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Pada tahun 2025 ini, tren ujian TOEFL sudah semakin berkembang dengan versi daring (TOEFL iBT) yang menuntut peserta untuk lebih siap menghadapi berbagai variasi soal. Tak cukup hanya hafal tata bahasa, kamu juga perlu memahami konteks kalimat dan mampu menjawab dengan cepat dan tepat. Latihan soal TOEFL dengan pembahasan menjadi kunci agar kamu tidak hanya tahu jawaban yang benar, tetapi juga mengerti alasannya.
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50 Contoh Soal Tes TOEFL Bahasa Inggris Lengkap dengan Jawaban dan Pembahasannya
Contoh soal tes TOEFL bahasa Inggris
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Grammar & Structure
Soal 1:
The teacher ____ the students a new lesson yesterday.
a) teach
b) teaches
c) taught
d) teaching
Jawaban: c) taught
Pembahasan:
Kata “yesterday” menunjukkan waktu lampau, sehingga kata kerja yang benar adalah bentuk past tense dari teach, yaitu taught.
Soal 2:
If I ____ more money, I would buy a new laptop.
a) have
b) had
c) will have
d) having
Jawaban: b) had
Pembahasan:
Kalimat ini adalah conditional sentence type 2 (pengandaian tidak nyata di masa kini). Polanya: If + past tense, would + V1.
Soal 3:
She is interested ____ learning foreign languages.
a) in
b) on
c) to
d) at
Jawaban: a) in
Pembahasan:
Kata interested selalu diikuti oleh preposisi in ketika diikuti oleh kata kerja berbentuk -ing.
Soal 4:
Neither my brother nor my parents ____ coming to the party.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) were
Jawaban: b) are
Pembahasan:
Dalam struktur “neither...nor...”, kata kerja mengikuti subjek yang paling dekat, yaitu parents (jamak), maka digunakan are.
Soal 5:
The book ____ on the table for days.
a) has been lying
b) have been lying
c) has lying
d) has been lay
Jawaban: a) has been lying
Pembahasan:
Kata kerja yang benar adalah lie (berbaring) dengan bentuk lying untuk present perfect continuous. Subjeknya tunggal (book), sehingga memakai has.
2. Reading Comprehension
Teks:
The Internet has become one of the most important sources of information in modern life. People use it not only to search for facts but also to communicate and share ideas.
Soal 6:
What is the main idea of the passage?
a) The Internet is only for communication.
b) The Internet helps people find and share information.
c) The Internet is a new invention.
d) People use the Internet only for work.
Jawaban: b) The Internet helps people find and share information.
Pembahasan:
Kalimat pertama menjelaskan pentingnya internet sebagai sumber informasi, dan kalimat kedua menambahkan fungsi komunikasi dan berbagi ide.
Soal 7:
According to the passage, people use the Internet to...
a) travel around the world
b) buy books and study
c) find information and communicate
d) play traditional games
Jawaban: c) find information and communicate
Pembahasan:
Kata “search for facts” dan “communicate” secara langsung menunjukkan fungsi utama internet.
3. Vocabulary
Soal 8:
The word “crucial” in the sentence “This exam is crucial for your scholarship” means...
a) unimportant
b) necessary
c) optional
d) difficult
Jawaban: b) necessary
Pembahasan:
“Crucial” berarti sangat penting atau diperlukan, sinonimnya essential atau vital.
Soal 9:
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “increase”.
a) reduce
b) expand
c) improve
d) grow
Jawaban: a) reduce
Pembahasan:
“Reduce” berarti menurunkan atau mengurangi, lawan kata dari “increase” yang berarti menaikkan.
Soal 10:
The synonym of “achieve” is...
a) fail
b) reach
c) forget
d) miss
Jawaban: b) reach
Pembahasan:
“Achieve” memiliki makna sama dengan “reach” dalam konteks mencapai tujuan.
Grammar & Structure (Soal 1–15)
1. The teacher ____ the students a new lesson yesterday.
a) teach
b) teaches
c) taught
d) teaching
Jawaban: c) taught
Pembahasan: Kata “yesterday” menandakan masa lampau → teach (present) berubah menjadi taught (past).
2. If I ____ more money, I would buy a new laptop.
a) have
b) had
c) will have
d) having
Jawaban: b) had
Pembahasan: Pola Conditional Type 2 → If + past tense, would + V1.
3. She is interested ____ learning foreign languages.
a) in
b) on
c) to
d) at
Jawaban: a) in
Pembahasan: Interested selalu diikuti in + gerund (V-ing).
4. Neither my brother nor my parents ____ coming to the party.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) were
Jawaban: b) are
Pembahasan: Verb mengikuti subjek terdekat → parents (jamak) → are.
5. The book ____ on the table for days.
a) has been lying
b) have been lying
c) has lying
d) has been lay
Jawaban: a) has been lying
Pembahasan: Present perfect continuous: has been + V-ing untuk subjek tunggal.
6. By the time he arrived, we ____ our dinner.
a) finish
b) had finished
c) have finished
d) finishing
Jawaban: b) had finished
Pembahasan: Tense past perfect menunjukkan aksi selesai sebelum aksi lain di masa lampau.
7. The man ____ you met yesterday is my uncle.
a) whom
b) who
c) which
d) whose
Jawaban: a) whom
Pembahasan: Whom digunakan sebagai objek orang setelah kata kerja (met).
8. It was raining hard, ____ we decided to stay at home.
a) because
b) but
c) so
d) although
Jawaban: c) so
Pembahasan: Hubungan sebab-akibat: hujan → memutuskan di rumah.
9. She speaks English as fluently as her sister ____.
a) do
b) does
c) did
d) doing
Jawaban: b) does
Pembahasan: As...as diikuti kata kerja bantu sesuai subjek: sister → does.
10. He prefers coffee ____ tea.
a) than
b) to
c) over
d) from
Jawaban: b) to
Pembahasan: Kata kerja prefer diikuti to, bukan than.
11. I have never seen such a beautiful flower ____ this one.
a) like
b) as
c) than
d) with
Jawaban: b) as
Pembahasan: Pola: such ... as digunakan untuk perbandingan positif.
12. The higher you climb, ____ the air becomes.
a) thin
b) the thinner
c) thinner
d) thinnest
Jawaban: b) the thinner
Pembahasan: Pola the + comparative, the + comparative.
13. This is the first time I ____ this kind of food.
a) eat
b) ate
c) have eaten
d) had eaten
Jawaban: c) have eaten
Pembahasan: Setelah the first time, gunakan present perfect tense.
14. The meeting ____ postponed because of the storm.
a) has been
b) have been
c) was being
d) were
Jawaban: a) has been
Pembahasan: Kalimat pasif present perfect → has been + past participle.
15. Not only he but also his friends ____ late.
a) is
b) are
c) was
d) be
Jawaban: b) are
Pembahasan: Not only...but also → kata kerja mengikuti subjek terdekat (friends).
Vocabulary (Soal 16–30)
16. The word “crucial” means...
a) unimportant
b) necessary
c) optional
d) easy
Jawaban: b) necessary
Pembahasan: Crucial = sangat penting (synonym: vital, essential).
17. The synonym of “achieve” is...
a) reach
b) fail
c) forget
d) avoid
Jawaban: a) reach
Pembahasan: Keduanya berarti “mencapai”.
18. The opposite of “increase” is...
a) reduce
b) expand
c) improve
d) add
Jawaban: a) reduce
Pembahasan: Increase (meningkat), lawannya reduce (mengurangi).
19. “Generous” means...
a) stingy
b) kind and giving
c) lazy
d) arrogant
Jawaban: b) kind and giving
Pembahasan: Generous = dermawan, suka memberi.
20. The synonym of “brave” is...
a) cowardly
b) shy
c) courageous
d) weak
Jawaban: c) courageous
Pembahasan: Brave dan courageous memiliki makna sama: berani.
21. “Complicated” means...
a) simple
b) difficult
c) easy
d) boring
Jawaban: b) difficult
Pembahasan: Complicated berarti rumit, sinonim dengan complex.
22. The word “delicious” is similar in meaning to...
a) tasty
b) ugly
c) bitter
d) sour
Jawaban: a) tasty
Pembahasan: Delicious = lezat → tasty punya makna serupa.
23. The antonym of “success” is...
a) achievement
b) failure
c) progress
d) effort
Jawaban: b) failure
Pembahasan: Success ↔ failure.
24. The synonym of “rapid” is...
a) slow
b) fast
c) tiny
d) short
Jawaban: b) fast
Pembahasan: Rapid berarti cepat, sinonim fast.
25. The word “honest” means...
a) truthful
b) greedy
c) quiet
d) proud
Jawaban: a) truthful
Pembahasan: Honest = jujur → sinonimnya truthful.
26. The antonym of “noisy” is...
a) loud
b) silent
c) crowded
d) fast
Jawaban: b) silent
Pembahasan: Noisy (berisik) berlawanan dengan silent (hening).
27. The synonym of “beautiful” is...
a) ugly
b) pretty
c) poor
d) dark
Jawaban: b) pretty
Pembahasan: Beautiful dan pretty = cantik/indah.
28. The word “lazy” is opposite to...
a) diligent
b) sleepy
c) late
d) careless
Jawaban: a) diligent
Pembahasan: Lazy ↔ diligent (rajin).
29. The word “ancient” means...
a) old
b) new
c) modern
d) recent
Jawaban: a) old
Pembahasan: Ancient berarti kuno/tua.
30. The synonym of “tiny” is...
a) huge
b) big
c) small
d) tall
Jawaban: c) small
Pembahasan: Tiny = sangat kecil.
Reading Comprehension
Teks:
People are becoming more aware of the importance of saving the environment. Recycling, using renewable energy, and reducing plastic waste are some of the efforts people do to protect the Earth.
31. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
a) People ignore environmental issues.
b) People are working to protect the environment.
c) Plastic waste is not dangerous.
d) Renewable energy is useless.
Jawaban: b) People are working to protect the environment.
32. According to the passage, one of the ways to save the environment is...
a) using more plastic
b) throwing trash anywhere
c) recycling waste
d) cutting down trees
Jawaban: c) recycling waste.
33. The word “renewable” in the passage means...
a) that can be used again
b) expensive
c) limited
d) dangerous
Jawaban: a) that can be used again.
34. The author’s tone in the passage is...
a) negative
b) persuasive
c) angry
d) sad
Jawaban: b) persuasive.
Teks:
Marie Curie was a famous scientist who discovered radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains an inspiration for scientists today.
35. What did Marie Curie discover?
a) Oxygen
b) Radium
c) Hydrogen
d) Gold
Jawaban: b) Radium.
36. Marie Curie was the first woman to...
a) invent the computer
b) win a Nobel Prize
c) become a teacher
d) travel to space
Jawaban: b) win a Nobel Prize.
37. The word “inspiration” means...
a) disappointment
b) motivation
c) anger
d) confusion
Jawaban: b) motivation.
38. The purpose of the passage is to...
a) describe a historical scientist
b) argue about science
c) entertain the reader
d) criticize Marie Curie
Jawaban: a) describe a historical scientist.
Teks:
Many people believe that reading books can improve imagination and knowledge. It allows readers to explore different worlds and experiences.
39. What is the benefit of reading books?
a) It wastes time.
b) It helps improve imagination and knowledge.
c) It causes stress.
d) It makes people tired.
Jawaban: b) It helps improve imagination and knowledge.
40. The word “explore” means...
a) to search and discover
b) to ignore
c) to avoid
d) to stop
Jawaban: a) to search and discover.
Structure & Written Expression
41. The report ____ by the time you arrive.
a) will finish
b) will have been finished
c) was finished
d) finishing
Jawaban: b) will have been finished
Pembahasan: Future perfect passive → will have been + past participle.
42. Hardly ____ the bus when it started raining.
a) I reached
b) reached I
c) had I reached
d) I had reached
Jawaban: c) had I reached
Pembahasan: Inversi setelah kata Hardly → Had + subject + V3.
43. Only after the meeting ____ that he had made a mistake.
a) he realized
b) did he realize
c) he has realized
d) was he realize
Jawaban: b) did he realize
Pembahasan: Setelah Only after, gunakan inversi: did + subject + V1.
44. Not until 1990 ____ the bridge completed.
a) was
b) is
c) has been
d) were
Jawaban: a) was
Pembahasan: Not until → inversi → was the bridge completed.
45. The film was so boring that we ____ asleep.
a) fall
b) fell
c) had fallen
d) falling
Jawaban: b) fell
Pembahasan: Simple past → we fell asleep.
46. I wish I ____ taller.
a) am
b) was
c) were
d) be
Jawaban: c) were
Pembahasan: Dalam kalimat pengandaian “I wish,” gunakan were untuk semua subjek.
47. The book, ____ cover is blue, belongs to Anna.
a) which
b) who
c) whose
d) whom
Jawaban: c) whose
Pembahasan: Whose menunjukkan kepemilikan.
48. Having finished the project, he ____ home.
a) goes
b) gone
c) went
d) going
Jawaban: c) went
Pembahasan: Having + V3 menunjukkan aksi selesai sebelum aksi berikutnya.
49. The woman ____ you are talking to is my teacher.
a) whom
b) who
c) whose
d) which
Jawaban: a) whom
Pembahasan: Whom digunakan sebagai objek setelah preposisi to.
50. The more you study, ____ you will get.
a) the better
b) better
c) the best
d) good
Jawaban: a) the better
Pembahasan: Pola the + comparative, the + comparative.
Tips dan trik menjawab soal TOEFL agar skor maksimal
- Kenali struktur tes.
TOEFL terdiri dari Listening, Structure, Reading, dan Writing. Pelajari karakteristik setiap bagian agar strategi kamu tepat.
- Jangan terlalu lama di satu soal.
Jika bingung, lewati sementara dan kembali setelah selesai bagian lain.
- Latihan dengan timer.
Biasakan diri menjawab dengan waktu terbatas agar tidak panik saat ujian.
- Pelajari pola kalimat dan idiom.
TOEFL sering menggunakan idiom atau frase khas bahasa Inggris. Hafalkan idiom umum seperti break the ice, take place, figure out.
- Perbanyak latihan listening.
Dengarkan podcast, film, atau berita berbahasa Inggris tanpa subtitle untuk melatih telinga.
- Bangun kebiasaan membaca.
Reading section sering memuat teks akademik. Cobalah membaca artikel ilmiah atau berita internasional setiap hari.
- Evaluasi jawabanmu.
Setelah latihan, pahami kenapa jawabanmu salah. Itu cara terbaik untuk meningkatkan skor.
