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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 ….
A. the previous layoffs were politically motivated
B. financial reasons affected the layoffs the most
C. the journalists could demand for higher salary
D. political crackdown barely prompted the layoffs
E. the management's disapproved of staffs' refusal of demand

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

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 ….
A. physical appearance of turtles
B. congenital disorders in sea-mammals
C. the difference between two congenital illnesses
D. albinism, leucism, and how to treat them
E. albinism and leucism as hazardous congenital disorders

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

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 .…

A. research on all turtle populations
B. dangerous factors for turtle populations
C. the suggestion to look after our environment
D. turtle populations’ contribution to reduce pollution
E. some ways to save turtles from threatening factors
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….
A. the hiatus observation was first carried out several years ago
B. the reason why global warming is slowing down in this century
C. global warming is a verifiable issue in the space of a decade
D. the contention about global warming and whether it is indeed slowing this period
E. the view of study in science that the hiatus is an artifact which vanishes

 
Topic: Understanding Implicit Information
Subtopic: Finding Contextual Meaning
7. The word “prominent” in paragraph 2 means….
A. well-known
B. promenade
C. shrewd
D. indolent
E. magnificent

Topic: Paraphrasing Detailed Information

Subtopic: Understanding Specific Information
8. Why have some claimed that global warming a fabricated issue?
 A. Because there’s no valid data to prove that global warming is real.
B. Since the existence of the slowdown corrected known biases in the surface temperature
record upheld by the US NOAA.
C. As an assessment done on Climate Change presenting that warming had slowed was no
longer valid.
D. For the researchers is countering that in Nature Climate Change even after correcting
these biases the slowdown was real.
E. Because of the diversification in temperature readings from ships and buoys, the study
found.

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

Topic: Extracting Core Information

Subtopic: Comprehending Main Ideas
10. Based on the passage, paragraph 1 most likely discusses….
A. educational growth in the last two decades
B. the development of education by using ICT
C. the advantages of using ICT in the learning process
D. teachers need to be trained in order to integrate ICT in their teaching
E. ICT and education in today’s learning development
Topic: Understanding Implicit Information
Subtopic: Author-related Questions
11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To discuss the amount of food to consume so as not to feel sleepy
B. To inform the readers about the factors of sleepiness after eating
C. To argue the effect of eating too much foods for the brain
D. To tell the readers the benefit of eating certain foods
E. To investigate what causes drowsiness after overeating

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Author-related Questions
12. By writing the sentences in paragraph 2, the author intends to tell the readers about….
A. foods that are rich in protein, such as meat, eggs, fish, tofu, cheese and soybeans can
generate more drowsiness
B. overeating protein and carbohydrate-rich foods obstructs your brain’s ability to function
well
C. the reason why carbohydrate-rich foods make you feel sleepy
D. food combinations containing tryptophan amino acid and carbohydrates make you feel
drowsy
E. the hormone melatonin production in the brain is responsible for sleepiness after eating

Topic: Understanding Implicit Information

Subtopic: Predicting Paragraph
13. It can be predicted from the passage that….
A. the finer you manage your sleep, the more lethargic you feel
B. the more fish you eat, the better it is for the brain
C. the less you eat carbohydrate-rich foods, the less you will feel drowsy
D. the less meat you eat, the more you will feel drowsy
E. the less you consume protein and carbohydrates, the better it is for the body

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

Topic: Paraphrasing Detailed Information

Subtopic: Understanding Specific Information
15. What can be inferred from paragraph 3 in the passage?
A. The coffee export has decreased in several years
B. Total production deducted from 419,220 tonnes to 763,800 tonnes
C. Indonesian coffee exports increased from 2000/2001 to 2012/2013
 D. Indonesia is in a good site to take advantage of fast-rising demand in ASEAN
E. The US, Japan and Western Europe are the destination for Indonesian coffee

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?
A. To explain how bumblebees react to the light.
B. To motivate the readers to preserve bumblebees in the wild.
C. To reveal how important bumblebees are to human survival.
D. To inform a study on the ability of bumblebees in the absence of light.
E. To report the procedure of a study on bumblebees conducted by Dr Cwyn Solvi. 
 
Topic : Pengetahuan Umum
Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information
17. The word “barred” in paragraph two can be best replaced by….
A. blocked
B. distracted
C. permitted
D. provided
E. unsealed
 
Topic : Pengetahuan Umum
Subtopic : Extracting Core Information
18. In which paragraph is it mentioned about the benefits of the research for humans?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
 
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…
A. confirm that humans and insects are quite similar.
B. emphasize the need for a research on certain insects.
C. prove that bumblebees can see in the dark as well as humans.
D. exemplify the kinds of insects which are able to sense objects in the dark.
E. pinpoint that humans are not the only one who possess the ability mentioned.
 
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?
A. The life and struggle of Thomas Matulessy.
B. Pattimura as the leader of the Maluku people.
 C. Indonesian National Revolution led by Pattimura.
D. Controversy over the capture of Thomas Matulessy.
E. The causal effect of Indonesian War of Independence.
 
Topic : Pengetahuan Umum
Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information
21. It can be predicted from the passage that ...
A. Indonesia was backed up by the British army during the war.
B. the war of Maluku is considered as the heaviest independence war.
C. had Pattimura not been betrayed, the Dutch would have lost the war.
D. the Dutch would have sold Indonesian women and children to other countries.
E. King of Booi would have been the leader of the Maluku people after he cooperated with
the Dutch.
 
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….
A. Pattimura was captured on 11 November 1817 for King of Booi, Pati Akoon, and
Tuanakotta disagreed with him.
B. On 11 November 1817, King of Booi cooperated with the Dutch to execute Pattimura and
the other combatants.
C. Booi’s king, Pati Akoon, and Tuanakotta arrested Pattimura on 11 November 1817
because he betrayed the Dutch.
D. The Dutch, with the help of King of Booi and his colleagues, managed to find Pattimura
on 11 November 1817.
E. King of booi together with Pati Akoon and Tuanakotta sold Pattimura out and made him
captured on 11 November 1817.
 
Topic : Pengetahuan Umum
Subtopic : Understanding Specific Information
23. Which statement is inappropriate with the information provided in the passage?
A. A sculpture was erected to salute Pattimura.
B. A life sentence handed down to Pattimura for his action against the Dutch.
C. As well as King of Booi, Tuanakotta objected to Pattimura’s standpoint.
D. Pattimura no longer served the Kingdom of Great Britain when he ambushed Fort
Duurstede.
E. Fort Nieuw Victoria witnessed the execution of Pattimura, Anthony Reebok, Philip
Latumahina, and Said Perintah.
 
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Topik: Reading Comprehension
Subtopik: Purpose of the passage
Questions 24-25  refer to the following passage.
 United States citizens have always had a problem relating to the colonial period of their
history. They have often thought that earlier period to be less relevant, less historically
significant, than the later national period of their history. For many, the colonial era lacks
seriousness; it seems trivial and antique and shrouded in nostalgia. For much of United States
history, popular opinion has considered the century and a half of the colonial period to be simply
a quaint prolog to the main story that followed the American Revolution.

In part this is because the colonial period has become a natural source of folklore and
mythmaking. Since the United States, unlike older Western nations, lacks a misty past in which
the historical record is remote and obscure, people have tended to transform authentic historical
figures and events of the colonial past into mythical characters and legends. Unlike England we
have no King Canute, no King Arthur, no Robin Hood to spin tales and legends about. Instead,
we have transformed John Smith and Pocahontas, the Pilgrim Fathers, and Squanto (historical
figures about whom we know a great deal) into fanciful and fabulous characters.

But such has not always been the case. In the decades following the Revolution, the
colonial period was an integral and important part of history

24. The primary purpose of this passage is to ….

A. argue that colonial history had no influence on later periods in United States history.
B. demonstrate that the colonial history of the United States is a mixture of legends and
myths.
C. present a rationale for teaching future generations of people in the United States about
colonial history.
D. explain why many people in the United States perceive colonial history in a particular
way.
E. suggest that a general ignorance of colonial history has caused people to repeat the
mistakes of that era.

25. The author implies that which of the following is the most direct result of transforming
colonial history into sentimental stories?

A. It gives a much-needed nostalgic tone to an era otherwise lacking in emotion.

B. It makes knowledge of colonial history more accessible to people of all ages.
C. It fills in gaps where no actual historical data are available.
D. It denigrates the work of those who study colonial history.
E. It detracts from the historical significance of the colonial era.
Question 26 refers to the following passage.

One might think that hikers, seeking beauty and solitude in the wilderness, prefer to camp at
previously untouched sites. However, researchers have discovered that small amounts of impact
are often considered more acceptable than no impact at all. In one study, small fire rings were
rated more acceptable than no fire rings. This may be because hikers, respecting that beauty, try
to do as little damage as possible, and so would rather reuse an existing site than establish a new
one. Or, perhaps tired hikers appreciate that existing “impacts” make it easier and quicker to set
up cooking and sleeping areas.

26. The author discusses fire rings primarily to …

A. explain why hikers prefer slightly used, rather than untouched, sites for camping
B. show that hikers are concerned about inadvertently starting forest fires
C. present one criterion by which hikers judge the quality of a campsite
D. point out that previously used campsites often have more than one fire ring
E. indicate that small fire rings are more often found at campsites than are large fire rings

Question 27 refers to the following passage.

American archeologist Harriet Boyd Hawes excavated the ancient Greek town of Gournia at
around the same time the palatial site of Phaistos was excavated, in the early 1900s. She is
credited not only for her attention to a “common” rather than a palatial site, but also for her
attention to artifacts that shed light on the day-to-day culture of the Minoans rather than just on
their gold and lavish architecture.

27. Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passage?

A. Gournia is more representative of Minoan society than Phaistos.

B. Gold and lavish architecture help to shed light on day-to-day Minoan culture.
C. The work of Harriet Boyd Hawes contributes to our knowledge of standard Minoan
living. 
D. Most archeologists would rather excavate a palatial site than a common site.
E. Harriet Boyd Hawes is an archeologist who specializes in Minoan culture.

Question 28 refers to the following passage.

 After writing her first novel, The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston realized that the
American reading public was generally ignorant about Chinese Americans, so she deliberately
put history lessons into her second novel, China Men—even listing historical facts, such as items
of anti-Chinese legislation. Kingston contends that she felt compelled to do this, even at the risk
of spoiling the dramatic moments in the narration, because sacrificing historical background for
the sake of story in The Woman Warrior had not worked.

The “reviews of my first book made it clear that people did not know the history—or they
thought I did not know it,” she says. “While I was writing China Men, I could not take that
tension any more. So all of a sudden, right in the middle of the story, plunk—there is an eight-
page section of pure history. There are no characters in it. It really affects the shape of the book
and might look quite clumsy.”

The challenge that Kingston and other Asian American writers face is how to preserve the
artistic integrity of their writing and be understood at the same time by readers whose ignorance
of the cultural and historical background might necessitate explanations that interfere with the
art.

28. The passage suggests that Kingston thought her approach to writing China Men might …

A. distort historical facts

B. make the novel seem awkward
C. make the novel too long
D. make the novel seem outdated
E. appear pretentious

Question 29 refers to the following passage.

In almost every developing country, the lack of adequate supplies of cheap, convenient
and reliable. Fuel is a major problem. Rural commodities depend largely on kerosene, wood, and
dung for their cooking and lighting needs, but kerosene is now priced out of reach of many
people, and wood, except in heavily forested areas, is in short supply. The search for firewood
occupies a large part of the working day and has resulted in widespread deforestation.

Dung is in constant supply wherever there are farm animals and when dried, it is
convenient to store and use. But burning dung destroys its value as fertilizer, thus depriving the
soil of a much-needed source of humus and nitrogen. Rural areas of developing countries are
also plagued by a lack of adequate sanitation, improper waste disposal spreads disease,
contaminates water sources, and provides feeding grounds for disease-carrying insects.

The problem of improving environmental hygiene, conserving sources, and finding

alternative sources of fuel may be unrelated. Their solution, however, is not, as many countries
experimenting with biogas technology are discovering. Biogas, a mixture of methane and carbon
dioxide, is produced by anaerobic fermentation is a natural one. Occurring whenever living
matter decomposes. By keeping the matter and the process in a digester or biogas plan, the
combustible gas can be trapped and used as fuel for household lighting and cooking. The
digested slurry that remains can be used on the land as a soil conditioner and fertilizer.

29. What is the text mainly about?

A.Socio-economic problems in developing countries
B.The process of producing biogas
C.The effect of burning dung on the soil
D.Biogas as a solution so many problems
E.The advantages of using dung as fuel

30. What are the two problems mentioned in the text?

A.Pollution and the high price of fuel
B.Widespread deforestation and the use of dung
C.The lack of adequate fuel and hygienic conditions
D.The lack of humus and nitrogen in the soil
E.Contaminated water sources and rural areas