LATIHAN SOAL MATERI 6.
2 Simple past nominal sentence
Name : ……………………………..
Class : ……………………………..
Choose the correct answer!
1. The announcement of Indonesia’s first COVID-19 case … in
March 2020.
The correct word or phrase to fill in the blank is ….
a. were d. did
b. was e. did not
c. were not
Penjelasan : B
Pahami bahwa kata sebelum bagian rumpang (case) merupakan
kata benda tunggal. Kemudian, frasa setelah bagian rumpang (in
March 2020) merupakan frasa adverb of time atau keterangan
waktu. Berdasarkan hal ini, dapat diketahui bahwa bagian rumpang
harus diisi dengan to be untuk subjek tunggal. Pada pilihan
jawaban, to be yang tersedia adalah was, were, dan were not. Oleh
karena jumlah subjek pada kalimat soal tunggal maka to be yang
paling tepat adalah was. Ingat were atau were not adalah to be
untuk subjek jamak.
2. Situation: The writer shares his experience of visiting
Singapore on his class online forum.
Hello everybody ..!
I would like to share my experience to Singapore. I reached
Singapore airport around 5 in the evening. Immigration
check didn’t take much time as I was on my way to hotel by
cab around 6.
At the airport, I found travel guide counters. I came to one of
them. The lady there was very friendly and guided me
through every little details. She suggested me to take a cab
to get to my hotel. She also informed me about an ongoing
Elephant Parade (themed decorated around 160 different
elephants all over the city).
After took a rest for some hours at the hotel, I visited both
night safari and zoo. In my opinion, the night zoo is one of
best zoo in world!
On the second day in Singapore, I went to Universal Studio.
From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. was the best time to enjoy the
rides. I went through roller coasters and some rides without
any queue. I was like an "express pass holder" even though
it was school holiday day marked in universal ticket
calendar. After around 11 a.m., I saw crowd rushing up to
every attractions. I went back to the hotel at 7 o’clock in the
evening after getting tired of riding many rides.
That’s all for now.
Thanks! Have a great trip! Cheers!
The incorrect statement according to the writer’s experience
is….
a. So many people were present in Universal Studio from
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
b. The woman at the travel guide counter was very helpful
to the writer.
c. There was an Elephant Parade during the writer’s visit
d. The writer was pleased to visit the night zoo in
Singapore.
e. The writer’s immigration-check process was less than
two hours
Penjelasan : A
Bandingkan pilihan jawaban dengan informasi pada teks. Temukan
pernyataan yang salah.
1. The writer’s immigration-check process was less than two
hours benar bahwa proses pemeriksaan imigrasi penulis
kurang dari dua jam. Hal ini sebagaimana diungkapkan penulis
di paragraf pertama. Penulis sampai jam 5 sore di Singapura
kemudian ia mulai menempuh perjalanan ke hotel jam 6. Hal ini
Hari, Tanggal : …………………………
Nilai :
berarti bahwa proses pemeriksaan imigrasinya kurang dari 1
jam. Ia pun menyatakan bahwa pemeriksaan imigrasi tidak
membutuhkan waktu yang lama (immigration check didn’t take
much time).
2. The woman at the travel guide counter was very helpful to the
writer benar bahwa wanita di counter pemandu wisata sangat
membantu penulis. Hal ini berdasarkan pernyataan penulis
pada paragraf kedua bahwa pemandu wisata tersebut
memandunya dengan sangat detail (the lady there was very
friendly and guided me through every little details). Ia juga
menginformasikan mengenai taxi dan parade gajah yang
sedang berlangsung kepada penulis.
3. There was an Elephant Parade during the writer’s visit benar
bahwa sedang ada Parade Gajah ketika kunjungan penulis ke
Singapura. Hal ini sebagaimana diinformasikan oleh pemandu
wisata di bandara kepada penulis (she also informed me about
an ongoing Elephant Parade).
4. The writer was pleased to visit the night zoo in Singapore
benar bahwa penulis sangat senang mengunjungi kebun
binatang malam. Hal ini dapat diketahui dari paragraf ketiga
kalimat terakhir: the night zoo is one of best zoo in world
(kebun binatang malam itu adalah salah satu kebun binatang
terbaik di dunia). Pendapat penulis tersebut menyiratkan
bahwa ia puas dan bahagia atas kunjungannya ke kebun
binatang malam.
Adapun, pernyataan yang salah adalah so many people were
present in Universal Studio from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (banyak
orang datang ke Universal Studio antara jam 10 sampai 11
pagi). Hal ini bertolak-belakang dengan pernyataan penulis
bahwa antara jam 10 sampai 11 pagi adalah waktu terbaik
untuk menikmati berbagai wahana di sana. Ia bahkan bisa
menaiki roller coaster dan beberapa wahana tanpa antri (I went
through roller coasters and some rides without any queue).
Artinya, tidak banyak orang di sana.
3. My father won an award from his office last year. As
A
the present , the office gave him free holiday packages
B
to Bali for the whole family. I am very excited to go to
C
Bali and spend time there. The best of all, I could go
D E
with my family.
The incorrect form of word is signed by the letter ….
a. A d. D
b. B e. E
c. C
Penjelasan : C
Isi dari paragraf ini merupakan pengalaman di masa lampau. Hal ini
ditandai dengan frasa last year (tahun lalu). Berarti, kata kerja pada
paragraf ini seharusnya dalam bentuk past/verb 2. Di antara kata-
kata yang digarisbawahi terdapat to be: am yang merupakan to be
untuk simple present tense dan tidak mengungkapkan kejadian di
masa lampau. Dengan demikian, kata am yang ditandai huruf C
merupakan kata yang tidak sesuai, seharusnya was.
Sementara itu, kata spend pada huruf D sudah tepat meskipun
dalam bentuk dasar atau verb 1. Hal ini karena kata ini merupakan
infinitive untuk to yang ada pada klausa sebelumnya: excited to..:
4. Last weekend Benji went visiting Ragunan Zoo. He told me
that he would have gone with Juan as they planned to go
together. However, there … an unexpected matter that
prevented Juan from going together with him.
The correct auxiliary to complete the blank space is….
 a. is d. was
b. are e. did
c. were

penjelasan: D
Kalimat rumpang dari paragraf tersebut diawali oleh subjek there
dan diikuti dengan kata benda tunggal an unexpected matter. Oleh
sebab itu, auxiliary yang benar adalah was.

5. Last weekend Benji went visiting Ragunan Zoo. He told me

that he would have gone with Juan as they planned to go
together. However, there … an unexpected matter that
prevented Juan from going together with him. Juan
regretted that he couldn’t accompany Benji there..

The following statements are false, except ….

a. Juan was happy to visit Ragunan Zoo with Benji..
b. Benji was upset at missing the excitement at Ragunan
Zoo..
c. Juan was disappointed with Ragunan Zoo.
d. Benji was not eager to go to Ragunan Zoo.
e. Juan was not able to go to Ragunan Zoo.

Penjelasan : E
Klausa there … an unexpected matter that prevented Juan from
going together … menunjukkan bahwa ada hal tidak terduga yang
mencegah Juan pergi (ke Kebun Binatang Ragunan). Kemudian,
pada kalimat terakhir disebutkan bahwa Juan menyesal ia tidak
bisa pergi ke sana dengan Beji (Juan regretted that he couldn’t
accompany Benji there). Berdasarkan hal tersebut, dapat diketahui
bahwa Juan tidak bisa pergi ke Kebun Binatang Ragunan..