Inburgering exam · all five parts

Practise every part of the inburgering exam

KNM, Lezen, Luisteren, Schrijven and Spreken in the Swipelijk app: 196 lessons, 8 timed mock exams and a study plan up to your exam date. On iPhone and Android.

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The exam tab of the Swipelijk app with the five parts
5 exam parts, each a house on your street
196 lessons for the exam, a few minutes each
8 mock exams, timed like the exam
AI feedback on Schrijven and Spreken, with Pro

The five parts

What DUO's exam asks in each part, and how the app practises it.

KNM

Dutch society

The exam

Questions about life in the Netherlands, theme by theme: for example housing, or work and income.

Format
On a computer
Questions
Multiple choice, with pictures. DUO does not publish the number of questions.
Time limit
45 minutes, after 15 minutes of instructions
Marking
Marked by computer. DUO does not publish the pass mark.
B1 route
On the B1 route you take this same KNM exam.
KNM practice questions

In the app

12 lessons and 2 mock exams with photos

Lesson topics

Each lesson opens in the app.

Lezen

Reading

The exam

Reading in Dutch at A2: texts, and questions about them.

Format
On a computer
Questions
Multiple choice. DUO does not publish the number of questions.
Time limit
65 minutes, after 15 minutes of instructions
Marking
Marked by computer. DUO does not publish the pass mark.
B1 route
On the B1 route you take the Staatsexamen Nt2 instead: 6 texts in a paper booklet, 35 or 36 multiple-choice questions on the screen, 110 minutes, with a dictionary.
Lezen practice questions

Luisteren

Listening

The exam

Listening in Dutch at A2: videos and spoken texts, with questions about them.

Format
On a computer
Questions
Multiple choice. DUO does not publish the number of questions.
Time limit
45 minutes, after 15 minutes of instructions
Marking
Marked by computer. DUO does not publish the pass mark.
B1 route
On the B1 route you take the Staatsexamen Nt2 instead: about 40 questions about 5 or more recordings and 1 to 3 videos, each played once, with 25 seconds to read first. 90 minutes.
Luisteren practice questions

Schrijven

Writing

The exam

Writing in Dutch at A2: you write your answers by hand in an exam booklet.

Format
On paper, with a pen
Tasks
4 writing tasks
Time limit
40 minutes, after 15 minutes of instructions
Marking
Marked by certified raters. DUO does not publish the pass mark.
B1 route
On the B1 route you take the Staatsexamen Nt2 instead: typed on a computer, 12 tasks (8 sentence tasks, 2 short messages, text completions or forms, 2 short texts), 100 minutes, a dictionary but no spell check.
Schrijven practice tasks

Spreken

Speaking

The exam

Speaking in Dutch at A2: you watch videos and answer questions out loud. Since 1 March 2025 every answer is spoken.

Format
On a computer
Questions
Answered out loud. DUO does not publish the number of questions.
Time limit
35 minutes, after 15 minutes of instructions
Marking
Marked by certified raters with DUO's scoring model. DUO does not publish the pass mark.
B1 route
On the B1 route you take the Staatsexamen Nt2 instead. Its Spreken is different: 8 short tasks of 20 seconds and 8 medium tasks of 30 seconds.
Spreken practice questions

In the app

42 lessons and a 16-task speaking exam

AI feedback with Pro

Lesson topics

Each lesson opens in the app.

Mock exams in the app

Timed like the exam. Your answers and the right ones come at the end. Mock exams come with Pro.

  • KNM2 mock exams40 questions with photos, 45 minutes each
  • Lezen1 mock exam25 questions on 10 texts
  • Luisteren1 exam25 questions on 12 recordings, 45 minutes
  • Schrijven3 booklets4 tasks each, 40 minutes, checked by AI
  • Spreken1 exam16 tasks in 4 blocks, 35 minutes, scored by AI

A plan up to exam day

  • Pick your exam date, or a rough one if it is not booked yet. The app plans your weeks up to it.
  • Tell it which parts worry you. Those come first.
  • Review exam words theme by theme, and try your mistakes again.
  • The app speaks English, Nederlands, العربية, Türkçe. The lessons are in Dutch.

Free to start. Pro opens every lesson and mock exam.

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New to Dutch?

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Guides

KNM exam practice: a study guide (PDF) and how to prepare How much does the inburgering exam cost in 2026? How long do inburgering exam results take? Can you take the inburgering exam parts on different days?

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