UTBK BAHASA INGGRIS
Read this passage below to answer number 1-3!
When mothers eat three sizeable servings of fish each week during
pregnancy, it may benefit children’s brains for years to come, according to a large
study in Spain.
Researchers followed nearly 2,000 mother-child pairs from the first
trimester of pregnancy through the child’s fifth birthday and found improved
brain functions in the kids whose mothers ate the most fish while pregnant,
compared to children of mothers who ate the least.
Even when women ate averaged 600 grams, or 21 ounces, of fish weekly
during pregnancy, there was no sign that mercury or other pollutants associated
with fish were having a negative effect that offset the apparent benefits.
The European Food Safety Authority recently issued a scientific opinion
endorsing 150g to 600g of fish weekly during pregnancy. But the study team
writes, the effects of maternal 15 fish consumption during development are still
not well understood and more research could help give pregnant women clearer
guidance.
On average, the women had consumed 500g or three servings of seafood
per week while pregnant. But with every additional 10g per week above that
amount, children’s test scored improved. The link between higher maternal
consumption and better brain development in children was especially apparent
when kids were five.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
a. Research on fish consumption by pregnant women
b. A comparison between brain development and fish consumption
c. Effects of consuming fish on children’s development
d. Effects of pregnant mothers consuming fish on their children’s brain.
2. The underlined word, “endorsing” in the passage means…
a. Increasing
b. Promoting
c. Quantifying
d. Balancing
3. How much fish does a pregnant mother need to consume per week to have
her child test score improve in the future?
a. Around 500g
b. Exactly 500g
c. Exactly 510g
d. Less than 500g
