Merliyani Putri Anggraini

TOEFL
EXERCISES
(Listening and Reading
Comprehension)
 LISTENING
COMPREHENSIO
N
 Listening Comprehension

a. Part A : 30 Questions (Short conversation 1-1)

b.Part B : 8 Questions (Longer conversation 1-4) 35
Minutes
c. Part C : 12 Questions (Monologue 1-4)

To achieve at least 500 in TOEFL ITP in Listening Part,

You should answer 29 questions out of 50 questions
correctly.
 Passive Statement

Form Example
The history class will be started by Mr. Ken
Passive statement =
The answer is active
Mr. Ken will start the history class.
She left her mobile phone
Active statement =
The answer is passive
Her mobile phone was left by her
 Passive Statement

To be + V3 =
They watch a movie = A movie is watched by them
They watched a movie = A movie was watched by them
They have watched a movie = A movie has been watched by
them
Example:
Example:
 READING
COMPREHENSIO
N
 Reading Comprehension
a. There is no part in RC, but mostly it is arranged
by its difficulty levels.
b. It usually consists of 5 – 6 passages.
c. Each passage has 7 to 12 questions. 55
Minutes
d. It can be 250 – 450 words or 25 – 35 lines.

To achieve at least 500 in TOEFL ITP in Reading Part,

You should answer 35 questions out of 50 questions
correctly.
 Reading Comprehension
Question Types

Content of the Passage The meaning of specific

words or phrases 
• The passage primarily
discusses ….. • Word x is closest in meaning
to . . .
 How to Deal with
Reading Comprehension Part

Balanced
Vocabulary Speed RCS
Reading
Direct Questions
 According to the passage
 The passage indicates that
 It is stated in the passage
 The author mentions that
 Which of the following is true

Strategy :
 Find key word in the question
 Read the sentence containing the key word
Example:

The site for Williamsburg had been selected by the colonialists

because the soil drainage was better there than at the Jamestown
location, and there were fewer mosquitoes.

According to the passage, the colonialist chose Williamsburg because …..

a. It was in English
b. There were no nearby rivers
c. There were lots of mosquitoes
d. The soil drained well
Example:

The human heart is divided into four chambers, each of which serves its
own function in the cycle of pumping blood. The atria are the thin-walled
upper chambers that gather blood as it flows from the veins between
heartbeats. The ventricles are the thick-walled lower chambers that receive
blood from the atria and push it into the arteries with each contraction of
the heart.

The passage indicates that the ventricles

a. have relatively thin walls
b. send blood to the atria
c. are above the atria
d. force blood into the arteries
S
U Read the
questions first
M
M Find keyword

A Find synonym
R
Y
Thank you!
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