LATIHAN 1

1. Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish because of the males' bright colors
A B C D

2. Serving several term in Congress, Shirley Chisholm became an important United

States politician.
A B C D

3. By 1899 Ransom olds had establish in Detroit, Michigan, the first factory in the United
A B C
States for the manufacture of automobiles.
D

4. The progressive Movement is an umbrella tern refer to a number

A B
of reform efforts that emerged in the early 1900’s.
C D
Kunci Jawaban: A refer --> referring atau that refers
Topik Materi: Present Participle atau Adjective Clause
Permasalahan: "is" merupakan kata kerja dari subject "the progressive movement".
Sementara jika menggunakan "refer" maka akan menimbulkan error "double verb". Jadi, kita
butuh 1 conjunction (that).
Tips: 2 verb atau 2 clause butuh 1 connector (conjunction). 3 verb atau 3 clause butuh
2 connector (conjunction).

5. The pelican is a water bird with a large pouch attached to its bill, which it uses as a
A B C
scoop for catch small fish.
 D
Kunci Jawaban: D for à to
Topik Materi: perbedaan penggunaan “for” dan “to”.
Penjelasan: “for” dan “to” mempunyai arti yang sama yaitu “untuk”. Secara umum, untuk
menyatakan sebuah tujuan, kata yang digunakan ialah “to”. “For” boleh saja digunakan tapi
lebih terkhusus ke tujuan penggunaan (fungsi) umum dari suatu benda. Dalam konteks
kalimat di atas, “to” dan “for” boleh saja digunakan. Lihat perbedaannya berikut
Tips & Trik: Bentuk pola (pattern) structure “to” dan “for” mempunyai perbedaan.
For + Verb-ing à for catching small fish
For + Noun à for a catch of small fish
To + Simple Form (infinitive) à to catch small fish
I went to the library to study last night. (√)
I went to the library for studying last night. (x)

6. The invention of reinforced concrete, plate glass, and steel in the mid-1800’s was enabled
A
architects to design and build extremely tall constructions, or “skyscrapers.”
B C D
Kunci Jawaban: A was enabled --> enabled
Topik Materi: Passive Voice
Penjelasan:
Tips & Trik: Lihat pola passive voice
Subject + Be + VIII + (Preposition + Noun)

7. Acoustics, the study of sounds, is one of the oldest of the physically sciences.
A B C D
Kunci Jawaban: D physically --> physical
Topik Materi: Posisi Adjective dan Adverb

8. Each of functions of the body, even thinking, requires the expenditure of energy.
A B C D
Kunci Jawaban: A. of functions --> of the functions
Topik Materi: Definite & Indefinite
Tips & Trik: Jangan pernah biarkan Countable Noun berdiri sendiri tanpa ada possessive
adjective.

9. Gourds were introduced to what is now the southwestern United States by earliest peoples
A B
who migrated north from Mesoamerica about 7000 years ago.
C D
Kunci Jawaban: B. earliest --> the earliest
Topik Materi: Definite & Indefinite
10. The economic heart of Canada, Ontario accounts for more than 40 percentage of the
A B C
nation’s productive capacity.
D
Kunci Jawaban: C. percentage --> percent
Topik Materi: percent VS percentage

11. Virtually all parts moving of an automobile need to be lubricated because, without
A B C
lubrication, friction would increase power consumption and damage the parts.
D
Kunci Jawaban: A parts moving --> moving parts
Topik Materi: Posisi adjective

12. Rarely has a technological development had as great an impact on society as the
A B C
rapid grow of electronics.
D
Kunci Jawaban: grow --> growth
Topik Materi: pemilihan kata Verb VS Noun
13. The North American Review, a magazine was first published in 1815, was one of the
A B
leading literary journals of the past woe centuries.
C D
Kunci Jawaban: A. magazine was --> magazine atau magazine that was
Topik Materi: (Reduced) Adjective Clause

14. Fuel is any substance or material that reacts chemically with another substance or
A B C
material to produce hot.
D
Kunci Jawaban: hot --> heat
Topik Materi: pemilihan kata Adjective VS Noun

15. Glint was a favored material of prehistoric humans, which used it to make tools and
A B C
weapons, because it would chip into shapes with sharp edges.
D
Kunci Jawaban: B which --> who
Topik Materi: Adjective Clause

16. On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more than a mile
A B C D

beneath sea level.

17. Because of the flourish with which John Hancock signed the Declaration of
Independence,
A

his name become synonymous with signature.

B C D

18. Segregation in public schools was declare unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1954.
A B C D

19. Sirius, the Dog Star, is the most brightest star in the sky with an absolute magnitude about
A B

twenty-three times that of the Sun.

B D

20. Killer whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.
A B C D

21. Some of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys.
A B C D

22. The community of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous known as Darcy's Store.
A B C D
23. Alloys of gold and copper have been widely using in various types of coins.
A B C D

24. J. H. Pratt used group therapy early in this century when he brought tuberculosis patients
A B C

together to discuss its disease.

D

25. The United States has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic wools are
A B C

too fine and soft for carpets.

D

26. Irving Berlin wrote "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" while serving in a U.S.
Army
A B C

during World War 1.

D
27. Banks are rushing to merge because consolidations enable them to slash theirs costs
A B C

and expand.
D

28. That water has a very high specific heat means that without a large temperature change
A B

water can add or lose a large number of heat.

C D

29. Benny Goodman was equally talented as both a jazz performer as well as a classical
A B C D

musician.
D

30. The state seal still used in Massachusetts designed by Paul Revere, who also designed
A B C

the first Continental currency.

D
31.Quarter horses were developed in eighteenth-century- Virginia to race on courses short of
A B

about a quarter of a mile in length.

C D

32. No longer satisfied with the emphasis of the Denishawn School, Martha Graham has
moved
A B C D

to the staff of the Eastman School in 1925.

33. William Hart was an act best known for his roles as western heroes in silent films.
A B C D

34. Prior to an extermination program earlier this century, alive wolves roamed across
nearly all
A B C D

of North America.
35. During the 1960s the Berkeley campus of the University of California came to national
A B

attention as a result its radical political activity.

C D

36. Artist Gutzon Borglum designed the Mount Rushmore Memorial and worked
on project from
A B

1925 until his death in 1941.

C D

37. It is proving less costly and more profitably for drug makers to market directly to patients.
A B C D

38. Sapphires weighing as much as two pounds have on occasion mined.

A B C C

39. Like snakes, lizards can be found on all others continents except Antarctica.
 A B C D

40. Banks, savings and loans, and finance companies have recently been doing home equity
A B

loans with greater frequency than ever before.

C D
 PEMBAHASAN 1

1. A
The sentence should read, "Guppies are sometimes called rainbow fish because of the males'
bright colors." Therefore, you should choose answer A KARENA PAST TENSE.

2. B.

The sentence should read, "Serving several terms in Congress, Shirley Chisholm became an
important United States politician." Therefore, you should choose answer B. MATERI
PLURAL SINGULAR.

3. B
establish --> established
Topik Materi: Past Perfect (Had + past participle/VIII)
Permasalahan: seperti Have dan Has, Had mesti ketemu dengan kata kerja ke 3 (VERB IIII /
Past Participle) seperti "established" bukannnya dengan kata kerja pertama (V I/Simple
Form) seperti "establish".

4. A
refer --> referring atau that refers
Topik Materi: Present Participle atau Adjective Clause
Permasalahan: "is" merupakan kata kerja dari subject "the progressive movement".
Sementara jika menggunakan "refer" maka akan menimbulkan error "double verb". Jadi, kita
butuh 1 conjunction (that).
Tips: 2 verb atau 2 clause butuh 1 connector (conjunction). 3 verb atau 3 clause butuh
2 connector (conjunction).

5. D
for à to
Topik Materi: perbedaan penggunaan “for” dan “to”.
Penjelasan: “for” dan “to” mempunyai arti yang sama yaitu “untuk”. Secara umum, untuk
menyatakan sebuah tujuan, kata yang digunakan ialah “to”. “For” boleh saja digunakan tapi
lebih terkhusus ke tujuan penggunaan (fungsi) umum dari suatu benda. Dalam konteks
kalimat di atas, “to” dan “for” boleh saja digunakan. Lihat perbedaannya berikut
Tips & Trik: Bentuk pola (pattern) structure “to” dan “for” mempunyai perbedaan.
For + Verb-ing à for catching small fish
For + Noun à for a catch of small fish
To + Simple Form (infinitive) à to catch small fish
I went to the library to study last night. (√)
I went to the library for studying last night. (x)

6. A
was enabled --> enabled
Topik Materi: Passive Voice
Penjelasan:
Tips & Trik: Lihat pola passive voice
Subject + Be + VIII + (Preposition + Noun)

7. D
physically --> physical
Topik Materi: Posisi Adjective dan Adverb
8. A.
of functions --> of the functions
Topik Materi: Definite & Indefinite
Tips & Trik: Jangan pernah biarkan Countable Noun berdiri sendiri tanpa ada possessive
adjective.
9. B. earliest --> the earliest
Topik Materi: Definite & Indefinite
10. C.
percentage --> percent
Topik Materi: percent VS percentage
11. A
parts moving --> moving parts
Topik Materi: Posisi adjective

12. D
grow --> growth
Topik Materi: pemilihan kata Verb VS Noun
13. A
magazine was --> magazine atau magazine that was
Topik Materi: (Reduced) Adjective Clause

14. D
hot --> heat
Topik Materi: pemilihan kata Adjective VS Noun

15. B which --> who

Topik Materi: Adjective Clause

16. B - are --> masuk dalam kategori Inversion. Subjek kalimat adalah hundreds of flat-
topped mountains.
17. C - became --> signed (past) paralel dengan became (past) bukan become (present)
18. B - was declared --> Passive Voice (Be + VIII)
19. A - the brightest star --> Ingat aturan Comparison degree -Supelative
20. C - rest --> Hunt, play, and rest together (Harus paralel)
21. C - materials --> kata kerjanya are jadi butuh subjek yang plural. Some of ... material
menandakan plural
22. B - previously --> known berbentuk sebagai adjective. (Adv + Adj).
23. C - used --> have been + VIII
24. D - their --> their merujuk ke patients
25. A - imported --> has + VIII
26. C - the --> in the U.S. Army
27. C- their --> their + Noun. Thiers + Noun
28. D - amount --> heat menandakan uncountable noun. Amount (untuk uncountable noun)
dan number (untuk countable noun)
29. C - and --> (both + and)
30. B - was designed by --> butuh kata kerja (was)
31. B - short courses --> (Adjective + Noun) bukan (Noun + Adjective)
32. D - moved --> terdapat tahun di kalimat. Maka perlu kata kerja simple past (moved)
bukan has moved (past perfect)
33. A -actor --> kalimat bermaksud pelakunya (actor)
34. C - live --> alive terletak dibelakang kalimat. Live (adjective) + Noun
35. C - result of --> result + of (berpasangan)
36. B - the project --> on the project (frasa yang sudah umum)
37. B - profitable --> costly (adjective) --> profitable (adjective). Harus paralel. Profitably
(adverb)
38. D - been mined --> have been + VIII
39. C - other --> other + noun. Others + Noun
40. B - making --> pelajari perbedaan do dan make