Jelang SNBT 2024 Gelombang 2, Simak Contoh Latihan Soal UTBK Materi Literasi Bahasa Inggris

TRIBUNNEWSBOGOR.COM - Pelaksanaan UTBK 2024 gelombang 1 telah dilaksanakan para peserta SNBT.

Satu minggu lagi, para peserta SNBT 2024 yang tersisa akan menjalani UTBK gelombang 2.

Seperti diketahui, pelaksanaan UTBK Gelombang II, akan digelar tanggal 14 - 20 Mei 2024.

Salah satu materi UTBK SNBT 2024 yang kerap jadi momok para calon mahasiswa adalah Literasi Bahasa Inggris.

Nantinya peserta SNBT akan diberikan 20 soal Literasi Bahasa Inggris dan harus dikerjakan dalam waktu 30 menit.

Sebagai persiapan jelang UTBK SNBT 2024, berikut adalah contoh latihan soal materi Literasi Bahasa Inggris yang dirangkum TribunnewsBogor.com:

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In their latest paper, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, Prof. Philip Munday and colleagues report world-first evidence that high CO2 levels in sea water disrupts a key brain receptor in fish, causing marked changes in their behavior and sensory ability. They began by studying how baby clown and damsel fishes performed alongside their predators in CO2-enriched water. They found that, while the predators were somewhat affected, the baby fish suffered much higher rates of attrition.

"Our early work showed that the sense of smell of baby fish was harmed by higher CO2 in the water, meaning they found it harder to locate a reef to settle on or detect the warning smell of a predator fish. But we suspected there was much more to it than the loss of ability to smell, "says Prof. Munday. The team then examined whether fishes' sense of hearing which is used to locate and home in on reefs at night, and avoid them during the day was affected. "The answer is, yes it was. They were confused and no longer avoided reef sounds during the day. Being attracted to reef during daylight would make them easy meat for predators."

Other work showed the fish also tended to lose their natural instinct to turn left or right which is an important factor in schooling behavior which also makes them more vulnerable, as lone fish are easily eaten by predators. Prof. Munday further explains, "All this led us to suspect it wasn't simply damage to their individual senses that was going on -but rather, that higher levels of carbon dioxide were affecting their whole central nervous system".

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The increase of carbon dioxide level in sea water
B. The influence of carbon dioxide on predators and fish
C. The impacts of poor sense of fishes on coral reefs
D. The effects of high carbon dioxide in sea water on fish
E. The agility of fish exposed to high carbon dioxide

2. Paragraphs 2 and 3 are related in that the former

A. Argues for causes; the latter deals with conclusion
B. Describes loss of senses; the latter loss of reactions
C. Deals with causes; the latter presents further evidence
D. Theorizes the role of CO2; The latter describes the effects
E. Lists the results of the study; the latter explains the results

3. The word "them" in ... and avoid them during the day..."(paragraph 2) refers to ...

A. Predators
B. Reefs
C. CO2 levels
D. The team
E. Baby fish

4. The author's attitude regarding higher levels of carbon dioxide in sea water in the passage is ...

A. Concerned
B. Indifferent
C. Weary
D. Excited
E. Uncaring

5. This passage can be generally found in ...

A. Company profile
B. Medical guidelines
C. Commercial brochures
D. Research paper
E. A newspaper report

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Researchers have debunked the myth that extreme sportsmen and women are adrenalin junkies with a death wish. According to Professor Brymer from Leeds Beckett University, there had been a gross misunderstanding of what motivates people to take part in extreme sports. Many write it off as an activity for adrenalin junkies.

His research has shown that people who engage in extreme sports are anything but Irresponsible risk-takers with a death wish. They are highly trained individuals with a deep knowledge of themselves, the activity, and the environment. They usually do the activity to have a life-enhancing experience. The experience is very hard to describe in the same way that love is hard to describe. For example, BASE jumpers talk about being able to see all the colors and nooks and crannies of the rock as they zoom past at 300 km/h. Meanwhile, extreme climbers feel like they are floating and dancing with the rock.

Professor Schweitzer said understanding motivations for extreme sports was important to understand human. In fact, extreme sports participation facilitates more psychological experiences and expresses human values. These include humility, harmony, creativity, spirituality, and a vital sense of self.

He added that extreme sports participants found it hard to put their experiences into words. Thus, the research project had taken a new approach to understanding the data. His research team did not employ a theory-based approach which may take judgements that do not reflect the lived experience of extreme sports participants. Instead, they look a phenomenological approach. By doing so, they were able to conceptualize such experiences. They could also investigate the choices to engage in activity which may lead to death. However, such experiences have been shown to be affirmative of life and the potential for transformation. Extreme sports have the potential to induce powerful states of consciousness.... and provide a further glimpse into what it means to be human.

Adapted from https://www.sciencedaily.com/

6. From paragraph 1, the author of the passage is trying to convey that....

A. doing extreme sports may cause death
B. extreme sports can lead to addiction to adrenalin
C. extreme sports can be played by men and women
D. extreme sports are only played by adrenalin junkies
E. the motivations of extreme sports athletes have been mistaken

7. The author describes the intentions behind people's participation in extreme sports most effectively in paragraph(s) ...

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 3 and 4

8. The author would apparently agree that the phenomenon of extreme sports and their participants discussed in the passage is similar to the phenomenon between...

A. Teeth and dentists
B. Toys and students
C. Games and software developers
D. Pianos and pianists
E. Books and publishers

9. The option that best completes the last sentence of the passage is ...

A. Extreme sports release negative emotions and past trauma
B. It is where the participants level up their sports skills
C. Extreme sports allow an escape from numbing dullness in the workplace
D. These experiences enrich the lives of participants
E. Extreme sports take exercises to another perspective to humanity

In the passage there are statements like these:

His research team did not employ a theory-based approach which may make judgements that do not reflect the lived experience of extreme sports participants. Instead, they took a phenomenological approach. By doing so, they were able to conceptualize such experiences.

10. Based on the statements above, if the research team had taken a theory-based approach, they. .... sheer details in the extreme sports participants' experiences.

A. will not uncover
B. would not uncover
C. will not have uncovered
D. would not be uncovered
E. would not have uncovered

Answers:

1. D

2. B

3. B

4. A

5. D

6. E

7. B

8. D

9. D

10. E

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