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

This text is for questions 11 to 15.

    Developing information technology enables cell phone manufacturers to compete by releasing more sophisticated phones. This fact may trigger people to buy the latest cell phones. What about you? Are you one of those people? Let me tell you something. Don't be hasty when buying cell phones. There are many things you need to consider.

    First, you can start by asking yourself about the usefulness of the equipment. The question might be, "Do I want it for prestige or its usefulness?" Be honest with yourself.

    Then, you should inake a choice on the type of cell phone. There are various choices in the market, so you should decide the one that meets your needs and whether you can afford it or not.

    The consequence of using a cell phone is its high operational costs. You have to pay more for a cell phone compared to a fixed telephone. Besides, since you can use a cell phone to access the Internet, then you should obtain the Internet data which is costly. Therefore, you have to provide an extra budget for it.

    Considering the above statements, you should think further before deciding to buy a cell phone. Remember, be reasonable before making a decision.

What is the text about? 

This text is for questions 16 to 20.

    Many people use the Internet to search for information, to broaden their knowledge. Many others use it to chat with their friends. However, they have not optimized the functions of the Internet yet, primarily to get money. Yes, you can earn money froni the Internet. 

    Only a few people use the Internet to earn money. This is usually done by bloggers. In their blogs, they usually write about interesting topics or issues for readers. The more people read the articles, by visiting the blogs, the more advertisers appear on the blogs. These are sources of money.

    In addition to creating a blog and filling it with interesting articles, many people try their luck by doing online businesses recently. Businesswomen usually offer shoes, handbags, wallets, scarves, veils and many other accessories. While businessmen sell equipment used by men, such as air pumps, cars or motorcycle covers, sports and fishing equipment and T-shirts. Those online sellers can earn millions of Rupiah per month!

    There is one more thing you can do to earn money from the Internet. You can create online games. Many youngsters often spend their weekends in an Internet cafe to play games with their colleagues. Of course, the more interesting the games you create, the more youngsters play them. Consequently, many ads will benefit from the space you provide for your games, which become your income resources!

    So, the Internet is not only a medium for information, knowledge, and friends but also revenue. By creating blogs andfi lling them with interesting items, bloggers can earn money from ads served on their blogs. In addition, many people start doing online businesses using the Internet, for example, selling shoes, bags, scarves for business-women, and sell vehicles, sports and fishing equipment and T-shirts for businessmen. Creative game creators can also earn money from the Internet.

"By creating blogs and filling them with interesting items, . . . ." (Last paragraph)

The word 'them', refers to ____. 

This text is for questions 6 to 10.

    Today, it is not surprising to see that many children are familiar with the Internet. The Internet is important, but controlling children accessing it is a must. This is because of the following reasons.

    Websites on the Internet are easily opened by everyone around the world. The websites may contain bad and inappropriate articles, pictures and videos. Children can't filter which one they should see and which they should not.

    The Internet can also make children addicted. Moreover, there are many websites providing online games for children. If we can't control them, they will play the games for hours without stopping. This is absolutely not good for them.

    Besides, if children access the Internet too often, they may not have a good social life. They won't be able to get along with their friends. Furthermore, this may make them anti-social.

    Thus, it is clear that we should control children when they access the Internet.

"The websites may contain bad and inappropriate articles, ...." (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word is similar in meaning to ____. 

This text is for questions 16 to 18.

    Hoax e-mail messages distribute false, often disturbing, information designed to trick recipients into passing the same note onto other E-mail users. On the surface, this does not sound like a terribly threatening or bothersome practice. However, hoaxes, and those who choose to distribute them can do real damage, both physical and mental.

    Each message sent from a user's e-mail account requires the expenditure of resources on the computer of origination. On every computer network it happens to pass through or into. Like a spam or virus, your mailbox can't be hoax free. Hoaxes are often sent by your friends, coworkers, family, and so on. This is the main reason why they are able to multiply and spread so easily over the world. Multiplied exponentially by constant forwarding and re-forwarding around the world, a single hoax message can result in huge overall energy drains. You, the end-user would experience this drain in the form of a slow Internet connection or low hard drive space on your PC or e-mail profile.

   Physical damage like this is a nuisance at best. However, hoaxes have a more sinister effect on computer users who receive them. Not only can hoaxes create personal anxiety and mass panic, but when received in quantity by a single user, they can cause complacency. A complacent attitude towards the mail arriving in an e-mail account on a regular basis could cause a user to stop watching for the true threats posed by e-mail messages. That could lead to personal disaster.

    In conclusion, the hoax has a real impact on physics and human psychology.

Adopted from: https://www.itg.ias.edu/content/what-are-hoax-messages
(January 31, 2019)

To avoid the spread of hoax messages, people should ____. 

Read the following text.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.

Why Should We Care about Our Environment?

    There are many natural disasters caused by bad environment quality, like landslides and floods. Most of the disasters are caused by our (1) ____ activities towards our surrounding environments. For example, the practice of illegal logging is still continuing and a few of us keep throwing garbage into rivers and lakes. Therefore, we need to change our (2) ____ towards the enviromnent. Why should we care for the environment? Here are the reasons.

    A clean environment is essential for (3) ____. If we don't care about the environment, chances are it will become polluted with contaminants and toxins, which may harmfully affect our health. We may suffer from asthma and bronchitis due to poor (4) ____, or gastrointestinal illness and neurological disorders due to water pollution.

    Besides, the overall (5) ____ of Earth's atmosphere is increasing. This can lead to frequent occurrences of dangerous (6) ____ patterns and devastating storms. Global warming and climate change are real. The change in greenhouse gas (7) ____ causes global warming and affects the climate. Thus, climate change may affect human health, agriculture, water resources, forests, wildlife, and coastal areas.

    Third, biodiversity is important. For your information, biodiversity refers to the variety of plants, animals, and other living things in our world. If something happens to a certain organism, it may lead to a loss of biodiversity, which may negatively affect our (8) ____. The greater the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for discoveries that could make our world a much (9) ____. Let's do what we can to prevent the loss of biodiversity.

    Nature gives us so many things for free. It gives us clean air, clean water, beautiful landscapes, breathtaking views, and the list goes on. We take so much from nature. but what do we give in return? Protecting and preserving it show our (10) ____ because Earth is where we live.

Adopted from: http:/(ecoadmirer.com/6-reasons-you-should-care-about-our-environmen/ (March 15, 2019) 

This text is for questions 11 to 15.

    Developing information technology enables cell phone manufacturers to compete by releasing more sophisticated phones. This fact may trigger people to buy the latest cell phones. What about you? Are you one of those people? Let me tell you something. Don't be hasty when buying cell phones. There are many things you need to consider.

    First, you can start by asking yourself about the usefulness of the equipment. The question might be, "Do I want it for prestige or its usefulness?" Be honest with yourself.

    Then, you should inake a choice on the type of cell phone. There are various choices in the market, so you should decide the one that meets your needs and whether you can afford it or not.

    The consequence of using a cell phone is its high operational costs. You have to pay more for a cell phone compared to a fixed telephone. Besides, since you can use a cell phone to access the Internet, then you should obtain the Internet data which is costly. Therefore, you have to provide an extra budget for it.

    Considering the above statements, you should think further before deciding to buy a cell phone. Remember, be reasonable before making a decision.

Which of the following is the most important thing to consider before buying a cell phone? 

Activity 3.

Read the text aloud.
Study the structure of the text.

    What has one billion users and doubles as the second largest search engine on the Internet? The answer is YouTube. This search engine has been an incredible tool for most businesses. Unfortunately, not many businesses make use of it. I want to share why YouTube is such an significant patform for your brand.

    It is said that YouTube is the second largest search engine, while its parent company Google is the first. Do you know what it means? It means Google gives search engine priority to YouTube videos. Try to search for a "how to" on Google, then the results come back with several videos related to the "how to". The videos may have even been the first results on the page even though some of these videos date back several years, to 2011 and before!

    Even without relying on Google, your chance of getting discovered on YouTube alone is very high. By using the right keywords for your videos (actual phrases that your customers will use to locate your content), you can increase the odds of discovery.

    Furthermore, you can use YouTube to keep the audience's attention. Ultimately, you can turn your audience from leads into customers by building trust. Consequently, you need to also provide something valuable to your audience so that they remain interested in what you have to say. That value could be a how-to, a product demo, or a freebie found on your site.

Based on the arguments above, I believe that YouTube is beneficial to promote and expand your businesses. So, what are you waiting for? Make one now.

Adopted from: https://kickofflabs.com/blog/you-should-be-on-youtube-heres-why/ (March 15, 2019)

Answer the following questions based on the text in Activity 3.

Are the videos appearing on the search engine limited by time? Why?/ Why not? 

Activity 13

Dialog 2
Garry: Excuse me, Miss.

Ms. Adelia: Yes, Garry. What's up?

Garry: Sita and her family will move to Kuala Lumpur next week, so we are going to have a farewell party at Zenitha Garden and Resto. We would be pleased if you could join.

Ms. Adelia: When will it be?

Garry: On Sunday, at eleven a.m.

Ms. Adelia: Thank you for the invitation, but I think I am not free at the moment.

Garry: Do you have another appointment?

Ms. Adelia: I am going to attend my cousin's wedding. Please pass my best regards to Sita.

Gerry: Yes, Miss.

Answer the questions based on the dialog in Activity 13.

Why do you think Garry and her friends will have the party on Sunday? 

Activity 13

Dialog 2

Garry: Excuse me, Miss.

Ms. Adelia: Yes, Garry. What's up?

Garry: Sita and her family will move to Kuala Lumpur next week, so we are going to have a farewell party at Zenitha Garden and Resto. We would be pleased if you could join.

Ms. Adelia: When will it be?

Garry: On Sunday, at eleven a.m.

Ms. Adelia: Thank you for the invitation, but I think I am not free at the moment.

Garry: Do you have another appointment?

Ms. Adelia: I am going to attend my cousin's wedding. Please pass my best regards to Sita.

Gerry: Yes, Miss.

Answer the questions based on the dialog in Activity 13.

What can the guests enjoy during the event? Why do you think so? 

Activity 3.

Read the text aloud.
Study the structure of the text.

    What has one billion users and doubles as the second largest search engine on the Internet? The answer is YouTube. This search engine has been an incredible tool for most businesses. Unfortunately, not many businesses make use of it. I want to share why YouTube is such an significant patform for your brand.

    It is said that YouTube is the second largest search engine, while its parent company Google is the first. Do you know what it means? It means Google gives search engine priority to YouTube videos. Try to search for a "how to" on Google, then the results come back with several videos related to the "how to". The videos may have even been the first results on the page even though some of these videos date back several years, to 2011 and before!

    Even without relying on Google, your chance of getting discovered on YouTube alone is very high. By using the right keywords for your videos (actual phrases that your customers will use to locate your content), you can increase the odds of discovery.

    Furthermore, you can use YouTube to keep the audience's attention. Ultimately, you can turn your audience from leads into customers by building trust. Consequently, you need to also provide something valuable to your audience so that they remain interested in what you have to say. That value could be a how-to, a product demo, or a freebie found on your site.

Based on the arguments above, I believe that YouTube is beneficial to promote and expand your businesses. So, what are you waiting for? Make one now.

Adopted from: https://kickofflabs.com/blog/you-should-be-on-youtube-heres-why/ (March 15, 2019)

Answer the following questions based on the text in Activity 3.

How many arguments are written in the text? What are they?