DLAB Practice Test

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Defense Language Aptitude Battery DLAB Test 2024 is a free online practice test available to help test takers learn foreign languages.

This test is not a traditional test for specific languages, but rather an evaluation test after you obtain a certain score that qualifies you to learn a language according to the score you obtained in the DLAB Test.

If you get a high score on the DLAB test, this means that you have a high ability to learn the most difficult foreign languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, and so on for the rest of the scores…

test consists of several sections to evaluate you as follows:

  • Recognize sounds in words
  • Identify grammatical patterns
  • Understand relationships between words
  • Learn new vocabulary

It is a multiple choice test (MCQs) that is conducted on the computer in military bases. The test time extends to two hours and consists of 164 points.

The Dlab test is divided into two main sections: Audio Portion and Visual Portion.

This is DLAB Practice Test Audio Section – Easy level
There are more levels and many questions to practice and prepare for the Defense Language Aptitude Battery exam

DLAB Practice Test - Easy Level

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Part 1:
Question 1:  Choose the differently stressed word:

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Q 2: Find the odd one out in stress pattern:

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Q 3: Select the word with a different stress:

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Q 4: Identify the unique stress pattern:

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Q 5: Choose the word with a different stress pattern:

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Part 2:

Rules: In the fictional language, adjectives follow their respective nouns.
To form a noun, add "-la" to the end of the base word.
To form an adjective, add "-osh" to the base word.

Translate the phrase using the above rules.

Q1: Phrase: "The mountain high"

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Part 2:

Rules: In the fictional language, adjectives follow their respective nouns.
To form a noun, add "-la" to the end of the base word.
To form an adjective, add "-osh" to the base word.

Translate the phrase using the above rules.

Q1: Phrase: "The tree green"

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Part 2:

Rules: In the fictional language, adjectives follow their respective nouns.
To form a noun, add "-la" to the end of the base word.
To form an adjective, add "-osh" to the base word.

Translate the phrase using the above rules.

Q3:Phrase: "The water cold"

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Part 3:

Translate the sentence using the following grammar rules:

  • The owned item comes before the owner.
  • The owned item ends in "ar" or "en".
  • The owner ends in "os".

Sarah's book: 

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part 4:

Translate the sentence using these grammar rules:

  • The object being described comes first.
  • The adjective describing the object ends with "ish" or "ive".
  • The descriptor is always pluralized.

Blue cars: 

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part 5:

Apply these translation rules:

  • The subject goes before its description.
  • Descriptive terms end with either "el" or "an".
  • The descriptive term must start with the first letter of the subject.

Fast train: 

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part 6:

Translate using the specified grammar rules:

  • Place the location before the object.
  • The location name ends with "ium".
  • The object name must be reversed in syllables.

Park bench: 

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Part 7:

Translate the phrases using the following grammar rules.

RULES :

The subject has an “aa” sound (like “mall”) in the middle of the word.
The object always ends with a long “a” sound (like “day”).
Never include articles in a sentence. Verbs always begin with a “ya” sound and never end with an“s.”
Q1: Sally dances

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Part 7:

Translate the phrases using the following grammar rules.

RULES :

The subject has an “aa” sound (like “mall”) in the middle of the word.
The object always ends with a long “a” sound (like “day”).
Never include articles in a sentence. Verbs always begin with a “ya” sound and never end with an“s.”
Q2: Mark eats

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Part 7:

Translate the phrases using the following grammar rules.

RULES :

The subject has an “aa” sound (like “mall”) in the middle of the word.
The object always ends with a long “a” sound (like “day”).
Never include articles in a sentence. Verbs always begin with a “ya” sound and never end with an“s.”
Q3: Jenny finds

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Part 8:

Grammar Rules 

 

Adjectives: Follow the noun, share the same ending vowel sound

Possession: Possessor comes after, possession ends in "-u" or "-a", possessor ends in "-i"

Subject: Middle "-aa-" sound

Object: Ends in a long "-a" sound

Verbs: Start with "ya-", no "-s" ending.

Q: Tom bought Mary some chocolate.

Your score is

The average score is 47%

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This is DLAB Practice Test Audio Section – Medium level

DLAB Practice Test - Medium Level

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Part 1:

Fictitious Language Notes:
Word Order: Subject – Verb – Object (like English)
Nouns: Have no special markers
Verbs: End in "-lo"
Adjectives: Precede the noun they modify
Sample Sentence: Fato nima kalo (The cat sleeps soundly)
Instructions: You will hear a sentence in the fictitious language. Choose the answer that best describes its grammatical structure.

Question 1: Sentence: Nima kalo fato.

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Part 1:

Fictitious Language Rules:
Word Order: Subject – Verb – Object (like English)
Nouns: Have no special markers
Verbs: End in "-lo"
Adjectives: Precede the noun they modify

Question 2: Sentence: Pulo kalo senu.

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Part 1:
Fictitious Language Rules:
Word Order: Subject – Verb – Object (like English)
Nouns: Have no special markers
Verbs: End in "-lo"
Adjectives: Precede the noun they modify
Instructions: You will hear a sentence in the fictitious language. Choose the answer that best describes its grammatical structure.

Question 3: Sentence: Tosi fato nimlo.

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Part 2:

Fictitious Language Rules for Vocabulary MCQs

  1. Prefixes:
    • "Mar-" indicates something related to time (e.g., past, future).
    • "Vel-" indicates a quality or state.
    • "Sar-" indicates an action.
  2. Suffixes:
    • "-ton" denotes a person associated with an action or state.
    • "-lux" denotes objects or concepts.
    • "-mex" indicates plural forms.
  3. Root Words:
    • "glin" relates to light or vision.
    • "farn" pertains to movement or travel.
    • "zep" relates to learning or knowledge.
  4. Combination Rules:
    • Combining a prefix, root, and suffix forms a complete word.
    • The meaning of words can be altered by mixing different prefixes and suffixes with the same root.

Question 1: What does the word "Marglinton" mean in the fictitious language?

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Part 2:

Fictitious Language Rules for Vocabulary MCQs

  1. Prefixes:
    • "Mar-" indicates something related to time (e.g., past, future).
    • "Vel-" indicates a quality or state.
    • "Sar-" indicates an action.
  2. Suffixes:
    • "-ton" denotes a person associated with an action or state.
    • "-lux" denotes objects or concepts.
    • "-mex" indicates plural forms.
  3. Root Words:
    • "glin" relates to light or vision.
    • "farn" pertains to movement or travel.
    • "zep" relates to learning or knowledge.
  4. Combination Rules:
    • Combining a prefix, root, and suffix forms a complete word.
    • The meaning of words can be altered by mixing different prefixes and suffixes with the same root.

Question 2: Choose the meaning of "Velglinlux" from the options below:

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Part 2:

Fictitious Language Rules for Vocabulary MCQs

  1. Prefixes: 
    • "Mar-" indicates something related to time (e.g., past, future).
    • "Vel-" indicates a quality or state.
    • "Sar-" indicates an action.
  2. Suffixes: 
    • "-ton" denotes a person associated with an action or state.
    • "-lux" denotes objects or concepts.
    • "-mex" indicates plural forms.
  3. Root Words: 
    • "glin" relates to light or vision.
    • "farn" pertains to movement or travel.
    • "zep" relates to learning or knowledge.
  4. Combination Rules: 
    • Combining a prefix, root, and suffix forms a complete word.
    • The meaning of words can be altered by mixing different prefixes and suffixes with the same root.

Question 3: What does "Sarfarnmex" signify in the fictitious language?

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This is DLAB Practice Test Audio Section – Hardcore level 🔥

Do you have complete confidence in yourself to start the test?

IMPORTANT: Audio is included in this level of the test to simulate the real test

DLAB Practice Test – Hardcore level 🔥

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Important: This level is tested in a fictitious language, so you must focus and take your time. Passage is not supposed to be written, but we will write it only because the goal of the test is educational.

Rules for Interpretation:

  • "Liru" indicates an action.
  • "minalo" refers to a group.
  • "corat" is a verb meaning to help.
  • "si" is a conjunction that means "and".
  • "vanu" is an adjective meaning happy.

passage: "Liru minalo corat si vanu."

Question: What is the primary action described in the passage?

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Rules for Interpretation:

  • "Tenu" indicates past tense.
  • "virento" refers to someone young.
  • "gresu" is a verb meaning to run.
  • "palin" is an adverb meaning quickly.

passage:

Question: Who did the action in the passage?

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Rules for Interpretation:

  • "Sarpi" indicates a negative action.
  • "kento" is a noun meaning book.
  • "diro" is a verb meaning to read.
  • "nalo" is an adverb meaning poorly.

Passage 3:

Question: What does the passage indicate about the book?

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Part 2:

You will listen to a passage containing words in the language that you do not understand and answer the questions.
passage for part 2:

Q 1: What action did Blorx first take in the passage?

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passage for part 2:

Q 2: What did Blorx do after hearing the "Clangor"?

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passage for part 2:

Q 3:What was Blorx looking for?

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passage for part 2:

Q 4: How did Blorx express frustration?

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passage for part 2:

Q 5: What condition was the sprongle in when Blorx picked it up?

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Part 3:

Rules for Solving:

  1. Identify the subject: The first word in a sentence often is the subject.
  2. Verb follows the subject: The second word typically indicates the action or verb.
  3. Object or secondary subject comes last: The object or another subject involved commonly appears at the end.
  4. Repetition alters or emphasizes meaning: Repetition of words in various contexts can imply their importance or change their meaning.

 

passage 

Questions:

Q 1: What is the main action associated with 'helo'?

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Part 3:

Rules for Solving:

  1. Identify the subject: The first word in a sentence often is the subject.
  2. Verb follows the subject: The second word typically indicates the action or verb.
  3. Object or secondary subject comes last: The object or another subject involved commonly appears at the end.
  4. Repetition alters or emphasizes meaning: Repetition of words in various contexts can imply their importance or change their meaning.

 

passage 

Questions:

Q 2: Who is the most active participant in the passage?

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Part 3:

Rules for Solving:

  1. Identify the subject: The first word in a sentence often is the subject.
  2. Verb follows the subject: The second word typically indicates the action or verb.
  3. Object or secondary subject comes last: The object or another subject involved commonly appears at the end.
  4. Repetition alters or emphasizes meaning: Repetition of words in various contexts can imply their importance or change their meaning.

 

passage 

Questions:

Q 3: What role does 'seru' play according to the passage?

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Part 3:

Rules for Solving:

  1. Identify the subject: The first word in a sentence often is the subject.
  2. Verb follows the subject: The second word typically indicates the action or verb.
  3. Object or secondary subject comes last: The object or another subject involved commonly appears at the end.
  4. Repetition alters or emphasizes meaning: Repetition of words in various contexts can imply their importance or change their meaning.

 

passage 

Questions:

Q 4: How does 'fomu' relate to 'helo'?

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Part 3:

Rules for Solving:

  1. Identify the subject: The first word in a sentence often is the subject.
  2. Verb follows the subject: The second word typically indicates the action or verb.
  3. Object or secondary subject comes last: The object or another subject involved commonly appears at the end.
  4. Repetition alters or emphasizes meaning: Repetition of words in various contexts can imply their importance or change their meaning.

 

passage 

Questions:

Q 5: What can be inferred about the relationship between 'draki' and 'seru'?

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The audio section is divided into five sections, which are

Part 1: Phonetic Discrimination (10 minutes) – Four words are heard and you must identify the word with the different stress pattern.

Part 2: Sentence Comprehension (20 minutes) – You will listen to sentences in a fictitious language and answer questions related to their grammatical structure.

Parts 3 & 4: Vocabulary Building (25 minutes each) – You will listen to several words in a fictitious language and then answer questions about their meanings. It seems strange, doesn’t it?

Part 5: Reading Comprehension (20 minutes) – Here you will listen to clips and answer questions related to the content of the clip. It seems logical.

As for the theoretical section, this section tests you if you are able to recognize grammatical patterns and relationships between words. You will see sentences or paragraphs with missing words and use the four answer options to identify the missing words…

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