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The TOEIC test (Test of English for International Communication) was conceived in Japan and created by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), a U.S. nonprofit test development institution, as a common global yardstick for measuring English skills. Since the first TOEIC Secure Program (SP) test was implemented in December 1979, the test has been adopted not only throughout Japan but around the world as the global standard for English communication skill assessment. Many companies, schools, and other organizations, as well as individuals, are currently utilizing the test as an effective way to raise the motivation to study, and as an opportunity to check the English skill levels of their workers and students. The number of test takers totals around 5 million every year, in some 90 countries around the world.
The TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests have recently been added to the TOEIC program. These tests complement the TOEIC Listening and Reading test, allowing for a full assessment of a person's ability to communicate in English across all four language skills.
The TOEIC test is a paper-and-pencil, multiple-choice assessment. There are two separately timed sections of 100 questions each.
| Section I: Listening |
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| Examinees listen to a variety of questions and short conversations recorded in English, then answer questions based on what they heard. |
| Section II: Reading |
| Examinees read a variety of materials and respond at their own pace to questions based on the content. |
| Part | Name of each part | Number of questions |
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| Listening Section (45 minutes) | ||
| 1 | Photographs | 10 |
| 2 | Question-Response | 30 |
| 3 | Short Conversations | 30 |
| 4 | Short Talks | 30 |
| Reading Section (75 minutes) | ||
| 5 | Incomplete Sentences | 40 |
| 6 | Text Completion | 12 |
| 7 | Reading Comprehension • Single passage • Double passage |
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The test lasts 2 hours.
| Examinees have : | 45 minutes for Section I 75 minutes for Section II |
5,985 JPY (285 JPY consumption tax included)
- *The test fee will be reduced from the 149th TOEIC Secure Program test (September 13th '09) onward. For details, please see here (Japanese).
