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Do Women Deserve Higher Education?
The issue we are discussing is whether women need higher education or not. Some people think that there is no use for women to get higher education, for women’s main role is in their households and surroundings. Thus, knowing about practical household management is sufficient for women to lead their lives.
In addition, higher education does not ensure women to get better life, so why bother about it? There are many examples of women who are successful in their lives although they only enjoy average education. They succeed in managing their household, educating their children and participating in community activities.
On the other hand, some other people believe that women also have the right to get higher education. They claim that education is important for everyone including women, because it is one way to improve the quality of life. Therefore, every woman must get education as high as she can achieve.
A further point they make is that higher education is not just the matter of achieving a better position in community or working environment. More importantly, it is the way to empower women and to give them better understanding of life and universe.
In other words, women have the same right to get higher education as men do. However, it is also their right to take the chance or just to leave it.
Soal 29
What are mainly discussed in paragraphs 2 and 4?
| A. | Both paragraphs support that women have the same right as men to get higher education. |
| B. | Both paragraphs argue that women don’t have the same right as men to get higher education. |
| C. | Unlike the second paragraph, the fourth paragraph argues that education is important for everyone. |
| D. | Unlike the fourth paragraph, the second paragraph argues that higher education does not ensure women to get better life. |
| E. | The second paragraph supports that education is the way to empower women, but paragraph fourth does not. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: D
Fokus paragraf 2: paragraf 2 menekankan bahwa “higher education does not ensure women to get better life”, lalu memberi contoh perempuan tetap sukses walau hanya “average education”.
Fokus paragraf 4: paragraf 4 justru menegaskan manfaat yang lebih dalam: higher education bukan hanya soal posisi, tetapi “the way to empower women” dan memberi “better understanding of life and universe”.
Mengapa D tepat? D membandingkan dua paragraf secara tepat: paragraf 2 menolak klaim “better life” dari higher education, sedangkan paragraf 4 menjelaskan manfaat/tujuan higher education yang berbeda (empowerment dan pemahaman hidup).
Kenapa pilihan lain kurang tepat?
A dan B membahas “same right”, padahal paragraf 2 tidak sedang membahas hak, melainkan manfaat dan contoh.
C salah fokus: “education is important for everyone” ada di paragraf 3, bukan paragraf 4.
E terbalik: paragraf 4 justru yang menyebut “empower women”, bukan paragraf 2.
Soal 30
What is the positive aspect of getting higher education for women?
| A. | Higher education is just the matter of achieving a better position in community. |
| B. | Getting higher education means a woman can improve the quality of life. |
| C. | A woman who gets higher education is able to participate in community activities. |
| D. | A woman who does not get higher education has better understanding of life. |
| E. | A woman who gets education is unable to educate her children. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: B
Petunjuk dari teks: paragraf 3 menyatakan bahwa education penting karena “it is one way to improve the quality of life”. Ini langsung sesuai dengan opsi B.
Kenapa bukan yang lain?
A bertentangan dengan paragraf 4 yang menegaskan higher education “is not just the matter of achieving a better position”.
C memang disebut di paragraf 2 (perempuan dengan average education bisa ikut community activities), tetapi itu bukan “positive aspect” yang ditegaskan sebagai alasan utama higher education.
D bertentangan: paragraf 4 menyebut higher education memberi “better understanding of life”, bukan “tidak higher education”.
E jelas berlawanan dengan paragraf 2 yang menyebut perempuan sukses juga “educating their children”.
Soal 31
What is needed by everyone to improve the quality of life?
| A. | Higher education. |
| B. | Average education. |
| C. | Practical household. |
| D. | Household management. |
| E. | Community participation. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: A
Kalimat kunci: paragraf 3 menyebut pendidikan penting untuk semua orang karena “it is one way to improve the quality of life”, lalu masih dalam konteks topik “higher education”, ditutup dengan “every woman must get education as high as she can achieve”. Ini mengarahkan bahwa yang ditekankan sebagai kebutuhan (dalam konteks bacaan) adalah pendidikan yang setinggi mungkin.
Kenapa bukan yang lain?
B “average education” muncul sebagai contoh pada paragraf 2 (pihak yang meragukan higher education), bukan sebagai kebutuhan untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup.
C dan D adalah argumen pihak pertama (paragraf 1) yang menyatakan household management sudah cukup, bukan “needed by everyone”.
E hanya contoh aktivitas yang bisa dilakukan, bukan “yang dibutuhkan” untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup.
Soal 32
“Thus, knowing about practical household management is sufficient for women to lead their lives.” (Paragraph 1)
What does the underlined word mean?
| A. | Important. |
| B. | Interesting. |
| C. | Advantageous. |
| D. | Enough. |
| E. | Necessary. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: D
Makna kata: “sufficient” berarti “cukup” atau “memadai”. Dalam kalimat itu, maksudnya: pengetahuan household management “cukup” untuk menjalani hidup (menurut pendapat kelompok pertama).
Kenapa bukan E? “Necessary” berarti “wajib/harus” (perlu). “Sufficient” menekankan bahwa sesuatu sudah “cukup” sehingga tidak perlu tambahan lain.
Soal 33
Why do some people think that higher education is important for women?
Because ...
| A. | it can improve the quality of life. |
| B. | it can be a tool to manage their household. |
| C. | the need of their household can be fulfilled. |
| D. | by getting higher education they can educate their children. |
| E. | it’s just a matter of achieving a better position in community. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: A
Kalimat kunci: paragraf 3: “education is important for everyone including women, because it is one way to improve the quality of life.” Ini persis isi opsi A.
Kenapa bukan yang lain?
B dan C lebih dekat ke argumen household/rumah tangga (paragraf 1), bukan alasan “some other people” (paragraf 3).
D muncul sebagai contoh keberhasilan (paragraf 2), bukan alasan utama pro-higher education pada paragraf 3.
E bertentangan dengan paragraf 4 yang menegaskan higher education “is not just the matter of achieving a better position”.
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You’ve probably got minor infection. Sometimes it takes long to go away. The important thing is to get plenty of rest. Take sometime off work and you’ll probably be back to normal in a few weeks time.
Soal 34
What is the text about?
| A. | The doctor’s advice to a patient. |
| B. | The direction of taking medicine. |
| C. | A patient’s complaint to the doctor. |
| D. | An advice for a healthy life. |
| E. | The doctor’s motivation. |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: A
Alasan: Teks berisi diagnosis ringan (“minor infection”) lalu saran tindakan: “get plenty of rest”, “Take sometime off work”. Ini ciri nasihat dari dokter kepada pasien, bukan petunjuk obat (tidak ada dosis), bukan keluhan pasien.
Soal 35
“You’ll probably be back to normal in a few weeks time.”
What does the underlined word refer to?
| A. | Doctor |
| B. | The writer |
| C. | Patient |
| D. | Nurse |
| E. | The officer |
Jawaban & Analisis
Jawaban: C
Alasan: Kata “You” dipakai pembicara (dokter) untuk menyapa lawan bicara yang sedang sakit. Jadi rujukannya adalah pasien yang menerima saran istirahat dan cuti kerja.
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