Saturday, August 28, 2010

TOEFL Entrance Exam

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is one such exam where students are being tested their knowledge about North American English speaking and writing ability. This exam is only taken up by students who want to take admission in such institution where teaching is done only in English medium.


There are many government agencies and scholarship programs uses TOEFL marks to evaluate the English proficiency.

Different Versions of TOEFL Exam:

There are two versions in which TOEFL exam is being conducted one is by written and other is by computer, it depends on the place where you stay. But the computer based TOEFL exam is yet not conducted on the entire exam center.

• Paper based test is called as (PBT)

• Computer based exam is called (Ibt)

In iBT test there are four sections:

• Reading: 12-14 question for 60-100 mins

• Listening: 2-3 conversation, 5 questions for 60-90 mins

• Speaking :6 Task for 20 mins

• Writing: 50 mins

In Paper Based Test:

• Listening Comprehension 50 questions for 30-40 mins

• Structure and written expression 40 questions for 25 mins

• Reading comprehension 50 questions for 55 minutes

• Writing 1 topic for 30 minutes

To appear for this test you can register yourself at TOEFL@iBT and it is conducted by Educational Testing Service.

Fee Structure:

The fees for TOEFL test varies according to the country in USA $150 in UK $185 for iBT and for paper based $150.

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