Pembahasan Tryout 13

Text 1

Indian cuisine has become popular worldwide. There is that influence Indian
cuisine has when it comes to the culture, food in particular, of every country
in the same way that some cultures also have their hand on why this cuisine
is popular to many countries worldwide.

While people think that Indian recipes are difficult to produce, it could be
noted that it is a simple cuisine that anybody can try cooking by simply
referring to cookbooks or TV shows. Its simplicity is enhanced even better
by the nutritional value one can get from the cuisine maintained by the
spices and masalas mixed to enhance the food’s taste. The side dishes of
India, salads and pickles, to name a few, make it stand out even more.

Indian cuisine has been derived from the country's different local traditions
and cultures. These have given influences to the cuisine as a whole. South
and East India is known for using rice as its staple food, whilst North India
is noted for wheat as its staple. The diversity of these dishes is also
influenced by the major crops that grow in its region. Since each region has
its own set of Indian cuisine to offer, India's menus have become even
more diversified. Vegetarian, seafood, fish, and meat recipes are now on
its list of food offerings, thus giving people from all over the globe a wide
array of choices when ordering Indian cuisine.

The festivals of India are influenced by their food, too. During January,
when Makar Sankranti is celebrated, sweets made of Til and jiggery, as well
as pearl millet bread known as Bajra rotis, are served. These foods are
beneficial in maintaining body temperature during these cold months. Apart
from this, there are also other festivals known in the whole of India, some
of them have even become popular all over the world. The popularity of
these festivals made Indian cuisine so popular around the globe these days.

It is with no doubt that Indian cuisine has built an influence to many nations
all over the globe as evidenced by the popularity of this food. This is the
reason behind why more and more restaurants have already thought of
concentrating on providing such dishes to the public.
1. Which statement is not mentioned about Indian cuisine?
a. It is popular around the globe.
b. Indian recipes are so difficult to produce.
c. They influence the festivals of India.
d. Indian cuisine has been derived from the different local
traditions and cultures.
e. These foods are beneficial in maintaining body temperature
during these cold months.

2. The ingredients that make the Indian cuisines taste good are ....
a. the spices and masalas
b. salads and pickles
c. its staple food
d. Til and jiggery
e. Bajra rotis

3. What is the author’s purpose in this passage?

a. To suggest the readers to try Indian cuisine.
b. To describe the kinds of Indian cuisines.
c. To inform the readers about the Indian cuisines.
d. To tell how to cook Indian cuisines.
e. To illustrate how Indian cuisine look like.

4. The sentence “Indian cuisine has been derived from the different local
traditions and cultures in the country.” can be restated into ....
a. Indian cuisines are served during local traditions and cultures
in India.
b. Different traditions and cultures needs Indian cuisine.
c. To celebrate the Indian festivals with Indian cuisines depends
on the local traditions and cultures.
d. Local traditions and Indian cultures that vary influence kinds of
Indian cuisines.
e. Indian cuisines are the most important things in Indian local
traditions and cultures.
Text 2

Seventeen-year-old Robin West is an anomaly among her peers, she

doesn’t have a smartphone. Instead of scrolling through apps like TikTok
and Instagram all day, she uses a so-called “dumbphone”. These are basic
phones, or feature phones, with very limited functionality compared to say
an iPhone. You can typically only make and receive calls and SMS text
messages. And, if you are lucky, you can listen to the radio and take very
basic photos, but not connect to the internet or apps. These devices are
similar to some of the first phones that people bought back in the late
1990s.

Ms West’s decision to ditch her former smartphone two years ago was a
spur-of-the-moment thing. While looking for a replacement phone in a
second-hand shop, she was lured by the low price of a “brick phone”. Her
current phones, from French firm MobiWire, cost her just £8. And because
it has no smartphone functionality, she doesn’t have an expensive monthly
data bill to worry about. She didn’t notice until she bought a brick phone
how much a smartphone was taking over her life. She had a lot of social
media apps on it, and she didn’t get as much work done as she was always
on the phone.

Dumbphones are continuing to enjoy a revival. Google searches for them

jumped by 89% between 2018 and 2021, according to a report by software
firm SEMrush. Fashion, nostalgia, and their appearing in TikTok videos have
a part to play in the dumbphone revival. While it’s true that dumbphones
can’t compete with the latest premium Apple and Samsung models when it
comes to performance or functionality, they can outshine them in equally
important areas such as battery life and durability.

Five years ago, Przemek Olejniczak, a psychologist, swapped his

smartphone for a Nokia 3310, initially because of the longer-lasting battery.
However, he soon realised that there were other benefits. Przemek
Olejniczak admits that he now has to plan more when he goes travelling.
Before he would always be stuck to the phone, checking anything and
everything, browsing Facebook or the news, or other facts he didn’t need
to know. Now he has more time for his family and himself. A huge benefit
is that he isn’t addicted to liking, sharing, commenting, or describing his
life to other people. Now he has more privacy.
5. According to Ms West and Olejniczak, these are the benefits of having
dumbphones, EXCEPT …
a. You can avoid media addiction.
b. You can have a phone with longer battery live.
c. You can share your daily lifes with anyone easily.
d. You can have less time searching for unnecessary information.
e. You can have more quality time with yourself and your family.
Text 3

Television was once the newest technology in our homes, and then came
videos and computers. Today’s children are growing up in a rapidly
changing digital age that is far different from their parents. A variety of
technologies are all around us in our homes, offices, and schools. When
used wisely, technology and media can support learning children’s
relationships both with adults and their peers.

Based on some evidence by research, there has never been a more

important time to apply principles of development and learning when
considering the use of cutting-edge technologies and new media as the so-
called interactive media. Interactive media refers to digital and analog
materials, including software programs, applications (apps), some
children’s television programming, e-books, the Internet, and other forms
of content designed to facilitate active and creative use by young children
and to encourage social engagement with other children and adults.

When the integration of technology and interactive media in early childhood

programs is built upon solid developmental foundations, and early
childhood professionals are aware of both the challenges and the
opportunities, educators are positioned to improve program quality by
intentionally leveraging the potential of technology and media for the
benefit of every child.

This statement provides guidance for early childhood educators about the
use of technology and interactive media in ways that can optimize
opportunities for young children’s development. In this statement, the
definition of technology tools encompasses a broad range of digital devices
such as computers, tablets, multi-touch screens, interactive whiteboards,
mobile devices, cameras, audio recorders, electronic toys, games, e-book
readers, and older analog devices still being used such as tape recorders,
record and cassette players, projectors, and microscopes.

By appropriately and intentionally using the technology of his day—

broadcast television—to connect with each child and with parents and
families, it demonstrated the positive potential of using technology and
media in ways that are grounded in principles of child development.
6. How does the second sentence relate to the first sentence in
paragraph 2?
a. It shows the importance of interactive media to children’s lives.
b. It argues that interactive media include digital materials only.
c. It explains the definition and examples of interactive media.
d. It states that the children and adults nowadays are familiar with
digital technology.
e. It shows that interactive media can support social engagement
among adults.

7. The author would agree on the idea that ….

a. digital media can harm learning and relationships
b. technology provides children with enjoyable experiences
c. technology may bring more good than harm when it is used
wisely
d. technology can influence the relationships between children
and their friends
e. technology minimizes the potential for children’s learning and
engagement with others

8. The author holds the assumption that ….

a. any forms of content designed to facilitate creative children to
learn will challenge them
b. interactive media are any kind of media that include hardware
and artifacts of education
c. the integration of technology and interactive media in childhood
programs leads to improved program quality
d. applying principles of development and learning of children is
secondary in the use of the interactive media
e. technology and media can be used to facilitate learning and
establish better relationships with other children and adults
Text 4

Raccoons are small, nocturnal mammals that are found in North and South
America. They are best known for their characteristic “mask” of black fur
around their eyes, and for their habit of raiding garbage cans. Raccoons are
intelligent animals, and they are very good at problem solving. This makes
them skilled at opening doors and containers that are meant to keep them
... (11). Raccoons are also excellent climbers, and they are very agile. They
can climb trees and houses with ease, and they are often seen on top of
roofs. Despite their cute appearance, raccoons can be a nuisance. They can
cause damage to property, and they can spread diseases.

9. Why can raccoons be a nuisance?

a. They can bite humans.
b. They can spread disease.
c. They can climb trees.
d. They are intelligent animal.
e. They are nocturnal mammals.

10. What makes racoons skilled at opening doors?

a. They are excellent climbers.
b. They are very agile.
c. They are intelligent animals.
d. They can cause damage to property.
e. They like to raiding garbage

11. ....
a. In
b. Up
c. Down
d. Back
e. Out
Text 5

Astronomers estimate that the universe could contain up to one septillion

stars – which in numbers is 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Stars
are giant balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small
amounts of other elements. Molecular clouds are cold which causes gas to
clump, creating high-density pockets. Some of these clumps can collide
with each other or collect more matter, strengthening their gravitational
force as their mass grows. Eventually, gravity causes some of these clumps
to collapse. When this happens, friction causes the material to heat up,
which eventually leads to the development of a protostar – a baby star.
Batches of stars that have recently formed from molecular clouds are often
called stellar clusters, and molecular clouds full of stellar clusters are called
stellar nurseries.

At first, most of the protostar’s energy comes from heat released by its
initial collapse. After millions of years, immense pressures and
temperatures in the star’s core squeeze the nuclei of hydrogen atoms
together to form helium, a process called nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion
releases energy, which heats the star and prevents it from further
collapsing under the force of gravity. Astronomers call stars that are stably
undergoing nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium main sequence stars.
This is the longest phase of a star’s life. The star’s luminosity, size, and
temperature will slowly change over millions or billions of years during this
phase.

At the beginning of the end of a star’s life, its core runs out of hydrogen to
convert into helium. The energy produced by fusion creates pressure inside
the star that balances gravity’s tendency to pull matter together, so the
core starts to collapse. But squeezing the core also increases its
temperature and pressure, making the star slowly puff up. However, the
details of the late stages of the star’s death depend strongly on its mass. A
low-mass star’s atmosphere will keep expanding until it becomes a subgiant
or giant star while fusion converts helium into carbon in the core.

By the time silicon fuses into iron, the star runs out of fuel in a matter of
days. The next step would be fusing iron into some heavier element but
doing so requires energy instead of releasing it. The star’s iron core
collapses until forces between the nuclei push the brakes, then it rebounds.
This change creates a shock wave that travels outward through the star.
The result is a huge explosion called a supernova. The core survives as an
incredibly dense remnant, either a neutron star or a black hole. Material
cast into the cosmos by supernovae and other stellar events will enrich
future molecular clouds and become incorporated into the next generation
of stars.

12. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To describe about forming molecular clouds
b. To inform about the end of the star’s life.
c. To estimate the number of the star.
d. To learn about the sun.
e. To give information about the star.

13. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

a. The star’s luminosity, size, and temperature.
b. The process of nuclear fusion in the birth of stars.
c. The process of nuclear fusion in the life of stars.
d. Nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium main sequence stars.
e. Initial collapse of the protostars.

14. Based on the text, we know that ...

a. nuclear fusion absorb energy which heats the star.
b. batches of protostars are called stellar nurseries.
c. stacks of stars form molecular clouds.
d. stars consist mostly of hydrogen.
e. our Milky Way contains more than one septillion stars.

15. From the text, we know that nuclear fusion is...

a. nuclear fusion is helium’s main sequence stars.
b. nuclear fusion absorb energy which heats the star.
c. the process that compresses the nuclei of hydrogen atoms to
form helium.
d. nuclear fusion creates pressure inside the star that balances
gravity tendency.
e. fusion converts carbon into heavier elements like oxygen,
neon, and magnesium.

16. Based on the text, how does the star die?

a. The star’s iron core collapses until forces between the nuclei
push the brakes.
b. Material cast into the cosmos enriches future molecular clouds
and make a new stars.
 c. The star runs out of fuel. It creates a shock wave that travels
outward through the star.
d. The star’s outer layers blow away, creating a cloud of dust and
gas called a planetary nebula.
e. When a star has run out of hydrogen, fusion reactions cause
the star's core to slowly collapse.

17. “Eventually, gravity causes...”

The word “Eventually” has the same meaning as...

a. Afterwards.
b. forth.
c. Further.
d. Lastly.
e. farther.

18. Based on the text, what is a supernova?

a. The shock wave travels outward through the star.
b. A huge explosion from a shock wave travels outward through
the star.
c. Batches of stars that have recently formed from molecular
clouds.
d. The process of forming a molecular cloud full of stellar clusters.
e. Stars that are stably undergoing nuclear fusion of hydrogen.

19. Based on the text, what is protostar?

a. A baby star that forms in molecular cloud
b. Batches of stars that have recently formed from molecular
clouds.
c. Molecular clouds full of stellar clusters.
d. Energy that comes from heat and released by its initial collapse.
e. The core that survives as an incredibly dense remnant as a
black hole.
Text 6

The first room had to be changed because the key didn’t work. The second
room had to be changed because the deadbolt was broken on the door. The
final room we ended up with was terrible! The bathroom ceiling was
crumbling down.

I had to go around to the office yet again because there were no batteries
in the remote. She gave me a remote I had to google the instructions on
to get it to work on the TV. The bed was terrible! A thin mattress was
thrown on a broken-down frame that lifted on one side when you sat on
the other.

The tub was horrible and couldn’t have been cleaned every day because
there was staining and mold that gathered in places. Something that would
not happen with proper daily cleaning. If not for time constraints I would’ve
asked for a refund and left.

20. The tone of the passage is....

a. benevolent
b. exuberant
c. wrathful
d. Disdainful
e. Giddy