How to Practice for TOEFL: Practice Tests and Samples

TOEFL was developed by the ETS (Education Testing Services) and is used to measure one's English language proficiency. TOEFL scores are required for securing admission to more than 8,500 academic institutions in 130 countries worldwide.

TOEFL test is a popular exam among Indian students who plan to study abroad. But to prepare for the test it is essential to practice it online, as the iBT format can’t practice on paper. There are many resources available to help you with practicing. Here is our list of a few good practice tests.

TOEFL Test Prep Planner by ETS (official website)

A free, eight-week guide to help you set weekly practice goals and stay on track with tips and tasks leading up to test day. That’s the purpose of this TOEFL Test Prep Planner—to help you understand how to prepare for the test effectively and to help you build the English skills you need to succeed. It also tells you what to do on and after test da

Free TOEFL iBT Test Sample Questions by ETS (official website)

A variety of TOEFL test questions representing all four sections of the test. These sample questions in the Reading section measure your ability to understand academic passages in English. You will read one passage and answer questions about it. In a real test, you would have 20 minutes to read the passage and answer the questions. This link is in PDF format

TOEFL iBT Test Sample Questions by ETS (official website)

The ETS TOEFL Program provides interactive TOEFL iBT test sample questions with audio directions that you can download for free. These sample questions can help familiarize you with how the TOEFL iBT test is structured and formatted. The download is a 74MB .exe file

TOEFL Structure Test by Exam English

This free practice test has the same sort of questions as you will find in the paper-based TOEFL test. You have 20 minutes to do 20 questions. When you have completed the test you will get a score and you can review your answer to each question.

TOEFL Structure Test by English Stuff

This is also another similar exercise page, where you have 20 minutes to do 20 questions. These exercises will help you time your answers better and faster. It is advisable that you explore more of these sample papers on the website, as this is just one set of questions and the website has many more similar tests.