THE FIELD GUIDE
Duolingo English Test Preparation Guides
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Start here
What Is the Duolingo English Test? A Clear Introduction
Understand the Duolingo English Test, adaptive and open-response tasks, skill scores, acceptance checks and practical starting preparation.
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02
Test format
Duolingo English Test Format: Adaptive Testing and Timing
Understand the Duolingo English Test's adaptive format, task families and response actions, with practical preparation for switching tasks.
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03
Question types
Duolingo English Test Question Types: A Practical Map
Understand DET question families through original completion and open-response examples, task-specific strategies and a current-format practice map.
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04
Reading
DET Interactive Reading: Build Meaning Across a Passage
Practise DET Interactive Reading with an original passage, completion and evidence examples, and a method for identifying the central idea.
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05
Listening
DET Interactive Listening: Follow and Summarise a Conversation
Learn how to follow Duolingo Interactive Listening conversations, choose relevant responses, and write a concise summary supported by what you heard.
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06
Speaking & Writing
DET Speaking and Writing: Open Responses and Samples
Improve Duolingo speaking and writing responses with specific details, clear organisation, original examples, and a practical self-review routine.
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07
Speaking
DET Speaking Tasks: Photo Prompts, Follow-ups, and Conversation
Understand current Duolingo speaking tasks and practise photo descriptions, read-and-speak answers, interactive follow-ups, and clear recorded delivery.
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08
Scores
Duolingo English Test Scores: 10–160 and Subscores
Understand the DET 10–160 scale, overall score calculation, core and integrated subscores, and how to compare a report with an institution’s requirements.
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Scores and results
DET Results: Score Reports, Review Time, and Validity
Plan DET certification, result sharing, score validity, and application deadlines with a practical checklist for receiving institutions.
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