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TOEFL® Samples, Personal Statement, and Skills Percentiles

Michelle Stabler-Havener avatar
Written by Michelle Stabler-Havener
Updated over 6 months ago

The speaking samples and writing samples for both the single test date and the MyBest scores are available.

  • The speaking samples enable you to listen to a test taker’s actual scored spoken response for a TOEFL iBT® integrated speaking task and for the TOEFL® Essentials™ interview task.

  • The writing samples represent a test taker’s actual scored responses for the TOEFL iBT independent writing task and for the TOEFL Essentials email task.

TOEFL iBT Speaking Sample: 1-minute TOEFL Speaking sample

  • The TOEFL iBT sample you hear reflects a median performance. Some responses may have been stronger or weaker.

  • The sample represents extemporaneous speaking and is not a prepared speech.

TOEFL Essentials: Personal statement

Watch the 5-minute, unscored video recorded at the end of the TOEFL Essentials test to directly view test-taker responses to two general questions. The TOEFL Program offers this service to help score users get a clearer picture of a TOEFL taker’s ability to communicate in English.

TOEFL Essentials: Foundational skills percentiles

  • Sentence Construction predicts the range and complexity of sentence structures test takers can use in a variety of academic and daily life contexts and tasks. Sentence construction supports effective communication of complex ideas and perspectives.

  • Vocabulary Knowledge predicts the range of vocabulary understood in a variety of academic and daily life contexts and tasks. Vocabulary knowledge is foundational for both comprehending content and expressing ideas with clarity.

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