Mini TO Literasi Bahasa Inggris 99 SNBT 2026 [Soal Asli]

Many of us still believe that in order to be healthy we must have eight hours of sleep a night; or that if we sleep poorly over a period of time, we’ll get lines in our faces, bags under our eyes, a worn look, and worst of all, be unable to perform our daily tasks effectively.

“Untrue,” says Dr. Alice Kuhn Schwartz, psychologist and co-author of Somniquest. “You may look awful to yourself, but except for the first hour or so in the morning when you probably will be puffy-eyed due to depletion of a certain hormone that’s the result of lack of sleep, you’ll soon look like your usual self and perform norm ally. If you do feel worn, the cause is stress. Also, there is no number of hours you must sleep to maintain good health. Some people get along beautifully on four and a half hour, others sleep nine hours. Anywhere within that range is norm al.”

Recent studies of patient at sleep clinic have revealed significant facts about the cause of insomnia as well as ways to deal with it. I t is no surprise that stress and depression (over family, health, job, or other problems) are linked to insomnia insomnia m ay be caused by physical illness: itching, aches, asthma, arthritis, ulcers, and heart problems that involve shortness of breath or difficult in breathing.

In order to overcome insomnia, millions of Americans turn to drugs_ both over_ the_ counter drugs and prescription drug “No pill will produce normal sleep,” says Dr. Jam es Minard, sponsor of Sleep Studies at New Jersey Medical School. “You reach no proper levels of sleep through a pill; you’re m erely sedated”.
1. The topic of the text is ____.

Many of us still believe that in order to be healthywe m ust have eight hours of sleep a night; or that if we sleep poorly over a period of time, we’ll get lines in our faces, bags under our eyes, a worn look, and worst of all, be unable to perform our daily tasks effectively. “Untrue,” says Dr. Alice Kuhn Schwartz, psychologist and co-author of Somniquest. “You may look awful to yourself, but except for the first hour or so in the m orning when you probably will be puffy-eyed due to depletion of a certain hormone that’s the result of lack of sleep, you’ll soon look like your usual self and perform norm ally. I f you do feel worn, the cause is stress. Also, there is no number of hours you m ust sleep to m aintain good health. Some people get along beautifully on four and a half hour, others sleep nine hours. Anywhere within that range is norm al.” Recent studies of patient at sleep clinic have revealed significant facts about the cause of insomnia as well as ways to deal with it. I t is no surprise that stress and depression (over fam ily, health, job, or other problems) are linked to insomnia insom nia m ay be caused by physical illness: itching, aches, asthm a, arthritis, ulcers, and heart problems that involve shortness of breath or difficult in breathing. I n order to overcome insomnia, millions of Americans turn to drugs_ both over_ the_ counter drugs and prescription drug “No pill will produce normal sleep,” says Dr. Jam es Minard, sponsor of Sleep Studies at New Jersey Medical School. “You reach no proper levels of sleep through a pill; you’re merely sedated”.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to Dr. Schwartz?

Many of us still believe that in order to be healthywe m ust have eight hours of sleep a night; or that if we sleep poorly over a period of time, we’ll get lines in our faces, bags under our eyes, a worn look, and worst of all, be unable to perform our daily tasks effectively. “Untrue,” says Dr. Alice Kuhn Schwartz, psychologist and co-author of Somniquest. “You may look awful to yourself, but except for the first hour or so in the m orning when you probably will be puffy-eyed due to depletion of a certain hormone that’s the result of lack of sleep, you’ll soon look like your usual self and perform norm ally. I f you do feel worn, the cause is stress. Also, there is no number of hours you m ust sleep to m aintain good health. Some people get along beautifully on four and a half hour, others sleep nine hours. Anywhere within that range is norm al.” Recent studies of patient at sleep clinic have revealed significant facts about the cause of insomnia as well as ways to deal with it. I t is no surprise that stress and depression (over fam ily, health, job, or other problems) are linked to insomnia insom nia m ay be caused by physical illness: itching, aches, asthma, arthritis, ulcers, and heart problems that involve shortness of breath or difficult in breathing. I n order to overcome insomnia, millions of Americans turn to drugs_ both over_ the_ counter drugs and prescription drug “No pill will produce normal sleep,” says Dr. Jam es Minard, sponsor of Sleep Studies at New Jersey Medical School. “You reach no proper levels of sleep through a pill; you’re merely sedated”.
3. ‘You may look awful to yourself’ in line 4-5 implies that ____.

Many of us still believe that in order to be healthywe m ust have eight hours of sleep a night; or that if we sleep poorly over a period of time, we’ll get lines in our faces, bags under our eyes, a worn look, and worst of all, be unable to perform our daily tasks effectively. “Untrue,” says Dr. Alice Kuhn Schwartz, psychologist and co-author of Somniquest. “You may look awful to yourself, but except for the first hour or so in the m orning when you probably will be puffy-eyed due to depletion of a certain hormone that’s the result of lack of sleep, you’ll soon look like your usual self and perform norm ally. I f you do feel worn, the cause is stress. Also, there is no number of hours you m ust sleep to m aintain good health. Some people get along beautifully on four and a half hour, others sleep nine hours. Anywhere within that range is norm al.” Recent studies of patient at sleep clinic have revealed significant facts about the cause of insomnia as well as ways to deal with it. I t is no surprise that stress and depression (over family, health, job, or other problems) are linked to insomnia insom nia m ay be caused by physical illness: itching, aches, asthma, arthritis, ulcers, and heart problems that involve shortness of breath or difficult in breathing. I n order to overcome insomnia, millions of Americans turn to drugs_ both over_ the_ counter drugs and prescription drug “No pill will produce normal sleep,” says Dr. Jam es Minard, sponsor of Sleep Studies at New Jersey Medical School. “You reach no proper levels of sleep through a pill; you’re merely sedated”.
4. Findings show that the following are causes of insomnia, except ____.

Many of us still believe that in order to be healthy we must have eight hours of sleep a night; or that if we sleep poorly over a period of time, we’ll get lines in our faces, bags under our eyes, a worn look, and worst of all, be unable to perform our daily tasks effectively. “Untrue,” says Dr. Alice Kuhn Schwartz, psychologist and co-author of Somniquest. “You may look awful to yourself, but except for the first hour or so in the m orning when you probably will be puffy-eyed due to depletion of a certain hormone that’s the result of lack of sleep, you’ll soon look like your usual self and perform norm ally. I f you do feel worn, the cause is stress. Also, there is no number of hours you m ust sleep to m aintain good health. Some people get along beautifully on four and a half hour, others sleep nine hours. Anywhere within that range is norm al.” Recent studies of patient at sleep clinic have revealed significant facts about the cause of insomnia as well as ways to deal with it. I t is no surprise that stress and depression (over family, health, job, or other problems) are linked to insomnia insom nia m ay be caused by physical illness: itching, aches, asthma, arthritis, ulcers, and heart problems that involve shortness of breath or difficult in breathing. I n order to overcome insomnia, millions of Americans turn to drugs_ both over_ the_ counter drugs and prescription drug “No pill will produce normal sleep,” says Dr. Jam es Minard, sponsor of Sleep Studies at New Jersey Medical School. “You reach no proper levels of sleep through a pill; you’re merely sedated”.
5. From the text we may conclude that ____.

Text II
The reason why tea is so popular as a drink is that, unlike soft drinks for exam ple, it contains a drug which stimulates the nervous system . The plant is a kind of bush, and tea is made from the very young leaves of this pant. Tea, used m ainly a drink and also as a kind of m edicine, was first known to have been drunk in AD 780 in China, but was probably common long before that.
6. The paragraph mainly discusses ____.

Text II
The reason why tea is so popular as a drink is that, unlike soft drinks for exam ple, it contains a drug which stimulates the nervous system . The plant is a kind of bush, and tea is made from the very young leaves of this pant. Tea, used m ainly a drink and also as a kind of m edicine, was first known to have been drunk in AD 780 in China, but was probably common long before that.
7. It is said that tea stimulates the nervous system because ____.

Text III
There are m any ways of communicating that do not utilize language. Cries of warning and aggression, of contentment and affection, are form s of communication not limited to men. Or, on the human level, the dirty look, which m ay convey world of meaning, does not involve language. Gestures too, are forms of communication, although these seem always involved with culturally defined habits. The nod of the head m eans “yes” to Am erican, but a single nod in the Middle East is a clear “no”. Plainly, there are many ways of conveying messages, of which language is but the major one for human beings.
8. The main information of the text is about ____.

Text III
There are m any ways of communicating that do not utilize language. Cries of warning and aggression, of contentment and affection, are form s of communication not limited to men. Or, on the human level, the dirty look, which m ay convey world of meaning, does not involve language. Gestures too, are forms of communication, although these seem always involved with culturally defined habits. The nod of the head m eans “yes” to Am erican, but a single nod in the Middle East is a clear “no”. Plainly, there are many ways of conveying messages, of which language is but the major one for human beings.
9. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?

Text IV
The old belief that the universe never changes is quite wrong. Even __10__ the invention of the telescope, astronomers noticed that bright stars suddenly __11__ in the sky, and then later disappeared. These stars were called ` novae’ __12__ they were thought to be new. I n fact we now know that they are really old stars which are slowly dying. A recent case of nova __13__ in 1918, and one of the few people who saw this was the American astronomer Edward Barnard. He was driving along in a car occasionally looking up into the sky. Suddenly he noticed a star that he had never seen before, and exclaim ed. ‘That star should not be there!’ He was in fact watching the __14__ of a nova.
10.

Text IV
The old belief that the universe never changes is quite wrong. Even __10__ the invention of the telescope, astronomers noticed that bright stars suddenly __11__ in the sky, and then later disappeared. These stars were called ` novae’ __12__ they were thought to be new. I n fact we now know that they are really old stars which are slowly dying. A recent case of nova __13__ in 1918, and one of the few people who saw this was the American astronomer Edward Barnard. He was driving along in a car occasionally looking up into the sky. Suddenly he noticed a star that he had never seen before, and exclaim ed. ‘That star should not be there!’ He was in fact watching the __14__ of a nova.
11.

Text IV
The old belief that the universe never changes is quite wrong. Even __10__ the invention of the telescope, astronomers noticed that bright stars suddenly __11__ in the sky, and then later disappeared. These stars were called ` novae’ __12__ they were thought to be new. I n fact we now know that they are really old stars which are slowly dying. A recent case of nova __13__ in 1918, and one of the few people who saw this was the American astronomer Edward Barnard. He was driving along in a car occasionally looking up into the sky. Suddenly he noticed a star that he had never seen before, and exclaim ed. ‘That star should not be there!’ He was in fact watching the __14__ of a nova.
12.

Text IV
The old belief that the universe never changes is quite wrong. Even __10__ the invention of the telescope, astronomers noticed that bright stars suddenly __11__ in the sky, and then later disappeared. These stars were called ` novae’ __12__ they were thought to be new. I n fact we now know that they are really old stars which are slowly dying. A recent case of nova __13__ in 1918, and one of the few people who saw this was the American astronomer Edward Barnard. He was driving along in a car occasionally looking up into the sky. Suddenly he noticed a star that he had never seen before, and exclaim ed. ‘That star should not be there!’ He was in fact watching the __14__ of a nova.
13.

Text IV
The old belief that the universe never changes is quite wrong. Even __10__ the invention of the telescope, astronomers noticed that bright stars suddenly __11__ in the sky, and then later disappeared. These stars were called ` novae’ __12__ they were thought to be new. I n fact we now know that they are really old stars which are slowly dying. A recent case of nova __13__ in 1918, and one of the few people who saw this was the American astronomer Edward Barnard. He was driving along in a car occasionally looking up into the sky. Suddenly he noticed a star that he had never seen before, and exclaim ed. ‘That star should not be there!’ He was in fact watching the __14__ of a nova.
14.

15. ‘What has made these tourist resorts so unattractive?’ ‘The poor maintenance of ____ facilities.’

16. The book that I ____ in the classroom was found by Adi.

17. It is believed that ____ city of Ambon will take a long time to rebuild.

18. ‘What do you need my calculator for?’ ‘____ this math problem.’

19. He asked me whether he ____ my car to go to the party.

20. ‘Where is Tanti?’ ‘I don’t know. In fact I ____ any of our friends since I arrived.’

21. What did Bambang say to you? ‘____ he would join us at the restaurant after his meeting.’

22. ‘Whom did you invite to this meeting?’ ‘The managers ____ reports you read this morning.’

23. I am still waiting ____ for an interview.

24. ‘How were you doing in your exams?’ ‘Not very well ____ I studied hard for it.’

25. ‘His two last musical shows were not professionally conducted.’ ‘You’re right. ____ he has contacted Kris, a professional in the entertainment business, for his next show.’

26. ‘I’ve tried to fix my motorbike, but it is still not running well.’ ‘Why don’t you have a mechanic ____ it?’

27. ‘Had my parents had enough money, I would have studied at this academy.’ From this sentence we know that the speaker ____.

28. ‘Having been defeated three times in a row, the boxer decided to give up fighting’ means ____.

29. ‘Do you think I can wear my new necklace?’ ‘I wouldn’t advise ____ jewelry in a difficult time like this.’

30. ‘I’m sorry, I was not able to finish typing your paper.’ ‘Well, it was my fault, I ____ you with so much work.’