SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

The purpose of the text is ...

Complete the texts by selecting the most appropriate words.

The following text is for questions 1 to 5.

    1) ____ too much sugar, salt, or fat in your diet, your risk for certain diseases may increase. A research team led by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian of Tufts University 2) ____ the relationships of 10 different foods and nutrients with deaths related to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. They also compared data on participants' age, sex, ethnicity, and education.

    They found that 3) ____ half of all the deaths in the United States in 2012 that were caused by cardiometabolic diseases were because of 4) ____ eating habits. Of 702,308 adult deaths due to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, 318,656 (45%) were because of inadequate consumption of certain foods and nutrients widely considered vital for healthy living, and overconsumption of other foods that are not.

    The highest percentage of cardiometabolic disease-related deaths (9,5%) was caused by excess consumption of sodium. The risk of death 5) ____ because of not eating enough nuts and seeds (8.5%), seafood omega-3 fats (7.8%), vegetables (7.6%), fruits (7.5%), whole grains (5.9%), or polyunsaturated fats (2.3%). The risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes-related deaths may have also risen due to eating too much processed meat (8.2%), sugar-sweetened beverages (7.4%), and unprocessed red meat (0.4%).

(Adapted from https://www.nih.gov)

4. ____

What is the purpose of the text?

Complete the texts by selecting the most appropriate words.

The following text is for questions 1 to 5.

    1) ____ too much sugar, salt, or fat in your diet, your risk for certain diseases may increase. A research team led by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian of Tufts University 2) ____ the relationships of 10 different foods and nutrients with deaths related to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. They also compared data on participants' age, sex, ethnicity, and education.

    They found that 3) ____ half of all the deaths in the United States in 2012 that were caused by cardiometabolic diseases were because of 4) ____ eating habits. Of 702,308 adult deaths due to heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, 318,656 (45%) were because of inadequate consumption of certain foods and nutrients widely considered vital for healthy living, and overconsumption of other foods that are not.

    The highest percentage of cardiometabolic disease-related deaths (9,5%) was caused by excess consumption of sodium. The risk of death 5) ____ because of not eating enough nuts and seeds (8.5%), seafood omega-3 fats (7.8%), vegetables (7.6%), fruits (7.5%), whole grains (5.9%), or polyunsaturated fats (2.3%). The risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes-related deaths may have also risen due to eating too much processed meat (8.2%), sugar-sweetened beverages (7.4%), and unprocessed red meat (0.4%).

(Adapted from https://www.nih.gov)

1. ____

What can we infer from the text?

What is the purpose of the text?

C. Read the sentences and find the cause and effect. The first one has been done for you.

1. The milk spilled all over the floor, so Jane got a mop and clean it up.

Cause: milk spilled

Effect: Jane mopped
 

5. Animals are becoming extinct because humans are moving into their habitats.

Cause: ____

Effect: ____

What is the text about?

D Active Conversation

Passive smoking is a silent killer
You can use this example to start your conversation:

Student A: Do you know that passive smoking is more dangerous than active smoking?

Student B: I know, but I think it is not as dangerous as people say it is.

I am staying at home ____ it is raining.