Toefl IBT Study Tips by ETS
By scoring well on the TOEFL iBT™, you can be eligible for admission to virtually any school in the United States.
Step 1: Learn how to do well on the TOEFL iBT
By scoring well on the TOEFL iBT™, you can be eligible for admission to virtually any school in the United States. For helpful tips to get the best score, visit the TOEFL® website at www.ets.org/toefl/susa and download TOEFL iBT Tips.
You can also find helpful tips in video format on TOEFL® TV Channel on YouTube®. There you will find tips created by English language teachers and students like you.
Review the Speaking and Writing Scoring Guides located in the back of the TOEFL iBT Tips document to understand how your responses will be evaluated.
Step 2: Take a Practice Test
Go to TOEFL® Practice Online at www.ets.org/toefl/practice/susa. TOEFL® Practice Online offers authentic test materials from ETS that provides you with actual TOEFL iBT testing experience covering all 4 skills (Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing).
Take a practice test to preview your performance level and get instant scores and feedback on your performance. Your membership to TOEFL Practice Online is free. Sign up at www.ets.org/toefl/practice/susa.
Step 3: Build up your weaker skills
Follow the skill-specific suggestions in TOEFL iBT Tips and use the targeted practice on TOEFL Practice Online to focus on the skills you need to improve most and monitor your progress. You can also take a complete practice test to confirm you are ready for test day.
Supplement your practice with The Official Guide to the New TOEFL® iBT from ETS and McGraw-Hill, available in book and downloadable eBook formats at www.ets.org/toefl/guide/susa.
Step 4: Use good test-taking strategies on test day
Follow directions carefully in each section to avoid wasting time. Select Help to review directions only when absolutely necessary because the clock will not stop while the Help function is being used.
Do not become overwhelmed or panic. Concentrate fully on the current test question and not on other questions you may have answered. This is a good test-taking strategy that can be learned through practice and helps you to focus.
Avoid spending too much time on any one test question. If you have given the question some thought and you still do not know the answer, eliminate as many choices as possible, then select the best choice.
Remember to pace yourself so you have enough time to answer every question. Be aware of the time limit for each section and budget your time to avoid having to rush at the end of the test.
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