English Proficiency Test

Susi Fauziah

EPT

• EPT is similar to TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language).

• TOEFL is divided into three sections:• 1. Listening (50 questions)• 2. Structure and Written Expression (40

questions)• 3. Reading (50 questions)

UI ENTRANCE EXAM

• For S1 program, Master program, and EXTENSION program:

• English exam given is the following:• 1. Structure and Written Expression (40

questions)• 2. Reading (+ 60 questions)

Structure & Written Expression

• Structure (15 numbers)• Objective: Able to identify and make a well

structured sentence by choosing one appropriate answer (a, b, c, or d).

• Example:• The lecturer .......... the class yesterday.• A. teach B. teaches• C. taught D. she teaches

Written expression

• Written Expression(25 numbers)• Objective: having the ability to identify a well

structured sentence so that the students are able to identify the incorrect part written on the sentence.

• Example:• There is many students in the class. • A B C D

S V Agreement

• The Subject has to be appropriated (cocok) with its verb.

• Example:• ...... was backed up for miles on the freeway.• A. Yesterday• B. In the morning• C. Traffic• D. Cars

S V agreement

• Pay attention to the subject, whether it is singular or plural.

• Pay attention to the tenses.

Parallel structure

• Parallel structure occurs if a word or a clause is connected with another word or clause by using a connector, e.g: and, but, or, both....and, either ..... or, neither.....nor, and comparison.

• S + V (clause 1) + and/ but/ or + S + V (clause 2)• Noun + and/ but/ or + Noun• Verb + and/ but/ or + Verb• Prepositional Phrase + and/ but/ or +

Prepositional Phrase

Example

• Vitamin C is necessary for the prevention and..... of scurvy.

• A. It cures B. cures• C. cure D. for curing• A baby’s development is influenced by both heredity

and ..............• A. By environmental factors • B. environmentally• C. The influence of the environment• D. Environment

Sentences With Inverted Subjects and Verbs

• Invert the subject and verb with question words (who, what, when, where, why, how)

• Invert the subject and verb with place expressions

• Invert the subject and verb with negatives (no, rarely, barely, not, hardly, never, only, neither, nor, scarcely, seldom)

• Invert the subject and verb with conditionals• Invert the subject and verb with comparisons