Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Pilihan Berganda) Bagian 20

  1. Soal
  2. Pilihan Berganda
  1. The student did not do well in the class because Ache had a problem with ....
    1. Absenteeism
    2. Absentia
    3. Absent
    4. Absently
    Jawaban : a
    absenteeism : (noun) ketidakhadiran
    absentia : tidak ada bentuk seperti ini
    absent : (adjective) tidak hadir
    absently : (adverb) sering tidak hadir
  2. All of my time ..... in the library.
    1. spending
    2. has spending
    3. is spent
    4. are spent
    Jawaban : c
    “time” adalah uncountable noun, sehingga meskipun plural (all) tetap dianggap single.
  3. “Tokyo is crowded and noisy just like New York.” <br>The same structure with the sentence above is ....
    1. Tokyo is crowded and noisy as New York.
    2. Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York is.
    3. Tokyo is crowded and noisy alike New York.
    4. Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York.
    Jawaban : b
    Pola yang benar adalah B. Just + as + O + be
    Untuk jawaban:
    A: pola yang benar: as+....+as
    C: pola yang benar: this+be+alike atau this+be+like+that
  4. I started school when I was five years old. I ... a student for seventeen years now.
    1. have been
    2. am to be
    3. am
    4. am being
    Jawaban : a
    Present perfect continuous
    Pola : S+have+been+V.ing+....
    Tenses ini menunjukkan durasi/periode waktu suatu aktivitas yang dilakukan pada masa lampau dan sampai sekarang masih berlangsung.
  5. I was scared .... i was also curious about the old lady.
    1. And
    2. Yet
    3. But
    4. Instead
    Jawaban : c
    and = dan, yet = sejauh ini, but = tetapi, instead = selain itu
  6. Because the river ..... steadily since Sunday, the residents of the area have been advised to prepare for flood conditions.
    1. is rising
    2. has been rising
    3. rose
    4. had risen
    Jawaban : b
    Menyatakan perbuatan yang dilakukan pada masa lampau dan masih berlangsung hingga sekarang.
  7. The best diamonds are transparent and colorless, but the actually ..... in color from clear to black.
    1. Ranged
    2. have been ranging
    3. range
    4. are ranging
    Jawaban : c
    Kalimat ini menyatakan bentuk present tense yang menyatakan fakta mengenai permata.
  8. ..... certain molds and fungi to multiply very rapidly.
    1. The tropical weather cause
    2. Tropical weather causes
    3. A tropical weather causes
    4. Tropical weather cause
    Jawaban : b
    “The“ tidak dipakai di depan nama musim/iklim kecuali diikuti oleh “of” (the tropical weather of Indonesia).
  9. No one knows where Tony is living now. The last time that I ran ..... was about four years ago.
    1. him into
    2. into him
    3. him down
    4. down him
    Jawaban : b
    run into him = bertemu dengannya, run down him = menabraknya, A dan C tidak memiliki arti.
  10. It is generally considered unwise to give child? he or she wants.
    1. that
    2. whatever that
    3. whatever is it
    4. whatever
    Jawaban : d
    Kata whatever menunjukkan perasaan dalam bentuk empati yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan keterkejutan atau sesuatu yang sulit dipahami.