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TOEFL Test Structure

 

Introduction: Following is a detailed TOEFL Test Format Structure:

Note that the time range shown in the table doesn't include the time you spend on tutorials, because that can vary so widely. Plan to spend additional time after the test to view your scores and designate your score recipients. (You can choose up to four colleges and universities from a drop-down list on the computer screen.) The total possible time that this test requires, including tutorials and the post-test items, ranges from 4 to 4.4 hours.

A clock appears on your computer screen during all sections of the test so that you know how much time you have left to complete each section. You can move through each section as quickly as you like, but Listening section is more difficult to hurry through; you cannot control the speed of the passages you hear. Each section has a time limit.

Subject Area Time Number of Questions
General Tutorial Up to 40 minutes  
Listening Tutorial Approximately 10 minutes  
Listening 40-60 minutes 30-50 questions
Structure Tutorial Approximately 5 minutes  
Structure 15-20 minutes 20-25 questions
Break 5 minutes  
Reading Tutorial Approximately 10 minutes  
Reading 70-90 minutes 44-55 questions
Writing Tutorial Approximately 5 minutes  
Writing 30 minutes  

TOTAL
(Excluding Tutorials)

155-200 minutes 94-130(plus essay)