Belajar Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan untuk Persiapan Tes! - Season1

Belajar Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan

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Belajar Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan - Part 1

1. The musical comedy Oklahoma! did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged others to attempt _____ 

A. original themes 

B. to original themes

C. that were original themes 

D. how original themes

2. Despite its fishlike form, the whale is _____ and will drown if submerged too long.

A. an animal breathes air that 

B. an animal that breathes air 

C.  an animal breathes air 

D. that an animal breathes air

3. The saguaro, found in desert regions in the southwestern United States, _____ cactus in the world.

A. is the largest 

B. the largest 

C. that is the largest

D. the largest that is a

4. It is said that United Stales literature _____ individuality and identity in the twentieth century, after long imitation of European models. 

A. was achieved

B. achieved 

C. to achieve 

D. achieving

5. Lucy Stone, _____ first feminists in the United States ,helped organize the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. 

A. he one

B. who was the 

C. another 

D. one of the

6. _____ ,including climate, mineral content, and the permanency of surface water, wetlands may be mossy, grassy, scrubby, or wooded.

A. Depending on many factors 

B. Many factors depending on 

C. Factors depending on many 

D. On many factors depending

7. Duke Ellington’s orchestra, _____ his own often complex compositions, made many innovations in jazz.

A. he played 

B. playing 

C. that it played 

D. was playing

8. The term “ice age” refers to any of several periods of time when glaciers covered considerably more of Earth’s surface _____ 

A. as is today 

B. than today is

C. than they do today 

D. that today

9. From colonial times ,United States property owners agreed to tax themselves on the theory _____ directly from services that the government could provide.

A. property owners benefited so that 

B. why property owners benefited 

C. that if property owners benefited 

D. that property owners benefited

10. Helium is not flammable and, next to hydrogen, is _____ .

A. known the lightest gas 

B. lightest the known gas 

C. the lightest gas known 

D. the known gas lightest

11. Wild eagles that survive to adulthood are believed _____ from 20 to 30 years.

A. live 

B. to live 

C. they live

D. their living

12. Portland, _____ , is located primarily on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay and its many island.

A. which Maine’s largest city 

B. Maine’s largest city where 

C. is Maine’s largest city 

D. Maine’s largest city

13. _____ widely used in the chemical industry, sodium carbonate is principally consumed by the glass industry. 

A. Despite 

B. Whether 

C. Though 

D. Except for

14. Cells,first identified by the early microscopists, began to be considered _____ in the nineteenth century.

A. them as microcosm of living organisms 

B. the microcosm of living organisms 

C. the microcosm of living organisms to be

D. as which ,the microcosm of living organisms

15. Like Jupiter, Saturn is a large ,gaseous planet composed _____ of hydrogen and helium.

A. it is mostly 

B. mostly 

C. almost

D. both are almost

  1. A ⇒ it encouraged others to attempt original themes. Kata kerja attempt (mencoba/mengusahakan) langsung diikuti noun phrase, bukan infinitive + to.
  2. B ⇒ Whale bukan ikan, tetapi mamalia, jadi kalimat lengkapnya: the whale is an animal that breathes air. Struktur: noun + that + verb phrase → menjelaskan jenis hewan.
  3. A ⇒ Kalimat butuh verb utama setelah subjek The saguaro. The saguaro … is the largest cactus in the world. Pilihan lain tidak memiliki kata kerja utama (the largest, that is the largest, dll) → tidak lengkap.
  4. B ⇒ Struktur: It is said that + subject + verb. Jadi, United States literature achieved individuality and identity…
  5. D ⇒ Lucy Stone adalah salah satu feminis pertama, jadi: Lucy Stone, one of the first feminists in the United States, helped organize…
  6. A ⇒ Awalan frasa keterangan penyebab/ketergantungan.
  7. B ⇒ Klausa non-finitif menjelaskan subjek: Duke Ellington’s orchestra, playing his own often complex compositions, made many innovations… Pilihan lain tidak sesuai struktur (harus bentuk -ing untuk keterangan tambahan).
  8. C ⇒ gunakan than + subject + verb (they do) …covered more of Earth’s surface than they do today.
  9. D ⇒ Struktur: on the theory that + clause. …on the theory that property owners benefited directly from the services… Pilihan lain tidak sesuai tata bahasa idiomatik on the theory that…
  10. C ⇒ Struktur umum: the + superlative + noun + past participle (known)
  11. B ⇒ Kata kerja believed (dipercaya) diikuti oleh to infinitive ketika diikuti oleh kata kerja lain. Pola yang benar adalah: are believed + to + verb (bare infinitive) 
  12. D ⇒ Kita memerlukan appositive phrase (keterangan tambahan yang menjelaskan Portland). Struktur kalimatnya: [Kota], [keterangan appositive], [verb clause]
  13. C ⇒ Kita butuh concessive conjunction (kata penghubung pertentangan). Kata though berarti “meskipun”, dan kalimatnya bermakna: Meskipun natrium karbonat banyak digunakan…. Despite → diikuti oleh noun, bukan participle phrase. Whether → menyatakan pilihan, Except for → berarti “kecuali”, juga tidak cocok.
  14. B ⇒ Kata “considered” diikuti oleh noun complement tanpa “to be” atau “as” jika setelahnya adalah noun phrase.Struktur benar: consider + object + complement (noun/adjective). 
  15. B ⇒ Kata yang tepat untuk mengisi bagian itu adalah adverb yang menjelaskan komposisi. “Composed mostly of …” = “tersusun sebagian besar dari …” 

Belajar Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan - Part 2

Berikut materi belajar soal TOEFL dan pembahasan selanjutnya: 

1. The ancestors of the horse lived _____ and were about half a meter tall.

A. years ago 60 million

B. 60 million years ago

C. ago 60 million years

D. million years ago 60

2. The museum on Ellis Island, a former immigration station, contains documents and artifacts _____ to four centuries of United States immigration.

A. related them

B. related

C. related that

D. be related

3. _____ , particularly the oxides of sulfur, greatly increases the rate at which rust forms.

A. The presence of air pollutants

B. Air pollutants are present

C. Because the presence of air pollutants

D. Air pollutants whose presence

4. The Sun, the Moon, and Earth have magnetic fields, and _____ evidence that the stellar that extend through vast regions galaxies have fields of space.

A. which is

B. is

C. because

D. There is

5. The “confederation school” poets of nineteenth-century Canada were primarily nature poets, _____ a wealth of eulogies to Canadian rural life.

A. and producing

B. who they produced

C. producing

D. whose production of

6. Since prehistoric people first applied natural pigments to cave walls, _____ have painted to express themselves.

A. when artists

B. artists

C. artists who

D. that artists

7. About 42 million bushels of oats are used annually _____ manufacture of breakfast foods in die United States.

A. the

B. is the

C. in the

D. to

8. Any acid can, in principle, neutralize any base, although _____ between some of the more reactive compounds.

A. side reactions can occur

B. the occurrence of side reactions can

C. can side reactions occur

D. side reactions that can occur

9. Just over two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by wafer, _____ more than 98 percent of this water is contained in the oceans.

A. with

B. which

C. and

D. resulting

10. Pleasing to look at and touch, beads come in shapes, colors, and materials _____ to handle and to sort them.

A. that almost compel one

B. one compels

C. that compel almost

D. one is almost compelled

11. In 1978 the united States National Air and Space Administration selected Sally Ride _____ the first woman astronaut.

A. who being

B. to be

C. and being

D. was

12. Adhesions are _____ formed within the body in response to inflammation or injury.

A. that thin bands of scar tissue

B. they thin bands of scar tissue when

C. thin bands of scar tissue

D. thin bands of scar tissue able to

13. The planet Neptune is about 30 times _____ from the Sun as Earth is.

A. far

B. as far

C. more far

D. far that

14. Not until the 1850’s _____ a few public-spirited citizens and state legislatures seek to rescue historic buildings in the United States from destruction or alteration.

A. both

B. came

C. did

D. when

15. _____ 200 bones forming the framework, or skeleton, of the human body.

A. Being over

B. There are over

C. Where over

D. Over

  1. B ⇒ Urutan waktu dalam bahasa Inggris harus mengikuti pola: number + unit of time + ago. Pilihan lain salah urutan, misalnya “years ago 60 million” tidak sesuai dengan grammar.
  2. B ⇒ Kata related di sini berfungsi sebagai past participle yang menjelaskan documents and artifacts (benda).
  3. A ⇒ Kalimat ini membutuhkan subjek tunggal yang diikuti oleh kata kerja increases. Subjek yang benar: The presence of air pollutants (kehadiran polutan udara). Pilihan lain seperti “Because the presence of…” membuat kalimat tidak lengkap (dependent clause).
  4. D ⇒ Matahari, Bulan, dan Bumi memiliki medan magnet, dan ada bukti bahwa galaksi juga memiliki medan magnet. Struktur: There is evidence that… Pilihan lain (“is”, “which is”, “because”) tidak menghasilkan kalimat lengkap secara gramatikal.
  5. C ⇒ Setelah koma, frasa producing a wealth of eulogies… berfungsi menjelaskan kegiatan tambahan para penyair tersebut. Pilihan “and producing” tidak salah total, tapi koma sudah memisahkan dua klausa sehingga “producing” lebih tepat (bukan kalimat baru).
  6. B ⇒ Kata “Since prehistoric people…” adalah anak kalimat waktu. Maka, setelah koma dibutuhkan subjek + verb utama → artists have painted… Pilihan lain seperti “when artists” atau “that artists” salah karena tidak membentuk klausa utama yang lengkap.
  7. C ⇒ Frasa yang benar: used in the manufacture of… → digunakan dalam pembuatan makanan sarapan. Pilihan lain seperti “to manufacture” salah makna karena itu berarti “untuk membuat” (menunjukkan tujuan, bukan konteks penggunaan bahan).
  8. A ⇒ Setelah although, kita butuh klausa lengkap (subjek + verb). → side reactions can occur adalah klausa lengkap dan bermakna logis. Pilihan “the occurrence of side reactions can” tidak lengkap karena tidak punya verb utama.
  9. C ⇒ Kedua klausa bisa berdiri sendiri, sehingga perlu kata penghubung koordinatif (and). “Which” akan menjadikan klausa relatif dan membuat kalimat tidak logis.
  10. A ⇒ Struktur ini menunjukkan sebab: bentuk dan bahan manik-manik membuat seseorang ingin menyentuhnya. → …materials that almost compel one to handle and to sort them.
  11. B ⇒ Struktur kalimat: select + someone + to be + something. Artinya: “memilih seseorang untuk menjadi sesuatu.” Jadi … selected Sally Ride to be the first woman astronaut.
  12. C ⇒ Struktur kalimat pasif “Adhesions are … formed” memerlukan subjek pelengkap (complement) yang menjelaskan apa itu adhesions. Jadi makna lengkapnya: Adhesions are thin bands of scar tissue formed within the body…→ Adhesi adalah pita tipis jaringan parut yang terbentuk di dalam tubuh…
  13. B ⇒ Pola perbandingan: as + adjective/adverb + as. Untuk jarak, digunakan kata far, jadi: 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth is.
  14. C ⇒ Kata keterangan negatif di awal kalimat (Not until...) menyebabkan inversi (pembalikan urutan subjek dan kata kerja bantu). Pola: Not until + time expression + did + subject + verb (base form)
  15. B ⇒ Kalimat ini menyatakan keberadaan sesuatu. Struktur umum: There are + number/countable noun... 

Belajar Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasan - Part 3

Berikut contoh belajar soal TOEFL dan pembahasan lainnya:

1. Inertial navigation, _____ a vital role in space exploration, employs devices called accelerometers to measure accelerations of spacecraft.

A. it plays

B. which plays

C. which it plays

D. in which plays

2. _____ they rely on external sources of warmth, amphibians in cool regions hibernate through the inter.

A. Because

B. By reason of

C. Due to

D. Since that

3. In 1846 _____ agreed upon the boundaries separating what would become Washington andBritish Columbia.

A. when the Canadian and United States governments

B. the Canadian and United States governments which

C. with the Canadian and United States governments

D. the Canadian and the United States governments,

4. Prized for centuries for their beauty, roses are probably the world’s _____ plants.

A. cultivated ornamental most widely

B. ornamental widely cultivated most

C. most widely cultivated ornamental

D. widely ornamental most cultivated

5. In area, Montana is the fourthlargest state in the United States, _____ it ranks forty-fourth in population.

A. nor

B. in spite of

C. how

D. but

6. Larch and spruce trees _____ in bogs and wet areas of the northern United States.

A. found

B. are found

C. have found

D. finding

7. Ostrich eggs are larger _____ of any Other living animal; they may be 150 mm long and 127 mm wide and have a shell 1.97 mm thick.

A. than those

B. of those

C. those that

D. than

8. Although rain falls throughout most of the world, in Antarctica, and in a few other places, _____ precipitation occurs as ice and snow.

A. and all

B. all

C. where all

D. it is all

9. _____ to learn about human origins and evolution, the physical anthropologist studies fossil remains and observes the behavior of other primates.

A. Because trying

B. Do they try

C. There is trying

D. In trying

10. _____ where the American craft movement seems to have flourished most vigorously, partly through its association with the Prairie School of Architecture.

A. Was the Midwest

B. The Midwest as

C. It was the Midwest

D. The Midwest being!

11. _____ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.

A. To which we refer

B. What do we refer to

C. That we refer to it

D. What we refer to

12. Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun was _____ to be produced on Broadway.

A. the first drama that all African American woman

B. an African American woman whose first drama

C. an African American woman’s drama that first

D. the first drama by an African American woman

13. When changes in the tilt of the Earth relative to the Sun shift the location of South America’s warmest zone, _____ with it.

A. the rains go

B. as go the rains

C. which the rains to go

D. and the rains going

14. The United States government shares governmental powers with the states under the federal system _____ by the United States Constitution.

A. established it

B. which established

C. and established

D. established

15. A challenging new area in inorganic chemistry is _____ the role of transition metals in the biochemical catalysts called enzymes.

A. that of understanding

B. to have understanding

C. the understanding

D. understanding that

    1. B ⇒ Kalimat ini membutuhkan relative clause yang menjelaskan inertial navigation. “which plays” → benar (klausa relatif menjelaskan subjek utama)”. “it plays” → salah, kalimat jadi tidak paralel (butuh konjungsi) “which it plays” → salah, karena ada dua subjek “which” dan “it”. “in which plays” → salah, tidak cocok secara gramatikal
    2. A ⇒ Kita butuh kata penghubung penyebab. “Because” → benar (menyatakan sebab). “By reason of” → tidak cocok untuk memulai klausa. “Due to” → hanya diikuti noun, bukan klausa. “Since that” → bentuk salah (tidak ada “that” setelah since dalam konteks sebab)
    3. D ⇒ Kita butuh subjek pelaku (“agreed upon…”). “when the Canadian…” → salah, tidak ada klausa utama. “which” → salah karena tidak butuh relative clause. “with the Canadian…” → salah karena membuat frasa preposisional, bukan subjek. Pilihan terakhir ada koma tanpa kelanjutan, tidak lengkap
    4. C ⇒ Urutan kata sifat dalam bahasa Inggris biasanya: degree → adverb → participle → noun modifier
    5. D ⇒ Dua klausa berlawanan: besar secara area, kecil secara populasi → kontras. …, but it ranks forty-fourth in population.
    6. B ⇒ Pohon tidak bisa menemukan diri mereka sendiri, jadi bentuk pasif diperlukan. Larch and spruce trees are found in bogs…
    7. A ⇒ Perbandingan ukuran → “larger than those (eggs)”. Kata “those” menggantikan noun “eggs” agar tidak diulang.
    8. D ⇒ Kita butuh klausa lengkap setelah koma. … in a few other places, it is all precipitation as ice and snow.Pilihan lain: “and all” → tidak logis. “all” → subjek hilang. “where all” → salah, tidak cocok dengan struktur
    9. D ⇒ Kita butuh bentuk prepositional phrase + -ing untuk menjelaskan tujuan.
    10. C ⇒ Kita butuh cleft sentence (penekanan) untuk menjelaskan tempat: It was the Midwest where the American craft movement seems to have flourished…
    11. D ⇒ “What we refer to as…” memiliki arti apa yang kita sebut sebagai… Dan di sini berfungsi sebagai noun clause (subjek kalimat).
    12. D ⇒ Jawaban ini adalah Struktur yang benar “was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.”
    13. B ⇒ Struktur inversi digunakan untuk penekanan dalam bahasa formal atau ilmiah: as go the rains = hujan ikut berpindah juga.
    14. D ⇒ Kata “established” di sini berfungsi sebagai past participle phrase yang menjelaskan federal system: …under the federal system established by the United States Constitution.
    15. A ⇒ Frasa “that of understanding” digunakan untuk menghindari pengulangan kata benda yang sudah tersirat (area = bidang pemahaman).

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