The TOEFL iBT Speaking section evaluates your ability to communicate effectively in English within academic contexts. The four questions/tasks simulate real-life situations commonly encountered both inside and outside classrooms.

Question 1: Independent Speaking Task — You are required to rely solely on your own ideas, opinions, and experiences when providing your response.

Questions 2–4: Integrated Speaking Tasks — These tasks necessitate the integration of various English language skills, such as listening and speaking, or listening, reading, and speaking, similar to what you might encounter in academic or real-world scenarios.

Preparation: Before responding to each question, you will have 15–30 seconds to prepare, and your response will typically be 45 or 60 seconds long.

Response Method: Your responses will be recorded as you speak into the microphone during the test.

Test Duration: Completing the Speaking section typically takes around 16 minutes.

Scoring: Speaking tasks are assessed using Speaking Scoring Guides (Rubrics) by both AI scoring and certified human raters. Raw scores are then converted into a scaled section score ranging from 0 to 30.

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