Exam Guides

Test format, scoring systems, and score requirements for 13 major English proficiency, admissions, and placement exams — each with AI-powered practice on Memo Chat+.

IELTSEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

International English Language Testing System

Band 1–92h 45m

TOEFL iBTEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Test of English as a Foreign Language

1–6 per section (CEFR-aligned)~2 hours

TOEICEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Test of English for International Communication

L&R: 10–990 · S&W: 0–400L&R: 2h · S&W: ~1h 20m

PTE AcademicEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Pearson Test of English Academic

10–90 overall + 4 skill scores~2h15m

Cambridge EnglishEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Cambridge English Qualifications — PET · FCE · CAE · CPE

Cambridge Scale 80–230~2h (PET) to ~3–4h (FCE/CAE/CPE)

OETEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Occupational English Test

0–500 per sub-test · Grade A–E~3 hours

Duolingo English TestEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Duolingo English Test (DET)

10–160 overall + 4 subscores~45 minutes

SATEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Scholastic Assessment Test

400–1600 total2h 14m

GREEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Graduate Record Examination

Verbal 130–170 · Quant 130–170 · Writing 0–6~1h 58m

GMAT FocusEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

GMAT Focus Edition

205–805 total2h 15m (3 sections × 45m)

KangoshiEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Japanese National Examination for Nurses (看護師国家試験)

300 points · dual pass criteria1 day (~5h 20m, 2 sessions)

AEASEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Australian Education Assessment Services Test

Stanine 1–9 (Math & Non-Verbal) · English /100~3 hours

HSKEvery exam's format, scoring, and task types were checked against each exam board's own official documentation in July 2026.

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — Chinese Proficiency Test (3.0)

CEFR-aligned, Levels 1–9Written paper: ~40m (Level 1) to ~140m (Level 6); Levels 7–9 combined exam (live since Nov 2022, listening+reading+writing+translation+speaking in one sitting): ~210m