TOEFL iBT Scores

Each of the four sections of TOEFL iBT is scored on scale of 0 to 30.The four section scores are then added together for a total test score of 0 to 120.
In addition to the section scores and total score,you will receive score descriptors as part of your result.These descriptors are brief explanations of what the numeric scores mean in term of language skills and proficiency.

Most of the questions in the Reading and Listening sections are four-option multiple-choice.

A multiple-choice question with only one correct answer is worth one point.As you will learn in this blog,several questions in these two sections are other variations of multiple-choice .Multiple-choice questions that are worth more than one point always clearly indicate their value,which can be between 2 and 4 points.Moreover,two question types in the Reading section,Drag and Drop Summary and Table Completion,involve partial scoring.In partial scoring,you can receive a portion of the total point value if some,but not all,of your answers are correct:

Drag-n-Drop Summary Question (3 correct answers)  

3 correct answers=2 points

2 correct answers=1 points

1 correct answer=0 points

Drag-n-Drop Table Completion Question (5 or 7 correct answers)

5 correct answers=3 points

4 correct answers=2 points

0-3 correct answers=0 points

7 correct answers=4 points

6 correct answers=3 points

5 correct answers=2 points

0-4 correct answers=0 points

Your raw scores -the total number of questions you answer correctly in these two sections- are converted into scaled scores of 0 to 30.The speaking samples you provide in the Speaking section and the two essays that you write in the Writing section are all rated by human raters after you have completed your test.Each of your Speaking samples is given score between 0 and 4,and each of your essays is given a score between 0 and 5.The scores that these human rates assign to your speaking samples and essays are then also converted into scaled scores of 0 to 30 .