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DELE C2 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.

What the PDF holds

PartPagesTime in the exam
Use of language, reading and listening1 to 14105 minutes
Use of language, reading and listening answer key16
Writing and mediation17 to 20150 minutes
Transcripts of the recordings21 to 32
Speaking and mediation33 to 4320 minutes, plus 30 to prepare

Mark the model exam

Check your answers with the answer key on page 16 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.

Use of language, reading and listening52 questions
of 12
of 6
of 8
of 5
of 7
of 6
of 8
Writing and mediationNot rated

Task 1

Coherence and cohesion Cohesión y coherencia
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Mediation and task fulfilment Mediación y cumplimiento de la Tarea 1

Task 2

Coherence and cohesion Cohesión y coherencia
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Mediation and task fulfilment Mediación y cumplimiento de la Tarea 2

Task 3

Coherence and cohesion Cohesión y coherencia
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Fit and task fulfilment Adecuación y cumplimiento de la Tarea 3
Speaking and mediationNot rated

Task 1

Fluency Fluidez
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Mediation and task fulfilment Mediación y cumplimiento de la Tarea 1

Task 2

Fluency Fluidez
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Interview and task fulfilment Entrevista y cumplimiento de la Tarea 2

Task 3

Fluency Fluidez
Accuracy Corrección
Range Alcance
Interaction and task fulfilment Interacción y cumplimiento de la Tarea 3

Whole test

Overall Holística
Test 1: use of language, reading and listening
Not complete
Test 2: writing and mediation
Not complete
Test 3: speaking and mediation
Not complete

The result appears once every test has points.

Speaking samples

Guide, specification and answer sheet

DELE C2 exam from the May 2024 session

Examen DELE C2 administrado en mayo de 2024. Every file below is an Internet Archive copy of examenes.cervantes.es.

Practice for each task

Use of language, reading and listening

Writing and mediation

Speaking and mediation

Plan Curricular

The inventories of the language a DELE C2 exam can test. About these inventories

  • Grammar, C1-C2 Gramática. Inventario C1-C2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 11 October 2026
  • Functions, C1-C2 Funciones. Inventario C1-C2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 5 October 2026
  • Specific notions, C1-C2 Nociones específicas. Inventario C1-C2 Internet Archive copy of cvc.cervantes.es, captured 5 October 2026