Duolingo Test
The Covid-19 pandemic has made centre-based testing unavailable in much of the world. Because of this, Duolingo, which is taken at home over the Internet, is now accepted as a substitute for the TOEFL and IELTS at a growing number of universities. At this point, nearly 1,000 universities accept the Duolingo exam, and many of them now accept it as a primary way of proving English proficiency. To find out which universities accept the test.
The Duolingo English Test measures all English language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
The study is flexible, with certain major impacts for study-takers. Basically, the next one gets harder if you answer a question correctly, if you respond incorrect, then the next one is easier. This means the exam will easily determine your skill level with very few questions that is why it only takes about an hour to complete.
You’ll see a variety of test questions on Duolingo in formats that may be entirely new to you. The tests include:
- Listening to spoken words and selecting the real ones
- Reviewing written words and selecting the real ones
- Completing missing letters from a text
- Describing an image in writing or aloud
- Recording yourself saying a written sentence
- Verbally answering a spoken question
- Responding in writing to a written question (writing samples have a maximum of 500 words but are usually much shorter)
- Typing out a statement that you hear
In addition to the above items, Duolingo includes a “video interview” section of the exam, in which you speak for 1-3 minutes on a topic you choose (they offer two). This is ungraded, but goes along with your test results to universities—which can be a great addition to your application.
You will have to take the Duolingo English Test online from your computer, you will want to make sure you have everything you need to avoid encountering any difficulties when you take the test. You must have:
- A government-issued photo ID
- A quiet, well-lit room
- About one hour of uninterrupted time
- A computer equipped with a front-facing camera
- An internet connection and compatible browser