General
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
100
What are the four sections of the TOEFL ibt test?
reading, listening, speaking and writing.
100
How long is each reading passage?
Approximately 700 words
100
What type of question will you usually have as the 1st question?
Bonus points: where can you usually find the answer to this question?
Main Idea
-- Professor's intro (first minute)
100
What is an 'independent' speaking task?
Bonus points: how many seconds do you have to answer this type of question?
An independent speaking task asks the student to state a preference or choice.
Bonus Answer: 45
100
What are the two writing tasks?
Integrated and independent
200
What is the maximum score you can receive on the TOEFL ibt test?
120
200
How long is the reading section of the test?
54-72 min
200
How many conversations will you hear in the listening section?
2-3 conversations
200
Which tasks ask for your opinion, and in which tasks are you not allowed to give your opinion?
Only Task 1 asks for opinion - it is not allowed in any others. (All others are basically summarizing the reading/listening)
200
What is the maximum scale score for the writing section?
Bonus: what is the maximum points you can get on an individual essay according to the rubric (not the scale score)
30 points
Bonus question: each essay is scored out of 5
300
How long is the TOEFL ibt?
About 3 hrs
300
How many reading passages are there on the TOEFL ibt?
3-4
300
How many lectures will you hear in the listening section of the TOEFL ibt?
3-4 lectures
300
How long do you have to speak for MOST of the speaking tasks?
1 min
300
What are you asked to do in the integrated task?
Compare: show how the reading passage supports or contradicts what the lecture says.
400
What is the length of the break?
There is a 10 minute break after the first two sections of the test.
400
How many questions will you have to answer about each reading passage?
10
400
How many questions will you answer about each lecture?
Bonus Points: How many questions for each conversation?
6 questions
bonus: 5
400
What is an 'integrated' speaking task?
An integrated speaking task requires students to read a passage and/or listen to a lecture and/or conversation and then speak about the information they read or hear.
400
True or False: Because there is only 50 minutes total for the writing, it is a bad idea to spend some time outlining your response.
False!
Outlining for a couple of min. is usually a good idea!
500
If you got 19/28, what would your TOEFL scaled score (out of 30) be?
20
500
Name 3 types of questions you might see on the Reading Section.
500
True or false: when a question asks you to "infer," it will ask you to form a conclusion about something that was not discussed in the listening passage
False! Especially on the TOEFL, they will always have stated something related to the answer to the inference question. It might not be explicit, but don't pick an answer just because it is logical-- pick an answer that is related to what you heard in the lecture!
500
What are the 3 criteria they grade you on for the speaking tasks?
Bonus: what is the highest score you can get on the rubric for 1 speaking task (not talking about scale score)
delivery, language use, topic development
500
You must include both the reading and listening, but what should be the FOCUS of the integrated writing task:
the reading, the lecture, or they should both be equal?
the lecture