The Third Year-Students' Ability in Answering Synonymous Word Questions in Reading Comprehension of TOEFL-Like Tests at the English Department of Bung Hatta University
Authors: Tavriyanti Lisa , Sakinah Laila 
Published: September 2023

The purpose of this research was to describe the third-year students’ ability in answering synonymous word questions in reading comprehension of the TOEFL Like test at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. The design of this research was descriptive research. The population of this research was third-year students at the English Department of Bung Hatta University. A total sampling technique was used, and the number of samples was 35 students. The instrument for collecting the data was reading comprehension of the TOEFL test. Based on the result analysis, the result of this research showed that the third-year students had low ability in answering synonymous word questions in reading comprehension of the TOEFL Like in the form of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. So, it can be concluded that the students’ ability in answering synonymous word questions in reading comprehension of the TOEFL Like was low.

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