Duolingo English test
What is Duolingo English test?
Duolingo English Test is an English language proficiency test developed in 2014 , to test an applicant on four parameters of
- Literacy : For reading, writing ability
- Conversation : For Speaking and Listening ability
- Comprehension : For Reading and Listening ability
- Production : For writing and speaking ability
The scores are allotted out of 160 with an increment of 5 points. It gives overall score as well as individual score n each parameter.
Here are important features of the Duolingo test:
- Duolingo is an English language proficiency test
- Online test
- No pre booking required
- 1 hour test
- Results after 2 days
- Fee $49 as in December 2020
- Send results to your institutes free of cost
- 45 minutes test for reading, writing, speaking and listening
- 45 minutes test is graded
- 10 minutes video interview
- Video interview is not graded
- 2 tests allowed every 30 days
- Computer must have a camera, microphone and speakers
IELTS Academic and Duolingo english test Score Comparison
Duolingo Score | IELTS Academic Score |
10 | 1.5 |
15 | 2 |
20-25 | 2.5 |
30-40 | 3 |
45-50 | 3.5 |
55-60 | 4 |
65-70 | 4.5 |
75-80 | 5 |
85-90 | 5.5 |
95-100 | 6 |
105-110 | 6.5 |
115-120 | 7 |
125-130 | 7.5 |
135-140 | 8 |
145-150 | 8.5 |
155-160 | 9 |
After the test :
- Results after 48 hours
- Send results to institutes without any fee
- The results are valid for two years.
- No appeal of test results allowed
Practice for the test