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What is TOEFL®?

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TOEFL® (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is written and administered by Educational Testing Service(ETS) of Princeton, New Jersey. The test measures basic English proficiency in Listening, Structure, Reading and Writing and is used for admissions by colleges and universities. You can register for the test, offered in more than 170 countries, by visiting www.toefl.org, completing the registration form and remitting payment of $110. You will be given a morning or afternoon test-date appointment and will need 4 hours for completing the test. You will receive an official score reports either two weeks later if you type your essay, or five weeks later if you handwrite your essay. Scores are valid for admission up to two years after you take the test. Below is a rough comparison between old and new TOEFL® scores.

A Paper-based-TOEFL Score	A Computer-Based-TOEFL score
625-650	260-280
600-625	250-260
550-600	210-250
500-550	175-210
450-500	130-175

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TOEFL Test Format

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The Paper-Based TOEFL

Computer-Based TOEFL format

Section 1:Listening Comprehension

30 minutes
Part A: Dialogs: 30 items
Part B: Extended Conversations
(2 conversations): 7-8 items
Part C: Mini-Talks (3 talks): 12-13 items

Section 2:Structure/Written Expression

25 minutes
Structure (Sentence Completion): 15 items
Written Expression (Find Errors): 25 items

Section 3: Reading Comprehension

55 minutes: 5-6 Passages: 50 items

Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
includes admin and listening to directions.

Section 1: Adaptive Listening

40-60 minutes (not including time listening)
Part A:Dialogues: 11-17 items
Part B: Short Conversations (up to 1 minute) and Minilectures/Discussions (up to 2.5 minutes)
(6-9 conversations/lectures): 2-6 items each.

Section 2: Adaptive Structure (Sentence Completion/Error Recognition)

15-20 minutes: 20-25 items

Section 3: Non-adaptive Reading

70-90 minutes -- 44-60items

Section 4: Writing 30 minutes
One essay on a given topic

Total time: 4 hours
includes a required computer tutorial and a 5 minute break after section 2.

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Computer Adaptive Sections

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The first two sections listening and structure are "computer-adaptive" meaning

your answer to any one question determines the difficulty level of the next question.

you may view only one question at a time

you must answer each question as it comes on the scree

you cannot skip a question or change answers to previous questions.

The first question you will see in each of these sections will be of average difficulty. If you answer this question correctly, you'll see a harder question next, and if you answer it incorrectly, you'll get an easier question. The questions will continue like this until the test ascertains your level of performance.

You will only be able to see one question at a time

You will have to confirm your answer to a question in order to see the next one. Once you've selected an answer and then confirmed it and moved on to the next question, you won't be able to go back and change your answer to that question. (You can, however, change your answer to a question as often as you like until you tell the computer to move on to the next question.)

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