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.
