TOEFL ITP-

PBT
ENGLISH MASTER TRAINING

Bruce Roger:
What is
TOEFL ?
Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) is
developed by Educational
Testing Service (ETS) to
measure English proficiency of
test-takers whose native
language is not English

ETS was founded in 1947 in

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

https://www.ets.org/
TOEFL iBT ® TOEFL ITP ®
 TOEFL ITP®

 The TOEFL ITP® Assessment Series offers colleges and universities, English-language
programs and other organizations the opportunity to administer. a convenient, affordable
and reliable assessment of English-language skills
 More than 2,500 institutions in 50+ countries administer over 700,000 TOEFL ITP tests
annually
 TOEFL ITP tests are paper based (PBT) and use 100 percent
academic content to evaluate the English language proficiency of
non-native English speakers.
SKILLS TESTED

01 02 03
Listening Structure and Written Reading
Comprehension Expression measures Comprehension
measures the ability to recognition of measures the ability to
understand spoken selected structural read and understand
English as it is used in and grammatical academic reading
colleges and points in standard material written in
universities. written English. English.
TEST STRUCTURE
Answer
Sheet
Who accepts TOEFL ITP-PBT?

 Local universities and institutions

 Some scholarship providers: Fullbright (early
stage of selection process), LPDP.
 Common minimum scores required 500-550
Where to take TOEFL ITP-PBT?

 Pusat Pengembangan Bahasa UIN  https://pusatbahasa.uinjkt.ac.id/jadwal-

Jakarta toefl-itp/

 Indonesian International Education  https://www.iief.or.id/toefl-itp-test-

Foundation schedule

 UNJ Language Center  https://languagecenter.unj.ac.id/toefl-

itp/

 http://www.ies.or.id/2020/06/toefl-itp-
 International Education Service Jakarta test/

 LBPP LIA Pramuka Jakarta  http://pramukalia.com/tes-toefl/

 How
much?

RP560.000-625.000
Certificate

Test-taker Name
TEST FORMAT-LISTENING
PART A (30 questions)
 There are short conversations
between two people
 There is a question after each
conversation
 The conversation and the question
are played only once
 In the test book there are four
options of answer: A, B, C, and D
 Test-takers are to choose one of
the options
PART B (8 questions)
 There are 2-3 longer conversations
 There are several (2-4) questions
after each conversation
 The conversation and the question
are played only once
 In the test book there are four
options of answer: A, B, C, and D
 Test-takers are to choose one of
the options
TEST FORMAT-LISTENING (35
MINUTES)
PART C (12 questions)
 There are 3-4 talks
 There are 3-4 questions after each
talk
 The talk and the question are
played only once
 In the test book there are four
options of answer: A, B, C, and D
 Test-takers are to choose one of
the options
 TIPS for Listening Part:
Part A:
 Focus on the second line of the
conversation
 The correct answer is probably a
restatement.
 Structures and are tested regularly
(Passives, Negatives, Conditional,
Wishes, etc)
 Expressions (agreements, suggestions,
feelings, stc) are quite common in
Part A.
 Choose the best answer to each
questions.
 Never leave any answer blanks blank.
Part B & C:
 Preview the answer ; anticipate the topics of the
conversations
 Anticipate the questions for each of the group
 Listen carefully to the first line of the conversation
 Draw conclusion about the situation of the
conversation: WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHICH, WHY,
HOW, etc.
 Making Inferences questions are also quite
common.
 Follow along with the answers and try to determine
the correct answers
 Never leave any answer blanks blank.
 You should guess even if you are not sure.
Listening Practice: Part A
Listening Practice: Part B
TEST FORMAT-STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN
EXPRESSION (25 MINUTES)
STRUCTURE (15 QUESTIONS)
 Questions consist of incomplete
sentences
 Beneath each sentence there are
four words or phrases marked (A),
(B), (C), and (D)
 Test takers are to choose one
option to complete the sentence
WRITTEN EXPRESSION (25
QUESTIONS)
 Questions 16-40 consist of
sentences having four underlined
words or phrases
 The four underlined parts of each
sentence are marked (A), (B), (C),
and (D)
 Test takers are to identify one
underlined word or phrase that
must be changed in order to
make the sentence correct
 1. STRUCTURE:
WE ANALIZE THE STRUCTURE
OF SENTENCES (SIMPLE
SENTENCES, COMPLEX
SENTENCES, COMPOUND
SENTENCES)
2. WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS:
Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives ,
Nouns, Pronouns,
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Interjections
PART OF SPEECH
 STRATEGIES FOR
STRUCTURE SECTION
1. Be familiar with the directions for both parts.
Don’t waste time reading the directions or
examples.
2. Spend an average of about thirty seconds on
each items.
3. Don’t spend too much time on difficult items;
just make a guess. It is better to work on items
that you will probably get correct.
4. Never answer any items too quickly, even if it
seems easy. Always consider all four answer
choices. It is easy to make mistakes because of
carelessness.
5. Never leave any answers blank.
Structure Part 1
Structure Part 2
 LET’S PRACTICE (1)
1. Scientists have apply new methodology in
biochemistry research to investigate the effect of drugs
to the human.
2. Many people who live in New York City thinks that life
in a large city offers special advantages.
3. This flower has a smoothly , straight and thin petals
that consist of yellow, milky juice.
4. He was well known for organize the people in New
York in 1979.
5. Bangkok has more farming areas than any another
capital city.
 LET’S PRACTICE (2)
6. When is a flag hung upside down, it is an internationally
recognized symbol of distress.
7. The first native Australians to occupy what is now the
southwestern Australia were the Big-Game
Hunters, which appeared about 50.000 B.C.
8. The Ranger spacecraft it provided more than 17,000
pictures of the moon.
9. The boiled point of any liquid is determined by the
pressure of the surrounding gases.
10.Boats were valuable to people for many essential tasks,
included transportation and fishing.
TEST FORMAT-READING (55 MINUTES)

 This section consists of several

reading passages
 Each passage is followed by a
number of questions about it
 Test-takers are to choose the one
best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D) to
each question
 Answers for all questions are based
on what is stated or implied in the
passage
 READING SKILLS

Previewing and predicting

-Scanning
-Guessing word meanings
-Making inferences
-Skimming
-Understanding word
reference
 READING SKILLS:
PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING
Previewing:
The purpose: To guess an idea of what the “text” is about
(before reading a text)

What to preview: - a map, before people start traveling

- academic texts
- articles to read in newspapers
- products, before people buy, etc

How to preview: a. read the title

b. look at the pictures (if there are any)
c. read the first few sentences in the first
paragraph
d. read the first line of the other paragraph
e. read the last sentence of the last paragraph
f. watch for names, dates, and number
 READING SKILL:
PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING (CONT.)

Predicting:
The purpose: To tell what will happen next or what might
have happened before

What to predict: - The content of the text

- The next paragraph
- The previous paragraph
- The end of the story, etc

How to predict: a. read the title

b. look at the pictures (if there are any)
c. read the first/the last sentence of the
paragraph
d. guess what the text is about or what will
happen next (before, while or after
reading the text)
 READING SKILLS:
SCANNING
The purpose: to extract specific information without
reading through the whole text.

What to scan: - a telephone book

- a list of movies in the newspaper
- an index in a textbook
- the ads in a newspaper
- a word in a dictionary, etc.

How to scan: a.read the question; find the key word

b.look for the key word in the page
c.run your finger down the page till you find
the answer
 READING SKILLS:
GUESSING WORD MEANING
The purpose: To look up the meaning of “new words”
without looking at a dictionary
How to guess:
1.The meaning of new word sometimes follows the verb be.
(e.g. Confetti is small pieces of colored paper showered on
people at weddings or parties).
2.Punctuation may also give clues to the meaning of a new word.
(e.g. I always avoid festivities-joyful event-as best as I can)
3.The conjunction “or”, “and”, “but” may sometimes help
determine the meaning of a difficult word in a sentence.
(e.g. We will serve a flat kind of Mexican bread or tortillas)
4.Reader can sometimes find the meaning of a new word in another
sentence or sentence part.
(e.g. Barbara is such a meticulous person. She carefully pays
attention to every detail of her work.
5.Based on the context of the passage and vocabulary building
(prefix & suffix) : pre…, mis…, ir…., ….able, ….less, etc . For
example: prewedding, irrational, predictable, useless, etc
 READING SKILLS:
MAKING INFERENCES
The purpose: To infer or figure out the hidden meaning of something
when the writer does not express something directly

How to make inferences:

1. Using our knowledge of a subject
2. Using our cultural knowledge
3. To answer questions on inferences, search for stated information
from which probable conclusions can be made.
4. Read all the option carefully.
 5. Locate in the passage the information from which you can make an
 inference or draw a probable conclusion.
 6. Match your inferences/conclusions with the options. Eliminate the
 options that are definitely wrong.
 UNDERSTANDING WORD REFERENCE

To identify the referents of the

pronoun (e.g.it, they, those, them,
one, ones, itself, etc), you should
look in the previous phrases and
sentences, for a noun or an idea
that meaningfully matches with
the pronoun or the word in
question.
1. The main purpose of this passage is to
(A) introduce Montgomery and her Anne books
(B) contrast Canadian children's literature with
that of other countries
(C) provide a brief introduction to Prince Edward
Island
(D) show the similarities between Montgomery's
life and that of her fictional character Anne

2. The word "this" in line 3 refers to

(A) Canada
(B) the work of Mark Twain
(C) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
(D) a Canadian children's classic

3. According to the passage, Montgomery was

raised primarily
(A) in an orphanage
(B) by her grandparents
(C) by her mother
(D) by her father
4. Approximately when did Lucy Maud
Montgomery write the two sequels to her book
Anne of Green Gables?
(A) From 1874 to 1908
(B) From 1908 to 1911
(C) From 1911 to 1913
(D) From 1913 to 1918

5. The word "elderly" in line 13 is closest in

meaning to
(A) kindly
(B) old
(C) friendly
(D) sly

6. In the Anne books, the main character lives in

(A) the town of Cavendish
(B) Saskatchewan
(C) the town of Avonlea
(D) Ontario
7. Which of the following can be concluded from
the passage about the Anne books?
(A) They were at least partially autobiographical.
(B) They were influenced by the works of Mark
Twain.
(C) They were not as successful as Montgomery's
later works.
(D) They were not popular until after Montgomery
had died.

8. The word "prominence" in line 18 is closest in

meaning to
(A) reputation
(B) excellence
(C) effort
(D) permanence

9. Which of the following is closest in meaning

to the word "character" in line 21?
(A) A person in a novel
(B) Nature
(C) A written symbol
(D) Location
10. All of the following have been based on the
Anne books EXCEPT
(A) a television series
(B) movies
(C) a play
(D) a ballet

11. In line 22, the word "scour" could be

replaced by which of the following without
changing the meaning of the sentence?
(A) Cleanse
(B) Admire
(C) Search
(D) Request
 General TIPS:
1. Work to improve your knowledge of the
English language skills that are covered on the
paper version of the TOEFL.
2. Understand the test taking strategies that are
appropriate for the paper version of the TOEFL
test.
3. Take a practice tests with a focus on applying
your knowledge of the appropriate language
test taking strategies.
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