1. Which of following is NOT true?
Answer : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in
the games.
Because, In paragraph one the statement is … any wars in progress were
halted to allow the games to take place. Battle were not interrupted it’s to
allow the games to take place.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closets in meaning
to…
Answer : A. Aristocracy
Because, both of word have the same meaning ; the most powerful members of a society.
3. Why were the Olympic Games held?
Answer : B.
To honor Zeus
Because, In first
paragraph of story explained …of Mounth Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god,
Zeus.
4. Approximately how many years ago did these games
originate?
Answer : B. 1200 years.
Because, This is 2012 year and the games held in
776 so until now it’s 1236 years ago or approximately 1200 years.
5. What conclusion can we draw about ancient Greeks?
Answer : B.
They believed athletic events were important
Because, The
fourth sentence in the first paragraph of story ; The Greeks emphasized
physical fitness and strength to their education of youth. So they believed that event were
important to their prestige.
6. What is the main idea of these passage?
Answer : A.
Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of ancient Greeks.
Because, The article’s contain all about the
Olympic Games and focused about The Greeks that emphasized physical fitness and
strength to their education of youth.
7. In line 14, the word “dedds” is closets in
meaning to..
Answer
: A. Accomplishments
Because, in the paragraph dedds is the winner so
it closets meaning with accomplishment that meaning ‘penyelesaian/pencapaian’.
”seorang pemain dinyatakan menang jika sudah menyelesaikan permainannya /
mencapai kemenangan”.
8. Which of the following was ultimately required of
all these athletes competing in the Olympics?
Answer
: C. They had to be Greek males
with no criminal record
Because, Only the elite and military could
participate first , but
the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.
9. The word “ halted” in the line 16 means most
nearly the same as..
Answer
: C. Curtailed
Because, the other answer has the same
meaning that is push/start/still. So it
was not match with the word because …any
wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.
10.What is an “Olympiad”?
Answer
: B. The time between games
Because, statement in the second paragraph ; The
Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculate time in
four years cycle called “Olympiads”.
STYLISTIC PROBLEMS
1. The defendant
refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions
Answer
: C. Because he was afraid it
would incriminate him
Because, it match with tense complete with
dependent clause and independent clause.
2. Mrs. Walker has
returned ……
Answer
: D. The wallet to its original
owner
Because, if we translate the sentence into
Indonesian language option D is the perfect answer because originally the
meaning is ‘awalnya’.
3. The hospital
owes ….. .. for the construction of the new
wing.
Answer
: D. Twenty million of dollars to
the government.
Because, if we translate the sentence into
Indonesian language option D is the perfect answer.
4. Sarah……..that she
could not attend classes next week.
Answer
: D. Is telling her professors
Because, the sentence is present continous tense
expresses an activity that is happening.
5. The artist was
asked to show some paintings at the contest because…..
Answer
: A. He painted very good
Because, the sentence is simple past tense it
match with dependent clause and independent clause simple past tense.
6. If motorists do not
observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to
pay a fine.
Answer : If
motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped,
ticketed and fined.
Because, the sentence is pararellism stopped and
ticketed are verb but have to pay a fine is clause.
7. Fred, who usually
conduct the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had an
accident on his way to the practice.
Answer : Fred,
who usually conduct the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he
had had an accident on his way to the practice.
Because, the accident was happen before a
particular time in the past so we should use
past perfect tense.
8. A short time before
her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreams of her daughter who lives
overseas.
Answer
: A short time before her
operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle had dreamed of her daughter who lives
overseas.
Because, The dream was happen before a particular
time in the past (before her operation) so we should use past perfect tense.
9. The atmosphere in
Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good
fortune to visit there.
Answer
: The atmosphere in Andalucia is
open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Because, open and warm are adjective and the
sentence is pararellism because gives a welcome feeling is clause so we can
change it with welcome as adjective.
10.Some of the people
were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing
songs.
Answer
: Some of the people were
standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.
Because, standing and singing are verb in present
continous tense so watched agreement with both so it must be watching.
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