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The following text is for Questions 38 to 41.

A storm is a disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere accompanied by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail (frozen rain), or thunder and lightning. Types of storms include the extra tropical cyclone, the common, large-scale storm of temperate latitudes; the tropical cyclone, or hurricane, which is somewhat smaller in area than the former and accompanied by high winds and heavy rains; the tornado, or “twister,” a small but intense storm with very high winds, usually of limited duration; and the thunderstorm, local in nature and accompanied by brief but heavy rain showers and often by hail. The term storm is also applied to blizzards, sandstorms, and dust storms, in which high wind is the dominant meteorological element.


38. What is the text about?

A. Storms.
B. Thunderstorms.
C. Cyclones.
D. Hurricanes.
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: A. Storms.

Analisis: Teks membuka dengan definisi “A storm is …” lalu menjelaskan beberapa types of storms (extra tropical cyclone, tropical cyclone/hurricane, tornado/twister, thunderstorm, dan juga blizzards, sandstorms, dust storms). Jadi topik utamanya adalah storms secara umum, bukan hanya salah satu jenisnya.

Kenapa opsi lain kurang tepat: B, C, dan D hanya mengambil satu jenis badai, sedangkan teks membahas badai secara umum dan berbagai jenisnya.


39. What is the small storm with high winds happening in a short time called?

A. A cyclone.
B. A twister.
C. A hurricane.
D. A blizzard.
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: B. A twister.

Analisis: Teks menyebut: “the tornado, or ‘twister,’ a small but intense storm with very high winds, usually of limited duration.” Ini persis sesuai dengan pertanyaan: badai kecil, angin sangat kencang, terjadi dalam waktu singkat. Maka jawabannya twister.

Kenapa opsi lain kurang tepat: Cyclone/hurricane dibahas sebagai badai berskala lebih luas; blizzard berkaitan dengan badai salju, bukan definisi “small but intense … limited duration” pada teks.


40. “A storm is a disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere ….” The underlined word means ….

A. unusual
B. normal
C. great
D. horrible
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: B. normal

Analisis: Kata ordinary pada frasa “ordinary conditions” bermakna kondisi yang biasa/umum/normal. Jadi padanan paling tepat adalah normal.

Kenapa opsi lain kurang tepat: A adalah kebalikan makna (unusual). C dan D tidak berkaitan dengan arti kata “ordinary”.


41. From the text above we know that the extra tropical cyclone and the tropical cyclone are different in ….

A. height
B. shape
C. size
D. length
Lihat Jawaban dan Analisis

Jawaban: C. size

Analisis: Teks menyatakan extra tropical cyclone adalah “large-scale storm”, sedangkan tropical cyclone/hurricane “somewhat smaller in area than the former”. Perbedaan yang jelas dinyatakan adalah ukuran/luas area. Jadi jawabannya size.

Kenapa opsi lain kurang tepat: Tidak ada informasi tentang height, shape, atau length. Yang disebutkan hanya skala besar vs lebih kecil dalam area.