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Key Facts: Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II Exam

UCM / Madrid Commission

PAU Organising Body for the Community of Madrid

Comunidad de Madrid & UCM PAU Guidelines

90 Mins

Official examination duration

Madrid PAU Regulations

EUR 93.02

Base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Madrid

Comunidad de Madrid Official Gazette

Min 4.0

Minimum Access Phase mark required to calculate university admission mark

Spanish University Admission Framework

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1When summarizing an argumentative editorial in the Madrid PAU text commentary section, which guideline must be strictly followed according to official scoring criteria?
A.Include personal opinions and subjective evaluations of the author's arguments.
B.Condense the main ideas objectively in a single concise paragraph (approx. 5-8 lines) without copying literal sentences.
C.Reproduce exact textual quotes using quotation marks to guarantee precision.
D.Focus exclusively on analyzing the rhetorical figures and syntactic structures used by the author.
Explanation: Official PAU text commentary guidelines require the text summary (resumen) to be an objective, brief synthesis of the author's core thesis and principal arguments written in the candidate's own words. Direct literal copying or subjective commentary penalizes the score.
2In a journalistic opinion column advocating for sustainable urban transport, the author writes: 'No podemos seguir ignorando la evidencia científica: las emisiones deben reducirse ya.' What type of argument is 'la evidencia científica'?
A.Argument of authority (argumento de autoridad / datos científicos)
B.Analogy argument (argumento por analogía)
C.Ad hominem argument (argumento ad hominem)
D.Affective-emotional argument (argumento afectivo)
Explanation: Citing scientific evidence or recognized institutions/experts relies on the authority of objective knowledge to validate the author's claim, making it an argument of authority (datos/autoridad científica).
3Identify the structural organization of an essay where the main thesis is stated at the very beginning and followed by supporting arguments.
A.Inductive structure (estructura inductiva)
B.Deductive structure (estructura deductiva)
C.Framed structure (estructura encuadrada / circular)
D.Parallel structure (estructura paralela)
Explanation: A deductive structure presents the general thesis at the start of the text and subsequently develops supporting evidence and specific arguments.
4Which of the following markers indicates a high degree of subjective modalization (*modalización atendiendo a la presencia del emisor*) in an opinion article?
A.Third-person impersonal verbs like 'Se considera que...'
B.First-person singular verbs and evaluative adverbs like 'Desafortunadamente, considero que...'
C.Objective statistical data such as 'El 45% de los encuestados...'
D.Passive constructions without agent phrases like 'Fueron aprobadas las leyes...'
Explanation: First-person verbs ('considero') and evaluative adverbs ('desafortunadamente') clearly reveal the sender's subjective presence and stance, functioning as explicit modalizing markers.
5Consider the sentence: 'El ministro presentó el informe de educación. Este documento propone profundas reformas.' What cohesive mechanism connects 'Este documento' to 'el informe de educación'?
A.Cataphora
B.Anaphora via demonstrative determiner and hyperonym/synonym phrase
C.Ellipsis of the subject
D.Phonological rhyme
Explanation: 'Este documento' uses an anaphoric reference that points back to the previously mentioned concept ('el informe de educación') to maintain textual cohesion.
6What type of discourse connector is used in: 'Estudió intensamente durante semanas; sin embargo, no obtuvo la calificación deseada'?
A.Additive connector (conector aditivo)
B.Counter-argumentative / Adversative connector (conector contraargumentativo / adversativo)
C.Consecutive connector (conector consecutivo)
D.Explanatory connector (conector explicativo)
Explanation: 'Sin embargo' introduces an obstacle or opposing argument that limits or contrasts with the preceding statement, making it a counter-argumentative or adversative connector.
7Which option best describes an inductive structure (*estructura inductiva*) in an argumentative text?
A.The thesis is presented in the opening paragraph and supported by examples throughout the text.
B.Specific facts, arguments, and observations are presented first, synthesizing into the thesis statement in the conclusion.
C.The thesis is stated at the beginning, debated in the body, and repeated unchanged at the end.
D.No explicit thesis is ever presented; the reader must infer the author's opinion.
Explanation: An inductive argument moves from particular details and premises to a general conclusion or thesis placed at the end of the passage.
8In textual commentary, what is meant by 'tema' (theme/topic) of a passage?
A.A full page paraphrase retelling every event in the text.
B.A concise nominal phrase (abstract noun + modifiers, without a main verb) encapsulating the core subject and intent of the text.
C.The exact title given by the publisher of the newspaper article.
D.A list of grammatical errors found within the author's writing.
Explanation: In PAU guidelines, the 'tema' must be expressed as a concise nominal phrase (e.g., 'La crítica a la adicción a las redes sociales en la juventud') summarizing the central message without narrative retellings.
9Which stylistic figure is used in the phrase 'el silencioso murmullo de la noche'?
A.Metonymy
B.Oxymoron (oxímoron)
C.Hyperbole
D.Polysyndeton
Explanation: An oxymoron combines two contradictory concepts in close syntactic proximity ('silencioso' and 'murmullo') to create a new figurative meaning.
10In a text discussing artificial intelligence, the author writes: 'La IA no es una amenaza futura, sino una realidad presente que exige regulación inmediata.' What argumentative strategy is employed here?
A.Concession and counter-argumentation (concesión y refutación/antítesis)
B.Personal anecdote
C.Fallacy of false authority
D.Chronological narrative ordering
Explanation: The 'no X, sino Y' structure refutes a common premise ('amenaza futura') and asserts a contrasting thesis ('realidad presente'), leveraging counter-argumentative contrast.

About the Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II Exam

Comprehensive practice bank for the Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II (Lengua Castellana y Literatura II) examination for university entrance in the Community of Madrid. Features 100 high-yield questions spanning text commentary, literature from the 18th to 21st centuries, complex Spanish syntax, morphological and semantic analysis, and pragmatics.

Exam sponsor: PAU Organising Commission of the Community of Madrid / Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Standardized 90-minute written examination in Madrid testing 5 main domain areas: Text Analysis & Reading Comprehension (25%), Spanish Literature 18th-21st Centuries (25%), Syntax & Grammar (20%), Lexicon & Semantics (15%), and Pragmatics & Text Types (15%). Local practice items are an English-language MCQ study adaptation designed for Bachillerato curriculum review.

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 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase).

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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.

25%

Text Analysis & Reading Comprehension

Textual summary, main idea extraction, topic identification, argumentation structure, thesis detection, modalization elements, textual cohesion (anaphora, cataphora, connectors), and critical commentary.

25%

Spanish Literature 18th-21st Centuries

18th-century Neoclassicism, 19th-century Romanticism and Realism/Naturalism, Generation of '98, Modernismo, Novecentismo, Generation of '27, Post-war drama/novel/poetry, and contemporary Spanish literature.

20%

Syntax & Grammar

Simple and compound sentence analysis, subordinate clauses (substantive, relative/adjectival, adverbial/adverbialized), verb values, values of 'se', passive/impersonal constructions, and syntactic functions.

15%

Lexicon & Semantics

Morphological word formation (derivation, composition, parasynthesis), lexical relationships (synonymy, antonymy, polysemy, homonymy, hyperonymy), semantics, neologisms, archaisms, and doublets.

15%

Pragmatics & Text Types

Communicative functions (Jakobson), register and sociolects, text genres (journalistic, academic, literary, administrative), deictic markers, speech acts, and presuppositions/implicatures.

Preparing for the Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II 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: Standardized 90-minute written examination in Madrid testing 5 main domain areas: Text Analysis & Reading Comprehension (25%), Spanish Literature 18th-21st Centuries (25%), Syntax & Grammar (20%), Lexicon & Semantics (15%), and Pragmatics & Text Types (15%). Local practice items are an English-language MCQ study adaptation designed for Bachillerato curriculum review.
  • Time limit: 90 minutes (1.5 hours)
  • Exam / certification fees: EUR 93.02 base registration fee for compulsory Access Phase in Community of Madrid (or ~11.63 € per optional subject in voluntary phase). Official sources

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Madrid PAU Spanish Language and Literature II: Suggested Study Strategy

1Practice summarizing texts in under 5 lines without copying phrases directly from the original passage.
2Memorize the precise values of 'se' (reflexive, reciprocal, passive reflex 'se pasiva refleja', impersonal 'se impersonal', aspectual/pronominal, and indirect pronoun replacing 'le/les').
3Differentiate subordinate clause structures according to NGLE (Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española): Sustantivas, Relativas (con/sin antecedente expreso), and Construcciones de Relación Interoracional (causales, finales, condicionales, concesivas, comparativas, consecutivas).
4Learn key authors and works across all five major periods: Feijoo/Moratín (18th C), Espronceda/Bécquer/Galdós (19th C), Unamuno/Machado/Lorca (Generation of 98 & 27), Buero Vallejo/Cela/Martin Gaite (Post-war), and contemporary authors.
5Review morphological segmentation into root (lexema), prefix, suffix, and inflectional morphemes (morfemas flexivos/derivativos).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the fee for taking the Madrid PAU exam in 2026?

The base registration fee for the compulsory Access Phase (Fase General/Acceso) in the Community of Madrid is EUR 93.02. Optional subjects in the Voluntary Phase cost approximately EUR 11.63 each.

How is the final university admission mark calculated in Madrid?

The PAU Access Phase mark contributes 40% and the Bachillerato GPA contributes 60% of the final access score (Calificación de Acceso a la Universidad, CAU). Students must achieve at least 4.0 out of 10 in the Access Phase and a minimum overall CAU of 5.0.

What is the format and duration of the Spanish Language and Literature II exam?

It is a 90-minute written examination comprising text analysis, grammar/syntactic exercises, lexical semantics, pragmatics, and historical literature essay questions based on 2º Bachillerato curriculum.

Which public universities manage PAU in the Community of Madrid?

The PAU in Madrid is coordinated by the PAU Organising Commission involving UCM (Universidad Complutense), UAM (Autónoma), UPM (Politécnica), UC3M (Carlos III), URJC (Rey Juan Carlos), and UAH (Alcalá).

Are these 100 questions an official reproduction of Madrid PAU exams?

No. These 100 questions serve as an English-language MCQ practice adaptation of the official 2º Bachillerato Lengua Castellana y Literatura II syllabus used for Madrid PAU preparation.