David Butler is ….. taxi driver from Liverpool. ......., the police came to Mr. Butler's
house.
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Early = Opinion
Noun = Morning
Pilihan A, C dan D salah karena tidak mengikuti susunan yang tepat.
Jawaban [B] karena merupakan susunan yang tepat, maka menjadi one
early morning.
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 2.
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The energy value of food is usually …. in calories. A calorie is the amount of heat …. is
required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1 degree C. The number of calories
which people need per day ….. It depends on the activity which the people are involved
…. For example; people will need more calories for standing ….. for sitting, etc.
A. On
B. In
C. Out
D. At
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
“It depends on the activity which the people are involved … (4)”
Arti kalimat:
Jawaban [B] karena kata “in” lazim digunakan bersama kata “involved”
dan menjadi satu kesatuan makna “involved in” yang berarti terlibat
dalam sehingga sesuai untuk melengkapi kalimat.
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Nomor 3.
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School uniforms are uniforms which are obligatory to be …. by the students in the school or
any other educational …. School uniforms tell …. things such as students' grade level and
school or institution identity. Nowadays, school uniforms become a ….issue among
parents. Some of them think that school uniforms are necessary, while others think that
they ….
A. Debatable
B. Debater
C. Debate
D. Debating
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Arti kalimat:
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Nomor 4.
Soal This question is marked in red
When Michael Joseph Jackson was born into a large family in a small house in Gary, Ind.,
.......... Aug. 29, 1958, no one ............... that he would become perhaps the most
recognizable entertainer on the planet. On the king of pop’s birthday, this article takes you
back through his life and music. Jackson’s rise was swift.
By the time he was 10, he and his brothers were pop sensations performing as the Jackson
5. The group had four No. 1 Motown hits in a little more than a year, including “I Want You
Back,” all of which ...........Michael’s ebullient high-pitched voice. By 20, Jackson wanted
to .............from his overbearing father, his demanding siblings and the Jackson 5 sound. His
first solo album, “Off the Wall,” may be the quintessential recording of the disco era. It
featured “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,” for which Jackson sang with a flirtatious
falsetto. Jackson’s next album was “Thriller,” which was released in 1982 and became the
best-selling album of all time. It won eight Grammy Awards, spent two years on the
Billboard album chart and sold more than 100 million copies around the world.
Jackson’s dancing and innovative music videos, especially the one for the title track
“Thriller,” helped redefine the medium and open MTV to black musicians.
A. Had featured
B. Has featured
C. Would featured
D. Featured
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Pilihan (A) salah karena “had featured” merupakan bentuk dari “Past
Perfect Tense”
Pilihan (B) salah karena “has featured” merupakan bentuk dari “Simple
Perfect Tense”
Pilihan (C) salah karena “would featured” merupakan bentuk dari “Past
Future Tense”
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 5.
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The European Union has released plans to recycle all plastic … the year 2030. … wants to
ban all types of plastic that can only be used … . The measure .... as a consequence of
China's decision to ban imports of foreign plastic that is to be recycled in the country. … ,
the EU exports half of its collected plastic, most of which goes to China.
A. Several times
B. Once
C. Continuously
D. Three times
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Arti kalimat:
“. Uni Eropa ingin melarang semua jenis plastik yang hanya bisa
digunakan ….”
Once: Sekali
Jawaban [B] “once” memiliki arti sekali dan sesuai untuk melengkapi
kalimat dan membentuk arti yang sesuai.
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Nomor 6.
Soal This question is marked in red
b. more
c. super
d. amazing
JAWABAN : A
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Nomor 7.
Soal This question is marked in red
Taman Safari Indonesia Group announced on Monday that it … all its parks … Taman
Safari Bogor in West Java, Taman Safari Prigen in East Java, Bali Safari Park in Bali …
Batang Dolphins Center in Central Java, until April 3. During the … , all parks will …
deep cleaning and be disinfected.
A. Close
B. Closed
C. Has closed
D. Had closed
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Kalimat tersebut menceritakan peristiwa yang telah terjadi, ditandai dengan penggunaan
verb past “announced”. Maka tense yang tepat untuk menlengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah
“Past Perfect Tense” yang menjelaskan peristiwa yang telah diselesaikan di masa lampau.
Pola:
Subject + had + v3
Pilihan C salah karena “has” tidak bisa digunakan untuk tense past.
Jawaban [D] karena “had closed” mengikuti pola kalimat past perfect tense yang tepat
untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut.
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 8.
Soal This question is marked in red
During Southeast Asia's dry season, farmers in Indonesia and other countries clear land
using fire, often for palm and wood pulp plantations, with flames frequently raging out of
control to produce a choking haze that spreads across the region. An El Nino weather
pattern this year……….. the annual dry spell, aggravating the impact of the fires, with
the number of hot spots at the highest since devastating blazes in 2015.
A. Had extended
B. Extended
C. Has extended
D. Will extend
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Present Perfect Tense adalah suatu bentuk tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang atau telah
selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lalu namun efeknya masih berlanjut.
Soal diatas menggunakan bentuk Present Perfect Tense, karena membahas mengenai situasi
yang terjadi di masa lalu namun efeknya masih berlanjut hingga saat ini dan terdapat kata
“since”, signal time dari Present Perfect Tense.
Pilihan (A) salah karena “had extended” digunakan pada bentuk “Past Perfect Tense”
Pilihan (B) salah karena “extended” digunakan pada bentuk “Simple Past Tense”
Pilihan (D) salah karena “will extend” digunakan pada bentuk “Simple Future Tense”
Jawaban (C) benar karena “has extended” merupakan bentuk “Present Perfect Tense”
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 9.
Soal This question is marked in red
In a welcome piece of ........ news for the world’s threatened wildlife, the giant panda has
just ........ from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the global list of species at risk of ........,
demonstrating how an integrated approach can help save our planet’s vanishing
biodiversity.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ........ the positive change to the
giant panda’s official status in the Red List of Threatened Species, pointing to the 17%
rise in the population in the decade ........2014, when a nationwide census found 1,864
giant pandas in the wild in China.
A. Along
B. Around
C. For
D. Up to
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Arti kalimat dalam bacaan:
Materi Grammar 1
Nomor 10.
Soal This question is marked in red
Taman Safari Indonesia Group announced on Monday that it … all its parks … Taman
Safari Bogor in West Java, Taman Safari Prigen in East Java, Bali Safari Park in Bali …
Batang Dolphins Center in Central Java, until April 3. During the … , all parks will …
deep cleaning and be disinfected.
A. Opening
B. Inaugural
C. Closing
D. Introductory
Pembahasan Pembahasan:
Maka kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah yang memiliki
arti “penutupan”.
Jawaban [C] karena “Closing” adalah noun yang memiliki arti penutupan.
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