Intermediate Quiz 74
1. The book is divided _____ six sections.
(A) by
(B) in
(C) into
(D) from
Correct answer: (C) into
The book is divided into six sections.
= Buku itu dibagi menjadi enam bagian.
Untuk konteks memisahkan menjadi beberapa bagian, kita gunakan divide dengan pola berikut:
– divide + into + noun
– divide + noun + into + noun
2. Ten divided _____ two is five.
(A) by
(B) in
(C) into
(D) with
Correct answer: (A) by
Untuk konteks pembagian bilangan, kita gunakan divide dengan pola berikut:
– divide + by + noun
– divide + noun + by + noun
3. Adding fertilizer _____ the soil will help the plants grow more quickly.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) to
(D) with
Correct answer: (C) to
Adding fertilizer to the soil will help the plants grow more quickly.
= Menambahkan pupuk ke tanah akan membantu tanaman tumbuh lebih cepat.
Kita gunakan add dengan pola berikut:
– add + noun + to + noun
4. The crowd was reduced _____ silence.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) by
(D) to
Correct answer: (D) to
The crowd was reduced to silence.
= Kerumunan itu menjadi hening.
Reduce to adalah phrasal verb bisa berarti membuat seseorang dalam keadaan tertentu.
– reduced to tears = menjadi menangis
– reduced to silence = menjadi hening
5. The skirt was reduced _____ $10 _____ the sale.
(A) to, on
(B) by, on
(C) to, in
(D) to, by
Correct answer: (C) to, in
The skirt was reduced to $10 in the sale.
= Rok itu turun harganya menjadi $10 dalam program diskon.
Kita gunakan reduce dengan pola berikut:
– reduce + in + noun (berkurang dalam ___)
– reduce + noun + by + noun (mengurangi sesuatu sebanyak ___)
– reduce + noun + to + noun (mengurangi sesuatu menjadi ___)