The TOEFL® iBT Score Scale

The TOEFL® iBT Test Format

The new iBT TOEFL test is divided into four sections: listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

1. Reading
   • 3 academic reading passages followed by comprehension questions that measure the ability to understand and analyze the meaning of the passages
   • Familiar question types from the computer-based TOEFL test
   • New question types in which test takers demonstrate they have learned what they have read, either by filling out a table or completing a narrative summary choose a correct paraphrase of a reading
   • New features that make the testing experience easier for test takers, including a glossary and review feature
2. Listening
   • 2 conversations that include 2 or more speakers in each
   • 4 lectures, which include classroom dialogue
   • Opportunity to take notes while listening
   • Familiar question types from the computer-based TOEFL test
   • New question types that measure test takers' ability to understand a speaker's attitude or meaning
3. Writing
   • 1 Reading/Listening/Writing task Academic reading and lecture
   • 1 Independent task about a familiar topic
4. Speaking
   • 2 independent tasks about familiar topics
   • 2 tasks based on Reading and Listening material
   • 2 tasks based on Listening material, including a short lecture or conversation