This slide hopefully will be useful for those who will be planning to take TOEFL test as their preparation. It gives you much information about language skills namely Listening comprehension, Structure and Reading comprehension. it also includes some valuable tips tricks of understanding TOEFL question formats and practices.
5. What is TOEFL
If you are a international student looking to study in a university in an English
speaking country, then you may need to take a TOEFL test. TOEFL is an acronym
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language, which is the official name for the
test. It assesses your ability to both speak and understand English by analizing
your English ability in terms of reading, speaking, listening and writing.
6. Why TOEFL is needed?
Educational institutions and governmental agencies in over 130 countries accept
TOEFL scores when considering applications for certain positions or courses. As an
admission requirement, you may find that some courses require a minimum
TOEFL score which will allow you to proceed onto the course alongside the
regular course requirements.
- Study for higher education
- Work for global access
7. Who needs to take a TOEFL test?
The TOEFL test has been taken by over 27 million people worldwide to ensure
their English ability is adequate. The test is often taken by students who are
planning to study at a university abroad and scholarship candidates, along with
students and workers who are applying for visas and English-language learners
tracking their English progress.
8. There are two kinds popular TOEFL test namely
PBT : Paper based test
IBT : Internet based test
CBT : Computer based test
TOEFL
PBT IBT/CBT
9. Parts of the test
TOEFL PBT
TOEFL
PBT
Listening
ReadingStructure
10. PBT
LISTENING COMPREHENSION
QUESTION & ANSWER (SHORT QUESTION)
LONG CONVERSATION
DIALOGUE OR MONOLOGUE
STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN COMPREHENSION
ERROR RECOGNITION
INCOMPLETE SENTENCE
READING COMPREHENSION
SHORT READING TEXT
LONG READING TEXT
IBT / CBT
WRITING AN ESSAY
SPEAKING WITH NATIVE SPEAKER
13. Part 1 Question and Answer
Yes / No Questions
This typical technique will have you
only focus on the answer yes or no.
Auxiliaries :
- Full verb (do/does/did/ have/ has)
- Modal verbs (can/will/may/
should/ would, etc)
- To be (is / am / are / was / were)
W 8 H Question words
This technique focuses on;
- What : explain / define / decribe / inform
- Where : place
- When : time
- Why : reason
- Who : people (Sbj)
- Whose : Possessive
- Whom : people (obj)
- Which : choices
- How : - manner
- - quantifiers
15. Test your comprehension
1. Does the man work in the bank?
a. Yes he did c. Yes he does
b. No he don’t d. Yes she does
2. Are the students going have vacation this week?
a. Yes they don’t c. No they didn’t
b. Yes they does d. Yes they do
3. Would you be so kind if i closed the window because it’s windy here?
a. Yes that would be great c. No i dont mind it, please
b. Yes i think so d. Sure. I will be pleased
4. Could you please send this letter to the post office today?
a. I don’t think so c. It will be fine
b. I agree with you d. With my pleasure
5. Woman : Do you like spicy food?
Man : ……
a. Yes, I would c. Not very much
b. the food tastes spicy d. My friend likes it very much
16. 6. Mia : Why do you study English, John?
John : .............
a. Because i want to get a job c. Because i want to study abroad
b. Because of the challange d. Because i have a great job
7. Which ones do you want to drink coffee or hot tea?
a. I think hot milk is better c. I think i will have hot tea
b. It’s gonna be nice for chocolate d. I don’t like coffee
17. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
1 2
A. March a. Single
B. In china b. Yes i am
C. February 1999 c. 6.1
a. In october a. Yes i grew 2 inches
b. In New York b. I went there
c. At Korea c. No i didnt it
a. Until 5 years a. Yes the salad is super
b. Since 2004 b. I think i will have sup
c. In 1996 c. I didnt like them
18. 3
a. She went to lunch a. Yes I can do it
b. She wouldn’t be gone b. I’ll finish it tomorrow
c. In a few minute c. I am too busy with other works
a. No I haven’t
b. Yes i would talk with them
c. No I hadn’t
19. 4
a. I came by train
b. I need to see Ms. Javis
c. I got here a few minutes ago
a. Really, no I didn’t
b. Yes I am very tired
c. I know him very well
a. I can’t wait to use it
b. I wasn’t going to have coffee
c. I was. But i had to answer a phone call
20. Part 2 Conversation
There will be short dialogues about the daily life. After each dialogue, a question
related to the dialogue is heard. Examinees are asked to choose the most
suitable answer of the five possible choices written on the test paper.
Short Conversation occupies situational contexts in our daily condition such as;
home, school, mall, airport, restaurant etc.
Type of questions
21. Pay attention to the following examples!
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or
questions will be spoken once. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers say.
After you hear a dialogue and question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would
be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Now listen to a sample question.
Question 1
You will hear;
Man : how about exercising tomorrow morning?
Woman : all right. Pick me up at six
You will also hear;
Narrator: : what will the man do?
You will read in your test book;
a. Do exercise at 6 d. leave the woman alone
b. Go with six women e. come to the woman’s house
c. Take exercise alone
The best answer to the question is “come to the woman’s house”. Therefore, you should choose answer (e)
22. Question 2
You will hear
Man : excuse me, Ms. Do you know where room 225 is?
Woman : room 225? I know where it is, please come this way
Man : that’s very kind of you
You will also hear;
Narrator : where does the conversation take place?
You will read on your test book
a. On the plane d. at the department store
b. At the restaurant e. on the train
c. At the hotel
The best answer to the question is “at the hotel”. Therefore, you should choose answer (c)
23. Exercises
Directions;
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or
questions will be spoken just once. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen
carefully to understand what the speakers say.
After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one
would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.....
a. She has always liked living inYogyakarta
b. She hates living in Yogyakarta
c. She is accustomed to living in Yogyakarta
d. She would rather live in Yogyakarta
e. She does not like coming to Yogyakarta
2…
a. She does not eat ice cream d. she will not be going there
b. She has no money e. she will come for the ice cream
c. She does not like the man
24. 3…
a. Walk out of the store d. go to another store
b. Buy the shampoo e. get out of the store
c. Come back later
4…
a. Card, envelope, stamp, package d. t-shirt, trousers, dress, skirt
b. Bread cakes, pie, pudding e. hammer, spike, broom
c. Hammer, axe, nail, saw
5. ….
a. Danny loves toy trains d. danny may prefer something else
b. Danny already has too many toy trains e. danny wants to buy the train for
c. Danny said he wants a toy train his birthday
25. 6. ….
a. She has excellent hearing d. she needs to check her ears
b. She has heard the man talk about this e. she does not like the man at all
Frequently
c. She understands his point of view
7….
a. The lady was his sister d. the movie passes are in the mail
b. There are no movie passes e. the lady was responsible for getting the movie
c. He has the movie passes passes
8…
a. She is very likeable d. she has a lot of homework
b. She does not do her homework well e. she likes doing homework much
c. She goes to the mall everyday
26. 9…
a. He went to a pub d. he went abroad
b. He drove to countryside e. he took part in outdoor sports
c. He stayed at home
10….
a. At a restaurant d. in a park
b. At a supermarket e. at a receptionist’s desk
c. At home
27. Part 3 Talks / long conversation
A talk is a monologue or a short text which the narrator reads. In this part, the
types of the monologue are based on the genres or text types written on the
school based curriculum in senior high school (KTSP) such as; narrative,
descriptive, report, exposition, explanation, discussion, news item,
advertisement or announcement
28. Types of Questions
1. Main Idea Questions 2. Detailed Questions
Examples;
- What is the man talking about?
- What is the monologue about?
- What does the speaker talks about?
Examples;
- Where does the story happen?
- When did the narrator do for his
living?
3. Negative Questions 4. Inference Questions
Examples;
- Why didn’t the speaker finish his job?
- How can’t the people report the case
to the police?
Examples;
- What might happen after the project
finish?
- Where will the children probably go
at the end of the story?
Distractions Some simple tips to understand the short
talk;
1. Similar sounds
2. Wrong information
3. Illogical relations
4. Wrong reference / tenses
- Read the questions carefully before
listening to them
- Don’t worry if you do not understand
all the words in the dialogue
- Listen to the dialogue completely
before answering the question
- Pay attention to the introductory part
of the dialogue because it will help
you to guess the topic of the
conversation.
29. Pay attention to the instruction of this part in the following examples!
Listening Section
Part IV
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken
two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers say. After you hear a monologue and the question about it,
read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the
question you have heard.
30. Question 1
You will hear;
(Narrator) : question 14 and 15 refer to the following monologue
(Man) :
Last holiday, my class made a trip to Anyer. We rented a bus to take us there. On the way, I
felt the urgent need to use the bus toilet.
I was sure that I had locked the door by turning the handle, but as soon as I slipped off my
pants, the bus hit a bump and the door flew open. I stumbled out into the aisle, exposing my self
to all the bus passengers. Everyone stared at me. I scrambled back into the toilet and didn’t
come out for a long time. I was so embarrassed.
You will also hear;
(Woman) : Number 14. Where did the story happen?
14. …
a. in front of the bus door d. inside a toilet in Anyer
b. last holiday in Anyer e. in the bus on the way to Anyer
c. during a vacation in Anyer
Answer (e) ‘in the bus on the way to Anyer’ is the best answer to the question. Therefore, you
should choose answer (e)
31. Question 2
Number 15. How did the writer feel?
a. Happy d. embarrassed
b. Terrific e. disappointed
c. Gloomy
Answer (d) ‘embarrassed’, is the best answer to the question. Therefore, you
should choose answer (d)
32. 1…
a. To encourage concert goers to make calls during intermission
b. To inform patterns of a new phone system
c. To complain about past phone problems
d. To propose installation of an automated phone system
e. To save time on phone calls
2...
a.It is cheaper d. it is faster
b. It is more private e. it is safer
c. It is friendlier
33. 3…
a. Requesting a schedule d. purchasing individual tickets
b. Services for the disabled e. linking you with a trained representative
c. Purchasing group tickets
4. ….
a. Dial 5 d. ask for the call to be transferred
B. Stay on the line e. install a new system
c. Call the main number again
5…
a. Italian cuisine d. Goldfish
b. American breakfast e. Caribbean cuisine
c. Indonesian food
34. 6…
a. 10 a.m d. before 8 p.m
b. 8 a.m e. late at night
c. 8 p.m
7. ..
a. The service d. the ocean view
b. The price e. the waiters and waitresses
c. Jeruk bali orange
35. Structure and written test
Structure and Written Expression in TOEFL aims to test your skills in identifying
and writing the English language used in formal situations (formal written
English). Many English expressions that can be accepted in oral communication,
but it cannot be accepted or not commonly used in written communication,
especially formal.
Structure and
written test
Incomplete
forms
Error
recognition
37. The Reading Comprehension section contains reading passages and questions
about the passages. The questions are about information that is stated or implied
in the passage and about some of the specific words in the passages.
Reading Strategies
Skimming
Scanning
38. SKIMMING is a method of rapidly moving the eyes over text with the purpose
of getting only the main ideas and a general overview of the content.
SCANNING rapidly covers a great deal of material in order to locate a specific
fact or piece of information.
