Bening Amrullah (26209543) 3eb13
Softskill_Meeting 3
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.
The answer : C.
Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
Because in the first paragraph is written “... and the wars in progress
were halted to allow the games to take place”, so the battles were not
interrupted to parcipate in the games, but the true is the battles were
stopped.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is closest
in meaning to…
a.
Aristocracy
b.
Brave
c. intellectuals
d.
muscular
The answer : A. Aristocracy
Because the meaning of
elite and aristocracy are same
3. Why were the Olympic Games held?
a.
To stop wars
b.
To honor Zeus
c. To crown the best athletes
d. To sing songs about the athletes
The answer : B. To honor Zeus
Because in the first
paragraph is written “In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were
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
The answer : D.
2800 years
Because in the first
paragraph is written “In 776 B.C., the first Olympic
Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s chief god,
Zeus”. If we count from the first year of Olympic Games in 776 B.C. until now,
2012, it’s approximately 2800 years ago.
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
The answer : B.
They believed athletic events were important
Because in the second paragraph is written “The
Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in
four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C.”
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.
The answer : A. Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives
of the ancient Greeks
Because The story
is telling about Olympic Games and physical fitness which important for the
ancient Greeks.
7.
In line 14, the word “deeds” is
closest in meaning to
a.
Accomplishments
b.
Ancestors
c.
Documents
d.
Property
The answer : A.
Accomplishments
Because in Indonesian the mean of “deeds”
is tindakan or perbuatan. And Accomplishments in indonesian is penyelesaian,
prestasi, or kemahiran. So between deeds and
accomplishments are same meaning .
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
The answer : C.
They had to be Greek males with no criminal record
Because in the first paragraph is written “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
The answer : C.
Curtailed
Because in Indonesian
halted is “berhenti” and closest in meaning to curtailed that’s meaning to
“berkurang”.
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
The answer : B.
The time between games
Because in the second
paragraph is written “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
The answer : C.
Because he was afraid that his answers would incriminate him
Because ‘questions’ are
plural, so it must be followed plural too . such as ‘that his answer’
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
The answer : D. The
wallet to its original owner
The word “originally” is a adverb. To give information on the noun
“owner” we should use an adjective which is original.
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
The answer : A.
The government twenty million dollars
Because after subject and verb, and continued is complement
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 answer : C.
Told her professors
Because the right arrangement not using “to” . so the right choice is D
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
The answer : B.
They believed he painted well
Because Of the four answers, the right
arrangement is B because after verb
(painted) we need
adverb (well) not adjective.
6.
If motorists do not observe the
traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have
to pay a fine.
The right sentence : If
motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped,
ticketed, and have to be paid a fine.
Because ‘stopped
and ticketed’ in the passive , and ‘have to pay’ must in passive
too. And then changed to ‘have
to be paid’
7.
Fred, who usually conducts the choir
rehearsals, did not show up last night because
he had an accident on his way to the practice.
The right sentence : Fred, who usually conducts the choir
rehearsal, did not show up last night
because
he had an accident on his way to the practice.
Because the accident is already
happen before his show up, we should use the past perfect tense.
8.
A short time before her operation last
month, Mrs. Carlyle dreams of her daughter who
lives overseas.
The right sentence : A
short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreamed of her
daughter who lives overseas.
Because the dream process is already happen before her
operation, we should use the past perfect tense.
9.
The atmosphere in Andalucía is open,
warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who
have the good fortune to visit there.
The right sentence :
The atmosphere in Andalucía is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all that have the good fortune to visit
there.
Because The sentence must be
parallelism. Open and warm are an adjective. So must be following with
adjective too. Gives a welcome feeling is a new clause. We should change it
with welcome.
10. Some
of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while
others were singing songs.
The right sentence : Some
people were standing in the street watched the parade, while other were singing
songs.
Because The word "some" is not followed
by "of the"
and the word is omitted.
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