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TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
The TOEFL test evaluates the English proficiency of people who are
non native English speakers. It measures their ability to use and understand the standard American English when spoken, heard
and written in Academic settings such as universities and colleges. Furthermore TOEFL scores are used government certification agencies and scholarship programs. TOEFL scores are required for admission to many educational institutions and universities in the USA and Canada. This is conducted by ETS
(Educational Testing Service) worldwide. This was first started
in 1964 The TOEFL test can be taken in different formats.
That mainly depends on the candidate’s location. The following
formats are available
Paper Based test (PBT),
Internet Based Test (iBT)
Paper Based Test has 4 sections.
Listening (30-40 minutes)
This contains questions about short and long conversations.
Structure & Written expression (25 minutes)
In this section, the candidate should complete sentences correctly
and identifying errors.
Reading comprehension (50 minutes)
Questions about reading passages
Writing (30 minutes)
The candidate should write an essay
Internet Based Test also has 4 sections
Reading (60 minutes)
Listening (50 minutes)
Speaking (20 minutes)
Writing (55 minutes)
To get an idea about these sections go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOEFL,
plenty of information available about toefl.