Writing — Integrated
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What this topic is really about
TOEFL Writing is judged on how well ideas are developed and organised and on the quality of language use (grammar and vocabulary). Handwriting is irrelevant because responses are typed, and accent and reading speed belong to other skills.
The integrated Writing task gives you a reading passage and a lecture, then asks you to summarise and explain how the lecture relates to (often challenges) the reading. It is not a pure opinion essay, a proofreading task, or a story.
See the mechanism
TOEFL iBT Writing has two tasks: an integrated writing task and a second writing task. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.
An exam-style question, fully explained
The current TOEFL iBT Writing section contains how many tasks?
- Identify what the question tests: The current TOEFL iBT Writing section contains how many tasks.
- TOEFL iBT Writing has two tasks: an integrated writing task and a second writing task.
- It is not one, five, or ten tasks.
Traps the examiner sets
- Adding your own opinion is off-task and lowers the score, which is why it is a mistake here.
Test your recall
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