TOEIC Practice Test PDF (Free Printable 2026)

TOEIC Practice Test PDF – Free Printable 2026

The TOEIC Listening and Reading exam, published by ETS (Educational Testing Service), measures English proficiency in workplace and business contexts. Employers, corporations, government agencies, and universities in more than 160 countries use TOEIC scores to evaluate English communication ability for hiring, promotion, and program placement decisions. A printable TOEIC practice test PDF lets you work through the exam's question types offline, study on your commute, and annotate specific grammar points and vocabulary items without needing an internet connection.

This page provides a free TOEIC practice test PDF covering both the Listening and Reading sections. The questions follow ETS format across all seven TOEIC parts, from photograph descriptions and short conversations through sentence completion and multi-passage reading. Download and print the PDF to build familiarity with question formats, time yourself on each section, and identify which parts of the exam require the most focused preparation before test day.

TOEIC Exam Structure

The TOEIC Listening and Reading test contains 200 questions administered in two sections over approximately two hours. The Listening section has 100 questions and runs 45 minutes. The Reading section has 100 questions and runs 75 minutes. The exam is paper-based at most test centers (unlike many other ETS exams, which have moved to computer-based delivery). Scores are reported on a scale of 10 to 990, calculated as the sum of two scaled section scores: Listening (5–495) and Reading (5–495).

The total score scale from 10 to 990 is divided into five proficiency bands used by ETS to describe candidate ability. A score of 905 or above places a candidate in the Distinguished band, indicating the ability to communicate effectively in English in virtually any professional context. A score of 785–900 corresponds to the Advanced band; 605–780 to High Intermediate; 405–600 to Low Intermediate; and 255–400 to the Elementary band. Many employers in Japan, South Korea, and other major TOEIC-using markets publish minimum score requirements by position level — typically 600–700 for entry-level professional roles and 800+ for management positions in international business environments. The toeic practice tests on this site cover all seven parts and are free to use online alongside this printable PDF.

Listening Section: Parts 1 Through 4

Part 1 — Photographs — presents six color photographs. For each photograph, candidates hear four statements read aloud and choose the one that most accurately describes what is shown in the image. Common traps include statements that mention a visible object but describe the wrong action (a man is standing near a desk — not sitting at it), statements that use a homophone (pear versus pair), and statements that are true of part of the photograph but not the whole scene. The key strategy is to eliminate statements that introduce objects, people, or actions not present in the photograph.

Part 2 — Question-Response — presents 25 short questions or statements, each followed by three short responses (A, B, or C). There is no visual component. Candidates must choose the response that most logically answers or replies to the question. Indirect answers are common — a question like "Do you know when the meeting starts?" may be correctly answered with "I think it was rescheduled," which neither confirms nor denies the original knowledge but addresses the intent of the question. Common wrong-answer traps include responses that repeat a word from the question but answer something different.

Part 3 — Conversations — presents 13 conversations between two to three speakers, with three questions per conversation (39 questions total). Each conversation is heard once; the questions and answer choices appear in the test booklet. Common question types ask for the speakers' purpose, location, profession, problem, next action, or a specific detail mentioned in the conversation. Graphic-integration questions pair the conversation with a table, schedule, or map and ask candidates to combine spoken information with visual information to answer.

Part 4 — Talks — presents 10 monologues (30 questions total, 3 per talk). Monologue types include: announcements (public address or intercom), recorded messages (voicemail or automated), news reports, advertisements, instructions, and radio broadcasts. Questions follow the same types as Part 3. The talks are more formal in register than the Part 3 conversations, and the speaker often mentions names, numbers, times, and locations that appear as distractors in the answer choices — making careful note-taking or active mental tracking critical for accuracy.

Reading Section: Parts 5 Through 7

Part 5 — Incomplete Sentences — presents 30 sentences each with one blank. Candidates choose the word or phrase (from four options) that best completes the sentence grammatically and semantically. Approximately half of Part 5 questions test vocabulary (selecting the correct word among synonyms or words from the same family), and half test grammar. The grammar topics most frequently appearing in Part 5 include: articles (a/an/the versus no article), prepositions in set phrases (interested in, responsible for, apply for), verb tense and aspect (simple past versus present perfect, simple present versus present progressive), relative pronouns (who, which, that, whose — and when to use each), conjunctions (although versus despite, because versus due to), and word form (choosing the correct part of speech — noun, verb, adjective, or adverb — for the blank).

Part 6 — Text Completion — presents four short texts (e-mails, memos, notices, or articles) each containing four blanks. Three of the four blanks in each text require a word or phrase choice (similar to Part 5), while one blank per text requires selecting an entire sentence that fits logically in context. The sentence-insertion blanks test discourse coherence — candidates must understand what information the surrounding sentences establish and choose the sentence that connects logically rather than merely fitting grammatically.

Part 7 — Reading Comprehension — presents 54 questions across a mix of single passages, double passages (two related texts), and triple passages (three related texts). Single passages include e-mails, letters, advertisements, notices, forms, articles, and online chat exchanges. Double passages pair two related documents — an e-mail plus an advertisement, or a memo plus a form — and ask questions that require information from both texts. Triple passages add a third related document. Question types include: stated detail (find a specific fact), inference (what can be concluded?), not-true (which of the following is NOT mentioned?), reference (what does "it" refer to?), and intention (why did the writer include this?). Time management is critical in Part 7 — most test-takers run short of time because they read slowly or re-read passages unnecessarily.

Key Grammar for TOEIC Part 5

Verb tense and aspect questions in Part 5 test whether candidates understand the temporal and aspectual meaning differences between tenses, not just their forms. The present perfect (have/has + past participle) signals an action completed at an unspecified time before now, or an action that began in the past and continues to the present — triggered by adverbs like "already," "yet," "since," and "for." The simple past signals a completed action at a specific past time — triggered by adverbs like "yesterday," "last year," and "in 2019." A sentence with "since 2020" requires present perfect, not simple past; a sentence with "in 2020" requires simple past, not present perfect.

Relative pronoun questions test the distinction between who (referring to people as the subject), whom (referring to people as the object), which (referring to things or animals), that (referring to people or things in defining clauses), and whose (indicating possession). A common TOEIC trap uses "which" in a position that requires "who" (referring to a person), or omits the relative pronoun where one is required. In Part 5, the relative pronoun is usually the blank itself, or the question tests whether a defining clause (no commas — use that) is being confused with a non-defining clause (commas required — use who or which, not that).

Conjunction questions test the contrast and concession conjunctions most commonly misused in business English. "Although" and "even though" introduce clauses (subject + verb) expressing contrast; "despite" and "in spite of" introduce noun phrases or gerunds. "Because" introduces a clause; "due to" introduces a noun phrase. "However" and "nevertheless" are conjunctive adverbs that require a semicolon or period before them and a comma after — they cannot join two independent clauses with only a comma (a common error tested in Part 5).

Word form questions present four forms of the same root word — noun, verb, adjective, adverb — and require candidates to identify which form fits the blank based on its grammatical function in the sentence. The most reliable approach is to identify the grammatical slot: a blank after "be" or a linking verb typically calls for an adjective; a blank before a noun typically calls for an adjective; a blank after "very" or "quite" calls for an adjective or adverb; a blank in subject position calls for a noun. Business English word families tested frequently include: "authorize/authorization/authorized/authoritatively," "achieve/achievement/achievable/achievably," "compete/competition/competitive/competitively."

Business Vocabulary Themes in TOEIC

TOEIC vocabulary is organized around workplace and business communication contexts. ETS publishes a list of business vocabulary themes that appear across all sections of the exam. Understanding the specialized vocabulary within each theme prevents misinterpretation of Part 3 and Part 4 spoken content and reduces time spent re-reading Part 7 passages.

Corporate communications vocabulary includes: agenda, minutes, board of directors, shareholder, subsidiary, merger, acquisition, quarterly report, fiscal year, revenue, overhead, operating expenses, profit margin, and cash flow. These terms appear in Part 4 announcements and Part 7 business correspondence. Human resources vocabulary includes: benefits package, severance pay, leave of absence, performance review, onboarding, probationary period, and organizational chart — common in Part 3 conversations set in an office environment.

Marketing vocabulary includes: launch, campaign, target audience, demographics, market share, brand awareness, promotional material, trade show, and testimonial. Purchasing and procurement vocabulary includes: purchase order, invoice, vendor, bid, contract terms, delivery schedule, and warranty. Finance and budgeting vocabulary includes: allocation, reimbursement, expense report, audit, accounts payable, accounts receivable, balance sheet, and ledger. Travel vocabulary includes: itinerary, confirmation number, check-in, layover, connecting flight, room rate, and concierge — common in Part 3 and Part 4 travel-related scenarios.

Phrasal verbs are a consistent TOEIC vocabulary challenge because their meanings are not compositional — "carry out" (execute), "bring up" (introduce a topic), "look into" (investigate), "put off" (postpone), "turn down" (reject), "follow up" (pursue after initial contact), and "fill in" (substitute or provide missing information) each require separate memorization. Part 5 and Part 6 use phrasal verbs in sentences where the meaning is required to identify the correct option; Part 3 and Part 4 spoken content uses them at natural conversational speed. Building a personal vocabulary list of the 50 most common business phrasal verbs and reviewing it regularly is one of the highest-return preparation activities for TOEIC.

How to Use the TOEIC Practice Test PDF

Print both the Listening answer sheet and the Reading sections of the PDF separately. For the Listening section, play an audio track or read the scripts aloud at natural speed while filling in your answers — do not pause the audio or re-read scripts before answering. TOEIC listening is heard once at full speed, and practicing under those conditions from the beginning produces better score gains than studying at reduced speed and building up to normal pace later.

For the Reading section, set a 75-minute timer and do not allow extra time. Part 7 is where most test-takers run out of time, so tracking your pace by section is critical. Aim to finish Part 5 (30 questions) in 10 minutes, Part 6 (16 questions) in 10 minutes, and Part 7 (54 questions) in 55 minutes. If you are significantly over those targets on Part 5 or 6, your grammar and vocabulary automaticity needs more work — you should recognize the answer pattern quickly without extended deliberation on most Part 5 and Part 6 items.

After scoring your practice test, categorize your errors by question type and grammar/vocabulary topic. Part 5 errors should be sorted by grammar category (tense, word form, preposition, article, conjunction) to identify which areas require targeted study. Part 7 errors should be sorted by question type (detail, inference, not-true, reference, intention) — if most errors are inference questions, your reading strategy for drawing conclusions from implicit information needs work; if most errors are detail questions, your reading speed or attention to specific facts is the limiting factor.

Combine the printable PDF with the free online TOEIC practice tests available on this site. Online tests give immediate answer feedback and explanation text for each question, which accelerates learning from errors. The printable PDF provides the paper-based experience that matches the test center delivery format used in most countries and builds the handwriting endurance needed for filling in answer sheets during the full 120-minute exam without losing accuracy at the end.