TOEFL iBT
Start with the skills.
Build your foundations with 3 short lessons and 24 original questions. Begin with the 8-question starter or choose a focused topic below.
One lesson at a time.
Read an explanation, follow a worked example and check your understanding before choosing a practice set.
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- Lesson 2 · About 4 minutes→
Read for the central distinction
Identify main ideas and supporting details.
- Lesson 3 · About 4 minutes→
Keep vocabulary and inferences in context
Use a sentence’s role to evaluate meaning.
Start small. Focus. Then mix it up.
Each set has untimed practice or an optional practice timer, plus an explanation for every answer. Sets can overlap; they use this pathway’s 24 original questions.
Quick start
Three daily-life reading and five short academic-passage questions. No Complete the Words task, adaptive routing, audio, writing or speaking is reproduced. No 1–6 or 0–120 equivalent is calculated.
Open this set →9 questions · Optional 14 minEveryday reading
Focus on everyday reading. Start with the related foundation lesson, then use the explanations to review. This set extends beyond the short lesson.
Open this set →8 questions · Optional 12 minAcademic reading
Focus on academic reading. Start with the related foundation lesson, then use the explanations to review. This set extends beyond the short lesson.
Open this set →7 questions · Optional 11 minVocabulary and inference
Focus on vocabulary and inference. Start with the related foundation lesson, then use the explanations to review. This set extends beyond the short lesson.
Open this set →24 questions · Optional 36 minMixed practice
All 24 original questions in this pathway, including the eight-question starter. Reading skills only; no listening, speaking or writing assessment.
Open this set →Partial skill practice. The timer is an editorial setting; results are raw correct-answer counts, without official score conversion.
Where this fits.
Applicants whose institutions accept TOEFL iBT in the proposed delivery mode. Confirm current section and overall requirements directly with the institution.
The current provider page lists Reading tasks including Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life and Read an Academic Passage. Listening, Writing and Speaking are also assessed. The test adapts, so item counts and time can vary; allow approximately two hours including directions.
- Reading: word completion, everyday texts and academic passages.
- Listening: responses, conversations, announcements and academic talks.
- Writing: sentence building, email and academic discussion. Speaking: listen-and-repeat and interview tasks.
General TOEFL format introduced in January 2026. Australia bookings require a separate version check. Reviewed 29 September 2026.
Use ETS resources matching the version booked. For an Australian visa, follow the Taking TOEFL for Australia registration route and authorised-centre rules, then confirm the applicable preparation. General January 2026 materials are not automatically a match for that route.
Official references
These provider and publisher links explain the exam or underlying concepts. Our lessons and questions are original, independent practice.
View 3 references and checked dates
- ETS: current TOEFL iBT content and structure (opens in a new tab)Checked 2026-09-20
- ETS: preparation hub (opens in a new tab)Checked 2026-09-20
- ETS: TOEFL iBT Australia guidance (opens in a new tab)Checked 2026-09-29