SIELE exam types

1. SIELE GLOBAL

It is the most complete exam to certify your command of Spanish, and the one iNMSOL recommends. It is a single multi-level exam that allows obtaining the SIELE Certificate. This certificate is a document that includes:

  • The score obtained in each of the four tests and its equivalence with the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
  • An overall score (0 – 1000). It will be the result of the sum of the scores from each of the four tests

This exam is composed of 4 tests:

READING COMPREHESION

  • 5 tasks with a total of 38 questions
  • Questions asked about reading and comprehension texts
  • Maximum time: 60 minutes
  • Punctuation: 250 points
  • Watch video

LISTENING COMPREHESION

  • 6 tasks with a total of 38 questions
  • Questions asked in spoken form
  • Maximum time: 55 minutes
  • Punctuation: 250 points
  • Watch video

WRITTEN EXPRESSION AND INTERACTION

  • 2 tasks
  • Questions through content writing
  • Maximum time: 50 minutes
  • Punctuation: 250 points
  • Watch video

SPOKEN EXPRESSION AND INTERACTION

  • 5 tasks
  • Questions formulated through text and speech, and answered orally through a recording system
  • Maximum time: 15 minutes
  • Punctuation: 250 points
  • Watch video

2. INDEPENDENT MODALITIES

These are 5 exam modalities based on a combination of the different tests. Any of these independent modalities enable you to obtain the SIELE Report and your obtained scores can be associate with the CEFR levels:

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