide covers each topic in depth, and the practice apps drill them.