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Duolingo English Test Practice Test 18
AI-generated practice paper in the style of Duolingo English Test — original material, not a reproduction of any real exam paper, following the official task types. Listening audio is read aloud by your browser's voice. For Speaking you can record yourself and compare with a model answer, and Writing tasks include a model answer — neither is scored automatically, since that needs real speech and writing evaluation this site does not offer for this exam.
Reading
Read and Select
Look at each word. Is it a real English word?
1.imply
2.croosid
3.utility
4.moisture
5.jealous
6.nursery
7.stegid
8.tornible
9.kitchen
10.flusub
11.flinish
12.nervous
13.weary
14.chernish
15.murtle
Fill in the Blanks
Type the missing letters to complete the word in each sentence.
Many candidates lose marks not because they lack knowledge but because they fail to read the que properly.
Have you ever noticed that people speak more quietly in libraries, even when no si tells them to?
As a gardener, you quickly learn that most weeds return unless you pull out the entire ro.
If you add too much salt to the soup, a peeled potato can help abs some of it.
The team leader suggested that everyone should share one success and one chall from the week during Friday's meeting.
Why does my phone battery drain so quickly whenever I use the cam outside in cold weather?
Read and Complete
Type the missing letters to complete the text below.
High on misty hillsides, workers pick tea leaves by hand almost exactly as their grandparents once did. Only the youngest, most ten leaves at the very top of each bush are chosen, since older leaves make the tea taste bit and rough. After picking, the leaves are with, rol, and dried using meth that vary slightly from region to region, producing everything from deli green tea to strong black tea. Climate change is now shif rain patterns on these hillsides, forcing grow to plant at higher altit than before.
Interactive Reading
Read the passage and complete each step.
In June 1859, a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant, was travelling through northern Italy when he arrived at Solferino just after a ferocious battle between French and Austrian forces. What he found appalled him: roughly forty thousand soldiers lay dead, dying or wounded, with nowhere near enough doctors or supplies to care for them. Dunant set aside his business and organised local villagers, mostly women, to bring water, bandages and food to the wounded, regardless of which army they had fought for. Newspapers soon accounts of the villagers' care. The experience haunted him for years afterwards, and in 1862 he published a short book describing what he had witnessed in painful detail. In it, he proposed two radical ideas: that every country should form a trained, voluntary relief society for wartime, and that relief workers should be protected as neutral, regardless of which side they served. Delegates from sixteen nations the Geneva conference. His proposals led directly to an international conference in Geneva in 1863, which established what became the Red Cross, and a treaty the next year, the first Geneva Convention, gave legal weight to medical neutrality. Volunteers today still under that same principle. Dunant later fell into poverty and was largely forgotten until a journalist rediscovered him decades later. His book was soon into several languages. In 1901 he received the first Nobel Peace Prize.
16. The passage stops before its final sentence. Which sentence best completes it?
17. Highlight the answer: Which sentence describes what Dunant did immediately after seeing the battlefield?
18. Highlight the answer: Which sentence describes the two ideas Dunant proposed in his book?
19. What is the main idea of the passage?
20. What is the best title for the passage?
Listening
Listen and Type
Listen and type the sentence you hear. You can play the audio as many times as you like.
1. Type what you hear.
2. Type what you hear.
3. Type what you hear.
4. Type what you hear.
5. Type what you hear.
6. Type what you hear.
Interactive Listening
Listen to each conversation, then answer.
Transcript (available after checking)
Frank: Are you signing up to volunteer at the charity run next month?
Grace: I am, actually. I already registered to help hand out water at the finish line.
Frank: That sounds fun. I was thinking of helping set up the tables beforehand.
Grace: They still need more people for that, so you should sign up soon.
7. What is the best reply to the last speaker?
8. What has Grace already signed up to do?
Summarize the conversation in one or two sentences.
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Model answer: Frank and Grace discuss volunteering for a charity run, with Grace already signed up for water duty and Frank considering helping set up tables.
Transcript (available after checking)
Grace: Henry, have you finished your part of the group presentation yet?
Henry: Almost, I just need to add the graphs to the last two slides.
Grace: Great, because our professor moved the deadline up to Wednesday morning.
Henry: I didn't know that. I'll finish tonight so we can practice tomorrow.
9. What is the best reply to the last speaker?
10. When is the presentation now due?
Summarize the conversation in one or two sentences.
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Model answer: Grace reminds Henry that their professor moved the presentation deadline to Wednesday, so he agrees to finish his slides that night.
Writing
Write About the Photo
Look at each picture and write one or two sentences describing it.
Describe this picture in one or two sentences.
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Model answer: This picture shows a cloud with drops of rain falling from it. Some people dislike wet weather, but I enjoy the sound of rain when I am at home with a cup of tea.
Describe this picture in one or two sentences.
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Model answer: The picture shows a closed book with a cover. I love reading before bed, and a good story helps me forget the stress of the day.
Describe this picture in one or two sentences.
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Model answer: This is a cake with cream on top. People usually eat cake at birthday parties, and I think a chocolate cake is the best way to celebrate a special day.
Interactive Writing
Answer the question.
Imagine that electricity stopped working in your area for a whole weekend. How would you spend your time, and which part of the experience do you think would be hardest?
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Model answer: I would spend the weekend reading, playing board games with my family and cooking on a gas stove. The hardest part would be not being able to charge my phone or use the internet, because I use both all the time. On the other hand, it could be a nice break from screens and a good chance to talk.
Writing Sample
Write about the topic for up to three minutes.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad?
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Model answer: Studying abroad offers many advantages. You improve your language skills quickly because you use them every day, and you meet people from different cultures, which makes you more open-minded. It can also be an important point on your CV. The disadvantages are the cost and the feeling of homesickness, especially in the first months. You may also find it hard to adapt to a different education system. On balance, I think the benefits are greater, provided that you prepare well and have some money saved for emergencies.
Speaking
Speak About the Photo
Look at the picture and speak about it for 30 seconds.
Speak about the picture. Say as much as you can.
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Model answer: This is a picture of a boat. It seems to be floating on the water, maybe on a lake or the sea. People use boats for fishing, transport or just relaxing. I went on a boat trip with my family last summer, and we saw dolphins, which was an unforgettable moment for all of us.
Read, Then Speak
Read the prompt, then speak about it.
What is your opinion of people who take a year off between school and university to travel or work?
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Model answer: I think a gap year is a wonderful idea for many young people. After twelve years of school, students may not know exactly what they want to study, and a year of working or travelling helps them to become more mature and clearer about their goals. The risk is that some might lose the habit of studying and never return to university. But if the year is planned well, with volunteering or a job, it can be an excellent experience.
Interactive Speaking
Answer each question in turn.
Which social media apps do you use most?
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Model answer: I mostly use one messaging app and one photo-sharing app to keep in touch with friends.
How much time would you say you spend on social media each day?
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Model answer: Probably around an hour, though I suspect it is sometimes more than I realise.
What do you mainly use social media for?
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Model answer: I mainly use it to see photos from family abroad and to follow a few news pages.
Describe a moment when social media caused a misunderstanding for you or someone you know.
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Model answer: A friend once posted a joke that people took seriously, and she had to explain herself for days afterwards.
Why do you think people sometimes feel worse about their lives after using social media?
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Model answer: People often compare their normal daily life to the carefully chosen highlights that others post, which can make their own life seem less exciting than it really is.
Should there be an age limit for using social media? What do you think would be a reasonable age?
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Model answer: I think there should be some limit, perhaps around fourteen, because younger children may not yet understand the pressure that comes from comparing themselves with others online.
Speaking Sample
Speak about the topic for up to three minutes.
Talk about something you were afraid of as a child and how your feelings about it have changed as you have grown up.
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Model answer: When I was little, I was terrified of deep water. I refused to go into the sea, and I would cry on the swimming lessons at school. I think it started when a wave knocked me over at the beach at the age of five. As I grew older, I felt embarrassed because my friends were swimming and I stood on the edge. In my twenties, I decided to take lessons with a patient teacher, and I gradually learned to trust the water. Today, I actually enjoy swimming and even snorkelling. It shows me that most fears become smaller if you face them step by step.
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