Graph description: same graph, three grades
TDN 3, 4 and 5 on one graph — plus the number grammar that gets noticed.
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What's Inside
- The same graph at TDN 3, 4 and 5 side by side — differences highlighted
- The number-grammar mistakes that get noticed (von/auf/um, percentage point) — with a price tag
- A direct path to the Prüfungs-Agent for your own graph
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I really have to describe a graph in TestDaF?
In the paper-based TestDaF, yes — the graph description is a fixed part of the writing task. The digital TestDaF also uses a graph (task 2: summarise a reading text plus graph), and many DSH tasks work with graphs; telc C1 (a discursive essay) and Goethe C1 (a forum post) require no graph. The key: don't describe every number, describe the main trends — otherwise you get a "data graveyard".
Which graph-description mistakes cost points?
Above all number grammar: confusing "von … auf …", equating percent with percentage points, or building "rise/fall" incorrectly. Such errors pull down the accuracy criterion. Listing every figure instead of interpreting the trend, by contrast, costs you on task fulfilment.
What separates TDN 4 from TDN 5 in TestDaF writing?
At TDN 4 the text is largely clear but stalls in places; at TDN 5 the examiner reads without stumbling, with broad vocabulary and secure sentence construction. In the digital TestDaF, TDN 4 sits at 10–15 and TDN 5 at 16–20 of 20 points. What matters is less freedom from errors than consistent comprehensibility and variety.
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