Kumpulan Contoh Soal TOEFL dan Kunci Jawabannya

Test of English as a Foreign Language atau tes TOEFL adalah tes yang bertujuan untuk mengukur kemampuan bahasa Inggris bagi bukan penutur asli. Tes TOEFL digunakan dalam bidang pendidikan, pekerjaan dan imigrasi.

Menurut Educational Testing Service (ETS), tes TOEFL diselenggarakan dalam dua format, yaitu tes TOEFL iBT dan tes TOEFL PBT. TOEFL iBT adalah tes komputer dengan waktu empat jam yang terdiri dari membaca, mendengarkan, berbicara, dan menulis. Skor TOEFL iBT berkisar antara 0 hingga 120.

TOEFL PBT adalah versi lama dari TOEFL iBT dan hanya tersedia di negara-negara tertentu. Jenis tes ini mengevaluasi aspek mendengarkan, struktur dan membaca. Skor TOEFL PBT berkisar antara 0 hingga 677.

Contoh Soal TOEFL dan Kunci Jawabannya

Berikut contoh soal TOEFL dan kunci jawabannya dikutip dari berbagai sumber.

Contoh Soal TOEFL Bagian Struktur

1. The Eiffel Tower ___________ Paris, France.

1. landmarks
2. is landmarked in
3. is a landmark in
4. is in a landmark

2. Young deer _________.

1. are called fawns
2. be fawns
3. is fawns
4. are fawns called

3. Not until a dog is several months old does it begin to exhibit signs of  independence ___________.  

1. its mother from
2. from mother
3. to mother
4. from its mother

4. To score a goal in soccer you ________.  

1. must kick the ball
2. must kicks the ball
3. may kick them ball
4. must kick them balls

5. The observation deck at the Sears Tower _________ in Chicago.

1. is highest than any other one
2. is highest then any other one
3. is higher than any other one
4. is higher that any other one

6. If it _________ so cloudy, we would plan on having the fair outside.

1. was
2. was not
3. weren’t
4. had not

7. At the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, Geraldine Ferraro  became the first woman _________ for the vice presidency.

1. to being nominated
2. to has been nominated
3. to have been nominated
4. to will be nominated

8. _______ chocolate will give you a tummy ache.  

1. Eat too much
2. Eating to much
3. Eating too much
4. Eating too many

9. If she ____________ to advance her clock one hour, she wouldn’t have been late for work.  

1. should have remembered
2. could remembered
3. remembered
4. would have remembered

10. A dream about falling _________.  

1. scary is
2. is scary
3. are scary
4. very scary is

Kunci jawaban:

1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. B

Contoh Soal TOEFL Bagian Membaca

Berikut contoh soal TOEFL bagian membaca dikutip dari buku Peterson's Master TOEFL Reading Skills.

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