SNBT UTBK LBE 16 JAN

What of the following best states the topic of this text?

• The most common causes of a tsunami
• The magnitude of the tsunamis
• Tsunamis in Indian Ocean
• Series of huge plates on earth
• Litosphere and asthenosphere

The main idea of the text is that….

• A deep ocean trench is a result of an earthquake
• The energy of subduction can lead to earthquakes
• Plate tectonic lead to an earthquake and volcanism
• Tsunami in the Indian Ocean are the biggest in the history
• Strong movement of undersea fault lines cause tsunamis

Implied in the text is that the earthquake will never occur when…

• The subduction happens
• Seismic waves are generated
• There Is no fault line of plate tectonics
• Heavier plates and lighter ones break up
• Deep ocean trenches are along the seafloor

Which of the following natural disaster happening in Indonesia is related to the fault movement of plate tectonics?

• Volcanic eruptions
• Soll erosion
• Forest fires
• Landslides
• Floods

The following is mentioned in the text about tsunami, EXCEPT that they are ….

• Predictable following any incidence of earthquakes
• Close to the rise of sea levels from the sinking plate
• Connected to deep ocean trenches along sea floors
• Related to strong movement of plate tectonics
• Highly linked to underwater earthquakes

What is the purpose of the text?

• To remind American parents that the formal school is basically a product of culture
• To discuss if the American school system is truly effective to educate children
• To tell the readers that formal schools in the USA have been constantly developed for a long time
• To review how compulsory education in the USA has met parents’ expectation
• To describe how American children learn at school and in real life settings

Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

• Camera sizes became small due to the fashion at that time
• A camera was the only tool to record human likeness in the mid 18th century
• Before the mid 18th century the photochemical processes were unstable
• The upper – class were the common portrait objects in the Renaissance era
• It took some decades society was aware of the art the photography

The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses…

• Refuges loss of wisdom
• Examples of proper legislation regulating refugees
• The government’s act to band refugees
• The fight of modern refugees
• New residence for refugees

Which of the following best reflects the author’s opinion about schools?

• Consider the case of Wesley Elementary School in Houston
• Teaching social skills is more important than academic skills
• Teaching academic skills is somehow contemporary
• Teaching academic skills is more than important than academic social
• Teaching social skills should use conventional methods

The second paragraph presents …

• An elaboration of purposes of an effective school
• A discussion on the requirements for the good school
• A real example rather than an opinion of good schooling
• An illustration to support the opinions on school subjects
• Evidence in favour of the value of social objectives