What is the TOEFL^® Junior™ test?

The TOEFL^® Junior™ test is a distinct product within the growing TOEFL^® family of English-language assessments.

The TOEFL^® Junior™ test measures the degree to which younger students have attained proficiency in the academic and social English-language skills representative of their instructional environments. It is a well-designed, objective measure of English proficiency that gives teachers useful information about a student’s skills and progress. The TOEFL^® Junior™ test is a general English proficiency assessment that is not based on / limited to any specific curriculum.

What is the format of the TOEFL^® Junior™ test?

The TOEFL^® Junior™ test is a 110-minute multiple-choice test that consists of 126 questions divided into three sections: Listening Comprehension, Language Form and Meaning, and Reading Comprehension.

It is a paper-based test, with each section featuring 42 questions.

Why the TOEFL^® Junior™ test?

• A natural extension of the TOEFL^® brand but specifically geared to the language learning needs of (lower) secondary school students, the TOEFL^® Junior™ emphasises building communicative skills to better prepare candidates for academic, workplace and personal life success
• It provides parents and educators with objective information about student progress in developing English-language skills over time
• In order to help clarify the meaning of the test scores, TOEFL^® Junior™ test scores were mapped to scores levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL)

How can I use the TOEFL^® Junior™ test?

Designed for middle-school pupils aged between 11 and 14 years old, it is made to help teachers, schools, and parents take low to medium stake decisions. The TOEFL^® Junior™ test can be used to:

• Place pupils in the right level of English learning
• Tailor and customise curriculum
• Assess progress from the beginning to the end of a course  by administering the test multiple times as a check-point
• Find the right book with the Lexile^® measure

The test is not meant for a pass or fail decision; it can, however, be requested as part of an admission process.