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Study guides

Study guides

Independent guides based on the current official ToKL format and 2026 schedule page.

ToKL: 90 items and 130 minutes at a glance

Allocate 80 multiple-choice and 10 constructed-response items across two sessions and listening.

Scores and levels

Separate total, domain and thinking scores

Understand which score determines a level and which metrics are diagnostic.

Foundation · Vocabulary

Expand vocabulary through context and usage

Move beyond definitions to choose the best expression in a real sentence.

Foundation · Grammar and rules

Separate grammar from language conventions

Organise sentence structure, spelling, standard language and transcription by evidence.

Function · Listening

Capture structure and stance in the 30-minute listening section

Track purpose, relationship and evidence while information plays once.

Function · Reading

Solve 40 reading items through structure and evidence

Manage the largest domain by text type and thinking task.

Function · Writing

Practise constructed responses at sentence and paragraph level

Meet every prompt condition and produce precise language under time pressure.

Distinguish understanding, inference, criticism and creativity

Read one text as four different cognitive tasks.

Run the two 130-minute sessions reliably

Pre-allocate fixed listening time and review for reading and writing.

An eight-week plan for six ToKL domains

Connect language foundations, functions, thinking and full two-session mocks.