SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

In pairs, practice the following dialog.
Answer the questions that follow.

Bagus: What are you reading, Mawar?

Mawar: I am reading news about protest against global warming.

Bagus: Interesting. But, who are the protest addressed to? Global warming is a worldwide issue.

Mawar: It's not really addressed to a person or institution. It is more to raise awareness to put effort to fight against global warming.

Bagus: O.K. What do the protesters ask, then?

Mawar: Plenty. They want people to start using green products, use less fossil fuels, and many more.

Bagus: Who are these protesters? Are they from an environmentalist community?

Mawar: Several of them. But, you know what is interesting? Most of the protesters are teenagers like us.

Bagus: Why are so many teenagers joining the protest?

Mawar: Because we will be the ones who will feel the damage of the worsening global warming. Think about it.

Bagus: That's true. Our parents might no longer live by the time the effect is worsening.

Mawar: We should also try our best to stop the worsening effect of global warming.

What is the dialog about? 

In pairs, practice the following dialog.
Answer the questions that follow

Bagus: What are you reading, Mawar?

Mawar: I am reading news about protest against global warming.

Bagus: Interesting. But, who are the protest addressed to? Global warming is a worldwide issue.

Mawar: It's not really addressed to a person or institution. It is more to raise awareness to put effort to fight against global warming.

Bagus: O.K. What do the protesters ask, then?

Mawar: Plenty. They want people to start using green products, use less fossil fuels, and many more.

Bagus: Who are these protesters? Are they from an environmentalist community?

Mawar: Several of them. But, you know what is interesting? Most of the protesters are teenagers like us.

Bagus: Why are so many teenagers joining the protest?

Mawar: Because we will be the ones who will feel the damage of the worsening global warming. Think about it.

Bagus: That's true. Our parents might no longer live by the time the effect is worsening.

Mawar: We should also try our best to stop the worsening effect of global warming.

As a teenager, what is your opinion about the teenagers' action of protesting against global warming? 

Read the following jumbled letters and their synonym.
Arrange the letters into meaningful words and explain their meanings.

1. n-i-c-l-e-d-e: to decrease 

Complete the following statements based on the texts in Activity 5.

Indonesia Floods: Dozens Dead in Papua Province

    At least 73 people have been dead and more than 60 are missing in flash floods in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua.

    Rescue workers are struggling to reach remote parts of the province, and there are fears the number of dead may rise. Roads have been blocked by landslides and fallen trees, and floodwaters have damaged two bridges and more than 100 houses.

    More than 4,000 people have been forced from their homes, and some are sheltering in government offices.

    Local residents said torrential rain began on Saturday evening and continued into the night, triggering mudslides and flash floods.

    "Our house was flooded with thick mud. We immediately grabbed our valuables and ran to a neighbor's [two-storey] house to seek refuge," mother-of-two Lili Puji Hastuti told AFP news agency. "It's hard to get out of the area because many roads are blocked. I'm worried, sad, and scared all at once.

    The search for victims continues in the town of Sentani, one of the worst affected areas. At least 51 people were killed in the town, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Reuters news agency.

    Another seven confirmed deaths were in the nearby provincial capital Jayapura, Mr Nugroho added.

    However, a five-month-old baby was rescued in the city after being trapped under the rubble for hours, according to the military. The baby was later reunited with his family. His father survived but his mother's whereabouts is unknown.

(Adopted from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47602836 (April 1 0, 2019))

The text is about ____.  

Read the following words.
Match the words with their suitable definitions from the box.
 

• information or reports about recent events
• to send out a program on television or radio
• interesting enough to be described in a news report
• a person whose job is to take pictures on objects or people
• a person whose job is reading news on television or other media
• a person whose job is to discover information about news events
• a line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper
• false stories that appear to be news, spread on the Internet or using other media
• the work of collecting, writing, and publishing or broadcasting news stories and articles
• a regular record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put on the Internet
• the act or process of examining a case or problem carefully, especially to discover the truth

7. newsworthy  

The following text is for questions 6 to 10.

BlackBerry Messenger Says Goodbye; Services Stops on May 31

    TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The once globally popular messaging app BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is ending its consumer services on May 31st. The announcement came from BBM's operator Emtek,as reported by Android Police, Thursday, April 18.

    It didn't seem too long ago when the platform resurfaced by making the app cross-platform. In spite of honest efforts, BBM had to admit that the world had moved on to other messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Telegram.

    Users are eligible to seek refunds from Play Store for all the purchases they made, such as for stickers, emoji, and others. Users are also advised to export and download all data.

(Adapted from: https://en.tempo.co/read/1197207/blackberry-messenger- says-goodbye-services-stops-on-may-31 (April 20, 2019))

"Users are eligible to seek refunds from Play Store...." (Paragraph 3)
What is the similar meaning of the underlined word? 

Answer the following questions based on the texts in Activity 5.

Text 1

Indonesia Floods: Dozens Dead in Papua Province

    At least 73 people have been dead and more than 60 are missing in flash floods in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua.

    Rescue workers are struggling to reach remote parts of the province, and there are fears the number of dead may rise. Roads have been blocked by landslides and fallen trees, and floodwaters have damaged two bridges and more than 100 houses.

    More than 4,000 people have been forced from their homes, and some are sheltering in government offices.

    Local residents said torrential rain began on Saturday evening and continued into the night, triggering mudslides and flash floods.

    "Our house was flooded with thick mud. We immediately grabbed our valuables and ran to a neighbor's [two-storey] house to seek refuge," mother-of-two Lili Puji Hastuti told AFP news agency. "It's hard to get out of the area because many roads are blocked. I'm worried, sad, and scared all at once.

    The search for victims continues in the town of Sentani, one of the worst affected areas. At least 51 people were killed in the town, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Reuters news agency.

    Another seven confirmed deaths were in the nearby provincial capital Jayapura, Mr Nugroho added.

    However, a five-month-old baby was rescued in the city after being trapped under the rubble for hours, according to the military. The baby was later reunited with his family. His father survived but his mother's whereabouts is unknown.

(Adopted from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47602836 (April 1 0, 2019))

Text 2

Jokowi Urges Voung Garuda Squad to Keep Championship Spirit Alive

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) fulfilled his promise to receive the Young Garuda Squad's members here on Thursday, urging them to keep their championship spirit alive.

The Young Garuda Squad's entourage was received at the back veranda of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta.

"The entire nation and I are so proud of the achievement of this new generation of lndonesia's soccer players," Jokowi noted in his opening remarks.

This Young Garuda Squad's success will also herald the awakening of Indonesia's soccer.

"May this achievement really offer a new direction for the awakening of lndonesia's soccer," he affirmed.

At the meeting, Jokowi congratulated and shook hands with the Young Garuda Squad's coach Indra Sjafrie and visiting members.

"We have won the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup. We hope to also grab the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. Moreover, at the end of this year, we face the SEA Games. I think that we go in that direction," he told the attendees.

Jokowi was accompanied by Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, while Young Garuda Squad's entourage was also accompanied by several representatives of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI). .

The Young Garuda Squad won the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup after defeating Thailand, the defending champion of the AFF Cup, in.the finals on Tuesday evening.

On the day the Young Garuda Squad succeeded in defeating Thailand, with a 2-1 victory, Jokowi affirmed that the success demonstrated the strength of harmony in Indonesia's unity in diversity.

"Our U-22 players come from various parts of lndonesia, and they have different ethnic and religious backgrounds. On the field, the differences turn into harmony and strength that have enabled them to grab a victory," he wrote on his social media· account.

The Young Garuda Squad's success was welcomed by the entire nation, including the Indonesian citizens living in the Malaysia-Indonesia border area.

Heny Sudayat, a community leader in Badau Sub-district of Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan Province, told Antara that the success had made them proud.

"This is a remarkable achievement," Sudayat remarked.

(Adopted from: https://en.antaranews.com!news/122485/jokowi-urges-young-garuda-squad-to-keep-championship-spirit-alive (April S, 2019))

What is the purpose of each text? 

Answer the following questions based on the text!

A Canadian Tourist Has Died After Falling from a Popular Zipline Attraction in Northern Thailand

    Local media reports say a Canadian man has died after the cable of a zip line he was traveling on snapped in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand-the latest accident to befall the popular Flight of the Gibbon tourist attraction.

    According to the Bangkok Post, the man was identified as 25-year-old Spencer Charles, who was vacationing in Thailand.

    Local officials in Mae-on district told the Post that the accident happened late on Saturday morning when a cable was reportedly disconnected shortly after Charles was released from the start of the zip line, causing him to fall more than 300 feet to the creek below.

    The year before, an American woman and a Chinese woman, crashed into each other while riding the zip line and were hospitalized.

    According to a Post report of 2017, the husband of the Chinese woman claimed in a statement to a Thai court that there was no first aid kit available on the site at the time of the accident, while the American woman suffered from brain trauma and lost vision in one eye as a result.

    The Flight of the Gibbon bills itself as "a chance to encounter wild gibbons in their natural habitat" by zip lining through "the ancient Thai rainforest." It says it has "the highest international safety standards"; land "fully trained staff" it calls "Sky Rangers."

    It was founded in 2007 by New Zealander David Allardice, according to its website, and operates zip line attractions in Chiang Mai and in the Thai capital Bangkok.

    The company has accepted full responsibility for the accident, said an official cited by the Post, and an investigation is underway.

(Adopted from: Hillary Leung, http://time.com/5570560/flight-of-the-gibbon-death-accident-safety-tourist-thailand-zipline/ (April 15, 2019))

Who is responsible for the incident? 

Answer the following questions based on the texts in Activity 5.

Text 1

Indonesia Floods: Dozens Dead in Papua Province

    At least 73 people have been dead and more than 60 are missing in flash floods in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua.

    Rescue workers are struggling to reach remote parts of the province, and there are fears the number of dead may rise. Roads have been blocked by landslides and fallen trees, and floodwaters have damaged two bridges and more than 100 houses.

    More than 4,000 people have been forced from their homes, and some are sheltering in government offices.

    Local residents said torrential rain began on Saturday evening and continued into the night, triggering mudslides and flash floods.

    "Our house was flooded with thick mud. We immediately grabbed our valuables and ran to a neighbor's [two-storey] house to seek refuge," mother-of-two Lili Puji Hastuti told AFP news agency. "It's hard to get out of the area because many roads are blocked. I'm worried, sad, and scared all at once.

    The search for victims continues in the town of Sentani, one of the worst affected areas. At least 51 people were killed in the town, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told Reuters news agency.

    Another seven confirmed deaths were in the nearby provincial capital Jayapura, Mr Nugroho added.

    However, a five-month-old baby was rescued in the city after being trapped under the rubble for hours, according to the military. The baby was later reunited with his family. His father survived but his mother's whereabouts is unknown.

(Adopted from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47602836 (April 1 0, 2019))

Text 2

Jokowi Urges Voung Garuda Squad to Keep Championship Spirit Alive

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) fulfilled his promise to receive the Young Garuda Squad's members here on Thursday, urging them to keep their championship spirit alive.

The Young Garuda Squad's entourage was received at the back veranda of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta.

"The entire nation and I are so proud of the achievement of this new generation of lndonesia's soccer players," Jokowi noted in his opening remarks.

This Young Garuda Squad's success will also herald the awakening of Indonesia's soccer.

"May this achievement really offer a new direction for the awakening of lndonesia's soccer," he affirmed.

At the meeting, Jokowi congratulated and shook hands with the Young Garuda Squad's coach Indra Sjafrie and visiting members.

"We have won the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup. We hope to also grab the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup. Moreover, at the end of this year, we face the SEA Games. I think that we go in that direction," he told the attendees.

Jokowi was accompanied by Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, while Young Garuda Squad's entourage was also accompanied by several representatives of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI). .

The Young Garuda Squad won the Asian Football Federation (AFF) Cup after defeating Thailand, the defending champion of the AFF Cup, in.the finals on Tuesday evening.

On the day the Young Garuda Squad succeeded in defeating Thailand, with a 2-1 victory, Jokowi affirmed that the success demonstrated the strength of harmony in Indonesia's unity in diversity.

"Our U-22 players come from various parts of lndonesia, and they have different ethnic and religious backgrounds. On the field, the differences turn into harmony and strength that have enabled them to grab a victory," he wrote on his social media· account.

The Young Garuda Squad's success was welcomed by the entire nation, including the Indonesian citizens living in the Malaysia-Indonesia border area.

Heny Sudayat, a community leader in Badau Sub-district of Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan Province, told Antara that the success had made them proud.

"This is a remarkable achievement," Sudayat remarked.

(Adopted from: https://en.antaranews.com!news/122485/jokowi-urges-young-garuda-squad-to-keep-championship-spirit-alive (April S, 2019))

What makes the news in the texts credible? 

The following text is for questions 16 to 20.

    (CNN) Stephen Hawking, the brilliant British theoretical physicist who overcame a debilitating disease to publish wildly popular books probing the mysteries of the universe, has died, according to a family spokesman. He was 76. Considered by many to be the world's greatest living scientist, Hawking was also a cosmologist, astronomer, mathematician; and author of numerous books including the landmark "A Brief History of Time," which has sold more than 10 million copies.

    With fellow physicist Roger Penrose, Hawking merged Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum theory to suggest that space and time would begin with the Big Bang and end in black holes. Hawking also discovered that black holes were not completely black but emit radiation and would likely eventually evaporate and disappear.

    "A star just went out in the cosmos," Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, wrote on Twitter." We have lost an amazing human being."

    Hawking suffered from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, which is usually fatal within a few years. He was diagnosed in 1963, when he was 21, and doctors initially gave him only a few years to live.

    The disease left Hawking wheelchair-bound and paralyzed. He was able to move only a few fingers on one hand and was completely dependent on others or on technology for virtually everything- bathing, dressing, eating, even speech.

    Hawking used a speech synthesizer that allowed him to speak in a computerized voice with an American accent.

    "I try to lead as normal a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that many," he wrote on his website.

    "I have been lucky that my condition has progressed more slowly than is often the case, but it shows that one need not lose hope."

(Adopted from: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/14/health/stephen-hawking-dead/index.html (April 14, 2019))

What can we learn from Stephen Hawking?