Important Tips Before You Learn

1. Always remember words with its kjønn (Han/Hun/Intet.). Otherwise later it would be difficult when you study grammer.-> More info here
2. Avoid using Google Translate. Use Ordbok instead.-> More info here
3. Avoid mapping or translating sentences from your mother toung to Norsk or vice a verse. They simply will not fit!. The grammar is different! and then you will have questions like why they have used PÅ or I etc.
4.You can download the norsk verb list here. Its very important that you memorize the verbs.
5. Written and Verbal Test tpoics are found here and here

Monday, December 15, 2014

How to Apply for Norskprøve A1,A2 or B1

One can appear for Norskprøve examination only in Norway as of 2014. 

The examination is held only twice in a year, once in MAY and another in DEC.

Once can register before 1  1/2  months prior to the exam. 

  1. Visit Vox.no
  2. Click on Norsk og samfunnskunnskap.
  3. Under Verktøy, click on Norskprøve
  4. In the page, refer to section "Informasjon til innvandrere"
  5. You can see norskprøven.no
  6. Usually under "Oppmelding til norskprøve" , the link to registration is mentioned.
  7. The cost of exam varies. If you take it in OSLO area. Lese,Lytte,Skrive will together cost 650 NOK (you can take only lese ot lytte or skrive prøve, they each cost 500 NOK) and muntlig will cost 650NOK. This cost is as of 2015
  8. There are two major part of the exam, First consist of Skriftlig,Lytte og Lese. i.e. Written, Listening and Reading. The second is Muntlig i.e Verbal Exam. You would receive two different dates for both these examinations. The first exam would be held on Computer and for Verbal exam, two examiners would be asking you different questions. For verbal exam you and other candidate would give the exam together. At one instance, examiner can also ask you to discuss a topic with other candidate. Make sure you ASK questions to other candidate and not only just answer his/her question (^^)
  9. The first part has 3 subparts
    • Leseprøve (Reading examination)
    • Lytteprøve (Listening examination) - It would be very fast and difficult. The statement is repeated only twice. So try to get the answer correct in your first attempt only as you get very little time to select option after the statement gets repeated second time.
    • Skriveprøve (Writing examination) 
  10. Muntlig is a verbal examination.
    • Usually they take two people for muntlig.
    • It depends on the examiner, but usually the pattern you will get one-to-one question first, then you need to discuss a topic with the person with you.
    • Last would be again one-to-one question.
    • NEVER utter any english word at all.
    • Grammar matters, so always follow basic grammar rules.

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