Paper-based TOEFL
Until 1998 everybody had to take the paper-based TOEFL test. It has three parts – listening comprehension, reading comprehension and grammar. Answers had to be marked with a pencil. The maximum score you could get in the TOEFL PBT was 677.

Computer based TOEFL
The computer based TOEFL test was introduced in 1998. The maximum points you can score in the TOEFL CBT is 300.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate grammatical structures. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

1. He is ———————- family man.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb.

1. I could not meet him because he ———————- out before I arrived.
a) had gone b) went c) goes has gone

The TOEFL iBT was introduced in 2005 with the objective of replacing the paper-based and computer-based versions of the test. Unlike most other internet-based tests, the TOEFL iBT is not a computer adaptive test. All candidates are asked questions of the same level of difficulty.

Non-native students who want to study or work in English-speaking countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia are required to appear for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test. More than 6,000 universities/institutions across the world accept TOEFL score.

You can write your TOEFL essay on the paper or on computer. Remember that you have just 30 minutes at your disposal. During this short period you have to plan your essay and then write it.