Jenis Pertanyaan dalam IELTS Reading<\/span><\/h2>\nNah, secara tipe soal di academic<\/em> dan general training<\/em> pada reading test<\/em> itu sama. Terdapat 11 jenis pertanyaan yang biasanya diujikan, antara lain:<\/p>\n\n- Multiple choice<\/em> (pilihan ganda)<\/li>\n
- Isian True\/False\/Not Given<\/em> terhadap informasi pada bacaan<\/li>\n
- Isian True\/False\/Not Given<\/em> terhadap pandangan penulis pada bacaan<\/li>\n
- Mencocokkan informasi pada bacaan (matching information<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Mencocokkan judul\/heading (matching headings<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Mencocokkan kalimat (matching sentence endings<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Mencocokkan bacaan (matching features<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Melengkapi kalimat<\/li>\n
- Mengisi formulir\/pesan\/tabel\/bagan\/ringkasan (form\/note\/table\/flow chart\/summary completion<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Memberi label pada bagan (plan\/map\/diagram labeling<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Menjawab pertanyaan singkat (short-answer questions<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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IELTS Scoring System<\/span><\/h2>\nIELTS menggunakan sistem penilaian yang disebut band score<\/em>, dengan skala mulai dari 0-9.<\/strong> Pada bagian ini, reading IELTS scoring dihitung berdasarkan jumlah jawaban benar dari total 40 soal. Setiap jawaban benar bernilai satu poin, kemudian total skor tersebut dikonversi menjadi reading IELTS band score<\/em> sesuai standar penilaian IELTS. Semakin banyak jawaban yang benar, semakin tinggi band score<\/em> yang akan diperoleh.<\/p>\nPerlu diketahui kalau konversi reading<\/em> IELTS score academic<\/em> dan general training<\/em> berbeda. Hal ini karena tingkat kesulitan bacaan pada kedua jenis tes tidak sama. Jadi, jumlah jawaban benar yang dibutuhkan untuk mencapai band score<\/em> tertentu juga berbeda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n| Number of correct answers (IELTS Academic)<\/b><\/td>\n | Number of correct answers (IELTS General Training )<\/b><\/td>\n | Band Score<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 40-39<\/span><\/td>\n | 40<\/span><\/td>\n | 9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 38-37<\/span><\/td>\n | 39<\/span><\/td>\n | 8.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 36-35<\/span><\/td>\n | 37-38<\/span><\/td>\n | 8<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 34-33<\/span><\/td>\n | 36<\/span><\/td>\n | 7.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 32-30<\/span><\/td>\n | 34-35<\/span><\/td>\n | 7<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 29-27<\/span><\/td>\n | 32-33<\/span><\/td>\n | 6.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 26-23<\/span><\/td>\n | 30-31<\/span><\/td>\n | 6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 22-19<\/span><\/td>\n | 27-29<\/span><\/td>\n | 5.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 18-15<\/span><\/td>\n | 23-26<\/span><\/td>\n | 5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 14-13<\/span><\/td>\n | 19-22<\/span><\/td>\n | 4.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 12-10<\/span><\/td>\n | 15-18<\/span><\/td>\n | 4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 9-8<\/span><\/td>\n | 12-14<\/span><\/td>\n | 3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 7-6<\/span><\/td>\n | 9-11<\/span><\/td>\n | 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 5-4<\/span><\/td>\n | 6-8<\/span><\/td>\n | 2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Contoh Soal IELTS Reading<\/span><\/h2>\nBagian reading pada IELTS menguji kemampuan memahami informasi, menemukan ide utama, mengidentifikasi detail, dan menarik kesimpulan dari sebuah bacaan. Berikut beberapa contoh soal yang paling sering muncul beserta pembahasannya.<\/p>\n Multiple Choice<\/span><\/h3>\nPada tipe soal ini, kamu diminta memilih satu jawaban yang paling tepat dari empat pilihan (A, B, C, atau D).<\/p>\n Contoh Soal<\/strong><\/p>\nSample Academic Reading Multiple Choice (one answer)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u00a9 The Economist Newspaper Limited, London, 1999<\/em><\/p>\nThe general assumption is that older workers are paid more in spite of, rather than because of, their productivity. That might partly explain why, when employers are under pressure to cut costs, they persuade a 55-year old to take early retirement. Take away seniority-based pay scales, and older workers may become a much more attractive employment proposition. But most employers and many workers are uncomfortable with the idea of reducing someone\u2019s pay in later life \u2013 although manual workers on piece-rates often earn less as they get older. So retaining the services of older workers may mean employing them in different ways.<\/em><\/p>\nOne innovation was devised by IBM Belgium. Faced with the need to cut staff costs, and having decided to concentrate cuts on 55 to 60-year olds, IBM set up a separate company called Skill Team, which re-employed any of the early retired who wanted to go on working up to the age of 60. An employee who joined Skill Team at the age of 55 on a five-year contract would work for 58% of his time, over the full period, for 88% of his last IBM salary. The company offered services to IBM, thus allowing it to retain access to some of the intellectual capital it would otherwise have lost.<\/em><\/p>\nThe best way to tempt the old to go on working may be to build on such \u2018bridge\u2019 jobs: parttime or temporary employment that creates a more gradual transition from full-time work to retirement. Studies have found that, in the United States, nearly half of all men and women who had been in full-time jobs in middle age moved into such \u2018bridge\u2019 jobs at the end of their working lives. In general, it is the best-paid and worst-paid who carry on working. There seem to be two very different types of bridge job-holder \u2013 those who continue working because they have to and those who continue working because they want to, even though they could afford to retire.<\/em><\/p>\nIf the job market grows more flexible, the old may find more jobs that suit them. Often, they will be self-employed. Sometimes, they may start their own businesses: a study by David Storey of Warwick University found that in Britain 70% of businesses started by people over 55 survived, compared with an overall national average of only 19%. But whatever pattern of employment they choose, in the coming years the skills of these \u2018grey workers\u2019 will have to be increasingly acknowledged and rewarded.<\/em><\/p>\nQuestions 1-4 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nChoose the correct letter, A, B, C or D. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nWrite the correct letter in boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n1. In paragraph one, the writer suggests that companies could consider<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\na. abolishing pay schemes that are based on age.<\/em>
\nb. avoiding pay that is based on piece-rates.<\/em>
\nc. increasing pay for older workers.<\/em>
\nd. equipping older workers with new skills.<\/em><\/p>\n2. Skill Team is an example of a company which<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\noffers older workers increases in salary.<\/em>
\nallows people to continue working for as long as they want.<\/em>
\nallows the expertise of older workers to be put to use.<\/em>
\ntreats older and younger workers equally.<\/em><\/p>\n3. According to the writer, \u2018bridge\u2019 jobs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\na. tend to attract people in middle-salary ranges.<\/em>
\nb. are better paid than some full-time jobs.<\/em>
\nc. originated in the United States.<\/em>
\nd. appeal to distinct groups of older workers.<\/em><\/p>\n4. David Storey\u2019s study found that<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\na. people demand more from their work as they get older.<\/em>
\nb. older people are good at running their own businesses.<\/em>
\nc. an increasing number of old people are self-employed.<\/em>
\nd. few young people have their own businesses.<\/em><\/p>\nPembahasan<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Jawaban: A<\/strong><\/p>\nPada paragraf pertama terdapat kalimat “Take away seniority-based pay scales, and older workers may become a much more attractive employment proposition.”<\/em><\/p>\nKalimat tersebut berarti perusahaan dapat mempertimbangkan menghapus sistem gaji yang didasarkan pada senioritas atau usia, sehingga pekerja yang lebih tua menjadi lebih menarik untuk dipertahankan.<\/p>\n Pilihan lain tidak sesuai karena:<\/p>\n \n- B hanya membahas sistem upah borongan (piece-rates<\/em>), bukan ide utama.<\/li>\n
- C tidak pernah disebutkan bahwa gaji harus dinaikkan.<\/li>\n
- D tidak ada pembahasan mengenai pelatihan keterampilan baru.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n 2. Jawaban: C<\/strong><\/p>\nPada paragraf kedua dijelaskan bahwa IBM membentuk Skill Team agar perusahaan tetap dapat memanfaatkan pengalaman dan pengetahuan pekerja senior.<\/p>\n Kata kuncinya adalah “…retain access to some of the intellectual capital…”<\/em> (perusahaan masih dapat menggunakan keahlian para pekerja berpengalaman.)<\/p>\n3. Jawaban: D<\/strong><\/p>\nPada paragraf ketiga tertulis “There seem to be two very different types of bridge job-holder…”<\/em><\/p>\nJadi, pekerjaan jenis ini menarik dua kelompok orang yang berbeda, yaitu mereka yang harus tetap bekerja karena kebutuhan finansial dan mereka yang tetap bekerja karena memang ingin.<\/p>\n 4. Jawaban: B<\/strong><\/p>\nDalam paragraf terakhir disebutkan kalau “70% of businesses started by people over 55 survived…”<\/p>\n Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa orang yang berusia di atas 55 tahun memiliki tingkat keberhasilan yang tinggi dalam menjalankan bisnis.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n True\/False\/Not Given Questions<\/span><\/h3>\nBanyak peserta IELTS kesulitan membedakan FALSE dan NOT GIVEN. Perlu diingat, jika informasi tidak tersedia di teks, jangan berasumsi ya.<\/p>\n Contoh Soal<\/strong><\/p>\nSample Academic Reading Identifying Information (True\/False\/Not Given)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n[Note: This is an extract from a Part 1 text about the scientist Marie Curie.]<\/em><\/p>\nAdapted with permission from Encyclopaedia Britannica, \u00a9 2007 by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\nThe Life and Work of Marie Curie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nMarie Curie is probably the most famous woman scientist who has ever lived. Born Maria Sklodowska in Poland in 1867, she is famous for her work on radioactivity, and was twice a winner of the Nobel Prize. With her husband, Pierre Curie, and Henri Becquerel, she was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics, and was then sole winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.<\/em><\/p>\nFrom childhood, Marie was remarkable for her prodigious memory, and at the age of 16 won a gold medal on completion of her secondary education. Because her father lost his savings through bad investment, she then had to take work as a teacher. From her earnings she was able to finance her sister Bronia\u2019s medical studies in Paris, on the understanding that Bronia would, in turn, later help her to get an education.<\/em><\/p>\nIn 1891 this promise was fulfilled and Marie went to Paris and began to study at the Sorbonne (the University of Paris). She often worked far into the night and lived on little more than bread and butter and tea. She came first in the examination in the physical sciences in 1893, and in 1894 was placed second in the examination in mathematical sciences. It was not until the spring of that year that she was introduced to Pierre Curie.<\/em><\/p>\nQuestions 1-3 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDo the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nIn boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet, write<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nTRUE<\/strong>: if the statement agrees with the information<\/em>
\nFALSE<\/strong>: if the statement contradicts the information<\/em>
\nNOT GIVEN<\/strong>: if there is no information on this<\/em><\/p>\n1. Marie Curie\u2019s husband was a joint winner of both Marie\u2019s Nobel Prizes.<\/em>
\n2. Marie became interested in science when she was a child.<\/em>
\n3. Marie was able to attend the Sorbonne because of her sister\u2019s financial contribution.<\/em><\/p>\nPembahasan<\/strong><\/p>\n1. Jawaban: FALSE<\/strong><\/p>\n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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