TOEFL iBT Test Sections

Section	Time Limit	Questions	Tasks
Listening	60 – 90 minutes	34 – 51 questions	Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations; then answer questions
Reading	60 – 100 minutes	36 – 70 questions	Read passages from academic texts and answer questions
Break	10 minutes	-	-
Speaking	20 minutes	6 tasks	Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks
Writing	50 minutes	2 tasks	Write essay responses based on reading and listening tasks; support an opinion in writing

During the test, you are asked to perform tasks that combine more than one skill, such as:

• Read, listen and then speak in response to a question
• Listen and then speak in response to a question
• Read, listen and then write in response to a question

TOEFL iBT Test Scores

Your scores are based on your performance on the questions in the test. You must answer at least one question each in the Reading and Listening sections, write at least one essay, and complete at least one Speaking task to receive an official score. For the Internet-based test, you will receive four scaled section scores and a total score:

• Reading Section (Score of: 0 – 30)
• Listening Section (Score of: 0 – 30)
• Speaking Section (Score of: 0 – 30)
• Writing Section (Score of: 0 – 30)
• Total Score (0 – 120)

TOEFL Score Scales

Skill	Score Range	Level
Reading	0-30	High (22-30) Intermediate (15-21) Low (0-14)
Listening	0-30	High (22-30) Intermediate (15-21) Low (0-14)
Speaking	0-30 score scale	Good (26-30) Fair (18-25) Limited (10-17) Weak (0-9)
Writing	0-30 score scale	Good (24-30) Fair (17-23) Limited (1-16)
Total Score	0-120

The Reading and Listening sections are scored by computer with a score range from 0 to 30. The Reading section has 36 – 70 tasks based on reading passages from academic texts and answering questions. The Listening section has 34 – 51 tasks based on listening to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, then answering questions.