Don’t skip questions
You should not leave a question blank. In order to give the most appropriate answer, you should try to eliminate all the answers you are sure are wrong, and only after that make your educated guess. As for the computer based test, it is not possible to skip a question there and go back to it after a while. What you have to do is provide an answer to every question in a row. In addition, you should be aware of the fact that the answers can not be changed, this is why it is important to check them one more time in order to be sure. Therefore, the reading section is not computer adaptive, this is why it is possible to skip or change questions, but you can do it only in case if you see there is any extra time left, because although students can go back and changes the questions on their paper test, they rarely really have time to do this.

Make sure your corrections are clear
In case if you are going to take the paper based TOEFL test, you should remember that it will be a machine that will be marking your test’s results. This is why it is necessary to have only one circle filled in. And you should fill it in all the way with the help of a sharp dark pencil, and never with a pen. If it happened so that you have to erase something, you will have to make sure that it is erased completely, because there are lots of students, who lose their points for simply being sloppy with their pencils and erasers.

Dress comfortably for the test
Although you should have quite an official appearance on the test day, still, your clothing should be as much comfortable as possible. In addition, you will hardly be able to guess whether it will be warm or cold in the test room. You can put your favourite shirt and trousers or skirt or dress on, the only rule here is that you are to feel good in what you have on, because when a person feels comfortable, he/she performs much better. And remember that you should better not put any tight clothing on, because you will have to sit in one place for quite a long period of time.

Eat properly before the test
You have already probably found out that you are going to spend about four hours taking the TOEFL test. And four hours is quite a long period of time to spend without having any snack. It is also necessary to mention that students are not allowed to bring any type of food or drinks into the test room with them. This is why it is extremely important to have something to eat before taking the test. And here are several eating tips:
­- You should better avoid taking too much caffeine before the test, because it can give you shakes;
­- It would be good to try to consume less sugar right before the test, otherwise you can get tired very quickly;
- It is important to have plenty of water, although not too much in order not to waist this precious time in the bathroom.

Visit the the official TOEFL website

There is a great amount of helpful information, which is possible to be downloaded just for free at the official TOEFL website http://www.toefl.com/. There are such things as a list of writing topics for the essay, as well all kinds of important information about TOEFL test centers and test updates. Most of your questions can be answered there as well. In addition, there is also information about which resources should better be bought.