Duolingo English Test reading and writing practice
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The reading and writing half of the Duolingo English Test is where most candidates lose easy marks, because the tasks are short, fast and unforgiving of spelling. This section works through the five task types you will meet on screen, with original practice for each and the timing habits that keep you calm.
What this paper asks of you
- Rebuilding a word from its first letters using the grammar and meaning around the gap.
- Telling real English words from invented words that obey English spelling patterns.
- Reading a short passage once, accurately, and answering several question types about it.
- Producing a full, grammatical sentence about an image within a one-minute limit.
- Planning, writing and checking an extended answer that answers every part of the prompt.
- Typing accurately at speed, because every written task is produced directly on the keyboard.
- Distinguishing what a passage states from what it merely implies.
- Using hedges — seems, appears, may — instead of guessing at what you cannot see or read.
- Recovering from a task that went badly instead of carrying it into the next one.
- Building the daily reading habit that quietly raises every reading score on the test.
Task types, one page each
- Read and completeRead and complete practice for the Duolingo English Test: rebuild missing words from their first letters, with 40 original questions and a spelling drill.40 questions
- Read and selectDuolingo English Test read and select practice: tell real English words from invented ones, with 40 original questions and rules that stop over-clicking.40 questions
- Interactive readingInteractive reading practice for the Duolingo English Test: gap-fill, comprehension and title choice on one passage, with 40 original questions and tips.40 questions
- Write about the photoDuolingo English Test write about the photo practice: accurate one-minute descriptions, with 40 original questions on position language, tenses and hedging.40 questions
- Extended writingDuolingo English Test extended writing practice: plan, structure and check a longer answer, with 40 original questions on linking and paragraphing.40 questions
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