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Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera — Level B2

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1

Master Exam Architecture & Scoring RulesYou are here

Analyse the four pruebas, the 70/40/80/20+20 minute timing splits, and the 30-point threshold required in each test group.

6
hours
2

Comprensión de Lectura Mastery

Drill complex article comprehension (Tarea 1), multi-text matching (Tarea 2), gapped text insertion (Tarea 3), and cloze grammar/prepositions (Tarea 4).

25
hours
3

Comprensión Auditiva & Regional Accents

Train on dialogues, interviews, and monologues while mastering Peninsular, Mexican, Caribbean, and Rioplatense phonetic variations.

25
hours
4

Expresión e Interacción Escritas

Practise letters or emails with the register specified by the audio-based task, then graph articles and blog articles or reviews of 150–180 words.

30
hours
5

Expresión e Interacción Orales

Prepare proposal assessments (Tarea 1), photo descriptions with hypotheses (Tarea 2), and spontaneous survey data commentary (Tarea 3).

24
hours
6

Grammar, Prepositional Regimen & Mock Exams

Review nominal grammar, pronouns, verb forms, spelling and connectors; complete timed models with their audio and obtain feedback on production tasks.

20
hours
Estimated total study time
130 hours
That's about 13 weeks at 10 hours/week

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26 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

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Capítulo 1: Introducción y Arquitectura del Examen DELE B2

3 sections

2

Capítulo 2: Prueba 1 — Comprensión de Lectura: Estrategias, Tarea 1 y Tarea 2

3 sections

3

Capítulo 3: Prueba 1 — Comprensión de Lectura: Tarea 3, Tarea 4 y Detección de Distractores

3 sections

4

Capítulo 4: Prueba 2 — Comprensión Auditiva: Tareas 1, 2 y 3

4 sections

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Capítulo 5: Prueba 2 — Comprensión Auditiva: Tareas 4, 5 y Variedades Dialectales

4 sections

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Capítulo 6: Prueba 3 — Expresión e Interacción Escritas: Formato y Tarea 1

3 sections

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Capítulo 7: Prueba 3 — Expresión e Interacción Escritas: Tarea 2 y Cohesión Textual

3 sections

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Capítulo 8: Prueba 4 — Expresión e Interacción Orales: Formato y Tarea 1

3 sections

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Capítulo 9: Prueba 4 — Expresión e Interacción Orales: Tareas 2 y 3

4 sections

10

Capítulo 10: Gramática B2: Contrastes de Pasado, Perífrasis y Ser/Estar

4 sections

11

Capítulo 11: Gramática B2: El Subjuntivo en Oraciones Sustantivas y Relativas

3 sections

12

Capítulo 12: Gramática B2: Subjuntivo en Adverbiales y Condicionales

4 sections

13

Capítulo 13: Gramática B2: Probabilidad, Estilo Indirecto y Régimen Preposicional

3 sections

14

Capítulo 14: Léxico Temático B2, Calificación y Simulacro Final

4 sections

15

Capítulo 15: Nombres, Adjetivos y Determinación

3 sections

16

Capítulo 16: Referencia, Pertenencia y Cantidad

3 sections

17

Capítulo 17: Pronombres, Adverbios y Concordancia

3 sections

18

Capítulo 18: Construcción Verbal y Relaciones entre Oraciones

4 sections

19

Capítulo 19: Pronunciación, Prosodia y Ortografía

3 sections

20

Capítulo 20: Escritura, Funciones y Pragmática

3 sections

21

Capítulo 21: Personas y Vida Cotidiana

3 sections

22

Capítulo 22: Servicios, Salud y Movilidad

3 sections

23

Capítulo 23: Cultura, Información y Sociedad

3 sections

24

Capítulo 24: Nociones Generales y Precisión del Mensaje

1 sections

25

Capítulo 25: Vivienda, Economía e Industria

2 sections

26

Capítulo 26: Géneros y Funciones del Discurso

1 sections

DELE B2 Exam Details

Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera — Level B2

Administered by Instituto Cervantes, on behalf of Spain’s Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports

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60 out of 100 points, with a minimum of 30 out of 50 points in each of the two test groups. Group 1 = Reading + Writing; Group 2 = Listening + Speaking.
Passing Score
66
Questions
210
Minutes
2026 official fee table: USD 150 for B2 in Mexico. Prices are country-specific; check the current country fee and the selected centre before registering.
Exam Fee
Study time: Editorial planning estimate: 3–6 months for a learner with solid B1 foundations; adjust after timed tasks and feedback on writing and speaking.
Valid for: Lifetime validity; DELE diplomas do not expire.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Instituto Cervantes, on behalf of Spain’s Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports content outline

Reading Comprehension (Prueba 1)25%

Four tasks: detailed comprehension of an authentic text (6 items), matching 10 statements to 4 texts (Tarea 2), reconstructing a text with removed fragments (Tarea 3), and fill-in-the-blank grammar and vocabulary (Tarea 4, 14 items). Total: 36 items, 70 minutes.

Listening Comprehension (Prueba 2)25%

Five tasks: six short conversations; attribute six ideas to either speaker or neither; six interview questions; match six short interventions to nine available statements; six extended-monologue questions. Each recording is played twice. 30 items, 40 minutes.

Writing — Expression and Interaction (Prueba 3)25%

Two texts of 150–180 words each: a formal or informal letter/email based on an audio stimulus; then either an article commenting on a graph or a blog article/review. 80 minutes.

Speaking — Expression and Interaction (Prueba 4)25%

Three tasks: evaluate written proposals and discuss (Tarea 1), describe an imagined situation from a photograph and discuss (Tarea 2), and comment on survey data (Tarea 3). 20 minutes speaking + 20 minutes preparation.

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