Bahasa Ingris Uji Kemampuan Dasar, IPA IPS

  LATIHAN SOAL DAN PREDIKSI SOAL SNMPTN 2009

(Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan

Tinggi Negeri)

  Dilengkapi dengan jawaban dan pembahasan setiap nomor soal Bahasa Ingris Uji Kemampuan Dasar, IPA & IPS

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soal latihan dan prediksi berikut diambil dari berbagai sumber buku dan pembahasan

SPMB/UMPTN mulai dari tahun 2008 sampai dengan tahun 2008, susun berdasarkan kisi-kisi

  

SNMPTN tahun 2009 dari Depdiknas, namun kami tidak menjamin bahwa soal berikut akan

sesuai bahkan sama dengan SNMPTN 2009, harapannya soal berikut dapat menambah

wawasan dan latihan dalam menghadapi SNMPTN Uji Kemampuan dasar, khususnya Bahasa

Ingris

BACAAN (READING)

  Text 1 2005

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  D. taking the back-seat in a car

  Text II 1998

  E. without prescription

  D. by paying cash

  C. only in drugstores

  B. in small grocery stores

  A. outside drugstores

  5. The meaning of 'over-the-counter medication' is medicine bought ___.

  A.basically everyone tends to get sick when they are traveling B. there is no definite solution to the problem of motion sickness C. medical help is the best way to cure motion sickness D. there are so many ways for people to stop getting motion sickness E. motion sickness can be overcome by any drug prescribed by a doctor

  SPMB-05-54 4. From the text we may conclude that ___.

  E. not consuming alcohol

  C. consuming high-fat food

  Motion sickness comes in many forms, not just seasickness. Ninety percent of the human race is susceptible to motion sickness of one kind or another. Some people become sick when they sit in the backseat of a car; others cannot read or look at a map in any kind of moving vehicle. People get motion sickness on airplanes, motorcycles, amusement park rides, and even on camels! Scientists have learned that motion sickness occurs when the brain is trying to make sense of a situation and there are too many conflicting messages. While the eyes are sending one message, the ears are trying to send a message about balance. The skin and bone joints, sensitive to air pressure send another message.

  D. The Worst Kind of Motion Sickness

  Many people who have experienced violent motion sickness try to avoid travel. But that is not always possible. So travelers should employ some well-known strategies to avoid getting sick. The most useful strategy concerns food: eat a light meal before traveling and bring along a packet of plain soda crackers to snack on regularly. Avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages, high-fat foods, and spices. Care in choosing the location of your seat is another important strategy. In a car, sit at the front and keep your eyes fixed on the horizon. People who still got sick after trying these strategies can try medical help. Some rely on over-the counter medications, although some of them can make you sleepy. Others use simple ginger capsules to settle their stomach. A large number of travelers use pressure bands on their wrists. It is not clear how these bands work, but they do prevent motion sickness.

  suitable title for the text is __.

  A. Motion Sickness

  B. Inability to Avoid Motion Sickness

  C. Effect of Motion Sickness

  E. Susceptibility to Motion Sickness

  B. eating a light meal before traveling

  person gets motion sickness because of ___.

  A. sitting in vehicles

  B. reading a book while traveling

  C. waiting for the airplane to come D.the conflicting messages received by the brain E. watching rides in the amusement park

  Victims of motion sickness can reduce the chance of becoming sick by doing the following, except

  A. avoiding spicy foods

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  People manage to count even when they do not have names for numbers. Early men demonstrated numbers to each other by counting on their fingers, and some primitive tribes still do this. In fact, some tribes have names for only the numbers "one" and "two" and can only indicate higher numbers by pointing to a particular finger. In other tribes, the numbers do have names, but these names are directly connected with finger counting.

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  UMPTN-98-71 6. The text tells us about....

  B. convenient

  A. regular

  E. infectiousness

  D. excess

  C. contamination

  A. influence B. effect.

  In canning, heat can be used to destroy bacteria and halt enzymic activity in food. Bacterial 75 from external sources is prevented by sealing the food in a can. The can is the heated to a temperate 76 to sterilize the contents. The length of time and the temperature 77 to ensure sterilization depend on the product and on the type of bacteria to b,e destroyed. It is important .that the contents of the can are heated 78 An experimental check can be made on the exact temperature in any part of a sample can 79 it is being heated by inserting a there couple into the can.

  Text IV 2000

  A. the development of world civilization B.sophisticated technology in ancient civilization C. the fate of civilization in ancient times D.examples of some ancient advanced civilizations E. the differences in world civilizations

  The topic of the paragraph is ___.

  E. the degeneration of the social system

  D. natural disasters

  C. the growth of bureaucracy

  B. barbarian invasions

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  E. various names for numbers

  A. early demonstrations of numbers

  B. the use of fingers in counting

  C. the importance of numbers

  D. primitive tries

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  Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text? A. It was not necessary to have names for numbers in counting.

  A. their inferior technology

  B. Only in earlier days did people use their fingers in counting.

  C. There are tribes who only consider "one" and "two" important.

  D. For some tribes., it is unusual to use fingers when counting.

  E. The words "one" and "two" were unpopular among many tribes.

  Text III 2003

  In the last few thousand years many civilizations have risen to a high level of development and then collapsed. As far as we know none of them had such a sophisticated technology as we developed, but nevertheless they produced remarkable and long lasting artifacts, such as the great pyramids and the sphinx of Egypt, the arch at Ctesiphon and the extraordinary stone constructions of Middle America. The civilization of Knossos in Crete even had plumbing on the third floor. Some of these civilizations were destroyed by barbarian invasions, others by earthquakes, fires or other disasters and some in Mexico apparently collapsed purely as a result of the irreversible growth of top heavy bureaucracy. In all of them, however, their collapse has had a central case, which was the run down or degeneration of the overall motivation, spirit, or ethos of the social system.

  8. The general reason for the collapse of all these ancient civilizations is ___.

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  B. has been losing

  C. ought to borrow

  B. was a fool

  A. her behavioral is foolish

  Hanny became the focus of attention when she wore a colourful dress and __ at my birthday party.

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  E. would borrow

  D. may borrow

  B. might borrow

  D. her foolishness

  A. can borrow

  He asked me whether he... my car to go to the party.

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  E. loses

  D. is losing

  C. losing

  C. behaved foolishly

  E. hear foolish behavior

  A. has just lost

  'While living in Bogor, we always went to school onfoot.’ This means that we ___ on foot while we were living in Bogor.

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  E. liked going to school

  D. are used to going to school

  C. used to go to school

  B. are going to school

  A. go to school

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  E. we fax it

  D. it has been faxed

  C. the victims fax

  B. has faxed

  A. they are faxed

  'Have you been informed about the exact number of victims of the airplane crash?' 'Yes, __ to the headquarters of Garuda'

• These are all government offices." "... is your father's?'

  'You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?’ 'My father ... his job.'

  C. operative

  E. required

  E. uniformed

  D. uniformly

  C. uniformity

  B. uniform

  A. unity

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  D. requisition

  A. while

  C. recurs it

  B. requirement

  A. .require

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  E. complete

  D. sufficient

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  B. because

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  E. be

  E. What

  D. Why

  C. Whose

  B. When

  A. Which

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  D. is

  C. whereas

  C. are

  B. they are

  A. he is

  At the beginning of the semester, eac of the students ... given a new time-table.

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  E. so that

  D. since

  Smoking can be the cause of many illnesses and

  respiratory disorders; ___ it may harm nonsmokers.

  Oh, where was she

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  These tourists, ____are Japanese, were among the crowd participating in the “Dangdut “ dance.

  A.

  There are many

  B. Many of them C.

  Whose many

  D. Many of whom E.

  They who

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  ‘My little sister brought the antique vase I bought last year.’ A.

  What did she do B. Oh, I am so sad C. Oh, it must be expensive D.

  E. What a shame

  ____.” A. Ask her to help B. Have helped her C. Ask us to help her D.

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  As I found out that not all the workshop participants knew about today’s schedule, I got my secretary____it right away.

  A.

  Distributing B. Distributed C. She distributes

  D. To distribute E.

  In distributing

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  ‘What should the government do to create political stability?’ ____ A.

  Law enforcement should work effectively

  B. The effective work of law enforcement C.

  Enforcing the law to work effective D.

  Working to make law enforcement effective E.

  Have somebody help her E. Have her help somebody

  “As I was sent out of town to work on construction project, I could not help my fiencee with our wedding preparations.” But you should

  A. consequently

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  B. however

  C. in addition

  D. nevertheless

  E. otherwise

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  Mr. Sulaiman is a prominent figure among Indonesian scientists; moreover, people know him as ____ person.

  A. an arrogant

  B. a strict

  C. a proud

  D. a tough

  E. a sociable

  'Do you often go to restaurants?' 'No, it __ quite a long time since I went to a restaurant with my friends.'

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  A. as been

  B. would be

  C. is being

  D. was

  E. had been

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  He did not pass his oral examination because he was either nervous ____

  A. or he did not prepare himself well

  B. and did not prepare well

  C. also the preparation was not good

  D. or not well prepared

  E. but he was not well prepared

  To make law enforcement work effectively

  PEMBAHASAN SPMB-05-51

  Jawaban : A Pembahasan “memasalahkan bagaimana cara menghitung”

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  dalam menjawab pertanyaan melengkapi gagasan, lihatlah di wancana pernyataan yang sama dengan potongan kalimat soal, dan lihat kelanjutan kalimat tersebut; itulah jawabanya.

  Cara singkat

  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Perhatikan kalimat terakhir “ in all of them ,however, theirs collapse has had a central case, which was the run down or degeneration of overall motivation, spirit, or ethos of the social syst em” jelas bahwa alas an umum keruntuhan peradaban kuno ( the collapse of ancient civilization) adalah untuk mematikan atau degenarilasasi motivasi, semangat atau etos dari system social)

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  banyak juga memiliki nama hanya untuk angka, bahkan menghubungkan angka dengan jari-jari tertentu.

  “ tidak dikenal oleh banyak suku”, kendati

  Jawaban : A Pembahasan Pernyataan yang tepat dalam kaitannya dengan teks adalah: kata “ one and two

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  Jawaban : A Pembahasan

  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Yang dimaksud dengan ‘over the counter medication’ adalah obat-obatan yang tamnpa resep (medication without prescription)

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  Jawaban : B Pembahasan Dari keseluruhan paparan wancana, terlihat bahwa dengan terdapatnya terlalu banyak cara menyiasati mabuk perjalanan bearti penanganan terhadap mabuk perjalanan untuk orang yang satu belum tentu berhasil untuk orang lain (there is no definite solution to the problem of motion sickness).

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  …”. Terlihat bahwa yang tidak direkomendasikan untuk mengurangi kemungkinan mabuk perjalanan adalah mengonsumsi makanan berlemak tinggi (consuming high-fat food).

  Jawaban : C Pembahasan Perhatikan kalimat keempat dan kelima paragraph 2 : “Avoid alcoholic and carbonated beverages, high-fat foods, and spices. Care in choosing the location of your seat

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  Jawaban : D Pembahasan Seperti di informasikan kalimat ke 4 paragraf 1: scientists hav learned that motion sickness occurs when the brain is trying to make sense of situation and there too many conflicting messages”, yang menjadi penyebab orang mabuk perjalanan adalah pesan-pesan kacau yang diterima otak (the conflicting massages recived by the brain)

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  Paragraf 1 memaparkan alasan mengapa orang mengalami motion sickness (mabuk perjalanan). Paragraf 2 memaparkan strategi menyiasati dan menghindari motion sickness. Dan paragraf ke 3 memaparkan alternative lain untuk siasat tadi. Jelas bahwa wancana soal memiliki tajuk atau inti cerita, tentang mabuk perjalanan (motion sickness)

  Jawaban : A Pembahasan Wancana dibuka dengan mentabirkan kenyataan banyak peradaaban mengalami pasang surut-mencapai puncaknya, dan kemudian runtuh pada kalimat pertama; kemudian kenyataan tadi diberikan lewat contoh-contoh peninggalan keemasan peradaban tertentu pada kalimat kedua dan ketiga, dan alas an keruntuhan peradaban pada kalimat keempat dan kelima. Jelas bahwa wancana bertajukan perjaanan (berkembang dan runtuhnya) peradaban- peradban disunia ini (the development of world civilization) sementara nasib peradaban di masa lalu ( the fate of civilization in ancient time), jenis-jenis peradaban didunia (the differences in world civilization), usaha penciptaan teknologi canggih pada peradaban kuno (shophisticated technology ini ancient civilization), dan contoh-contoh peradaban kuno yang maju (example of some ancient advances civilization) merupakan pengembangan pikiran penduduk (supporting ideas) dari tajuk tadi diatas.

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  Jawaban : D Pembahasan Each membicarakan satu dari suatu jumlah sehingga bentuknya selalu tunggal : sehingga predikat kalimatnya juga harus singular.

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  Jawaban : C Pembahasan Behaved foolishly adalah frase ‘kata kerja yang lebih tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat ini

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  Jawaban : B Pembahasan Kata penguhubung “wheather” mengingatkan kita akan kalimat langsung dan tak langsung bentuk : “Yes/No Question”. Di samping itu, ada bentuk “ Reporting verb : … asked” dalam past tense yang menuntut agar bentuk kata kerjanya dari kalimat langsung harus diubah sesuai tensenya

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  Jawaban : A Pembahasan anton sangat sedih akibat dari PHK terhadap ayahnya yang berlangsung baru saja.

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  Jawaban : A Pembahasan Kata Tanya yang dipake untuk suatu bentuk pilihan yang jumlahnya terbatas adalah : which.

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  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Bacterial (adj) …from external sources is prevented by sealing the food in a can. Kata yang lebih tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat ini adalah infectiousness (kata benda).

  Jawaban : A Pembahasan An experimental check can be made on the exact temperature in any part of a sample can … kata penghubung yang tepat adalah while = although

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  Jawaban : D Pembahasan …can are heated …perlu diikuti kata keterangan (adverb of manner)

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  … to ensure …bagian perlu diisi dengan kata kerja bentuk pasif : ‘reuired’ (bukan kata sifat).

  Jawaban : E Pembahasan The length of time and the temperature

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  Dapat dilengkapi dengan kata ‘require’ = teratur.”

  Jawaban : A Pembahasan …a temperate … to sterilize the contents.

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  Jawaban : A Pembahasan untuk menjawab pertanyaan tersebut perlu bentuk pasif. Dengan demikian demikian…they are faxed … adalah pilihan tepat.

• – bukan pola kalimat. Pada opsi (A) or he

  Jawaban : D Pembahasan kata either berkolokasi dengan kata or ; opsi yang memungkinkan adalah (A) dan (D). kolokasi ‘either…or…’ selalu menghubungkan kata/frase/kalimat yang bentuk dan jenisnya sama. Kata setelah either adalah nervous (kata sifat)

  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Kalimat “ my little sister brought the antique

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  whom are Japanese, were among the crowd participating in the “Dangdut “ dance.

  bahasa inggris bearti These tourists, many of

  turis ini banyak dari mereka adalah orang Jepang, berada diantara kerumunan orang yang turut bergoyang dangdut, yang dalam

  many, maka opsi ( C) salah ; dan who tidak boleh diiawali dengan pronoun yang digantikannya : they maka opsi (E) tidak tepa. Kalimat soal menghendaki pengertian : para

  Whose tidak boleh diikuti dengan quantifier :

  Jawaban : D Pembahasan Klausa yang diapit koma akan member penjelasa pada kata/frase yang diikutinya ; maka harus dirangkai dengan relative pronoun. Opsi yang memungkinkan adalah( C ) whose many, (D) many and whom, (E) they who.

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  meminta seeorang melakukan sesuatu dapat dinyatakan dengan pola causative : have + object + V1.

  untu k membantu tunangannya’. Ungkapan

  Jawaban : D Pembahasan Karena pembicara pertama dikirim keluar kota untuk bekerja pada proyek konstruksi maka dia tidak bisa membantu tunangannya mempersiapkan pernikahan mereka. Secara konsteks, respon pembicara kedua yang tepat adalah ‘ anda sebaiknya minta saja seeorang

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  didn’t prepare himself well ; merupakan pola kalimat ; maka dianggap tidak parallel.

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  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Untuk menentukan tense yang digunakan dalam kalimat ini perlu diperhatikan adverbal clause “since I went to restaurant wuth my friends.” Klausa ini menggunakan bentuk simple past tense, sehingga kesepadanan tense yang menyatakan makna ‘ sudah ‘ di klausa utamanya adalah past perfect tense : it had been a long time …

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  Jawaban : B Pembahasan kata hubung ‘mereover’ menghubungkan hal positif dengan positif dan negative dengan negative.

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  addition/ further more/besides (terlebih- lebih/selain itu ).

  banyak penyakit dan gangguan pernapasan). Klausa yang yang berfungsi menambahakan informasi dengan klausa intinya harus dirangkai dengan konjugasi mereover/in

  cause of many illness and respiratory disorders (merokok dapat menjadi penyebab

  Jawaban : C Pembahasan Klause it may harm non – smokers (merokok dapat juga membahayakan orang yang bukan perokok) merupakan tambahan informasi dari pernyataan sebelumnya smoking can be the

  Cara singkat Always + V2 = used to + V1 UMPTN-01-92

  menyatakan kebiasaan yang dilakukan dari dulu hingga sekarang.

  be used to + V in,(are used to going) = terbiasa,

  pada waktu lampau (past). Ungkapan kebiasaan pada waktu lampau dapat dinyatakan dengan used to V1. Always went = used to go ; used to + V1 = pernah. Alih-alih to

  Always went merupakan suatu kebiasaan

  Jawaban : C Pembahasan

  vase I bought last years” (adik saya memecahkan jambangan antic yang saya beli tahun lalu) merupakan suatu berita buruk atau suatu musibah. Respons yang tepat untuk kondisi seperti ini adalah ungkapan rasa simpati atau rasa iba, yang lazim nya dinyatakan dengan,’sayang yah’ – yang dapat dinyatakan dengan bahasa inggris dengan that’s awful!/that’s a shame!, that’s a pity!, that’s a terrible!, that’s to bad, atau dengan ungkapan saya sedih mendengarnya – yang dinyatakan dalam bahasa inggris dengan ‘ I’am sorry to hear that atau I’am so/very sorry.

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  Jawaban : D Pembahasan secara konteks , karena tidak semua peserta loka karya mengetahui agenda hari ini, maka untuk mengatasi hal tersebut saya meminta secretary membagikan agenda tersebut secepatnya, pengertian meminta / menyuruh seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu dapat dinyatakan dengan pola causative get : get +

  agent + to V1I, yang dipenuhi oleh opsi I got my secretary to distribute it right away.

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  Jawaban : E Pembahasan Jawaban pendek untuk pernyataan ‘What should the government do to create political stability

  …’ ? semestinya adalah frasa yang dimulai dengan karta kerja infinitive tanpa to, misalnya “Enforce the law.”. namun frasa seperti ini tidak ada dalam pilihan sehingga yang paling memungkinkan adalah (What the government should do is) To make law enforcement work effectively,” dengan asumsi frasa “ What the government should do” sudah sama-sama dimengerti (understood).