TOEFL Computer based test

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TOEFL computer based test

test structure

Listening	30-50 questions	40-60 minutes
Structure	20-25 questions	15-20 minutes
Reading	44-55 questions	70-90 minutes
Writing	1 topic	30 minutes

The listening and structure sections are computer adaptive, which means that the level of difficulty of a question is based on the test taker's response to the previous one. The listening section consists of 11-17 dialogues with 1 question each, 2-3 short conversations, up to a minute long with 2 or 3 questions each, and 4-6 mini-lectures and discussions, up to 2 minutes long with 3-6 questions each.

The reading section consists of 4-5 passages from academic texts, 250-350 words each with 11 questions per passage.

The writing section consists of an essay where test takers state, explain and support their opinion on an issue.

scoring

Scores for each section range from 0-30. (Structure and writing are combined). The average of the 3 scores is then taken and multiplied by 10, to give a total score of between 0 and 300.

A minimum score of 137 corresponds to level B1 on the Common European Framework (CEF). A minimum score of 220 corresponds to level C1.

more resources

The internet-based TOEFL (iBT)
The paper-based TOEFL (PBT)
ESL exams index
ETS website

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