Categories of test method facets | TOEFL iBT reading test | IELTS reading test |
1. FACETS OF TEST RUBRIC |
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1.1. Test organization |
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Salience of parts | Three or four passages | Three passages |
Sequence of parts | One following another | One following another |
Relative importance of parts | 45 points in total -Examinees can gain one point for each correct answer to general multiple choices -Two or three points are given when all the answers to special multiple choices are right 41 or 42 questions in total -Each passage has 12 - 14 questions If one extra reading passage is added, three out of four reading passages will randomly be chosen to be marked | 40 points in total -Examinees can gain one point for each correct
40 questions in total -Passage one and two: each has 13 questions -Passage three: has 14 questions answer |