TUGAS BAHASA INGGRIS 3
NAMA : MIA JULIA PUTRI
NPM : 22209168
KELAS : 3EB13
UNIVERSITAS GUNADARMA
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.
Jawaban : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
Alasan : Karena pada cerita diatas apabila terdapat perang maka harus dihentikan dulu lalu bisa dilanjutkan permainan. Terdapat di akhir paragraf 1 : “…..an any wars in progress were halted 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
Jawaban : A. Aristocracy
Alasan : Karena keduanya memiliki arti yang sama.
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
Jawaban : B. To honor Zeus
Alasan : alasannya terdapat di paragraf 1, yaitu : “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
Jawaban : D. 2800 years
Alasan : Karena dimulai di 776 sebelum masehi sampai sekarang yaitu 2012, jika dditambah maka hasilnya 2788 tahun. Disini diambil tahun yang mendekati jadi dipilih 2800 tahun.
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
Jawaban : B. They believed athletic events were important
Alasan : Berdasarkan pada cerita terdapat kata – kata “The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength to their education of youth.” Disini dapat diketahui bahwa acara tersebut sangatpenting bagi kaum muda atau yang akan menjadi penerus mereka kelak.
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
Jawaban : D. The Greeks had the games coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were over
Alasan : Terdapat di paragrafkedua dan di kalimat kedua.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to…
a. Accomplishments
b. Ancestors
c. Documents
d. Property
Jawaban : A. Accomplishments
Alasan : Dalam bahasa indonesia “deeds” itu berarti “perbuatan”, tetapi pada kalimat Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their deeds” disini kata deeds mendekati artinya dengan ‘accomplishments’ yang berarti ‘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
Jawaban : C. They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
Alasan : Berdasarkan kalimat pada artikel tersebut yaitu :”…..but the later games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.” Jadi yang bisa mengikuti permainan tersebut yang tidak memiliki catatan kriminal.
9. The word “halted” in line 16 means most nearly the same as…
a. Encourages
b. Started
c. Curtailed
d. Fixed
Jawaban : C. Curtailed
Alasan : Karena kata “halted” berarti menghentikan maka kata yang memiliki arti mendekati adalah “curtailed” yang artinya “mengurangi”.
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
Jawaban : B. The time between games
Alasan : Terdapat pada kalimat pertama di paragraf kedua yaitu “The Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads”.
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
Jawaban : C. Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
Alasan : Pada soal diketahui bahwa questions berbentuk jamak maka jawaban yang cocok juga merupakan bentuk jamak yaitu his answers.
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
Jawaban : D. The wallet to its original owner
Alasan : Karena pada pilihan D berarti mengembalikan dompet kepada pemilik aslinya, pilihan C juga hampir mirip tetapi pada kalimat tersebut terdapat akhiran –ly dan dalam bahasa indonesia itu berarti awalnya, jadi yang paling cocok adalah pemilik aslinya bukan pemilik awalnya.
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
Jawaban : A. The government twenty million dollars
Alasan : Karena di soal owes itu berarti berhutang dan merupakan kata kerja maka harus diikuti dengan objek dan jawaban A yang tepat.
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
Jawaban : C. Told her professors
Alasan : Karena jawaban C yang paling tepat,, sedangkan jawaban A memakai to yang seharusnya tidak menggunakan to.
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
Jawaban : B. They believed he painted well
Alasan : Karena pilihan yang B merupakan yang paling tepat, karena setelah verb (painted) dibutuhkan adverb (well) bukan adjective.
6. If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.
Koreksi : If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and fined.
Alasan : Kalimat tersebut merupakan parallelism. Kata stopped dan ticketed, keduanya merupakan kata kerja. Sedangkan kata “have to pay a fine” bukan kata kerja jadi harus diganti menjadi kata kerja sehingga berubah menjadi “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
Koreksi : Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsal, did not show up last night
because he had an accident on his way to the practice.
Alasan : Kata rehearsal tidak membutuhkan “s’’ karena bukan merupakan kata kerja untuk the choir.
8. A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle dreams of her daughter who lives overseas.
Koreksi : A short time before her operation last month , Mrs.Carlyle had dreamed of her daughter who lives overseas.
Alasan : karena kalimat diatas bentuk lampau jadi dreams harus diubah menjadi bentuk lampau yaitu menjadi dreamed.
9. The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Koreksi : The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and welcome to all who have the good fortune to visit there.
Alasan : Kalimat tersebut merupakan paralelism. Kata open dan warm merupakan kata sifat, sedangkan gives a welcome feeling bukan kata kerja sehingga harus diganti menjadi kata sifat, sehingga diganti menjadi welcome.
10. Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing songs.
Koreksi : Some of the people were standing in the street watching the parade, while others were singing songs.
Alasan : kalimat tersebut merupakan paralelism. Kata standing dan singing merupakan kata kerja dan tenses nya adalah past participle jadi kata watched harus diganti dengan tenses yang sama seperti standing dan singing.
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