TOEFL iBT 2026: Tasks, Scores and Practice

Last checked: November 4, 2026. This is an independent guide.

Current tasks

Reading includes Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life and Read an Academic Passage. Listening includes Listen and Choose a Response, Listen to a Conversation, Listen to an Announcement and Listen to an Academic Talk.

Writing includes Build a Sentence, Write an Email and Write for an Academic Discussion. Speaking includes Listen and Repeat and Take an Interview.

Adaptation and timing

Reading and Listening use two-stage adaptation. Writing and Speaking are linear. Allow around two hours including directions; test duration and item totals can vary as the test adapts.

Scores

Section and overall scores use a 1–6 scale in half-point steps. Each receiving program sets its own requirement. Accuracy on these exercises is not equivalent to a TOEFL score.

A practical routine

1. Read a short everyday text and an academic passage daily. Keep evidence for each answer.
2. Listen to audio without reading its transcript, then review missed information.
3. Write an email addressing every requested point and a discussion response supporting your position.
4. Record yourself repeating sentences you hear, then answering interview questions. Review intelligibility and organization.
5. Use current ETS resources to experience task interfaces and timing.

The site offers supplemental exercises. Written conversation transcripts do not assess hearing, and multiple-choice responses do not assess writing production, speaking or adaptive performance.