Tes Kemampuan Akademik (TKA) jenjang SMA 2026 akan segera digelar. Supaya dapat nilai bagus, siswa harus lebih rajin berlatih. Salah satu mata pelajaran wajib yang keluar dalam TKA adalah bahasa Inggris. Dalam TKA bahasa Inggris, siswa akan mengerjakan soal yang menguji kemampuan membaca (reading), grammar, hingga memahami sebuah teks berbahasa Inggris. Agar semakin mahir mengerjakan soal TKA dalam waktu yang lebih singkat, siswa dapat berlatih contoh soal. Mengutip buku King Pendalaman Materi TKA oleh Forum Tentor Indonesia (2025), berikut contoh-contoh soal TKA bahasa Inggris SMA beserta pembahasannya.
Apa Itu TKA Bahasa Inggris?
TKA (Tes Kemampuan Akademik) adalah ujian yang menjadi validator nilai rapor untuk Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Prestasi (SNBP). Bahasa Inggris menjadi salah satu mata pelajaran wajib karena kemampuan berbahasa Inggris sangat penting di era globalisasi. Di perguruan tinggi, mahasiswa dituntut untuk membaca literatur berbahasa Inggris, menulis abstrak, dan berkomunikasi secara internasional. Oleh karena itu, TKA bahasa Inggris menguji tiga keterampilan utama: reading comprehension, grammar, dan vocabulary. Soal-soal dirancang untuk mengukur sejauh mana siswa mampu memahami teks, menerapkan aturan tata bahasa, dan menguasai kosakata.
Bagian 1: Reading Comprehension
Reading comprehension menguji kemampuan siswa memahami isi teks, menemukan ide pokok, informasi rinci, makna kata, dan kesimpulan. Teks yang digunakan bisa berupa naratif, deskriptif, eksposisi, atau recount. Berikut contoh soal reading.
Teks 1: Toraja Funeral
Last month my family and I went to Toraja to attend Grandpa's funeral. It was my first time to go to such a ceremony. We gathered there with our kin in the ceremony.
Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. It took about a week. Several days before the ceremony was done, grandpa's body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row around an open field called tongkonan. His corpse was dressed in a fine wearing.
The funeral was performed in two phases. First, we slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes, and then moved the corpse to face north. In this ceremony we wore black clothes. After that, the corpse was placed in a sandal wood coffin. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed on an open platform beneath the granary.
Meanwhile, my uncle, my brother, and I prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower called lakian. The next phase of the ceremony was held in this place. The coffin is born from the house and placed in the lakian. During the day, there were also buffalo matches. They were great matches. In the night, we were feasting, chanting, and dancing.
Soal 1: Why did the writer say that his grandpa funeral was quite elaborated?
A. Because the family have to come to the funeral
B. Because the writer's loved his grandpa very much
C. Because it takes several days to hold the ceremony
D. Because grandpa's body was kept in tongkonan
E. Because a lot of people come to the grandpa funeral ceremony
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Kata "elaborate" berarti rumit atau memakan waktu. Penulis menyebut "It took about a week," yang menunjukkan bahwa upacara berlangsung selama beberapa hari. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah C.
Soal 2: What happened to grandpa in several days before ceremony?
A. He visited my home
B. He was kept in my home
C. He was placed in the tongkonan
D. He made tongkonan
E. He gathered with family
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Teks menyebutkan "Several days before the ceremony was done, grandpa's body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row around an open field called tongkonan." Jadi, jenazah kakek disimpan di tongkonan.
Teks 2: Lionel Messi
Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24, 1987, is an Argentina football player for FC Barcelona. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the a growing problem he had when he was younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.
Messi started his football career at the age of 5 years. At that time, he played for the club Grandoli where his father was the coach of the football club. In 1995, Messi joined Newell's Old Boys in his hometown, Rosario. At the age of 11, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency. The football club River Plate was interested in his talent, but they didn't want to pay Messi's therapy.
Carles Rexach, the sports director of FC Barcelona, had discovered Messi's talents offered to pay for his treatment if he wanted to move to Spain. Messi and his father decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragon stadium. The following championship winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against at the Olympic Stadium (0-1). And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he are best player in the world with collect 3 Ballon D'Or.
Soal 3: According to the text, Messi's parents moved to Barcelona...
A. Because they were very poor in Argentina
B. Because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer
C. So that Messi could learn in the best soccer club
D. To get Messi's health problem cured
E. To find the best treatment to cure Messi's health problem
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan: Teks menyebutkan bahwa Messi didiagnosis dengan defisiensi hormon pertumbuhan. FC Barcelona menawarkan untuk membayar pengobatannya jika Messi pindah ke Spanyol. Jadi, alasan utama orang tua Messi pindah adalah untuk menyembuhkan masalah kesehatan Messi. Pilihan D paling tepat.
Soal 4: What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. He hasn't really attractive face, but he's very good football players
B. Lionel Messi is a good player for FC Barcelona
C. his best characteristics are on the foot has competitiveness
D. He appears to be a quite good and modest person
E. He has long black hair and brown eyes
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: Paragraf ketiga menceritakan tentang debut Messi di FC Barcelona dan pencapaiannya sebagai pemain terbaik. Ide pokoknya adalah Lionel Messi adalah pemain yang baik untuk FC Barcelona.
Teks 3: Rama dan Sinta
One day, Rahwana kidnapped Sinta and took her to his palace in Alengka. Rama was so sad. He tried many efforts to save his wife. He sent his best troops to search for his beloved wife but Sinta remained unfound.
After four months, Hanoman, the king of white monkeys found Sinta's crown in the bushes. It was a clue that led them to Alengka. Rama thanked his best friend, Hanoman, and soon they went to Alengka with thousands of troops.
The battle was unavoidable. Rahwana's troops were very powerful giants. They made many of Rama's soldiers wounded. The battle took two months. Yet, after Rama got involved in the battle, the problem solved. It was also because of Rama's power. Rahwana, the very powerful king of giants was killed.
Rama was so happy to see his beloved wife. They returned to Ayoda and lived happily forever.
Soal 5: Rama gratituted Hanoman, because...
A. He wanted to go to Alengka
B. He found Sinta's crown
C. He killed thousands of troops
D. He told him an important secret
E. He killed Rahwana
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: Teks menyebutkan "Hanoman, the king of white monkeys found Sinta's crown in the bushes. It was a clue that led them to Alengka. Rama thanked his best friend, Hanoman." Jadi, Rama berterima kasih karena Hanoman menemukan mahkota Sinta.
Bagian 2: Grammar
Grammar menguji kemampuan siswa dalam menggunakan struktur bahasa Inggris yang benar, seperti tenses, subject-verb agreement, passive voice, modal verbs, dan conditionals. Berikut contoh soal grammar berdasarkan teks tentang seragam sekolah.
Teks: School Uniforms
The debate over school uniforms has continued for decades, but there are strong reasons why schools should make uniforms mandatory for all students.
First, uniforms can reduce visible economic differences among students. When everyone wears the same clothing, students from lower-income families are less likely to feel singled out because they cannot afford expensive or trendy outfits. This, in many people's opinion, creates a more comfortable and equal environment for learning.
Second, several school districts have reported clear improvements in student safety after introducing mandatory uniforms. In Long Beach, California, school officials reported that after a district-wide uniform policy was introduced, incidents involving weapons dropped significantly, along with reports of fighting and vandalism. Numbers like these strongly suggest that uniforms can play a meaningful role in creating a safer school environment.
Third, uniforms are widely believed to help students focus more on learning rather than on fashion or appearance. Many teachers feel that mornings become less stressful for both students and parents, since deciding what to wear is no longer a daily struggle. In their view, this small change can meaningfully improve a student's mindset before the school day even begins.
For all these reasons-economic equality, improved safety, and a stronger focus on learning- mandatory school uniforms should be adopted more widely, as the benefits clearly outweigh the inconvenience of having one less clothing choice each morning.
Soal 1: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence based on the text.
"School uniforms ______ students focus more on learning rather than on fashion or appearance."
A. Help
B. Helps
C. Helping
D. Helped
E. Has helped
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: Subjek "School uniforms" berbentuk jamak, sehingga verb yang tepat adalah "help" (bentuk dasar). Pilihan B salah karena "helps" untuk subjek tunggal. Pilihan C, D, E tidak sesuai konteks simple present tense.
Soal 2: Which sentence correctly uses the passive voice?
A. Schools should mandatory uniforms for all students.
B. Uniforms should adopt more widely by schools.
C. Mandatory school uniforms should be adopted more widely.
D. Schools are adopted mandatory uniforms more widely.
E. Mandatory uniforms have adopt by schools.
Jawaban: C
Pembahasan: Passive voice dibentuk dengan "be + past participle". Pilihan C menggunakan "should be adopted" yang benar. Pilihan lain salah secara gramatikal.
Soal 3: Choose the correct form of the verb.
"When everyone ______ the same clothing, students from lower-income families are less likely to feel singled out."
A. Wear
B. Wears
C. Wearing
D. Wore
E. Has wear
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: "Everyone" dianggap tunggal, sehingga verb yang tepat adalah "wears" (dengan -s). Pilihan A untuk jamak, C bukan verb utama, D past tense tidak sesuai, E salah bentuk.
Soal 4: Which sentence correctly uses a modal verb to express possibility or ability?
A. Uniforms can reduce visible economic differences among students.
B. Uniforms can reduces visible economic differences among students.
C. Uniforms can reduced visible economic differences among students.
D. Uniforms can reducing visible economic differences among students.
E. Uniforms can to reduce visible economic differences among students.
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: Modal verb "can" diikuti oleh verb dasar (reduce). Pilihan B, C, D, E salah karena tidak mengikuti aturan modal + bare infinitive.
Soal 5: Choose the grammatically correct sentence based on the information in the text.
A. If schools introduced uniforms, students will feel more equal.
B. If schools introduce uniforms, students may feel more equal.
C. If schools introduces uniforms, students may feels more equal.
D. If schools introducing uniforms, students may feel more equal.
E. If schools introduce uniforms, students might felt more equal.
Jawaban: B
Pembahasan: Ini adalah conditional type 1 (if + present, will/may + verb). Pilihan B benar: "If schools introduce uniforms, students may feel more equal." Pilihan A salah karena mixing tenses. C salah subject-verb agreement. D salah bentuk verb. E salah karena "might felt" seharusnya "might feel".
Bagian 3: Vocabulary
Vocabulary menguji penguasaan kosakata dan kemampuan menemukan sinonim atau makna kata dalam konteks. Berikut contoh soal vocabulary dari teks pengumuman.
Teks 1: Free Conversational English Classes
Free conversational English classes start at Chermside library: Hamilton Road Chermside on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2012 at 4 pm and ends at 5:30 pm. People from all language levels are welcome. Please call Steve on 0411025125 or Judy at 0434525382 for further information.
Soal 1: "For further information"
The underlined word is closest in meaning to....
A. Good
B. Distant
C. More
D. Long
E. Additional
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan: "Further" dalam konteks ini berarti "additional" atau tambahan. Jadi, jawabannya adalah E.
Teks 2: Announcement about Mr. Arif Hidayat
Bandung, May 1st, 2013 Mr. Arif Hidayat will be the head of branch office of our firm here. He has been successfully handling the finance in the head office of our firm in Jakarta. He is extremely knowledgeable in the field of accounting. He has been scheduled to come to our office on May 1st, 2013, accompanied by Mr. Prabowo, the marketing manager. He will start working on the next day.
H.R. Manager
Natharisyah
Soal 2: "He is extremely knowledgeable..."
The underlined word is closest in meaning to....
A. Truthful
B. Explainable
C. Thinkable
D. Meaningful
E. Well informed
Jawaban: E
Pembahasan: "Knowledgeable" berarti memiliki pengetahuan luas, sama dengan "well informed". Jadi, jawabannya E.
Teks 3: Invitation to Reception
The British High Commissioner
Mr Tom Carter
Invites
Simon Berry
To a reception to mark the launch of the ColaLife trial at the High Commissioner's Residence
on Monday, December 31th 2018 from 18.00 to 20.00
Soal 3: "To Reception to mark the launch of the ColaLife trial"
The underlined word is closest in meaning to...
A. Initiate
B. Establish
C. Show
D. Exhibit
E. Indicate
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: "Launch" berarti memulai atau meluncurkan. Sinonim yang paling dekat adalah "initiate". Jadi, jawabannya A.
Teks 4: Job Vacancy
COMPANY ACCOUNTANT
Expanding wholesaler satisfactory and office equipment requires:
A responsible accountant for director to run smoothy the company finance with good salary and good working condition for good applicant.
Apply with curriculum vitae to:
Mr Peter Harris
Office Equipment World and Efficiency Work PO-BOX 36 Whistle Woods, United Kingdom
Soal 4: "Apply with curriculum vitae to Mrs Barton"
What information should the applicant include in it?
A. Experience in managing a company
B. A statement of salary wanted
C. A prove of knowing about stationary
D. A statement of responsibility
E. A statement of education and work experience
Jawaban: A
Pembahasan: Curriculum vitae (CV) biasanya berisi riwayat pendidikan, pengalaman kerja, dan keterampilan. Untuk posisi akuntan, pengalaman mengelola keuangan perusahaan relevan. Pilihan A paling tepat.
Teks 5: Lowongan Kerja Forum Edukasi
We are FORUM EDUKASI forwarding looking for:
1. IT Support
- Male
- Maximum 25 years old
- Mininum 1 year experience
- Honest and able to work under pressure
2. Marketing Executive
- Male/female
- Maximum 27 years old
- Minimum 1 year experience in marketing
- Good looking
- Fluent in English oral and written
- Team worker, honest, and hard worker
Please send CV with recent 3x4 photograph latest by November 26th, 2018 to:
HRD Manager
Perum Ngoto Indah A6, Yogyakarta
Soal 5: "Fluent in English oral and written."
The underlined word is closest in meaning to...
A. Easy
B. Able
C. Effortful
D. Articulate
E. Clear
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan: "Fluent" berarti lancar atau fasih, yang paling dekat dengan "articulate" (dapat berbicara dengan jelas dan efektif). Jadi, jawabannya D.
Tips Menghadapi TKA Bahasa Inggris 2026
Agar sukses dalam TKA bahasa Inggris, berikut beberapa tips yang dapat diterapkan:
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Perbanyak membaca teks berbahasa Inggris. Bacalah artikel, berita, cerita pendek, atau buku berbahasa Inggris. Semakin sering membaca, semakin cepat memahami teks.
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Pelajari grammar secara sistematis. Kuasai tenses, subject-verb agreement, passive voice, modal verbs, dan conditionals. Latihan soal grammar secara rutin.
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Perluas kosakata. Catat kata-kata baru dan gunakan dalam kalimat. Gunakan kamus dan aplikasi belajar kosakata.
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Latihan soal TKA. Kerjakan soal-soal TKA tahun sebelumnya atau dari buku persiapan. Perhatikan waktu pengerjaan.
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Pahami jenis soal. Reading, grammar, dan vocabulary memiliki strategi berbeda. Untuk reading, baca pertanyaan dulu lalu cari jawaban di teks. Untuk grammar, ingat pola. Untuk vocabulary, gunakan konteks.
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Kelola waktu. Jangan terlalu lama pada satu soal. Jika sulit, lewati dan kembali nanti.
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Jaga kesehatan. Istirahat cukup, makan bergizi, dan olahraga ringan.
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Berdoa dan tetap tenang. Kecemasan berlebihan dapat mengganggu konsentrasi.
Kesimpulan
TKA bahasa Inggris SMA 2026 menguji kemampuan reading, grammar, dan vocabulary. Dengan rajin berlatih soal dan memahami pola-pola yang sering keluar, siswa dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dan kepercayaan diri. Contoh soal di atas dapat menjadi bahan latihan. Ingat, kunci sukses adalah belajar tekun, latihan rutin, dan menjaga kesehatan. Selamat berlatih!
FAQ
1. Apa itu TKA bahasa Inggris?
TKA bahasa Inggris adalah tes kemampuan akademik untuk mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris yang diujikan kepada siswa SMA/MA.
2. Materi apa saja yang diujikan?
Reading comprehension, grammar, dan vocabulary.
3. Berapa jumlah soal TKA bahasa Inggris?
Jumlah soal bervariasi, biasanya sekitar 40-50 soal.
4. Apakah soal TKA bahasa Inggris sulit?
Tingkat kesulitan bervariasi. Dengan persiapan matang, soal dapat dijawab dengan baik.
5. Bagaimana cara belajar grammar yang efektif?
Pelajari pola, latihan soal, dan terapkan dalam menulis atau berbicara.
6. Apa tips menjawab soal reading?
Baca pertanyaan terlebih dahulu, lalu cari jawaban di teks. Perhatikan ide pokok dan informasi rinci.
7. Bagaimana cara memperkaya kosakata?
Banyak membaca, mencatat kata baru, dan menggunakan kamus.
8. Apakah TKA bahasa Inggris menentukan kelulusan?
TKA bukan penentu kelulusan, tetapi menjadi validator nilai rapor untuk SNBP.
9. Kapan TKA dilaksanakan?
TKA SMA/SMK/sederajat dilaksanakan pada 26 Oktober – 8 November 2026.
10. Di mana bisa mendapatkan contoh soal TKA bahasa Inggris?
Buku King Pendalaman Materi TKA atau sumber daring terpercaya.
