Introduction
Congratulations on your decision to improve your English proficiency, and thank you for choosing Kaplan for your TOEFL preparation. You’ve made the right choice in acquiring this book—you’re now armed with four full-length TOEFL practice tests, produced as a result of decades of researching the TOEFL and similar tests and teaching many thousands of students the skills they need to succeed.
This book is guaranteed to help you to score higher—let’s start by walking through what you need to know to take advantage of this book and the Audio Tracks.
Your Book
This book contains four TOEFL practice tests, which include full-length Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking sections.
Review the listening scripts and answers at the back of this book to better understand your performance. Look for patterns in the questions you answered correctly and incorrectly. Were you stronger in some areas than others? This analysis will help you to target specific areas when you practice and prepare for the TOEFL.
TOEFL Test Updates
In August 2019, ETS revised the TOEFL iBT in order to create a shorter test. The TOEFL follows the same format and contains the same question types, but there are fewer questions overall. The TOEFL iBT is now 30 minutes shorter than the previous test. It now takes 3 hours to complete.
Alongside these changes, a new feature, MyBest scores, was released. MyBest scores allows test takers to combine their highest scores for each section across all valid TOEFL iBT test scores received in the past 2 years. For the most up-to-date TOEFL news and specifications, visit ets.org/toefl.