Difference Between TOEFL Vs. IELTS 

Test Formats -

TOEFL can be taken as either a Paper-Based Test (TOEFL pBT) or an Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT). However, TOEFL iBT is by far the most popular.

Like TOEFL, IELTS is paper-based or computer-based, depending on what you prefer and whether a centre has both options.

Listening -

There are four parts to the IELTS Listening test, with ten questions each. Parts 1 and 2 are in a general English context. Parts 3 and 4 are in an academic context.

There are 2 types of listening items in the TOEFL iBT test: lectures and conversations, both of which use the language you would be expected to hear and use at university.

Reading -

There are three passages (texts) in the IELTS Academic Reading test with a total of about 2,750 words. Passages one and two have thirteen questions each.

TOEFL iBT has three or four reading passages with a total of 700 words each. Each passage has ten multiple-choice questions.

Writing -

Task one of the IELTS Academic Writing test has information presented in a graph, chart, table, or diagram. You have 20 minutes to complete the task and to write a minimum of 150 words. In task two you have 40 minutes to write a minimum of 250 words answering a discussion question.

In TOEFL You have to read a short passage and listen to a short lecture. You then have to write a response based on what you have read and listened to. Task two is writing an essay based on your personal experience or opinion on a given topic. You have a total of 50 minutes for the writing test.

Speaking -

The IELTS Speaking test is done with an examiner either face-to-face or on a video call. The test is recorded for training and verification purposes.

In the TOEFL test, you listen to questions, and you then speak your answers into a microphone. Your answers are marked by a combination of AI (computer-related) and human reviewers.

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