How is the exam composed?

 

Student preparing for the DELE Spanish Exam in Madrid Spain

The three levels are submitted to the same series of tests:
        • Reading comprehension
        • Written expression
        • Listening comprehension
        • Grammar and vocabulary
        • Oral expression

 

 

The tests are composed as the following:


Nivel Inicial:

 -    40 min. of Reading Comprehension
  •      Multiple choice questions based on texts.
  •      Answering questions by getting information from a text.
-    50 min. of Written Expression
  •       Writing simple and practical texts such as notes, notices, and postcards,.MCQ Exam in the DELE, AIL Madrid, Madrid
-    30 min. of Listening Comprehension
  •       Multiple choice questions on a simple conversation or recorded information.
-    40 min. of Grammar and Vocabulary
  •       Relate several sentences to the corresponding situations.
  •       Find the words or expressions which are not appropriate in the context.
  •       Insert missing words in texts from multiple choice.
-    10 min. of oral expression
  •       Talk with the examiners about a picture or photograph for ten minutes.

Nivel Intermediario:

 -    60 min. of reading comprehension
  •      12 multiple choice questions based on four texts, never longer than 450 words.
-    60 min. of written expression (writing small texts)
  •      Writing both a letter and an essay, no longer than 150-200 words.The DELE Exam has a writing exam, AIL Madrid, Spanish courses
-    30 min. of listening comprehension (with multiple choice questionnaires)
  •      Twelve multiple choice questions based on four recordings.
-    60 min. of grammar and vocabulary
  •       Fill in the blank spaces in a text from multiple choices.
  •       Fill in the blank spaces in sentences (grammar and vocabulary).
-    10/15 min. of oral expression (interview with a jury)
  •      Talk with the examiners about a picture or photograph for ten minutes.

Nivel Superior:

 -   60 min. of reading comprehension
  •      Nine multiple choice questions based on 3 texts, never longer than 800 words.
  •      Refer to up to 10 series of texts extracts.
-    60 min. of written expression (writing small texts)
  •      Write a formal letter and an essay, no longer than 150-200 words.Oral exam is part of the DELE examination, AIL Madrid, Madrid
-    45 min. of listening comprehension (with multiple choice questionnaires)
  •      Twelve multiple choice questions on four recordings.
-    60 min. of grammar and vocabulary
  •      A multiple choice text.
  •      35 multiple choice sentences.
  •      Spot grammar errors in one or several given texts.
-    10 /15 min of oral expression (interview with a jury)
  •      Hold a conversation with the examiners for 10-15 minutes.