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TOEFL Score Requirements by University Selectivity
TOEFL score minimums rise with university selectivity. Highly selective universities often require 90 to 100 or higher on the old...
Aug 01, 2026
TOEFL Insert Text and Prose Summary Questions
Insert Text and Prose Summary are legacy TOEFL Reading formats, retired in the 2026 redesign. ETS's current Reading section page n...
Jul 31, 2026
TOEFL Reference and Sentence Simplification
TOEFL Reading does not name Reference or Sentence Simplification as official question types anymore. ETS lists three current Readi...
Jul 30, 2026
TOEFL Inference and Rhetorical Purpose Questions
Inference questions ask what a passage's stated facts also make true, without the passage saying so directly. Rhetorical Purpose q...
Jul 29, 2026
TOEFL Factual and Negative Factual Information
Factual Information questions ask you to find the one answer choice a passage states directly. Negative Factual Information questi...
Jul 28, 2026
TOEFL Complete the Words and Read in Daily Life
Complete the Words and Read in Daily Life are two new TOEFL Reading task types added in the January 2026 redesign. Complete the Wo...
Jul 27, 2026
TOEFL Reading Vocabulary Questions: Academic Context
TOEFL Reading tests your vocabulary two ways. Academic Vocabulary questions check whether you already know a word's common academi...
Jul 26, 2026
TOEFL MyBest Scores Explained
TOEFL MyBest Scores combine your highest Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing scores from every valid TOEFL iBT attempt in the...
Jul 26, 2026
TOEFL Home Edition: Requirements and What to Expect
TOEFL Home Edition lets you take the TOEFL iBT test at home, monitored in real time by a live human proctor through webcam and mic...
Jul 25, 2026
TOEFL Testing Accommodations: How to Apply
Complete the TOEFL iBT Testing Accommodations Request Form, online in your ETS account or on pages 11 to 22 of the ETS bulletin su...
Jul 24, 2026
TOEFL Writing Section Guide
TOEFL Writing runs 12 items in about 23 minutes across three tasks: Build a Sentence, Write an Email, and Write for an Academic Di...
Jul 23, 2026
TOEFL Speaking Section Guide
TOEFL Speaking is a linear section with 11 items in about 8 minutes, and it comes last on test day. Every test taker gets the same...
Jul 22, 2026