Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Pilihan Berganda) Bagian 16

  1. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat untuk mengganti kata yang digarisbawahi.<br>The speed of light is used to measure the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">vast</span> spaces between stars and planets.
    1. Empty
    2. Huge
    3. Interstellar
    4. Infinite
    Jawaban : d
    Vast = sangat luas = infinite
    Empty = kosong
    Huge = besar
    Interstellar = antarbintang
  2. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat untuk mengganti kata yang digarisbawahi.<br> Athletes learn to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">conceal</span> their disappointment when they lose.
    1. Disguise
    2. Accept
    3. Ignore
    4. Regret
    Jawaban : a
    Accept = menerima
    Ignore = mengabaikan
    Regret = menyesal
  3. Pilihlah jawaban yang merupakan antonym (lawan kata) untuk kata yang digaris bawahi.<br> Jono’s university education even gave him a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">drawback</span> because he’s getting smarter in deceiving his society for his own benefit.
    1. Advantage
    2. Opportunity
    3. Progress
    4. Benefit
    Jawaban : c
    Drawback (kekurangan/kemunduran) > Advantage = keuntungan
    Opportunity = kesempatan
    Benefit = manfaat
  4. Pilihlah jawaban yang merupakan antonym (lawan kata) untuk kata yang digaris bawahi.<br>It was such <span style="text-decoration: underline;">outstanding</span> effort of hers to won that prestigious scholarship.
    1. Negative
    2. Insignificant
    3. Noticeable
    4. Useless
    Jawaban : b
    Outstanding(keras/luar biasa/besungguhsungguh) >< insignificant (tidak berarti)
    Negative = negatif
    Noticeable = memperhatikan
    Useless = tidak berguna
  5. Pilihlah jawaban yang merupakan antonym (lawan kata) untuk kata yang digaris bawahi.<br>You must show your <span style="text-decoration: underline;">zeal</span> for work, it will please your employer.
    1. Powerless
    2. Enthusiasm
    3. Apathy
    4. Anger
    Jawaban : c
    Zeal(semangat) >< apathy(lesu)
    Powerless = tidak bertenaga
    Enthusiasm = semangat besar
    Anger = marah
  6. Pilihlah jawaban yang merupakan antonym (lawan kata) untuk kata yang digaris bawahi.<br>Feeling the suffering of the refugees, the soldiers treated them <span style="text-decoration: underline;">compassionately</span> during the Iraqi War.
    1. Badly
    2. Rudely
    3. Slowly
    4. Mercilessly
    Jawaban : d
    Compassionally(dengan perasaan kasihan) >< mercilessly(dengan tanpa kasihan)
    Badly = dengan jelek
    Rudely = dengan kasar
    Slowly = dengan lambat
  7. Pilihlah jawaban yang merupakan antonym (lawan kata) untuk kata yang digaris bawahi.<br>A <span style="text-decoration: underline;">hostile</span> crowd marched their way to town crying out their demand for national reform.
    1. Polite
    2. Friendly
    3. Quiet
    4. Calm
    Jawaban : b
    Hostile(bermusuhan)> Polite = sopan
    Quite = diam
    Calm = tenang
  8. A ..... is the highest point of something.
    1. Crust
    2. Peak
    3. Ditch
    4. Slope
    Jawaban : b
    Crust = kerak, peak = puncak, ditch = parit, slope = lereng
  9. Bricks are commonly made of .....
    1. Clay
    2. Wax
    3. Timber
    4. Cord
    Jawaban : a
    Bricks = batu bata, clay = tanah liat
  10. He was fined for driving with a/an ..... license.
    1. Void
    2. Expired
    3. Terminated
    4. Out-of-date
    Jawaban : a
    Void = tidak berlaku lagi, expired = daluarsa, terminated = berakhir, out-of-date = tidak terpakai lagi