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■ Your appointment confirmation number. You will

receive this number when you schedule your appointment.

■ Your CBT voucher. This only applies if you registered

for the test by mail rather than by telephone.

For the paper test, you must bring:

■ Identification with photograph. See the information

above.

■ Your admission ticket and a signed photo file record

with a recent photo attached. Glue or tape your photo to

the form. Do not use staples. Laminated copies or

photocopies are not acceptable. (For more details, see

the exam bulletin.)

■ Pencils. Bring at least two sharpened, medium-soft (#2

or HB) black lead pencils and an eraser.

FOLLOW THE RULES

Arrive at least 30 minutes before the test begins in order to register

and present your identification. You will be assigned a seat

and asked to sign your name any time you leave or enter the testing

room. If you are taking the computer test, your photo will be

taken and reproduced on your score report and on the computer

monitor you are using. If you encounter a problem during the

exam, raise your hand and alert the administrator.

You must follow the directions of the test administrator during

the exam. The test administrator can dismiss you from the

test and cancel your scores without a refund if you do any of the

following:

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■ take the test for someone else

■ fail to provide acceptable identification

■ use a test aid (such as a dictionary, calculator, book,

highlighter, or translator)

■ copy from someone else

■ eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum during the test

■ give or receive help

■ leave the testing room without permission

■ exceed the time allowed for the break

■ create a disturbance

■ bring a weapon into the test center

■ try to remove notes or scratch paper from the testing

room

■ tamper with the computer

■ reproduce, disclose, or remove test questions from the

testing room

Disability Accommodations

Test takers with disabilities can request disability services

and accommodations. Download a copy of the Guide for

Test Takers With Disabilities from www.toefl.org or contact

TOEFL Disability Services, Educational Testing Service, P.O.

Box 6054, Princeton, NJ 08541 (phone: [phone]; fax:

609-771-7165; TYY: 609-771-7714).

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CONTACT ETS

If you have any remaining questions about the TOEFL exam, you

can contact the ETS by one of the following ways:

E-mail [e-mail]

Mail TOEFL Services

Educational Testing Services

P.O. Box 6151

Princeton, NJ 08541-6151

Telephone [phone]

Fax [phone]

TTY 609-771-7714

Appendix B

Resources

OFFICIAL TOEFL EXAM INFORMATION

The TOEFL exam is administered by the Educational Testing

Service (ETS). Most questions you may have about the TOEFL

exam can be answered at www.toefl.org. You can contact the

TOEFL offices at:

TOEFL/TSE Services

P.O. Box 6151

Princeton, NJ 08541

Telephone: [phone] (Monday–Friday, 8:00 A.M.

to 8:00 P.M. EST)

Fax: [phone]

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RESOURCES

Here are some additional resources on the TOEFL exam, as

well as on the topics testeed—reading, listening, grammar/

structure, and writing.

Print

501 Reading Comprehension Questions, 2nd edition (New York:

LearningExpress, 2001).

Bonet, Diana, Ed., et al. The Business of Listening: A Practical

Guide to Effective Listening (Menlo Park, CA: Crisp

Publications, 2001).

Chesla, Elizabeth. Read Better, Remember More, 2nd edition

(New York: LearningExpress, 2000).

Chesla, Elizabeth. LearningExpress’s TOEFL Exam Success

(New York: LearningExpress, 2002).

Kurtin, Mary, et al. Grammar Workbook for the TOEFL Exam

(Lawrenceville, NJ: ARCO, 2001).

Lougheed, Lin. How to Prepare for the Computer-Based TOEFL

Essay: Test of English as a Foreign Language (Hauppage, NY:

Barron’s, 2000).

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition

(Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003).

Preparation for the Computer-Based TOEFL Test: Powerprep

Software (Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service,

2000).

Sharpe, Pamela. Passkey to the TOEFL, 4th edition (Hauppage,

NY: Barron’s, 2001).

TOEFL Sample Tests, 6th edition (Princeton, NJ: Educational

Testing Services, 2001).

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Yates, Jean. The Ins and Outs of Prepositions: A Guide Book for

ESL Students (Hauppage, NY: Barron’s, 1999).

Online

www.a4esl.org—Quizzes for ESL speakers/writers, covering

slang, holidays, reading, culture, writing, grammar, idioms,

vocabulary. Helpful links to other websites.

www.toefl.org—This is the official TOEFL site from which

you can download the TOEFL Bulletin, find answers to

common questions about the exam, and order official

Educational Testing Service test-prep materials.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl—An online writing

lab with explanations, workshops, exercises, and links to

other writing help centers. There is a section especially for

ESL students with a grammar refresher course.