SOAL CPNS BAHASA INGGRIS DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

Read this paragraph carefully and choose one correct answer for number 1- 4.

In recent years, "inquiry" has generated a great deal of discussion among social studies teachers. Professional
journals in social studies education have dealt with the topic at great length. Few professional meetings have failed to feature a
presentation or two on inquiry-oriented approaches. An increasing supply of materials for inquiry-based instructional programs
has been made available by educational publishing houses.
All of this interest has resulted in the term inquiry's being used in a variety of ways. Indeed, some of the definition that
have been suggested are mutually incompatible. For all of the confusion, some general threads of consensus do run through
attempts to describe the term. There is broad agreement that inquiry-oriented instruction introduces content to student through
an inductive process. Inductive learning proceeds from the specific to the general. For example, if the objectives were to teach
the concept "automobiles", the teacher might provide students with photographs of automobiles, led them through a series of
questions designed to help them identify features common to all of the photographs, and urge them to develop their own
description of the concept "automobile" complete with all the necessary defining characteristics.
Inductive learning contrast with deductive learning, which proceeds from the general to the specific. For example, using
a deductive approach to teach the concept "automobile", the teacher might begin by providing students with a complete definition
of the term. Next understanding might be enriched by discussion focusing on photographs of automobiles. The aim of these
discussions would be to highlight characteristics of the new concepts, "automobile".
(D.G. Amstrong 1980)
1. The suitable title for this text is ....
a. How to Learn Social Studies
b. The Important Things in Social Studies
c. Inquiry and the Social Studies
d. How to Learn a Concept in Social Studies
e. The Deductive and Inductive Process

2. The word "confusion" in paragraph 2 (two) is ....
a. Conform
b. confidence
c. clarification
d. doubtful
e. contrast
3. The meaning of "urge" in paragraph 2 (two) is ....
a. Follow
b. Advice
c. Control
d. ask
e. provide

4. According to the text above, the method to teach students about environmental pollution concept with a deductive
approach is to ....
a. give students the photograph of the effect of pollution and they have to discuss these pictures.
b. ask students to obtain information about the pollution in library (library investigation) then the teacher summarize it
c. ask a student who knows the concept of environmental pollution to explain it to the others
d. ask students to discuss the environmental pollution then teacher make a summary of the result of discussion
e. provide teaching material about environmental pollution then students are suggested to find examples and other
information from mass media.
5. ...steam locomotive to be used for regular passenger and freight service in the United States was built in New York City
a. The first
b. As the first
c. First was a
d. When it was the first
e. When the first
6. In 1876 sculptor Anne Whitney bought a house in Boston, ... for nearly two decades
a. where did she live and work
b. was there living and working
c. there was she lived and worked
d. lived and worked there
e. where she lived and worked
7. Art criticism and psychology of art,... disciplines, are both related to aesthetics
a. independent even
b. they are independent
c. although independent
d. independent still
e. independent

8. A : I'm going to Ball next week
B : I will surely miss you. ....will you be away?
A : Oh, only five weeks.
a. How
b. How far
c. How long
d. How many times
e. How many times

9. Mira : Let's hide Jenny's shoes !
Sari: Oh no, I won't do it.
Ina :.................
Mira : Oh, you two are so chicken ! Lusi will you do it?
Lusi: No, thanks. I won't do it either
a. Neither will I
b. I don't either
c. Neither do I
d. Me too
e. OK, Let's do it

10. A: Who are you waiting for?
B : Adi !
C : I've beef, waiting for him also forabout one hour. I don't think he will...
a. come out
b. show out
c. find out
d. take over
e. take out

Direction: Questions 71 - 73, each sentence has five underlined words or phrases. The five underlined parts of the sentence are
marked A, B, C, D and E. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be
correct. Mark your answer sheet the letter of the answer you have chosen.

11. One of the largest reflecting telescopes in the world are the Hale telescope, located at the Palomar Observatory in
California.
12. As a teacher, research, and writer, Ira Remsen gave respectability to the professional study of chemistry.
13. Dolley Todd Madison served eight years as White House hostess for the widowed Thomas Jefferson, and continuing
for another eight years when her husband was president.

Direction: In question 74 - 75, each sentence has italic word or phrase. Choose one of the word or phrase of A, B, C, D, or E
option which has closest meaning with the italic word or phrase. Mark your answer sheet the letter you have chosen.

14. Reference books are usually arranged alphabetically so that the reader can expeditiously find specific information.
a. frequently
b. actually
c. rapidly
d. repeatedly
e. efficiently

15. Citric acid is used primarily to enchant flavors, increase preservative effectiveness, and improve the gel strength of food.
a. occasionally
b. cautiously
c. consistently
d. chiefly
e. mainly


PEMBAHASAN
1. Jawaban: C
Bahasan: Wacana di atas membicarakan tentang inquiry dalam hubungannya dengan social studies, sehingga judui yang
tepat untuk wacana di atas adalah Inquiry and the Social Studies.
2. Jawaban: D
Bahasan: Confusion (kebingungan) pada paragraf 2 bersinonirn dengan doubtful - ragu.
3. Jawaban: D
Bahasan: Urge (meminta) bersinonirn dengan ask (meminta).
4. Jawaban: E
Bahasan: Deductive approach (pendekatan deduktif) dalam pengajaran pencemaran lingkungan kepada siswa berarti
menjelaskan dari umum ke khusus, yaitu dari konsep ke contoh-contoh
5. Jawaban: A
Bahasan: Subjek kalimat memerlukan determiner + ordinal number sehingga menjadi: the first steam locomotive (=
lokomotif uap yang pertama)
6. Jawaban: E
Bahasan: Anak kalimat (dependent clause) selalu bersusunan affirmative structure (bersusunan seperti kalimat berita),
yaitu: where she lived and worked.
7. Jawaban: C
Bahasan: Untuk menunjukkaan pertentangan dapat diungkapkan dengan konjungsi although, yaitu: although they are
independent disciplines. Klausa tersebut dapat dielipsis subjek dan to be-nya sehingga menjadi although independent.
8. Jawaban: C
Bahasan: Kata tanya untuk menanyakan lamanya waktu adalah menggunakan: how long = berapa lama.
9. Jawaban: A
Bahasan: Kalimat eliptik untuk menunjukkan negatif dapat menggunakan neither dan either. Susunannya adalah:
I won't do it neither will I i
I won't either
10. Jawaban: A
Bahasan: Adi sudah ditunggu selama satu jam, tetapi dia tidak akan muncul (come out)
11. Jawaban: B
Bahasan: Subjek one of... adalah tunggal sehingga predikat yang benar adalah is. One of ....is
12. Jawaban: B
Bahasan: Ira Remsen sebagai guru, peneliti dan penulis: as a teacher, reseacher and writer.
13. Jawaban: C
Bahasan: Kata kerja untuk menunjukkan parallelism (kesetaraan) menggunakan bentuk yang sama. vaitu: Doiley Todd
Madison served ... and continued ...
14. Jawaban: C
Bahasan: Expeditiously (= dengan cepat) bersinonim dengan rapidly.
15. Jawaban: D, E
Bahasan: primarily (= terutama sekali) bersinonim dengan chiefly dan mainly. Lihat kamus Oxford Advanced Learner's
Dictionary of Current English.