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Medborgerskabsprøven in English: practise topic by topic, every answer explained.

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The Medborgerskabsprøve is one way to meet the active-citizenship condition for permanent residence in Denmark: 25 questions in 30 minutes, and you need 20 right to pass. Our 402 practice questions follow the facts of the study material topic by topic, translated into English with the Danish original beside each one, the right answer and a short explanation. Our mock test has the same number of questions and the same time as the real one.

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The format

    • Questions: 25
    • Time: 30 min
    • To pass: 20 of 25

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Topics

  • School, education and childcare30
  • Labour market and business47
  • The welfare state and health36
  • Family life, equality and associations35
  • Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties49
  • Folketing, government, municipalities and elections47
  • Denmark in the world: EU, UN, defence and climate39
  • History of Denmark51
  • Country, people, religion, culture and traditions68

A few questions with their answers.

Skole, uddannelse og dagtilbud 2

How old is a child usually when they start in the reception class (børnehaveklassen, year 0)?

About 6 years old

Hvor gammel er et barn normalt, når det begynder i børnehaveklassen (0. klasse)?

Why this answer

Skole, uddannelse og dagtilbud 3

Do parents have to pay for their child to attend the public school (folkeskolen)?

No

Skal forældre betale for, at deres barn går i folkeskolen?

Why this answer

Skole, uddannelse og dagtilbud 4

What are the youngest classes of the public school (folkeskolen), from year 0 to year 3, called?

The early years (indskolingen)

Hvad kalder man de yngste klasser i folkeskolen, fra 0. til 3. klasse?

Why this answer
The 402 questions with answers

Questions people ask.

How many questions does the Medborgerskabsprøve have?
25 written questions with two or three options each, answered in 30 minutes without any aids. You need at least 20 right to pass.
Who has to take it?
Nobody has to. The test is one way to meet the active-citizenship condition (medborgerskab), one of four supplementary conditions for permanent residence. On top of the basic conditions you must meet two of the four, and if you meet all four you can apply after 4 years of lawful residence instead of 8. The condition can also be met by at least 1 year of active citizenship, for example on a board or in an association. A Medborgerskabsprøve passed before 2016 does not count, and neither does the indfødsretsprøve (the test for Danish nationality). People with disabilities and pensioners may in some cases be exempted from some conditions — see nyidanmark.dk.
Can I take the test in English?
No. The test is in Danish only. That is why every question here also shows the Danish original: the English translation helps you understand it, but in the test you will read it in Danish.
How do I register, and what does it cost?
You register directly with a test provider (a language centre, sprogcenter) at least 5 weeks before the test date. The fee is DKK 946 in 2026 and is adjusted every 1 January. The test is taken on paper at a language centre twice a year, in May/June and November/December. Bring original photo ID, such as your residence card or passport — a driving licence is not accepted.
Can I retake the test if I fail?
Yes, at the next test term. You register again and pay the fee again. There is no re-sit for illness, so if you are ill on the day you also wait for the next term. If you disagree with the marking, you can complain in writing within 4 weeks of the marking, and a re-sit offered after a complaint is free.
What is the test about?
Every question is based on the official study material for the Medborgerskabsprøve: 26 fact sheets on school, education and childcare, the labour market and the welfare state, family and association life, health, equality, democracy and the constitution, the Folketing and the government, municipalities, elections and parties, the rule of law, rights and duties, religion, history, culture and traditions, Denmark and the world, and climate. The material is updated every August.
Are these the real test questions?
Partly. Here you find the questions from the past papers on danskogproever.dk with their official answers, reproduced by permission of SIRI — except those whose answer no longer holds. To them we add our own questions on the study material, each checked in an independent review and against public sources. The English translations and explanations were made with AI help.

Source

Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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