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Key Facts: VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Exam

120 min

CE duration for GL/TL maatschappijkunde paper CSE

Examenblad maatschappijkunde vmbo gl en tl 2026

19 May 2026

CSE 1e tijdvak maatschappijkunde GL/TL (09:00–11:00)

Examenblad / examenrooster 2026

17 Jun 2026

CSE 2e tijdvak maatschappijkunde GL/TL (13:30–15:30)

Examenblad maatschappijkunde vmbo gl en tl 2026

Paper only

CE form (not Facet bb-flex)

Vakspecifieke informatie maatschappijkunde vmbo gl/tl 2026

ML2/V/1

Analyse maatschappelijk vraagstuk on GT CE

Syllabus maatschappijkunde vmbo 2026 CE/SE table

Scoreschaal 60

2026 1e tijdvak CE score scale (N-term conversion)

Examenblad N-termen 2026

≥5.5

Typical subject pass on 1–10 scale

Dutch VO grading practice

Dutch

Official CE language (officialLanguages: nl)

CvTE / Examenblad VO practice

100

Free English MCQ study items on this page

OpenExamPrep study adaptation

Official VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde 2026 is CE (120-minute paper CSE: 19 May and 17 Jun 2026, open/short answers + N-term) plus school SE — not pure MCQ. These 100 English MCQs are a study adaptation aligned to CvTE/Examenblad 2026 GT CE exameneenheden (skills, politics, crime/rechtsstaat, V/1 analysis) with SE study support on media, multicultural society and work.

Sample VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Practice Questions

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1In maatschappijkunde (GL/TL), which feature best marks a topic as a maatschappelijk vraagstuk (social issue)?
A.It concerns only one private household and never appears in the news
B.It affects many people, sparks public debate, and often draws media and political attention
C.It can be solved by one company changing its logo
D.It is interesting only to professional historians
Explanation: A maatschappelijk vraagstuk typically affects many people, is publicly contested, and attracts media and political attention. Private one-household problems or purely niche curiosities do not meet that bar.
2A source describes how low wages and high rents affect young workers’ housing chances. Which maatschappijkunde perspective (invalshoek) is most clearly used?
A.Religious ritual perspective
B.Socio-economic perspective
C.Purely biological perspective
D.Architectural style perspective
Explanation: Income, wages, rents and unequal access to housing are classic socio-economic (sociaal-economische) aspects. The syllabus trains candidates to recognise this invalshoek when analysing issues.
3A text focuses on power, laws, political parties and government decisions about crime policy. Which invalshoek is central?
A.Political perspective
B.Taste-and-fashion perspective
C.Geological perspective
D.Sports-coaching perspective
Explanation: Power, law-making, parties and government decisions belong to the political (politieke) perspective used in maatschappijkunde analysis.
4Comparing how Dutch voters viewed migration in the 1990s versus today mainly applies which analytical aspect used in GL/TL analysis?
A.Change-and-comparison aspect
B.Only microscope measurement
C.Only personal diary style
D.Only sports statistics
Explanation: Looking across time and comparing situations is the veranderings- en vergelijkende invalshoek/aspect in the syllabus: how views and contexts shifted.
5A candidate receives two newspaper articles with opposite claims about youth crime. What is the best first study skill?
A.Ignore both and guess based on feelings only
B.Compare the sources: who wrote them, what evidence they use, and how they select facts
C.Assume the longest article is always fully true
D.Delete any article that mentions numbers
Explanation: Leervaardigheden require using and comparing information sources critically—authorship, evidence and selection—rather than guessing or treating length as proof.
6Which question best fits the social-cultural (sociaal-culturele) perspective on media?
A.How do stereotypes and norms in media messages shape beeldvorming of groups?
B.How many millimetres thick is a newspaper page?
C.What is the exact stock price of a media company today?
D.Which bus route reaches the printing plant?
Explanation: Beeldvorming, norms, values and stereotypes are social-cultural concepts applied to massamedia in the syllabus.
7For ML2/V/1 (analyse maatschappelijk vraagstuk) on GL/TL CE, why must candidates link several exameneenheden?
A.Because real social issues usually involve politics, media, work, culture and crime together
B.Because each unit must be memorised in a separate language
C.Because CE questions never use sources
D.Because SE topics are illegal to mention in CE
Explanation: ML2/V/1 expects integrated analysis: social issues cut across politics, media, work, multicultural society and crime. Linking units is the GT verrijking skill beyond listing isolated facts.
8A graph shows unemployment rising while media stories about ‘lazy jobseekers’ increase. What is a careful maatschappijkunde reading?
A.Media framing may shape public images of unemployment even when causes are complex
B.Graphs and media never interact
C.Rising unemployment proves every jobseeker refuses work
D.Only weather caused both trends
Explanation: Candidates should connect socio-economic data with media beeldvorming without treating stereotypes as proof of individual blame.
9Which action best shows applying the political perspective to a housing shortage?
A.Identify which parties, ministers and laws influence housing policy
B.Only count bricks in one building
C.Only taste the paint colour
D.Only list favourite TV shows
Explanation: Political analysis asks who has power and how decisions/laws/parties shape policy outcomes such as housing.
10A GL/TL candidate must judge whether a proposed crime measure is effective and desirable using sources. Which skill set matches ML2/V/1 best?
A.Combining criminaliteit/rechtsstaat concepts with political/policy judgment and source comparison — not only personal taste
B.Only inventing fictional court cases with no concepts
C.Only translating the text into emoji
D.Only measuring classroom temperature
Explanation: GT analysis (V/1) of measures against crime combines rechtsstaat/crime concepts with judging policy effectiveness and desirability while weighing sources — core leervaardigheden applied across K/8 and K/4.

About the VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Exam

VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde is a Dutch secondary social-studies exam for the gemengde and theoretische leerwegen under CvTE rules, catalogued on Examenblad.nl. The Syllabus maatschappijkunde vmbo 2026 places GT CE on ML2/K/3 (leervaardigheden), ML2/K/4 (politiek en beleid), ML2/K/8 (criminaliteit en rechtsstaat) and ML2/V/1 (analyse maatschappelijk vraagstuk); ML2/K/5–K/7 are must-on-SE for GT. Unlike BB/KB Facet flex, the GL/TL CE is paper only in fixed tijdvakken (120 min). Official CE language is Dutch; this practice bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation covering those CE concepts plus SE themes (massamedia, multicultural society, work).

Assessment

Eindexamen = CE + SE. Centraal Examen: paper CSE in national tijdvakken; open/short-answer style items (with some multiple-choice) scored via correctievoorschrift; raw points converted to a 1–10 grade with the N-term omzettingstabel (2026 1e tijdvak scoreschaal 60). Schoolexamen: school PTA must cover ML2/K/5 Mens en werk, ML2/K/6 Multiculturele samenleving and ML2/K/7 Massamedia (and may reinforce CE units). Official assessment is not pure multiple-choice.

Time Limit

CE: 120 minutes paper CSE for GL/TL maatschappijkunde. 1e tijdvak 2026: Tuesday 19 May 2026, 09:00–11:00. 2e tijdvak 2026: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30. Vakspecifieke informatie: paper only (not Facet). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.

Passing Score

Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for the paper CSE series.

Exam Fee

No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates. (College voor Toetsen en Examens (CvTE); catalogue and documents on Examenblad.nl)

VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Exam Content Outline

CE ML2/K/3

Leervaardigheden

Reading sources, applying social-cultural, political and socio-economic perspectives, and analysing a maatschappelijk vraagstuk at GT depth.

CE ML2/K/4

Politiek en beleid

Democratic institutions, parties and stromingen, elections, pressure groups, policy and basic EU influence.

CE ML2/K/8

Criminaliteit en rechtsstaat

Crime as a social problem, rechtsstaat principles, causes, enforcement actors, punishment goals and policy.

CE ML2/V/1

Analyse maatschappelijk vraagstuk

Integrated analysis of a social issue across invalshoeken and units — GT CE verrijking (not a separate BB CE unit).

SE ML2/K/7

Massamedia

Media roles, news selection, beeldvorming, influence and comparing sources (SE must for GL/TL; study support).

SE ML2/K/6

Multiculturele samenleving

Culture, socialisation, stereotypes, discrimination and equal treatment (SE must for GL/TL; study support).

SE ML2/K/5

Mens en werk

Functions of work, verzorgingsstaat, labour interests and inequality (SE must for GL/TL; study support).

How to Pass the VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Dutch grading scale 1–10; a subject is typically passed at ≥5.5. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is the average of CE and SE. CE points are converted via the published N-term table for the paper CSE series.
  • Assessment: Eindexamen = CE + SE. Centraal Examen: paper CSE in national tijdvakken; open/short-answer style items (with some multiple-choice) scored via correctievoorschrift; raw points converted to a 1–10 grade with the N-term omzettingstabel (2026 1e tijdvak scoreschaal 60). Schoolexamen: school PTA must cover ML2/K/5 Mens en werk, ML2/K/6 Multiculturele samenleving and ML2/K/7 Massamedia (and may reinforce CE units). Official assessment is not pure multiple-choice.
  • Time limit: CE: 120 minutes paper CSE for GL/TL maatschappijkunde. 1e tijdvak 2026: Tuesday 19 May 2026, 09:00–11:00. 2e tijdvak 2026: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30. Vakspecifieke informatie: paper only (not Facet). SE duration and forms follow each school’s PTA.
  • Exam fee: No separate published per-subject fee for regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates (publicly funded). Do not treat DUO Staatsexamen subject fees as the school CE fee; those fees apply only to independent DUO Staatsexamen candidates.

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde Study Tips from Top Performers

1Prioritise GT CE exameneenheden ML2/K/3, ML2/K/4, ML2/K/8 and ML2/V/1; treat Mens en werk, Multiculturele samenleving and Massamedia as SE support that still appears in school PTA work.
2Drill the three main invalshoeken (social-cultural, political, socio-economic) on one current maatschappelijk vraagstuk — V/1 expects integrated analysis across units.
3Map Dutch institutions: Tweede Kamer, kabinet, politie, Openbaar Ministerie and rechter for politics and crime questions.
4For media items, practise spotting selection, beeldvorming and comparing two sources on the same event.
5Use these English MCQs for concept drill, then switch to Dutch past papers on Examenblad for authentic wording and 120-minute timing.
6Check vakspecifieke informatie and the examenrooster each year for paper rules, secrecy rules and hulpmiddelen.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Netherlands VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde?

It is the VMBO gemengde/theoretische leerweg maatschappijkunde eindexamen subject under CvTE, with documents and rooster on Examenblad.nl. For 2026 the GT CE exameneenheden are ML2/K/3, ML2/K/4, ML2/K/8 and ML2/V/1; Mens en werk, Multiculturele samenleving and Massamedia are must-on-SE for GT.

Is the official Centraal Examen multiple-choice?

No. The official CE is a paper CSE with open and short-answer style items (and some multiple-choice) scored with a correctievoorschrift and converted to a grade using the N-term omzettingstabel. This page’s 100 questions are an English-language MCQ study adaptation for concept practice, not an official CE simulation.

When and how long is the 2026 VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde CE?

1e tijdvak: Tuesday 19 May 2026, 09:00–11:00 (120 minutes). 2e tijdvak: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 13:30–15:30 (120 minutes). Vakspecifieke informatie states the exam is paper only — not a Facet flex exam like BB/KB.

What score do I need to pass?

Dutch secondary grades use a 1–10 scale; a subject is typically passed at 5.5 or higher. When both CE and SE apply, the final subject grade is normally their average. CE raw scores are converted via the paper CSE N-term table published on Examenblad (2026 1e tijdvak scoreschaal 60).

How much does VMBO GL/TL Maatschappijkunde cost for school candidates?

Regular secondary-school VMBO GL/TL candidates do not pay a separate published per-subject CE fee; schooling is publicly funded. DUO Staatsexamen subject fees apply only to independent Staatsexamen candidates and should not be cited as the school exam fee.

How does GL/TL maatschappijkunde differ from BB maatschappijkunde?

GL/TL uses a fixed paper CSE of 120 minutes in national tijdvakken. BB uses a 60-minute flexible digital Facet (bb-flex) exam. GL/TL CE also includes ML2/V/1 (analyse maatschappelijk vraagstuk) as GT verrijking; shared CE core units are still ML2/K/3, ML2/K/4 and ML2/K/8.

Which syllabus should I use for 2026?

Use the Syllabus maatschappijkunde vmbo 2026 (CvTE) and the examenprogramma maatschappijkunde vmbo linked from the Examenblad subject page. Vakspecifieke informatie maatschappijkunde vmbo gl/tl states the 2026 syllabus has no content changes versus 2025, and that the CE is paper only.

Are these practice questions in Dutch like the official exam?

No. The official CE language is Dutch. These 100 items are an English-language MCQ study adaptation that keeps key Dutch technical terms (e.g. rechtsstaat, verzorgingsstaat, beeldvorming) where useful for later Dutch CE practice.