Purpose of the Text :
To persuade the readers that something should or shouldn’t be the case.
Tujuan Penulisan :
Memberikan pendapat/ide dari penulis tentang suatu topik atau permasalahan
Generic Structure (Struktur Umum) :
- Menggunakan Simple Present Tense
- Menggunakan connectives/transitions
- Menggunakan action verbs and adjectives
Terdapat dua jenis eksposisi :
1. Analytical Exposition (Eksposisi Analisis)
Penulis memberikan opini dan tidak berusaha membujuk pembaca untuk menjadi pro/kontra.
Nama lainnya adalah Argumentative.
Umumnya berisi tentang permasalahan umum seperti flood, traffic jam, pollution, etc.
Generic Structure (Struktur Umum):
- Thesis: pernyataan penulis tentang suatu kasus
- Argument: inti/poin perbincangan dan penjelasan dari poin/inti
- Reiteration: penguatan dari pernyataan
2. Hortatory Exposition
Penulis memberikan opini dan berusaha membujuk pembaca untuk pro/kontra.
Nama lainnya adalah Persuasive.
Generic Structure (Struktur Umum):
- Thesis: pernyataan penulis tentang suatu kasus
- Argument: alasan tentang adanya kepedulian dan mengarah ke saran/ rekomendasi
- Recommendation: pernyataan alasan/bagaimana sesuatu seharusnya dilakukan/tidak dilakukan
CONTOH SOAL
Text 1
Passage A
School is necessary because it, first, makes communication with diverse people essential, as parents do not choose where their children go, and secondly, homeschooling and extracurricular activities connected to it cannot bring that diversity, for the attending group is self-selecting, rather than ‘unfiltered mixture’. I believe that none of the two assumptions is warranted nor true.
In the first place, parents still select schools for their children on the basis of common values, cultures and achievements. As such, public schools then offer obvious misrepresentations of the society.
Not only that, I think it’s non-sense that homeschooling should somehow get rid of diversity from socialization in sports teams or other clubs. What members of a basketball team or a debate club share is not race, religion, nor income bracket: it is the desire to participate.
Passage B
Children can perhaps be best described as beings of potential during their schools years. Each child is in the process of discovering their talents and having them be cared for in an attempt to best reach self-actualization.
Under the homeschooling system parents become much more exclusive mentors to a child, and this can be problematic. Although parents are generally aware of what their children is capable of, their evaluations are not always precise.
This could be for a number of reasons. First, it may due to the fact that children are predominantly seen in the home environment, limiting their chances to show off their potential in other situations. It could also be because parents sometimes assume that their children will share the same talents that they had. Simply stated, it would be unreasonable to assume parents could see the whole pictures.
1. The common theme underlying both passages above is ….
A. arguments against home school education practices
B. evidence of several problems with homeschooling
C. reasons why homeschooling should be eliminated
D. failure which is associated with homeschooling
E. formal school and home school education
Pembahasan :
Pada passage A terdapat kalimat yang mengatakan bahwa “… I think it’s non-sense that homeschooling should somehow get rid of diversity from socialization in sports teams or other clubs.” Begitu pula sebaliknya pada passage B ditemukan tentang berbagai kontra terkait dengan adanya homeschooling dalam bidang pendidikan. Sehingga kalimat yang paling tepat mencakup kedua passage tersebut adalah jawaban (A).
Jawaban: A
2. Which of the following statements reflects a fact mentioned in either passage above?
A. Joining a social club is a matter of wish to participate.
B. Interacting with other individuals is very important.
C. Children are individuals with inborn capacity.
D. Sports teams are a form of social unit.
E. Parents play a role as a private guru.
Pembahasan :
Melalui kalimat “What members of a basketball team or a debate club share is not race, religion, nor income bracket: it is the desire to participate.” Pada passage A, dapat dikatakan bahwa faktanya seringkali bukan hanya sekadar mengikuti sebuah klub atau menjadi bagian dari sebuah tim yang diinginkan seorang anak, namun lebih kepada keinginannya untuk berpartisipasi dan bersosialisasi dengan lingkungan mereka sendiri. Dan hal tersebutlah yang tercermin pada kedua bacaan di atas.
Jawaban: A
3. The idea in passage B which is different from that in passage A is ….
A. thoughts that schools are a medium for individual to socialize freely
B. the need to join social events not diversity that homeschoolers seek
C. parents limited understanding of their children’s potentials and talents
D. parents personal preference to a certain type of school for their children
E. wrong assumptions on both home school education and homeschooling
Pembahasan :
Pada passage B dikatakan bahwa orangtua cenderung memiliki pemahaman yang terbatas terhadap potensi serta bakat yang dimiliki oleh anak-anak mereka. Sehingga, seringkali apa yang menjadi keinginan orangtua menjadi tidak sejalan dengan bakat yang dimiliki oleh anak-anak mereka. Maka, jawaban yang paling mencerminkan passage B adalah jawaban (C).
Jawaban: C
4. The best summary of both passages is ….
A. ideas of school and home school learning are wrong; yet, school is better
B. schools are the right medium for socializing; yet, parents are still selective
C. there is no rational support to believe education at home and at school
D. children are going their ways to develop their talents and personality
E. parents and teachers make inaccurate evaluation on children’ s talents
Pembahasan :
Kesimpulan yang paling tepat untuk kedua bacaan di atas, terlepas dari permasalahan homeschooling dan bakat yang cenderung salah diarahkan, adalah sekolah merupakan media yang paling tepat bagi anak uuntuk bersosialisasi; meskipun tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa orangtua pun masih tetap selektif dalam memilih sekolah yang terbaik bagi mereka.
Jawaban: B
5. If a child’s parents are not able to identify the child’s talents comprehensively, a home school child’s basketball talent will ….
A. never be revealed until the right expert can reveal the child’s talent
B. grow normally because somebody’s talent is not affected by anyone else
C. grow little and later it may stop growing at all as there is a little stimulation
D. remain undeveloped because none is able to reveal the child’s potential
E. still grow in so far he/she has the need to partake in a basketball team
Pembahasan :
Jika orangtua tidak mampu mengenali bakat dan talenta yang dimiliki dengan baik, maka bakat tersebut akan menjadi hal yang sia-sia dan tidak dapat berkembang karena tidak ada yang mampu mengembangkan bakat yang dimiliki selain individu itu sendiri.
Jawaban: D
Text 1
Passage A
School is necessary because it, first, makes communication with diverse people essential, as parents do not choose where their children go, and secondly, homeschooling and extracurricular activities connected to it cannot bring that diversity, for the attending group is self-selecting, rather than ‘unfiltered mixture’. I believe that none of the two assumptions is warranted nor true.
In the first place, parents still select schools for their children on the basis of common values, cultures and achievements. As such, public schools then offer obvious misrepresentations of the society.
Not only that, I think it’s non-sense that homeschooling should somehow get rid of diversity from socialization in sports teams or other clubs. What members of a basketball team or a debate club share is not race, religion, nor income bracket: it is the desire to participate.
Passage B
Children can perhaps be best described as beings of potential during their schools years. Each child is in the process of discovering their talents and having them be cared for in an attempt to best reach self-actualization.
Under the homeschooling system parents become much more exclusive mentors to a child, and this can be problematic. Although parents are generally aware of what their children is capable of, their evaluations are not always precise.
This could be for a number of reasons. First, it may due to the fact that children are predominantly seen in the home environment, limiting their chances to show off their potential in other situations. It could also be because parents sometimes assume that their children will share the same talents that they had. Simply stated, it would be unreasonable to assume parents could see the whole pictures.
1. The common theme underlying both passages above is ….
A. arguments against home school education practices
B. evidence of several problems with homeschooling
C. reasons why homeschooling should be eliminated
D. failure which is associated with homeschooling
E. formal school and home school education
Pembahasan :
Pada passage A terdapat kalimat yang mengatakan bahwa “… I think it’s non-sense that homeschooling should somehow get rid of diversity from socialization in sports teams or other clubs.” Begitu pula sebaliknya pada passage B ditemukan tentang berbagai kontra terkait dengan adanya homeschooling dalam bidang pendidikan. Sehingga kalimat yang paling tepat mencakup kedua passage tersebut adalah jawaban (A).
Jawaban: A
2. Which of the following statements reflects a fact mentioned in either passage above?
A. Joining a social club is a matter of wish to participate.
B. Interacting with other individuals is very important.
C. Children are individuals with inborn capacity.
D. Sports teams are a form of social unit.
E. Parents play a role as a private guru.
Pembahasan :
Melalui kalimat “What members of a basketball team or a debate club share is not race, religion, nor income bracket: it is the desire to participate.” Pada passage A, dapat dikatakan bahwa faktanya seringkali bukan hanya sekadar mengikuti sebuah klub atau menjadi bagian dari sebuah tim yang diinginkan seorang anak, namun lebih kepada keinginannya untuk berpartisipasi dan bersosialisasi dengan lingkungan mereka sendiri. Dan hal tersebutlah yang tercermin pada kedua bacaan di atas.
Jawaban: A
3. The idea in passage B which is different from that in passage A is ….
A. thoughts that schools are a medium for individual to socialize freely
B. the need to join social events not diversity that homeschoolers seek
C. parents limited understanding of their children’s potentials and talents
D. parents personal preference to a certain type of school for their children
E. wrong assumptions on both home school education and homeschooling
Pembahasan :
Pada passage B dikatakan bahwa orangtua cenderung memiliki pemahaman yang terbatas terhadap potensi serta bakat yang dimiliki oleh anak-anak mereka. Sehingga, seringkali apa yang menjadi keinginan orangtua menjadi tidak sejalan dengan bakat yang dimiliki oleh anak-anak mereka. Maka, jawaban yang paling mencerminkan passage B adalah jawaban (C).
Jawaban: C
4. The best summary of both passages is ….
A. ideas of school and home school learning are wrong; yet, school is better
B. schools are the right medium for socializing; yet, parents are still selective
C. there is no rational support to believe education at home and at school
D. children are going their ways to develop their talents and personality
E. parents and teachers make inaccurate evaluation on children’ s talents
Pembahasan :
Kesimpulan yang paling tepat untuk kedua bacaan di atas, terlepas dari permasalahan homeschooling dan bakat yang cenderung salah diarahkan, adalah sekolah merupakan media yang paling tepat bagi anak uuntuk bersosialisasi; meskipun tidak dapat dipungkiri bahwa orangtua pun masih tetap selektif dalam memilih sekolah yang terbaik bagi mereka.
Jawaban: B
5. If a child’s parents are not able to identify the child’s talents comprehensively, a home school child’s basketball talent will ….
A. never be revealed until the right expert can reveal the child’s talent
B. grow normally because somebody’s talent is not affected by anyone else
C. grow little and later it may stop growing at all as there is a little stimulation
D. remain undeveloped because none is able to reveal the child’s potential
E. still grow in so far he/she has the need to partake in a basketball team
Pembahasan :
Jika orangtua tidak mampu mengenali bakat dan talenta yang dimiliki dengan baik, maka bakat tersebut akan menjadi hal yang sia-sia dan tidak dapat berkembang karena tidak ada yang mampu mengembangkan bakat yang dimiliki selain individu itu sendiri.
Jawaban: D
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