Leseverstehen · Teil 1 — Cheat Sheet
Match 5 short texts to their headlines. The cheapest 25 points in the Lesen block. → Cold drill · → Teil 2 · → Exam format
10headlines a–j
5texts
5are traps
25points
~10min
The rule: match the CLAIM, not the keyword.
The right headline covers the text's whole main point — this is Globalverstehen (gist), so read for the gist and let unknown words go. The keyword only gets you to the look-alike cluster; the claim picks the winner.
Method — every text, in order
- Read all 10 headlines first. Group the look-alikes (they cluster by topic).
- Read the text once for gist — don't stop at unknown words. Say its purpose in ~3 words: "DB job ad", "reality-TV trend".
- Pick the headline that fits the whole point. Name the claim out loud — even on the easy ones. Silent picks are where you bleed.
- Polarity check before you lock it: does the text affirm this, or negate / reverse it? Scan for nicht · kein · zwar…aber.
- Cross the letter off (each used once). 5 headlines stay unused — by design; don't force them.
The 5 traps — every wrong answer is one of these
| Trap | It looks like… | The one test that kills it |
|---|
1. Polarity flip
claim reversed |
Text: „muss nicht gestresst sein" → trap „Weniger Arbeit – weniger Stress". Or text „verdient mehr" → trap „verdient weniger". |
Does the text affirm or deny it? Tell-words: nicht, kein, zwar…aber, trotz, obwohl. |
2. Side-detail
grabs a minor point |
Main claim = "taller people earn more"; trap grabs the laughing/drinking side-finding. |
Does it cover the whole text, or just one sentence in it? |
3. Keyword-splash
right word, wrong topic |
A DB job ad mentions „Bahn" + „Kontakt mit Menschen" → trap „Wie man im Zug Leute kennenlernt". |
What is the text for? Match the purpose, not scattered words. |
4. False specific
precise but untrue |
Indian team filming in Switzerland → trap „Schweizer Filmteam in Indien" (reversed). Sounds exact, never stated. |
Is it actually true of the text? "Specific" ≠ correct. |
5. One-detail flip
price / who / genre |
gratis vs halber Preis · Schulkinder vs ein Schüler · enthalten vs Aufpreis · Ratgeber vs Buchtipp. |
Which single fact differs — the price? the number? the genre? |
Reality check. The 10 headlines are not always 5 clean pairs — only ~⅓ are; the rest (and the official test) mix in triples or a big cluster. So don't play "find the pair". The only guarantee: 5 correct + 5 traps, and every correct headline has at least one look-alike trap.
Words that have cost you points
der Preis = prize / award (NOT "press" → die Presse)
wenig = little / few (≠ viel)
unterrichten = to teach
der Handel = trade · reich = rich
der Lehrberuf = apprenticeship / trade
die Berufswahl = career choice
die Doku-Soap = reality TV
enthalten = included · der Aufpreis = surcharge
der Ausflug = outing / trip
die Veranstaltung = event
Before you lock each answer
- Read all 10 headlines first; grouped the look-alikes.
- Named the claim / purpose — for every text, easy ones included.
- Ran the polarity check (
nicht · kein · zwar…aber).
- Headline covers the whole text, not one word.
- Letter crossed off (each once); 5 unused is expected.
- Stuck on one? Guess, move on — ~10 min total, this funds Teil 2/3.
Globalverstehen task, official telc Übungstest 1 p. 6 — shop.telc.net. Examples drawn from your own drill misses (iris, tamara, andreas-basis). Questions? Ask your teaching agent.