Estimating Scores for Mini-Tests Tests
NOTE: The formulas for calculating actual scores for any given form of the iBT
are known only to the Educational Testing Service (ETS), the issuer of official
TOEFL® scores. Any “score” given for a practice mini-test is only an estimate
that shows the general level a student might approach if a real score were
issued.
The following method can be used for calculating scores on the mini-practice
tests in The Michigan Guide to Teaching EAP Skills for the TOEFL iBT.
Mini-Practice Test 1 (pp. 146 – 158)
To calculate approximate reading and listening scores
1. Check answers in the practice test answer key (p. 158)
2. Compute a raw score.
Reading
For a correct answer to each of the 10 multiple-choice questions, 1 point.
For the Prose Summary on p. 150, 2 points if all three answers are
chosen correctly, 1 point if only two correct, 0 points if fewer than two
correct.
Total possible in reading section: 12
Listening
For a correct answer to each of the 7 multiple-choice questions, 1 point.
Total possible in listening section: 7
3) Divide each raw score by the total possible (12 in reading, 7 in listening) to
get a percentage for that section.
4) Use the following table to estimate a section score out of 30.
Reading
Listening
Percentage
Score
Percentage
Score
100
30
100
30
92
26
86
23
83
23
71
17
75
19
57
12
67
16
43
7
58
13
28
4
50
9
14
1
42
5
33
3
25
2
17
1
9
0
Remember that this table is meant only as a rough guide and does not give
official scores.
Writing and Speaking Scores
A student can get an approximate score only if his or her writing and speaking
answers are rated by proficient speakers of English who know how to use the
rating criteria. The appropriate criteria can be found in The Michigan Guide to
English for Academic Success and Better TOEFL® Test Scores (MGEAS) as
follows
Mini-Practice Test
Question
Type of Task
Rating C