TIPS AND TRICKS IN TOEFL

Tip: piece of advice on how to do

something.

Trick: something done in order to

deceive.

TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign

Language. Test measures your ability to
use and understand English at the
university level.
 TOEFL
There are 4 sections:
1. Reading : 60-80 minutes, 36-56 questions, read 3-4 passage
and answer questions.
2. Listening : 60-90 minutes, 34-51 questions, listen to 4-6
lectures and 2-3 conversations and answer questions. Break
10 minutes
3. Speaking : 20 minutes, 6 tasks, answer prompts about
familiar topics, campus situations, and academic course
content.
4. Writing : 50 minutes, 2 tasks, compare a passage and a
lecture; write about your opinion.
Total: 4 hours.
You may take notes on all sections of the exam. A test center
administrator will give you scratch paper and pencils to use.
You’ll also get a headset with a microphone to use for
listening to audio clips and recording your speaking
responses.

Each section is scored out of 30 points and then combined

for a total TOEFL score out of 120.
 READING
Your main task is to read passages and answer questions
about them.
 700 words
 3 or 4 passages
 Passages deal with a variety of academic topics, from
history and art to science and psychology.
 Each passage also comes with 12-14 questions. It’s
important to manage your time wisely.
 Types of reading: multiple choice, inserting a sentence,
reading to learn (arrange the main points of the passage).
 Tips for Attacking the TOEFL Reading Pattern
1. Learn to manage the time:
• Read a passage : about 5 minutes.
• Answer a question : about 1 minute each.
• Complete a question set : about 15 minutes in total.
• Total passage + question set : about 20 minutes
2. Choose a passage reading strategy a head of time:
• Read the entire passage first (recommended).
• Skim the passage and then answer the questions.
• Answer the questions paragraph by paragraph.
• Read the questions first (not recommended).
3. Skip difficult questions and return to them later.
Even if you have to guess, it’s better to choose a random answer than
to choose nothing at all since there are no penalties for wrong answers
on the TOEFL.
 LISTENING SECTION
 You’ll listen to four to six lectures and two to three
conversations.
 Lecture : 3-5 minutes with 6 questions
 Conversation : 3 minutes with 5 questions
 Types : multiple choice, multiple answer (you
may select more than one answer choice), replay.
Tips for Attacking The TOEFL Listening Pattern.
1. Take a notes as you listen (you only get to hear the clips
once except on replay questions). Unlike the reading
section, you can’t skip around or go back to previous
question or clips.
2. Pay close attention to replay questions (the answer to the
question will be in this part of the clips specifically, so
there’s no need to go through your notes on the whole
lecture or conversation).
3. Read questions and answer choices carefully (don’t just
choose the first answer choice that sounds right–take
time to understand what each answer choice means, and
then choose the one that most clearly and accurately
answer the question).
 Listening
1. Short Dialogues (Part A):
• 2 Baris percakapan
• Sebuah pertanyaan yang dibacakan oleh native speaker.
• Jawab pertanyaan dari 4 pilihan jawaban
• 30 dialog dan 30 pertanyaan.
2. Long Conversation (Part B):
• Percakapan 2 orang native speaker, topic berhubungan dg student
• 2-3 Percakapan
• 2-3 Pertanyaan
• 7-9 Soal yang harus dijawab.
3. Talks (Part C):
• Pembicaraan oleh seorang dosen, topic bersifat akademik
• 3 Pembicaraan yang setiap satunya memiliki 3-4 pertanyaan.
• 11-13 soal yang harus dikerjakan.
 Assefa
Hornby, A. S. 1987. Oxford Learner’s Dictionary of Current
English. Great Britain: Oxford University Press.

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