Pertanyaan seputar makna kata membutuhkan kemampuan dan ketrampilan menebak arti suatu kata yang belum diketahui artinya. Caranya adalah dengan cara menafsirkan arti kata tersebut berdasarkan kata- kata yang sudah diketahui artinya atau berdasarkan konteks kalimat atau bacaan, lalu menyimpulkan kira- kira apakah arti dari kata tersebut. Hal ini sangatlah penting karena satu kata bisa memiliki banyak makna.
Soal seputar makna kata biasanya berkutat pada soal tentang synonym dan antonym. Beberapa tahun terakhir pada pembelajaran bahasa Inggris di SMP, soal synonym lah yang frekuensinya sering muncul. Tipe soal yang berhubungan dengan makna kata adalah sebagai berikut,
- The underlined word has similar meaning with ....
- The underlined word has the same meaning as ....
- what does the underlined word mean?
- The closest meaning of the underlined word is ....
- The synonym of ... is ....
- The word of " ..." can be replaced with ....
Contoh soal
Continued progress in advanced technology is not necessary. Already the technical progress in our world has caused severe pollution in the air and in the water. Although the technical progress in previous years has been helpful, recent technology has significantly increased pollution. Another reason to stop technical progress is that many inventions which were developed for good causes are now also used for powerful weapons to have been found have serious side effects. For example, pesticide put inside particle boards to proscribe termites has now be found to be toxic to human life. Technology does not always bring good effects; for example, computers do much work faster than man, but then man loses his job to a machine. Because no man can guarantee that technology will have only good effects and will be used only for the benefit of man, we should delay the continued development of technology.
“For example, pesticide put inside particle boards to proscribe termites has now be found to be toxic to human life”
What does the underlined word mean?
A. prevent
B. authorize
C. allow
D. accept
Pembahasan :
Makna kata yang sama dengan kata "proscribe" adalah kata "prevent". Bila diartikan, kata proscribe berarti melarang. Pilihan jawaban yang semakna dengan kata tersebut adalah kata "prevent" yang berarti mencegah.
Nah, berikut ini latihan soal makna kata ; synonym bahasa Inggris SMP/ MTs. Terdapat 25 latihan soal dilengkapi dengan pilihan jawaban yang benar. Semoga Bermanfaat.
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Text 1
Hi Marry,
Lisa
I am sorry to tell you that your sister, Linda was fainted in the classroom. Mrs. Ayu helped her immediately. The chairman of the class sent for the school’s doctor. The doctor said that she suffered from typhus. Her temperature was very high. That is why she was fainted.
However, the doctor gave her some pills for her fever, and syrup for her cough. Mrs. Ayu asked me to accompany her going home. Linda needs a week's rest. Will you go home immediately?
Lisa
1. Linda was fainted in the classroom. What does the underlined word mean?
A. aware
B. unconscious
C. mindful
D. sensible
2. “Mrs. Ayu helped her immediately.” What does the underlined word mean?
A. at once
B. later on
C. recently
D. previously
3. The doctor said that she suffered from typhus. The underlined word has closest meaning to ....
A. anguished
B. let
C. left
D. permitted
Text 2
People are changing the atmosphere. The changes started hundreds of years ago when people began cutting down forests and burning the wood. The invention of cars and other machines greatly increased the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Such machines burn fuels like wood, coal, oil, and natural gas. When these fuels burn, they add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Methane comes from producing coal.
Today, the air contains almost one-third more carbon dioxide than it did in 1750. The amount of methane has doubled.
4. The invention of cars and other machines ....
The underlined word means …
A. the procedure of making something
B. the way people think of something
C. the benefit of having something
D. the creation of something new
A. the procedure of making something
B. the way people think of something
C. the benefit of having something
D. the creation of something new
5. ... other machines greatly increased the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. The underlined word can be replaced with …
A. reduced
B. grew
C. dropped
D. lengthened
6. Today, the air contains almost one-third more carbon dioxide than it did in 1750.
The underlined word has similar meaning to …
A. consists of
B. releases
C. embraces
D. excludes
Text 3
MIRANMAR RESTAURANT
Miranmar Restaurant is the latest eating place for those who want to experience dining with the classics flavors of China. We serve contemporary Chinese food, from heavy to light and from sweet to extremely hot.
Here you will have a dining experience that is fashionable, authentic, and healthy. With about 200 items on the menu, you will not be disappointed with anything found here such as starting with Rock Salad, an entree made from various vegetables, mayonnaise and egg yolk, that is richly colorful and yet light, and prepared in front of the customer with a special performance by a trained waiter.
Having the distinction of being the first international branch, Miranmar has a restaurant design concept that is inspired by the idea of a ‘treasure chest’ and uses various valuable artifacts such as snuff bottles, lanterns, pearls and a characteristics wooden partition to create an old style Chinese ambience.
Call 024 55427821 for reservations and more information.
6. We serve contemporary Chinese food, from heavy to light and from sweet to extremely hot. The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. past
B. old- fashioned
C. new
D. future
7. “Having the distinction of being the first international branch … . The underlined word has similar meaning to …
A. low quality
B. public service
C. expensive price
D. distinguishing feature
8. "... and uses various valuable artifacts such as snuff bottles, lanterns, pearls ...". The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. cheap
B. reasonable
C. beneficial
D. worthless
9. ...and a characteristics wooden partition to create an old style Chinese ambience. The underlined word can be best replaced with ....
A. place
B. atmosphere
C. territory
D. scene
Text 4
One day, in a village, there was a farmer. He was very ambitious. He wanted to make more and more money. In the spring time, when it was rainy, he shouted out to the God, “Oh, my lord, if tomorrow were sunny, I would spread some wheat." And you know what? The next day, it became sunny, and the farmer sowed some wheat.
After that, he shouted out again to the God, "If tomorrow were rainy, it would be useful for my wheat." The following day, it rained.
The farmer called out to God, "If you gave more rain, my wheat would grow more." The following day, it rained again.
Then, in summer time, he harvested his wheat and collected it in a heap. The farmer called out to God, "If you had given more rain, my wheat harvest would have been bigger."
He asked God, "Why didn't you give me more rain and more wheat?" Then God made heavy rain, and all of the farmer's wheat floated away with the water.
10. He was very ambitious. The underlined word has the same meaning as ....
A. pushful
B. conceited
C. arrogant
D. vigorous
A. pushful
B. conceited
C. arrogant
D. vigorous
11. ... he harvested his wheat and collected it in a heap. The closest meaning of the underlined word is ....
A. cultivate
B. cropped
C. plowed
D. mended
Text 5
Whales are the largest animal on earth. They are Bigger than elephants. They may grow 95 feet long, and weight 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weight 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and can swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish, they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breathe when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water and are cold blooded.
Whales live in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into the plankton. When they close their mouths, they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.
Although whales live in the oceans and can swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish, they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breathe when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water and are cold blooded.
Whales live in all the oceans. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are two kinds of whales, whales with teeth (toothed whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouths and swim into the plankton. When they close their mouths, they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human beings and the killer whales attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.
12. They may grow 95 feet long, and weight 150 tons. The italicized word has closest meaning to ....
A. enlarge
B. shrink
C. decline
D. fail
13. Unlike fish, they bear young alive net as eggs. The underlined word means ....
A. put up with
B. take responsibility for
C. give birth to
D. hold up
14. In the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. feed
B. increase
C. decorate
D. proliferate
15. When they close their mouths, they squeeze out the water and swallow the plankton. The underlined word has similar meaning to ....
A. blow
B. spread
C. block
D. flow
Text 6
The cash dispenser machine first emerged in 1960s, and has gone through several developments simultaneously in different countries, mainly the USA, Japan, UK, and Sweden, That is why many inventors contributed to the history of this particular machine.
Nowadays, ATMs are not only used to withdraw money. You can also pay your bills, transfer money to other accounts, buy cell phone vouchers, and do many other transactions. Banks have also set up special interbank networks, such as ATM BERSAMA.
Approximately there are more than 1.8 million ATMs installed and in use around the world today. Here are some of the most interesting locations. The highest ATM is installed in Nagchu County, Tibet, at 4500 meters above the sea level. While the lowest ATM is installed at Ein Bo Kek, near Dead Sea, Israel, at 421 meters below the sea level.
Nowadays, ATMs are not only used to withdraw money. You can also pay your bills, transfer money to other accounts, buy cell phone vouchers, and do many other transactions. Banks have also set up special interbank networks, such as ATM BERSAMA.
Approximately there are more than 1.8 million ATMs installed and in use around the world today. Here are some of the most interesting locations. The highest ATM is installed in Nagchu County, Tibet, at 4500 meters above the sea level. While the lowest ATM is installed at Ein Bo Kek, near Dead Sea, Israel, at 421 meters below the sea level.
16. That is why many inventors contributed to the history of this particular machine. The underlined word means ....
A. ordinary
B. common
C. specific
D. general
17. Nowadays, ATMs are not only used to withdraw money. The underlined word has similar meaning to ....
A. throw away
B. pull out
C. pull in
D. put out
18. Approximately there are more than 1.8 million ATMs installed and in use around the world today. The underlined word has the same meaning as ....
A. Roughly
B. Exactly
C. Precisely
D. Perfectly
Text 7
A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be offensive as any tragic event with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic accidents, fires, or explosions. It is a phenomenon that causes huge damage to life, property and destroys the economic, social and cultural life of people.
In contemporary academia, a disaster is seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risks. These risks are the product of a combination of both hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95 percent of all deaths caused by disasters occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural disasters are 20 times greater in developing countries than in industrialized countries.
19. A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard that has come to fruition, resulting.... . The underlined word has similar meaning with ....
A. failure
B. disappointment
C. completion
D. imperfection
20. A disaster can be offensive as any tragic event with great loss stemming from events such as earthquakes, floods, catastrophic accidents, fires, or explosions. The underlined word means ....
A. disastrous
B. astounding
C. wonderful
D. breathtaking
21. It is a phenomenon that causes huge damage to life, property and destroys the economic, social and cultural life of people.
A. great
B. tiny
C. erratic
D. big
22. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability are not considered a disaster, as is the case in uninhabited regions. The closest meaning of the underlined word is ....
A. lose
B. beat
C. surrender
D. miss
Text 8
Semarang, 10 August 2020
Dear Ann,
I told you that I was going to Yogyakarta, but actually I was heading for Semarang. I applied for a job and I went for an interview yesterday. The manager and the factory supervisor interviewed me. At first I found it difficult to understand them but I managed to answer all their questions. I’ll know on Friday before I return whether I get the job or not.
Tomorrow I plan to go to the Lawang Sewu, a landmark in Semarang. I’m going to spent a few more days here enjoying the city which I hope will become my home for the next few years.
I’ll ring you when I hear something about my job on Friday.
Bye,
Rudi
23. The word “heading” in “I was heading for Scotland” could be replaced with...
A. living in.
B. going to.
C. staying in.
D. moving to
24. Tomorrow I plan to go to the Lawang Sewu, a landmark in Semarang. The underlined word has similar meaning with ...
A. ruins
B. event
C. marker
D. stone
25. I’ll ring you when I hear something about my job on Friday.
A. circle
B. call
C. round
D. enclose
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