Today i took my TOEFL test at a Prometric testing center in San Jose. I arrived at 7am and started writing the exam at 7:35am. I was done with first 2 sections (Reading and Listening) around 9:33am (about 2 hrs) and then resumed at 9:43am or so with the next 2 sections (Speaking and Writing) and was done by 11:10am (1hr 25 mins). So the last 2 sections were quicker for me. I think i had extra questions in Listening (which won't be counted towards my total score).
Now the specifics on each section while i still remember it :):
Now the specifics on each section while i still remember it :):
- Reading had 4 passages and around 56 questions in all. Total time was 1hr 20 mins (80 mins) so for each passage i had 20 mins. Passages were from various topics and the ETS TOEFL practice test for Reading (as well as for other sections) were quite like the ones on the exam.
- Listening: I don't remember exactly how many audio clips were there in all but the general pattern was you listen to a clip and then answer multiple choice question on them.
- Speaking: 6 speaking exercises:
- First 2 were about a familiar topic that i got 15secs to prepare for each and 45 secs to speak about.
- Next 2 were - read a passage, then listen to an audio clip on it and then speak about the subject matter being discussed in both passage and clip.
- Writing: 4 exercises.
- 2 were about listening to a clip and reading a passage and then write some answers in your own words.
- 2 were given a topic write in your own words about the topic. I was asked about the school days starting early and late which one i preferred and why. Answers needed to be at least 300 words. I wrote close to 380 words.
Got my results on 06/01/2015 (today). I scored 105. Per this discussion on quora it seems it is a decent score to apply. For SJSU the cut-off was 80.
For my preparation, all i did was 1 practice test from TOEFL study guide software. I did intend to study more but could not find the time. However after doing first practice test i was familiar with the sections, the type of questions asked and how to approach them.
For my preparation, all i did was 1 practice test from TOEFL study guide software. I did intend to study more but could not find the time. However after doing first practice test i was familiar with the sections, the type of questions asked and how to approach them.
| Test | Test Date | Reading | Listening | Speaking | Writing | Total |
| TOEFL iBT | Sat May 23 07:36:01 EDT 2015 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 105 |
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