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The Duolingo English Test is scored on a scale from 10 to 160, reflecting a test taker’s overall English proficiency across reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
It starts with grading—evaluating each response to determine whether it’s correct, how complete or coherent it is, or how clearly it reflects a particular skill. This happens across all item types, whether it’s identifying a vocabulary word, dictating a sentence, or responding to a writing prompt.
But grading is just the first step. Those response-level evaluations are then used to calculate your scores—quantitative measures of your English proficiency. The Duolingo English Test measures four core language skills
🕒 30 minutes
The Listening component measures the ability to understand spoken English, including conversations and academic communication
🕒 60 minutes
The Reading component assesses vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, inference, and the ability to understand academic and general texts. Current reading tasks include
🕒 30 minutes
The Writing component evaluates your ability to communicate ideas clearly, accurately, and coherently
🕒 11–14 minutes
The Speaking component assesses your ability to communicate clearly and naturally in English
Overall Score: 10–160 The DET reports four individual subscores
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Reading + Writing
Reading + Listening
Speaking + Listening
Speaking + Writing
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