3. Melengkapi teks rumpang (Jenis teks bisa procedure, recount, narrative, atau report). Jumlah teks
biasanya 1 (satu) yang terdiri dari 3 (tiga) soal. Bentuk soal ini termasuk level kognitif: aplikasi.
Pemahaman Teks (Undertanding Texts)
1.
Level Kognitif Indikator
Pengetahuan dan Pemahaman • Mengidentii kasi tujuan komunikatif teks.
• Mengidentii kasi latar belakang/alasan penulisan teks. • Mengidentii kasi informasi tertentu.
• Mengidentii kasi informasi rinci tersurat.
• Mengidentii kasi kata yang memiliki makna yang sama dengan kata yang terdapat dalam teks.
Aplikasi • Menentukan informasi tersirat. Penalaran • Menganalisis ide/gagasan teks.
• Menganalisis topik teks
• Menganalisis gambaran umum teks. • Menganalisis pikiran utama paragraf.
• Menyimpulkan akibat/efek setelah membaca teks
SHORT FUNCTIONAL TEXT
A.
Short Functional text adalah teks singkat yang memiliki arti dan tujuan tertentu. Anda tentunya sudah membaca iklan di surat kabar atau majalah, pengumuman yang ditempelkan di dinding kantor, sekolah,
dsb. Itu merupakan sebagian contoh short functional texts. Short functional text umumnya memerlu-
kan media khusus dalam penyampaiannya.
Di antara bentuk dari short functional texts adalah Announcement (pengumuman) dan Letter (surat).
1.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcement (Pengumuman) adalah jenis informasi lisan atau tertulis. Tujuan pengumuman adalah untuk mengumumkan suatu berita (untuk membuat orang tahu tentang sesuatu). Pengumuman lisan biasanya digunakan di terminal bus, bandara, rumah sakit, atau dalam pelayanan publik. Pengumuman tertulis digunakan di surat kabar, majalah, atau dapat ditempelkan pada papan-papan pengumuman. Pengumuman yang ideal terdiri dari:
• The title of the event. • Address.
• Place.
• Date and time.
Text 1
To All Third Grade Students
All library books have to be returned on the twenty- second of May, 2009. They should be covered with non-colorful wrapping plastic. Lost books must be replaced with the ones of similar subjects. Fine will be charged to the late return of the books. Stu- dents who have handed on all books will get receipts that have to be submitted to the ad- ministration oi cers.
Library Staf
1. What is informed on the announcement? A. A request to return library books. B. The subjects of the library books. C. A compulsory to replace lost books. D. The library administration oi cers. E. Submission of receipts.
(UN 2010/2011)
Jawaban: A Pembahasan:
Telah dijelaskan dalam kalimat pertama: All
library books have to be returned on the twenty- second of May, 2009
2. What will you happen if the book you bor- rowed is lost?
A. You will get receipts.
B. It should be covered by non-colourful plastic.
C. The librarian will be i ned by a certain amount of money.
D. You should cover with wrapping plastic. E. It should be replaced with a similar book.
UN 2010/2011)
Jawaban: E Pembahasan:
Telah dijelaskan dalam kalimat ke-3: Lost
books must be replaced with the ones of similar subjects.
Text 2
PT. DWI POLITAN INDONESIA Tbk.
(the “Company”)
ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY Announcement is hereby made to the sharehold- ers of the Company that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be convened in Jakarta on Wednesday, June 13, 2013.
CONTOH SOAL DAN PEMBAHASAN:
Pursuant to Article 21 paragraph 3 of the Arti- cles of Association of the Company, Notice for the meeting will be given by placing an advertisement of May 28, 2013 in 3 (three) daily newspaper pub- lished in Indonesia, two of which shall be in Indone- sian language and have national circulation and the other shall be in English.
Shareholders of the Company entitled to be present or represented at the meeting shall be those whose names arc registered in the Register of Shareholders of the Company as of May 25, 2013 at 16.00 West Indonesian Time.
Jakarta, May 14, 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PT. DWI POLITAN INDONESIA Tbk.
1. Who are invited to the meeting? A. Board of directors.
B. The company and associates.
C. The registered shareholders of the com- pany.
D. The managers of the company domiciled in Jakarta.
E. The shareholders of the company around Indonesia.
(UN 2013/2014)
Jawaban: E Pembahasan:
Pengumuman tersebut ditujukan kepada para pemilik saham dari perusahan tersebut di seluruh Indonesia. Penjelasan ini bisa di- lihat pada peragraf 1 dari teks tersebut. 2. “Pursuant to Article 21 Paragraph 3 of the Ar-
ticle of Association of the Company ...” (Para- graph 2)
What is the synonym of the underlined word? A. In accordance with.
B. In the meantime. C. On the other hand. D. On the contrary. E. In similar way.
(UN 2013/2014)
Jawaban: A Pembahasan:
Kata yang memiliki synonym dengan “pur- suant” adalah “ in accordance with” (sesuai dengan). In meantime (sementara itu), on the other hand (di samping itu), on the contrary (sebaliknya), in similar way (dengan cara yang sama).
2.
LETTER
Letter (Surat) adalah pesan tertulis yang dialamatkan kepada seseorang atau organisasi, yang biasanya dimasukkan ke dalam amplop dan dikirim melalui pos. Ada dua jenis surat yaitu surat resmi
dan surat tidak resmi. Contoh surat resmi (formal letter) seperti surat bisnis (business letter), surat
lamaran (application letter), and contoh surat tidak resmi (informal letter) seperti surat pribadi yang
dialamatkan kepada teman atau keluarga.
Adapun email (surat elektronik) adalah bentuk surat yang ditulis secara digital melalui internet
Bagian-bagian surat: • Address of the sender
• Day, date, month and year when the letter is written. • Greeting/opening.
• Topic/main of the letter. • Closing.
Text 1
Dear Sir or Madam,
Yesterday I moved to a house rented from your agency in Brighton Boulevard. To my surprise, I found the house is not well maintained.
The master bedroom has no key. The air condi- tioner does not work. How could I use my waching machine if the outlet is missing. The worst of all is that the main faucet has broken that no water can l ow. This makes me unable to wash, to cook and to do any other things.
I had told Mr. David, one of your employees, about my problems but I got no response from him. I also called your secretary Miss. Brown but again, there was no response.
1 would appreciate if you send me a mechanic to have those problems i xed immediately.
Your faithfully Sarah Johnson
1. What is the letter about? It is a complaint about....
A. the bad room service of a house B. the bad response from the employee C. the bad maintenance of a rental house D. the worst condition of die main faucet E. The unwell situation in the bedroom
(UN 2013/2014)
Jawaban: C Pembahasan:
Dijelaskan dalam paragraf 1 bahwa Sarah Johnson terkejut ketika menjumpai rumah yang disewa itu tidak dipelihara dengan baik. 2. Who is responsible for the maintenance of the
house?
A. The agency. B. Miss. Brown. C. The mechanics.
CONTOH SOAL DAN PEMBAHASAN:
D. Sarah Johnson.E. The marketing manager.
(UN 2013/2014)
Jawaban: A Pembahasan:
Jelaslah bahwa pihak agency (perwakilan) yang ada di Brighton Boulevard bertanggung jawab atas pemeliharaan rumah itu.
Text 2
AE Ardmore Express Box 6467 Miami, FI 3339 Mr. Joseph Sung
2249 Oak ST.
Champaign, IL 60602
Account Number: 2736-8273888-09 Dear Account Holder:
Thank you for contacting us with regard to the charge on your Ardmore Express Gold Card account. We have contacted Schroeder’s Department Store on your behalf and are waiting a reply.
If we i nd that the charge was made to your account in error, we will make a credit adjustment within one business day.
We appreciate your patience as it may take six to eight weeks to complete the research needed to resolve your claim. If we can be of any further as- sistance, please call (888) 555-9870 to speak with a customer service representative.
Sincerely, S. Nagle
Customer Service Supervisor
1. What does Mr. Nagle to do?
A. To speakwith customer service supervisor B. To contact the department store
C. To wait for six to eight weeks D. To adjust his account balance E. To pay his bill immediately
(UN 2014/2015)
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Jawaban: C Pembahasan:
Karena dalam surat disebutkan: We appreciate
your patience as it may take six to eight weeks to complete the research needed to resolve your claim. Jadi jawaban yang tepat adalah To wait for six to eight weeks
2. From the letter above, we can conclude that AE Company will...
A. With the customer’s respond