Materi Passive Voice: Senjata Ampuh Taklukkan Soal Grammar TKA

Soal 16

This text is for question \(16\) to \(18\).

When the typewriter was first invented, Its keys were arranged alphabetically. This made the keys easy to find. However, this arrangement also caused the bars of the machine to jam, or get stuck.

To solve this problem, a new letter arrangement was introduced by Christopher Latham Scholes in \(1872\). His system, the standard keyboard system, is still used on typewriters today. He arranged the letters in such a way that as many bars as possible hit the inked ribbon from opposite directions. This resulted in far less jamming than had occurred with the alphabetical models.

(quoted from : Longman Introductory Course, \(2014\))

In Scholes’s system, the order of the letters ....

1. is in the alphabetical order
2. enables more bars to hit the ribbon from opposite direction
3. and caused the bars of the machine to jam
4. was the same as original typewriter
5. was the same as that introduced in \(1872\)

Soal 17

We know from the second paragraph that ....

1. The Scholes’ system is still used now
2. C.L. Scholes is the inventor of the typewriter
3. The Scholes’ system arranged the letters alphabetically
4. The original arrangement of the letters was alphabetical
5. The arrangement of the letters in the Scholes’ system is not better than the original one

Soal 18

Improvement to the original system of the typewriter was made by Scholes in ....

1. the quality of the keyboard
2. the arrangement of the letters
3. the bars that hit the ribbon
4. the ribbon that carries the ink
5. the standard keyboard system

Soal 19

The following text is for questions \(34\) to \(36\).

SNAKES

Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (Serpentes).

Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither along. Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground.

Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are cold-blooded, they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up.

Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs.

A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizards, and mice and other snakes. The Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Some snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glide away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar gliders.

Since the snakes are cold-blooded, they ....

1. like sucking the cool blood
2. avoid sun-bathing to their skins
3. never sun bathe in the warm weather
4. live on the ground in deserted burrows
5. require the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies

Soal 20

We know from the text that snakes ....

1. do not have claws
2. do not like sunlight
3. have two legs and claws
4. use their legs to climb the tree
5. use their claws to slither along the ground

Soal 21

How do flying snakes protect themselves?

1. They fly away.
2. They use their fangs.
3. They scare their enemies.
4. The stretch out their skin.
5. They eat the other animals.