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INGGRIS
Soal SBMPTN 2017 Inggris
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TEXT A The retail field is one of those growing


career opportunities. Workers can start as
In today's economy vocational jobs are trainees and then reach management posi-
becoming more and more important. This is tion. Most retail companies have their own
why vocational education programs are po- training programs for specific jobs. These
pular. Vocational education training provides make retail even more welcoming to new
career and technical education to interested employees. Tourism is also a great field to
students. These students are prepared as consider in the vocational field. This area
trainees for jobs; jobs that are based upon includes planning trips to being a tour guide.
manual or practical fields or jobs that are (Adapted from: http://www.teachnology.com/teachers/
related to specific trades, occupations, and vocational_ed/)
vocations.
Instructors teach students the knowledge 01. What is the topic of the passage?
required for their field. Community colleges (A) Jobs based upon manual or practical
have long been offering vocational educa- fields.
tion. These colleges around the country pro- (B) Increased opportunities for vocational
vide certificates in various vocational fields. career.
They also offer certain degree programs that (C) Vocational education for vocational
focus on some popular occupations. The jobs.
vocational field expands each year to include (D) Variety of choices of vocational jobs.
new fields. (E) Training programs for vocational jobs.
The training for vocational jobs requires
less education than four year degree pro- 02. The word "manual" in paragraph 1 means ....
grams. They are also much less expensive. (A) hand-operated
Instructors at this level of education use tra- (B) customary
ditional methods of teaching. They use les- (C) doable
son plans, teacher resources, worksheets, an (D) habitual
other tools in this process. One difference to (E) concrete
other education programs is the on-the-job
training component. Many students will have 03. The following statements are true based on
the opportunity to work in their field while the passage, except ....
being educated. Some will be accepted into
(A) tourism is a potential field in vocational
valuable apprenticeship programs. Some of
education
the jobs in vocational fields include
(B) every year new areas of vocational edu-
construction workers, blacksmiths, and steel
cation are developed
workers. Today, there are other great choices
(C) on-the-job training is a typical compo-
of vocational jobs. These include retail, tou-
nent of vocational education programs
rism, and cosmetology. Also, there are some
(D) retail companies open new opportunities
portions of the information technology field
for vocational jobs
taught. This allows students to decide from a
(E) now a days young people prefer practi-
variety of career choices.
cal jobs

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TEXT B 04. The author reminds readers to be more care-


The applications, games, and websites ful with commercialism in free applications
that are promoted as 'educational' are not in paragraph(s) ....
always the best ones for supporting learning. (A) 1
The fact that they are interactive does not (B) 2
necessarily mean that they are much better (C) 3
than an old-fashioned workbook with its (D) 1 and 4
right and wrong answers. Children may enjoy (E) 2 and 3
these products for a while but then get a bit
bored. Thus, they are not the most appropri- 05. How does the idea in sentence 6 relate to the
ate or engaging way to learn. other ideas in paragraph 2?
Treat so-called 'free' applications with
(A) Sentence 6 elaborates the other ideas in
caution. Some will expose your child to ad-
paragraph 2.
vertisements. Others are designed to wait
(B) Sentence 6 is the result of the other ideas
until your child is engaged in a game or
in paragraph 2.
storyline and then demand payment before
(C) Sentence 6 strongly contradicts the other
they can go any further. This can lead to
ideas in paragraph 2.
frustration as young children do not under-
(D) Sentence 6 is the implementation of the
stand why they cannot continue. Sometimes
theory discussed in paragraph 2.
it is better to make a small payment in
(E) Sentence 6 provides another type of free
advance if the application promises no fur-
applications discussed in paragraph 2.
ther purchases. However, some applications
are free to download and completely free of 06. The author would apparently agree that ....
advertisements or in-app purchases.
Choosing an app needs the same kind of (A) open-ended games can stimulate chil-
thought and care you would put into buying dren's love for learning
anything else for your child. Do not rely only (B) some games and applications are boring
on the star rating. Instead, read the user re- because they are too easy
views and check the privacy policy if you are (C) there is no convincing prediction for the
worried about the personal information that future of the games and apps
the app might be collecting. If you want your (D) it is better to pay for games in advance
child to enjoy learning, develop curiosity, and so that children can learn freely
think about things creatively, provide them (E) apps star rating provides users with re-
with a range of games and apps. Open- views on the good things of games and
ended games have become progressively apps
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 deve-
lopment.
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 a balanced range of acti-
vities.
(Adapted from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3tsyrd)

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07. Regarding busy parents' reliance on screen The debate turns in part around statistics
devices to help keep their children enter- on temperature trends. The study that ques-
tained, the author assumes that .... tioned the existence of the slowdown cor-
(A) it is the parents' responsibility to make rected known biases in the surface tempera-
their children less engaged with screen ture record maintained by the US National
devices Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(B) children whose parents are busy with (NOAA). The finding showed differences in
their activities must use screen devices temperature readings from ships and buoys.
less This effectively increased the record about
(C) parents need to be aware of their chil- warming. The researchers also extended the
dren's need for varied activities record to include 2014. This set a new record
(D) such parents' reliance is acceptable as high for average temperatures.
long as the children are given the right Thomas Karl, director of National Cen-
proportion of other activities ters for Environmental Information in Ashe-
(E) it is not tolerable as their children need ville, calculated the rate of global warming
to have more physical activities between 1950 and 1999 as being 0.113°C per
decade. This was similar to the 0.116°C a
TEXT C decade calculated for 2000-14. This, Karl
said, meant that an assessment done by the
The latest round in an ongoing debate influential Intergovernmental Panel on Cli-
over global-warming trends claims that mate Change in 2013 showing that warming
warming has indeed slowed down this cen- had slowed was no longer valid. Therefore, it
tury. An obvious slowing in the rise of global can be concluded that global warming is a
temperatures was recorded at the beginning fabricated issue.
of the twenty-first century. This was referred (Adapted flora :http://www.nature.com/news/global-
to as a "hiatus" or a "pause". This hiatus was warming-hiatu-debate-flarets-up-again-1.19414)
first observed several years ago. Climate-
change skeptics have used this as evidence 08. Which of the following best restates the sen-
that global warming has stopped perma- tence “Climate-change skeptics have used
nently. But in June last year, a study in sci- this as evidence that global warming has
ence claimed that the hiatus was just an arti- stopped” in paragraph 1?
fact which disappears when biases in tem- (A) Climate-change believers have used
perature data are corrected. global warming as evidence to stop this.
Now a prominent group of researchers is (B) This has been used as a proof by climate-
countering that claim. They argue in Nature change disbelievers to claim that global
Climate Change that even after correcting warming has come to an end.
these biases the slowdown was real. "There is (C) That global warming has come to an end
this mismatch between what the climate has been used by climate change belie-
models are producing and what the observa- vers as a proof.
tions are showing," says lead author John (D) This has been exploited by climate-
Fyfe. Fyfe is a climate modeler at the Cana- change disbelievers as a proof to stop
dian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analy- global warming.
sis in Victoria. "We can't ignore it." Fyfe uses (E) This can be used as evidence to stop cli-
the term "slowdown" rather than "hiatus". mate change disbelievers.
He also stresses that it does not in any way
weaken global-warming theory.

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09. How does the author organize paragraph 2? TEXT D


(A) A claim is followed by a description Young people have put the spotlight on
about this claim. mental health in Mission Australia’s Youth
(B) A claim is followed by contrasting argu- Survey this year, naming it as one of the top
ments about it. three issues facing Australia. The survey
(C) A claim is followed by quotations from found concerns about mental health across
an expert. the country that have doubled alarmingly
(D) A problem is followed by some solu- since 2011. About 22,000 young people aged
tions. 15 to 19 took part in the survey and more
(E) A cause is followed by several effects. than 20 per cent cited mental health as
among their top national issues. Alcohol and
10. It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that John drugs were cited as their top concern, fol-
Fyfe is .... lowed by equity and discrimination.
Mission Australia chief executive Cath-
(A) a disbeliever of hiatus theory
erine Yeomans said concerns about mental
(B) a proponent of climate change
health were at their highest level in the sur-
(C) an opponent of climate change
vey’s 15-year history. “If young people are
(D) a model at the Canadian Centre for Cli-
telling us that they think this is one of the
mate Modeling and Analysis
top three concerns facing the nation, then we
(E) a debater at the Canadian Centre for Cli-
should sit up and pay attention and we
mate Modeling and Analysis
should think about whether we’ve got the
right responses in place,” she said. “Let’s
11. Which of the following obviously shows the
look at the issues and put in programs that
author’s false idea?
are going to support young people.”
(A) An obvious slowing in the rise of global The results did not surprise 19-year-old
temperatures was recorded at the begin- Savannah van der Veer, who has managed
ning of the twenty-first century. depression and obsessive compulsive disor-
(B) Fyfe is a climate modeler at the Canadian der for more than a decade. “People don’t
Centre for Climate Modeling and Analy- take you seriously, they just assume all chil-
sis in Victoria. dren are kind of moody and unusual - they
(C) The finding showed differences in tem- do strange things that don’t make sense,” she
perature readings from ships and buoys. said. “But I was really suffering and I didn’t
(D) Thomas Karl calculated the rate of really know how to talk about it and I didn’t
global warming between 1950 and 1999 really know that what was happening to me
as being 0.113°C per decade. wasn’t normal.” Miss van der Veer said she
(E) It can be concluded that global warming turned to her mother and counselors for sup-
is a fabricated issue. port.

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Youth mental health group Batyr held 15. Which of the following is the best summary
more than 150 workshops in Australian high of the passage?
schools last year. The program is facilitated (A) A survey this year named mental health
by young people who have experienced men- as the second top issue in Australia. The
tal health issues. “What our programs are first top issue was alcohol and drugs,
designed to do is to make it OK to not be while the third one was equity and dis-
OK - to show young people that there are crimination.
people out there like them who are suffering (B) Unlike what most people believe, mental
and going through tough times but that we health is a serious issue for Australians.
can talk about it as a group,” chief executive The government has quickly reacted to a
Sam Refshauge said. The sessions incorpo- survey result and provided free counse-
rate music and activities to shift negative ling for everyone who needs professional
stigma around mental health issues. help.
(C) Youth mental health workshops are held
(Adapted from : http//www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-05/ in 150 high schools. The workshops are
mental-health-top-concern-among-young-australians-survey facilitated by teenagers who have reco-
-finds/8092846)
vered from mental health problems so
that participants with mental health is-
12. What topic does the paragraph preceding the
sues can relate with them well
passage most likely discuss?
(D) Mental health has become a main issue
(A) Alcohol and drugs for Australian teenagers according to a
(B) Mental health of adults survey this year. This problem receives
(C) Equity and discrimination serious attention, and youth mental
(D) Mission Australia’s Youth Survey health programs are held in Australian
(E) Mental problems faced by Australians high schools to support young people.
(E) While many people did not expect it,
13. What is the author’s attitude toward the topic mental health apparently became a sig-
of the passage? nificant problem in Australia. In particu-
(A) Concerned lar, many teenagers suffer from depres-
(B) Ignorant sion and obsessive compulsive disorder.
(C) Pessimistic Therefore, they need help from their
(D) Doubtful family and school.
(E) Critical

14. Based on the passage, young people will un-


derstand their own mental health condition
if ....
(A) high school programs prioritize social
welfare
(B) workshops on mental health are effec-
tively conducted
(C) their family and school consider mental
disorder seriously
(D) more research on mental health reveals
the roots
(E) mental health becomes a school subject

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