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Materi UTBK Supporting statements

Subtes: Literasi dalam Bahasa Inggris > Evaluation and Reflection

Teknik Menyelesaikan Soal

  • Read the question to identify the exact information required.
  • Hubungkan setiap langkah secara langsung dengan tuntutan Supporting statements.
  • Locate the relevant sentence and its surrounding context.
  • Check reference, grammar, logical relation, and scope.
  • Eliminate options that are possible in isolation but inconsistent with the passage.
  • Choose the option best supported by textual evidence.

Karakter Pengujian di UTBK

Soal Supporting statements menilai kemampuan peserta dalam memahami fungsi Supporting statements dalam bacaan berbahasa Inggris. Karena itu, latihan harus menekankan alasan pemilihan jawaban, bukan hafalan pola opsi.

Bentuk stimulus yang mungkin: short passages, sentence completion, reference questions, inference, and evaluation.

Target belajar: mampu menemukan informasi penentu, menerapkan prinsip yang sesuai, mengeliminasi distraktor, dan membuktikan jawaban.

Prinsip Inti Penyelesaian

Gunakan prinsip berikut sebagai kerangka kerja ketika menghadapi variasi soal:

  • read the sentence together with its surrounding context
  • identify the grammatical or semantic function being tested
  • reject options that are grammatically possible but contextually inconsistent

Cara Menghindari Jawaban Pengecoh

  • choosing by translation alone
  • ignoring the head noun or reference word
  • selecting an option that changes the tense, logic, or scope

10 Soal Model UTBK dan Pembahasan

Sepuluh soal berikut merupakan soal model orisinal bergaya UTBK-SNBT. Setiap soal memakai stimulus, opsi, kunci, dan pembahasan untuk melatih penerapan kompetensi Supporting statements.

Soal 1

Stimulus
A municipal report states that bus ridership rose by 18 percent. It provides the measurement period and electronic ticket data, but several routes were changed during the same period.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a comparison with unchanged routes over the same period
  2. B. the increase occurred only during a free-fare promotion
  3. C. a repeated title
  4. D. a claim without a source
  5. E. an unrelated anecdote

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: A. a comparison with unchanged routes over the same period

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan A memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 2

Stimulus
An anonymous post claims that a drink doubles concentration. It gives no author, sample size, measurement method, or funding information.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. an independent controlled trial with valid measures
  2. B. a claim without a source
  3. C. a repeated title
  4. D. an unrelated anecdote
  5. E. one customer testimonial

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: A. an independent controlled trial with valid measures

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan A memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 3

Stimulus
A university study compares two study methods in 600 randomly selected students. It reports uncertainty and notes that all participating schools were urban.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a claim without a source
  2. B. replication in schools with different characteristics
  3. C. the difference disappears after baseline achievement is controlled
  4. D. an unrelated anecdote
  5. E. a repeated title

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: B. replication in schools with different characteristics

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan B memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 4

Stimulus
A company survey says that 92 percent of customers are satisfied. The questionnaire was sent only to customers who had recently given five-star ratings, and the response rate was not reported.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a random survey of all customer groups with response rates reported
  2. B. a claim without a source
  3. C. an unrelated anecdote
  4. D. a repeated title
  5. E. an independent survey finds much lower satisfaction

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: A. a random survey of all customer groups with response rates reported

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan A memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 5

Stimulus
A news article cites official unemployment data but uses the headline “The Labor Market Has Fully Recovered.” The body reports lower unemployment while underemployment remains high.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. real wages and average hours continue to decline
  2. B. a repeated title
  3. C. a claim without a source
  4. D. an unrelated anecdote
  5. E. several labor indicators improve consistently

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: E. several labor indicators improve consistently

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan E memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 6

Stimulus
A plant experiment compares fertilizers A and B. All plants receiving A are placed near a window, while all plants receiving B are kept in shade.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a claim without a source
  2. B. an unrelated anecdote
  3. C. the difference disappears when light is controlled
  4. D. randomized equal light conditions for both fertilizers
  5. E. a repeated title

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: D. randomized equal light conditions for both fertilizers

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan D memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 7

Stimulus
A community report records less river waste one day after a clean-up. Measurements were taken at only one location before any rain occurred.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. waste returns to the previous level after the first rain
  2. B. an unrelated anecdote
  3. C. a repeated title
  4. D. long-term monitoring at multiple sites with a comparison area
  5. E. a claim without a source

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: D. long-term monitoring at multiple sites with a comparison area

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan D memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 8

Stimulus
A scientific review summarizes 24 sleep studies, explains its selection criteria, evaluates risk of bias, and reports substantial variation across studies.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a repeated title
  2. B. the highest-quality studies show no benefit
  3. C. results remain similar in high-quality studies
  4. D. an unrelated anecdote
  5. E. a claim without a source

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: C. results remain similar in high-quality studies

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan C memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 9

Stimulus
An influencer calls a skincare product “scientifically proven.” The post is marked as sponsored but gives no link to the research.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. a claim without a source
  2. B. independent peer-reviewed trials that match the claim
  3. C. before-and-after photos without a control group
  4. D. a repeated title
  5. E. an unrelated anecdote

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: B. independent peer-reviewed trials that match the claim

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan B memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Soal 10

Stimulus
A low-cost air sensor reports a two-hour pollution spike. It was not recalibrated after being moved, and a nearby reference station shows no similar spike.

Pertanyaan: Which statement would best support the central claim?

  1. A. the spike disappears after calibration
  2. B. calibration and matching readings from independent sensors
  3. C. a repeated title
  4. D. a claim without a source
  5. E. an unrelated anecdote

Kemampuan yang dilatih: understanding how to which statement would best support the central claim?.

Lihat kunci dan pembahasan

Kunci jawaban: B. calibration and matching readings from independent sensors

Langkah Analisis

The supporting statement provides direct or higher-quality evidence.

Mengapa Jawaban Ini Tepat?

Pilihan B memenuhi informasi, hubungan, dan batas yang dinyatakan pada stimulus. Bagian penentu jawabannya adalah proses yang dijelaskan pada pembahasan di atas.

Mengapa Pilihan Lain Tidak Tepat?

The other options may be grammatically possible, but they change the meaning, reference, tense, logical relation, or scope supported by the passage.

Verifikasi: Point to the exact wording or relationship in the passage that supports the answer.

Indikator Siap Latihan Campuran

  • mampu menjelaskan fokus kompetensi Supporting statements dengan kata-kata sendiri
  • mampu menunjukkan informasi yang paling menentukan jawaban
  • mampu menjelaskan alasan empat opsi lain tidak memenuhi tuntutan soal
  • mampu menyelesaikan variasi stimulus tanpa bergantung pada urutan opsi
  • mampu memeriksa kembali bukti teks, logika, model, hitungan, atau kaidah bahasa

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