TOEFL IBT Prediction 2 - Sastra Lingua Indonesia

TOEFL iBT Prediction 2

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Reading Section

Directions: This section measures your ability to understand academic passages in English.

Open the passage for questions number 1-2 through this link

1. The passage supports which of the following ideas about the Inca road system?

The Romans aimed to take control of it

It was convenient for horse-drawn wagons to traverse great distances

Local maintenance kept the roads clear

It stretched throughout modern-day Central and South America

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2. According to the passage, the Incas were effective administrators because…

They used a relay race as a means to elect officials

They found a more effective alternative to writing through the quipu

They created effective forms of communication and record keeping

They neglected to write and record information the same way we do today

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Open the passage for questions number 3-4 through this link

3. In the passage, what point does the author make about microeconomics and macroeconomics?

It is better not to think about these two subjects as completely separate disciplines

If you know that macro means big and micro means small, it will be easy to discern the difference

Individuals are often seen on the micro level while families are on the macro level

Governments are usually more concerned with macroeconomics than microeconomics

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4. What does the author say about the problem of studying a biological ecosystem like a lake?

Two people studying the same environment will notice different aspects of it

Focusing on particular creatures tends to lead to false assumptions about the whole system

A macro perspective often fails to take into account the problems of individual life forms

Economists have more in common with biological researchers than most assume

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Open the passage for questions number 5-9 through this link

5. According to the paragraph, what is dark matter thought to be made of?

Ordinary matter

Electromagnetic radiation

Undiscovered subatomic particles

A form of energy known as dark energy

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6. According to the paragraph, what is the primary evidence for the existence of dark matter?

Direct observations of dark matter particles

Calculations show that many galaxies would behave differently without unseen matter

Observations of the cosmic microwave background

Modifications of the standard laws of general relativity

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7. According to the paragraph, which of the following is NOT TRUE about dark matter?

It appears to interact with the electromagnetic field

It constitutes 85% of the total mass

It is composed of weakly interacting massive particles

It is composed of baryonic matter

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8. The author mentions all of the following EXCEPT…

Dark matter constitutes 85% of the total mass

Dark energy and dark matter constitute 95% of the total mass-energy content

Dark matter is composed of baryonic matter

The scientific community generally accepts dark matter's existence

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9. Which of the following can be inferred from the paragraph about dark matter?

Dark matter can be directly observed.

Dark matter has been discovered through experiments.

Dark matter is a form of energy.

Dark matter interacts only through gravity.

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Open the passage for questions number 10-14 through this link

10. Why does the author mention the fact that the Eiffel Tower was designated a monument historique in 1964?

To emphasize its historical significance

To contrast it with other structures

To explain its popularity

To describe its design

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11. The word “ascended” in the passage is closest in meaning to…

Rose

Descended

Climbed

Fell

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12. The phrase “centerpiece” in the passage is closest in meaning to…

Decoration

Main attraction

Background

Additional feature

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13. Look at the four letters—(A), (B), (C) and (D)—that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage. “Visitors can enjoy a meal with a view at the restaurants on the first and second levels of the tower.” Where would the sentence best fit?

A

B

C

D

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14. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. “The Eiffel Tower is an iconic lattice tower located in Paris, France, designed and built by Gustave Eiffel’s company and named after him. It is the most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world, attracting millions of tourists every year.”

A. The Eiffel Tower is 330 meters tall and is the tallest structure in Paris

B. The Eiffel Tower was originally built as a restaurant

C. The Eiffel Tower is a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world

D. The Eiffel Tower is located in London

E. The tower has three levels for visitors, with restaurants on the first and second levels, and the top level’s upper platform is the highest observation deck accessible to the public in the European Union

F. The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in the world

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Example: A, B, C

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Open the passage for questions number 15-19 through this link

15. According to paragraph 2, supporters claim that producing transgenic plants enables farmers to…

Control weeds without the use of chemicals

Take advantage of more effective pesticides

Use fewer and less toxic chemicals

Increase harvesting up to 21 percent

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16. Which of the following can be inferred about monarch caterpillars from paragraph 3?

They are considered beneficial insects

They are the species most resistant to herbicides

There is little to no existing research available concerning their behavior

They regularly cause harm to all kinds of crops

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17. What conclusion does the author make in passage 3 about the impact of Bt plants on nontarget living beings?

Bt plants have been shown in field studies to cause great harm to micro-organisms

Bt plants do not cause as much harm to non-target species as the use of conventional pesticides

Bt toxins don’t influence non-target organisms who consume transgenic plants at all

Even if Bt poisons don’t influence insects that feed on the plants, they effectively affect birds and human beings

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18. Why does the author mention “mustard weed species” in the discussion of plants that hybridize?

To give an example of a weed that may become resistant to glyphosate due to hybridizing with a transgenic plant

To argue that creating transgenic plants in the laboratory is not always necessary, as some can be created through hybridizing in the fields

To give evidence that related types of plants are unaffected by transgenic plants

To support the claim that it is difficult to decide if a harvest plant has been planted far enough away from any weeds

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19. Paragraph 4 makes all of the following claims about Bt resistance in insect populations EXCEPT…

Because Bt plants are toxic in all tissues, they allow no insects that are susceptible to survive and reproduce

The evolution of Bt-resistant insect populations will happen eventually if the use of transgenic plants becomes widespread

Planting no transgenic plants alongside Bt plants may help Bt-susceptible insects to remain part of the population

Regular use of Bt pesticides has not created resistant insect populations, so the use of Bt plants is probably safe as well

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Open the passage for questions number 20-24 through this link

20. The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to…

Passes

Adds up

Appears

Continues

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21. The word “elaborate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to…

Complex

Efficient

Pretty

Regular

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22. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to…

Encoding

STM

semantics

Information

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23. Look at the four letters—(A), (B), (C), and (D)—that indicate where this sentence can be added to the passage. Where would the sentence fit best? “For example, a reader engages in elaborate rehearsal when he brings prior knowledge of a subject to a text.”

A

B

C

D

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24. Complete the summary by choosing the THREE answer choices that contain the most important ideas in the passage. “The brain stores information that a person may need in the immediate future in a place called the short-term memory (STM).”

A. Most people can only remember numbers for a short time

B. Many psychologists agree that only a certain amount of information can be stored in the STM at once

C. Some techniques for memorization don’t work because of potential interruptions

D. Elaborate rehearsal is generally considered less effective than rote rehearsal

E. Assigning meaning to information makes it easier for the brain to retrieve

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Example: A, B, C

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Open the passage for questions number 25-26 through this link

25. What was the author’s purpose behind stating the information that dinosaurs had suddenly disappeared?

It supports the claim that the Cretaceous mass extension was the best-documented out of all the other dozen mass extinctions in the geographical record

It explains why more than half of the species on Earth have become extinct

It explains the reason why paleontologists find the mass extension at the end of the Cretaceous intriguing

It gives evidence that a large impact can disturb the Earth’s environment and cause ecological disorder

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26. The word “pose” is closest in meaning to…

Claim

Model

Assume

Present

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Open the passage for questions number 27-31 through this link

27. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 1? “In the Western experience, commerce provided the conditions that allowed industrialization to get started, which consequently led to growth in science, technology, industry, transportation, communications, social change, and the like that we group under the broad term of development.”

Commerce, industrialization, and development are common features of the Western experience

Trade, industrialization, and development accelerated social change in Western societies

Trade and industrialization brought about development in Western societies

In Western societies, social change provided the conditions for development in a number of areas

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28. What can be inferred from paragraph 5 about the introduction of corn and sweet potatoes in China?

These crops required much more care than other crops

These crops were consumed in limited quantities

These crops permitted an expansion of the area used for farming

These crops became available all over China within a short period of time

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29. What purpose does paragraph 5 serve in the larger discussion about China’s population growth?

It provides evidence of China’s emerging foreign trade relations

It illustrates how the Chinese increased their food supply

It provides evidence of why population growth was most noticeable in the south

It shows how foreign crops gradually gained greater acceptance in China

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30. Look at the four letters—(A), (B), (C), and (D)—that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit? “Other developments addressed the problems of dry, sandy areas unsuitable for growing China’s native crops.”

A

B

C

D

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31. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage.

A. Understanding the exceptional increase in China’s population requires giving up commonly held assumptions relative to the phenomenon of population growth

B. The economist Dwight Perkins applied a particular statistical method to determine the increase in China’s population

C. The sudden population growth in China started in its northern and southern provinces, and it spread rapidly to the central and western areas of the country

D. Improved transportation management and enhanced disease control contributed to China’s population explosion

E. The increase in China’s food supply, which affected population growth, was the result of technological developments in agriculture and capital investment

F. A steady increase in foreign trade since the 1400s provided the conditions that were necessary for large scale agricultural development

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Example: A, B, C

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Open the passage for questions number 32-36 through this link

32. Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? “Like the stones of a Roman wall, which were held together both by the regularity of the design and by that peculiarly powerful Roman cement, so the various parts of the Roman realm were bonded into a massive, monolithic entity by physical, organizational, and psychological controls.”

The regularity and power of stone walls inspired Romans attempting to unify the parts of their realm

Although the Romans used different types of design when building their walls, they used regular controls to maintain their realm

Several types of control united the Roman realm, just as design and cement held Roman walls together

Romans built walls to unite the various parts of their realm into a single entity, which was controlled by powerful laws

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33. Why does the author mention “Alexander the Great” in the passage?

To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded land conquest

To compare Greek leaders to Roman leaders

To give an example of a Greek leader whom Romans studied

To indicate the superior organization of the Greek military

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34. In paragraph 4, the author develops a description of Roman civilization by…

Comparing the opinions of Roman intellectuals to Greek intellectuals

Identifying which characteristics of Roman civilization were copied from Greece

Explaining how the differences between Rome and Greece developed as time passed

Contrasting characteristics of Roman civilization with characteristics of Greek civilization

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35. Paragraph 4 of the passage shows four letters—(A), (B), (C), and (D)—that indicate where the following sentence could be added. Where would the sentence best fit? “They esteem symbols of the Roman power, such as the massive Colosseum.”

A

B

C

D

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36. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. “The Roman world drew its strength from several important sources.”

A. Numerous controls imposed by Roman rulers held its territory together

B. The Roman military was organized differently from older military organizations

C. Romans valued sea power as did the Latins, the original inhabitants of Rome

D. Roman values were rooted in a strong attachment to the land and the stability of rural life

E. Rome combined aspects of ancient Greek civilization with its own contributions in new areas

F. Educated Romans modeled their own literature and philosophy on the ancient Greeks

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Example: A, B, C

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Open the passage for questions number 37-40 through this link

37. Select the TWO answer choices that are mentioned in paragraph 5 as being features of Teotihuacán that may have attracted immigrants to the city…

A. The prosperity of the elite

B. Plenty of available housing

C. Opportunities for well-paid agricultural employment

D. The presence of one or more religious shrines

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Example: A, B

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38. In paragraph 6, the author discusses “the thriving obsidian operation” in order to…

Explain why manufacturing was the main industry of Teotihuacán

Give an example of an industry that took very little time to develop in Teotihuacán

Illustrate how several factors influenced each other to make Teotihuacán a powerful and wealthy city

Explain how a successful industry can be a source of wealth and a source of conflict at the same time

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39. Paragraph 1 shows four letters—(A), (B), (C), and (D)—that indicate where the following sentence could be added. Where would the sentence best fit? “In fact, artifacts and pottery from Teotihuacán have been discovered in sites as far away as the Mayan lowlands, the Guatemalan highlands, northern Mexico, and the Gulf Coast of Mexico.”

A

B

C

D

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40. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. “Teotihuacán was a highly developed city in Mesoamerica that reached its peak between about A.D. 150 and 700.”

A. The number and sophistication of architectural, administrative, commercial, and religious features of Teotihuacán indicate the existence of centralized planning and control

B. Teotihuacán may have developed its own specific local religion as a result of the cultural advances made possible by the city’s great prosperity

C. Several factors may account for Teotihuacán’s extraordinary development, including its location, rich natural resources, irrigation potential, intelligent elite, and the misfortune of rival communities

D. As a result of its large number of religious shrines, by the first century A.D., Teotihuacán became the most influential religious center in all of Mesoamerica

E. In many important areas, from the obsidian industry to religious tourism, Teotihuacán’s success and prosperity typified the classic positive feedback cycle

F. Although many immigrants settled in Teotihuacán between A.D. 150 and 700, the increasing threat of coerced labor discouraged further settlement and limited Teotihuacán’s population growth.

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Example: A, B, C

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LISTENING SECTION

Directions: This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English.

You should listen to each conversation and lecture only once. After each conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it.

You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes will not be scored.

Questions 1-5

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Questions 6-11

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Questions 12-17

Audio for question 17

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Questions 18-22

Audio for question 21

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Questions 23-28

Audio for question 25

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Questions 29-34

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Questions 35-40

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SPEAKING SECTION

Directions: This section measures your ability to speak in English about a variety of topics.

Please use Online Voice Recorder to record your answer. Then, upload it to our Google Drive folder and name it. Write ‘DONE’ in the box below!

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Target Marketing

Advertisers in the past have used radio and television in an attempt to provide information about their products to large, general audiences; it was once thought that the best way to sell a product was to advertise it to as many people as possible. However, more recent trends in advertising have turned toward target marketing. Target marketing is the strategy of advertising to smaller, very specific audiences—audiences that have been determined to have the greatest need or desire for the product being marketed. Target marketing has proved to be very effective in reaching potential customers.

Listening audio:

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Then record yourself speaking for 60 seconds. Please use Online Voice Recorder to record your answer. Then, upload it to our Google Drive folder and name it. Write ‘DONE’ in the box below.

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WRITING SECTION

Directions: This section measures your ability to use writing to communicate in an academic environment.

1. Give yourself 3 minutes to read the passage. Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they cast doubt on the specific theories discussed in the reading passage. Open the passage through this link.

Listening Audio

You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. Your response will be judged on the basis of the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and their relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words.

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2. Open the passage through this link

Your professor is teaching a class on business management. Write a post responding to the professor’s question. In your response, you should:

– Express and support your personal opinion

– Make a contribution to the discussion in your own words

An effective response will contain at least 100 words. You have ten minutes to write.

The average score is 3%

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