Lesestrategien für SDS (Reading Strategies for SDS)

Don&rsquo;t get stuck: If a question is hard, mark your best guess and move on
Come back later: If time allows, revisit skipped questions
Budget: ~2–3 minutes per question at B1/B2 level
Easy first: Do the tasks you&rsquo;re confident about first

Kernprinzip: Scannen, nicht komplett lesen (Core Principle: Scan, Don’t Read)

The SDS reading section rewards finding specific information quickly, not understanding every word. Train your eyes to scan for keywords.

Before reading any text:

This turns reading into a search task rather than a comprehension task.

For true/false and MC tasks:

Common traps in SDS reading:

Trap	Example
Negation	“nicht möglich”, “kein Parkplatz”, “ohne Erfahrung”
Time qualifiers	“ab März” (from March, not before), “bis Freitag” (until Friday)
Partial truth	Statement is half true but the other half is wrong → answer is nein
Number confusion	“50%” vs “Vollzeit” — they’re different!
Similar words	“Teilzeit” vs “Vollzeit”, “montags” vs “monatlich”

For title-matching exercises:

Read ALL titles first
For each text, find the main idea in the first 1–2 sentences
Match the obvious ones first
Use elimination for the remaining ones
Don’t be distracted by details — a text about a cooking class might mention health, but the main topic is cooking