BAHASA INGGRIS UJIAN SELEKSI MASUK STAN - MODALS

 BAHASA INGGRIS UJIAN SELEKSI MASUK STAN

           Pada awalnya, soal bahasa Inggris dalam ujian seleksi masuk STAN terdiri dari beberapa bagian, yaitu Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary dan Structure dan usage. Namun saat ini, soal bahasa Inggris dalam USM STAN telah ditambah dengan soal mengenai idiom dan error recognition

       Bagian selanjutnya dari modul ini berisi tentang dasar teori yang memudahkan siswa menjawab soal-soal bahasa Inggris dalam USM STAN dilengkapi dengan soal latihan dari soal-soal bahasa Inggris USM STAN tahun-tahun sebelumnya.

I. MODALS

Modals adalah bagian kata kerja bantu yang berfunsi untuk menambah arti tertentu di dalam kalimat.

 

Jenis-jenis Modals antara lain:

 

1.      Ability

 

Modals yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan atau kesanggupan, yaitu:

 

 

can + Infinitive could

be able to + infinitive

 

Contoh:

§ The boy can lift the heavy box alone.

§ The students could answer the questions easily.

§ We are able to win the game.

§ She was able to play piano when she was young.

 

2.      Permission

 

Modals yang digunakan untuk menyatakan izin, yaitu:

 

may/can                   + infinitive might/could

be allowed to                        + inf be permitted to

 

Contoh:

a.       I was allowed to stay up late last night.

b.       My father said that I might use the motorcycle when I asked him yesterday.

c.       You may leave the room.

d.       He can take a rest if he has finished the test.

 

3.      Obligation/Suggestion

 

Modals yang menyatakan keharusan/kewajiban atau saran, yaitu:

must have to   + infinitive/ has to            be had to

should ought to    + inf/be had better

 

Contoh:

a.      As a student, you must study hard.

b.      He had to pass the test to get the job.

c.       You should clean your hands first.

d.      They had better do it themselves

4.      Possibility/Certainty

 

Modals yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kemungkinan/kepastian, yaitu:

 

Modals	Meaning
Possibility: may           + infinitive/be might	perhaps possible/y   + Present probable/y
Certainty: must + infinitive/be	sure certain     + Present conclude

Contoh:

a.       He may come late because of the traffic jam.

It means: Perhaps he is late because of the traffic jam.

b.       He must be sick. He looks so weak and pale.

It means: I am sure he is sick.

c.       There must be something wrong.

It means: I conclude there is something wrong.

1.      Logical conclusion

 

Modals yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kesimpulan yang logis tentang masa lampau, yang berupa kepastian, kemungkinan, dan saran untuk sesuatu yang terjadi di masa lampau.

Logical conclusion	Meaning
must have + vb3/been	sure certain       + Past conclude
may           have+vb3/been might	perhaps possible/y probable/y
should            have+vb3/been ought to	S. Past (yang bertentangan)

Contoh:

a.       The room was so tidy. She must have cleaned it.

It means: I am sure she cleaned the room.

b.       He might have forgotten his schedule.

It means: It is possible that he forgot his schedule.

c.       We should have known the truth.

It means: We didn’t know the truth.

d.       They shouldn’t have robbed the bank.

It means: They robbed the bank.

 

1.      To prevent accidents, parents _____ allow their children to play near the well.

A.      might not

B.      do not have to

C.      cannot

D.     should not

2.      He told me a lot about Philippines.

He _____ there for a long time.

A.      must have lived

B.      might be living

C.      ought to have lived

D.     should be living

3.      “May I play outside with my friends?”

“No, you ____ stay in the bed until the fever is gone.”

A.      can

B.      might                        

C.      may

D.     must

4.      X : Our cargoes are not ready yet, Sir.

Y : well, I think we ... contact our customer to ask for some extra time.

A.      will       

B.      might     

C.      should

D.     used to

5.      “We’re running out of fruits, while Fifi needs some this morning as she is on a diet.”

“You ____ to the neighbouring fruit stall, then!”

A.      had better hurry

B.      would rather hurry

C.      may hurry

D.     might hurry

6.      “What should the country do maintain self-sufficient in rice?”

“It _____ double its rice production.”

A.      could                         

B.      must                         

C.      had to

D.     would

7.      X: I really need a job right now.

Y: Well, you ... look for job vacancies in the newspaper.

A.      should

B.      must

C.      might

D.     need

 

8.      “Don’t forget to lock your front door when you leave.”

“I ____ my niece will stay at home today.”

A.      not need to            

B.      mustn’t

C.      don’t lock               

D.     don’t have to

9.      “I wonder where my reading glasses are. Have you seen them?”

“No, I haven’t. You _____ left them in the office.”

A.      should have

B.      should be having

C.      might have

D.     ought to have

10.  You want to help an old lady with a heavy suitcase crossing the street and you say

A.      “Shall I carry that bag?”

B.      “Can I carry that bag?”

C.      “Might I carry that bag?”

D.     “Must I carry that bag?”