Practice Test For The New TOEFL® iBT Exam
I. Overview of the New TOEFL® iBT Exam
The TOEFL® test (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is designed to measure the English-language ability
of people who do not speak English as their first language and
who plan to study at colleges and universities in Canada and the
USA. Language specialists prepare the material for the TOEFL®
test. The TOEFL® test Committee of Examiners establishes overall
guidelines for the test content and specifications. All the content,
questions, specifications, and final test forms are reviewed for
cultural and racial bias and content appropriateness, according
to established Educational Testing Service (ETS®) procedures.
The TOEFL® exam has undergone some important changes. In order to meet the challenge of providing a more comprehensive assessment of an applicant's ability to understand and use the English language in an academic environment, a "next generation" TOEFL® test has been developed to assess all four language skills - listening, reading, writing, and speaking. While some questions in each of the sections are similar to questions found on the previous computer-based test (CBT), others are new. Thus, the scoring system has changed as well. Each of the four language skills is now reported on a scale of 0 to 30. There is also a total score. In addition, the TOEFL® Internet Based Test (iBT) no longer has any computer-adaptive sections; it is a linear assessment test covering a full range of levels of question difficulty. Note taking is allowed on the TOEFL® iBT Test in order to better reflect real-life academic situations. The iBT Test takes approximately four hours to finish, and is administered via the Internet at secure, ETS.-approved test centers.
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II. Scoring Information
The Reading and Listening section scores are based on your performance
on multiple-choice questions. The total points that you receive
for each section are converted to a score on a scale from 0 to
30.
The Speaking section is based on your response to six questions.
On the actual test, your responses will be evaluated by human
raters and receive a score of 0 (Low), 1, 2, 3, or 4 (High). The
total score for the 6 questions will be converted to a scale from
0 to 30. The reported score for the Speaking section will always
be on a scale of 0 to 30.
The Writing section has two writing tasks that are scored on
a scale from 1 (Low) to 5 (High). On the actual test, your responses
will be evaluated by human raters, and a score of 0 for off-topic
responses will also be possible. Your Writing task total score
will then be converted to a scale from 0 to 30. The reported score
for the Writing section will always be on a scale of 0 to 30.
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III. Selecting a Test Screen Size.
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Select one of these options to choose what size you would like
to take the practice test in. If your monitor is set on a very
high resolution you may want to choose a larger size to take the
test in so that the font is easier to read.
Please note that the images may be clearer when you choose
Your screen resolution is now set at
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You must select a test smaller or equal to this for it to fit on your screen.
Test size comparisons:
  
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IV. System Requirements General:
Printer recommended (To print your own test results).
Flash Player: Version 6.x.
Internet Connection: High-Speed recommended.
Resolution: 640x480 or greater.
Sound: Headphones or speakers required. (Except for the Reading Section)
PC:
Processor: Pentium II or greater recommended.
| Windows NT |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x |
| Windows 98 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape
7.x |
| Windows Me |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape 4.7, Netscape
7.x |
| Windows 2000 |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, Netscape 4.7, Netscape
7.x |
| Windows XP |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 7.x |
Macintosh
Power PC or greater recommended.
| Mac OS 9.x |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1, Netscape 4.8,
Netscape 7.x |
| Mac OS X 10.1.x |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x |
| Mac OS X 10.2.x |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, and Safari
1.0 |
| Mac OS X 10.3.x |
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x |
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V. Reading Section Practice
In this section you will read three passages and answer reading comprehension questions about each of the passages.
Select one of the following screen sizes:
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VI. Listening Section Practice
This section of the test measures your ability to understand conversations and academic lectures in English.
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VII. Writing Section Practice
This section of the test measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment.
Please note that your responses will not be scored in this section of the test. Select one of the following screen sizes:
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VIII. Speaking Section Practice
In an actual test, you will be able to demonstrate your ability to speak about a variety of topics. You will answer six questions by speaking into the microphone. However, in this practice test you will not record your responses. You will instead listen to sample responses to each of the six questions.
Please note that your responses will not be scored in this section of the test. Select one of the following screen sizes:
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