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Text 4 for numbers 17 to 18
(SPMB 2005)
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In the process of trying to discover the various causes of such accidents, an
investigator considers factors related to the time of day. He collects
information on the number of accidents occurring during the various working
hours of the day, and by using statistical methods he is able to show that the
accident rate increases during the morning and also during the afternoon.
Further statistical studies then reveal some of the major contributing factors
involved in these accidents.
17. Which of the following would best begin the paragraph above?
A. So far there has not been enough information about people having accidents
at a work site
B. An industrial firm is concerned about the large number of accidents
occurring in its plant
C. Investigators have found out that working hours in some industrial firms
are too long
D. The result of an investigation shows that accidents in plant never occurs
in the evening
E. Statistics plays a very important role in eliminating the causes of
accidents in a plant
Jawaban B
Pilihan jawaban yang paling sesuai adalah B, An industrial firm is concerned
about the large number of accidents occuriong in its plant (sebuah perusahaan
industri prihatin dengan banyaknya kecelakaan yang terjadi di
pabriknya).
Sebuah paragraf diawali dengan kalimat pembuka yang mana permasalahan utama
akan diulas, dan dijelaskan pada kelimat- kalimat berikutnya. Penggalan
kalimat yang disebutkan menjelaskan tentang penelusuran penyebab
kecelakaan di tempat kerja (In the process of trying to discover the various
causes of such accidents, an investigator conciders factors realated to the
time of day), sehingga kalimat awal haruslah menjadi pengantar terhadap
permasalahan tersebut.
18. The topic of the above paragraph is ....
A. The investigation of causes of accidents
B. The role of statistic for unvestigators
C. Working hours and types of accidents
D. Contribution of investigators in a company
E. Major accident in the working hours
Jawaban A
Topik paragraf di atas dapat diketahui dengan mencermati ide- ide pokok dalam
tiap- tiap paragraf. Keseluruhan isi paragraf membahas tentang usaha
penyelidikan terhadap penyebab kecelakaan (The investigation of causes of
accidents)
Text 5 for numbers 19 to 20
(SPMB 2005)
Traditional nineteenth-century education is usually associated with the image
of a stern teacher standing in front of a blackboard in a one-room
schoolhouse, teaching only the three R's of reading, writing, and arithmetic,
and demanding rote (mechanical repetition) learning in an atmosphere of
silence and restraint. Accurate or not, that image conflicts sharply with the
modern reality. Today, the typical public school offers students a diversity
of subject areas, a plethora of educational materials, and a variety of
activities from creative dramatics to journalism. The modern school complex
contains an array of educational facilities. Within the classroom setting,
students are encouraged to speak up and engage in guided discussion. In fact,
articulate speech and debate are desirable skills. Children are encouraged to
interrelate on class projects that are independent of the teacher
.............................
19. The topic of the text is _______________
A. the traditional nineteenth century education
B. the freedom of students to choose from a variety of subjects
C. the role of the teachers in education
D. the difference between traditional and modern education
E. the teaching of reading, writing, and arithmetic
Jawaban D
Paragraf di atas membahas tentang perbedaan antara pengajaran tradisional dan
modern (the difference between traditional and modern education). Hal tersebut
dapat terlihat dari kalimat "Traditional nineteenth-century education is
usually associated with the image of a stern teacher standing in front of a
blackboard in a one-room schoolhouse .... " dan juga kalimat "The modern
school complex contains an array of educational facilities"
20. Which of the following would best end the text?
A. There has been a change in the teacher's attitude in the past few years.
B. Traditional and modern education have different goals to achieve.
C. The development in education tends to make students independent.
D. Unlike the traditional education, the modern one is less strict.
E. It is the task of modern education to make children creative.
Jawaban D
Pada dua kalimat sebelumnya disoroti tentang apa yang terjadi pada
pembelajaran tradisional dan kalimat selanjutnya yang memaparkan apa yang
terjadi pada pembelajaran modern sehingga jawaban yang paling tepat adalah
pada kalimat "Unlike the traditional education, the modern one is less
strict."
Text 5 for numbers 21 to 25
(SPMB 2005)
Motion sickness comes in many forms, not just seasickness. Ninety percent of
the human race is susceptible to motion sickness one kind or another. Some
people become sick when they sit in the backseat of a car; others cannot read
or look at a map in any kind of moving vehicle. People get motion sickness on
airplanes, motorcycles, amusement park rides, and even on camels! Scientist
have learned that motion sickness occurs when the brain is trying to
make sense of a situation and there are too many conflicting messages. While
the eyes are sending one message, the ears are trying to send a message about
balance. The skin and bone joints, sensitive to air pressure, send another
message.
Many people who have experienced violent motion sickness try to avoid travel.
But that is not always possible. So travelers should employ some well-known
strategies to avoid getting sick. The most useful strategy concern food; eat a
light meal before travelling and bring along a packet of plain soda crackers
to snack on regularly. Avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages, high-fat, and
spices. Care in choosing the location of your seat is another important
strategy. In car, sit at the front and keep you reyes fixed on the horizon.
People who still got sick after trying these strategies can try medical help.
Some rely on over-the counter medications , although some of them can make you
sleepy. Others use simple ginger capsules to settle their stomach. A large
number of travelers use pressure bands of their wrists. It is not clear how
these bands work, but they do prevent motion sickness.
21. A suitable title for the text is....
A. Motion Sickness
B. Inability to avoid Motion Sickness
C. Effect of Motion Sickness
D. The Worst Kind of Motion Sickness
E. Susceptibility to Motion sickness
Jawaban A
Inti cerita dari bacaan tersebut adalah motion sickness (mabuk perjalanan) Hal
tersebut dapat diketahui dari masing- masing ide pokok bacaan diantaranya,
par 1 berisi informasi alasan mengapa orang mengalami motion sickness
par 2 tentang strategi menncegah motion sickness
par 3 tentang alternatif cara- cara mencegah motion sickess seperti
dipaparkan pada paragraf kedua
22. A person get motion sickness because of....
A. sitting in vehicles
B. reading a book while traveling
C. waiting for the airplane to come
D. the conflicting messages received by the brain
E. watching rides in the amusement park
Jawaban D
Pertanyaan tentang penyebab motion sickness dijawab pada kalimat keempat
paragraf pertama "Scientist have learned that motion sickness occurs when the
brain is trying to make sense of a situation and there are too many
conflicting messages" (penyebab orang mengalami mabuk perjalanan adalah
kacaunya pesan- pesan yang diterima oleh otak)
23. Victims of motion sickness can reduce the chance of becoming sick by doing
following, except....
A. avoiding spicy foods
B. eating a light before traveling
C. consuming high-fat food
D. taking the back-seat in a car
E. not consuming alcohol
Jawaban C
Jawaban dapat dilihat pada kalimat keempat dan kelima paragraf 2, "The most
useful strategy concern food; eat a light meal before travelling and bring
along a packet of plain sodacrackers to snack on regularly. Avoid alcoholic
and carbonated beverages, high-fat, and spices." (orang yang mabuk perjalanan
tidak direkomendasikan mengkonsumsi makanan tinggi lemak). Tentunya pernyataan
ini bertentangan dengan jawaban C, consuming high-fat food (mengkonsumsi
makanan mengandung lemak yang tinggi).
24. From the text we may conclude that....
A. basically everyone tends to get sick when they are traveling
B. there is no define solution to the problem of motion sickness
C. medical help is the best way to cure motion sickness
D. there are so many ways for people to stop getting motion sickness
E. motion sickness can be overcome by any drug prescribed by a doctor
Jawaban B
Kita dapat menyimpulkan dari bacaan bahwa "there is no define solution to the
problem of motion sickness", artinya tidak ada solusi yang pasti dalam
penanganan mabuk perjalanan. Penanganan mabuk perjalanan tergantung pribadi
diri masing- masing karena setiap orang memiliki penanganan yang
berbeda.
25. The meaning of ‘over the counter medication’ is medicine bought....
A. outside drugstores
B. in small grocery stores
C. only in drugstores
D. by paying cash
E. without prescription
Jawaban E
over the counter medication diartikan sebagai obat- obatan yang dapat dibeli
tanpa resep
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