Medborgerskabsprøven Past Papers: What Repeats and Which Answers Changed

SIRI has published every Medborgerskabsprøven paper since the first sitting on 1 December 2016, each with its answer key. That is 20 papers and 500 questions — and the test repeats itself heavily. Since November 2019, between 44% and 84% of each paper has matched a question from an earlier sitting. But there is a catch that most prep sites miss: some of the old answer keys are no longer true, because Denmark has changed. This guide sets out what repeats, the most-asked questions, and the outdated answers to unlearn.

SIRI papers and answer keys; our analysis.

Across all 500 questions we found about 258 distinct questions, of which 118 appeared in two or more sittings; those repeats account for 360 of the 500. The share peaked at 84% in November 2021 and has settled at 44–64% in recent sittings, so a candidate who knows every earlier paper well still meets roughly half a paper of new questions. Past papers are the best practice there is, but not a substitute for reading the material — and one prep site’s claim that “at least half” of every paper comes from earlier ones was not true for November 2023, November 2024 or May 2025.

Questions asked four times include the age of majority (18), whether union membership is free (no), who holds judicial power (the courts), the number of years of compulsory education (10), the top grade on the 7-point scale (12), NATO membership (yes), the year of the Constitution (1849), the number of regions (5), whether an employer may dismiss a woman for being pregnant (no), how the monarch is chosen (by inheritance), the usual full-time week (37 hours), where to appeal a district-court decision (the High Court) and what is celebrated on 5 June (Constitution Day). A two-page summary of these recurring facts is worth making by hand.

SIRI’s keys were correct when each paper was set. Some facts have since changed, and a candidate who learns them from old papers will answer the November 2026 paper wrongly. These are the ones we found against the August 2026 material:

The C-heavy pattern is interesting but useless as a tactic: a candidate who guessed C on every three-option question would still score well under the 20 needed, and SIRI can change the pattern at any sitting. Knowledge is the only reliable route, and there is no negative marking, so never leave a question blank.

The papers have not drawn evenly on the learning material over time. In our classification, everyday life, work and welfare (fact sheets 1–10) supplied 38% of questions in 2016–19 but 26% in 2024–26, while history (fact sheets 20–21) rose from 9% to 20%. Democracy, law, rights and religion held steady at around 28–32%, and geography rose from 6% to 10%. The classification is approximate, but the direction is clear enough to act on: a candidate who studied only from the oldest papers would under-prepare for history, and the recent papers are the better guide to what November 2026 will look like.

1. Start with the three most recent papers (June 2026, November 2025, May 2025) in 30 minutes each.
2. Mark with SIRI’s key; the pass line is 20.
3. Check every wrong answer in the August 2026 material, and check every old key against it — especially anything about the monarch, the government, elections, the EU and conscription.
4. Work back through all 20; the repeats will start to feel familiar.
5. Keep a list of the changed facts so you do not slip back to the old answer under time pressure.