TOEIC - Test of English for International Communication Exam Details


The TOEIC test evaluates an individuals reading and listening skills in the English language, mainly checking your ability in the business world rather than for any academic purposes.

There are more than 4.5 million candidates worldwide who take the test every year.

TOEIC is used as a certification tool by more than 5235 international companies.

It is conducted by more than 2000 companies as well as large international groups in Europe.
The TOEIC test is developed in the United States though it is used as a proficiency test throughout the world. The test language is solely based on the American spelling and language. The listening sections have voices from Europe, America and Australia.

Exam Details

  • The duration of the test is for 2.5 hours and consists of 2 sections.

            Listening – 100 questions
            Structure – 100 questions.

  • The questions are all multiple choice questions
  • You can take the TOEIC test as many times you wish to improve your scores.
  • Score ranges from 10-990, the score accepted by many organizations vary according to their requirement, some organizations look for a score of 600 and above in the TOEIC test. Management positions may require getting 800 or more on your score.

Exam Structure


Listening

Part 1. Photos 20 questions

Part 2. Question – Response 30 questions

Part 3. Short conversation 30 questions

Part 4. Short Talks 20 questions

Reading

Part 5.  Incomplete sentences 40 questions

Part 6. Error Recognition 20 questions

Part 7. Reading Comprehension 40 questions

Score Distribution


905 – 990

International Proficiency

785 – 900

Working Proficiency Plus

605 – 780

Limited Working Proficiency

405 – 600

Elementary Proficiency Plus

255 – 400

Elementary Proficiency

185 – 250

Memorized Proficiency

10 – 180

Useful Proficiency


TOEIC Practice Test Questions and Sample Questions


Reading Comprehension Exercises Sample paragraphs and questions -- about High School English level.
Implied Meaning Exercises - a sentence is given and you are asked what is implied.
Find the Meaning Exercises - Vocabulary practice exercise



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