Contoh soal Acept UGM Id

Contoh soal Acept UGM
Source: English Training Program (AcEPT & TOEFL Preparation)
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Informasi Umum
UNTUK LULUS ACEPT HARUS BENAR BERAPA?
Bagian-Bagian Soal
Unt uk lulus, para mahasisw a dan calon mahasisw a
Pada t es AcEPT ada 5 Part s (bagian) yait u:

pascasarjana UGM perlu bisa menjaw ab set idaknya

List ening

----------------> (20 soal)

sebagai berikut :

Vocabulary

----------------> (30 soal)


M ahasisw a S2 perlu nilai 209 minimal harus benar 84

Grammar and St ruct ure

----> (40 soal)

soal

Reading

----------------> (40 soal)

M ahasisw a S3 perlu nilai 268 minimal harus benar 108

Composing Skills

----------------> (40 soal)

soal


Bobot Soal

Demikianlah semoga informasi yang kami peroleh

Bobot set iap but ir soal adalah 2,5 (dua set engah)

berbagai sumber ini bermanfaat bagi anda yang ingin

poin.

bisa lulus t es AcEPT UGM .

Jumlah soal AcEPT adalah 170 soal, sehingga 170 x 2,5
Nilai Terendah, Tert inggi dan Bat as Lulus AcEPT

= 425.
Informasi resmi dari DAA, t ot al nilai AcEPT adalah 426,
selisih sat u angka t ent unya t idak signifikan meskipun


Pada sist em penilian t es AcEPT kit a ket ahui bahw a:

mungkin ada alasannya.
List ening

---------------> ( 50 poin)

- Nilai t erendah : 0 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 217)

Vocabulary

---------------> ( 75 poin)

- Nilai bat as lulus S2 : 209 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 450)

Grammar

---------------> (100 poin)

- Nilai bat as lulus S3 : 268 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 500)


Reading

---------------> (100 poin)

- Nilai t ert inggi : 426 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 677)

Composing Skills

---------------> (100 poin)
Cat at an:

Nilai Terendah, Tert inggi dan Bat as Lulus AcEPT
Pada sist em penilian t es AcEPT kit a ket ahui bahw a:

Dat a t ersebut adalah dat a resmi dari websit e UGM .

Nilai t erendah : 0 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 217)

Pada prakt eknya banyak orang dengan nilai TOEFL 450


Nilai bat as lulus S2 : 209 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 450)

belum juga mencapai nilai AcEPT 209 dan orang

Nilai bat as lulus S3 : 268 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 500)

dengan nilai TOEFL 500 belum mencapai AcEPT 268.

Nilai t ert inggi : 426 (Set ara dengan TOEFL 677)
Karena fakt a dilapangan unt uk mencapai nilai 209
Cat at an:

perlu kemampuan set ara TOEFL 500 dan unt uk

Dat a t ersebut adalah dat a resmi dari w ebsit e UGM .

mencapai nilai AcEPT 268 perlu kemampuan set ara

Pada prakt eknya banyak orang dengan nilai TOEFL 450


TOEFL 550.

belum juga mencapai nilai AcEPT 209 dan orang
dengan nilai TOEFL 500 belum mencapai AcEPT 268.
Karena fakt a dilapangan unt uk mencapai nilai 209
perlu kemampuan set ara TOEFL 500 dan unt uk
mencapai nilai AcEPT 268 perlu kemampuan set ara
TOEFL 550.

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t omorrow , No ext ension (t dk ada perpanjangan
w akt u).

Listening 4,25 poin x 20 butir
KUPAS TUNTAS RAHASIA TES ACEPT (PART 1:

M aka pilihan yang paling t epat adalah (D) It 's bet t er
for you t o complet e t he t ask right aw ay.


LISTENING COM PREHENSION).
Alasannya, kat a " assignment " (t ugas) pada pernyat aan
1. Sebelum anda mendengarkan pernyat aan dari t ape

narrat or mempunyai makna yg sama dengan " t ask"

recorder/ suara narat or, sebaiknya anda melihat

(t ugas) pada pilihan (D). Selain it u, kelompok kat a

t erlebih dahulu jaw aban/ pilihan A,B,C,D pada lembar

" due t he day aft er t omorrow " dan " No ext ension"

soal.

dapat kit a simpulkan dgn pernyat aan lain yakni " It 's

2. Bacalah sepint as lalu (scanning) set iap kalimat pada


bet t er for you t o complet e t he t ask right aw ay"

pilihan A,B,C,D.

(sebaiknya dikerjakan sekarang).

3. Perhat ikan secara seksama, ada beberapa kat a dari
set iap pilihan A,B,C,D yang t ulisannya sama/ diu

Tips ini berlaku unt uk Tes AcEPT Part 1 List ening

lang lebih dari sat u kali.

Comprehension (NOM OR 1 - 10). M udah - mudahan

4. Kat a - kat a yang diulang it u merupakan TOPIK

t ips saya ini dapat bermanfaat bagi t eman - t eman


PEM BICARAAN.

semua. Tips yang lain akan saya bahas dilain

5. Arahkan/ fokus pikiran anda pada t opik it u.

kesempat an. Salam Sukses

6. Dengarkan pernyat aan pada t ape recorder/ narat or.
7. Ada kat a/ kelompok kat a yg merupakan KATA KUNCI
dari pernyat aan narat or.
8. Buat lah KESIM PULAN dari kat a kunci it u/ CARI KATA
LAIN/ PENRNYATAAN LAIN yg mempunyai makna yang
mirip/ sama dengan kat a kunci it u.
9. Kesimpulan/ kat a lain/ pernyat aan lain/ sinonim dari
kat a kunci it u merupakan jaw aban yg benar.
Perhat ikan cont oh berikut : Anda akan mendengarkan
pernyat aan dari narrat or/ t ape recorder sbb:
1. The assignment is due t he day aft er t omorrow . No
ext ension w ill be given for t his.

A. Simon is doing his job w ell, and t hey ment ioned it .
B. You must do t he assignment t he day aft er
t omorrow .
C. No sanct ion is given if you do t he assignment t he
day aft er t omorrow .
D. It 's bet t er for you t o complet e t he t ask right aw ay.
Dari cont oh di at as, dapat kit a simpulkan bahw a t opik
dari pernyat aan narrat or adalah t ent ang
ASSIGNM ENT. Perhat ikan kat a assignment pada
pilihan B dan C diulang dua kali.
KATA KUNCI pada pernyat aan narrat or adalah
assignment (t ugas), due (jat uh t empo) t he day aft er

Vocabulary 2,83 poin x 30 butir
TIPS FOR VOCABULARY - CLOZE TEST (AcEPT UGM )
Vocabulary cloze t est s are common on all exams. They
usually require you t o choose t he correct choice out
of four possibilit ies.
1. Read t he t ext t hrough t rying t o underst anding t he
general meaning.

2. Look at each missing w ord gap and t ry t o imagine
t he correct should be.
3. Decide w hich part of speech (adject ive, noun,
gerund, et c.) needs t o be used t o fill each gap.
4. Read t he t ext again, t rying t o fill gap as you come t o
it by imagining w hat t he correct answer should be.
5. Read t he t ext anot her t ime, t his t ime choose t he
correct answ er from t he four (somet imes t hree)
answ ers given.
6. If you are unsure of any given answ er, t ry reading
t he sent ence w it h each of t he four possibilit ies.
7. Try t o eliminat e t w o of t he obvious false answ ers

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(usually t w o relat ively false answ ers are given) When

his first pat ent . It w as for an elect ric vot e count er

st uck bet w een t w o answ ers, go w it h t he one t hat

(2)_____ in t he Unit ed St at es House of

sounds right .

Represent at ives. The machine w orked perfect ly, but
t he congressmen (3)_____ it . They did not w ant vot e

Soal No 1 (8 may) 1-15

count ing t o be done quickly.

A. For quest ions 1 – 15, choose t he w ord or phrase in

This experience (4)_____ t he young invent or a lesson.

A, B, C, or D w hich best complet es each blank space in

He decided t o follow a simple rule: “ First , be sure a

t he t ext .

t hing (5)_____ or needed, t hen go ahead.”

Text 1

1. A. t ake out

The shark has senses specially (1)_____ t he animal's

B. t ook out

life underw at er. Smell is a shark's most acut e sense.

C. w as t aken out

Approximat ely 70 percent of t he shark's brain is used

D. had t aken out

for smelling funct ions. Experiment s have show n t hat
sharks can det ect prey (2)_____ by smell, and t he

2. A. used t o be

hungrier t he shark, t he less st imulant needed t o elicit

B. used

a react ion.

C. had used

Sharks are sensit ive t o light and can det ect cert ain

D. t o be used

object s even in murky w at er. Some have a mirror-like
layer under t he ret ina t hat reflect s incoming light and
increases t he (3)_____ light available t o t he eye.

3. A. not buy

Sharks can also sense elect ric and magnet ic fields.

B. w ould not buy

Sensory pores locat ed on t he shark's head can det ect

C. had not buy

a prey's bioelect ric field (4)_____ if t he prey is buried

D. w as not bought

in sand. A shark can also det ect t he Eart h's magnet ic
field. Open-ocean sharks may use t his informat ion t o

4. A. w ere t eaching

(5)_____ and orient t hemselves.

B. has t aught
C. t aught

1. A. appoint ed by C. figured out

D. w as t aught

B. invent ed for D. designed for
5. A. is w ant ed
2. A. t imidly C. solely

B. w ant s it

B. hardly D. disorderly

C. w ant ed
D. had w ant ed

3. A. prominence of C. odor of
B. disposal of D. amount of

Jaw aban Soal No 2
1.D

4. A. even C. how ever

2.D

B. as D. even t hough

3.B
4.C

5. A. sink C. craw l

5.A

B. navigat e D. Thrust
Soal No 3
Kunci Jaw aban Soal No 1
Soal No 2

t ext
When he was 21 years old, Thomas Edison (1)_____

Text
The shark has senses specially (1)_____ t he animal's
life underwat er. Smell is a shark's most acut e sense.
Approximat ely 70 percent of t he shark's brain is used

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for smelling funct ions. Experiment s have show n t hat

1.

To _____ someone means t o save him or her

sharks can det ect prey (2)_____ by smell, and t he

from danger.

hungrier t he shark, t he less st imulant needed t o elicit

A. Praise

a react ion.

B. injure

Sharks are sensit ive t o light and can det ect cert ain

C. rescue

object s even in murky w at er. Some have a mirror-like

D. announce

layer under t he ret ina t hat reflect s incoming light and
increases t he (3)_____ light available t o t he eye.

2.

The commit t ee _____ choosing you as president .

Sharks can also sense elect ric and magnet ic fields.

A. w ound up

Sensory pores locat ed on t he shark's head can det ect

B. but t oned dow n

a prey's bioelect ric field (4)_____ if t he prey is buried

C. w iped out

in sand. A shark can also det ect t he Eart h's magnet ic
field. Open-ocean sharks may use t his informat ion t o

3.

D. sat in
The new spaper says, “ A t w o-year-old-girl _____

(5)_____ and orient t hemselves.

t oday when st ruck by bus.
1. A. appoint ed by

A. kicked t he bucket

B. invent ed for

B. was eradicat ed

C. figured out

C. was killed

D. designed for

D. depart ed

2. A. t imidly

4.

Phrasal cont ext _____ his fingernails.

B. hardly

A. t ailored

C. solely

B. reduced

D. Disorderly

C. remodeled
D. manicured

3. A. prominence of
B. disposal of

Jaw aban Soal No 4:

C. odor of

1.

C

D. amount of

2.

A

3.

B

4.

C

4. A. even
B. as
C. how ever

Soal No 5

D. even t hough

Aft er t he capt ure of Troy, Ulysses set out for his__
(1)__ many miles aw ay. But so many st range __(2)__

5. A.sink

happened t o him on his journey t hat

B. navigat e

t en__(3)__passed before he reached It haca.

C. craw l

1.

A. neighbourhood
B. cont inent

D. Thrust

C. homeland
D. st reet

Jaw aban Soal No 3:
1.D
2.C

2.

B. t hings

3.D

C. place

4.A

D. people

5.B
Soal No 4 (27 januari)

A. sight s

3.

A.years

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B. t imes

much w at er in it w hen it rained. One day, w hen M ike

C. roads

came home, he w as all wet . His mot her became

D. cit ies

___(3)___ and said, " ___(4)___ in t he wat er on your
w ay." The next day M ike came back very w et again.

4. For t he last five years at various hospit al in t he

His mot her became ___(5)___. She t hought M ike w as

count ry __________ has been pract icing medicine.

___(6)___ his fat her because he w as ___(7)___ his

A. now

son. " I'll t ell your fat her if you come home w et again,"

B. t hat

sad t he mot her. " ___(8)___ he'll come back from

C. before

London next Tuesday. He'll punish you, I t hink." Tw o

D. a midw ife

days ___(9)___, it w as raining hard w hen M ike got
home. But t his t ime his clot hes w ere dry. His mot her

Jaw aban Soal No 5

became happy and said, " You're a good boy t oday.

1.

C

You didn't play in t he w at er." " No," M ike said angrily.

2.

B

" There were so many st rong boys in t he w at er w hen I

3.

A

got t here t his aft ernoon. There ___(10)___ for me at

4.

No

all!"
1.

Soal No 6

A. far from
B. t oo far aw ay
C. from near
D. far away t o
2.
A. In middle
B. go t o
C. By t he way
D. on his w ay t o
1.

Tom insist ed upon a fair share of part ership’s
3.

profit s
a.

Spare

b. Division

B. angry

c.

C. happy

M erit

d. Help
2.

A. glad

D. sad

The president held a brief press conference
a.

Document ed

4.

b. Long

A. Not t o swim

c.

B. don't play

Pleasant

d. short

Grammar 2,125 poin x 40 butir
Soal No 1 (10 may)

C. don't fall
D. keep aw ay
5.
A. w orried about

Cause of t he rain!

B. even angrily
C. even surprised

M ike w as a boy of eight . His home w as not ___(1)___

D. even angrier

school. So he oft en w alked t here and back every day.
___(2)___ school, he passed a playground. There w as

6.

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A. list ening t o

(D) her social reform

B. afraid of
C. t he son of

3. In 1964__________of Henry Ossaw a Tanner's

D. t old by

paint ings was show n at t he Smit hsonian Inst it ut ion.
(A) w as a major collect ion

7.

(B) t hat a major collect ion

A. a good fat her of

(C) a collect ion w as major

B. alw ays kind t o

(D) a major collect ion

C. st rict w it h
D. int erest ed in

4. __________irrit at ing effect on humans, t he use of
phenol as a general ant isept ic has been largely

8.

discont inued.

A. If

(A) It s

B. usually

(B) Where it s

C. may be

(C) Since it s

D. t omorrow

(D) Because of it s

9.

5. In order t o remain in exist ence,__________must

A. lat er

produce somet hing consumers consider useful or

B. ago

desirable.

C. early

(A) a profit -making organizat ion

D. aft er

(B) a profit -making organizat ion w hich
(C) t herefore a profit -making organizat ion

10.

(D) w hichever a profit -making organizat ion

A. was no w at er
B. w ere some rooms

Jaw aban Soal No 2

C. w ere t oo many boys

1.D

D. w asn't any room

2.B
3.D

Kunci Jaw aban Soal No 1.
Soal No 2

4.D
5.A

A. Sent ence Complet ion

Soal No 3

Choose t he w ord or phrase in A, B, C, or D w hich best

Choose t he word or phrase in A, B, C, or D t hat best

complet es each of t he follow ing sent ences.

collocat es (combines) w it h each of t he underlined
w ords or phrases in t he follow ing sent ences.

1. Tradit ionally, __________in New England on
Thanksgiving Day.

1. In medieval days, ent ire communit ies unit ed t o

(A) when served is sw eet cider

build churches t hat w ould not only glorify religion but

(B) w hen sw eet cider is served

t hat w ould also be a credit ........ t heir cit ies.

(C) is served sw eet cider

A. for

(D) sw eet cider is served

B. on
C. t o

2. Lillian D. Wald, public healt h nurse and

D. In

__________, w as born in Cincinnat i Ohio, in 1867.
(A) reforming societ y

2. Account ing informat ion can be classified ........ t w o

(B) social reformer

cat egories: financial account ing and managerial

(C) w ho reformed societ y

account ing.

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4.

A. t o

A. goes

B. int o

B. Go

C. by
D. On

There ____ t he president .

5.

The boy w it h his friends ____ chocolat e at t he
supermarket .

3. Amelia Earhart w as great ly int erest ed ........ t he

A. buys

development of commercial aviat ion and t ook an

B. Buy

act ive role in opening t he field t o women.

6.

The t eacher's clot hes ____ out of fashion.

A. in

A. was

B. at

B. Were

C. w it h

7.

M cDonalds ____ an example of a fine American
fast food rest aurant .

D. About

A. is
B. Are

4. Since independence, African government s have
t ried t o diversify t heir export s so t heir income does

8.

Indians ____ a lot of junk food.

not depend ........ just one it em.
A. in

A. eat s

B. w it h

B. Eat
9.

C. at
D. On

The Unit ed St at es _____ bordered by Canada and
M exico.
A. is

5. Physical ant hropologist s oft en rely ........ rigorous
medical scient ific met hods for t heir research, in

B. Are
10. There ____ lot s of money under t he sofa.

addit ion t o more general observat ional met hods.

A. is

A. above

B. Are

B. under
C. on

Jaw aban Soal No 4

D. Wit h
Soal No 5 (11 februari)
Jaw aban Soal No 3:

1. Caffeine is primarily consumed in coffee and t ea,
______

1.A

also found in cocoa, cola, and ot her soft drinks.

2.B
3.A

A. but

4.D

B. but it

5.C

C. but it is
Soal No 4 (22 februari)

1.

Quest ion Excerpt From Subject Verb Agreement

D. it is
Jaw aban Soal No 5:

Test One of my dogs ___ old.
A. is
B. Are
2.

M at hemat ics ____ my favourit e subject .

Soal 1

A. is

(JUM LED SENTENCE) 34-40

B. Are
3.

Composing 2,125 poin x 40 butir

Some of t he st udent s in my class _____ angry
t hat t hey did not pass.
A. w as

1. Thorough chew ing cut s food int o small pieces t hat
are more easily at t acked by t he saliva, w hich moist ens
t he food so it can be sw allow ed easily.
2. Digest ion begins in t he mout h, w here t he food is

B. Were

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cut and chopped by t he t eet h.

Langkah 4: Perhat ikan pada pilihan (A,B,C dan D),

3. From t he mout h t he food is sw allow ed int o t he

apakah ada pilhan urut an 3 - 1? Jika pilihan lain t dk

t ubelike esophagus, or gullet .

ada urut an 3 - 1

4. The saliva also cont ains t he enzyme amylase, w hich
changes some st arches int o simple sugars .

Jika ada pilihan lain yg mengurut kan 3 - 1, maka anda

5. The t ongue helps mix t he food part icles w it h a

dapat menganalisa lg kalimat manakah yg merupakan

digest ive juice called saliva, w hich is secret ed by

kelanjut an dr kalimat 1. At au kalimat manakah yg hrs

glands in t he mout h.

diurut kan paling akhir.
Jaw aban Soal No 2 : B. (3 - 1 - 4 - 2)

A. 2-3-1-4-5
B. 2-5-4-3-1

Soal No 3 (4 april)

C. 2-5-1-4-3

1) These small land percent age are consist ing of

D. 2-3-5-1-4

Bunaken, M anado Tua, M ant ehage and Siladen

Jaw aban Soal No1 :

islands.
(2) The park is a represent at ive of Indonesia t ropical

Soal 2

w at er ecosyst em.

(JUM LED SENTENCE) 34-40

(3) Est ablished in 1991, t he park covers t he area of
890,65 kM 2,
(4) The Bunaken nat ional Park is a marine park in t he

1. He comes from Yogyakart a.

nort h of Sulawesi.

2. His st udy program is M anagement .

(5) 97 % of w hich is marine habit at w hile t he 3 %

3. His complet e name is Bang Acept .

ot hers are consist ing of islands.

4. He st udies at Gadjah M ada Universit y.
The right order is ....
A. 2 - 4 - 1 - 3

A. 4-3-5-2-1 c. 4-2-3-5 -1

B. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2

B. 4-5-3-1-2 d. 4-1-5-3-2

C. 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
D. 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
TIPS:

C. 4-2-3-5-1

Jaw aban Soal No 3 : C. 4-2-3-5-1

Langkah 1: Perhat ikan 4 kalimat di at as yg disusun
secara acak (bkn susunan yg benar).
Soal No 4 (4 april)

Langkah 2: Perhat ikan hubungan ant ara kalimat yg
sat u dgn yg lainnya (kalimat manakah yg hrs diurut kan
pert ama, kedua, ket iga dan ke empat ).

A.

In t his sect ion of t he t est , you are required t o

demonst rat e your abilit y t o paraphrase sent ences and
t o recognize language t hat is not appropriat e for

Langkah 3: Jika anda t dk dpt mengurut kan secara
langsung dari 4 kalimat t sb, anda bs melihat kalimat 1

st andard writ t en English. There are five part s t o t his
sect ion, w it h special direct ion for each part .

(pert ama) dan kalimat lain manakah yg merupakan
kelanjut an dari kalimat 1 at au sebelum kalimat 1.

A. Numbers 1 – 10 cont ain complet e and correct
sent ences. For each number, you are required t o

M isalnya: Kalimat pert ama merupakan kelanjut an dari
kalimat ket iga at au kalimat ket iga hrs dit empat kan

choose t he most appropriat e paraphrased sent ence
closest in meaning t o t he original one.

sebelum kalimat pert ama. Sehingga dpt kit a
simpulkan bahw a kalimat ke 3 dan 1 merupakan
urut an logis.

1. There are probably more t han 10 billion t rees
under cult ivat ion on t he coffee plant at ions of t he
w orld.

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A. M ore t han 10 billion people cult ivat ed coffee

number of cit izens made it possible for all of

in plant at ion around t he w orld

t hem t o meet in one place.

B. M ay be more t han 10 billion t rees are
cult ivat ed on t he coffee plant at ions in t he
C.

Jaw aban Soal No 4

w orld.

1.B

M ore t han 10 billion coffee t rees in t he

2.D

w orld are plant ed under supervision.

3.C

D. Cult ivat ing more t han 10 billion t rees on t he
coffee plant at ion is probably not an easy

Soal No 5 (4 april)

t hing t o do.
B. Numbers 11 – 20 cont ain incorrect sent ences. The
2.

Some 20 years aft er t he end of World War I,

lingering disput es erupt ed in an even larger and
bloodier conflict —World War II.
A.

incorrect part of t he sent ence has been ident ified for
you. You are required t o find t he correct opt ion t o
replace t he underlined part .

20 years since t he end of World War I, a
volcano erupt ed and became an even larger

4. Warner Brot hers became know s for it s t ight ly

and bloodier disast er like t he World War II.

budget ed, t echnically compet ent ent ert ainment films.

B. New disput es erupt ed in an even larger and

A. w as know ing

bloodier conflict during World War I alt hough

B. know n

t he World War II also broke for 20 years.

C. t o know ing

C. M any 20-year conflict s may cause lingering

D. had know n

disput es t hat will erupt in an even larger and
bloodier w ar such as World War I.
D. Around 20 years aft er World War I ended, t he

5. A vaccine is a subst ance administ ered t o humans or
animals prot ect t hem from serious diseases.

remaining conflict became an even more

A. t o prot ect

massive and w orse w ar, namely World War II.

B. prot ect s
C. Prot ect ed

3. Represent at ive democracy w as pract iced in

D. w hich prot ect ing

t he count ries in Europe, w here t he great
number of cit izens made it impossible for all

6. The size of Tyrannosaurus’ forelimbs have puzzling

of t hem t o meet in one place.

paleont ologist s, w ho have t ried t o det ermine t heir

(A) Because t he great number of cit izens

use for such a pow erful animal.

made it impossible for all of t hem t o gat her in

A. puzzle

a single area, t hen Represent at ive democracy

B. had been puzzling

is neit her a pract ical nor best choice for

C. has puzzled

count ries in Europe.

D. Puzzled

(B) Because t he great number of cit izens
made it impossible for all of t hem t o meet in

Jaw aban Soal No 5

one place, Represent at ive democracy w as

4.B

only suit able for t he count ries in Europe.

5.A

(C) Because t he large number of people in t he

6.C

count ries made it impossible for t he ent ire of
t hem t o gat her in an area, Represent at ive

Soal No 6 ()

democracy w as adopt ed in t he count ries in

C. Numbers 21 – 30, Choose t he most appropriat e and

Europe.

correct sent ence.

(D) Represent at ive democracy w as pract ical
for t he European count ries because t he great

7.

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A. The first scient ist t o recognize and use t he pow er of
t he lever w as Archimedes.
B. The first scient ist t o recognized and used t he power
of t he lever w as Archimedes.
C. The first scient ist recognized and used t he pow er of
t he lever w ere Archimedes.
D. The first scient ist recognizes and uses t he pow er of
t he lever w as Archimedes.

cut and chopped by t he t eet h.
3. From t he mout h t he food is sw allow ed int o t he
t ubelike esophagus, or gullet .
4. The saliva also cont ains t he enzyme amylase, w hich
changes some st arches int o simple sugars .
5. The t ongue helps mix t he food part icles w it h a
digest ive juice called saliva, w hich is secret ed by
glands in t he mout h.
A. 2-3-1-4-5 C. 2-5-1-4-3

8.

B. 2-5-4-3-1 D. 2-3-5-1-4

A. The most used syst em commonly of w rit ing by and
for blind persons is Braille called.
B. The most commonly used syst em of w rit ing by and
for persons blind is called Braille.
C. The most used syst em commonly of is w rit ing by
and for persons blind is called Braille.
D. The most commonly used syst em of w rit ing by and
for blind persons is called Braille.

14. 1. As it lays t he eggs, it may or may not fert ilize
t hem wit h sperm from it s sperm sac.
2. The female eggs develop int o fert ile queens, st erile
w orkers, or soldiers.
3. M ost of t he ant s in a colony are w orkers.
4. A queen ant digs a hole w here it lays it s eggs and
w ait s unt il t he first ant s emerge.
5. Fert ilized eggs result in females, w hile unfert ilized

9.
A. Alt hough cholera is usually not life-t hreat ening, t he
sympt oms produces it can ext remely

eggs produce males.
A. 4-1-5-2-3 C. 4-5-2-3-1
B. 4-3-5-2-1 D. 4-2-1-5-3

uncomfort able.
B. Alt hough cholera is usually not life-t hreat ening, t he

15. 1. The exercise w hich involve physical effort such

sympt oms it produces can be ext reme

as w alking, swimming, bicycling, and jogging is know n

uncomfort able.

as act ive exercise.

C. Alt hough cholera is usually not life-t hreat ening, t he

2. It includes many physical t herapy t echniques.

sympt oms it produces can be ext remely

3. Physical t raining of t he human body t o improve t he

uncomfort able.

w ay it funct ions is know n as exercise.

D. Alt hough cholera is usually not life-t hreat ening, t he

4. On t he ot her hand, t he exercise w hich involves a

sympt oms produces it can be ext remely

machine or t he act ion of ot her people is called passive

uncomfort able.

exercise.
5. The exercise can be cat egorized as eit her act ive or

Jaw aban Soal No 6:

passive.

7.D

A. 3-2-1-4-5 C. 3-1-4-2-5

8.C

B. 3-5-2-4-1 D. 3-5-1-4-2

9.B
Soal No 7 ()

E. Numbers 37 – 40 cont ain jumbled sent ences. You
are required t o ident ify t he correct order t o form a
good paragraph.
13. 1. Thorough chew ing cut s food int o small pieces
t hat are more easily at t acked by t he saliva, w hich
moist ens t he food so it can be swallow ed easily.
2. Digest ion begins in t he mout h, w here t he food is

Jaw aban Soal No 7:

13.A
14.D
15.B
Soal no 8 (7 januari)

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You w ill be given 4 sent ences - A, B, C and D. Once you
read all four sent ences, it is up t o you t o rearrange
t hem in t he correct order.

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In order t o provide you w it h a simple st art ing point ,

Jaw aban No 7

solve t he quest ion below. The direct ions for solving it
are simple.

Soal No 8 (10 januari)

The sent ences given in each quest ion, when properly

Arrange t hese sent ences int o a good paragraph!

sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each
sent ence is labelled w it h a let t er. Choose t he most
logical order of sent ences from among t he given

1.

diamet er, and t heir wind can reach velocit ies of

choices t o const ruct a coherent paragraph.
==========================================

These violent st orms are oft en a hundred miles in
sevent y-five miles per hour or more.

2.

The energy t hat is released by a hurricane in one
day exceeds t he t ot al energy consumed by t he

A. On M onday t he secret ary of st at e is due t o hold a

humankind t hrough out t he w orld in one year

day of meet ings w it h high-level polit ical, milit ary
and business figures t o furt her a “ st rat egic

3.

Hurricanes exert t remendous power

dialogue” aimed at furt her expansion of US t rade

4.

Furt hermore, t he st rong w ind and heavy rain fall
t hat accompany t hem can complet ely dest roy a

in India.

small t ow n in a couple of hours.

B. US secret ary of st at e Hillary Clint on arrived in
India on Sunday for st rat egic t alks aimed at

5.

They can also be called cyclones.

bolst ering bilat eral t ies and securing firmer
a. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5

support for t he w ar in Afghanist an.

b. 3 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 2

C. Clint on arrived by plane in Delhi before noon,
according t o a report er t ravelling w it h her, ahead

c. 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 4

of expect ed t alks w it h Prime M inist er M anmohan

d. 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1

Singh and President Prat ibha Pat el in t he
evening.

Jaw aban Soal No 8 :
Soal No 9

1. BAC
2. BCA

A. On M onday t he secret ary of st at e is due t o hold a

3. CBA

day of meet ings w it h high-level polit ical, milit ary

4. CAB

and business figures t o furt her a “ st rat egic
dialogue” aimed at furt her expansion of US t rade
in India.

A. For example, w hen t he early homo-sapiens left
t heir homes in search for food, t hey w ould risk

B. US secret ary of st at e Hillary Clint on arrived in

India on Sunday for st rat egic t alks aimed at

deat h and injury from dangerous animals.

bolst ering bilat eral t ies and securing firmer

B. Throughout human hist ory, t he universe has

support for t he w ar in Afghanist an.

present ed an innumerable amount of dangers t o
explorers.
C. Today, many advent ure ent husiast s seek t o find

D.

C.

Clint on arrived by plane in Delhi before noon,
according t o a report er t ravelling w it h her, ahead

t he t hrills and adrenaline rush w hich t heir

of expect ed t alks w it h Prime M inist er M anmohan

ancest ors had experienced in t he w ild.

Singh and President Prat ibha Pat el in t he

The t radit ion of humans going out t o experience

evening.

t he dangers of unknow n nat ure st ill exist s.
1. BAC
1) ABCD

2. BCA

2) ABDC

3. CBA

3) BADC
4) DABC

4. CAB
Jaw aban Soal No 9

5) CBAD
Soal No 10.

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2.Inst ead, an individual who has Int ernet access can
communicat e direct ly w it h anyone else on t he
Int ernet , post informat ion for general consumpt ion or
ret rieve informat ion.
3. Each net w ork may link t ens, hundreds, or even
t housands of comput ers, enabling t hem t o share
informat ion and processing pow er.
4. The Int ernet has made it possible for people all over
t he w orld t o communicat e w it h one anot her
1) That energy t hat is released by hurricane in one

effect ively and inexpensively.

day exceeds t he t ot al energy consumed by

5. Unlike t radit ional broadcast ing media, such as radio

human kind t hroughout t he world

and t elevision, t he Int ernet does not have a

2) These violent st orms are oft en a hundred miles in

cent ralized dist ribut ion syst em.

diamet er, and t heir w inds can reach velocit ies of
75 miles per hour or more
3) Hurricanes, w hich are also called cyclones, exert
t ermendous pow er
4) Furt hermore, t he st rong winds and heavy rainfall

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

t hat accompany t hem complet ely dest roy small
t ow n in a couple of hours
Jaw aban Soal No 10

12. 1. Pregnancy st art s when a male’s sperm fert ilizes
a female’s ovum, and t he fert ilized ovum implant s in
t he lining of t he ut erus.

Soal No 11

2. By t he 12t h w eek of pregnancy many of t hese
sympt oms have subsided, but ot hers appear.

Numbers 31 – 36 cont ain jumbled sent ences. One of
t he sent ences has been underlined. You are required
t o choose t he next sent ence w hich logically follow s
t he underlined one.

3. Some women also experience cravings for unusual
subst ances such as ice, clay, or cornst arch; t his
condit ion, called pica, can indicat e a diet ary deficiency
in iron or ot her nut rient s.
4. Ot her sympt oms include breast t enderness and

10. 1. If an object held near t he surface of t he eart h is
released, it w ill fall and accelerat e, or pick up speed,
as it descends.
2. The w eight of an object is equal t o t he mass of t he
object mult iplied by t he accelerat ion due t o gravit y.
3. The force of gravit y on an object is also called t he

sw elling, fat igue, nausea or sensit ivit y t o smells,
increased frequency of urinat ion, mood swings, and
w eight gain.
5. Because pregnancy changes a w oman’s normal
hormone pat t erns, one of t he first signs of pregnancy
is a missed menst rual period.

object 's w eight .
4. This accelerat ion is caused by gravit y, t he force of

A. 2

at t ract ion bet w een t he object and t he eart h.

B. 3

5. This force depends on t he object 's mass, or t he

C. 4

amount of mat t er in t he object .

D.

A. 2
B.

5

Jaw aban Soal No 10

3

10.B

C. 4

11.D

D. 5

12.A

11. 1. Int ernet is composed of many int erconnect ed
comput er net w orks.

Reading 2,125 poin x 40 butir
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Soal No 1 (27 may)

dry most of t he t ime. Wat er once ran on t he surface
of M ars.

The planet M ars has alw ays capt ured t he human

New explorat ions on M ars by t he spacecraft

imaginat ion. There is it s redness. We know now t hat

Pat hfinder, due t o arrive on t he planet 's surface in

t he color comes from chemical react ions t hat long ago

1997, are planned t o give scient ist s more informat ion

locked up M ars's oxygen in reddish minerals on it s

about possible past life on M ars. One of Pat hfinder's

surface, causing t he " rust ing" of t he planet . To t he

missions w ill be t o lay t he foundat ion for fut ure

ancient people, t he red color meant only one t hing:

effort s t o find fossil remains of living t hings. The

blood. From t he earliest t imes, M ars has been

landing sit e for t he M ars Pat hfinder is going t o be t he

associat ed w it h bloodshed. Even t he ast ronomical

mout h of a flood channel called Ares Vallis.

symbol for M ars, a circle w it h an arrow point ing at 2
o'clock, is supposed t o represent a shield and a

1. It can be inferred from t he passage t hat myt hs

spears.

about M ars

As ast ronomers used t elescopes, M ars myt hology

(A) are widely believed t oday

grew . It w as t he It alian ast ronomer Giovanni

(B) have been dispelled by current space explorat ion

Schiaparelli w ho, in 1877, produced t he most last ing

(C) are based on scient ific fact s

bit of M art ian folklore. He saw w hat he t ook t o be

(D) depict it as a lifeless planet

long, t hin, unnat urally st raight lines on t he M art ian
surface. He called t hem canali, a w ord t hat can

2. Which of t he follow ing have NOT been a source of

t ranslat e int o English eit her as " channels" or " canals."

informat ion about M ars?

Unfort unat ely, t he lat t er t ranslat ion w as used, and

(A) Spacecraft

t he canals of M ars w ere born. Of course, if t here were

(B) Telescopes

canals, t here had t o be canal builders, so once more

(C) Conject ure

M ars w as peopled w it h all manner of int elligent life

(D) Ast ronaut s

forms!
In 1965 M ariner 4 sent back first close-up pict ures of
t he M art ian surface. Not only w ere t here no canals,
but M ariner 4 and t he spacecraft t hat follow ed
revealed a planet t hat w as a crat ered, lifeless desert .
We have subsequent ly learned t hat M ars is home t o
Olympus M ons, t he largest volcano in t he ent ire solar

3. The phrase "t he lat t er" in line 21 refers t o
(A) canals
(B) canali
(C) channels
(D) unusual st raight lines

syst em, and t o a canyon syst em st ret ching for almost
3,000 miles around t he M art ian equat or. The
at mosphere is ext remely t hin (equivalent t o t hat at
130,000 feet above Eart h) and made up almost
ent irely of carbon dioxide. The surface is cold, almost
never get t ing above freezing even at t he summert ime
equat or.

4. Where in t he passage does t he aut hor give
informat ion about t he t opography of M ars?
(A) Lines 2-6
(B) Lines 26-32
(C) Lines 38-46
(D) Lines 58-62

Perhaps t he great est surprise w ere t he phot ographs
from M ariner 9 in 1971 and 1972 t hat showed
channels on t he surface. Now t hese were not
Schiaparelli's canali t here's, no w ay t hese channels
could be seen by even t he most powerful eart hbound
t elescope. They are unmist akable w at er courses,
however. There is no w at er in t hem now , but t hey

5. The w ord "pow erful" in line 46 is closest in meaning
to
(A) expensive
(B) dominant
(C) influent ial
(D) st rong

t race out t he pat h of w at er t hat flow ed in t he past .
They are like t he dry river of t he American West ,
t hrough which w at er from rain flows, but w hich are

6. According t o t he passage, t he redness of M ars is a
result of

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(A) a chemical react ion on t he planet surface

dropped below 1 billion degrees Celsius. It w as now

(B) t he old age of t he planet

cool enough for t he prot ons and neut rons t o come

(C) t he reflect ion of t he Sun

t oget her, forming hydrogen and helium nuclei.

(D) an abundance of oxygen in t he planet 's
at mosphere

Aft er 300 000 years, t he Universe had cooled t o about
3000 degrees. At omic nuclei could finally capt ure

7. Why do scient ist s t hink t hat t he channels of M ars

elect rons t o form at oms. The Universe filled w it h

w ere w at erw ays?

clouds of hydrogen and helium gas.

(A) Bones have been found t here.
(B) They st ill have a lit t le w at er in t hem.

1. Evidence indicat es t hat galaxies are

(C) They resemble a similar syst em on Eart h.

A. st at ionary

(D) They are st raight and narrow .

B. moving aw ay from each ot her
C. moving t ow ards each ot her

8. According t o t he passage, Pat hfinder's mission t o

D. alw ays changing direct ion

M ars includes
(A) preparing for fut ure fossil-finding expedit ions

2. The Big Bang t heory

(B) placing specialized equipment on t he planet 's

A. is now an accept ed fact

surface

B. st at es t hat galaxies make a loud sound w hen t hey

(C) checking for flood damage

collide

(D) bringing back fossils for furt her st udy

C. st at es t hat t he universe began w it h an event
D. does not yet have evidence t o support it

Kunci Jaw aban Soal No 1.
Soal No 2 (10 may)

3. If a st ar is moving t oward you,
A. it s w avelengt hs become compressed

The Big Bang Theory

B. it s w avelengt hs get longer
C. it s w avelengt hs do not change

M ost ast ronomers believe t he Universe began in a Big

D. it s w avelengt hs cannot be accurat ely

Bang about 14 billion years ago. At t hat t ime, t he

M easured

ent ire Universe w as inside a bubble t hat w as
t housands of t imes smaller t han a pinhead. It w as

4. If a st ar is moving away from you,

hot t er and denser t han anyt hing w e can imagine.

A. it s w avelengt hs become compressed
B. it s w avelengt hs get longer

Then it suddenly exploded. The Universe t hat w e

C. it s w avelengt hs do not change

know w as born. Time, space and mat t er all began wit h

D. it s w avelengt hs cannot be accurat ely

t he Big Bang. In a fract ion of a second, t he Universe

measured

grew from smaller t han a single at om t o bigger t han a
galaxy. And it kept on grow ing at a fant ast ic rat e. It is
st ill expanding t oday.

Kunci jaw aban soal No 2
Soal No 3

As t he Universe expanded and cooled, energy

The planet M ars has always capt ured t he human

changed int o part icles of mat t er and ant imat t er.

imaginat ion. There is it s redness. We know now t hat

These t w o opposit e t ypes of part icles largely

t he color comes from chemical react ions t hat long ago

dest royed each ot her. But some mat t er survived.

locked up M ars's oxygen in reddish minerals on it s

M ore st able part icles called prot ons and neut rons

surface, causing t he " rust ing" of t he planet . To t he

st art ed t o form w hen t he Universe was one second

ancient people, t he red color meant only one t hing:

old.

blood. From t he earliest t imes, M ars has been
associat ed wit h bloodshed. Even t he ast ronomical

Over t he next t hree minut es, t he t emperat ure

symbol for M ars, a circle w it h an arrow point ing at 2

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o'clock, is supposed t o represent a shield and a

1. It can be inferred from t he passage t hat myt hs

spears.

about M ars

As ast ronomers used t elescopes, M ars myt hology

(A) are widely believed t oday

grew . It w as t he It alian ast ronomer Giovanni

(B) have been dispelled by current space explorat ion

Schiaparelli w ho, in 1877, produced t he most last ing

(C) are based on scient ific fact s

bit of M art ian folklore. He saw w hat he t ook t o be

(D) depict it as a lifeless planet

long, t hin, unnat urally st raight lines on t he M art ian
surface. He called t hem canali, a w ord t hat can

2. Which of t he follow ing have NOT been a source of

t ranslat e int o English eit her as " channels" or " canals."

informat ion about M ars?

Unfort unat ely, t he lat t er t ranslat ion w as used, and

(A) Spacecraft

t he canals of M ars w ere born. Of course, if t here were

(B) Telescopes

canals, t here had t o be canal builders, so once more

(C) Conject ure

M ars w as peopled w it h all manner of int elligent life

(D) Ast ronaut s

forms!

3. The phrase "t he lat t er" in line 21 refers t o

In 1965 M ariner 4 sent back first close-up pict ures of

(A) canals

t he M art ian surface. Not only w ere t here no canals,

(B) canali

but M ariner 4 and t he spacecraft t hat follow ed

(C) channels

revealed a planet t hat w as a crat ered, lifeless desert .

(D) unusual st raight lines

We have subsequent ly learned t hat M ars is home t o
Olympus M ons, t he largest volcano in t he ent ire solar

4. Where in t he passage does t he aut hor give

syst em, and t o a canyon syst em st ret ching for almost

informat ion about t he t opography of M ars?

3,000 miles around t he M art ian equat or. The

(A) Lines 2-6

at mosphere is ext remely t hin (equivalent t o t hat at

(B) Lines 26-32

130,000 feet above Eart h) and made up almost

(C) Lines 38-46

ent irely of carbon dioxide. The surface is cold, almost

(D) Lines 58-62

never get t ing above freezing even at t he summert ime
equat or.

5. The w ord "pow erful" in line 46 is closest in meaning

Perhaps t he great est surprise w ere t he phot ographs

to

from M ariner 9 in 1971 and 1972 t hat showed

(A) expensive

channels on t he surface. Now t hese were not

(B) dominant

Schiaparelli's canali t here's, no w ay t hese channels

(C) influent ial

could be seen by even t he most powerful eart hbound

(D) st rong

t elescope. They are unmist akable w at er courses,
however. There is no w at er in t hem now , but t hey

6. According t o t he passage, t he redness of M ars is a

t race out t he pat h of w at er t hat flow ed in t he past .

result of

They are like t he dry river of t he American West ,

(A) a chemical react ion on t he planet surface

t hrough which w at er from rain flows, but w hich are

(B) t he old age of t he planet

dry most of t he t ime. Wat er once ran on t he surface

(C) t he reflect ion of t he Sun

of M ars.

(D) an abundance of oxygen in t he planet 's

New explorat ions on M ars by t he spacecraft

at mosphere

Pat hfinder, due t o arrive on t he planet 's surface in
1997, are planned t o give scient ist s more informat ion

7. Why do scient ist s t hink t hat t he channels of M ars

about possible past life on M ars. One of Pat hfinder's

w ere w at erw ays?

missions w ill be t o lay t he foundat ion for fut ure

(A) Bones have been found t here.

effort s t o find fossil remains of living t hings. The

(B) They st ill have a lit t le w at er in t hem.

landing sit e for t he M ars Pat hfinder is going t o be t he

(C) They resemble a similar syst em on Eart h.

mout h of a flood channel called Ares Vallis.

(D) They are st raight and narrow .

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8. According t o t he passage, Pat hfinder's mission t o

small plan, operat e and coourdinat e t heir act ivit ies

M ars includes

and exchanges on a w orld w ide basic.

(A) preparing for fut ure fossil-finding expedit ions
(B) placing specialized equipment on t he planet 's

Today w e can dist inguish bet w een a market plan and

surface

a market space. The shopping in st ore ; market space

(C) checking for flood damage

is digit al, E-commerce business t ransact ions

(D) bringing back fossils for furt her st udy

condect ed one live has many advant ages for bot h
consumers and business, including, convelence,

Jaw aban Soal No 3

savings, select ion, personalit ion, and informat ion for

1.B

example, on line shopping is so convergent t hat 30

2.D

percent , of t he order generat ed by t he web sit e of REI,

3.A

a recreat ional keeping it s st ores oft en lat e or hiring

4.B

cost umers service represent at ives. However

5.D

cost umers for low er prices and is

6.B

t hrederingint ermediars such as t ravel agent s,

7.C

st ockbokers, insurance agent s, and t radit ional het ailer

8.D

.To succed in t he on line market space market ers w ill
need t o naergonize and nedefine t hemselves

Soal No 4 (22 februari)

Reading Comprehension Text 1

Quest ion :
1. What is t he aut hor primanly concerned w it h ?

A market er can narelysat isfit everyone in amarket .
Not everyone likes t he same soft drink aut o mobile,

2. The w ord t hey in line % refers t o . . . .

college, and movie. Therefore, market ers st art s w it h
market segment at ion. They ident ify and profile

3. It can be inferned from t he t ext t hat t he purpose of

dist inct groups of buyers w ho might prefer or require

t he market segment at ion is . . . .

varying product s and market ing mixers .M arket
segment s can be ident ified by examining

4. The w ord “ psycographie” in line 10 might include

demographics psychographics and behavioral among

t he follow ing it ems, except . . . . .

buyers. The firm decides w hich segment s present s t he
great est opport unit y t hose w hose needs t he firm can

5. Which of t he follow ing is t rue ?

meet in a superior fashion for each chosen t arget
market , t he firm develops a market offering. The

6. The pronoun “ one” in line 33 refers t o . . . . .

offering is exemple, values developes his car for t he
t arget market of buyers for w hom safest a cost umers

7. The w ord “ sparing” in line 55 is closet in meaning

can buy.

to . . . . .

Tradit ionally, a “ market ” w as a physical plan w here

8. The aut hor gives an example of on line shopping in

buyers and sellers gat hered t o exchange goods. How

t he t ext t o show . . . .

market ers view t he sellers as t he indust ry and
communicat ions ( ads, direct mail, email massages ) t o

9. Where in t he t ext does t he aut hor ment ion gives

t he market : in ret urn t hey recive money and

t he modern definit ion on t he market . . .

informat ion ( at t it udes< sales dat a).
10. Where is t he t ext does t he aut hor ment ion t he
A global indust ry is one in w hich t he st rat egic

benefit of on-line t ransact ion ?

posit ions of comput it ors in major geographic or
nat ional market s are fundament ally affect ed by t heir

Jaw aban Soal No 4:

overall global posit ion. Global firms bot h large and

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Ga ada jaw aban



currency myt hs, show s t hat fift y years of educat ion in
t he met hod of science in Brit ain or Germany has

Soal no 5 (16 januari)

The pioneers of t he t eaching of science imagined t hat
it s int roduct ion int o educat ion w ould remove t he
convent ionalit y, art ificialit y, and backw ard
lookingness w hich w ere charact erist ic; of classical
st udies, but t hey w ere gravely disappoint ed. So, t oo,
in 5 t heir t ime had t he humanist s t hought t hat t he
st udy of t he classical aut hors in t he original w ould
banish at once t he dull pedant ry and superst it ion of

produced no visible effect w hat ever.
The only way of learning t he 35 met hod of science is
t he long and bit t er way of personal experience, and,
unt il t he educat ional or social syst ems are alt ered
t o make t his possible, t he best w e can expect is t he
product ion of a minorit y of people w ho are able t o
acquire some of t he t echniques of science and a st ill
smaller minorit y w ho are able t o use and 40 develop
t hem.

mediaeval scholast icism.
1. The aut hor implies t hat t he 'professional
The professional schoolmast er w as a mat ch for bot h
of t hem, and has almost managed t o make t he
underst anding of chemical react ions as dull 10 and as
dogmat ic an affair as t he reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
The chief claim for t he use of science in educat ion is
t hat it t eaches a child somet hing about t he act ual

schoolmast er' (line 7) has
A. no int erest in t eaching science
B. t hw art ed at t empt s t o enliven educat ion
C. aided t rue learning
D. support ed t he humanist s
E. been a pioneer in bot h science and humanit ies.

universe in w hich he is living, in making him
acquaint ed w it h t he result s of scient ific 15 discovery,
and at t he same t ime t eaches him how t o t hink
logically and induct ively by st udying scient ific met hod.
A cert ain limit ed success has been reached in t he first
of t hese aims, but pract ically
none at all in t he second.

2. The aut hor’s at t it ude t o secondary and public
school educat ion in t he sciences is
A. ambivalent
B. neut ral
C. support ive
D. sat irical
E. cont empt uous

Those privileged members of t he communit y w ho
have been t hrough a secondary or public school 20
educat ion may be expect ed t o know somet hing about
t he element ary physics and chemist ry of a hundred
years ago, but t hey probably know hardly more t han
any bright boy can pick up from an int erest in wireless
or scient ific hobbies out of school hours. As t o t he

3. The w ord ‘palpably’ (line 24) most nearly means
A. empirically
B. obviously
C. t ent at ively
D. markedly
E. ridiculously

learning of scient ific met hod, t he w hole t hing is
palpably 25 a farce. Act ually, for t he convenience of
t eachers and t he requirement s of t he examinat ion
syst em, it is necessary t hat t he pupils not only do not
learn scient ific met hod but learn precisely
t he reverse, t hat is, t o believe exact ly w hat t hey are
t old and t o reproduce it w hen asked, whet her it
seems nonsense t o t hem or 30 not .

4. The aut hor blames all of t he follow ing for t he
failure t o impart scient ific met hod t hrough t he
educat ion syst em except
A. poor t eaching
B. examinat ion met hods
C. lack of direct experience
D. t he social and educat ion syst ems
E. lack of int erest on t he part of st udent s

The w ay in w hich educat ed people respond t o such
quackeries as spirit ualism or ast rology, not t o say
more dangerous ones such as racial t heories or

5. If t he aut hor w ere t o st udy current educat ion in
science t o see how t hings have changed since he
w rot e t he piece, he w ould probably be most

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int erest ed in t he answ er t o which of t he follow ing
quest ions?
A. Do st udent s know more about t he w orld about
t hem?
B. Do st udent s spend more t ime in laborat ories?
C. Can st udent s apply t heir know ledge logically?
D. Have t ext books improved?
E. Do t hey respect t heir t eachers?
6. Ast rology (line 31) is ment ioned as an example of
A. a science t ha