Don’t sit the DELE exam without having prepared for the exam itself first, because the odds of failing it skyrocket 📈💥
Having a certain level of Spanish doesn’t guarantee success in the DELE exam, for several reasons:
1. Time
You’ll have to complete certain tasks within a set time. If you had unlimited time to do them, things would probably be different, but the lack of time doesn’t work in your favor and, if you don’t know the exam, you’ll waste many minutes trying to figure out what you’re supposed to do in each exercise.
2. Specific tasks
Not knowing what to do in each task can lead you to misinterpret them. You can misread the instructions and do an entire exercise the wrong way, losing a lot of points.
3. Examiners look for what they look for
The markers and graders of the written and speaking tests follow set grading criteria and award you points for specific actions, sometimes very simple ones. If you don’t know them and, therefore, don’t apply them, you’d be missing the chance to get a better score.
4. Nerves and stress
Not knowing the exam creates a feeling of unease and uncertainty that leads to nervousness. Nerves can play a nasty trick on you; they will only work against you. You may have the right level but, if you feel on edge, you probably won’t be able to show off how much you know. Nerves won’t show up if you have a sense of control over the exam, and that comes from good preparation.
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