Toefl exam Essentials

TOEFL EXAM ESSENTIALS
tests, you will be given 30 minutes in which to compose a short
essay (about four to five paragraphs long) about a given topic. The
topics are designed to be general so that you do not need any spe-
cialized knowledge to respond to them.
COMPUTER TEST VS. PAPER TEST
The writing section of the computer-based TOEFL exam differs
from the paper-based TWE exam. Although the types of writ-
ing prompts are the same, the TWE exam is offered separately
from the paper-based TOEFL exam and at limited times, whereas
the computer-based test requires that you write an essay on the
same day as the rest of the TOEFL exam. Both tests give you 30
minutes to respond to one pre-selected topic. The following
chart compares the two tests: