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Leia o texto. "Apesar de a livraria não fazer publicidade, os clientes vão aparecendo aos poucos e têm gostos muito diversificados: uns procuram livros de praia, outros biografias." A expressão "aos poucos" significa que os clientes aparecem (The phrase 'aos poucos' means customers appear...)
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Key Facts: DIPLE (B2) Exam
DIPLE is CAPLE's CEFR B2 European Portuguese certificate, testing reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Its objective sections — Reading and Listening — use multiple choice, multiple matching, and gap-fill, and require strong B2 grammar (conjuntivo, condicional, infinitivo pessoal, voz passiva).
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1Leia o texto e responda. "A Câmara Municipal afirmou que o objetivo não é acabar com a histórica calçada portuguesa, mas sim requalificá-la para os idosos e para as pessoas com mobilidade reduzida. Contudo, os defensores da calçada não ficaram convencidos." Segundo o texto, a posição da Câmara Municipal é a de (According to the text, the City Council's position is to...)
2Leia a opinião e responda. "Admiro o valor estético e patrimonial da calçada, mas, uma vez que coloca em risco a saúde pública, é tempo de a mudar." Qual é a atitude do autor desta opinião? (What is this writer's attitude?)
3Correspondência múltipla. Leia a opinião. "Como é possível afirmar que a calçada precisa de ser substituída por não haver quem a saiba reparar? O que deviam fazer era promover a formação de calceteiros. Não é preciso que seja um especialista." Qual é a opinião que acha que NÃO é absolutamente necessária a existência de profissionais especializados? (Which opinion thinks that highly specialised professionals are not strictly necessary?)
4Correspondência múltipla. Leia a opinião. "Parece-me absolutamente necessário encomendar um estudo sobre os custos e a durabilidade dos vários materiais. É preciso saber como estão os pisos, antes de se proceder à sua remoção ou conservação." Qual é a opinião que defende a necessidade de realizar investigação antes de tomar decisões? (Which opinion argues for carrying out research before making decisions?)
5Leia o anúncio. "BÍVAR — Livraria de livros em segunda mão e em inglês. Preços a partir de 5 euros, negociáveis para quem leva vários. Para já, não compramos livros usados. Em breve: clube de leitura." Segundo o anúncio, na livraria Bívar (According to the advert, at the Bívar bookshop...)
6Complete o texto com a palavra correta. "Para podermos ___ um bom vinho português, temos primeiro de saber como guardá-lo corretamente." (Choose the verb that best fits: to be able to ___ a good Portuguese wine, we first need to know how to store it.)
7Complete o texto com a palavra correta. "Antes de guardar um vinho, informe-se ___ do estado em que este deve ser consumido." (Inform yourself ___ the condition in which it should be consumed.)
8Complete o texto com a palavra correta. "A garrafeira deve ser um espaço amplo, ___ da luz e de variações de temperatura." (The wine cellar should be a spacious area, ___ from light and temperature variations.)
9Complete o texto com a palavra correta. "Quando existem grandes variações de temperatura, o vinho pode sair pela ___, o que significa que aqueceu em excesso." (With big temperature swings, the wine may escape through the ___, meaning it overheated.)
10Complete o texto com a palavra correta. "A humidade do ar é outro aspeto a ter em ___." (Air humidity is another aspect to take into ___.)
About the DIPLE (B2) Exam
The DIPLE (Diploma Intermédio de Português Língua Estrangeira) is the CEFR B2 certificate in the CAPLE system administered by the Centro de Avaliação e Certificação de Português Língua Estrangeira at the Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa. It certifies upper-intermediate proficiency in European Portuguese, confirming that candidates can work in contexts where Portuguese is the working language and follow non-academic training courses, while still meeting some difficulty in highly complex professional or academic settings. The exam has four components — Compreensão da Leitura, Produção e Interação Escritas, Compreensão do Oral, and Produção e Interação Orais — each worth 25% of the final grade, with a minimum of 55% to pass. The objective, multiple-choice content is found in the Reading and Listening components: the official Reading model paper has 55 items using multiple choice, multiple matching, text reconstruction, and gap-fill, while Listening uses multiple-choice items. At B2, candidates must command the conjuntivo (present, imperfect, and future), the condicional, the infinitivo pessoal, the voz passiva, register shifts, and complex connectives, and must infer meaning from longer articles, interviews, and discussions. The DIPLE is recognised by Portuguese and foreign institutions for study, academic, professional, and citizenship purposes, and is offered in several sessions across the year (typically May, July, and November) at the University of Lisbon and partner centres worldwide.
Questions
100 scored questions
Time Limit
About 3 hours 30 minutes of active testing across four components: Reading 75 min, Written Production 75 min, Listening 40 min, and Oral Production about 20 min per pair, with short breaks between components.
Passing Score
55% overall to pass. Grades: Suficiente 55–69%, Bom 70–84%, Muito Bom 85–100%. Each of the four components is weighted at 25% of the final mark.
Exam Fee
Approximately €135 (2026). Fees may differ slightly at international LAPE centres; the enrolment fee is non-refundable. (CAPLE - Universidade de Lisboa)
DIPLE (B2) Exam Content Outline
Compreensão da Leitura (Reading)
Comprehension and inference on articles, opinion pieces, interviews, ads, and notices, plus lexical gap-fill. Item types: escolha múltipla, correspondência múltipla, text reconstruction, and completamento.
Compreensão do Oral (Listening)
Multiple-choice comprehension of dialogues, announcements, interviews, news, voicemails, and lectures across registers — testing gist, detail, conditions, cause, opinion, and inference.
Competência Estrutural (Grammar)
Objective control of B2 structures: conjuntivo (present/imperfect/future), condicional, infinitivo pessoal, voz passiva, verb regency, clitic pronouns and placement, relative and focalising (é que) constructions, tenses, and connectives.
How to Pass the DIPLE (B2) Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 55% overall to pass. Grades: Suficiente 55–69%, Bom 70–84%, Muito Bom 85–100%. Each of the four components is weighted at 25% of the final mark.
- Exam length: 100 questions
- Time limit: About 3 hours 30 minutes of active testing across four components: Reading 75 min, Written Production 75 min, Listening 40 min, and Oral Production about 20 min per pair, with short breaks between components.
- Exam fee: Approximately €135 (2026). Fees may differ slightly at international LAPE centres; the enrolment fee is non-refundable.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DIPLE and what level is it?
The DIPLE (Diploma Intermédio de Português Língua Estrangeira) is the CEFR B2 certificate in the CAPLE system, administered by the University of Lisbon. It certifies upper-intermediate European Portuguese proficiency suitable for working and studying in Portuguese-speaking environments.
How is the DIPLE B2 exam structured?
The DIPLE has four components, each worth 25%: Compreensão da Leitura (Reading, 75 min), Produção e Interação Escritas (Writing, 75 min), Compreensão do Oral (Listening, 40 min), and Produção e Interação Orais (Speaking, about 20 min per pair).
What score do I need to pass the DIPLE B2?
You need at least 55% overall to pass. Grades are reported as Suficiente (55–69%), Bom (70–84%), and Muito Bom (85–100%). Each of the four components contributes 25% to the final mark.
What question types are used in the Reading and Listening?
Reading (Compreensão da Leitura) uses escolha múltipla (multiple choice), correspondência múltipla (multiple matching), text reconstruction, and completamento (gap-fill); the official model paper has 55 items. Listening (Compreensão do Oral) uses multiple-choice items.
How much does the DIPLE B2 cost and when is it held in 2026?
The DIPLE fee is approximately €135 in 2026. It is offered in several sessions across the year — typically May, July, and November — at the University of Lisbon and partner centres; confirm exact dates with your local exam centre.
What grammar does the DIPLE B2 test?
B2 structural competence covers the conjuntivo (present, imperfect, and future), the condicional, the infinitivo pessoal, the voz passiva, verb regency and prepositions, clitic pronouns and placement, relative and focalising (é que) structures, tense coordination, and connectives in European Portuguese.