A1/Exam Skill: Reading

A120 min

Exam Skill: Reading

විභාග කුසලතාව: කියවීම

Lesen has 3 parts in 25 minutes worth 25 points. Learn the strategy and the signs you'll see.

Reading test structure

PartContentTaskStrategy
1Notices, signs, adsTrue / FalseScan for keywords, don't read every word
2Short messages or emailsMultiple choiceRead the question first, then find the answer
3Short descriptive textsMatch statement to textLook for synonyms, not exact word matches

Common signs you'll see in the exam

Eingang / Ausgang

අයින්ගාං / අවුස්ගාං

Entrance / Exit

Geöffnet / Geschlossen

ගියොෆ්නට් / ගෙෂ්ලොසන්

Open / Closed

Notausgang

නෝට්අවුස්ගාං

Emergency exit

Rauchen verboten

රවුඛන් ෆෙයාබෝටන්

No smoking

Vorsicht!

ෆෝර්සිශ්ට්!

Caution!

Drücken / Ziehen

ඩ්‍රුකන් / ට්සීයන්

Push / Pull

You don't need to understand every word to pass — focus on locating the specific information the question asks for.

සමත් වෙන්න හැම වචනයක්ම තේරෙන්න ඕන නෑ — ප්‍රශ්නය අහන විශේෂිත තොරතුර හොයාගන්න විතරක් අවධානය යොමු කරන්න.

Check your understanding

Question 1 of 2

'Geschlossen' means...