Grammar Challenge: Modal Auxiliaries (Can, Must, Should, May)

Bacaan untuk Soal 39 sampai 41:

The coach of the Indonesia basketball team calls a time-out and instructs his players to change their strategy. He ... \( 39 \) Jody to keep the ball as long as possible. Jody is good at dribbling the ball. His skill in controlling the ball is ... \( 40 \) but he is not quite good at shooting. Togar is better at shooting and he is also the fastest player in the team. His only ... \( 41 \) is that he is very thin and not very strong.

Soal 39

He ... \( 39 \) Jody to keep the ball as long as possible.

A. knows

B. tells

C. thinks

D. leaves

Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: B

Analisis: Konteksnya pelatih “calls a time-out” dan “instructs his players” (memberi instruksi). Kata kerja yang paling tepat untuk “memberi instruksi kepada Jody” adalah tells (memberitahu/menyuruh). Pilihan lain tidak cocok: knows (mengetahui), thinks (berpikir), leaves (meninggalkan).

Soal 40

His skill in controlling the ball is ... \( 40 \) but he is not quite good at shooting.

A. preventive

B. imperfect

C. doubtful

D. excellent

Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: D

Analisis: Kalimat sebelum dan sesudahnya menyebut Jody “good at dribbling” dan diminta memegang bola selama mungkin. Itu menunjukkan kemampuan kontrol bolanya sangat baik. Kata yang sesuai adalah excellent (sangat bagus). Kontras “but he is not quite good at shooting” berarti: kontrol bola bagus, tetapi menembak kurang. Secara makna, kualitas kontrol bola Jody \( \gt \) kemampuan shooting-nya.

Soal 41

His only ... \( 41 \) is that he is very thin and not very strong.

A. appearance

B. weakness

C. strength

D. ability

Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: B

Analisis: Frasa “His only ... is that he is very thin and not very strong” menjelaskan kekurangan/kelemahan Togar. Jadi kata yang tepat adalah weakness. Pilihan lain tidak sesuai: appearance fokus tampilan, strength kebalikan makna, ability kemampuan umum. Di sini “thin and not very strong” jelas menunjukkan kelemahan fisik, bukan kelebihan.

Soal 42

Fenny : Which newspaper is yours? This one or that one?
Yudo : ... of them.
Fenny : Are they?
Yudo : Yes. Because not only the Surabaya Post but also the Jakarta Post is good and useful for me.

A. Some

B. Each

C. Both

D. None

Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Analisis: Dalam percakapan ini, Yudo menyatakan bahwa kedua surat kabar, baik Surabaya Post maupun Jakarta Post, sama-sama baik dan bermanfaat. Jawaban yang tepat adalah C. Both.

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