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Tes 2: Ilmu tentang kebiasaan

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Tes tata bahasa dan kosakata campuran tentang bagaimana kebiasaan terbentuk dan berubah: pilih kata yang tepat, tulis kata yang hilang, dan bentuk kata baru.

Bagian 1: Pilihan ganda

Pilih kata atau frasa yang paling tepat untuk melengkapi setiap kalimat.

  1. Researchers have found that it takes, on average, about two months for a new behaviour to become ___.
    • a) automated
    • b) artificial
    • c) automatic
    • d) instant
  2. Many people ___ a resolution in January but give up within a few weeks.
    • a) make
    • b) do
    • c) take
    • d) put
  3. One reason habits are so hard to ___ is that familiar places and times trigger them.
    • a) crack
    • b) tear
    • c) split
    • d) break
  4. Sofia has ___ into the habit of checking her phone the moment she wakes up.
    • a) made
    • b) got
    • c) taken
    • d) become
  5. Aiko uses an app to ___ track of how often she meditates.
    • a) keep
    • b) hold
    • c) make
    • d) take
  6. It is ___ a myth that it takes exactly twenty-one days to form a habit.
    • a) greatly
    • b) highly
    • c) largely
    • d) deeply
  7. Linking a new habit to an existing one, ___ doing stretches while the kettle boils, can make it easier to remember.
    • a) as such
    • b) such as
    • c) so as
    • d) like as
  8. If Kofi ___ his running shoes by the door every evening, he would find it easier to go running in the morning.
    • a) leaves
    • b) had left
    • c) would leave
    • d) left

Bagian 2: Isian terbuka

Ketik satu kata di setiap bagian kosong.

  1. Once a habit has formed, you can do it without even thinking ___ it.
  2. We often repeat actions not because we enjoy them, but because we are used ___ doing them.
  3. ___ is no single method that works for everyone.
  4. Ravi doesn't find it easy to wake up early, and ___ does his sister.
  5. Make your new habit so easy ___ you cannot find an excuse to skip it.
  6. Lena has managed to cut ___ on the amount of coffee she drinks.
  7. Not ___ does regular exercise improve your mood, but it can also help you sleep better.
  8. Rather ___ relying on motivation, design your day so that good choices are the easy ones.

Bagian 3: Pembentukan kata

Gunakan kata dengan HURUF KAPITAL di akhir setiap kalimat untuk membentuk kata yang cocok dengan bagian kosong. Ketik satu kata.

  1. Because they are so familiar, many of our daily actions are performed almost ___. (CONSCIOUS)
  2. Regular ___ matters more than intensity when you are building a habit. (REPEAT)
  3. The ___ of a habit depends partly on how often you meet the cue that triggers it. (STRONG)
  4. People often ___ how long it will take to change a deeply rooted habit, so they give up too soon. (ESTIMATE)
  5. Tracking your progress can be a powerful source of ___. (MOTIVATE)
  6. Breaking a bad habit is ___ easier when you replace it with a better one. (CONSIDER)
  7. Scientists are still investigating the ___ processes in the brain that control habits. (BIOLOGY)
  8. Setting small, ___ goals, such as walking for ten minutes a day, makes success more likely. (REAL)

Kunci jawaban

Bagian 1: Pilihan ganda

  1. c) automaticAutomatic berarti dilakukan tanpa berpikir. Automated menggambarkan pekerjaan yang dilakukan oleh mesin.
  2. a) makeKolokasinya adalah make a resolution.
  3. d) breakKita break a habit saat kita berhenti melakukannya.
  4. b) gotGet into the habit of berarti mulai melakukan sesuatu secara teratur.
  5. a) keepKeep track of something berarti mencatatnya agar kamu tahu apa yang sedang terjadi.
  6. c) largelyLargely berarti sebagian besar. Kata keterangan lainnya tidak cocok dengan a myth.
  7. b) such asSuch as memperkenalkan contoh. As such dan so as punya kegunaan yang berbeda, dan like as bukan bahasa Inggris yang benar.
  8. d) leftIni adalah second conditional tentang kebiasaan yang dibayangkan di masa kini: if + past simple, would + infinitive.

Bagian 2: Isian terbuka

  1. about / ofThink about it dan think of it sama-sama mungkin dipakai di sini.
  2. toBe used to + -ing berarti terbiasa dengan sesuatu. Di sini to adalah preposisi.
  3. thereThere is memperkenalkan sesuatu yang ada (atau, di sini, tidak ada).
  4. neither / norUntuk menambahkan gagasan negatif kedua, kita memakai neither atau nor + auxiliary + subjek.
  5. thatSo + kata sifat diikuti that untuk menunjukkan akibat.
  6. down / backCut down on dan cut back on sama-sama berarti mengurangi jumlah sesuatu.
  7. onlyNot only di awal kalimat diikuti auxiliary yang dibalik (does) dan kemudian but also.
  8. thanRather than + -ing berarti sebagai ganti melakukan sesuatu.

Bagian 3: Pembentukan kata

  1. unconsciously / subconsciouslyTindakan yang sudah biasa terjadi tanpa berpikir, jadi kita membutuhkan kata keterangan bermakna negatif: unconsciously (subconsciously juga mungkin).
  2. repetitionBagian kosong adalah subjek, jadi kita membutuhkan kata benda. Kata benda dari repeat adalah repetition.
  3. strengthSetelah the, kita membutuhkan kata benda. Kata benda dari strong adalah strength.
  4. underestimateMereka menyerah terlalu cepat karena mengira hal itu akan lebih cepat daripada kenyataannya. Under- berarti terlalu sedikit: underestimate.
  5. motivationSetelah source of, kita membutuhkan kata benda: motivation.
  6. considerablySebelum komparatif easier, kita membutuhkan kata keterangan yang berarti jauh: considerably.
  7. biologicalSebelum kata benda processes, kita membutuhkan kata sifat: biological.
  8. realisticSebelum goals, kita membutuhkan kata sifat. Realistic goals mungkin untuk dicapai.