... for your success at college. The listening section of the TOEFL exam measures your abil- ity to understand North American English. It uses conversa- tional language including idiomatic expressions, ... questions. Below is a breakdown of each recording type for the computer- and paper-based TOEFL exams: Types of Computer Paper-and- recordings Test Pencil Dialogues 11–17 dialogues, with 30 dialogues, ... class discussions: a seven- or eight-line conversation between two or more people about a specific topic, followed by several questions. Mini-lectures: a one- or two-minute talk by a single speaker,...