Strategic Mock Writing Test

In this Writing section you will answer 12 questions in three types of tasks. The tasks and what each asks you to do are shown below.

Type of Task	What You Do
Build a Sentence	Arrange words to make a correct sentence.
Write an Email	Write an email using the information provided.
Write for an Academic Discussion	Read an online discussion and add your own response.

Before You Begin

Let's check in. How do you feel?

Please rate your degree of anxiety and distraction.

Anxious

Distracted

Relaxation Training

Unlike the actual TOEFL, this mock TOEFL provides relaxation-concentration music. It is not for entertainment. It is for people who get nervous during timed test-taking. Three types are available in the RELAX bar above: night sounds for quiet concentration, tonal music for relaxation, or percussion for mental blocks. If you would like, choose the one that gives you the mood you want, adjust the volume to a quietly supportive but non-distracting level, click OK, and begin. You can turn it off anytime.

Many people find that if they practice this often, the same relaxed, focused mood returns automatically later, when they take the actual test.

Make an appropriate sentence.

Best used with a wired mouse. Drag a word into a blank; drag it back to the bank to remove it.

Write an Email

You will read some information and use the information to write an email.

You will have 7 minutes to write the email.

You live in a university dormitory. For the past two weeks, the students in the room next to yours have been playing loud music late at night, making it very difficult for you to sleep and study. You have already knocked on their door once and asked them to be quieter, but the problem has continued.

Write an email to the dormitory manager. In your email:

Describe the situation and explain how it is affecting you.
Mention that you have already tried to speak to the neighbors directly.
Ask the manager to take action and let you know what will be done.

Write as much as you can and in complete sentences.

Your Response:

To: Dormitory Manager

Subject: Noise Disturbance — Request for Action

Time Remaining

You still have time to respond. As long as there is time remaining, you can keep writing or revise your response.

Select Back to keep writing or revising.

Select Continue to leave this question.

Once you leave this question, you WILL NOT be able to return to it.

Write for an Academic Discussion

A professor has posted a question about a topic and students have responded with their thoughts and ideas. Make a contribution to the discussion.

You will have 10 minutes to write.

Instructions: Your professor is teaching a class. Write a post responding to the professor's question. In your response you should:

express and support your personal opinion
make a contribution to the discussion

An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

Professor Nakamura

This week we are discussing urban planning and community wellbeing. Here is my question for the board: When city budgets are limited, should governments prioritize building more affordable housing or expanding public green spaces such as parks and gardens? Why?

Sofia

Affordable housing must come first. The housing crisis is destroying communities. People are being pushed out of cities they grew up in because rents are unaffordable. Green spaces are wonderful, but they don't help a family that cannot find somewhere safe and affordable to live. Basic shelter is a more urgent need than a park.

Marcus

I see Sofia's point, but I think green spaces have a bigger impact on quality of life than people realize. Research consistently shows that access to parks and nature reduces stress, improves mental health, and even reduces crime in urban neighborhoods. A city with no green space becomes oppressive. The answer should not be either/or — cities need to find creative ways to do both.

Your Response:

End of Writing Section

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Strategic Mock TOEFL — Estimated iBT Writing Score

This is a ballpark estimate, calibrated to approximate a real iBT Writing score — designed to run neither high nor low. Remember that any test score is an estimate: even the real TOEFL can vary somewhat from one sitting to the next. Please take a screenshot for your records.

Overall Writing

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of 6

CEFR –

Build a Sentence

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of 6

Write an Email

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of 6

Academic Discussion

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of 6

TOEFL & CEFR Comparison

Score	6	5.5	5	4.5	4	3.5	3	2.5	2	1.5	1
CEFR	C2	C1	C1	B2	B2	B1	B1	A2	A2	A1	A1

Build a Sentence — Your Answers

Write an Email — Evaluation

Academic Discussion — Evaluation

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