Mini TO Literasi Bahasa Inggris 96 SNBT 2026 [Soal Asli]

Text I
After rising steadily for almost a century, standards of education in the public schools of Europe and America have levelled off and, in the opinion of many parents and employers, are actually falling. More and more children are leaving school with little more than a basic knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and illit eracy is becoming a social problem once again. With dropout rates of twenty seven percent in high schools and fifty percent in colleges, the American education system is realy in trouble; European dropout rates, though lower than those of the US, are rising too.

Variuos factors have been blamed for the apparent decline in educational standards. Some people say that overcrowding and lack of discipline are major factors. Others maintain that subjects like art and drama have been overemphasized at the expense of more practical subjects. The negative influence of television is frequently mentioned as a reason for growing illteracy. Many  teachers and principals however insist that the problem is not of falling standards but of rising expectations on the part of parents and employers.

Whether or not standards in public schools are actually falling, many parents feel that the only way to secure a good education for their children is to send them t o private schools, which generally have smaller classes and stricter discipline. The popularity of such schools is growing steadily, despite the high tuition fees. In the United States, for example, eleven percent of all school children attend private schools, in France over six teen percent do so.
1. The text is about _____.

Text I
After rising steadily for almost a century, standards of education in the public schools of Europe and America have levelled off and, in the opinion of many parents and employers, are actually falling. More and more children are leaving school with little more than a basic knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and illit eracy is becoming a social problem once again. With dropout rates of twenty seven percent in high schools and fifty percent in colleges, the American education system is realy in trouble; European dropout rates, though lower than those of the US, are rising too.

Variuos factors have been blamed for the apparent decline in educational standards. Some people say that overcrowding and lack of discipline are major factors. Others maintain that subjects like art and drama have been overemphasized at the expense of more practical subjects. The negative influence of television is frequently mentioned as a reason for growing illteracy. Many  teachers and principals however insist that the problem is not of falling standards but of rising expectations on the part of parents and employers.

Whether or not standards in public schools are actually falling, many parents feel that the only way to secure a good education for their children is to send them t o private schools, which generally have smaller classes and stricter discipline. The popularity of such schools is growing steadily, despite the high tuition fees. In the United States, for example, eleven percent of all school children attend private schools, in France over six teen percent do so.
2. Which of the following statements about the education of children in public schools is NOT TRUE according to the text?

Text I
After rising steadily for almost a century, standards of education in the public schools of Europe and America have levelled off and, in the opinion of many parents and employers, are actually falling. More and more children are leaving school with little more than a basic knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and illit eracy is becoming a social problem once again. With dropout rates of twenty seven percent in high schools and fifty percent in colleges, the American education system is realy in trouble; European dropout rates, though lower than those of the US, are rising too.

Variuos factors have been blamed for the apparent decline in educational standards. Some people say that overcrowding and lack of discipline are major factors. Others maintain that subjects like art and drama have been overemphasized at the expense of more practical subjects. The negative influence of television is frequently mentioned as a reason for growing illteracy. Many  teachers and principals however insist that the problem is not of falling standards but of rising expectations on the part of parents and employers.

Whether or not standards in public schools are actually falling, many parents feel that the only way to secure a good education for their children is to send them t o private schools, which generally have smaller classes and stricter discipline. The popularity of such schools is growing steadily, despite the high tuition fees. In the United States, for example, eleven percent of all school children attend private schools, in France over six teen percent do so.
3. Which of the following is thought to be a factor causing the decline in educational standards?

Text I
After rising steadily for almost a century, standards of education in the public schools of Europe and America have levelled off and, in the opinion of many parents and employers, are actually falling. More and more children are leaving school with little more than a basic knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and illit eracy is becoming a social problem once again. With dropout rates of twenty seven percent in high schools and fifty percent in colleges, the American education system is realy in trouble; European dropout rates, though lower than those of the US, are rising too.

Variuos factors have been blamed for the apparent decline in educational standards. Some people say that overcrowding and lack of discipline are major factors. Others maintain that subjects like art and drama have been overemphasized at the expense of more practical subjects. The negative influence of television is frequently mentioned as a reason for growing illteracy. Many  teachers and principals however insist that the problem is not of falling standards but of rising expectations on the part of parents and employers.

Whether or not standards in public schools are actually falling, many parents feel that the only way to secure a good education for their children is to send them t o private schools, which generally have smaller classes and stricter discipline. The popularity of such schools is growing steadily, despite the high tuition fees. In the United States, for example, eleven percent of all school children attend private schools, in France over six teen percent do so.
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

Text I
After rising steadily for almost a century, standards of education in the public schools of Europe and America have levelled off and, in the opinion of many parents and employers, are actually falling. More and more children are leaving school with little more than a basic knowledge of reading, writing, and arithmetic, and illit eracy is becoming a social problem once again. With dropout rates of twenty seven percent in high schools and fifty percent in colleges, the American education system is realy in trouble; European dropout rates, though lower than those of the US, are rising too.

Variuos factors have been blamed for the apparent decline in educational standards. Some people say that overcrowding and lack of discipline are major factors. Others maintain that subjects like art and drama have been overemphasized at the expense of more practical subjects. The negative influence of television is frequently mentioned as a reason for growing illteracy. Many  teachers and principals however insist that the problem is not of falling standards but of rising expectations on the part of parents and employers.

Whether or not standards in public schools are actually falling, many parents feel that the only way to secure a good education for their children is to send them t o private schools, which generally have smaller classes and stricter discipline. The popularity of such schools is growing steadily, despite the high tuition fees. In the United States, for example, eleven percent of all school children attend private schools, in France over six teen percent do so.
5. Private schools have become popular among parents, because _____.

Text II
Bisons have not always lived in North America. They are relatively new
comers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo
of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and the
Himalaya Foothills where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived
a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern
hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the sea level
dropped exposing a land bridge across the Bering Strait allowing the faunas of Asia
and North America to intermingle. Very early, the stepped bison moved eastward to
the North American Continent.
6. What is the topic of the paragraph?

Text II
Bisons have not always lived in North America. They are relatively new
comers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo
of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and the
Himalaya Foothills where an animal with all the essential features of the genus lived
a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern
hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the Ice Ages, the sea level
dropped exposing a land bridge across the Bering Strait allowing the faunas of Asia
and North America to intermingle. Very early, the stepped bison moved eastward to
the North American Continent.
7. What is the main idea of the text?

Text III
Driving a car is a necessity in today’s society, and it is a special privilege.
Getting a driver’s license is a complicated process. It is divided into four steps:
study the traffic laws, taking the written test, learning to drive, and taking the
driving test. Therefore, anyone who wants to drive must carry a drive’s license.
8. What is the topic of the paragraph?

Text III
Driving a car is a necessity in today’s society, and it is a special privilege.
Getting a driver’s license is a complicated process. It is divided into four steps:
study the traffic laws, taking the written test, learning to drive, and taking the
driving test. Therefore, anyone who wants to drive must carry a drive’s license.
9. What is the main idea of the text?

Text IV
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to
improve his way of life. With the tools of technology, he has __10__ many physical
features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland and
made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation __11__ or hydroelectric
power. Man has also __12__ the face of earth by draining marshes and cutting
through mountains to build roads and railways. __13__ man’s changes to the
physical environment have not always had __14__ results. Today, pollution of the
air and water is an raising danger to the health of the planet.
10. …..

Text IV
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to
improve his way of life. With the tools of technology, he has __10__ many physical
features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland and
made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation __11__ or hydroelectric
power. Man has also __12__ the face of earth by draining marshes and cutting
through mountains to build roads and railways. __13__ man’s changes to the
physical environment have not always had __14__ results. Today, pollution of the
air and water is an raising danger to the health of the planet.
11. …..

Text IV
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to
improve his way of life. With the tools of technology, he has __10__ many physical
features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland and
made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation __11__ or hydroelectric
power. Man has also __12__ the face of earth by draining marshes and cutting
through mountains to build roads and railways. __13__ man’s changes to the
physical environment have not always had __14__ results. Today, pollution of the
air and water is an raising danger to the health of the planet.
12. …..

Text IV
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to
improve his way of life. With the tools of technology, he has __10__ many physical
features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland and
made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation __11__ or hydroelectric
power. Man has also __12__ the face of earth by draining marshes and cutting
through mountains to build roads and railways. __13__ man’s changes to the
physical environment have not always had __14__ results. Today, pollution of the
air and water is an raising danger to the health of the planet.
13. …..

Text IV
Throughout history man has changed his physical environment in order to
improve his way of life. With the tools of technology, he has __10__ many physical
features of the earth. He has transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland and
made lakes and reservoirs out of rivers for irrigation __11__ or hydroelectric
power. Man has also __12__ the face of earth by draining marshes and cutting
through mountains to build roads and railways. __13__ man’s changes to the
physical environment have not always had __14__ results. Today, pollution of the
air and water is an raising danger to the health of the planet.
14. …..

15. You can buy the ticket in advance, so that you _____ queue up for it.

16. The original _____ manuscript of the play is on display in the museum.

17. ‘My car broke down this morning.’ ‘It’s your own fault. You _____ your brother for advice before you bought that used car.’

18. _____ she likes him very much, she always pretends to ignore him.

19. Anita and I missed the morning flight and this made _____ late for our friend’s wedding.

20. Do you know that at the moment some amazing experiments _______ by the university research biologists?

21. ‘Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk.’ ‘Perhaps somebody _____ it.’

22. Constructed from 3000 to 1500 BC _____.

23. _____ cigarette smoke can be harmful for non-smokers is a fact not many smokers realize.

24. We always try to avoid _____ preserved foods.

25. These scholarships will be given to students _____.

26. The murder suspect wanted to tell the police the truth _____ they were afraid.

27. ‘Since when hasn’t she been feeling well?’ ‘Since she _____ from Singapore.’

28. I don’t have much time to do all my household work, so I always _____.

29. My parents advised my sister _____ too much money on clothes.

30. Rudi would have lost his way in London if he hadn’t been able to speak English well. The above sentence means: _____.