BAHASA INGGRIS [Halaman 3]

50 SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS

BESERTA JAWABAN DAN PEMBAHASAN

Text 8 is for question number 28 to 31.

Developing Your Child’s Brain

       Every baby is born with around 100 billion brain cells, but not all the connection between these cells have yet been established. Brain development begins shortly after correction, and the part of the brain that monitors basic survival functions such as heart brat and breathing is operational at birth. Reflex action, simple motor behavior, andemotion develop next, while complex coordination and planning, reasoning, and decision making follow much later.

     Babies have a biological need to learn. From birth, they rapidly begin to explore their environment through the senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. These sensory experiences help build the connection between brain cells. The more stimulating experiences babies have the more connections the brain develops. Relationships are also critically important to healthy brain development. The stimulus repeated experiencing given to babies, such as seeing familiar faces, recognizing voices, and expanding to touch, and strengthens brain connections.

        The process of building and strengthening brain connection continues throughout our lives, but is at its most intense between ages 3 and 12. At 3, a child brain development is more than twice as active as an adult’s. Providing appropriate stimuli during these periods is critical. Between birth and four years babies develop visual information.Babies recognized organized visual information by seeing movement, object, shapes, and colors at varying distance.

       To help babies develops their brain well, as parents, you should provide your babies with visual stimulating which can produce development advantages such as enhance curiosity, attentiveness, and concentration. For motor skill that is perform at the age of six such as crawling, walking, and balancing, parent should give children plenty of time to move around, crawl or walk and run end play active games. As parents, you also need you nurture your children by responding emotionally-displaying love, smiling and interacting face-to-face. The more you touch, hold and cuddle your babies, the faster their brain grows and develop. You should provide a safe and secure environment and respond and be attentive to their cries.

27. What does the text mainly talk about ?
A. the child brain system
B. the brain development system
C. the amount of children’s brain cells
D. the process of developing our children’s brain cells work
E. the process of babies’ movement since its first day of birth

27. Jawaban : A

Rage artinya kemarahan. Anger: kemarahan, Confusion: kebiingungan, Impatience: ketidaksabaran, Unhappiness: ketidakbahagiaan, Dissatisfaction: ketidakpuasan. Jadi jawabannya Anger.

28. “The process of building and strengthening brain connection..” what does the underlined word mean?
A. fastening
B. enlightening
C. heightening
D. escalating
E. weakening

28. Jawaban : D

Terdapat pada paragrap kedua kalimat keempat, yaitu “The more stimulating experiences babies have the more connections the brain develops. Relationships are also critically important to healthy brain development.” Dan paragraph kelima kalimat pertama, yaitu “The process of building and strengthening brain connection continues throughout our lives, but is at its most intense between ages 3 and 12.”

29. What can be provided to make babies produce development advantages such as enhance curiosity, attentiveness, and concentration?
A. the brain system
B. the active games
C. the nutritious food
D. the visual stimulator
E. the expensive children toys

29. Jawaban : D

Strengthening artinya memperkuat. Fastening: mengikatkan, enlightening: member penerangan, heightening: meninggikan, escalating: memperkuat, weakening: melemahkan. Jadi jawabannya escalating.

30. Which sentence is correct according to the text?
A. Every baby is born with exactly 100 billion brain cells
B. The more you touch, hold and cuddle your babies, the weaker their brain grows
C. Parents must move the babies around, and make them flying
D. Parent should give children plenty of time to move around, crawl or walk
E. …. nurture your children by postponing emotionally-displaying love….

30. Jawaban : D

Terdapat pada paragraph keempat kalimt pertama, yaitu “To help babies develops their brain well, as parents, you should provide your babies with visual stimulating which can produce development advantages….”

Text 9 is for question number 32 to 35.

        Many of us are dismayed about the quality of our education which is not commensurate with the high cost spent on school fees. It is way below our expectation if we compare our graduates with those who studied overseas, especially concerning the mastery of English.

     It is important to know that most of employments require competence in English both in speaking and writing, for office work and correspondence. Public English speaking skill is highly recommended for the ones who yearn for high salary position employee in advance foreign company. Government, officials speakers, writers and observers use a lot of English.

       Then the important thing is to use English as a medium in the schools so that we can compete with graduates from abroad. All students in Indonesia have studied English since they were in junior high school. Even some of them, English had been introduced when they were in elementary school. However, lots of graduates have less English skills. Learning English is difficult but it is more difficult to customize us with it. Make practicing English as daily habit to keep making conversation with the friends.

      Then it will be beneficial to have TV films in English like in Singapore. It will help to increase our graduates’ competence in English.

31. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Indonesian’s incompetence graduates in possessing English qualification
B. The needless for educator to master English capability
C. The ignorance of alumnus to master English skill
D. The opinions of Indonesian’s Education quality
E. The way how to acknowledge English skill

31. Jawaban : D

Ada di paragrap keempat kalimat kedua, yaitu “parent should give children plenty of time to move around, crawl or walk and run end play active games.”

Sementara pilihan yang lain salah, yaitu:

A. Every baby is born with exactly 100 billion brain cells (seharusnya around)

B. The more you touch, hold and cuddle your babies, the weaker their brain grows (seharusnya faster)

C. Parents must move the babies around, and make them flying (seharusnya playing)

D. Parent should give children plenty of time to move around, crawl or walk *

E. …. nurture your children by postponing emotionally-displaying love… (seharusnya responding)

32. “public English speaking skill is highly recommended for the ones who yearn for high salary position. The underlined word has a similar meaning with…
A. Receive
B. Desire
C. Ignore for
D. Unsatisfied
E. Never think for

32. Jawaban : A

Terdapat pada paragraph pertama, yaitu “Many of us are dismayed about the quality of our education which is not commensurate with the high cost spent on school fees. It is way below our expectation if we compare our graduates with those who studied overseas, especially concerning the mastery of English.” Dan paragraph ketiga, yaitu “All students in Indonesia have studied English since they were in junior high school. Even some of them, English had been introduced when they were in elementary school. However, lots of graduates have less English skills”

33. What does the writer suggest for a solution of our incompetence graduates dealing with their English qualification?
A. They should study aboard
B. They need to hire overseas teachers
C. To practice speaking up with the friends using English as a daily habit
D. To watch serial TV films in English like in Singapore and other countries
E. They need help to increase the graduates

33. Jawaban : D

Yearn for artinya menginginkan/merindukan. Receive: menerima, Desire:menginginkan, Ignore for: mengabaikan, Unsatisfied: tidak puas, Never think for: tidak pernah memikirkan. Jadi jawabannya desire.

34. What makes lots of our people disappointed with our education quality?
A. None of graduates can master English fluently
B. Our education quality is not better than the quality of European education
C. Our education is the worst in the universe due to its high cost
D. The graduates are not proportionate with the high charge spent on school fees

E. Many graduates do not watch TV films in English like in Singapore and other

34. Jawaban : C

Terdapat pada paragraph ketiga kalimat terakhir, yaitu “Make practicing English as daily habit to keep making conversation with the friends.”

Text 10 is for question number 36 to 38.

Do you like animated film? Do you love food? Or do you lie rat? Well, this is a film that tells you about food, rat, chef, and friendship between a rat a human.

        Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer animated comedy film produced by Pixar animation studios and published by walt disney pictures. Ratatouille was directed by Brad Bird and gained Academy Award for best Animated Feature. The title was derived from a French dish (ratatouille) which is served in the fil,. It was first released in the US and was nominated for five Oscars including Best Animated Feature Film. The dubling sound for rat was the voices of Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano as Linguini, a young garbage boy as Remi’s friend. Ian Holm as Skinner, the head chef of Aususte’s restaurant, Janeahe Garofalo as Colette, a rotisseur at Guesteau’s restaurant, and Peter O’Toole as Anton Ego, a restaurant critics.

          Remy is a teenage rat gifted with some highly developed senses of taste and smell. Inspired by his idol, the recently deceased chef Auguste Gusteau, Remy’s wanted to be a chef. When the owner of the home is forced to abandon the rats in the home, Remy had been separated from his family and ends up in the severs of Paris. Then Remy found Gusteau’s restaurant. As he was watching Alfredo Linguini a son of the restaurant’s owner and

Gusteau’s former soups-chef, he has an idea to make the soup tasty. Unluckily he was caught by Linguin at the same time that Skinner, the second owner of Gusteau’s Restaurant, caught Linguini near the soup. Then, Kinners hired Remy because the soup he made had delicious taste. Linguini takes Remy home for he is a talented chef and they become a mutual friend. Then restaurant critic Anton Ego, who was the previous review caused Gusteau’s oneof its star ratings, announces he will be re-reviewing the restaurant the following evening. At that time, there is a critical moment on the kitchen, because the ones who make the food, Remy and all of his family with Linguini’s and Colette were successfully could impress Anton. After having dinner, Anton requested to see the chef. Linguini and Colette ask Anton to wait until all the customers left the restaurant. Anton shocked knowing that the rat who cooks the food. Anton writes review for the newspaper the next day, stating that Gusteau’s chef is “nothing less than the finest chef in France. Although Gusteau has got the positive review it is closed down caused by the rodent infestation, and Anton loses credit as a critic. However, Anton becomes an investor and eagerly invest fund at popular new

bistro, “La Ratatouille”

       This film teaches many things about social life and living that needs a collaboration so that everything which we thought is impossible can be possible. Beside of its wonderful story, the acting of all actors/actresses is also magnificent. Remy, a rat can attract the audience’s attention.

        A huge effort and a great will. Like Remy, we can see that Remy which is only a rat but with his secret talent and his will become a chef he can prove it, and his dreams came true.

        I highly recommend you to watch this film because we learn how somebody tried to pursue the dream and to collaborate to accomplish the professionalism.

35. What is the text mainly about?
A. A curiosity of Anton who observes a rat
B. The review of movie entitled Ratatouille
C. The collaboration between Remy and Linguini
D. The struggling of Remy to accomplish his dream
E. A rat gifted with some highly developed senses of taste and smell

35. Jawaban : A

Terdapat pada paragrap pertama, yaitu “It is way below our expectation if we compare our graduates with those who studied overseas, especially concerning the mastery of English.”

36. How did Remy meet Alfredo Linguini?
A. He was accidently sent away to sewers of Paris and found Alfredo in a restaurant
B. He purposely went to sewers of Paris to meet Alfredo as a chef in a restaurant
C. He intentionally abandoned the house and separated from family to see Alfredo
D. Actually he never thought of meeting Alfredo but he had to
E. He was watching him preparing to cook soup

36. Jawaban : B

Text tentang review suatu film, yaitu paragrap kedua: “Remy is a teenage rat gifted with some highly developed senses of taste and smell. Inspired by his idol, the recently deceased chef Auguste Gusteau, Remy’s wanted to be a chef.” Dan direview lagi pada paragraph berikutnya.

37. “Remy is a teenage rat gifted with some ...” the synonym of the underlined word is ?
A. Endowed
B. Established
C. Presented
D. Promoted
E. Delivered

37. Jawaban : A

Terdapat di paragraph ketiga kalimat ketiga, yaitu “When the owner of the home is forced to abandon the rats in the home, Remy had been separated from his family and ends up in the severs of Paris. Then Remy found Gusteau’s restaurant.” Kalimat tersebut menjelaskan bahwa Remy secara tidak disengaja bertemu Alfredo.

Text 11 is for question number 39 to 41.

     Sutiyoso will pick up an asian air quality Management Award Friday at an international conference in Jogjakarta, but the some people have questioned whether he really deserved the honor. The critics say sutiyoso has done little to reduce air pollution in the capital.

        I think sutiyoso deserved the award. Althogh we haven’t seen solid air quality management he has restored the national monument (monas) park to a green cool area where familes can to jog or have a picnic.

     He also intiated the bus way project, which I believe is a good step toward reducing air pollution in Jakarta. However, the government has to take further action such as limiting the number of motorcycle in Jakarta. Also the motorcycle on the roads contribute to air pollution in the city.

     On the other hand, some people can’t understand how sutiyoso can win this award because they haven’t seen any invronment in Jakarta air management.

    Jakarta is becoming more polluted as the autoritis cut down more and more trees for transportation projecs , and they don’t bother to plant new trees to replace the ones, let alone develop new green areas.

     The authorities shoud build more parks in the city to make Jakarta greener and less polluted. Monas park is greener now, but the fences prevent people from getting in. in countries like Singapore and Australia, public parks are pleasant places to hang out.

38. What does the text discuss about ?
A. Asian Air Quality Management
B. Air Quality Management in Indonesia
C. An international conference in Jogjakarta
D. Sutiyoso efforts to reduce air pollution in capital
E. An asian air Quality management Award given to sutiyoso*

38. Jawaban : C

Gifted artinya diberikan/dihadiahkan. Endowed: memberkahi, Established: didirikan, Presented: diberikan, Promoted: dipromosikan, Delivered: dikirim. Jadi jawabannya presented.

39. Sutiyoso initiated the bus way to overcome the problem in Jakarta, that is ….
A. Crime
B. Pedestrian
C. Pollution
D. Public transportation
E. Pleasant transportation

39. Jawaban : E

Terdapat di paragraph pertama kalimat pertama, yaitu “Sutiyoso will pick up an asian air quality Management Award Friday at an international conference in Jogjakarta, ….”. Kalimat tersebut dijelaskan pada paragrap berikutnya.

40. “… he has restored the National Monument (Monas) park to a green cool area…”(paragraph β). The underlined word has the same meaning as…
A. Kept
B. Opened
C. Rebuilt
D. Changed
E. Announced

40. Jawaban : C

Terdapat di paragrap ketiga kalimat pertama, yaitu “He also intiated the bus way project, which I believe is a good step toward reducing air pollution in Jakarta.”

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