STRUCTURE TEST

Compiled by Didik Tri Wahyudi

Directions: For Sentence Completion items, select the answer choice (A), (B), (C), or (D) that
correctly completes the sentence. For Error Identification items, select the answer choice (A),
(B), (C), or (D) that corresponds to the underlined portion of the sentence that would not be
considered correct.
1. Cobalt resembles iron and nickel in tensile strength, appearance, .
A. is hard

C. has hardness

B. although hard

D. and hardness

2. . who was the first Black woman to run for the office of President of the
United States in1972.
A. Shirley S. Chisholm

C. Shirley S. Chisholm was

B. It was Shirley S. Chisholm

D. When Shirley S. Chisholm

3. Before starting on a sea voyage, prudent navigators learn the sea charts, ., and
memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves for any conditions they might
encounter.
A. sailing directions are studied

C. to direct sailing studies

B. study the sailing directions

D. studies direct sailing

4. Plankton, ., is the basic foodstuff for everything that lives in the ocean.
A. comprise both minute marine animals and plants
B. is the name given to minute marine animals and plants
C. the collective name for minute marine animals and plants
D. minute marine animals and plants collectively that
5. The best-known diffuse nebula is the great Orion Nebula, ., can be seen by
the naked eye.
A. one

C. which

B. it

D. who

6. Nearly all trees contain a mix of polymers that can burn like petroleum .
properly extracted.
A. after

C. when it

B. if

D. is

7. Holm is a doctor, choreographer, and .

A. dance that she teaches

C. to teach dancing

B. her teaching of dance

D. dance teacher

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8. Gorillas are quiet animals, . they are able to make about twenty different
sounds.
A. how

C. because of

B. in spite of

D. even though

9. . hardiness, daylilies can be cultivated particularly easily.

A. Their

C. It is their

B. Since their

D. Because of their

10. Power tools require careful handling . injuries.

A. by avoiding

C. to avoid

B. they avoid

D. that avoid

11. The process of . by hand has changed little since the fifteenth century.
A. to bind books

C. books are bound

B. binding books

D. bound books

12. . was one of the most difficult tasks pioneers faced on their journeys west.
A. Crossing rivers

C. Rivers being crossed

B. While crossing rivers

D. By crossing rivers

13. A biologist does not merely describe organisms, but tries to learn . act as they
do.
A. what cause them to

C. what to cause them

B. causes them to what

D. what does to them

14. Scientists cannot agree on . related to other orders of insects.

A. that fleas are

C. how are fleas

B. how fleas are

D. fleas that are

15. . is a narrow strip of woods along a stream in an open grassland.

A. Ecologists use the term gallery forest
B. What do ecologists call a gallery forest
C. Gallery forest is the term ecologists use
D. What ecologists call a gallery forest
16. Many people who live in New York City thinks that life in a large city offers special
A
B
C
D
advantages.
17. The scientific revolution of the early 1900s affected education by change the nature of
A
B
C
technology.
D
18. On May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo across the Atlantic
A
B
C
D
Ocean.

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19. Translated into terms of psychological theory, association has been thought of as the basis
A
B
of to learn, conditioning, and creative thinking.
C
D
20. The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed in 1865 to commemoration the alliance of
A
B
C
D
France with the American colonies during the American Revolution.
21. A liquid is similar to a gas because has molecules are not fixed to each other in any specific
A
B
C
way.
D
22. The Conestoga wagon, used for to carry heavy loads over long distances, originated around
A
B
C
1725 in a region of Pennsylvania occupied by the Conestoga Indians.
D
23. During most of this century, Philip Randolph struggled for Black rights in the United
A
B
States and becomes an important figure in the labor movement.
C
D
24. The Pritzker Prize is given every year to architects their work benefits humanity and
A
B
C
the environment
D
25. Despite television is the dominant entertainment medium for United States households,
A
Garrison Keillors Saturday night radio show of folk songs and stories is heard by millions
B
C
D
of people.
26. The Red River, so named because of the red-colored sediment it carries, it is one of the main
A
B
C
branches of the Mississippi.
D
27. Maria Martinez, a Pueblo Indian, rediscovered the ancient art of Pueblo black pottery and,
A
by teaching the process to family and friends, develop a lucrative business.
B
C
D
28. When does a neutron from one atom collides with the nucleus of another atom, a chain
A
B
C
reaction can occur.
D

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29. The attorney general of the United States advises the President on any questions of law who
A
B
may arise in the conduct of administrative affairs.
C
D
30. Jackie Mcleans recordings have shown that he is one of the few jazz musicians who style
A
B
of playing has kept pace with the evolution of modern jazz.
C
D
31. Classicism as a doctrine seeks what is universally truth and good.
A
B
C D
32. Fungi are important in the process of decay, which returns ingredients to the soil, enhances
A
B
C
soil fertility, and decompose animal debris.
D
33. Pipettes are glass tubes, open at both ends, which chemists use them to transfer small
A
B
C
volumes of liquid
D
34. The first United States citizen to become a professional sculptor was Patience Lovell
A
B
Wright, which works were executed in wax.
C
D
35. By studying geometry, students can learn what to develop logical arguments through
A
B
C
D
deductive reasoning.
36. It has not been determined how years sea turtles can live in their natural environment, but
A
B
they will reach a very old age if left undisturbed by humans.
C
D
37. A dictionary allows quick access to the meaning of a word only if one knows how spell the
A
B
C
D
word.
38. Although geologists have a clearly understanding of why earthquakes occur, they cannot
A
B
C
reliably predict when they will take place.
D
39. Since its acute sense of smell, the bloodhound is often used in tracking.
A
B
C
D
40. Exactly when was the wheel invented is not known.
A
B
C
D

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