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Pembahasan
The following passage is for no 1-3
Alaina cautiously placed the new pair of glasses on her face, feeling the weight of the frames
on her nose for the first time. As she looked around the room, everything appeared slightly
clearer yet also slightly distorted, causing her to blink repetitively to adjust. The edges of
objects seemed sharper, the colors more vibrant, and the text on her book easier to read
without straining her eyes. This experience of wearing glasses for the first time opened up a
new world of visual clarity and comfort that she had never known before.

1. What is the main topic of the passage above?

A. Alaina’s terrific sight without glasses
B. Alaina’s discomfort in using glasses
C. Alaina’s despise of blurry glasses
D. Alaina’s initial tries in wearing glasses
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Jawaban tertera di kalimat utama bacaan dimana kata new berkonteks sama dengan
initial (baru / pertama) dan on her face bermakna wearing (menggunakan)

2. How did Alaina make herself used to with glasses?

A. She weighted the glasses C. She inhaled repetitively
B. She winked continuously D. She gasped fast
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Jawaban terletak di baris ke-3 yaitu blink repetitively dan bermakna sama dengan
winked continuously sebagai reaksi membiasakan diri dengan kacamata

3. From the passage, we know that ….

A. Alaina didn’t do literacy much
B. Alaina has entered into new dimension
C. Alaina was unaware of colours
D. Alaina felt uneasy with glasses on her nose
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan
Jawaban terletak secara implisit di baris ke-4 dimana disebutkan bahwa book easier to
read yang menandakan bahwa sebelumnya tidaklah demikian (didn’t do literacy much)

4. What is the musical instrument beside?

A. saxophone
B. tuba
C. trumpet
D. clarinet
Jawaban: D
 Pembahasan
Nama benda di atas dalam bahasa Inggris adalah clarinet yang merupakan salah satu
alat music tiup

5. … can help us to collect ourselves back.

A. Meditating C. Meditates
B. Meditate D. Meditated
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas membutuhkan kata benda gerund yang berfungsi subjek. Kata tersebut
adalah meditating (gerund V1)

6. This imaginative book will take you to fairy land. What is the synonym of the underlined
part?
A. factual C. existent
B. concrete D. ingenious
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Imaginative sesuai dengan konteks kalimat adalah bersifat khayalan dan bermakna
sama dengan ingenious

7. The criminal is .... credit card fraud and illegal business

A. notorious for C. notorious to
B. notorious of D. notorious about
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
pasangan preposisi tetap dari kata sifat notorious adalah for

8. Because of tight deadline, we certainly become … time

A. conscious about C. conscious of
B. conscious for D. conscious with
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
pasangan preposisi tetap dari kata sifat conscious adalah of
 The illustration below is for no 9-11

9. What is the mother doing?

A. She is enjoying the food C. She is pushing the stroller
B. She is playing ball D. She is sitting on bench
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan
Sosok mother divalidasi oleh adanya kereta bayi sehingga kalimatnya akan sesuai
dengan pushing the stroller

10. Who is probably checking the email?

A. the man with cap C. the man with roller-skates
B. the man on the mat D. the man with ball
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan
Checking the email ditunjukkan oleh the man with cap dengan posisi tangan memegang
telepon genggam (dimana email bisa diakses) dan mata menunduk ke arah telepon
genggam tersebut

11. How many buildings are there?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 6
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan
Building berada di belakang pohon dengan berbagai ketinggian berbeda namun
merupakan bangunan terpisah dan berjumlah tujuh
 12. If …, everyone would get sick.
A. you activate the AC C. you had activated the AC
B. you activated the AC D. you have activated the AC
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas menggunakan pola 2nd conditional sentence dengan pola if+S+V2,
S+would+V1

The following passage is for no 13-15

Yuan is a driven individual who possesses a deep passion for architecture, evident in her
fervent desire to become a great architect. Her love for designing buildings is fuelled by a
genuine interest in exploring the intricate balance between aesthetics and functionality in
architectural design. Yuan views architecture as a form of art that allows her to creatively
express herself while also serving a practical purpose in enhancing the built environment. She
is constantly seeking new challenges and opportunities to expand her knowledge and skills in
the field, immersing herself in the study of architectural history, theory, and construction
techniques.

13. What is the purpose of text above?

A. To narrate Yuan’s reckless imagination in architecture.
B. To explain Yuan’s monotonous taste in designing.
C. To describe Yuan’s motive of turning into an architect.
D. To provide Yuan’s limited talent in designing building.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan
Jawaban terletak di kalimat utama dimana kata desire bermakna sama dengan motive
dan become sama dengan turning into

14. What are the factors that Yuan considers in designing building?
A. Imagination and purpose
B. Elegance and experiments
C. Cost and popularity
D. Artistry and convenience
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Jawaban terletak di baris ketiga dimana kata artistry sama dengan aesthetic dan
convenience sama dengan functionality mengenai considers (pertimbangan) atau
interest yang bermakna sama
15. What do last three lines tell us about Yuan?
A. She always challenges reality
B. She never stops learning
C. She follows textbooks strictly
D. She can’t stand history
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Pada tiga baris terakhir disebutkan tentang constantly seeking new challenges and
opportunities to expand her knowledges yang berarti bahwa Yuan senantiasa terus
belajar meningkatkan pengetahuannya

16. He has monitored the construction for ….

A. the first day C. 2020
B. yesterday D. six weekends
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
untuk present perfect, keterangan waktu for menyatakan periode berapa lama sebuah
kegiatan berlangsung dimana six weekends mengacu kepada periode berlangsungnya
kegiatan pengawasan (monitor)

17. My brother is ....... cheese. He can finish a pack of cheese by himself.

A. fond of C. fond at
B. fond on D. fond in
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
pasangan tetap preposisi dari fond adalah of

18. This award will be given to my father as he is .... his social contribution
A. appreciated on C. appreciated at
B. appreciated for D. appreciated in
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
pasangan preposisi tetap dari kata sifat appreciated adalah for

19. For upcoming movies, more villains … to the story line

A. is added C. will be added
B. is going to add D. can add
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
 Penanda waktu upcoming movies mengindikasikan kalimat simple future di masa
lampau. Pola kalimat pasif digunakan sesuai konteks yang ada dari kalimat to the story
line

20. … than her husband did

A. She driven a car more carefully
B. She drove a car more carefully
C. She drives a car carefullier
D. She drove a car carefullier
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
penanda did mengindikasikan penggunaan simple past tense (S+V2) She drove …
Bentuk comparative adalah more carefully untuk keterangan cara / adverb

21. Can you tell me your secret? I won’t …

A. let the bird out of the bag C. let the dog out of the bag
B. let the cat out of the bag D. let the rabbit out of the bag
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
konteks kalimat secret (rahasia) mengindikasikan sesuatu yang tidak boleh dibocorkan.
Let the cat out of the bag bermakna membocorkan rahasia

22. How do you ….? I cannot handle two things at the same time
A. kill two lions with one stone C. kill two ants with one stone
B. kill two fish with one stone D. kill two birds with one stone
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
konteks kalimat di atas adalah melaksanakan dua hal di saat bersamaan. Hal ini
bermakna sama dengan kill two birds with one stone

23. A: She doesn’t drink coffee

B: …. because it makes me unable to sleep
A. Either do I C. Neither do I
B. Either don’t I D. Neither don’t I
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
konteks percakapan di atas adalah menyatakan kesepahaman terhadap pernyataan
negatif dalam simple present tense. Maka polanya adalah 𝑁𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 + 𝑑𝑜/𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 + 𝑆
 The label below is for no 24-26

24. How many tablets are there?

A. 500 C. 31
B. 20 D. 19
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Qty bermakna kuantitas yang mengacu kepada jumlah tablet yang ada yaitu 20 tablets

25. What should the patient avoid in taking drugs?

A. Eat one piece of drug. C. Masticate the medicine.
B. Consume a tablet every day. D. Measuring the dosage.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan
Kata avoid adalah kata kunci yang bermakna menghindari dan sama dengan do not
chew dan seterusnya. Masticate bermakna sama dengan chew

26. How long is the drug safe to be consumed?

A. 12 days C. 20 days
B. 6 months D. 3 years
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Kata safe berkaitan dengan exp (expired) date atau tanggal kadaluarsa. Awal mula
pembelian obat di tahun 2017 dan kadaluarsa menurut exp date adalah 2020 sehingga
menjadi 3 tahun untuk aman dikonsumsi

27. The news of tsunami is truly devastating to hear. What is the synonym of the underlined
part?
A. calamitous C. pleasant
B. restful D. strife-free
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan
Konteks tsunami sebagai sesuatu yang menghancurkan pasti bernuansakan
kekacauan dan hal ini berkonteks sama dengan kata calamitous
28. experiencing – spicy – digestive – due – Lena – excessive – food – issues – is – to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A. 5 – 9 – 6 – 3 – 8 – 4 – 10 – 1 – 2 – 7
B. 5 – 9 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 4 – 10 – 6 – 2 – 7
C. 5 – 10 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 4 – 9 – 6 – 2 – 7
D. 5 – 7 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 4 – 10 – 6 – 2 – 9
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas menggunakan pola present continuous dengan struktur S+tobe+Ving
dengan konektor due to yang diikuti bentuk frase (bukan kalimat)

29. What does the man do for living?

A. He is judge
B. He is a lawyer
C. He is a conductor
D. He is a leader
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan
Berdasarkan gambar bahwa sosok berpakaian rapi dengan catatan lagu serta tongkat
adalah seorang musisi dengan tanggung jawab mengarahkan (konduktor) untuk
permainan instrument terhadap lagu

30. Taking care toddlers is such a … activity.

A. time-consumes C. time-consume
B. time-consumed D. time-consuming
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas membutuhkan compound adjective yang mengikuti struktur noun-
present participle (Ving)

31. The series of Korean history … for another season.

A. have been extended C. have being extended
B. has been extended D. has being extended
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas menggunakan pola kalimat pasif dalam present perfect tense
S+has/have+been+V3 dimana subjek utama the series bersifat tunggal dan
menadapatkan auxiliary verb has

32. My family is setting a … living room for family photos.

A. traditional, green, Asian, large C. Asian, large, traditional, green
B. green, Asian, large, traditional D. large, traditional, green, Asian
 Jawaban: D
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas menggunakan order of adjective yang berurutan dari awal hingga akhir
yaitu size, age, color dan origin

33. After three years, we are finally accustomed … the culture here.
A. with C. about
B. to D. of
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan
Kata sifat accustomed berpasangan preposisi tetap dengan to

This instruction is for no 34-35!

Find the error or mistakes in every sentence below in otder to make the sentence grammatically
correct.

34. A submarine can float when the mass of water that it displace is equal to the mass of
boat
A B C D
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
displace seharusnya menjadi displaces karena kalimat di atas menggunakan tenses
simple present tense (it+V1(s/es) karena konteks kalimatnya adalah teori umum

35. Online shopping refers to the action or activity of purchase goods or services from web
A B C D
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
setelah of, seharusnya diikuti oleh kata benda (Ving) yaitu purchasing