TOEFL EXERCISES

Prepared by: I Made Sujana

EED faculty of education UNRAM

EXERCISE 1: Word Class, Nouns, Agreements

Direction. Read the following sentences and find out the parts of the sentences which are
incorrect and correct them.
1. The Resident Director of the program, along with his 40 students, (is / are)
planning a farewell party.
2. The picture of students hanging on the wall (brings/bring) a lot of memories
back.
3. The number of women and children who smoke in Indonesia (has/have)
increased nowadays.
4. Either his wife or his children (is/are) arriving on today’s flight.
5. Mathematics (is/are) considered a difficult subject for most of school children.
6. The committee (is/are) having its meeting at Senggigi Beach Hotel Lombok.
7. The army (has been/have been) separated from their families for long periods of
time.
8. The quality of the teaching material recordings (is/are) not very good.
9. A number of doctors graduated from the University of Mataram (is/are)
employed by the hospital.
10. Those species of fish (is/are) found in rivers in Irian jaya.
11. Wait a second. The Windows (is/are) shutting down.
12. The effect of smoking on both active and passive smokers (have/has) been
proven to be hazardous.
13. The English (is/are) well known for their love of tea.
14. Everyone in the class ______ working hard to complete the project.
15. Majority of homework at school (has/have) contributed to students achievement.

EXERCISE 2: Conjunctions, Parallel Structure, Comparisons, Modifiers

1. The six-years old boy was saved from drowning.

2. Gold was discovered in Timika Irian Jaya since 18th century.
3. The bricks’ houses were built in 1840.
4. The physic teacher is explaining the Theory of Relativity.
5. It is such a nice day; let’s go for a walk.
6. It is so beautiful a weather that I sit in the sun.
7. The food tastes badly.
8. She looks at him eager.
9. It is so expensive car that he takes care of it carefully.
10. My wife just bought a five-shelf bookcase.
11. The three-acts play by Teater Putih FKIP UNRAM will be held at Taman Budaya
Mataram.
12. He is a carefully truck driver.

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 13. She is beautiful dressed woman.
14. They are all economics teachers who are invited to talk to the students.
15. The teacher gave us so a difficult test.
16. The tired work make the boy tiring.
17. The result of the match was disappointed.
18. The excited audience jumped cheerfully.
19. The shocked news of his son’s death made him sob uncontrollably.

EXERCISE 3: Verbs as Complements

Direction. Choose the correct form of the verbs provided to complete the sentence.

1. What do you enjoy (doing) (to do) in your free time?

2. Would you mind not (to tell) (telling) the secret?
3. Living in the boarding house, he is used to (cook) (cooking) rice.
4. You can go to Bali without (going) (to go) to Lembar.
5. It is possible (taking) (to take) more than 20 credits in our university.
6. Our house needs (to paint) (painting).
7. The guide encourages tourists (to visit) (visiting) Gili Trawangan.
8. We have finished doing our assignment, there is nothing left (to do) (for doing).
9. The teacher makes the students (to study) (study) all chapters in the book.
10. I saw the man (to cross) (crossing) the road.
11. The dean gets the vice dean (meet) (to meet) the students.
12. I have the house (paint) (painted).
13. We saw the first prize (award) (awarded) by the committee.
14. Have Jane (to replace) (replace) John while he is on holiday.
15. Let me (to tell) (tell) you the secret of (being) (to be) successful in business.

EXERCISE 4: Negative Adverbs (Inversions).

1. Almost never I met him in such an informal situation.

2. Behind the mountains are the man’s house.
3. Barely he has passed the math exam the professor gave.
4. Nowhere mosquitoes are more prevalent than in warm, swampy places.
5. Only when the ground is kept moist will grass seeds germinate.
6. Not until Columbus discovered America were bananas brought to Europe.
7. Never again Greta Garbo did appear in films after her retirement in the forties.
8. Rarely do professional boxers remain active beyond the age of thirty-five.
9. Sometimes do I meet her in classroom.
10. Behind the mountain is the people’s houses.
11. Never I have seen such a good dance.
12. Only after his father died did he work seriously.
13. Rarely did she sent letters to her parent.
14. Were our neighbors a bit more friendly, it would be somewhat easier to get to
know them.
15. In front of the house were some giant trees.
16. Nowhere I have seen such beautiful weather.

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 17. Should you come to my town, call me and I will pick you up.
18. Had I had extra money, I would have given you some.

EXERCISE 5. Adjectives Clauses

1. This is the shirt that I bought it at Mataram Mall yesterday.
2. Sally has an appointment with the hairdresser whom you recommended.
3. He is Mr. John which will be our supervisor.
4. The man stands over there helps me find my luggage.
5. I didn’t believe the story that he told me.
6. The day that she spent on the beach left her sunburned.
7. Did you forget the promise whom you made?
8. The experiment was conducted by the researchers was not successful.
9. The woman who was rushed to ICU was run over by the car.
10. The dog that barking belongs to my neighbor.
11. The children that were vaccinated did not get sick.
12. The lecture notes that lent me were not clearly written.
13. After dinner she went to visit her parents, who were living down the street.
14. She forgot to attend the meeting which it began at 11:00.
15. The courses that satisfy the graduation requirements they are difficult.

EXERCISE : Word Choice

1. The students in the school should rise the flag every morning.
2. The soldiers lay their gun on the ground
3. The parties on conflict try to find the way out.
4. With regard of your letter dated November 30, we are sorry to inform you that
we cancel our order.
5. I live near to the airport Seleparang.
6. The students feel boring because the lecture is bored.
7. The terrorists sat the explosives at Paddy’s Club Kuta.
8. The oil rises to the top when it mixes with water.
9. Mr. Kutjip Anwar is the Principle of SMU Negeri 1 Mataram.
10. He can’t hardly remember the accident because he was very young at that time.
11. She likes to make her own clothes.
12. The biology students did several mistakes in the lab report.
13. I hope that you will be able to do me a favor this afternoon.
14. The boss says me that he will go for vacation for one week.
15. Saffron is alike Zowie.

EXERSISE: Noun Clauses

Direction. Decide whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. Put C for
correct sentence or I for the incorrect one.
1. It is unfortunate that the meal is not ready yet.
2. She told me when should pick her up.
3. The instructor explained where was the computer lab located.
4. We could not believe what he did to us.

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 5. Do you want to know if it going to rain tomorrow?
6. We never know whether we will get paid or not.
7. This evening you can decide what do you want to do.
8. The manager explained how wanted the work done.
9. The map showed where the party will be held.
10. Can you tell me why was the mail not delivered today?
11. She didn’t remember who in her class.
12. No one is sure what did it happen in front of the building.
13. We found out which was her favorite type of candy.
14. She saw what in the box in the closet.
15. Do you know what caused the plants to die?
16. Doctors recommend that a pregnant mother not take medicine if possible.
17. Many Americans requested that Martin Luther King’s birthday be made a
national holiday.
18. The city council thinks it is imperative that the mayor will repair the city streets
soon.
19. Laws now insist on that drunk drivers pay stiff fines and go to jail.
20. In the past men generally preferred that their wives worked in the home.

EXERCISE: Passive Voice vs. Active Voice

Study the following sentences and decide whether each of the following sentences is
CORRECT or INCORRECT.

1. Changes in the excursion schedule have been wrote on the newsletter.

2. The jam session was beautifully performed by the ten-year-old boys.
3. It concluded that there is correlation between the two variables.
4. The package is send daily to all parts of Indonesia by Tiki Express.
5. The first census carried out during Roman times for the purpose of taxation.
6. “How did he die?” “He killed in the accident.”
7. The University of Mataram which was found in 1963.
8. I have never be stung by an insect.
9. The record had been chose by the dancers
10. The favorite song has been played over and over by the radio station.
11. He was fined by the police because he parked his car in a no-parking zone.
12. The parcel containing the samples has just sent.
13. While I am on holiday the cats should be feed in the morning and evening.
14. She doesn’t mind to be selected in the committee.
15. The robber should have been caught if the people worked hand in hand.
16. The villa that I have always wanted to buy has just released on the market.

EXERCISE: Degrees of Comparisons

1. The lesson you are studying now is the most importanest lesson that you will
have.
2. Fashions this year are shorted and more colorful than they were last year.
3. The professor indicated that Anthony’s research paper was more long than the
other students papers.

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 4. The engineers hired this year have more experience than those hired last year.
5. The graduate assistant informed us that the first exam is the most difficult of the
two.
6. The afternoon seminar was much more interesting than the morning lecture.
7. The first journal article is the longest of the second article.
8. The more you say, the worst the situation will be.
9. The more time they have to play, the happier the children are.
10. If you run faster, the more quickly you will arrive.
11. The coffee is more stronger today than it was yesterday.
12. The closest it gets to summer, the longer the days are.
13. He will buy the most fuel-efficient car that he can afford.
14. Alaska is the coldest than all the states in the United States.
15. She was more happier this morning than she had been yesterday.

Taken from:
 I Made Sujana, (in press). English Grammar 1. Mataram: FKIP Press and Arga Puji
Press.
 I Made Sujana, (2012). English Grammar 2. Mataram: FKIP Press and Arga Puji
Press.
 I Made Sujana, (2010). English Grammar 3. Mataram: FKIP Press and Arga Puji
Press.

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