This week’s blog post will cover the TOEIC test format and what you can expect from the exam.

TOEIC Listening & Reading

The TOEIC Listening & Reading test is organized with the following sections:

 Section I: TOEIC Listening

Test takers listen to a variety of questions and short conversations recorded in English, then answer questions based on what they have heard (100 items total, 45 minutes).

Photographs

Question-Response

Conversations

Short Talks

Section II: TOEIC Reading

Test takers read a variety of materials at their own pace (100 items total, 75 minutes).

Incomplete Sentences

Error Recognition or Text Completion

Reading Comprehension

Additional 30 minutes to answer biographical questions

TOEIC Speaking & Writing

The TOEIC Speaking & Writing test is organized with the following sections:

Section III: TOEIC Speaking

The speaking test consists of a total of 11 tasks with an time limit of 20 minutes. The score scale is between 0-200.

Section IIII: TOEIC Writing

You will be asked to answer 8 questions with a time limit of approximately 60 minutes. The score scale is between 0-200.

The TOEIC test format was recently updated to better measure the test takers English proficiency.

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