TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is one of the known English language tests for Immigration and Overseas education in many countries, it is a mandatory requirement for every candidate who would like to pursue their dream abroad.
TOEFL is the only English test with 100% academic content to measure English skills the way they are used in the classroom. There is an IBT Home edition of this test which enables candidates to take this test from home.
TOEFL which is conducted and monitored by Educational Testing Service (ETS) is a computer based test. The duration of the exam is approximately 3 hours and multiple slots are available. The participant can expect results in 2 - 3 business days.
In TOEFL exam, the test taker’s English competence is measured across all skills: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking on a scale of 0 to 30. These are added together for a total score out of 120.
Test format – Reading
Reading is all about reading the passages and answering the questions asked. In reading, there will be 3-5 passages and there will be 12-14 questions in each passage to answer. The total number of questions to be answered will be 50 in the duration of 60-100 minutes. The score will be based on the correctness of each answer in each passage.
| Duration of the reading section | 54 - 72 minutes |
| Number of Questions | 30 - 40 questions |
| Number of passage | 3 - 4 passages |
Test format – Listening
In listening, there will be two types of conversations that will be heard.
One will be a short conversation and others will be long conversations. In short conversations; after a short conversation, there will be 1 question that will be a multiple-choice question having options to select from. While in a long conversation, there will be multiple questions to be answered.
In listening there will two sections, which are as follows-
Summary: 4-5 lectures will be 3-5 minutes long and will have 500-800 words with 6 questions each and the total no. of questions will be 30.
2- 3 conversations that will be more than 3 minutes will have 12-25 exchanges following which there will be 5 questions each. The total no. of questions will be more than 40 and the time duration will be 60-90 minutes.
Test format – Speaking
If you want to score well in speaking you should try to fulfil all the requirements of the exam. One should try to avoid mistakes. The total no. of questions will be 6 and the total duration will be 20 minutes.
The division in speaking is as follows:-
In the first section, there will be 2 independent tasks. The preparation time for this task will be 15 seconds and the time to respond will be 45 seconds.
In the second section, there will be 2 integrated tasks. The task will be as follows read-listen-speak. The preparation time for this section will be 30 seconds and the response time will be 60 seconds.
In the last section, there will be 2 integrated tasks. The task will be as follows listen-speak. The preparation time for this task will be 20 seconds and the response time will be 60 seconds.
| Duration | 17 minutes |
| Total Task | 4 |
Test format – Writing
The essay should effectively address a topic. The response should be well-organised and well-developed using relevant explanations and detailed support. Furthermore, it should also display a unity of thought, steady progress and collective thoughts. Make sure your grammar is correct, but also do not be repetitive with sentence structure. Bring variety in sentence formation for higher scores.
Summary
(A) 1 integrated task (20 minutes)
Read/Listen/Write
(Reading time: 3 minutes ; listening time: 2 minutes; Writing time: 15 minutes)
(B) 1 independent task (30 minutes)
Total no. of questions: 2
Total time: 50 minutes