TOEFL iBT Syllabus: Sections and Question Counts
How the 120 TOEFL iBT questions split by section: Academic reading 44.2%, Daily-life reading 31.7%, with the topics in each section and the source.
- Questions and time
- About 120 items; adaptive totals may vary · About 90 minutes base time; allow around two hours with directions
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How the questions are split
The full mock exam on this site (120 questions in 90 minutes) is split across the sections according to the exam specification from Educational Testing Service (ETS).
| Section | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daily-life reading | 38 | 31.7% |
| Academic reading | 53 | 44.2% |
| Conversation and announcement transcripts | 19 | 15.8% |
| Sentence construction and writing purpose | 10 | 8.3% |
| Total | 120 | 100% |
The two largest sections are Academic reading and Daily-life reading: together 91 of the 120 questions (75.8%). Start with them, then take the rest in order of size.
Notes on this split
- Since January 21, 2026, Reading and Listening use two-stage adaptation. Writing and Speaking are linear.
- This is supplemental multiple-choice practice. Conversation transcripts do not measure audio listening, and selecting a written answer does not assess writing or speaking production.
- Your practice accuracy here cannot be converted into an official TOEFL score.
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