LATIHAN SOAL UTBK-SBMPTN BAHASA INGGRIS

Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

• By the nineteenth century, forts were no longer used by the military.

• Surgeons at forts could not prevent outbreaks of disease.

• Forts were important to the development of the American West.

• Life in nineteenth-century forts was very rough.

• The establishment of military posts for the development of Western culture.

The word “others” in line 8 refers to ___________

• posts

• pony express

• wagon trains

• new frontiers

• highways

The paragraph that follows the passage will most likely talk about?

• The initial process detailed observations of the problems.

• The process of recording the occurrence of various diseases at various posts.

• The establishment of military posts and their contributions

• The benefits of forts in the nineteenth century for American West.

• The investigation of the relationships among health, climate, and architecture.

The word “inhibited” in line 21 is closest in meaning to

• involved

• exploited

• united

• allied

• hindered

The author organizes the discussion of forts by __________

• describing their locations.

• comparing their sizes.

• explaining their damage to the environment.

• listing their improvement of the conditions.

• mentioning their contribution to the western life.