Soal UN Bahasa Inggris 2010/2011

The following text is for questions 1 to 5.

Anybody who is over the age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for skateborders to skate. This prevents young people from enjoying an active, energetic, and adventurous pastime.

Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and down the footpaths. Toddlers can be trampled on and old ladies can be knocked down as they struggle home carrying their cat food from supermarkets.

Thunderous rattles are heard on our main roads each night as skaters travel without lights and without signs to oncoming cars.

Skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health. It increases fitness, improves balance and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it appears to be a solo sport, when groups practice together and complete to perform stunts or runs they from firm friendships.

Young people should be prevented from becoming overweight couch potatoes. If they are actively involved in skating, they do not smoke, take drugs or break laws for fun.

Kids will  always seek thrills and excitement. They need to practice their 180s, 360s and Ollie’s free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the suburbs so that streets are safe for small children and senior citizens and skaters have spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and soar towards the sun.

1.      Where do the child usually ride their skateboard?

a.      In the main roads and foot paths

b.      In front of the supermarket

c.       In front of their home

d.      In the suburbs

e.      In the park

Pembahasan:

“Where do the kids usually ride their skateboard?” menanyakan tempat anak-anak biasanya menaiki skateboard. Kalimat “Just watch a local street for a short while and note the steady stream of skaters speeding up and down the footpaths.” Menjelaskan bahwa para skater menaiki dan menuruni jalan setapak. Sedangkan kalimat: “Thunderous rattles are heard on our main roads each night as skaters travel without lights and without signs to oncoming cars.” Menjelaskan bahwa para skater menggunakan jalan utama setiap malam tanpa lampu dan tanda untuk mobil yang mendekat.

Dengan demikian, tempat para skater menaiki skateboard adalah “In the main roads and foot paths.”

2.      What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

a.      There is no safe place for skateboarders

b.      Kids seek an excitement in skate

c.       The goodness of skateboarding

d.      The skateboarding is a serious sport

e.      How to prevent overweight by skateboarding

Pembahasan:

“What is the main idea of paragraph 3?” menanyakan ide pokok paragraph 3. Perhatikan kalimat berikut:

·         “Skateboarding is a serious sport that improves young people’s health.” Menjelaskan bahwa permainan skateboard adalah olahraga yang serius yang memperbaiki kesehatan orang muda.

·         “It increases fitness, improves balance and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles.” Menjelaskan bahwa skateboarding meningkatkan kebugaran, memperpaiki keseimbangan dang menguatkan tulang sendi di lutut dan pergelangan kaki.

·         “. . . they from firm friendships.” Menjelaskan bahwa mereka membentuk persahabatan yang kuat.

Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa ide pokok dari paragraph 3 adalah “The goodness of skateboarding.”

3.      The writer’s perpose in writing the text is. . .

a.      To invite the local teenagers to skate in a parks built specifically for skaters

b.      To convince the readers that they need a safe palce for skaters to skate

c.       To provoke youngsters into the local government policy

d.      To promote the writer’s business of skatebosrding class

e.      To inform parents about the goodness of skateboarding

Pembahasan:

“The writer’s perpose in writing the text is. . .” mempunyai arti “tujuan penulis dalam penulisan teks tersebut adalah. . .”

Perhatikan kalimat: “Anybody who is over the age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for skateborders to skate” yang menjelaskan bahwa semua yang berumur di atas 6 tahun tahu bahwa tidak ada tempat yang aman untuk para skateboarder untuk meluncur. Dengan demikian, tujuan penulis dalam teks tersebut adalah untuk meyakinkan pembaca bahwa para skaboarder membutuhkan tempat untuk skater yang aman untuk meluncur (to convince the readers that they need a safe place for skaters to skate).

4.      What must we do to let the skaters play?

a.      Join with them anywhere

b.      Give them space in the park

c.       Let them play in the main roads

d.      Let them play in the local street

e.      Build a skate park in the suburbs

Pembahasan:

“What must we do to let the skaters play?” menanyakan tindakan yang harus dilakukan untuk membiarkan para skater bermain. Kalimat: “Build a skate park in the suburbs. . .” menjelaskan bahwa kita harus menjelaskan bahwa kita harus membangun lapangan luncur di pinggiran kota. Dengan demikian, tindakan yang harus dilakukan adalah “Build a skate park in the suburbs”.

5.      They need to practice their 180s, 360s and Ollie’s free from restrictions. (Paragraf 5). The synonym of the underlined word is. . .

a.      Approval                                        d. Allowance  

b.      Allowance                                     e. Limitation

c.       Allowance

Pembahasan:

Sinonim:

Restriction       :           pembatasan

Approval          :           persetujuan    

Allowance       :           kelonggaran

Allowance       :           perbaikan

Allowance       :           pencegahan

Limitation        :           pembatasan

Dengan demikian, sinonim dari Restriction adalah “Limitation”.