SOAL UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP TH.

AKADEMIK 2023/2024
MATA KULIAH : ENGLISH for Socio-Technopreneur
HARI/TANGGAL : SELASA, 28 Mei 2024
WAKTU : 18:20-22:00
Kelas : MNKM208/C-V-CPT
SEMESTER : Genap
DOSEN : VELMA ALICIA, M. Pd
SIFAT UJIAN : TERBUKA

Read this text carefully

The mindset of ourselves sometime can make a paradox which often trip us up, but
embracing contradictory ideas may actually be the secret to creativity and leadership.

Working life often involves the push and pull of various contradictory demands.
Doctors and nurses need to provide highest quality healthcare at the lowest cost; musicians
want to maintain their artistic integrity while also making a sack full of cash. A teacher has
to impose tough discipline for the good of the class – such as being “cruel to be kind”.

Being dragged in two different directions, simultaneously, should only create

tension and stress. And yet some exciting and highly counter-intuitive research suggests
that these conflicts can often work in our favor. Over a series of studies, psychologists and
organizational scientists have found that people who learn to embrace, rather than reject,
opposing demands show greater creativity, flexibility and productivity. The dual
constraints actually enhance their performance. The researchers call this a “paradox
mindset” – and there never be a better time to start cultivating it.

Hey, Think like Einstein. Although this concept may sound counter-intuitive, it is
inspired by a long history of research showing that contemplation of apparent
contradictions can break down our assumptions, offering us wholly new ways of looking at
the problem.

By Loizos Heracleous and David Robson

12th November 2020

Answer the questions based on the reading text above

1. Mention the various “Part of Speech word class” that you found on the reading
text above (min. 20 words with its type)?
2. How many “Present Tenses” sentences that you found on the reading text above?
3. Make 5 sentences about Paradox mindset using “Stative Verb” words?
4. What is the message according to your perceptions using Past & Perfect Tenses,
based on the reading text above (min. 5 perceptions)?
5. How to manage your reactions incase you dealing with the kind of paradox
situations. Provide an explanation beyond the reading text above using Continues
& Future Tenses (min. 5 sentences)

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