Updated October 2026
How to choose a TOEFL mock test in 2026
Since January 2026 the TOEFL iBT is a different test, and many practice sites still sell the old one. Use these six checks before you pay for any mock test. This guide is written by fullmock, so where we describe our own test we say so, and where we mention another product we only repeat what its own website says, with the date we checked.
Six checks for any TOEFL mock test
1. The 2026 format
The test should have the new task types (Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life, Build a Sentence, Write an Email, Listen and Repeat, Take an Interview) and take about 90 minutes. A test with long integrated speaking tasks or a 3-hour length is the old format.
2. Adaptive Reading and Listening
In the real test, how you do in the first part of Reading and Listening decides how hard the second part is. A mock that gives everyone the same questions cannot estimate a high band well.
3. Real timing rules
Recordings play once, speaking timers run out on their own, and sections end when the clock does. If a practice test lets you pause or replay, its score will look better than your exam.
4. Speaking and writing scored, with reasons
A total score is not enough: you need a band for each section and feedback on your own answers, saying what cost you points. Ask how the scores are checked against real results.
5. A report you can act on
The best report names your weakest section and task types, explains every answer, and tells you what to practise next.
6. Price for the time you need
Most students prepare for one to three months. Compare what the whole period costs, not the first week, and check what happens when a plan renews.
How fullmock does on these checks
Our own test, described plainly: fullmock uses the 2026 format with adaptive Reading and Listening; recordings cannot be skipped or replayed and speaking timers run out on their own. Writing and speaking are scored by AI with feedback on each answer, and the report gives a band from 1 to 6 for each section with the CEFR level and a 0 to 120 equivalent.
Your first full test is free and can be started without an account; a 25-minute quick check is there if you do not have 90 minutes. Memberships (Plus and Pro) run from one week to six months, a single paper can be bought on its own, and our score accuracy page explains how our scores are compared with real ones.
Other options, from their own pages
ETS, which makes the TOEFL, sells official practice tests through TOEFL TestReady; they are written by the test maker, so they are worth taking at least once. Check the ETS website for current prices.
Lingoleap is an AI practice site. Its pricing page on 1 November 2026 listed a 3-month Plus plan billed at $50, where each mock test costs credits, and a 3-month Premium plan billed at $123 with unlimited mock tests. Prices and plans change, so check their page before you buy.
How to decide
Take one free test on two different sites under real conditions, then compare: which one used the 2026 tasks, whose speaking and writing feedback told you something specific, and whose report gave you a clear next step.
Keep one official ETS practice test for the last week before your exam: it is the closest check of your level.
Questions
Is there a free TOEFL mock test in the 2026 format?
Yes. fullmock's first full test is free and can be started without signing up; ETS also offers free sample questions on its website.
How accurate are AI scores for TOEFL speaking and writing?
It depends on the product. Ask whether its scores are compared with real TOEFL results and whether it shows that comparison. fullmock publishes its comparison on its score accuracy page once enough students have shared real scores.
How many mock tests should I take?
Usually three to five full tests: one at the start to find your level, one or two in the middle to check progress, and one official ETS test in the last week.
This is an independent summary written for test takers. ETS publishes the official specification of the test on its own website.