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DINAS PENDIDIKAN
PROVINSI SULAWESI SELATAN
PENYUSUN
DAFTAR ISI
PENYUSUN ............................................................................................................................................. 1
DAFTAR ISI ............................................................................................................................................ 2
TES LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS PERSIAPAN SNBT 2023 ................................................. 3
LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS 1 ....................................................................................................... 9
SOAL LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS - PAKET 1 ....................................................... 9
PEMBAHASAN LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS - PAKET 1 ................................... 22
LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS 2 .....................................................................................................30
SOAL LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS - PAKET 2 .................................................... 30
PEMBAHASAN LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS - PAKET 2 ................................... 41
LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS 3 ......................................................................................................47
SOAL LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS – PAKET 3..................................................... 47
PEMBAHASAN LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS – PAKET 3 ................................... 56
REFERENSI...........................................................................................................................................57
Soal literasi Bahasa Inggris pada SNBT (Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Tes) menguji
kemampuan calon mahasiswa dalam memahami teks bacaan berbahasa Inggris. Dengan
waktu yang singkat, peserta tes diharapkan mampu menjawab dengan tepat. Untuk itu
diperlukan strategi agar dapat menjawab soal literasi Bahasa Inggris dengan cepat dan
tepat.
2. Scanning
Scanning adalah strategi membaca secara detail. Ini digunakan untuk mencari informasi
tertentu, spesifik atau rinci dalam bacaan. Tipsnya adalah dengan membaca soal
terlebih dahulu, lalu mencari kata yang bermakna sama dengan soal, lalu pilihlah
jawaban yang tepat.
Pada dasarnya, jenis soal yang diujikan selalu soal pemahaman dan penalaran. Tujuan
soal misalnya seperti mengidentifikasi topik bacaan, ide utama, ataupun menyimpulkan
selalu muncul di ujian hanya saja redaksi pertanyaannya berbeda-beda.
Contoh pertanyaan:
Untuk mengetahui tujuan suatu teks atau tujuan penulis, cari tahu dulu topik dari
bacaan, perhatikan paragraf pertama dan terakhir. Penulis akan mengulang kembali
intisari bahasannya pada paragraf terakhir. Juga perhatikan struktur teks, dan kata-kata
penghubung pada bacaan sehingga kesimpulan tentang tujuan penulis atas teks maupun
tujuan penulis atas kalimat yang ada dapat diidentifikasi.
Linkers atau connective words (kata penghubung) yang mengikuti misalnya for
example atau to illustrate berarti penulis bertujuan memberi contoh.
Tujuan Linkers
To illustrate/to give For example, as an illustration, to
examples illustrate, for isntance
To show cause and Consequently
effect Because
Therefore
To show contrast However, nevertheless, in contrast, in the
other hand, conversely
Contoh:
➢ What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
➢ What is the motive of the writer to write the text
➢ With the second sentence in the first paragraph, the writer intends to…
3. Sikap Penulis
Sikap penulis dapat disimpulkan dengan mengetahui tujuan penulis menulis wacana,
apakah menjelaskan, (explaining), menggambarkan (describing), atau mendiskusikan
(discussing) atau membujuk (persuading). Selain itu, dapat dilihat dari pemilihan kata
yang digunakan. Misalnya dalam sebuah teks yang membahas pro dan kontra,
perhatikan makna teks secara keseluruhan apakah penulis pro pada satu isu atau
cenderung netral.
4. Ide Utama
Gagasan utama merupakan penjelasan untuk judul dari topik, menjelaskan dari sudut
pandang si penulis. Gagasan utama merupakan penjelasan topik, maka akan lebih
panjang dan berupa kalimat lengkap. Jika pertanyaannya tentang main idea atau pokok
pikiran, maka jawabannya berupa kalimat lengkap (complete sentence), yaitu terdiri
dari subject dan predikat.
Contoh soal:
➢ What does the passage mainly discuss?
➢ The main idea of paragraph two is ….
➢ In paragraph 2, the author presents…
➢ Which paragraph is presenting the bad impacts of social media?
➢ What topic does the paragraph following the passage most likely
discuss?
➢ The paragraph following the passage will most probably discuss…
8. Menyimpulkan (inferring)
Menyimpulkan atau inferring dari suatu kalimat atau teks diperlukan kemampuan
membaca teks secara kontekstual dan tersirat. Cara menjawab soal inference adalah
dengan menentukan ide pokok setiap paragraf, tentukan ide pendukung setiap paragraf,
lalu kembangkan ide pokok dan pendukung menjadi kalimat. Cek pilihan jawaban, cari
pilihan yang paling sesuai.
9. Summarizing (merangkum)
Untuk menjawab soal summarizing atau merangkum sebuah teks, pahami ide pokok
setiap paragraf, lalu baca seksama setiap pilihan jawaban, tentukan pilihan jawaban
yang paling mewakili sebagai rangkuman dari isi teks.
➢ What is the best summary of the passage?
➢ The passage can be summarized as ….
1. Accumulate = Terkumpul
3. Acquire = Memperoleh
4. Advocate = Membela
5. Arbitrary = Sewenang-wenang/berubah-ubah
6. Cohesion = Kepaduan
7. Coincide = Bertepatan/Bersamaan
9. Contradict = Bertentangan
The present study sought to document the word reading and comprehension levels
attained by children who were implanted by 5 year age. IT was hypothesezed that
the improved speech perception abiliites acquired with cochlear implantation
would promote phonologival coding skills. (1)...
Over half of the children scored within the average range for their age compared
with the normative data for hearing children. (3)… they were higher nonverbal
intelligence, higher family socio-ecnomic status, famel gender and later onset of
deafness (between birth and 36 month)
(Adapted from journal of ear and hearing) UTBK 2015
1. Which option best completes (1)
A. the finding showed that the hypothesis was accepted
B. the following was eventually shown to be successful
C. the following paragraph would discuss the findings of the study
D. the objective of the study was to see the subjects reading skills
E. it would also facilitate the acquisition of beginning reading skill
2. Which option best completes (2)?
A. likewise, the chiddren were obliged to take reading test
B. in addition, a battery of processing measures was administered
C. however, standard measurement was used to evaluate the reading skills
D. consequently, the assessment was used to evaluate the reading skill
E. instead, an interview consisting of many different task was conducted
These are amazing advances, but while all this scientific back-slapping is going on,
the dark cloud on the horizon is the emerging Ebolaepidemic in est Africa and the
warning undercurrent that comes with it. At that time of writing at least 7000
people have been infected and half of those have died. The CDC in America also
estimate that, because the level of reporting is so poor, the numbers can, in all
likelihood, be doubled or evne tripled. And because the rates of infection appear to
be growing exponentially, tens of thousands, or even millions, might ultimately be
affected.
To put the scale of the present situation into perspective, since first recorded case
of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo 38 years ago there have been fever
than 2.500 death documented in total. So this single presents outbreak is already
three times larger than the entire Ebola death toll ever. Its also no longer just an
African problem. The West has had its own wake-up call this week as the US ans
Spain, countries previously cases of the condition and despite strict infection-
control guide lines and practices, onward transmission of Ebolaon their home soil.
What is remarkable is that, while Ebola is terrifying and dramatic in its impact when
it causes an outreak, it appears to be relatively easy agengt o fight. Experimental
vaccines tested so far on animals have been impressively effective, protecting
against even injection of the live Ebola virus. But because they are at a test stage,
these agents, which will be critical if we’re to nip this outbreak in the bud, are
nowhere near ready for mass production. Trials are only now getting underway of
human versions of the vaccines in Oxford, UK, and the US. “way too late,” many are
saying, to prevent the inevitable.
So why is is that, that nearly 40 years after Ebola first surfaced. The world finds itself
in a state of panic, and up to ten thousand people are dead, owing to a bug that’s
probably preventable thanks to scientific research done decades ago? The answer
is that Ebola was regarded as someone else’s problem. It was a tropical disease of
low importance and (presumed to be) constrained by geography and climate to a
part of the world that held little economic interest to rest of us. But there inlies a
salutary lesson: because if even a tiny fraction-less tthan 1%-of what the present
outbreak is now costing the world in terms of lost productivity. Humanitary in aid
and human lives lost had been spent 20 years ago to develop an Ebola vaccine, we
probably wouldt’n be in this position now. Its easy ti dismiss tropical desease as an
issue that won’t affect the West, but the present situation is a warming shot across
our bows that we ignore at our peril. (UTBK 2015)
4. How are the ideas in paragraph 1 and 2 related?
A. paragraph 1 and 2 highlight the horros of the Ebola outbreak.
B. Paragraph 1 contradics the explanation of Ebola in paragraph 2
C. paragraph 1 and 2 argue Ebola can be prevented with latest vaccines.
D. paragraph 1 states the causes of Ebola and paragraph 2 explains the effects
E. paragraph 1 defines an epidemic disease and paragraph 2 gives the
examples.
5. Which of the following is most relevant with the idea of Ebola outbreak described
in the passage?
A. scientists are developing a new drug, but they are running out of fund
B. a mother does not comfort her crying son who merely wants her ttention.
C. a diabetic man ignored a slight wound on his toe, that he got infected horribly
D. students choose not to study for an upcoming test since the test was book-
open
E. a recently launched book has caused a problem due to its controversial
content.
6. The assumption the author has about the West is…
A. they act fast to prevent a disease only if it is important for them
B. tropical disease are considered exotic and dangerous by the people
C. it is difficuly to convincr them that they need to send medical help to Africa
D. they are reallu interested in developing Ebola vaccines for mass production
E. they intentionally postpone developing Ebola vaccines because it is
expensive.
7. Which sentences most effectively illustrate the current Ebola prevalence?
A. 2-4 of paragraph 1
B. 1-2 of paragraph 2
C. 2-3 of paragraph 3
D. 1-2 of paragraph 4
E. 4-5 of paragraph 5
8. Paragraph in 3 implies that …
A. Ebola vaccines are very complex and time consuming to create.
B. Ebola vaccines should have been tested on humans much earlier.
C. It is in approapriate for Ebola vaccines to be safely tested on humans.
D. The UK and US are countries that are in urgent needs of Ebola vaccines.
E. Testing Ebola vaccines on animals takes many years before their use on
humans.
9. Which of the following best restates ideas of paragraph 4?
A. Ebola has been a major problem for 40 years, so it will be over soon
B. Ebola only affects the countries with little economic and political power
C. The number of patients dying from Ebola will likely to remain the same
D. Scientists are developing vaccines that can be used for animals and humans
E. Had its vaccines been seriously created earlier, Ebola could have been
cured
Read the following text for question no 10 & 11
There are two crucial points on the topic of education and training of future
educational psychologists. They are: the space and context of the
school/educational psychologist’s performance; and the psychology undergraduate
course curriculum. On the first point, it is understood and defended that there is a
big difference between being an educational psychologist on the staff of a school,
and acting as a school psychologist in a private office outside the institution. Even
though the profession is defined by education (degree) and the purpose of the work
(responding to school’s demands), it is understood that the local/position in which
the professional stands makes a big difference in the role of its
Mouse ears with cameras. Continental, a major parts and systems supplier to
automakers, was one of them.
Using cameras instead of physical mirrors could also end dangling damaged
mirrors. To replace a typical mirror can be expensive as much as $946 on a 2015
Acura RLX, according to the insurance institute. However, Mr. McConnell at
Continental noted potential savings in building cars that no longer need the
structural support for side-mounted mirrors. UTBK 2018
business owners money. Dockside Green claims that homeowners will use 55% less
energy than average residents in Canada. Though they are sharing space by
investing in condo-style living, residents will have individual utility metres. Studies
show that people use approximately 20% less energy when they are billed for
exactly what they use. In addition, water is treated at Dockside Green and reused on
site for flushing toilets.
Planners of eco-communities such as Dockside Green must take the future into
account. Dockside Green will reuse 90% of its construction waste. They also plan to
continue using local suppliers for all of their transport and maintenance needs. This
is a great way to reduce emissions. Dockside residents will be encouraged to make
use of a mini transit system and buy into the community’s car share program.
Finally, plans are in the works for a high-tech heating system that will use renewable
biomass instead of fossil fuels. UTBK 2018
13. The false idea that the author may hold about Dockside Green is that…
A. it is where more natural living can exist.
B. it provides all eco-friendly properties.
C. it encourages all houses to utilize efficient energy.
D. it is a good asset to buy a property in it.
E. it reduces global warming and emissions.
glands. As a result, the blood becomes more acidic and there is a buildup of lactic
acid. This can lead to sluggishness, muscle and joint pain, and arthritis.
Both Eastern and Western naturopathic medical systems agree that the transition
from winter to spring offers an ideal opportunity to shed extra weight. It is also a
good time to gently cleanse accumulated toxins from the body. This excess buildup
can be the result of numerous factors. The main causes include unhealthy diet, poor
digestion, lack of exercise, winter dehydration, normal metabolic processes, and
environmental pollution.
In TCM, spring corresponds to the liver and the gallbladder. A gentle spring cleanse
effectively supports the liver’s vital detoxification processes. It also eliminates
toxins stored in organs and tissues, helps shed excess weight, alkalizes the body, and
gets your circulation and energy moving. Digestion is improved and inflammation
is reduced. Moreover, blood sugar is balanced and immune functions better.
C. to obtain the best outcome for health, a detoxification program can only be
done during winter of spring for three days up to three weeks. An effective
way to do this is by combining cleansing and alkaline foods with light
exercises.
D. to achieve the best result, a detoxification program needs to be done in
between April and May. To do this, people need to combine cleansing with
an alkaline-based diet that relies heavily on organic foods.
E. cleansing and alkalizing foods, nutrients, botanical and mind-body healing
practices are the foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine. To
incorporate a TCM philosophy, every person must do a fast cleansing
program in the spring.
15. About seasonal detoxification, which topic does the paragraph preceding the
passage most likely discuss?
A. its process
B. its side effect
C. its origin
D. its definition
E. its advantage
First, choose the rught electric scooter for you. Do not quickly deciding to buy and
ride the fastest and the most powerful one. You have to make sure to learn the basics
and get accustomed with the control and power of your scooter. It is best for you to
limit your riding area furst in the environment that you know well. Once you are
good at it, yu may join the experienced to the roam the city.
Moreover, never forget to wear a protection kit, such as helmet, knee pads, and
elbow pads. Imagine this, when you fall while standing, it might br hurt but the pain
may still be tolerate, but when you fall while ridingan e-scooter at 20+mph, the pain
is much worse than the previous scenario. You may also hit other objects while
falling in motion and it may cause sver injuries like nasty bruises and fractures.
Remember to purchase the certified protection kit and do not tempted to buy the
cheap one because safety comes first. Also, avoid riding in the rain since it is
dangerous.
Last, common sense is important while riding e-scooters. Do not listen to the music
while riding your e-scooter because you have to be alert with your surroundings.
You may not be able to hear cars, honks, or sirens if you are only focus on your
music. You have to make sure that your scooter fits you well, both in size and weight,
so you will find no difficulty to contorlit. Other important thing is you should never
ride damaged e-scooter since you know it is risky to ride. (UTBK 2018)
16. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. the bad impacts of e-scooters for people
B. the rules of riding an e-scooter safely
C. E-scooter and its pros and contras
D. the danger of e-scooter
E. the trend of e-scooter
17. However, they are assumed to be dangerous, yet so are axes when we do not
know how to use them properly (P.1) The sentence can be written in another
way, for example…they are used properly, electric scooters are dangerous.
A. if
B. even if
C. unless
D. even though
E. however
18. Why are you NOT allowed to listen to music whole riding an e-scooter according
to the text?
A. because you cannot get around without it
B. because you cannot hear other sounds
C. because listening to music is enjoyable
D. because e-scooter is completed with music
E. because music cannot be heard clearly when riding an e-scooter
Read the following text to answer no 19&20
Over this decade, employment in jobs requiring education beyond a high school
diploma will grow more rapidly then employment in jobs that do not, of the 30
fastest growing occupations, more than half require post-secondary education. With
the average earnings of college graduates at a level is twice as high as that of
workers with only a high school diploma, higher education is now the clearest
(1)…into the middle class.
In higher education, the U.S has been outpaced internationally. While the United
States ranks ninth in the world in the proportion of young adults enrolled in college,
we have fallen to 16th in the world iin our shape of certificates and degrees awarded
to adult ages 25-34, kagging behind Korea, Canada, Japan, and other nations. While
more than half of college students graduate within six years, the (2)…for low-
income students is around 25 percent.
Acknowledging these factors early in his administration, President Obama
challenged every American to commit to at least one year of higher education or
post-secondary training (3)…that American would once again have the highest
proportionof college graduates in the world by 2020. (UTBK 2013)
19. The option that best completes 1 is…
A. Effort
B. Position
C. Pathway
D. Advantage
E. Beginning
3. Pembahasan: Pada paragraph ketiga “over half ogf he children scared with the
avaragerange for their age compared with the normative data for hearing
children… they were higher nonverbal intelligence, higher family socio-economic
status, female gender, and later onset of deafness (between birth and 36 month)”.
…”this single present outbreak is already three times lafger that the entire Ebola
death toll ever”
Dua kalimat di atas berasal dari paragraph 1 dan 2 yang menyatakan tentang:
“ Paragraph 1 and 2 highlight the horror of the Ebola outbreak”
Jawaban : A
5. Pembahasan: Pernyataan diatas adalah manakah dar pernyataan berikut ini
yang paling relevan dengan penjelasan wabah Ebola pada teks tersebut?
Maka jawaban yang tepat adalah “They act fast to prevent a disease only if it is
important for them”. (mereka akan bertindak dengan cepat untuk mencegah
penyakit jika itu berpengaruh pada mereka).
Jawaban : A
Perhatikan pada paragraph terakhir: “So why is it that, nearly 40 years after
Ebola first surfaced, the world finds itself in a state of panic, and up to ten
thousand people are dead, owing to a bug that’s probably preventable thanks to
scientific research done decades ago? The answer is that Ebola was regarded as
someone else’s problem. It was a tropical disease of low importance and
(presumed to be) constrained by geography and climate to a part of the world
that held little economic interest to the rest of us. But there in lies a salutary
lesson: because if even a tiny fraction – less than 1% - of what the present
outbreak is now costing the world in terms of lost productivity, humanitarian aid
and human lives lost had been spent 20 years ago to develop an Ebola vaccine,
we probably woldn’t be in this position now. It’s easy to dismiss tropical diseases
as an issue that won’t affect the west, but the present situation is a warming shot
across our bows that we ignore at our peril.
Maksud kalimat yang dicetak tebal adalah hamper 40 tahun setelah Ebola
pertama kali muncul, dunia dalam keadaan panik, korban tewas hingga sepuluh
ribu orang. Pernyataan pada kalimat tersebut sangat efektif karena menyebutkan
data korban yang terinfeksi.
Jawaban : D
Jawaban : E
10. Pembahasan: Paragraf tersebut membahas mengenai dua poin penting dalam
pendidikan dan pelatihan psikolog pendidikan di masa yang akan datang.
Paragraf pertama membahas mengenai kinerja psikolog pendidikan terkait
ruang dan konteks, yakni bekerja di sekolah atau bekerja sebagai profesional di
luar sekolah atau institusi pendidikan.
Paragraf kedua membahas mengenai desain kurikulum sarjana psikologi yang
seharusnya mempertimbangkan batasan-batasan yang muncul dari bekerja di
lingkungan sekolah.
Jadi, teks tersebut membahas mengenai pendidikan dan pelatihan psikolog
pendidikan (educational psychologists’ education and training).
Jawaban: B
11. Pembahasan: consequently adalah salah satu conjuction (kata sambung) yang
digunakan utuk menghubungkan dua buah kalimat. Mari perhatikan pengertian
dari pilihan jawaban
a. as a result berarti sebagai akibat, b. therefore: oleh karena itu. C. on the
otherhand: disamping itu, d. meanwhile: sementara itu, e. moreover: lebih
dari itu…
Maka jawabanyang palling tepat adalah as a result
Jawaban A
16. Pembahasan : Soal di atas menanyakan tentang ide utama dari bacaan
keseluruhan. Kita harus memahami isi dari teks tersebut untuk menjawab
pertanyaan tersebut. Dalam teks di atas, terdapat berbagai macam poin yang
menjelaskan mengenai aturan yang dapat kita lakukan ketika mengendarai
skuter listrik. Jawaabn yang benar adalah B. The rules of riding an e-scooter
safely
Jawaban B
17. Pembahasan: Soal yang menanyakan pemahaman hubungan antara ide dalam
kalimat mejemuk membutuhkan pengetahuan yang mumpuni tentang kata
hubung atau conjunction. Kalimat di atas bermakna” skuter elektrik, juga kapak,
bisa berbahaya ketika digunakan dengan tidak sesuai/benar. Sedangkan pilihan
A berarti Jika, pilhan B: bahkan seandainya, C: jika tidak, D: meskipun, E: namun.
Clue yang diberikan adalah”…they are used properly, electric scooters are
dangerous yang artinya skuter elektrik akan berbahaya jika diguankan denga
tidak tepat. Maka jawaban yang benar adalah C: unless
Jawaban : C
18. Pembahasan: Soal di atas menanyakan tentang informasi rinci yang terdapat di
paragraph 4. Secara rinci jawaban soal tersebut dapat diambil dari kalimat Do
not listen to the music while riding your e-scooter because you have to alert with
your surruondings. You may not be able to hear cars, honks, or sirens if you are
only focus on your music. Hal tersebut menunjukkan bahwa seseorang tidak
boleh mendengarkan music karena bisa saja tidak waspada dengan suara-suara
di sekitranya. Dengan demikian, jawaban yang paling tepat adalah B, Because you
cannot hear other sounds.
Jawaban B
19. Pembahasan: With the average earnings of college graduates at a level is twice
as high as that of workers with only a high school diploma, higher education is
now the clearest (1)…into the middle class.
Maksud paragraph 1 diatas adalah bahwa pendapatan lulusan perguruan tinggi
dua kali lebih besar dari pada lulusan SMA. Maka lulusan Pendidikan tinggi
merupakan jalan untuk masuk ke golongan kelas menengah.
Jawaban C
20. Pembahasan: we have fallen to 16th in the world iin our shape of certificates
and degrees awarded to adult ages 25-34, kagging behind Korea, Canada, Japan,
and other nations. While more than half of college students graduate within six
years, the (2)…for low-income students is around 25 percent.
Maksud dari paragraph 2 diatas adalah kami telah turun ke peringkat 16 untuk
sertifikasi dan gelar penduduk yang berusia dewasa antara 25-34 tahun,
dimana lebih dari setengah mahasiswa perguruan tinggi lulus dalam 6 tahun,
tingkat penyelesaian untuk mahasiswa berpendapatan rendah sekitar 25%.
Frase tersebut adalah yang paling tepat karena sebelumnya membicarakan
tentang waktu tentang menyelesaikan Pendidikan.
Jawaban A
UTBK 2013
1. The option that best completes 3 is…
A. American will deserve higher education for their future
B. Middle class American are invited to provide financial aids
C. American students are suggested to take entrepreneurial skills
D. The government recommends Americans for college education
E. the president has set up a new educational goal for the country
by the specificity with which one difines the term’s potential political connotations.
Definitions of agroecology, therefore may be first grouped according to the specific
contexts within which they situate agriculture. Agroecology is defined as “the study
of the relation of agricultural crops and environment.”This definition refers to “-
ecology” part of “agroecology” narrowly as the natural environment. Following this
definition an agroecologist would study agriculture’s various relationships with soil
health, water quality, meso-and -micro-fauna, surrounding flora, environmental
toxins, and othet environmental contexts.
A more common definition of the word can be taken from Dalgaard et al, who refer
to agroecology as the sudy of the interactions between plants, animals, humans, and
the environment within agricultural systems. Consequently, agroecology is
inherently multidisciplinary, including factors from agroeconomy, ecology,
sociology, economics, and related disciplines. In this case, the “-ecology” include
social, cultural, and economic contexts as well.
In the global south, the term often carries overtly political connotations. Such
political definitions of the term usually ascribe to it the goals of social and economic
justice; special attention, in this case, is often paid to the traditional farming
knowledge of indigenous populations. Notrsh Amerian and European uses of the
term sometimes avoid of the inclusion of such overtly political goals. In there,
agroecology is seen more strictly as a scientific discipline with less specific social
goals. (www.docstoc.com) (UTBK 2013)
2. Idea in paragraph 2 and 3 define agroecology as shown in the constructive
realation as …
A. Poltical and interactive approaches
B. Geeral and cross-authoritative sides
C. Multidisciplinary and restricted angels
D. Ecological and socio-economic viewpoints
E. Agricultural and socio-cultural perspective
reducing the cost in human resource sector and it will gradually make people
become unemplyed. However, such changing in administrative and clerival jobs also
has positive impact. Even though dmand on average office workers decreases, there
is an increase in demand of workers in creative work, amagerial duties, and
communication with business parties, such as clients and suppliers.
With the unavoidable changing, workers have to develop their skills in order to
adapt new era. Some basic data skills might not be useful for the future since it can
be handled by technology. Now, many of them are expected to acquire problem-
solving and critical thinking skills that will help them handling any difficult
situations and finding solutions for every problem.
Being adaptable and agile are important to be able to survive in this complex,
uncertain, and volatile world. The successful workers are people who can combine
flexibility, willingness to learn, and initiative in order to seek out opportunities, take
new challenges, and improve themselves to be better.
7. “Being adaptable and agile are important to be able to survive in this comple,
uncertain, and volatile world.” Which pharases best replace the underline word?
At the first a person may have what is wrong. The first appearance is between the
ages of eighteen and twenty-four. In some cases it develops after tragedy. For
example, the death of a loved one or some other difficult situation. In the United
States, the National Institute of Mental Health says more than two million people
are affected in one-year period. The American Psychological Association says that it
happens more to women than men. It can last anywhere from a few months to
lifetime.
Some people who suffer a panic attack develop a phobia, a deep fear of ever
repeating the activity that brought on the attack. But experts say panic disorder can
be treated. Doctors might suggest anti-anxiety or antidepressant medicines. Talking
to a counsellor could help a person learn to deal with or avoid a panic attack. There
are breathing methods, for example, that might help a person calm down.
Panic disorder is include among what mental health professionals call anxiety
disorders. A study published last week reported a link between anxiety disorders
and several physical diseases. It says these include thyroid disease, lung and
stomach problems, arthritis, migraine headaches, and allergic conditions. (UTBK
2017)
12. Based on paragraph 4, what did the study reveal about anxiety disorders?
A. The need for anti-depressant medicines for those suffering a panic attack
B. The connection between the disorder and some physical disease
C. The need for talking to a counsellor to deal with a panic attack
The expanding use of light at night is because humans are diurnal animals. They are
trying to extend activities into the usually dark hours. This increasing use is driven
by what seems common sense, and by the lighting industry with justifications that
at first may seem correct. With few exceptions, everything we build is lit at night.
This includes street, roads, bridges, airports, commercial, and industrial building,
parking lots, sport centers and homes. Outdoor lighting continues to expend as more
infrastructure are built. Lighting levels in public areas are often set high with one
more secondary objectives in mind. For instance, building exteriors are often lit for
a merely beautiful effect. Shopping centers are typically lit to attract shoppers. They
also create a lively environment to stimulate spending. Lighting levels in public
areas often set high to prevent crime, even though studies have not proven this to
have any effect on crime rates. Indeed, the cores of our urban centers are bathed in
light. The resulting light pollution can extend more than a hundred kilometers out
from the city's edge.
Reliable evidence shows that this artificial of the day produce serious and risky
consequences to human health and environment. Ciszano, Falchi and Elvidge (2001)
have studied the impact of light pollution on the night sky. The result indicates that
more than 60% of world population live under light polluted skies (99% of the
population of USA and Europe) and almost one-fifth of world terrain is under light
polluted skies. In regards to human, there are no doubts that exposure to light at
night (LAN) decreases pineal melatonin (a kind of hormone) production and
secretion and are not only a source for phase shift in daily rhythms. (UTBK 2017)
13. Which of the following best restates the sentence "... humans are diurnal
animals" in line 4?
A. Humans are day light active creature
B. Humans require light to live like animals
C. Humans and animals equally need light to live
D. Both humans and animals are active during the day
E. Humans and animals try to prolog their activities at night
14. The author introduces the problems of light pollution followed by ...
A. Research evidence indicating the danger of light pollution on human health
B. Further explanation about why and how people use more light
C. More examples of light and causes that might
D. The use of regulation to minimize the effect of light
E. Details on areas requiring light for business
16. The author reminds readers to be more careful with commercialism in free
applications in paragraph(s)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1 dan 4
E. 2 dan 3
then get a bit bored, and we now know that they are not the most appropriate or
engaging way to learn.
Treat so-called 'free' application with caution. Some will expose your child to
advertisiment. Others are designed to wait until your child is engaged in a game or
storyline and then demand payment before they can go any further. This can lead to
frustration as young children do not understand why they can not continue.
Sometimes it is better to make a small payment in advance if the application
promises no further purchases. However, some applications are free to download
and completely free of advertisement or in-app purchases.
Choosing an app needs the same kind of thought and care you would put into buying
anything else for your child. Do not rely only on the star rating. Instead, read the
user reviews and check the privacy policy if you are worried about the personal
information that the app might be collecting. If you want your child to enjoy
learning, to develop curiosity, and think about things creatively, provide them with
a range of games and apps. Open-ended games have become progressively more
challenging and encourage children to explore and have fun. They are, therefore,
more likely to establish a love of learning and to lay the foundation for their future
development.
Physical activity, reading, and other more 'traditional' activities continue to play a
very important part in children's development. But, most parents do rely on screen
devices from time to time to engage their child while they are busy with something
else. This is not a problem in itself, just as long as children's time is made up of
balanced range of activities. (UTBK 2017)
17. The author reminds readers to be more careful with commercialism in free
applications in paragraph(s)
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1 dan 4
E. 2 dan 3
18. How does the idea in sentence 6 relate to the other ideas in paragraph 27
A. Sentence 6 elaborates the other ideas in paragraph 2
B. Sentence 6 is the result of the other ideas in paragraph 2
C. Sentence 6 strongly contradicts the other ideas in paragraph 2
D. Sentence 6 is the implementation of the theory discussed in paragraph 2
E. Sentence 6 provides another type of free applications discussed in
paragraph 2
20. Regarding busy parents reliance on screen device to help keep their children
entertained, the author assumes that ..
A. It is the parents responsibility to make their children less engaged with
screen devices
B. Children whose parents are busy with their activities must usescreen
devices less
C. Parent need to be aware of their children's need for varied activities
D. Such parent's reliance is acceptable as long as the children are given the
right proportion of the other activities
E. It is not tolerable as their children need to have more physical activities
Jawaban E
Pada kalimat tersebut dapat diketahui bahwa seorang agroekolgis sejati akan
memanfaatkan analisis multidisipliner dalam penelitiannya.
Jawaban E
Jawaban C
Paragraf 3: In the global south, the term often carries overtly political connotations.
Such political definitions of the term usually ascribe to it the goals of social and
economic justice; special attention, in this case, is often paid to the traditional
farming knowledge of indigenous populations. Notrsh Amerian and European uses of
the term sometimes avoid of the inclusion of such overtly political goals. In there,
agroecology is seen more strictly as a scientific discipline with less specific social
goals.
Jawaban D
hanya salah satu teknologi yang diambil sebagai contoh. Oleh sebab itu, jawaban
yang benar adalah A. Important skills for workforce in the future.
Jawaban A
7. Pembahasan: Untuk menjawab sinonim atau persamaan kata, kita perlu
memahami konteks dari kata tersebut di dalam bacaan. Meskipun kita telah mengetahui
arti dari kata tersebut, namun setelah kita masukkan ke dalam konteks kalimat atau
paragraph, kata tersebut memilik arti yang berbeda. Seandainya kata tersebut benar-
benar baru, jangna cepat menyerah, karena konteks dan kata-kata sebelum dan
sesudahnya akan memberikan clue. Agile berhubungan dengan kemampuan untuk
ebradaptasi, dunia yang kompleks, penuh ketidak pastina, beruah dengan cepat dan
makna sejenisnya. Keseluruhan teks membangun konteks tersebut. Jawaban yangbenar
adalah C. Be able to move quickly and easily.
Jawaban C
Jawaban A
Jawaban D
Jawaban E
10. Pembahasan: Topik pada suatu teks dapat diketahui dengan menentukan
gagasan pokoknya. Perhatikan pada setiap paragraf gagasan pokoknya menjelaskan
tentang panic attack atau panic disorder. Maka topik pada teks di atas adalah panic
disorder.
Jawaban : D
11. Pembahasan: Kata “lightheaded" terdapat pada kalimat "The signs of panic
disorder include a fast heartbeat, sweaty hands, difficulty breathing, and a
lightheaded feeling. Kata tersebut memiliki arti yang sama dengan dizzy (pusing).
Jawaban B
Jawaban : B
13. Pembahasan: Pada kalimat " humans are diurnal animals" in line 4 dapat
dinyatakan kembali dengan kalimat yang tepat yaitu manusia adalah mahluk yang
aktif di siang hari (Humans are day light active creature).
Jawaban : A
14. Pembahasan: Pada kalimat "In fact, many localities have develoved
regulations to restrict the wasteful loss of light into the sky and environment"
Jawaban : D
Lighting levels in public areas are often set high with one more secondary objectives
in mind. For instance, building exteriors are often lit for a merely beautiful effect.
Lighting levels in public areas often set high. Indeed, the cores of our urban centers
are bathed in light. The resulting light pollution can extend more than a hundred
kilometers out from the city's edge.
Maka dapat disimpulkan maksud dari paragraf ke - 2 adalah "Using more light may
mean increasing light pollution."
Jawaban : C
Treat so-called 'free' application with caution. Some will expose your child to
advertisiment. Others are designed to wait until your child is engaged in a game or
storyline and then demand payment before they can go any further.
Jawaban : B
17. Pembahasan: Pada paragraf ke-2 pada kalimat "Some will expose your child
to advertisiment" menjelaskan tentang jenis-jenis aplikasi gratis yang dijelaskan
pada isi paragraf ke-2 secara keseluruhan.
Jawaban : E
Jawaban : D
19. Pembahasan: Orang tua yang sibuk sangat bergantung pada media
elektronik untuk menghibur anak- anak mereka. Pernyataan yang tersebut terdapat
di paragraf 4 pada kalimat terakhir "This is not a problem in itself, just as long as
children's time is made up of balanced range of activities." (asumsi penulis bahwa
ketergantungan tersebut dapat dibenarkan selama anak-anak diberikan proporsi
yang tepat dengan kegiatan lainnya).
Jawaban : D
20. Pembahasan: Orang tua sibuk bergantung pada media elektronik untuk
menghibur anak-anak mereka. Pernyataan yang tersebut terdapat di paragraph 4
pada kalimat terakhir “This is not a problem in itself., just as longas children’s time
is made up of balanced range of activites.” (asumsi penulis bahwa ketergantungan
tersebut dapat dibenarkan selama anak-anak diberikan proporsi yang tepat
dengan kegiatan lainnya.
Jawaban D
Another benefit of using herbal remedies is that they are completely natural. They
do not have chemical composition or drugs. Due to their natural nature they can be
consumed regularly. These natural remedies also result in a better immune system.
Herbal remedies are absolutely inexpensive and sometimes even absolutely free of
cost. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, herbal remedies have no manufacturing costs,
making them far cheeper. Some herbal remedies like ginseng, peppermint and
ginger can even be grown in your backyard.
Herbal remedies are easily accessible. Certain herbal remedies like ginger,
peppermint and basil leaves can be acquired anywhere in the world. One can even
visit any local drug store and purchase herbal remedies without any trouble.
Besides this you can even grow some of the remedies in your garden.
Another excellent benefit of herbal remedies is that can be used to cure people of all
ages. Children, adults and even elderly people can resort to herbal remedies to get
rid of their ailment.
Due to their natural nature, herbal remedies most often do not cause an allergic
reaction in the body. Several people are allergic to certain chemical that are part of
pharmacheutical drugs. Herbal remedies on the other hand create no allergic
reaction (Adapted from http://www.homeremediescare.com)
3. “Herbal remedies on the other hand are not harmful to the body in the long-
term.”
The underlined word has same meaning s with….
A. adverse
B. aiding
C. beneficial
D. honest
E. fortunate
4. Based on the text we can conclude that the writer suggest that we….
A. stop consume pharmaceutical drug
B. should not buy a pharmaceutical drug
Regarding to the e-commerce platforms, one of the platforms stated that it had
taken down both the products and the merchants and no one had purchased the
letters before they were taken down. The company also encouraged the platform's
users to report products that violate Indonesia laws. Other platforms also confirmed
that they had done the same with the products and the merchants for they were not
supporting any violations that harm people and communities (Adapted from
https://coconuts.co/akarta/new/fake-covid-19-free-medical-letters-sold-openly-on-
indonesian-e-commerce-sites/)
8. “The phenomenon itself was linked with the exodus (mudik) ban since the
number of COVID-19 cases was still high.”(paragraph 1). In other words, we can
say that…
A. many people were successfully purchased the letter in e-commerce platforms
B. e-commerce platforms embraced all users to profit from their selling
C. the letter was necessary to be sold online so that anyone can purchase it
D. the target market of the letter might be people who were hoping to do
exodues (mudik)
E. people who were travelling for exodus (mudik) had to do self-quarantine for
at least 14 days.
9. What does the platforms suggest concerning the products that violates law?
A. report digitally
B. block the merchants
C. protest the merchants
D. write the complaint letter
E. report to police for ITE law breaker
Fresh water is one of the most important resources for human beings. The increase
of population has caused problems for the availability of this resource, especially in
dry regions. Supplying fresh water becomes an important task to do since all living
creatures depend on it. Meanwhile, the Earth surface mostly consists of water, yet
ocean water, which has the biggest percentage, cannot be used for humnas’ daily
activities. Desalination process becomes an important key to fulfill fresh water
needs.
Direct solar-powered destination unit is indeed good for water purification, yet the
output is not enough for mass operation. Therefore, the implementation of idirect
solar-powered desalination method is useful to increase the amount of fresh water.
This method merges two different technologies, a solar energy collection system
(using various methods, such as multistage flsh (MSF)distillation, multiple effect
evaporation (MEE) or reserve osmosis (RO)).
Using solar-powered desalination unit is better than using fossil-fuels energy sinceit
is more environmentally-friendly. Since the increase of fresh water demands and
the development of solar technology, solar-powered desalination unit might be one
of the best alternatives in order to maintain the availability of fresh water for all
living creatures
(Adapted from https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/ues-of-freshwater-resource-in-
europe-1)
C. reek
D. hazard
E. breath
Mobile phones have been part of our lives. They are used by many people, from
children to elderly people. Everyone seems to have their own mobile phones.
Nowadays, there are many activities that people do without mobile phones, from
playing video games to browsing latest information by using internet connection.
Despite of its various functions, we might wonder how often people actually use
their mobile phones to talk to each other, like it is used to be in the past.
The massive use of mobile phones and its intensity of influencing people’s lives
cause a new type of disease called Nomophobia (No Mobile Phone Phobia). Some
signs of nomophobia are fear of finding your mobile phone not working and fear of
losing your mobile phone or forgetting it somewhere. The disease become more
common now since many people are already diagnosed with this issue and more
people suffer from disease without realizing it. Scientists predict that two third of
world population is prone to this problem.
Many people depends on their lives on gadgets, including mobile phones. They do
not realize that a mobile phones is a tool that had been initially invented to make
their lives easy and simple, not more complicated and harm them. Mobile phone
addcition is dangerous since it forces people to become dependent on advance
technology and it distracts them for living their life fully. Instead of going out and
meeting people, many people send text messages, do video calls, and say “hi”
through social media platforms on their brand new mobile phones. It shows that
people build their live around technology instead of real connection.
mobile phone seems like a malady. However, they are just a small device, a
convenience tool, that we need to be able to control, it will not be able to control us.
15. Based on the text, we may conclude that the writer suggest that we….
A. stop using mobile phones
B. should not buy a new moble phone unless necessary
C. should not use various application in a mobile phone
D. replace mobile phone with face-to-face contact
E. reduce the time to spend with mobile phone at least by half
16. The writer illustrates that mobile phone as a “malady”. This idea means
that….
A. people are aware with this catasthrope
B. it is a tragedy that human cannot avoid
C. the impact of mobile phones
D. the use of mobile phones can be a kind of addiction that hard to cure
E. mobile phone users get less time to meet others face-to-face
17. The following statements are TRUE about ‘nomophobia”except….
A. it is a fear of someoneof having no phones
B. it is a feeling of restless due to losing a mobile phones
C. it is a feeling of desiring the latest style of a mobil phone
D. it is a fear of someone of having a not-working mobile phone
E. it is a psychological disorder due to having no mobile phone
18. The text mainly talks about….
A. the first type of mobile phone
B. how mobile phones affect other’s lives
C. people’s dependency on mobile phones
D. the convenience of using mobile phones
E. the history of development of mobile phones
19. “…. a convenience tool, that we need to be able to control, it will not be able
to control us.”
The underlined word has similar meaning with…
A. Accessibility
B. Delay
C. Handicap
D. Disadvantage
E. Hindrance
20. One of disadvantages of mobile phones mentioned in the text is….
A. It used by many people
B. People depend their lives on it
C. It makes people lives simple and easy
D. It is a convenience tool
E. It forces people to meet face-to-face
1. B
2. E
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. E
10. C
11. E
12. B
13. E
14. A
15. E
16. D
17. E
18. B
19. A
20. C
REFERENSI
https://coconuts.co/akarta/new/fake-covid-19-free-medical-letters-sold-openly-on-
indonesian-e-commerce-sites
http://www.homeremediescare.com
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ims/ues-of-freshwater-resource-in-europe-1
https://leranenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Reading-B1-
Digital-habits-across-generations.pdf