1.
The large carotid artery ____ to the main parts of the
brain.
(A)
Carrying blood
(B)
Blood is carried
(C)
Carries blood
(D)
Blood carries
Jawaban :
(C ) Carries blood
Alasan : akhiran kata konsonan
2.
Mark Twain _____ the years after the Civil War the “Gilded
Age.”
(A) called
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls
(A) called
(B) calling
(C) he called
(D) his calls
Jawaban : (A)
Called
Alasan : Bentuk kalimatnya adalah “past tense” karena terdapat
kata “After” yang berarti setelah itu artinya kalimat tersebut menyatakan
kejadian yang telah terjadi.
3.
_____ radio as the first practical system of wireless
telegraphy.
(A) Marconi’s development
(B) The development by Marconi
(C) Developing Marconi
(D) Marconi developed
(A) Marconi’s development
(B) The development by Marconi
(C) Developing Marconi
(D) Marconi developed
Jawaban : (D) Marconi developed
Alasan
: Dalam pertanyaan ini yang dicari adalah subjek, dan jawaban A,B,C
bukan merupakan subjek,sehingga jawabannya adalah D.
4.
The earliest medicines _____ from plants of various sorts.
(A) obtaining
(B) they obtained
(C) were obtained
(D) they were obtained
(A) obtaining
(B) they obtained
(C) were obtained
(D) they were obtained
Jawaban : (C) were obtained
Alasan
: Karena “the earliest medicines” menunjukan kalimat plural, dan
“were” itu adalah plural, dan selain itu kalimatnya juga past tense, jadi
jawabannya D.
5.
Pluto’s moon, Charon, _____ in a slightly elliptical path
around the planet.
(A)moving
(B) ismoving
(C) it was moving
(D) in its movement
(A)moving
(B) ismoving
(C) it was moving
(D) in its movement
Jawaban : (A) moving
Alasan : Karena disini yang dicari adalah
kata kerja, dan jawaban A yang paling tepat. Alasan lainnya adalah untuk
jawaban (B) penambahan kata bantu tidak sesuai; (C)
bukan past continous; (D) tidak tepat sekali
6.
Robert E. Lee ____ the Confederate army to General Grant in
1865 at the Appomattox Courthouse.
(A) surrendered
(B) he surrendered
(C) surrendering
(D) surrender
(A) surrendered
(B) he surrendered
(C) surrendering
(D) surrender
Jawaban : (A) surrendered
Alasan : Karena kalimatnya adalah Past
Tense, jawaban ada pada A dan B, tetapi yang paling TEPAT adalah jawaban A,
karena apabila jawabannya B maka kalimatnya akan memiliki dua subjek.
7.
In the Stone Age, stone tools _____ with other rock
materials.
(A) polishing
(B) they polished
(C) for polish
(D) were polished
Jawaban : (D) were polished (A) polishing
(B) they polished
(C) for polish
(D) were polished
Alasan : Karena yang dicari adalah Verb dan ” stone tools” menunjukan plural, dan “were” itu untuk plural jadi jawabannya adalah D.
8.
The first steamship to cross the Atlantic ____ Savannah, in
1819.
(A) was the
(B) it was the
(C) the
(D) in it the
(A) was the
(B) it was the
(C) the
(D) in it the
Jawaban : (B) was the
Alasan : Kalimat/pertanyaan diatas
menujukan kalimat Past Tense dan Singular, dan “was” itu untuk singular, jadi
jawabannya adalah B.
9.
The first plant-like organisms probably _____ in the sea,
perhaps 3 billion years ago.
(A) life
(B) living
(C) lived
(D) it was living
(A) life
(B) living
(C) lived
(D) it was living
Jawaban : (C) lived
Alasan : Karena terdapat kata “years ago”
yang menunjukan kalimat tersebut adalah Past Tense dan Jawaban C adalah yang
paling tepat.
10.
Air near the equator
____ a faster west-to-east motion than air farther from the equator.
(A)
to have
(B)
it has
(C)
has
(D)
having
Jawaban : (A)
to have
Alasan :
Karena pada jawaban A penambahan
kata bantu to sebelum have tepat ; B ada dua subyek; C kata ganti yang salah; D
kata ganti saja.
11.
____ quickly after an
animal dies.
(A)
In the degradation of DNA
(B)
Degrading DNA
(C)
DNA degrades
(D)
For DNA to degrade
Jawaban : (B)
Degrading DNA
Alasan :
Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan jawaban B menunjukan subjek.
12. _____ is famous as
the home of the U.S. Naval Academy.
(A) Annapolis
(B) Because of
Annapolis
(C) Why Annapolis
(D) Because Annap
Jawaban
: (A) Annapolis
Alasan : Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan
jawaban yang menunjukan Subjek adalah A.
13.
_________ the deepest valleys and canyons on the Earth.
(A) In the Pacific Ocean with
(B) In the Pacific Ocean
(C) The Pacific Ocean
(D) The Pacific Ocean has
Jawaban : (D) The Pacific Ocean
has
Alasan :
Karena yang dicari adalah Subjek dan Verb, jawaban D adalah yang paling tepat
karena menunjukan subjek + verb ( kata kerja ) kepemilikan.
14.
In the United States, the participation
of females in the labor force from 37 percent in 1965 to 51 percent in 1980.
(A) it jumped
(B) jump
(C) jumping
(D) jumped
Jawaban : (A)
it jumped
Alasan :
kalimatnya Past Tense, Jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena jawaban menjukan past tense dan juga punya memiliki kata
ganti.
15. ______ the second most common metal
in the earth’s crust, and it always occurs in combination with other substances.
(A) Iron
(B) Iron is
(C) With iron
(D) With iron is
Jawaban : (B)
Iron is
Alasan
: Yang dicari adalah Subject dan
Verb, dan B adalah jawaban yang tepat.
16. Although knives and forks _____ of
prehistoric origin, spoons are relatively new.
(A) are
(B) they are
(C) are they
(D) which are
Jawaban :
(A) are
Alasan
: Karena jawaban A
menunjukan kata kerja bantu. B dan C akan menjadikan kalimat memiliki 2 subjek, dan D menjukan
kalimat tanya.
17. ____ lived on Earth for
nearly 150 million years.
(A) Dinosaurs
(B) Dinosaurs who
(C) If dinosaurs
(D) Since dinosaurs
Jawaban : (A) Dinosaurs
Alasan :
Karena yang dicari adalah Subjek, jadi jawabannya adalah A.
18.
_____along most of its length into an upper chamber and a lower chamber.
(A) The divided cochlea
(B) Dividing the
cochlea
(C) The cochlea is
divided
(D) With a divided cochlea
Jawaban
: (C) The cochlea is divided
Alasan
:
Yang dicari adalah Subjek, dan yang palin tepat adalah jawaban C. B dan C tidak
menunjukan Subjek, sedangkan D terdapat penambahan kata bantu diawal kalimat
sehingga tidak tepat.
19.
When _____ the conference?
(A) the doctor attended
(B) did the doctor
attend?
(C) the doctor will
attend
(D) the doctor’s attendance
Jawaban : (C) the doctor will attend
Alasan : C merupakan kalimat
tanya yang paling tepat ( simple future tenses ), jawaban A menujukan kalimat
past tense, jawaban B merupakan kalimat tanya, jawaban D terdapat kata bantu
sehingga jawaban A,B dan D kurang tepat.
20.
To Mike ____ was a big surprise.
(A) really
(B) the party
(C) funny
(D) when
Jawaban : (B) the party
Alasan : Yang hilang dari
pertanyaan diatas adalah Objeknya, jadi jawabannya adalah B. Karena jawaban A
menujukan keterangan; C menunjukan sifat; D menujukan pertanyaan sehingga
kurang tepat.
21.
Each day practiced
the piano for hours. ( Incorrect )
Each
day practices the
piano for hours.( Correct )
Alasan : Kata “practiced” pada kalimat pertama kurang tepat karena
menunjukan kalimat pas tense dan gantinya adalah “practices” karena kalimatnya
menunjukan kegiatan yang selalu dilakukan.
22.
the directions to the exercise on page twenty unclear ( Correct )
Alasan
: Penempatan “on” dalam kalimat sudah tepat.
23.
During the week eat lunch in the school cafeteria. ( Incorrect )
During a week eat lunch in the
school cafeteria. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Penggunaan kata “the” sebagai kata bantu kurang tepat, seharusnya menggunakan
“a”.
24.
In the morning after concert was tired. (
Correct )
Alasan :
Karena kalimat diatas menujukan Past Tense yaitu karena ada kata “after” dan
“was tired”
25.
During the meeting in the office discussed the schedule. (Incorrect)
During the meeting in the office discuss
the schedule. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Penggunaan “ discussed” pada kalimat pertama kurang tepat dan harus diganti
dengan “discuss” karena kalimat ini menunjukan Present Tense.
26.
Everyone must leaves the room immediately. ( Incorrect )
Everyone must leave the room
immediately ( Correct )
Alasan :
Kata “leaves” tidak tepat seharusnya tidak menambahkan huruf “s” diakhir kata
karena itu akan merubah arti. Leaves itu artinya daun.
27.
I could sat on the beach for hours. (Correct)
Alasan :
menunjukan kalimat past tense.
28.
She will asking you many difficult questions. (Incorrect)
She will ask you many difficult
questions. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Setelah penggunaan –ing harus kembali ke verb1.
29.
The new movie is receive good reviews. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Kalimat “the new movie is” tepat,
karena kata bantu untuk kata benda adalah “is”.
30.
We took a new routes to the beach house. (
Correct )
Alasan :
Menunjukan kalimat Simple
present tense.
31.
They helped she with the work. (
Incorrect )
They helped her with the work. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Seharusnya kata “she” diganti “her” karena menunjukan kepemilikan.
32.
Her and Bob came over to visit me. (
Incorrect)
She and Bob came over to visit me ( Correct )
Alasan : Kata
“her” kurang tepat seharusnya diganti dengan “she”
33.
She lent it to you and I. ( Correct )
34.
we offered she a place to stay. (
Correct)
35.
The soup needs more salt because he does not taste very good. ( Correct )
36.
the girls ran too fast and she fell down. (Correct
)
37.
they sold the car to you and I. (
Correct )
38.
I told his the truth, but he didn’t believe me. ( Incorrect )
I told him the truth, but he
didn’t believe me. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Karena kata ganti dia ( laki-laki) adalah “him” jadi penggunaan “his” kurang
tepat.
39.
you and she should look for they. (
Incorrect )
you and she should look for them ( Correct )
Alasan :
“they” seharusnya “them”, karena untuk kata ganti mereka jika sbg objek adalah
“them”.
40.
Martha was happy when she boss gave her a pay raise. ( Incorrect )
Martha was happy when her boss
gave her a pay raise. ( Correct)
Alasan :
Penggunaan “she” kurang tepat, seharusnya adalah “her” karena kalimatnya
menunjukan kepemilikan.
41.
just between our, I am not sure if we can trust them. ( Incorrect )
just between an our, I am not sure
if we can trust them. ( Correct )
Alasan :
Kurang kata penghubung “an”.
42.
the travelers lost our way in the storm. ( Incorrect )
the travelers lost their way in
the storm ( Correct )
Alasan :
Kata “our” seharusnya “their”
43.
please tell your brother that me need to talk to him. ( Incorrect )
please tell your brother that I
need to talk to him ( Correct )
Alasan :
“me” kurang tepat, dan harus diganti dengan “I” karena “saya” disini menunjukan
objek.
44.
the boy got the box and his opened it carefully. (Incorrect)
the boy got the box and he opened
it carefully. ( Correct )
Alasan : “his” seharusnya “he”
45.
if my friend calls, please ask them to call back later. (Correct)
46.
me and my friend are taking a trip. (Correct)
47.
our neighbors are going with you and I. (Correct)
48.
Ghea explained that
her and her sister had often eaten at that restaurant. ( Incorrect )
Ghea explained that she and her
sister had often eaten at that restaurant. (
Correct )
Alasan :
Kata “her” seharusnya adalah “she”
49.
the students are
allowed to ask questions when she doesn't understand a problem. ( Incorrect )
the students are allowed to ask
questions when they doesn't understand a problem. ( Correct )
Alasan : “She”
diganti dengan “they” karena kata “the students” menunjukan jumlah lebih dari
satu orang.
50. do you know Ben and her
wife? ( Incorrect )
do you know Ben and his wife? ( Correct )
Alasan :
“her” adalah kata ganti kepemilikan dia (perempuan), dan yang tepat adalah
“his” karena itu kata ganti kepemilikan dia (laki-laki) “ Ben”.
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