Thursday, 24 October 2013

Soal Ulangan Harian Kelas XI (Narrative and Analytcal Exposition) - Paket A

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas               : XI (IPA / IPS)    
Guru                    : M. Nashruddin Akhyar, S. Pd.                                                                



The Importance of reading
I personally think that reading is a very important activity in our life. Why do I say so?
Firstly, by reading we can get a lot of knowledge about many things in the world such as Science, technology, sports, arts, culture, etc. written in either books, magazine, newspaper, etc.
Secondly, by reading we can get a lot of news and information about something happening in any parts of the world which can we see directly.
Furthermore, reading can give us pleasure too. When we are tired, we read books, newspaper, or magazine on the entertainment column such as comedy, short story, quiz, etc. To make us relaxed.
Finally, reading can also take us to other parts of the world. By reading a book about Papua, we may feel we’re really sitting in the jungles not at home in our rooms.
From the facts above, it’s obvious that everyone needs it to get knowledge, information, and also entertainment. Or in summary we can say reading is truly important in our life.

1. Why is reading very important in our life? Because…..
a. By reading, we can get a lot of friends, relatives, experience, etc.
b. By reading, we can get little knowledge but a lot of entertainment.
c. By reading, we are always relaxed.
d. By reading, we are always happy.
e. By reading we can get a lot of knowledge, news, information, and entertainment

2. If we want to get knowledge, what should we do?
a. buy a lot of books
b. borrow a lot of books
c. look for newspaper and magazine
d. sell and buy many expensive books
e. Read a lot of books and other printed materials
3. What does the text tell us about?
a. The description of reading       c. The function of reading                    e.The purpose of reading
b. The importance of reading       d. The disadvantages of reading

4. …,it’s obvious that everyone needs it to get …. (par. 6)
    The word “it” refers to ….
            a. Information                b. reading          c. knowledge     d. entertainment e. pleasure

5. Paragraph…. in the text is the thesis.
a. 1                               b. 2                   c. 3                   d. 4                   e. 5
6. How many arguments mentioned in the text above?
            a. 3                               b. 4                   c. 5                   d. 6                   e. 2

Dust Bin
To improve comfort and cleanliness at our school, a number of dust bins should be increased.
When we look at classrooms, school corridors and school yard, there are paper mineral water cups, straws, and napkins here and there. The condition of uncleanliness and discomfort really hinders learning and teaching environment. Litters thrown carelessly cause disease, especially empty plastic cup or glasses.  They can be filled out with water coming from the rain. This can be placed for dengue mosquitoes to spread out. Besides, these rubbish can deteriorate the scene. Well painted wall and green school yard do not mean anything litters are scattered everywhere.
Anyway I notice that most of the students in our school have responsibilities for the school environment. They put their litters on the proper places. But some are not diligent enough to find the dust bins. The numbers of dust binds in our schools are not enough. More dust bins should be put beside each of steps, outside of the classrooms, and some more also the corridors. Probably one dust bin should be in every ten meters. So when students want to throw away their litters, they can find the dust bins easily.
When school is equipped with sufficient dust bins, we do not have problems of freak and discomfort any more.  Our school will be very clean and become a nice place to study.

7. What is the writer’s intention? To …. readers to do something good.
a. inform           b. explain          c. describe                    d. entertain        e. persuade
8. According to the writer, more dust bins….. in every ten meters.
a. should be decorated               c. should be painted                   e. are not required
b. should be placed                    d. are unnecessary
9. What is the writer’s argument on a sufficient number of dust bins?
a.  They can prevent litters                                 d.  They can save janitor’s energy
b.  Students are asked to clean them                  e.  They make school environment neat
c.  Students can throw garbage away easily
10. What is the writer’s suggestion?
a. To buy more dustbins                                     d. To hire more gardeners
b. To use dustbins efficiently                              e. To ask parents to give more dustbins
c. To ask students to clean the school yard
11. Besides, these rubbish can deteriorate the scene .(Paragraph 2).
      What is the Antonym of underlined word….
            a. Worsen         b. Reduce         c. Destroy         d. Minimize       e. Improve

READING
People read for different reasons and purposes. Newsreader, for example, read for a living and students read for learning. Others read for knowledge and some read for enjoyment and pleasure.
Newsreaders are specially trained to read the news accurately, carefully, and distinctively. Students have to read textbooks in order to absorb the contents in their memories for examination. Businessmen, politicians, scientist, and lecturers read for knowledge, others read to kill time, or for enjoyment and pleasure.
Nevertheless, good books are not cheap. One way to minimize the cost is by exchanging books with friends. The other way is by going to book rentals or borrowing books from libraries.
Sometimes, there are many book exhibitions held in big cities. Some publishers take these kinds of event as an opportunity to offer huge discounts. Books lovers can take this opportunity to get many books at a low cost.

12. Why do people read?
            a. They want to show off their knowledge
            b. Some people do it for a living, some for learning, some for knowledge, and some for pleasure
            c. Everyone does it because he/she has nothing to do
            d. Some people read to practice their voice
            e. Some people read because they see others doing so.

13. According to paragraph 2, who reads for knowledge?
a. Newsreaders                                     c. Students                       e. Housewives and daughters
b. Businessmen and politicians               d. Workers       

14. Good books are sometimes expensive. What can people do to minimize the cost?
            a. Buy second books                             d. Wait patiently until sale season          
b. Make a copy of the books                   e. Read the books at the bookstore
c. Borrow books from libraries

15. What is the advice that the writer gives to the readers?
            a. To borrow books from libraries                        c. To travel to big cities              e. To buy expensive books         b. To meet a publisher                               d. To buy a newspaper

16. “Books lovers can take this opportunity” (last sentence of paragraph 4), we can say it in other word ….
            a. This opportunity can be taken by books lovers
            b. This opportunity can be took by books lovers
            c. Books lovers can be taken by this opportunity
            d. Books lovers can be took by this opportunity
            e. This opportunity can be take by books lovers

17. "Edensor" is the novel which … by Andrea Hirata last year.
a. had written       b. have written              c. is written     d. was written    e. were written

Learning English
Learning English through music and songs can be very enjoyable. You can mix pleasure with learning when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to your English progress. Some underlying reason can be drawn to support the idea why we use songs in language learning.
Firstly, “the song stuck in my head” Phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we heard after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc) can be both enjoyable and sometimes unnerving. This phenomenon also seems to reinforce the idea that songs work on our short-and-long term memory.
Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition, which is just what many learners look for sample text. The fact that they are effective makes them many times more motivating than other text. Although usually simple, some songs can be quite complex syntactically, lexically and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any other literary sample. 
Furthermore, song can be appropriated by listener for their own purpose. Most pop songs and probably many other types don’t have precise people, place or time reference.
In addition, songs are relaxing. They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself and within one group. Little wonder they are important tools in sustaining culture, religion, patriotism and yeas, even revolution.
Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs such as studying grammar, practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary, spelling, and culture.
From the elaboration above, it can be concluded that learning through music and songs, learning English can be enjoyable and fun

18. What is the text about ….
a. Learning songs                      c. The phenomenon       e. Using songs in language learning
b. Very enjoyable music             d. Music listeners

19. Based on the text, there are …. reasons for using songs in learning language
a. 6                   b. 4                   c. 5                   d. 3                   e. 2

20. “They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself and within one group.”
The underlined word refers to ….
a. Groups          b. Learners        c. People          d. Song             e. Activities

Smoking in Restaurant

Smoking in restaurants is just not on. It must not be allowed because it is rude, harmful to others and dangerous for the smokers.
Firstly, smoking in a restaurant is impolite. The smell of the smoke affects all people and can turn them off their food. People pay to taste good food and not to be put off by foul smelling smoke.
Another reason smoking should not be allowed in restaurant is the harm it can do to others. Passive smoking that is breathing in smoke made by a smoker can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer.
Finally, smoking is dangerous and a health risk to the smokers. Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease and people should not smoke anywhere, not just in restaurants.
Therefore, smoking in restaurants is impolite, harmful to others and a health risk to the smokers and should not be allowed in any restaurants.

21. Smoking in the restaurants must be avoided because……
a. It is harmful to others
b. It is impolite
c.It’s dangerous to the smokers
d. It can cause hearth and lung disease
e. All answers are correct

22. We have many reasons to say that smoking must be avoided. The word reasons mean…..
            a. conclusion     b. point of view              c. argument       d. reinforcement             e. statement

23. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To inform the readers to the readers
b. To persuade the readers
c.To describe to the readers
d.To tell a story to the readers
e. To argue about smoking to the readers

24. The synonym of the word dangerous in the text is……
a. rude              b. impolite         c. health risk     d. harmful          e. disease

25. Smoking in restaurants is just not on. It must not be allowed because it is rude, harmful to others and   
      dangerous for the smokers.
      The sentence above characterize as …. of the text.
            a. thesis            b. arguments     c. reiteration      d. topic sentence           e. supporting details

The Rats and The Elephants

Once upon a time their lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.

26. What destroyed the homes of all rats?
a. a group of mice did                 c. the hunter did                         e. elephant's herd
b. elephant-hunter did                 d. a group of elephant did 

27. What helped the elephant's herd free?
a. the elephant-hunter did           c. the hunters did              e. entire group of rats did
b. the trapped elephants did        d. a group of king did

28. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace"?
a. Identification                          d. Complication
b. Orientation                             e. Resolution    
c. Description

29.  …. to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants … (par. 3).
       The word “him” refers to ….
            a. King of elephants       b. King of rats    c. Elephants-hunters      d. Rats e. Elephants

30. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
a. angry                        b. sad               c. happy            d. dead             e. disappointed

31. The writer mainly uses the ….
a. Simple present tense              c. Present perfect tense             e. Simple past tense
b. Present continuous tense       d. Passive sentence

32. Next week, event “Islamic Solidarity Games” ….. by President SBY in Palembang.
            a. will officially be opened           c. will be officially opened           e. will opened officially
            b. will opened                            d. will open

33. X : I saw a crashed – car accident yesterday.
      Y : Wow, .... ?
            a. were victims injured               c. was victims injured                e. were victims injure
            b. are victims injured                  d. were victims being injured


Poor Boy
A poor boy sold goods from door to door to pay his school fee. One day he had only a little money left and he was very hungry. He decided to ask for some food at the next house he visited. However he was so nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door. He only asked for a glass of water. The woman thought that the boy was hungry so she gave him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked. “How much do owe you?”. “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Thank you from my heart.” As the poor boy left that house, he felt stronger. His faith in God was getting stronger too. He had been ready to stop his study but now he got a spirit to continue it until he became a doctor.
Some years later that young woman became critically ill. She was sent to the big city to cure her disease. The poor boy was the doctor. When he knew the name of the town she came from. He went to meet her. He recognized her at once. He tried hard to save the woman’s life. From then on he gave special attention to the sick woman. After a long struggle, the woman could be cured. The poor boy paid all the bills. He wrote “Paid in full with one glass of milk” under the bill. When the woman opened the bill, tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed,” thank you God that your love has spread abroad through human hearts and hands.

34.  What did the poor boy ask when he met the woman?
a. Some food.          c. A glass of water.                    e. Wants to be sent to city
      b. A large of milk.    d. Health is important in life.

35. After a long struggle, the woman could be cured. (par. 2). The closest meaning of word “struggle” is….
a.   work                 b. war               c. fight              d. effort             e. pain

36. Why did the girl cry? Because ….
      a. She read the bill                                                   d. She was given a glass of milk
      b. She thanked to the God                                        e. She sold goods from door to door
      c. She opened the bill and read the text under it

37. Ana :What happened with him yesterday?
      Ani : I don’t know
      Ana : Maybe he …. by his teacher
a.   is being punished                       c. is punished                            e. was punished
b.   was being punished                    d. had been punished

38. Most of them …. given enough time to do English test yesterday.
a. is                        b. are                c. have             d. were             e. has

39. Neither of them …. available to speak right now.
a. has                     b. were             c. is                  d. was              e. are

40. Two – third of employers …. everyday.
a. worked                 b. works            c. work             d. are working                e. had worked

41. Not only my brother, but also my sisters …. happy for my graduation.
a. are                     b. is                  c. were             d. was               e. has

Cinderella
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She lived with her stepsister and stepmother. They were very bossy. She did all the housework.
One day an invitation to the ball came to the family. Her stepsister did not let her go, so Cinderella was very sad. The stepsister went to the ball without her.
Fortunately, the fairy good mother came and helped her to get to the ball. At the ball, Cinderella danced with the prince. The prince fell in love with her then he married her. They lived happily ever after.

42. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a.       Cinderella lived with her stepsisters.
b.       Cinderella felt happy with her husband.
c.       Cinderella felt annoyed with her stepsisters.
d.       Cinderella was helped by a fairy to get to the ball.
e.       Cinderella was helped by her stepsister to do all the house work.

43. "They were very bossy." (Paragraph 1)
       The word "bossy" means…
a. furious              b. arrogant         c. sensitive       d. offensive       e. domineering

            The hunters were after Freddie the fox. He flew across the fields in terror, until he saw a wood-cutter returning from woods. “Please help me!” Freddie gasped. “Go and hide in my hurt there,” replied the wood-cutter. Freddie looked out of the hut. He saw the hunters stop and ask the woodsman if they had seen a fox. “No,” said the tree-cutter loud enough for Freddie to hear, but as he spoke. He pointed his finger towards the hut.
            Luckily for Freddie, the hunters didn’t notice this and rode away. The fox slipped out of the hut to run home. “Aren’t you even going to say thank you to me for saving you?” Asked the wood-cutter as Freddie went past him. “I would have done,” replied Freddie. “but I saw how you tried to betray me.”

44. Who chased after Freddie?
            a. The hunters                           c. The wood-cutter                     e. The lion        
b. The other fox                         d. The three-cutter

45. Where did Freddie hide?
            a. In the wood-cutter’s hut          c. In his house                           e. In the hunter’s home
            b. In the woods                          d. In a farmer’s hut

46. What is the moral of the story?
            a. Too clever is not good                        c. Unity is strength                    e. Be careful who you trust
            b. Trouble tests your friends       d. You can’t please anyone

The first fish ….  (47) on the earth about 500 million years ago. Up to now, more than 20,000 kinds of fish …. (48) and …. (49) by scientist. New species ….  (50) every year, so the total increases continually.

47.        a. appeared       b. was appeared            c. appear           d. is being appeared       e. is appear

48.        a. named           b. is named                   c. were named          d. are named            e. was named 

49.        a. described      b. are described             c. is described   d. were described          e. describes

50.        a. are discovered                       c. is discovered             e. discovered
            b. was discovered                      d. were discovered        



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