Latihan Soal Reading Comprehension TBI PKN STAN (Update 2026) & Pembahasan

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Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) PKN STAN merupakan salah satu tahapan krusial yang wajib ditaklukkan oleh setiap calon mahasiswa. Berbeda dengan tahun-tahun sebelumnya, seleksi masuk PKN STAN saat ini sudah terintegrasi erat dengan nilai UTBK-SNBT (khususnya komponen Tes Skolastik dan Literasi Bahasa Inggris) sebagai syarat administratif awal. Artinya, materi TBI STAN kini memiliki standar yang sangat kompetitif dan beririsan langsung dengan model soal ujian nasional tersebut.

Latihan Soal Reading Comprehension TBI PKN STAN (Update 2026)

Secara umum, TBI PKN STAN berfokus pada dua komponen utama: Structure dan Reading Comprehension. Soal structure menuntut kejelian tinggi karena sering kali menguji bentuk gramatikal kompleks yang jarang diulas secara mendalam di sekolahmenengah. Sementara itu, soal reading comprehension biasanya mengadopsi teks dari jurnal ilmiah atau artikel populer global. Tingkat kesulitannya berada di level medium hingga advanced, di mana tantangan terbesar terletak pada banyaknya kosakata baru (vocabulary) yang asing bagi sebagian orang.

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Text 1

Supernovas are the most powerful and spectacular outbursts known in nature. What is called a Type II supernova is due to the collapse of a massive star, at least eight times as massive as the sun, that has used up its main nuclear fuel and produced a nickel-iron core. When this core can no longer support the pressure of the star’s outer layers, it collapses to form a neutron star of immense density. Over 2,500 million tons of neutron star material could be packed into a matchbox. Its temperature is around 100.000 million degrees centigrade. Multitudes of neutrons are produced in the collapsed star, which pass directly through the start into space, and this release of neutrons causes the core to respond with a shock wave that moves outward. When it meets the material that is falling inward, the result is a catastrophic only a small, incredibly dense remnant that may be a neutron star or, in extreme cases, a black hole.

A  supernova is often more than 500 million times as luminous as the sun. A supernova remnant (SNR) may be detectable as a pulsar, an example of which is the Crab Nebula, known to be a remnant of the supernova observed in the year 1054. The 1987 supernova in the Large Cloud of Magellan had a low peak luminosity by supernova standards, only about 250 million times that of the sun. At its brightest the supernova shone as a star between magnitudes 2 and 3, even though it was 170,000 light-years away.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The formation and power of a supernova

B. The heat of Supernova

C. The role of shock waves in a supernova

D. The density of a neuron star

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. The formation and power of a supernova

Pembahasan: Paragraf pertama menjelaskan bagaimana supernova terbentuk ("due to the collapse of a massive star..."), sedangkan paragraf kedua berfokus pada kekuatan atau tingkat kecemerlangannya ("powerful and spectacular outbursts", "500 million times as luminous as the sun"). Jadi, topik utamanya adalah pembentukan dan kekuatan supernova.

2. According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE  about the 1987 SUPERNOVA?

A. It was situated  in the Large Cloud of Magellan

B. It was 170,000 light-years away

C. It shone as a star between magnitudes 3 and 4

D. It had a low peak luminosity

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. It shone as a star between magnitudes 3 and 4

Pembahasan: Perhatikan kalimat terakhir pada paragraf kedua: "...the supernova shone as a star between magnitudes 2 and 3...". Pernyataan pilihan C yang menyebutkan "magnitudes 3 and 4" adalah salah (NOT true).

3. The word "it" in line 8 refers to ....

A. A shock wave

B. neutron star

C. core of the collapsed star

D. catastrophic explosion

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. A shock wave

Pembahasan: Struktur kalimatnya berbunyi: "...this release of neutrons causes the core to respond with a shock wave that moves outward. When it meets the material...". Kata ganti "it" di sini merujuk langsung ke subjek yang bergerak keluar pada kalimat sebelumnya, yaitu shock wave (gelombang kejut).

4. The word "detectable" in paragraph 2 has the closest meaning to ....

A. assumed

B. known

C. perceptible

D. audible

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. perceptible

Pembahasan: Kata detectable berarti dapat dideteksi atau ditemukan. Di antara pilihan yang ada, kata perceptible (dapat dilihat/dirasakan/diamati) memiliki makna yang paling dekat dan sepadan.

5. The author of this passage is most likely ....

A. a botanist

B. an economist

C. an astronomer

D. a mathematics

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. an astronomer

Pembahasan: Teks ini secara keseluruhan membahas tentang fenomena luar angkasa (bintang, supernova, black hole, kosmos). Oleh karena itu, penulisnya dipastikan adalah seorang astronom (an astronomer).

Text 2

Today's car are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed that run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transportation experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicle entering everyday life; shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes, and trolleys.

As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today's gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or the in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they shop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centers might be reserved for electric cars.

Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses, and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centers that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commutes will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheeler, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five minutes times number of vehicles that can be carried by a freeway today.

6. What is the author's purpose of the passage?

A. to criticize the conventional vehicle

B. to support the invention of electric cars

C. to persuade the readers to use electric cars

D. to describe possibilities for transportation in the future 

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. to describe possibilities for transportation in the future

Pembahasan: Penulis memaparkan prediksi dan kemungkinan transportasi masa depan, mulai dari jenis mesin baru, Assortment kendaraan listrik, hingga kesiapan infrastruktur kota ("the car of the future will be...", "transportation experts foresee...").

7. The passage would most likely be followed by details about ....

A. automated freeways

B. pollution restrictions in the future

C. the neighborhood of the future

D. electric shuttle bus

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. automated freeways

Pembahasan: Kalimat terakhir teks ini membahas tentang perjalanan jarak jauh kendaraan hibrida yang akan beralih ke jalan tol otomatis ("...hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways..."). Paragraf berikutnya biasanya akan memperluas topik terakhir yang disinggung tersebut.

8. In the second paragraph the author implies that ....

A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed

B. everyday life will stay much the same in the future

C. a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation

D. electric vehicles are not practical for the future 

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed

Pembahasan: Penulis menyebutkan bahwa kendaraan listrik belum benar-benar praktis sampai baterai yang kuat dan andal tersedia ("Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until..."). Kalimat berikutnya langsung menyebutkan bahwa para ahli sudah memprediksi kehadiran berbagai kendaraan listrik di kehidupan sehari-hari, yang mengimplikasikan bahwa teknologi sumber energi tersebut pada akhirnya akan berhasil dikembangkan.

9. In the fourth paragraph, the word "foresee" could be best replaced with ....

A. count on

B. rely on

C. imagine

D. invent

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. imagine

Pembahasan: Kata foresee berarti meramalkan atau membayangkan masa depan. Pilihan yang paling mendekati arti konteks ini adalah imagine (membayangkan/memproyeksikan).

10. This passage would most likely be found in a ....

A. medical journal

B. history book

C. popular psychology periodical

D. textbook on urban planning

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. textbook on urban planning

Pembahasan: Paragraf ketiga secara eksplisit membahas tentang fokus para perencana kota (urban planners) dan insinyur utilitas dalam membangun sistem infrastruktur (tempat pengisian daya, slot parkir khusus) untuk mendukung kendaraan masa depan. Jadi, teks ini sangat cocok berada di buku teks perencanaan wilayah/kota.

11. According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be ....

A. more convenient than they are today

B. equipped with charging devices

C. much larger than now

D. as common as today's gas stations

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. equipped with charging devices

Pembahasan: Hal ini disebutkan secara tersurat pada paragraf ketiga kalimat kedua: "...commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries...".

12. The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT, ....

A. vans

B. planes

C. trains

D. trolleys

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. planes

Pembahasan: Kendaraan yang disebutkan di dalam teks meliputi commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, delivery vans, bikes, trolleys, shuttle buses, dan trains. Pesawat (planes) sama sekali tidak disinggung.

Text 3

As computers have become powerful tools for rapid and economic of production of picture, computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields in computers science. It such used routinely in such diverse areas as business, industry, government, research, training, and medicine.

One of of the initial uses of computer graphics and ultimately its greatest use, been as an aid to design, generally referred to as computer – aided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that designers can see how an object will lock after construction and make changes freely and much more quickly than with hands drafting. For three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers rely heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to design vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer graphics systems. Architect can design a building layout create a three-dimensional model, and even go for simulated “walk” through the rooms or around the outside of the building.

Business graphics is another rapidly growing are of computer graphics, where it is to create graphs, charts, and cost models summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and economic data. As an education aid, computer also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used in advertising, publishing and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved by a sequential process.

13. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Computer graphics applications
B. Routines uses of computers
C. The rapidly growing field of computer science
D. Computers as the architects of the future

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. Computer graphics applications

Pembahasan: Teks ini mengulas berbagai pemanfaatan atau aplikasi dari grafik komputer di berbagai bidang, seperti bisnis, industri, arsitektur (CAD), edukasi, hingga seni komersial/film.

14. According to the passage, architects use CAD to....
A. inspect building
B. create graphs
C. make cartographic materials
D. create three-dimensional models

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. create three-dimensional models

Pembahasan: Berdasarkan informasi di paragraf kedua: "...Architect can design a building layout create a three-dimensional model...".

15. The word "it" in line 2 refers to....
A. computer graphics
B. computer science
C. field
D. computers

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. computer graphics

Pembahasan: Kalimat sebelumnya berbunyi: "...computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields... It is used routinely...". Kata "It" jelas merujuk kembali ke topik utama kalimat sebelumnya, yaitu computer graphics.

16. The word "applications" in paragraph 3 means ....
A. uses
B. jobs
C. creativity
D. layers

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. uses

Pembahasan: Dalam konteks teknologi dan fungsi, kata applications berarti penerapan atau penggunaan, yang bersinonim dengan uses.

Text 4

Research has indicated that dyslexia has biological origin,and most investigators now suspect that dyslexic children read poorly as a result of highly specific language problem,sometimes called "phonological unawareness". Dyslexic children cannot easily learn to read because they have trouble associating printed letters with the sound of speech. A similar problem occurs in congenitally deaf people who have mastered the linguistic complexities and subtleties of sign language but have trouble learning to read.

Evidence also exists suggesting that the root cause for much dyslexia is a problem with processing very rapidly changing sensory stimuli.For example,studies have shown that dyslexic children have trouble making accurate distinctions between similar auditory signals.They often cannot hear the difference between speech sounds such as "pah","dah",and "bah". Recently,differences have been noted between the visual pathways pf dyslexics and those of non-dyslexics that suggest a comparable problem with fast changing visual stimuli. Researchers have also found several other neuroanatomical abnormalities in the temporal lobe and in the other areas of the brain. All of these studies are extremely valuable in helping researchers understand the mechanisms underlying reading problems so that dyslexic children can be accurately identified and more efficiently helped.

17. What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. to change current ideas about dyslexia
B. to explore the causes of dyslexia
C. to determine between dyslexia and congenital deafness
D. to take example of dyslexia behavior

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. to explore the causes of dyslexia

Pembahasan: Teks ini mengeksplorasi asal-usul disleksia dari sudut pandang biologis dan neurologis, seperti masalah phonological unawareness, gangguan pemrosesan stimulus sensori, hingga kelainan neuroanatomi di otak (neuroanatomical abnormalities).

18. This passage would be most interest to ....
A. children
B. writers
C. educators
D. scientists

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. educators

Pembahasan: Di bagian akhir paragraf disebutkan bahwa studi ini sangat berharga agar anak-anak penderita disleksia dapat diidentifikasi secara akurat dan dibantu dengan lebih efisien. Pihak yang paling berkepentingan langsung dengan identifikasi dini dan metode bantu belajar anak di sekolah adalah para pendidik/guru (educators).

19. The author compares the problems of dyslexic children with ....
A. dyslexic adults
B. the subtleties of sign language
C. the visual pathways of other dyslexics
D. the problems of congenitally deaf people

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. the problems of congenitally deaf people

Pembahasan: Tertulis jelas di paragraf pertama kalimat ketiga: “A similar problem occurs in congenitally deaf people...”. Penulis membandingkan masalah anak disleksia dengan masalah yang dialami oleh orang yang tuli sejak lahir.

20. In line 9 The word "distinctions" could be best replaced with ....

A. similarities

B. experiences

C. imaginations

D. differences

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. differences

Pembahasan: Konteks kalimatnya adalah "...trouble making accurate distinctions between similar auditory signals." (kesulitan membuat perbedaan yang akurat di antara sinyal suara yang mirip). Kata distinctions berarti perbedaan, sepadan dengan differences.

Text 5

In North America there are two forms of bison, the plains bison and the woodland bison. The plains bison once ranged from Pennsylvania and Georgia to the Rockies, north to the edge of the Canadian forest, and south onto the central plateau of Mexico. The bison has a great tolerance to cold. When blizzards rage across the North American prairie, bison lower their heads and face directly into the storm. In winter the vegetation on which these animals feed may be hidden beneath a deep blanket of snow; however, this does not present a problem, for the bison use their hooves and massive heads to clear away the snow and then feed on the grasses below. Bison are strong survivors and have few predators except for humans, who reduced their population to the point at which, around 1900, there were fewer than a thousand plains bison left. However, with protection and careful breeding they have been brought back to the point where their numbers can be multiplied at will. Large herds presently range on both government and private lands where they are protected. Other endangered species need the same planning and protection.

21. What is the topic of the passage?
A. the diversity of climates in America
B. national parks of north America
C. cold-blooded animals of the Southwestern desert
D. the endangered grizzly of North America

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. the endangered grizzly of North America (Catatan Koreksi: Teks ini murni membahas tentang Bison, tampaknya ada kesalahan cetak pada pilihan ganda bawaan soal asli Anda yang menuliskan 'grizzly'. Namun secara esensi, topik pilihan ini merujuk pada spesies terancam di Amerika Utara).

Pembahasan: Teks ini membahas tentang habitat bison, kemampuan bertahan hidupnya di musim dingin, hingga statusnya sebagai hewan yang sempat terancam punah (endangered species) akibat perburuan manusia sebelum akhirnya dilindungi.

22. Where would Bison be found during severe winter storm?
A. Seeking shelter behind boulders
B. In the open
C. in caves
D. Behind trees

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. In the open

Pembahasan: Berdasarkan paragraf 1: "When blizzards rage across the North American prairie, bison lower their heads and face directly into the storm." Karena mereka langsung menghadapi badai di padang rumput tanpa bersembunyi, artinya mereka berada di area terbuka (in the open).

23. It can be concluded from the passage that ....
A. Bison will eventually be extinct
B. Bison are more fragile than they appear
C. The Bison population can be controlled
D. Bison were native to a limited territory

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. The Bison population can be controlled

Pembahasan: Kesimpulan ini didapat dari kalimat: "...with protection and careful breeding they have been brought back to the point where their numbers can be multiplied at will." Kalimat multiplied at will menandakan jumlah populasi mereka kini sudah bisa diatur atau dikendalikan oleh manusia.

24. The word "their" in line 10  refers to ....
A. numbers
B. predators
C. humans
D. plains bison

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: D. plains bison

Pembahasan: Rangkaian kalimat sebelumnya membahas tentang plains bison yang populasinya berkurang drastis akibat manusia, lalu diselamatkan melalui penangkaran ("with protection and careful breeding they have been brought back to the point where their numbers..."). Kata their merujuk pada plains bison.

25. "...Large herds presently range on both government..."

What does the underlined word mean?
A. move about
B. cook on a store
C. drive a long distance
D. surround

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. move about

Pembahasan: Kata range sebagai kata kerja (verb) dalam konteks habitat hewan berarti menjelajah, hidup, atau bergerak berpindah-pindah di suatu wilayah. Arti yang paling tepat adalah move about.

Sekian latihan soal reading comprehension tes bahasa Inggris PKN STAN. Semoga bisa menjadi gambaran akan tipe -tipe soal yang sering muncul khususnya dalam bagian soal reading. 

Semoga bermanfaat.