Soal-Soal TOEFL

1. Disneyland first opened for business in 1955

a. Later
b. Originally
c. Next
d. Finally

Kata yang digarisbawahi adalah kata first yang merupakan

adverbia, dan masing-masing pilihan jawabannya juga berupa
adverbial. Kata yang paling dekat maknanya ialah Originally (B)

1. Prehistoric man farmed the land by using primitive tools fashioned

with rock and wood.
a. Advanced
b. Metallic
c. Simple
d. Decorative

Kata prehistoric menunjukkan waktu lampau, sedangkan kata rock

and wood member isyarat bahwa peralatan itu dibuat dari bahan
apa adanya dengan menggunakan tangan, maka dari itu
jawabannya ialah C

1. His essay embraced all the main points of his philosophy.

a. Hugged
b. Entertained
c. Interlaced
d. Included

Meskipun embraced dalam beberapa kalimat dapat berarti hugged,

dalam kalimat ini kata itu berarti included. Oleh sebab itu jawaban
yang benar adalah D

1. Although potatoes are richer in food value than any other vegetable,
they are not always a wise choice for a garden crop because they
need a considerable amount of room. Consequently ….
a. They are the most common vegetables in a garden
b. People don’t eat potatoes very much I
c. They can be more economically grown on farms.
d. Farmers overcharge for their potatoes.

You should circle C because if potatoes are not wise choice for a
garden because of the amount of room they need, they could be
 grown on a farm more economically, since a farm does have
adequate space.

1. The bulk of Kafka`s writings was not published until after his early
death from tuberculosis.
a. It was not until after Kafka`s early death from tuberculosis that
the bulk of his writings was published.
b. After the bulk of his writings was published, Kafka died an early
death from tuberculosis
c. After Kafka had written the bulk of his published writings, he met
with an early death from tuberculosis
d. An early death from tuberculosis kept Kafka from publishing the
bulk of his writings.

You should circle A because this is the only sentence which contains
the same information as the first sentence. First Kafka died, and
then most of his writing were published.

1. Shiva, the Hindu Lord of Existence, embodies the energy and

paradox of life.
a. Shiva is represented in temple sculpture and in fine examples of
Indian painting
b. Shiva is motion and calm. Male and female. Light and dark.
Everything and its opposite
c. Together with Vishnu and the goddess Devi. Shiva has a great
cult following among Hindus.

You should choose B because the expression “motion and calm,

male and female, light and dark…. “Indicates” paradox of life.

1. For people with mouth or gum problems, the dentist may prescribe
……. Twice a day as a partial treatment.
a. If irrigate
b. Irrigates
c. Irrigated
d. Irrigation

Soal di atas telah memiliki subjek, the dentist dan verba may
prescribe. Ia juga mempunyai keterangan waktu twice a day as a
partial treatment, dan keterangan tujuan seperti for people with
mouth or gum problems. Satu-satunya jawabannya yang mungkin
adalah D

1. …………, George, is attending the lecture.

a. Right now
b. Happily
 c. Because of the time
d. My friend

Kata George bukanlah subjek tetapi apositif karena diapit oleh

koma; verbanya adalah is attending. Dengan demikian para peserta
tes diminta untuk menemukan subjeknya, dan jawaban yang paling
benar adalah D karena ia berfrasa nomina.

1. ……., Sarah rarely misses her basketball shots.

a. An excellent basketball player
b. An excellent basketball player is
c. Sarah is an excellent basketball player
d. Her excellent basketball play

Sarah merupakan subjek karena tidak diapit oleh koma kalimat dan
misses adalah verba. Dalam soal ini anda diminta untuk
menemukan apositifnya, dan jawaban yang paling tepat ialah A
karena merupakan apositif subjek Sarah karena ia adalah nomina.

1. The packages …… mailed at the post office will arrive Monday

a. Have
b. Were
c. Them
d. Just

Dalam kalimat di atas subjeknya adalah the packages verbanya

adalah will arrive, yang ditanyakan dalam soal tersebut adalah
keterangan partisipel yang berfungsi sebagai adjektiva. Jawaban
yang paling benar adalah D karena merupakan kata keterangan.
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.11. It is the lack of gravity on the moon that makes ______ leaps of 30 feet or more.

possible

it possible

to be possible

it to be possible

Possible. this question is a little trickier because the adjective possible

comes before the noun leaps instead of after it, which we sometimes do in
English.

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 12. Money [donated] by [philanthropist] H. R. Brandenberg
[was earmark] for AIDS research in [developing countries].

donated

philanthropist

was earmark

developing countries

Correction: was earmarked

We need a past participle here since earmark is a verb. to earmark means to designate for a
specific use.

developing countries
13. In ancient [times] banking transactions often [were taken]
place in [common areas], for example, a [town square].

times

were taken

common areas

town square
Correction: took place
take place is an intransitive verb and therefore can NEVER be used in the passive voice; we
need active voice here.
common areas

town square

14. From the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, technology ______ people
are beginning to imagine there are no limits to what we can achieve.

progressed to the point that

has to progress to a point

has progressed to the point that

progressed a point that

 This one's tricky. First, we should notice that we need a main verb, right? The main
subject of this sentence is technology, but we don't have a verb for it. The second thing is that
we need to think about the verb tense. Since the sentence says From the beginning of the
twentieth century (a point in the past) to the present (now), we MUST use the present perfect.
In fact, TestMagic wrote this question to fit the definition of the present perfect tense.
If you missed it, you probably chose (A). This is wrong because progressed is in the simple
past, not the present perfect.

progressed a point that

15. It is believed that the modern bird ______ the pterodactyls that existed millions of years
ago.

was evolved from

evolved from

evolved

was evolving from

• was evolved from

evolve is an intransitive verb and therefore can NEVER be used in the passive voice; we need
active voice here.

evolved from
We need to memorize this preposition combination:
x evolved from y

evolved

was evolving from

16. A trap ______ disguise is what has come to be called a Trojan Horse, from the ancient
story of the gift of the wooden horse from the Greeks.

offered a gift of

offers a gift in

offering a gift to

offered as a gift in

offered a gift of
This answer would give us a double verb: offered and is. Furthermore, this answer choice
would result in an illogical meaning--that the trap was offering the gift.

offers a gift in
This answer would give us a double verb: offers and is. Furthermore, this answer choice
would result in an illogical meaning--that the trap was offering the gift.

offering a gift to
This answer choice would result in an illogical meaning--that the trap was offering the gift.

offered as a gift in
First, we should notice that we have a reduced adjective clause here. In other words:
offered as a gift in disguise = which is offered as a gift in disguise
17. The log cabin, [among others], was a commonplace
[dwelling] for the early settlers in North because of the ease
[which] it was able to be constructed and the [relatively ready] availability of its building
material, wood.

among others

dwelling

which

relatively ready
Corrction: with which
This one's tricky! A lot of people miss this question.
First, we need to realize that we have an adjective clause here. Next, we need to understand
that the word which is a pronoun and replaces ease. Finally, we should remember that we say
with ease (which means easily), and we can answer the question!
Here's a trick that TestMagic teaches:
PREPOSITION + which + SENTENCE
In adjective clauses, if you see a sentence after which or that, then you need a preposition.

relatively ready
18. The Great Fire of 1906 in San Francisco [was happened] [primarily] as [a result
of] the great earthquake preceding [it].

was happened

primarily
 a result of

it
Correction: happened
happen is an intransitive verb and therefore can NEVER be used in the passive voice; we
need active voice here.
19. The development of the light bulb ______ partly as a result of the widespread
availability of electricity and the need for cheap, clean light.

occurring

was occurring

was occurred

occurred
occurring
This is not a verb.

was occurring
We need simple past here; we cannot use the past progressive when we are talking about
development.

was occurred
occur is an intransitive verb and therefore can NEVER be used in the passive voice; we need
active voice here.

occurred
Yep! This is the one--it's in the simple past and active voice.
20. Telecommuting is a new form of work ______ to work, such as fathers with children,
the chance to work while remaining at home.

affording those previously unable

affords those who were previously unable

that affording those unable previously

afforded those previously unable

So, to simplify this sentence so that we can more easily understand the meaning, we
would have:
Telecommuting is a new form work work that gives people (who were previously unable to
work) the chance to work at home.

affords those who were previously unable

This would give us a double verb, is and affords.

that affording those unable previously

We are missing a verb.

afforded those previously unable

We need a present participle here, not a past participle.