SOFTSKILL MEETING 3

1.   Which of the following is NOT true ?

a.    Winner’s 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.

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 closest in meaning to

a.    Aristocracy

b.    Brave

c.    Intellectuals

d.    Muscular

Answer : A. Aristocracy

Because : Elite and aristocracy is have the same meaning

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 athelets

Answer : B. To honor Zeus

Because : the 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 game originate

a.    800 years

b.    1,200 years

c.     2,300 years

d.    2,800 years

Answer : D .2,800 years

Because : In 776 BC until 2012 it is approximately 2800. So, The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago.

5.   What conclusion can we draw about tha ancient Greeks?

a.    They were pacifists

b.    They belived athletic events were important

c.    They were very simple

d.    They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates

Answer : B They belived athletic events were important

Because : The conclusion is They belived athletic events were important, because The greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four year cycles called Olympiad. And The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.

6.    What is the main idea of this passage?

a.   Physical fitness was an integral part of 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 festivies so that they could go back to war when the games were over.

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 “deeds” is closest in meaning to

a.   Accomplishments

b.   Ancestors

c.   Documents

d.   Property

Answer  : A. Accomplishments

Because : the word “deeds” most likely the word  “accomplishments”.

8.   Which of the following was ultimately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

a.   They must have completed military service

b.   Thye had to attend special training sessions

c.   They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

d.   They had to be very religious

Answer  : C. They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

Because : According to the text “..... 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.   Strated

c.   Curtailed

d.   Fixed

Answer  : C. Curtailed

Because : in Indonesian language halted it’s meaning diberhentikan same with Curtailed which mean dibatasi/dikurangi.

10.  What is an “Olympiade”?

a.   The time is 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 rain

Answer  : B. The time between games

Because : in line first paragraph 2 explain "The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”

 STYLISTIC PROBLEM

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

Answer  : C. Because he was afraid that his answer would incriminate

Because : the sentences is having antecedent for the pronoun “he” 

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

Answer  : D. The wallet to its original owner

Because : grammar is the best santences compared with sentence A (redudancy), B dan C ( grammar indicate error).

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

Answer  : A. The government twenty million dollars

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

Answer : D. Is telling her professors

Because : the sentence is present continues tense S + To be (am, are, is) + present participle (bentuk-ing) and answer must be present continues.

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

Answer  : D. The judges had been told of his talents

Because :The judges is a correct antecendent of pronoun and in the other option they and their can't use to this sentence. 

6.   If motorist do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.

Answer : D. Have to pay a fine

Because :fine should be fined. For parallel structure, all past participles are required

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.

Answer : C. Had

Because : this sentence is a past perfect tense “ S + had + v3” and the true sentense is “Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had had an accident on his way to the practice”.

8.   A short time before her operation last month, Mrs.Carlyle dreams of her daughter who lives overseas.

Answer : C. Dreams

Because : dreams should be dreamed. Use past time because it happened last month.

9.   The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

Answer : B. And gives a welcome feeling

Because : the sentence is a parralelism so, “gives a welcom felling” must be change by friendly.

10. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing songs.

Answer  : C. Watched

Because : watched should be watching. Were standing … watching is correct parallel structure.