English

TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language

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Measures the English skills needed for academic study, accepted by more than 11,000 universities and institutions worldwide.

Exam fee

~$215

Results in

4–8 days

Skills tested

Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing

Question type

Mixed + free response

Sections

Score range

0–120

Level

Academic

Result validity

2 years

Test format

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Reading

Academic Passages

~10 questions per passage

35 min

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Listening

Conversations

2–3 conversations

~10 min (of 36)

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Lectures

3–4 lectures

~26 min (of 36)

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Speaking

Independent Speaking

1 task

~1 min prep, 45 sec response

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Integrated Speaking

3 tasks

~1 min prep, 60 sec response each

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Writing

Integrated Writing

1 task

~20 min

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Academic Discussion Writing

1 task

~10 min

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Total

4 sections

~2 hours

Internet-based test (iBT). Tests all four skills in one sitting, including spoken and written responses.

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