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TRY OUT AKBAR NASIONAL VI

SIMULASI UJIAN TULIS PMB PKN STAN
PROGRAM DIPLOMA I, DIPLOMA III, DAN DIPLOMA IV
TAHUN AKADEMIK 2017/2018

Untuk soal nomor 121-180, pilihlah satu di antara alternatif jawaban yang disediakan, yang Anda anggap merupakan
jawaban yang paling tepat dengan memperhatikan setiap petunjuk yang ada. Jika dibutuhkan Anda dapat menggunakan
bagian yang kosong pada naskah soal ini sebagai buram.

TES BAHASA INGGRIS

(NOMOR 121 s.d. 180)

STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Select the correct answer from the four choices given!

121. Guns, knives and other lethal weapons … by the 126. According to some historians, if Napoleon had not
police in the car. invaded Russia, he … the rest of Europe.
A. were found A. had conquered
B. is found B. would conquer
C. had found C. would have conquered
D. was found D. conquered

122. There are about 350 species and subspecies of 127. The Nestors had to borrow chairs from their next-
birds in danger of … extinct, with a large number door neighbors … they ended up having more
of them, 117 in all, found on oceanic islands. dinner guests than they expected.
A. become A. because
B. became B. after
C. becoming C. although
D. becomes D. however

123. We offer instructional films to new employees … 128. Among symptoms of measles, which takes about
them in understanding our overall goals for the twelve days to incubate, are a high fever, swelling
coming year. of glands in the neck, a cough, and … to light.
A. assisted A. sensitive
B. was assisting B. sensitivity
C. is assisting C. sensitively
D. to assist D. sensed

124. The … of all animals, a full-grown giraffe maybe 129. Not until the eighteenth century … the complex
eighteen feet or higher. chemistry of metallurgy.
A. taller A. the appreciation of scientists began
B. tall B. did scientist begin to appreciate
C. tallest C. scientists who were beginning to appreciate
D. most tall D. when scientists began to appreciate

125. … in 1860, the Government Printing Office prints 130. The evolutionary adaptation of a particular species
and binds documents for all department of the of animal over time occurs in response to
United States government. environmental conditions, including … animals.
A. Establishing A. the other
B. Established B. other
C. Were established C. another
D. Had been establishing D. others

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131. Since Milly Elizabeth’s father never approved of ... 138. Lucy Stone, …, helped organize the American
Steven Hall, the couple decided to live in Canada, Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.
where they find the true happiness. A. one of the first feminists in the United States
A. her marrying B. is one of the first feminists in the United States
B. her to marry C. was one of the first feminists in the United
C. her marriage States
D. she to marry D. that one of the first feminists in the United
States

132. If you ... late for the interview, you would have 139. Because of his busy days of being a new leader,
been accepted to this company. Ronaldo hardly has his breakfast, …?
A. weren’t A. has he
B. had not B. did he
C. had not been C. is he
D. had been D. does he

133. The lecturer got the students … the thesis they 140. The … boy is trying to cover his face with his bag
have made as a final project of this semester. because of awkward moment he has made.
A. to collect A. embarrases
B. collect B. embarrassing
C. collecting C. embarrassed
D. collected D. embarrass

134. … there is a new candidate elected to be the new 141. The CEO suggests that every employee … paid on
president or not is still a big question. time every month.
A. That A. is
B. Which B. be
C. Whether C. should
D. If D. might

135. All people in the district come out to see ... 142. No longer … to look for my lost cat than Mom called
rainbow. me to go back home.
A. such beautiful A. I got out
B. too beautiful B. had I gotten out
C. such a beautiful C. I had gotten out
D. so a beautiful D. did I get out

136. Melly got her watch ... after she accidentally broke 143. As soon as I know the result of my test, I … my
it. mother.
A. to be repaired A. will call
B. to repair B. would call
C. repaired C. called
D. repair D. have called

137. Some people are very good at growing plants, but 144. Persie asked, “Fabregas, what did you do in Spain
others … a difficult time keeping even a cactus last week?”
alive. Persie asked Fabregas …
A. have A. What he had done in Spain last week
B. is having B. what i did in Spain the previous week
C. was having C. what you did in Spain last week
D. has been had D. what he had done in Spain the previous week

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145. We were obviously wrong to put our trust in them. 148. … its fishlike form, the whale is an animal that
We should’ve teamed up with some … breathes air and will drown if submerged too long.
A. trusted young Italian men A. Despite
B. trusted young Italian man B. In spite
C. young trusted Italian man C. Although
D. Italian young trusted men D. Because

146. We are … the best soccer team in the city tonight. 149. All my students seem … with the bouncy castle.
A. going against A. satisfying
B. going back B. satisfy
C. going out C. satisfied
D. going over D. satisfaction

147. By the time you finish watching this English lesson 150. The moviegoers … for ticket looked very excited.
video, you … how to use a hyphen. A. queuing
A. would have learnt B. queue
B. will have learnt C. queued
C. had learnt D. be queued
D. had been learning

ERROR RECOGNITION
Choose the one word or phrase which would not be appropriate in standard written English!

151. The Democratic Party, the most oldest existing political party in the United States, has played a vital role in the
A B C D
nation’s history.

152. Photograph was revolutionized in 1831 by the introduction of the collodion process for making glass negatives.
A B C D

153. Telescopes are frequently used in astronomy to collect light from a celestial object, bring the light into focus,
A B C
and producing a magnified image.
D

154. The Aleuts in western Alaska have always depended of the sea for food.
A B C D

155. In the orbit of a planet around the Sun, the point closest to the Sun is called it the perihelion.
A B C D

156. Guppies are sometimes call rainbow fish because of the males’ bright colors.
A B C D

157. Serving several term in Congress, Shirley Chisholm became an important United States politician.
A B C D

158. In 1908 Olive Campbell started writing down folk songs by rural people in the southern Appalachian mountains
A B C
near hers home.
D

159. After flax is washed, dry, beaten, and combed, fibers are obtained for use in making fabric.
A B C D

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160. The United States National Labor Relations Board is authorized to investigation allegations of unfair labor
A B
practices on the part of either employers or employees.
C D

READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passage carefully and select the one correct answer from the four choices (A, B, C, or, D)!
Reading 1 for questions 161 – 166
Line Police in the US state of New Jersey believe they have solved one of the longest-running murder
cases in the state's history: the disappearance of five Newark teenagers in 1978. After tracking leads for
32 years, two men were arrested on March 22 and charged with herding the teens at gunpoint into an
abandoned row house, tying them up and torching the building, setting a blaze so fierce police say the
5 bodies were incinerated, destroying any evidence. Now, prosecutors have a difficult task: Prove the teens
were murdered when their bodies were never found.
Murders without bodies were long considered one of the most complex challenges in the legal
profession, but advances in technology have made the once-unthinkable prospect more common. The
absence of the key piece of evidence - the corpse - poses unique problems for both prosecutors and
10 defense attorneys, according to Thomas "Tad" DiBiase, a Washington-based lawyer who runs a Web site
chronicling "no body" murders. He said the majority of such cases end in convictions or guilty pleas. "The
body can tell you how the murder occurred," he said. "It can tell you when the murder occurred, it can
tell you where the murder occurred, so by taking away the body you take away all those elements from
a case - that makes it enormously difficult."
15 The New Jersey case was initially treated as a missing persons case and no connection was made
between the fire and the teens' disappearance, reported two days later. In the decades since, any clues
have been all but obliterated. The site of the fire is now a housing complex and additional case files were
reportedly lost in a courthouse flood.
Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-04/13/
161. What can be inferred from the passage about the 164. In the last paragraph, the word “obliterated” is
New Jersey case? closest in meaning to …
A. The prosecutors have enough evidence A. eliminated
B. The convicts need to find a good lawyer B. preserved
C. The case needs to be closed C. terminated
D. The murderers will never be put into trials D. scattered

162. What is the main idea of the passage? 165. When was the murder of five Newark teenagers
A. The site of the murders is an important clue solved?
B. The weapon of the murders has a significant A. in 1978
role B. in 2000
C. The bodies were the key piece of evidence C. in 2010
D. The prosecutors were the key elements of a D. in 2011
case

163. The word “their” paragraph one refers to … 166. The author mentions all of the following about the
A. the teens New Jersey cases, except …
B. the murderers A. it was the longest running murder case in the
C. the police us
D. the prosecutors B. the site of the fire is now a housing complex
C. the case files were lost in a courthouse flood
D. it was originally treated as a missing person’s
case

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Reading 2 for questions 167 – 173

Line Molting is one of the most involved processes of a bird’s annual life cycle. Notwithstanding
preening and constant care, the marvelously intricate structure of a bird’s Feather inevitably wears out.
All adult birds molt their feathers at least once a year, and upon close observation, one can recognize the
frayed, ragged appearance of feathers that are nearing the end of their useful life. Two distinct processes
5 are involved in molting. The first step is when the old, worn feather is dropped, or shed. The second is
when a new feather grows in its place. When each feather has been shed and replaced, then the molt can
be said to be complete. This, however, is an abstraction that often does not happen: incomplete,
overlapping, and arrested molts are quite common.
Molt requires that a bird find and process enough protein to rebuild approximately one-third of its
10 body weight. It is not surprising that a bird in heavy molt often seems listless and unwell. But far from
being random, molt is controlled by strong evolutionary forces that have established an optimal time and
duration. Generally, molt occurs at the time of least stress on the bird. Many songbirds, for instance, molt
in late summer, when the hard work of breeding is done but the weather is still warm and food still
plentiful. This is why the woods in late summer often seem so quiet, when compared with the exuberant
15 choruses of spring.
Molt of the flight feathers is the most highly organized part of the process. Some species, for
example, begin by dropping the outermost primary feathers on each side (to retain balance in the air)
and wait until the replacement feathers are about one-third grown before shedding the next outermost,
and so on. Others always start with the innermost primary feathers and work outward. Yet other species
20 like ducks begin in the middle and work outward on both weeks while the replacement feathers grow.
Source: http://www.civilserviceguide.com/topics/readig-comprehension/post/molting/
167. The passage mainly discusses how … 171. The word “Others” in line 19 refers to …
A. birds prepare for breeding A. Ducks
B. bird feathers differ from species B. Sides
C. birds shed and replace their feathers C. Species
D. birds are affected by seasonal changes D. Flight feathers

168. The word “Notwithstanding” in line 1 is closest in 172. The word “intricate” in line 2 is closest in meaning
meaning to … to …
A. Despite A. regular
B. Because of B. complex
C. Instead of C. interesting
D. Regarding D. important

169. Which of the following is not mentioned as a 173. It can inferred from the discussion about ducks that
reason that songbirds molt in the late summer? the molting of their flight feathers takes …
A. Fewer predators are in the woods A. a year
B. The weathers is still warm B. a season
C. The songbirds have finished breeding C. several months
D. Food is still available D. a few weeks

170. Some birds that are molting maintain balance

during flight by …
A. constantly preening and caring for their
remaining feathers
B. dropping flight feathers on both sides at the
same time
C. adjusting the angle of their flight to
compensate for lost feathers
D. only losing one-third of their feathers

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Reading 3 for questions 174 – 180

Line What unusual or unique biological train led to the remarkable diversification and unchallenged
success of the ants for ever 50 million years? The answer appears to be that they were the first group of
predatory eusocial insects that both lived and foraged primarily in the soil and in rotting vegetation on
the ground. Eusocial refers to a form of insect society characterized by specialization of tasks and
5 cooperative care of the young; it is rare among insects. Richly organized colonies of the land made
possible by eusociality enjoy several key advantages over solitary individuals.
Under most circumstances groups of workers arc better able to forage for food and defend the nest,
because they can switch from individual to group response and back again swiftly and according to need.
When a food object or nest intruder is too large for one individual to handle, nestmates can be quickly
10 assembled by alarm or recruitment signals. Equally important is the fact that the execution of multiple-
step tasks is accomplished in a series-parallel sequence. That is, individual ants can specialize in particular
steps, moving from one object (such as a larva to be fed) to another (a second larva to be fed). They do
not need to carry each task to completion from start to finish – . for example, to check the larva first, then
collect the food, then feed the larva. Hence, if each link in the chain has many workers in attendance, a
15 sense directed at any particular object is less likely to fail. Moreover, ants specializing in particular labor
categories typically constitute a caste specialized by age or body form or both. There has bees some
documentation of the superiority in performance and net energetic yield of various castes for their modal
tasks, although careful experimental studies are still relatively few.
What makes ants unusual in the company of eusocial insects is the fact that they are the only
20 eusocial predators (predators are animals that capture and feed on other animals) occupying the soil and
ground litter. The eusocial termites live in the same places as ants and also have wingless workers, but
they feed almost exclusively on dead vegetation.
Source: http://civilserviceguide.com/topics/readig-comprehension/post/eusocial-insects/
174. Which of the following questions does the passage 178. The task of feeding larvae is mentioned in the
primarily answer? passage to demonstrate …
A. How does an ant adapt to specialized tasks? A. the advantages of specialization
B. What are the differences between social and B. the type of food that larvae are fed
solitary insects? C. the ways ant colonies train their young for
C. Why are ants predators? adult tasks
D. Why have ants been able to thrive for such a D. the different stages of ant development
long time?

175. The author uses the word "Hence" in line 14 to 179. All of the following terms are defined in the
indicate … passage, except …
A. a logical conclusion A. eusocial (line 3)
B. the next step in a sense of steps B. series-parallel sequence (line 13)
C. a reason for further study C. caste (line 19)
D. the relationship among ants D. predators (line 23)

176. According to the passage, one thing eusocial 180. The word "unique" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
insects can do is rapidly switch from … …
A. one type of food consumption to another A. inherited
B. one environment to another B. habitual
C. a solitary task to a group task C. singular
D. a defensive to an offensive stance D. natural

177. It can be inferred from the passage that one main

difference between termites and ants is that
termites …
A. live above ground
B. are eusocial
C. protect their nests
D. eat almost no animal substances

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