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I'm a little worried that the claimed changes in the TOEFL Speaking Section may not be what some are claiming. Let me be clear: I am referring to the claim that Question #1 has become limited to a set number of choices and is no longer an open, free choice. Moreover, it has the added difficulty of including a negative meaning, like: Which of the following activities would you least like to do on your weekend outing...A, B, C, or D? And why? And a similar added difficulty to Question #2 is also claimed. I'm worried that these are not actually changes in the format of the Speaking Section. I feel they may be - quite simply - a more difficult question that comes under the generality of what is expected on those question types. I mean, not all TOEFL tests are equal in terms of level of difficulty. There is a small level of variation in difficulty in all four sections. I am afraid that someone may have observed some difficult questions, and jumped the gun a bit by assuming that the TOEFL format has changed. I suggest this because of the following ideas: It doesn't seem widely reported. I teach the TOEFL speaking questions according to the ETS guide, and my students say that the questions come as they expected, no surprises. ETS has not made any announcement about this, while they have announced some changes recently. Looking for some valuable input from TOEFL teachers... (Thanks in advance!)