What Is on the Internet-Based Test?

What Is on the Paper Based Test?

Internet-based Test

The TOEFL® Internet-based test emphasizes integrated skills and measures all four language skills, including speaking. The content on the test is authentic, and the language is consistent with that used in everyday, real academic settings.

The test has four sections

Reading measures the ability to understand academic reading matter.

Listening measures the ability to understand English as it is used in colleges and universities.

Speaking measures the ability to speak English.

Writing measures the ability to write in a way that is appropriate for college and university course work.

Section Time Limit No. of Questions
Reading 60-100 minutes 36-70
Listening 60-90 minutes 34-51
Break 10 minutes
Speaking 20 minutes 6 tasks
Writing 50 minutes 2 tasks

Test content is based on a “corpus,” or database, of spoken and written language that currently contains more than 2.7 million words, collected from educational institutions throughout the United States.

The spoken language in the database was collected from

lectures and interactive classes
labs
office hours
study groups

everyday service interactions (for example, at the bookstore or registrar's office)

The written language was collected from sources, such as textbooks and course materials. Listening and reading texts in the test conform to the characteristics of the language in the database.

Computer-based Test

The computer-based TOEFL test has four sections:

Listening measures the ability to understand English as it is spoken in North America.

Structure measures the ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English.

Reading measures the ability to understand short passages similar in topic and style to academic texts used in North American colleges and universities.

Writing measures the ability to write in English on an assigned topic.

Section Time Limit No. of Questions
Tutorials 30 minutes --
Listening 40-60 minutes 30-50
Structure 15-20 minutes 20-25
Break 5 minutes --
Reading 70-90 minutes 44-55
Writing 30 minutes 1 topic

Paper-based Test

The paper-based TOEFL test has three sections plus a 30-minute writing test (the Test of Written English) that is required of everyone who takes the paper-based test.

Listening Comprehension measures the ability to understand English as it is spoken in North America.

Structure and Language measures the ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English.

Reading Comprehension measures the ability to understand non-technical reading matter.

Section Time Limit Questions
Listening Comprehension 30-40 minutes 45-75
Structure and Written Expression 25 minutes 40
Reading Comprehension 55 minutes 50
Writing (Test of Written English) 30 minutes 1 topic

There is no scheduled break during the paper-based test so be prepared.

I will be listing places you can take the test and cost in he near future and where you can get the proper study materials

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Dave B