TOEFL Writing
Specifics of Writing
You don't need to be William Shakespeare to make the grade
on the TOEFL test!
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You will be given 30 minutes for one essay. On
this section, You have to write an essay about an assigned essay
topic. You are given the option of typing your essay on the same
computer where you take the multiple choice sections or handwriting
your essay on an answer sheet provided. You also can use scratch
paper for making notes or outlining your essay, but notes on this
paper are not scored.
This section measures your ability to write a clear,
coherent English essay on an assigned topic. Your essay is scored
according to its grammatical correctness and writing style, as well
as the content of your ideas and your ability to support them with
good examples. More than 100 possible writing topics are listed
in the TOEFL Bulletin of Information so you can become familiar
with them in advance. The topic is given on the day of the test,
and is presented on the computer screen.
Students are given a topic and 30 minutes to write or type a response.
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