Politeknik Statistika STIS ยท Bahasa Inggris Akademik

Academic English: Grammar and Vocabulary

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  1. Choose the correct article: This is ____ hour.
  2. Choose the correct form: The exam results ____ tomorrow.
  3. Choose the correct relative pronoun: The girl ____ bag was stolen called the police.
  4. Choose the correct comparative: Ali is ____ than that one.
  5. Choose the correct article: This is ____ old house.
  6. Which is the correct superlative of the adjective hot?
  7. Choose the correct form: I have ____ to the manager today.
  8. Choose the correct question tag: She is a teacher, ____?
  9. Choose the correct form: The windows ____ last week.
  10. Choose the correct question tag: You have finished, ____?
  11. Which is the correct superlative of the adjective big?
  12. Choose the correct relative pronoun: The book ____ I bought yesterday is interesting.
  13. Choose the correct form: I have ____ a topic for the project.
  14. Choose the correct comparative: My bag is ____ than that one.
  15. Choose the correct form: If I had more time, I ____ another language.
  16. Choose the correct relative pronoun: The car ____ is parked outside is mine.
  17. Choose the correct preposition: He is married ____ my cousin.
  18. Choose the correct comparative: This book is ____ than the old one.
  19. Choose the correct form: The match ____ because of the rain.
  20. Choose the correct article: He is ____ honest man.
  21. Choose the correct form: Olive oil ____ in many villages.
  22. Choose the correct form: Two days ago, the boy ____ a new bicycle.
  23. Choose the correct preposition: They are interested ____ history.
  24. Choose the correct form: Last week, they ____ a glass of cold water.
  25. Choose the correct form: He decided ____ early.
  26. Choose the correct preposition: I am looking forward ____ the holiday.
  27. Choose the correct form: In 2019, our teacher ____ a glass of cold water.
  28. Choose the correct form: Ahmad's father ____ mathematics at the school.
  29. Choose the correct comparative: This exercise is ____ than that one.
  30. Choose the correct article: This is ____ umbrella.
  31. Choose the correct question tag: They went home early, ____?
  32. Choose the correct question tag: He can swim, ____?
  33. Choose the correct form: My cousin ____ to the market on Saturdays.
  34. Choose the correct form: We want ____ a new car.
  35. Which word is the best antonym (opposite) of 'ancient'?
  36. Which word is closest in meaning to 'conceal'?
  37. Choose the correct form: Yesterday, my father ____ lunch at noon.
  38. Choose the correct form: In 2019, our teacher ____ a new bicycle.
  39. Choose the correct form: He is good at ____.
  40. Choose the correct comparative: This exercise is ____ than my brother's.
  41. The survey results were inconclusive; ______, further research is required.
  42. Population growth has slowed; ______, the country still faces pressure on housing.
  43. Many factors affect crop yields, ______ rainfall, soil quality, and pests.
  44. The data ______ from three provinces and processed in Jakarta.
  45. Statistics ______ a branch of mathematics that deals with data.
  46. The statistician, ______ report was published last year, joined the agency in 2010.
  47. The researchers aim ______ the effects of inflation on household income.
  48. A representative sample ______ the whole population fairly.
  49. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'comprehensive'.
  50. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'reliable'.
  51. Choose the word closest in meaning to 'significant'.
  52. Choose the word that is the opposite of 'scarce'.
  53. The unemployment rate fell ______ 7 percent to 6 percent last year.
  54. The unemployment rate fell ______ one percentage point last year.
  55. The graph ______ that exports increased steadily after 2015.
  56. Inflation is ______ increase in the general level of prices.
  57. The report was written ______ the Central Bureau of Statistics.
  58. Not only ______ the data, but they also published the analysis.
  59. ______ the figures carefully, the analyst found an error.
  60. It is important that every respondent ______ the questionnaire in full.

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