TOEFL Mini Quiz #4

 

TOEFL Mini Quiz 4

Structure & Written Expression

Part A: Structure

1. The professor had the students _______ their papers before the end of the class.

(A) to hand in (B) hand in (C) handed in (D) handing in

Jawaban: (B). Causative Verb "Had" (Active). Rumus: S + have/had + person + V1 (base form). Jadi "hand in".

2. _______ widely used in the chemical industry, sodium carbonate is a principal ingredient in soap and glass.

(A) It is (B) Because (C) Though (D) Due to

Jawaban: (C). Reduced Adverb Clause. Kalimat aslinya "Though it is widely used...".

3. Most of the Earth's ice is found in Antarctica, _______ covers more than 90 percent of the continent.

(A) where the ice (B) that the ice (C) which the ice (D) where the ice cap

Jawaban: (D). Relative Clause. Kita butuh konektor dan subject baru untuk menjelaskan Antarctica. "Where the ice cap covers..." adalah yang paling masuk akal.

4. _______ rapid spread of the fungus, the entire crop was destroyed.

(A) Because the (B) Because of the (C) The (D) It was the

Jawaban: (B). Karena diikuti oleh Noun Phrase ("rapid spread"), kita pakai "Because of". Kalau "Because" harus diikuti Subject + Verb.

5. Portland, Maine, is _______ the poet Longfellow spent his early years.

(A) where (B) it where (C) where is (D) which is where

Jawaban: (A). Noun Clause sebagai complement. "is where the poet spent...".

Part B: Written Expression

6. (A) Never before (B) has so many people (C) been employed in (D) finance.

(A) Never (B) has (C) been (D) finance

Jawaban: (B). Agreement. Subjectnya adalah "many people" (jamak), jadi verb harus "have", bukan "has".

7. The (A) amount of people (B) who have registered for the course (C) is higher than (D) expected.

(A) amount (B) who (C) is (D) expected

Jawaban: (A). "Amount" digunakan untuk uncountable nouns. Untuk benda yang bisa dihitung (people), gunakan "Number".

8. A (A) five-thousand-dollars reward (B) was offered (C) for the capture of the (D) escaped criminals.

(A) five-thousand-dollars (B) was (C) for (D) escaped

Jawaban: (A). Hyphenated adjective. Jika angka dan noun digabung menjadi adjective (ada tanda hubung), noun-nya tidak boleh jamak. Seharusnya "five-thousand-dollar".

9. The (A) director felt (B) badly about (C) the mistake (D) in the report.

(A) director (B) badly (C) the (D) in

Jawaban: (B). Linking verb "felt" harus diikuti Adjective, bukan Adverb. Seharusnya "felt bad".

10. (A) Alike oxygen, (B) which is chemically (C) active, neon is a (D) non-reactive gas.

(A) Alike (B) which is (C) active (D) non-reactive

Jawaban: (A). Salah penggunaan. "Alike" digunakan di akhir kalimat (A and B are alike). Di awal kalimat sebagai preposisi, gunakan "Unlike" (karena kontras antara active dan non-reactive).

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