A Highlight of Internet-based TOEFL Test (iBT)

Here I give you specific information about Internet-based TOEFL Test (iBT). Read and comprehend carefully!

Language Skills tested:
· Listening
· Speaking
· Reading
· Writing

Total time:
4 hours

Integrated tasks:
Yes

Note taking:
Yes

Computer adaptive:
Not computer adaptive. Each test taker receives the same range of questions in any given form of the test

Reading materials:
3-5 passages from academic texts.
Approximately 700 words long
Includes multiple-focus passages (compare/contrast, cause/effect)
12-14 questions for each passage
Time: 60-100 minutes
Score scale: 0-30

Listening materials:
4-6 lectures, some with classroom discussion
• each 3-5 minutes long,
6 questions each2-3 conversations
• each 3 minutes long, 5 questions each
Time: 60-90 minutes
Score scale: 0-30

Speaking materials:
Six tasks
• 2 independent tasks — express an opinion on a familiar topic
• 4 integrated tasks — speak based on what is read and heard
Up to 30 seconds to prepare the response
Up to 1 minute to respond
Time: 20 minutes
Score scale: 0-4 points; total of ratings converted to 0-30 score scale

Writing materials:
Two tasks
• 1 integrated task — write based on what is read and heard
• 1 independent task — support an opinion on a topic
Time: 50 minutes
• 20 minutes for integrated task
• 30 minutes for independent task

Score scale: 0-5 points; total of ratings converted to 0-30 score scale

Structure (grammar):
No grammar section on the test, although grammar is
evaluated in speaking and writing responses.

Total score:
0-120

Performance feedback:
Performance feedback for each skill is provided on the test-taker report.


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www.ets.org/toefl/info.