TOEFL iBT Exam Syllabus

TOEFL is mandatory exam almost every international student applying for US Universities admission should take. Universities will specif the minimum required TOEFL scored. If your TOEFL exam score is less than the required score, some universities will give conditional admission. You will be asked to take additional English language test or English course.

TOEFL iBT Exam Syllabus

• Reading
• 3-5 passages from academic texts; approximately 700 words long; 12-14 questions per passage.
• 60-100 minutes
• 36-70 questions
• Score Range 0-30
• Listening
• 4-6 lectures, some with classroom discussion; each 3-5 minutes long; 6 questions each. 2-3 conversations; each 3 minutes long; 5 questions each.
• 60-90 minutes
• 34-51 questions
• Score Range 0-30
• Break    – 10 minutes
• Speaking
• 2 tasks to express an opinion on a familiar topic; 4 tasks to speak based on what is read and listened to.
• 20 minutes
• 6 tasks
• 0-4 points converted to 0-30 score scale
• Writing
• 1 task to write based on what is read and listened to; 1 task to support an opinion on a topic.
• 50 minutes
• 2 tasks
• 0-5 points converted to 0-30 score scale
• Total Score – 120