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TOEFL Listen to an Academic Talk practice
Hear a short academic talk and answer three questions. One credit when the exam starts.
Three questions
A solo academic-talk practice item asks three questions.
Lecture listening
Main idea, a relationship in the talk, and why the speaker gives an example.
One credit
One talk costs 1 credit. The full section costs 3.
How an academic talk works
One speaker explains an idea. Questions ask what the talk is about, what a detail means, and why an example is there.
How it is scored
Each question is right or wrong. The report explains the distractors.
How it works
1
Listen for the claim
The first sentences usually name the topic.
2
Answer three questions
Use the talk, not outside knowledge.
3
Study the purpose item
The report shows what the example was doing in the argument.
Frequently asked questions
No. The report is an indicative 1.0–6.0 practice figure from the items you answered. It is not an official ETS score.
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Start with Listen and Choose a Response, then review each item on an indicative Listening report.
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