1. 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
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B. employees prefer to be consulted
2. 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)
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B. (3) - (4) - (1) - (2)
3. Based on his observation, Mr. Nababan found out that his class was bad in
writing. He then planned to conduct classroom action research by implementing
genre-based approach in teaching writing. He applied the strategy by following
the steps in which of the following?
A. BKOF-MOT-ICOT-JCOT.
B. BKOF-MOT-JCOT-ICOT.
C. BKOF-ICOT-MOT-JCOT.
D. MOT-JCOT-ICOT-BKOF.
E. MOT-BKOF-JCOT-ICOT.
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B. BKOF-MOT-JCOT-ICOT.
4. To develop a multiple choice test for grammar, as a teacher you have to….
A. conduct the tryout
B. make a blueprint
C. validate the test items
D. do a preliminary observation
E. construct the items
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B. make a blueprint
5. Which of the following statements is true about classroom action research?
A. Classroom action research can be undertaken collaboratively.
B. The cycle must be done more than one to assure the comprehensiveness
of findings.
C. The criteria of success can be set up when analyzing the data.
D. Classroom action research aims at exploring the effectiveness of a
strategy in teaching.
E. The teacher does not need to follow all stages in classroom action
research.
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B. The cycle must be done more than one to assure the comprehensiveness
of findings.
6. Which of the following is NOT true about the principles of the Direct Method?
A. Everyday vocabulary and sentences are taught.
B. Grammar is carefully taught deductively.
C. Speaking and listening are taught.
D. New teaching points are introduced orally.
E. Correct pronunciation and grammar are emphasized.
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B. Grammar is carefully taught deductively.
7. Which of the following is the most appropriate sentence containing a noun
phrase construction?
A. Some people continue to work after retirement so the retiring number is increasing.
B. Lots of rubbish lies on the riverbed it is dangerous to wildlife.
C. These highly educated and well qualified young people cannot find well-paid
work offering medical insurance and other basic benefits.
D. An article is going to be published tomorrow where the article reveals a
political scandal.
E. Ships transport goods around the world and these ships are responsible for a
lot of greenhouse gas emissions.
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A. Some people continue to work after retirement so the retiring number is increasing.
8. The use of task-based language teaching is good to challenge students to
answer which of the following questions?
A. When
B. How
C. What
D. Where
E. Why
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B. How
9. The best option that best completes the dialog below is....
Person 1: Would you have time to listen to my story?
Person 2: ….
A. Your story is very interesting to listen to
B. I’d like to have your story, my friend
C. C. Sure, but please don’t beat about the bush
D. I don’t know how you have your story
E. Sure, but please have time to tell your story
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C. Sure, but please don’t beat about the bush
10. 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 12
th
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
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C. 2 – 7 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 1