What is TOEIC?

TOEIC (Test of English For International

Communication) tes untuk mengukur
kemampuan bahasa inggris dalam
penggunaan bahasa Inggris sehari-hari di
lingkungan kerja internasional.

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TOIEC Test Format

Section I Listening Comprehension (45 minutes)

Part I:
Photographs
(10)
Part II :
Question-Response
(30)
Part III:
Conversations
(30)
Part IV: Talks
(30)
Section II Reading Comprehension (75 minutes)
Part V:
Incomplete Sentences
(40)
Part VI: Text Completion
(12)
Part VII: Reading Comprehension
(48)

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Section I
Listening Comprehension

Part I:
Part II :
Part III:
Part IV:

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Photographs
Question-Response
Conversations
Talks

(10)
(30)
(30)
(30)

Part I : Photographs

Analisa gambar terlebih dahulu sebelum listening dimulai.

Yang perlu anda lakukan ketika menganalisa gambar adalah:
- Buatlah asumsi
- Identifikasilah orang-orang di dalam gambar: Jumlah, Jenis
Kelamin, Lokasi, Deskripsi, aktifitas atau pekerjaannya
- Identifikasilah benda-benda
- Identifikasilah Aksi atau Kegiatan
- Identifikasilah lokasi secara umum: kantor, bandara,
restoran, dll
- Identifikasilah lokasi secara spesifik: Above, on, beneath,
to the left of

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Example 1

Asumsi
Orang
Benda
Kegiatan
Lokasi

(A) Theyre making coffee

(B) Theyre having a discussion
(C) Theyre washing their cups
(D) Theyre using a calculator
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Asumsi
Orang
Benda
Kegiatan
Lokasi

(A) The conductors on the train

(B) The captains on course
(C) The teachers behind the desk
(D) The trainers in front of the group
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Exercise 1

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Exercise 2

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Exercise 3

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Exercise 4

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Exercise 5

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Exercise 6

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Part II : Question-Response

Fokus pada pertanyaan 5W+1H ( Who, What, When, Where, Why, How)
Dengarlah kata kerja pembantu / auxiliary verb (Is, Are, Was, Were, Can, Will, etc) dari
pertanyaan.
Tangkaplah kata kunci dan hati-hati pada jawaban pengecoh yang terlihat seperti
benar. Tipe kata-kata pengecoh :
1.Kata Sama , tapi makna tidak berhubungan =>
Contoh :
Q : Has the sale improved profits?
A : Yes, Its for sale.
2.Topik yang dibicarakan berhubungan, tetapi tidak menjawab pertanyaan =>
Contoh :
Q : Where can I buy a cheap air conditioner?
A : I agree that its very cheap.
3. Suara terdengar sama, tetapi berbeda makna atau tidak berhubungan=>
Contoh :
Q: Have you met the new staff?
A : No, its not the same stuff
Baca pertanyaan berulang-ulang dan coba cocokkan dengan pilihan jawaban
Tandai langsung pilihan jawaban yang salah
Pilihlah jawaban yang benar secepat mungkin, kemudian focus pada pertanyaan
selanjutnya.
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Example :

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Part III : Conversations

No need to listen to direction
Quickly read question & answers before
listening
Dont worry about in, at, etc.
Try to determine context
Concentrate
Forget the previous questions
(forget the past, start the new)
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Short Conversations Example

You will hear:
Man:
This meeting will never end!
Woman: Its even longer than yesterdays and I thought that
was long.
Man:
This one holds the worlds record for being the
longest and the most boring.

You will read:

What do they think about the meeting?
(A)
Its not long enough.
(B)
Its very interesting.
(C)
Its not very interesting.
(D)
It will end soon.
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Part IV : Short Talks

Very quickly read question & answers before
listening (but difficult)
Try to determine context & number of
questions
Listen & memorize
Choose right answer ASAP
As soon as done with 1st question, go to 2nd (&
3rd) immediately, no need to wait for
instruction, then read next questions
Concentrate
Forget the previous questions
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Short Talks Examples

You will read:
What should people take to work in the morning?
(A) Snow boots.
(B) Lunch.
(C) Briefcases.
(D) Umbrellas.
When will the weather clear up?
(A) By 6:00 A.M.
(B) By noon.
(C) By late afternoon.
(D) By early evening.
Why is the power being turned off?
(A) To reduce total demand.
(B) To save money.
(C) To make it cooler.
(D) To make the city pay its bill.
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Section II
Reading Comprehension
Part V:
Part VI:
Part VII:

Incomplete Sentences
Error Recognition
Reading Comprehension

(40)
(20)
(40)

1 hour & 15 minutes

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Part V : Incomplete Sentences

Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Preposition (in, on, at)
Conjunction (but )
Interjection (Hey!)
Eliminate wrong answers

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Incomplete Sentences Examples

The officers of the company _____ today at 1:00.
(A) is meeting
(B) meets
(C) has met
(D) are meeting
She is quite ______ about environmental management.
(A) knows
(B) knowledge
(C) knowledgeable
(D) knowing
The ______ will be announced on Friday.
(A) decision
(B) decide
(C) decisive
(D) decisively
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Part VI : Error recognition

Countable VS non-countable nouns

Subject-Verb agreement
Eliminate wrong answers
Skip certain part of the sentence
Do this part last

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Error Recognition Examples

Management decided to distribution the product
A
nationally.

D
The affect of the new manufacturing process on the
A
environment
is not known. B
C
D
A team of the companys best writers produce the
A report. B
annual

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Part VII : Reading Comprehension

PSRA strategy
Predict.

Look at the introduction line.

Look at the question and answer options.

Scan the passage.

Look for Key Words from the question.

Look for Key Words from the answer options.
Answer questions (in your head, NOT on answer sheet).

Read the passage.

Read quickly, but carefully. Dont stop if you dont know a word. Guess
unknown vocabulary from the context.
Confirm your predictions.

Answer the questions on the answer sheet.

Answer the easy questions first.

Guess if you dont know. Eliminate unlikely answer options. Make a note to
return. Do NOT leave any answer blank.

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Reading Comprehension Examples

MEMORANDUM
To:

Lafite, Pierre
redict
Purchasing Department
Intro
From: Clement, Marie France
Q&A options
Personnel
We need computers for use in the office, answering machines for our
consultants, fax machines for the shipping department, and CD-players
for everyone. This last piece of hardware can be used in a variety of
ways.

According to the memo, which equipment has multiple uses?

(A) Computers
(B) Fax machines
(C) Answering machines
(D) CD-players
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Part VII : Reading Comprehension

PSRA strategy
Predict.

Look at the introduction line.

Look at the question and answer options.

Scan the passage.

Look for Key Words from the question.

Look for Key Words from the answer options.
Answer questions (in your head, NOT on answer sheet).

Read the passage.

Read quickly, but carefully. Dont stop if you dont know a word. Guess
unknown vocabulary from the context.
Confirm your predictions.

Answer the questions on the answer sheet.

Answer the easy questions first.

Guess if you dont know. Eliminate unlikely answer options. Make a note to
return. Do NOT leave any answer blank.

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Reading Comprehension Examples

MEMORANDUM
To:

Lafite, Pierre
Purchasing Department
can
From: Clement, Marie France
Key words
Personnel
We need computers for use in the office, answering machines for our
consultants, fax machines for the shipping department, and CD-players
for everyone. This last piece of hardware can be used in a variety of
ways.

According to the memo, which equipment has multiple uses?

(A) Computers
(B) Fax machines
(C) Answering machines
(D) CD-players
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Part VII : Reading Comprehension

PSRA strategy
Predict.

Look at the introduction line.

Look at the question and answer options.

Scan the passage.

Look for Key Words from the question.

Look for Key Words from the answer options.
Answer questions (in your head, NOT on answer sheet).

Read the passage.

Read quickly, but carefully. Dont stop if you dont know a word. Guess
unknown vocabulary from the context.
Confirm your predictions.

Answer the questions on the answer sheet.

Answer the easy questions first.

Guess if you dont know. Eliminate unlikely answer options. Make a note to
return. Do NOT leave any answer blank.

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Reading Comprehension Examples

MEMORANDUM
To:

Lafite, Pierre
Purchasing Department
ead
From: Clement, Marie France
& confirm
Personnel
We need computers for use in the office, answering machines for our
consultants, fax machines for the shipping department, and CD-players
for everyone. This last piece of hardware can be used in a variety of
ways.

According to the memo, which equipment has multiple uses?

(A) Computers
(B) Fax machines
(C) Answering machines
(D) CD-players
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Part VII : Reading Comprehension

PSRA strategy
Predict.

Look at the introduction line.

Look at the question and answer options.

Scan the passage.

Look for Key Words from the question.

Look for Key Words from the answer options.
Answer questions (in your head, NOT on answer sheet).

Read the passage.

Read quickly, but carefully. Dont stop if you dont know a word. Guess
unknown vocabulary from the context.
Confirm your predictions.

Answer the questions on the answer sheet.

Answer the easy questions first.

Guess if you dont know. Eliminate unlikely answer options. Make a note to
return. Do NOT leave any answer blank.

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Reading Comprehension Examples

MEMORANDUM
To:

Lafite, Pierre
Purchasing Department
nswer
From: Clement, Marie France
Personnel
We need computers for use in the office, answering machines for our
consultants, fax machines for the shipping department, and CD-players
for everyone. This last piece of hardware can be used in a variety of
ways.

According to the memo, which equipment has multiple uses?

(A) Computers
(B) Fax machines
(C) Answering machines
(D) CD-players
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Tips & Tricks

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Gaining experience
Read

Newspaper
Comics
Magazines
Novels
Everything, e.g., labels, signs, etc.

Dictionary

OED, Webster, s/w, www.onelook.com

Listen

Radio: news, music, . . .

TV: news, movie soundtrack, . . .
DVD w/ English subtitle

Spelling & Grammar Tools in MS Office

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Pronunciation

Available
Behavior
Caffeine
Cellular
Erase
Error
H
Label
Mountain

Strawberry
Towel
Quote
Unleaded
Value
W
Determine
Undermine

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the

desert.
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Practicing English
Think in English
Write in English, e.g., e-mail
Dream in English !

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Preparing for the Test

www.englishtestprep.com
Go to bed early the night before
Wristwatch
Tylenol
Refrain from diuretic beverages
Relieve yourself
Sit near speakers
Ignore other people
Time management (max. 45 sec/question)
Leave spare time & review
Dont forget to answer ALL questions

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3 advices about practicing

1. Practice
2. Practice
3. Practice

Practices make perfect

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ALCOHOLIC CONTENTS EXCEEDING 3.25% V/V

BUT NOT EXCEEDING 5% V/V

Homonyms
week
weak

for
four

male
mail

seen
scene

wait
weight

bear
bare

sail
sale

morning
mourning

steak
stake

flour
flower

steel
steal

fare
fair

threw
through

plane
plain

tale
tail

rite
right

flew
flu

due
dew

too
tow
to

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