Dulingo English Test (DET) Experience 2023

Don’ts:

1. Do not use a mobile phone, or notebook near you.
2. Make sure that you remove all extensions from your laptop or computer.
3. Make sure there should be no disturbance near your room. (pin drop silence)
4. Background app notifications of the app should be off.
5. Don’t use an external mic, speakers, keyboard or mouse.
6. While speaking don’t read from the internet. you should speak with your ideas.
7. Do not spend too much looking downside in writing. do not look at other sides only the screen for reading (without typing required sections)
8. Don’t use earphones, or don’t cover your ears
9. Don’t give memorized answers. in writing and speaking. You may get an invalid result.
10. Don’t look away at the screen. during the exam, your eyes should be focused on the screen only.

Do’s:

• If you want certified results, then you need to follow the rules of the DET.
• Focus on production more. (means speaking with pronunciation and fluently without gaps.)
• Talk as much as you can. Don’t look at the timer it may distract you.

Test pattern:

• Fill in the blanks
• Real English word or not
• One sentence will be there (you have to read it out loud)
• Listen sentence then type in the box (make sure there are no spelling mistakes while typing) you can listen 3 times max.
• Image (you should write about it in one minute)
• Interactive reading and interactive listening (will come 2 times in real test, but in a practice test, you can only get 1 time)
• Writing task (5 minutes)
• Speak about the photo (90 seconds)
• Listen then speak (will come 2 times in real test, but in practice test, you can only get 1 time)
• Read then speak ( 1 time)
• Writing sample * speaking sample(both will sent to universities while applying Be careful)

New types will start from April 2, 2024

• Fill in the blank in a single line instead of a paragraph.
• Real word will be given only one (in 4 sec you have to tick mark the real word)
• For writing, there will be follow-up questions based on previous questions.

Note: If you are from India. Only a Passport is accepted for identification and is mandatory for this English test.

I have written the test. Above are my personal experiences. I got an overall score of 120 (all sub-scores are above 100). I have learned from Teacher Luke from YouTube. I suggest that if you are from beginner also.