Speaking sample questions

Inburgering Speaking Practice Questions

Speaking practice is often the section learners delay. The best way to reduce nerves is to answer many short prompts until the structure feels familiar.

Key points

  • This page gives sample Speaking question ideas; use the full Speaking page for the complete practice path.
  • Practise everyday situations, direct questions, and picture prompts.
  • Use simple answer patterns: who, what, where, when, and why.
  • Record, review, and repeat to improve fluency and confidence.

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This sample page supports long-tail Speaking searches. The full Speaking page explains access, picture questions, recording routines, and paid feedback.

Common speaking question types

  • Answer a short personal or daily-life question.
  • Describe one picture or a simple sequence of pictures.
  • Call a doctor, school, employer, shop, or gemeente.
  • Explain a problem and ask for help or a new appointment.

Best practice strategy

Do not wait until your Dutch is perfect. Practise short answers with complete information. A clear simple answer is better than a long answer with many mistakes.

Sample question ideas

  • Sample prompt: You call the huisarts. Say your name, explain that you have a fever, and ask for an appointment. Useful answer: Goedemorgen, mijn naam is Sara Khan. Ik heb koorts. Kan ik vandaag een afspraak maken?
  • Sample picture task: You see a person at a train station looking at the timetable. Describe what is happening. Useful answer: De man staat op het station. Hij kijkt naar de tijden. Hij wacht op de trein.

Simple practice routine

  1. Read the prompt and choose three key details.
  2. Record a short answer.
  3. Listen once and notice missing information.
  4. Record again with a clearer sentence.

Important note

These are original study examples from InburgeringPro. They are not official DUO exam questions and do not guarantee an official exam result.