PEMBAHASAN SOAL TOEFL BAGIAN

STRUCTUR AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Kelompok soal Structure pada TOEFL biasa terdiri atas dua
bentuk soal yaitu menyempurnakan kalimat dan
menunjukan bagian kalimat yang salah.
a. Bagian melengkapi kalimat :
1. Peringkat pertama (paling tinggi frekuensinya) adalah
penggunaan kata kerja (verb), contohnya :
In 1776, when the Declaration of Independence , the
United States became a new country.
(A) Singed (C) Was signed
(B) That signed (D) That it signed
Jawaban : C
 2. Peringkat berikut nya adalah urutan kata
(word order). Contohnya :
The union won benefits.
(A) The members
(B) for its members
(C) its members for
(D) members for its

Jawaban : B
 3. Pokok kalimat dan predikat (subject+verb)
misalnya :
In 1970 B.C.the most collection of early laws.
(A) then Hammurabi wrote
(B) Hammurabi wrote
(C) Hammurabis wrote
(D) Hammurabi, who wrote
Jawaban : B
 4. Kata yang mulai dengan wh- dan how,
tetapi tidak digunakan sebagai kata tanya. Contoh
soal : .he got home last night is still a mystery
to me.
(A) How
(B) Although
(C) While
(D) Since
Jawaban : A
 5. Frasa preposisi (preposotional phrase).
Misalnya :
New York is a major center.
(A) at bank
(B) of bank
(C) of banking
(D) to banking

Jawaban : C
 6. Struktur parallel (parallel construction).
Misalnya :
Sleeping,resting,. are the best ways to care for
a cold.
(A) and that drinking fluids
(C) which drank fluids
(B) and drinking fluids
(D) and one drink fluids

Jawaban : B
7. Bentuk infinitive, grund, dan participle. Contoh
soal :
Impressionist artists tended.imagination and
light more important than faithful reproduction
of objects.
(A) considering
(B) be consider
(C) consider to
(D) to consider

Jawaban : D
 8. Frasa adjektif dan adverb (adjective or adverb
phrase). Misalnya :
A ray swims rapidly broad wing like
appendages.
(A) by flapping its
(B) its flapping
(C) of the flapping
(D) the palp

Jawawaban : A
 9. Perbandingan (comparison). Contoh soal :
The greater. increase in population, the harder
it is for people to find adequate housing.
(A) of
(B) is the
(C) the
(D) is of the

Jawaban : C
 10. Kata penghubung (conjunction). Contoh :
.nor animals can survive without oxygen.
(A) Plants can neither
(B) Neither can plants
(C) Plants, neither
(D) Neither plants

Jawaban : D
 11. Kata dengan (preposition). Misalnya :
Excessive absenteeism result problems for the
schools.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) for
(D) to

Jawaban : A
 12. Klausan adjektif atau klausa adverbia
(adjective or adverb clause). Contoh :
. left Europe in 1492, he was unaware of the
changes that would accur as a result of his voyage.
(A) From Columbus
(B) Because Columbus was
(C) That Columbus was
(D) When Columbus

Jawaban : D
14. Frasa Subjek atau kata benda (subject/noun phrase).
Misalnya :
.AIDS has engaged may researches in the last decade.
(A) By studying (C) Important study
(B) The study of (D) Now that the study

Jawaban : B
15. Penggunaan kata there. Misalnya :
during past centuries when people have come to the west
seeking gold
(A) Times (C) There have been times
(B) Throughout times (D) Times have been

Jawaban : C
16. Tingkat paling (superlative). Contohnya:
Of all the national parks in the United States,Yellowstone
is.visited.
(A) one of the most (C) one most
(B) of the most (D) the most one

Jawaban : A
17. Sebab akibat (cause and result). Misalnya :
Radio communication has changed. the rapid development of
other cmmunication media, such as television.
(A) because its (C) because of
(B) is it because (D) is because its

Jawaban : C
18. Tujuan dan alasan (purpose and reason). Misalnya :
The day was that people went to the beach.
(A) such hot (C) very hot
(B) so hot (D) hot

Jawaban : B
19. Kata sifat (adjective). Contoh soal :
.felt hat is one of the symbols of a cowboy.
(A) A broad-brimmed (C) The brimm which is broad
(B) Broad (D) Broad brim

Jawaban : B
20. Kalimat pengandaian (condional and contrary to fact).
Contoh :
. the ozone layer were destroyed, most living things would
disappear from the Earth
in a few years.
(A) Besides (C) So
(B) If (D) For

Jawaban : B
21. Kata like dan unlike. Contoh soal :
. publich schools, private schools charge tuition.
(A) Do not like (C) Dislike
(B) No likeness to (D) Unlike

Jawaban : D
22. kata no,not, dan none. Misalnya :
two fingerprints are identical.
(A) Nor (C) No
(B) none (D) Not

Jawaban : C
23. Kata ganti tak tentu (indefinite pronoun). Misalnya :
Silver nitrate dyes, it touches black.
(A) somehow (C) them
(B) there (D) everything

Jawaban : D
24. Benda yang dapat di hitung dan tak dapat dihitung
(countable and non-countable). Misalnya :
.of buying and selling occurs internationally.
(A) A great deal (C) Much greater
(B) A great many (D) Many

Jawaban : A
b. Menunjukkan bagian yang salah
dalam kalimat (error identification) :
1. Peringkat tebanyak adalah tentang bentuk kata atau word
form. Misalnya :
The season changes of weather cause color changes in the
A B
leaves of deciduous trees.
C D

Jawaban (bagian yang salah): A, seharusnya adalah seasonal.

 2. Peringkat ke dua adalah struktur parallel (parallel
construction). Misalnya :
Victims of migraines are often unable tolarate ordinary
A B C
sights, sound, odors and press
D

Jawaban : D, seharusnya adalah pressure

3. Peringkat berikutnya adalah bentuk waktu kata kerja (verb
tense). Misalnya :
No one was sure how many Americans suffer from chronic
A B C D
fague syndrome.

Jawaban : B, seharusnya adalah is sure

4. Bentuk tunggal dan jamak (singular an plurarnoun).
Misalnya :
Science and technology are part of the knowledges of
A B C D

educated people.

Jawaban : D, mestinya knowledge tanpa s

5. Kata depan (preposition). Misalnya :
Some people believe that humans will never use away all
A B C
the natural resource of earth
D

Jawaban : C, mestinya use up

6. Salah menggunakan kata (wrong word). Misalnya :

some artists like their art to be shown in apart museum.

A B C D

Jawaban : D, mestinya separate

7. Penambahan kata yang tak perlu (additional
word/rendundancy). Misalnya :
The invention of Alexander Graham Bell extremely
A B
greatly extended the limits of comunication
C D

Jawaban : B, hilangkan kata extremely

8. Kurang kata (omission of word). Misalnya :
A delicious mixture called a smoothie is a blend
A B
several different foods such as milk,
C D
bananas and vanila

Jawaban : B, mestinya blend of several

9. Susun kata terbalik (word reversal). Misalnya:
The Medal of National Science is the highest award
A B
scientific that can be given to any
C
individual in the United States.
D

Jawaban : B . mestinya scientific award

10. Kata sandang (article). Misalnya :
A milk can provide protein for a cheap, nutritionally
A B C
balanced diet
D

Jawaban : A, hilangkan kata sandang a

11. Kata ganti (pronoun). Misalnya :
Scientists say that the color of the lake is a result of his
A B C D

unusual algae

Jawaban : D, seharusnya its

12. Kata penghubung (conjunction). Misalnya :
Three condition critical for growing plant are soil
temperature, chemical balance or amount of moisture
A B
C D
Jawaban : C, seharus nya and.
13. Kesesuaian subjek-predikat (verb agreement).
Misalnya :
A technical view of a new invention sometimes differ
from an economic perspective.
A
B C D

Jawaban : B, seharusnya differs

14. Tingkat perbandingan (comparative). Misalnya :
Engines used in space shuttles are much larger and more
strong than the ones used injet planes
A B
C D

Jawaban : C, seharusnya stronger

15. Bentuk kata kerja infinitive dan gerund. Misalnya :
when there are low sales, companies often decide
developing new products.
A B
C D

Jawaban : C, seharusnya to develop

16. Penggunaan kata-kata so, such atau sothat
Misalnya :
Elephants have so long flexible trunks that they seem
clumsy as they walk
A B C D

Jawaban : A, seharus nya such long

17. Klausa adjektif dan klausa adverbia yang mulai
dengan wh-(adjective and adverb clause
beginning with wh-). Misalnya :
Many people which know the Missouri River well doubt
that it can ever really be tamed.
A B C
D
Jawaban : A, seharusnya who
18. Penggunaan other dan another. Misalnya :
Unlike another schools, fremont High School has a room
and board program to provide
A
B C
assistance for out-of-town students
D
Jawaban : A, seharusnya other
19. Kata-kata like,unlike atau alike. Misalnya :
Garlic smells somewhat alike onion and is a flavorful
ingredient used in many dishes
A B C
D

Jawaban : B, seharusnya like

20. Bentuk paling (superlative). Misalnya :
Many people believe that New York is the most great
city in the united States
A B
C D
Jawaban : C, seharusnya greatest
21. Struktur pasif (passive voice). Misalnya :
New laws should be writing to accommodate changes in
our society.
A B C D

Jawaban : A, seharusnya be written

22. Tentang kata-kata no,not, atau none. Misalnya
:
With reforestration now, there are young forests where
no long ago the land was gullied
A B C D
and bare.

Jawaban : C, seharusnya not long

23. Penggunaan kata many dan much. Misalnya :
Of the billions of stars in the galaxy, how much are
suitable for life?
A B
C D

Jawaban : D, seharus nya many

24. Kata depan since dan for. Misalnya :
Victor served as president of the school club since fifteen
years.
A B C D

Jawaban : D, seharusnya for

25. Penggunaan kata-kata each,every,atau all.
Misalnya :
The majestic Rocky Mountains stretch each the way
from Mexico to the Arctic
A B C
D

Jawaban : C, seharusnya all

26. Kata these dan those. Misalnya :
In those days of frequent air trafelm diseases can spread
around the world in a very short time.
A B
C D

Jawaban : A, seharusnya these.