contexts: Test of English as a Foreign Language Acronym TOEFL Type Internet - based or paper - based standardized test . Developer / administrator Educational Testing Service Knowledge / skills tested Reading , listening , speaking and writing of the English language . Purpose To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers . Year started 1964 ; 54 years ago ( 1964 ) Duration Internet - based test ( iBT ) : 3 hours 10 minutes to 4 hours 20 minutes ( excluding 10 - minute break in - between ) . Paper - based test ( PBT ) : 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes . Score / grade range iBT : 0 to 30 ( in 1 point increments ) on each of the 4 sections . So total of 0 to 120 . PBT : Listening : 31 to 68 , Structure : 31 to 69 , Reading : 31 to 67 . Total of 310 to 677 . Writing ( separate ) : 0 to 6 . ( All in 1 point increments . ) Score / grade validity 2 years Offered iBT : More than 50 times a year . Restrictions on attempts iBT : Can be taken only once in any 12 - day period . Countries / regions 4,500 test centers in 165 countries . Languages English Annual number of test takers ? Prerequisites / eligibility criteria No official prerequisite . Intended for non-native English speakers . Fee iBT : US $ 160 to US $ 250 , depending on the country . PBT : US $ 180 . Scores / grades used by More than 10,000 colleges , agencies and other institutions in over 130 countries . Website www.ets.org/toefl
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