DELE A1 (awarded by the Instituto Cervantes) certifies basic, breakthrough-level Spanish at CEFR A1 — the ability to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very simple phrases. It has four test groups, is graded Apto / No apto, and the diploma is permanent.
Practise the full syllabus — free DELE A1 mock →| Section | Questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Comprensión de Lectura | 25 | 60 min |
| Comprensión Auditiva | 20 | 40 min |
| Expresión e Interacción Escritas | 2 | 50 min |
| Expresión e Interacción Orales | 1 | 15 min |
| Total | 48 | 165 min |
Marking: 1 mark per correct answer, no negative marking. Scale: 0–100.
DELE A1 is the beginner Spanish diploma from Instituto Cervantes, marked out of 100 across two groups — reading/writing and listening/speaking — with a 30/50 minimum in each. Because the diploma is issued by Spain’s Ministry of Education, it never expires, but failing either group means no diploma.
The DELE A1 syllabus covers Comprensión de lectura (Reading), Comprensión auditiva (Listening), Expresión e interacción escritas (Writing), Expresión e interacción orales (Speaking). DELE A1 (awarded by the Instituto Cervantes) certifies basic, breakthrough-level Spanish at CEFR A1 — the ability to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very simple phrases. It has four test groups, is graded Apto / No apto, and the diploma is permanent.
DELE A1 — Instituto Cervantes (español A1) has 48 questions across 4 sections in 165 minutes with no negative marking.
DELE A1 is organised into 4 sections: Comprensión de Lectura, Comprensión Auditiva, Expresión e Interacción Escritas, Expresión e Interacción Orales.
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