TOEFL

About TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language or TOEFL is a standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers wishing to enroll in U.S. universities. The test is accepted by many English-speaking academic and professional institutions. TOEFL is one of the two major English-language tests in the world, the other being the IELTS.

TOEFL is a trademark of ETS (Educational Testing Service), a private non-profit organization, which designs and administers the tests. The scores are valid for 2 years; then they are no longer reported.

Paper-based Test

The TOEFL paper-based Test (PBT) is available in limited areas. Scores are valid for two years after the test date, and test takers can have their scores sent to institutions or agencies during that time.

1. Listening (30 – 40 minutes)

The Listening section consists of 3 parts. The first one contains 30 questions about short conversations. The second part has 8 questions about longer conversations. The last part asks 12 questions about lectures or talks.

2. Speaking / Structure and Written Expression (25 minutes)

The Structure and Written Expression section has 15 exercises of completing sentences correctly and 25 exercises of identifying errors.

3. Reading Comprehension (55 minutes)

The Reading Comprehension sections has 50 questions about reading passages.

4. Writing (30 minutes)

The TOEFL PBT administrations include a writing test called the Test of Written English (TWE). This is one essay question with 250–300 words in average.

Function TOEFL

Function questions test your understanding of pragmatics, or the implied meaning that we get from context. They often will ask about a very particular part of the passage, even just a single word. The question will replay a segment of the recording that contains the topic of the question, and then will replay just the topic. There will be no transcriptions provided for any part of these questions—all the information will be provided through listening.

Function questions do not deal with the meaning of the words the speaker says, but rather with the  information that is implied by how the speaker says them.

TOEFL 

Test Example

 

1. Tony would have studied medicine if he __________ to a medical school.
(A) Could be enter
(B) Had been admitted
(C) Was admitted
(D) Were admitted
Answer : (B) had been admitted
Grammar : Derivation

 2. He entered a university _________________________
(A) When he had sixteen years
(B) When sixteen years were his age
(C) At the age of sixteen
(D) At age sixteen years old
Answer : (C) at the age of sixteen
Grammar : prepositions of time

3. The jurors were told to _________________________
(A) Talk all they wanted
(B) Make lots of experiences
(C) Speak freely
(D) Much less
Answer : (C) speak freely
Grammar : degrees of comparison

4. Those students do not like to read novels _______________ text books.
(A) In any case
(B) Forgetting about
(C) Leaving out the questions
(D) Much less
Answer : (D) much less
Grammar : clause of contrast

5. He _____________ looked forward to the new venture.
(A) Eagerly
(B) With great eagerness
(C) Eagernessly
(D) In a state of increasing eagerness
Answer : (A) eagerly
Grammar : degrees of comparison

sumber: wikipedia

My Autobiography

My name is Christian Halasson Siburian Octavianus. I was born in Pekanbaru, Riau on Thursday, 6 october 1994, I was the third of three siblings, my father named R. Siburian and my mother named S.Sianturi. both of my sibling are woman, name my first sister is sri Rini and has worked as a midwife, and my second sister name is Yulianti still in college in University of Riau.

I am a descendant of batak, visible from my name, there are Siburian clan behind there. Oh yes, my first name Halasson is given by my grandfather, which means happiness or excitement, while the Christian Octavianus is the name given by my mother.

At 6 years old I started my primary education in TARUNA ANDALAN Pkl.Kerinci, which is located at the Pkl. Kerinci. In 2006 I study in SMPN1 PKL.Kerinci. after that I continued my school at SMK 1 Pkl.Kerinci in 2009 with a major in accounting.

When I wants go to continue to college, I was given information by my uncle to schools in Gunadarma university in Depok, West Java. Because my cousin happened to be in that school. my family and I also agreed that I will school at the University Gunadarma. My cousin was already one year above me in studying at the University Gunadarma, he was a student majoring in IT.

I enrolled at the University Gunadarma Kelapa Dua, Depok with majored in Accounting to further deepen the study while still Vocational High School (SMK).
I am currently undergoing semester 6 and is in the process of preparation of SR (Scientific Research).
My favorite color is blue, and my favorite sport is football and badminton.
Ideals I want to be useful, to make this world change because there I was, although only slightly.