‭XII SMA | UTBK | Specific Information 4 | Subtopik: Fact vs.

Opinion | Pertemuan 01‬

‭Quiz - 1‬
‭1.‬ ‭Which of the following defines facts?‬
‭A.‬ ‭Facts are true in all cases and for all people.‬
‭B.‬ ‭Facts are usually in the form of predictions.‬
‭C.‬ ‭Facts express beliefs that most can agree with.‬
‭D.‬ ‭Facts usually need evidence to prove the claim.‬
‭E.‬ ‭Facts tell the judgment people have on something.‬

‭2.‬ ‭Which of the following defines opinions?‬

‭A.‬ ‭Opinions cannot be masked as facts using technical language.‬
‭B.‬ ‭Opinions usually invite differing points of view from others.‬
‭C.‬ ‭Opinions are backed by evidence and proven true.‬
‭D.‬ ‭Opinions are universal, verifiable, and not debatable.‬
‭E.‬ ‭Opinions are objective statements and can be tested.‬

‭3.‬ P
‭ ay attention to the dialogue.‬
‭Layla‬ ‭: I learned that vitamins are crucial to maintain health. Let’s buy some vitamin‬
‭supplements.‬
‭Rini‬ ‭: Why don’t you start with fruits? Oranges, for example, contain vitamin C.‬
‭Layla‬ ‭: That’s a good idea.‬
‭Which of the sentences are a fact?‬
‭A.‬ ‭I learned that vitamins are crucial to maintain health.‬
‭B.‬ ‭Let’s buy some vitamin supplements.‬
‭C.‬ ‭Why don’t you start with fruits?‬
‭D.‬ ‭Oranges, for example, contain vitamin C.‬
‭E.‬ ‭That’s a good idea.‬

‭4.‬ ‭Pay attention to the dialogue.‬

‭Wedding Suit and Dress #1‬ ‭Wedding Suit and Dress #2‬
‭ andi‬
R :‭ Did you try the dresses?‬
‭Winda‬ ‭: Yes. The second dress is shorter than the other dress. The lower part of the second‬
‭dress is not as wide as the other. How about the suit?‬
‭Randi‬ ‭: The first suit is darker than the second suit. The first suit is black, and the second is‬
‭brown. Both suits use a bow tie.‬
‭Winda‬ ‭: Suits look better with neckties.‬
‭Which of the sentences are an opinion?‬
‭A.‬ ‭The second dress is shorter than the other dress.‬
‭B.‬ ‭The lower part of the second dress is not as wide as the other.‬
‭C.‬ ‭The first suit is black, and the second is brown.‬
‭D.‬ ‭Both suits use a bow tie.‬
‭E.‬ ‭Suits look better with neckties.‬
‭5.‬ P
‭ ay attention to the dialogue.‬
‭Raja‬ ‭:‬‭Rainy season occurs from September to February. It is already October now, why‬
‭hasn’t it rained yet?‬
‭Kinan‬ ‭:‬‭It is most likely because of climate change‬‭. It also happens in other countries. For‬
‭example, in India, this year’s arrival was late by a week according to news reports.‬
‭The underlined sentence is an opinion because ____‬
‭A.‬ ‭It has a value or judgment word.‬ ‭D. It is an objective statement.‬
‭B.‬ ‭It is still a prediction.‬ ‭E. It is true in all cases and for all people.‬
‭C.‬ ‭It is a suggestion.‬

‭Quiz - 2‬
‭1.‬ ‭Which of the following is a fact?‬
‭A.‬ ‭Zookeepers‬‭at‬‭Thiory‬‭Zoo‬‭found‬‭their‬‭four-year-old‬‭rhinoceros,‬‭Vince,‬‭dead‬‭from‬‭a‬‭gunshot‬
‭to the head.‬
‭B.‬ ‭It‬ ‭is‬ ‭speculated‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭poachers‬ ‭are‬ ‭“professionals”‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭horn‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭smuggled‬ ‭to‬
‭Asia.‬
‭C.‬ ‭If current rhino death rates continue, it may become extinct in the wild by 2023.‬
‭D.‬ ‭The black rhino population is estimated to be just over 5,000 individuals‬
‭E.‬ ‭Anti-poaching technology is getting smarter and wardens are being militarised.‬

‭2.‬ ‭Which of the following is an opinion?‬

‭A.‬ ‭African Parks manages an area of 20 million hectares spread across 22 national parks and‬
‭protected areas over 12 countries.‬
‭B.‬ ‭The Platinum Rhino collection was put up for online auction in April 2023.‬
‭C.‬ ‭Conservation charity African Parks recently bought the largest and the most sophisticated‬
‭private collection of rhino in the world.‬
‭D.‬ ‭The total Platinum Rhino ranch population is currently 2,000 rhino, amounting to roughly‬
‭15% of the global white rhino population.‬
‭E.‬ ‭The two smallest and most endangered species of rhino are the Sumatran rhino and the‬
‭Javan rhino.‬

‭3.‬ ‭Which of the following is a fact?‬

‭A.‬ ‭The illegal wildlife trafficking industry is estimated to be worth US$23 billion.‬
‭B.‬ ‭There‬ ‭is‬‭a‬‭need‬‭to‬‭reverse‬‭the‬‭perception‬‭that‬‭ownership‬‭of‬‭rhino‬‭horn‬‭is‬‭a‬‭positive‬‭status‬
‭symbol.‬
‭C.‬ ‭All too often the benefits of conservation do not go to local indigenous communities.‬
‭D.‬ ‭South Africa now allows legal domestic trading of rhino horn.‬
‭E.‬ ‭It is easy to see why South African game farms would support a legal trade.‬

‭4.‬ ‭Which of the following is an opinion?‬

‭A.‬ ‭This‬‭monastery‬‭had‬‭been‬‭founded‬‭in‬‭the‬‭previous‬‭century‬‭by‬‭the‬‭hermit‬‭and‬‭spiritual‬‭leader‬
‭Sergius.‬
‭B.‬ ‭In‬ ‭1408,‬ ‭with‬ ‭his‬ ‭fellow‬ ‭monk‬ ‭Daniil,‬ ‭Rublev‬ ‭worked‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭great‬ ‭Cathedral‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬
‭Dormition.‬
‭C.‬ ‭Andrey‬ ‭Rublev,‬ ‭a‬ ‭Russian‬ ‭artist,‬ ‭was‬ ‭highly‬ ‭regarded‬ ‭in‬ ‭his‬ ‭lifetime‬ ‭and‬ ‭for‬ ‭at‬ ‭least‬ ‭a‬
‭century thereafter.‬
‭D.‬ ‭A gravestone recording Rublev’s death on January 29, 1430 was found in the 18th century.‬
‭E.‬ ‭Rublev’s‬‭final‬‭project,‬‭small‬‭decorative‬‭window-splays‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Andronikov‬‭Monastery‬‭is‬‭still‬
‭intact.‬
‭5.‬ ‭Which of the following is a fact?‬
‭A.‬ ‭Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people.‬
‭B.‬ ‭The‬‭researchers‬‭were‬‭interested‬‭in‬‭knowing‬‭which‬‭types‬‭of‬‭cancer‬‭had‬‭the‬‭highest‬‭burden‬
‭in under-50s.‬
‭C.‬ ‭It is clear from the latest study that cancer is becoming more common in those under 50.‬
‭D.‬ ‭Some people affected by early-onset cancers may live healthy lifestyles.‬
‭E.‬ ‭It will be crucial now to ensure there’s greater awareness of early-onset cancers.‬

‭Quiz - 3‬
‭1.‬ ‭T his passage is for the following question.‬

‭(1)‬‭Based‬‭on‬‭the‬‭study,‬‭while‬‭English‬‭is‬‭the‬‭most‬‭studied‬‭foreign‬‭language‬‭in‬‭Europe‬‭overall,‬
‭this‬ ‭varies‬ ‭somewhat‬ ‭across‬ ‭countries.‬ ‭(2)‬ ‭For‬ ‭example,‬ ‭100%‬ ‭of‬ ‭students‬ ‭in‬ ‭primary‬ ‭and‬
‭secondary‬ ‭school‬‭in‬‭Malta,‬‭Liechtenstein,‬‭Northern‬‭Macedonia‬‭and‬‭Austria‬‭studied‬‭English‬‭in‬
‭the‬ ‭classroom‬ ‭as‬ ‭of‬ ‭2017.‬ ‭(3)‬ ‭In‬ ‭25‬ ‭out‬ ‭of‬ ‭29‬ ‭nations‬ ‭where‬ ‭data‬ ‭is‬ ‭available,‬ ‭about‬
‭three-quarters or more of all students studied English.‬
‭(4)‬‭It‬‭is‬‭important‬‭to‬‭remember‬‭that‬‭this‬‭data‬‭represents‬‭a‬‭snapshot‬‭of‬‭language‬‭learning‬‭in‬
‭one‬ ‭year–2017–rather‬ ‭than‬ ‭a‬ ‭student’s‬ ‭language‬ ‭exposure‬ ‭over‬ ‭the‬ ‭full‬ ‭course‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬
‭academic‬ ‭career.‬ ‭(5)‬ ‭For‬ ‭instance,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Netherlands‬ ‭ranks‬ ‭toward‬ ‭the‬ ‭bottom‬ ‭in‬ ‭terms‬ ‭of‬ ‭all‬
‭students‬‭learning‬‭English‬‭in‬‭2017.‬‭(6)‬‭However,‬‭this‬‭is‬‭driven‬‭in‬‭part‬‭by‬‭lower‬‭proportions‬‭of‬
‭Dutch‬‭primary‬‭students‬‭enrolled‬‭in‬‭language‬‭classes.‬‭(7)‬‭While‬‭only‬‭about‬‭four-in-ten‬‭primary‬
‭students‬‭are‬‭enrolled‬‭in‬‭a‬‭language‬‭course,‬‭nearly‬‭all‬‭of‬‭those‬‭students‬‭in‬‭a‬‭language‬‭class‬‭are‬
‭already‬ ‭learning‬ ‭English‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬‭classroom.‬‭(8)‬‭Foreign‬‭language‬‭classes‬‭are‬‭not‬‭mandated‬‭in‬
‭the Netherlands for students until age 10.‬

‭Which of the sentences is an opinion?‬

‭A.‬ ‭(3)‬ ‭D. (6)‬
‭B.‬ ‭(4)‬ ‭E. (7)‬
‭C.‬ ‭(5)‬

‭2.‬ ‭T his passage is for the following question.‬

‭(1)‬ ‭Where‬ ‭the‬ ‭eyes‬‭are‬‭placed‬‭decides‬‭how‬‭a‬‭bird‬‭views‬‭its‬‭surroundings‬‭using‬‭different‬

‭types‬ ‭of‬ ‭vision.‬ ‭(2)‬ ‭Binocular‬ ‭vision‬ ‭means‬ ‭both‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭focus‬‭on‬‭the‬‭same‬‭object‬‭at‬‭the‬‭same‬
‭time,‬‭and‬‭eye‬‭movement‬‭is‬‭coordinated.‬‭(3)‬‭Monocular‬‭vision‬‭means‬‭each‬‭eye‬‭is‬‭focused‬‭on‬‭a‬
‭different‬ ‭object‬ ‭at‬ ‭any‬ ‭particular‬ ‭moment,‬ ‭and‬ ‭this‬ ‭is‬ ‭normal‬ ‭for‬ ‭parrots‬ ‭and‬ ‭pigeons.‬ ‭(4)‬
‭Having different kinds of vision helps different kinds of birds survive in the wild.‬
‭(5)‬‭For‬‭parrots‬‭and‬‭pigeons,‬‭having‬‭eyes‬‭on‬‭the‬‭sides‬‭of‬‭their‬‭heads‬‭is‬‭a‬‭huge‬‭advantage.‬‭(6)‬
‭Having‬ ‭a‬ ‭wider‬ ‭field‬ ‭of‬ ‭vision‬‭with‬‭only‬‭a‬‭small‬‭blind‬‭spot‬‭behind‬‭them‬‭lets‬‭these‬‭birds‬‭see‬
‭where‬ ‭they‬ ‭are‬ ‭going,‬ ‭while‬ ‭also‬‭keeping‬‭an‬‭eye‬‭out‬‭for‬‭predators‬‭which‬‭might‬‭be‬‭trying‬‭to‬
‭sneak‬ ‭up‬ ‭on‬ ‭them.‬ ‭(7)‬ ‭For‬ ‭predatory‬ ‭raptors‬‭such‬‭as‬‭barn‬‭owls,‬‭having‬‭forward-facing‬‭eyes‬
‭helps‬ ‭them‬ ‭to‬ ‭see‬ ‭depth‬ ‭and‬ ‭distance‬ ‭much‬ ‭more‬ ‭clearly,‬ ‭since‬‭both‬‭eyes‬‭can‬‭focus‬‭on‬‭the‬
‭same‬‭object‬‭at‬‭the‬‭same‬‭time.‬‭(8)‬‭This‬‭is‬‭perfect‬‭for‬‭spotting‬‭and‬‭catching‬‭small‬‭prey‬‭such‬‭as‬
‭field mice.‬

‭Which of the sentences are opinions?‬

‭A.‬ ‭(1) and (4)‬ ‭D. (4) and (8)‬
‭B.‬ ‭(3) and (5)‬ ‭E. (5) and (8)‬
‭C.‬ ‭(4) and (7)‬
‭3.‬ ‭T his passage is for the following question.‬

‭(1)‬ ‭Having‬ ‭discussions‬ ‭about‬ ‭books‬ ‭is‬ ‭another‬ ‭way‬ ‭to‬ ‭spark‬ ‭children’s‬ ‭interest‬ ‭in‬
‭reading‬ ‭and‬ ‭in‬ ‭books.‬ ‭(2)‬ ‭However,‬ ‭these‬ ‭should‬ ‭centre‬ ‭on‬ ‭books‬ ‭that‬ ‭might‬‭appeal‬‭to‬‭the‬
‭child rather than on the books you as an adult find engaging.‬
‭(3)‬ ‭Many‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭children‬ ‭in‬‭my‬‭study‬‭said‬‭that‬‭book‬‭discussions‬‭with‬‭parents,‬‭friends,‬
‭and‬ ‭staff‬ ‭members‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭book‬ ‭club‬ ‭had‬ ‭led‬ ‭them‬ ‭to‬ ‭read‬‭certain‬‭books.‬‭(4)‬‭Some‬‭of‬‭them‬
‭reported that they enjoyed reading the books recommended by one staff member or the other.‬
‭(5)‬ ‭Children‬ ‭who‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬ ‭interested‬ ‭in‬ ‭reading‬ ‭will‬ ‭have‬‭subjects‬‭and‬‭topics‬‭that‬
‭they‬‭are‬‭excited‬‭about,‬‭such‬‭as‬‭sports,‬‭movies‬‭or‬‭animals.‬‭(6)‬‭Discussing‬‭books‬‭on‬‭a‬‭topic‬‭or‬
‭subject‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭child‬ ‭finds‬ ‭exciting‬ ‭will‬ ‭likely‬ ‭whet‬ ‭their‬ ‭appetite‬ ‭for‬ ‭that‬ ‭book.‬ ‭(7)‬ ‭When‬
‭children‬‭find‬‭reading‬‭fun‬‭and‬‭enjoyable,‬‭they‬‭are‬‭likely‬‭to‬‭repeatedly‬‭spend‬‭time‬‭with‬‭books,‬
‭become engaged readers, and gain the benefits of leisure reading.‬

‭The opinions in the passage are shown in sentences ….‬

‭A.‬ ‭(1) to (4)‬ ‭D. (3) to (5)‬
‭B.‬ ‭(2) to (5)‬ ‭E, (4) to (6)‬
‭C.‬ ‭(5) to (7)‬

‭4.‬ ‭T his passage is for the following question.‬

‭(1)‬ ‭Oil‬ ‭palm‬ ‭trees‬ ‭yield‬‭five‬‭to‬‭ten‬‭times‬‭more‬‭than‬‭all‬‭other‬‭vegetable‬‭oil‬‭crops,‬‭which‬

‭grow‬‭in‬‭temperate-zone‬‭countries,‬‭thereby‬‭making‬‭it‬‭easier‬‭and‬‭cheaper‬‭to‬‭manage‬‭and‬‭enable‬
‭more‬ ‭efficient‬ ‭use‬ ‭of‬ ‭land.‬ ‭(2)‬ ‭Yet‬ ‭more‬ ‭wonderful,‬‭its‬‭fruits‬‭are‬‭processed‬‭for‬‭ingredients‬‭in‬
‭thousands‬ ‭of‬‭food,‬‭cosmetics,‬‭and‬‭other‬‭consumer‬‭products‬‭and‬‭have‬‭even‬‭been‬‭increasingly‬
‭used‬ ‭for‬ ‭biofuel.‬ ‭(3)‬ ‭The‬ ‭effluent‬ ‭of‬ ‭palm‬ ‭oil‬ ‭refineries‬ ‭also‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬ ‭generate‬
‭electricity in rural areas.‬
‭(4)‬‭However,‬‭massive‬‭campaigns‬‭by‬‭environmentalists‬‭in‬‭Europe‬‭and‬‭the‬‭United‬‭States‬
‭since‬ ‭the‬ ‭early‬ ‭2000s‬ ‭have‬ ‭succeeded‬ ‭in‬ ‭influencing‬ ‭a‬ ‭big‬ ‭segment‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭public‬‭opinion‬‭to‬
‭associate‬ ‭palm‬‭oil‬‭development‬‭with‬‭deforestation‬‭and‬‭forest‬‭fires,‬‭which‬‭cause‬‭huge‬‭carbon‬
‭emissions.‬‭(5)‬‭In‬‭March,‬‭the‬‭European‬‭Union‬‭restricted‬‭the‬‭volume‬‭of‬‭biofuels‬‭made‬‭of‬‭palm‬‭oil‬
‭that‬‭may‬‭be‬‭counted‬‭toward‬‭the‬‭bloc’s‬‭renewable-energy‬‭goals.‬‭(6)‬‭By‬‭2030,‬‭the‬‭EU‬‭aims‬‭to‬
‭stop‬‭all‬‭imports‬‭of‬‭palm‬‭oil.‬‭(7)‬‭Then,‬‭on‬‭Aug.‬‭14,‬‭the‬‭EU‬‭reintroduced‬‭tariffs,‬‭ranging‬‭from‬‭8‬‭to‬
‭18‬‭percent,‬‭on‬‭palm‬‭oil‬‭imports.‬‭(8)‬‭The‬‭tariff‬‭and‬‭nontariff‬‭barriers‬‭certainly‬‭hurt‬‭Indonesia‬‭as‬
‭the world’s largest palm oil producer with a total output of more than 40 million tons last year.‬

‭Which of the sentences are facts?‬

‭A.‬ ‭(1), (3), and (4)‬ ‭D. (4), (5), and (6)‬
‭B.‬ ‭(2), (4), and (5)‬ ‭E. (2), (6), and (8)‬
‭C.‬ ‭(3), (5), and (7)‬

‭5.‬ ‭T his passage is for the following question.‬

‭Delivering‬‭medicine‬‭to‬‭the‬‭world’s‬‭poorest‬‭people‬‭is‬‭a‬‭challenge.‬‭Hot,‬‭poor‬‭places‬‭such‬‭as‬
‭Tanzania‬ ‭have‬ ‭many‬‭microbes‬‭but‬‭microscopic‬‭health‬‭budgets.‬‭Dangerous‬‭myths‬‭deter‬‭many‬
‭sick‬‭rural‬‭folk‬‭from‬‭seeking‬‭medical‬‭help.‬‭Even‬‭if‬‭they‬‭do‬‭seek‬‭help,‬‭it‬‭is‬‭often‬‭unavailable,‬‭for‬
‭they‬‭do‬‭not‬‭have‬‭the‬‭money‬‭to‬‭pay‬‭for‬‭it,‬‭and‬‭their‬‭government‬‭rarely‬‭has‬‭the‬‭money‬‭to‬‭give‬‭it‬
‭to‬‭them‬‭for‬‭free.‬‭Because‬‭they‬‭cannot‬‭afford‬‭adequate‬‭health‬‭care,‬‭poor‬‭people‬‭are‬‭sick‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭of‬
‭the‬‭time.‬‭And‬‭because‬‭they‬‭are‬‭sick‬‭a‬‭lot‬‭of‬‭the‬‭time,‬‭they‬‭find‬‭it‬‭hard‬‭to‬‭put‬‭in‬‭the‬‭long‬‭hours‬
‭of productive labour that might make them less poor.‬
 ‭All‬ ‭hope‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭lost,‬ ‭however.‬ ‭A‬‭recent‬‭experiment‬‭in‬‭Tanzania‬‭has‬‭shown‬‭that‬‭a‬‭small‬
‭health‬‭budget‬‭can‬‭go‬‭a‬‭long‬‭way,‬‭provided‬‭that‬‭the‬‭money‬‭is‬‭spent‬‭with‬‭care.‬‭With‬‭the‬‭help‬‭of‬
‭a‬‭Canadian‬‭charity,‬‭the‬‭Tanzanian‬‭health‬‭ministry‬‭set‬‭up‬‭a‬‭health‬‭project‬‭in‬‭two‬‭rural‬‭districts,‬
‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭combined‬ ‭population‬ ‭of‬ ‭about‬ ‭700,000.‬ ‭Five‬ ‭years‬ ‭ago,‬ ‭annual‬ ‭health‬ ‭spending‬ ‭in‬
‭Tanzania‬ ‭was‬ ‭about‬ ‭8‬‭a‬‭head.‬‭This‬‭figure‬‭included‬‭an‬‭estimate‬‭for‬‭the‬‭annual‬‭cost‬‭of‬‭trained‬
‭staff.‬‭The‬‭charity‬‭added‬‭2‬‭a‬‭head‬‭to‬‭the‬‭pot,‬‭on‬‭condition‬‭that‬‭it‬‭was‬‭spent‬‭rationally.‬‭By‬‭this,‬
‭the‬ ‭donors‬ ‭meant‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭money‬ ‭spent‬ ‭on‬ ‭fighting‬ ‭a‬ ‭particular‬ ‭disease‬ ‭should‬
‭reflect the burden that disease imposed on the local population.‬

‭Which of the following is true about the text?‬

‭A.‬ ‭The first paragraph expresses opinions with evidence.‬
‭B.‬ ‭The first paragraph is made up of debatable statements.‬
‭C.‬ ‭The second paragraph consists of only factual information.‬
‭D.‬ ‭The second paragraph has only a few objective statements.‬
‭E.‬ ‭Both paragraphs provide more facts than opinions.‬