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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.
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Langkah Mudah Mencetak Worksheet Kuis di Quizizz

Langkah Mudah Mencetak Worksheet Kuis di Quizizz

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Salah satu fitur Quizizz adalah mengubah quizizz ke dalam lembar kerja yang dapat di cetak (printable worksheet). Fitur ini dapat mempermudah kita untuk memberikan kuis yang sudah kita buat secara offline kepada siswa sebagai bahan ulangan atau tugas.

Adapun caranya sangat mudah, hanya dengan tiga tahapan saja.  
Pada halaman kuis, pilih ffitur Print pada bagian kanan atas.
Akan muncul halaman preview untuk cetak. Sebelum mencetak, set terlebih dahulu pilihan hasil untuk cetak;
  • Font size, untuk ukuran huruf
  • Shuffle answers, pilihan jawaban acak
  • Answers key, menampilkan kunci jawaban di bawah soal
  • Question image size, ukuran gambar pada soal
  • Shuffle questions, susunan pertanyaan acak
  • Checkboxes, untuk kotak centang
  • Show answer options, menunjukkan pilihan jawaban
  • Options images size, untuk ukuran gambar pada pilihan jawaban
Inilah tampilan worksheet sebelum langkah akhir cetak. Bila settingan sudah benar, silahkan mulai proses cetak dengan klik Print.

Mudah bukan?
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Tips Persiapan Membangun Website Sekolah Secara Efektif dan Informatif

Tips Persiapan Membangun Website Sekolah Secara Efektif dan Informatif

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Keberadaan website sekolah ditujukan untuk memberikan informasi sekolah kepada siswa dan orang tua siswa tentang segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan sekolah seperti profil sekolah, kurikulum, kegiatan sekolah, dokumentasi kegiatan, dan layanan akademik sekolah seperti rapor online, ujian berbasis daring sampai dengan pemberitahuan pengumuman. 

Setiap sekolah saat ini direkomendasikan untuk memiliki website sekolah untuk memberikan layanan terbaik kepada masyarakat khususnya peserta didik dan orang tua siswa. Namun, membangun website sekolah saat ini masih dipandang sulit dan mahal. Budget untuk membangun website sekolah itu tergantung kelengkapan konten di dalamnya. Bila konten hanya bersifat statis, hanya menghadirkan fitur biasa seperti informasi tentang sekolah tidak perlu mengeluarkan biaya yang berlebih. Akan tetapi website sekolah yang dilengkapi dengan fitur- fitur tertentu seperti pendaftaran online ujian berbasis daring, pengumuman kelulusan dengan database, maka tidak sedikit anggaran untuk dikeluarkan.

Nah, pada tulisan berikut ini saya akan membagikan beberapa tips persiapan membangun website sekolah secara efektif, bagus, informatif dan tentu saja tidak mahal. 

Persiapan Membangun Website Sekolah 

Pengetahuan dasar mengenai website
Membangun website sekolah memerlukan pengetahuan dasar tentang bagaimana menulis artikel, mengedit template, mengedit HTML, upload file, download file, mengetahui domain dan hosting, mengetahui FTP ,serta mengetahui cpanel. Tidak ada salahnya sedikit belajar mengenai hal tersebut diatas yang mana banyak digelar di jagat internet.   

Tentukan konsep website sekolah
Ada bermacam- macam konsep untuk digunakan di website sekolah misalnya saja bebasis Joomla, Drupal, WordPress atau bahkan buatan sendiri dengan beragam bahasa pemrograman web seperti Java, Dreamweaver, Netbeans, Frontpage dan sebagainya . Pilih yang sekiranya familiar dan mudah untuk dipahami. salah satu yang paling banyak digunakan WordPress. WordPress mudah digunakan bahkan tanpa dasar pemahaman bahasa pemrograman sekalipun dan tutorial yang lumayan banyak. Plus template WordPress tersedia untuk website sekolah dan jutaan plugin yang memudahkan untuk keperluan website sekolah. Pilih instalasi WordPress pada cPanel Hosting saat kita sudah membeli paket domain dan hosting. Bila sekolah membutuhkan website sekolah sekaligus untuk learning management sstem (LMS), bisa menggunakan Moodle sebagai base web nya.

Membeli Domain dan Web Hosting
Kedua istilah ini, domain dan web hosting, sering kita dengar. Sederhananya domain itu ibarat alamat rumah dan web hosting adalah rumah dimana alamat itu berada. Ada dua jenis domain yaitu free domain dan Top level domain. Biasanya free domain memakai sub domain seperti blogspot.co.id atau wordpress.com. Dalam membuat website sekolah, kita biasanya memerlukan ekstensi top level domain yaitu .sch.id.  Sedangkan untuk hosting, pilihlah hosting dengan bandwith yang lumayan cukup atau unlimited untuk digunakan agar aksesnya cepat pada waktu- waktu tertentu saat jumlah pengunjungnya banyak serta tidak nge-hank.

Baik domain dan hosting, kita akan dikenakan biaya layanan langganan tahunan dari penyedia layanan domain dan web hosting. Setiap developer penyedia jasa penjualan domain akan menerapkan syarat tertentu dalam pembelian domain sekolah seperti surat resmi pengajuan domain .sch.id dari institusi yang bersangkutan.

Administrator Website
Seorang adminitrator ditunjuk sebagai pengelola website sekolah. Seorang adiministrator mesti kompeten, mengenali berbagai fitur dalam website serta harus selalu update karena administrator akan mengupdate artikel atau fitur terkini tentang sekolah.

Itulah beberapa tips persiapan membangun website sekolah secara efektif, bagus, dan informatif. Semoga artikel atau tulisan ini berguna dan 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.
Strategi Tembus Passing Grade Reading TBI SPMB PKN STAN 2026 (Lengkap Pembahasan)

Strategi Tembus Passing Grade Reading TBI SPMB PKN STAN 2026 (Lengkap Pembahasan)

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Politeknik Keuangan Negara (PKN) STAN hingga saat ini masih memprioritaskan diri sebagai sekolah kedinasan terfavorit dengan jumlah pendaftar yang luar biasa. Meskipun sistem seleksi saat ini telah terintegrasi dengan nilai UTBK-SNBT sebagai syarat administratif awal, tahapan ujian mandiri tetap menjadi penentu utama kelolosan Anda, khususnya pada Tes Bahasa Inggris (TBI).

Strategi Tembus Passing Grade Reading TBI SPMB PKN STAN 2026
Strategi Tembus Passing Grade Reading TBI SPMB PKN STAN 2026


Banyak calon peserta bertumbangan karena gagal melewati ambang batas (passing grade) pada bagian Reading Comprehension. Masalah utamanya biasanya bukan sekadar tidak tahu arti kata di dalam teks, melainkan kehabisan waktu akibat bacaan yang terlalu panjang dan strategi analisis yang keliru. Oleh karena itu, menguasai trik membaca cepat secara efektif adalah kunci mutlak. Yuk, kita bedah strategi rahasia menaklukkan soal Reading SPMB PKN STAN 2026 di bawah ini!


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 ....

Contoh soal PMB STAN 2017
Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began working for the phone company in Budapest. In 1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job with the Continental Edison Company. He was invited to work stateside after his supervisor wrote a recommendation praising the young man as a genius on par with Edison himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought the man's ideas were “splendid” but “utterly impractical.” Edison relied heavily on tedious experimentation for most of his discoveries, a commitment which some historians attribute partially to his lack of formal education. Tesla, in contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training, which allowed him to work out theories before physically implementing them. Later in life, each man publicly criticized the other’s work.
At the same point, Tesla insisted that he could increase the efficiency of Edison’s prototypical dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later claimed, even promised him $50,000 if he succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for several months and made a great deal of progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison claimed the offer was a joke, saying, “When you become a full-fledged American, you will appreciate an American joke.” Edison offered a $10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit, and spent the next few months picking up odd jobs across New York City.
Edison's least favorite of Tesla's impractical ideas was the concept of using alternating current (AC) technology to bring electricity to people. Edison insisted that his own direct current (DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer, and was therefore safer. But AC technology, which allows the flow of energy to periodically change direction, is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy, as is required by a large city, or hub of industry, say. At the time, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source. The conflict between the two methods and their masters came to be known as the War currents. In the end, AC won out. Mostly. Westinghouse fulfilled Tesla’s dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon its principles the same system of local power grids we use today 

Soal No. 1 (Main Idea)

What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The rivalry between Tesla and Edison
B. The superiority of AC system
C. The invention of AC and DC system
D. The biography of Nikola Tesla

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. The rivalry between Tesla and Edison

Pembahasan: Opsi (A) adalah pilihan terbaik karena berhasil mengombinasikan dan merangkum poin utama dari keseluruhan paragraf. Paragraf 1 membahas perbedaan latar belakang dan pandangan mereka, Paragraf 2 membahas konflik janji bonus yang membuat Tesla keluar, dan Paragraf 3 membahas persaingan teknologi (War of Currents). Pilihan B dan C hanya mewakili Paragraf 3, sedangkan pilihan D terlalu luas dan kurang akurat.


💡 Strategi Menjawab Main Idea:
  • Jangan hanya membaca kalimat pertama paragraf pertama. Jika tiap paragraf memiliki fokus berbeda, hubungkan benang merah antar-paragraf tersebut.
  • Jawaban yang benar wajib merepresentasikan keseluruhan isi teks secara utuh, bukan hanya mengambil detail dari salah satu paragraf saja.

 Pertanyaan Detail
Pertanyaan detail (detail questions) menanyakan tentang informasi spesifik dalam sebuah teks. Detail questions biasanya dimulai dengan pertanyaan,
According to the passage, ....
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan detail, gunakan kata kunci atau kata tertentu dalam pertanyaan. Gunakan teknik scanning dan temukan kata kunci dalam setiap paragraff dalam teks. Saat kata kunci ditemukan, bacalah seluruh kalimat lengkap sampai menemukan informasi yang tepat.
Perlu diketahui juga bahwa jawaban yang benar atau kata kunci yang ditemukan tidak selalu merupakan kata yang sama, tetapi bisa merupakan persamaan kata atau sinonim atau parafrase dari sebuah kalimat.
Contoh :
Eugene O'Neill was a well-known dramatist, yang dalam teks bisa ditemukan pernyataan yang memiliki makna yang sama yaitu, his plays won him fame.

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...?
Contoh soal PMB STAN 2017

Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began working for the phone company in Budapest. In 1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job with the Continental Edison Company. He was invited to work stateside after his supervisor wrote a recommendation praising the young man as a genius on par with Edison himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought the man's ideas were “splendid” but “utterly impractical.” Edison relied heavily on tedious experimentation for most of his discoveries, a commitment which some historians attribute partially to his lack of formal education. Tesla, in contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training, which allowed him to work out theories before physically implementing them. Later in life, each man publicly criticized the other’s work.
At the same point, Tesla insisted that he could increase the efficiency of Edison’s prototypical dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later claimed, even promised him $50,000 if he succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for several months and made a great deal of progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison claimed the offer was a joke, saying, “When you become a full-fledged American, you will appreciate an American joke.” Edison offered a $10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit, and spent the next few months picking up odd jobs across New York City.
Edison's least favorite of Tesla's impractical ideas was the concept of using alternating current (AC) technology to bring electricity to people. Edison insisted that his own direct current (DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer, and was therefore safer. But AC technology, which allows the flow of energy to periodically change direction, is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy, as is required by a large city, or hub of industry, say. At the time, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source. The conflict between the two methods and their masters came to be known as the War currents. In the end, AC won out. Mostly. George Westinghouse, an inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer who had himself been feuding with Edison for years fulfilled Tesla’s dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon its principles the same system of local power grids we use today 

Soal No. 2 (Stated Detail)

According to the text, which one is the advantage of DC system?

A. It maintains a lower voltage from power station to consumer
B. It allows for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source
C. It is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy
D. It is more economical to be applied.

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: A. It maintains a lower voltage from power station to consumer

Pembahasan: Keuntungan dari sistem DC (Direct Current) tertulis jelas pada Paragraf 3 kalimat kedua: "Edison insisted that his own direct current (DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer...". Pilihan B dan C justru merupakan keterbatasan sistem DC atau karakteristik dari sistem AC.

3. Pertanyaan Detail yang Tidak Dinyatakan (Unstated Details)

Tipe pertanyaan ini meminta Anda mencari pernyataan yang salah atau tidak disebutkan di dalam teks bacaan. Ciri utamanya adalah penggunaan kata negasi berupa huruf kapital seperti NOT atau EXCEPT.

Model Pertanyaan Unstated Detail:
  • 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 regarding...?


Pertanyaan detail tentang What is Not (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 ...
Contoh soal PMB STAN 2017

Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began working for the phone company in Budapest. In 1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job with the Continental Edison Company. He was invited to work stateside after his supervisor wrote a recommendation praising the young man as a genius on par with Edison himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought the man's ideas were “splendid” but “utterly impractical.” Edison relied heavily on tedious experimentation for most of his discoveries, a commitment which some historians attribute partially to his lack of formal education. Tesla, in contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training, which allowed him to work out theories before physically implementing them. Later in life, each man publicly criticized the other’s work.
At the same point, Tesla insisted that he could increase the efficiency of Edison’s prototypical dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later claimed, even promised him $50,000 if he succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for several months and made a great deal of progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison claimed the offer was a joke, saying, “When you become a full-fledged American, you will appreciate an American joke.” Edison offered a $10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit, and spent the next few months picking up odd jobs across New York City.
Edison's least favorite of Tesla's impractical ideas was the concept of using alternating current (AC) technology to bring electricity to people. Edison insisted that his own direct current (DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer, and was therefore safer. But AC technology, which allows the flow of energy to periodically change direction, is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy, as is required by a large city, or hub of industry, say. At the time, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source. The conflict between the two methods and their masters came to be known as the War currents. In the end, AC won out. Mostly. George Westinghouse, an inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer who had himself been feuding with Edison for years fulfilled Tesla’s dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon its principles the same system of local power grids we use today 

Soal No. 3 (Unstated Detail)

Which one is NOT TRUE about Nikola Tesla?

A. He worked for Edison's company
B. He built a power plant at Niagara Falls
C. He had a better educational background than Edison
D. He worked out theories before physically implementing them

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: C. He had a better educational background than Edison

Pembahasan: Mari kita eliminasi opsi yang benar berdasarkan teks: Opsi A benar (Paragraf 1 kalimat 2), Opsi D benar (Paragraf 1 kalimat 6). Opsi B juga dikategorikan benar secara konteks gagasan mimpi Tesla yang diwujudkan Westinghouse. Pilihan C adalah jawaban yang dicari karena teks hanya menyebutkan Edison kurang pendidikan formal dan Tesla punya pelatihan teknik, namun teks tidak pernah membandingkan secara eksplisit bahwa latar belakang pendidikan Tesla "lebih baik" dari Edison.


Strategi Menjawab Detail Questions

  • Tentukan kata kunci dalam pertanyaan
  • Pilih metode skimming untuk mencari kata kunci yang relevan dalam teks
  • Jawaban dari detail questions biasanya merupakan re-statement atau apa yang dinyatakan kembali dalam teks
  • Pada pertanyaan what is not dalam teks, pilihlah pernyataan yang salah  atau tidak benar yang disebutkan dalam teks.

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

Contoh Soal PMB STAN 2017

Soal No. 4 (Pronoun Reference)

The word "its" in Paragraf 3 (kalimat terakhir) refers to ....

A. New York City
B. Power Plant
C. AC system
D. The combination of AC and DC principles

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. Power Plant

Pembahasan: Perhatikan struktur kalimatnya: "...fulfilled Tesla’s dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon its principles...". Kata ganti kepunyaan tunggal "its" di sana merujuk kembali ke fasilitas infrastruktur yang dibangun, yaitu power plant (pembangkit listrik).

Soal No. 5 (Vocabulary Context)

The word "tedious" in Paragraf 1 (kalimat 5) is closest in meaning to ....

A. diverse
B. dull
C. dynamic
D. tenacious

[+] Lihat Kunci Jawaban & Pembahasan

Jawaban: B. dull

Pembahasan: Kata "tedious" memiliki arti sesuatu yang menjemukan, monoton, atau membosankan karena memakan waktu lama. Dari pilihan yang tersedia, kata yang paling dekat maknanya adalah dull (membosankan/lesu). Arti opsi lain: diverse = beragam; dynamic = dinamis; tenacious = gigih/teguh.


Strategi menjawab pertanyaan Reference dan Vocabulary

  • Dalam menjawab pertanyaan rujukan, berhati- hatilah terhadap noun didekat kata rujukan tersebut. 
  • Kata- kata rujukan bisa muncul sebagai kata benda (noun) atau frase kata benda (noun phrase) 
  • Substitusikan kata rujukan terhadap kata benda yang ditemukan dalam teks apakah kata tersebut cocok atau tidak.
  • Dalam pertanyaan vocabulary, bila tidak dapat menjawab pertanyaan secara konteks, cobalah menebak kata berdasarkan konteks dalam kalimat dengan mencari klue- klue tertentu.
  • Kadang- kadang arti dari sinonim kata tersebut merupakan parafrase dari kata tertentu.
  • Pahami makna kata tersirat sehingga kata tersebut bis muncul setelah memahami isi bacaan.

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.

Contoh soal PMB STAN 2017

Tesla, a Serbian by parentage, began working for the phone company in Budapest. In 1882, he headed for Paris, where he took a job with the Continental Edison Company. He was invited to work stateside after his supervisor wrote a recommendation praising the young man as a genius on par with Edison himself. While he hired Tesla, Edison thought the man's ideas were “splendid” but “utterly impractical.” Edison relied heavily on tedious experimentation for most of his discoveries, a commitment which some historians attribute partially to his lack of formal education. Tesla, in contrast, was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training, which allowed him to work out theories before physically implementing them. Later in life, each man publicly criticized the other’s work.
At the same point, Tesla insisted that he could increase the efficiency of Edison’s prototypical dynamos, and eventually wore down Edison enough to let him try. Edison, Tesla later claimed, even promised him $50,000 if he succeeded. Tesla worked around the clock for several months and made a great deal of progress. When he demanded his reward, Edison claimed the offer was a joke, saying, “When you become a full-fledged American, you will appreciate an American joke.” Edison offered a $10/week raise, instead. Ever prideful, Tesla quit, and spent the next few months picking up odd jobs across New York City.
Edison's least favorite of Tesla's impractical ideas was the concept of using alternating current (AC) technology to bring electricity to people. Edison insisted that his own direct current (DC) system was superior, in that it maintained a lower voltage from power station to consumer, and was therefore safer. But AC technology, which allows the flow of energy to periodically change direction, is more practical for transmitting massive quantities of energy, as is required by a large city, or hub of industry, say. At the time, DC technology only allowed for a power grid with a one-mile radius from the power source. The conflict between the two methods and their masters came to be known as the War currents. In the end, AC won out. Mostly. George Westinghouse, an inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer who had himself been feuding with Edison for years fulfilled Tesla’s dream of building a power plant at Niagara Falls to power New York City, and built upon its principles the same system of local power grids we use today 

Soal No. 6 (Inference)

What can be inferred from the text?

A. George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla were best friends
B. George Westinghouse has invented the generator that we use today
C. George Westinghouse admired Edison's work
D. George Westinghouse rarely agreed with Edison

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Jawaban: D. George Westinghouse rarely agreed with Edison

Pembahasan: Paragraf 3 mengonfirmasi fakta bahwa George Westinghouse telah lama berselisih dengan Edison ("...who had himself been feuding with Edison for years..."). Berdasarkan fakta perselisihan (feuding) menahun tersebut, kita bisa menyimpulkan secara logis bahwa Westinghouse jarang sejalan atau tidak sepakat (rarely agreed) dengan pemikiran-pemikiran Edison.


Strategi menjawab Pernyataan Inference

  • Memahami informasi dalam teks
  • Menuliskan kesimpulan atau implikasi pernyataan dalam teks
  • Jawaban dari pernyataan tidak selalu dinatakan dalam kata-kata atau frase dan kalimat dalam teks.
  • Memilih jawaban yang benar- benar tersirat dalam teks secara logis dan benar

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?
Adapun jawaban untuk pertanyaan ini dimulai dengan bentuk infinitive seperti
  • to discuss
  • to mention
  • to persuade
  • to summarize
  • to compare
  • to describe
  • to tell how
  • to distinguish
  • to illustrate
  • to advise
  • to criticize
  • to explain

Strategi menjawab pertanyaan tujuan
  • Perhatikan pada main idea dalam topik kalimat  dan detail informasi yang mendukung ide utama
  • Tuliskan konklusi tentang tujuan penulis
Contoh soal PMB STAN 2017

Also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome, Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease. In this disease the aging process of the body accelerates mush faster than what is does in normal human. This process of aging gallops to about seven times the normal rate. Because of this, a child of ten years would have a look of 70 years old. he or she may also have similar respiratory, cardiovascular, and arthritic conditions that a 70-year-old would have.
There is no cure for this disease. The exact cause is unknown, but it is believed due to a single abnormal (mutant) gene. Normally for each gene there are two copies, one from each parent. Progeria considered to be result of a dominant mutation because the gene in question has one normal copy and one abnormal copy, as opposed to a recessive mutation in which both copies are abnormal. Because neither parent carries or expresses the mutation, each case is believed to represent a sporadic new mutation which happiness at the time of conception.
also known as Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome, Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease. In this disease the aging process of the body accelerates mush faster than what is does in normal human. This process of aging gallops to about seven times the normal rate. Because of this, a child of ten years would have a look of 70 yyears old. he or she may also have similar respiratory, cardiovascular, and arthritic conditions that a 70-year-old would have.
There is no cure for this disease. The exact cause is unknown, but it is believed due to a single abnormal (mutant) gene. Normally for each gene there are two copies, one from each parent. Progeria considered to be result of a dominant mutation because the gene in question has one normal copy and one abnormal copy, as opposed to a recessive mutation in which both copies are abnormal. Because neither parent carries or expresses the mutation, each case is believed to represent a sporadic new mutation which happiness at the time of conception.
Progeria affects between 1 in 8 million (approx.) children, with a total reported incidence of just 100 in the century since it has been identified. There are currently between 30 and 40 known cases worldwide of Progeria. Children from all races and cultures from around the world have been affected.

Because of the lack of specific laboratory test at this time, the diagnosis must be based on the physical appearance of the individual. The diagnosis is usually made in the first or second year of life when skin changes and failure to gain weight become apparent.

Soal No. 7 (Author's Purpose)

The author's main purpose in the passage is to ....

A. show the cause of Progeria Syndrome
B. state the result of Progeria Syndrome research
C. give the samples about the spread of Progeria Syndrome
D. give explanation of Progeria Syndrome

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Jawaban: D. give explanation of Progeria Syndrome

Pembahasan: Teks secara menyeluruh memaparkan definisi Progeria, karakteristik gejalanya, penyebab mutasi gen, rasio statistik penderita, hingga metode diagnosis fisiknya. Dengan demikian, intensi utama dari penulis mempublikasikan tulisan tersebut adalah untuk memberikan eksplanasi atau penjelasan informatif menyeluruh mengenai sindrom Progeria.


 Penutup

💡 Ingin Melatih Kemampuan Structure Anda? Reading adalah tentang strategi membaca cepat, namun Structure adalah tentang ketelitian rumus tata bahasa. Pastikan Anda juga menguasai pola-pola grammar yang sering mengecoh di ujian STAN tahun ini melalui latihan soal interaktif berikut: 👉 Latihan Soal TBI STAN Materi Structure & Written Expression (Update 2026)

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