TOEFL Reading practice for the 2026 format
Three task types, one adaptive section, and a bank you can practise against without paying or signing up. Start with the task type you are weakest at — every page below publishes its questions and its answers in full.
934
Reading questions
175
Reading passages
Counted in our own database, servable items only. How each figure is counted
The three 2026 Reading task types
Each task type is a different reading behaviour, and they fail for different reasons. Practise them separately before you practise them mixed.
- 01Complete the WordsGapped passages where every option starts with the same letters. Worked passages with keyed answers, plus a free in-browser drill.Open
- 02Read in Daily LifeNotices, schedules, messages and other practical texts, with the catalog of themes the bank currently serves.Open
- 03Read an Academic PassageLonger academic texts with detail, inference and function questions, browsable by subject area.Open
Start practising
The drill grades against a keyed answer and explains every option. No signup, and no daily limit on Reading.
- 01Open the Reading drillAnswer real items from the bank and see why each distractor was written. Free items work without an account.Open
- 02Browse worked Reading samplesEditorially approved passages published whole, with every question, key and rationale visible.Open
- 03Take a full four-section mockReading inside the complete 2026 mock, with the adaptive router-plus-module shape.Open
Understand the section before you drill it
These pages already exist and are not replaced by this hub — they are the explanation layer underneath the practice.
- 01The 2026 Reading section, sourced from the specificationWhat ETS publishes about Reading — task types, listed items, the two-stage adaptive design — with the read date on every figure.Open
- 02The complete 2026 Reading guideThe long-form guide, including strategy the specification does not cover.Open
- 03How Reading is scoredSelected responses, raw points, and what the 1–6 band does and does not mean.Open
What the 2026 Reading section contains
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.
How to use this hub
- 1Read the specification page once so you know the shape of the section you are preparing for.
- 2Pick the single task type you are weakest at and work only that until the errors stop repeating.
- 3Move to mixed practice in the drill, where the item type changes without warning.
- 4Take a full mock only when mixed practice is stable — a mock taken early measures your pacing, not your reading.
Reading: common questions
- Is TOEFL Reading practice free on Reach120?
- Yes. Reading and Listening practice is uncapped and needs no account to start. The daily free-tier limits apply to AI-scored Writing and Speaking attempts, because those cost money to grade.
- How many Reading questions are on the 2026 TOEFL?
- The 2026 specification lists the Reading section at 50 items and 35 raw points across three task types, read 2026-07-27. The count includes non-scored items, the blueprint is subject to minor revision until launch, and the section is adaptive — so an individual sitting has no fixed number.
- How is the Reading section adaptive?
- The specification describes a two-stage design: a router stage estimated at 18–21 minutes followed by a 9 minute module. Reading prints a single module length for both routes, unlike Listening, which prints two.
- Do the practice questions come with answers?
- Every published passage on these pages carries its keyed answer and an explanation for each option, visible on the page rather than behind a click or an email form.