: Akademik Bahasa Inggris : 10 Menit

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Pembahasan Akademik Bahasa Inggris

Complete the sentences below with the suitable phrase.

1. How did you know that all of ________ workmates went to China yesterday?
a. My
b. Theirs
c. Mine
d. Us
Pembahasan :
Karena diikuti langsung oleh noun atau kata benda, maka untuk melengkapi
kalimat tersebut dibutuhkan possessive adjective. Sehingga jawaban yang tepat
adalah a.

2. ________ broke the glasses while their mom ________ cooking.

a. The children/is
b. The child/was
c. The children/was
d. The child/is
Pembahasan :
Subject yang digunakan untuk melengkapi rumpang yang pertama itu harus sesuai
dengan possessive adjective yang digunakan dalam kalmat tersebut yaitu their
dimana kata tersebut digunakan untuk menerangkan kepemilikan suatu benda
yang jamak (plural noun). Dari pilihan jawaban diatas, the children merupakan
bentuk plural noun. Jadi, a dan c bisa menjadi pilihan jawaban yang benar. Namun,
to be yang sesuai dengan konteks bacaan tersebut adalah was, mengacu pada
penulisan broke (V2, past tense). Jawaban yang tepat adalah c.

3. Ms. Bella ________ to Finland for three times.

a. Was
b. Have been
c. Has been
d. Is
Pembahasan :
Kata kuncinya ada pada penggunaan for (selama). Dengan penggunaan adverb
tersebut menandakan bahwa kalimatnya seharusnya berbentuk Present Perfect.
Susunan dari Present Perfect Tense adalah S + has/have + V3 atau past participle.
Sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah C.

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Find the error/grammar mistake from each sentence.
4. Let me show some puppies that have been adopting last week.
a. Let me
b. some
c. That
d. Been adopting – been adopted
Pembahasan :
Penulisan that have been adopting dalam kalimat tersebut tidak tepat karena
seharusnya kalimat tersebut menggunakan verb dengan makna pasif, seharusnya
pola menjadi have been + V3 (Past Participle). Sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah
d.

5. It is the more fantastic local movie I have ever seen.

a. Is
b. The more – the most
c. Local movie
d. have ever seen
Pembahasan :
Karena membawa makna’sesuatu yang paling’, maka seharusnya kalimat tersebut
tidak menggunakan comparative adjective (more fantastic) namun seharusnya
menjadi superlative adjective (the most fantastic). Jawaban yang tepat adalah b.

Choose the best answer for each question.

The Passage is for number 6 – 10
Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their
farm. Sammy picked up a slingshot to play in the woods. He practiced in the woods but
he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the
lunch. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head
and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of
woods. Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After the lunch, the
next day Grandma said, “Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma, Sammy
told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.”
Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” Sammy got nervous
knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his
grandparents about it. So, without saying anything, he did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma
said, “I’m sorry but I need Marie to help make a supper.” Marie just smiled and said, “Well
that’s all right because Sammy told me he wanted to help.”
She whispered again to Sammy, “Remember the duck?” So, Marie went fishing
and Sammy stayed to help. After several days of Marie taking advantage of Sammy, he
finally couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed
the duck.

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 Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, “Sweetheart, I know. I was standing
at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just
wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you.”

6. What social situation has possibly inspired the creation of the story?
a. Feeling reluctant to confess their mistakes and feeling guilty forever
b. Holding ideas that confessing their mistakes is safer than hiding them
c. Using people’s mistakes for taking advantages of them
d. Being not responsible for the mistakes they have committed
Pembahasan :
Inti dari cerita ini adalah lebih baik mengakui suatu kesalahan daripada
menutupinya. Jawaban yang tepat adalah b.

7. What can we learn from the story?

a. Confess your mistakes and take away the load of guilt from your heart
b. Other people may use your hidden mistake to make use of you
c. By hiding your mistakes, you will feel guilty all the time
d. We should not take other people’s honesty for granted
Pembahasan :
Moral value atau pesan moral dari cerita tersebut adalah apabila kita menutupi
kesalahan yang kita perbuat maka rasa bersalah itu akan tetap terasa hingga
kapanpun.

8. The word it in “Marie had seen it all…” refers to when Sammy ________
a. Killed the duck
b. Hid the dead duck
c. Attempted to hide his mistake
d. Was using a slingshot to kill the duck
Pembahasan :
It dalam konteks kalimat tersebut menunjukkan Ketika Marie mengetahui
kesalahan Sammy mulai dari menyakiti bebeknya hingga menutupi kesalahannya
tersebut. Sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah C.

9. What is Marie’s purpose every she asked “Remember the duck?” to Sammy?
a. To take the advantages of Sammy’s mistake
b. To remind Sammy about his duck
c. To make Sammy felt nervous
d. To make Sammy forgave her
Pembahasan :
Tujuan dari Marie menanyakan hal serupa setiap kali neneknya ingin minta tolong
kepadanya adalah untuk melimpahkan tanggung jawab tersebut kepada Sammy,
supaya kesalahan Sammy tidak dibocorkan oleh Marie kepada neneknya maka

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 Sammy harus bersedia mengerjakan pekerjaan Marie. Jawaban yang tepat adalah
a.

10. How are paragraph 3 and 5 related?

a. Sammy’s guilt in paragraph 3 was forgiven in paragraph 5
b. Both paragraphs show how Marie took advantage of Sammy’s mistake
c. Both paragraphs show that Marie and Sammy are close to each other
d. Sammy’s mistake in paragraph 3 was being used by Marie in paragraph 5
Pembahasan :
Diparagraf ke-3 dimana Sammy sudah merasa bersalah dan dilanjutkan dengan
Tindakan Marie yang memanfaatkan kondisi tersebut, lalu diparagraf ke-5 Marie
tetap memanfaatkan Sammy atas kesalahan yang telah ia perbuat namun Sammy
sudah tidak mampu menahan kesalahannya dan Tindakan dari Marie kepadanya.
Lalu, Sammy memutuskan untuk mengakui kesalahan dan meminta maaf.
Kemudian nenek Sammy memaafkan perbuatan Sammy diceritakan pada
paragraph ke-6. Jawaban yang tepat adalah b.

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