TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL,WRITTEN EXPRESSION DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (WRITTEN EXPRESSION 10)DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

By YULI ROSA RITA -
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1. Please give me a few coffee and some donuts if you have any left.                    A                B                              C                              D jawab :(B)a few key word :coffee pembahasan: seharusnya a little ,coffee adalah noun-countable noun. 2. There are ten childs playing in the yard near her house,but your child is not among them.            A                      B                                                                                     C                           D jawab :(B)childs key word: ten pembahasan :seharusnya children ,jamak dari child adalah children 3. People respected George Washington because he was a honest man ,and he returned out          A                                                                    B                                 C to  be one of our greatest   military leaders.                 D jawab :(C)a honest man key word :honest pembahasan :seharusnya an honest man ,honest dibaca
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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL(READING)

By YULI ROSA RITA -
        Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian,son of white trader and an Indian squaw.At an early age,he become fascinated by"the talking leaf,"an expression that he used to discribe the white man's written records.Although many believed this"talking leaf"to be a gift from the Great Spirit,Squoyah refused to accept that theory.Like other Indians of the period,he was illiterate,but his determination to remedy the situation led to the invention of a unique eighty-six-character alphabet based on the sound patterns that he heard.
        His family and friends thought him mad,but while recuperating from a hunting accident,he diligently and independently set out to  create a form of communication for his own people as well as for other Indians.In 1821,after twelve years of work,he had successfully developed a written language that would enable thousands of Indians to read and write.
        Sequoyah's desire to preserve words and events for later generations has caused him to be remembered among the important inventors.The giant redwood trees of California,called"sequoias"in his honor,will further imprint his name in history.

1.What is the most important reason that Sequoyah will be remembered?
a.California redwoods were named in his honor.
b.He was illiterate.
c.He created a unique alphabet
d.He recovered from his madness and helped mankind.
pembahasan:The entire reading,especiaally the last paragraph,indicates that Sequoyah will be remembered because he created a new alphabet.Although he will also be remembered because the redwoods were named after him,that simply manifests the result of his accomplishment.

2.The word"squaw"in line 12 is closest in meaning
a.Woman
b.Teacher
c.Cook
d.Trader
pembahasan:The first sentence states that he was theh"son of a white trader and an Indian squaw."This is a description of his parents.If you are unfamiliar with the word,answers(A)through(C)could describe a person,but(A)is the correct answer.Choice(D)would not be a good guess since his other parent has been identified as a trader.It would be unlikely that"squaw"would also mean "trader".

3.How did Squoyah's family react to his idea of developing his own"talking leaf'"?
a.They arranged for his hunting accident.
b.They thought he was cracy.
c.They decided to help him.
d.They asked him to teach them to read and write.
pembahasan:Paragraph 2,sentence 1,says,"His family and friends thought him mad."

4.What prompted Sequoyah to develop his alphabet?
a.People were writing things about him that he couldn't read.
b.He wanted to become famaous.
c.After his hunting accident,he needed something to keep him busy.
d.He wanted the history of his people preserved for future generations.
pembahasan:Paragraph 3,sentence 1,says that he desired"to preserve words and events for later generation."Those words and events would be the history of his people.

5.In line 7,the word"illiterate"means most nearly the same as......
a.fierce
b.poor
c.abandoned
d.unable to read or or write
pembahasan:"Illiterate"means"not literate,"or not able to read or write.

6.It is implied that Sequoyah called the written records"the talking leaf"because......
a.they played music
b.When he observed white people reading,they seemed to understand what was written
c.he was going mad,and he thought the leaves were talking to him
d.It was the only way that the Great Spirit had of communicating with them
pembahasan:No mention of music was made in the passage(),nor was any made of Sequoyah actually going mad and listening to leaves(C).The passage states that some thought written material was from the Great spirit,but no mention was made of avenues of supernatural communication(D).Sequoyah was fascinated with reading,writing,and the idea of recording and storing information for future generations.

7.Sequoyah could best be described as.........
a.determined
b.mad
c.backwards
d.meek
pembahasan:The fact that he spent twelve years developing this written alphabet,despite obstacles,demonstrates his determination

8.what is the best title for the passage/?
a.Sequoyah's Determination to Preserve the Charokee Language
b.The Origin of the Cherokee Language
c.Sequoyah's Madness Leads to a New Language
d.The Origin of the"sequoia"Trees in Clifornia
pembahasan:The passage is about Sequoyah,so it would be logical for the title to contain his name.This would make choice(D),although mentioned,is not what the passage is about.

9.In line 3,"fascinated"is closest in meaning to.......
a.absorbed
b.exasperated
c.confused
d.imaginative
pembahasan:The reading implies that he was very interested in the "leaf",so you should be able to guess that "fascinated"means that.A Synonym for "fascinated"in this context is"absorbed".

10.ll of the following are true EXCEPT........
a.Sequoyah developed a form of writing with the help of the Cherokee tribe
b.Sequoyah was a very observant young man
c.Sequoyah spent twelve years developing his alphabet
d.Sequoyah was honored by having some tree named after him.
pembaasan:Paragraph 2,sentence 1,says that he worked"independently,"which means that he had the help of no one.Choice(A)is the only choice that is not true.Choice(C)and(D) are specifically stated in the passage.choice(B)should be inferred from he facts given,such as Sequoyah's basing his alphabet on sound patterns he heard,and his early observation of the"Talking leaf."



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