ETS Language Proficiency Tests 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which ETS language proficiency test is specifically designed for middle and high school students?
- TOEFL Junior (Correct answer)
- TOEFL Primary
- TOEFL iBT
- TOEIC Bridge
Correct answer: TOEFL Junior
TOEFL Junior is designed to measure the English academic language proficiency of students in grades 5–10 (approximately ages 11–15).
Question 2: TOEFL Primary is designed to assess English proficiency for which age group?
- Young learners ages 8–11 (Correct answer)
- High school students ages 14–18
- Adults entering the workforce
- Graduate school applicants
Correct answer: Young learners ages 8–11
TOEFL Primary targets young learners, roughly ages 8–11, in the early stages of learning English.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of the TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests?
- To evaluate productive English skills in professional contexts (Correct answer)
- To certify academic writing for university admission
- To measure grammar mastery for immigration
- To assess reading comprehension for HR departments
Correct answer: To evaluate productive English skills in professional contexts
The TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests specifically evaluate productive language skills — the ability to speak and write English in workplace settings.
Question 4: When comparing TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Essentials, which statement is accurate?
- TOEFL Essentials is shorter and accepted by fewer institutions than TOEFL iBT (Correct answer)
- TOEFL Essentials is longer and more rigorous than TOEFL iBT
- TOEFL Essentials and TOEFL iBT have the same score scale
- TOEFL Essentials replaces TOEFL iBT for all graduate admissions
Correct answer: TOEFL Essentials is shorter and accepted by fewer institutions than TOEFL iBT
TOEFL Essentials is a shorter, lower-cost adaptive test, but it is accepted by fewer universities compared to the widely recognized TOEFL iBT.
Question 5: On the TOEFL iBT, what is the total maximum possible score?
- 120 (Correct answer)
- 100
- 300
- 400
Correct answer: 120
The TOEFL iBT has four sections each scored 0–30, so the total maximum score is 120.
Question 6: Which type of question appears in the TOEFL iBT Reading section that requires test-takers to identify where a sentence best fits in a passage?
- Sentence Insertion questions (Correct answer)
- Inference questions
- Vocabulary-in-context questions
- Prose Summary questions
Correct answer: Sentence Insertion questions
Sentence Insertion questions present a new sentence and ask test-takers to choose which of four marked locations in the passage best fits the sentence.
Question 7: ETS ScoreSelect allows TOEFL iBT test-takers to do which of the following?
- Choose which test scores to send to institutions (Correct answer)
- Retake individual sections instead of the full test
- Access scores before the official release date
- Cancel a score after seeing it for free
Correct answer: Choose which test scores to send to institutions
ETS ScoreSelect lets TOEFL iBT test-takers choose which scores from their testing history to send to institutions, giving them control over their score report.
ETS Language Proficiency Tests 3
Which ETS language proficiency test is specifically designed for middle and high school students?