Soal 5
The following text its for question 5-7
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Easy ways to shop Shop over 350 stores Call 1.800 GO TRENDY Shop by mail Call 1.800.254.8183 Shop online trendymale.com 3181 River Road |
buy one sale \(50\%\) off *2nd item must be of equal or lesser value. Applies to sale and clearance merchandise only. May not be combined with any other coupon offered, promotion, or previous purchases. Excludes fragrance, gift certificate, catalogue, or online purchases. Not valid on designer merchandise. Not valid on Trend Male Outlets. Sale Monday, June 17th through Sunday, July 7th. |
Save Up to \(60\%\) Or more off Original prices |
What is the advertisement about?
| A. | Clearance item. |
| B. | Trendy Male outlets. |
| C. | Shop online or by mail. |
| D. | Easy ways to shop and \(50\%\) off. |
| E. | 350 stores and more off an original prices. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: D
Inti iklan: iklan ini berisi dua hal utama: (1) cara berbelanja (telepon, mail, online, dan info toko), serta (2) promo “buy one sale/clearance item, get one \(50\%\) off”.
Mengapa D benar? Karena D merangkum dua pesan paling menonjol di iklan: “Easy ways to shop” dan potongan harga \(50\%\) untuk item kedua.
Kenapa yang lain kurang tepat?
A hanya menyebut “clearance item”, padahal iklan juga menyebut “sale item” dan aturan promo.
B hanya menyebut “Trendy Male outlets”, padahal iklan justru menulis “Not valid on Trend Male Outlets”.
C benar sebagai bagian informasi, tetapi itu hanya salah satu bagian kecil; bukan pokok iklan.
E menyebut “350 stores” dan “more off original prices”, tetapi tidak menyinggung promo utama \(50\%\) item kedua serta “easy ways to shop”.
Soal 6
If you buy a shirt on sale for \(46.00\), how much will you pay for another, similar shirt?
| A. | Seven dollars. |
| B. | Seventeen dollars. |
| C. | Twenty three dollars. |
| D. | Forty six dollars. |
| E. | Fifty dollars. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: C
Langkah berpikir (untuk pemula):
Di iklan tertulis: “buy one sale or clearance item, get one \(50\%\) off”. Artinya, barang kedua (yang memenuhi syarat) dibayar setengah harga.
Hitung:
\(50\%\) dari \(46.00\) adalah setengahnya, jadi \(46.00 \div 2 = 23.00\).
Kesimpulan: harga baju kedua yang serupa (diasumsikan nilainya sama dan memenuhi syarat) menjadi \(23.00\), yaitu “Twenty three dollars” (C).
Catatan syarat: iklan juga menulis “2nd item must be of equal or lesser value”, jadi baju kedua tidak boleh lebih mahal dari yang pertama agar diskon \(50\%\) berlaku.
Soal 7
What is the requirement for \(50\%\) off?
| A. | Including fragrance, gift certificate, catalogue. |
| B. | May not be combined with any other coupon. |
| C. | Second item will be the same value. |
| D. | Valid on Trendy Male outlets only. |
| E. | Valid on designer merchandise. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: B
Bukti dari teks iklan: tertulis “May not be combined with any other coupon offered, promotion, or previous purchases.” Ini adalah salah satu syarat agar diskon \(50\%\) dapat dipakai.
Kenapa bukan pilihan lain?
A salah, karena iklan justru menulis “Excludes fragrance, gift certificate, catalogue, or online purchases” (berarti tidak termasuk).
C kurang tepat: iklan menulis “equal or lesser value”, bukan “the same value” saja. “Same value” hanya sebagian kasus, bukan syarat yang persis.
D salah, karena iklan menulis “Not valid on Trend Male Outlets”.
E salah, karena iklan menulis “Not valid on designer merchandise”.
Soal 8
The following text its for question 8-10
The Four Brothers and The Lost Camel
Four brothers, who were all good at tracking, met an Arab who asked them if they had seen his missing camel.
The four brothers asked the Arab whether the camel had lost its tail and wanted to know if it was bearing a sack of grain on one side and a jar of honey on the other.
To his surprise all the questions were true about his camel. And this made the Arab convinced that they were the thieves. So he brought them before a judge.
But the explanation was simple.
The first brother began, “The camel had only gazed on the grass on one side of the path, so it must be blind in the other eye. One of its hoofprints was less marked than the others, and that means it must be lame in one foot.”
“As for me,” said the second brother, “I noticed that all its droppings were in one heap, instead of being spread around as usually happens, so I thought that this camel must be missing its tail.”
“On one side,” explained the third brother, “some wheat grains had fallen on the path and the ants were carrying them away. On the other side of the path, the flies were sucking at drops of honey.”
There upon the judge freed the four brothers, and took them into his own services.
One of the brothers thought that the camel was lame because of ....
| A. | the grass on one side of the path |
| B. | the hoofprints of the camel |
| C. | the ants and flies |
| D. | the camel’s eye |
| E. | the camel’s tail |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: B
Kalimat kunci: “One of its hoofprints was less marked than the others, and that means it must be lame in one foot.”
Penjelasan untuk pemula: “hoofprints” adalah jejak kaki (kuku) unta di tanah. Jika salah satu jejak “less marked” (lebih samar/kurang dalam) dibanding yang lain, berarti kaki itu tidak menekan kuat, sehingga disimpulkan unta pincang (lame) pada satu kaki.
Mengapa opsi lain salah?
A dan D terkait kesimpulan unta “blind in the other eye” (buta sebelah), bukan pincang.
C terkait biji gandum, semut, madu, dan lalat (muatan unta), bukan pincang.
E terkait ekor (tail), itu kesimpulan saudara kedua, bukan alasan pincang.
Soal 9
The second brother observed that the camel ....
| A. | was lame |
| B. | had no tail |
| C. | had no eyes |
| D. | brought wheat grains |
| E. | sucked drop of honey |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: B
Kalimat kunci: “...all its droppings were in one heap... so I thought that this camel must be missing its tail.”
Penjelasan untuk pemula: Saudara kedua memperhatikan kotoran unta terkumpul di satu tumpukan (“one heap”). Ia membandingkan dengan kebiasaan normal “being spread around”. Dari pengamatan itu, ia menyimpulkan unta “missing its tail” (ekornya tidak ada), sehingga jawabannya “had no tail”.
Kenapa opsi lain tidak cocok?
A adalah kesimpulan saudara pertama (lame) dari jejak kaki.
C tidak pernah disebut; teks hanya menyebut “blind in the other eye”, bukan “had no eyes”.
D dan E terkait gandum dan madu yang dijelaskan saudara ketiga (semut dan lalat).
Soal 10
Which of the following saying related to the text?
| A. | Saying is believing. |
| B. | Think before saying something. |
| C. | Don’t accuse someone without evidence. |
| D. | Don’t judge someone because of his appearance. |
| E. | Don’t give evidence for what you’re not sure of. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: C
Gagasan utama cerita: Orang Arab menuduh (“convinced that they were the thieves”) empat saudara sebagai pencuri hanya karena pertanyaan mereka kebetulan benar tentang unta. Padahal mereka punya alasan logis dari jejak dan tanda-tanda di jalan. Akhirnya hakim membebaskan mereka.
Mengapa C paling sesuai? Pesan moralnya jelas: jangan menuduh seseorang tanpa bukti yang kuat. Arab itu menuduh tanpa bukti pencurian; setelah penjelasan (bukti pengamatan), barulah jelas mereka tidak bersalah.
Kenapa yang lain kurang tepat?
A tidak menggambarkan konflik cerita (tidak soal “percaya ucapan”).
B bukan fokus utama; masalahnya adalah tuduhan, bukan sekadar “berpikir sebelum bicara”.
D tentang penampilan, padahal cerita ini tentang kesimpulan dari jejak dan tuduhan tanpa bukti.
E tidak tepat karena saudara-saudara justru yakin dengan alasan pengamatan; masalahnya bukan “memberi bukti yang tidak yakin”, tetapi “menuduh tanpa bukti”.
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