Education is often viewed as school in a traditional, formal sense.

Many people
believe that true learning can only take place in a formal classroom setting. Others
feel education occurs in many different forms and environments. There may not be
a definitive answer to the question of, What is education? However, we can start
thinking about the purpose of education. Is it to educate youth to be responsible
citizens? Is it to develop individuals, as well as society, in order to ensure a
societys economic success? Or is it to simply focus on developing individual
talents and intelligence? Perhaps it is the balance of all three that defines
education? While our answers may differ, we can perhaps agree that education is a
basic human right. When that right is granted growth and development, the society
as a whole is more likely to improve in areas such as health, nutrition, general
income and living standards and population fertility rates.
As global citizens it is our responsibility to critically think about the issues and
attempt to come up with solutions to the problems plaguing education. In 1990
UNESCO launched EFA, the movement to provide quality education for all
children, youth, and adults by the year 2015. The unfortunate reality is that for
many countries, larger issues some before improving the quality of education. How
can we achieve the goals of EFA when numerous countries around the world are
faced with challenges that seem far too impossible to overcome? The answer lies in
attempting to bridge some of the gaps that prevent developing nations to compete
with developed nations. One example is that of providing greater access to
technology and narrowing the ever widening digital divide. In many ways the most
basic access to technology can serve as a valuable educational tool. Individuals
who are not afforded this access are at a disadvantage when trying to grasp
opportunities to make life better for themselves, their families, and their
community.
1. The authors main concern in the first paragraph of the passage is that
A. there is no exact definition about education.
B. education is a fundamental individuals right.
C. everyone has the right to get quality education.
D. education occurs in any place not just schools.
E. development can be gained through education.
2. If the author is right concerning the role of education, the following might be
predicted to take place, EXCEPT
A. longer life expectation
B. lesser birth rates
C. improved welfare
D. better quality living
E. more job opportunities

3. The following sentences reflect the authors opinions in the passage, EXCEPT
.
A. everyone has the right to get education.
B. education cannot be easily defined.
C. EFA provides quality education by 2015.
D. education is basic to human development.
E. The EFA goals are faced with serious challenges.
4. The situation the author shows in the passage is best described as a follows
..
A. quality education fundamentally ensures quality living in all sectors.
B. education is essentially everyones right yet it still has its challenges.
C. there are problems in education in spite of its significant role.
D. as long as nations compete, education cannot progress.
E. absence of an exact definition causes problems in education.
5. The part following the passage above would likely discuss
A. lack of access to technology in developing countries to support educational
practices.
B. needs of modem digital technology to back up the implementation of EFA in
education.
C. roles of technology in providing individuals with cheap and accessible quality
education.
D. inability of developing nations to compete with developed countries in
technology.
E. governments roles and responsibilities in managing education for their citizens.

Choose the correct answer

The following text is for questions 1 to 5
Russian born Max Webber grew up in New York, studied art there, and then went
back to Europe to familiarize himself with contemporary artistic developments. On
returning to the United States Webber worked in the new styles he had discovered
in Paris and soon became recognized as a pionner of American abstract painting.
An example of his work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is a
1915 painting entitles Rush Hour, New York. Using abstract, geometrical forms,
Webber has expressed the movement, noise, and vibrancy of the great metropolis.
The picture blends elements of two European styles: cubism, which shows objects
from a number of different angles of vision at the same time, and futurism, which
portrays speed and objects in motion. Forceful lines and spiky forms throughout
the composition convey the energy and vitality of the city. Webber expresses the
citys diversity by juxtaposing forms with rounded and angular shapes to suggest
specific elements of the urban landscape: skyscrapers, flashing lights, and hurrying
people.
1.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
(A)Cubism
(B)American Art
(C)Works of the National Gallery of Art
(D)An innovative American Artist
(E)European Art
2.The word recognized in the second sentence could best be replaced by .
(A)accomplished
(B)authorized
(C)publicized
(D)established
(E)known
3.According to the passage, which of the following best describes the development
of Webbers art?
(A)It began as hobby late in his life
(B)It gradually inspired diversity among his European contemporaries
(C)It evolved as one of Americas earliest examples of abstract painting
(D)It came to represent the first purely American style
(E)It did not influence the art style

4.The word abstract in the second sentence is closely in meaning to .

(A)blended lines
(B)geometrical forms
(C)noisy expression
(D)unknown title
(E)unique
5.The painting discussed in the passage can be found in .
(A)Washington, D.C.
(B)Paris, France
(C)New York
(D)Moscow, Russia
(E)European Countries
The following text is for questions 6 to 10
The United States court system, as part of the federal system of government, is
characterized by dual hierarchies: there are both state and federal courts. Each state
has its own system of courts, composed of civil and criminal trial courts sometimes
intermediate courts of appeal, and a state supreme court. The federal court
system consists of a series of trial courts (called district courts) serving relatively
small geographic regions (there is at least one for every state), a tier of circuit
courts of appeal that hear appeals from many district courts in a particular
geographic region, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The two court
system are to some extent overlapping, in that certain kinds of disputes (such as
claim that a state law is in violation of the Constitution) may be iniated in either
system. They are also to some extend hierarchical, for the federal system stands
above the state system in that litigant (person engaged in lawsuit) who lose their
cases in the state supreme may appeal their cases to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Thus, the typical court case begins in a trial courta court of general jurisdiction in
the state or federal system. Most cases go no further than the trial court: for
example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and
sentenced by the court and the case ends: the personal injury suit results in a
judgment by a trial court (or an out ofcourt settlement by the parties while the
court suit is pending) and the parties leave the court system. But sometimes the
losing party at the trial court cares enough about the cause that the matter does not
end there. In these cases, the loser at the trial court may appeal to the next higher
court.

6.What does the passage mainly discuss?

(A)Civil and criminal courts
(B)Typical court cases
(C)The court system in the United States
(D)The appeal court process
(E)The criminal process in European Countries
7.The possessive its in the second sentence refers to .
(A)state court
(B)federal court
(C)each state
(D)federal system
(E)criminal
8.According to the passage, district courts are also known as .
(A)circuit courts
(B)supreme courts
(C)intermediate courts
(D)trial courts
(E)top courts
9.In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the phrase engaged in could be
replaced by which of the following?
(A)committed to
(B)involved in
(C)attentive to
(D)engrossed to
(E)object to
10.The passage indicates that litigant who lose their cases in the state trial court
may take them to a .
(A)different trial court in the same state
(B)court in a different geographic region
(C)federal trial court
(D)state supreme court
(E)regional prison or jail

1.Jawab: D
Pilihan yang paling sesuai atau cocok untuk judul wacana pada SOAL adalah An
Innovative American Artist, disimpulkan dari keseluruhan isi wacana.
2.Jawab: E
Kata recognized pada kalimat On returning to United States Weber worked in the
new styles he had discovered in Paris and soon became recognized....
mempunyai makna yang sama dengan kata known = dikenal, diketahui.
3.Jawab: C
Berdasarkan isi wacana, pernyataan yang paling mendeskripsikan kemajuan atau
perkembangan dari hasil seni Weber adalah it evolved as one of Americas earliest
examples of abstract painting = seni Weber mengembangkan perkembangan awal
contoh lukisan abstrak di Negara Amerika.
4.Jawab: B
Kata abstract pada kalimat Using abstract, geometrical forms = bentuk
bentuk geometris.
5.Jawab: A
Lukisan yang disebutkan di wacana dapat ditemukan di kota Washington, D.C.
Informasi dapat kita temukan pada kalimat ketiga yaitu An example of his work at
the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is a 1915 painting entitles Rush
Hour, New York.
6.Jawab: C
Wacana terutama menceritakan tentang The court system in the United States,
disimpulkan dari awal hingga akhir paragraf.
7.Jawab: C
Possessive its pada kalimat kedua merujuk pada kata each state, sudah sangat
jelas dilihat dari kata sebelumnya.
8.Jawab: D
Berdasarkan isi wacana bahwa district courts juga dikenal sebagai trial courts,
informasi tersebut dapat ditemukan pada kalimat ketiga, yaitu the federal court
system consists of series of trial courts (called district courts).sudah sangat
jelas.
9.Jawab: B
Pada kalimat terakhir paragraf pertama, phrase engaged in dapat diganti dengan
kata involved in = terlibat.
10.Jawab: D
Wacana menunjukkan bahwa penggugat atau pihak yang berperkara di pengadilan
yang kehilangan penyelesaian kasus mereka pada state trial court dapat membawa
kasus mereka ke state supreme court, informasi dapat ditemukan pada kalimat
terakhir paragraf pertama yaitu they are also .... supreme court of the United States.

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