Kumpulan Contoh Soal Literasi Bahasa Inggris UTBK SNBT 2023, Lengkap dengan Pembahasannya

Little was understood about earthquakes until the emergence of seismology at the beginning of the 20th century. Seismology, which involves the scientific study of all aspects of earthquakes, has yielded answers to such long-standing questions as why and how earthquakes occur. About 50,000 earthquakes large enough to be noticed without the aid of instruments occur annually over the entire Earth. Of these, approximately 100 are of sufficient size to produce substantial damage if their centers are near areas of habitation. Very great earthquakes occur on average about once per year. Over the centuries they have been responsible for millions of deaths and an incalculable amount of damage to property.

What will happen when seismic waves pass through Earth’s rocks?

A. It will answer why and how earthquakes occur.
B. It may cause an earthquake.
C. It will store some form of energy in Earth’s crust.
D. The masses of rock will slip.
E. It may produce seismic waves.

Jawaban: B

Pembahasan:

Soal tersebut menanyakan hal yang akan terjadi ketika gelombang seismik melewati batuan bumi.

Informasi tentang gelombang seismik dapat ditemukan dalam paragraf pertama. Dikatakan bahwa gempa bumi 'adalah setiap guncangan tiba-tiba dari tanah yang disebabkan oleh lewatnya gelombang seismik melalui batuan bumi.' Berdasarkan pendefinisian tersebut, dapat disimpulkan bahwa jika lempengan bumi menerima gelombang seismik, gempa bumi akan terjadi.

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4. Topik: General Information

The question is based on the following passage.

TikTok is often applauded for its recommendation system; once it’s finely tuned, the app becomes one of the best scrolling experiences. My personal theory is that’s why TikTok is so addicting—everything is so perfectly curated to your specific interests, it’s hard to put the phone down once you’re sucked in. However, TikTok’s recommendation algorithm still has its own flaws that the company brings up in its new blog post.

“One of the inherent challenges with recommendation engines is that they can inadvertently limit user experience–what is sometimes referred to as a ‘filter bubble’,” the post reads. It states that by optimizing for personalization and relevance, there is a risk of presenting an increasingly homogenous stream of videos.

Another issue that TikTok takes seriously is not surfacing dangerous content. This is an issue that YouTube in particular has faced criticism over for many years. According to TikTok, content that has graphic material like medical procedures or “legal consumption of regulated goods,” like alcohol, may not be eligible for recommendation because it could come across as “shocking if surfaced as a recommended video to a general audience”. That’s why many creators on TikTok will upload a video more than once or talk openly about feeling shadow banned over particular content.

The writer of the passage intends to ...

A. illustrate TikTok users' concerns about the app's recommendation system
B. oppose the idea that TikTok has a sophisticated recommendation system
C. warn the readers about TikTok’s poor recommendation system
D. inform about the downsides of TikTok's recommendation system
E. explain how TikTok resolves the recommendation system issue

Jawaban: D