How different is the Earth’s seasons from Mars’ seasons?
They are longer.
They are shorter.
They have less seasons.
They have more seasons.
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan : Dalam paragraph 2, perbedaan musim Mars dan Bumi disebutkan dalam aspek lamanya, yaitu dua kali “only they are almost twice as long as ours”.
Indikator : Menentukan pokok pikiran paragraph dalam dalam esai pendek berbentuk report.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai report pendek tentang benda angkasa, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pokok pikiran paragraf dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal :
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
Mars and the Earth have differences too.
Ther Earth is closer to Sun than Mars does.
Mars is much colder than the Earth.
The Earth has more atmosphere than Mars does.
Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan : Dalam teks sudah jelas bahwa inti paragraph 3 adalah differences, “Mars is different from Earth”.
Indikator : Menentukan makna kata dalam esai pendek berbentuk report.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai report pendek tentang benda angkasa, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang makna kata dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal :
What does the word “respects” in “It is similar to Earth in some respects” mean?
Salutes.
Aspects.
Areas.
Factors.
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan : Dalam hal ini, perbandingan biasanya aspeknya, jadi kata respects maksudnya aspects.
Read Text 17 to answer questions 44 to 46.
Text 17
Once there was a town called Hamelin. The only thing wrong was it was full of rats. They destroyed people’s farms, houses and food supplies. The people went to the mayor to solve the problem.
One day, a strange man came to town. The stranger offered to get rid off the rats. In return, the mayor would give him money.
The Pied Piper was a strange-looking man. He wore a tall, pointed hat, and a long,
flowing cape. He played a long, shiny flute. The piper began to play in the town square.
Rats came running from everywhere. They came out if the houses and the shops. The Pied Piper played up and down the streets. Everywhere he went, the rats followed him. The Pied Piper led the rats to the river. The rats all jumped into the river and drowned.
The people cheered. They were happy to be rid of the rats. But the mayor changed his mind about the money. He refused to give any money at all to the Pied Piper. “Give me the money your promised,” he said. “If you don’t, I’ll play a different tune you will not like,” he warned. But the mayor still refused. The Pied Piper picked up his flute and began to play a new tune.
Once the flute was played, all the children in the town were like being hipnotised. These children followed the Pied Piper wherever he was playing the flute. When The Pied Piper reached the river bank, he stopped walking, but the children were still walking toward the river.
Fear of their safety, the mayor begged The Pied Piper to let the children go and paid the money he promised. All of sudden the children awoke and their parents rushed to get their beloved children.
The Pied Piper was happy to get the money and the mayor finally learned a lesson from
this. (Addison Wesley ESL Student book, 1992, p.39)
Indikator : Menentukan gambaran umum esai pendek berbentuk narrative.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang myth, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang gambaran umum esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal :
What is the text about?
The myth of Pied Piper.
A story about rats.
The legend of rat city.
The tale of greedy mayor.
Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan : Tokoh cerita ini adalah the Pied Piper, dan ini adalah mitos, jadi pilihan A adalahh jawabannya.
Indikator : Menentukan informasi tersirat dalam esai pendek berbentuk narrative.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang myth, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang informasi tersirat dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal :
Why did the Pied Piper say “I’ll play the tune you will not like”?
He wanted to entertain the mayor.
He was happy to play another tune.
He threatened the mayor.
He was very patient with the mayor.
Kunci jawaban : C
Pembahasan : The Pied Piper tidak diberi uang atas jasanya mengusir tikur karena itu dia marah dan mengancam walikota dengan kata-katanya “I’ll play the tune you won’t like”.
Indikator : Menentukan pesan moral dalam esai pendek berbentuk narrative.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sebuah esai narrative pendek tentang myth, siswa dapat menentukan jawaban pertanyaan tentang pesan moral dalam esai itu dengan tepat.
Soal :
What lesson does the text teach?
You have to keep your promise.
You cause your own problem.
You should help others willingly.
You can hurt someone if necessary.
Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan : Dalam cerita, walikota tidak menepati janjinya sehingga anak-anak terancam walaupun akhirnya dilepaskan oleh the Pied Piper. Jadi kita harus menepati janji. Ini yang dipesankan oleh teks.
Indikator : Menentukan susunan kata yang tepat untuk membuat kalimat yang bermakna.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sejumlah kata yang diacak, siswa dapat menentukan susunan kata-kata yang tepat untuk membuat kalimat sederhana mengandung klausa keterangan berjenis recount yang bermakna.
Soal :
Study the following words:
Indonesian’s independence-- When-- World War II -- Soekarno --the Japanese--surrendered--- in-- proclaimed
The above words can be written into a good sentence as follows ...
When Soekarno surrendered in Indonesian’s independence, the Japanese proclaimed World War II.
Soekarno proclaimed in Indonesian’s independence when the Japanese surrendered World War II.
When the Japanese surrendered in Indonesian’s independence, Soekarno proclaimed World War II.
When the Japanese surrendered in World War II, Soekarno proclaimed Indonesian’s independence.
Kunci jawaban : D
Pembahasan : Dalam kata-kata acak ada kata soekarno, proclaimed, dan independence. Ketiga kata ini terkait sejarah proklamasi Indonesia, sehingga Klausa “Soekarno-proclaimed-Indonesia’s indepene” merupakan inti kalimat yang bermakna dan klause keterangannya adalah “When the Japanese surrendered in World War II”.
Indikator : Menentukan susunan kata yang tepat untuk membuat kalimat yang bermakna.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sejumlah kata yang diacak, siswa dapat menentukan susunan kata-kata yang tepat untuk membuat kalimat sederhana mengandung klausa kondisional If berjenis procedure yang bermakna.
Soal :
Study the following words:
If --more --than --3 minutes you-- be-- overcooked -- boil-- the noodle -- it --will The above words can be written into a good sentence as follows ...
If it boil the noodle more than 3 minutes, you will be overcooked.
If you boil the noodle more than 3 minutes, it will be overcooked.
You will be overcooked it if boil the noodle more than 3 minutes.
You boil the noodle if it will be overcooked more than 3 minutes.
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan : Dalam klausa If, kondision dalam bentuk present (V1), sedangkan result klause berbentuk simple future (will+V1). Jadi pilihan B adalah kalimat yang paling tepat.
Indikator : Menentukan susunan kalimat yang tepat untuk membuat paragraf narrative yang padu dan bermakna.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sejumlah kalimat yang diacak tentang sesuatu, siswa dapat menentukan susunan kalimat yang tepat untuk membuat paragraf narrative yang padu dan bermakna.
Soal :
Study the following sentences:
A Fox invited a Stork to dinner, a large flat dish of soup.
Thus, while she enjoyed her dinner, the Fox sat by hungry and helpless, for it was impossible for him to reach the tempting contents of the vessel.
This caused much amusement for the sly Fox.
She set before him a pitcher with a long and narrow neck.
But not long after the Stork invited him in turn.
The Fox lapped it up with great relish, but the Stork with her long bill tried in vain to take of the savoury broth.
(http://www.worldoftales.com/fables/Aesop_fables/Aesop_Fables_2.html)
The above sentences can be written into a paragraph as follows ... A. 2-6-3-5-4-1
B. 1-6-3-5-4-2
C. 1-6-3-4-5-2
D. 1-5-4-6-3-2
Kunci jawaban : B
Pembahasan : Cerita naratif selalu diawali dengan menyebutkan tokoh, kapan dan tempat cerita (orientation). Ini bisa dibaca di kalimat 1. Cerita selalu diakhiri dengan resolution. Kata “Thus” dapat menunjukkan akhir cerita. Jadi, pilihan B adalah kalimat yang paling tepat.
Indikator : Menentukan susunan kalimat yang tepat untuk membuat paragraf recount yang padu dan bermakna.
Indikator soal : Disajikan sejumlah kalimat yang diacak tentang sesuatu, siswa dapat menentukan susunan kalimat yang tepat untuk membuat paragraf recount yang padu dan bermakna.
Soal :
Study the following sentences:
1- When we arrived home last night, we realised that someone broke into our house. 2- The thieves had stolen our new CD player.
Half an hour later the police arrived.
But, all other electrical equipment was still there.
While my husband called the police I looked around the house to see what was missing.
They asked us a lot of questions and write everything down. (Reading and Writing Targets 2: Student Book, 1999, p. 14)
The above sentecescanbewritenintoaparagaphasfollows ...
A. 1-5-2-4-3-6
B. 1-2-4-5-3-6
C. 5-2-4-3-6-1
D. 1-6-5-2-4-3
Kunci jawaban : A
Pembahasan : Cerita recount selalu diawali dengan apa, kapan dan tempat cerita (orientation). Ini bisa dibaca di kalimat 1. Cerita kemudian bergulir ke kejadian-kejadian secara urut. Jadi, pilihan A adalah jawaban yang paling tepat.
