Introduction to English Test

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TOEFL: TEST OF ENGLISH AS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
What is TOEFL?
According to Sharpe (1992) in Barrons How to
Prepare for the TOEFL that TOEFL is kind of
International test which consist of listening,
reading, and writing comprehension test.
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What is the Purpose of the TOEFL
To measure of the English proficiency of the
candidates. The majority of admission colleges
and university as well as working requirements in
the world require foreign applicants to submit
TOEFL scores along with transcripts and
recommendation in order to be considered for
admission (Sharpe, 1992: 5)
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Which Language skills are Tested on the
TOEFL?
Five skills are tested on the TOEFL. They are tested
in three separate sections:
Section I : LISTENING COMPREHENSIONS
Section II : STRUCTUR AND WRITTEN
EXPRESSION
Section III : READING COMPREHENSION AND
VOCAB ULARY
Listening
50 questions; 40 minutes consist of three
parts of test
Part A : Restatements (20 questions)
You must choose from 4 possible answers in your
test book the answer that is closest in meaning to
the statement you have heard.
Example
Mrs. Black bought a twenty -dollar dress for
six teen dollars (Note: There should be a 10 -
second pause after each test question in this
section)
(A) Mrs. Black spent $20
(C) Mrs. Black paid too much
(B) Mrs. Black saved $16
(D) Mrs. Black saved $4
Key: D
Part B : Conversations (2 speaker): 15
questions
You must choose from 4 possible answers I
your test book the answer that would be the
best response to the question you heard.

Example
Woman: I need some aspirin, please, and Id also
like to get this prescription filled.
Man : Fine. Heres your aspirin. I can have the
prescription for you in about ten minutes if you
want to wait
Third Voice: Where did this conversation most
probably take place?
(A) at a drugstore (C) at a hospital
(B) at a doctors office (D) at a dentists office
Key: A
Part C : Mini Talks
Three to five short talks and conversations
with several questions spoken on tape after
each talk or conversation
You must choose from 4 possible answer for
each question the answer that would be the
best response to each question you have
heard.
Structure
40 questions; 25 MINUTES
Part A : Incomplete Sentences: 15
Fifteen incomplete sentences with 4 words or
phrases listed beneath each sentence.
You must choose the one word or phrase that
best completes the sentence.
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Part B : Incorrect Sentence: 25
Twenty five incorrect sentences with 4
underlined words or phrases in each
sentences.
You must choose the one word or phrase that
is not correct in the sentence.

Reading
60 questions: 45 MINUTES
Part A : Synonym
Thirty sentences with one word or phrase
underlined in each sentence and four words
or phrases listed beneath each sentence.
You must choose from the four possible
answers the word or phrase with the same
meaning as the underline word or phrase.
Part B-1 : Reading Passages
Four-five reading passages with several
questions after each passage.
You must choose from 4 possible answers the
answer that would be the best response to
each question.
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Part B 2 : Restatements
One-five short statements with 4 statements
listed beneath each
You must choose from the four possible
answers the answer closed in meaning to the
statement

TOEFL TEST WILL BE HELD IN 17 DECEMBER
2013
SEMANGAT BELAJAR
TERIMA KASIH