TOEFL Question Types — The Complete 2026 Catalog
Reading
- Complete the Words — fill missing word parts in a paragraph (vocabulary + grammar).
- Read in Daily Life — everyday texts: notices, messages, schedules.
- Read an Academic Passage — Factual Information, Negative Factual, Inference, Vocabulary-in-Context, Sentence Simplification, and purpose/organization questions.
Listening
- Listen and Choose a Response — pick the natural reply to a prompt.
- Conversation — main purpose, detail, function, attitude.
- Announcement — main point and specific information.
- Academic Talk — main idea, organization, detail, inference.
Writing
- Build a Sentence — order words into a correct sentence.
- Write an Email — practical message, ~7 minutes.
- Write for an Academic Discussion — 100+ words, ~10 minutes, position + support.
Speaking
- Listen and Repeat — repeat sentences exactly (7 sentences of growing length).
- Take an Interview — answer 4 questions about experiences and opinions.