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.
Answer : C. Battles were interrupted
to participate in the games.
Reason : Because in paragraph one
there is sentence : an any wars in progress were halted to allow the games
to take place. So the battles is
not interrupted.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is
closest in meaning to…
A. aristocracy
B. Brave
C. intellectuals
D. muscular
Answer : A. aristocracy
Reason : because elite and
aristocracy 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
the athletes
Answer : B. To honor Zeus
Reason : Because in the first
sentence in the story is the first 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
Answer : B. 1200 years
Reason : 2012 – 776 = 1236 years, so
approximately is 1200 years.
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
Answer : B. They believed athletic
events were important
Reason : because in the article
there sentence : The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength to
their education of youth. So they believed athletic 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
Answer : A. Physical
fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
Reason : Because the article’s
contain all about the history of Olympic Games and physical fitness was an
integral part of the lives of the ancient
Greeks.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is
closest in meaning to…
A. Accomplishments
B. Ancestors
C. Documents
D. Property
Answer : A.
Accomplishments
Reason : because in the sentence: winners
of Olympic were having poems sung about their deeds. Which most compatible
is accomplishments, that meaning to
‘prestasi/pencapaian’.
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
Answer : C. They had to
be Greek males with no criminal record
Reason : because there sentence : but
the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. So the right answer is C.
9. The word “halted” in line 16
means most nearly the same as…
A. Encourages
B. Started
C. Curtailed
D. Fixed
Answer : C. Curtailed
Reason : in the article, any war in progress were halted,
curtailed is the most compatible. In Indonesian is “dibatasi”
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
Answer : B. The time
between games
Reason : because in 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”. so the answer is B.
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
Answer : C. Because he
was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
Reason : there is a complete
independent clause and dependent clause, and match in tenses.
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
Reason : because original in
the option D means : Asli, that more suitable with the sentence.
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
Answer : D. Twenty million
of dollars to the government
Reason : because, if translate in
Indonesian which most compatible is answer 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
Answer : D. Is telling
her professors
Reason : because the sentence is present continuous. So the most
compatible answer is D.
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
Answer : A. He painted
very good
Reason : there is a sequence of
tense, simple past tense in ; The artist was asked to show some paintings at
the contest; with simple past tense in ; because he painted very good. and
also the perfect combination of dependent-independent clause.
6. If motorists do not observe
the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have
to pay a fine.
Correction :
If motorists do not observe the
traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined.
Reason :
Because the sentence above must be
parallelism. So,, have to pay a fine must be change with verb too, such
as ; 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
Correction :
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.
Reason :
The sentence is right that is the
past perfect tense.
8.A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle dreams
of her daughter who lives overseas.
Correction :
A short time before her operation
last month , Mrs.Carlyle had dreamed of her daughter who
lives overseas.
Reason :
we should use the past perfect
tense. so we must change dreams to dreamed.
9. The atmosphere in Andalucia
is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the
good fortune to visit there.
Correction :
The atmosphere in Andalucia is open,
warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Reason :
The sentence above must be
parallelism. So we must change Gives a welcome feeling with welcome.
10. Some of the people were standing
in the street watched the parade, while others were singing
songs.
Correction :
Some of the people were standing in
the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.
Reason :
Standing and Singing, is a present continuous. So watched
must be change with the same tenses too.
