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TOEFL iBT Test Preparation Program
What is TOEFL iBT?
TOEFL iBT Test is the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test has four sections covering the language skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. It is approximately 4 hours long, with an obligatory 10-minute break after the Listening section.
Features of the new TOEFL Internet-based Test:
- Note taking is allowed throughout the test.
- Speaking skills are evaluated. The Speaking section includes independent and integrated tasks.
- Some questions involve integrated skills, such as reading-listening-speaking.
- Knowledge of grammar is not tested separately but is tested indirectly in all sections of the test.
- There is no longer a Structure section.
- Lectures and conversations in the Listening section are longer.
- The speech in the listening material sounds more natural. Also, there are new questions that measure understanding of a speaker's attitude, degree of certainty, and purpose.
- The Reading section has new questions that ask test takers to categorize information and fill in a chart or complete a summary.
- The Writing section requires typing. There is an integrated task and an independent task.
TOEFL iBT Test is approximately 4 hours long
| Section |
Content |
Number of Questions |
Approximate Time |
| Reading |
3 - 5 Passages |
12 - 14 per passage |
60 - 100 minutes |
| Listening |
4 - 6 Lectures
2 - 3 Conversations |
6 per lecture
5 per conversation |
60 - 90 minutes |
| Speaking |
2 Independent tasks
4 Integrated-skill tasks
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6 |
20 minutes |
| Writing |
1 Integrated-skills task
1 Independent task
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2 |
50 minutes |
Scoring On The TOEFL iBT Test - The TOEFL score report will show:
- separate score of 0 to 30 for each of the four language skills
- total test score of 0 to 120
- TOEFL CBT (computer based) score comparison
For more information:
- Visit the official website: www.ets.org/toefl
- Visit our useful links Here
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