Reading

3 - 4 passages (30 – 40 questions)

50 – 72 minutes
During that time, you can return to previous questions to review or change your
answers.

There are 3 or 4 reading passages of about 700 words each. For each passage, there are
10 multiple-choice questions. You will be able to see the reading passage as you answer
each question.

Most questions have four choices and a single correct answer. Some questions ask you
to select two or more correct answers from a larger group of choices.

Listening
3 – 4 Lectures, 2 – 3 conversations (28 – 39 questions)
41 – 57 minutes
You will only hear the conversations and lectures one time. Also, you must answer the
questions in the order that they are presented. In this section, you can't go back to
previous questions.

You probably noticed that in the Reading and Listening sections, the testing time and
number of questions can vary. That is because every test includes some extra questions
that are being evaluated by ETS for use in future tests and do not count toward your
score.

So, your test will either have extra Reading questions or extra Listening questions, but
never both. And you won't know which questions are the extra ones, so make sure you
do your best on all of them.

*a 10-minute break*
Speaking
4 tasks – 1 independent and 3 integrated or 6??

Some tasks require you to listen to part of a conversation or lecture, so you will
continue to use your headset. Some also require you to read a short passage.
For each task, you will be asked a question and will be given a short time to prepare
your response. Then, you will speak into the microphone on your headset for 45 to 60
seconds, depending on the question
17 minutes
Writing
2 tasks – 1 independent and 1 integrated
50 minutes

In the first task, you will read a passage and listen to a short lecture, then write your
response. You will have 20 minutes to write your response.

In the second task, you will be asked your opinion on an issue and you will have 30
minutes to write your response.

Total time: 3 hours

Total score: