Hi, Teacher Luke here,
Quick story.
One of my students, Ana, recently took the Duolingo practice test and felt great.
Then she took the real exam... 😱
“Why is this question showing up again?”
“Wait... three photos in a row??”
“This test is longer than I thought! I'm exhausted!"
Yeah...
The practice test is not exactly the same as the official one.
Here’s what most students don’t know:
While the practice test does include all 14 question types, the frequency of questions is not the same.
Download this PDF to learn all the differences - https://vip.detready.com/c/det-news/practice-test-vs-real-test
Here are some of the main differences 👇
- Write About the Photo: 1 on practice → 3 on the real test
- Listen, Then Speak: 1 on practice → 2 on the real test
- Interactive Reading & Listening: also 2 on the real test
- Practice test: ~45 mins
- Official test: 60+ mins
A lot of people find this out too late - like Ana.
So, I made a video that breaks it all down on YouTube and I share a few more tips: https://youtu.be/QOPs9tVqunQ
Teacher Luke 👨🏫
DET Ready | I help over 1,000 students pass the DET every month on vip.detready.com
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