DELE C1 Sample Exam

Test 1: Reading Comprehension and Use of Language

Duration: 90 minutes

Tasks: 5 tasks with a total of 40 items

Complex texts from public, professional, and academic domains. Includes literary texts, opinion articles, essays, and specialized texts. You must demonstrate inference ability, identification of textual structure, and understanding of nuances.

Test 2: Listening Comprehension and Use of Language

Duration: 50 minutes

Tasks: 5 tasks with a total of 30 items

Audio from lectures, interviews, debates, and formal and informal conversations. Natural speed with a variety of accents from the Spanish-speaking world. You must capture specific information, attitudes, and intentions.

Test 3: Integrated Skills — Listening and Written Expression

Duration: 80 minutes

Tasks: 2 tasks

Task 1: Listen to audio (lecture or presentation) and write a formal text (letter, report, article) integrating the information heard.

Task 2: Based on a written text, write another text (formal letter, opinion article, blog post) with a specific register and format.

Test 4: Integrated Skills — Reading and Oral Expression

Duration: 20 min preparation + 20 min exam

Tasks: 3 tasks

Task 1: Sustained monologue based on a text and a graph/image. Present, describe, and evaluate.

Task 2: Conversation with the interviewer about the topic from task 1. Debate, argue, and negotiate.

Task 3: Negotiation based on a proposed situation. Propose solutions, weigh pros and cons.

Grade: PASS / FAIL

Maximum score: 100 points (50 per group)

Minimum to pass: 30 points in each group (60 points total)

If you score less than 30 in one group, you fail the entire exam even if the other group has a high score. The diploma is issued by Instituto Cervantes on behalf of Spain's Ministry of Education and is valid indefinitely.