The following are some pointers for cracking Duolingo:

  1. Examine your areas of weakness - Concentrate on your weakest areas, such grammar or listening comprehension.
  2. Work on your pronunciation - to find out where you need to improve, record yourself saying brief sentences and play them back. You can also look up the proper pronunciation of the terms you're practicing online.
  3. Make use of intonation - your voice's cadences, or the way you phrase sentences and formulate inquiries, are referred to as your intonation.
  4. Steer clear of unnecessary words - don't use phrases like "um," "uh," or "you know."
  5. Duolingo is attempting to deceive you - Duolingo will provide you with answers that appear to be correct but are actually incorrect for three different question types: Read and Select, Interactive Listening, and Interactive Reading.
  6. The level of difficulty shifts depending on candidate - the Duolingo English Test is "Flexible," its level of difficulty changes according to your proficiency. The next question will be more difficult if you answer the previous correctly, and easier if you answer it incorrectly.
  7. Ensure that you are by yourself throughout the test - the Duolingo English Test is something you do at home. Convenience aside, this indicates that Duolingo takes great care to prevent cheating. It uses your webcam to capture you during the test. On these recordings, human proctors look for any indications that you might have cheated. Having someone else in the room when you take the test is a common reason why results are not certified. If someone simply passes by, your test will be deemed invalid.
  8. Read the entire conversation on the Interactive Listening question - before moving on to the Summarize the Conversation question read the complete interactive reading question. The test's most perplexing element is the Interactive Listening section. It mimics an actual dialogue. After hearing what the other person has to say, you will choose the right answer. About five of these "Listen and Respond" questions are answered by you. After that, you'll be asked to sum up the discussion you just had.

Here's a tip: You can review the entire conversation by scrolling to the top after responding to all of the "Listen and Respond" questions! Duolingo provides you with the right response if you provide an erroneous response to a "Listen and Respond" question.