DELE B2 model exam
The Instituto Cervantes has moved its exams site to cervantes.org, and the old links to these files open a general page. The links below open copies of the official files, checked on 24 October 2026.
- DELE B2 model exam 00, version 1, September 2012 (PDF) Modelo de examen DELE B2 Instituto Cervantes de Seúl
- Listening audio for the model exam (MP3, 34.8 MB) The whole listening test in one track Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 25 January 2026
What the PDF holds
| Part | Pages | Time in the exam |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3 to 13 | 70 minutes |
| Reading answer key | 14 | |
| Listening | 15 to 22 | 40 minutes |
| Listening answer key | 23 | |
| Listening transcript | 24 to 33 | |
| Writing | 34 to 39 | 80 minutes |
| Speaking | 40 to 47 | 20 minutes, plus 20 to prepare |
Mark the model exam
Check your answers with the answer keys on pages 14 and 23 of the PDF, then enter how many you got right in each task. To see an estimated result, also rate your writing and speaking on the official scales.
- Group 1: reading and writing
- Not complete
- Group 2: listening and speaking
- Not complete
The result appears once every test has points.
Speaking samples
- Speaking sample, band 1 (No apto) (MP3, 7.2 MB) Raters' comments: exam guide, pages 33 to 36 Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 29 June 2024
- Speaking sample, band 2 (Apto) (MP3, 6.5 MB) Raters' comments: exam guide, pages 37 to 40 Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 29 June 2024
Guide, specification and answer sheet
- DELE B2 exam guide (PDF) Guía de examen DELE B2 Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 31 August 2026
- DELE B2 specification (PDF) Especificaciones de examen DELE B2 Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 3 June 2020
- DELE B2 answer sheet (PDF) Modelo de hoja de respuesta Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es, captured 20 September 2024
DELE B2 exam given in 2013
Examen DELE B2 administrado en 2013. Every file below is an Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es.
Reading
- Task 1 (PDF)
- Task 2 (PDF)
- Task 3 (PDF)
- Task 4 (PDF)
- Answer key (PDF)
Listening
- Task 1 (PDF)
- Task 2 (PDF)
- Task 3 (PDF)
- Task 4 (PDF)
- Task 5 (PDF)
- Answer key (PDF)
- Task 1 audio (MP3, 8.6 MB)
- Task 2 audio (MP3, 4.9 MB)
- Task 3 audio (MP3, 7.2 MB)
- Task 4 audio (MP3, 6.2 MB)
- Task 5 audio (MP3, 7.3 MB)
- Task 1 transcript (PDF)
- Task 2 transcript (PDF)
- Task 3 transcript (PDF)
- Task 4 transcript (PDF)
- Task 5 transcript (PDF)
Writing
- Task 1 (PDF)
- Task 2 (PDF)
- Task 1 audio (MP3, 3.8 MB)
- Task 1 transcript (PDF)
Practice for each task
Reading
- Task 1: Detailed reading Free practice set Course outline
- Task 2: Four texts Free practice set Course outline
- Task 3: Missing fragments Free practice set Course outline
- Task 4: Grammar and vocabulary gaps Free practice set Course outline
Listening
- Task 1: Short conversations Free practice set Course outline
- Task 2: Who says it Free practice set Course outline
- Task 3: Interview Free practice set Course outline
- Task 4: Short talks Free practice set Course outline
- Task 5: Lecture Free practice set Course outline
Writing
- Task 1: Letter from a recording Free writing prompt Course outline
- Task 2: Composition Free writing prompt Course outline
Speaking
- Task 1: Evaluate proposals Free speaking card Course outline
- Task 2: Imagine a situation Free speaking card Course outline
- Task 3: Survey Free speaking card Course outline
Plan Curricular
The inventories of the language a DELE B2 exam can test. About these inventories
- Grammar, B1-B2 Gramática. Inventario B1-B2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 12 October 2026
- Functions, B1-B2 Funciones. Inventario B1-B2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 5 October 2026
- Specific notions, B1-B2 Nociones específicas. Inventario B1-B2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 5 October 2026