2 Contoh Soal TOEFL ITP dan Jawabannya

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Contoh soal TOEFL ITP wajib diketahui modelnya agar peserta bisa mengerjakan ketika tes. Umumnya, bentuk soalnya panjang-panjang dan memerlukan pemahaman yang baik.

Mengerjakan soal TOEFL ITP tidak mudah, perlu latihan sebelumnya agar bisa menjawab setiap soal yang diberikan. Selain memahami model soal, peserta wajib belajar grammar dan menambah wawasan kosa kata.

Contoh soal TOEFL ITP

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Berikut ini contoh soal TOEFL ITP yang dikutip dari buku Top Modul: TOEFL Test karya Tim Smart Genesis (2017:82). Terdapat pula pembahasannya agar peserta mengetahui jawaban yang benar.

Contoh Soal 1

In 1933 Heyerdahl entered the University of Oslo, in Oslo, Norway, and specialized in zoology and geography. In Oslo he spent a lot of time at the home of a family friend, who had a huge library of Polynesian artifacts.

With his girlfriend, Heyerdahl decided to quit college and make an expedition to the South Seas. His father agreed to finance the trip. Heyerdahl 16 was married on Christmas Eve in 1936, and the next day the couple set out for the Marquesas Islands.

Here Heyerdahl discovered evidence that Peruvian (from Peru) aboriginal (the original citizens of an area) voyagers had visited the islands.

1. What can be inferred from the passage?

(A) Heyerdahl's father did not support his expedition.

(B) Heyerdahl quited college be- cause his father asked him to.

(C) Heyerdahl's father supported him to do an expedition.

(D) Heyerdahl's father would join the expedition.

Jawaban:

(C) Heyerdahl's father supported him to do an expedition.

Pembahasan:

Kalimat pada paragraf tersebut menjelaskan bahwa Ayah Heyerdahl setuju untuk membiayai perjalanan (ekspedisi) yang akan dilakukan oleh Heyerdahl.

Dengan demikian, jawaban yang tepat ialah (C) Heyerdahl's father supported him to do an expedition karena Ayahnya mendukung tindakan tersebut.

Contoh Soal 2

In 1947 he and a crew traveled to Peru on a bal- sa raft, which they named the Kon-Tiki. Heyerdahl detailed the journey in The Kon-Tiki Expedition.

The book was translated into dozens of languages and sold more than twenty million copies. Heyerdahl's documentary (having to do with recording real events as they happen) movie of the voyage won him an Academy Award in 1951.

2. What can be assumed from the passage?

(A) Heyerdahl had a great success on The Kon-Tiki Expedi- tion.

(B) Heyerdahl's book got a great success.

(C) Heyerdahl earned much money from the expedition.

(D) Heyerdahl got an Academy Award in 1951.

Jawaban:

(A) He had a great success on The Kon-Tiki Expedition.

Paragraf itu menjelaskan tentang penghargaan dan buku dari hasil dokumentasi ekspedisi The Kon-Tiki Expedition yang sukses.

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Dua contoh soal TOEFL ITP yang telah dicantumkan di atas adalah model soal yang sering keluar dalam tes TOEFL ITP. Peserta wajib belajar memahami bacaan panjang yang diberikan agar mampu memahami maksud soal dan menjawabnya dengan benar. (IMA)