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Daftar Isi
- Day 1 Listening Section
Skill 1 : Focus on the Las Line
Skill 2 : Choose answers with synonyms
Skill 3 : Avoid similar sounds
TOEFL Exercise - Day 2 Listening Section
Skill 4 : draw conclusions about who, what, where
Skill 5 : Listen for who and what in passives
Skill 6 : Listen for who and what with multiple nouns
TOEFL Exercise - Day 3 Structure Section
Skill 1 : Be sure the sentence has a subject and a verb
Skill 2 : Be careful of objects of prepositions
Skill 3 : Be careful of appositives - Day 4 Structure Section
Skill 4 : Be careful of present participles
Skill 5 : Be careful of past participles
TOEFL Exercise - Day 5 Structure Section
Skill 6 : Use coordinate connectors correctly
Skill 7 : Use adverb time and cause connectors correctly
Skill 8 : Use other adverb connectors correctly
TOEFL Exercise - Day 6 Structure Section
Skill 9 : Use noun clause connectors correctly
Skill 10 : Use noun clause connector/subjects correctly - Day 7 : Structure Section
Skill 11 : Use adjective clause connectors correctly
Skill 12 : Use adjective clause connector/subjects correctly
TOEFL Exercise
TOEFL Review Exercise - Day 8 : Reading Section
Skill 1 : Answer main idea questions correctly
Skill 2 : Recognize the organization of ideas - Day 9 : Reading Section
Skill 3 : Answer stated detail questions correctly - Final Test
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Day 1 : Listening Section
Skill 1 : Focus on Last Line
Dialog pendek melibatkan percakapan antara dua orang, masing-masing diikuiti dengan pertanyaan. Penting untuk dipahami bahwa jawaban untuk jenis pertanyaan ini paling sering tertapi (tetapi tidak selalu!) ditemukan di baris terakhir percakapan / orang kedua.
Example from the TOEFL Test
On the recording, you hear:
(woman) Billy really made a big mistake this time.
(man) Yes, he forgot to turn in his research paper.
(narrator) What does the woman say about Billy?
In your test book, you read:
A. It was the first time he made a mistake.
B. He forgot to write his paper.
C. He turned in the paper in the wrong place.
D. He didn’t remember to submit his assignment.
Baris terakhir/ orang kedua dari dialog ini menunjukkan bahwa Billy lupa menyerahkan makalah penelitiannya. Billy forgot to turn in his research paper, dan berarti dia tidak ingat untuk menyerahkannya. He didn’t remember to submit it. Oleh karena itu, jawaban terbaik adalah jawaban (D).
Strategi TOEFL #1: Fokus Pada Baris Terakhir / Orang Kedua
- Baris terakhir dari dialog mungkin berisi jawaban atas pertanyaan.
- Dengarkanlah baris pertama dari dialog tersebut. Jika Anda memahaminya, itu bagus. Jika Anda tidak memahaminya, jangan khawatir karena mungkin tidak ada jawabannya.
- Bersiaplah untuk fokus pada baris terakhir karena mungkin berisi jawaban dalam teks. Ulangi baris terakhir dalam pikiran Anda saat Anda membaca jawaban dalam teks.
Latihan 1
Dalam latihan ini, Anda harus fokus pada baris terakhir dialog, membaca pertanyaan, dan kemudian memilih jawaban terbaik untuk pertanyaan itu. Ingatlah bahwa Anda mungkin dapat menjawab pertanyaan dengan mudah hanya dengan baris terakhir.
- (man) Can you tell me if today’s matinee is a comedy, romance, or western?
(woman) I have no idea.
(narrator) What does the woman mean?
A. She has strong ideas about movies.
B. She prefers comedies over westerns and romances.
C. She doesn’t like today’s matinee.
D. She does not know. - (woman) Was anyone at home at Barb’s house when you went there to deliver the package?
(man) I rang the bell but no one answered.
(narrator) What does the man imply?
A. Barb answered the bell.
B. The house was probably empty.
C. The bell wasn’t in the house.
D. The house doesn’t have a bell. - (woman) You just got back from the interview for the internship. How do you think it went?
(man) I think it’s highly unlikely that I got the job.
(narrator) What does the man suggest?
A. It’s unlikely that he’ll go to the interview.
B. He thinks he’ll be recommended for a high-level job.
C. The interview was apparently quite unsuccessful.
D. He had an excellent interview.
TOEFL EXERCISE 1
In this exercise, listen carefully to each short dialogue and question on the recording, and then choose the best answer to the question. You should focus carefully on the last line.
- (A) He is leaving now.
(B) He has to go out of his way.
(C) He will not be leaving soon.
(D) He will do it his own way. - (A) He locked the door.
(B) He tried unsuccessfully to get into the house.
(C) He was able to open the door.
(D) He left the house without locking the door. - (A) She doesn’t like to listen to turkeys.
(B) She thinks the dinner sounds special.
(C) She especially likes the roast turkey.
(D) She’d prefer a different dinner. - (A) He’ll be busy with her homework tonight.
(B) He can’t help her tonight.
(C) He’s sorry he can’t ever help her.
(D) He’ll help her with her physics. - (A) Her eyes hurt.
(B) She thought the lecture was great.
(C) The class was boring.
(D) She didn’t want to watch Professor Martin. - (A) Not all the bills have been paid.
(B) They don’t have enough credit to pay the bills.
(C) What she said on the phone was not credible.
(D) He used a credit card to pay some of the bills.
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- (A) She’ll call back quickly.
(B) She’ll definitely be back by 4:00.
(C) She’ll give it back by 4:00.
(D) She’ll try to return fast. - (A) She hasn’t seen Tim.
(B) Tim was only there for a moment.
(C) Tim was around a short time ago.
(D) Tim will return in a minute. - (A) She doesn’t like the place he chose.
(B) She doesn’t want to get into the car.
(C) She’s glad the spot is reserved.
(D) They can’t park the car there. - (A) There’s plenty to eat
(B) The refrigerator’s broken
(C) The food isn’t in the refrigerator
(D) He’s not sure if there’s enough
Skill 2 : Choose Answer with Synonyms
Seringkali jawaban yang benar dalam dialog pendek adalah jawaban yang mengandung sinonim (kata-kata yang memiliki arti serupa tetapi bunyinya berbeda) untuk kata-kata kunci dalam percakapan.
Example from the TOEFL Test
On the recording, you hear:
(woman) Why is Barbara feeling so happy?
(man) She just started working in a real estate agency.
(narrator) What does the man say about Barbara?
In your test book, you read:
A. She always liked her work in real estate.
B. She began a new job.
C. She just bought some real estate.
D. She bought a real estate agency.
Dalam dialog, kata kunci started berarti memulai, dan kata kunci working mengacu pada pekerjaan. Oleh karena itu, jawaban terbaik untuk pertanyaan ini adalah jawaban (B).
STRATEGI #2: PILIH JAWABAN DENGAN SINONIM
- Saat mendengar baris terakhir dialog, fokuslah pada kata-kata kunci dalam baris terakhir.
- Jika Anda melihat sinonim kata kunci dalam jawaban tertentu, maka Anda mungkin telah menemukan jawaban yang benar.
