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Soal Latihan PPG Bahasa Inggris Set 1: To Be Considered
Soal Latihan PPG Bahasa Inggris Set 1: To Be Considered
1. … representative of the students of high-level achievers, the subjects of the experiment will
be students drawn randomly out of the 5 classes as the accessible population
Be considered
To be considered
Being considered
Having considered
They were considered
2. … riding a motorcycle or driving a car can be blamed as the main cause of accidents on the road.
Hurried
Reckless
Speedy
Quick
Rapid
3.
According to the advertisement, the document that should be submitted by applicants is....
A curriculum vitae and a passport
A curriculum vitae and an application letter
An application letter and a school diploma
A curriculum vitae and a photo
An application letter and an ID card
Text 1
At the age of sixty-five, Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people
based on her early experiences on American frontier. Born in the state of Wisconsin in 1867, she and
her family were rugged pioneers. Seeking better farm land, they went by overed wagon to Missouri in
1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and travelling on to Minnesota
and Iowa before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1879. Because of this constant moving,
Wilder's early education took place sporadically in a succession of one-room schools. From age thirteen
to sixteen, she attended school more regularly, although she never graduated. At the age of eighteen, she
married Almanzo James Wilder. They bought a small farm in Ozarks, where they remained for the rest
of their lives. Their only daughter, Rose, who had become a nationally known journalist, encouraged her
mother to write. Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with Harper's to publish her mother's first
book, Little House in the Big Woods. Seven more books followed, each chronicling her early life on the
plains. Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular with young readers from
many nations. Twenty years after her death in 1957, more than 20 million copies had been sold, and they
had been translated into fourteen languages. In 1974, a weekly television series, "Little House on the
Prairie", was produced based on the stories from the Wilder books.
5. Which one of the following events is not true in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder?
She went west by covered wagon.
She graduated from one-room school.
She lived in Ozarks since her marriage.
Her daughter worked as a journalist.
She write seven books during her life.
Text 3
Content-based instruction (CBI) is a teaching method that emphasizes learning about something rather
than learning about language. Although CBI is not new, there has been (26)… in it over the last ten
years, particularly in the USA and Canada where it has proven very effective in ESL immersion
programs. This interest has now spread to EFL classrooms around the world (27)… that their students
like CBI and are excited to learn English this way.
11. During the interview session we must be confident. Do not even show in your words ….
brass farthing
besetting sins
broken accents
natural spirits
brute force
12. Everyone present in the seminar was … petrified seeing that Raisha answered the examiner's
questions brilliantly.
completely
massively
extremely
wholly
fully
Text 4
Flipped classrooms redefine in-class activities. In-class lessons (28) accompanying flipped classroom
may include activity learning or more traditional homework problems, among other practices, to engage
students in the content. Class activities vary but may include: in-depth laboratory experiments, (29)
original document analysis, debate or speech presentation, current event discussions, peer reviewing,
project-based learning, and skill development or concept practice.
16. It is not recommended to use garden soil to plant the indoor herbs because ....
garden soil may give viruses to indoor herbs
the indoor herbs may be too heavy to carry
the garden soil is too warm for indoor herbs
the indoor herbs may become dwarf if planted in soil
Garden soil may harm the fertilizer for the herbs
Text 6
Recently, I took a trip to Japan. I went across the country and visited most of its famous places. One that
I noted was Akihabara. One notable establishment which can be found in Akihabara is called a Girl/Maid
Cafe, a themed restaurant where the servers are women and they come and have conversations with you
at your table. Together with my friends, we went to a Mermaid Cafe, which was themed to be under the
sea. Our waitress was named Momone, and while she did not look exactly like a Mermaid, she was
definitely wearing a stereotypical maid outfit. Unfortunately, I did not speak Japanese, though the rest
of my small cohort did, so a long conversation ensued about our servers' interests and adventures. I Commented [bi4]: pengikut, kelompok
purchased a special drink, which costed a bit more than the others, but came with a cute Polaroid which Commented [bi5]: berakibat
Momone and I posed for. She wrote all over the Polaroid with markers, writing cute messages and
drawing hearts, to help build the illusion that we were a cute (Kawaii) couple. The arcades in Akihabara Commented [bi6]: gang beratap
are filled with people playing games. I am a big fan of Guilty Gear, but I could not find it in the arcade
I was in, so I instead settled for Blaz Blu, its cousin. This arcade, and many other buildings in the area,
have very slow elevators and no staircases. If there were a fire I could only assume everybody would
die. One of the shops I went to was several stories tall. The first story contained modern console video
games, the next stories contain retro console games. One story is dedicated to movies, while another to
board games. There I purchase one toy as a souvenir for a friend back in the States, though I had not yet
asked how it worked. When riding between cities, the trains were very packed. In these trains one will
find many Japanese Businesspersons, who mostly appear sad and tired. This offers a sharp contrast with
the whole "Kawaii" culture which is especially prevalent in Akihabara. Commented [bi7]: umum, merata, lazim
Text 7
Social Network Impact on Young People
The impact of social networks on young people is significant. Children are growing up surrounded by
mobile devices and interactive social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, which
has made the social media a vital aspect of their life. Social network is transforming the manner in which
young people interact with their parents, peers, as well as how they make use of technology. However,
hyper-connected to social network cannot be bad for them. The effects of social networking are twofold. Commented [bi8]: dua kali lipat,
On the positive side, social networks can act as invaluable tools for professionals. They achieve this by
assisting young professionals to market their skills and seek business opportunities. Social networking
sites may also be used to network professionally. On the negative side, the internet is laden with a number
of risks associated with online communities. Cyber bullying, which refers to a type of bullying that is
perpetrated using electronic technology, is one of the risks. Bullies have taken to internet sites such as Commented [bi9]: melakukan
Twitter and Facebook, where the hide behind the anonymity provided by the internet to carry out their
despicable acts. Young people also run the risk of inadvertently disclosing their personal information Commented [bi10]: perbuatan yang tercela
since on most occasions; they usually neglect to read carefully websites' privacy policies. Whenever Commented [bi11]: dengan tak hati-hati
young people fail to read the policies and disclaimers, they are exposed to risks of having their personal
information disclosed. This is especially a serious matter in light of the rising cases of cybercrimes such
as identity theft. New studies reveal that social networks have the ability to sway people to spend money Commented [bi12]: goyangan, mempengaruhi
by running advertisements on the user's page. Such forms of near-subliminal advertising can
subconsciously cause an individual to buy certain merchandise. It is becoming increasingly clear that
social networks have become part of people's lives. Many young people are using their tablet computers
and smartphones to check Tweets and status updates from their friends and family. As technology
advances, people are pressured to adopt different lifestyles. Social networking sites can assist young
people to become more socially capable. However, they may also make them clumsy and incompetent,
as well. Therefore, it is imperative to exercise caution and restraint when dealing with such issues. Commented [bi13]: pengendalian
21. "They" achieve this by assisting young professionals to market their skills and seek business
opportunities. (Paragraph 2) The underlined word refers to....
A. The effects
Social networks
The positive side
Business opportunities
Internet users
Text 8
Steps for Connecting a Laptop to a Projector
To connect a laptop to a projector, you need to prepare... 1. First, make sure your computer and laptop
are both turned off. 2. Second, connect the video cable (usually VGA) from your laptop's external video
port to the projector. 3. Then, plug your projector into an electrical outlet and press the "power" button
to turn it ON. 4. Next, turn on your laptop. 5. If you need audio for your presentation, connect the laptop's
"audio out" port to the projector, or to another sound system. 6. Sync the projector and laptop by holding
down the FUNCTION key function (Fn) and pressing one of the following keys to toggle. (Note:
Depending on your computer, you may have to use a different F key than those listed above.)
24. What should you do to present the audio for your presentation?
Sync the projector and laptop by holding down the FUNCTION key.
Connect the laptop's "audio out" port to another sound system.
Plug the projector into an electrical outlet.
Press the "power" button to turn it ON.
Plug the projector cable to the laptop outlet.
Text 9
Suppose we want to build a machine that understands or generates linguistic communication between
humans. So, we need models and processes for (32) getting chunks of information from voice or textual
utterances and manipulating them inside a computer. These models' catch-all name is natural language
processing.
25. The underlined part getting chunks of information in the passage may be best rephrased as….
obtaining portions of materials
collecting bits of evidence
synthesizing facts of news
receiving reports of facts
attaining pieces of data
Text 10
The Bear Who Married a Woman
Once upon a time there lived a widow of the tribe of the Gispaxlâ'ts. Many men tried to marry her
daughter, but she declined them all. The mother said, "When a man comes to marry you, feel of the
palms of his hands. If they are soft, decline him. If they are rough, accept him." She meant that she
wanted to have a son-in-law who is skillful in building canoes. Her daughter obeyed her commands and
refused all young men. One night a youth came to her. The palms of his hands were very rough, and
therefore she accepted his suit. Early in the morning, however, he had suddenly disappeared, even before
she had seen him. When her mother arose early in the morning and went out, she found a halibut (name
of fish) on the beach in front of the house, although it was midwinter. The following evening the young
man came back, but disappeared again before the dawn of the day. In the morning the widow found a
seal in front of the house. Thus they lived for some time. The young woman never saw the face of her
husband; but every morning she found an animal on the beach, every day a larger one. Thus the widow
came to be very rich. She was anxious to see her son-in-law, and one day she waited until he arrived.
Suddenly she saw a red bear appear from the water. He carried a whale on each side, and put them down
on the beach. As soon as he noticed that he was observed, he was transformed into a rock, which may
be seen up to this day. He was a supernatural being of the sea.
Text 11
1. Therefore, it needs a broad effort by everyone to make the proper education system in such countries.
2. Education is very necessary for the betterment of everyone's life.
3. However, the education system is still weak in the undeveloped countries.
4. It enables us and prepares us in every aspect of life.
5. People living in such countries are poor and spend their whole day in arranging only some basic needs.
6. Proper education also creates lots of ways to go ahead in the future.
7. Thus, we all should know the importance of education in our life.
29. The best arrangement of those sentences to make a logical paragraph is…
2–7–4–3–1–5–6
2–6–7–4–3–5–1
2–7–4–6–3–5–1
2–6–4–7–1–3–5
2–5–7–4–6–3–1
Text 12
The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. The crust and the top of the
mantle make up a thin skin on the surface of our planet. But this skin is not all in one piece – it is made
up of many pieces like a puzzle covering the surface of the earth. Not only that, but these puzzle pieces
keep slowly moving around, sliding past one another and bumping into each other. We call these puzzle
pieces tectonic plates, and the edges of the plates are called the plate boundaries. The plate boundaries
are made up of many faults, and most of the earthquakes around the world occur on these faults. Since
the edges of the plates are rough, they get stuck while the rest of the plate keeps moving. Finally, when
the plate has moved far enough, the edges unstuck on one of the faults and there is an earthquake. While
the edges of faults are stuck together, and the rest of the block is moving, the energy that would normally
cause the blocks to slide past one another is being stored up. When the force of the moving blocks finally
overcomes the friction of the jagged edges of the fault and it unsticks, all that stored up energy is released.
The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions in the form of seismic waves like ripples on
a pond. The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it, and when the waves reach the earth's
surface, they shake the ground and anything on it, like our houses and us!
31. ... and most of the earthquakes around the world "occur" on these faults. (Par 1)
The underlined word has a closest meaning to....
happen
prevent
locate
hold
exist
33. The explanation on the new teaching method can take a long time. But, the lecturer did not have
much time as he had to go out of town on duty. So, he tried to keep the explanation….
high and dry
free and easy
meek and mild Commented [bi14]: lemah lembut dan ringan
Text 14
The Input Hypothesis claims that humans acquire language in only one way--by understanding
messages, (46)... by receiving "comprehensible input." If acquisition is the core of this theory, the crucial
question then becomes: How do we acquire? According to the hypothesis, we move from one stage of
understanding to (47).... More specifically, we acquire a new rule by understanding messages that
contain this new rule. We move from stage "i", the present level of the understood message or "current
competence", to the next level, giving us the formula "i+1." (48)…, "i+1", "comprehensible input" and
the Input Hypothesis (IH) mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably for the purpose of this
paper.
36. Which option best completes (46)?
clearly
simply
amazingly
basically
naturally
Given that
Following this
It follows that
Therefore
Text 14
The K-W-L-H learning strategy is one of the most popular strategies that have been used by the learning
community to read and understand texts as well as work on different school projects. This strategy that
was developed by Donna Ogle in 1986 was originally developed for studying literature. K-W-L-H is an
acronym.
39. The underlined part that was developed by Donna Ogle in the passage may be best rephrased as….
Donna Ogle invented
Donna Ogle was found
discovered Donna Ogle
to be created by Donna Ogle
was Donna Ogle constructed
Text 15
The main causes of obesity are: the decreased level of nutrients intake, and sedentary lifestyle. For Commented [bi18]: menetap, tidak aktif
example, the intake of fast food meals tripled between 1977 and 1995, and calorie level magnified four
times during the same period. Nevertheless, it is insufficient explanation of phenomenal rise in the
obesity levels in the well-developed countries. Overall, obesity is a major health and social problem,
which has reached pandemic levels. (49) … A survey indicates that more than 2 in 3 adults are considered
to be overweight. There are health risks caused by overweight or obesity. These are osteoarthritis, high
blood pressure, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases. Osteoarthritis is the
most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective
cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time. …
40. The sentence that best completes blank spaces in (49) is….
The causes of obesity are interrelated factors, such as genetics, lifestyle and body energy use
People who are obese are at increased risk for many serious diseases and health conditions
A number of health hazards have been associated with overweight several studies reveal.
Overweight and obese persons are often blamed for their condition and considered lazy
Recently obesity or overweight has been the subject of intensive research medically
41. The meaning that best expresses these two sentences: 'We joined a workshop by a facilitator' and
'His workshop topic was inspiring.' is….
We joined a workshop by a facilitator the workshop topic of whom was inspiring
We joined a workshop by a facilitator, the workshop topic of which was inspiring
We joined a workshop by a facilitator of whose workshop topic was inspiring
We joined a workshop by a facilitator whose workshop topic was inspiring
We joined a workshop by a facilitator that workshop topic was inspiring
42. The meaning that best expresses this: 'The computer program is not at hand now. As a result, we
analyze the data manually' is….
If the computer program is at hand now, we will not analyze the data manually
Were the computer program at hand now, we would not analyze the data manually*
If the computer program was at hand now, we would not analyze the data manually
Should the computer program be at hand now, we will not analyze the data manually
If the computer program would be at hand now, we would not analyze the data manually
Text 16
The table below shows the primary funding sources of international students in the US during the years
2003/04 and 2013/14.
43. In 2003, the funding is the least provided by.…
current employer
personal and family
U.S. college or university
foreign government or university
other sources.
45. Thesis draft consultation can also be a challenge for some students. Not only do they have to
present their ideas but also to answer their advisor's questions during the consultation session.
Many really feel they.… before even they meet their thesis advisor.
have butterflies in their stomach
sit on the edge of their seat
make their blood run cold
can't stand the pace
are like a silly goose
46. We planned to attend the conference overland; but it was not easy to find the transports … we
traveled as most were fully booked.
in which
which
where
that
by which Commented [bi19]: yang mana
Text 17
47. What educational background is required for the job vacancy above?
A. An air conditioner engineers major
A hotel business major
A diploma in engineering
An electrical engineer major
A business management major
48. When traveling by ... trains, we can not only arrive on time but also save our time to our destination.
express
speedy
quick
rapid
swift
Text 18
Wine making has been around for thousands of years. (44) …. It is a natural process requiring little
human intervention. However, each wine maker guides the process through different techniques. In
general, there are five basic components of the wine making process: harvesting, crushing and pressing,
fermentation, clarification, and aging and bottling. (45) …. However, they also add variations and
deviations along the way to make their wine unique.