Softskill_Meeting
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In 776 B.C.,
the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the
Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for
preparedness in war, and their lifestyle caused the Greeks to create
competitive sports. Only the elite and military could participate at first, but
later the games were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record.
The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of
youth. Therefore, contest in running, jumping, discuss and javelin throwing,
boxing, and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the
winners competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly
honored by having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung
about their deeds. Originally these contests were held as games of friendship,
and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. They
also helped to strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities represented.
The Greeks attached so much importance to the games
that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from
776 B.C. The contest coincided with religious festivities and constituted an
all-out effort on the part of the participants to please the gods. Any who
disobeyed the rules were dismissed and seriously punished. These athletes
brought shame not only to themselves, but also to the cities they represented.
1. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Winners placed olive wreaths on their own
heads.
b. The games were held in Greece every four
years.
c.
Battles were interrupted to participate
in the games.
d. Poem glorified the winners in song.
*Because its explained in “The contest coincided with
religious festivities and constituted an all-out effort on the part of the
participants to please the gods.” Which is opposite.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest in
meaning to…
a. Aristocracy c.
intellectuals
b. Brave d. muscular
* Aristocracy closed to elite, which
mean Bangsawan
3. Why were the Olympic Games held?
a. To
stop wars c. To
crown the best athletes
b. To honor Zeus d. To sing songs about the
athletes
*Because its explain at first line
in paragraph > ….. held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’
chief god, Zeus.
4. Approximately how many years ago did
these games originate?
a.
800
years b. 1,200 years c. 2,300 years d. 2,800 years
*Its count by 2012 added with 776 so
its appears 2788 which is close with 2800 years
5. What conclusion can we draw about the
ancient Greeks?
a. They were pacifists.
b. They believed athletic events were
important
c. They were very simple
d.
They couldn’t count, so they used
“Olympiads” for dates
*because it was explain in line one
in second paragraph, told us that athletic events were important.
6. What is the main idea of this passage?
a. Physical fitness was an integral part of
the lives of the ancient Greeks
b. The Greeks severely punished those who
did not participate in physical fitness programs
c. The Greeks had always encouraged everyone
to participate in the games
d.
The Greeks had the games coincide with
religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were
over.
*It was explain in second paragraph
at second line.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is closest
in meaning to
a.
Accomplishments
b. Ancestors
c. Documents
d. Property
*deeds
closest meaning is accomplishments
8. Which of the following was ultimately
required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?
a. They must have completed military service
b. They had to attend special training
sessions
c.
They had to be Greek males with no
criminal record
d. They had to be very religious
* “Only the elite and military could
participate at first, but later the games were open to all free Greek males who
had no criminal record”
9. The word “halted” in line 16 means most
nearly the same as ..
a. Encourages
b. Started
c.
Curtailed
d. Fixed
*
curtailed has a similiar meaning, which is mean pengentian /memberhentikan
10. What is an “Olympiad”?
a. The time it took to finish the games
b.
The time between games
c. The it took to finish a war
d. The time it took the athletes to train
*it
explained at “the games that they
calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C.”
STYLISTIC PROBLEMS
1. The defendant refused to answer the
prosecutor’s questions ____________
a. Because he was afraid it would
incriminate him.
b. For fear that they will incriminate him
c.
Because he was afraid that his answers
would incriminate him
d. Fearing that he will be incriminated by
it
*because the questions I plural
so the answer muist be a plural too.
2. Mrs. Walker has returned_______________
a. A wallet back to its original owner
b. To its original owner the wallet
c. The wallet to its originally owner
d.
The wallet to its original owner
* because “return” followed by “to” and owner followed by adverb
3. The hospital owes____________ for the
construction of the new wing.
a.
The government twenty million dollars
b. For the government twenty million dollars
c. To the government twenty million dollars
d. Twenty million of dollars to the
government
*a structure of the sentence after must be the verb and continuing with the object
4. Sarah ____________ that she could not
attend classes next week.
a. Told to her professors
b. Said her professors
c.
Told her professors
d. Is telling her professors
*the closest answer is A,
cause we don’t need a verb followed with “to’
5. The artist was asked to show some
paintings at the contest because___________
a. He painted very good
b.
They believed he painted well
c. Of their belief that he was an good
artist
d. The judges had been told of his talents
* because after the verb ‘painted’ need an
adverb ‘well’ instead of adjective.
6. If motorists do not observe the
traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and
A
B C
have to pay a fine. = have to paid a fine
D
*The sentences is
explaining about past perfect tense in the last verb, so it mus be have to paid
a fine.
7. Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show
up last night
A B
because
he had an accident on his way to the practice.
C D
*don’t
need added ‘s’ , because rehearsal is not a verb for ‘the choir’
8. A short time before her operation last month,
Mrs. Carlyle dreams of her
daughter
A B C
who
lives overseas.
D
*Seharusnya dreamed karna
kalimat ini menceritakan waktu lampau.
9. The atmosphere in Andalucía is
open, warm, and gives a welcome
feeling to all
A B
who
have the good
fortune to visit there.
C D
*don’t need ‘s’ because it is a parallel
of the verb 1
10. Some of the people were standing
in the street watched the
parade,
A B C
while
others were singing songs.
D
*because the first verb is verb-ing, so
the next shoukd be watching, which is explain the same time.
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