

If you haven’t done so already, I recommend taking a practice test over at the Duolingo English Test website or checking out our complete Duolingo English Test practice exam on YouTube for a better idea of how the test looks and feels. Still, it is important to answer each question to the best of your ability because these speaking and writing samples will be sent to the institutions you apply to and judged based on your presence, personality, and English ability.

The reason is simple: they do not contribute to your final grade. I haven’t discussed the Speaking Sample and Writing Sample questions at the end of the test. Read and Complete Listen and Select Read and Select Listen and Type and Read Aloud questions will appear approximately six times and adapt in difficulty depending on your performance.

