Free TOEFL Practice Test 4 with Answers (2026 Format)
Work through the four sections in order, then mark yourself against the keys below them. The open responses — Email, Discussion and Take an Interview — have no key, because a 0–5 rubric answer does not have one; take those to the scored practice.
Section 1 — Reading
Approved Reading material, published with its questions, keyed answers and the reason each option was written.
Passage 1
Art Supply Clearance Sale
Ad · Level 3 · 77 words · 3 questions
1. Why does the store say everything must go?
- A.Because it is making room for a spring restockAnswer
- B.Because gift cards are expiring
- C.Because it is closing permanently
- D.Because the products are defective
Why A (Because it is making room for a spring restock) is the answer: The ad says 'Everything must go before our spring restock,' linking the sale to new stock coming in.
- B. Gift cards still work; no expiration is mentioned.
- C. A restock implies the store is continuing, not closing.
- D. Nothing suggests the items are defective.
2. How much do the easels cost during the sale?
- A.Half price
- B.Free
- C.$45
- D.$20Answer
Why D ($20) is the answer: The ad lists easels at '$20 (was $45).'
- A. Half price applies to loose brushes.
- B. Easels are discounted, not free.
- C. $45 was the original price.
3. According to the ad, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
- A.Clearance items can be returned within the week.Answer
- B.The first twenty shoppers get a free watercolor tube.
- C.Acrylic paint sets are 40% off.
- D.The sale runs this weekend only.
Why A (Clearance items can be returned within the week.) is the answer: The ad states clearance items are 'final sale — no returns or exchanges,' so returns are not allowed.
- B. The first twenty shoppers receive a free watercolor sample.
- C. Acrylic paint sets are listed at 40% off.
- D. The ad says 'This weekend only.'
Section 2 — Listening
Audio you can play here, the full transcript, and the questions with their keys — the transcript is printed open rather than folded away.
This test carries no printed recording: the sample library has none left to publish at this number, and reprinting another test's material here would put the same recording on two pages. Sit this section in the free Listening section, which is free, uncapped and adaptive — closer to the real thing than a printed form could be.
Section 3 — Speaking
Seven Listen and Repeat sentences and four Take an Interview prompts, cut to the item counts the 2026 specification lists. Record your answers in the scored Speaking practice to get a band.
Listen and Repeat — 7 items
You hear each sentence once and say it back. The target text is what the recording says, so printing it withholds nothing.
1. 6 words
She borrowed my notes for chemistry.
2. 14 words
Before the workshop starts, please test your microphone and close every extra browser tab.
3. 6 words
The elevator broke near the dorms.
4. 6 words
The math tutor arrives around three.
5. 10 words
New tutors will hold sessions in the renovated study lounge.
6. 10 words
The library added quiet zones on the upper two floors.
7. 14 words
Because the printer queue grows long before deadlines, the technician suggested sending files earlier.
Take an Interview — 4 items
An interviewer sets a situation and asks a question; you answer aloud. Open responses, so there is no key — the eight items reserved for the scored mock are excluded from this bank.
8. Campus job schedule
Your campus job supervisor asks whether you prefer more hours during weekdays or one longer shift on weekends.
Which schedule would work better for you, and why?
9. Getting to class
You can buy a used bike to reach campus faster or keep riding the free but slower bus.
Which option would you choose, and what is your main reason?
10. Tracking spending
A friend suggests you try a budgeting app to keep track of your monthly spending.
Would you start using one, and how might it change your habits?
11. Presentation style
For a class presentation, you can rely heavily on detailed slides or speak more freely with just a few visuals.
Which style would you choose, and what makes it better for you?
Section 4 — Writing
Ten keyed Build a Sentence items, one Write an Email prompt and one Academic Discussion board — the twelve items the Writing section lists.
Build a Sentence — 10 items
Arrange the given words into the sentence that answers the speaker. The keyed answer and the grammar rule behind it are printed under each item.
12. Basic SVO
Speaker: How do they get to school?
- the
- yellow
- bus
- daily
- take
- was
- They
AnswerThey take the yellow bus daily.
Present tense SVO: Present simple uses Subject + base verb (+s for third person) + Object. This basic word order is the foundation of English sentence structure.
For he/she/it, add -s to the verb: She works, He plays.
13. Basic SVO
Speaker: What happened at the meeting?
- approved
- the
- finally
- They
- been
- new
- marketing
- budget
AnswerThey finally approved the new marketing budget.
SVO with adverbial modifiers: When adverbs modify the verb, they typically come before the main verb or after the object. Manner adverbs often follow the object.
Subject + adverb + Verb + Object, or Subject + Verb + Object + adverb.
14. Basic SVO
Speaker: How does the system work?
- seconds
- data requests
- within
- It automatically
- incoming
- all
- processes
- automatically
AnswerIt automatically processes all incoming data requests within seconds.
Complex SVO with multiple modifiers: With multiple modifiers, adjectives precede nouns, adverbs go near verbs, and prepositional phrases come at the end of the clause.
Build outward: Subject + Verb + Object, then add modifiers around each part.
15. Relative Clauses
Speaker: What technology do you use?
- considerable time
- automates
- saves us
- who
- reporting
- that
- software
- The
AnswerThe software that automates reporting saves us considerable time.
Relative clause with "that": "That" introduces a defining relative clause for people or things. It identifies which specific noun is being discussed.
Use "that" to identify: The one THAT matches the description...
16. Relative Clauses
Speaker: Who wrote that article?
- journalist
- uncovered
- extensive
- The journalist
- corporate fraud
- investigated
- financial irregularities
- who
AnswerThe journalist who investigated corporate fraud uncovered extensive financial irregularities.
Relative clause with "who": "Who" introduces a relative clause describing a person. The clause comes immediately after the noun it modifies and contains its own verb.
Use "who" for people: The person WHO does something...
17. Question Formation
Speaker: The meeting was rescheduled.
- anyone
- session
- will begin
- Has
- did
- the next
- when
- confirmed
AnswerHas anyone confirmed when the next session will begin?
Embedded question word order: In embedded questions, use statement word order after the question word. The subject comes before the verb, not after it.
Do you know WHERE she IS? (not "where is she")
18. Question Formation
Speaker: I need technical support.
- determine
- you
- keeps producing
- Can you
- inaccurate readings
- why
- equipment
- the laboratory
AnswerCan you determine why the laboratory equipment keeps producing inaccurate readings?
Indirect question formation: Indirect questions start with a polite phrase, then use a question word followed by statement word order (Subject + Verb).
Could you tell me + question word + Subject + Verb?
19. Modal Verbs
Speaker: The deadline is approaching.
- must
- could
- submit
- today
- documents
- immediately
- They
- all required
AnswerThey must immediately submit all required documents today.
Modal verb: must + base verb: "Must" expresses strong obligation or necessity. It is followed directly by the base form of the verb.
must + base verb: You must FINISH (not "must to finish").
20. Modal Verbs
Speaker: I am stressed about finals.
- benefit
- scheduling regular
- from
- study breaks
- might
- the week
- You might
- throughout
AnswerYou might benefit from scheduling regular study breaks throughout the week.
Modal verb: might + base verb: "Might" expresses uncertain possibility. It takes the base form and adverbs usually come between might and the verb.
might + base verb: They might ARRIVE (not "might arriving").
21. Perfect Tenses
Speaker: Is the package here?
- has
- desk
- at
- the front
- It
- have
- arrived
AnswerIt has arrived at the front desk.
Present perfect: have/has + past participle: Present perfect connects past actions to the present. Use "have" (I/you/we/they) or "has" (he/she/it) + past participle.
have/has + V-ed/irregular: I have FINISHED, She has GONE.
Write an Email — 1 task
An open response scored on a 0–5 rubric. There is no answer key to print, so the prompt is published complete, with the requirement list it carries.
22. Inquiry
You are a third-year computer science student at Greenfield University and are interested in applying for a software development internship at Tech Innovations Inc. The internship is scheduled to start in the summer of 2024. You found the position listed on your university's career services website, but the application details were unclear. You want to ensure you have all necessary documents before the application deadline on January 15, 2024. You decide to email the HR manager, Lisa Tran, to clarify the application requirements.
- Writing to
- Employer
- Subject
- Inquiry about Summer 2024 Internship Application Requirements
What your reply must cover
- Ask about the specific documents required for the application (resume, cover letter, transcripts, etc.)
- Inquire if there are any preferred programming languages or skills for the internship
- Request information on how to submit the application documents
Write for an Academic Discussion — 1 task
Also a 0–5 open response. The professor’s question is published in full, with the classmates’ posts wherever the bank records who said what.
23. Online Learning
Professor: What is your opinion? Is online learning as effective as traditional in-person classes? Why or why not?
Online learning involves the use of digital platforms to conduct educational courses and training programs. As technology advances, more institutions are offering online courses, enabling students to learn from anywhere in the world. While online learning provides flexibility and accessibility, it also poses challenges such as lack of face-to-face interaction and potential distractions at home.
How to sit one of these
- 1Set a timer before you look at anything. The estimated whole-test time is in the blueprint below; a set you pause halfway through measures your reading speed, not your test readiness.
- 2Work top to bottom, section by section, without scrolling ahead to the answers.
- 3Only then read the keys and the rationales. On Build a Sentence and the Reading and Listening items, the key tells you whether you were right; the rationale tells you why the other options were written.
- 4The open responses — Write an Email, Academic Discussion, Take an Interview — have no key, because a 0–5 rubric response does not have one. Write or record yours, then take it to the scored practice to get a band and line-level feedback.
The 2026 blueprint each test is cut to
A numbered test here is not an arbitrary pile of questions. The Writing and Speaking sets are cut to the item counts the 2026 specification publishes, so the pacing you practise is the pacing the section actually has.
| Section | What the specification lists | What one numbered test carries |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50 items, 35 raw points, two-stage adaptive | One approved passage with its questions and keys, where the sample catalog has one — otherwise the free Reading section |
| Listening | 47 items, 35 raw points, two-stage adaptive | One approved recording with audio, full transcript, questions and keys, where the catalog has one |
| Speaking | 11 items — 7 Listen and Repeat, 4 Take an Interview | 7 Listen and Repeat sentences and 4 Take an Interview prompts |
| Writing | 12 items — 10 Build a Sentence, 1 Email, 1 Discussion | 10 keyed Build a Sentence items, one Email prompt, one Discussion board |
What ETS states
The 2026 specification lists 120 total items, 145 total raw points, and an estimated total test time between 1 hour 23 minutes and 1 hour 29 minutes.
The times are estimated and the blueprint is subject to minor revisions until the official launch. The 120-item total includes non-scored Reading and Listening items, so it is not the number of scored points.
The current Writing section lists 12 items: 10 Build a Sentence items, one Write an Email task, and one Academic Discussion task.
The 2026 specification lists the Speaking section at 11 items and 55 raw points, with task types Listen and Repeat (7 items) and Take an Interview (4 items).
The specification is subject to minor revision until launch. Speaking carries no non-scored items.
The 2026 Reading and Listening sections use multistage adaptive designs; Speaking and Writing are linear.
That is why the two adaptive sections cannot be reproduced as a fixed printed form — what you get here is approved material from those banks, and the adaptive run itself lives in the free Reading and Listening sections.
Sourced from the ETS 2026 test specifications, read 2026-07-27. Everything outside this box is Reach120’s own reading of it.
What ETS states
The 2026 specification lists the Reading section at 50 items and 35 raw points, with task types Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life, and Read an Academic Passage.
These are published blueprint values, which the specification states are subject to minor revisions until the official launch. The item count includes non-scored items, so items do not equal raw points — the specification lists a maximum of 1 point per scored item.
The specification lists an estimated Reading time of an 18–21 minute router plus a 9 minute module, in a two-stage router-plus-module adaptive design.
The times are estimated. Reading prints a single 9 minute module for both routes, unlike Listening, which prints two discrete module lengths.
Reading items are machine-scored selected responses, evaluated by rule-based algorithms per the specification’s item-type notes.
Machine-scored is not exclusive to Reading and Listening — Build a Sentence is machine-scored too. This says nothing about how Reach120 scores your practice.
Sourced from the ETS 2026 test specifications, read 2026-07-27. Everything outside this box is Reach120’s own reading of it.
What ETS states
The 2026 specification lists the Listening section at 47 items and 35 raw points, with task types Listen and Choose a Response, Listen to a Conversation, Listen to an Announcement, and Listen to an Academic Talk.
These are published blueprint values, which the specification states are subject to minor revisions until the official launch. The item count includes non-scored items, so items do not equal raw points — the specification lists a maximum of 1 point per scored item.
The specification lists an estimated Listening time of an 18 minute router plus a second-stage module of 7 minutes (lower) or 11 minutes (upper).
The times are estimated, and the two module lengths are discrete listed values — not a sliding 7-to-11-minute range.
Listening items are machine-scored selected responses, evaluated by rule-based algorithms per the specification’s item-type notes.
Machine-scored is not exclusive to Reading and Listening — Build a Sentence is machine-scored too. This says nothing about how Reach120 scores your practice.
Sourced from the ETS 2026 test specifications, read 2026-07-27. Everything outside this box is Reach120’s own reading of it.
What gets scored, and by what
Two different things happen to two different kinds of answer, and it is worth being exact about which is which.
- Selected responses — Build a Sentence, and the Reading and Listening items — are checked against a stored key. That check is deterministic: the same answer gets the same result every time, and no language model is involved in deciding it.
- Open responses — Write an Email, Write for an Academic Discussion, Listen and Repeat, Take an Interview — are scored against the 0–5 rubrics in the scored practice, in the same sitting rather than queued for review. You can check that claim yourself on the free essay check, which scores a response with no account at all.
What ETS states
For TOEFL tests taken on or after January 21, 2026, official score reports use a 1–6 scale in half-band increments.
Per the 2026 specification, the maximum points per Build a Sentence item is 1.
The specification publishes the point allocation and the machine-scored framing. That an arrangement is therefore treated as correct or incorrect rather than graded on a rubric is Reach120’s reading of it, not an ETS statement.
Sourced from the ETS 2026 test specifications, read 2026-08-06. Everything outside this box is Reach120’s own reading of it.
Free TOEFL practice tests: common questions
- Are these TOEFL practice tests really free?
- Yes. Every question, transcript and answer key on these pages is published in the page itself with no account, no email gate and no paywall. A free account is only needed for the scored practice, where your own writing and speaking are graded against the rubrics.
- Is this a full-length TOEFL test?
- The Writing and Speaking sets are cut to the item counts the 2026 specification lists — 12 Writing items and 11 Speaking items. Reading and Listening are two-stage adaptive sections in the 2026 test, so a printed page cannot reproduce them item for item; each test carries approved Reading and Listening material where the sample catalog has it, and the adaptive run itself is in the free Reading and Listening sections.
- Do the questions come with answers?
- Where the task has an answer, yes, and it is printed under the item along with why it is right. Build a Sentence carries a keyed arrangement and the grammar rule behind it; Reading and Listening items carry the key and the reason each distractor was written; Listen and Repeat prints the target sentence. Write an Email, Academic Discussion and Take an Interview are open responses scored on 0–5 rubrics, so there is no key to print and inventing one would misrepresent the task.
- How are these different from the full mock?
- These pages are the reading-and-marking version: fixed, printable, complete with keys. The full mock is the sitting version — it runs the four sections back to back, times you, scores your open responses and reports one combined practice estimate. Most people use both: the numbered tests to learn the item types, the mock to rehearse the day.
- Are these real TOEFL questions?
- These are Reach120 practice items written against the published 2026 blueprint. None of them is a real TOEFL test question, and nothing here is published, licensed, endorsed or reviewed by ETS.
- How is a practice band related to an official score?
- It is not an official score. Since January 21, 2026, official TOEFL score reports use a 1–6 scale in half-band increments; the bands Reach120 reports are practice estimates produced by our own scoring against the published rubrics, and the methodology page states how they are produced and what they are measured against.