ANALYTICAL EXPOSITORY TEXT

English:
School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a particular school. The
uniform of a school may differ from others. Why should schools use uniforms? Below are
some reasons.
First of all, Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology produced a study in 1998
concerning school uniforms. Their findings using 10th grade students showed that uniforms
have no direct effect on “substance abuse, behavioral problems or attendance.” It also claimed
a negative effect on student achievements for those students considered ‘pro-school’.
Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school ethos and a sense of belonging
to a particular community. As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic
standards, which is why a uniform is often adopted by schools which are being reopened with
a fresh start after being classified as failing.
Finally, uniform acts as a social leveler, under which all students are equal in the eyes
of the school and of each other. In institutions without uniform students are often competitive
and worry endlessly about their appearance and the clothes they should wear. Pupils without
expensive clothes may be singled out as social outcasts, or stigmatized as being from poor
backgrounds.
For these reasons many parents prefer uniforms as they save their money on buying
clothes for school wear. Considering the findings, schools should implement the uniform as
their identity. The government should also publish some kinds of rule which makes uniform
compulsory for schools.

Indonesian:
Seragam sekolah adalah pakaian khusus yang dikenakan oleh semua siswa dari
sekolah tertentu. Seragam sekolah mungkin berbeda dari yang lain. Mengapa sekolah harus
menggunakan seragam? Di bawah ini adalah beberapa alasan.
Pertama-tama, Departemen Sosiologi Notre Dame menghasilkan sebuah penelitian
pada tahun 1998 tentang seragam sekolah. Temuan mereka menggunakan siswa kelas 10
menunjukkan bahwa seragam tidak memiliki efek langsung pada “penyalahgunaan zat,
masalah perilaku atau kehadiran.” Ini juga mengklaim efek negatif pada prestasi siswa untuk
siswa yang dianggap ‘pro-sekolah’.
Kedua, seragam membantu menciptakan etos sekolah rasa yang kuat dan rasa
memiliki komunitas tertentu. Karena itu mempromosikan disiplin dan membantu menaikkan
standar akademik, itulah sebabnya mengapa seragam sering diadopsi oleh sekolah yang
dibuka kembali dengan awal yang baru setelah digolongkan gagal.
Akhirnya, seragam bertindak sebagai penyamarataan sosial, di mana semua siswa
setara di mata sekolah dan satu sama lain. Dalam institusi tanpa siswa yang seragam
seringkali kompetitif dan khawatir tanpa henti tentang penampilan mereka dan pakaian yang
harus mereka kenakan. Murid tanpa pakaian yang mahal mungkin dipilih sebagai orang
buangan sosial, atau diberi stigma sebagai berasal dari latar belakang miskin.
Karena alasan-alasan inilah banyak orang tua lebih suka seragam karena mereka
menghemat uang untuk membeli pakaian untuk pakaian sekolah. Mempertimbangkan temuan,
sekolah harus menerapkan seragam sebagai identitas mereka. Pemerintah juga harus
menerbitkan semacam aturan yang mewajibkan seragam bagi sekolah.

38. What is the text about?

A. The school rules
 B. The school identity
C. The equally among students
D. What we should wear at school
E. The importance of school uniform

39. From the text we know that ......

A. wearing school uniform spend much money
B. wearing school uniform does not cost lots of money
C. rich students are not expected to wear school uniform
D. only poor students have to wear school uniform at school
E. the government has to apply rules about wearing school uniform at school

40. The last paragraph is about ......

A. The writer’s thesis
B. The writer’s reasons
C. The writer’s arguments
D. The writer’s suggestion
E. The writer’s general statement