READING
1.
Which of the following is NOT true ?
a. Winners placed
olive wreaths on their own heads.
b. The games were
held in Greece every four years.
c.
Battles
were interrupted to participate in the games.
d. Poem glorified
the winners in song.
Reason :
Battles were
not interrupted, but halted to allow the games to take place. Look at the end
of first paragraph “…... an any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.”
2.
The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in
meaning to…
a.
aristocracy
b. Brave
c. intellectuals
d. muscular
Reason :
Elite in line
5 is closest in meaning to aristocracy, both of them have a same meaning as the
most powerful members of a society or a privileged class. In bahasa elite and aristocracy society
class is called “bangsawan”.
3.
Why were the Olympic Games held?
a. To stop wars
b.
To
honor Zeus
c. To crown the
best athletes
d. To sing songs
about the athletes
Reason :
It were found
on the first sentence in first paragraph “…………Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount
Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god, Zeus. “
4.
Approximately how many years ago did
these games originate?
a. 800 years
b.
1200
years
c. 2300 years
d. 2800 years
Reason :
A distance
between 776 BC until now (2012) is about 1236 years or it’s approximately about
1200 years ago.
5.
What conclusion can we draw about the
ancient Greeks?
a.
They were pacifists
b.
They
believed athletic events were important
c.
They were very simple
d.
They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for
dates
Reason :
According to
the first sentence on the second paragraph that’s caw “The Greeks attached
so much importance to the games ………...”. So the conclusion can we draw
about the ancient Greeks is that they believed athletic events were important.
6.
What is the main idea of this passage?
a.
Physical
fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks
b. The Greeks
severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs
c. The Greeks had
always encouraged everyone to participate in the games
d. The Greeks had
the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war
when the games were over
Reason :
According to
the fourth sentence on the first paragraph that’s caw “The Greeks emphasized
physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.” and all part of the sentence on each
paragraph also carry that statement, so option A is the main idea of this
passage.
7.
In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest
in meaning to…
a.
Accomplishments
b. Ancestors
c. Documents
d. Property
Reason :
The deeds word
is found on sentence “Winners were greatly honored by having…………..and having
poems sung about their deeds”. Actually in bahasa deeds means as “perbuatan”
and it’s synonym with act. But in this case “deeds” more refers to “accomplishments” that meaning
to “prestasi/pencapaian” in bahasa.
8.
Which of the following was ultimately
required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?
a. They must have
completed military service.
b. They had to
attend special training sessions
c.
They
had to be Greek males with no criminal record
d. They had to be
very religious
Reason :
According to
the third sentence on first paragraph “….…..but the later games were open to
all free Greek males who had no criminal record.”
9.
The word “halted” in line 16 means most
nearly the same as…
a. Encourages
b. Started
c.
Curtailed
d. Fixed
Reason :
Halted (dihentikan)
in line 16 is most nearly the same as curtailed (dibatasi) than are encourages (mendukung),
starts (memulai) and fixed (diperbaiki).
10. What
is an “Olympiad”?
a. The time it
took to finish the games
b.
The
time between games
c. The it took to
finish a war
d. The time it
took the athletes to train
Reason :
Look at the
first line in the second paragraph : “The Greeks attached so much importance
to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”……………”
STYLISTIC PROBLEMS
1.
The defendant refused to answer the
prosecutor’s questions…..
a.
Because
he was afraid it would incriminate him
b. For fear that
they will incriminate him
c.
Because he was afraid
that his answers would incriminate him
d. Fearing that
he will be incriminated by it
Reason :
Actually that
sentences can stand alone, so just find a clause that will complete it with
correctly.
2.
Mrs.Walker
has returned…..
a. A wallet back
to its original owner
b. To its
original owner the wallet
c. The wallet to
its originally owner
d.
The
wallet to its original owner
Reason :
That sentence need
an object after subject (Mrs Walker) and verb (has returned), so we can
eliminated option B. Object on first sentence option can found on A, C and D,
but in option A is have a redundancy between return and back. Whereas on C originally
owner is more like adjective. So the correct answer can be found on D.
3.
The hospital owes……for the construction
of the new wing.
a.
The government twenty million dollars
b.
For the government twenty million dollars
c.
To the government twenty million dollars
d. Twenty million of dollars to the government
Reason :
The blank on
the sentence need explanation and verb that can make it to be independent
without another clause (for the construction of the new wing) and it will
accuracy with option D.
4.
Sarah…..that she could not attend
classes next week
a. Told to her
professors
b. Said her
professors
c. Told her
professors
d.
Is
telling her professors
Reason :
That sentence is need to be such as is, are,
am.
5.
The artist was asked to show some
paintings at the contest because…
a.
He
painted very good
b. They believed
he painted well
c. Of their
belief that he was an good artist
d. The judges had
been told of his talents
Reason :
This is a
antecedent of pronouns, whereas the artist as the antecedent and he on option A
as pronouns.
6.
If motorists do A not
observe B the
traffic regulations, C they will be stopped, ticketed, and D have
to pay a fine.
Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.
Stopped and
ticketed, both of them are verb, but have to pay a fine is a clause,
so it’s must be change with verb too.
Correction :
If
motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped,
ticketed, and fined.
7.
Fred, who usually conducts A the
choir rehearsals, did not B show
up last night because he C had
an accident D on his way to the practice.
Problem : That sentences is contains a redundancy
Correction :.
Fred,
who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show last night because he had
an accident on his way to the practice.
8.
A A
short time before her operation B last
month, Mrs.Carlyle C dreams
of her daughter who D lives overseas.
Problem :
Because ‘the
dream process’ is perfectly ‘finish’, so we should use the past perfect
tense.
Correction :
A
short time before her operation last month, Mrs.Carlyle had dreamed
of her daughter who lives overseas.
9.
The atmosphere in A Andalucia
is open, warm, and B gives
a welcome feeling to all C who have D
the good fortune to visit there.
Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.
Open and warm,
both of them are adjective, so it’s must be following with adjective too.
Correction :
The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome
to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
10. Some
A of the people were B standing in the
street C watched
the parade, while D others were singing songs.
Problem : That sentences is not parallelism.
Standing and singing,
both of them are verb, so it’s must be following with verb too.
Correction :
Some
of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others
were singing songs.
