NAMA    :    ALLAN ERLANGGA

NPM       :   20209293

KELAS   :    3EB17

TUGAS SOFTSKILL BAHASA INGGRIS SOAL TOEFL STRUCTURE AND EXPRESSION

Beserta Alasannya

1)      In the early twentieth century, there was considerable interesting among sociologists in the fact that in the United States the family was losing its traditional roles.

Jawabannya interest (noun) krn considerable (adjective) hrs diikuti noun.

2)     In the 1970's, consumer activities succeeded in promoting laws that set safety standards for automobiles, children's clothing, and a widely range of household products.

Jawabannya wide adjective krn range noun  rumusannya adjective + noun ex. beautiful girl (beautiful = adjective, girl = noun)

3)      Each chemical element is characterized to the number of protons that an atom of that element contains, called its atomic number.

Jawabannya by BUKAN to krn kalimatnya passive.

4)      With the exception of iron, .......... at standard temperature and pressure.

(a) the metallic elements are solid

(b) which is a solid metallic element

(c) metallic elements being solid

(d) since the metallic elements are solid

Jwbnnya A krn hanya A yg menjadikan at standard temperature and pressure kalimat.

5)      As the service charge is included in the bill, any further tipping is.......................

(a) unnecessary

(b) unforgivable

(c) unsatisfactory

(d) unpleasant

Jwbnnya A krn sesuai makna saja unnecessary = ga penting. As = because pd soal

6)      In the late 1800's Grace Richards, began work in the new field of "sanitary science" which was concerned with waste removal, water purification and ..........

(a) to ventilate adequately

(b) adequate ventilation

(c) adequate ventilate

(d) ventilation adequately

Jwbnnya B krn parallel structure  waste removal, water purification and adequate ventilation.

7)      .......... popular cause stirred Stephanie Simpson's disquiet more than the scaling back of educational facilities for recent arrivals to the United States.

(a) No

(b) Nothing

(c) Not

(d) None

Jwbnnya A krn sdh ada kt benda nya "Cause". Hanya No yg bisa diikuti kt benda misal no money, no water, no friend.

8)      Independent thinking alone is not suited to ….. reality.

a. Interdependence

b. Interdepends

c. Interdependent

d. Interdepended

Jawabannya c , krn fungsinya adjective (a dan b bukan adjective sedangkan d adjective tp makna beda dan ga balance dgn subject kalimat).

9)      A trench is …. hole dug in the ground, usually with steep or vertical sides.

a. a deeply longed.

b. a long deep

c. a deepen long

d. a deep long.

jwbnnya b krn perlu adj semua, a long deep hole = inti ktnya a hole, long & deep fungsi sbg adj. dug in the ground = adjective prhase, klo mo ditulis lkp kalimatnnya spt ini "A trench is a long deep hole which is dug in the ground.... "which is" bisa di hilangkan...

10)  His job is to cover a roof with tiles …. slate.

a. made of.

b. made by.

c. made in.

d. made from.

jwbnnya a krn made of = terbuat dari... yg materialnya msh keliatan misal: this table is made of wood. slate = sejenis batu, yg msh keliatan wujudnya walo sdh jd roof.

11)  Since there are many complaints about the new products, the company .... the products now

A. is recalling

B. Recalls

C. Recalled*

D. has Recalled

jwbnnya A, kalimat asalnya "The company is recalling the products now since (because) there are many complaints about the new products." dlm kontek ini, Kt since sm dgn because dan ada ket wkt "now".

12)  The little girl is taking care of the puppy with ..., affection, and kindness

A. patient

B. patience*

C. Patiently

D. patients

Jawabannya B krn hrs balance, affection & kindness adalh kt benda jd perlu kt benda juga tetapi bukan patient krn maknanya beda dgn yg diperlukan pd kalimat tsb (sabar).

13)  You... the job if you were not late to the inteview

A. would get*

B. would be gotten

C. would have gotten

D. would have been gotten

jwbnnya A, ini kalimat Conditional Sentence type II: Subject + would + Verb I + If + Subject + Verb II (were klo perlu to be bukan was).

14)  While traveling to Mexico, the newly weds ... the site of the Aztec.

A. has visited

B. had visited

C. visited*

D. visiting

jwbnnya C, kalimat past tense. Ini sentence reduction dr clause ke phrase. Asal kalimat: The newly weds visited the site of Aztec while they were travelling to Mexico.

15)  The little girl is taking care of the puppy with ..., affection, and kindness

A. patient

B. patience*

C. Patiently

D. patients

Jawabannya B krn hrs balance, affection & kindness adalh kt benda jd perlu kt benda juga tetapi bukan patient krn maknanya beda dgn yg diperlukan pd kalimat tsb (sabar).