PREDIKSI 5 - SNBT 2023

What is the meaning of "Prevent" in paragraph two?

• Membiarkan

• Mencegah

• Memilih

• Menahan

• Meyakinkan

Answer explanation

Jika ada question seperti ini, berarti kita harus tahu arti dari kata yang ditanyakan tersebut. Pilihan A, C, D dan E (Salah), karena arti yang dimaksudkan bukan itu.

Jawaban: B [Benar], karena arti dari kata tersebut itu adalah "Mencegah".

Note: Tips agar lebih mudah untuk menemukan jawabannya ialah, lihat kata sebelumnya dan setelahnya. Langsung kita cocokkan saja dengan kata yang ditanyakan tersebut.

"So, the servant decided to build a small hut for the queen." What is the opposite of the underlined word?

• Big

• Huge

• Medium

• Little

• Tiny

Answer explanation

Jika ditanyakan mengenai 'opposite'. Maka sudah pasti that question menyuruh kita untuk mencari antonym (kebalikan) dari kata tersebut.

Pilihan B, C, D dan E (Salah), karena bukan itu the opposite word yang dimaksudkan.

Jawaban: A (Benar), Big mempunyai arti 'besar'.

Sedangkan yang ditanyakan ialah kebalikan dari small, maka tentulah 'Big' jawabannya.

By saying "Cindelaras agreed with the king's offer and he offered his life as the bet if he lost the fight as he thought that it was the only precious thing that he can offer to the king." What is the characteristic of Cindelaras?

• Lazy

• Strong

• Persistent

• Smart

• Weak

Answer explanation

Pilihan A, B, D, dan E (Salah), karena opsi-opsi di atas kurang dan tidak tepat untuk jawaban ini mengenai sifat Cinderelas.

Jawaban: C (Benar), karena Persistent mempunyai arti 'Gigih'. Sehingga dia pantas memiliki sifat ini, karena rasa uletnya yang menggambarkan dirinya dalam statement tersebut.

What do some people from Calabria and Okinawa have in common?

• They suffer from diabetes

• They have the same diet

• They have similar genes

• They have an unusual genetic illness

• They live long and healthy lives

Answer explanation

Persamaan yang dimiliki orang-orang Calabria dan Okinawa disebutkan di awal paragraf 2 "There have been many scientific studies of communities where a healthy old age is typical. These include places like Calabria in southern Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan." Pada kalimat ini menyebutkan mengenai penelitian tentang ciri-ciri orang tua yang sehat.

Maka jawaban yang tepat adalah opsi E.

Laron syndrome is interesting to scientists because...

• It might help people with growth problemsfrom diabetes

• It's rare and only owned by a few people in Ecuador

• It shows that there is a genetic reason for old age

• There are different versions of the syndrome

• It has many advantages

Answer explanation

Sindrom laron menarik perhatian ilmuwan karena membuktikan adanya faktor genetic dalam usia panjang seseorang. Ini disebutkan di pertengahan paragraph 3 "The condition means that they don't grow to more than about one metre, but it also seems to give them protection against cancer and diabetes. As a result, they live longer than other people in their families."

Jawaban yang tepat adalah opsi C.

What can be inferred from 'Laron syndrome' according to the passage?

• Affects people's height

• Affects only men in Hawaii

• Often leads to diabetes

• Tend to be five times more likely to have men than women

• Provide immunity against malaria

Answer explanation

Sindrom laron mempengaruhi tinggi manusia yang terbatas hanya sekitar 1 meter tapi juga memberi perlindungan terhadap penyakit kanker dan diabetes, seperti yang disebutkan di paragraf 3 "It's called Laron syndrome. The condition means that they don't grow to more than about one metre, but it also seems to give them protection against cancer and diabetes."

Jawaban = A

The word "comprises" in line 1 is best replaced by …..

• Adapts to

• Benefits from

• Consists of

• Focuses on

• Have contents

Answer explanation

Karena comprises dalam konteks kalimat ini berarti terdiri, maka frasa terdekat yang tepat adalah C. Consist of yang memiliki arti sama, terdiri dari.

A. Adapt to: beradaptasi dengan

B. Benefit from: manfaat dari

D. Focuses on: fokus pada

E. Have contents: mengandung

..... 7 of which are very large" (paragraph 1) The word "which" refers to ...

• Crusts

• Mantel

• Kilometers

• Plates

• Continents

Answer explanation

Pada kalimat secara keseluruhan dituliskan "The crusts and the top, solid part of the mantle, totaling about 70 to 100 kilometers in thickness, at present appear to consist of about 15 rigid plates, 7 of which are very large." Dimana di akhir kalimat dikatakan "saat ini tampaknya terdiri dari sekitar 15 plat kaku, 7 diantaranya sangat besar." Maka which disini merujuk pada plates.

Jawaban: Opsi jawaban D benar.

What can be inferred about the diversions of the early settlers of the United States?

• They followed a pattern begun in Europe

• They were enjoyed more frequently than in Europe

• The clergy organized them

• They tended to prefer to live in urban areas

• Only the wealthy participated in them

Answer explanation

Pada kalimat awal paragraf 1 disebutkan "European settlers of the United States did not abandon the diversions with which their ancestors had traditionally relieved the tedium of life." Orang-orang Eropa yang bermukim di US tidak meninggalkan kebiasaan hiburan yang nenek moyang mereka gunakan untuk menghilangkan kebosanan hidup.

Dari kalimat diatas dapat disimpulkan bahwa pemukim awal US (orang-orang Eropa) mengikuti pola hidup yang sudah mereka mulai di Eropa dari nenek moyang mereka.

Jawaban: Opsi A adalah jawaban yang sesuai.

" ..... the diversions with which their ancestors had traditionally relieved the tedium of life." (Paragraph 1). The word "their" refers to …

• Atlantic

• Europeans

• United States

• Diversions

• Ancestor

Answer explanation

Dilihat dari kalimat secara utuh "In taking ups new life across the Atlantic, the early European settlers of the United States did not abandon the diversions with which their ancestors had traditionally relieved the tedium of life."

Kata their dalam kalimat diatas merujuk pada Europeans settlers’ yang tidak meninggalkan hiburan yang dilakukan oleh nenek moyang mereka untuk menghilangkan rasa bosan.

Jawaban: Opsi B adalah jawaban yang benar