Latihan Soal & Pembahasan UTBK 2022: Bahasa Inggris

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Topik: Reading Comprehension 

Subtopik: Specific Information

The question is based on the following text.

(The story by Oiwan Lam originally appeared on Global Voices, on December 2, 2020)
Over a dozen journalists resigned on December 1 from Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, a major subscription-based TV station in Hong Kong, in protest after the media company fired 40 editorial staff in what is perceived as a political crackdown. Those laid off include the head of the China desk and the entire team of the award-winning News Lancet program. The broadcaster cited financial reasons for the layoff, a claim the newsroom staff rebukes. The entire China desk, a total of 12 people, has since resigned in protest, along with the heads of the international and finance desks and the newsroom’s chief assignment editor.

    The layoffs were sudden and took immediate effect — those who were sacked were told to leave the office on the same day. In shock, members of staff gathered outside the room of the news director demanding an explanation. Among those laid off is Wong Lai-ping, former deputy news editor at the China desk. On a radio interview aired on December 2, she rebuked the management’s claim that the decision was made out of financial difficulties, remarking that in August, the management fired the then-executive director Fung Tak-hung and replaced him with four new managers. Wong said that the new management often made editorial requests, such as live broadcasts of China’s foreign minister’s regular press conference, or modifying headlines. According to Wong, the newsroom staff refused to comply with such requests.

    The Hong Kong Journalists Association commented on the layoffs, “Given the [New Lancet] team’s coverage of the police and administration, it’s difficult not to see this as minimizing sensitive reporting in the name of cost-cutting”.

(Lam, Oiwan. 2020. “Journalists at Hong Kong TV station resign en masse after 40 colleagues fired”. Global Voices. Accessed and adapted on 5 December 2020. https://globalvoices.org/2020/12/02/journalists-at-hong-kong-tv-station-resign-en-masse-after-40-colleagues-fired/)

1. Based on the text, the trigger of this resignation en masse is the belief that ….

1. the previous layoffs were politically motivated
2. financial reasons affected the layoffs the most
3. the journalists could demand for higher salary
4. political crackdown barely prompted the layoffs
5. the management’s disapproved of staffs’ refusal of demands

Jawaban: A

Pembahasan:

Pada soal ini, kita harus menentukan pemikiran atau kepercayaan yang menjadi pemicu/penyebab dari pengunduran diri massal (besar-besaran) para jurnalis tersebut.

Pada awal paragraf pertama disebutkan, “Lebih dari 12 orang jurnalis mengundurkan diri pada 1 Desember dari Hong Kong Cable Television Limited …, sebagai protes setelah perusahaan media tersebut memecat 40 staf editorial yang dianggap sebagai tindakan keras politik”. Penulis melanjutkan, “… Penyiar mengutip alasan keuangan untuk PHK tersebut, klaim yang ditegur oleh staf ruang berita”. Selanjutnya, paragraf kedua menyebutkan, “Salah satu yang diberhentikan adalah Wong Lai-ping, mantan wakil editor berita di China desk .., dia menegur klaim manajemen bahwa keputusan itu diambil karena kesulitan keuangan, dengan mengatakan bahwa pada bulan Agustus, manajemen memecat direktur eksekutif Fung Tak-hung dan menggantinya dengan 4 manajer baru”.

Berdasarkan penjelasan tersebut, kita dapat mengetahui bahwa pengunduran diri massal (lebih dari 12 orang) tersebut dipicu atas adanya PHK (Pemutusan Hubungan Kerja) atau layoffs terhadap 40 staf editorial. Mereka percaya bahwa tindakan tersebut sebenarnya bukan disebabkan oleh kesulitan keuangan, tetapi adanya unsur politik. Dengan kata lain, mereka memiliki kepercayaan bahwa PHK tersebut bermotif politik, maka pilihan A tepat.

Pilihan B (Alasan keuangan paling mempengaruhi PHK tersebut) tidak tepat karena justru mereka (orang-orang yang protes) menolak alasan tersebut.

Pilihan C (Para jurnalis bisa menuntut gaji yang lebih tinggi) tidak tepat karena tidak terdapat informasi apapun mengenai tuntutan gaji.

Pilihan D (Penyerangan politik hampir tidak menyebabkan PHK tersebut) tidak tepat karena justru tindakan politiklah yang diyakini menyebabkan PHK tersebut, dan tindakan PHK ini diatur oleh pihak manajemen yang berwenang.

Pilihan E  (Pihak manajemen tidak menyetujui penolakan atas perintah (yang diberikan) yang dilakukan oleh para staff) tidak tepat. Kalimat keempat, kelima dan keenam menunjukkan bahwa penolakan memenuhi permintaan manajemen menyebabkan pemberhentian sepihak masal (laid off) yang dilakukan pemberi kerja kepada pekerja. Hal yang ditanyakan soal adalah hal yang mendorong pengunduran diri (resignation) secara masal. Resignation dan laid off adalah dua hal yang berbeda, sehingga pilihan E ini tidak berhubungan.

Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah A.

Topik: Reading Comprehension

Subtopik: Implied Information

The question is based on the following text.

(The story by Oiwan Lam originally appeared on Global Voices, on December 2, 2020)
Over a dozen journalists resigned on December 1 from Hong Kong Cable Television Limited, a major subscription-based TV station in Hong Kong, in protest after the media company fired 40 editorial staff in what is perceived as a political crackdown. Those laid off include the head of the China desk and the entire team of the award-winning News Lancet program. The broadcaster cited financial reasons for the layoff, a claim the newsroom staff rebukes. The entire China desk, a total of 12 people, has since resigned in protest, along with the heads of the international and finance desks and the newsroom’s chief assignment editor.

    The layoffs were sudden and took immediate effect — those who were sacked were told to leave the office on the same day. In shock, members of staff gathered outside the room of the news director demanding an explanation. Among those laid off is Wong Lai-ping, former deputy news editor at the China desk. On a radio interview aired on December 2, she rebuked the management’s claim that the decision was made out of financial difficulties, remarking that in August, the management fired the then-executive director Fung Tak-hung and replaced him with four new managers. Wong said that the new management often made editorial requests, such as live broadcasts of China’s foreign minister’s regular press conference, or modifying headlines. According to Wong, the newsroom staff refused to comply with such requests.

    The Hong Kong Journalists Association commented on the layoffs, “Given the [New Lancet] team’s coverage of the police and administration, it’s difficult not to see this as minimizing sensitive reporting in the name of cost-cutting”.

(Lam, Oiwan. 2020. “Journalists at Hong Kong TV station resign en masse after 40 colleagues fired”. Global Voices. Accessed and adapted on 5 December 2020. https://globalvoices.org/2020/12/02/journalists-at-hong-kong-tv-station-resign-en-masse-after-40-colleagues-fired/)

“…, she rebuked the management’s claim that the decision was made out of financial difficulties, remarking that in August, the management fired the then-executive director Fung Tak-hung and replaced him with four new managers.” (Paragraph 2).

2. Dealing with the issue discussed in the text, the statement above may lead the readers to the assumption that …

1. The management’s claim should have been accepted by all parties.
2. The decision to fire Fung Tak-hung was taken with well-consideration.
3. The director Fung Tak-hung was not as competent as four new managers.
4. There was an illogical situation to claim financial difficulties as the reason for the layoffs.
5. The management tried to cover up their financial difficulties by cutting the number of employees.

Jawaban: D

Pembahasan:

Arti pernyataan di atas adalah “…, dia menegur klaim manajemen bahwa keputusan itu dibuat karena kesulitan keuangan, dengan mengatakan bahwa pada bulan Agustus, manajemen memecat direktur Fung Tak-hung dan menggantinya dengan empat manajer baru.”. Pada soal ini, kita harus menentukan asumsi yang mungkin timbul dari pernyataan tersebut.

Teks di atas menyampaikan sebuah berita mengenai pengunduran diri lebih dari 12 jurnalis sebagai bentuk protes mereka terhadap pemecatan 40 staf editorial yang diklaim atas tindak lanjut dari kesulitan keuangan yang dialami perusahaan tersebut. Namun, pernyataan yang terdapat pada soal ini menyebutkan bahwa manajemen justru merekrut empat manajer baru setelah memecat seorang direktur. Pernyataan tersebut menunjukkan bahwa perusahaan tersebut terkesan “masih memiliki cukup uang” karena mereka merekrut 4 orang manajer sekaligus padahal mereka sebelumnya memecat satu orang dengan alasan kesulitan keuangan. Logikanya, jika perusahaan tersebut sedang mengalami kesulitan keuangan, mereka akan berpikir lagi untuk merekrut mereka sekaligus. Dengan demikian, asumsi yang paling mungkin timbul dari pernyataan tersebut adalah (D) “Terdapat situasi tidak logis untuk mengklaim kesulitan keuangan sebagai alasan dari layoffs atau PHK.”.

Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah D.

Topik: Reading Comprehension 

Subtopik: General Information

The question is based on the following passage.

(The story by Sanjib Chaudhary originally appeared on Global Voices on August 8, 2020)

    After news of the existence of a yellow turtle in India’s eastern state of Odisha went viral this past July, Nepalis wanted to remind the world that they made a similar discovery first — on April 14, 2018, to be exact — when a rare, golden turtle  — but a different species — was found for the first time in southeastern Nepal’s Dhanushadham municipality. According to a research paper by Kamal Devkota, Dev Narayan Mandal and Hinrich Kaiser, which was published in the journal Herpetology Notes, the turtle was released into its natural habitat after pictures were taken as proof.

    A normal Indian flapshell turtle is greenish-grey in colour, with yellow marks on its head and neck. It has a grey carapace dotted with dark yellow spots and derives its name from the femoral flaps at the plastron, the ventral part of the shell. These turtles are found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, most typically in ditches, lakes, ponds, and paddy fields with stagnant water. Omnivorous in nature, they eat anything from leaves and flowers to snails, fish, and frogs. While a normal-coloured flapshell turtle can easily camouflage itself in the murky, greenish water, its golden-coloured variant — a turtle with chromatic leucism — is easily recognisable and therefore more vulnerable. Its luminous golden colour, in particular, makes it a prized pet.

    The congenital disorder of albinism creates a complete absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes due to the lack of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Researchers estimate that albinism occurs once in every 10,000 mammal births. Leucism, on the other hand, is an extremely rare genetic condition in which animals have reduced pigmentation. Most leucistic animals have normal-coloured eyes, whereas those with albinism tend to have red or pink eyes.

    Nepal is home to 16 species of turtles, of which four are critically endangered: the three-striped roofed turtle (Kachuga dhongoka), the red-crowned roofed turtle (Kachuga kachuga), the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica), and the elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata). Though turtles play an important role in reducing pollution by feeding on insects, vegetation, and dead animals, factors like habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation have been threatening their survival. According to “Turtles of Nepal – A Field Guide for Species Accounts and Distribution,” the draining of wetlands for irrigation and fishing, the excessive use of agrochemicals which eventually seep into waterways, and unsustainable fishing methods all negatively impact turtle populations.

(Chaudhary, Sanjib. 2020. “A rare, golden turtle — first of its kind — discovered in Nepal”. Global Voices. Accessed and adapted on August 9, 2021. https://globalvoices.org/2020/08/08/the-first-time-a-rare-golden-turtle-was-found-was-actually-in-nepal/)

3. The third paragraph of the passage above mainly discusses ….

1. physical appearance of turtles
2. congenital disorders in sea-mammals
3. the difference between two congenital illnesses
4. albinism, leucism, and how to treat them
5. albinism and leucism as hazardous congenital disorders

Jawaban: C

Pembahasan:

Pada paragraf ketiga, penulis menjelaskan bahwa gangguan bawaan “albinisme” menyebabkan pigmentasi pada kulit, rambut, dan mata tidak ada sama sekali dikarenakan kekurangan enzim tirosinase. Peneliti memperkirakan bahwa albinisme ini terjadi sekali dalam setiap 10.000 kelahiran mamalia. Lalu, penulis menjelaskan mengenai gangguan lainnya, yaitu “leukisme”. Gangguan ini, di sisi lain, merupakan kondisi genetik yang sangat langka, yaitu pigmentasi yang berkurang. Kemudian, penulis juga membandingkan kondisi mata bagi hewan yang mengalami albinisme dan leukisme. Hewan yang mengalami leukisme memiliki warna mata yang normal, sedangkan hewan yang mengalami albinisme cenderung memiliki mata merah atau merah muda.

Penggunaan “on the other hand” (di sisi lain) dan “whereas” (sedangkan) pada paragraf 3 menunjukkan adanya perbedaan antara albinisme dan leukisme yang ingin ditonjolkan penulis pada paragraf tersebut. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa paragraf ini membahas “the difference between two congenital illnesses” yang artinya “perbedaan dua penyakit bawaan (albinisme dan leukisme).”

Pilihan A tidak tepat karena hal yang dibahas adalah penampilan fisik dari hewan yang mengalami albinisme dan leukisme, bukan penampilan fisik penyu secara umum.

Pilihan B tidak tepat karena frasa “congenital disorders” terlalu luas. Gangguan bawaan yang dibahas hanya albinisme dan leukisme saja. Selain itu, hewan yang dibahas tidak hanya terbatas pada mamalia laut.

Pilihan D tidak tepat karena meskipun membahas albinisme dan leukisme, paragraf ini tidak membahas cara penanganannya.

Pilihan E tidak tepat karena tidak terdapat pembahasan bahwa kondisi albinisme dan leukisme berbahaya (hazardous) atau tidak.

Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah C.

Topik: Reading Comprehension for UTBK

Subtopik: Specific Information

The question is based on the following passage.

(The story by Sanjib Chaudhary originally appeared on Global Voices on August 8, 2020)

    After news of the existence of a yellow turtle in India’s eastern state of Odisha went viral this past July, Nepalis wanted to remind the world that they made a similar discovery first — on April 14, 2018, to be exact — when a rare, golden turtle  — but a different species — was found for the first time in southeastern Nepal’s Dhanushadham municipality. According to a research paper by Kamal Devkota, Dev Narayan Mandal and Hinrich Kaiser, which was published in the journal Herpetology Notes, the turtle was released into its natural habitat after pictures were taken as proof.

    A normal Indian flapshell turtle is greenish-grey in colour, with yellow marks on its head and neck. It has a grey carapace dotted with dark yellow spots and derives its name from the femoral flaps at the plastron, the ventral part of the shell. These turtles are found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, most typically in ditches, lakes, ponds, and paddy fields with stagnant water. Omnivorous in nature, they eat anything from leaves and flowers to snails, fish, and frogs. While a normal-coloured flapshell turtle can easily camouflage itself in the murky, greenish water, its golden-coloured variant — a turtle with chromatic leucism — is easily recognisable and therefore more vulnerable. Its luminous golden colour, in particular, makes it a prized pet.

    The congenital disorder of albinism creates a complete absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes due to the lack of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Researchers estimate that albinism occurs once in every 10,000 mammal births. Leucism, on the other hand, is an extremely rare genetic condition in which animals have reduced pigmentation. Most leucistic animals have normal-coloured eyes, whereas those with albinism tend to have red or pink eyes.

    Nepal is home to 16 species of turtles, of which four are critically endangered: the three-striped roofed turtle (Kachuga dhongoka), the red-crowned roofed turtle (Kachuga kachuga), the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica), and the elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata). Though turtles play an important role in reducing pollution by feeding on insects, vegetation, and dead animals, factors like habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation have been threatening their survival. According to “Turtles of Nepal – A Field Guide for Species Accounts and Distribution,” the draining of wetlands for irrigation and fishing, the excessive use of agrochemicals which eventually seep into waterways, and unsustainable fishing methods all negatively impact turtle populations.

(Chaudhary, Sanjib. 2020. “A rare, golden turtle — first of its kind — discovered in Nepal”. Global Voices. Accessed and adapted on August 9, 2021. https://globalvoices.org/2020/08/08/the-first-time-a-rare-golden-turtle-was-found-was-actually-in-nepal/)

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage above?

1. A quarter of all turtle species in Nepal are threatened with extinction.
2. Both Nepalis and Indians found new rare turtles at different times.
3. A turtle with chromatic leucism is insusceptible topredators.
4. Animals with albinism and leucism can bedistinguished.
5. Turtles can help humans to keep the environment healthy.

Jawaban: C

Pembahasan:

Soal menanyakan pernyataan yang tidak tepat berdasarkan teks.

Pilihan A (Seperempat dari seluruh spesies penyu di Nepal terancam punah) sesuai dengan pernyataan “Nepal is home to 16 species of turtles, of which four are critically endangered: ….” (Nepal adalah rumah bagi 16 spesies penyu, yang 4 diantaranya terancam punah: ….). Empat dari 16 spesies sama artinya dengan seperempat-nya.

Pilihan B (Orang Nepal dan India menemukan penyu langka baru pada waktu yang berbeda) sesuai dengan pernyataan “After news of the existence of a yellow turtle in India‘s eastern state of Odisha went viral this past July, Nepalis wanted to remind the world that they made a similar discovery first — on April 14, 2018, …”. Bagian yang dicetak tebal menunjukkan bahwa orang Nepal menemukan penyu langka sebelum orang India menemukan spesies yang serupa. Dengan demikian, orang Nepal dan India menemukan penyu langka baru pada waktu yang berbeda.

Pilihan C (Seekor penyu dengan chromatic leucism tidak rentan menjadi mangsa) tidak sesuai atau bertentangan dengan pernyataan “… its golden-coloured variant — a turtle with chromatic leucism — is easily recognisable and therefore more vulnerable.” (… variannya yang berwarna keemasan, penyu dengan chromatic leucism mudah dikenali dan karena itulah lebih rentan/mudah diserang.). Keadaan mudah diserang ini menyiratkan bahwa penyu tersebut juga akan mudah dijadikan mangsa oleh predator.

Pilihan D (Hewan dengan albinisme dan leucisme dapat dibedakan) sesuai dengan pernyataan “Most leucistic animals have normal-coloured eyes, whereas those with albinism tend to have red or pink eyes.”. Kalimat tersebut menunjukkan bahwa mereka dapat dibedakan dari warna matanya.

Pilihan E (Penyu dapat membantu manusia untuk menjaga lingkungan tetap sehat) sesuai dengan pernyataan “Though turtles play an important role in reducing pollution ….”. Perannya “mengurangi polusi” merupakan salah satu faktor yang dapat membuat lingkungan kita tetap sehat (tanpa adanya polusi).

Jadi, pernyataan yang tidak tepat adalah C. 

Topik: Reading Comprehension

Subtopik: Specific Information

The question is based on the following passage.

(The story by Sanjib Chaudhary originally appeared on Global Voices on August 8, 2020)

    After news of the existence of a yellow turtle in India’s eastern state of Odisha went viral this past July, Nepalis wanted to remind the world that they made a similar discovery first — on April 14, 2018, to be exact — when a rare, golden turtle  — but a different species — was found for the first time in southeastern Nepal’s Dhanushadham municipality. According to a research paper by Kamal Devkota, Dev Narayan Mandal and Hinrich Kaiser, which was published in the journal Herpetology Notes, the turtle was released into its natural habitat after pictures were taken as proof.

    A normal Indian flapshell turtle is greenish-grey in colour, with yellow marks on its head and neck. It has a grey carapace dotted with dark yellow spots and derives its name from the femoral flaps at the plastron, the ventral part of the shell. These turtles are found in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, most typically in ditches, lakes, ponds, and paddy fields with stagnant water. Omnivorous in nature, they eat anything from leaves and flowers to snails, fish, and frogs. While a normal-coloured flapshell turtle can easily camouflage itself in the murky, greenish water, its golden-coloured variant — a turtle with chromatic leucism — is easily recognisable and therefore more vulnerable. Its luminous golden colour, in particular, makes it a prized pet.

    The congenital disorder of albinism creates a complete absence of pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes due to the lack of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Researchers estimate that albinism occurs once in every 10,000 mammal births. Leucism, on the other hand, is an extremely rare genetic condition in which animals have reduced pigmentation. Most leucistic animals have normal-coloured eyes, whereas those with albinism tend to have red or pink eyes.

    Nepal is home to 16 species of turtles, of which four are critically endangered: the three-striped roofed turtle (Kachuga dhongoka), the red-crowned roofed turtle (Kachuga kachuga), the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica), and the elongated tortoise (Indotestudo elongata). Though turtles play an important role in reducing pollution by feeding on insects, vegetation, and dead animals, factors like habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation have been threatening their survival. According to “Turtles of Nepal – A Field Guide for Species Accounts and Distribution,” the draining of wetlands for irrigation and fishing, the excessive use of agrochemicals which eventually seep into waterways, and unsustainable fishing methods all negatively impact turtle populations.

(Chaudhary, Sanjib. 2020. “A rare, golden turtle — first of its kind — discovered in Nepal”. Global Voices. Accessed and adapted on August 9, 2021. https://globalvoices.org/2020/08/08/the-first-time-a-rare-golden-turtle-was-found-was-actually-in-nepal/)

5. The paragraph following the passage will most likely discuss .…

1. research on all turtle populations
2. dangerous factors for turtle populations
3. the suggestion to look after our environment
4. turtle populations’ contribution to reduce pollution
5. some ways to save turtles from threatening factors

Jawaban: E

Pembahasan:

Soal menanyakan topik yang mungkin dibahas setelah paragraf terakhir. Untuk menjawab soal seperti ini, fokuskan pada paragraf terakhir, khususnya kalimat terakhir.

Arti kalimat terakhir adalah “Menurut Turtles of Nepal – A Field Guide for Species Accounts and Distribution, pengeringan lahan basah untuk irigasi dan penangkapan ikan, penggunaan bahan kimia berlebihan yang akhirnya meresap ke saluran air, dan metode penangkapan ikan yang tidak berkelanjutan berdampak negatif pada populasi penyu.”. Pada kalimat sebelumnya, penulis membahas kelangsungan hidup penyu yang terancam karena beberapa faktor padahal mereka berperan penting dalam pengurangan polusi.

Berdasarkan hal tersebut, paragraf selanjutnya kemungkinan besar akan membahas “cara menyelamatkan penyu dari faktor-faktor yang mengancam kelangsungan hidup mereka tersebut”.

Pilihan A (penelitian terhadap semua populasi penyu) tidak tepat karena seharusnya penelitian seperti ini disampaikan sebelumnya, khususnya sebelum menyatakan bahwa populasi mereka terancam.

Pilihan B (faktor yang berbahaya bagi populasi penyu) dan D (kontribusi populasi penyu berkontribusi untuk mengurangi polusi) tidak tepat karena justru hal ini telah dijelaskan pada paragraf terakhir teks tersebut.

Pilihan C (saran untuk menjaga lingkungan kita) tidak tepat karena seharusnya saran tersebut lebih dikhususkan pada menjaga populasi penyunya.

Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah E.

Questions 6 to 8 are based on the following text.

The latest round in an ongoing debate over global-warming trends claims that warming has indeed slowed down this century. An obvious slowing in the rise of global temperatures was recorded at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This was referred to as a “hiatus” or a “pause”. This hiatus was first observed several years ago. Climate-change skeptics have used this as evidence that global warming has stopped permanently. But in June the previous year, a study in science claimed that the hiatus was just an artifact which disappears when biases in temperature data are corrected.

Now a prominent group of researchers is countering that claim. They argue in Nature Climate Change that even after correcting these biases the slowdown was real. “There is this mismatch between what the climate models are producing and what the observations are showing,” says lead author John Fyfe. “We can’t ignore it.” Fyfe uses the term “slowdown” rather than “hiatus”. He also stresses that it does not in any way weaken global-warming theory.

The study that questioned the existence of the slowdown corrected known biases in the surface temperature record maintained by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The finding showed differences in temperature readings from ships and buoys. This effectively increased the record about warming. The researchers also extended the record to include 2014. This set a new record high for average temperatures.

Thomas Karl, director of National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, calculated the rate of global warming between 1950 and 1999 as being 0.113°C per decade. This was similar to the 0.116°C a decade calculated for 2000-14. This, Karl said, meant that an assessment done by the influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2013 showing that warming had slowed was no longer valid.

(Adapted from www.nature.com)

 

Topic: Extracting Core Information

Subtopic: Defining the Topic

6. The passage above mainly discusses about….

1. the hiatus observation was first carried out several years ago
2. the reason why global warming is slowing down in this century
3. global warming is a verifiable issue in the space of a decade
4. the contention about global warming and whether it is indeed slowing this period
5. the view of study in science that the hiatus is an artifact which vanishes

 

Jawaban: D

Perhatikan kalimat pertama pada paragraf ke-1 “The latest round in an ongoing debate over global-warming trends claims that warming has indeed slowed down this century.” inti kalimatnya mengatakan adanya perdebatan yang membahas tentang tren pemanasan global yang melambat abad ini. Maka topik dari teks di atas adalah (D) The contention about global warming and whether it is indeed slowing this period.

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Finding Contextual Meaning

7. The word “prominent” in paragraph 2 means….

1. well-known
2. promenade
3. shrewd
4. indolent
5. magnificent

 

Jawaban: A

Prominent (Terkenal) memiliki makna yang sama dengan pilihan jawaban (A) well–known. Sedangkan, pilihan jawaban (B) promenade artinya “perjalanan”, (C) shrewd berarti “cerdas”, (D) indolent memiliki arti “malas”, dan (E) magnificent artinya “sangat bagus”.

Topic: Paraphrasing Detailed Information

Subtopic: Understanding Specific Information

8. Why have some claimed that global warming a fabricated issue?

1. Because there’s no valid data to prove that global warming is real.
2. Since the existence of the slowdown corrected known biases in the surface temperature record upheld by the US NOAA.
3. As an assessment done on Climate Change presenting that warming had slowed was no longer valid.
4. For the researchers is countering that in Nature Climate Change even after correcting these biases the slowdown was real.
5. Because of the diversification in temperature readings from ships and buoys, the study found.

 

Answer: C

Pilihan jawaban (C) merupakan opsi yang tepat karena pada paragraf ke-4 “This, Karl said, meant that an assessment done by the influential Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2013 showing that warming had slowed was no longer valid.” dikatakan bahwa perhitungan yang dilakukan oleh Panel Antarpemerintah pada Perubahan Iklim menunjukkan bahwa pemanasan telah melambat tidak lagi berlaku, yang mana artinya bahwa pemanasan global merupakan isu yang tidak benar.

The following text is for questions 9 to 10.

Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in education. On the one hand, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes. For example, in science and mathematics education, scholars have documented that the use of ICT can improve students’ conceptual understanding, problem solving, and team working skills. Consequently, most curriculum documents state the importance of ICT and encourage school teachers to use them. However, teachers need to specifically trained in order to integrate ICT in their teaching.

Schools are known to be resistant to innovation and change, however, the spread of ICT is beginning to affect how teachers teach. One of the current issues about the use of ICT is how it is integrated into the curriculum. The curriculum document provide arguments for introducing ICT in the school setting. Therefore, schools expect that graduates from teacher education programs have a reasonable knowledge of how to use ICT. However, this may not be the case because most current teachers’ pre-service preparation, and subsequent in-service courses were designed by using traditional educational technology and settings. Thus, the participants in these courses are not familiar with the processes, interaction patterns, features, and possibilities of teaching learning processes based on ICT.

Effective development of pre-service teachers’ ICT proficiency does not seem to be a direct process, but is the one asking for a careful, complex approach. First, a need assessment is important to find out what ICT skills and knowledge teachers need at schools. Second, designers of teacher education programs should know the pre-service teachers’ perceptions of ICT and their attitudes toward ICT integration into curriculum. Third, teacher education programs need to consider the two typical arguments that support the ICT use in schools.

(Adapted from www.cjlt.ca)

 

Topic: Paraphrasing Detailed Information

Subtopic: Restating Phrases and Sentences

9. Which of the following best restates the sentence “Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in education. On the one hand, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes.” in paragraph 1?

1. ICT usage has been a vital topic in education and studies indicate that ICT can develop teaching and learning upshot.
2. Studies have shown that ICT can enrich teaching and learning end result
3. The use of ICT has been an insignificant topic in education. Also, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
4. Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in educational method.
5. Over the preceding two decades, studies have exposed that ICT can increase teaching and learning outcomes.

 

Jawaban: A

Dalam pernyataan “Selama dua dekade terakhir, penggunaan ICT telah menjadi topik penting dalam pendidikan. Di satu sisi, penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa TIK dapat meningkatkan hasil pengajaran dan pembelajaran.” dapat dinyatakan kembali oleh opsi (A) ICT usage has been a vital topic in education and studies indicate that ICT can develop teaching and learning upshot.

Topic: Extracting Core Information

Subtopic: Comprehending Main Ideas

10. Based on the passage, paragraph 1 most likely discusses….

1. educational growth in the last two decades
2. the development of education by using ICT
3. the advantages of using ICT in the learning process
4. teachers need to be trained in order to integrate ICT in their teaching
5. ICT and education in today’s learning development

 

Answer: B

Pertanyaan soal ini intinya menanyakan topik paragraf ke-1. Paragraf ke-1 topiknya membahas penggunaan TIK telah menunjukkan bahwa TIK dapat meningkatkan hasil pengajaran dan pembelajaran “On the one hand, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes.”  itu artinya adanya pengembangan pendidikan dengan menggunakan TIK. Maka pilihan jawaban (B) the development of education by using ICT merupakan opsi yang tepat.

Question number 11 to 13 are based on the following text.

Sleepiness after eating is a response of the body to chemical changes during the digestion process. This is normal and it happens to everybody. However, if sleepiness occurs every time after eating and obstructs your ability to function, this may be a concern. Sleepiness after eating is caused by many factors, such as the type of food you consume, messy sleeping habits, your health condition and so forth. The body requires energy to function and this energy is obtained through food. Post-eating, the body releases hormones such as amylin, glucagon and cholecystokinin. These hormones increase blood sugar levels, creating a feeling of fullness and producing insulin that will be streamed through cell tissues and provide energy for them. At the same time, the brain releases serotonin that causes drowsiness.

Moreover, food also influences melatonin production in the brain. This is the hormone that is responsible for sleepiness post-meal. Some foods that are rich in protein, such as meat, poultry, eggs, fish, spinach, tofu, cheese and soybeans can trigger more drowsiness than others. Additionally, foods containing carbohydrates also help produce serotonin and tryptophan amino acids found in the brain. This is the reason why you feel sleepy after eating carbohydrate-rich foods.

Overeating can also cause sleepiness. Post-meal, the body streams more blood to the digestive system to better digest foods in massive amounts. This causes a temporary blood and nutrients shortage in the brain. To prevent post-meal drowsiness, it’s better to eat a balanced diet containing vegetables, grains and good fats to provide continuous energy. Drink lots of water and limit your sugar intake.

Bad sleeping patterns can also cause sleepiness after eating. After a meal, the body feels full and relaxed, making the body feel like it is resting, resulting in a feeling of sleepiness, particularly if you didn’t get a good night’s sleep the night before. To avoid this, improve your sleeping habits to prevent stress. Engaging in regular physical exercise can help you get a good night’s sleep. It is recommended that you avoid napping if you are having trouble sleeping at night.

(Adapted from www.thejakartapost.com)

 

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Author-related Questions

11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

1. To discuss the amount of food to consume so as not to feel sleepy
2. To inform the readers about the factors of sleepiness after eating
3. To argue the effect of eating too much foods for the brain
4. To tell the readers the benefit of eating certain foods
5. To investigate what causes drowsiness after overeating

 

Jawaban: B

Tujuan penulis dalam menulis teks di atas adalah untuk menginformasikan faktor kantuk setelah makan.

1. Sleepiness after eating is a response of the body to chemical changes during the digestion process.
2. Moreover, food also influences melatonin production in the brain. This is the hormone that is responsible for sleepiness post-meal.
3. Overeating can also cause sleepiness.
4. Bad sleeping patterns can also cause sleepiness after eating. After a meal, the body feels full and relaxed, making the body feel like it is resting, resulting in a feeling of sleepiness, particularly if you didn’t get a good night’s sleep the night before.

Maka pilihan jawaban (B) To inform the readers about the factors of sleepiness after eating merupakan opsi yang tepat.

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Author-related Questions

12. By writing the sentences in paragraph 2, the author intends to tell the readers about….

1. foods that are rich in protein, such as meat, eggs, fish, tofu, cheese and soybeans can generate more drowsiness
2. overeating protein and carbohydrate-rich foods obstructs your brain’s ability to function well
3. the reason why carbohydrate-rich foods make you feel sleepy
4. food combinations containing tryptophan amino acid and carbohydrates make you feel drowsy
5. the hormone melatonin production in the brain is responsible for sleepiness after eating

 

Jawaban: D

Paragraf ke-2 penulis intinya bermaksud untuk memberitahu pembaca bahwa kombinasi makanan yang mengandung asam amino triptofan (protein) dan karbohidrat membuat Anda merasa mengantuk (Additionally, foods containing carbohydrates also help produce serotonin and tryptophan amino acids found in the brain. This is the reason why you feel sleepy after eating carbohydrate-rich foods.). Maka pilihan jawaban (D) food combinations containing tryptophan amino acid and carbohydrates make you feel drowsy merupakan opsi yang tepat.

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Predicting Paragraph

13. It can be predicted from the passage that….

1. the finer you manage your sleep, the more lethargic you feel
2. the more fish you eat, the better it is for the brain
3. the less you eat carbohydrate-rich foods, the less you will feel drowsy
4. the less meat you eat, the more you will feel drowsy
5. the less you consume protein and carbohydrates, the better it is for the body

 

Jawaban: C

Dari kalimat “This is the reason why you feel sleepy after eating carbohydrate-rich foods.” dapat diprediksikan bahwa semakin sedikit Anda mengonsumsi makanan yang kaya karbohidrat, maka rasa kantuk akan berkurang. Maka pilihan jawaban (C) the less you eat carbohydrate-rich foods, the less you will feel drowsy merupakan opsi yang tepat.

The text below is for queries 14 to 15

Indonesia is the world’s third-largest coffee producer and exporter, after Brazil and Vietnam. National coffee output has grown over the past decades, albeit not in a linear fashion as harvests fluctuate strongly from one year to another depending on the weather. With per-capita coffee consumption on the rise both in Indonesia and the wider region, there is obvious room for further growth, but there is also an obvious need for investment. The capital required to take Indonesia’s coffee industry to the next level presents appealing prospects for investors, while the country’s burgeoning coffee culture also brings opportunities for foreign exporters.

Indonesia’s tropical climate produces almost ideal conditions for planting coffee. Today, most Indonesian coffee comes from Sumatra, but Sulawesi and Kalimantan, the Lesser Sunda Islands of Bali, Sumbawa and Flores as well as the country’s easternmost region of Papua all contribute to national output. Robusta coffee makes up more than three quarters of Indonesia’s produce; the remainder is of the milder Arabica type. The numerous coffee-growing regions in the country produce beans of distinct flavors and properties, and a number of highland Arabica coffees from Indonesia are recognized by aficionados the world over.

Indonesian coffee exports rose from 336,840 tonnes (or 5,614,000 60-KG bags) in crop year 2000/2001 to 656,400 tonnes (10,940,000 bags) in 2012/2013, according to data collated by the International Coffee Organization. Total production over the same period increased from 419,220 tonnes to 763,800 tonnes. At present, the principal destinations for Indonesian coffee are the US, Japan and Western Europe (particularly Germany), but Indonesia is well placed to capitalize on the fast-rising demand in the ASEAN region and in China.

Indonesian per-capita consumption of around 1.2 kg in 2012 pales against more than 4 kg in the US, around 7 kg in the world’s number one coffee producer Brazil and more than 10 kg in various European countries. But with Indonesian per-capita consumption having already doubled in just a few years, domestic demand looks to be on a fast growth trend. This puts the world’s fourth-most populous country on course to become a leading coffee market. Local demand is driven by the lifestyle changes that accompany urbanization and economic development. Caffeine consumption tends to increase when a larger part of the labor force works in an office environment.

(Adapted from www.gbgindonesia.com)

 

Topic: Extracting Core Information

Subtopic: Summarizing The Passage

14. What is the best summary of the passage?

1. The primary destinations for Indonesian coffee export are the US, Japan and Western Europe
2. Total production of Indonesian coffee over the same period has increased
3. Indonesia is well placed to capitalize on the fast-rising demand in the ASEAN region
4. The various coffee-growing in the country produce beans of distinct flavors
5. Indonesia’s coffee growing and Indonesia’s coffee industry needs growth capital

 

Jawaban: E

Ringkasan yang tepat dari teks di atas adalah pilihan jawaban (E) Indonesia’s coffee growing and Indonesia’s coffee industry needs growth capital yang bermakna “Perkembangan kopi Indonesia dan industri kopi Indonesia perlu pertumbuhan modal” karena kalimat ini mewakili isi dari teks di atas sebagaimana yang tercantum di kalimat utama paragraf pertama “Indonesia is the world’s third-largest coffee producer and exporter, after Brazil and Vietnam. National coffee output has grown over the past decades, albeit not in a linear fashion as harvests fluctuate strongly from one year to another depending on the weather. With per-capita coffee consumption on the rise both in Indonesia and the wider region, there is obvious room for further growth, but there is also an obvious need for investment.”

Topic: Paraphrasing Detailed Information

Subtopic: Understanding Specific Information

15. What can be inferred from paragraph 3 in the passage?

1. The coffee export has decreased in several years
2. Total production deducted from 419,220 tonnes to 763,800 tonnes
3. Indonesian coffee exports increased from 2000/2001 to 2012/2013
4. Indonesia is in a good site to take advantage of fast-rising demand in ASEAN
5. The US, Japan and Western Europe are the destination for Indonesian coffee

 

Jawaban: C

Dari paragraf ke-3 bisa disimpulkan bahwa ekspor kopi Indonesia telah meningkat dari tahun 2000/2001 sampai tahun 2012/2013. Ini ada pada awal kalimat paragraf ke-3 tersebut. Maka pilihan jawaban (C) Indonesian coffee exports increased from 2000/2001 to 2012/2013 merupakan opsi yang tepat.

Questions 16 – 19 are based on the following passage.

How are we able to find things in the dark? It is because our brain is able to store information in such a way that it can be retrieved by different senses. It turns out that the ability to recognise objects across different senses is present in the tiny brains of an insect. Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Macquarie University in Sydney have published new work in the journal Science showing that bumblebees can also find objects in the dark they’ve only seen before.

In the light, but barred from touching the objects, bumblebees were trained to find rewarding sugar water in one type of object (cubes or spheres) and bitter quinine solution in the other shape. When tested in the dark, bees preferred the object that was previously rewarding, spending more time exploring them.

Dr Cwyn Solvi is the lead author on the paper who was based at Queen Mary University of London and is now at Macquarie University in Sydney. She said: “The results of our study show that bumblebees don’t process their senses as separate channels — they come together as some sort of unified representation.”

Selene Gutierrez Al-Khudhairy, co-author on the paper, and now PhD student at the University of York, said: “This is an amazing feat when you consider the miniscule size of a bee’s brain. Future investigations of the neural circuitry underlying this ability in bees may one day help reveal how our own brains imagine the world as we do.”

(Adapted from: https://www.sciencedaily.com. Accessed November 15, 2019)

 

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Extracting Core Information

16. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

 

1. To explain how bumblebees react to the light.
2. To motivate the readers to preserve bumblebees in the wild.
3. To reveal how important bumblebees are to human survival.
4. To inform a study on the ability of bumblebees in the absence of light.
5. To report the procedure of a study on bumblebees conducted by Dr Cwyn Solvi.

 

Jawaban : D

Pembahasan: 

Pada paragraf pertama, penulis menjelaskan tentang temuan bahwa lebah dapat mengenali benda yang mereka lihat sebelumnya, dalam gelap. Paragraf kedua membahas percobaan yang melibatkan aktivitas lebah dalam situasi terang dan gelap. Paragraf ketiga dan keempat membahas tentang pendapat para ahli mengenai hasil penelitian tentang kemampuan melihat lebah dalam gelap Jadi, tujuan penulis menuliskan teks tersebut adalah D. Untuk menginformasikan penelitian tentang kemampuan lebah tanpa adanya cahaya.

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information

17. The word “barred” in paragraph two can be best replaced by….

 

1. blocked
2. distracted
3. permitted
4. provided
5. unsealed

 

Jawaban : A

Pembahasan :

“In the light, but barred from touching the objects” menunjukkan bahwa penelitian terhadap lebah tersebut dilakukan dalam terang, tetapi si lebah terhalang dari menyentuh objek yang ia lihat. Sinonim dari kata “barred” yang artinya terhalang adalah “blocked” sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah A.

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Extracting Core Information

18. In which paragraph is it mentioned about the benefits of the research for humans?

 

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5

 

Jawaban: D

Pembahasan:

Informasi mengenai manfaat penelitian bagi manusia dapat ditemui pada paragraf keempat: “Future investigations of the neural circuitry underlying this ability in bees may one day help reveal how our own brains imagine the world as we do.” yang artinya penelitian lebih lanjut tentang sirkuit saraf yang mendasari kemampuan ini (kemampuan “melihat” dalam gelap pada lebah) dapat suatu saat mengungkap bagaimana otak kita membayangkan dunia.

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information

19. The writer’s intention in writing the sentence “It turns out that the ability to recognise objects across different senses is present in the tiny brains of an insect.” in paragraph 1 is to…

 

1. confirm that humans and insects are quite similar.
2. emphasize the need for a research on certain insects.
3. prove that bumblebees can see in the dark as well as humans.
4. exemplify the kinds of insects which are able to sense objects in the dark.
5. pinpoint that humans are not the only one who possess the ability mentioned.

 

Jawaban : E

Pembahasan:

Pada kalimat tersebut, penulis secara tersirat menyatakan bahwa kemampuan untuk “melihat” dalam gelap ternyata bukanlah sesuatu yang hanya dimiliki oleh manusia. Ada makhluk lain yang juga memiliki kemampuan tersebut, yaitu lebah.

Questions 20 – 23 are based on this passage.

Thomas Matulessy, also known as Kapitan Pattimura or Ahmad Lussy or simply Pattimura, was an Ambonese soldier and National Hero of Indonesia.

Pattimura was born on 8 June 1783 in Saparua, Maluku; the name Pattimura was his pseudonym. His parents were Frans Matulessia and Fransina Tilahoi, and he had a little brother named Yohanis.

Pattimura joined the British army after they took the Maluku islands from the Dutch colonials. When the islands were returned to the Dutch in 1816, he was dismissed. Concerned that the Dutch would implement programs that limited his people, Pattimura led an armed rebellion that captured Fort Duurstede on 16 May 1817. Killing the inhabitants of the fortress and fighting off Dutch reinforcements, on 29 May he was declared the leader of the Maluku people.

Due to betrayal from Booi’s king, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta, Pattimura was arrested on 11 November 1817. He and his fellows were sentenced to death. On 16 December 1817, Pattimura together with Anthony Reebok, Philip Latumahina, and Said Perintah were hanged in front of Fort Nieuw Victoria in Ambon.

Pattimura and his war have been used as symbols for both Maluku independence, such as with the short-lived Republic of South Maluku, and Indonesian patriotism. In Ambon, he is commemorated in the names of the University of Pattimura, Pattimura Airport, and a street, as well as a statue; there are also streets named after him throughout the archipelago.

 

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Extracting Core Information

20. What is the topic of the passage?

 

1. The life and struggle of Thomas Matulessy.
2. Pattimura as the leader of the Maluku people.
3. Indonesian National Revolution led by Pattimura.
4. Controversy over the capture of Thomas Matulessy.
5. The causal effect of Indonesian War of Independence.

 

Jawaban : A

Pembahasan:

Awal teks menceritakan awal kehidupan seorang Pattimura. Pertengahan teks menceritakan perjuangannya melawan penjajah Belanda. Teks diakhiri dengan bagaimana bangsa ini berterima kasih dan mengenang jasa Pattimura. Dengan demikian dapat diketahui bahwa topik dari teks di atas adalah kehidupan dan perjuangan Pattimura (A).

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information

21. It can be predicted from the passage that …

 

1. Indonesia was backed up by the British army during the war.
2. the war of Maluku is considered as the heaviest independence war.
3. had Pattimura not been betrayed, the Dutch would have lost the war.
4. the Dutch would have sold Indonesian women and children to other countries.
5. King of Booi would have been the leader of the Maluku people after he cooperated with the Dutch.

 

Jawaban : C

Pembahasan:

Soalnya meminta kita memprediksi kemungkinan yang terjadi. Jawaban A dan B salah karena bukan merupakan prediksi tetapi kesimpulan.

Prediksi yang tepat adalah C, yang artinya jika Pattimura tidak dikhianati, maka Belanda akan kalah perang. Prediksi ini sesuai dengan ceritanya di mana Belanda kewalahan dalam mengalahkan Pattimura.

Prediksi D salah karena tidak ada informasi pada teks yang dapat dibuat prediksi bahwa wanita dan anak-anak akan dijual oleh Belanda.

Prediksi E salah karena gelar pemimpin rakyat Maluku ditujukan kepada pejuang yang melawan Belanda sehingga tidak tepat jika Raja Booi menginginkan gelar tersebut. Ia justru bekerjasama dengan Belanda untuk menangkap si pemimpin rakyat Maluku (Pattimura).

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information

22. The best restatement for the sentence “Due to betrayal from Booi’s king, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta, Pattimura was arrested on 11 November 1817.” is….

 

1. Pattimura was captured on 11 November 1817 for King of Booi, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta disagreed with him.
2. On 11 November 1817, King of Booi cooperated with the Dutch to execute Pattimura and the other combatants.
3. Booi’s king, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta arrested Pattimura on 11 November 1817 because he betrayed the Dutch.
4. The Dutch, with the help of King of Booi and his colleagues, managed to find Pattimura on 11 November 1817.
5. King of booi together with Pati Akoon and Tuanakotta sold Pattimura out and made him captured on 11 November 1817.

 

Jawaban : E

Pembahasan: 

Arti kalimat pada soal adalah “Akibat pengkhianatan Raja Booi, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta, Pattimura ditangkap pada tanggal 11 November 1817.” Kalimat yang memiliki makna yang sama adalah E, yang artinya Raja Booi bersama dengan Pati Akoon dan Tuanakotta mengkhianati Pattimura dan membuatnya tertangkap pada tanggal 11 November 1817.

Topic : Pengetahuan Umum

Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information

23. Which statement is inappropriate with the information provided in the passage?

 

1. A sculpture was erected to salute Pattimura.
2. A life sentence handed down to Pattimura for his action against the Dutch.
3. As well as King of Booi, Tuanakotta objected to Pattimura’s standpoint.
4. Pattimura no longer served the Kingdom of Great Britain when he ambushed Fort Duurstede.
5. Fort Nieuw Victoria witnessed the execution of Pattimura, Anthony Reebok, Philip Latumahina, and Said Perintah.

 

Jawaban : B

Pembahasan: 

Pernyataan yang tidak sesuai dengan teks adalah B. Pernyataan yang benar adalah Pattimura dijatuhi hukuman mati (death sentence), bukan hukuman seumur hidup (life sentence).

Jawaban A sesuai teks. Sebuah patung didirikan untuk mengenang Pattimura.

Jawaban C juga sesuai. Sama seperti Raja Booi, Tuanakotta tidak sependapat dengan perjuangan Pattimura.

Jawaban D sesuai teks. Ketika Pattimura memimpin penyerangan terhadap benteng Duurstede, ia sudah tidak lagi mengabdi kepada tentara Inggris.

Jawaban E juga sesuai teks. Benteng Victoria menjadi saksi bisu pelaksanaan eksekusi Pattimura, Anthony Reebok, Philip Latumahina, dan Said Perintah.

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