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