The following text is for questions 13 to 16.
Spanish thief saw himself as Robin Hood-like bandit
Madrid (Reuters) – Spain’s most wanted thief, “The Loner,” saw himself as a Robin Hood-style figure and said he robbed banks only because they stole money from the public, his lawyer said Thursday.
Accused of killing three policemen and holding up more than \(30\) banks, Jaime Jimenez Arbe was planning to move on to insurance companies when he was arrested last month, Spanish media reported, citing lawyer Jose Mariano Trillo-Figueroa.
“I am not a killer and if I was obliged to shoot at officers of the law, it was always against my will and in order to avoid being arrested,” Jimenez said in a letter reproduced on the websites of newspapers El Pais and El Mundo. Trillo-Figueroa said Jimenez, who robbed the banks disguised in a false beard and a wig, thinks of himself as Curro Jimenez, a Spanish \(1970\)s television bandit in the style of Robin Hood.
The Loner was arrested in Portugal, armed with a submachine gun in preparation for another bank robbery – Reuters
soal 13.
What is the text about?
| A. | The website of newspaper El Pais and El Mundo |
| B. | Spanish media reporter, Jose Mariano Trillo Figueroa |
| C. | The arresting of Spain’s most wanted thief in Portugal |
| D. | A submachine gun in preparation for another bank robbery |
| E. | A Spanish \(1970\)s television bandit in the style of Robin Hood |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 13
Kunci: C
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Teks berita membahas “Spain’s most wanted thief, ‘The Loner’” dan memuat informasi penangkapannya: “was arrested in Portugal…”. Detail Robin Hood-like dan penyamaran hanyalah rincian pendukung. Jadi topik utama paling tepat adalah penangkapan buronan Spanyol di Portugal.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Tidak tepat: situs El Pais dan El Mundo hanya disebut sebagai tempat suratnya “reproduced”, bukan topik utama.
B. Tidak tepat: Jose Mariano Trillo-Figueroa disebut sebagai pengacara/sumber, bukan fokus teks.
C. Paling tepat: ada pernyataan jelas “The Loner was arrested in Portugal”, dan keseluruhan teks mengarah ke kasus dan penangkapannya.
D. Terlalu sempit: senjata hanya detail dalam kalimat penutup, bukan inti keseluruhan berita.
E. Terlalu sempit: bandit TV \(1970\)s hanya perbandingan untuk cara pikirnya, bukan topik utama berita.
Catatan \(\gt\) dan \(\lt\) yang relevan: Teks menyebut “more than \(30\) banks”, berarti jumlah bank \(\gt\) \(30\).
soal 14.
Before arrested, Jaime Jimenez Arbe … in Spain.
| A. | had just robbed policemen |
| B. | had robbed \(30\) banks |
| C. | would have killed three officers of the law |
| D. | had robbed insurance companies |
| E. | had been working for companies |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 14
Kunci: B
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Teks menyatakan ia “holding up more than \(30\) banks”. Opsi B (“had robbed \(30\) banks”) paling mendekati fakta tindakan perampokan bank sebelum ia ditangkap.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Tidak didukung: teks tidak mengatakan ia “robbed policemen”.
B. Paling sesuai: ada fakta “more than \(30\) banks”. Walau teks menyebut \(\gt\) \(30\), opsi ini tetap paling dekat dibanding opsi lain.
C. Tidak tepat: teks menyebut “Accused of killing three policemen”, bukan bentuk “would have killed”.
D. Tidak tepat: teks mengatakan ia “was planning to move on to insurance companies”, artinya belum merampok asuransi.
E. Tidak didukung: tidak ada informasi bekerja di perusahaan.
Catatan \(\gt\) dan \(\lt\) yang relevan: Karena bank yang dirampok \(\gt\) \(30\), maka pernyataan “\(30\) banks” berada \(\lt\) fakta jumlah sebenarnya, namun tetap mengarah pada informasi inti bahwa jumlahnya banyak.
soal 15.
The reason why “The Loner” robbed banks is because …
| A. | his lawyer helped him |
| B. | he was the most wanted thief in Spain |
| C. | he was accused of killing three policemen |
| D. | he believed that the banks stole money from the public |
| E. | he saw himself as a Robin Hood-style figure |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 15
Kunci: D
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Kalimat pertama menyatakan alasan eksplisit: “he robbed banks only because they stole money from the public.” Jadi alasan ia merampok bank adalah keyakinannya bahwa bank mencuri uang dari publik.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Tidak sesuai: pengacara hanya menyampaikan pernyataan, bukan alasan perampokan.
B. Tidak tepat: “most wanted” adalah status, bukan alasan.
C. Tidak tepat: tuduhan membunuh polisi bukan alasan merampok bank.
D. Tepat: sama dengan alasan yang disebutkan secara eksplisit.
E. Mendukung citra dirinya, tetapi teks menuliskan “only because…” untuk alasan langsung, sehingga D lebih tepat sebagai sebab.
soal 16.
“Trillo-Figueroa said Jimenez, who robbed the banks disguised in a false beard and a wig …” (Paragraph \(3\)) The underlined word ‘disguised’ means …
| A. | changed appearance |
| B. | reduced confidence |
| C. | damaged reputation |
| D. | exposed to view |
| E. | made known |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 16
Kunci: A
Analisa berbasis bacaan: Kata “disguised” dijelaskan langsung dengan contoh “in a false beard and a wig”, yaitu menyamar dengan mengubah penampilan. Maka maknanya paling dekat adalah “changed appearance”.
Analisa tiap opsi:
A. Tepat: menyamar berarti mengubah penampilan agar tidak dikenali.
B. Tidak sesuai: tidak ada hubungan dengan rasa percaya diri.
C. Tidak sesuai: bukan tentang reputasi.
D. Kebalikan: “exposed to view” berarti terlihat jelas, padahal disguise bertujuan menyembunyikan identitas.
E. Tidak sesuai: “made known” berarti membuat diketahui, kebalikan dari menyamar.