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
The answer : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
The Reason :
Because, battles were not interupted, look in
line 15 (Originally these contests were
held as games of friendship)
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in
meaning to...
a. Aristocracy
b. Brave
c. Intellectuals
d. Muscular
The answer : A. Aristocracy
The Reason :
Because, Elite it’s mean “golongan atas” has the
same meaning with Aristrocracy which
is “kaum ningrat”.
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
The Answer : B. To Honor Zeus
The Reason :
Look in line
1, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief God, Zeus.
4. Approximately how many years ago did these
game originate?
a. 800 years
b. 1200 years
c. 2300
years
d. 2800 years
The answer : D. 2800 years
The reason :
From
776 b. c. to 2012 is approximately 2700. According to sources I have read “ The Olympic Games began over 2,700
years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece. The Games were part of a religious
festival. The Greek Olympics, thought to have begun in 776 BC, inspired the
modern Olympic Games (begun in 1896) The Games were held in honour of Zeus,
king of the gods.”
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
The answer : B. They believed athletic events were important
The reason :
The conclusion is They belived athletic
events were important, look in line 18 (paragraph 2) “The greeks attached so
much importance to the games that they calculated time in four year cycles
called Olympiad”.
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 festivites so that they could go back to war when the games were
over.
The answer : A.
Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
The reason :
Because in line 7 indicates thatThe Greeks emphasized
physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. If
seen from the other answer, the Greeks did not provide punishment severe if not
participating in the phisycal fitness program.
The Greeks had not always
encouraged everyone to participate in the games, only the elite, military and
males who had no criminal record. The the games it’s not coincide with
religious festivite.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in
meaning to...
a. Accomplishments
b. Ancestors
c. Documents
d. Property
The answer : A.
Accomplishments
The reason :
if translated
into the Indonesian language deeds
it’s mean perbuatan same with Accomplishment which mean pencapaian. While Ancestors it’s mean nenek moyang, Documents it’s surat-surat
and property it’s mean harta.
8. Which of the following was ultimately
required of all athletes 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
The answer : C.
They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
The reason :
Look in line 6 indicates that “ but later the 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
The answer : C.
Curtailed
The reason :
if translated
into the Indonesian language
halted it’s mean diberhentikan same with Curtailed which
mean dibatasi/dikurangi. While Strted
it’s mean nenek dimulai,
Encorage it’s menganjurkan and fixed it’s
mean pasti.
10. What is an “Olympiad” ?
a. The time it took to finish the games
b. The time between games
c. The it took to nfinish war
d. The time it took te athletes to train
The answer : B.
The time between games
The reason :
Because the synonym of Olympiad is the
modern revival of the ancient games
held once every 4 years in a selected country. So, an Olympiad It could also be
interpreted as The time between games.
STYLISTIC PROBLEMS
1. The defendant refused to answer the
prosecutor’s quetions...
a. Because he was afraid it would incriminate
him
b. For fear that they will incriminate him
c. Because he was afraid that his answer would
incriminate him
d. Fearing that he will be incriminated by it
The answer : C
The reason
:
This sentence is
most appropriate because, he, his and
him is a correct antecendent .
It
and They not constitute a pronoun for this sentence.
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
The answer : D
The reason :
the answer to
this is the most appropriate because , have some sort of arrangement of the
right words . Unlike other answers (a)is redudancy. (b) the indirect object (original owner) preceds the direct subject (The wallet). (c)
originally is adverb and cannot used for this sentence.
3. The hospital owes.....for the consrtuction 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
The answer : A
The reason :
Because in this sentence cannot use a
preposition (like for, to, and of) when the indirect object precedes the direct object.
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
The answer : D
The reason :
Because, is telling
her professor is a Present Continous Tense. This Tense is used to describe an act that was in progress at the time
now, declared the Act is temporary and declared the Act referred to at the time
to come.
S + To be (am, are, is) + present participle
(bentuk-ing)
In this
case Sarah said at the time are now professors that he didn't get to attend classes
next week.
5. The artist was asked to show some paintings
at the contest because....
a. He painted very good
b. They belived he painted well
c. Of their belief that he was an good artist
d. The judges had been told of his talents
The answer : D
The reason :
Because, The
judges is a correct antecendent of pronoun and in the other option they and
their can not use to this sentence. Look into
the option (a) he painted very good.
For number 6-10 colors used for selection of answers Green for (a),
blue (b), purple (c)
and orange (d).
6. If motorist do not
observe the
traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.
The Incorrect Answer : D
The reason :
Because this sentence indicated that is Parallelism. have to pay a fine should be
replaced by fined.
7. Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show
up last night because he had an
accident on his way to the practice.
The Incorrect Answer : C
The Reason :
In this sentence must be used The past perfect tense (s +
had + past participle (v-3)). And the right sentence is “Fred, who usually
conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had had an
accident an accident on his way to teh practice.”
8. A short time
before her operation last month, Mrs.Carlyle dreams of
her daughter who lives overseas.
The Incorrect Answer
: C
The Reason :
Because it happened last month, this sentence must be used The past perfect tense (s +
had + past participle (v-3)). and the true answer is had dreamed.
9. The atmosphere in
Andalucia is open,
warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who
have the good
fortune to visit there.
The Incorrect Answer : B
The Reason :
Because this
is the shape of Parallelism. So,
“gives a welcome feeling” must be
renamed by welcome.
10. Some of
the people were standing in
the street watched the parade, while others were
singing songs.
The Incorrect Answer : C
The Reason :
Because, the sentence is Present Continous Tense, it used to describe an act that was in progress at the
time now. So, “watched” must renamed
by watching.
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