TOEFL iBT syllabus

Academic English test on a computer, about two hours. Since January 2026 each section is scored 1 to 6.

Reading

About 50 items · About 30 minutes

Adaptive: later items depend on earlier answers, so the number of items can vary.

  • Complete the Words
  • Read in Daily Life
  • Read an Academic Passage

Listening

About 47 items · About 29 minutes

Adaptive, like Reading.

  • Listen and Choose a Response
  • Listen to a Conversation
  • Listen to an Announcement
  • Listen to an Academic Talk

Writing

12 items · About 23 minutes

  • Build a Sentence
  • Write an Email
  • Write for an Academic Discussion

Speaking

11 items · About 8 minutes

Answers are recorded; there is no live interviewer.

  • Listen and Repeat
  • Take an Interview