Softskill Meeting 3

READING

1.       Which of the following is NOT true ?

a.       Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads.

b.      The games were held in Greece every four years.

c.       Battles were interrupted to participate every four years.

d.      Poem glorified the winners in song.

The answer is C.

Because we can see option A , B and D in the paragraph 1.

2.       The world “elite” in line 5 is closest in meaning to …

a.       Aristocracy

b.      Brave

c.       Intellectuals

d.      Muscular

The answer is D.

Because “elite” in the paragraph telling about power of military so same meaning with Muscular.

3.       Why were the Olympic Games held ?

a.       To stop wars

b.      To honor Zeus

c.       To crown the best athletes

d.      To sing songs about the athletes

The answer is B.

We can found answer  in line 1.

4.       Approximately how many years ago did these game originate ?

a.       800 years

b.      1200 years

c.       2300 years

d.      2800 years

The answer is D.

B.C is before century so just calculate 776 B.C until now 2012. The result is 2787.

5.       What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks ?

a.       They were pacifist

b.      They believe athletic events were important

c.       They were very simple

d.      They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates

The answer is B.

From the lines in the paragraph the conclusion in option B.

6.       What is the main idea of this passage ?

a.       Physical fitness was an integral part of the lives of the ancient Greeks

b.      The Greeks severely punished those who did not participate in physical fitness programs

c.       The Greeks had always encouraged everyone to participate in the games

d.      The Greeks had the gamed coincide with religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games over.

The answer is D.

From this passage main idea is in options D

7.       In line 14 the word “deeds” is closest in meaning to ...

a.       Accomplishments

b.      Ancestors

c.       Documents

d.      Property

The answer is A.

Deeds in the paragraph refers to recorded about what a man do in the past and have same meaning with accomplishments.

8.       Which of the following was ultymately required of all athletes competing in the Olympics?

a.       They must have completed military service

b.      They had to attend special training sessions

c.       They had to be Greek males with no criminal record

d.      They had to be very religious

The answer is C.

Ultimately required is in line 3.

9.       The word “halted” in line 16 mean most nearly the same as ...

a.       Encourages

b.      Started

c.       Curtailed

d.      Fixed

The answer is C.

Halted is refers to stopped is same meaning with curtailed

10.   What is an “Olympiad”?

a.       The time it took to finish the games

b.      The time between games

c.       The it took to finish a war

d.      The time it took the athletes to train

The answer is C.

From the word halted we can see the Olympiad is took to finish war.

STYLISTIC PROBLEMS

1.       The defendant refused to answer the prosecutor’s questions ...

a.       Because he was afraid it would incriminate him

b.      For fear that they will incriminate him

c.       Because he was afraid that his answer would incriminate him

d.      Fearing that he will be incriminated by it

The answer is C.

Because relevant with the case and sequence on tenses is right it is past tenses with past tenses.

In options A, B and D no relevant with the case and not sequence.

2.       Mrs. Walker has returned ...

a.       A wallet back to its original owner

b.      To its original owner the wallet

c.       The wallet to its originally owner

d.      The wallet to its original owner

 The answer is D.

Because I think the option D is right for complete the sentence, if option A,B and C indicate not relevant.

3.       The hospital owes  ... for the construction on the wing.

a.       The government twenty million dollars

b.      For the government twenty million dollars

c.       To the government twenty million dollars

d.      Twenty million of dollars to the government

The answer is D.

Because just need object for this sentence.

4.       Sarah ... that she could not attend classes next week.

a.       Told to her professors

b.      Said her professors

c.       Told her professors

d.      Is telling her professors

The answer is A.

Because said or told must follow to.

5.       The artist was asked to show some paintings at the contest because ...

a.       He painted very good

b.      They believed he painted well

c.       Of their belief that he was an good artist

d.      The judges had been told of his talents

The answer is A.

Because past tense sequence with past tense in option A.

6.       If motorists do not observe the traffic regulations, they will be stopped, ticketed, and have to pay a fine.

The false word is fine, because the parallelism is stopped, ticketed and fine must be fined.

7.       Fred, who usually conducts the choir rehearsals, did not show up last night because he had an accident on his way to the pratice.

The false word is had, because must had had the sentence is past perfect tense.

8.       A short time before her operation last month, Mrs. Carlyle dreams of her daugther who lives overseas.

The false word is dreams, because the sentence is past tense. Dreams must dreamed.

9.       The atmosphere in Andalucia is open, warm, and gives a welcome feeling to all who have the good fortune to visit there.

The false word is gives a welcome feeling. the parallelism is open, warm all is adjective, the false word is not adjective  but verb gerund and synonym the false word is peaceful.

10.   Some of the people were standing in the street watched the parade, while others were singing song.

The false word is watched. The sentences is simple present continous with verb ing. The false word must be watching.