6. According to Text 1, cognitive empathy or ToM ….

A. is an important skill for actors to supress themselves to create a new character
B. explores history, motivations, beliefs and values of a new character
C. enables actors to use several brain regions to be professional acting coaches
D. is a simulation implemented by actors to answer questions from others’ perspectives
E. deactivates an actor’s brain regions to process information contained within a script

Jawaban: A

7. The italicized word “They” in Text 2 Paragraph 1 refers to ….

A. actors
B. the fundamental mechanisms
C. researchers
D. interactive productions
E. autistic individuals

Jawaban: C

8. Which of the following sentences from Text 2 is an opinion?

A. According to a recent study, when actors take on a new character, they may be able to suppress their everyday self.
B. They used a series of sensory drama games, known as the Hunter Heartbeat Method.
C. The findings showed that when the actors heard their own name during the performance, their response was suppressed in the left anterior prefrontal cortex of the brain.
D. The same result was witnessed consistently in six actors who were tested when rehearsing several times over a week.
E. We hope that this study will help us understand what theatre training does to the brain and to build new connections between neuroscientists and theatre professionals.

Jawaban: E

9. The results of the evaluation of actors’ brain activity when performing a character can be found in ….

A. Text 1 Paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 1
B. Text 1 Paragraph 2 and Text 2 Paragraph 3
C. Text 1 Paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 3
D. Text 1 Paragraph 2 and Text 2 Paragraph 4
E. Text 1 Paragraph 1 and Text 2 Paragraph 2

Jawaban: B

10. What is the relationship between Texts 1 and 2?

A. Text 1 argues the importance of using cognitive empathy for acting, which is criticized by Text 2.
B. Text 1 explains how the brain works when an actor performs a character and Text 2 compares the devices used in the study.
C. Both texts explain the mechanisms of the human brain, but they focus on different participants.
D. Text 1 explains that in the character-creation process, an actor suppresses their self-processing, and Text 2 further elaborates the brain mechanisms.
E. Texts 1 and 2 explain how creating and performing a new character using cognitive empathy can help actors to be more professional.

Jawaban: D

*) Soal di atas adalah kumpulan soal dalam simulasi UTBK-SNBT 2024 resmi dari SNPMB. Soal UTBK-SNBT 2024 yang sebenarnya mungkin lebih mudah atau lebih sulit dari soal latihan tersebut.

(Tribunnews.com/Yunita Rahmayanti)

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