- First study the sentence. Your purpose is to determine what is needed to complete the sentence correctly.
- Study each answer based on how well it completes the sentence. Eliminate answer that do not complete the sentence correctly.
- Do not try to eliminate incorrect answer by looking only at the answers. The incorrect answer are generally correct by themselves. The incorrect answers are generally incorrect only when used to complete the sentence.
- Never leave any question blank. Be sure to answer each question even if you are unsure of the correct response.
- Do not spend too much time on the Structure questions. Be sure to leave adequate time for the Written Expressions questions.
Example Structure Questions:
1. Long hours and unsociable shifts _____ take their toll on health, relationships and family life.
A. can
B. must
C. are able to
D. shouldn't
2. Nearly all the brown bears in the United States _____ in Alaska, which has an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 brown bears, also called grizzlies.
A. are resident
B. live
C. reside
D. inhabit
3. _____ are poor observers of their child's behavior so deviant behavior reaches unmanageable proportions.
A. Parents
B. Parents that
C. When Parents
D. If Parents
4. International trade in the world's 20-odd varieties of sturgeon _____ by the United Nations since 1998, after a drastic rise in poaching.
A. is controlled
B. is supported
C. has been promoted
D. has been regulated
5. Cincinnati's state-of-the-art Underground Railroad Museum makes details of escapes and _____ imaginable aspect of slavery in America accessible to the broad public.
A. all
B. each other
C. whatever
D. every other
6. Across the country, recreational and commercial fishers have been pointing fingers for decades over which group is responsible for _____ stocks of sports fish.
A. increasing
B. growing
C. reduce
D. dwindling
7. Temperature can affect the sound of an musical instrument in a variety of ways, _____ different for each instrument.
A. although often
B. which are
C. with
D. while
8. Most foreign visitors traveling to the U.S. on a visa _____ have their two index fingers scanned and a digital photograph taken to verify their identity at the port of entry.
A. need
B. are acquired to
C. are expected to
D. must to
9. The island of Mauritius _____ from an agricultural to a semi-industrialized country over the past three decades.
A. is evolving
B. has evolved
C. has been evolved
D. evolved
10. _____ the demands of aerospace, medicine, and agriculture, aengineers, are creating exotic new metallic substances.
A. Meet
B. Being met are
C. To meet
D. They are meeting
11. _______ James A. Bland, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was adopted is the state song of Virginia in 1940.
A. Was written
B. His writing was
C. He wrote the
D. Written by
12. Mary Garden, ______ the early 1900’s was considered one of the best singing actresses of her time.
A. a soprano was popular
B. in a popular soprano
C. was a popular soprano
D. a popular soprano in
13. In the realm of psychological theory Margaret F. Washburn was a dualist _____ that motor phenomena have an essential role in psychology.
A. who she believed
B. who believed
C. believed
D. who did she believe
14. Vegetables are an excellent source ________ vitamins.
A. of
B. has
C. where
D. that
15. Microscopes make small things appear larger than ________.
A. really are
B. are really
C. are they really
D. they really are
Example Written Expression Questions:
1. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil forest consist of a nearly hundred
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C D
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C D
2. The surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like the Earth’s than are
A B C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
A B C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
3. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky
A B C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
A B C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
4. The Humber River and its valley form a major salmon-fishing, lumbering, hunting,
A B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
A B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
5. For decades the food industry has been known serving up sugary or fat-laden
A B
products, promoted with ceaseless advertising.
C D
6. The economy is heavy dependent on industry, and economic growth has always been of
A B C
greater concern than environmental preservation.
D
7. Greece's achievement in the 2004 Olympics raise anew the question
A B
of whether Athens should be the permanent home of the Games.
C D
8. The Eiffel Tower was built the International Exhibition of Paris of
A B
1889 commemorating the centenary of the French Revolution.
C D
9. Charters are self-governed schools that operate independent of local school
A B C
boards, however with public money.
D
10. Education should emphasize our interdependence with peoples, with other species and
A B C
with the planet as a whole.
D
11. Public opinion polls have consistently demonstrated the public’s
A B
willingness for 'tradeoff' economic growth for environmental protection.
C D
12. Aspen, where the limousines have four-wheel drive and an empty plot can cost ten
A B
million dollars, has been declared the more expensive town in America.
C D
13. Full-time jobs for men are declining, while more women are finding part- and full-time
A
work. The result is declining social status for men so they lose their role as the sole financial
B C D
provider.
14. The camp on the inhospitable, mosquito-infested banks of the River Sekonyer, was
A
set up to track the primates and learn from their habitat, diet and behaviour.
B C D
15. This is a film that proves not only that Duval can direct but, as if we didn't know it, that he
A B C
is one of America strongest screen presences.
D
Reference:
https://www.slideshare.net/trusmana2/presentasi-toefl-47938595
https://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_structure_1.htm
http://www.geniustoefl.com/artikel-ilmu-kunci-toefl/artikel/structure-and-written-expression/contoh-soal-toefl-structure-and-written-expression
https://www.etsglobal.org/Tests-Preparation/The-TOEFL-Family-of-Assessments/TOEFL-Sample-Tests/TOEFL-ITP-Sample-Test-Questions/Pre-TOEFL-R-Test-Section-2-Structure-and-Written-Expression
