Slaagkans

Exam lessons

Each topic the exam tests, with the rule, the examples, and the mistake it is built to catch.

The first 5 lessons are free. The rest open with Mastery.

Lezen16 lessons

  1. 1ArgumentvraagA question asking which reason the writer gives for their own position — the content of the argument, not its role.4 min readWatch · 5 minFree
  2. 2ArgumentatievraagA question about what a sentence is doing in the argument — why the writer put it there, not what it says.4 min readWatch · 6 minFree
  3. 3ConclusievraagA question asking what follows from the text — a conclusion the text supports but does not always state.4 min readWatch · 6 minFree
  4. 4DetailvraagA question about one stated point inside a long argued text — the largest block of marks on Lezen II.4 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  5. 5FunctievraagA question about what a named example, person or case is doing in the text — which claim it serves.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  6. 6GevolgvraagA question asking what results from something in the text — the consequence, risk or loss the text itself names.4 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  7. 7Hoofdgedachte van een analyseWhat the whole text is claiming, in one sentence — not what its most striking paragraph said.3 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  8. 8InterpretatievraagA question asking what a figurative, ironic or implicit phrase in the text really means.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  9. 9KernpuntvraagA question asking what one paragraph is doing in the argument — its point, not its subject.4 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  10. 10NuancevraagA question about a limit the text puts on its own claim — the reservation, not the finding.4 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  11. 11OordeelsvraagA question about the writer's verdict on a book, an exhibition or a measure — usually praise and objection at once.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  12. 12OorzaakvraagA question asking why something happened in the world the text describes — the cause the text itself gives.3 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  13. 13StandpuntvraagA question asking what position the writer — or a named person in the text — actually takes.3 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  14. 14TegenargumentvraagA question about an objection in the text: what exactly is objected, by whom, against what — and how the writer answers it.5 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  15. 15VerbandvraagA question about which two things the text links, and what kind of link it is.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  16. 16VerklaringsvraagA question asking why something is so — according to the text, not according to the world.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery

Grammatica6 lessons

  1. 17ConditionalisAls, zou and mocht — the three ways Dutch says what would happen if.3 min readWatch · 7 minFree
  2. 18NominalisatieTurn a verb into a noun and a whole clause fits into three words.3 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  3. 19NuanceWellicht, enigszins, doorgaans: saying how sure you are, in one word.3 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  4. 20Formeel passiefEr wordt, dient te worden, is vastgesteld: institutional Dutch with nobody in it.3 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  5. 21ToegevingHoewel, ondanks and toch: grant the other side a point, then make your own.3 min readWatch · 7 minWith Mastery
  6. 22VerwijswoordenDit, dat, deze, die, hiermee: the words that hold a paragraph together.3 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery

Schrijven13 lessons

  1. 23Kort berichtA short, businesslike message of about 40 to 80 words that handles three points the task names, usually in a work or association setting.5 min readWatch · 6 minFree
  2. 24Kort bericht: klachtA short complaint message of 40–80 words to a company or organisation: what went wrong, which order or agreement, and what you expect — firm, but businesslike.6 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  3. 25Middellange tekst: grafiek beschrijvenA connected text of about 100 to 160 words about a graph: describe what it shows, give a possible explanation for one named movement, and draw a conclusion about the development.6 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  4. 26Middellange tekst: probleem en oplossingA connected text of about 100 to 160 words to a gemeente, a residents' association or a manager: describe a problem, say why it matters, and propose at least two concrete solutions with a reason for each.7 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  5. 27Zinstaak: conclusieA sentence task that gives you a finding and asks you to draw a conclusion from it in one sentence.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  6. 28Zinstaak: doelA completion task: the stem describes an action and ends in zodat, and you supply what the action is meant to achieve.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  7. 29Zinstaak: gevolgA sentence task where you complete a given stem with a logical consequence, using the connector the stem hands you.5 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  8. 30Zinstaak: nuanceA sentence task that gives you a one-sided statement and asks you to make it more precise — without simply agreeing or contradicting it.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  9. 31Zinstaak: oorzaakA sentence task that gives you an effect and asks you to finish the sentence with its cause.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  10. 32Zinstaak: toegevingA completion task: the stem opens with Hoewel … and concedes a point, and you write the main clause that holds your position anyway.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  11. 33Zinstaak: vergelijkingA one-sentence task that asks you to set two things side by side and name a clear difference between them.4 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  12. 34Zinstaak: voorstelA sentence task that asks you to propose one concrete action to a named person or body.3 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  13. 35Zinstaak: voorwaardeA completion task: the stem states a plan and ends in mits or op voorwaarde dat, and you supply the condition that makes it possible.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery

Luisteren7 lessons

  1. 36Luisteren: conclusieA question about the lesson or conclusion the speaker draws — usually at the end, and usually smaller and more precise than the options suggest.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  2. 37Luisteren: detailvraagA question about one specific point in a long fragment — a reason, a cause, an example, a reply.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  3. 38Luisteren: kernpuntA question about the main point of a fragment or one part of it — what the speaker is really saying, not everything they mention.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  4. 39Luisteren: nuanceA question about how strongly the speaker means something — the limit, the hedge or the partial concession, not just the claim.5 min readWatch · 4 minWith Mastery
  5. 40Luisteren: standpuntA question about what one named speaker thinks — their position, their main argument, or how far they agree.4 min readWatch · 6 minWith Mastery
  6. 41Luisteren: tegenargumentA question about an objection in the fragment — what the objection is, and how the speaker answers it.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  7. 42Luisteren: vervolgA question about what comes next — the announced next part, the next step in a plan, or how the speaker continues and ends.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery

Spreken4 lessons

  1. 43Spreken: betoogThe long task: after a few minutes of preparation, you argue for or against a statement for about 2 minutes, with arguments, a counter-argument and a conclusion.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  2. 44Spreken: situatieA 30-second role play: you speak directly to a colleague, neighbour, client or team about a delicate problem, and steer it to a solution.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  3. 45Spreken: standpuntA 30-second task on a proposal or statement: take a clear position, support it, and at B2 often weigh both sides before you conclude.5 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery
  4. 46Spreken: korte reactieA short workplace or everyday situation; you react in about 20 seconds, doing every job the task names, in the right tone.4 min readWatch · 5 minWith Mastery