Mau Sukses UN Sekaligus dapat TOEFL di Atas 500? Kerjakan Tes Contoh Soal Ujian Nasional Bahasa Inggris Ini!

Secara umum, ada tiga topik utama yang dipilih oleh Badan Standar Nasional Pendidikan (BSNP) sebagai kisi-kisi UN Bahasa Inggris 2016, yakni Fungsi Sosial, Struktur Teks, dan Unsur Kebahasaan. Namun, untuk latihan soal Bahasa Inggris kali ini, Quipper Video akan membedahnya menjadi sub materi yang lebih detail, jadi proses belajar kamu pun bisa lebih mudah dan praktis. Seluruh contoh soal di bawah ini diambil dari UN Bahasa Inggris 2015 lalu.

Mengidentifikasi Tujuan/Latar Belakang Teks

Gardens by McKenna

PO Box 687

1103 Lisbon, Portugal

September 8, 2006

 

Guy Adamsons

Lanscape Design magazine

Ottho Heldringstraat 2

1006 AZ Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

Dear Mr. Adamsons:

Thank you for sending the advertising information. We have decided not to place an ad in the December issue, but we will consider placing one in the next issue in March.

We will be in touch. Again thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely yours,

McKenna

Landscape Architect

• Why did Mr. McKenna write this letter?

1. To say he wasn’t interested in placing an ad now.
2. To ask Mr. Adamsons for subscription.
3. To place an ad in December.
4. To refuse a business
5. To get a job

Pembahasan:

Mr. McKenna belum setuju untuk memasang iklan di bulan Desember seperti dijelaskan dalam kalimat “We have decided not to place an ad in the December issue”.

Jawaban: 1

Menentukan Fungsi Detil Setiap Aspek dalam Teks

DILI (AP): A strong earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Wednesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning – but no large waves hit the tiny nation’s coast.

The 6.2 magnitude tremor struck 262 kilometers northeast of the capital, Dili, in Indonesia’s Banda Sea at a depth of 10 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Residents in Dili did not feel any shaking and there were no immediate reports of damage of injuries.

Indonesia’s Metereology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami alert, saying it had been powerful enough to generate giant waves. The warning was later retracted.

East Timor, a colony abandoned by the Portugese that became Asia’s youngest country after breaking from Indonesia in 1999, sits along a series of fault lines and volcanoes known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.

In December 2004, a massive earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra and trigerred a tsunami that killed more than 230.000 people in a dozen countries, including 160.000 people in Indonesia’s western of province of Aceh.

• What did a strong earthquake strucking off the coast of East Timor report?

1. Some damage and injuries.
2. Shaking northest of Dili.
3. No damage and injuries.
4. Generating giant waves.
5. Trigerring a tsunami.

Pembahasan:

Pada kalimat pertama “A strong earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Wednesday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning – but no large waves hit the tiny nation’s coast”, artinya ada gempa bumi yang diprediksikan menghasilkan gelombang tsunami, tapi kenyatannya tidak ada, sehingga tidak ada kerusakan dan korban yang jatuh (no damage and injuries).

Jawaban: 3

Mengidentifikasi Plot dari Teks

Many people say that examinations should be abolished because they are not the best measure of student’s capabilities. These people believe that students can study on their own and do better without the nagging worry and pressure exerted by examinations.

Yet, there are persuasive reasons to show that examinations should not be abolished. It is insufficient that teachers assign homework and correct it. Because this is not done under supervision, they cannot be sure that it is really the work of the students themselves. Moreover, homework is not a test of student’s ability. Homework is a method of merely keeping him occupied.

Nowadays, in the hunt for the jobs, students need to produce some evidence of their capabilities. Prospective employers like to see copies of examination results. This is the only way a student’s qualifications can be judged. This attitude greatly encourages the use of examinations, since it considered it necessary for them to measure their capabilities.

• Why do some people disagree to abolish the examination?

1. Exam result is the only proof of student’s capabilities.
2. Nobody trusts the students nowadays.
3. It is a regulation in the country.
4. It is a good measurement.
5. It is for the sake of efficiency.

Pembahasan:

Sebagian orang tidak setuju ujian dihapus karena ujian merupakan alat yang baik untuk mengukur kemampuan siswa. “…since it is considered it necessary them to measure their capabilities.”

Jawaban: 4

Menjelaskan Keterkaitan Antar Teks

• Rearrange the following sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph!

1. Everyone stared at me, I scrambled back into the toilet and didn’t come out for a long time, I was so embarrassed.
2. On the way, I felt the urgent need to use the bus toilet.
3. The bus hit a bump and then the door flew open.
4. Last holiday, my class made a trip to Anyer.
5. I stumbled out into the aisle, exposing myself to all the bus passengers.
6. We rented a bus to take us there.
7. I was sure that I had locked the door by turning the handle, but as soon as I slipped off my pants.

1. 7-2-3-4-1-5-6
2. 6-4-7-2-3-1-5
3. 3-5-4-2-7-1-6
4. 5-6-2-3-1-4-7
5. 4-6-2-7-3-5-1

Pembahasan:

Paragraf yang baik memiliki ide pokok di kalimat pertama. Ide pokok dari paragraf tersebut adalah rekreasi yang dilaksanakan pada musim liburan kemarin. Sehingga kalimat pertama adalah kalimat 4.

Jawaban: 5

Menyimpulkan dan Menganalisis Teks

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Six U.S. soldiers were killed by a blast north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, in one of the single deadliest ground attacks against American forces in Iraq in months.

Three other soldiers were wounded after an explosion went off near their vehicles in the province of Salahaddin, the military said in a statement, without giving details. Salahaddin is a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold.

More than 3.170 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. Iraqi and U.S. forces in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence. U.S. military commanders have expressed concerns that insurgents could step up attacks outside Baghdad.

• The text talks about….

1. Six U.S soldiers killed by a blast
2. Attacking against American
3. A blast north of Baghdad
4. A Sunni Arab insurgent
5. The U.S. military

Pembahasan:

Teks tersebut menceritakan tentang 6 tentara AS yang terbunuh di Baghdad oleh bom (six US soldier killed by a blast).

Jawaban: 1

Mengidentifikasi Kata/Ungkapan dalam Teks

Rowan Atkinson is an English comedian, actor, and writer, famous for his title roles in the British television comedies Blackadder, the Thin Blue Line and Mr. Bean. He has been …1)… in the Observer as one of the 50 funniest actors in British comedy. Atkinson is mostly well known as Mr. Bean.

Rowan Atkinson is a quite thin man. He has fair …2)… and black short hair. Some people considered Atkinson as “the man with the rubber face”. In fact, he has …3)… funny face face with unique smile. He is in medium height of European people. He has a pointed nose, big black eyes, and thick eyebrows. His moustache and sideburns are usually well shaved. He usually wears a men’s suit with shirt, collar, trousers, and a pair of shiny shoes.

1)

1. A. nominated
2. checked
3. written
4. noted
5. listed

Pembahasan:

Dia telah terdaftar pada majalah Observer sebagai salah satu dari 50…. Sehingga kata yang tepat untuk mengisi titik-titik adalah terdaftar (listed).

Jawaban: 5

2)

1. A. attraction
2. perfection
3. complexion
4. performance
5. modification

Pembahasan:

Dia memiliki kulit yang terang dan rambut pendek berwarna hitam. Jadi kata yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat rumpang tersebut adalah kulit (complexion).

Jawaban: 3

3)

1. A. really
2. surely
3. likely
4. merely
5. obviously

Pembahasan:

Dia sungguh memiliki wajah yang lucu dengan senyum yang unik. Sehingga kata yang dapat digunakan untuk melengkapi kalimat tersebut adalah sangat (sungguh).

Jawaban: 1

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Dari berbagai contoh soal di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa UN Bahasa Inggris mengandung cukup banyak teks bacaan. Kuncinya terletak pada ketelitian kamu dalam membaca teks tersebut. Dengan begitu, kamu akan dapat menemukan kalimat-kalimat kunci yang berperan sebagai “pilar” dari teks bacaan. Jangan lupa juga untuk berlatih mengerjakan soal listening, ya, Quipperian!