SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS UMPTKIN

(Contoh soal UM PTKIN 2023)

Source: Bocoran 15 Contoh Soal UM PTKIN 2023 Literasi Membaca Bahasa Inggris -
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1) According to the text, we can conclude that …

(A) tax is free use for any fitness equipment
(B) fitness center is new in the business
(C) sauna facilities are available on the premise
(D) the facilities open for six months
2) What is the new facility offered in the fitness center?
(A) Shower
(B) Racquetball court
(C) Insurance program
(D) Infrared saunas

The Malay word orangutan means "person of the forest." These long-haired, orangish
primates, found only in Sumatra and Borneo, are highly intelligent and are close relatives
of humans. Orangutans have an enormous arm span. A male may stretch his arms some 7
feet (2 meters) from fingertip to fingertip-a reach considerably longer than his standing
height of about 5 feet (1.5 meters). When orangutans do stand, their hands nearly touch the
ground. Orangutans' arms are well suited to their lifestyle because they spend much of their
time (some 90 percent) in the trees of their tropical rain forest home.
(Source: https://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/orangutan)
3) Which of the following sentences does the second paragraph mainly discuss?
(A) The comparison of orangutan's hand and legs
(B) The physical characteristics of orangutan
(C) The functions of orangutan's hand
(D) The size of the orangutan's body

4) The word 'orangish' could be best replaced by…

(A) primate-like
(B) people-like
(C) gorilla-like
(D) monkey-like

5) Which of the following is true about orangutan?

a. they are only found in two different islands of Indonesia
b. they touch the ground using their long feet
c. they are part of human
d. his standing height is longer that reaching arm.
 Online jobs are selected in part-time employment for many, and some have taken
more seriously. A growing number of people are willing to take a job online. Working
online has its advantages if we manage effectively. Why not? It offers flexibility and
convenience that no other job can give. We can work from home with minimal investment
and get a good income. The idea of adding weight to our pocket and makes life easier and
comfortable is the most reassuring.

The reason behind this great opportunity is that every day there are new companies
to join. Every day and every minute people are seeking information about everything under
the sky of the Internet. We know that the Internet is the answer to every question; web sites
need to update each section and also add reports on developments that have recently joined.
Therefore, it is an expansive space for articles.

There are a number of jobs we can work online. Some of them which strongly
recommended are writing, marketing, stock trading, and online education. However we
should be very careful because scamming opportunities are always there.

(Source: https://misropi.blogspot.com/hortatory-and-analitical-exposition-text.html)

6) According to the text, we can infer that...

a. a lot of internet users are searching
b. jobs must specialize himself to choose his specialties
c. internet has limited space for users to update its section and add reports on their
developments
d. The online jobs need certain space for the workers to do their works since they
have to work together in the same time
7) What is the closest meaning of 'weight' in paragraph one?
a. Volume
b. Mass
c. money
d. heaviness

8) The word 'it' in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to...
a. Report
b. job online
 c. internet
d. website

9) What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

a. We have to be aware of cybercrime to do online jobs
b. There are limited jobs we can do online
c. Only some jobs can be done online
d. Everybody is free to do online jobs

10) What is the purpose of the author in writing the text?

a. To tell about the use of online jobs
b. To persuade people to do online jobs
c. To explain the benefits of doing online jobs
d. To describe the increasing number of online jobs seekers

Cost of disaster relief operation caused by forest fires in 21,900 hectares of land in Riau
has reached 267 billion IDR. According to National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB),
the fund consists of 103 billion IDR in middle of 2013 and 164 billion per March 2013.
"The total fund needed is still growing as we still use it for next four months to pay Sikorsky
helicopters and aircraft for weather modification technology," Head of Data Information
and Public Relation in BNPB, Sutopo Purwonugroho said on Friday. Forest fires' fund in
2014 is larger than last year and has reached half of BNPB budget (300 billionIDR). BNPB
has disbursed fund since Riau governor declared an emergency status on February 26.
According to Sutopo, majority of funds were used to drop water bombs and weather
modification technology. Fuel price is expensive for rented Hercules aircraft, Sikorsky
helicopters and Camox. Other major expenditure came from logistic and equipment of joint
operation involving more than 2,800 people.
(Source: 05 April 2014 08:54 WIB Thick smoke billows from forest fire in Riau on March
20, 2014. REPUBLIKA)
11) Which of the following statement indicates the main idea of the first paragraph?
a. The cost for relieving the forest fire disaster is increasing by years
b. The cost of disaster needs to cover 21,900 hectares of land
c. The cost of forest fire disaster is 164 million in 2013
d. The cost for disaster management is controlled by BNPB
12) The above text explains that the budget of National Disaster Management agency in
2014 is...
a. 164 billion IDR
b. 267 billion IDR
c. 300 billion IDR
d. 600 billion IDR

13) We can infer from the text that...

a. The government employed soldier to activate the bomb in the forest
b. The government spent the fund twice to extinguish fire in Riau in 2013
c. The cost for the aircraft's fuel was not really considered by government
d. The Riau governor calculated seriously the use of the government fund to solve
disaster

14) The second paragraph of the text tells us about ...

a. The number of people involved in the disaster operation
b. The description on the division of the 2.800 people in the disaster operation
c. The clear description of other expenditures instead of logistics and equipment
d. The review of the provided logistics and the used equipment in the disaster
operation

15) What is most likely in the paragraph following the above text?
a. The use of forest fires' fund in 2014
b. The reason of the expensive fuel price
c. The kinds of logistics and equipments as the expenditure of BNPB fund
d. The mechanism of dropping water bombs and weather modification technology

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The Internet started in the 1960s as a way for government researchers to share
information. Computers in the '60s were large and immobile and in order to make use of
information stored in any one computer, one had to either travel to the site of the computer
or have magnetic computer tapes sent through the conventional postal system.
 Another catalyst in the formation of the Internet was the heating up of the Cold War.
The Soviet Union's launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the U.S. Defense Department to
consider ways information could still be disseminated even after a nuclear attack. This
eventually led to the formation of the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency
Network), the network that ultimately evolved into what we now know as the Internet.
ARPANET was a great success but membership was limited to certain academic and
research organizations who had contracts with the Defense Department. In response to this,
other networks were created to provide information sharing.
January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the
various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other.
A new communications protocol kinds of computers on different networks to "talk" to each
other. ARPANET and the Defense Data Network officially changed to the TCP/IP standard
on January 1, 1983, hence the birth of the Internet. All networks could now be connected
by a universal language.

16) What is mainly discussed in the text?

a. The impacts of the Cold War
b. Ways to develop the Internet
c. The history of the Internet development
d. Parties having roles in developing the Internet
e. The development of ARPANET

17) The following statements are true about the Internet, EXCEPT …
a. A. It was called ARPANET at first.
b. It was originally the idea of the Soviet Union.
c. It was developed greatly during the Cold War.
d. It was firstly used only by government researchers.
e. It makes possible for all networks to get connected.

18) The word “eventually” in line 6 can be replaced by …

a. Later
b. at first
c. forever
d. in the end
 e. at any time

Questions 19 – 24 are based on the following text.

As social insects living in a colony, honey bees must communicate with one another.
Honey bees use movement, odor cues, and even food exchanges to share information.
Honey bee workers perform a series of movements, often referred to as the "waggle dance,"
to teach other workers the location of food sources more than 150 meters from the hive.
Scout bees fly from the colony in search of pollen and nectar. If successful in finding good
supplies of food, the scouts return to the hive and "dances" on the honeycomb.
The honey bee first walks straight ahead, vigorously shaking its abdomen and
producing a buzzing sound with the beat of its wings. The distance and speed of this
movement communicates the distance of the foraging site to the others. Communicating
direction becomes more complex, as the dancing bee aligns her body in the direction of the
food, relative to the sun. The entire dance pattern is a figure‐eight, with the bee repeating
the straight portion of the movement each time it circles to the center again.
Honey bees also use two variations of the waggle dance to direct others to food
sources closer to home. The round dance, a series of narrow circular movements, alerts
colony members to the presence of food within 50 meters of the hive. This dance only
communicates the direction of the supply, not the distance. The sickle dance, a crescent‐
shaped pattern of moves, alerts workers to food supplies within 50‐150 meters from the
hive.
The honey bee dance was observed and noted by Aristotle as early as 330 BC. Karl
von Frisch, a professor of zoology in Munich, Germany, earned the Nobel Prize in 1973
for his groundbreaking research on this dance language. His book The Dance Language
and Orientation of Bees, published in 1967, presents fifty years of research on honey bee
communication.

19) What is the topic of the text above?

a. The way honey bees communicate
b. How honey bees find their food
c. The life cycle of honey beesResearches on honey bees’ dances
d. Kinds of honey bees’ dances
20) Which of the following is closest in meaning with “align” (line 9)?
a. Bow
b. Turn
c. Straighten
d. Join
e. Bend

21) In which line of the text does the author mention a kind of dances showing the location
of the nearest food sources?
a. 3 – 4
b. 7 – 8
c. 10 – 11
d. 12 – 13
e. 16 – 17

22) Which of the following is NOT mentioned about honey bees?

a. They use some ways to share information.
b. They live in colony.
c. They work individually in finding food.
d. They use dances to show the location of food sources.
e. They eat pollen and nectar.

23) What does the word “its” (line 8) refer to?

a. Honey bee
b. Sound
c. Abdomden
d. Wing
e. Distance

24) Which of the following best describes the organization of the text?
a. Cause and Effect
b. Question and Answer
c. Comparison and Contrast
 d. Statement and Sequences
e. Statement and Explanation

Questions 25 – 30 are based on the following text.

Self‐access language learning centers are educational facilities designed for student
learning that is at least partially, if not fully self‐directed. Students have access to resources
ranging from photocopied exercises with answer keys to computer software for language
learning. These centers exist primarily in Asia, Europe, and North America. Use of such
facilities and the pedagogical theory they are based upon has its advantages and
disadvantages. Proper use can result in a feeling of empowerment and better learning
outcomes, but getting to the point where students and teachers can exploit them effectively
can be problematic. For this reason, the structure of established self‐access centers varies
from completely student‐directed work with classroom immersion to programs that provide
primarily tutor or instructor guidance for student work.
One of the advantages of this form of learning is that students at the very least set the
pace of their work. Depending on the individual center, students can also set the level and
content of their work. Students can use these centers voluntarily or can have assignments
to complete there. The major advantage, therefore, is flexibility with the purpose of giving
the students themselves the opportunity to tailor the course more to their learning needs
and styles than a more traditional mode of teaching.
One of the advantages of this form of learning is that students at the very least set the
pace of their work. Depending on the individual center, students can also set the level and
content of their work. Students can use these centers voluntarily or can have assignments
to complete there. The major advantage, therefore, is flexibility with the purpose of giving
the students themselves the opportunity to tailor the course more to their learning needs
and styles than a more traditional mode of teaching.

25) From the text, we can infer that …

a. Self‐access language learning center may accommodate various learning styles.
b. Teachers get more benefit from self‐access language learning center.
c. Most students prefer learning in self‐access language learning center.
 d. Both teacher and students do not know how to use self‐access language learning
center effectively.
e. Self‐access language learning centers are established only in developing countries.

26) What is UNTRUE about self‐access language learning center?

a. It supports students’ independency in learning.
b. It is designed for students having learning difficulties.
c. It provides both teacher and students with a wide range of materials.
d. It causes the students to be more active in learning.
e. It helps teachers to give guidance for the students.

27) The word “tailor” In line 12 is closest in meaning to

a. Complete
b. Sew
c. Choose
d. Manage
e. Adjust

28) The word “they” in line 17 refers to

a. Reports
b. Teachers
c. Students
d. Guidance
e. Technologies

29) What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?

a. To gather supports from the readers in establishing a self‐access language learning
center
b. To describe the nature of self‐access language learning center
c. To inform the readers about the positive and negative sides of self‐access language
learning center
d. To give suggestions on how to develop a good self‐access language learning center
 e. To persuade students and teachers to make use of self‐access language learning
center

30) The phrase “used to” In line 15 can be replaced by …

a. Free
b. Happy
c. Pleased
d. Familiar
e. Interested