Task 3 Bahasa Inggris Bisnis 2 Soal Toefl
1. On
Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil forest consist of
a nearly hundred
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C D
A B
large stumps scattered on an exposed coal bed.
C D
Jawab
: B. a nearly
Pembahasan : a nearly -> nearly, Kata “a nearly” tidak memerlukan indefinite article/determiner “a”, karena kata benda stumps adalah plural.
Pembahasan : a nearly -> nearly, Kata “a nearly” tidak memerlukan indefinite article/determiner “a”, karena kata benda stumps adalah plural.
2.
The
surface conditions on the planet Mars are the more like
the Earth’s than are
A B C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
A B C
those of any other planet in the solar system.
D
Jawab
: B. The more
Pembahasan : the more -> more, Pola comparative: more ___ than ___ Maka seharusnya tidak perlu definite article “the” tapi cukup “more” saja.
Pembahasan : the more -> more, Pola comparative: more ___ than ___ Maka seharusnya tidak perlu definite article “the” tapi cukup “more” saja.
3.
The midnight sun is a phenomenon in
which the Sun visible remains in the sky
A B C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
A B C
for twenty-four hours or longer.
D
Jawab
: B. visible remains
Pembahasan : visible remains -> remains visible. Kata the sun dalam anak kalimat di atas memerlukan predicate bukan noun phrase (visible remains). Yang tepat seharusnya remains visible.
Pembahasan : visible remains -> remains visible. Kata the sun dalam anak kalimat di atas memerlukan predicate bukan noun phrase (visible remains). Yang tepat seharusnya remains visible.
4.
The Humber River
and its valley form a major salmon-fishing,
lumbering, hunting,
A B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
A B C
and farmer region in western Newfoundland, Canada.
D
Jawab
: .D. farmer
Pembahasan : farmer menjadi farming. Konjungsi and digunakan untuk menghubungkan kelas kata yang sederajat. Karena sebelum “and” bentuk katanya adalah gerund maka kata farmer seharusnya diubah dalam bentuk gerund juga yaitu farming.
Pembahasan : farmer menjadi farming. Konjungsi and digunakan untuk menghubungkan kelas kata yang sederajat. Karena sebelum “and” bentuk katanya adalah gerund maka kata farmer seharusnya diubah dalam bentuk gerund juga yaitu farming.
5. On the
floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-topped mountains more
than a mile
A
B
C
D
beneath sea level.
Jawaban : B. Is
Pembahasan : Is menjadi are karena masuk dalam kategori
Inversion. Subjek kalimat adalah hundreds of flat-topped mountains.
6. Because of the flourish
with which John Hancock signed the Declaration of
A
Independence,his name become synonymous with
signature.
B C D
Jawaban :
C. became
Pembahasan : C - became --> signed (past)
paralel dengan became (past) bukan become (present)
7. Segregation
in public schools was declare unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court in 1954.
A
B
C
D
Jawaban :
B - was declared
Pembahasan : karena was declared --> Passive Voice (Be + VIII)
8. Sirius, the Dog
Star, is the most brightest star in the sky with an
absolute magnitude about
A
B
twenty-three
times that of the Sun.
C D
Jawaban :
A - the most brightest star
Pembahasan : karena the brightest star -->
Ingat aturan Comparison degree -Supelative
9. Killer whales tend to
wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together.
A B C
D
Jawaban :
C - resting
Pembahasan : karena rest --> Hunt, play, and rest together (Harus paralel)
10. Some of the most
useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys.
A
B
C
D
Jawaban :
C - materials
Pembahasan : karena materials --> kata kerjanya are jadi butuh
subjek yang plural. Some of ... material menandakan plural
11. The
community of Bethesda, Maryland, was previous known as Darcy's
Store.
A B C D
Jawaban :
B - previously
Pembahasan : karena previously --> known
berbentuk sebagai adjective. (Adv + Adj).
12. Mosquitoes will accepts the malaria parasite
at only one stage of the parasite's complex life
A B C D
cycle.
A B C D
cycle.
Jawaban :
A. accepts
Pembahasan : accepts --> accept
Modal + Verb 1 murni tanpa embel-embel
Pembahasan : accepts --> accept
Modal + Verb 1 murni tanpa embel-embel
13. The counterpart of a
negative electrons is the positive proton.
A B C D
Jawaban: C. electronsPembahasan : karena electrons --> electron. Terdapat preposition (a) yang mendandakan electron tunggal
14. Alexander Hamilton's advocacy of
a strong national government brought he into
A B C
bitter conflict Thomas Jefferson.
D
Jawaban: C. He
Pembahasan : he --> him
Verb + object: object dari he ialah him
15. There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural
Pembahasan : he --> him
Verb + object: object dari he ialah him
15. There are more than eighty-four million specimens in the National Museum of Natural
A B
History's collection of biological,
geological, archaeological, and anthropology treasures.
C
D
Jawaban: D. anthropology
Pembahasan : anthropology (noun) --> anthropological (adjective)
Parallel Structure: biological (adjective), geological (adjective), archaeological (adjective), and anthropological (adjective)
16. After George Washington married widow Martha Custis, the couple comes to reside at Mount
Pembahasan : anthropology (noun) --> anthropological (adjective)
Parallel Structure: biological (adjective), geological (adjective), archaeological (adjective), and anthropological (adjective)
16. After George Washington married widow Martha Custis, the couple comes to reside at Mount
A B C D
Vernon.
Jawaban: C. Comes
Pembahasan : comes --> came
Bentuk kalimat di atas adalah lampau (past). Dapat diketahui dari phrase "After George Washington married widow Martha Custis"
17. At this stage in their development, rubberized asphalt can hardly be classified as cutting edge.
Pembahasan : comes --> came
Bentuk kalimat di atas adalah lampau (past). Dapat diketahui dari phrase "After George Washington married widow Martha Custis"
17. At this stage in their development, rubberized asphalt can hardly be classified as cutting edge.
A B C D
Jawaban: A. Their
Pembahasan : their --> its
Pronoun Reference: its kembali ke kata asphalt
18. Rhesus monkeys exhibit patterns of shyness similar to that in humans.
Pembahasan : their --> its
Pronoun Reference: its kembali ke kata asphalt
18. Rhesus monkeys exhibit patterns of shyness similar to that in humans.
A B C D
Jawaban: D. That
Pembahasan : that (singular) --> those (plural)
Comparative Degree: Yang dibandingkan ialah patterns (plural).
19. In space, with no gravity for muscles to work against, the body becomes weakly.
Pembahasan : that (singular) --> those (plural)
Comparative Degree: Yang dibandingkan ialah patterns (plural).
19. In space, with no gravity for muscles to work against, the body becomes weakly.
A B C D
Jawaban: D. Weakly
Pembahasan : weakly --> weak
Become + adjective. Contoh lain dari kata kerja befungsi sama dengan become ialah seem, look, dan lain-lain.
20. Fort Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas off the southern tip to Florida, can be reach only by boat or
Pembahasan : weakly --> weak
Become + adjective. Contoh lain dari kata kerja befungsi sama dengan become ialah seem, look, dan lain-lain.
20. Fort Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas off the southern tip to Florida, can be reach only by boat or
A B C D
plane.
Jawaban: C. Reach
Pembahasan : reach --> reached
Modal + be + Verb III
21. Quarter horses were developed in the eighteenth-century Virginia to raceon courses short of about
Pembahasan : reach --> reached
Modal + be + Verb III
21. Quarter horses were developed in the eighteenth-century Virginia to raceon courses short of about
A B C
a quarter of a mile in length.
D
Jawaban: C. Course short
Pembahasan : courses short --> short courses
Pembahasan : courses short --> short courses
Noun Phrase: Adjetive + Noun jangan
dibalik
22. Supersonic flight is flight that is faster the speed of sound.
22. Supersonic flight is flight that is faster the speed of sound.
A B C D
Jawaban: C. Faster
Pembahasan : faster --> faster than Comparative Degree
23. Since the dawn of agriculture 9,000 years ago, only a few animal species had been domesticated.
A B C D
Jawaban: D. Had been
Pembahasan Jawaban: had been --> have been
Tense: Waktu yang dimaksud ialah sampai sekarang.
24. The Betataken House Ruins at Navajo National Monument is among the largest and
A B
most elaborate cliff dwellings in the country.
C D
Jawaban: A. Is
Pembahasan Jawaban: is (singular) --> are (plural)
Subject dari kalimat ialah The Betataken House Ruins berbentuk plural, jadi butuh verb yang berbentuk plural pula.
25. The island of Kauai has much streams, some of which have worn deep canyons
A B C
into the rock.
D
23. Since the dawn of agriculture 9,000 years ago, only a few animal species had been domesticated.
A B C D
Jawaban: D. Had been
Pembahasan Jawaban: had been --> have been
Tense: Waktu yang dimaksud ialah sampai sekarang.
24. The Betataken House Ruins at Navajo National Monument is among the largest and
A B
most elaborate cliff dwellings in the country.
C D
Jawaban: A. Is
Pembahasan Jawaban: is (singular) --> are (plural)
Subject dari kalimat ialah The Betataken House Ruins berbentuk plural, jadi butuh verb yang berbentuk plural pula.
25. The island of Kauai has much streams, some of which have worn deep canyons
A B C
into the rock.
D
Jawaban: A. Much
Pembahasan: much --> many
Much + uncountable noun (tidak ada tambahan -s)
Many + countable noun (terdapat tambahan -s sebagai bentul plural)
Many + countable noun (terdapat tambahan -s sebagai bentul plural)
26. It is a
common observation that liquids will soak through
some materials
A B
but not through other.
C D
Jawaban:D. Other
Pembahasan Jawaban: other --> others
Pembahasan Jawaban: other --> others
other kembali ke other
materials (plural)
27. Surrounded by
forested mountain slopes are the town of Telluride, a former gold-mining
A B C
town 7,500 feet about sea level.
D
Jawaban: B. Slopes are
Pembahasan Jawaban: slopes are --> slopes is
Inversion: Subject dari kalimat ialah the town of Telluride yang berbentuk singular jadi butuh verb yang singular pula
Pembahasan Jawaban: slopes are --> slopes is
Inversion: Subject dari kalimat ialah the town of Telluride yang berbentuk singular jadi butuh verb yang singular pula
28. The newsreels of
Hearst Metronome News, which formed part of every moviegoer's
A
experience in the era before television, offer an unique
record of the events of the 1930s.
B C D
Jawaban: C. An
Pembahasan Jawaban: an unique --> a
unique
It should be very easy :)
29. Probably the best known of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus was larger and last of the
It should be very easy :)
29. Probably the best known of all dinosaurs, the Tyrannosaurus was larger and last of the
A B C D
meat-eating carnosaurs.
Jawaban: C. Larger
Pembahasan Jawaban: larger --> the largest
Pembahasan Jawaban: larger --> the largest
Superlative Degree: Perbandingan
lebih dari 2 hal.
30. Unlikely gas sport balloons,
hot air balloons do not have nets.
A B C D
Jawaban: A. unlikely
Pembahasan Jawaban: unlikely -->
unlike
Unlike berfungsi sebagai adverb
Unlike berfungsi sebagai adverb
31. Born in
Massachusetts in 1852, Albert Farbanks has begun making banjos
in Boston in
A B C
the late 1870s.
D
Jawaban: B. Has Begun
Pembahasan Jawaban: has begun (present) --> began (past)
Pembahasan Jawaban: has begun (present) --> began (past)
Tense: in the late 1870s
menandakan kalimat di atas berbentu lampau (past)
32. Methane in
wetlands comes from soil bacteria that consumes organic
plant matter.
A B C D
Jawaban: C. Consumes
Pembahasan Jawaban: consumes --> consume
Pembahasan Jawaban: consumes --> consume
Bacteria ialah bentuk
plural dari bacterium
33. Alois Alzheimer made
the first observers of the telltale signs of
the disease that
A B
today bears his name.
C D
Jawaban: A. Observers
Pembahasan Jawaban: observers -->
observation
Pemilihan kata: yang dimaksud adalah observasi bukan obserever
34. Edward MacDowell remembers as the composer of such perennial favorites as "To a Wild
Pemilihan kata: yang dimaksud adalah observasi bukan obserever
34. Edward MacDowell remembers as the composer of such perennial favorites as "To a Wild
A B C D
Rose" and "To a Water Lily."
Jawaban: A. Remembers
Pembahasan Jawaban: remembers -->
is remembered
Edward MacDowell is remembered
(dikenang / dikenal)
35. Animism is the belief that objects and natural phenomena such as rivers, rocks, and wind
35. Animism is the belief that objects and natural phenomena such as rivers, rocks, and wind
A B
are live and have feelings.
C D
Jawaban: C. Live
Pembahasan Jawaban: are live -->
are alive
are + adjective (alive) bukan verb (live)
are + adjective (alive) bukan verb (live)
36. Newtonian
physics accounts from the observation of
the orbits of the planets and the
A B C D
moons.
Jawaban:B. From
Pembahasan Jawaban: from --> for
Pasangan Phrase: accounts + for
Pasangan Phrase: accounts + for
37.
Painters of the early twentieth century who were known primarily for theycolorful
A B C
landscapes, the Group of Seven changed is name to the Canadian Group of
Painters in 1933.
D
Jawaban: C. They
Pembahasan: They --> their
Pola: adjective + noun
their = adjective
colorful landscapes = noun
Pola: adjective + noun
their = adjective
colorful landscapes = noun
38. Most
animals have nervous systems, sense organs, and specializedmodes
of
A B
locomotion, and are capable of securing ingesting,
and to digest food.
C D
Jawaban: D. to digest
Pembahasan: to digest --> digesting
Parallel Structure= Gerund + gerund
securing = gerund
to digest = to infinitive
digesting = gerund
Parallel Structure= Gerund + gerund
securing = gerund
to digest = to infinitive
digesting = gerund
39.
Thousands of meteorite hit Earth each year,
but most fall into the sea or in
A B
remote areas and are never recovered.
C D
Jawaban: A. meteorite
Pembahasan: meteorite --> meteorites
Thousands + plural noun.
40.
Inflation, interest rates, and overall economic active can
be governed by the United States
A B C
Federal Reserve’s decision to adjust the
supply of money to the economy.
D
Jawaban: C. active
Pembahasan: active --> activation
Pola: Adjective + Noun
economic = adjective
active = adjective
activation = noun
economic = adjective
active = adjective
activation = noun
41.
Free radicals of oxygen, which common by-products of
metabolic processes in the body,
A B C
are capable of
causing tissue damage.
D
Jawaban: A. which common
Pembahasan: which common --> which are common
"which common by-products of metabolic processes in the body" merupakan adjective clause yg menjelaskan noun sebelumnya "free radicals".
Ingat dalam adjective clause mesti ada conj., subject dan verb. Kita lihat bahwa adjective clause dalam soal di atas kehilangan verb. Olehnya "which common" seharusnya menjad "which are common".
"which common by-products of metabolic processes in the body" merupakan adjective clause yg menjelaskan noun sebelumnya "free radicals".
Ingat dalam adjective clause mesti ada conj., subject dan verb. Kita lihat bahwa adjective clause dalam soal di atas kehilangan verb. Olehnya "which common" seharusnya menjad "which are common".
42. By 1830
the glass industry in the United States had
become too well established that the
A B
country no longer needed to
depend on imported glass.
C D
Jawaban: B. too
Pembahasan: too --> so
Pola yg mesti Anda ingat: so + that
Pola yg mesti Anda ingat: so + that
44.
Free land, cheaply transportation, and powerfully persuasive
railroad
A
advertising all helped flood the western part of
the United
States with farmers in the
B C D
nineteenth century.
Jawaban: A. cheaply
Pembahasan: cheaply --> cheap
Pola: Adjective + Noun
Cheaply = adverb
Cheap = adjective
transportation = noun
Pola: Adjective + Noun
Cheaply = adverb
Cheap = adjective
transportation = noun
45.
Coral formations have known as fringing reefs are
located close to shore,
A B
separated from land only
by shallow water.
C D
Jawaban: A. have known
Pembahasan: have known --> that have been known
Analisis soal
Subject: Coral formations
Verb (utama) = are located
Subject dan verb utama sudah lengkap olehnya "have known" seharusnya bentuk adjective clause yang menjelaskan "coral formations".
Keganjilan yang lain, jika "known" berbentuk active maka seharusnya polanya "known + object (tanpa preposition "as").
Preposition "as" menandakan bahwa known seharusnya berbentuk passive --> "been known".
Analisis soal
Subject: Coral formations
Verb (utama) = are located
Subject dan verb utama sudah lengkap olehnya "have known" seharusnya bentuk adjective clause yang menjelaskan "coral formations".
Keganjilan yang lain, jika "known" berbentuk active maka seharusnya polanya "known + object (tanpa preposition "as").
Preposition "as" menandakan bahwa known seharusnya berbentuk passive --> "been known".
46. For a
seagoing, cargo-carrying sailing vessels, the clipper ship
was remarkably fast.
A B C D
Jawaban: B. vessels
Pembahasan: vessels --> vessel
"a seagoing, cargo-carrying sailing vessels" merupakan appositive / keterangan tambahan terhadap noun "the clipper ship". Perhatikan yang dijelaskan ialah ship (cuma 1 ship) jadi vessels (jamak) seharusnya vessel (tunggal).
Selanjutnya: terdapat article "a" pada phrase "a seagoing, cargo-carrying sailing vessels" yang menandakan "vessels" seharusnya "vessel".
"a seagoing, cargo-carrying sailing vessels" merupakan appositive / keterangan tambahan terhadap noun "the clipper ship". Perhatikan yang dijelaskan ialah ship (cuma 1 ship) jadi vessels (jamak) seharusnya vessel (tunggal).
Selanjutnya: terdapat article "a" pada phrase "a seagoing, cargo-carrying sailing vessels" yang menandakan "vessels" seharusnya "vessel".
47. Visibly only
through large telescopes, Pluto has a yellowish color, which
indicates
A B
that there is very little atmosphere.
C D
Jawaban: A. visibly
Pembahasan: visibly --> visible
"Visibly only through large telescopes" merupakan penjelas terhadap noun "Pluto". Ingat yg menjelaskan noun ialah adjective bukan adverb.
Jadi, visibly (adverb) seharusnya menjadi visible (adjective)
"Visibly only through large telescopes" merupakan penjelas terhadap noun "Pluto". Ingat yg menjelaskan noun ialah adjective bukan adverb.
Jadi, visibly (adverb) seharusnya menjadi visible (adjective)
48. Diamond is
the hardest known substance, so diamonds can be cut only
A B C
by another diamonds.
D
Jawaban: D. another
Pembahasan: another --> other
another = singular
Diamonds = plural
another = singular
Diamonds = plural
49.The
International Monetary Fund was created in a effort to
stabilize exchange
A B
rates without interfering with the
healthy growth of trade.
C D
Jawaban: B. a
Pembahasan: a --> an
Article "a" ketemu noun yang huruf pertamanya dibaca (pronounced) hidup.
Article "an" ketemu noun yang huruf pertamanya dibaca (pronounced) mati.
Article "a" ketemu noun yang huruf pertamanya dibaca (pronounced) hidup.
Article "an" ketemu noun yang huruf pertamanya dibaca (pronounced) mati.
50.
Butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis, then
changing from caterpillar to
A B C
adult via one intermediate
stage, the pupa.
D
Jawaban: A. complete
Pembahasan: complete --> a
complete
"metamorphosis" merupakan countable noun yg berbentuk singular.
Ingat jangan meninggalkan singular noun yang countable noun tanpa ada article atau determiner sebelumnya.
Pola sederhana:
I have nice book. (salah - book berbentuk singular dan book merupakan countable noun)
I have a nice book. (benar)
"metamorphosis" merupakan countable noun yg berbentuk singular.
Ingat jangan meninggalkan singular noun yang countable noun tanpa ada article atau determiner sebelumnya.
Pola sederhana:
I have nice book. (salah - book berbentuk singular dan book merupakan countable noun)
I have a nice book. (benar)
Sumber:
1. http://berita-english.blogspot.co.id/2014/01/soal-toefl-structure-and-written-expression-beserta-jawaban-pembahasan.html
2. http://www.geniuslang.com/toefl/soal-pembahasan/soal-toefl-conjunction-dan-pembahasannya
3. http://pusattoefl.blogspot.co.id/2014/03/soal-toefl-written-expression-dan-pembahasan-jawaban.html
1. http://berita-english.blogspot.co.id/2014/01/soal-toefl-structure-and-written-expression-beserta-jawaban-pembahasan.html
2. http://www.geniuslang.com/toefl/soal-pembahasan/soal-toefl-conjunction-dan-pembahasannya
3. http://pusattoefl.blogspot.co.id/2014/03/soal-toefl-written-expression-dan-pembahasan-jawaban.html
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