IDENTIFIKASI SOAL SULIT UN 2017/2018

Mata pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Program/Peminatan : IPA
Kode Soal :

No. No. Butir Soal Faktor penyebab Solusi

Soal

1. 19. Rabbits are small mammals in the Kurangnya kemampuan 1. Peserta didik
family Leporidae of the order untuk memahami fungsi diberikan latihan
Lagomorpha, found in several parts sosial dan isi teks yang membedakan fungsi
of the world. There are eight dibaca. sosial dari report text
different genera in the family dan explanation teks
classified as rabbits, including the 2. Peserta didik
European rabbit (Oryctolagus diberikan latihan
cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus membaca yang
Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the mengarahkan kepada
Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, pemahaman
an endangered species on Amami gambaran umum dari
Oshima, Japan). There are many teks
other species of rabbit, and these,
along with pikas and hares, make up
the order Lagomorpha. The male is
called a buck and the female is a
doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

Rabbit habitats include meadows,

woods, forests, grasslands, deserts
and wetlands. Rabbits live in
groups, and the best known species,
the European rabbit, lives in
underground burrows, or rabbits
holes. A group of burrows is called
warren.

More than half the world’s rabbits

population resides in North
America. They are also native to
southwestern Europe, Southeast
Asia, Sumatra, some islands of
Japan, and in parts of Africa and
South America. They are not
naturally found in most Eurasia,
where a number of species of hares
are present. Rabbits first entered
South America relatively recently,

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 as part of the Great American
Interchange. Much of the continent
has just one species of rabbit, the
tapeti, while most of South
America’s southern cone is without
rabbits.
What is the topic of the passage?
A. Describing rabbit in general
B. Explaining the behavior of
rabbit.
C. Describing the rabbit as a
toy pet.
D. Explaining about rabbit’s
population.
E. Describing how to take care
of rabbit.

2. 21. Rabbits are small mammals in the Kurangnya Peserta didik diberikan
family Leporidae of the order perbendaharaan kata dan pembelajaran dan latihan
Lagomorpha, found in several parts kemampuan mengaitkan yang akan membuat mereka
of the world. There are eight makna kata dengan mampu memahami makna
different genera in the family konteks bacaan. kata dengan menggunakan
classified as rabbits, including the kata bantu yang ada di dalam
European rabbit (Oryctolagus teks.
cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus
Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the
Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi,
an endangered species on Amami
Oshima, Japan). There are many
other species of rabbit, and these,
along with pikas and hares, make up
the order Lagomorpha. The male is
called a buck and the female is a
doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.

Rabbit habitats include meadows,

woods, forests, grasslands, deserts
and wetlands. Rabbits live in
groups, and the best known species,
the European rabbit, lives in
underground burrows, or rabbits
holes. A group of burrows is called
warren.

More than half the world’s rabbits

population resides in North
America. They are also native to
southwestern Europe, Southeast

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 Asia, Sumatra, some islands of
Japan, and in parts of Africa and
South America. They are not
naturally found in most Eurasia,
where a number of species of hares
are present. Rabbits first entered
South America relatively recently,
as part of the Great American
Interchange. Much of the continent
has just one species of rabbit, the
tapeti, while most of South
America’s southern cone is without
rabbits.

“More than half the world’s rabbit

population resides in North
America.”
The similar meaning of the
underlined word is…
A. lives
B. finds
C. grows
D. shows
E. moves

3. 29. Here is my unforgettable Pilihan jawaban tidak Peserta didik diberikan

experience. One day I joined a story tertulis dengan kata-kata latihan dan kegiatan
telling contest. Two of my friends yang sama dengan yang membaca yang akan
and I had been chosen to take a part tersedia di teks. membuat mereka mampu
in the final round at the district (Inferential meaning) menemukan kata kunci
level. I was very happy and eager to pertanyaan di dalam teks dan
win the competition. menyimpulkannya.

For preparation, I had to memorize

and understand the story well.My
teacher guided and taught me
pronunciation, facial expression and
gestures. One day, before
performing, my friends and I were
busy to prepare the props and
costumes for the competition. Thing
that me sad was my teacher rented
the props and costumes for my
friends but not for me. My two
friends had beautiful costumes and
luxurious props. Although I just
wore the simple ones, I performed
my best to win the competition.

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 The competition started. I got
number 29 and my friends got
number 5 and 10. I was nervous but
I showed my best performance on
stage. Lots of people took photos
and videos of me. Finally, anxiety
was gone after I had finished
performing. And then, the
announcement came which made
three of us very uneasy. Luckily I
was chosen as the first winner. I
went to the stage and all the judges
congratulated me and gave a plague,
trophy, and money. I was very
happy.

Why did the writer feel sad before

the competition?
A. She had no luxurious gown.
B. Her teacher really cares
about her.
C. Her teacher was not fair to
her.
D. Her friends did not support
her.
E. She only had a very simple
dress

4. 30. Here is my unforgettable Peserta didik tidak Peserta didik diberikan

experience. One day I joined a story mampu membuat pembelajaran dan latihan
telling contest. Two of my friends kesimpulan yang tidak yang akan membuat mereka
tertera dalam teks secara mampu membuat
and I had been chosen to take a part
jelas kesimpulan dari teks yang
in the final round at the district dibaca.
level. I was very happy and eager to
win the competition.

For preparation, I had to memorize

and understand the story well. My
teacher guided and taught me
pronunciation, facial expression and
gestures. One day, before
performing, my friends and I were
busy to prepare the props and
costumes for the competition. Thing
that me sad was my teacher rented

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 the props and costumes for my
friends but not for me. My two
friends had beautiful costumes and
luxurious props. Although I just
wore the simple ones, I performed
my best to win the competition.

The competition started. I got

number 29 and my friends got
number 5 and 10. I was nervous but
I showed my best performance on
stage. Lots of people took photos
and videos of me. Finally, anxiety
was gone after I had finished
performing. And then, the
announcement came which made
three of us very uneasy. Luckily I
was chosen as the first winner. I
went to the stage and all the judges
congratulated me and gave a plague,
trophy, and money. I was very
happy.

From the text it can be concluded

that ….
A. Practice makes performance
go well.
B. Being nervous helps
perform well on the stage.
C. Wearing simple clothes can
help win the competition.
D. It is necessary to wear
beautiful costumes for the
competition
E. Beautiful costumes and
luxurious props are the
requirements for the
competition.

5. 32. Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a Peserta didik tidak dapat Peserta didik diberikan
dating service influenced by the memahami teks yang pembelajaran dan latihan
augmented-reality game was memiliki tingkat kesulitan untuk membaca teks yang
introduced on Wednesday. kosa kata yang tinggi. memiliki kosa kata dengan

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 tingkat kesulitan yang tinggi.
Dubbed Poke Dates, the service
allows singles in the US to explore
their city playing pokemon Go with
someone.

The dates are organized based on

questionnaire on preference and a
mutual desire to play the game.
PokeDates coordinates all the
details, like selecting a convenient
gym or a PokeStop meeting point.

PokeDates was launched by project

fixup, a popular off offline dating
startup launched in 2012 in
Chicago.

“People dating online are spending

more time online than out there
dating, and since it all comes down
to human chemistry, we wanted to
cut out all the steps between signing
up to a service and going on a date.
PokeDates and project fixup give
people their time back and turns
online dating into offline dating,”
said chief project fixup officer Dank
Korenevsky in a press release on
Wednesday.

The first PokeDates is free, and

members can earn more PokeDates
by referring a friend or paying
US$20 per date.

What is the topic of the text?

A. Pokedates was launched by
Project Fixup.
B. The augmented reality game
influences a dating service.
C. PokeDates and Project Fixup
give people their time back.
D. Dating service PokeDates
wants to ride the Pokemon
Go wave.
E. People dating online are
spending more time online
than out there dating.

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6. 37. Ingredients Kalimat-kalimat dalam Peserta didik diberikan
1 tb margarine, dairy free teks tersaji dalam bentuk pembelajaran dan latihan
1 tb Vegetables oil kalimat aktif (imperative), mengubah kalimat aktif yang
1 c onion – chopped sedangkan kalimat dalam ada dalam langkah-langkah
8 oz Mushrooms – sliced pilihan jawaban di prosedur teks ke dalam
1 lg Garlic clove – minced berbentuk kalimat pasif. kalimat pasif.
1/3 celery – thinly sliced
3 c Soybean milk
4 c Potatoes – cubed ½ inch
¼ ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt, or to taste
1 tb Parsley – chopped
Directions
1. Saute onion, garlic, celery,
and green pepper in hot oil and
margarine about 3 minutes. Add
sliced mushrooms and sauté 3
more minutes.
2. Add soybean milk, black
pepper, salt and potatoes. Bring
mixture almost to a boil; reduce
heat and simmer 25 minutes,
stirring occasionally.
3. Make about 6 cups. Thin
with extra soybean milk if soup
is too thick.
4. Garnish with parsley and
serve with the veal.

The text states that …

A. extra soybean milk must be
added if the soup is too thick
B. six cups of soy bean milk
must be added to the soup
C. soybean milk is used merely
for garnish
D. extra cups must be provided
for everybody
E. the soup must be thick to
make it easy

7. 40 The forest and peatland fires and
smog, billed the worst in Indonesian
history, still dominated media
headlines this week, with thousand
of hot spots covering Sumatra and
Kalimantan. At least 19 people in
Peserta didik tidak dapat
memahami teks yang
memiliki tingkat kesulitan
kosa kata yang tinggi
Peserta didik diberikan
pembelajaran dan latihan
untuk membaca teks yang
memiliki kosa kata dengan
tingkat kesulitan yang tinggi.

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 Sumatra and Kalimantan have died,
and mostly children, have been
hospitalized because of severe
respiratory illness cause by the
haze. According to the National
Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),
the ongoing haze crisis has resulted
in more than 500,000 people in six
provinces – Riau, Jambi, South
Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan –
suffering from respiratory
infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot

spots are related to oil and palm
and pulpwood plantations,
President has instructed the
Forestry and Environment Ministry
to stop issuing new permits for
peatland cultivation for
monoculture, restore damage
peatland and The research evident
that peat swamps in nature is
resistant to fire.review all peatland
licenses that have been issued. Put
bluntly, companies can no longer
convert active forests and deep peat
or any peat area into monoculture
plantations, such as acacia for pulp
and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientists

at the Bogor, West Java-based
Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR) found that peat
swamps in their natural state are
resistant to fire because they are
wet underground, but they can be
highly flammable when they dry out
and are degraded.

What does the text tell us about?

A. The forest fire and the effect

in Indonesia.
B. The worst condition of
forest fire in Indonesia.
C. The victims of the forest fire

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 in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
D. The instruction from Jokowi
to review all peatland
licenses
E. E. The research evidence
that peat swamps in nature
is resistant to fire.

8. 41. The forest and peatland fires and Kosa kata yang terdapat Peserta didik diberikan
smog, billed the worst in Indonesian dalam bacaan tidak cukup pembelajaran dan latihan
history, still dominated media familiar untuk peserta yang akan membuat mereka
headlines this week, with thousand didik sehingga mereka mampu membuat
of hot spots covering Sumatra and kesulitan untuk kesimpulan dari teks yang
Kalimantan. At least 19 people in memahami gambaran dibaca.
Sumatra and Kalimantan have died, umum teks.
and mostly children, have been
hospitalized because of severe
respiratory illness cause by the
haze. According to the National
Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),
the ongoing haze crisis has resulted
in more than 500,000 people in six
provinces – Riau, Jambi, South
Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan –
suffering from respiratory
infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot

spots are related to oil and palm
and pulpwood plantations,
President has instructed the
Forestry and Environment Ministry
to stop issuing new permits for
peatland cultivation for
monoculture, restore damage
peatland and review all peatland
licenses that have been issued. Put
bluntly, companies can no longer
convert active forests and deep peat
or any peat area into monoculture
plantations, such as acacia for pulp
and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientists

at the Bogor, West Java-based
Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR) found that peat
swamps in their natural state are

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 resistant to fire because they are
wet underground, but they can be
highly flammable when they dry out
and are degraded.

What can we infer from the text?

A. Many people suffered from

serious illness because of the
haze.
B. Only children have been
hospitalized from severe
respiratory illness
C. The main cause of haze in
Riau came from the slashing
and burning of forest areas
D. Companies could convert
active forest and deep peat
into monoculture plantation.
E. The president has instructed
the forestry and environment
ministry to issue new permit
for plantation.

9. 42. The forest and peatland fires and Pilihan kata yang Peserta didik diberikan
smog, billed the worst in Indonesian dijadikan sebagai pembelajaran dan latihan
history, still dominated media pengecoh jawaban yang akan membuat mereka
headlines this week, with thousand merupakan jenis kata-kata mampu memahami makna
of hot spots covering Sumatra and sulit dan bukan kata dengan menggunakan
Kalimantan. At least 19 people in merupakan kata kerja kata bantu yang ada di dalam
Sumatra and Kalimantan have died, setara dengan soal dan teks
and mostly children, have been hanya cenderung pada
hospitalized because of severe kata yang diawali huruf ‘C’
respiratory illness cause by the
haze. According to the National
Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB),
the ongoing haze crisis has resulted
in more than 500,000 people in six
provinces – Riau, Jambi, South
Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan –
suffering from respiratory
infections.

As evidence indicates that most hot

spots are related to oil and palm
and pulpwood plantations,
President has instructed the
Forestry and Environment Ministry

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 to stop issuing new permits for
peatland cultivation for
monoculture, restore damage
peatland and review all peatland
licenses that have been issued. Put
bluntly, companies can no longer
convert active forests and deep peat
or any peat area into monoculture
plantations, such as acacia for pulp
and oil palm plantations.

Recent research by forest scientists

at the Bogor, West Java-based
Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR) found that peat
swamps in their natural state are
resistant to fire because they are
wet underground, but they can be
highly flammable when they dry out
and are degraded.

Put bluntly, companies can no

longer convert active forests and
deep peat or any peat area into
monoculture plantations, such as
acacia for pulp and oil palm
plantations.

The underlined word has similar

meaning to …
A. compel
B. change
C. concent
D. condemn
E. collaborate

10. 43 The emergence of the internet has Butir pilihan jawaban Peserta didik diberikan
given entrepreneurs many ways to cenderung dominan pembelajaran dan latihan
make money. Writers are one group mengarah pada untuk membaca teks secara
that have benefited from their kesimpulan positif dari cermat dan menyeluruh
talents as a result in the rise of content teks sehingga dapat membuat
internet based jobs kesimpulan

Blog writing is an increasingly

popular way to earn money online
determined by the owner of the
blog. They are very popular because

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 Blogs are usually written on a
certain subject area but can vary as
its content is heir simplicity to get
up and running. There are many
free websites out there that will
help you set up your own blog if you
choose to go that route because blog
plus advertisement is a potential
money.

Writing is also good money to earn

money online. Make sure to gear
your articles to promote and
advertise your own business
ventures. These articles are a fre
way to market the products and
services you offer for free. The most
effective advertising with these
articles comes from the dialogue
box that is inserted at the end of
each article. These dialogues boxes
contain links to basically any
website you like to drive traffic to.
For instance, you might have one
link in your dialogue box to a
product you are selling and one to a
blog where you are promoting a
discussing other products. Writing
takes some time to gain credibility
through but once it’s done earning
potential can become very
powerful.

From the text we can conclude that

…
A. internet helps to get
credibility online
B. internet entrepreneurs get
profit online
C. writing isn’t away to earn
money online
D. blog writing is potential
earning online
E. searching internet help to
get profit online

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