Bank Soal Bahasa Inggris SMA Conjunctions, Transitions, and Prepositions

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I woke up late this morning because my alarm clock did not ring. As a result, I had to rush to get ready for school and I made a huge mess all over the house. I missed the bus as I had to go back home to fetch my homework. Consequently, I was late for school, my teacher was not pleased with me at all. Due to my bad day, I was in a bad mood as well. I shouted a lot to my friends. Since I was in a such bad mood, they didn't want to hang out with me and they left. After they left, my day only got worse. Since then, I promised not to wake up late anymore.

Based on the text, what are the conjunctions that indicate causes?

A

As a result, consequently, because, and since.

B

As a result, because, due to, and consequently.

C

Because, as, due to, and since.

D

Because, as a result, due to, and since.

E

Because, due to, as a result, and consequently.

Pembahasan:

Terjemahan teks dan pertanyaannya adalah:

Bacalah cerita berikut dan jawab pertanyaannya.

Saya bangun terlambat pagi ini karena jam weker saya tidak berdering. Akibatnya, saya harus buru-buru bersiap-siap ke sekolah dan saya membuat kekacauan besar di seluruh rumah. Saya ketinggalan bus karena harus pulang ke rumah untuk mengambil pekerjaan rumah saya. Akibatnya saya terlambat ke sekolah, guru saya sama sekali tidak senang dengan saya. Karena hari yang buruk, suasana hati saya juga buruk. Saya banyak berteriak kepada teman-teman saya. Karena suasana hati saya sedang buruk, mereka tidak mau bergaul dengan saya dan mereka pergi. Setelah mereka pergi, hari-hariku semakin memburuk. Sejak itu, saya berjanji tidak akan bangun terlambat lagi.

Berdasarkan teks tersebut, kata penghubung apa sajakah yang menunjukkan penyebab?

Berikut terjemahan pilihan jawabannya:

As a result, consequently, because, and since. -> Akibatnya, akibatnya, karena, karena
As a result, because, due to, and consequently. -> Akibatnya, karena, karena, akibatnya.
Because, as, due to, and since. -> Karena, karena, karena, dan karena.
Because, as a result, due to, and since. -> Karena, akibatnya, karena, dan karena.
Because, due to, as a result, and consequently. -> Karena, karena, akibatnya, dan akibatnya.

Teks pada soal mengandung tema cause and effect atau sebab dan akibat. Untuk menyatakan hal-hal dalam hubungan sebab akibat dibutuhkan kata penghubung khusus.

Kata penghubung yang menyatakan cause adalah:

because
as
since
for
due to the fact that
because of
due to

Kata penghubung yang menyatakan effect adalah:

so
so that
as a result
consequently
as a sequence
therefore
thus
as a result of

Pertanyaan pada soal adalah tentang kata penghubung yang menunjukkan keterangan sebab (cause). Sesuai penjelasan di atas, terdapat beberapa kalimat dengan kata penghubung cause, yaitu:

I woke up late this morning because my alarm clock did not ring.
I missed the bus as I had to go back home to fetch my homework.
Due to my bad day, I was in a bad mood as well.
Since I was in a such bad mood, they didn't want to hang out with me and they left.

Jadi, kata penghubung yang menyatakan sebab pada teks adalah "Because, as a result, due to, and since."