Soal dan Pembahasan Bahasa Inggris (TPS) Bacaan Bagian 4

  1. Soal
  2. Bahasa Inggris

            The present study sought to document the word reading and comprehension levels attained by children who were implanted by 5 year of age. It was hypothesized that the improved speech perception abilities acquired with cochlear implantation would promote phonological coding skills. (1) ...

            Three subtests of diagnostic reading assessment batteries standardized on hearing children were administered to 181 children between 8 year 0 month and 9 year 11 month of age who had 4 to 6 years of implant experience. (2) ... . It included a lexical decision task, a rhyme task, and the digit span subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.

            Over half of the children scored within the average range for their age compared with the normative data for hearing children. (3) ... They were higher nonverbal intelligence, higher family socioeconomic status, and later onset of deafness between birth and 36 months.

    (Adapted from Journal of Ear and Hearing)



  1. Which option best completes (1)?

    1. The finding showed that the hypothesis was accepted.
    2. The implantation was eventually shown to be successful.
    3. The following paragraph would discuss the findings of the study.
    4. The objective of the study was to see the subjects’ reading skills.
    Jawaban : d

    Kalimat yang tepat untuk melengkapi terdapat pada jawaban D: “The objective of the study was to see the subjects’ reading skills.” (Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat keterampilan membaca dari subjek penelitian.) → Secara garis besar paragraf pertama menyatakan latar belakang penelitian terhadap anak-anak yang memiliki implan alat bantu pendengaran.



  2. Which option best completes (2)?

    1. Likewise, the children were obliged to take a reading test.
    2. In addition, a battery of processing measures was administered.
    3. However, standard measurement was applied to test the subjects.
    4. Consequently, the assessment was used to evaluate the reading skills.
    Jawaban : b

    Kalimat yang tepat untuk melengkapi terdapat pada jawaban B: “In addition, a battery of processing measures was administrated.” (Selain itu, diberikan serangkaian langkah pengukuran pengujian.) → Kalimat sebelum titik-titik menyatakan siapa subjek penelitiannya dan sesudahnya menyatakan tes apa saja yang diberikan.

  3. Which option best completes (3)?

    1. The results were categorized based on the subjects’ status.
    2. Data were collected on the basis of several different items.
    3. Reading competence was associated with three aspects.
    4. The subjects consisted of different age children.
    Jawaban : c

    Kalimat yang tepat untuk melengkapi terdapat pada jawaban C: “Reading competence was associated with three aspects.” (Kompetensi membaca terkait dengan tiga aspek.) → Kalimat sebelum titik-titik menyatakan hasil dari penelitian dibandingkan dengan anak-anak yang memiliki pendengaran normal dan kalimat sesudahnya menyatakan tiga keadaan dari anak-anak tersebut.