Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 Exam Info
The Spanish Language exam is designed to measure knowledge and ability equivalent to that of students who have completed one to two years of college Spanish language study.
Knowledge and Skills Required
Section I (15%) Listening: Rejoinders15%
Listening comprehension through short oral exchanges. Choose the response that most logically continues or completes each conversation. You’ll have 10 seconds to choose your response before the next conversation begins.
Section II (25%) Listening: Dialogues and Narratives25%
Listening comprehension through longer spoken selections. You’ll hear a series of selections, such as dialogues, announcements, and narratives. Each audio selection is accompanied by a graphic or picture and is followed by one or more questions.
The questions have various formats. Some questions offer four possible responses, each with an oval to click to indicate your answer. Other questions ask you to select part of a graphic, fill out a table, or put a list in the correct order. For some of these questions, you’ll have to click in more than one place to complete your response. Be sure to follow the specific directions for each question.
You’ll have a total of 12 minutes to answer the questions in this section. Note: The timer is activated only when you’re answering questions.
In this section, you may adjust the volume only when a question is on your screen. It will affect the volume of the next audio prompt you hear. You can't change the volume while the audio prompt is playing.
Section III (60%) Reading60%
16% Part A: Discrete sentences (vocabulary and structure)
Each incomplete statement is followed by four suggested completions. Select the one that is best in each case by clicking on the corresponding oval.
20% Part B: Short cloze passages (vocabulary and structure)
In each paragraph, there are blanks indicating that words or phrases have been omitted. When a blank is shaded, four completions are provided. First, read through the entire paragraph. Then, for each blank, choose the best completion, given the context for the entire paragraph.
24% Part C: Reading passages and authentic stimulus materials (reading comprehension)
Each selection is followed by one or more questions, incomplete statements, or commands. For each question or incomplete statement, select the best answer or completion. For each command, click the appropriate area of the screen according to the directions given.