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MSA Practice: Smart Home Demo

A full-skills MSA practice unit about a smart speaker demo event. Practise Listening, Reading, and Writing, just like the real Mittlerer Schulabschluss exam.

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Ex A – ListeningListen to a shop announcement and a chat between friends
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Ex B – ReadingMatch people to smart devices, then check safety notices are true or false
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Ex C – WritingWrite about technology in your life
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Auf einen Blick / At a glance

Free Oberschule MSA exam practice built around a smart speaker demo event, with Listening, Reading and Writing exam-style tasks.

Niveau / Level
B1 (GER/CEFR)
Für / For
MSA · Prüfungstraining
Fertigkeiten / Skills
Hörverstehen / Listening, Leseverstehen / Reading, Schreiben / Writing
Aufgaben / Tasks
3 — Listening: Smart Speaker Demo · Reading: Smart Devices & Safety Notices · Writing: Blog Post
Kosten / Cost
kostenlos, ohne Anmeldung / free, no sign-up
Exercise A

Listening: Smart Speaker Demo

You will hear each recording twice, just like in the real MSA exam. Listen carefully, then answer the questions below — you won't be able to play a recording more than twice.

💡 Exam tip: In the real exam you hear each recording exactly twice — use the first play to get the general gist, then the second to fill in exact details, rather than trying to catch everything at once.
Part 1 — Shop Announcement
Part 1 — Comprehension Questions

1 Where is the demonstration table?

2 What can the speaker do?

3 What do early sign-ups receive?

4 What rule applies to under-sixteens?

5 Who is running the demos?

Part 2 — Dialogue: Two Friends
Part 2 — Comprehension Questions

6 Why can't Robyn's brother try the demo alone?

7 What's the benefit of signing up before three?

8 What do Theo and Robyn decide to do?

Exercise B

Reading: Smart Devices & Safety Notices

Read the texts below, then answer the questions — just like Reading Parts 1 and 2 in the real MSA exam.

Part 1 — Match the Person to the Smart Device

Smart Speaker: Controls music, lights, and answers questions using your voice.

Smart Doorbell: Shows you who is at the door on your phone, even when you're not home.

Smart Thermostat: Learns your habits and automatically adjusts the temperature to save energy.

Smart Plug: Turns any normal lamp or appliance on and off from an app.

1 Grandpa Joe often forgets to turn off the lamp when he leaves the house. He needs a .

2 Mia works late and wants to know if a delivery arrives while she's out. She needs a .

3 The Patel family wants to save money on heating without thinking about it. They need a .

4 Dan loves asking questions out loud and wants hands-free music control. He needs a .

Part 2 — Smart Home Safety: True or False?

🔄 Smart devices should be updated regularly to stay secure.

🔑 Every smart home device needs its own strong, unique password.

📶 Smart doorbells can be checked from your phone from anywhere, not just at home.

💡 Turning off devices you're not using helps save electricity.

5 Smart devices never need to be updated.

6 A strong, unique password is recommended for smart devices.

7 Smart doorbells only work when you are at home.

8 Turning off unused devices can save electricity.

Exercise C

Writing: Blog Post

Choose ONE of the two prompts below and write 80–100 words, just like Writing Part 3 in the real MSA exam. This section is graded by your teacher, not automatically.

Choose ONE prompt

Prompt 1: Describe a piece of technology you use every day and explain how it helps you.

Prompt 2: Do you think smart home devices make life easier, or do they create new problems? Give your opinion.

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