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Soal Grammar Olimpiade
Soal Grammar Olimpiade
Time – 25 minutes
Structure
Directions: Questions 1-15 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see
four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best
completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill
in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Fill in the space so
that the letter inside the oval cannot be seen.
A B C
The sentence should read, “Unlike fish or sharks, for instance, the dolphin is a mammal.”
There, you should choose (D).
Not until exhaustive tests have been carried out by the Food and Drug Administration,
. .
(A) that a new drug is allowed on the market.
(B) is a new drug allowed to be put on the market.
(C) there is a new drug placed on the market.
(D) a new drug is allowed on the market.
The sentence should read, “Not until exhaustive tests have been carried out by The Food and
Drug Administration, is a new drug allowed to be put on the market.” Therefore, you should
choose (B). Now begin work on the questions.
1. The sun vast amounts of gases.
4. It has been proven the cockcroaches for several weeks even after their heads
have been cut off.
(A) are surviving
(B) can survive
(C) surviving
(D) that survive
10. The party was taken out to see a film on location in the desert.
(A) being shot
(B) being now shot
(C) while being shot
(D) that being shot
12. , the gorilla has recently been the subject of several in-depth studies.
(A) It is the primate closest to man
(B) The primate closest to man, it is
(C) The fact that it is the primate closest to man
(D) The closest of the primates to man
13. The sidewinder snake catches lizards in the sand and imitating a blade of grass
with its tail.
(A) burying itself
(B) to bury itself
(C) from burying itself
(D) by burying itself
14. after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the “sound
barrier.”
(A) It was shortly
(B) Was shortly
(C) There was shortly
(D) Shortly
15. Only after years of intensive work the riddle of DNA.
(A) and Crick and Watson solved
(B) did Crick and Watsonn solve
(C) Crick and Watson solved
(D) but Crick and Watson solved
Written Expression
Directions: In questions 16-40 each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four
underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one
underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Then,
on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to
the letter of the answer you have chosen.
Example I
The easiest and common manner of determining whether gas was present was to use
A B C
canaries, which were highly sensitive to atmospheric impurities.
D
Answer (A), the underlined adjective common, would not be accepted in carefully written
English; the form most common should be used with The easiest since both adjectives are
describing manner. Therefore, the sentences should read, “The easiest and most common
manner of determining whether gas was present was to use canaries, which where highly
sensitive to atmospheric impurities.” To answer the question correctly, you should choose
(A).
Example II
People in the United States have recently taken to traveling to work on bicycle to an
A B C D
increasing extent.
Answer (D), the underlined word on, should not be used in carefully written English with
bicycle. The preposition by should be used before bicycle. Therefore, the sentence should
read, “People in the United States have recently taken to traveling to work by bicycle to an
increasing extent.” To answer the question correctly, you should choose (D).
Now begin work on the questions
16. The United States shares extremely long borders with either Canada and Mexico.
A B C D
17. Some great cataclysm appears to have struck the great Mayan cities at the height of its
A B C D
glory.
18. Although Jack was the youngest of the two boys, he was clearly more mature than his
A B C
elder brother.
D
19. The monk spent so many years copying out manuscripts by candlelight that eventually he
A B C
irreparably damaged the eyes.
D
20. A thirty-years-old man suffering from amnesia was taken to the hospital in the early hours
A B C
of yesterday morning.
D
21. Actually, by the time Columbus arrived to America in 1492, other Europeans had already
A B C D
reached the New World.
D
22. Dallas is a city which enjoys both growth and prosperously.
A B C D
23. The success of the operation it depends primarily on the avalability of suitable organs
A B
belonging to recently deceased persons.
C D
24. Over the past few years, hang-gliding has became more and more popular as a sport.
A B C D
25. Before becoming famous as writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne lived for some months in a
A B C D
commune.
26. Not only the inflation rate was rising but unemployments, always a specter since the
A B
1930s, was on the increase.
C D
27. It was not so much the much blows he received as a lack of spirit that led to his losing the
A B C D
fight.
28. Students are expected to attend classes regularly, make their homework conscientiously,
A B C
and dress appropriately for classes.
D
29. It was likely that a devalution would occur, and a large one at that, being the currency
A B C D
was obviously over-valued.
30. American farmers have historically been extraordinary productive.
A B C D
31. During the course of his career, Mickey Mantle became the four player to hit as many as
A B C D
500 home runs.
32. So many people have burned theirselves while using matches that the scoutmaster has
A B
decided to restrict their use.
C D
33.Elephants are well-known as the largest land mammals, but they are easy outweighed by
A B C D
whales.
34. Inevitably, as the hands of the clock move towards and approach zero hour, the
A B C
contestants become increasingly nervous.
D
35. One of the first results of the police investigation were a redesigning of the whole security
A B C D
system.
36. Last year a honor which is rarely conferred was awarded to this scientist, one of the
A B C
greatest men of our age.
D
37. The plan had been to go either walking or swimming but the wather was so bad they
A B C
didn’t go somewhere.
D
38. So impressed were the people with his campaign that they elected he president for a
A B C D
second term.
39. The friendly open manner of Texans is said to reflect its confidence in the American was
A B C D
of life.
40. Mobility is one of the characteristics often demanded of the executives, and they must
A B C
accustom themselves to move quite regularly.
D