Contoh Soal SNBT 2023, Materi Literasi dalam Bahasa Inggris Lengkap dengan Kunci Jawaban

Competition plays a major role in shaping up students personality.

However, too much of it is bad.

It often leads to students getting involved in all kind of wrong things just for the sake of winning.

Competition in school must be moderated so that healthy competition presist among the students.

• Lexi_122

School can keep children away from competition for some time but sooner or later children have to face it.

School and teachers take the responsibility to explain to children the meaning of healthy competition.

• Deepa Kaushik

Competition is one good way to track performance.

Only a serious competition can make children understand understand the value of hard work that leads to success.

3. Who suggested moderating the school competition in order to create a healthy one?

A. Mohades_002

B. Lexi_122

C. Ardillo_87

D. Deepa Kaushik

E. Harish Kumar

Jawaban: E. Harish Kumar

Pembahasan: Mohades_002 says that no one can moderate or control competition. B, C and D do not say anything about moderating the school competition.

The questions number 4 - 5 are based on the following passage

The United Nations predicts Earth will have to feed another 2.3 billion people by 2050, mostly concentrated in urban centers far from farmland. Conventional agriculture may not be able to meet that demand, but luckily NASA has been working for decades to tackle food production both on Earth and in space. Feeding astronauts during long-term space exploration means stretching resources to grow plants in space—including minimizing water use and energy consumption and eliminating soil.

NASA initially pioneered these techniques on the ground by building the country’s first vertical farm. Inside a decommissioned hypobaric chamber left over from testing the Mercury space capsule, technologists stacked rows of hydroponic trays like bookshelves against the walls. Then systems for lighting, ventilation, and circulating water were added using off-the-shelf parts. Various crops were planted on the stacked trays to test how well they would grow in water and without the benefit of sunlight or open air. This innovative approach to farming created a foundation for the industry of controlled environment agriculture, or CEA.

CEA combines plant science and environmental control to optimize plant growth and maximize efficiency, frequently incorporating vertical growth structures. Technology enables the filtering of contaminants from crop water and delivers precise nutrient balances. Artificial lighting provides only the necessary wavelengths at the right time, intensity, and duration, while environmental controls maintain ideal temperature and humidity. This approach could help feed burgeoning future generations, said Nate Storey, chief science officer at Plenty Unlimited, one of several companies building on NASA’s plant-growth research.

4. It is stated in the passage that.....

A. The world will run out of food by 2050 according to the United Nations.

B. NASA has maximized a farming method requiring a little water.

C. NASA is taking over conventional agriculture to address future food demands.

D. To improve plant development, plant science must be integrated with vertical growth structures.

E. NASA's innovative approach pioneered the establishment of a controlled environment agriculture industry.

Jawaban: B. NASA has maximized a farming method requiring a little water.

Pembahasan:

Soal tersebut menanyakan pernyataan yang sesuai dengan teks.

Pilihan A (Dunia akan kehabisan makanan pada tahun 2050 menurut PBB.) tidak tepat. Pada paragraf pertama kalimat pertama disampaikan bahwa menurut PBB, pada tahun 2050 bumi membutuhkan makanan untuk tambahan 2.3 miliar penduduknya. Hal tersebut bukan berarti kita akan kehabisan makanan pada tahun 2050.

Pilihan B (NASA telah memaksimalkan metode bercocok tanam yang membutuhkan sedikit air.) tepat. Pada paragraf pertama kalimat ketiga disebutkan bahwa dalam memberi makan astronot selama eksplorasi ruang angkasa jangka panjang, NASA memaksimalkan sumber daya untuk menumbuhkan tanaman di luar angkasa—termasuk meminimalkan penggunaan air dan konsumsi energi serta menghilangkan tanah.

Pilihan C (NASA mengambil alih pertanian konvensional untuk memenuhi permintaan pangan di masa depan.) tidak tepat. Tidak ada informasi pada teks yang menunjukkan bahwa NASA mengambil alih pertanian konvensional. Informasi pada paragraf pertama hanya menyebutkan bahwa NASA selama ini telah melakukan kegiatan pertanian atau agrikultur di luar pertanian konvensional.

Pilihan D (Untuk meningkatkan perkembangan tanaman, ilmu tanaman harus diintegrasikan dengan struktur pertumbuhan vertikal.) tidak tepat. Pada kalimat pertama paragraf terakhir disampaikan bahwa ilmu tanaman sering kali digabungkan dengan struktur pertumbuhan vertikal. Hal tersebut tidak menunjukkan bahwa keduanya harus selalu digabungkan.

Pilihan E (Pendekatan inovatif NASA memelopori pembentukan industri pertanian lingkungan yang terkendali.) tidak tepat. Kaitan antara langkah inovatif NASA dengan the industry of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) dibahas di paragraf kedua kalimat terakhir. Pada paragraf tersebut, disebutkan bahwa langkah inovatif NASA hanya menciptakan landasan bagi CEA sehingga tidak tepat jika dikatakan bahwa langkah tersebut merupakan cikal bakal didirikannya CEA.

5. How is the second paragraph related to the first paragraph?

A. Paragraph 2 exemplifies kinds of agricultural progress discussed in paragraph 1.

B. The vertical farm described in paragraph 1 is explained in detail in paragraph 2.

C. The second paragraph expands on the first paragraph's discussion of NASA's agricultural method.

D. The second paragraph explains further the issues raised in the first paragraph regarding food demands in 2050.

E. The success of the NASA farming practices mentioned in the first paragraph is reiterated in the second paragraph.

Jawaban: C. The second paragraph expands on the first paragraph's discussion of NASA's agricultural method.

Pembahasan:

Soal tersebut menanyakan hubungan antara paragraf 2 dan paragraf 1.

Paragraf 1 menyampaikan tentang kebutuhan pangan dunia tahun 2050 yang kemungkinan tidak dapat dipenuhi oleh sistem pertanian biasa. Beruntung NASA telah mengembangkan metode pertanian lain yang tidak sanggup dipenuhi oleh pertanian konvensional seperti meminimalisir penggunaan air.

Paragraf 2 menjelaskan lebih jauh mengenai metode pertanian tersebut, yang dinamakan vertical farm.

Dengan demikian, kaitan antara paragraf 1 dan paragraf 2 adalah paragraf kedua memperluas pembahasan paragraf pertama tentang metode pertanian NASA sehingga pilihan C tepat.

Pilihan A tidak tepat. Paragraf 2 tidak memberikan contoh kemajuan pertanian NASA.

Pilihan B tidak tepat. Paragraf 1 tidak membahas tentang vertical farm.

Pilihan D tidak tepat. Paragraf 2 tidak membahas lebih jauh tentang masalah-masalah kebutuhan pangan di tahun 2050.

Pilihan E tidak tepat. Paragraf 2 tidak hanya membahas kembali, melainkan menjabarkan metode pertanian NASA.

(cr31/tribun-medan.com)