Soal dan Pembahasan Bahasa Inggris SBMPTN 2017 (Kode 266)

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Read the following discourse to answer question number 76 - 78!

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder. It is also known as manic-descrissive illnes. It causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels. It also affects the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are four basic types of bipolar disoreder. All of them involve clear change in mood, energy, and activity levels. These moods range, from periods of extremely "up" to "down" periods. During the "down" periods one nshows energized behaviour. During the "down" periods he/she is very sad or hopeless. The "up" periods are known as manic episodes. The "down" periods are known as depressive episodes. Leass severe manic periods are known as hypomanic episodes.

People with bipolar disorder experience periods of extremely "intense" emotion. They also experience changes in sleep patterns and activity levels. they show unusual behaviors. These periods are called "mood episodes". Mood eposides are extremely different from the person's ordinary moods and behaviors. During the mood episodes there are extreme changes im emergy, acitivity, and sleep.

Sometimes a mood episode includes boh manic and depressive symptoms. This is called an episodes with mixied features. People experiencing an episode with mixed features may feel very sad, empty, or hopeless and extremely energuzed at the same time.

Bipolar disorder can be present even when mood swings are less extreme. For example, some people with bipolar disorder experience hypomania. It is a less severe form of mania. During a hypomanic episode, an individual may feel very good. The person may not feel that anything is wrong. However, family and friends may recognize the mood swings. Without proper treatment, people with hypomania may develop severe mania or depressin.

💦 Soal No. 76

What is the topic of the passage?

(A) Manic-depressive illness
(B) Brain disorder episodes
(C) "Up" and "down" periods of moods
(D) Mood changes during depressin
(E) Emotional problems for bipolar disordes

Pembahasan:

Disebutkan dalam kalimat kedua yang merupakan istilah lain gangguan bipolar. It is also known as manic-depressive illness.

💥 Kunci jawaban : A

💦 Soal No. 77

The word "intense" in line 7 means ...

(A) non-stop
(B) broad
(C) constant
(D) tough
(E) strong

Pembahasan:

Kata yang paling tepat untuk mengganti kata “intense” dalam konteks tersebut adalah “strong”.

💥 Kunci Jawaban : E

💦 Soal No. 78

One tof the symptoms of manic episodes is feeling ...

(A) very lively
(B) extremely happy
(C) really powerful
(D) unusually strong
(E) awfully active

Pembahasan:

Mengutip kalimat “During the ‘up’ periods one shows energized behaviour. dapat diketahui bahwa periode “naik” adalah periode di mana seseorang menunjukan perilaku yang “berenergi”, tapi karena ini berkaiatan dengan gangguan mental, kita dapat memilih jawaban yang menunjukan sesuatu yang negatif, yaitu awfully active

💥 Kunci Jawaban : E

Read the following discourse to answer question number 79 - 82!

The applications, games, and websites that are promoted as 'educational' are not always the bst ones for supporting learning. The fact that they are interactive does not necessarily mean that they are much better than an old-fashioned workbook with its right and wrong answers. Children may enjoy these products for a while but then get a bit bored. Thus, they are not the most appropriate or engaging way to learn.

Treat so-called 'free' applications with caution. Some will expose your child to advertisements. Others are disgned 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 cannot continue. Sometimes it is better to make a small payment in advance if the application promises no futher purchases. However, some applications are free to download and completely free of advertisements or in-app purchases.

Choosing n app needs the same kind of thougt and care you would put into buying anything else for your child. Do not rely only on the star rating. Instead, read the user reviewrs and check the privacy policy if you are worrdie about the personal information that the app might be collecting. If you want your child to enjoy learning, develop curiosity, and thing about thing 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 futute development.

Physical activity, reading, and other more 'traditional' activities continue to play a very important part in children's sometihing else. This is not a problem in itself, just as long as children's time is made up of a balanced range of activities.

💦 Soal No. 79

The author reminds readers to be more careful with commercialism in free applications in paragraph(s) ...

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 1 and 4
(E) 2 and 3

Pembahasan:

Berdasarkan kalimat “Treat so-called ‘free’ applications with caution. Some will expose your child to advertisements.”, dapat diketahui bahwa orangtua harus berhati-hati dengan aplikasi yang dikatakan gratis karena beberapa aplikasi tersebut akan memberi akses kepada anak- anak kepada iklan-iklan.

💥 Kunci Jawaban : B

💦 Soal No. 80

How does the idea in sentence 6 relate to the other ideas in paragraph 2?

(A) Sentence 6 elaborates the other ideas in paraghraph 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 impelementation of the theory discussed in paragraph 2.
(E) Sentence 6 provides another type of free applications discussed in paragraph 2.

Pembahasan:

•Soal menanyakan hubungan kalimat 6 dengan kalimat lainnya pada paragraf 2.

•Kalimat keenam pada paragraf kedua berbunyi,"However, some applications are free to download and completely free of advertisements or in-app purchases" yang bermakna "Namun, beberapa aplikasi gratis untuk diunduh dan benar-benar bebas dari iklan atau pembelian dalam aplikasi". Kalimat ini menunjukkan tipe lain dari aplikasi gratis pada smartphone yang sudah dibahas pada kalimat - kalimat sebelumnya pada paragraf kedua.

💥 Kunci Jawaban : A

💦 Soal No. 81

Recording bussy parents' reliance on screen devices to help keep their children entertainde, 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 use screen devices less
(C) parents need to be aware of their children's need for varied activites (D) such parents' reliance is acceptable as long as the children are given the right proportion of other ativities
(E) it is not tolerable as their children need to have more physical activities

Pembahasan:

Mengutip dari kalimat “Sometimes, it is better to make a small payment in advance if the application promises no further purchases.” Jadi, dari kalimat tersebut penulis berpendapat bahwa tidak masalah untuk membayar beberapa aplikasi.

💥 Kunci Jawaban : D

💦 Soal No. 82

Regarding bust parents' reliance on screen devices to hel 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 bust with their activities must use screen devices less
(C) parents need to be aware of their children's need for varied activies (D) such parents' reliance is acceptable as long as the children are given the right proportion of other activities
(E) it is not tolerable as their children need to have more physical activities

Pembahasan:

• Soal menanyakan asumsi penulis terhadap ketergantungan para orang tua terhadap smartphone untuk membuat anak - anak mereka agar tetap terhibur.

• Jawaban akan pertanyaan tersebut terdapat pada paragraf terakhir, khususnya pada kalimat yang berbunyi,"most parents do relay 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 a balanced range of activities" yang artinya,"Kebanyakan orang tua melakukan penggantian pada perangkat layar (smartphone) dari waktu ke waktu untuk mengikat anak mereka saat mereka sibuk dengan sesuatu yang lain. Ini bukan masalah tersendiri, selama waktu anak-anak terdiri dari berbagai kegiatan yang seimbang".

💥 Kunci Jawaban : D

Read the following discourse to answer question number 83 - 86!

Considering the harmful environmental effects produced by pollution, overpopulation, and depletion of natural resources, numerous scholars and public'officials have called for increased urgency in motivating people to engage in pro-environmental behaviors. One significant way of meeting such calls involes our behavior as consumers. For example, people often have the option of switching from conventional products to energy-efficient to reusable "green" products. Yet, while green options are becoming come more widely available, many barriers to change remain. For instance, people are notoriousle recultant to change familiar patterns of behavior, and making a switch to green behaviors often necessitates making sacrifices (e.g., paying more for a less effective product).

Based on research on energy conservation in the wake of the 1970s energy crisism researchers have continued to investigate strategies that promote conservation behaviors. However, they need to consider the underlying motivies for conservation in order to develop an effective strategy. In fact, those motivies have been indentified. Each of them suggests different strategies for stimulating conservation. Therefore, public officials should choose one best strategy to conserve environment. According to an environmental concern perspective, people are assumed to engage in conservation primarily becaus they,at some level, basically care about the security of the planet and its inhabitans. To motivate green behavior from this perspective, an effective strategy involes better informing people about the plight of the environment. Accordingly, information campaigns about the dangerous state of the planet should lead people to behave in a pro-environmental fashion, even if going green requires some sacrifice on the part of consumers. In contrast, a rational economic perspective suggests that conservation is primarily determined by economic reasons. As a result, an effectove way to motivate people to go green is by making grees products cheaper, more efficient, and providing consumers with financial incentives (e.g., tax breaks) to buy them. The movies related to environmental concern and economic advantage can certainly spur conservation.

💦 Soal No. 83

Which of the folowing best restates the sentence "Considering the harmful environmental effects produced by pollutionm overpopulation, and depletion of natural resources, numerous scholars and public officials have called for invreased urgency in motivating people to engage in pro-environmental behavioers" in lines 1-3?

(A) The effects of pollution, overpopulation, and government to promote eco friendly behaviours.
(B) Because there are so many effects over the environment, all people together eonduct research to inform the importance of environment.
(C) Many scholars and public officials have worked hard to reduce pollution, overpopulation, anda deplection of natural resouce.
(D) Motivating peole to be aware of environment is such a complicated task that their behaviors remain unchanged.
(E) Although a lot of people recognize the effects of pollutions, ovepopulationm and depletion of natural resources, pro-environmental behaviors are limited in practice.

Pembahasan:

Berdasarkan kalimat “Considering the harmful environmental effects produced by pollution, overpopulation and depletion of natural resources, numerous scholars and public officials have called for increased urgency in motivating people to engage in pro-environmental behaviours.”, dapat diketahui bahwa dengan mempertimbangkan efek lingkungan yang berbahaya yang dihasilkan oleh polusi, kelebihan penduduk dan menipisnya sumber daya alam, banyak sarjana / orang-orang terpelajar dan pejabat publik menyerukan peningkatan urgensi dalam memotivasi orang untuk terlibat dalam perilaku pro-lingkungan sehingga pilihan jawaban yang tepat untuk mengemukakan kembali ide tersebut adalah pilihan jawaban (A) yaitu ‘The effects of pollution,

💥 Kunci Jawaban : A

💦 Soal No. 84

The author highlights are harmful environmental effects followed by ...

(A) describing research activities to promote conservation behaviors
(B) showing pollution; overpopulation, and depletion of natural resources
(C) arguing for the urgency or engaging people in pro-environmental behaviors
(D) mentioning types of behaviors that support the preservation of the environtment
(E) elaborating the ideas between an environmental concern and rarional economvi persperctives

Pembahasan:

Soal menanyakan informasi yang disajikan setelah menyampaikan efek lingkungan yang berbahaya.
Jawaban dari soal tersebut dapat ditemukan pada kalimat utama paragraf pertama. Adapun bunyi kalimatnya adalah "Considering the harmful environmental effects produced by pollution, overpopulation, and depletion of natural resources, numerous scholars and public officials have called for increased urgency in motivating people to engage in pro-environmental behaviors" yang artinya "Mengingat efek lingkungan berbahaya yang dihasilkan oleh polusi, kelebihan populasi, dan penipisan sumber daya alam, banyak sarjana dan pejabat publik telah menyerukan peningkatan urgensi dalam memotivasi orang untuk terlibat dalam perilaku pro-lingkungan".

• Berdasarkan kalimat tersebut dapat dipastikan bahwa setelah pengarang menyoroti efek lingkungan berbahaya, gagasan ini diikuti oleh tingkah laku yang mendukung kelestarian lingkungan berupa motivasi untuk terlibat dalam perilaku pro - lingkungan

💥 Kunci Jawaban : D

💦 Soal No. 85

What does the authors imply by stating "...while green options are becoming more widely available, many barriers to change remain" in lines 4-5?

(A) People feel more convenient when using green products
(B) People still need time to be ready to use green products.
(C) Using green options makes the products cheaper and more efficent
(D) There are many problems people face in choosing the products.
(E) Consumers have many choises of products to fulfill their needs.

Pembahasan:

Berdasarkan kalimat “... while green options are becoming more widely available, many barriers to change remain.”, dapat diketahui bahwa meskipun barang-barang ramah lingkungan sudah banyak tersedia tetapi hambatan untuk berubah tetap ada, sehingga pilihan jawaban yang tetap untuk mengartikan kalimat tersebut adalah pilihan jawaban (B) yaitu ‘People still need time to be ready to use green products’ atau ‘Orang-orang masih butuh waktu agar siap untuk menggunakan produk-produk ramah lingkungan’

💥 Kunci Jawaban : B

💦 Soal No. 86

Which of the following obsiviously shows the author's false idea in the passage?

(A) Researchers have continued to investigate strategies tat promote conservation behavios.
(B) In the enconomic perpective, conservation is primarily determined by economic reasons.
(C) One significant way of meeting such calls involves out behaviors as consumers.
(D) Public officials shoulf choose one best strategy to conserve environment.
(E) Each of the suggests different strategies for purring conservation.

Pembahasan:

Berdasarkan kalimat “The motives related to environmental concern and economic advantage can certainly spur conservation.”, dapat diketahui bahwa motif yang berhubungan dengan kepedulian lingkungan dan keuntungan ekonomi

💥 Kunci Jawaban : D

Read the following discourse to answer question number 87 - 90!

This finding implies that the high level of consumption of added sugars among teenagers may result in lower levels of high level of consumption of added sugars among teenagers may result in lower levels of high denisty lipoprotein levels (HDL), the good colesterol, and higher levels of triglycerides and low denisty lipoproteins (LDL), the bad cholesterol. "This is the first study about the association of added surgars and the indicators of heart disease risk in adolescents. "said Jean Welsh, study author and post-doctoral fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. "The higher consumers f added sugar have more unfavorable cholesterol levels. The concern is long-term exposure would lace them at risk for heart disease later in adulthood."

Teenagers with the highest levels of added sugar consumption at more than 30 percent of total energy had 49.5 milligrams/deciliter (mg/dL) compared to 54 mg/dL of HDL levels in those with the lowest of added sugar consumption - a 9 percent difference. Previous studies indicate that the largest contributors of added sugars to the diet are sugary beverages such as sodas, fruit drinks, and teas. Welsh said.

The study included dietary recall from one 24-hour period that researchers merged with sugar content data from the U.S. Departement of Agriculture Researchers estimated cardiovascular risk by added surgar consumprion of less than 10 percent up t more than 30 percent of daily total energy. Two days of dietary data were used among a subsamoke if 646 adikescens.

The key findings remaind consistent. Those with higher intake of added sugar had higher LDL levels of 94.3 mg/dL were 79 mg/dL compared to 71,7 md/dL among the lowest, a 10 percent difference. Overweight or ibese adolescents with the highest level of added sugar consumption gas increased signs of insulin resistance.

The reserchers used cross-sectional data so they cannot know if added sugar intake caused the differing cholesterol levels, only that the are linked. They also assessed the diet using one 24-hour recall of intake, which my not reflect on a person's usual intake.

💦 Soal No. 87

What topic does the paragraph preceding the passage most likely discuss? (A) Methods to increase good choleterol
(B) Caution for high level sugar consumption
(C) Research on sugar consumption amonng teenagers
(D) Remedies to lower bad cholesterol
(E) Negative effects of low HDL and LDL

Pembahasan:

Karena di dalam teks tersebut sangat jelas disaijkan berbagia macam riset untuk kasus tersebut

Kunci Jawaban : C

💦 Soal No. 88

The author's attituded regarding the topic is ...

(A) disapproving
(B) uninterested
(C) concered
(D) positive
(E) natural

Pembahasan:

Di dalam teks tidak terdapat opini dari penulis yang menggiring ke salah satu sisi

💥 Kunci Jawaban : E

💦 Soal No. 89

Based on the passage, it can be hypothesized that the more sugar teenagers cosume, the ...

(A) higher their levels of LDL
(B) lower the signs of high resistance is
(C) fewer the signs of high triglyceride levels
(D) better the total energy they have
(E) less sweet beverages they drink

Pembahasan:

• Soal ini menanyakan hal apa yang terjadi apabila gula yang dikonsumsi remaja semakin banyak.

• Jawaban dari pertanyaan tersebut dapat ditemukan di kalimat pertama paragraf pertama yang berbunyi "This finding implies that the high level of consumption of added sugars among teenagers may result in lower levels of high density lipoprotein levels (HDL), the good cholesterol, and higher levels of triglycerides and low density lipoproteins (LDL), the bad cholesterol" yang berarti "Penemuan ini mengisyaratkan bahwa konsumsi gula yang tinggi di remaja dapat mengakibatkan kadar lipoprotein densitas tinggi (HDL), yaitu kolesterol baik, yang rendah dan kadar trigliserida dan lipoprotein densitas rendah, yaitu kolesterol buruk, yang lebih tinggi".

• Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa apabila gula yang dikonsumsi remaja semakin banyak, maka akan semakin tinggi kadar LDL mereka.

• Dengan demikian, jawaban yang benar adalah "higher their levels of LDL"

💥 Kunci Jawaban : A

💦 Soal No. 90

What is the best summary of the passages?

(A) High levels of added sugars may lead to low level of good cholesterol, high level of bad cholesterol, adn triglyceride as well as insulin intolerance, especially in obese teenagers. Based on 24-hour dietary recall, this study cannot determine the causal relation added sugar cannot different cholesterol levels.
(B) Esperts have found that there is a link between the level of added sugar people consume and their levels of cholesterol. This can be harmful in the long term as it might lead to heart diseaes. Moreover, obese or overwight children with the highest level of added sugars show signs of insulin resistance.
(C) A study was conducted to find out the correlation vbetween added sugar and cholesterol levels. High level of sugar consumption leads to high level of bad cholesterol and triglyceride. Therefore, people should not consume these kinds of drink too frequntly.
(D) A 24-hour dietary recall was used to assess the effects of added sugars. However, there are still two limitations. First, it cannot determine the connection between added sugars and differing cholesterol levels. Second, the recall may not respesent the usual daily intake.
(E) High levels of added sugars may lead to high level of triglyceride. Furthermore, among teenagers with overweight obestiy cases, there can be insulin resistance. The largest sources of added surgars are sugary beverages. It is the important not to have sugary beverage too much.

Pembahasan:

Berdasarkan paragraf pertama dapat diketahui bahwa konsumsi gula tambahan pada remaja menyebabkan tingkat rendah dari kolesterol yang baik dan tingkat yang tinggi dari kolesterol yang jahat sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa konsumsi gula yang berlebihan dapat menyebabkan kadar kolesterol yang tinggi. Paragraf kedua menjelaskan tentang penelitian yang mengungkapkan bahwa minuman manis seperti soda, jus buah dan teh merupakan produk minuman yang mengandung gula yang tinggi. Paragraf ketiga dan keempat menceritakan tentang penelitian yang dilakukan untuk memastikan bahwa konsumsi gula berlebih dapat meningkatkan resistensi insulin. Paragraf terakhir merupakan opini dari opini penulis yang menyatakan bahwa para peneliti menggunakan ‘data cross-sectional’ sehingga mereka tidak dapat mengetahui apakah tambahan asupan gula menyebabkan tingkat kolesterol yang berbeda, hanya saja karena mereka terhubung, dan penelitian berdasarkan kebiasaan makan selama 24 jam tidak bisa menentukan kebiasaannya sehari-hari, sehingga pilihan jawaban yang tepat untuk menyimpulkan teks tersebut adalah pilihan jawaban (D).

💥 Kunci Jawaban : D