LPI and TOEFL both are standardized tests that help students to entrance into academic programs of English speaking post-secondary institutions.

TOEFL Test Format :

Section:
Time Limit :
Questions:
Tasks:

Reading
60–80 minutes
36–56 questions
Read 3 or 4 passages from academic texts and answer questions.

Listening
60–90 minutes
34–51 questions
Listen to lectures, classroom discussions and conversations, answer questions.

Speaking
20 minutes
6 tasks
Express an opinion on a familiar topic; speak based on reading and listening tasks.

Writing
50 minutes
2 tasks
Write essay responses based on reading and listening tasks; support an opinion in writin

LPI Test Format:

LPI Test duration:
2.5 hours

Consists of four parts:
Part :
Description :

Sentence Structure
Ten sentences are presented, and examinees are asked to recognize, though not identify by name, common errors in sentence structure.

Sentence errors tested are selected from the following:
An incomplete sentence
A run-on sentence (sometimes called a comma fault)
A misplaced modifier
A dangling modifier
Faulty pronoun reference
Faulty subject-verb agreement
Faulty parallel structure
Redundant subordination/coordination

English Usage
Ten sentences are presented, and examinees are asked to recognize, though not identify by name, common errors in English usage typically made by people for whom English is their second language. The usage errors to be tested are from the following categories:

Incorrect use of “a” or “the”
Incorrect plural of a noun
Incorrect form of a noun or incorrect use of a noun
Wrong case of a pronoun
Confusion between an adverb and an adjective
Incorrect form of a verb
Incorrect tense of a verb
Incorrect preposition
A non-standard English expression or idiom

Reading Comprehension
In Section A,
examinees are asked to read two prose passages (each of about 300 words) and then answer four multiple-choice questions that accompany each passage.

In Section B,
examinees are given three prose passages to read (each of about 200 words) and asked to summarize the passage’s main idea or ideas in no more than three sentences.

Essay Writing
The examinee is required to write a 300-400 word argumentative essay on one of three topics.

The writer will be expected to state a point of view and explain it,
or
the writer will be expected to agree or disagree with a statement and provide reasons for his or her choice.