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Latihan Soal Materi Passive Voice Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Materi Passive Voice Bahasa Inggris

Pada dasarnya kalimat dapat berbentuk dalam kalimat aktif yang subyeknya melakukan pekerjaan atau kalimat pasif yang subyeknya dikenai suatu pekerjaan. Untuk lebih memudahkan pemahaman perubahan bentuk kalimat aktif menjadi pasif, berikut kami berikan contoh secara ringkas dan jelas dari berbagai bentuk tenses yang ada.
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Tense                                                  Active                                                           Passive

Present tense               The man repairs the motorcycle                  The motorcycle is repaired

Present Continuous     The man is repairing the repairing              The motorcycle is being repaired
Present perfect tense   The man has repaired the motorcycle          The motorcycle has been repaired


Past Tense                    The man repaired the motorcycle               The motorcycle was repaired

Past Continuous tense  The man was repairing the motorcycle      The motorcycle was being repaired
Past Perfect Tense        The man had repaired the motorcycle        The motorcycle had been repaired 


Future Tense                The man will repair the motorcycle           The motorcycle will be repaired


Dari contoh diatas, bisa kita simpulkan cara untuk membuat kalimat pasif adalah sebagai berikut;
  • Letakkan obyek dari kalimat aktif di awal kalimat pasif ( obyek kalimat aktif menjadi subyek kalimat pasif)
  • Jika dalam kalimat aktif tidak ada auxiliary ( to be), maka tambahkan To Be yang sesuai dengan subyek dalam kalimat pasif tersebut. Dalam hal ini, bentuk TO Be nya harus sesuai dengan bentuk Tense- nya. Berikut penggunaan Be dalam kalimat pasif.
          Present Tense                       Am/is/are
          Past Tense                            Was/ Were
          Continuous                           Being
          Perfect                                  Been
          Modal                                   Be
          Gerund                                 To be   
  • Letakkan kata kerja utama dari kalimat aktif sesudah auxiliary ( to be) dalam bentuk V-3 ( past participle).
  • Gunakan preposition By sesudah kata  kerja utama dalam kalimat pasif. Adapun  penggunaan By dapat dihilangkan apabila maksudnya sudah dimengerti.
  • Untuk lebih jelasnya mengenai pembentukan kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif, berikut ini akan kami jelaskan pembentukannya.
Pembentukan dari Simple Present Tense dan Simple Past Tense

(Active) Hendra kicks the ball over the fence

(Passive) The ball is kicked over the fence

(Active) He doesn't drink the juice

(Passive) The juice is not drunk

Kalimat pasif dari pola continuous
(Active)  He is polishing the shoes

(Passive) The shoes are being polished


(Active)  Ahmad was writing a letter

(Passive) A letter was being written 

Kalimat Pasif yang menggunakan modal
(Active)  He will paint the wall

(Passive) The wall will be painted


(Active)  The boy can answer the questions

(Passive) The questions can be answered

Kalimat Pasif dalam bentuk Perfect
(Active)  They have finished the job already

(Passive) The job has been finished already


(Active)  They had bought the house before I came here

(Passive) The house had been bought before I came here

Kalimat pasif yang menggunakan modal + perfect
(Active)  She should not have scolded him in public

(Passive) He should nt have been scolded in public


Kalimat pasif dengan bentuk pertanyaan
(Active)  Does he write an article?

(Passive) is an article written?


(Active)  why do they buy the car?

(Passive) Why is the car bought?

Pada pola kalimat pertanyaan dengan bentuk negatif berikut contohnya.

( Active)  Isn’t he washing the car?
(Passive)  Isn’t the car being washed (by him)?
(Passive)  Is the car not being washed ( by him)?


(Active)  Why don’t they take the box?

(Passive)  Why isn’t the box taken ( by them)?
(Passive)  Why is the box not be taken?

Kalimat pasif yang menggunakan impersonal it.
Impersonal it digunakan untuk membuat kalimat aktif menjadi kalimat pasif yang menggunakan subyek berupa : people, everybody dan everyone yang diikuti oleh that clause
(Active)  People say that number thirteen is unlucky.

(Passive)  It is said that number thirteen is unlucky.


(Active)  Everyone knows that he is a kind man.

(Passive)  It is known that he is a kind man.
Beberapa kata kerja yang termasuk dalam bentuk ini adalah consider, know, think believe, say, find, report, acknowledge, dsb.
Bentuk kalimat pasif dari Gerund
Gerund yang diletakkan setelah kata kerja : need, require, want, mengandung arti pasif.
(Active)  The flowers need watering.

(Passive)  The garden needs to be watered


(Active)  The pants want mending
(Passive)  The pants want to be mended
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Dan berikut latihan soal materi Passive Voice yang bisa dikerjakan unuk lebih mendalami pemahaman anda. Ada dua puluh soal yang bisa dikerjakan, hanya tinggal klik pada pilihan jawaban yang benar. Skor dan kunci jawaban akan tersedia pada akhir soal setelah menyelesaikan semuanya.

Langsung saja, berikut latihannya, 


1. Much of the carnage of elephants, giraffes, and big cats ____ uncaring hunters.
must commit by
must have committed by
must be committed
must have been committed by

2. Mr. Bram is much better after his illness but he's still ____ any heavy work.
supposed not to do
not supposed to do
supposed to do
supposed doing

3. While I am on vacation, the pets ____ every morning and evening.
feed
are feeding
should be fed
should feed

4. The horses _____ out now because they have been rode for the past few hours.
can take
take
can't take
can't be taken

5. " Why does the baby next door keep crying?"
"As usual, It ____ by the baby sitter."
is neglecting
is neglected
neglects
is to neglect

6. I am still waiting ____ for an interview.
be called
be calling
called
to be called

7. Komodos ____ to be descendant from dinosaurs.
they believe
believed
to be believed
are believed

8. After the house _____, it didn't look haunted anymore.
renovated
renovating
had been renovated
was being renovated

9. It ____ by a presidential aide that a lawyer from Virginia has been named attorney general.
is announcing
announces
is being announced
announced

10. The travelers continued their cross-country trip after the old radiator ____ .
replaced
had replaced
had been replaced
had been replacing

11. We called committee to ask whether the competition ____ to begin that afternoon.
was scheduled
scheduled
to be scheduled
to schedule

12. At the moment the old building _____ to make space in parking lot.
demolishing
demolished
being demolished
are being demolished

13. The mosque _____ in 1870.
built
been built
was built
has been built

14. "I want the blue dress displayed in the window yesterday."
" I am sorry, It _____ .
has sold
has to sell
has been sold
has been selling

15. Can we get tickets for the second show of 'Aquaman'?".
"I think they ____ ."
are sold out
sold
be sold out
are to be sold out

16. "Last night someone broke into our house.
" Oh dear! _____ ?"
did anything take
was anything being taken
was anything taken
is anything taken

17. Because of the heavy rains, the city _____ for several days.
flooded
is flooded
has been flooded
was flooded

18. "Did anyone clean the windows?".
"No, they ____ but they weren't."
are cleaned
cleaned
should have cleaned
should have been cleaned

19. "Was there any trouble at the demonstration?".
"Yes. About 30 people ____ ."
was arrested
arrested
were arrested
be arrested

20. "Where's my bicycle?It's gone!"
"It _____ ."
has been stolen
is stealing
was being stolen
had been stolen
Score =
Correct answers:


Semoga bermanfaat.

Latihan Soal Materi Conditional Sentence Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Materi Conditional Sentence Bahasa Inggris

Conditional Sentences dalam bahasa Indonesia disebut juga dengan kalimat bersyarat atau pengandaian. Ada tiga jenis kalimat pengandaian yaitu tipe pertama, tipe kedua dan tipe ketiga. Ulasan materi pengandaian dalam latihan soal ini akan kami bahas secara singkat saja untuk merefresh kembali materi pengandaian yang juga sudah kami ulas sebelumnya.
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If Clause 

Type 1
  • If I have lots money, I will go around the world  ( Present tense - future)
  • If it rains, I drive (present tense - present)
  • If the man comes, go ( present tense - imperative sentence)

Type 2
  • If he didn't agree, I wouldn't go  
  • You wouldn't leave if he were here*

*Dalam penggunaan If clause type 2, penggunaan subjek I, He, She , It, menggunakan bentuk "Were" 

Type 3
  • We could have gone out if the weather hadn't been so bad
  • If it had not rained yesterday, I would have bought some books


If Clause dengan menggunakan bentuk Inversi

If clause pada kalimat pengandaian tidak harus dimulai dengan bentuk kata IF, bentuk IF juga bisa dihilangkan dengan menggunakan bentuk inversi atau pembalikan. Bentuk inversi hanya bisa digunakan pada kalimat pengandaian type II yang memiliki bentuk "were" dan pengandaian type III.

Pada type II, letakkan were atau should di awal kalimat.

Contoh :
  • Were not I busy, I would accompany her. ( If I were not busy, ...)
  • Were she at home, they would visit her. ( If she were at home, ...)
  • Were she sick, she couldn't do the homework. ( If she were sick, ...)
  • Should we ask her, she would marry him soon. ( If we ask her, ...)
  • Were I to find the book, I would give it to you. ( If I found the book, ...)
  • Were he to ask her, she would marry him soon. ( If he asked her, ...)
Pada type III, letakkan "had" di awal kalimat

Contoh :
  • Had we had enough time, we should have gone together. ( If we had had enough time, ...)
  • Had it not rained, he would have arrived. ( If it had not rained, ...)
  • Had he studied hard, he would have passed the exam. ( If he had studied hard, ...)
  • Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it. ( If I had not seen it with my own eyes, ...)

LATIHAN SOAL CONDITIONAL SENTENCE


1. If you _____, I shall be very happy.
had gone
don't go
weren't going
didn't go

2. If she prepared the lesson, she ____ her examinations.
passed
will pass
would pass
would have passed

3. I could never have finished my project if my friend _____ me.
didn't help
doesn't help
hadn't helped
hasn't helped

4. You will not lose your way if you ____ a city map.
used
use
will use
would use

5. Had I not quarreled with my brother, I _____ his car.
could borrow
could have borrowed
can borrow
will have borrowed

6. It would have been easier for him to get a job if he _____ a computer course.
take
took
has taken
had taken

7. If the car ____ in better condition, we would make a long trip now.
is
was
were
had been

8. Had they invited fewer people, the party _____ at their house.
could have held
could have been held
might have held
may have been held

9. If there ____ traffic light at this intersection, there wouldn't be so many accidents.
was
will be
would be
were

10. He didn't pass the exam. If he had studied harder, he ____
can pass
could pass
will pass
could have passed

11. He ____ if I had not invited him.
may not come
might not have come
should not come
must not come

12. If the player scores another goal, the result ____ a draw.
is to be
will have been
would be
will be

13. If I had come to the music festival, I _____ Via Vallen there.
will have met
would have met
should have met
would meet

14. If I didn't visit them, they ____ angry.
may be
can be
will be
might be

15. If he spoke very clearly, people would understand him.
It means that ....
people understand him
people didn't understand him
people don't understand him
people will understand him

16. "If i had seen you when you passed me in the street, I would have said hello.
We may conclude that ....
I don't see you
I didn't see you
I see you
I say hello

17. I wish I had known that Rina was ill. I would have gone to see her.
It can be concluded that ....
I know that she was ill
I don't know that she was ill
I didn't know that she was ill
I knew that she had been ill

18. Many people could have rescued from the landslide if immediate help had arrived.
It means that ....
a rescue team came immediately to help the victims
a lot of people died because of the landslide
many people rescue themselves from the landslide
the landslide didn't harm anyone

19. Berta : If I had known that you were in Semarang, I would have shown you the beauty of Taman Indonesia Kaya at night.
Andini : _________
Thank you for showing Taman Indonesia Kaya at night
Thank tou, I really enjoy it
I'm sorry, I didn't have time to tell you that I was in Semarang for business trip
That's a good idea

20. Were the doctor here, he would immediately examine our father.
It means ....
Our father is being examined by the doctor
Our father has been examined
The doctor is not here but our father is examined
The doctor is not here so our father cannot be examined
Score =
Correct answers:
Latihan Soal Modal dan Modal Perfect Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Modal dan Modal Perfect Bahasa Inggris

Modal adalah bagian dari auxiliary Verb ( kata kerja bantu) yang diperlakukan seperti kata kerja bantu. Fungsinya adalah memberikan tambahan pada kata kerja. Penggunaan Modal selalu diikuti oleh kata kerja bentuk pertama  tanpa to (infinitive without to).

Nah, sebelum beranjak menuju soal latihan tentang Modal dan Modal Perfect, akan saya ulas terlebih dahulu tentang Modal dan Modal perfect melalui ringkasan berikut ini.

Modals

Can
Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan kemampuan ( ability). Contoh: He can swim well.
  • Menyatakan ijin (permission).Contoh : Can I borrow your car?
  • Menyatakan kemungkinan. Contoh : He can be at home at noon
Could
Fungsinya
  • Bentuk lampau dari Can. Contoh : Jim could sing a song when he was young.
  • Permintaan yang sopan. Contoh : Could you help me now?
  • Kemungkinan . Contoh : She could be very busy at that time.
May

Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan ijin ( permission). Contoh:  May I read the novel?
  • Menyatakan kemungkinan ( possibility). Contoh : She may forget about the order.
  • Menyatakan permohonan atau harapan. Contoh : May you both the happy.
Might
Fungsinya
  • Bentuk lampau dari may. Contoh : She said that I might go home early.
  • Menyatakan kemungkinan besar. Contoh : She might be at home today.
Must
Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan kebutuhan ( necessity). Contoh : Students must obey the school rules.
  • Menyatakan kesimpulan ( conclusion). Conttoh : He must speak English fluently because he has been lived in England for years.
Shall
Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan "akan" dalam benttuk future tense. Contoh : I shall go to Jakarta tomorrow.
  • Menawarkan bantuan. Contoh : Shall I open the window?
  • Menyatakan janji. Contoh : I shall meet him tomorrow.
Should
Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan bentuk lampau dari shall. Contoh : When she came to my house I should go.
  • Anjuran. Contoh : You look weak and pale. You should take a rest for a while.
Will
Fungsinya
  • Menyatakan  " akan " dalam future tense. Contoh : I will go to Jakarta next week.
  • Permintaan yang sopan. Contoh : Will you go with me?
Would
Fungsinya,
  • Menyatakan bentuk lampau dari "will". Contoh : He would be a manager before he retired.
  • Permohonan yang sopan. Contoh : Would you please help me?
  • Menunjukkan hasrat atau keinginan bila digabungkan dengan kata "like". Contoh :  I would like tto meet your parents.
  • Menunjukkan kata lebih suka, bila digabung dengan kata "rather". Contoh : I would rather be a doctor than a politician.
Modal Perfect

Must + have + V3
Untuk menyatakan suatu kepastian atau kesimpulan tentang sesuatu terjadi pada masa lampau ( past conclusion)
Contoh :
The oil was frozen. It must have been very cold last night.


Might + have + V3
Untuk menyatakan kemungkinan yang terjadi pada masa lampu ( past possibility)
Contoh :
Linda came late this morning, she might have missed the bus.

Should + have + V3
Untuk menyatakan saran yang seharusnya dilakukan pada masa lampau (past suggestion)
Contoh :
This is Rina's midterm semester but she saw the movie last night, she should have been studying for her exam.

Could + have + V3
Untuk menyatakan kemampuan ( capability) untuk melakukan sesuatu pada masa lampau tetapi tidak digunakan.
Contoh :
We didn't go out last night; we could have gone to the cinema but we decided to stay at home.
Mr. John was rich; he could have bought a car if he wanted.

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Bila sudah memahami dan mengerti penggunaannya, silahkan dilanjutkan pada soal latihan berikut ini. Jumlah soal ada dua puluh butir soal, dengan beragam pemakaian bentuk keduanya.

LATIHAN SOAL MODAL DAN MODAL PERFECT

1. She knew everything we had been discussing. She _____ us.
could overhear
should have overheard
might have overheard
would have overheard

2. The whole kitchen was still dirty. Ann ____ forgotten to clean it
should have
might have
must be
would have

3. The traffic regulations in the U.S. are different from those in Indonesia. In the U.S. you _____ drive on the right side of the road.
can
may
could
must

4. The thief ____ into the room through this window because there are footprints near tthe window.
should get
may get
must have got
would rather get

5. The doctor ____ arrives late because of traffic jam.
may
rather
should
ought to

6. They have lost all their possession in the fire; they ____ a hard time now.
must be having
used to have
may have bad
ought to have

7. Last year the couple could save much money, otherwise, they ____ to make a tour around the world this year.
can't afford
could afford
could not have afforded
will afford

8. She didn't answer when I knocked on the door. She ____ sleeping.
may be
can be
might have been
may have been

9. Why doesn't she go home? She looks pale and tired. She _____ take a rest and sleep.
shall
will
would
should

10. There is no outside the theatre; the performance _____ .
must have started
ought to have started
should have started
was to started

11. When we go home, we found the front door open. Somebody _____ entered the house while we were away.
could
would have
must have
should have

12. She was sneezing all the time. She ____ a cold.
ought to have
must have been
is to have
should have been

13. Jim gets the best mark in the examination. He _____ hard for it.
might study
could study
must have studied
should have studied

14. The picture is not here anymore; it must have ____ .
been taken away
been taking away
being taken away
take away

15. His English is very good. He _____ quite a lot.
should practise
will have practised
must have been practising
ought to practise

16. "The doctor promised to come at seven but he isn't here yet." " He ____ some patients."
may still have
must be having
used to have
would still have

17. Since he has already borrowed the book for one month, _____ it right away.
he'll have returned
he would returned
he was returned
he should return

18. He asked me whether he ____ my car to go to the party.
can borrow
might borrow
may borrow
would borrow

19. He told me about Japan. He ____ there for a long time.
must have lived
might be living
ought to have lived
should be living

20. "Mom, May I play outside with m friends?"
"No, You ____ stay in bed until the fever is gone"
might
can
must
could
Score =
Correct answers:

Demikian latihan soal pada penggunaan Modal dan Modal Perfect, Semoga bisa bermanfaat bagi anda yang sedang mempelajari bahasa Inggris atau bagi yang sedang mempersiapkan menghadapi tes bahasa Inggris khususnya pada materi Modal dan Modal Perfect.

Semoga bermanfaat.


Latihan Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN Tahun 2019

Latihan Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN Tahun 2019

Untuk adik- adik yang mau melanjutkan kuliahnya di PKN STAN, inilah saat yang tepat untuk meluangkan waktu mempelajari berbagai materi yang muncul dari tahun ke tahun serta tipikal dari soal ujian masuk PKN STAN itu sendiri.

Merujuk pada soal TBI USM PKN STAN tahun 2018  yang lalu, Soal bahasa Inggris terdiri dari 30 (tiga puluh) soal dengan materi grammar (structure and written expression) dan materi reading text. Meskipun soal hanya berjumlah tiga puluh, tetapi jumlah nilai ini akan menentukan ambang lolos tidaknya adik- adik. Pada tes bahasa Inggris (TBI) PKN STAN tahun 2019, diprediksi soal akan berkutat materi yang sama yaitu structure and written expression serta reading text.

#1.  Structure and Written Expression
Bentuk soal structure and written expression membutuhkan penguasaan grammar yang baik. Soal structure and written expression ditujukan untuk menguji kemampuan adik- adik dalam mengenali formal written English.

Adapun topik yang harus dikuasai adalah tentang Gerund, Parallel Construction, Direct and Indirect Speech, Concord atau agreement, Degree of Comparison, Tenses, Participle, Clause, Causative, Subjunctive, Conditional Sentence, Elliptical sentence, Question Tag, plus materi grammar lainnya.

Berikut contoh soal structure and written expression USM PKN STAN,
I would rather ... a movie alone than work with you.
A. being watched
B. watch
C. watched
D. watching
#2. Reading Comprehension
Soal teks untuk reading comprehension dalam soal- soal USM PKN STAN biasanya diambil dari berbagai sumber baik website maupun sumber lain misalnya jurnal ilmiah. Strategi menyelesaikannya sama dengan soal- soal reading lainnya yang mencakup :

1. Topik
Beberapa ciri soal yang menyatakan topik adalah sebagai berikut :

  • What is the topic of the text?
  • The topic of the test is ....
  • The text is about....
  • The text tells us about ....
  • What is the main information of the text?
  • What does the text mainly discuss?
Cara penyelesaiannya adalah sebagai berikut,
  • Cari kata atau frase yang paling sering muncul di bacaan, kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.
  • Baca kalimat pertama dan kedua setiap paragraf, kemudian simpulkan intisarinya dan pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai. 

2. Title
Beberapa tipe soal yang menanyakan "title " atau judul bacaan adalah "What is the best title of the text above?"
Cara menyelesaikan soal- soal yang menanyakan title atau judul adalah dengan mencari pilihan jawaban (A-D) yang paling sesuai dengan jawaban.

3. Main Idea/ main  information (pikiran utama/ kalimat utama dalam paragraf)
Main idea adalah pengembangan topik bacaan, strategi menyelesaikannya adalah dengan memilih jawaban (A-D) yang sesuai dengan topik bacaan. Bila main idea bersifat tersirat, maka mencarinya dengan :

  • Untuk paragraf deduktif (umum - khusus) yaitu dengan membaca kalimat pertama, kedua dalam paragraf dan kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.
  • Untuk paragraf induktif (khusus- umum) dengan membaca kalimat terakhir paragraf yang biasanya berupa kesimpulan, kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.

4. Aim/ purpose the writer (tujuan utama penulis)
Untuk mengetahui tujuan utama penulis biasanya diketahui dengan membaca intisari gagasan paragraf pertama ( biasanya dinyatakan dalam kalimat 1,2) ataupun bisa dari kesimpulan bacaan (paragraf terakhir)

5. Reference (pronoun + refers to)
Kata ganti (pronoun) selalu menjelaskan kata benda yang telah disebut sebelumnya, sehingga cara mencarinya dengan membaca kata/ frase/ kalimat sebelum "pronoun" yang ditanyakan.

6. Comprehensive question ( 5W + 1 H)
Pertanyaan dengan "Comprehensive Question" biasanya mencari informasi yang sesuai dengan kata kunci dalam setiap pertanyaan. Ada beberapa penanda dalam comprehensive questions seperti pemakaian what (apa) untuk menanyakan benda, who (siapa) untuk menanyakan orang, where (dimana) untuk menanyakan tempat, when (kapan) untuk menanyakan waktu, why (mengapa) untuk menanyakan alasan, dan how (bagaimana) untuk menanayakan cara / keadaan.

7 True/ false statement
Pahamilah pilihan jawaban (A-E) satu persatu, cari pernyataan di dalam teks yang sesuai untuk mengetahui apakah pilihan jawaban tersebut benar atau salah.

8. Vocabulary.

Untuk mencari jawaban pertanyaan vocabulary (kosakata), yang pertama adalah kuasailah kosakata kemudian cocokkan kosakata tersebut yang sesuai dengan konteks kalimat pada bacaan. Biasanya pertanyaan vocabulary memiliki ciri- ciri : meaning, synonym,antonym, and word definition.

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Untuk memperkaya pengetahuan adik- adik dan melatih kemampuan dalam menjawab soal - soal tipe structure and written expression, berikut saya siapkan latihan soal online-nya. Soal bisa dikerjakan melalui smartphone atau laptop adik- adik. Saat selesai mengejakan soal, nilai skor akan muncul dan tampilan jawaban yang benar.

Oke, langsung saja berikut latihannya,  

1. Luc :” May I borrow your new novel?”
Geert:” Yes, but next Friday. I _______ reading it by then.”
would finish
am finishing
have finished
will be finishing
will have finished

2. “Have you delivered the package to the customers?”
“Not yet, some ________.”
are still being wrapped
have been wrapped
would be wrapped
will have wrapped
were wrapped

3. “If you had listened to me, you would have been able to study at PKN STAN”, means ________.
You had listened to me and you were able to study at PKN STAN
You did not listen to me, but you were able to study at PKN STAN
You were not able to study at PKN STAN because you did not listen to me
You listened to me, but you were not able to study at PKN STAN
You were able to study at PKN STAN because you listened to me

4. If I knew that working hard and pursuing higher education ______ to be a successful person, I would commit better to work at school to survive longer.
count
counted
counts
counting
being counted

5. The motion picture originated when a series of still photographs were spliced and viewed in rapid succession _________ to illusion and movement and continuity.
created
to create
in the creation of
to be created by
for creation

6. Several individuals _________ different groups have become united in their effort to make government cancel the increase of fuel prices.
represent
to represent
they represent
representing
represented

7. _________ the earthquake had made the region unsafe for living, the villagers were willing to transmigrate.
In order that
Whereas
Until
so that
since

8. I wish that I could send this letter to her at once, but I have no idea ____________.
which road she should live
when she lives there
where does she live
how long she lives there
where she lives

9. Different interpretations on the same event by various newspaper ________ readers confused and angry.
to make
makes
they make
it makes
make

10. “What is the most worrying effect of the economic crisis?” “________ children are deprived of nutritious food necessary for their physical and intellectual development.”
Why
when
which
what
That

11. “I have difficulties in filling in these tax forms.” “Well, you ________________________.”
have done it with somebody’s help
can do it for one of my assistants
have to do it without difficulties
can do it all by yourself
can have one of my assistants do it

12. “Danish has decided to postpone his plan going to Europe.” “Has he? He told me that he _______ for a visa to Belgium.”
applied
has applied
had
applying
applies

13. “She can hardly remember me.” “__________________”.
But her sister doesn’t
So is her sister
Neither does her sister
Her sister can too
But her sister can

14. “I’ve heard that Joko was fined for $120 for littering when he was in Singapore.”
“Really? He _______ that there is law against littering in public places.”
might have known
ought to have known
could have known
should have known
must have known

15. “Would you like to see a documentary program on Discovery Channel?” “__________ go to movie. How does that sound?”
I want to
I might
I could
I’d rather
I wish to

16. “Without his assistant, the professor could hardly finish his survey, ____ he?”
could
did
can’t
couldn’t
can

17. Aisya said “I have never seen such a great movie.” From the above statement we may conclude that _________.
she seldom went to good movies
the film she saw was a terrible one
she has never seen bad movies before
it is the first time she went to see a movie
this is the best movie she has ever seen

18. Children who believe in the value of hard work and responsibility and who attach importance to education are likely to have higher academic achievement and fewer _________ problems than those who do not have these ideals.
discipline
disciplinal
disciplinarian
disciplinable
disciplinary

19. “The weather is good today, let’s play golf.” “__________.”
That’s good idea
Are you sure
Well, I like it
Yes, it is good weather
That’s sure

20. Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, __________ by Forbes as the 6 th most affluent entrepreneur of the World in 2016.
identify
has identified
identified
have identified
was identified

Score =
Correct answers:

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Memprediksi Bentuk Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN Tahun 2019

Memprediksi Bentuk Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN Tahun 2019

Ada yang berbeda pada pelaksanaan ujian seleksi masuk PKN STAN tahun 2018 lalu yaitu sistem ujian sudah menggunakan sistem Computer Assisted Test (CAT), artinya, pelaksanaan tes menggunakan komputer yang terintegrasi. CAT ini akan meminimalisir bentuk kecurangan dalam tes dan juga lebih transparan pada pelaksanaannya. Saat peserta melakukan login pertama kali, secara otomatis soal akan langsung teracak dan tidak ada kemungkinan soal yang sama antar peserta tes pada ruang dan waktu atau sesi yang sama.
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Para peserta ujian dapat langsung melihat skor mereka segera setelah tes selesai dilaksanakan. Mereka akan tahu gambaran gamblangnya apakah nilainya berada di bawah ambang batas atau diatas ambang batas. Tentu saja dengan sistem CAT ini, kita tidak akan bisa memprediksi bentuk soal yang akan keluar seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya yang masih memakai bentuk ujian kertas dan pensil dikarenakan tidak ada soal ujian dibawa pulang dan kemudian beredar setelah tes dilaksanakan. 

Sebagai gambaran saja pada soal TBI USM PKN STAN tahun 2018, Soal bahasa Inggris terdiri dari 30 (tiga puluh) soal dengan materi grammar (structure and written expression) dan materi reading text. Meskipun soal hanya berjumlah tiga puluh, tetapi jumlah nilai ini akan menentukan ambang lolos tidaknya adik- adik. Pada tes bahasa Inggris tahun 2019, diprediksi soal akan berkutat materi yang sama yaitu structure and written expression serta reading text.

#1.  Structure and Written Expression
Bentuk soal structure and written expression membutuhkan penguasaan grammar yang baik. Soal structure and written expression ditujukan untuk menguji kemampuan adik- adik dalam mengenali formal written English.

Seperti yang kita ketahui, bahwa beberapa hal  dapat diterima dalam bahasa Inggris lisan (spoken English), namun tidak dapat diterima dalam bahasa Inggris tertulis (formal written English). Soal tipe seperti ini mengharuskan kita untuk memilih cara yang tepat dalam setiap kalimat yang dinyatakan dalam setiap pertanyaan.

Adapun topik yang harus dikuasai adalah tentang Gerund, Parallel Construction, Direct and Indirect Speech, Concord atau agreement, Degree of Comparison, Tenses, Participle, Clause, Causative, Subjunctive, Conditional Sentence, Elliptical sentence, Question Tag, dan materi grammar lainnya.

Berikut contoh soal structure and written expression USM PKN STAN,
I would rather ... a movie alone than work with you.
A. being watched
B. watch
C. watched
D. watching
Menyelesaikan bentuk soal structure and written expression membutuhkan kejelian dan ketepatan serta pemahaman grammar yang baik. Maka, alangkah baiknya bila sedari dini materi ini dipelajari terlebih dahulu. Ingat, bahwa frekuensi latihan akan memberikan dampak yang nyata terhadap hasil. Berdasarkan pengalaman dalam mendampingi siswa yang akan masuk USM PKN STAN, berikut beberapa buku yang bisa adik- adik gunakan sebagai referensi. Buku- buku tersebut saya pandang tepat karena ulasan materi yang singkat dan jelas. 

1. Cliffs TOEFL, Preparation Guide by Michael  A Pyle, M.A  and Mary Ellen Munoz Page, M.A.
Meskipun buku ini merupakan buku untuk persiapan TOEFL, namun materi- materi, rumus, dan latihan soal  relevan dengan materi- materi yang sering muncul dalam soal. Pembahasan per bab atau materi lumayan jelas, singkat dan padat. 

2.  Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test by Deborah Philips
Hampir sama dengan buku sebelumnya, buku ini juga buku persiapan untuk TOEFL. Buku ini sangat lengkap membahas tips tips mengerjakan soal, bentuk- bentuk latihan soal dan penyelesaian khususnya soal grammar baik tipe structure and written expression maupun tipe error analysis.
Buku TOEFL Longman

3. Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Schrampfer Azar
Buku ini sangat lengkap membahas grammar, disertai dengan rumus yang praktis serta latihan- latihan yang lengkap tentang materi Grammar. Untuk saat ini juga tersedia versi terbitan bahasa Indonesia sehingga memudahkan untuk belajar.

#2. Reading Comprehension
Soal teks untuk reading comprehension dalam soal- soal USM PKN STAN biasanya diambil dari berbagai sumber baik website maupun sumber lain misalnya jurnal ilmiah. Strategi menyelesaikannya sama dengan soal- soal reading lainnya yang mencakup :

1. Topik
Beberapa ciri soal yang menyatakan topik adalah sebagai berikut :

  • What is the topic of the text?
  • The topic of the test is ....
  • The text is about....
  • The text tells us about ....
  • What is the main information of the text?
  • What does the text mainly discuss?
Cara penyelesaiannya adalah sebagai berikut,
  • Cari kata atau frase yang paling sering muncul di bacaan, kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.
  • Baca kalimat pertama dan kedua setiap paragraf, kemudian simpulkan intisarinya dan pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai. 

2. Title
Beberapa tipe soal yang menanyakan "title " atau judul bacaan adalah "What is the best title of the text above?"
Cara menyelesaikan soal- soal yang menanyakan title atau judul adalah dengan mencari pilihan jawaban (A-D) yang paling sesuai dengan jawaban.

3. Main Idea/ main  information (pikiran utama/ kalimat utama dalam paragraf)
Main idea adalah pengembangan topik bacaan, strategi menyelesaikannya adalah dengan memilih jawaban (A-D) yang sesuai dengan topik bacaan. Bila main idea bersifat tersirat, maka mencarinya dengan :

  • Untuk paragraf deduktif (umum - khusus) yaitu dengan membaca kalimat pertama, kedua dalam paragraf dan kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.
  • Untuk paragraf induktif (khusus- umum) dengan membaca kalimat terakhir paragraf yang biasanya berupa kesimpulan, kemudian pilihlah jawaban yang sesuai.

4. Aim/ purpose the writer (tujuan utama penulis)
Untuk mengetahui tujuan utama penulis biasanya diketahui dengan membaca intisari gagasan paragraf pertama ( biasanya dinyatakan dalam kalimat 1,2) ataupun bisa dari kesimpulan bacaan (paragraf terakhir)

5. Reference (pronoun + refers to)
Kata ganti (pronoun) selalu menjelaskan kata benda yang telah disebut sebelumnya, sehingga cara mencarinya dengan membaca kata/ frase/ kalimat sebelum "pronoun" yang ditanyakan.

6. Comprehensive question ( 5W + 1 H)
Pertanyaan dengan "Comprehensive Question" biasanya mencari informasi yang sesuai dengan kata kunci dalam setiap pertanyaan. Ada beberapa penanda dalam comprehensive questions seperti pemakaian what (apa) untuk menanyakan benda, who (siapa) untuk menanyakan orang, where (dimana) untuk menanyakan tempat, when (kapan) untuk menanyakan waktu, why (mengapa) untuk menanyakan alasan, dan how (bagaimana) untuk menanayakan cara / keadaan.

7 True/ false statement
Pahamilah pilihan jawaban (A-E) satu persatu, cari pernyataan di dalam teks yang sesuai untuk mengetahui apakah pilihan jawaban tersebut benar atau salah.

8. Vocabulary.

Untuk mencari jawaban pertanyaan vocabulary (kosakata), yang pertama adalah kuasailah kosakata kemudian cocokkan kosakata tersebut yang sesuai dengan konteks kalimat pada bacaan. Biasanya pertanyaan vocabulary memiliki ciri- ciri : meaning, synonym,antonym, and word definition.

Berikut contoh soal reading comprehension dengan tipe soal reference dan mencari ide utama pada USM PKN STAN tahun 2016,

How do you stop disease-carrying mosquitoes from multiplying? That’s the question plaguing the Brazilian government, which has been sending army soldiers door to door on a mission to fight Zika—the virus suspected of causing microcephaly in infants born to infected mothers. “They are giving leaflets saying you have to keep your backyard clean from rubbish,” says photographer Tomás Munita, who has been documenting Recife, a northeastern state capital with a population of 3.7 million. Any stray items left outside, even a bottle cap, can collect rainwater and become a breeding ground for the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are thought to be the main carriers of Zika.
But in Brazil’s favelas, or poor neighborhoods, Munita says it’s hard to imagine that the government’s information campaign will have much effect.
“It’s almost impossible to control something like that in that kind of place,” he says. Many houses in the favelas are makeshift shacks of cardboard and discarded sheet metal. With limited access to clean water and garbage collection, trash piles up and collects water, creating a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The mosquito scourge goes far beyond these tight-packed neighborhoods. Aedes aegypti has been incredibly hard to kill since it arrived in Latin America with the slave trade from Africa. Huge eradication programs in the 1950s stamped out the mosquito in some countries, only to have them surge back in the 1970s and ‘80s.
A soldier distributes leaflets in a favela. The city of Recife has a population of 3.7 million people and is home to one of Brazil's largest concentrations of favelas. Even the country’s health minister, Marcelo Castro, has been quoted as saying that Brazil is “badly losing the battle” against mosquitoes, which aren’t just a threat because they could carry Zika. In Recife, Munita says that some people who aren’t pregnant fear catching chikungunya and dengue from mosquitoes more than Zika, since those diseases cause more severe illness.

1. The word "they" in line 4 refers to ....
A. government
B. Photographers
C. Soldiers
D. Mother
          2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The massive spreading of Zika in Brazil
B. The question on how to stop Zika is remain unanswered
C. Brazilian government campaign to fight Zika
D. Steps to stop the spreading of Zika in Brazil
Nah, itulah ulasan singkat tentang mengenal bentuk soal tes bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN tahun 2019. Semoga memberikan manfaat bagi adik- adik yang sedang mempersiapkannya.

Mau latihan soal TBI USM PKN STAN ? Klik tautan berikut ya,,,

Semoga Bermanfaat.
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Latihan Soal Tenses Bahasa Inggris Online dan Jawabannya

Latihan Soal Tenses Bahasa Inggris Online dan Jawabannya

Materi tenses merupakan materi krusial dalam bahasa Inggris. Tanpa tenses, kita tidak bisa membedakan waktu atas terjadinya kegiatan atau peristiwa. Bentuk tenses biasanya ditunjukkan dengan penggunaan kata kerja dalam kalimat. 

Dalam bahasa Inggris terdapat 12 (dua belas) macam tenses yang mesti dikuasai. Setiap bentuk tenses memiliki ciri khusus yaitu verb) dan time signal. Karenanya, dalam menjawab pertanyaan dalam materi tenses, verb dan time signal merupakan key word dalam kalimat. Pada beberapa soal, time signal tidak diperlihatkan secara jelas. Untuk itu kecermatan dalam memahami kalimat dan mengenali kata kerja menjadi poin pokok dalam menjawab soal.
gambar ilustrasi
Untuk lebih memahami, silahkan perhatikan pada ringkasan bentuk tenses berikut ini.



Nah, setelah dicermati ringkasan tenses diatas, kita langsung saja ke soal latihan tenses untuk menguji kemampuan anda. Soal berjumlah 20 butir soal pilihan ganda dengan kunci jawaban dan skor nilai akan langsung tampil ketika selesai mengerjakan  soal. Oke, berikut latihannya.

1. I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I ... it.
doesn't buy
don't buy
buys
bought

2. Jenny ... four languages - English, French, German and Spanish.
speak
speaking
speaks
have spoken

3. John ... a lot of tea. It's his favorite drink.
drinks
drink
have drunk
drinking

4. 'Where's Ben?' '... a shower now'
He has had
He had
He's having
He has

5. It was hot in the room, so I ... the window.
open
opening
opens
opened

6. It ... when we went out.
had rained
rains
is raining
was raining

7. I ... from Diponegoro University by the end of October.
will graduate
will have graduated
graduate
graduated

8. All ministers ... at the presidential palace before President Jokowi came.
arrived
had arived
arrive
arrives

9. The express train always ... on time, unlike the local, which is always late.
arrives
arive
arrived
is arriving

10. My co workers and I ... at this restaurant once before.
eat
are eating
have eaten
will eat

11. I always ... to wish my wife a happy birthday.
am forgetting
forgets
forget
have forgotten

12. I ... my suitcase already. You can put them in the car now.
am packing
will pack
had packed
have packed

13. ... send these documents to our client, please?
will you be
will you
will you have
will you have

14. I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds ....
were singing
sang
sing
would sing

15. Ahza fell asleep while he ....
reads
is reading
was reading
read

16. The weather was really bad so we ... football.
don't play
didn't play
aren't playing
hadn't played

17. We went to the cinema but the film wasn't very good. We ... it.
aren't enjoy
don't enjoy
didn't enjoy
wouldn't enjoy

18. I'm tired. I think ... to bed early tonight.
I would go
I will go
I go
I went

19. Don't drink too much coffee before you go to bed. You ....
don't sleep
aren't sleeping
won't sleep
wouldn't sleep

20. First we ... the forms. after that we sign and mail them.
are erasing
have erased
have been erased
erase
Score =
Correct answers:
Semoga bermanfaat dan jangan lupa isikan pada kolom komentar bila ada kesulitan dalam soal latihan tenses bahasa Inggris diatas. Mohon maaf bila ada kekurangan.

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