Contoh Soal Latihan Error Recognition - TOEFL (PART II)

TOEFL EXERCISES 1
Nama Kelompok 5 :
1. Hanifah Awaliyah
2. Frida Riskianti
3. Rafa Nabilah
4. Ridha Afni
5. Rivaldi Panata
6. Syagiful Fathayati
Kelas : 4KA13


1. Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles, although some appear to have been warms-blooded
               A                B        C             D

Answer : D
Reason : because warm without “s”
Correct Answer : Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles, although some appear to have been warm-blooded


2. Every fuel has their own particular temperature at which it begins to burn.
                        A                B     C           D

Answer : A.
Correct Answer : Every fuel has its own particular temperature at which it begins to burn


3. The hormone insulin controls by the amount of sugar in the blood which
                           A           B        C
provides energy  for the body.
             D

Answer : D
Reason : Because after connected need Verb
Correct Answer : The hormone insulin controls by the amount of sugar in the blood which provided energy for the body.

4. Pelican Island in Florida and Oregon Islands in Oregon are wildlife refugees.
           A                 B   C                     D

Answer : C & D
Correct Answer : Pelican Island in Florida and the Oregon Islands in Oregon are wildlife refuges.


5. When the island of Surtsey was eighteen months old a first leafy green plant appeared
                A      B                 C    D
Answer : C
Reason : Because for The definite article should be used with an ordinal number.
Correct Answer : When the island of Surtsey was eighteen months old the first leafy green plant appeared


6. Octopuses have not only large brains and also a well developed nervous system.
                A               B   C          D
Answer : B
Reason : because “not only” in pairs with “but also” not “and also”
Correct Answer : Octopuses have not only large brains but also a well developed nervous system.


7. Symptoms of mild vitamin C deficiency may be weakness, irritability, losing weight,
                                     A       B    C
and apathy.
   D

Answer : C
Reason : because it is not parallel with the other items in the series : losing is a gerund whereas the other items are nouns


8. Around 1750, electricity experiments became populartity as entertainment at the court
                      A B           C                  D
of the French King Louis XV.

Answer : C
Reason : Because popularity is a noun word, which should have started with a, the, some, any, a lot of, many.
Correct Answer : Around 1750, electricity experiments became popular as entertainment at the court of the French King Louis XV

9. In 1780, Italian scientist Luigi Galvani mistaken concluded that frogs’ legs contain
                       A              B               C
electricity.
       D

Answer : B
Reason : Because this is a passive voice sentence, the "mistaken" must start with the auxiliary verb
Correct Answer : In 1780, Italian scientist Luigi Galvani was mistaken concluded that frogs’ legs contain electricity.

10. Electricity produced by nature is called static electricity because it exerts a forceful
                          A            B                       C
When it is stationary
         D
Answer : C
Reason : The noun force, not the adjective forceful, is needed in this
sentence.
Correct answer : Electricity produced by nature is called static electricity because
  it exerts a force when it is stationary

11. In the 1931 Winter Olympic many competitors were prevented from to participant
                                  A             B         C
because of the economic depression
      D
Answer : C
Reason : Because there are two prepositions between B and C.
Correct Answer : In the 1931 Winter Olympic many competitors were prevented
                                      from participated because of the economic depression.

12. Mount St.Helens, a volcano   in Washington state     in the United States 
                     A        B           C
erupted in May 18, 1990
       D

Answer : A
Correct Answer : Mount St. Helens, is a volcano in Washington state in the United
                                      States erupted in May 18, 1990.


13. The young emperor chick stands in front of one of   it parents to be protected from
                    A                     B    C                    D
the cold.

Answer : C
Reason : Possesive form / belonging to "its" should be used. not the shape   
of the object
Correct answer : The young emperor chick stands in front of one of  its parents to
be protected from


14. Soya  beans contain not only vitamins and  also important minerals.
           A          B                C    D

Answer : C
Reason : because “not only” in pairs with “but also” not “and also”
Correct Answer : Soya  beans contain not only vitamins and  also important minerals


15. Navajo Indians are far more numerous today as  they were in  the past.
           A                 B          C                D
Answer : C
Correct answer : Navajo Indians are far more numerous today then they were in  the  past.