in this video i'm gonna be showing you guys
everything you need to know about the duolingo english
test so this is the official guide for test takers without wasting time let's quickly dive in
so the first thing we're going to look at is uh the test structure for the test structure
um i would drop this link this link right here in the description area so that we all you guys need
to do is go through that link and see all the setup how you can start the uh prepare yourself
for the test so that we don't have to go all into that because this walkthrough is going to show you
guys exactly how to prepare before the test but to make sure that you get the right information in
this official guide let's go exactly to the exact place where you're going to see the structure
of the test or the questions you're going to be seeing so uh the setup of the test
so introduction and onboarding which is exactly what i said that i'm going to be dropping in
the description area it's going to take five minutes which is all about making sure you have
your computer camera and speakers and microphone functioning where you're going to submit your id
photo id or government issued photo id and then where you're going to review the test rules then
the number two is the graded computer uh adaptive test which is the one that is going to measure
your english skill through short question types and test questions are administered randomly
right so and then it says that question difficulty changes based on your performance and then finally
uh the number three is of upgraded video and writing sample which is 10 minutes so in total
we're looking at 45 minutes 10 and 5 which is 60 minutes okay to the area
everyone is actually interested in figuring out so this is uh called the diagram or the question
so it says refer to this image if you get confused about the parts of each test question that will be
referenced in this section so this image here is pretty much the time remaining so
it's all about you don't have to panic when you see that you know um this arrow is pointing to
the direction that will tell you what to do and this is uh an arrow pointing to how you
should stay with your camera just to make sure that you put yourself in the perfect position
so for the graded questions the first type of question is going to be
read and complete so directions is said that you can read and complete
it's going to ask you to read and complete and it asks you to type the missing letters
to complete the test below and it shows you a sample of what they are talking about and this
is all about figuring out what your literacy and comprehension so it says for this test uh
question you would fill out fill in the the blanks of unfinished words in the passage
um these directions will appear on this screen at the same time as the timer begins so again the
first type of question is read and complete right and below here you're going to see the tips on how
to figure this out so the second type of question is read and select so the directions again is on
the uh left hand side which is all about you read and select the real english words in the list
you would need to read each word in a list and decide if it's an actual word in english right
and then on the right hand side here it shows you an example like keyboard is an english what lost
road and then this ones are like a little bit this would throw you off you know they are not
actually english words and then this sub scores for this one is called literacy and comprehension
and down below you also have the tips on how to go about this question type so for the uh
the question type three it's going to be listen and select so with this direction
which is on the left hand side all about it's all about hitting the uh arrow hitting this
button right here and then the word it's going to say and then you figure out what it is right
so again it says listen and select asks you to select the real english words in this list
similar to read and select you will be trying to identify real english words but in this question
you will listen to the words to identify them and for this uh sub scores is all about comprehension
and conversation then below it shows you the tips again on how to figure this out so
let's keep going now the question type four is going to be listen and type so you hit this button
and then you listen to what you're gonna hear and then you type it in this box
and then on the direction it tells you exactly how you're gonna as and follow this process
so the next type of question is read aloud so he said record yourself saying the statement
below for example i want to be certain that they have understood me and then you hit the
record now and then you're gonna repeat that so again on the direction it tells you what to do
and tips on how to practice this this is sorry this is the question type 5 which is read aloud
the question type 6 is what write about the photo so it shows you a diagram here and it says
write one or more sentences that describe the image and then it tells you the direction here
which is um all about uh right about the photo asks you to write one or more sentences that
describe the image for this question type you will see an image on the screen and you will write a
description of the image the directions for this question appear at the same time that the timer
begins and the subscore for this is production and literacy and then below it tells
you the tips on how to make this uh to ensure that you figure this thing out when i was uh working
on the uh practice questions i didn't just talk about what i saw on the image like the humans i
talked about see and things like that it's like describing everything you see right that's the
best way to approach it so uh the next type of question is question type 7 is speak about the
picture so it says describe aloud the image here pretty much the same thing the direction will tell
you speak about the photo in this task you will talk about an image that appears on the screen
the directional image will appear for 20 seconds before automatically advancing to the records
screen so again remember question type 7 speak about the photo then um the next type of question
is read then write so on the right hand side it says describe a time you were surprised
what happened so this time around you are going to read and write you read this sentence here
and you just uh explain right so it tells you the direction on how to go about it and the tips on
how to make this uh work out so the next uh type of question is question type nine read and then
speak same process you're going to follow the directions here prepare to speak for
at least 30 seconds about the question below so once you discover then you record yourself
uh to speak about the information on the right hand side and again on the left hand side you
see the direction on how to follow this process and the tips to make this work out and it says
the soft score is conversation and production so after that the next type of question is
question type 10 listen then speak same process speak the answer to the question you hear
the direction is on this side sub score is conversation and production so the tips it says
speak naturally and clearly and use very words and sentence structure if you don't know how to answer
the question try explaining what is challenging to you about the prompt i think this guide is
really really good to like give you a clue on how to approach each question right um again
before at the end of this video i'm going to show you guys it has a practice question that
you can practice aside from the one that you find online so that you can practice and then also go
through the answers to see if you made it right or wrong let's keep going so this is another type
called speaking sample so it says speak for one to three minutes about the topic below
so it's all about you uh you read this information here and you talk about it so it says the speaking
sample asks you to speak for one to three minutes about the topic below for this question type
you'll be given a choice of two written prompts you will speak at length about the one you choose
and it gives you the tips on how to make this workout and and also the time
on top here right this is really really nice um then another type is the writing sample so
it says write for three to five minutes about the topic below again you read and then you write and
again you have the directions on how to do it and uh the tips on how to go about this process then
this is a also a very a very very uh important area i want you guys to uh it's just something to
know right it says how often the questions appear so they the question types read and complete
read and select listen and select listen and type and read aloud three to seven times each six on
average so that's the frequency then about writing about the photo speak about the photo read and
write read and speak so here is like a breakdown on how often the questions will appear so
this will give you a clue on not that you wouldn't pay attention to all of the areas but this gives
you a clue on the areas to like you know focus on so that you know that if this is coming up three
to seven times then you're gonna wanna study this area very well to understand it right
and then okay let's keep moving so for you to prepare for this exam you need your computer you
need a valid identification and then an internet connection like i said the walkthrough that i'm
going to drop the link in the description area is going to explain all of this to you guys
so this is more like a breakdown of the sub scores literacy comprehension conversation
and production right here and then um how long is this uh test valid the duolingo test um it says
the certified scores are valid for two years right which is really really good so
you can take it in 2021 it's valid to 20 23 and i think this is also uh important to know
then this is like a breakdown on how to share your result after you're done
this all you have to do is you create an account it says that on here it says login to
your darling good english test account once logged in you'll be able to submit your officials scores
to any institution of your choosing and then on here is a sample of how the certificate
would look like once you're done it's going to show you your overall score your score on
literacy your score on conversation your score on comprehension and also your score on production
then this is like a comparison
sorry about that this is like a comparison with other types of english testing exams
with toefl ielts and the rest of them right so and then the practice practice questions
so the practice questions um here you have each one read and complete just like i showed you guys
you have all of that and then you also have the answers to each and every one of them so
you can practice read and complete and then you go to the answers and see if you got it
right this is the same way you're going to do the same thing with the read and select
just like the steps i showed you guys you're going to go through the whole process and then
you follow the answers to see if you got it right so with this practice question and this practice
question here when you create an account on the actual duolingo english test so you can see right
here practice test you can process practice as much as you want so you can go through
as much as you want it's going to be 15 minutes not the actual one hour or 60 minutes but
with this and knowing the structure you can keep practicing and you get better