The grades
The grade is per module. There is no overall grade across the four, and one module cannot rescue another.
- 90 to 100 points: sehr gut (very good)
- 80 to 89 points: gut (good)
- 70 to 79 points: befriedigend (satisfactory)
- 60 to 69 points: ausreichend (sufficient)
- Below 60 points: nicht bestanden (not passed)
Lesen and Hören: counting
30 questions each, one point per correct answer, no penalty for wrong ones. The result is converted to 100: 30 correct is 100 points, 18 correct is 60. So you need at least 18 correct answers in each of the two modules.
Schreiben: four criteria
Two examiners rate each text on task fulfilment, coherence, vocabulary and structures, each with a level from A (best) to E. Each level stands for fixed points. In Teil 1 (60 points), an A in task fulfilment and coherence is worth 14 points each, in vocabulary and structures 16 each; B is three quarters of that, C half, D a quarter, E zero. In Teil 2 (40 points), an A in each criterion is worth 10.
The most important rule: if task fulfilment is E, the whole part scores 0. A text that misses the topic or has fewer than half the required words is not graded for language at all.
Sprechen: the same scale, more criteria
Speaking uses A to E too. Graded are task fulfilment, coherence and fluency, the question and answer in Teil 1, interaction and register in Teil 2, plus vocabulary, structures and, across the whole exam, pronunciation. Teil 1 is worth about 44 points, Teil 2 about 56.
How Bereit grades
Punkt grades your texts and conversations on exactly these criteria and levels and works out the points the same way. Because no examiner is in the room, Bereit always shows you a range, say 52 to 64, and tells you honestly whether you're above the line. The points are an estimate for your preparation, not an official result.