Reading Comprehension

Indosat Ooredoo and Cisco have announced their partnership and signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a potential collaboration to develop next-generation
connectivity solutions for businesses of all sizes and across various industries.
The two companies plan to develop applications that enable new services for digital
transformation across various industries. This proves to be another milestone for both Indosat
Ooredoo and Cisco as they strive to bring the newest world-class technology to Indonesia.
The MoU states Cisco’s intention to work closely with Indosat Ooredoo on its vision to
provide secure agile connectivity solutions for businesses of all sizes and to strengthen Indosat
Ooredoo’s mobile and fiber network for more commercial launches of 5G and high-speed
connectivity services.

1. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Plan of Indosat Ooredoo and Cisco to launch a new connection system called 5G in
Indonesia.
B. how Indosat Ooredo and Cisco move as a business partner.
C. what people get with high-speed connectivity
D. Welcoming Indonesia with new speed connection.
In this case, dealing with the question what is the main idea of the passage is based on
the conclusion of the text. Based on the text the answer A is correct. Because we can see
from the word “both Indosat Ooredoo and Cisco as they strive to bring the newest world
technology to Indonesi” it means that these two companies want to launch a new
technology in Indonesia in digital services. For the answer B, it is incorrect because the
text is not talking about Indosat and Cisco move as partner. So, it is incorrect. Then, for
the answer C there is not mentioned people in the passage above. So, the answer C is
incorrect. For the answer D, it is incorrect because it is not Indosat Ooredo and Cisco
which welcome Indonesia but, otherwise.
2. In paragraph 1, the word “partnership” refers to?
A. New connectivity system
B. Indonesia and technology
C. Indosat Ooredoo and Cisco
D. Ooredoo’s mobile and fiber network
In this case, it can be seen that according to the paragraph 1 the word “partnership”
refers to Indosat Ooredoo and Cisco. So, the correct choice is C. therefore, the answer A
is incorrect because paragraph 1 does not mention about connection to refers partnership.
For answer B, it is incorrect because the passage asks about partnership not about place
the business. Then, for answer D. it is incorrect because Ooredoo’s mobile and fiber
network is written in the last paragraph.
3. The word “enables” in paragraph two can be easily replaced by?
A. Prevent
B. Forbid
C. facilitates
D. Allow
It can be seen in the passage above that the most equivalent word that deals with the
word “enables” is D. therefore, the correct choice is D. it is because the word “enable”
means to let to do something. We can see from the answer A. it is incorrect because the
word “prevent” means to warn something/someone to do. Then, for the answer B. it is
incorrect because the word “forbid” means to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual
command. After that, for the answer C. it is also incorrect because it is not really
similar with the word “enables”. Therefore, the correct choice is D.
4. How are the information of the passage is organized?
A. Various classification of technology are described
B. The cause of certain events is explained
C. Opposing ideas are contrasted
D. The point by point is well-explained
It can be seen in the passage above that the information organized there is D. the point
by point is well-explained. So, the correct choice is D. it is because the information
mention about the point of each paragraph. For the answer A. it is incorrect because
the passage does not provide about the classification of technology but, about the plan.
Then, answer B is incorrect because there is mentioned event in the passage. Then,
answer C. it is incorrect because the ideas are not contrast but similar.
5. The word “strengthen” in line 8 can be easily opposite by?
A. Weaken
B. Enhance
C. Enrich
D. Improve
It can be seen in the passage above in line 8 the word “ Strengthen” can be easily
opposite by A. So, the correct choice is A. Weaken. It is because in this context the
word “Strengthen” means to make it something stronger so, the opposite meaning of
that is weaken that means to reduce or to make it something in low level. The answer
B is incorrect because the word ”enhance” means to increase and improve something.
Then, the answer C is incorrect too. It is because the word “enrich” means to make
rich or richer in quantity aspect or increase. Then, the answer D is incorrect. It is
because the word “improve” means to make something better.
Structure and written expresions
1. ………..of the stamp act in 1765 provoked strong opposition among the American
colonist
A. The passage was
B. It was the passage
C. Before the passage
D. The passage
In this question you should notice immediately that there is a preposition of , but there is
no subject. Answer (D) is the best answer because it is a singular subject that agrees with
the singular prepositional “of”. Answer (A ), The Passage was, and answer (B ) It was
the passage, are not subjects, so they are not correct. Although answer (C), before the
passage, could be a subject, it is not correct because there is the word “before”.
2. In 1905 Juneau replaced Sitka ……….. Alaska.
A. As the Capital of
B. The Capital was
C. Was the Capital of
D. The Capital being
In this question you should notice immediately that there is a subject which was already
changed in the past to be the Capital of Alaska. So, the correct choice is A. As the
Capital of Alaska. For Answer (B ), The Capital was, and answer (C ) Was the Capital
of, (D) The Capital being are not the exact answer because it is not matched with the
structure of grammar after subject must be filled with subject without structure to
become.
3. …………. The end of the Ice Age around 8000 B.C., Mammoths became extinct.
A. With
B. That
C. In addition
D. It was
In this question you should notice immediately that there is an explanation of time
without connection. So, the correct choice is B. That. For Answer (A), With, and answer
(C) In addition, (D) It was are not the exact answer because it is not matched with the
structure of grammar before the explanation, it must be filled with suitable connection
based on the context above.
4. A slipped disk is a condition ………. The intervertebral disk protrudes and presses on
nerves.
A. That
B. In which
 C. Which is
D. What
In this question you should notice immediately that there is an explanation of subject that
must be matched by putting representative word. So, the correct choice is A. That
because the correct representative there is the word “that”. It can also be a conjunction
for the previous phrase to the next phrase For Answer (B), In which, and answer (C)
Which is, (D) What are not the exact answer because it is not matched with the structure
of grammar because its representative or connection of word is different, it must be filled
with suitable connection based on the context above.
5. ……… In 1937, The Golden Gate Bridge spans the channel at the entrance to San
Francisco Bay.
A. Completes
B. Completed
C. Completing
D. To complete
In this question you should notice immediately that there is an explanation of subject that
must be matched by putting representative word. So, the correct choice is B. Completed
because the question is dealing with past event in 1937. So, the correct choice is B.
Completed. Because the word “completed” is a past verb of complete which happened in
the past event. Besides, the answer A. Completes, C. Completing and D. To complete are
not matched with the rules of grammar, because past tense cannot be added with verb “s”
progress verb “ing” and infinitive verb “To +verb 1”. So, the correct choice is B.
Completed.
6. More than 300 different kinds of nails is manufactured in the United States.
A B C D
In this question the word to be of the sentence use “is” which indicates singular subject
but the subject is plural subject. The word “is” should be changed into “are” to follow the
grammatical role that plural must be matched with plural to be “are”. So, the correct
choice is C. is changed into “are”.
7. Plant cuttings who are placed in water will develop roots and can then be planted in soil.
A B C D
In this question the word plant cuttings refers to thing not human subject so, the correct
choice is A. who because it is not refers to alive thing but, it is refers to plant cuttings. So,
the word “who” should be changed into the representative word “which”.
8. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil forest consist of a nearly hundred
                                                                                 A                 B
      large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
                                C                       D
In this question the The word "a nearly" does not require an indefinite article/descriptor
"a", because the noun stump is plural. Adjective cannot be followed by article because it
will be meaningless and make a big mistake in grammatical system.
9. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in which the Sun visible remains in the sky
                             A                                                              B                  C
       for twenty-four hours or longer.
                                               D  
The word the sun in the clause above requires a predicate not a noun phrase (visible
remain). The perfect word should be remains visible. Because the word “sun” is subject
and it is must be followed by verb that is remains then, adjective.
10. The Humber River and its valley form a major salmon-fishing, lumbering, hunting,
                                      A               B         C
       and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
                  D

The correct answer is D. farmer. From the text above the word “farmer” should follow
the previous verb because the word “and” is a conjunction which link the same
structure. If the previous words are noun it should be noun. Then, if it is verb-ing or it
can say gerund the following word should be the same. So, the word “farmer” should be
changed into a “farming” gerund.