Berikut adalah contoh latihan soal campuran dari materi: Expressing
Stance, Hortatory Exposition, Narrative Text. Mohon kritik dan sarannya. Selamat berlatih. 😄
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Answer question number 1-3 based on the following dialogue!
Man : Do you think that it is important to give our children fruits and vegetables?
Woman : Yes, our children need fruits and vegetables to make them healthy and strong.
Man : But, I’ve heard that fruits and vegetables contain large amount of pesticides. It may have bad effect to their body.
Woman : Yes, you’re right. I think it’s better for us to give our children organic fruits and vegetables because they grow without pesticides.
Man : What you said is correct, although they cost higher than conventional fruits and vegetables.
Woman : Absolutely. We cannot put our children in danger by giving them unhealthy fruits and vegetables.
1. What are the speakers talking about?
2. Give me one statement that express stance!
3. Why they think that organic fruits and vegetables are better than the conventional one?
The following text is for question 4-6.
Organic Farming, A Solution for Harmless Food
Organic farming is a form of agriculture which excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides; plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms. It is believed that organic farming should replace conventional one for some reasons.
Firstly, as far as possible, organic farmers rely on crop rotation, integrated pest management, crop residue, compost and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests.
Secondly, studies have shown that people who work with pesticides have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Organic activists state that natural pesticides are a last alternative, while growing healthier, disease resistant plants, using cover crops and crop rotation, and encouraging beneficial insects and birds are the primary methods of pest control.
Therefore, organic farming should replace conventional one to reduce the using of pesticides which usually remain in farm production such as fruits and vegetables since there are a lot of research which prove that pesticides may be harmful for the consumers if people use pesticides improperly.
4. What is the different between organic and non-organic farming?
5. Does the writer agree with the use of pesticides? Why?
6. What do the organic activists suggest to control pest?
The following text is for question 7-8.
Indonesian People Should Value All the Different Cultures.
Indonesia is a culturally-diverse country. Many different religions and cultures from many provinces are now seen living side by side in many places. Therefore, Indonesians should appreciate differences among culture for the following reasons.
Firstly, Indonesia is vulnerable to separation for its archipelago and culture diversity. Raising tolerance among people is the best way to maintain the unity among differences.
Secondly, Indonesians must recognize that every culture has different customs and beliefs. Thus, people are forbidden to make judgments of comparative value, for it is measuring something unmeasured.
Lastly, raising nationalism is one way to preserve unity of the nation. It is a sense of fellow feeling between group members. This promotes cooperation and social cohesion within the group. The sense of social cooperation makes welfare, social security and medical programs much more likely and stronger.
Cultural differences are sometime a sensitive matter for people. Indonesian people must teach younger generation about the importance of the cultural identity and nationalism to promote unity of the nation.
7. Is it important to honor a culture that is different from ours? Why?
8. Give the translation of the following words!
a. Cultural identity
b. Culturally-diverse country
9. Make a narrative text of your own for minimum 1 paragraph!
10. Do you like the story you make? Why?
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