pembahasan soal UN Bahasa Inggris 2007-2012

Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris 2007/2008 Paket A

16. B. A lion

·         “...., Mr lion was caught in a net spread by hunters.” (paragraph two)

17. E. Mr Lion was awaked because a mouse running over his face.

·         “Mr. Lion was lying asleep when he was suddenly awaked by a mouse running over his face.” (first paragraph).

18. A. She was chased by a wild cat.

·         “The little mouse was being chased by a wild cat”. (first paragraph, sentence two)

19. C. Miss Mouse helped release Mr. Lion

·         Paragraph two mainly talking about Miss mouse helped release Mr. Lion from net. Miss mouse nibbled and gnawed the ropes until the lion was free.

20. B. A gorilla’s life.

·         The text mainly tells about a gorilla’s life.

21.E. Habitat

·         The habitat of the gorillas affects the length of the gorilla’s fur.

22. B. The Nose

·         The body, chin, arms, feet, and hand of the gorillas covered by fur.

23. B. Cruel

·         Ferocious (adj) fierce or savage. Ganas.

·         Cruel (adj) pleased at causing pain; merciless.

24. D. A schedule of a school trip.

·         The announcement is about the schedule of a school trip to golden sands beach.
On 28^th of August, there will be a  school trip to golden Sands Beach.

25.C. students

·         Because the announcement is about a school trip. The students will join the trip to golden sands beach.

26. E. Characteristic.

·         The passage tells about characteristic of birds. From feathers, body, etc.

27. A. Backbones.

·         “... birds are the most important group of land-living vertebrates.” Vertebrates means have backbones.

28. C. Teeth.

·         “The teeth are absent except in some fossil forms.”

29. E. Things to consider before buying a mobile phone.

·        “there are many things to consider. Be responsible before making a decision.”

30. D. Economical.

A mobile phone is its high operational cost. You have to pay more for a mobile phone compared to a fixed telephone. So a mobile phone not economical.

31. E. Your Prestige.

·         “...you should make a choice on the type...”

Thing to consider before buying a mobile phone : The type, price, choice, and money.

32. E. It is advisible to use a mobile phone only for important talks.

·         “Therefore you should only use the mobile phone only for important talks.” (last paragraph)

33. E. A vacancy in medical teams international INC.

·         “MTI is seeking qualified canditates to manage its Community Health Projects in Sigli, NAD and Pulau Nias.” Vacancy = lowongan

34. B. A university degree.

“Desired Minimum Qualifications :”

·         University degree, with a community health background.

·         At least four years experience in project work and management

·         Proficient in English, Indonesian, and preferably Bahasa Aceh or Nias.

35. E. The Formation of weather.

·           The text explain about the process weather/ what causes weather.

36. A. Thin.

·         Dense (adj) thick and close. The opposite dense is thin.

37. C. Weather is produced by moving air.

·         “Weather is produced when air moves from place to place.” (second paragraph)

38. E. A review of a novel entitled Bridge to Terabithia.

·         “Bridge to Terabithia is a powerful novel by an American author, Katherine Peterson.” The main idea of the text.

39. B. Weak.

·         The antonym strong (kuat) is weak (lemah).

40. B. The story is told in the third person.

The true from the text.

·         Jess is astrong and cougeous king. (A).

·         Bridge to Terabithia is a powerful novel by an American author (C)

·         The novel is a real-life fiction that explores frienship, love, and grief telling the story of Jess Aarons and his new neighbor, Leslie Burke.(D)

·         Its message of the power of frienship and the need to care about others and nature makes this a highly suitable book for teenage readers. (E)

41. A. The impact of internet on education.

·         “There are several positive and negative impact of internet on education.”

(first paragraph)

42. E. Small.

·         The opposite huge is small.

43. B. Internet gives low-quality answers to questions.

·         In that text, some people disagree with the use of internet for education because Internet gives a low quality answer to question. It refers to the second paragraph.

44. A. Internet can avoid a serious inquiry.

Good effect of internet on education. :

·         Find out any information to feed your “learning hunger” immediately from internet.

·         Internet can make education cheaper.

·         Internet can influence a student’s interest.

·         Internet can open the access to information in rural areas.

·         Internet can help anyone find the answers to their curiously.

45. E. Sam’s holiday.

·         That text is a letter. The letter tell about the Sam’s holiday in Gold Coast.

46. B. Batman Ride.

·         Sam didn’t visit Batman Ride. Sam visited Police Academy Show. Mom and Kelly queude for the Batman ride.

47. B. He had an unpleasant holiday.

·         “ We (sam’s family) really enjoyed our holiday.” (last paragraph)

48. A. Thousands of people who return home to the Maluku volcano area.

·        “ Thousands of people who had fled from their houses located on the slopes of smolderingMount Gamkonora on Halmahera Island, North Maluku province, could return to their homes.....” (first paragraph)

49. B. The authority downgraded the alert status.

·         “The authorities downgraded the vocano’s top-alert status Monday.”

50. E. 1,635 Meter.

·      “The 1,635 meter volcano has erupted 12 times since records have been kept.” (last paragraph).

Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris 2008/2009 Paket A

16. E. The delay of the match.

Ø  That announcement is about the delay of the basketball match for the May 6, is now put off until may 9.

17. C. May 11

Ø  It based on the text that “ The match between grade X2 and grade X4 will be held on May 11”.

18. A. The magazine editor.

Ø  The letter addresed to the magazine editor.

19. E. He felt frustrated.

Ø  From the text, we can know that the sender of the message felt so frustated.

20. D. Easy ways to shop and 50% off.

Ø  “Easy ways to shop”. “One sale or clearance item, get one 50% off.”

21. C. Twenty three dollars.

Ø  The advertisement offer one sale or clearence item get one 50% off, so we buy $46, we can pay another one: 50/100 x $46 = $23,00.

22. B. it may not be combined with aby other coupon.

Ø  The requirement for 50% off: it may not be combined with aby other coupon.

23. B. The hoof prints of the camel.

Ø  “One of its hoof prints was less marked than the others, and that means it must be lame in one foot.”

24. B. Had no tail.

Ø  It based on the sixth paragraph, the second brother observed that the camel must be missing its tail (had no tail).

25. C. Don’t accuse someone without evidence.

Ø  The moral value from the text is don’t accuse someone without evidence.

26. B.Illegal medicine which were confiscated and destroyed by the officers.

Ø  That text is news item. The news tell us about illegal medicine which were confiscated and destroyed by the officer. (first paragraph).

27. E. The Head of Yogyakarta City’s Health Officer.

Ø  The head of Yogyakarta City’s health officer given the information about the joint operation. ( third paragraph line one and two).

28. A. Ilegal

Ø  The medicine destroyed because it is illegal. We can know that from the title and the paragraph one in that text.

29. B. The roads were slippery

Ø  “...., you need to be an expert driver because the road was rough and wet.” Rough and wet means slippery. (second paragraph)

30. C. Carefully

Ø  Cautiously=Carefully=hati-hati

31. B. Sydney never has snow in winter.

Ø  “we used to go to a place called Snow Mountain because Sydney never has snow in winter.” (first paragraph).

32. D. Information on the characteristics, habitat, and life of the jaguar.

Ø  That text is the report text. the text give the information on the caractheristic, habitat and life of jaguar.

33. A. Head

Ø  The jaguar kills its prey by bitting it through its head. We can know that from the last paragraph line 2 “..., the jaguar kills its prey by bitting it through its skull”. Skull mean the head.

34. B. Describe a jaguar in brief

Ø  The purpose of that text (report text) is to describe something in a brief. So that text is to inform jaguar in a brief.

35. A. It has spots on its body.

Ø  Jaguar isnot belongs to tame animal, and it’s not found in Asia. It kills its prey by bitting through its skull, so the true answer is It has spots on its body.

36. B. The Incas.

Ø  That text mainly tell us about the incas ehich well known for their great wealth, especially gold.

37. C.  Built

Ø  Constructed=built=membangun; Grew = tumbuh; Existed = hidup; Bore = lahir ;  Renovated = memperbaharui.

38. E. It was attacked by the Spaniards.

Ø   “the great empire was unfortunately destroyed in an attack by the spaniards who were searching for their famed gold”. (Based on the first paragraph line one)

39. A. Quipus.

Ø  They use to calculate is quipus. It refers to the last paragraph line two that  “Information was recorded on knotted strings called quipus, these were also used as calculators”. “These” in this sentence means quipus.

40. D. Giving the students problems to solve.

Ø  ...”students learn more effectively through problem solving involving the target language. It views language learning as a creative problem-solving....” It gives the students problems to solve. (second paragraph).

41. C. Introduce

Ø  The text is hortatory text. The purpose of this text is to introduce to the readers what “silent ways” is.

42. C. Be able to solve their problems.

Ø  It refers to the third paragraph in line one that “in learning teachers prepare their students to have problem solving skill”. It means teacher hoping that the “silent ways” can make the students be able to solve their problem.

43. C. Quite

Ø  Silent = diam/hening = Quiet; Weak = lemah ; Helpful= suka menolong ;

Pleasant = menyenangkan

44. C. Unlike the second paragraph, the fourth paragraph argues that education is important for anyone.

Ø  In that text, we can know that the fourth paragraph support higher education for woman and the second paragraph argues that higher education does not ensure woman get better life because In the second paragraph there is a sentence in line one that “In addition, higher education does not ensure women to get better life, so why about...”

45. B. Getting higher education means a woman can improve the quality of life.

Ø  From the text, we can know that the positive aspect of getting higher education for woman is: A woman can improve the qualty of life, the way to empower woman to give them better understanding of life and universe.

46. A. Higher education.

Ø  Based on the third paragraph, the third paragraph tell us that higher education is important thing which can improve the quality of life.

47. D. Enough

Ø  Sufficient = enough=cukup;  Important=penting ; Interesting=menarik  Advantageous=menguntungkan ; Necessary=kebutuhan

48. A. It can improve the quality of life.

Ø  “...They claim that education is important for anyone including woman, because it is one way to improve the quality of life”. (Based on the third paragraph)

49. A. The doctor’s advice to a patient.

Ø  The text is about the doctor’s advice to a patient.

50. C. Patient.

Ø  Because ot’s the doctor’s advice to a patient, of course “you” in that text refers to the patient.

Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris 2009/2010 Paket A

16. C. An inqury about a delay payment.

“I’m writing to inquire about money due. We are concerned about payment on your last order, December 2009.”

17. B. An application letter.

The letter about an application letter. Application letter (lamaran). “I am responding to your recent advertisment in the Indonesia Post for....”

18. A. At a travel agent.

“I used to work at a prominent multinational travel agent as a tourist guide for about one year,...”

19. C. I’m waiting for an interview invitation.

The sentence mean I’m waiting for an interview invitation.

20. E. Mr.Rahman’s visiting schedule

“It is my great pleasure to inform that Mr.Rahman will be head of Representative Office of our firm here.

21. C. The marketing manager.

Based on last paragraph : “... accompanied by Mr. Rouand, the manager of marketing.”

22. B.  He himself made the plan to visit our office.

The sentence means He himself made the plan to visit our office.

23. D. The Bragada Memory Foam Deluxe Mattress.

“Sleep Like A Baby. The Bragada Memory Foam Deluxe Mattress.”

24. D. 2 memory pillows.

“Special offer get free shipping plus up to $500 Off and 2 free memory pillows.”

25. C. At small village.

“On his way home, he stopped at a small village and fell in love with a beautiful girl.”

26. D. Sangkuriang’s father.

“This dog is accually Sangkuriang’s father who had been condemned to live the life of a dog by his Guru.” (first paragraph).

27. A. Tell the truth to avoid something unexpected.

The moral message from Sangkuriang story is tell the truth to avoid something unexpected.

28. A. Dayang Sumbi used her supernatural shawl to fail Sangkuriang on his effort to built a lake and a boat.

According to the text in paragraph 4.
29. C. A fire in the shopping center.
At first paragraph, it is a main idea. It tells about a firein the shopping center, Westchester Country.

30. D. One and a half hours.

“The fire started at 04.40 p.m. and was declared under control at 06.14 pm.”

So the fire has lasted about one and half hours.

31. B. Seven

·         Fire investigators = two investigators.

·         Fire fighters = five fighters,

·         So, Fire investigators and fire fighters = two + five = Seven.

32. C.1911

“..., Disney began attending the Benton Grammar School in 1911,”

33. D. Disney’s Childhood.

The second paragraph mainly tells about Disney’s childhood. From disney born in Chicago until Disney was nine years old at the time.

34. C. He showed his birth certificate.

“He left school at the age sixteen and became a volunteer ambulance driver in World Way I, after he changed his birth certificate to show his year of birth as 1900 in order to be able to enlist in the service.”

35. C.The platypus attacks its enemy by using its hollow claws.

“The male platypus has a hollow claw, or spur, on each hind leg.” Platypus uses his hollow claw for attack its enemy.

36. A. Bill

The bill of platypus makes it look like a duck.

37. C. To describe about features of platypus.

The text is description text. The prupose of the text : to describe something. (platypus).

38. A. Water

“platypus lives in streams, rivers, and lakes.”

39. B. Traditional types of igloo.

The text mainly discusse about igloo, especially traditional types of igloo.

40. E. The semi permanent igloo.

Next in size was the semi permanent, intermetidiate-sized for family dwelling. This is a single room dwelling that housed one or two families.

41. C. 3

“There were three traditional types of igloos.” The smallest, The semi permanent, and the largest of igloos.

42. A. The small one.

“These (The small igloo) were built and used during hunting trips, often on open sea ice.”

43. C. Gathering.

Gathering is not the name given to a group of representatives who meet regulary to make laws for a region or country.

44. E. Both paragraph tells the role and rights of the citizens of a democratic governments.

45. A. Freedom of sex.

“It provides freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.

“... all person regradless of rae, reliigion, sex, or social standing.”

46. D. Declare.

claim  = menyatakan  , menegaskan

declare = menyatakan , menganggap , menerangkan

47. E. He restored the Monas park and initiated the busway project.

“..., he has retored the National Monument (Monas) Park to a green cool area where families can go to jog or have a picnic. He also initiated the busway project.”

48. A. Initiating the bus project.

“ He also initiated the busway project, which I believe is a good step toward reducing air pollution in Jakarta.”

49. B. To present points of views about the award given to Sutiyoso.

The text is description someone(biography). to describe or to presents point about Sutiyoso.

50. E. There are fences.

“Monas park is greener now, but the fences prevent people from getting in.” (last paragraph).

Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris 2010/2011Paket B

16. B. A play

.... and good story can make a play interesting. It is equally important to make it as realitic as possible with suitable costumes, props and sets.

17. D. Advice to make the play realistic and interesting.

“Good acting and good story can make a paly interesting.”
“Be creative but don’t forget to have fun.”

 It shows that an advice to make a play interesting.

18. A. A request to return library books.

“All library books have to be returned on the twenty-second of May, 2009.”

It show a request to return book .

19. E. It should be replaced with a similar book.

“Lost books must be replaced with the ones of similar subjects.

20. E. The use of EM-4

“Effective Micro (EM) organisms 4 organic fermentation bacteria to increase cattle productivity.”

21. E. Usage the product ( EM-4) :

·         Decrease smell pollution

·         Balance mutual micro-organisms

·         Increase quality and quantity of cattle product

22. E. Dissolve 1 cc EM-4 per litre of water everyday.

How to use :

·         To get satisfying result, dissolve 1 cc EM-4 per litre water every day.

23. A. In the main roads and foot paths.

“Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and down the footpaths.”( paragraph two, first sentence)

24. D. The skateboarding is a serious sport.

“skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health.”

25. B. To convience the readers that they need a safe place for skaters to skate

There are many dangerous place to play skateboarding so the writer thinks that skaters need a safe place to skate.

26. E. Built a skate park in the suburbs

“We must build skate parks in the suburbs so that streets are safe for small children and senior citizens and....”

27. E. Limitation.

Limitation ( noun) an act of limiting

The synonym restrictions (noun) is limitation (noun)/Pembatasan.

28. D. A comparison between men and women drivers.

The text is about male and women drivers.

29. A. Men are higher than those of women.

“However, statistics prove that women are, in fact, safer drivers than men.”

30. A. They are safe and careful drivers.

“However, statistics prove that women are, in fact, safer drivers than men. For example, insurance rates for women are 20 percent than they are for men.”

“In all, women are safer drivers because of their attitude.”

So the men drivers more dangerous than women drivers.

31. E. Men underestimate women.

“Men consider women drivers incompetent, inattentive, and even dangerous behind the wheel.” (frist paragraph)

32. D. Careless

Inattentive (adj) not playing attention; not attentive; careless; not carefull /lalai

33. D. Jogging, a gentle running.

The text mainly disscuss about jogging, so the title suitable for the text is abou Jogging.

34. A. Well and fit

“Once you develop a regular jogging programme, you will feel fit and well, and you will be ready to start a busy day feeling fresh and awake.”

35. C. People get many exercises in easy and comfortable life.

“Our world today is a world where life is comfortable and easy for many people.”( second paragraph)

“Now you understand why more people today go jogging or do some other sort of exercises.”(las paragraph)

36. C. To discuss abuot jogging.

The text is discusssion text. The topic of the text is Jogging.

37. A. Strange

Unusual (adj) not usual; rare; uncommon. / Jarang

Strange (adj) not known.

38. C. The arresting of Spain’s most wanted thief in Portugal.

“Spain’s most wanted thief, “The loner,” saw himself as a Robin Hood...” (paragraph one)

“ The Loner was arrested in Portugal,....” (last paragraph)

39. B. Had robbed 30 banks.

Accused  of killing three policemen and holding up more than 30 banks, Jaimenez Arbe was planning to move on to insurance companies when he was arrested. (second paragraph)

40. D. He belived that the banks stole money from the public.

“... and said he robbed banks only because they stole money from the public, his lawyer said Thursday.” (first paragraph).

41. A. changed appearance

Disguise  means changed appearance / menyamar

42. E. Force Kang’s family to leave their homeland.

“...his grandfather left for work and never returned.”  “Your grandfather betrayed the fatherland.”

43. A. The last minutes Kang gathered together with his mother.

“The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother was left behind,...”

“That was the last Kang ever saw her.” (last paragraph).

44. A. He left for work and went somewhere else.

“...his grandfather left for work and never returned.”

45. B. Attacked

Stormed into the same meaning as attacked.

46. B. The simplified text of the updated horror story.

47. C. The quick text.

“... while the quick text brings the story up to date by presenting the text into more simplied style so that the tale is accesible to all readers.” (paragraph four)

48. B. There are two versions of the graphic novel to enjoy.

“This graphic novel is available in two versions.”

49. A.Understand the style of writing in its era.

“The original text stays faithful to Shelley’s original text.”

50. A. Wandered.

The strayed can be replaced with wandered.

Pembahasan UN Bahasa Inggris 2011/2012 Paket B

16. D. A loan of less than $ 500

“.... to lend you the sum of $ 500 that you have requested, but it is possible to grant you part of the sum.” (paragraph one)

17. A. The requested paper was excluded in the previous shipment.

“..., that were not included in the shipment.” (paragraph one, last line)

18. A. Was not complete

“ ..., The incomplete shipment may have caused you incovenience.” (paragraph two, sentence two)

19. E. They are easy to reach for commuters.

“Commuting is easy, with the subway stop only one block away.”

20. B. Office suites to rent.

“for leasing information call”

21. C. They were imitating the cap seller.

In the text, it is mentioned “...he was very surprised to see monkeys sitting on the branches of a tree, each wearing a a cap on his head. They had evidently done it to imitate him.” It means the monkeys were imitating the cap seller.

22. B. to put your belonging in a safe place

Because the text teaches us to be careful to take and put our belonging in the right save place, because when we didn’t do that, we can lost our thing.

23. D.The passengers were mostly foreign tourist.

“... four Bristons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourist,...”

24.C. There were too many boats.

“ The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday,..”

25. B. In the USA

“.... he went to the United States to study chemistry for four years and worked for a short period under John Ericsson,...”

26. B. His succes with explosive finally led to the 1864 tragedy.

27. C. It produced iron and steel.

“ .... as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major...”

28. B. Have successful experiences in purchasing Carbon Credit.

“ ...having business line in CDM project development and/or has successful experiences in purchasing Carbon Credit.”

29. C. Responsibility.

Liability (noun) (tanggung jawab), liable(adj) tenting to have , get, suffer from.

Responsibility (noun) (tanggung jawab), something which a person has to look after, do.

30. A. is a way to obtain information about an object or phenomenon

Paragraph 1, first sentence stated that remote sensing is the acquisition of information an object or phenomenon

31. E. active remote sensing can be improved trough remote sensing

The conclusion from the whole paragraph

32.E. remote sensing make it possible to collect information of an object in a dangerous area.

Paragraph 2 gives us information to the fact that remote sensing make us possible to collect information from dangerous area

33. A. Seri Menanti

The second paragraph is about Seri menanti.

“The cultural heart of Minangkabau culture in Negeri Sembilan is the pretty royal town of Seri Menanti, about 50 km from the state capital, Seremban. Here..”

34. B. In Pengkalan Kempas

“... the south is the Pengkalan Kemps Historical Complex. Its most fascinating is a group of stone megaliths which are referred to as batu hidup (living rock).”

35. C. Minangkabau people inhabited the town.

“It is a showcase of minagkabau architecture and design, and was built by two local craftmen in 1908.”

36. E. Hot spot area

“ ..., A laptop allows us to acces the internet in public places which provide free access called hot spot areas.”

37. A. It is portable

“ A laptop is a portable device. This portability is very helpful for our work, study and other activities.”

38. B. More people like a laptop better than PC.

“Nowadays, most people choose laptops for several reasons.”

“Some people like to use this facility (laptop) to carry out their tasks.”

“ Finally, a laptop consumes energy more efficiently than a PC does.”

“That’s why a laptop has become very popular recenltly.”

39. B. Nicotine

“ Nicotine remains in the body for 8 to 12 hours after a single use of tobacco.”

40. A. They breathe in so many harmful chemicals.

The conclusion of paragraph 2

41. A. Dangerous.

Hazardous (adjective), dangerous (adj) very unsafe and likely to be the cause of danger.

42. E. music

Paragraph 1 line 3-5 stated “…the boarding school also offers a great variety of activities such as sport…”

43. E. It is safe and makes children become responsible and develop talent in leadership

From the whole paragraph we get the whole conclusion

44. E.  not everyone think that the boarding school is the best educational institution for children

Paragraph 1 line 2 clearly gives us the information

45. D. ’LaskarPelangi’ is about an inspiring story towards a better life”

Second paragraph give us the conclusion for the answer, especially from the last sentences.

46. C. the novel Laskar Pelangi was a phenomenal work of literature

Paragraph 3 line 1 stated two years later, the novel became a phenomenon in Indonesian literature

47. B. (4)(3)(2)(1)(6)(5)

The best arrangement of the sentences is (4) Last summer, I had a fantastic holiday (3) I visited some great places; Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York (2) in Cleveland, I watched Cleveland Cavalier basketball match (1) In Los Angeles, we have a great time in its most famous district, Hollywood (6) In Hollywood I had a chance to know the world-famous film industry (5) Lastly, I went to the statue of Liberty and Manhattan in New York.

48. A. Adventure

The appropriate word to fill the missing word is “Adventure”

49. C. Praticed.

The suitable answer to fill the missing wordis “Practiced”

50. C. Wonderful.

The correct word to fill is “Wonderful” because adjective must be in front of “Noun”/roommates.