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DELF B1 Written Comprehension
The test
The written comprehension test is the second one that is administered, but in the DELF B1 exam once
Once Oral Comprehension is completed, one can start with written comprehension or the
written production. It consists of 2 exercises. It lasts 35 minutes and is graded out of 25 points. 10
Points for the first exercise and 15 points for the second. It is not possible to obtain less than 5/25.
points, in this case the student will be eliminated even if they pass the other parts of the exam.
For the first exercise, the student will have:
- 10 minutes
For the second exercise the student will have:
- 25 minutes
2) Types of texts and questions
In the first exercise, the student will have to complete a form with the help of crosses. The objective
The purpose of this test is to extract useful information from several small texts in relation to a given task.
That is to say, the student will have a problem to solve and by filling out a form they will find out what it is.
correct solution between two or four. It is very important to fill everything out correctly because each
a cross is worth 0.5 points and there is a total of 20 crosses (10 points out of 10). The student will have to write the
correct answer to have the total points, otherwise you will lose one point.
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4
Yes No Oui Non Yes No Yes No
First
obligation
X X X X
Second
obligation
X X X X
Third
obligation
X X X X
Fourth
obligation
X X X X
The correct answer is: ______Option 2______________________________________
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The second exercise is a text of about 500 words from which information needs to be extracted for
answer several questions. There are multiple-choice answers (QCM) with one or more correct answers but
In this case, it will always be notified (e.g.: 3 correct answers). There are answers
true/false with a justification where you need to write the exact phrase from the text that proves it
the answer. There are written answers. The subject of the text will be one of the topics at level B1 (work,
education, environment, culture, etc.)
Example:
1) Regarding free access, the journalist: .../2 points
advise to choose this formula.
warns against this formula.
absolutely discourages choosing this option.
What are the two most common problems encountered? .../2 points
by internet users who chose free access?
a)........................................................................................................................................................................................................
b)........................................................................................................................................................................................................
3) Check the correct answer and write a sentence from the text to justify yourself (1.5 points
by good answer
.../4,5
points
True Fake
French companies are making a lot of money.
Justficaton : « Les bénéfices sont énormes… »_________________________ X
Business leaders are poorly paid.
Justification: 'French bosses have the highest salaries...' X
The crisis did not influence the markets.
Justficaton :____________________________________________________
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How to pass
Reading the statement is crucial in the first exercise because it gives us all the information.
to start filling in the table. Since there are only 10 minutes to do it, we have to fill in the
table to measurements that read the different options, if one does not find the answer the best thing is
continue with the ones that are left and return to the question later. The correct option always has to be
the one that has all the positive answers, and it must be written down, otherwise a point will be penalized.
In the second text, you need to pay close attention to reading the questions and only respond.
to the question at hand. In the case of answers with justification, the student has to
write the same phrase that appears in the text, otherwise you will not obtain any points.
The response and the justification should also be related; for example, if the justification is
good but the student chose True instead of False the answer is considered null and not
get no points.
For the second exercise, you need to read the text completely the first time to see what it is about.
try to have a global vision, then read the questions and reread the text looking for the
possible answers. The easiest questions are completed and the questions that are read again are those where
the student hesitates to find the solution in the text, the student will never be asked to imagine a
answer.
The written production is not evaluated; however, the response must be quite understandable.
for the evaluator and it must be written in good handwriting. In summary, if the answer is not well...
grammatical level but it is understood, the student will receive all the points.
You always have to respond even if you have no idea of the answer (especially in the responses)
"MCQ"). No penalty for an incorrect answer.
