TOEFL Exam

The TOEFL exam measures the English language proficiency of non-native speakers to ensure they can communicate effectively in an academic setting. It evaluates skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

To assess your ability to communicate, the test is divided into four sections: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing, which extend over the duration of approximately 2 hours.

The TOEFL exam total score ranges from 0 to 120.

The overall score and sectional scores will be sent to you after you complete the test.

As a test taker, you will be required to solve integrated tasks that combine more than one skill. For example, a section might have a passage to read, followed by an audio recording of a lecture or discussion based on the passage, and then you might be asked to verbally answer questions or summarize the content depending on the section. Let us have a synopsis of each of the sections.

TOEFL Test Pattern

The TOEFL test format includes four sections: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. It’s imperative for an aspirant to have a clear understanding of all the sections and the exam structure in order to prepare effectively for the test.

TOEFL Reading

• Duration: 35 minutes
• Score range: 0 to 30
• Total number of questions: 20
• May have multiple passages
• Each passage is followed by a set of questions based on the passage which need to be answered.

TOEFL Listening

• Duration: 36 minutes
• Score range: 0 to 30
• Total number of questions: 28
• You will be required to carefully listen to audio recordings of academic lectures, classroom discussions, and conversations.
• Each recording will have questions based on the lectures/discussions which will need to be answered.