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Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia 7. Kata ekstrem dalam kalimat (8) 10. Simpulan bacaan di atas adalah … Paket 10 bermakna … (A) Sapi mendatangkan keuntungan (A) yakin ekonomis bagi masyarakat Madura. (B) ujung (C) tinggi (B) Terdapat pantangan bagi masyarakat (D) kuat Madura dalam memotong sapi. (E) keras (C) Populasi sapi Madura berkurang 8. Kalimat perbaikan dari kalimat (9) jika masyarakat memotong sapi adalah … betina. (A) Secara tidak langsung pemotongan (D) Masyarakat Madura tidak sapi betina mengurangi populasi terpisahkan dari tradisi memelihara sapi madura. sapi. (B) Secara tidak langsung hal itu akan (E) Jika dipelihara dengan baik, sapi menyebabkan populasi sapi madura akan mendatangkan keuntungan. mengasang. 11. Restorasi ekosistem itu merupakan (C) Secara tidak langsung populasi sapi upaya memulihkan hutan Gunung Tilu madura akan menjadi berkurang yang pernah dibuka oleh perambah. sekali. Kata restorasi dalam kalimat di atas memiliki keterkaitan makna dengan (D) Secara tidak langsung menyebabkan kata-kata berikut, KECUALI ... populasi sapi madura sangat berkurang. (A) pembangunan (B) pemulihan (E) Secara tidak langsung menyebabkan (C) pemugaran berkurangnya populasi sapi madura. (D) pengembalian (E) perbaikan 9. Kata ini pada kalimat (5) merujuk pada … (A) pemotongan sapi betina yang sudah menghasilkan keturunan (B) berpantang memotong sapi betina yang sedang produktif (C) tradisi yang diikuti masyarakat wilayah pantai utara Pamekasan (D) hubungan yang erat antara masyarakat Madura dan sapi (E) pemeliharaan sapi oleh setiap anggota masyarakat Madura Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 93

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia Paket 10 12. (1) Punggung saya beralaskan lantai Dua tanda baca yang SALAH dalam kayu yang tidak rata dengan salah paragraf di atas adalah ... satu papan mengganjal punggung. (2) Telepon pintar tidak berguna karena (A) tanda koma sesudah kata lalu tidak bersinyal sama sekali di sana. kalimat (1) dan tanda koma sesudah (3) Saya hanya menikmati malam kata pendidikan pada kalimat (2). itu dengan duduk sambil mengobrol bersama rekan-rekan media. (4) Suara (B) tanda koma sesudah kata rasakan berbagai binatang nokturnal begitu pada kalimat (3) dan tanda titik ramai, berpesta pora di bawah langit koma sesudah kata pendidikan pada cerah yang bertaburan bintang. (5) Jika kalimat (4). awalnya saya mengira tinggal tanpa listrik dan sinyal telekomunikasi begitu (C) tanda titik pada kata R.A. Kartini hambar, ternyata saya salah. pada kalimat (1) dan tanda titik Kata-kata berimbuhan dalam paragraf pada kalimat (3). di atas bermakna kiasan, KECUALI … (D) tanda koma sesudah kata ini dan (A) beralaskan pada kalimat (1) tanda koma sesudah kata Kartini (B) mengganjal pada kalimat (1) pada kalimat (6). (C) bersinyal pada kalimat (2) (D) menikmati pada kalimat (3) (E) tanda titik pada kalimat (2) dan (E) bertaburan pada kalimat (4) tanda tanya pada kalimat (5). 13. (1) Hampir satu setengah abad 14. (1) Riset mereka menemukan bahwa lalu, Dewi Sartika dan R.A. Kartini kemungkinan gorila bersenandung memperjuangkan emansipasi. (2) bervariasi, bergantung pada makanan Perjuangan mereka terbatas pada hak yang mereka makan. (2) Vegetasi perempuan terhadap akses pendidikan, air, bunga, atau biji memungkinkan bukan lainnya. (3) Buah perjuangan senandung yang tinggi, sedangkan mereka dapat kita rasakan, saat ini. (4) serangga, mengeluarkan sedikit Kaum perempuan sekarang mempunyai senandung. (3) Selain itu, gorila jantan akses yang luas terhadap pendidikan; dewasa bersenandung lebih dominan dari pendidikan dasar hingga daripada betina atau remaja. (4) Namun universitas. (5) Benarkah semangat para peneliti berpikir hal itu hanya perjuangan kedua perempuan tersebut untuk mengurangi risiko menarik tetap berada pada jalurnya? (6) Kali ini, predator pada kelompok yang lebih dalam rangka memperingati hari lahir rentan. (5) Peneliti menjelaskan bahwa R.A. Kartini, kami akan membicarakan perilaku tersebut cenderung memiliki kiprah sejumlah wanita Indonesia. fungsi sosial dan komunikatif, malah mungkin membantu koordinasi dan kohesi sosial dengan mengekspresikan rasa kesejahteraan pada kelompok. 94 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia Paket 10 Kata beragam nonformal pada paragraf di atas terdapat pada kalimat … (A) (1) (B) (2) (C) (3) (D) (4) (E) (5) 15. (1) Dalam perkembangannya, hydrogen cyanide atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sianida digunakan sebagai senjata. (2) Pada zaman Romawi Kuno, sianida digunakan untuk meracuni anggota keluarga kerajaan dan orang-orang yang dianggap sebagai ancaman keamanan. (3) Selama Perang Dunia I, Prancis menggunakan zat ini sebagai senjata mereka dalam mengalahkan musuhnya. (4) Bahkan, senjata sianida ini dikembangkan secara lebih lanjut dalam bentuk cairan dengan efek yang mematikan. (5) Di Jerman, menjelang berakhirnya Perang Dunia II, sianida digunakan oleh Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, serta beberapa pengikutnya untuk bunuh diri. (6) Sedangkan, di Jepang, zat tersebut digunakan oleh Chisako Kakehi untuk membunuh tujuh suaminya demi mendapatkan warisan. Kata sambung yang TIDAK tepat pada paragraf di atas adalah ... (A) atau pada kalimat (1) (B) dan pada kalimat (2) (C) bahkan pada kalimat (4) (D) serta pada kalimat (5) (E) sedangkan pada kalimat (6) Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 95

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia Paket 11 Paket 11 secara pasti, entah itu 1,1 juta tahun lalu atau 1,2 juta tahun lalu. Yang jelas, mereka 022315P00 Selama tahun 2014, setidaknya ada dua sampai di Indonesia bersamaan dengan contoh hasil penelitian menonjol yang Tiongkok sekitar 800.000 tahun lalu. dihasilkan para peneliti lokal: pertama, tentang terkuaknya hunian sekaligus Budaya migrasi kedua manusia kuburan massal Homo sapiens yang usianya purba ini terus berkembang pada periode lebih dari 14.825 tahun di Gua Harimau, selanjutnya walaupun tidak mampu Ogan Komering Ulu, Sumatra Selatan, menggantikan budaya yang tertua. Dari dan kedua, tentang penemuan data migrasi sisi teknologi, model teknologi generasi baru manusia purba di Situs Sangiran, Jawa kedua memang lebih canggih dengan teknik Tengah, yang selama ini belum masuk dalam pangkasan kapak yang lebih baik dan bentuk literatur. Hingga bulan Mei 2014, Tim Pusat simetris yang menarik. Akan tetapi, rupanya, Arkeologi Nasional berhasil mengekskavasi alat-alat seperti ini tidak terlalu dibutuhkan 78 kerangka Homo sapiens di Gua Harimau. di kawasan Indonesia. Hal itu disebabkan Yang menarik, dari 78 kerangka itu, 4 bahan peralatan tersedia melimpah di mana- individu merupakan ras Australomelanesid mana sehingga manusia purba saat itu tidak dan 74 individu lain adalah ras Mongoloid. perlu membawa alat ke mana-mana. Dengan demikian, dapat diduga bahwa pernah ada masa ketika kedua ras ini bertemu 1. Yang menjadi pokok masalah dalam dan berinteraksi. teks di atas adalah ... Sementara itu, dalam tiga tahun (A) ditemukannya teknologi manusia terakhir, di Sangiran, terpantau ada data baru purba Afrika di situs Sangiran migrasi manusia purba beserta budayanya setelah migrasi tertua, yaitu pada masa (B) temuan arkelogis yang menarik 800.000-an tahun lalu. Hal ini terdeteksi perhatian ilmuwan pada tahun 2014 dari keberadaan kapak-kapak genggam dan pembelah yang merupakan ciri khas peralatan (C) pendapat arkeolog prasejarah di Afrika. Arkeolog prasejarah, Prof. Harry mengenai temuan di Gua Harimau Truman Simanjuntak, mengatakan bahwa migrasi ini disebut sebut sebagai Out of (D) ditemukannya data baru mengenai Africa kedua yang melengkapi teori migrasi migrasi manusia purba Afrika tertua pertama Out of Africa saat Homo erectus keluar dari Afrika 1,8 juta tahun lalu. (E) kontak antarmanusia purba ras Menurut arkeolog ini, kapan Out of Africa Australomelanesid ras Mongoloid kedua keluar dari Afrika belum diketahui di Gua Harimau pada suatu masa 96 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia 2. Pernyataan yang tidak relevan dengan (E) masih banyak yang harus diungkap Paket 11 isi teks di atas adalah ... dari kedua temuan penting pada tahun 2014 itu (A) Teori migrasi manusia purba Out of Africa sudah disepakati para (1) Daging ayam merupakan makanan arkeolog sedunia. terpopuler saat ini. (2) Orang Amerika mencatat bahwa konsumsi daging ayam (B) Sepanjang sejarah manusia terjadi lebih tinggi daripada daging lain. (3) dua kali migrasi manusia purba dari Andrew Lawler, jurnalis veteran dan penulis Afrika yang mencapai Indonesia. buku Why Did the Chicken Cross the World: The Epic Saga of the Bird That Powers (C) Teori migrasi manusia purba Out Civilization, menjelaskan bahwa ayam of Africa sudah disepakati para goreng sekarang ini sebenarnya berasal dari arkeolog sedunia. Afrika. (4) Ia mengklaim bahwa hewan yang paling penting bagi penyebaran peradaban (D) Teknologi yang dibawa manusia seluruh dunia adalah ayam. (5) Dia juga purba ke Indonesia pada periode mengisahkan sejarah domestikasi ayam: dari migrasi kedua makin canggih. ayam hutan di kawasan Asia Selatan sampai Asia Tenggara sekitar 10.000 tahun lalu, (E) Dari temuan arkeologis di Gua sampai menjadi spesies fleksibel yang mampu Harimau patut diduga adanya “melayani kebutuhan” makanan manusia. (6) kontak antara rasAustralomelanesid Menurutnya, ayam yang sekarang ini hidup dan ras Mongoloid di Indonesia. di bumi merupakan keturunan ayam hutan merah yang amat pemalu sehingga saking 3. Hal yang dapat disimpulkan dari bacaan pemalunya saat ditangkap, mereka bisa mati di atas adalah ... terkena serangan jantung. (A) ada banyak temuan baru dalam (7) Namun, para ilmuwan juga yakin bidang arkeologi di Indonesia kalau ayam pada mulanya tidak dibawa melintasi benua. (8) Dalam masyarakat kuno, (B) kemajuan dalam bidang arkeologi maupun dalam banyak warisan tradisi yang berhasil mengungkap cakrawala masih lestari dewasa ini, ayam memiliki masa lampau manusia Indonesia peranan luar biasa: mempunyai fungsi sosial- spiritual seperti di ritual keagamaan. (9) (C) kemampuan para arkeolog Menurut Lawyer, sebenarnya dalam seluruh Indonesia makin tinggi sehingga sejarah umat manusia, ayam sudah ada dan banyak fakta baru masa lampau muncul di berbagai kebudayaan berbeda. manusia Indonesia yang berhasil (10) Pada buku itu juga dipaparkan mengenai diungkap (D) dua temuan penting di Gua Harimau dan situs Sangiran sedikit demi sedikit memverifikasi beberapa teori arkeologis selama ini Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 97

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia Paket 11 terjalinnya relasi antarspesies, manusia 6. Contoh lain adalah Situs Kalumpang dan ayam, yang digambarkan hubungan itu di Sulawesi Barat yang jika diteliti sukses, bersimbiosis mutualisme, sehingga lebih lanjut akan membuka perspektif evolusi ayam telah mendukung peradaban baru tentang asal-usul leluhur langsung manusia. bangsa Indonesia karena sampai saat ini Kalumpang dipercaya sebagai situs 4. Kalimat yang memuat fakta mengenai neolitik tertua pada masa 3.800 hingga ayam dalam teks di atas dapat ditemukan sekitar 4.000 tahun lalu. pada ... Gagasan pokok kalimat di atas adalah ... (A) kalimat (1) paragraf pertama (A) asal-usul leluhur langsung bangsa (B) kalimat (3) paragraf pertama Indonesia dari Kalumpang (C) kalimat (5) paragraf pertama (D) kalimat (7) paragraf kedua (B) contoh lain adalah Situs Kalumpang (E) kalimat (9) paragraf kedua (C) Situs Kalumpang dipercaya sebagai 5. Popularitas ayam dalam kebudayaan situs neolitik tertua manusia, menurut teks di atas, tidak (D) Situs Kalumpang diteliti lebih hanya terjadi sekarang karena ... lanjut (A) ayam mudah diternakkan (E) Situs Kalumpang membuka (B) ayam mudah dijinakkan daripada perspektif baru unggas liar lain (C) berperan penting dalam tradisi 7. Sesudah tertutup sebongkah batu selama 22.000 tahun, pada Desember 1994, masyarakat terungkaplah keberadaan gua itu ketika (D) memiliki hubungan mutualistis tiga orang penjelajah gua merayap di celah sempit sebuah tebing, lalu turun dengan manusia ke mulut gua yang gelap. (E) ayam mendukung perkembangan Gagasan pokok yang tepat pada kalimat tersebut adalah ... peradaban manusia (A) tertutup sebongkah batu selama 22.000 tahun (B) tiga orang penjelajah gua merayap (C) terungkaplah keberadaan gua itu (D) tiga orang penjelajah gua turun (E) tiga orang penjelajah gua merayap, lalu turun 98 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia 8. Fasilitas kesehatan tingkat pertama (E) Deretan warna berbeda-beda antara Paket 11 yang dituntut mampu mendiagnosis 155 satu sama lain yaitu spektrum. penyakit belum berperan maksimal. Pola kalimat di atas serupa dengan pola 10. Kegiatan ini sebagai upaya konservasi kalimat ... warisan budaya bawah air merupakan hasil kerja beberapa pihak. Yakni (A) Manfaat layanan kesehatan yang Direktorat Pelestarian Cagar Budaya diberikan akan ditambah. dan Permuseuman, Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan, serta Kementerian (B) Realisasi penambahan peserta Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. ternyata tidak hanya sembilan juta Agar kalimat di atas menjadi lebih seperti yang ditargetkan. efektif, hal yang harus dilakukan adalah sebagai berikut, KECUALI ... (C) Terkait rujukan berjenjang, perbedaan tarif yang jauh antartipe (A) memindahkan kata ini ke posisi rumah sakit juga ditengarai menjadi setelah kata air penyebab terjadinya penumpukan pasien. (B) menghapus kata sebagai (C) menyatukan kedua kalimat (D) Setiap peserta berhak mendapat (D) mengganti kata yakni dengan kata layanan kesehatan bermutu di mana pun mereka berada. yaitu (E) menambah kata sama setelah kata (E) Besaran kapital yang ada saat ini dinilai oleh beberapa pengamat kerja tidak adil bagi tenaga kesehatan. 9. Kalimat yang memenuhi kaidah kalimat 11. Kalimat yang memuat afiks yang salah efektif adalah ... adalah ... (A) Pelangi merupakan cahaya aneka (A) Pemertahanan wilayah yang warna dengan garis sejajar yang strategis perlu dilakukan segera tampak di langit. sebelum musuh merebut wilayah itu. (B) Pelangi muncul karena butiran- butiran air hujan bertebaran (B) Daerah rebutan itu berhasil kami di atmosfer pada saat sebelum pertahankan meskipun korban di atau setelah hujan, terkena sinar pihak kami berjatuhan. matahari. (C) Penelitian dapat dilakukan dalam (C) Sinar matahari ini akan dipatahkan bentuk wawancara, pengamatan, oleh butiran-butiran air hujan. kajian pustaka, dan lain-lain. (D) Pada saat titik air hujan membiaskan (D) Tayangan foto akan dilaksanakan cahaya dan menghasilkan deretan setelah semua pemakalah selesai warna yang berbeda-beda. mempresentasikan makalah. Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 99

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Indonesia (E) Pengunjung sedang memerhatikan 13. Gates memang dikenal aktif tampilan berupa gambar-gambar berkampanye tentang isu kesehatan yang menarik. dan kemanusiaan. Ia mendanai proyek inovatif ini melalui Gates Foundation, Paket 11 12. Kata berimbuhan me-kan yang memiliki yayasan filantropi yang didirikannya kesamaan dalam pembentukan dan bersama sang istri, Melinda Gates. makna kata dengan kata membersihkan Pendiri Microsoft ini telah lama pada kalimat “Satu hal yang juga berkomitmen membagikan air bersih dilakukan adalah membersihkan jalur kepada 700 juta penduduk miskin yang pedestrian dari kesulitan mengakses air bersih. parkir-parkir kendaraan.” terdapat pada Kalimat manakah yang memuat kata ... bermakna gramatikal sama dengan kata mendanai? (A) Hewan vertebrata memiliki tali (A) Setelah menuangkan air segelas, yang merupakan susunan tempat dia menggulai tehnya sehingga menjadi manis. terkumpulnya sel-sel saraf dan (B) Tinja justru bisa mencemari sumber memiliki perpanjangan kumpulan dan pasokan air. saraf dari otak. (C) Menurut Gates, sekitar 40 persen populasi dunia atau 2,5 miliar (B) Pembebasan bersyarat ini membuat penduduk perkotaan tidak memiliki akses terhadap sanitasi yang masyarakat mulai meragukan memadai. komitmen pemerintah dalam hal (D) Dia menyisipkan sehelai kertas dalam buku itu untuk membatasi pemberantasan korupsi halaman buku yang sudah dibacanya. (C) Pada 2009, banjir bandang bahkan (E) Dengan alat ini, mereka dapat hidup telah melumpuhkan sebagian secara sehat dan menjalani kualitas hidup yang lebih baik. wilayah Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (D) Akhirnya, Real Madrid mampu memenangkan pertandingan dengan skor telak. (E) Beberapa ratus spesies ikan memiliki organ penghasil listrik, namun hanya sedikit yang dapat menghasilkan daya listrik yang kuat. 100 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

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Paket 1 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 1. Which of the following best restates the italicized sentence in paragraph 2? 022322P00 Paket 1 (A) Mostly, the outcome is similar to If you’re like most people, you probably what someone wanted. know irony when you see it, but you can’t really explain it. Part of the confusion (B) Normally, the converse of what might have to do with the myriad ways the wasn’t hoped for is the outcome. word is deployed. It can be used in speech. Sometimes it’s used to describe an attitude. (C) Generally, the result is contrary to Other times it’s used to describe a situation. what someone expected. In many cases, it’s simply used incorrectly. (D) Usually, the contrast is what Generally, irony refers to a clash someone wanted as a result. between expectations and outcomes. Typically, the outcome is the opposite of what (E) By and large, the consequence someone wanted or hoped for. It’s ironic, for is along the same line as the example, when your boss calls you into her expectation. office, and you’re expecting a promotion. However, you instead find out you’ve been 2. The word “myriad” in paragraph 1 is fired. closest in meaning to …. This clash carries over to verbal irony, (A) several in which people say the opposite of what (B) different they literally mean. Verbal ironists don’t (C) countless always mean the exact opposite of what they (D) triad say. Insulting someone by saying they’re the (E) limited most intelligent person on Earth, for example, doesn’t mean they are the least intelligent. It 3. Which of the following is the best title just means they’re not that bright. for the passage? Some cases, however, are relatively (A) Verbal Irony and Its Definition straightforward. Consider situational irony, (B) The Benefits of Using Irony in in which two things become odd or humorous when juxtaposed. A photo of a sign in front Communication of a school with a misspelled word – “We are (C) What Makes Something Ironic committed to excellense” – went viral. And (D) An Introduction to Irony in Humor the January 2020 rescheduling of an annual (E) Why People Misread Situational snowball fight at the University of British Columbia was correctly described as ironic Irony because of the cancelation reason: too much snow. 102 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 4. Which of the following is most likely The arches of the Colosseum are made Paket 1 the topic of the paragraph following this out of cement, a remarkably strong building passage? material the Romans made with what they had at hand: volcanic ash and volcanic (A) The usage of irony as a tool for rock. Modern scientists believe that the use communication of this ash is the reason that structures like the Colosseum still stand today. Roman (B) The dire consequences of misusing underwater structures proved to be even irony sturdier. Seawater reacting with the volcanic ash created crystals that filled in the cracks (C) The importance of irony in humor in the concrete. To make a concrete this (D) People’s tendency to use irony durable, modern builders must reinforce it (E) Cases which are falsely identified with steel. So today, scientists study Roman concrete, hoping to match the success of the as ironic ancient master builders. Ancient Romans have had a tremendous Sculptural art of the period has proven impact on art and architecture. We can find to be fairly durable too. Romans made their traces of Roman influence in forms and statues out of marble, fashioning monuments structures throughout the development of to great human achievements and achievers. Western culture. Thousands of Roman artifacts today are still present in museums all over the world. Although the Romans were heavily influenced by ancient Greece, they were able 5. According to the passage, why do to make improvements to certain borrowed Roman ancient amphitheatres remain Greek designs and inventions. For example, sturdy until today? they continued the use of columns, but the form became more decorative and less (A) They were able to produce durable structural in Roman buildings. Ancient steel as building material. Romans created curved roofs and large- scale arches, which were able to support (B) The cement was made out of more weight than the post-and-beam marble. construction the Greeks used. These arches served as the foundation for the massive (C) Crystals were used to fill in the bridges and aqueducts the Romans created. cracks in the concrete. The game-loving ancients also built large amphitheaters, including the Colosseum. (D) It adopted ancient Greek The sports stadiums we see today, with their architecture and designs. oval shapes and tiered seating, derive from the basic idea the Romans developed. (E) Volcanic ash and rock was used to build the arches. Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 103

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 1 6. Which of the following about Roman 8. The author’s purpose in writing this buildings and structures can be inferred passage is to .... from the passage? (A) persuade modern day builders to (A) Roman’s geography brought adopt Roman’s architecture advantages to the development of building material. (B) describe the influences of Roman architecture and design (B) Ancient Roman cities are the model for urban development. (C) compare the materials used in Roman structures (C) Durable cement was invented by ancient Roman scientists. (D) present the analysis of Roman architecture’s durability (D) The Roman’s massive structures like the Colosseum and the aqueducts (E) compare Roman and Greek became historical monuments. influences on modern architecture (E) Roman master builders were as 9. Which of the following is the best skilful as Greek master builders. summary of the passage? 7. According to the passage, which of (A) A lot of Ancient Roman architecture the following is NOT true of Ancient are derived from Greek designs. Romans architecture? They successfully improve the architecture by using cement (A) Curved roofs and large-scale arches that gets sturdier as underwater were invented by the Romans. structures. (B) Their buildings and structures are (B) World’s art and architecture were very sturdy. hugely influenced by ancient Romans. On the other hand, Roman (C) There are visible impacts of architecture is also an improvement Roman architectures in Western from Greek influence. Besides the civilization. design, Roman’s cement made the structures strong and sturdy. (D) Romans’ large amphitheaters Similarly, their sculptures are inspire today’s sport stadiums. durable and present until today. (E) Decorative columns were first (C) Roman architecture influenced found in Roman buildings. Western civilization. One of the greatest inventions is the large amphitheaters, including the Colosseum. Not only the buildings, their artifacts and sculptures are strong too. 104 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris (D) Traces of Roman designs and legacy and crucial to the 1918 virus’ eventual Paket 1 inventions can be found all discovery. over the world. Aqueducts and amphitheaters are some examples Today, fewer than 400 people live of Roman architecture. The use in Brevig Mission, but in the fall of 1918, of concrete and marble is also a around 80 adults lived there, mostly Inuit unique Roman influence in modern Natives. During the five-day period from day buildings. November 15-20, 1918, the 1918 pandemic claimed the lives of 72 of the villages’ 80 (E) Throughout the development of adult inhabitants. (I) Later, at the order of the Western culture, Roman’s art local government, a mass grave site marked and architecture play a huge part. only by small white crosses was created on a Nevertheless, Roman’s designs are hill beside the village – a grim monument to influenced by Greek inventions. a community all but __(d)__ from existence. However, Roman structures are (II) The grave was frozen in permafrost better in terms of the building and left untouched until 1951. (III) That material. year, Johan Hultin, a 25-year-old Swedish microbiologist and Ph.D. student at the The 1918 H1N1 flu pandemic is sometimes University of Iowa, set out on an expedition referred to as the “Spanish flu”. It __(a)__ an to Brevig Mission to see the light about the estimated 50 million people worldwide. The 1918 virus. (IV) Hultin believed that within virus’ unique severity puzzled researchers that preserved burial ground he might still for decades and prompted several questions, find traces of the virus. such as “Why was the 1918 virus so deadly?”, “Where did the virus originate from?”, and (V) “What can the public health community learn from the 1918 virus to better prepare 10. The best place to insert the sentence for future pandemics and hold it at bay?” For “It was frozen in time within the tissues decades, the 1918 virus was lost to history, of the villagers who were killed by the a relic of a time when the understanding of virus” in paragraph 2 is .... infectious pathogens and the tools to study them were still in their infancy. Following (A) (I) the 1918 pandemic, generations of scientists (B) (IV) and public health experts __(b)__ with only (C) (II) the epidemiological evidence of the 1918 (D) (III) pandemic virus’ lethality and the deleterious (E) (V) impact it had on global populations. A/ an __(c)__ in Alaska called Brevig Mission would become both testament to this deadly Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 105

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Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 2 1. Which of the following best restates the italicized sentence in paragraph 1? Paket 2 In 1997, a shipping container holding nearly (A) The 1997 spill was a minor cause of 5 million Lego pieces capsized into the sea Lego blocks’ appearance in the sea 022321P00 around Cornwall, on the southeastern tip around Cornwall. of England. Years later, the building blocks are still washing up onto beaches there. A (B) Aside of Lego blocks, there were new study shows just how long the popular other toys polluted the sea around toy can persist in marine environments. Cornwall. The 1997 spill was a major contributor to the toys’ presence in the area, but there are (C) There were more than one factor other ways that Lego blocks make it into the causing toys’ presence in marine natural environment. Some are washed out environments. to sea as kids play on the beaches. Little ones are also prone to flushing their Lego down (D) After the 1997 incident, it was the toilet. One estimate posits that in Britain unclear how the toys made it into alone, 2.5 million Lego pieces have been the natural environment. flushed down the loo by children under 10. (E) Toys are the only cause of pollution A team of researchers took a close in the sea. look at 50 pieces of Lego that had been scooped up from Cornish beaches. The 2. Which of the following is the best title scientists weighed the bricks, measured the for the passage? size of their studs, and conducted chemical analyses using an X-ray fluorescence (A) Ways to Confirm Age of Lego spectrometer, which helped them confirm Blocks the age of the pieces. (B) Sinking Container and Sea Pollution The study authors project that the (C) Toys Recycling Methods to Save toys could last anywhere from 100 to 1,300 years in the marine environment. Most Environment Legos are made from a petroleum-based (D) Environmental Crisis and Toys in plastic known as acrylonitrile-butadiene- styrene (ABS), and their presence in seas is the Sea Around Cornwall a sign of a much larger environmental crisis. (E) The Impacts of Lego on Natural Each year, some eight million tons of plastic end up in the world’s oceans. It poses a threat Environment to wildlife that ingest or become entangled in the trash. 108 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 3. The paragraph following this passage over two weeks by tracking the amounts and most probably discusses … types of beverages purchased. (A) the damages caused by plastic to Calorie labels and text labels didn’t Paket 2 marine creatures and environments dissuade people from buying soda. On average, the same number of sugary drinks (B) estimations on the number of toys was purchased during those periods as and plastics found in the marine the periods without any labels. The only environments within 5 years warning that slowed soda sales was those with graphics and text. The share of sugary (C) further research on acrylonitrile- drinks purchased in the cafeteria experiment butadiene-styrene (ABS) during those periods dropped from 21.4 percent without labels to 18.2 percent with (D) the importance of saving wildlife graphic labels, a decline of 3.2 percentage from sea pollution points. For some consumers, the bulbous bellies, protruding needles, and nasty teeth (E) possible solutions to make Lego changed their habits; as soda sales dropped, blocks biodegradable bottled water sales rose from 24.9 percent to 28.1 percent. 4. The word “loo” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to … Graphic warnings worked by grabbing the attention of consumers, forcing them (A) sink to think about the risks involved, and (B) pipe prompting them to consider the negative (C) drain health consequences, the researchers found. (D) toilet (E) hole San Francisco is in a three-year battle San Francisco’s 2015 warning label with the American Beverage Industry over law was the first initiative of its kind in the whether soda companies can be forced to nation. Some communities have attempted include consumer warnings on outdoor other measures to reduce the public’s soda advertising. The law requires manufacturers consumption. This includes New York City’s to say sugary drinks can lead to obesity, proposed cap on portion sizes and Berkeley’s diabetes, and tooth decay. New research one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks. from Harvard Business School suggests that even if San Francisco wins its court battle, it may lose the war: Warning labels that aren’t sufficiently graphic don’t work. The researchers gauged the effectiveness of calorie labels, text labels, and graphic warning labels with text. This was done Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 109

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 2 5. Why does the author mention “This (C) was done through interviews with includes New York City’s proposed cap the customers on portion sizes and Berkeley’s one- cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks.” (D) was conducted in San Francisco in paragraph 4? (E) compared two types of warning (A) To compare the pros and cons of labels on sugary drinks regional policies 8. Which of the following is the best (B) To introduce New York City and summary of the passage? Berkeley as the next topic of discussion (A) A new research shows that warning labels have different effects, and (C) To inform readers regarding a labels with evocative graphics are prevalent issue more impactful. Therefore, graphic warning are more likely to reduce (D) To illustrate the measures by other sugary drink purchase. regions (B) A decrease of 3.2% in sugary (E) To provide information about drink purchase can be attributed to regional policies effective label design. San francisco should require soda company to 6. The author’s description of labels include text warning labels. mentions all the following EXCEPT … (C) San Fransisco’s court battle is (A) Labels for sugary drinks are not pointless unless its policymakers nationally mandated in the US. specify the type of labels companies are required to use. The most (B) Labels with calorie warnings are effective one is the one stating effective. health consequences. (C) Labels that are not graphic enough (D) Labels with only text were not do not function. as scary as ones with calorie information to American (D) Labels with pictures take the consumers. This is reflected in their consumer’s attention. unchanging purchase of sugary drinks. (E) Labels can affect consumer behavior. (E) Consumption of sodas and sugary drinks can cause a public health 7. According to the passage, the Harvard crisis. However, this can be Business School study … mitigated by warning labels that are cleverly designed by soda (A) measured the kind and number of companies. drinks purchased (B) received funding from the American Beverage Industry 110 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 9. The author of the passage implies that Mass Spectrometer (LNMS), one of several Paket 2 warning labels for sodas … instruments that descended into Venus’ atmosphere as part of the Pioneer 13 mission. (A) are inspired by warning labels from other products LNMS wasn’t built to hunt phosphine-like compounds, and would have (B) are not commonplace in the US had a hard time distinguishing the gas from (C) have been enacted as part of US other molecules that have similar masses. (IV). Nevertheless, Pioneer 13’s sample did national law have evidence of some molecule present in (D) can save the lives of consumers the gas that had the same mass as phosphine (E) have to include many pictures – in amounts that match the levels described in the Nature Astronomy paper. Life on Venus is still a long shot.(I). On sept. 14, a team of scientists __(a)__ a Mogul and his colleagues also found bombshell announcement in the journal hints of __(d)__ that shouldn’t arise naturally Nature Astronomy: Using telescopes, they’d in Venus’ clouds – substances like chlorine, detected phosphine. It is a toxic gas long oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.(V). proposed as a possible sign of alien microbial life, in the upper part of the planet’s thick 10. __(c)__ atmosphere. The detection was a landmark in the Jong hunt for life elsewhere in the (A) much beyond what was reported solar system, which has mostly focused (B) what reported was much beyond attention on Mars and a few moons orbiting (C) beyond what was much reported Jupiter and Saturn. Meanwhile, Venus, hot (D) what was much reported beyond and poisonous, __(b)__ too inhospitable for (E) beyond much was what reported anything to survive.(II). But now, digging through archival NASA data, Rakesh 11. __(d)__ Mogul, a biochemist at Cal Poly Pomona in California, and colleagues have found a hint (A) microbial existence of phosphine picked up by Pioneer 13 – a (B) several instruments probe that reached Venus in December 1978. (C) toxic substances (D) other chemicals The discovery, published to the (E) thick atmosphere arXiv database Sept. 22 and not yet peer reviewed, doesn’t tell researchers __(c)__ in Nature Astronomy – though it does make the presence of phosphine (made up of a phosphorus atom and three hydrogens) even more certain, they said.(III). The 1978 data comes from the Large Probe Neutral Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 111

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Paket 3 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris the most vulnerable suffer the most. They cannot afford cleaner fuels or alternative technologies. From Lagos and Lahore to London, it is the 1. Which of the following is most likely Paket 3 poorest people who are most affected by air the topic of the paragraph following this pollution. The poor tend to be priced out passage? 022320P00 of the leafy suburbs where there are fewer highways and air quality is better. (A) Outdoor air pollution in the cities (B) Helping the poor improve air Air pollution is caused by harmful particulates and gases released into the air. It quality leads to premature death from heart disease, (C) The influence of air and water stroke, cancer, and acute lower respiratory infections. In 2016 the World Health pollution on the poor Organization estimated 7 million deaths (D) The effect of air pollution on the globally because of indoor and outdoor air pollution. economy (E) Climate change and its Most recorded air pollution-linked deaths occur in developing countries. In consequences these countries, laws are weak or not applied, vehicle emission standards are less strict, 2. The word “common” in paragraph 3 is and coal power stations are more common. closest in meaning to … In the big cities of developing countries, the poorest live in cramped informal settlements. (A) regular These settlements are often near polluted (B) communal rubbish dumps. Nairobi in Kenya is just one (C) normal example. The huge smoldering dump site in (D) usual Dandora lies right next to schools, churches, (E) popular clinics, and shops. The daily exposure to toxic fumes from the dump affects the 3. Which of the following is the best title people’s overall well-being and health. for the passage? In informal settlements, indoor air (A) The Need for Alternative Fuels pollution is also a problem. In cities and (B) Air Pollution in the Developing rural areas, low indoor air quality is a result of burning wood, charcoal, and kerosene Countries inside poorly ventilated homes. Again, (C) Health Hazard Caused by Air Pollution (D) The Danger of Air Pollution (E) Why Air Pollution Hurts the Poorest Most Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 113

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 3 4. Which sentence is closest in meaning became Horus, the falcon-god who served to the first sentence in the second as protector of the sun-god, Ra. Ancient paragraph? Egyptians believed that when the king died, part of his spirit, known as “ka”, remained (A) Air pollution releases unsafe with his body. To properly care for his spirit, particulates and gases into the air. the corpse was mummified, and everything the king would need in the afterlife was (B) Toxic gases and dangerous matters buried with him, including gold vessels, food, are produced by air pollution. furniture, and other offerings. The pyramids became the focus of a cult of the dead king (C) The hazardous gases and pollution that was supposed to continue well after his are caused by harmful particulates. death. Their riches would provide not only for him but also for the relatives, officials, (D) Air pollution is harmful because of and priests who were buried near him. the particulates and gases. (E) The releases of dangerous particulates and gases results in air pollution. The Pyramids, especially the Great Pyramids 5. In which one of the following courses of Giza, are some of the most magnificent can the text be found? man-made structures in history. They were built during a time when Egypt was one of (A) Asian History the richest and most powerful civilizations (B) European History in the world. Their massive scale reflects the (C) Medieval Architecture unique role that the pharaoh, or king, played (D) Egyptian Modern History in ancient Egyptian society. The Pyramids (E) Ancient Egyptian Royalty started to be built in the fourth century. More than 4,000 years later, the Egyptian pyramids 6. What can be inferred about Ancient still retain much of their majesty, providing a Egyptian society’s belief about kings? glimpse into the country’s rich and glorious past. (A) A king’s body would separate from his spirit after his death. Kings held a unique position in Egyptian society. They were somewhere in (B) A king could be the god of the dead between human and divine. It was believed or the falcon-god when he was that they were chosen by the gods to serve as alive. mediators between them and the people on earth. Therefore, everyone wanted to keep (C) They would transform into Ra once the king’s majesty intact even after his death, they died. when he was believed to become Osiris, god of the dead. The new pharaoh, in turn, (D) They were the representatives of the gods on Earth. (E) People could communicate with the gods through them. 114 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 7. What is the main idea of the passage? 9. What is the author’s purpose in writing Paket 3 this text? (A) The pyramids have remained to be one of the greatest man-made (A) to explain the history of the buildings in the world. pyramids and the purposes they served in Egyptian society (B) The pyramids reveal a lot about Ancient Egyptian history and (B) to present the relationship between society. Egyptian kings and the ancient pyramids (C) The history of the pyramids cannot be separated from the system of (C) to discuss the values of pyramids in beliefs of Ancient Egyptian society. Egyptian society (D) All Ancient Egyptian kings were (D) to describe the position of kings in buried in the pyramids and enjoyed Egyptian society their afterlife there. (E) to argue that the pyramids and kings (E) As a form of appreciation toward were important in Egyptian society their kings, Ancient Egyptian society built the pyramids. Although it is relatively nearby, the far side of the Milky Way is one of the hardest parts 8. Which one of the following information of the observable universe to see. (i). That is FALSE about the pyramids? means there are still outstanding questions in astronomy as to what our galactic home (A) A king’s family members would be really looks like. buried in the same pyramids as the king. However, a new study charting over 1,100 new stars on the Milky Way’s (B) The pyramids could be built distant side provides astronomers fresh because of the enormous wealth insight into its architecture. (ii). The newly that Ancient Egypt had. discovered stars are all Cepheid stars, a type of regularly pulsating star that is often as (C) Kings were buried with their cosmic measuring sticks. Cepheids are well- valuable possessions inside the mapped on our side of the galaxy, but gaps pyramids. exist on the far side where they are harder to see. (iii). This will make it easier to study (D) The bigger the pyramids, the longstanding questions in astronomy, for more influential the kings were example, the degree to which the disk of our throughout their life. galaxy is warped. (E) The pyramids were built for the gods. Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 115

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 3 The far side of the galaxy has been 11. __(a)__ dubbed the Zona Galactica Incognita due to its shrouded nature, which scientists __(a)__ (A) had been trying to peer through since the 1950s. Clouds of (B) had been tried dust and stars between us and the far edge of (C) have been trying the galaxy make it nearly impossible to get a (D) was trying clear picture of what is going on there. (iv). (E) trying But by looking at longer wavelengths, which cut through the dust, it is possible to glimpse 12. __(b)__ the far side. (A) who The new study, __(b)__ was accepted (B) whose for publication in the Astrophysical Journal (C) which and posted online, used a collection of near- (D) whom infrared images from the Vía Láctea ESO (E) that Public survey, which were collected over five years. __(c)__ mapping the new stars’ 13. The sentence “It allows us to better locations, the study also measured their understand the shape of the galaxy we ages. Because the rate at which these stars’ live in” is best inserted in … brightness changes is correlated with their age, __(d)__ the history of star formation (A) iv in the areas they inhabit. (v). The results (B) v showed that the younger starts tended to be (C) iii toward the center of the galaxy and older (D) i ones farther out. This matches observations (E) ii of Cepheids on our side of the galaxy. Scientists are uncertain what is causing this 14. __(c)__ pattern. 10. The phrase “fresh insight” in paragraph (A) In spite of 2 is the closest in meaning to … (B) Due to (C) In addition to (A) modern knowledge (D) Because of (B) original findings (E) In as much as (C) additional discovery (D) new understanding (E) state-of-the-art result 116 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

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Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris awkwardness by incorporating specific aspects of training into practice sessions. Paket 4 Paket 4 There appears to be increasing numbers of 1. The word “lure” in paragraph 1 is children who specialize in a single sport at an closest in meaning to … 022319P01 early age. The lure of a college scholarship or a professional career can motivate (A) plan young athletes to commit to specialized (B) illusion training regimens at an early age. However, (C) chance the American Academy of Pediatrics (D) appeal recommends avoiding specializing in one (E) thought sport before puberty. 2. The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers Once puberty begins, both boys and to … girls go through their adolescent growth spurt (AGS). The change and the age at (A) age which they occur can have an impact on a (B) impact child’s sports performance. Going through (C) puberty this can have a significant impact on athletic (D) change performance in both positive and negative (E) occurrence ways. Increases in body size, hormones, and muscle strength can improve athletic 3. Which sentence is closest in meaning to performance. Nevertheless, there may be a the last sentence in paragraph 3? temporary decline in balance skills and body control during the AGS. Quick increases in (A) By designing training founded on height and weight affect the body’s center of the knowledge of AGS, trainers gravity. Sometimes, the brain needs to adjust can be more aware of possible to this higher observation point. As a result, difficulties in sports. a teen may seem a little clumsy. (B) With practice that prevents children This phase is especially noticeable from performing awkwardly, in sports that require good balance and trainers can assist children through body control (e.g. figure skating, diving, this growth phase. gymnastics, basketball). In addition, longer arms and legs can affect throwing any type of (C) To help children perform with more ball, hitting with a bat, catching with a glove, ease, trainers should consider the or swimming and jumping. Coaches that are effects of puberty when designing a aware of the ACS can help reduce athletic training routine. 118 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris (D) Without considering the physical that of any other land animal. In addition, Paket 4 changes undergone by children, elephants have a total of 300 billion neurons. trainers cannot prevent them from Elephant brains are similar to humans’ in having difficulties when training. terms of general connectivity and areas. The elephant cortex has as many neurons as a (E) Since identifying potential problems human brain. during children’s phase of AGS is necessary to eliminate clumsiness, Moreover, elephants manifest a trainers can do this before training wide variety of behaviors, including chose begins. associated with self-awareness, altruism, memory, and communication. It has been 4. The most appropriate tide for this proven scientifically that elephants are self- passage is ... aware. In one study an elephant called Happy would touch a white cross painted on her (A) Adolescent Growth Spurt and Sport forehead, a test used to test self-awareness (B) Effects of Puberty on Sports in children. She could only see it in a mirror and understood that she was looking at a Performance reflection of herself. (C) The Rising Popularity of Sports Elephants also practice altruism. among Children There is a famous story of an Indian elephant (D) The Impact of Poor Balance and called Chandrasekharan, who was working lifting poles off a truck as it moved along, Body Control and placing them in holes dug in the ground. (E) The Side Effects of Specializing in When Chandrasekharan came to one hole he refused to put the log in. Eventually Sports on Children the Mahout checked and discovered a dog sleeping in it. Only when the dog was gone The old myths about clever animals may would Chandrasekharan put the pole in. have been closer to the truth than science has been for much of its history. Until fairly Finally, elephants do have long recently, animals were considered to be memories. They eat an incredible variety of unthinking machines and humans the only foods and need to cover large distances to get intelligent species. However, aided by new it. They need to know where to go at what cognition tests that allow elephants to show time of year. They learn this and remember their intelligence, scientists have discovered it. Also, they have complex communication human and elephant intelligence have much and societies, and they need to remember all in common. the different individuals’ voices and smells in order to be socially adept. Most contemporary ethologists view the elephant as one of the world’s most intelligent animals. With a mass of just over 5 kg, an elephant’s brain has more mass than Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 119

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 4 5. What is the tone of the passage? 8. This passage would most likely be found in … (A) Playful (B) Critical (A) an article about ancient mythology (C) Objective (B) a journal about artificial intelligence (D) Emphatic (C) a popular article about science and (E) Indifferent nature 6. All of the following statement about (D) a book about communication elephant intelligence are true EXCEPT … among animals (E) a magazine about the minds of human and animal (A) Elephants like helping other 9. The author’s main purpose in the second animals. paragraph is to … (B) Elephants have strong memory and (A) define animal intelligence cognition. (B) persuade readers to love and protect (C) Like human beings, elephants have elephants self-awareness. (C) provide an explanation of elephants’ (D) Elephant’s brain has less mass than intelligence that of other mammals. (D) inform readers about the findings of (E) Elephant intelligence shares several research some similarities with human (E) contrast elephant intelligence with intelligence. human intelligence 7. What can be inferred from the passage? (A) It is impossible for elephants to Living on an island can have strange effects. have self-awareness. On Flores in Indonesia, extinct elephants weighed no more than a large hog, but rats (B) Elephant brains differ from that of grew as big as cats. These are examples of humans in many ways. the island effect, which holds that when food and predators are scarce, big animals (C) Elephants are the only intelligent shrink and little ones grow. Still, no one is animals on this planet. sure whether the same rule explains the most famous example of dwarfing on Flores: the (D) Elephants in general do not care odd extinct hominin called the hobbit, which about their well-being. __10__ 60,000 to 100,000 years ago and stood about a meter tall. (E) Not too long ago, many people thought that animals did not have the ability to think. 120 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Now, genetic evidence from modern the theory that the hobbit, too, was once a Paket 4 pygmies or unusually short people on taller species, who dwindled in height over Flores—who are unrelated to the hobbit— millennia on Flores. confirms that humans, too, are subject to so-called island dwarfing. Flores pygmies 10. … differ from their closest relatives on New Guinea and in East Asia in carrying more (A) lived gene variants that promote short stature. (B) had lived The genetic differences testify to recent (C) was living evolution, the island rule at work, and they (D) were living imply that the same force gave the hobbit its (E) had been living short stature. To explore the pygmies’ ancestry, a 11. … team of researchers studied the Rampasasa pygmies of Flores, who were on average just (A) measured their head circumferences 145 centimeters tall. They gathered spit and (B) looked for causes of dwarfism blood from 32 people and __11__ The team (C) analyzed their health histories found no trace of archaic DNA that could (D) traced back their lineage be from the hobbit. Instead, the pygmies (E) extracted their DNA were __12__ The DNA suggested that their ancestors came to Flores in several waves: 12. ... in the past 50,000 years or so, when modern humans first reached Melanesia; and in the (A) closely related East Asians to most past 5000 years, when settlers came from other both East Asia and New Guinea. (B) most closely related to other East The DNA also reflects an Asians environmental shift. It suggests the pygmies’ ancestors underwent a big shift in diet after (C) to most other closely related East reaching Flores, perhaps eating pygmy Asians elephants or marine foods. The pygmies’ DNA is also rich in alleles that __13__ to (D) other East Asians closely related to short stature. Other East Asians have the most same alleles, but at much lower frequencies. (E) East Asians most closely related to other The discovery fits with a recent study suggesting evolution was also in favor of short starure in people on the Andaman Islands. Such selection on islands boosts Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 121

Paket 4 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 13. … (A) links (B) linked (C) linking (D) are linked (E) are linking 14. The italic phrase in the last paragraph means … (A) eased (B) endorsed (C) approved (D) supported (E) conformed 15. This sentence “This suggests natural selection favored existing genes for shortness while the pygmies’ ancestors were on Flores.“ should be … (A) the last sentence of paragraph 1 (B) the last sentence of paragraph 2 (C) the last sentence of paragraph 3 (D) the last sentence of paragraph 4 (E) the last sentence of paragraph 5 122 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Paket 5 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris awkwardness by incorporating specific aspects of training into practice sessions. There appears to be increasing numbers of 1. The word “lure” in paragraph 1 is Paket 5 children who specialize in a single sport at an closest in meaning to … early age. The lure of a college scholarship 022319P02 or a professional career can motivate (A) plan young athletes to commit to specialized (B) illusion training regimens at an early age. However, (C) chance the American Academy of Pediatrics (D) appeal recommends avoiding specializing in one (E) thought sport before puberty. 2. The word “this” in paragraph 2 refers Once puberty begins, both boys and to … girls go through their adolescent growth spurt (AGS). The change and the age at (A) age which they occur can have an impact on a (B) impact child’s sports performance. Going through (C) puberty this can have a significant impact on athletic (D) change performance in both positive and negative (E) occurrence ways. Increases in body size, hormones, and muscle strength can improve athletic performance. Nevertheless, there may be a temporary decline in balance skills and body control during the AGS. Quick increases in height and weight affect the body’s center of gravity. Sometimes, the brain needs to adjust to this higher observation point. As a result, a teen may seem a little clumsy. This phase is especially noticeable in sports that require good balance and body control (e.g. figure skating, diving, gymnastics, basketball). In addition, longer arms and legs can affect throwing any type of ball, hitting with a bat, catching with a glove, or swimming and jumping. Coaches that are aware of the ACS can help reduce athletic Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 123

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 5 3. Which sentence is closest in meaning to Happiness is not a warm phone. Teenagers the last sentence in paragraph 3? who spend more time in front of screen devices, such as playing computer games, (A) By designing training founded on using social media, texting and video the knowledge of AGS, trainers chatting are less happy than those who invest can be more aware of possible more time in non-screen activities, such as difficulties in sports. sports and face-to-face social interactions. The advent of the smartphone is the most (B) With practice that prevents children plausible explanation for the sudden from performing awkwardly, decrease in teens’ psychological well- trainers can assist children through being. The proliferation of screen devices this growth phase. over time coincided with a general drop- off in reported happiness in adolescence. (C) To help children perform with more Specifically, young people’s life satisfaction, ease, trainers should consider the self-esteem and happiness plummeted after effects of puberty when designing a 2012. That was the year that the percentage training routine. of teenagers who owned a smartphone rose above 50 percent. By far the largest change (D) Without considering the physical in teens’ lives between 2012 and 2016 was changes undergone by children, the remarkable increase in the amount of trainers cannot prevent them from time they spent on digital media and the having difficulties when training. decline in direct social activities and sleep. The happiest teens use digital media a little (E) Since identifying potential problems less than an hour per day. After a daily hour during children’s phase of AGS is of screen time, unhappiness rises steadily necessary to eliminate clumsiness, along with increasing screen time. trainers can do this before training begins. The key to digital media use and happiness is limited use. It is important for 4. The most appropriate tide for this teens to spend no more than two hours a passage is ... day on digital media. Teenagers can reduce their dependence on the screen. They can (A) Adolescent Growth Spurt and Sport put their cell phone outside their bedroom at (B) Effects of Puberty on Sports night or turn their phone off thirty minutes before going to bed. They can also take the Performance TV and computer out of their room. If they (C) The Rising Popularity of Sports stay up late to catch a favorite show, they can record it to watch later, so they get a good among Children night’s sleep. Finally, it is important for them (D) The Impact of Poor Balance and Body Control (E) The Side Effects of Specializing in Sports on Children 124 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris to make plans to see friends face-to-face and 6. This passage would most likely be Paket 5 exercising regularly. These two activities found in ... reliably link to greater happiness. (A) An article about science 5. Which of the following is the best (B) An article about education summary of the passage? (C) A scholarly journal on parenting (D) An article about youth culture and (A) Teens’ lives have changed since 2012. Most of them have miserable lifestyle lives and low confidence now. (E) A brochure about therapy for teens (B) Social interactions and outdoor addicted to screen time activities can help teenagers improve their happiness. They 7. In paragraph 1, why does the author should do this regularly. include information about the shift between 2012 and 2016? (C) The level of teen’s unhappiness rises along with increased screen (A) To describe teenagers’ lives in the time. It is important to get screen past time under control. (B) To classify screen and non-screen (D) Screening time means time spent activities in front of screen devices. This includes playing online games, (C) To support his explanation by using social media networks, and giving statistical facts video chatting. (D) To give information about benefits (E) There are several tips on how to of limited screen time reduce screen time effectively. For example, they can put their phones (E) To persuade parents to ban screen away or switch them off before they time for their teenage children go to bed. They can also record their favorite TV series instead of 8. What is the tone of the passage? staying up late. (A) Angry (B) Satirical (C) Cynical (D) Sceptical (E) Concerned Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 125

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 5 9. Which of the following statements is McBee Black and Jung Ha- TRUE according to the passage? Brookshire, associate professors of textile and apparel management at MU, conducted (A) Screen rime for teens should be interviews with people with disabilities who banned completely. had sought or were seeking employment to identify barriers that the study participants (B) Teenagers were happier and had faced in the workplace. A common theme better self-esteem in the past. among all (C) More than half the teenage participants was the __13__ that would be population still do not own gadgets. sufficient in the workplace. (D) Teens who spend less than an hour One participant of the study suffering on digital media are unhappy. from multiple sclerosis told the researchers that after a surgery, she had to look for (E) Direct social interaction and adaptive clothing that would accommodate physical exercise do not support her colostomy bag. She tried to find options teenage wellbeing. that made her feel attractive and confident. According to the U.S. Census, nearly 20 The Department of Textile and million people of working age live with a Apparel Management at University of disability. Past research has indicated that Missouri is __14__ teaching future apparel people living with disabilities face barriers designers the importance of inclusive and in workplace participation. The researchers adaptive clothing options. Earlier this from the University of Missouri (MU) year, MU student Andrea Biligrien won have now found one barrier to workplace third place for one of her clothing designs participation for people with disabilities, from the Runway of Dreams Foundation, namely the lack of appropriate clothing. This which promotes inclusion, acceptance and barrier increases opportunity in the fashion industry. their embarrassment and __10__ their confidence. “People with disabilities are the 10. … same as any other consumer looking for clothing,” said Kerri McBee Black, instructor (A) to decrease and doctoral candidate in textile and apparel (B) decrease management. “Consumers want clothing (C) decreased that expresses their sense of style. They want (D) decreasing clothing that makes them __11__ confident. (E) is decreasing Unfortunately, the clothing industry has yet to sufficiently meet the demand for this population.” 126 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 11. ... 15. Sentence “Other participants reported Paket 5 similar problems in finding professional (A) felt clothes that were appropriate for work.” (B) feel is best put in ... (C) to feel (D) feeling (A) The end of paragraph 1 (E) are feeling (B) The beginning of paragraph 2 (C) The end of paragraph 3 12. The phrase “a common theme” in (D) The end of paragraph 4 paragraph 3 has the same meaning as ... (E) The beginning of paragraph 5 (A) the same title (B) a typical question (C) a shared problem (D) a parallel heading (E) a similar point of view 13. … (A) appropriate lack of clothing options (B) appropriate clothing of lack options (C) lack of clothing appropriate options (D) lack of appropriate clothing options (E) options lack of appropriate clothing 14. …. (A) relying on (B) coping with (C) satisfied with (D) worried about (E) committed to Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 127

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 6 Paket 6 2. ... 022318P01 Plastic bags are often thought of as free, no- (A) Therefore brainer solutions to carry your groceries or (B) In contrast to use as trashcan liners. However, research (C) Also has shown that as a consequence of carefree (D) In other words usage of plastic bags millions of tons of (E) After that plastic particles __1__ in our seas each year. Reversing this trend and finding ways to 3. ... maintain both the health of our oceans and the human benefits associated with it are (A) a gap complicated tasks. Most people appreciate (B) a cure and value the importance of the ocean and (C) an advantage see marine litter as a global problem. __2__ , (D) an alternative the challenge is connecting the dots. So many (E) an impediment of human behaviors and decisions contribute to this problem, but rarely are there attempts 4. ... to link their impact to the environment. Behavioral science has been recognized (A) aware as __3__ to understand drivers of human (B) elated behavior which support ongoing initiatives (C) excited to clean up our environments. For instance, (D) optimistic behavioral scientists have suggested that (E) interested the public could become more __4__ if powerful images were carried on everyday Despite their advantages, technological products, similar to that already being used advancements have led to the polarization on cigarette packaging. of the labor market. While middle-skill jobs become increasingly automated, high-skill 1. ... jobs that require a combination of cognitive skills, creative acumen and leadership (A) accumulate expertise have not been affected. Similarly, (B) accumulator low-skill jobs that require customer service (C) accumulation have been drastically changed by automated (D) accumulating systems. Therefore, it is the low class and (E) accumulative middle-skill routine occupations that have by the technological revolution. 128 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris As low-skill and middle-skill (D) How can the government balance Paket 6 opportunities shrink, giving rise to high jobs, automation and human labor? wages also become either high or low. This disparity has already impacted the economy (E) Why is human touch irreplaceable in and will continue to change the labor market’s the medical field? landscape. Although it naturally impacts current employees, students and job-seekers 6. What can be inferred about high-skill should also take heed of the patterns that jobs? have emerged. Since the jobs that are harder to automate involve creativity, cognition (A) There is a decline in vacancy. and social skills, job-seekers should develop (B) They are at great risk for automation. these intangible qualities to make themselves (C) They require more cognitive skills more valuable to potential employers. than social skills. The medical field has also been (D) They play a role in the automation of impacted by automated machines. Many diagnostic tests and surgical tools have low-skill and middle-class jobs. become automated by complex machines (E) They are relatively safe from being and programs. However, the human touch in the medical field is essential as it ensures that automated in the labor market. a patient is being treated as a human instead of just as a body. A nurse’s interaction 7. What is the best title for the passage? with his or her patients is invaluable and impossible to effectively replicate. Similarly, (A) The Future of Healthcare while machines can assist with tasks before, (B) Automation and the Future of Work during, and after a surgery, a machine cannot (C) The Impacts of Technology on Living replace a skilled human surgeon since it lacks intuitions and instincts. Standards (D) Unemployment due to Technological Advancements (E) Technology and the Productivity of Low-Skill and Middle-Skill Jobs 5. The following are questions that the 8. The author’s purpose is to ... passage tries to address EXCEPT ... (A) Define the term labor automation (A) Who is affected by the automation of (B) Advocate the automation of high- jobs? skill jobs (B) How has the labor market become (C) Elaborate the view that labor polarized? automation is harmful (C) What is the impact of automation to (D) Describe the drawbacks of labor wage conditions? automation (E) Explain the effects of automated machines to the job market Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 129

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 6 9. What is the tone of the passage? However, the benefits of speaking multiple languages extend past just having (A) Outraged access to different words, concepts, (B) Sarcastic metaphors, and frames. Multilingualism has (C) Persuasive __13__. Multilinguals tend to score better (D) Introspective on standardized tests, especially in math, (E) Objective reading, and vocabulary. They are better at remembering lists or sequences due to There’s a certain sinking feeling one intensive learning of grammatical rules and gets when thinking of the perfect thing to say vocabulary. They are more perceptive to just a moment too late. There is no English their surroundings and therefore better at word to express this feeling, but the French focusing on important information while have the term l’esprit de l’escaller for this __14__ misleading information. very phenomenon. The English language also have the word to describe the hinge 10. ... eating that follows an emotional blow, but the Germans have kummerspeck to do just (A) may be that. If we had the Swedish word lagom, the (B) will be English explanation of Goldilocks’ perfectly (C) should be temperate soup __10__ a lot more accurate. (D) will have been (E) could have been __11__ English speakers are limited in their choice of words surprises many 11. ... non-native English speakers. There are many words that English speakers don’t (A) If have. Sometimes Anglophones take from (B) Why other languages, but often, we have to find (C) That a way around a specific feeling or emotion (D) When that doesn’t have its own word. The reason (E) Whether why we borrow words like savoir faire from French is because that word did not culturally 12. The phrase “find a way around” in the evolve as part of our language. Speaking second paragraph means ... different languages means you get different frames and metaphors. You’re also learning (A) Avoid the main topic the culture of the languages so you get not (B) Look in the wrong place only different words, but also different types (C) Ask what someone is thinking of words. (D) He very familiar with an activity (E) Discover how to deal with something 130 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 13. .. Paket 6 (A) side effects of an incredible array (B) incredible side effects of an array (C) incredible effects of an array side (D) an incredible side array of effects (E) an array of incredible side effects 14. ... (A) putting off (B) pulling over (C) putting out (D) weeding out (E) blocking out 15. The sentence “Thus, a multilingual education is a worthwhile investment of time.” should be ... (A) The last sentences of paragraph 1 (B) The first sentences of paragraph 2 (C) The last sentences of paragraph 2 (D) The first sentences of paragraph 3 (E) The last sentences of paragraph 3 Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 131

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 7 Paket 7 2. ... 022318P02 Plastic bags are often thought of as free, no- (A) Therefore brainer solutions to carry your groceries or (B) In contrast to use as trashcan liners. However, research (C) Also has shown that as a consequence of carefree (D) In other words usage of plastic bags millions of tons of (E) After that plastic particles __1__ in our seas each year. Reversing this trend and finding ways to 3. ... maintain both the health of our oceans and the human benefits associated with it are (A) a gap complicated tasks. Most people appreciate (B) a cure and value the importance of the ocean and (C) an advantage see marine litter as a global problem. __2__ , (D) an alternative the challenge is connecting the dots. So many (E) an impediment of human behaviors and decisions contribute to this problem, but rarely are there attempts 4. ... to link their impact to the environment. Behavioral science has been recognized (A) aware as __3__ to understand drivers of human (B) elated behavior which support ongoing initiatives (C) excited to clean up our environments. For instance, (D) optimistic behavioral scientists have suggested that (E) interested the public could become more __4__ if powerful images were carried on everyday Despite their advantages, technological products, similar to that already being used advancements have led to the polarization on cigarette packaging. of the labor market. While middle-skill jobs become increasingly automated, high-skill 1. ... jobs that require a combination of cognitive skills, creative acumen and leadership (A) accumulate expertise have not been affected. Similarly, (B) accumulator low-skill jobs that require customer service (C) accumulation have been drastically changed by automated (D) accumulating systems. Therefore, it is the low class and (E) accumulative middle-skill routine occupations that have by the technological revolution. 132 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris As low-skill and middle-skill (D) How can the government balance Paket 7 opportunities shrink, giving rise to high jobs, automation and human labor? wages also become either high or low. This disparity has already impacted the economy (E) Why is human touch irreplaceable in and will continue to change the labor market’s the medical field? landscape. Although it naturally impacts current employees, students and job-seekers 6. What can be inferred about high-skill should also take heed of the patterns that jobs? have emerged. Since the jobs that are harder to automate involve creativity, cognition (A) There is a decline in vacancy. and social skills, job-seekers should develop (B) They are at great risk for automation. these intangible qualities to make themselves (C) They require more cognitive skills more valuable to potential employers. than social skills. The medical field has also been (D) They play a role in the automation of impacted by automated machines. Many diagnostic tests and surgical tools have low-skill and middle-class jobs. become automated by complex machines (E) They are relatively safe from being and programs. However, the human touch in the medical field is essential as it ensures that automated in the labor market. a patient is being treated as a human instead of just as a body. A nurse’s interaction 7. What is the best title for the passage? with his or her patients is invaluable and impossible to effectively replicate. Similarly, (A) The Future of Healthcare while machines can assist with tasks before, (B) Automation and the Future of Work during, and after a surgery, a machine cannot (C) The Impacts of Technology on Living replace a skilled human surgeon since it lacks intuitions and instincts. Standards (D) Unemployment due to Technological Advancements (E) Technology and the Productivity of Low-Skill and Middle-Skill Jobs 5. The following are questions that the 8. The author’s purpose is to ... passage tries to address EXCEPT ... (A) Define the term labor automation (A) Who is affected by the automation of (B) Advocate the automation of high- jobs? skill jobs (B) How has the labor market become (C) Elaborate the view that labor polarized? automation is harmful (C) What is the impact of automation to (D) Describe the drawbacks of labor wage conditions? automation (E) Explain the effects of automated machines to the job market Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 133

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 7 9. What is the tone of the passage? To accommodate the needs of the ’49ers, gold mining towns had sprung up all (A) Outraged over the region, complete with shops, saloons, (B) Sarcastic brothels and other businesses seeking to (C) Persuasive make their own Gold Rush fortune. The (D) Introspective overcrowded chaos of the mining camps and (E) Objective towns __13__ ever more lawless, including rampant banditry, gambling, prostitution and The discovery of gold nuggets in the violence. Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush, arguably one of the most After 1850, the surface gold in noteworthy events to shape American California largely disappeared. Though history during the first half of the ninetieth gold mining continued throughout the century. __10__, thousands of prospective 1850s, it had reached its peak by 1852, gold miners traveled by sea or over land to when some eighty-one million dollars was San Francisco and the surrounding area. By pulled from the ground. After that year, the the end of 1849, the non-native population total take__14__. Settlement in California of the California territory was some 100,000 continued, however, and by the end of the (compared with the pre-1848 figure of less decade the state’s population was 380,000. than 1,000). A total of 2 billion dollars’ worth of precious metal __11__ from the 10. … area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852. (A) As the discovery of news spread (B) As of the discovery news spread Throughout 1849, people around (C) As news of the discovery spread the United States (mostly men) borrowed (D) Spread as news of the discovery money, mortgaged their property or spent (E) The news as spread of discovery their life savings to make the arduous journey to California. In pursuit of the kind of wealth 11. ... they had never dreamed of, they left their families and hometowns. In turn, women left (A) extracted behind took on new responsibilities such as (B) was to extract running farms or businesses and caring for (C) was extracted their children alone. Thousands of would- (D) was extracting be gold miners, known as ’49ers, traveled (E) was to be extracted overland across the mountains or by sea, sailing to Panama or even around Cape Horn, the southernmost point of South America. 134 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 12. The italic phrase took on in paragraph Paket 7 2 means … (A) shared (B) shouldered (C) declined (D) established (E) volunteered 13. … (A) grow (B) grew (C) has grown (D) were growing (E) would have grown 14. … (A) reached a peak (B) took a soar (C) became surprising (D) remained lucrative (E) declined gradually 15. This sentence “San Francisco, for its part, developed a bustling economy and became the central metropolis of the new frontier.” should be ... (A) the last sentence of paragraph 1 (B) the second sentence of paragraph 2 (C) the last sentence of paragraph 2 (D) the last sentence of paragraph 3 (E) the second sentence of paragraph 4 Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 135

Paket 8 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 1. ... 022317P00 Paket 8 (A) Also (B) Hence Blood Diamonds, also known as “Conflict (C) Therefore Diamonds”, are stones produced in areas (D) Nevertheless controlled by rebel forces that are opposed to (E) On the other hand internationally recognized governments. The rebels sell these diamonds, and the money 2. … is used to purchase arms for their military actions. Blood Diamonds are often produced (A) sold through the forced labor of men, women and (B) used children. __ 1__ , they are commonly stolen (C) shared during shipment or seized by attacking the (D) prepared mining operations of legitimate producers. (E) delivered The stones are then smuggled into the international diamond trade and __2__ as 3. … legitimate gems. Enormous amounts of money are at stake and bribes, threats, torture, (A) local and murder are modes of operation. This is (B) bilateral why the term “blood diamonds” is used. The (C) national United Nations and other groups are working (D) worldwide to block the entry of conflict diamonds into (E) metropolitan the __3__ diamond trade. Their approach has been to develop a government __4 __ 4. … procedure known as the Kimberly Process. This procedure requires each nation to (A) certifies certify that all rough diamond exports are (B) certifying produced through legitimate mining and (C) certifiable sales activity. All rough diamonds exported (D) certificate from these nations are to be accompanied (E) certification by certificates. Retail customers buying a cut diamond are encouraged to insist upon a sales receipt which documents that their diamond is from a conflict free source. 136 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Strategic flooding is a highly risky tactic. 5. According to the text, which of the Paket 8 It can only be successful if there’s a well- following statements is FALSE? thought-out backup plan and a plan for fast repairs. Floods can result in loss of life and (A) Agricultural crops are disturbed damage homes and businesses, and when the because of the rise of soil salinity water remains inland for a long time, it can brought by sea water. change the landscape through erosion and deposition, forming new tidal channels and (B) The Dutch utilized the landscape creeks. which was easily flooded to beat the Spanish. During the Eighty Years War, as the Spanish army fought to recapture (C) Fast restoration was one of the ways territory in what is now northern Belgium to ensure the success of strategic and southwestern Netherlands in the late flooding. sixteenth century, the Dutch rebels led by William of Orange decided to use (D) Three cities were affected by the the low-lying, flood-prone landscape to flood strategy used by the Dutch. their advantage. In an attempt to liberate Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp from Spanish (E) Erosion caused by floods will alter dominance and defend their territory, the the landscape. rebels destroyed seawalls at strategic places from 1584 to 1586 to cause deliberate, large- 6. What is the author’s purpose in writing scale floods. this text? The area flooded during the Eighty (A) To raise questions about the Years War became part of a strategic line of advantages of using strategic defense and remained inundated for more flooding than 100 years in some places, with profound consequences for the landscape. The plan (B) To provide practical information on got completely out of hand, and it came at disaster management the expense of the countryside of northern Flanders, now Zeeland Flanders. (C) To present new research findings on security and defense After the waters receded, a thick layer of clay covered all remnants of buildings (D) To share a word of advice for and roads in the area. As sea water was used, successful strategic flooding soil salinity increased, affecting agricultural yields, being as damaging as floods caused (E) To argue for certain lines of action by heavy rainfall or storm surges. on flood control Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 137

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 8 7. This passage would probably be Dame Zaha Hadid was the uncrowned assigned reading in which of the queen of contemporary architecture. A bona following course? fide autrice, Hadid was without a doubt the world’s most famous woman in a starchitect (A) Disaster management stratosphere __10__ by her masculine (B) Defense and security peers. During her student days in London (C) Risk management at the Architectural Association School of (D) Geography Architecture, the Iraqi-British architect (E) Geology was intensely preoccupied with changing our general notions of space, not only in 8. What inference can you make about a physical sense, but also socially and strategic flooding? culturally. Hadid’s buildings are iconic. They are characterized by their dynamic formal (A) The impact caused by strategic qualities of sinuously, curving shapes, or flooding is more manageable than crystallized strata. floods by natural causes. Hadid’s projects during the late (B) When carried out without careful 1970s and 1980s were marked by a profound planning, it puts a strain on an understanding of early 20th Century avant- area’s food supply. garde artists and architects. In an attempt to redevelop and make relevant again the formal (C) It is a strategy fraught with danger investigations of Russian Constructivism but worth the risks. and Italian Futurism, her projects expressed utopian ideals. (D) It is one of the most important Dutch inventions. Today, Zaha Hadid Architects create landmarks projects for all types of functional (E) It causes high levels of soil salinity. programs. Their buildings are never bland or mundane, but moreover assertive statements 9. The tone of the author is best described of a particular view that the world __12 __ as … indeed look different. Their efforts have resulted in a staggering almost one thousand (A) sympathetic projects throughout the globe, in every (B) disastrous scale, from urban design schemes to objects (C) objective and furniture design. Along with her strong (D) nostalgic conceptual and historical awareness, __13__ (E) upset a recurrent source of inspiration for Zaha Hadid’s architecture. It includes attention to physical contexts and landscapes, resulting in layered structures or powerful moving 138 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris lines and also exploring possible interfaces 13. … Paket 8 between patterns and construction. (A) as nature’s forms and shapes appear Zaha Hadid Architects embraced (B) nature forms shapes which appear digital drawing early on. This has made the studio able to challenge __14__ , leading us as to the 21st century urban architecture. (C) nature’s forms and shapes appear as (D) nature’s appearances as shapes and 10. … forms (A) dominates (E) nature shapes forms appearing as (B) dominated (C) to dominate 14. …. (D) was dominated (E) had been dominated (A) the landmark projects (B) her male counterparts 11. The italic phrase in the second paragraph (C) traditional architecture means … (D) patterns and construction (E) the development of new designs (A) Going (B) Trying 15. This sentence “This sums up a kind of (C) Standing new Baroque, a sensuous, more vibrant (D) Opposing and engaging type of architecture.” (E) Determining should be the last sentence of paragraph ... 12. …. (A) 1 (A) must (B) 2 (B) should (C) 3 (C) may (D) 4 (D) will (E) 5 (E) has to Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 139

Paket 9 Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris 1. … 022316P01 Paket 9 (A) predominant (B) predominated Indigenous plants and animals are few in (C) predominating Easter Island. At the time of European arrival, (D) predominance the toromiro tree was the only wild tree and (E) predominantly the Carolina wolfberry the only wild shrub, the vegetation being __1__ herbaceous. The 2. … toromiro tree was overexploited by the island wood carvers, and the last local specimen (A) However died in the 1950s. __2__ , the species was (B) Moreover saved from extinction. The Norwegian (C) In contrast Archaeological Expedition collected seeds (D) For example and planted them in the Gothenburg Botanical (E) Consequently Garden, and saplings from the garden were reintroduced to Easter Island in 1988. Today 3. … only 31 wild flowering plants, 14 ferns, and 14 mosses are reported. Grass and small (A) so ferns dominate the barren landscape, __3__ (B) yet the boggy crater lakes are thickly covered (C) while by two imported American species, the (D) hence totora reed and Polygonum acuminatum. A (E) unlike number of cultivated species of plants were also introduced partly from America and 4. … partly from Polynesia before the arrival of Europeans; of these the __4 __ species was (A) principal the sweet potato, which was cultivated in (B) principle extensive plantations and formed the staple (C) secondary diet. Bottle gourds, sugarcane, bananas, (D) mandatory taro, yams, and two trees (i.e., the Asiatic (E) inconspicuous paper mulberryand the American Triumfetta semitriloba) were of aboriginal importation, as also probably were the husk-tomato, a small variety of pineapple, and the coconut. 140 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Although gluten has gained a bad reputation, 5. According to the passage, which of the Paket 9 the majority of people would struggle to following statements is FALSE? explain what it actually is. The truth is that gluten is just a mixture of proteins found in the (A) Most people are actually unsure seeds of certain cereal plants, such as wheat, about gluten. rye and barley. Gluten is stored in a tissue inside the seed called the endosperm, which (B) Coeliac disease occurs in many surrounds the plant embryo and provides a people. dense source of energy as the plant starts to grow. In wheat, gluten is formed when the (C) Endosperm is a food reserve tissue proteins glutenin and gliadin cross-link into inside the seeds. a net-like structure that provides elasticity and viscosity. (D) Endosperm nourished the developing embryo. Once food reaches the stomach it must be broken down by enzymes in the (E) Gliadin is a protein difficult to process of digestion. Large proteins are digest. broken up into chains of amino acids called peptides. Normally these peptides are easily 6. The most appropriate title for this broken down further, but the gliadin peptides passage is … in gluten are difficult to break down as they are part of a group of peptides called (A) Gluten Sensitivity prolamins. Prolamins are made up of lots of (B) The Dangers of Gluten glutamine and proline amino acids, which (C) The Truth about Gluten digestive enzymes have difficulty breaking (D) Foods that Contain Gluten up. This means that unlike most proteins (E) Gluten Sensitivity gluten digestion can leave strands of amino acids intact in the small intestine. These 7. This passage would probably be strands can be up to 10 amino acids long and assigned reading in which of the are known as oligopeptides. For most people following course? gliadin oligopeptides are harmless. However, a small proportion of the population will (A) Nutrition produce an immune response known as (B) Agronomy coeliac disease, a condition caused by the (C) Physical Education body’s immune system mistakenly attacking (D) Chemical engineering itself. Coeliac (E) Materials Science disease is caused by a reaction to gluten. Bimbinganalumniui.com Soal SIMAK UI 141

Kemampuan Dasar | Bahasa Inggris Paket 9 8. What is the author’s purpose in writing painting by a Cuban artist that __12__ the this passage? show. Among the more awkward events on Obama’s Cuban itinerary was a meeting (A) To evaluate a gluten diet with a group of political dissidents, many of (B) To provide the readers with facts __13__ fear the thawing of relations between Washington and Havana will only embolden about gluten the repressive tendencies of Cuban president (C) To persuade the readers to reduce Raul Castro by legitimising his regime. Enter Michel Mirabal, a contemporary their gluten consumption Cuban artist whose sprawling painting My (D) To describe the function of gluten New Friend provided the striking backdrop to the meeting. to the readers (E) To reaffirm the readers’ existing belief about gluten 9. The tone of the author is best described The work stretched evocatively as … behind Obama as he sat at a long table to discuss the concerns of the Cuban (A) complex government’s detractors. It features side-by- (B) cautionary side representations of the Cuban and US (C) concerned flags constructed loosely of red, white, and (D) informative blue handprints __14 __. As a subliminal (E) instructive symbol capable of capturing, on the one hand the plight of those oppressed by the Forget what world leaders say. If you want to Cuban government, and on the other hand, understand what they are really up to, look at Obama’s commitment to ending sanctions the paintings that hang behind them at press against Cuba, the painting __15__. The conferences and summit meetings, or when hasty blizzard of anonymous handprints has they pause with apparent spontaneity along the feel of street art or something illicitly a corridor to answer a reporter’s question. constructed: a compression of innocence that The silent stare of a poised portrait gazing recalls the clay moulds made by children at you over the shoulder of David Cameron in kindergarten. At the same time, the two or Vladimir Putin is often more loaded and flags appear to be visual anagrams of each more deliberately orchestrated than you other. Each consists of the same handprints might think. merely arranged in different combinations, as if subtly to imply that the two countries For example, President Obama’s are essentially inseparable. recent trip to Cuba in March 2016 was considered his boldest step. His controversial agenda was to reset diplomatic relations between the two nations. However, it was a 142 Soal SIMAK UI Bimbinganalumniui.com