Test Of English as a Foreign Language adalah kepanjangan dari
TOEFL atau dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti Test Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa
asing, TOEFL itu sendiri diorganisir oleh sebuah lembaga di Amerika Serikat
bernama ETS (Educational Testing Service).
Awalnya TOEFL hanya diperuntukkan bagi pelajar/mahasiswa di
negara-negara yang bahasa utama di negaranya bukan bahasa Inggris, namun ingin
melanjutkan studi ke negara-negara yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai
bahasa resminya, seperti negara-negara di Eropa, Amerika dan Kanada.
Test TOEFL digunakan untuk memastikan pelajar/mahasiswa
dari negara yang bahasa kesehariannya bukan bahasa Inggris, tetap dapat
mengikuti perkuliahan di negara tujuan yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris.
Sehingga pelajar/mahasiswa tersebut diharapkan :
- Memahami uraian yang diberikan dosen dalam bahasa Inggris (listening skill).
- Memahami buku-buku textbook yang diwajibkan (reading skill).
- Mampu membuat tulisan ilmiah dengan tatabahasa yang benar (writing & grammar skill).
Persyaratan yang diberlakukan agar seorang calon mahasiswa
diterima di negara-negara barat haruslah memiliki TOEFL score minimal 500
(Eropa), bahkan untuk di Amerika Serikat harus memiliki TOEFL score 550. (Nilai
maksimal TOEFL Paper Based Test adalah 677).
Saat ini negara-negara yang bahasa kesehariannya bukan bahasa
Inggris, seperti Jepang, Korea, India, Malaysia, bahkan Indonesia telah
mensyaratkan TOEFL Score tertentu bagi calon mahasiswanya, baik yang datang
dari dalam negeri apalagi jika berasal dari luar negeri.
Beberapa instansi di
Indonesia sudah mengimplementasikan persyaratan TOEFL tertentu, diantaranya
untuk :
- Persyaratan bagi penerimaan karyawan baru di instansi pemerintah, perusahaan pemerintah dan swasta.
- Syarat penerimaan mahasiswa baru untuk jenjang S2 dan S3.
- Syarat pengajuan beasiswa, baik dari pemerintah maupun swasta.
Lembaga penyelenggara
ETS telah beberapa kali melakukan penyempurnaan terhadap TOEFL ini, ada
beberapa bentuk Test TOEFL yang pernah diperkenalkan ke publik yaitu :
- TOEFL Paper Based Test, terdiri atas 3 section : Listening, Structure, and Reading (maximum Score : 677);
- TOEFL Computer Based Test, terdiri dari 4 Section : Listening, Structure, Reading, Writing (maximum Score : 300); dan
- TOEFL Internet Based Test, terdiri dari 4 section : Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking (maximum score : 120)
Saat ini Test TOEFL secara resmi telah menggunakan Internet Based Test yang
dilakukan secara online, namun TOEFL Paper Based Test masih tetap digunakan
secara luas di berbagai perguruan tinggi maupun untuk penerimaan karyawan di
Indonesia, bahkan ada juga di negara lain yang bahasa kesehariannya bukan
bahasa Inggris.
1).Platinum is
harder than copper and is almost as pliable __________.
A. gold
B. than gold
C. as gold
D. gold is
Jawaban C
2).Although she is
very popular, she is not…her sister.
A. more pretty than
C. pretty as
Jawaban D
3).I will return
your notes assoon as …copying them.
A. I will finish C. i finish
B. I do finish D.I finished
Jawaban C
4).I like these
dises, but…is a little too small
A. the tea cup C.thetea’s cup
B. cup of tea D. thecup for
the tea
Jawaban A
5). A number of the
materials used in manufacturing paint are potential dangerous if mishandled.
a. a number of
b. are
c. potensial
d. if mishandled
Jawaban C
1. When (A) a massive star in large
Magellanic Cloud exploded (B) in 1987, a wave of neutrinos were (C)
detected (D) on earth.
Answer : (C) were
Because the subject is singural (a wave) .
The Correct Sentences : When a massive star in
large Magellanic Cloud exploded in 1987, a wave of neutrinos was detected
on earth.
2. Every open space in the targeted (A)
area that has (B) grass and a few bushes are (C) occupied
(D) by the white-crowned sparrow.
Answer : (C) are
Because the subject is singular (a few bushes).
The Correct Sentences : Every open space in the
targeted area that has grass and a few bushes is occupied by the
white-crowned sparrow.
3. Krakatoa is remembered (A) as the
vulcano that put (B) so much ash into the air that sunsets around the
world was
affected (C)
for two years afterward (D).
Answer : (C) was affected
Because ‘was affected’ is deserve for “that
sunsets” as the subject, which has plural meaning.
The Correct Sentences : Krakatoa is remembered
as the vulcano that put (B) so much ash into the air that sunsets around the
world were
affected
for two years afterward.
4. The term “Yankee” was (A) originally a
nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from United Stated are
(B) referred (C) to as (D) a Yankee.
Answer : (B) are
Because “Anyone from United State” is a subject
which has singular meaning.
The Correct Sentences : The term “Yankee” was
originally a nickname for people from New England, but now anyone from United
Stated is referred
to as a Yankee.
5. A network of small arteries, mostly sandwiched
(A) between the skin and the underlying (B) muscles, supply (C)
blood (D) to the face and scalp.
Answer : (C) supply
Because a network is singular so supply become
supplies.
The Correct Sentences : A network of small
arteries, mostly sandwiched between the skin and the underlying muscles, supplies blood
to the face and scalp.
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