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Key Facts: PAU Foreign Language II: Italian (Canary Islands) Exam
Exam Administrator: Canary Islands PAU Organising Commission (COPAU) / ULPGC & ULL
Target Audience: 2º Bachillerato students taking PAU in the Canary Islands
Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Level: CEFR B1+/B2 (Italian Foreign Language II)
Practice Bank Size: Exactly 100 high-quality practice questions
Canary Islands PAU Foreign Language II: Italian evaluates reading comprehension, advanced Italian grammar (congiuntivo, pronomi combinati, periodo ipotetico), vocabulary & false friends, and discourse synthesis under LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato standards.
Sample PAU Foreign Language II: Italian (Canary Islands) Practice Questions
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1Leggi il seguente testo: 'Negli ultimi anni, la transizione ecologica nelle isole Canarie ha visto un forte impulso grazie alle energie rinnovabili. Il vento e il sole rappresentano risorse inesauribili che permettono di ridurre la dipendenza dai combustibili fossili.' Qual è l'idea principale del brano?
2Nel brano: 'Sebbene il settore turistico sia fondamentale per l'economia canaria, è necessario diversificare le attività produttive per garantire uno sviluppo sostenibile.' Cosa esprime il connettivo 'sebbene'?
3Considera la frase: 'Il direttore dell'istituto ha confermato che i risultati degli esami di maturità saranno pubblicati venerdì prossimo.' Qual è il tipo di discorso utilizzato?
4Nel testo: 'L'architettura vulcanica di Lanzarote, valorizzata da César Manrique, armonizza perfettamente l'opera umana con la natura selvaggia dell'isola.' Quale fra i seguenti sinonimi sostituisce meglio la parola 'armonizza'?
5Leggi il passaggio: 'Nonostante la scarsità di piogge durante l'estate, le riserve idriche sono rimaste a un livello accettabile grazie ai moderni impianti di dissalazione dell'acqua di mare.' Cosa si deduce dal testo?
6Nel testo: 'Tutti i candidati devono presentare la documentazione **entro e non oltre** il 15 maggio.' Cosa significa la locuzione evidenziata?
7In un articolo giornalistico sulle Università delle Canarie (ULPGC e ULL), si legge: 'L'aumento delle borse di studio Erasmo ha favorito l'internazionalizzazione degli studenti.' Qual è la funzione del participio 'favorito'?
8Identifica l'intenzione comunicativa principale in un testo espositivo scientifico sulla biodiversità dei parchi nazionali (come il Teide o Garajonay).
9Nel brano: 'La ricerca accademica procede a ritmo serrato; **tuttavia**, occorrono ulteriori finanziamenti statali per completare il progetto.' Quale espressione può sostituire 'tuttavia' senza alterare il significato?
10Che cosa si intende con il termine 'coerenza testuale' nell'analisi di un testo in lingua italiana?
About the PAU Foreign Language II: Italian (Canary Islands) Exam
The Canary Islands PAU Foreign Language II: Italian examination assesses high school graduates on B1+/B2 level Italian linguistic competencies, including textual comprehension, advanced grammar (subjunctive, combined pronouns, hypothetical clauses, discourse markers), vocabulary, false friends between Spanish and Italian, and written expression.
Exam sponsor: Canary Islands PAU Organising Commission (COPAU) / ULPGC & ULL. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
The official COPAU PAU Italian exam is a 90-minute written examination consisting of a reading comprehension section based on authentic Italian texts, morphosyntactic items (verb tenses, congiuntivo, pronomi combinati, relative pronouns, passive and impersonal forms), lexical knowledge (including false friends between Spanish and Italian), discourse connectors, and a guided essay (150–200 words).
Time Limit
90 minutes (1.5 hours)
Passing Score
Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
Exam / Certification Fees
EUR 76.12 base registration fee for PAU Access Phase (set by Gobierno de Canarias / COPAU).
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Our practice resources: topics covered
We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.
Reading Comprehension & Textual Analysis
Analysis of authentic Italian journalistic, literary, and informational texts. Identification of main ideas, contextual inference, implicit meanings, cohesive markers, text types, author's perspective, and sentence structure.
Verb Tenses & Moods
Mastery of Italian verb conjugation across indicative (presente, passato prossimo, imperfetto, passato remoto, trapassato, futuro), congiuntivo (presente, passato, imperfetto, trapassato), condizionale, imperativo, and periodo ipotetico (types 1, 2, and 3).
Pronouns & Prepositional Structures
Direct, indirect, and combined pronouns (pronomi combinati like glielo, me ne), relative pronouns (che, cui, il quale), clitic particles 'ne' and 'ci', simple and articulated prepositions, and prepositional verb complementation.
Vocabulary, Pragmatics & Syntax
Italian lexical precision, false friends between Spanish and Italian (falsi amici: burro, salire, pronto, guardar, firma, etc.), discourse connectors (causal, concessive, consecutive, final), indirect speech (discorso indiretto), passive voice, and impersonal constructions (si passivante / si impersonale).
Preparing for the PAU Foreign Language II: Italian (Canary Islands) Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Marked on a 0–10 scale. Minimum 4.0 required in Access Phase to combine with Bachillerato GPA (60% Bachillerato + 40% PAU >= 5.0 to pass).
- Assessment: The official COPAU PAU Italian exam is a 90-minute written examination consisting of a reading comprehension section based on authentic Italian texts, morphosyntactic items (verb tenses, congiuntivo, pronomi combinati, relative pronouns, passive and impersonal forms), lexical knowledge (including false friends between Spanish and Italian), discourse connectors, and a guided essay (150–200 words).
- Time limit: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
- Exam / certification fees: EUR 76.12 base registration fee for PAU Access Phase (set by Gobierno de Canarias / COPAU). Official sources
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PAU Foreign Language II: Italian (Canary Islands): Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this practice bank in the same format as the real Canary Islands PAU exam?
No, and it is important to know the difference. The official Canary Islands PAU paper is a 90-minute examination sat in Spanish and built around reading comprehension of an Italian text plus open and semi-constructed written production in Italian. Under the 2026 PAU design rules agreed by COPAU and the CRUE, open and semi-constructed responses must account for at least 70% of every paper, so the real exam contains no multiple-choice section. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the same official 2º Bachillerato syllabus — not an official translation, not a past paper, and not a simulation of the exam format. Use it to drill the underlying knowledge and reasoning quickly, then practise writing the composition and open comprehension answers in Italian under timed conditions separately, because that is what the examiners actually mark.
What is the format of the Canary Islands PAU Italian exam?
The exam is a 90-minute paper featuring a reading text followed by textual comprehension questions, grammar and syntactic transformation exercises, lexical questions (including false friends), and a guided written essay.
What CEFR level is expected for PAU Lengua Extranjera II: Italiano?
The exam targets B1+ to B2 level competence in standard Italian according to the LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato curriculum.
How does scoring work for PAU in the Canary Islands?
The exam is graded on a 0–10 scale. A minimum of 4.0 in the Access Phase is required to calculate the admission grade (60% Bachillerato average + 40% PAU Access Phase >= 5.0).