For instance, consider the speaking task “using a menu, order food at a café or restaurant.” For
this very easy task, at the lowest TOEIC speaking score level of (0–50), only 21% of test takers said
that they could perform the task either easily or with little difficulty. In contrast, at the highest TOEIC
speaking score level (190–200), nearly all participants (98%) felt that they could perform this task easily
or with little difficulty. At intermediate score levels, the percentages (38%, 52%, 71%, 81% and 93%)
also rise consistently with each of the higher TOEIC speaking score levels.