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TOEFL® Primary™ Test

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What is the TOEFL® Primary™ test?

An assessment designed to: • Measure the general English language proficiency of young EFL learners ages 8-12 • Provide a snapshot of young learners’ ability in listening, reading, and speaking • Support teaching and learning by giving information about students’ abilities in relation to an international standard

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Structure Listening and Reading Comprehension sections tested via paper and pencil • All questions included in full-color test book •

Separate, easy-to-use answer sheet, in color

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Allows for local scheduling

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Test length approximately one hour, sensitive to young learners’ attention span

Speaking section tested via computer • Optional module priced and delivered separately •

Test length approximately 20 minutes

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Centralized scoring by ETS-trained raters

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Goals Test Goals • To measure students’ knowledge and progress in English classes • To provide information to students, teachers and parents about students’ abilities in English

Test Use • Help guide teaching goals • Help teachers in their work with individual students and groups of students • Help students and parents understand where they need to focus future learning

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Levels Reading and Listening: Two Levels Lower Level • basic formulaic expressions • basic vocabulary and phrases related to common objects and people • short and simple utterances related to survival needs (e.g., simple request or directions) • short simple text relevant to their experiences (e.g., schedule or phone message)

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Levels Reading and Listening: Two Levels Upper Level similar content as Lower Level, plus: • high-frequency vocabulary • a simple short story and conversation on topics beyond personal experiences • a simple explanation of objects related to content-learning • unfamiliar words given sufficient amount of contextual clues

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Design

Section

Estimated Timing

Administration

Reading

30 minutes

Group – paper and pencil

Listening

30 minutes

Group – paper and pencil

Speaking

20 minutes

Group – on computer

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Sample Questions

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TOEFL® Primary™ Test Sample Questions QuestionsSampleQQQuestionsmary “Follow Instructions” Directions Sample Questions

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“Follow Instructions” Directions

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Operational Features • Pre-equating for rapid score turnaround of Listening and Reading scores • Listening and Reading – one test book • Speaking – separate, optional module • CEFR levels for each section

• Lexile® reading score

Lexile is a registered trademark of MetaMetrics, Inc.

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