Introduction to TOEFL iBT

TOEFL iBT Test Format

This Internet-based TOEFL test allows speech and score responses to be captured in a standardized manner, and online registration and score reporting is an easy way to book a TOEFL iBT test date and receive your test scores.

The TOEFL iBT tests all four language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing, with a maximum total score of 120. There are four sections of 30 points each and it's a four-hour test. We'll look at a brief description of each section.

Test Section Number of questions Time
Reading 3-5 passages, 12-14 question each 60-100 minutes
Listening 4-6 lectures, 6 questions each
2-3 conversations, 5 questions each		 60-90 mintues
Break   10 minutes
Speaking 6 tasks, 2 independent and 4 integrated 20 minute
Writing 1 integrated task
1 independent task		 20 minutes
30 minutes

Reading:

The purpose of the Reading section could be to test your ability to find information; test your basic comprehension of a general topic or main idea, facts and details, etc.; or to assess your ability to learn important details and recognize how ideas in the passage connect.

This section measures your ability to understand university-level academic texts and passages. It includes three to five passages with 12 to 14 questions/ passage. Time allotted to this section is 60-100 minutes.

Listening:

This section measures your ability to understand English as it is used in colleges/universities. It consists of four to six lectures with six questions each that include classroom dialogue, and two to three conversations with five questions each, that include two or more speakers in each. Time allotted to this section is 60-90 minutes.

Speaking:

This section measures your ability to speak English. It consists of six open-ended speaking questions, which require test takers to speak into a microphone. The responses are recorded and scored by human graders. This section is to be completed within 20 minutes.

Writing:

This section measures your ability to write in a way that is required for college/university course work in USA. The TOEFL iBT contains two essays; one is an independent task and the other an integrated task that requires the use of more than one skill at a time, for e.g. read, listen, then speak in response to a question. You are required to type your response. No handwriting essay is accepted any more.

The essays are scored on the basis of development, that is, the kind of support (examples, details, reasons) you use to present your idea; organization, that is, the way you present your paragraphs and mark transition from one idea to another; and language use, that is, your choice of words.

Other related topic:

What is the TOEFL?
The TOEFL iBT uses integrated tasks that combine more than one skill, just as in real academic settings. It helps students demonstrate the English skills needed for academic success.

Why TOEFL?
No matter where in the world you want to study, the TOEFL test can help you get there.

TOEFL registration
The TOEFL test gives you more flexibility on when, where and how often you can take the test than any other language test in the world.

TOEFL score
Once the TOEFL test is taken the scores are valid for the next 2 years to come. All that the student needs to check his scores online are a username and password.

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