Duolingo English Dictation and Transcription Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

During a Duolingo English Test dictation task, a test taker hears a sentence but cannot identify one word. What is the best approach?

Accepted Answer

Replay the audio and listen specifically for that word

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Skip the word entirely and move on

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Type a phonetic approximation of the word

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Leave a blank space where the word should be

Question 2

Which punctuation element is most commonly tested in the 'Listen, then Type' section of the Duolingo English Test?

Accepted Answer

Period placement and capitalization

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Semicolons and colons

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Parentheses and brackets

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Quotation marks and apostrophes

Question 3

A test taker types 'The studnets went to the libary' when the audio said 'The students went to the library.' How would this likely be scored?

Accepted Answer

Partial credit for capturing all words despite misspellings

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Full marks because all words are present

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Zero marks due to multiple spelling errors

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The response would be flagged for review

Question 4

What is the typical sentence length range in Duolingo English Test dictation tasks?

Accepted Answer

6 to 20 words

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3 to 5 words

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25 to 35 words

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40 or more words

Question 5

In the dictation section, how does background noise or accent variation affect the scoring?

Accepted Answer

Audio clips may feature different accents but are always clear

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Background noise is intentionally added to increase difficulty

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All audio clips use the same standardized American accent

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Test takers can request a different accent version

Question 6

A test taker notices they have 15 seconds remaining on a dictation question and have only typed half the sentence. What should they prioritize?

Accepted Answer

Typing as many remaining words as possible

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Rewriting what they have more neatly

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Deleting everything and starting over

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Submitting what they have immediately