Duolingo English Test Sample Test 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the 'Read and Complete' task, missing letters within words must be filled so that the passage is:
- Grammatically and contextually correct (Correct answer)
- Rhyming
- Translated to another language
- Alphabetized
Correct answer: Grammatically and contextually correct
You reconstruct words from partial letters using grammar and meaning of the text.
Question 2: Choose the word that best completes: 'She was ____ tired that she fell asleep instantly.'
- so (Correct answer)
- such
- too
- very much
Correct answer: so
'So ... that' is the correct structure with an adjective like 'tired'.
Question 3: Identify the correctly spelled word:
- accommodation (Correct answer)
- accomodation
- acommodation
- accommadation
Correct answer: accommodation
'Accommodation' has double 'c' and double 'm'.
Question 4: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- He has lived here since 2010. (Correct answer)
- He has lived here for 2010.
- He living here since 2010.
- He live here since 2010.
Correct answer: He has lived here since 2010.
'Since' marks a point in time with the present perfect tense.
Question 5: The 'Listen and Type' (dictation) task requires you to:
- Type exactly what you hear (Correct answer)
- Paraphrase the audio
- Answer a comprehension question
- Repeat the audio aloud
Correct answer: Type exactly what you hear
You transcribe the spoken sentence word for word as you hear it.
Question 6: Choose the best synonym for 'abundant':
- Plentiful (Correct answer)
- Scarce
- Hidden
- Fragile
Correct answer: Plentiful
'Abundant' means existing in large quantities, i.e., plentiful.
Question 7: Which option is a real English word you should select in 'Read and Select'?
- brilliant (Correct answer)
- frumlikan
- drannop
- splotive
Correct answer: brilliant
'Brilliant' is genuine English; the others are invented non-words.
Duolingo English Test Sample Test 3
In the 'Read and Complete' task, missing letters within words must be filled so that the passage is: