Contoh Soal Tes TOEFL – Tes TOEFL ITP menguji kemampuan bahasa Inggris akademik melalui tiga sesi utama: Listening, Structure & Written Expression, dan Reading Comprehension. Artikel ini menyajikan contoh soal resmi-liken berdasarkan format ETS sebagai penyelenggara resmi TOEFL.
Gambaran Umum TOEFL ITP (Sesuai Format ETS)
TOEFL ITP terdiri dari:
- Listening Comprehension (50 soal)
- Structure & Written Expression (40 soal)
- Reading Comprehension (50 soal)
Waktu ujian ± 115 menit. Semua soal berbentuk multiple choice sesuai standar ETS.
Tips Mengerjakan Soal TOEFL
- Latihan dengan format resmi (TOEFL ITP Official Practice Tests).
- Fokus pada grammar dasar: tenses, clause, inversion.
- Perbanyak membaca artikel akademik untuk meningkatkan vocabulary.
- Manfaatkan teknik skimming dan scanning pada reading.
- Dengarkan audio percakapan akademik untuk membiasakan listening.
Contoh Soal TOEFL
Drilling Vocabulary
Soal 1
The word “significant” in the sentence “The results show a significant improvement in students’ scores” is closest in meaning to…
A. Minor
B. Considerable
C. Uncertain
D. Limited
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: Significant = large / important = “considerable”.
Soal 2
The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to…
A. Keep
B. Divide
C. Ignore
D. Replace
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: “Maintain” berarti menjaga / mempertahankan.
Soal 3
The word “decline” means…
A. Increase
B. Reduce
C. Refuse
D. Decide
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Dalam konteks umum TOEFL reading, decline sering berarti refuse (menolak).
Soal 4
The word “accumulate” means…
A. Gather
B. Mix
C. Predict
D. Remove
Jawaban: A.
Soal 5
The word “indicate” is closest in meaning to…
A. Show
B. Hide
C. Fix
D. Build
Jawaban: A.
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Drilling Grammar (Structure & Written Expression)
Soal 1
The committee _____ the proposal before making a final decision.
A. review
B. reviews
C. reviewed
D. reviewing
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Kalimat lampau → reviewed.
Soal 2
Not only _____ talented, but she is also very disciplined.
A. she is
B. is she
C. her
D. she
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: “Not only” + inversion → is she.
Soal 3
The new policy will affect all employees, _____ those in remote areas.
A. include
B. including
C. included
D. includes
Jawaban: B.
Soal 4
The report must be completed before the manager _____.
A. arrive
B. arrives
C. arrived
D. arriving
Jawaban: B.
Soal 5
If he _____ more carefully, he would have avoided the mistake.
A. drives
B. drove
C. had driven
D. driving
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Unreal past → had driven.
Drilling Reading Comprehension
Teks Bacaan:
Researchers have discovered that regular physical activity not only improves cardiovascular health but also enhances cognitive functions. Studies indicate that individuals who exercise consistently tend to perform better on tasks involving memory, attention, and problem-solving.
Soal 1
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Exercise only benefits heart health
B. Physical activity improves both physical and mental functions
C. Cognitive performance declines with age
D. Memory is the most important cognitive skill
Jawaban: B.
Soal 2
According to the passage, individuals who exercise regularly…
A. Show weaker attention ability
B. Perform better in cognitive tasks
C. Experience no benefits in problem-solving
D. Have worse cardiovascular health
Jawaban: B.
Soal 3
The word “enhances” in the passage is closest in meaning to…
A. Decreases
B. Prevents
C. Improves
D. Complicates
Jawaban: C.
Sumber Referensi Resmi
- ETS – TOEFL ITP Assessment Series Information.
- ETS – TOEFL ITP Examinee Handbook.
- ETS – Sample Questions for the TOEFL ITP Test.