Compréhension Des Écrits B2 May 2026

Official designation: Compréhension des écrits CEFR level: B2 (Independent User – Vantage) Time allowed for reading section: Approximately 60 minutes Weighting: 25% of total DELF B2 score (along with listening, writing, and speaking) Minimum required score to pass: 5/25 (but overall 50/100 needed; section can be partially compensated)

| Question Type | Description | Cognitive Skill | |---------------|-------------|----------------| | | Choose correct option (A, B, C, D) | Recognizing explicit info | | True/False + justification | Say if statement is true/false and quote from text | Locating evidence | | Matching | Match headings to paragraphs or opinions to people | Global and selective reading | | Short answer | Answer in 2–5 words or a full sentence | Precise detail retrieval | | Open-ended question | Summarize, interpret, or infer author’s intention | Inference & synthesis |

| Criteria | Description | |----------|-------------| | | Correct information from text | | Relevance | Answer addresses the exact question | | Clarity | Grammatically correct, understandable French | | No personal opinion | Unless explicitly asked, do not add your own ideas |