PREDIKSI SOAL SNBT LITERASI BAHASA INGGRIS 2023 - 3

TEXT 1

Jane Austen’s novels are a reflection of her outlook on life. She spent most of her life insulated from certain sections of society. Her close friends were mainly her family and those of similar social standing. It is not surprising then that her novels focused on two or three families of the middle or upper classes. Most of her novels were also based on the idyll of rural country houses that Jane was so fond of.

Her novels also focus on the issue of gaining a suitable marriage. In the Nineteenth Century, marriage was a big issue facing women and men; often financial considerations were paramount in deciding marriages. As an author, Jane satirized these financial motivations, for example, in Pride and Prejudice the mother is ridiculed for her ambitions to marry her daughters for maximum financial remuneration. Jane, herself remained single throughout her life. Apart from brief flirtations, Jane remained single and appeared to have little interest in getting married. (Unlike the characters of her novels)

The strength of Jane’s novels was her ability to gain penetrating insights into the character and nature of human relationships, from even a fairly limited range of environments and characters. In particular, she helped to redefine the role and aspirations of middle-class women like herself. Through providing a witty satire of social conventions, she helped to liberate contemporary ideas of what women could strive for.

During her lifetime the novels were reasonably popular. One of her strongest supporters was Walter Scott. He said of her novels:

“That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements of feelings and characters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with.”

In the early nineteenth century, women were not allowed to sign contracts, and publishing a book had to be done by a male relative.  Through her brother, her publisher Thomas Egerton agreed to publish Jane’s novels and on release, they sold well. At the time, the novel-reading public was quite small, due to the cost of paper. The initial print run of her first novel ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (1811) was just 750. However, as they sold out, the book was reprinted and later books had bigger print runs. Jane earned a modest income from her book royalties but achieved little fame as the books were published anonymously. In 1815, she learnt that the prince Regent (the future King George IV) requested one novel to be dedicated to him. Emma is therefore dedicated to the King, even though Jane did not like the reports of his womanizing and licentious behavior.

https://www.biographyonline.net

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To inform the reader Jane Austin's achievement in her lifetime. 

B. To tell the reader who Jane Austin married to.

C. To entertain the reader with Jane Austin's life story.

D. To create reader's assumptions of gender equality.

E. To retell the story of women's struggle against gender injustice.

2. "Apart from brief flirtations, Jane remained single and appeared to have little interest in getting married."

    This sentence indicates that…

A. Jane Austen decided to marry a guy and lived her life happily.

B. Jane Austen had never been married in her life.

C. She was single until the future King George IV married her.

D. She lived as the character of her novels.

E. Jane Austen had an interest in marriage until she met the right guy.

3. According to the above text, what is the biggest consideration in deciding on marriage in the 19th  century?

A. Parent's acknowledgment of spouse to be

B. The family's ancestor

C. Financial motivations 

D. Love of the couples

E. The mother's ambition

4. Who was Thomas Egerton to Jane Austen?

A. Jane's big brother

B. Someone who requested a novel dedicated to him

C. The publisher of her novels

D. A prince of England

E. One of her fans

TEXT 2

Bangladesh's High Court on Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year to combat pollution. 

In 2002 the south Asian nation was among the first countries to ban the use of plastic and polythene bags in an effort to stop them from collecting in waterways and on land - although the ban has had little success. 

The court also ordered the government to strictly enforce the ban on polythene under the existing law, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association, told reporters. 

"We must curb the use of plastics," the lawyer said, adding it caused serious health hazards and environmental pollution. Concerns are growing worldwide about plastic pollution, especially in oceans, where nearly 50% of single-use plastic products end up, killing marine life and entering the human food chain, studies have shown. 

Worldwide, around 100 million tons of plastic are dumped into the ocean every year, according to the United Nations. Scientists have found large amounts of micro plastic in the intestines of deep-dwelling ocean mammals such as whales. 

Annually 87,000 tons of single-use plastics, including plastic bags, bottles, cups, plates and straws are thrown away in Bangladesh, according to a study by the Environment and Social Development Organization.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/01/07/bangladesh-to-ban-use-of-single-use-plastic-in-hotels-and-restaurants.html

5. What is the aim of the ban on single-use plastic in Bangladesh?

A. To mend the country's environment

B. To restore the country's air pollution

C. To encounter pollution

D. To reduce plastic waste in the coastal area

E. To increase people's awareness of the issue

6. Why the government should restrain plastic use according to the chief executive of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association?

A. Because plastic waste caused serious health risks and pollution in the environment

B. Because plastic such as polythene bags is toxic to human

C. Because plastic waste may collect in waterways and on land

D. Because plastic pollutes the ocean

E. Because plastic waste kills marine life

7. Which of these statements about plastic pollution in the ocean is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. About 50% of single-plastic waste ends up in the ocean

B. 87,000 tons of single-use plastic are thrown away every year

C. Plastic waste killing marine life and entering the human food chain 

D. Microplastic found in the intestines of whales

E. The awareness of plastic waste in the ocean is growing globally

8. "...in an effort to stop them collecting in waterways and on land..." The pronoun "them" in the passage refers to...

A. The Bangladesh people

B. Bangladesh's High Court

C. The Government

D. Plastic and polythene bags

E. Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association

TEXT 3

On Thanksgiving Day American people get together with their families and friends to give thanks for the past year. It is celebrated with big dinners and special food.

In December 1620, over 100 pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Rock. The following winter was very harsh and they didn’t have enough to eat, so more than half of them died. The next year friendly Indians helped them grow corn, barley, and other crops. The harvest was good and the governor of the colony William Bradford organized a festival to thank God for the food that he had given them.

The first Thanksgiving of 1621 lasted for three days. Men shot ducks, geese, and turkeys and caught fish. Ninety Indians came to the colonists and celebrated with them.

As time went on the custom of Thanksgiving spread from Plymouth to other New England colonies, but for many years to come the new country had no national Thanksgiving Day. In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln formally proclaimed that Thanksgiving should be celebrated on the last Thursday of November.

In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the holiday a week earlier. He probably wanted to make the Christmas shopping season a bit longer. Today, the fourth Thursday in November is a holiday all over the United States.

The turkey has become the symbol of Thanksgiving. Roast turkey with cranberry sauce is one of the most popular meals that Americans have.

https://www.english-online.at/culture/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-day.htm

9. What do Americans do on Thanksgiving Day?

A. They make special food and have dinner with their family. 

B. They say thanks to God for the past year.

C. They have a party with friends and family.

D. They shot ducks, geese, and turkeys and caught fish. 

E. They shop for Christmas gifts.

10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. History of the Thanksgiving Day

B. The Pilgrims travel

C. The first Thanksgiving Day

D. Thanksgiving Festival

E. The celebration of Thanksgiving

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