Duolingo English Test Practice Questions — All Questions
22 questions
She ___ to the gym every morning before work. Which choice is correct?
- a.go
- b.goes✓
- c.going
- d.gone
The subject 'she' is third-person singular in the present simple, so the verb takes -s: 'goes'. The habit ('every morning') confirms the present simple.
I've never seen a film ___ interesting as this one. Which choice is correct?
- a.so much
- b.very
- c.too
- d.as✓
The comparison of equality uses 'as ... as': 'as interesting as this one'. The first 'as' is required before the adjective.
By next June, I ___ here for five years. Which choice is correct?
- a.will have worked✓
- b.will work
- c.have worked
- d.worked
'By next June' with a completed duration points to the future perfect: 'will have worked'. It describes an action finished by a future point.
The kids were tired, so they went to bed earlier than ___. Which choice is correct?
- a.usually
- b.usualy
- c.as usual
- d.usual✓
After 'than', the adjective 'usual' completes the comparison: 'earlier than usual'. The adverb 'usually' does not fit this fixed phrase.
If it ___ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic. Which choice is correct?
- a.will rain
- b.rains✓
- c.rained
- d.would rain
This is a first conditional about a real future event, so the 'if' clause uses the present simple: 'rains'. The result clause already has 'will'.
The instructions were so ___ that no one could follow them. Which word best fits?
- a.obvious
- b.simple
- c.confusing✓
- d.helpful
'Confusing' means hard to understand, which explains why no one could follow the instructions. The other adjectives would make them easy to follow.
After the long hike, we were completely ___. Which word best fits?
- a.exhausted✓
- b.delighted
- c.curious
- d.generous
'Exhausted' means extremely tired, which fits the result of a long hike. The other adjectives describe unrelated feelings.
Please ___ the light when you leave the room. Which word best fits?
- a.turn up
- b.turn into
- c.turn down
- d.turn off✓
To 'turn off' a light means to switch it off, which fits leaving a room. 'Turn up' and 'turn down' change volume or intensity, not on/off state.
The museum has a ___ collection of ancient coins. Which word best fits?
- a.narrow
- b.vast✓
- c.shallow
- d.brief
'Vast' means very large, which fits describing a big collection. The other adjectives suggest something small or short.
She spoke in a ___ voice so as not to wake the baby. Which word best fits?
- a.quiet✓
- b.loud
- c.harsh
- d.sudden
A 'quiet' voice is soft and low, which fits not waking a sleeping baby. 'Loud' would be the opposite of what is intended.
His ___ to finish the marathon impressed everyone. Which choice is correct?
- a.determine
- b.determined
- c.determination✓
- d.determinedly
After the possessive 'his', a noun is needed: 'determination'. 'Determine' is the verb and 'determined' the adjective.
The team worked ___ to meet the deadline. Which choice is correct?
- a.hard-working
- b.hard✓
- c.hardness
- d.harder than
Here 'hard' is itself an adverb meaning with great effort: 'worked hard'. Note that 'hardly' would wrongly mean 'barely'.
The movie was surprisingly ___, and we left feeling inspired. Which choice is correct?
- a.move
- b.movement
- c.moved
- d.moving✓
The adjective describing the movie's effect is 'moving' (emotionally touching). 'Moved' would describe how a person feels, not the film itself.
We need to ___ our plans because of the storm. Which choice is correct?
- a.change✓
- b.changeable
- c.changing
- d.changeably
After 'to', the base verb is needed: 'change'. 'Changeable' is an adjective and does not follow the infinitive marker.
I'll call you ___ I arrive at the airport. Which choice is correct?
- a.until
- b.as soon as✓
- c.despite
- d.unless
'As soon as' means immediately when something happens, which fits calling right after arriving. 'Until' would change the meaning to a time limit.
The keys are ___ the drawer next to the fridge. Which choice is correct?
- a.on
- b.at
- c.in✓
- d.over
Something inside a drawer takes 'in': 'in the drawer'. 'On' would mean resting on top of it.
He was tired, ___ he kept working until midnight. Which choice is correct?
- a.but✓
- b.so
- c.because
- d.or
'But' shows the contrast between being tired and continuing to work. 'So' would signal a result, which does not fit.
We should leave early ___ avoid the traffic. Which choice is correct?
- a.for
- b.so
- c.because
- d.to✓
'To' plus a base verb expresses purpose: 'leave early to avoid the traffic'. 'For' cannot be followed directly by a base verb here.
Which sentence is written in correct English?
- a.She enjoys to read before bed.
- b.She enjoys reading before bed.✓
- c.She enjoys read before bed.
- d.She enjoy reading before bed.
The verb 'enjoy' is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive: 'enjoys reading'. 'To read' after 'enjoy' is a common error.
Which sentence corrects the error in 'There is too many people in the elevator'?
- a.There is too much people in the elevator.
- b.There is too many peoples in the elevator.
- c.There are too many people in the elevator.✓
- d.There are too much people in the elevator.
'People' is plural and countable, so it takes 'are' and 'too many': 'There are too many people.' 'Too much' is for uncountable nouns.
Which sentence uses the article correctly?
- a.She is an honest person who always tells the truth.✓
- b.She is a honest person who always tells the truth.
- c.She is honest person who always tells the truth.
- d.She is the honest person who always tells the truth.
'Honest' begins with a silent 'h', so it takes 'an': 'an honest person'. The choice of a/an depends on the sound, not the spelling.
Which sentence is free of usage errors?
- a.I have visited Paris last summer.
- b.I visited Paris since last summer.
- c.I have visit Paris last summer.
- d.I visited Paris last summer.✓
A finished action at a stated past time uses the simple past: 'I visited Paris last summer.' The present perfect cannot appear with 'last summer'.