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Toefl exam portion


Vaishali Hirlekar 3rd Dec, 2017
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dhanshree1501 16th Dec, 2021

Hello Aspirant,

There are a total of 4 sections in the TOEFL exam:

Reading Comprehension Section

In this section, you are supposed to read 3-5 passages and answer 12-14 questions on each passage. The section is scored based on the no. of correct reading comprehension responses.
Question type: 3–4 passages, 10 questions each
Total no. of questions: About 40
Total time: 54-72 minutes

Listening Section

In this section, you will get to hear short as well as long conversations. After the short conversation, you will be asked one question and multiple choices of answers will be given of which you are supposed to choose one answer. In long conversations, you will be asked multiple questions based on the conversation.

Question type: a) 3–4 lectures (3-5 minutes long, about 500-800 words), 6 questions each; About 30
questions in total
b) 2–3 conversations (about 3 minutes long, about 12-25 exchanges), 5 questions each; About 12 questions in total
Total no. of questions: 40+
Total time: 41–57 minutes

Speaking Section

For getting the highest scores in the Speaking Section, your responses must fulfill the demands of the task given with only minor mistakes or lapses. The test graders look for a highly intelligible and sustained conversation. There are 3 main factors that comprise scoring for the section.

Speaking Questions covered in TOEFL Syllabus:

a) 1 independent task (prep time: 15 sec; response time: 45 sec)

b) 3 integrated tasks – Read/Listen/Speak (prep time: 30 sec; response time: 60 sec)

Total no. of questions: 4

Total time: 17 minutes

Writing Section

The essay should effectively address a topic. The response should be well-organized and well-developed using relevant explanations and detailed support. Also, it should also portray  unity, progression, and coherence. If you want to achieve a high writing score, make sure that you demonstrate the syntactic variety and appropriate word choice with minor grammatical errors.
Writing Questions Covered in TOEFL Syllabus:

a) 1 integrated task – Read/Listen/Write (20 minutes) (reading time: 3 min; listening
time: 2 min; writing: 15 min)
b) 1 independent task (30 minutes)
Total no. of questions: 2
Total time: 50 minutes


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https://studyabroad.careers360.com/exams/toefl

All the best!!

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