Softskill_Meeting
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In 776 B.C., the first
Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief
god, Zeus. The warm climate for outdoor activities, the need for preparedness
in war, and their lifestyle caused the Greeks to create competitive sports.
Only the elite and military could participate at first, but later the games
were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. The Greeks
emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth.
Therefore, contest in running, jumping, discuss and javelin throwing, boxing,
and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners
competed every four years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by
having olive wreaths placed on their heads and having poems sung about their
deeds. Originally these contests were held as games of friendship, and any wars
in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. They also helped to
strengthen bonds among competitors and the different cities represented.
The
Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in
four-year cycles called “Olympiads,” dating from 776 B.C. The contest coincided
with religious festivities and constituted an all-out effort on the part of the
participants to please the gods. Any who disobeyed the rules were dismissed and
seriously punished. These athletes brought shame not only to themselves, but
also to the cities they represented.
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 in
the games.
D. Poem glorified the winners in song.
Answer : C. Battles were interrupted to participate in the
games.
Reason : Because in paragraph one there is sentence : an
any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. So the
battles is not interrupted.
2. The word “elite” in line 5 is
closest in meaning to…
A. aristocracy
B. Brave
C. intellectuals
D. muscular
Answer : A. aristocracy
Reason : because elite and aristocracy have the same meaning
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
Answer : B. To honor Zeus
Reason : Because in the first sentence in the story is the
first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greek’s
chief god,Zeus.
4.Approximately how many years ago
did these games originate?
A. 800 years
B. 1200 years
C. 2300 years
D. 2800 years
Answer : B. 1200 years
Reason : 2012 – 776 = 1236 years, so approximately is 1200
years.
5.What conclusion can we draw about
the ancient Greeks?
A. They were pacifists
B. They believed athletic events were important
C. They were very simple
D. They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads”
for dates
Answer : B. They believed athletic events were important
Reason : because in the article there sentence : The
Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength to their education of youth.
So they believed athletic were important
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 games coincide with
religious festivities so that they could go back to war when the games were
over
Answer : A. Physical fitness was an integral
part of the lives of the ancient Greeks.
Reason : Because the article’s contain all about the history
of Olympic Games and physical fitness was an integral part of the lives
of the ancient Greeks.
7. In line 14, the word “deeds” is
closest in meaning to…
A. Accomplishments
B. Ancestors
C. Documents
D. Property
Answer : A. Accomplishments
Reason : because in the sentence: winners of Olympic were
having poems sung about their deeds. Which most compatible is
accomplishments, that meaning to ‘prestasi/pencapaian’.
8. Which of the following was
ultimately 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
Answer : C. They had to be Greek males with no
criminal record
Reason : because there sentence : but the later games
were open to all free Greek males who had no criminal record. So the right
answer is C.
9. The word “halted” in line 16
means most nearly the same as…
A. Encourages
B. Started
C. Curtailed
D. Fixed
Answer : C. Curtailed
Reason : in the article, any war in progress were
halted, curtailed is the most compatible. In Indonesian is “dibatasi”
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
Answer : B. The time between games
Reason : because in the first line in the second paragraph; The
Greeks attached so much importance to the games that they calculated time in
four-year cycles called “Olympiads”. so the answer is B.
