Basisexamen Inburgering study plan
Basisexamen Inburgering · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Spreekvaardigheid (speaking) & Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving (knowledge of Dutch society)
Record yourself answering 20 short personal questions (name, home, family, work) and re-record until each answer runs 20-30 seconds without long pauses
Drill the Dutch sounds that trip you up most (sch, g/ch, ui, ij/ei) for 10 minutes daily using minimal-pair word lists
Build a 60-word core vocabulary sheet for greetings, introductions and numbers 1-100, and recite it aloud until recall is instant
Read one short text per day on Dutch daily life (housing, work, healthcare) and note 5 new words per text with their article (de/het)
Your checkpoint
A folder of 20 self-recorded spoken answers plus a written 60-word personal vocabulary list with de/het marked
Spreekvaardigheid (speaking) & Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving (knowledge of Dutch society)
Practise 15 A1 speaking tasks that ask you to describe a picture in 4-6 sentences using present tense and prepositions of place
Memorise and actively use 25 fixed phrases for shopping, transport and appointments (e.g. asking for a price, saying you are late)
Answer 30 listening-style prompts on Dutch society topics (school system, GP registration, opening hours) in full spoken sentences
Shadow one 2-minute Dutch audio clip daily, repeating sentence by sentence to improve rhythm and intonation
Your checkpoint
A 3-minute unscripted spoken monologue about your neighbourhood, scored against a 5-point self-checklist (fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, task completion)
Spreekvaardigheid (speaking) & Leesvaardigheid (reading)
Complete 4 timed reading sets of 10 short A1 texts each (signs, forms, notices) and log every wrong answer with the reason
Practise skimming: find the key information in 20 short texts within 45 seconds each, without translating every word
Learn 40 high-frequency function words and question words (waar, wanneer, hoeveel, omdat, maar, dus) and use them in spoken answers
Speak for 2 minutes on 5 familiar topics from memory, then check your recording for the function words you missed
Your checkpoint
A reading error log of at least 25 items sorted by error type (vocabulary, grammar, misread question) with corrected answers
Leesvaardigheid (reading) & Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving (knowledge of Dutch society)
Work through 6 full-length reading practice sets under exam time pressure and record your score after each
Extract the main idea, the specific detail and the purpose from 15 texts (adverts, letters, instructions) in writing
Build a one-page summary of core Dutch society facts (government, taxes, insurance, integration, education) and self-quiz it daily
Answer 40 multiple-choice society questions and rewrite every wrong answer as a correct full sentence
Your checkpoint
A timed mock reading test score plus a completed one-page society fact sheet with all 40 corrections written out
Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving (knowledge of Dutch society)
Write 10 short messages (30-40 words each): a thank-you note, an appointment change, a request to a neighbour, a sick-day message to an employer
Practise 15 sentence-completion and form-filling items where spelling and word order decide the mark
Master Dutch word order in main clauses and questions by rewriting 30 scrambled sentences correctly
Write 10 sentences about Dutch society topics using the fact sheet, checking each against the source
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of 10 written messages, each self-corrected against a checklist (word order, verb form, spelling, capitalisation) and rewritten once
Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Leesvaardigheid (reading)
Write 8 longer texts of 60-80 words (a short letter, a description of your day, an invitation) within 10 minutes each
Review the 20 spelling and grammar rules you got wrong in weeks 3-5 and drill each with 10 targeted exercises
Read 20 short texts and answer in writing with one full sentence per text, focusing on copying correct structures
Do one full timed mock covering reading and writing back to back to practise switching modes
Your checkpoint
Eight timed 60-80 word texts plus a personal rule sheet listing your top 20 recurring errors with a correct example for each
Spreekvaardigheid (speaking) & Schrijfvaardigheid (writing)
Run two full speaking mocks (picture description, short answers, story) and score them with the same checklist used in week 2
Run two full writing mocks under time and compare error counts with week 6
Rehearse 10 high-probability speaking topics (family, work, health, free time, housing) until each answer flows for 30 seconds
Rewrite your five weakest written texts from weeks 5-6 without looking at the originals, then compare
Your checkpoint
A before/after comparison table of speaking and writing mock scores showing error counts dropping between week 6 and week 7
Spreekvaardigheid (speaking) & Leesvaardigheid (reading) & Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Kennis van de Nederlandse Samenleving (knowledge of Dutch society)
Take two complete timed mock exams covering all four domains and record section scores
Review every remaining error from the whole plan and close out the top 10 open items
Drill exam-day routines: reading the question first, checking word counts, speaking at a steady pace, leaving 2 minutes for a final check
Rest and consolidate: one light 30-minute review per day in the last three days instead of new material
Your checkpoint
Two complete mock exam score sheets with a final one-page 'exam-day checklist' listing your personal pitfalls and the routine to avoid them
Milestones
Week 2: You can speak for 60 seconds on a familiar personal topic with no more than two long pauses and use at least 20 of your 25 fixed phrases spontaneously
Week 4: Your timed reading mock score is at or above 70% and you can state the main idea of an unseen A1 text in one Dutch sentence
Week 6: You write a correct 60-word message in under 10 minutes with no more than three errors, and your top-20 error list is stable (no new error types appearing)
Week 8: Both full mock exams show all four sections at or above 70%, and you can name your three most common remaining errors and the fix for each