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Persiapan MAN IC: Pembahasan 5 Soal Bahasa Inggris yang Sering Muncul
Masuk MAN IC memang jadi impian banyak siswa, tapi proses seleksinya sering bikin deg-degan. Salah satu kunci biar lebih siap menghadapi tes adalah dengan membiasakan diri mengerjakan latihan soal, khususnya Bahasa Inggris yang menuntut pemahaman dan ketelitian. Semakin sering latihan, biasanya kamu bakal makin paham pola soal yang sering keluar.
Di artikel ini, kita akan ngebahas 5 soal Bahasa Inggris yang bisa jadi gambaran tipe soal dalam seleksi MAN IC. Dengan begitu, kamu bisa punya bekal lebih, nggak mudah kaget saat ujian, dan mengerjakan soal dengan lebih tenang.
Pembahasan Soal :
Birds are warm-blooded vertebrate animals with feathered covered bodies. Next to the mammals, birds are the most important group of vertebrates living on land. There are many types of feathers. However, the normal structure of the feathers would be downy, woolly or straw-like. The forelimbs of birds are modified into wings. The bony part of the tail is very short and the visible tail is composed of feathers only. As in mammals, birds' circulation is highly perfected so that there is no mixing of arterial and venous blood, but the arrangement of veins and arteries is different in the two groups. Birds have keen hearing but have no external ears. The sense of sight is also very sharp, but the sense of smell is weak, except in a few vultures and other birds.
The writer's intention in writing the text is ....
(A) compare birds and mammals.(B) confirm the behaviour of birds
(C) depict the characteristics of birds
(D) explain the general classification of birds
Jawaban : (C) depict the characteristics of birds
Pembahasan : karena teks tersebut berfokus pada penggambaran ciri-ciri fisik dan biologis burung secara rinci. Teks menjelaskan bahwa burung memiliki bulu, berdarah panas, serta anggota gerak depan yang berubah menjadi sayap. Selain itu, disebutkan juga ciri anatominya seperti tulang ekor yang sangat pendek, sistem peredaran darah yang sempurna tanpa pencampuran darah arteri dan vena, serta tidak adanya telinga luar. Dari sisi indra, burung memiliki pendengaran dan penglihatan yang sangat tajam, meskipun indra penciumannya tergolong lemah.
As part of warm-blooded vertebrate creatures, birds have feathered covered bodies. Close to mammals, birds are the main gathering of land-living vertebrates. The fact that birds have feathers is most common, albeit, in certain kinds, the typical design of the feathers might be highly adjusted and be fleece, wooly, or straw-like. The forelimbs of birds are changed into wings. The part of the tail bone, besides in the exceptionally earliest fossil birds, is extremely short, and the apparent tail is made out of feathers only. The teeth are missing except in a few fossil structures. As in mammals, the circulation is profoundly consummated with the goal that there is no blending of arterial and venous blood, yet the plan of veins and supply routes is different in the two gatherings. Birds have a sharp hearing but without outside ears. The sense of sight is extremely sharp, yet the sense of smell is powerless, excluding a couple of vultures and different birds.
From the text, we can conclude that both birds and mammals have ....
(A) backbones
(B) keen sight
(C) keen hearing
(D) downy feathers
Jawaban : (B) keen sight
Pembahasan : Dari teks dapat disimpulkan bahwa burung dan mamalia sama-sama memiliki penglihatan yang tajam. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh kalimat “As in mammals…” yang membandingkan burung dengan mamalia, lalu diperkuat dengan pernyataan “The sense of sight is extremely sharp”. Sementara itu, pilihan lain tidak secara jelas disebutkan dimiliki oleh keduanya dalam teks. Pendengaran tajam hanya disebutkan pada burung, bulu halus hanya dimiliki burung, dan tulang belakang tidak dibahas secara eksplisit.
How to make a volcano
To make this experiment, you will need vinegar, water, liquid dish soap, some food coloring and baking soda. Here are the steps to make your own volcano at home.
1. Combine the vinegar, water, dish soap and 2 drops of food coloring into an empty bottle.
2. Use a spoon to mix the baking soda slurry until it is all a liquid.
3. Eruption time! … Pour the baking soda slurry into the soda bottle quickly and step back!
The main ingredient for the experiment is the chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda. They create a gas called carbon dioxide. Have you tried to shake a soda drink before you open it? The gas gets very excited and tries to spread out. There is not enough room in the bottle for the gas to spread out so it leaves through the opening very quickly, causing an eruption!
What causes the eruption?
(A) the vinegar
(B) baking soda
(C) carbon dioxide
(D) dish soap
Jawaban: (C) carbon dioxide
Penjelasan: Letusan (eruption) pada percobaan gunung berapi tersebut terjadi karena adanya gas carbon dioxide yang dihasilkan dari reaksi kimia antara cuka (vinegar) dan baking soda. Gas ini terbentuk dalam jumlah banyak dan tidak memiliki cukup ruang di dalam botol, sehingga terdorong keluar dengan cepat melalui mulut botol dan menyebabkan terjadinya erupsi.
The Invisible Ink
Let's make a secret message from some ingredients that you can find easily in your house. You will need some vinegar as the ink and white paper to write the message on. Use some cotton swab to replace a pen to write the message with. Below are the steps to write your secret messages.
1. Pour the vinegar into your small bowl. Then, dip the cotton swab into the bowl and use it to write your secret message on the white paper.
2. As you write or draw, you’ll see the juice begin to fade as your message seeps into the paper.
3. To read the message, blow a hairdryer on low heat to the paper in the place where the message was. You can also hold the paper near a lit candle. The heat from the hairdryer or the candle will turn the vinegar into brownish visible marks.
Below is some of the step to do the experiment…
(A) Dip the cutton bud into the vinegar until it dries.(B) Write the message only on some white paper.
(C) Let the ink dry by using the hairdryer.
(D) Heat the paper to read the message.
Jawaban: (D) Heat the paper to read the message
Penjelasan: Berdasarkan teks, pesan rahasia dapat dibaca kembali dengan cara memberikan panas pada kertas, baik menggunakan hairdryer dengan suhu rendah maupun dengan mendekatkannya ke api lilin. Panas tersebut akan membuat cuka berubah menjadi tanda kecokelatan yang terlihat, sehingga pesan yang sebelumnya tidak tampak menjadi jelas.
Read the text carefully.
One day, a gardener saw a stranger sitting on the branch of his tree and picking fruits. The man shouted, "What are you doing on my tree? Come down!"
The stranger said, “This belongs to God and I am His servant and have the right to pick these fruits. Don’t interfere with the work of God and his servant."
The gardener told the stranger to come down. As he climbed down the tree, the gardener tied him to the tree and beat. The stranger screamed, "Why are you beating me? You have no right to do this." But then he then spoke, "Don't beat me, sorry for taking the fruits.”
The gardener smiled and said, "Don't use God's name to justify your ill-conceived actions." Then the gardener then let him free.
(Adapted from: ttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cellapps.english.story.books)
Choose the character below that best describes the garden owner?
(A) wise
(B) stupid
(C) smart
(D) arrogant
Jawaban: (A) wise
Penjelasan: Pemilik kebun dapat digambarkan sebagai orang yang bijaksana (wise) karena ia mengajarkan pelajaran moral kepada orang asing tersebut. Ia tidak menerima alasan yang salah dengan membawa-bawa nama Tuhan untuk membenarkan perbuatan mencuri. Setelah menyadarkan kesalahan orang asing itu, pemilik kebun tidak terus menyakitinya, melainkan melepaskannya. Tindakan ini menunjukkan kebijaksanaan dalam menegur dan memberi pelajaran, bukan kesombongan atau kebodohan.
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