Which areas of language are evaluated in the speaking section?
Scoring the TOEFL Speaking Section

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English
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11th Grade
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Medium
Danny Herrera
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Accuracy
Language
Fluency
Tone of voice
Development
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The speaking question is scored holistically, which means...
every language area is rated separately.
raters focus on your confidence.
the overall effectiveness of your response is evaluated.
your pronunciation is the most important thing.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
TRUE OR FALSE: your pronunciation must be as a native speaker would have.
TRUE. It is vital.
FALSE. Your pronunciation doesn't matter at all.
TRUE. You must speak as British.
FALSE. Your pronunciation must be understandable.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select the things that could negatively affect your score in the fluency area.
long pauses
incorrect intonation
foreign accent
accent that interferes with the comprehensibility of the response
short pauses
5.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Explain in less than 50 words what raters expect from you about language use.
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OFF
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is evaluated in the development area?
That you can talk about a variety of topics.
That you can keep a conversation for more than 10 minutes.
Your responses are organized in a way that makes it easy to understand the ideas.
Your responses are developed as a native speaker would do.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select the options that could cause evaluators to rate your responses as poor.
major problems with accent
your response is accurate
continuous language mistakes
occasional disorganization
big omissions
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