DELE level C1 exams

The DELE level C1 Spanish as a foreign language diploma accredits the holder’s ability to:

  • comfortably process a wide variety or oral and written texts of some length in any variety of Spanish, recognising implicit meanings, attitudes or intentions;
  • express themselves fluently, spontaneously and with apparent ease;
  • always find an expression that suits the situation, be the context social, occupational or academic; and
  • use the language flexibly and effectively, correctly formulating complex texts and deploying organisational mechanisms for coherent discourse.

The structure of the general DELE level C1 exam is as follows (tests listed in the sequence in which they are administered).

Test and duration Test structure Maximum score
TESTS ADMINISTERED ON THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE DELE EXAM AT THE TIME ESTABLISHED IN THE TESTING CENTRE NOTICE
Test 1: Reading and comprehension and language usage

90 minutes

5 exercises

40 items

Exercise 1 (6 items)

Exercise 2 (6 items)

Exercise 3 (6 items)

Exercise 4 (8 items)

Exercise 5 (14 items)

25 points
Test 2: oral comprehension and language usage

50 minutes

4 exercises

30 items

Exercise 1 (6 items)

Exercise 2 (8 items)

Exercise 3 (6 items)

Exercise 4 (10 items)

25 points
Test 3: Integrated skills: oral comprehension and written expression and interaction

80 minutes

2 exercises

Exercise 1: Oral comprehension and written expression

Exercise 2: Written expression or interaction

25 points
TEST THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED ON THE DAY IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AFTER THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE DELE EXAM, FURTHER TO THE TESTING CENTRE NOTICE
Test 4: Integrated skills: reading comprehension and oral expression and interaction

20 minutes

(preparation: 20 minutos)

3 exercises

Exercise 1: Discussion of a subject

Exercise 2: Conversation around a subject

Exercise 3: Informal conversation, negotiation

25 points