Bahasa inggris, sebuah bahasa internasional yang sudah seperti bahasa kedua kita. Dari tingkat pendidikan terendah sampai tingkat pendidikan tertinggi, rasanya kita akan terus dihadapkan pada bahasa ini, entah dalam bentuk kelas maupun teks-teks bacaan yang harus kita lahap. Maka dari itu, sama seperti yang sudah-sudah, bahasa ini masuk dalam Ujian Tertulis Berbasis Komputer (UTBK) - Seleksi Bersama Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri (SBMPTN) tiap tahunnya, tak terkecuali UTBK-SBMPTN 2021!

Nah, apa saja sih topik yang sering muncul di section bahasa inggris? Berikut 11 topik yang sering muncul di UTBK-SBMPTN tiap tahunnya!

1. Comprehending main ideas
2. Restating phrases and sentences
3. Author related question
4. Understanding specific information
5. Defining the topic
6. Finding contextual meaning
7. Choosing true/false statement
8. Predicting paragraph
9. Summarizing the passage
10. Defining the purpose
11. Referral questions

Contoh soal Top 5 topik bahasa Inggris UTBK-SBMPTN 

1. Comprehending Main Ideas

   • Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in education. On the one hand, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes. For example, in science and mathematics education, scholars have documented that the use of ICT can improve students’ conceptual understanding, problem solving, and team working skills. Consequently, most curriculum documents state the importance of ICT and encourage school teachers to use them. However, teachers need to specifically trained in order to integrate ICT in their teaching. Based on the passage, the passage most likely discusses….

     • ICT and education in today’s learning development
     • teachers need to be trained in order to integrate ICT in their teaching
     • the advantages of using ICT in the learning process
     • the development of education by using ICT
     • educational growth in the last two decades
2. Restating Phrases and Sentence
   • ???????Which of the following best restates the sentence “Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in education. On the one hand, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes.” from previous passage?
     • Over the preceding two decades, studies have exposed that ICT can increase teaching and learning outcomes.
     • Over the last two decades, the use of ICT has been an important topic in educational method.
     • The use of ICT has been an insignificant topic in education. Also, studies have shown that ICT can enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
     • Studies have shown that ICT can enrich teaching and learning end result
     • ICT usage has been a vital topic in education and studies indicate that ICT can develop teaching and learning upshot.
3. Author Related Question
   • ???????Sleepiness after eating is a response of the body to chemical changes during the digestion process. This is normal and it happens to everybody. However, if sleepiness occurs every time after eating and obstructs your ability to function, this may be a concern. Sleepiness after eating is caused by many factors, such as the type of food you consume, messy sleeping habits, your health condition and so forth. The body requires energy to function and this energy is obtained through food. Post-eating, the body releases hormones such as amylin, glucagon and cholecystokinin. These hormones increase blood sugar levels, creating a feeling of fullness and producing insulin that will be streamed through cell tissues and provide energy for them. At the same time, the brain releases serotonin that causes drowsiness. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
     • To discuss the amount of food to consume so as not to feel sleepy
     • To inform the readers about the factors of sleepiness after eating
     • To argue the effect of eating too much foods for the brain
     • To tell the readers the benefit of eating certain foods
     • To investigate what causes drowsiness after overeating
4. Understanding Specific Information
   • I???????ndonesian coffee exports rose from 336,840 tonnes (or 5,614,000 60-KG bags) in crop year 2000/2001 to 656,400 tonnes (10,940,000 bags) in 2012/2013, according to data collated by the International Coffee Organization. Total production over the same period increased from 419,220 tonnes to 763,800 tonnes. At present, the principal destinations for Indonesian coffee are the US, Japan and Western Europe (particularly Germany), but Indonesia is well placed to capitalize on the fast-rising demand in the ASEAN region and in China. What can be inferred from the passage?
     • The coffee export has decreased in several years
     • Total production deducted from 419,220 tonnes to 763,800 tonnes
     • Indonesian coffee exports increased from 2000/2001 to 2012/2013
     • Indonesia is in a good site to take advantage of fast-rising demand in ASEAN
     • The US, Japan and Western Europe are the destination for Indonesian coffee
5. Defining Topic
   • ???????The latest round in an ongoing debate over global-warming trends claims that warming has indeed slowed down this century. An obvious slowing in the rise of global temperatures was recorded at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This was referred to as a "hiatus" or a "pause". This hiatus was first observed several years ago. Climate-change skeptics have used this as evidence that global warming has stopped permanently. But in June the previous year, a study in science claimed that the hiatus was just an artifact which disappears when biases in temperature data are corrected. The passage above mainly discusses about….
     • the hiatus observation was first carried out several years ago
     • the reason why global warming is slowing down in this century
     • global warming is a verifiable issue in the space of a decade
     • the contention about global warming and whether it is indeed slowing this period
     • the view of study in science that the hiatus is an artifact which vanishes

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