Setiap tahunnya, Forum Human Capital Indonesia (FHCI) membuka seleksi rekrutmen bersama BUMN. Tak heran, para pelamar yang tertarik bekerja di perusahaan BUMN mencari tahu contoh soal tes bahasa Inggris BUMN hingga TKD dan Core Values sebagai bahan belajar.
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Tips Mengerjakan Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris BUMN
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- Tidak perlu membaca teks secara keseluruhan, melainkan bacanya dengan teknik scanning menggunakan kata kunci yang ada di bagian soal.
- Jika kamu tidak mengetahui beberapa arti dari vocabulary yang ada, jangan fokus di sana. Pahami secara konteks bacaan saja.
Contoh Soal Tes Bahasa Inggris BUMN dan Jawabannya
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1. She … a book when I arrived.
A. Was reading
B. Reading
C. Read
D. Are reading
Jawaban: A. Was reading
Read this text carefully for questions 2-4!
In Montana and Wyoming a cowboy’s life is harder in the winter than in other seasons. During the spring and fail round-ups, a cowboy works long hours.
The weather is good, however, and he enjoys being out of doors. The sun shines almost every day, and it rarely rains.
During July and August there is little work for a cowboy and he can spend much of his time at rodeos, his favorite from of recreation.
In the winter, as in the spring and fail, cowboy also has a lot to do, but the severe weather makes his work very difficult. He often works in extreme cold and wind.
Even when the weather is bad, he rides his horse continuously, watching over his stock and taking care of the weak animals that cannot stand the wind and cold.
2. School principals … at schools
A. Is working
B. Work
C. Going To Work
D. May be Working
Jawaban: B. Work
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3. What is the topic of the paragraph?
A. How to care of animals in winter
B. Spring and fail seasons in Montana
C. The life of cowboy throughout the year
D. Winter, an extreme season in Montana
Jawaban: C. The life of cowboy throughout the year
4. With which of the following sentences should the paragraph end?
A. Therefore, cowboys are usually considered very strong
B. Thus, throughout the year cowboy work hard but they enjoy their social life
C. To conclude, all cowboys are well trained and good at rodeos
D. That’s why cowboys work very hard only during the spring and fail
Jawaban: B. Thus, throughout the year cowboy work hard but they enjoy their social life
5. His father insisted on … medicine, because he thinks it will enable his son to help many people.
A. He is studying
B. That he studies
C. Having studied
D. He is to study
Jawaban: B. That he studies
6. The director is meeting with the investors, as the company would like to … operations.
A. Expend
B. Expanse
C. Expand
D. Expense
Jawaban: C. Expand
7. Ms. Tiara is a gifted speaker, and everybody … listening to her talks.
A. Eave enjoyed
B. Enjoy
C. Are enjoying
D. Enjoys
Jawaban: D. Enjoys
8. Education in Indonesia is the … of school, government and society.
A. Responsible
B. Responsibility
C. Responsive
D. Responsibly
Jawaban: B. Responsibility
9. Who … you information about this test?
A. have give
B. Is Given
C. Gave
D. Giving
Jawaban: B. Is Given
10. The great apes, a generally peaceful species … in groups
A. Would rather living
B. Would rather live
C. Would rather they live
D. Would rather lived
Jawaban: B. Would Rather Live
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Question number 11–20! The text below has incomplete sentences. Read text carefully and choose the one word or phrase from each number that best completes the sentences.
A common way of gaining knowledge is through experience, which relies on trial‐and‐error learning.
One of the authors is reminded of a time when he (11) … an Old Order Amish farmer while their two 5‐year‐old sons played with a small snapping turtle.
As the Amish boy held the turtle in one hand he would reach out with the other and tap the turtle’s beak with his index finger, jerking it away as the animal (12) … in the air.
Several times, the farmer interrupted his conversation to warn his son that if he continued (13) … the turtle, he would be sorry.
Suddenly, the boy (14) … and dropped the turtle to the ground. As the father retrieved a handkerchief from his pocket and attended to the young boy’s bleeding finger, the man looked into his son’s eyes and said in German (15) … into “Maybe the turtle has taught you what your father could not.”
The author could not help but feel that his son, who stood in horror (16) … his Amish friend’s bleeding finger, had also learned something from the experience.
An old adage (17) … , “experience is the best teacher.” If our knowledge is (18) … , however, then it is limited indeed, for experience is the best teacher only if we cannot also find other paths to knowledge.
Because experience is very (19) … of gaining knowledge, it is influenced by our social and cultural backgrounds.
(20) … is punctuated by diversity as people of different racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds not only experience vastly different things in life, but, more importantly, often interpret similar experiences quite differently.
11. Question number 11
A. Is interviewed
B. Was interviewing
C. Had interviewed
D. Was interviewed
Jawaban: B. Was interviewing
12. Question number 12
A. Snapped harmlessly
B. Harmless snap
C. Snapping harmlessly
D. Was harmlessly snapping
Jawaban: C. Snapping harmlessly
13. Question number 13
A. To tease
B. Teased
C. Teasing
D. Tease
Jawaban: C. Teasing
14. Question number 14
A. Painful squeal
B. Squealed out in pain
C. Squeals out in pain
D. Squealing out in pain
Jawaban: B. Squealed out in pain
15. Question number 15
A. Roughly translates
B. That is rough translation
C. Is roughly translated
D. What is roughly translated
Jawaban: D. What is roughly translated
16. Question number 16
A. Looking at
B. Looking for
C. Looked at
D. Looked for
Jawaban: A. Looking at
17. Question number 17
A. Claims
B. Is claimed
C. Claimed
D. Is claiming
Jawaban: A. Claims
18. Question number 18
A. To limit the personal experiences
B. Limited to personal experiences
C. Limiting personal experiences
D. Experiencing personal limitation
Jawaban: B. Limited to personal experiences
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19. Question number 19
A. Personal and an individual way
B. Personal and individualistic way
C. Personality and individuality of way
D. Personal way and individualistic
Jawaban: B. Personal and individualistic way
20. Question number 20
A. Experiencing knowledge
B. Knowledge experience
C. Experiential knowledge
D. Experience of knowledge
Jawaban: C. Experiential knowledge
21. “When did you realize you had lost your purse?“
“When I …, one to pay the conductor.”
A. Was needing
B. Had needed
C. Have needing
D. Am needing
Jawaban: B. Had needed
22. “Why didn’t Didi want to go home?”
“His mother …… him for causing the car accident.”
A. would blame
B. has blamed
C. is blaming
D. had blamed
Jawaban: D. had blamed
23. We are going on a long trip, so we must…
A. Have checked the car
B. Have had the car checked
C. To have the car checked
D. Have the car checked
Jawaban: D. Have the car checked
24. Your son will be operated on tomorrow morning. He … have a good rest tonight’ the doctor said.
A. Might
B. May
C. Can
D. Must
Jawaban: D. Must
25. The way professor Mattis teaches English not only keeps the student’ interest…….
A. And also increases their motivation
B. But also increasing their motivation
C. And he also increases their motivation
D. But also increases their motivation
Jawaban: D. But also increases their motivation
26. If I were you I would put that meat in the refrigerator or it will … in this hot weather.
A. Go off
B. Go over
C. Go by
D. Go on
Jawaban: A. Go Off
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27. It was very difficult to park the car in Pondok Indah Mall as there were not any … parking spaces.
A. Vacant
B. Blank
C. Uninhabited
D. Bare
Jawaban: A. Vacant
28. You are already grown up so you should be able to … between good and bad.
A. Differentiate
B. Discriminate
C. Distinguish
D. Verify
Jawaban: C. Distinguish
29. The manager was very worried because his production figures were …
A. Falling off
B. Falling out
C. Falling over
D. Falling through
Jawaban: A. Falling off
30. Having given the prescription to the patient…
A. The medicine was taken regularly by the patient
B. The doctor told the patient to take the medicine regularly
C. The medicine had to be taken regularly by the patient
D. The patient was told to take the medicine regularly
Jawaban: B. The doctor told the patient to take the medicine regularly
31. He was so surprised by the things happening so fast that he had a look of … on his face.
A. Astonishment
B. Amazement
C. Puzzlement
D. Excitement
Jawaban: C. Puzzlement
32. The street all over Jakarta are flooded. … last night.
A. It must be raining
B. There might have rain
C. It must have rained
D. There might have been raining
Jawaban: C. It must have rained
33. We went to the painting exhibition … the rain.
A. Because
B. Although
C. In spite of
D. Despite of
Jawaban: D. Despite of
34. I counted twenty students at …, the others were all members of the teaching staff.
A. The least
B. The most
C. The fewest
D. The more
Jawaban: A. The least
35. I recommended that the organization … its by-laws as soon as possible.
A. Finished composing
B. Should finish composing
C. Finish composing
D. Finishes composing
Jawaban: A. Finished composing
36. I will watch Ghost Stories on metro TV as soon as I … my typing.
A. Have finished
B. Finish
C. Am finishing
D. Finished
Jawaban: B. Finish
37. She went to the school by taxi. She … by bus. There is a bus driver strike today.
A. Might gone
B. Should go
C. Should have gone
D. Ought have gone
Jawaban: C. Should have gone
38. Several prominent political figures involved in the scandal … before the investigating committee.
A. Will to appear
B. Are suppose to appear
C. Supposed to appear
D. Are to appear
Jawaban: B. Are suppose to appear
39. The region is not fertile, … it is an industrial area.
A. Nevertheless
B. Since
C. Because
D. As
Jawaban: D. As
40. You may avoid … by a motor-cycle by … on the pavement.
A. Being hit – Walking
B. Be hit – Walk
C. Hitting – Walking
D. Being hitting – Walking
Jawaban: A. Being hit – Walking
41. Nina seems very mature for a …
A. Nineteen-year-old girl
B. Girl with nineteen years old
C. Girl of nineteen years
D. Nineteen-years-old girl
Jawaban: A. Nineteen-year-old girl
42. She … on airplane many times.
A. Flight
B. Has flown
C. Is flying
D. Fly
Jawaban: B. Has flown
43. The new innovations at the world’s fair were fascinating. Which word of the above sentence makes it incorrect?
A. The
B. New
C. At
D. Were
Jawaban: C. At
44. Do you know …?
A. What time the movie starts
B. What time starts the movie
C. What time does the movie start
D. The movie start what time
Jawaban: A. What time the movie starts
45. I … the advertisement at local newspaper.
A. Reading
B. Would Reading
C. Have Reading
D. Read
Jawaban: D. Read
46. Since it is already very late, we …
A. Had better leaving
B. Ought to have leave
C. Should take a tour
D. Might as well leave
Jawaban: A. Had better leaving
47. The great apes, a generally peaceful species … in groups
A. Would rather living
B. Would rather live
C. Would rather lived
D. Would rather they live
Jawaban: B. Would rather live
48. Since the road is wet this morning, … last night.
A. It must rain
B. It must be raining
C. It must have rained
D. It must have been rain
Jawaban: C. It must have rained
49. We had to wait a long time to get these books back, …?
A. Don’t we
B. Couldn’t we
C. Didn’t we
D. Shouldn’t we
Jawaban: C. Didn’t we
50. A trip to Bali should …
A. Benefit to you
B. Be well for you
C. Do you good
D. Be beneficial with you
Jawaban: B. Be well for you
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51. The passengers of the Aagle Airways……. their flight schedule several times.
A. Look over
B. Look into
C. Look out
D. Look after
Jawaban: A. Look over
52. I … the advertisement at local newspaper.
A. Reading
B. Would Reading
C. Have Reading
D. Read
Jawaban: D. Read
53. … Miss Clara nor Mr Elang will attend the annual workshop next Monday
A. Neither
B. Either
C. Both
D. Not only
Jawaban: A. Neither
54. Don’t persuade Joan’s husband to buy her a ring, he is rather … over money matters.
A. Jealous
B. Mean
C. Selfish
D. Greedy
Jawaban: B. Mean
55. I said that I would rather not … it right now.
A. Discussing
B. To discuss
C. Discuss
D. Discussion
Jawaban: C. Discuss
56. The term “support staff” is often used to describe employees that perform lower-level task but also are providing essential administrative duties for executive-level managers.
A. that perform lower-level tasks but also are providing
B. performing lower-level tasks but also providing
C. who perform lower-level tasks but also provide
D. that performs lower-level task but also provide
Jawaban: C. who perform lower-level tasks but also provide
57. A few million rupiahs, he went on a four to Europe.
A. Saved
B. Has saved
C. He has saved
D. Having saved
Jawaban: D. Having saved
58. Rina: “Andi, will you close the windows? please. I’m busy right now.”
Andi: “I’m busy myself, but I ………anyhow.”
A. Will close them
B. Will have to close them
C. Will have them closed
D. Will ask you to close them
Jawaban: C. Will have them closed
59. I am still waiting …. For an interview
A. To be called
B. Be called
C. Be calling
D. To call
Jawaban: A. To be called
60. We were planning to open a new office in Surabaya,……… the economic crisis forced us to postpone it
A. And
B. Or
C. So
D. But
Jawaban: D. But
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61. Andika, will you slose the windows, please. I’m busy right now’. I’m busy my self, but I ………anyhow.
A. Will close them
B. Will have to close them
C. Will have them closed
D. Will ask you to close them
Jawaban: C. Will have them closed
62. You should get someone to … the house before you decide to buy it.
A. Asses
B. Appraise
C. Estimate
D. Evaluate
Jawaban: B. Appraise
63. The fact that he was put into prison for something that he had not done made his wife…
A. Cry
B. To be crying
C. Cried
D. To cry
Jawaban: A. Cry
64. Can you be more …?
A. Precise
B. Exact
C. Thorough
D. Correct
Jawaban: C. Thorough
65. The economist say there is a … in the standard of living nowadays.
A. Collapse
B. Ruination
C. Deterioration
D. Destruction
Jawaban: A. Collapse
66. The workers were … in their demand for better conditions.
A. Joined
B. Combined
C. United
D. Attached
Jawaban: C. United
67. The original manuscript to the play is on display in the museum.
A. Written by hand
B. Writing hand
C. Hand written
D. Hand writing
Jawaban: D. Handwriting
68. Andi, will you slose the windows, please. I’m busy right now’. I’m busy my self, but I ………anyhow.
A. Will close them
B. Will have to close them
C. Will have them closed
D. Will ask you to close them
Jawaban: C. Will have them closed
69. I would have gone to your party last night if … time.
A. Had
B. Would had
C. Had had
D. Have
Jawaban: A. Had
70. …, the Alpaca is Smaller than the llama and ordinarily is not used as a beast of burden.
A. A sure-footed animal
B. That sure-footed animal
C. It is a sure-footed animal
D. A sure-footed animal that
Jawaban: A. A sure-footed animal
71. The manager ______ the employees to complete the project before the deadline.
A. instruct
B. instructs
C. instructing
D. instructed
Jawaban: B. instructs
Pembahasan:
Kalimat ini dalam bentuk simple present tense karena merupakan kebiasaan atau aturan dari manajer. Subjek “The manager” adalah singular (tunggal), sehingga kata kerja yang benar adalah “instructs”.
72. She is responsible _____ managing the company’s finances.
A. on
B. in
C. for
D. to
Jawaban: C. for
Pembahasan:
Setelah kata “responsible”, preposisi yang benar adalah “for”. Jadi, bentuk yang benar adalah “responsible for managing…”.
73. If I ______ enough time, I would help you with the report.
A. have
B. had
C. will have
D. am having
Jawaban: B. had
Pembahasan:
Kalimat ini adalah conditional sentence type 2, yang digunakan untuk situasi hipotetis (seandainya) di masa sekarang atau masa depan. Polanya adalah:
If + past simple, would + verb
Karena “have” harus diubah ke bentuk lampau, maka jawabannya adalah “had”.
74. Choose the sentence with the correct word order:
A. Yesterday went I to the office late.
B. I yesterday went late to the office.
C. I went late to the office yesterday.
D. I late went to the office yesterday.
Jawaban: C. I went late to the office yesterday.
Pembahasan:
Struktur kalimat bahasa Inggris yang benar adalah Subject + Verb + Adverb. Keterangan waktu seperti “yesterday” biasanya diletakkan di akhir kalimat.
75. By the time we arrived, the meeting ______.
A. started
B. was starting
C. had started
D. has started
Jawaban: C. had started
Pembahasan:
Kalimat ini menggunakan past perfect tense karena menunjukkan kejadian yang telah selesai sebelum kejadian lain di masa lalu.
By the time + simple past, past perfect (had + V3)
76. Choose the sentence with the correct usage of articles:
A. I saw a elephant in the zoo.
B. She is an university student.
C. He bought an apple from the market.
D. They adopted a dog from an animal shelter.
Jawaban: C. He bought an apple from the market.
Pembahasan:
Penggunaan artikel “a” dan “an” tergantung pada suara awal kata setelahnya:
- “An” digunakan sebelum suara vokal (a, e, i, o, u), contoh: “an apple”
- “A” digunakan sebelum suara konsonan, contoh: “a dog”
Kalimat D juga benar, tapi kita memilih satu jawaban terbaik yang langsung menunjukkan aturan ini.
77. Find the error in the sentence: “The new employee have completed the training session successfully”
A. The
B. have
C. completed
D. successfully
Jawaban: B. have
Pembahasan:
Subjek “The new employee” adalah singular (tunggal), sehingga kata kerja yang benar adalah “has” bukan “have”. Kalimat yang benar:
“The new employee has completed the training session successfully.”
78. The CEO will announce the new policy during the ______ tomorrow.
A. meeting
B. meet
C. meets
D. met
Jawaban: A. meeting
Pembahasan:
Kata kerja “announce” membutuhkan kata benda setelahnya. “Meeting” adalah bentuk noun yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat ini.
79. This project is ______ than the previous one.
A. difficult
B. more difficult
C. most difficult
D. difficulty
Jawaban: B. more difficult
Pembahasan:
Kata sifat “difficult” memiliki lebih dari dua suku kata, sehingga untuk bentuk komparatif kita menambahkan “more” → “more difficult”.
80. The manager decided to ______ the meeting until next week.
A. put in
B. put off
C. put on
D. put up
Jawaban: B. put off
Pembahasan:
“Put off” adalah phrasal verb yang berarti “menunda sesuatu ke waktu lain.”
Kalimat yang benar: “The manager decided to put off the meeting until next week.”
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