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Prediksi Materi Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN 2020

Prediksi Materi Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) USM PKN STAN 2020

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Sistem ujian seleksi masuk (USM) sejak 2018 sudah menggunakan sistem Computer Assisted Test (CAT), pelaksanaan tes menggunakan komputer yang terintegrasi. Moda sistem CAT ini akan meminimalisir bentuk kecurangan dalam tes dan juga lebih transparan pada pelaksanaannya.
PKN STAN
Merujuk pada tahun 2019 lalu, ada tiga  tahapan ujian yaitu, Ujian tertulis, Psikotes, dan Ujian kesehatan dan kebugaran. Adapun materi tes tertulis USM PKN STAN terdiri dari tiga tes seleksi utama antara lain,
1. Seleksi Kompetensi Dasar (SKD), 100 soal dengan waktu 90 menit dengan mencakup tiga materi yaitu,
  • Tes Intelegensi Umum (TIU),
  • Tes Karakteristik Pribadi (TWK), dan
  • Tes Wawasan Kebangsaan (TWK).
2. Tes Potensi Akademik (TPA), jumlah soal sebanyak 45 butir dengan durasi waktu 40 menit.
3. Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI), jumlah  30 soal yang dikerjakan dalam waktu 20 menit.

Para peseta dinyatakan lulus ujian tertulis USM STAN apabila nilai berada diatas ambang batas yang ditentukan. Untuk soal TBI USM PKN STAN, Soal bahasa Inggris terdiri dari 30 (tiga puluh) soal dengan durasi waktu hanya 20 menit terdiri dari materi grammar (structure and written expression) dan reading comprehension. Nilai ambang batas untuk TBI adalah 30 dengan nilai maksimal 120. Nilai TBI, selain TPA dijadikan salah satu dasar pemeringkatan, oleh karena itu usahakan meraih nilai sebanyak dan semaksimal mungkin.

Durasi waktu yang terbatas hanya 20 menit dibandingkan jumlah soal sebanyak 30 soal, berarti adik- adik harus dapat menyelesaikan soal kurang dari 40 detik per soalnya. Strategi yang terbaik adalah menyelesaikan soal grammar (structure and written expression) terlebih dahulu sebelum reading comprehension dengan cepat dan tepat mengingat tipe soal tersebut merupakan grammar praktis yang rumusnya pasti.

Lengkapnya, berikut ini penjabaran tentang materi tes bahasa Inggris USM PKN STAN,

#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.

Masih seperti sebelumnya, 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. Untuk materi dan latihan soal sudah saya lengkapi pada blog ini. silahkan adik- adik latih kemampuan grammar nya dengan klik menu TBI PKN STAN.

Berikut contoh soal structure and written expression USM PKN STAN tahun 2017,
James Dawson, ..., finally became vice president off the company in 1989.
A. was an administration officer in 1972
B. he was an administration officer in 1972
C. an administration officer in 1972
D. whose an administration officer in 1972
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. Seperti halnya pada soal diatas, materi soal tersebut sangat jarang didapatkan saat melalui bangku sekolah akan tetapi materi ini lazim digunakan pada mmateri- materi soal ujian bahasa Inggris seperti TOEFL.
#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 :

Menentukan Main Idea
Dalam setiap pertanyaan reading, soal yang paling sering muncul adalah tentang menentukan ide utama dalam teks. Main idea/ ide utama merupakan ide yang paling penting dalam sebuah teks atau tentang apakah teks tersebut. Setiap teks memiliki ide utama subordinate. ide utama lebih umum dari supporting ide atau detail dalam sebuah bagian teks.

Ide utama kadang muncul di awal paragraf akan tetapi bisa juga muncul di tengah atau akhir paragraf.

Ketika ide utama dalam sebuah teks itu tidak jelas karena setiap paragraf memiliki poin utama yang berbeda, maka pertanyaan seputar topik utama akan biasa muncul. Berikut ini contoh dari pertanyaan menentukan ide utama,

  • What is the main idea of the passage?
  • What is the main idea expressed in the passage?
  • What does the passage mainly discuss?
  • With what topic is the passage mainly concerned?
  • The main topic of the passage is ....
Pertanyaan Detail
Pertanyaan detail (detail questions) menanyakan tentang informasi spesifik dalam sebuah teks. Detail questions biasanya dimulai dengan pertanyaan,
According to the passage, ....
Ada dua jenis pertanyaan detail yaitu

Pertanyaan detail (Stated Details Questions)
Tipe pertanyaan ini menanyakan tentang detail pertanyaan dalam teks. beberapa pertanyaan yang menyatakan pertanyaan ini adalah seperti,
  • According to the passage ....
  • It is stated in the passage ....
  • The passage indicates that ....
  • Which of the following is true...?
Pertanyaan Unstated Details
Tipe pertanyaan ini menanyakan tentang pernyataan apa yang tidak benar dalam teks. Biasanya pertanyaan ini menggunakan kata NOT atau EXCEPT dalam huruf kapital. Contoh pertanyaan yang sering muncul adalah sebagai berikut,


  • Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
  • According to the passage, all of the following are true, EXCEPT....
  • Which one is NOT TRUE ...

 Pertanyaan Reference dan Vocabulary

Pertanyaan reference menanyakan tentang kata- kata rujukan dalam teks, seperti kata ganti (pronoun) "they" "them","it", dll.

 Pertanyaan Inference
Pertanyaan inference bisa dikatakan sebagai pertanyaan dengan jawaan yang sulit dalam soal reading. Jawaban atas pertanyaan ini tidak langsung dinyatakan dalam paragraf teks akan tetapi bisa saja secara tersirat. Berikut ini contoh pertanyaan reference,
  • Which of the following can be inferred about...?
  • What can be inferred from the passage?
  • From the passage it can be inferred that ....
  • The passage implies that ....
  • The author implies that ....
  • The passage suggests that ....
  • It is most probable that ....
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan inference, kita mesti menyimpulkan fakta- fakta yang dinyatakan dalam teks.

Pertanyaan tujuan penulis (Questions on Main Purpose)
Model perrnyataan ini adalah menanyakan tujuan penulis menulis teks ini. Untuk menjawab pertanyaan ini, kita bisa menuliskan konklusi yang diambil dari ide utama dan detail- detail informasi tertentu dari teks. Berikut beberapa contoh pertanyaan seputar tujuan penulis.

  • What is the author's main purpose in the passage?
  • The author's purpose in writing is to ...
  • Why did the author write the passage?
Untuk lebih lengkap mengenai strategi menjawab soal reading comprehension TBI PKN STAN, sudah saya tulis ulasan pembahasan plus contoh soal terapannya melalui posting sebelumnya. Silahkan klik pada link artikel berikut ini,


Sebagai referensi belajar, adik -adik bisa menggunakan buku- buku TOEFL berikut. Buku- buku tersebut saya pandang tepat karena ulasan materi yang singkat dan jelas serta mudah didapatkan. Sebagai tambahan, buku- buku tersebut juga saya gunakan untuk mengajar pendampingan siswa masuk PKN STAN maupun mengajar persiapan ujian TOEFL. 

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.


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

Atau soal dalam format aplikasi quizizz berikut ini,


Semoga Bermanfaat.
Salam.
Latihan Soal Reading Comprehension TBI PKN STAN (Update 2026) & Pembahasan

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 Tahun 2026
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.

Nah, untuk menguji sejauh mana kesiapan Anda menghadapi seleksi tahun ini, langsung saja kita masuk ke latihan soal beserta pembahasannya di bawah ini!


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.
Kumpulan Materi dan Latihan Soal Bahasa Inggris Ujian Masuk PKN STAN

Kumpulan Materi dan Latihan Soal Bahasa Inggris Ujian Masuk PKN STAN

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Politeknik Keuangan Negara Sekolah Tinggi Akuntansi Negara masih menjadi primadona bagi siswa yang ingin melanjutkan jenjang pendidikannya selepas SMA. Hal ini diuktikan dengan jumlah pendaftar terbanyak diantara sekolah kedinasan lain yang dibuka pemerintah beberapa waktu lalu. Tahun ini saja (2019) jumlah pendaftar mencapai 125 ribuan dengan hanya memperebutkan kursi sebanyak 3 ribuan, artinya, peluang akan semakin kecil bagi para pendaftar. Hanya peserta yang benar-benar siap dan mengetahui kompetensi diri masing-masing, yang dapat lolos di tahun 2019 ini.

Tingkat kesulitan merupakan salah satu poin yang utama. Seleksi penerimaan hampir disamakan seperti penerimaan calon pegawai negeri sipil (CPNS). Pendaftar mesti melalui berbagai tahapan tes dengan nilai ambang batas yang harusnya diatas rata- rata pendaftar lain. Oleh karena itu sangat dibutuhkan strategi untuk lulus pada nilai ambang batas baik SKD (Seleksi Kompetensi Dasar), TPA (Tes Potensi Akademik), maupun TBI (Tes Bahasa Inggris).

Tentang tes TBI STAN, informasi pada tahun 2018 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 para peserta ujian. 

Materi bahasa Inggris yang harus dikuasai cukup kompleks mencakup topik 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. 

Nah, berikut ini beberapa materi diatas yang bisa dijadikan bahan latihan untuk menghadapi ujian masuk STAN mendatang. Materi ini sebenarnya merupakan beberapa bahan tulisan dalam blog ini yang dikelompokkan dalam soal latihan secara online berdasarkan topik- topik yang berhubungan dengan soal prediktif tes bahasa Inggris USM PKN STAN setiap tahunnya. 

Oke, langsung saja bagi adik- adik yang bersiap menghadapi ujian masuk PKN STAN, silahkan klik tautan dibawah ini berdasarkan kebutuhan latihan soal. Ada dua link tautan, yang pertama tautan latihan berdasarkan kelompok topik- topik materi grammar pada soal TBI USM PKN STAN. Kedua, adalah latihan soal yang mencakup semua materi.



Demikian kumpulan materi Bahasa Inggris Ujian Masuk PKN STAN, semoga bisa membantu adik- adik yang sedang mempersiapkan ujian seleksi masuk PKN STAN. 

Semoga bermanfaat.

Latihan Soal Materi Noun Clause Ujian Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Materi Noun Clause Ujian Bahasa Inggris

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Secara arti, Clauses adalah serangkaian kata yang mengandung subbject (pokok kalimat) dan predicate (sebutan kalimat). Berdasarkan fungsinya, Clauses dibedakan menjadi tiga yaitu; Noun Clause, Adjective Clause dan Adverbial Clause. 
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Noun Clause merupakan clause yang digunakan sebbagai pengganti noun dan tentu saja berfungsi sebagai kata benda ( noun). Dikutip dari buku Modern English, Marcella Frank, ada empat jenis noun clause berdasarkan kalimat asalnya, yaitu Statement, Question, Request dan Exclamation. 

Pada post kali ini, tidak akan dibahas lebih lanjut mengenai penjelasan tentang Noun Clause, namun lebih ke penerapan bentuk Noun Clause dalam soal dan kalimat. Soal- soal tentang Noun Clause dibawah ini mungkin cocok digunakan sebagai bahan latihan dalam menghadapi ujian atau tes bahasa Inggris yang memasukkan berbagai materi grammar salah satunya adalah Noun Clause. Bagi yang sedang menghadapi ujian masuk sekolah kedinasan khususnya PKN STAN, materi ini banyak keluar dalam soal TBI USM PKN STAN. 

Nah, langsung saja, berikut latihan soalnya,

Latihan Soal Noun Clause Bahasa Inggris
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1. I wonder ____ since he quite his job.
has he been doing
what he has been doing
he has been doing
what has he been doing

2. I forgot to ask how ____ .
was he sick brother
his sick brother was
is his sick brother
his sick brother be

3. Do all citizen know ____?
what are their rights
their rights what are they
what rights are theirs
what their rights are

4. I forgot to ask ____.
why the boys were absent
if the boys are absent
that the boys were absent
were the boys absent?

5. " Shall we go now?"
"I wonder what ____ ."
the time is it
time is it
is the time
time it is

6. The tourist asked me ____.
the nearest bank
where is the nearest bank
that is the nearest bank
where the nearest bank is

7. Would you please call me ____ ?
when the books we ordered arrive
whether the books we ordered have arrived
where the books we ordered arrive
that the books we ordered have arrived

8. do you hae anyy idea ____ ?.
how many students are there in the class
how many students in the class there are
how many students there are in the class
how many students in the class are there

9. Mita asked ____.
where Susi lived
where did Susi live
Susi lived where
Susi lived where

10. I asked Bimbi ____ .
where did he come from
from which he came
where he came from
from where he is

11. Since the tourist had a map, he knew ____.
where was the bus terminal
whether the bus terminal was there
where the bus terminal was
was the bus terminal there

12. I don't remember ____ last year.
for her birthday what did I give her
I gave her what for her birthday
What I gave her for her birthday
What did I give her for her birthday

13. Jenny hoped ____ her letter.
would he answer
that he would answer
why he answers
whether he would answer

14. "What do reporters usually ask to the authorities nowadays?"
" ____ the political situation will be better after election.
In case
That
Why
Whether

15. The teacher asked the lazy student ____ the English classes.
when he had attended
hadn't he attended
why he hadn't attended
how often he had attended

16. "Have you been told ____?"
where does the jazz festival take place
if the jazz festival takes place
when the jazz festival will take place
whether the jazz festival take place

17. Many people believed that ____ problems will turn into success
the handle is carrefully
it is the carefully handling
the carefully handled
the carefully handling

18. "I don't believe that he could do such foolishness".
"Neither do I. I'm wondering ____ he did that thing?"
how
why
whether
that

19. "I don't know ____ the manager about".
if she wanted to see
why she wants to see
what she wants to see
has she wanted to see

20. ____ is a beautiful island which is rich in culture has been confirmed by tourists from around the world.
Bali
Whether Bali
That Bali
How Bali

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Demikian latihan soal materi Noun Clause Bahasa Inggris, semoga bisa menambah pemahaman anda tentang materi ini. Tuliskan skor pencapaian setelah anda selesai mengerjakan pada kolom komentar.

Semoga bermanfaat.
Latihan Soal Derivatives Tes Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Derivatives Tes Bahasa Inggris

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Pada penerapan soal tes bahasa Inggris, soal yang menyangkut derivative dianggap sebagai soal yang sulit untuk dijawab. Bentukan kata yang hampir sama serta konteks kalimat yang belum begitu kita pahami membuat kita salah dalam menjawab soal.
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Materi derivative dalam blog ini sudah pernah saya ulas sekitar tiga tahun lalu. Untuk merefresh kembali tentang derivative, anda bisa membuka lagi melalui tautan berikut ini;

Penggunaan dan Contoh Derivative dalam bentuk Adjective

 Penggunaan dan Contoh Derivative dalam bentuk Noun

 Penggunaan dan Contoh Derivative dalam bentuk Verb

Nah, pada posting berikut ini, untuk lebih memahami tentang materi Derivative saya sajikan soal latihan tentang materi tersebut. Soal berikut juga bisa digunakan untuk mengasah kemampuan dalam tes- tes bahasa Inggris seperti masuk sekolah kedinasan layaknya PKN STAN. Jumlah soal dua puluh butir, langsung dikerjakan secara online dan hasil akan dapat diketahui saat selesai mengerjakannya.

Latihan Soal Derivative
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1. After the ____ she will leave for traking mountains.
prepare
preparation
prepared
preparator

2. My friend is a well ____ and very succesful businesswoman.
education
educative
educate
educated

3. I asked the man how I could get to the bank. He gave me clear ____ .
directors
directness
directions
directing

4. The five year development plans are meant to bring ____ to the Indonesia people.br> prosperous
prosper
prosperity
prosperously

5. Due to the newly ____ teaching method, the result of the English exam is very good.
implementing
implemented
to be implemented
implement

6. You may ____ another paragraph to your composition if you use a word -processor.
add
added
additional
additive

7. The hall has been ____ decorated for the opening ceremony.
beauty
beautified
beautify
beautifully

8. The company's new product was ____ advertised on TV.
national
nation
nationally
nationalization

9. He is a ___ of antique cars.
collect
collective
collecting
collector

10. I lived in Semarang during my ____ .
childish
childishness
childlike
childhood

11. If you want to ____ in running your business, you must have the full support of your employees.
succeed
succesful
succesfully
succeeded

12. The ____ of his football team makes him proud.
popular
popularly
popularity
popularness

13. Since the street is too narrow, the workers are going to ____ it.
wide
width
widen
widely

14. He has made an important ____ in science.
discover
discoverer
discovery
discovered

15. They need to ____ the runway in order to accomodate bigger air crafts.
length
lengthen
lengthening
long

16. Mr. Rudi has very ___ mind; he will make a good scientist.
analyze
analyst
analytical
analysis

17. The original ____ manuscript of the play is on display in the museum.
written by hand
writing hand
hand- written
hand- writing

18. This area is not suitable for farming because the soil is not ____.
fertility
fertile
fertilizer
fertilization

19. An actor has to use his ____ to play his role well.
imagine
imaginary
imagination
image

20. The victims of Tsunami showed their ____ to the local government officials for their help.
appreciate
appreciable
appreciation
appreciative

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Demikian latihan soal materi Derivative tes bahasa Inggris, semoga bisa membantu anda yang sedang belajar tentang materi ini. Jangan lupa tinggalkan jejak komentar bila tulisan ini berguna bagi anda.

Salam.
Latihan Soal Materi Participle dalam Tes Bahasa Inggris

Latihan Soal Materi Participle dalam Tes Bahasa Inggris

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Participle merupakan kata kerja yang di-kata sifatkan sehingga berfungsi sebagai kata sifat (adjective) yang memberikan keterangan kepada kata benda (noun). Dalam kalimat, participle dapat berupa bentuk continuous tense dan perfect tense, dan dalam bentuk tersebut participle tetap berfungsi sebagai kata kerja. 
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Ada dua jenis participle yaitu Present Participle dan Past Participle. Keduanya memiliki penggunaan yang berbeda pula. Pada umumnya participle dapat digunakan bersama dengan auxiliary verb atau modal sehingga membentuk progressive (Continuous) Tense, Perfect Tense, dan Passive Voice. Penjelasan lebih lanjut mengenai bentuk participle dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris sudah pernah saya bahas dalam tulisan sebelumnya, silahkan lihat pada postingan ini;

Pemakaian Bentuk Participle dalam Bahasa Inggris

Dalam penyelesaian soal- soal dengan materi Participle, hal yang paling penting adalah mengenali pemakaian bentuk Participle tersebut dalam kalimat. Sebelum mengerjakan soal latihan berikut ini, alangkah baiknya dibaca pada pembahasan materi tersebut pada ulasan yang saya tautkan melalui link tadi diatas.

Nah, langsung saja berikut soal latihan materi Participle, soal- soal tersebut dapat dipergunakan untuk mengasah pemahaman materi tersebut khususnya bagi anda yang saat ini sedang menghadapi ujian atau tes bahasa Inggris seperti Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI) PKN STAN, TOEFL, atau sejenisnya.

Oke, berikut soal latihannya.
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1. Having finished their exam, ____ .
the library requires the book to be returned
the students must return the books to the library
the books must be returned to the library
it is required that the students return the books to the library

2. Coming home late last night, ____.
we saw a man running away into the darkness
the running away into the darkness was clear
there was a man running into the darkness
a man was seen running away into the darkness

3. ____ by not more than 30 families, Sembungan village is the highest village in Java island.
Inhabiting
To inhabit
Having inhabit
Inhabited

4. ___ by a sudden noise, the baby woke up and cried.
In startling
To be startled
Startling
Startled

5. The police ____ the robber are looking for three men.
are investigating
investigated
investigating
investigate

6. ____ his explanation, the teacher asked the students questions.
Finished
He finished
To be finished
Having finished

7. ____ by mountain, Dieng plateau has a cool climate.
Be surrounded
Surrounding
Surrounded
It was surrounding

8. ____ a few thousand dollars, he went on a tour to Europe.
Saved
Having saved
Saving
She was saved

9. Noticing I had dropped my purse, ____ .
It was the bus conductor who called after me
I was called the bus conductor who called after me
the bus conductor called after me
The bus conductor was called after me

10. "____ her mistake, the stewardess immediately apologized to the passengers"
Realized
In realizing
Realizing
She realizes

11. The rain ____ all day and night will surely flood the area.
fall
fallen
falling
fell

12. When we came home last night, we saw a man ____ to get on our roof.
try
tried
trying
to try

13. ____ that the treasure was buried here, the treasure hunters start digging.
be convinced
convinced
convince
having convincing

14. We promise to send you all the photos ____ by her yesterday.
take
took
taking
taken

15. A truck ____ with fruits hit a tree, causing ten death.
it was loading
loaded
be loaded
when loaded

16. The mother cautiousl tiptoed into the bedroom in order not to wake up ____.
the children slept
the children sleeping
the sleeping children
the sleeping of the children

17. I saw the boat ____ from a distance.
sink
to be sunk
sank
sinking

18. The antique glass ___ by Budi is not expensive one.
broke
breaking
broken
break

19. ____ near a tourist resort, the restaurant soon became popular.
Situating
Situates
Situated
It is situated

20. Painted at the beginning of the 19th century, ____.
the museum purchased it for its collection
the painting was very valuable
the artist became world famous
the people couldn't understand abstract art

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Demikian latihan Soal Materi Participle, untuk lebih jelasnya mengenai pembahasan materi tersebut dalam soal, bisa di tuliskan di kolom komentar ya...

Semoga bermanfaat
Latihan Soal Grammar ; Gerund and To Infinitive

Latihan Soal Grammar ; Gerund and To Infinitive

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Dalam soal bahasa Inggris, kadang kita sulit membedakan penggunaan antara gerund dan infinitive. Biasanya gerund mengikuti beberapa kata kerja tertentu begitupun juga infinitive. Dalam soal bahasa Inggris, mengenali bentuk kata kerja yang selalu diikuti oleh gerund, to infinitive atau keduanya adalah suatu keharusan. Mau tidak mau ya harus menghafalkan satu persatu kata- kata tersebut. 
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 Beberapa kata kerja yang selalu diikuti oleh Gerund.

admit
advise
anticipate
appreciate
avoid
complete
consider
delay
deny
discuss
dislike
enjoy
finish
forget
can’t help
keep
mention
mind
miss
postpone
practice
quint
recall
recollect
recommend
regret
remember
resent
resist
risk
stop
suggest
tolerate
understand
smell, etc.

Digunakan setelah Adjective + preposition
accustomed to
afraid of
fond of
capable of
intent on
interested in
successful in
sorry for
tired of

Beberapa kata kerja yang diikuti oleh Infinitive

  • agree
  • appear 
  • attempt 
  • choose 
  • claim
  • demand 
  • expect
  • fail 
  • hesitate 
  • hope 
  • intend 
  • learn 
  • offer 
  • plan 
  • prepare 
  • pretend
  • promise 
  • refuse 
  • seem 
  • tend 
  • wish 
  • would like 
Nah, untuk mengasah kemampuan anda dalam materi ini, berikut saya sajikan soal latihan tentang gerund dan to infinitive. Dalam menjawab soal, perhatikan pada kata kerja yang berada di awal, apakah kata kerja berikutnya diikuti oleh bentuk gerund atau to infinitive.

SOAL LATIHAN GERUND DAN TO INFINITIVE

1. Would you mind ... until I finish repairing this smartphone?
to wait
wait
waiting
to be waiting

2. We decided to stay home because Jim wasn't very keen on ____ out in the rain.
to go
goes
went
going

3. I am looking forward to ____ a raise in salary next month.
be getting
get
getting
have got

4. My brother, who was not used to ____ a room with someone else, was quite unhappy when he couldn't have his own room in the dormitory.
share
sharing
be shared
be sharing

5. After ____ his pass, he was allowed to enter the building.
showed
showing
to show
have shown

6. He used to ____ to school together with me when he was child.
go
going
be going
have gone

7. There is a big stone ____ so that we can pass the path easily.
moving
to move
being moved
to moving

8. ____ clothes can often be very time consuming.
to be buying
in buying
buying
bought

9. The children enjoy playing on the beach and ____ .
swim in the ocean
to swim in the ocean
to be swimming in the ocean
swimming in the ocean

10. "Why are you so late?"
" We had to stop on the way ____ some gasoline."
we bought
to buy
buying
to be buying

11. ____ a new language can be very difficult.
To learn
Learned
In learning
Learning

12. He has no intention ____ in her mind.
to change
change
changing
changes

13. Your handwriting is very impossible ____
to read
reading
for reading it
be read

14. The director wants the result of the research ____ at regional meeting.
to be presenting
is to present
to be presented
to have presented

15. Please, give me some ice, the tea is too hot ____ .
drink
drinking
to drink
to drinking

16. ____ all the way home make us tired.
Walk
Walking
To walk
Walked

17. The progress of the class needs _____.
evaluating
evaluated
to evaluate
to be evaluated

18. I was interested in ____ more about your work.
learn
learned
learning
to learn

19. He must avoid ____ too hard because of his poor health.
be working
in working
work
working

20. I usually take a walk early in the morning ____ some fresh air.
getting
to get
be getting
got

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