TRYOUT (TO) PPG BAHASA INGGRIS PEROFESIONAL 3

 

1		Read the passage below. When we were children, Hassan and I used to climb the poplar trees in the driveway of the father’s house and annoy the neighbors by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror. We would sit across from each other _____, our naked feet dangling, our trouser pockets filled with dried mulberries and walnuts. We took turns with the mirror as we ate mulberries, pelted each other with them, giggling, laughing. I can still see Hassan up on that tree, sunlight flickering through the leaves on his almost perfectly round face, a face like a Chinese doll chiseled from hardwood: his flat, broad nose and slanting, narrow eyes like bamboo leaves, eyes that looked, depending on the light, gold, green, even sapphire. I can still see his tiny low-set ears and that pointed stub of a chin, a meaty appendage that looked like it was added as a mere afterthought. And the cleft lip, just off mid-line, where the Chinese doll maker’s instrument may have slipped, or _____. Which option best completes the second blank space in the passage? a. perhaps he had simply grown tired and carelessly b. perhaps he had simply gone tired and become careless c. perhaps he had simply grown tiredly and carelessly d. perhaps he had simply become tiring and careless e. perhaps he had simply grown tired and careless
2		For centuries, people have searched for a way to replace dead and decaying teeth with comfortable false teeth. Many materials have been used to make a set of false teeth. The teeth themselves should be made from a hard and durable material. They should be secured to a soft material, making them easy to wear. In the last two decades, dentists succeeded in making durable false teeth that are comfortable, too.   Around 1844, an American dentist named Horace Wells used laughing gas to put people to sleep before working on their teeth. This innovation made dental work a lot less painful.   Soon after, an inventor created the first form of rubber. This was important to dentistry because teeth could be attached to the rubber, and the rubber could be to fit the shape of the mouth. These two developments allow dentists to work without causing pain and fit teeth more carefully. False teeth have become more available and comfortable since then, and dentists have continued to improve the making and use of false teeth. What is the main idea of the passage above? a. Horace Wells was known as the inventor of false teeth. b. Important dentistry become supported with the false teeth technology. c. Successful dentists were pioneering in the making of false teeth. d. False teeth were successfully innovated by dentists. e. Gold and bones were materials used in false teeth in the old time.
3.		Read the passage.   Two 12-year-old girls are standing outside a mini-mart. They are wearing matching tube tops and short skirts like Britney Spears clones. One holds a cigarette, like an adult, where everyone can see her. She looks around to make sure other girls are noticing her. When asked why she dresses the way she does, she says that she likes it. _____ it seems that the reason for her behavior is more complex. More specifically, it has more to do with her ambiguous role as a preteen in society. A young girl’s wanna-be look is caused by personal insecurity and peer pressure.   The connector that best completes the blank space in the passage above is.... a. Therefore, b. However, c. Because d. Meanwhile, e. For example,
4.		Read the text.   Jacob hated finishing things almost as much as he loved starting them. As a result, he had gotten into a million hobbies and activities, but he never stuck with any of them long enough to get any good. He begged his mother for months for a guitar so that he could play Black Eyed Peas songs to Angie, a girl he liked, but after he finally got one for Christmas, he found out that guitars do not play themselves. He took a few lessons, but strumming the strings hurt his fingers and he did not like holding the pick, so now the five-hundred dollar guitar lives under his bed.   After reading an ad in the back of one of his comic books, Jacob decided that he wanted a Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector, so that he could find buried pirate treasure. So he mowed lawns all summer and did not spend his money on ice-cream like his younger brother, Alex. He saved it all in a shoe box in his closet. Then he shoveled driveways all winter, and he did not spend his money on candy and chips like his classmates. By the time spring came, he had saved $200, and he purchased the Wonder-Sweeper 5000 metal detector. He beeped it around the park for a while, be he soon found out that no pirates had ever set sail in his neighborhood, and if they had they did not leave any treasure. Even though he found a key ring, forty-seven cents, and all the bottle caps he could throw, he buried the metal detector in his closest.   It is concluded from the passage that Jacob …. a. collected many expensive items b. liked to do useless activities c. was a lazy and impatient person d. made his mother disappointed e. could easily afford what he wanted
5.		Read the text.   Erosion of America’s farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation’s most critical natural resource problem.   From the passage we understand that soil erosion in America…. a. is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production b. happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed c. is worse than it was in the nineteenth century d. causes humans to place new demands on the land e. is the most critical problem that the nation faces
6.		Which of the following is the most appropriate sentence containing a passive construction?   a. Mistakes were made said by most politicians. b. The rat was supposed to be placed into a T-shaped maze. c. I have a feeling that a secret may be it is kept. d. The president was to be sworn in on a cold January morning. e. Your bicycle would have kept here if you had left it with me.
7.		Read the text. It was _____ in late November. The weather had changed overnight, when a backing wind brought a granite sky and a mizzling rain with it, and although it was now only a little after two o’clock in the afternoon the pallor of a winter evening seemed to have closed upon the hills, cloaking them in mist. It would be dark by four. The air was clammy cold, and for all the tightly closed windows it penetrated the interior of the coach. Which option best completes the blank space in the passage? a. a cold grey day b. a small parade day c. one warmer night d. a snowy night e. an interesting one
8.		Read the passage below.   The first colonists did not, as many people imagine, find an entire continent covered by a climax forest. Even along the Atlantic seaboard, the forest was broken at many points. Nevertheless, all sorts of fine trees abounded, and through the early colonial period, those who pushed westward encountered new forests. By the end of the colonial era, the price of wood had risen slightly in eastern cities, but wood was still extremely abundant.   The availability of wood brought advantages that have seldom been appreciated. Wood was a foundation of the economy. Houses and all manner of buildings were made of wood to a degree unknown in Britain. Secondly, wood was used as fuel for heating and cooking. Thirdly, it was used as the source of important industrial compounds, such as potash, an industrial alkali; charcoal, a component of gunpowder; and tannic acid, used for tanning leather.   What can be said about the use of wood for the colonies? a. The colonies used wood for important industrial components. b. The colonies used wood for cooking and heating. c. The colonies sold wood for source of income. d. The colonies used wood for creating gun powder. e. The colonies used wood for the foundation of economy.
9.		Read the text. What you need: 1 tsp garlic, minced (about ½ clove) 1 small onion, minced (about ½ cup), 2 C frozen cut spinach, thawed and drained (or substitute 2 bags (10 oz each) fresh leaf spinach, rinsed), ¼ tsp ground black pepper, 8 slices whole-wheat bread, 1 medium tomato, rinsed, cut into 4 slices, 1 C shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, and Nonstick cooking spray.   How to do: 1.      Preheat oven to 400 ºF. Place a large baking sheet in the oven to preheat for about 10 minutes. 2.      Heat garlic with cooking spray in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Cook until soft, but not browned. Add onions, and continue to cook until the onions are soft, but not browned. 3.      Add spinach, and toss gently. Cook until the spinach is heated throughout. Season with pepper, and set aside to cool. 4.      When the spinach and onions are cool, assemble each sandwich with one slice of bread on the bottom, one tomato slice, ½ cup of spinach mixture, ¼ cup of cheese, and a second slice of bread on the top. 5.      Spray the preheated nonstick baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the sandwiches on the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the bottom of each sandwich is browned. 6.      Carefully flip sandwiches, and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until both sides are browned. Serve immediately. The word “browned” mentioned in the passage refers to the following cooking verb.… a. (pre) heat, cook, and bake b. assemble, heat, and mix c. bake, flip, and slice d. cook, bake and spray e. (pre) heat, add, and place
10.		Which of the following sentences contain the correct use of a relative pronoun? a. The car whose I was driving needs wheel alignment b. Jack, that is my friend, is a good boy. c. He lent me a mattress on that I slept soundly d. The house whom I purchased from was haunted e. Spaghetti, which many of us enjoy, can be messy
11.		The graph shows that the number of boys attending the convention equals to …. a. 356 b. 358 c. 51% d. 716 e. 49%
12.		Read the passage below. Power distance defines how social inequality is perceived and accepted in different cultures. Hofstede (1997) explains how in high power distance cultures children are raised with a great emphasis on respecting elders, which is carried through to adulthood. Therefore organizations are more centralized, employees prefer a more autocratic leadership style where subordinates are expected to be told what to do and there are wide wage gaps in the hierarchical structure. On the other hand, in low power distance cultures inequality is not desired, _____ with regards to decision making and thus prefer a more resourceful and democratic leader.   The blank space in the passage can be best filled with the clause.… a. employees need to selected b. employees prefer to be consulted c. employers are given authority d. employers distribute power e. leaders prefer to be respected
13		The best arrangement of the following jumbled sentences to make up a logical paragraph is...   1)      Light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second, and it still takes light more than four years to travel from Proxima Centauri to the Earth. 2)      A person traveling in a modern spacecraft would not arrive at Proxima Centauri within this lifetime or the next, or even ten lifetimes because the distance is so great. 3)      Interstellar distances are so large that they are almost impossible to imagine. 4)      Even though Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Earth outside of our solar system, it is not really close. a. (2) - (4) - (1) - (3) b. (3) - (4) - (1) - (2) c. (1) - (2) - (3) - (4) d. (2) - (3) - (4) - (1) e. (4) - (3) - (2) - (1)
14.		The best arrangement of these sentences to make a logical paragraph is… 1)                  Other small training institutes also provide education to enhance the skill level in particular fields. 2)                  Education plays a paramount role in the modern technological world. 3)                  Education is not so costly anymore; anyone one with less money may study continuously. 4)                  Furthermore, the whole criteria of education have been changed now. 5)                  We can get admission in the big and popular universities with fewer fees through the distance learning. 6)                  We can study through the distance learning programmes after the 12th standard together with the job. 7)                  Now-a-days, there are many ways to enhance the education level.   a. 6 – 7 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 2 b. 2 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 1 c. 2 – 7 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 1 d. 1 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 5 e. 3 – 5 – 7 – 4 – 6 – 2 – 1
15.		Choose one best answer to complete the text. (47) a. other professions b. other professionals c. other profession d. another profession e. another professional
16		Choose one best answer to complete the text. (48) a. develop b. developing c. to develop d. developed e. from developing
17.		Choose one best expression.(51) a. I must look for a manager b. I will see a manager c. I must find the manager d. I have to get the manager e. I should go from the manager
18.		The underlined part what they already know in the passage may be best rephrased a. their mastery b. their performance c. their understanding d. their competence e. their prior knowledge
19.		The underlined part assessment as activities should not keep students away from learning in the passage may be best rephrased as     a. the importance of assessment is to integrate students with their learning b. it is vital for assessment practices not to detach students from learning c. in assessment activities, students should remain involved in their learning d. incorporating students in learning activities is indeed vital in assessment e. students should be kept engaged in learning during the assessment process
20.		The meaning that best expresses these two sentences: ‘The car is from Ireland’ and ‘The driver is a young man‘ is…. a. The car which the driver is a young man is from Ireland b. The car which the driver is young man from Ireland c. The young man is from Ireland which has the car d. The young man has a car from Ireland e. The young man from Ireland has the car
21.		Listen students. You should start to do the homework as soon as possible. You will have submitted your homework .... a. This time next week. b. This coming week. c. By this time next week. d. Tomorrow. When I arrive later e. The day after tomorrow
22.		The meaning that best expresses this: “The brochure arrived late. As a consequence, students could not join the conference” is…. a. The students could not have joined the conference if the brochure had arrived late b. The students could have joined the conference if the brochure did not arrive late c. The students could have joined the conference if the brochure had not arrived late d. The students could not join the conference if the brochure did not arrive late e. The students could join the conference if the brochure had not arrived late
23.		Most states require that principals or other designated supervisors formally evaluate your teaching by sitting in on your classes. Typically, a form such as the one shown before ...  to collect data. Such forms usually include a question on classroom management. It is clear from the categories of questions included in such a teacher evaluation form that both content expertise and pedagogical expertise will be evaluated. a. will be being used b. is used c. to use d. have been used e. had to use
24.		No theory or technique works with all children all the time in all situations. But some theories and techniques work better than others.We should use these theories for what they can do for us. What about the students ... our theories do not work? a. for what b. by who c. upon whom d. from which e. by whose
25.		We learn from the story that a. Never believe to a new guy d. Being a kind farmer and deaf horse is a precious thing b. Being a kind horse for people is a good thing e. Having a horse is one of farmer’s dream c. Helping each other based on our ability
26.		What is the social function of the text?   a. To give information that school is reopen b. To share the upcoming school holiday season c. To announce that school is closed due to weather condition d. To share that the will be closed without any reason
27.		What information is given   a. The schools address the dates of closing and the dates of reopen b. The date of closing, classes cancellation c. The length of closing d. The weather condition, the principals message
28.		Who are the target audience for such text? a. The member of the school including parents b. Students only c. Parents d. The authority of the school
29.		Who is in charge to share such information? a. Students c. Parents b. Schools authority d. Teachers
30.		What information is given? a. The name of the teacher the date of the event the application form b. The name of the event how to join in the date of the event c. The name of the school the name of the event the date d. The name of the event the due date the schools address
31		Who are the target audience of the announcement? a. All freshmen girls c. The sophomore students b. The juniors d. All freshmen
32.		The word pristine in the text has closest meaning to.... a. important c. uninhabited b. unspoiled d. huge
33.		When another paragraph is made, which of the sentences below will likely be suitable to start? a. The endangered animals should be kept survived by well-planned cultivation program. b. Kakadu is the largest national park in Australia where cane toads wildly survive. c. Another severe threat will also endanger the habitat of typical Australian animals. d. In the long term Australia will have to eradicate other destructive animals like cane toads.
34.		When the text continues, the following paragraph will likely start with which of the following sentence a. Current fresh fruit consumption trends suggest that this perishable price hike is having a negative impact on health. b. The price of fresh food like fruit and vegetables increases further than the price of non-perishable items. c. The rise of food prices in the last five years is indisputable. d. The perishable price hike has to do with what they call the diminishing farmer population.
35.		The word its in the text refers to.... a. the paper c. healthy diet b. price d. fruit
36.		Which sentence will likely appear in the concluding paragraph of the text? a. They claim that fruit is a great way to access essential vitamins and minerals and that if people are not getting these vitamins and minerals then the health impacts could be devastating. b. The evidence suggests that as a result of this people are not eating as much fruit as they were five years ago. c. There are many different types of healthy fruits for diet such as oranges lemons cherries apples and pears. d. Experts say that more economic development is needed so that people can have access to the money they need to buy the food to keep them healthy.
37.		Which of the following sentences contain the correct use of a relative pronoun? a. The car whose I was driving needs wheel alignment b. Jack, that is my friend, is a good boy. c. He lent me a mattress on that I slept soundly d. The house whom I purchased from was haunted. e. Spaghetti, which many of us enjoy, can be messy
38.		No theory or technique works with all children all the time in all situations. But some theories and techniques work better than others. We should use these theories for what they can do for us. What about the students_______ our theories do not work? a. for what c. upon whom b. by who d. by whom
39.		If the contest __________ tomorrow, I would probably go and see it. a. was to take place c. was taken place b. were to take place d. would take place
40.		You would have succeeded if you _________ trying. a. keep on c. had kept on b. kept on d. have kept on
41		Charlie Chaplin was a comedian _________ was best known for his work in silent movies. a. who c. whose b. which d. what
42.		Bacterial spores germinate and sprout _________ favorable conditions of temperature and food supply. a. when encountering of c. when they will encounter b. when they encounter d. when the encounter of
43.		We'd fly today _____ there were no delay. a. though c. neither b. whether d. if
44.		He is a very weak leader. _____ he has many supporters. a. Therefore c. Nevertheless b. Despite d. Although ANS: C
45.		Which word is an antonym for the word agitated as it is used in the sentence below? “Todd's brother would not stop teasing him. Todd was so agitated by his brother that he had tears in his eyes and grunted in anger.” a. calm c. angry b. frustrated d. bothered