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TOEFL Syllabus

Internet Based TOEFL (iBT) test your english proficiency, used for admission to schools throughout the world . The internet based TOEFL has four parts: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. All students applying for MS in USA who does not speak English as their native language must provide proof of English proficiency.

Contents

Exam Pattern

TOEFL is a four hour exam with four sections.

Listening (60-90 minutes): 6-7 listening test, listen to an audio clip and based on that audio clip you have to answer some questions.
Reading (60-80 minutes): 3-4 passage questions, read a passage and answer questions based on the passage.
Speaking (20 minutes): six questions, you have to speak for a few seconds about a given subject.
Writing (50 minutes): two questions, write an essay on given topic.

What is TOEFL marking scheme?

Total score = 120. No negative marks for wrong answers.

Listening – 30
Speaking – 30
Reading – 30
Writing – 30

You have to score a minimum of 100 to get into a good university.

How frequently can you take TOEFL?

You can retake the test as many times as you wish, but cannot take it more than once in a 3-day period.

What are the four sections of TOEFL?

Listening (60-90 minutes)

There are 6 set of questions
Each set may be a conversation, lecture or a discussion.
The conversation are 3 minutes long and lecture are about 5 minutes long.
There will be pictures and visual cues for conversation and lectures.
The questions will be written out on the screen. Most of the questions are multiple choice, but some may have special directions.
You cannot return to previous questions. Once you click OK you cannot go back.

Speaking (20 minutes)

There are six set of question.
first two sets are general questions; other sets are questions from campus and academic topics
General question: after you see and hear the question you will be given 15 seconds to prepare and 45 seconds to record the answers.
Campus and academic questions: after you see and hear the question you will be given 20-30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to record the answers.

Reading (60-80 minutes)

Three to four passages with an average of 12-14 questions.
Long passages with 700-800 words.
Most of the questions are multiple choice, but some may have special directions.
Some questions may have two or more answers.
You can go back to the previous questions.

Writing (50 minutes)

There are two sets of questions.
The first question, independent writing, ask you to agree or disagree with a statement or express your opinion (30 minutes).
Second question is an integrated task, the topic is based on both a lecture and a reading passage (20 minutes).
You have to write 150-250 words for integrated task and 300-400 words for independent writing

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