Soal Uas Bahasa Inggris kelas 11 semester 1

1.       Jessy     : I wonder why more gang fights happen most recently, especially those

                 involving students.

Siska      : Perhaps, its because the school curriculum doesn’t include character building.

Jessy     : that may be correct, but it only has little influence, it’s not significant.

 ... the biggest cause to the problem is their consuming forbidden drugs

You know they damage their nervous systems and brains.

a.       It’s possible

b.      Don’t you think

c.       It seems to me that

d.      It’s to say

e.      To make it clear

2.       Sandy    : Did you watch the US presidential election debate between the

Republican  candidate, Mitt Romney, and the incumbent candidate, barrack obama    last night?

Rita        : Yes, it was so lively and fierce, wasn’t it?

Sandy    : It was. Each stayed firm on their stance over foreign policy. I think it’s a high quality debate.

Rita        : What’s your view on the effectiveness of the debate in attracting undecided     voters?

Sandiy   : I think it could attract the udecided voters

The underlined utterance show us that Rita is ....

a.       Asking for opinion

b.       Making a statement

c.       Making a question

d.       Giving opinion

e.       Asking for information

3.       Heru      : How was your stay in his dorm last Sunday night?

Pino       : You know I couldn’t slep all the night. ... with the loud music played by friend’s   neighbours

a.       Everything was great

b.      I was entertained

c.       It was unbelieve able

d.      I was really annoyed

e.      I was accompanied

4.       Teacher                    : What’s up, tari? You seem to have something very important to talk

Student     : That’s right, Sir. I have a problem with my sleeping . I always try to go bed early   in the night, but I always only can sleep after midninght. As a result, I always get so late in the morning.

Teacher   : Maybe you’re too tied in the evening, Tari. I guess you have too many activities after school, don’t you?

Student : I do, Sir.

Teacher : Well, I think you’d better reduce the afternoon activities. Maybe, it will help.

Student : Thank you, Sir. I’ll try that

The underlined setence tells us that the teacher is ...

a.       Making argument

b.      Asking for permission

c.       Giving suggestion

d.      Inviting the student

e.      Asking for opinion

5.      Mr. Ong   : I suggest you take the way to the north. I think this is the quickest way to get the 

                    location.

Aldi           : Is there any barrier along that path?

Mr. Ong   : Yes, but not many. Nad remember you will be passing a tunnel. Along the tunnel  

                    there are so many monkeys. Make sure that you don’t disturb them. They could  

                    become wild and dangerous if disturbed
The underlined words tell us that Mr. Ong is ...

a.       Persuading Aldi to know him

b.      Giving warning to Aldi

c.       Rejecting Aldi’s request

d.      Informing aldy about monkeys

e.      Giving permission

6.       Dani       : Guys, welcome to my house. I hope you enjoy staying here. The bed rooms are  

                 over there. And this is the rest room. Come over here guys. This is my working

                 room.

Ujang    : Wow, what a room! … I’m going to search for an article in the internet.

Dani       : Yes, of course. You can use it. Just feel free to do anything here

Ujang    : It’s very kind of you. Thank you, Dan.

a.       Is it OK if I use your computer tonight?

b.      Will you borrow my computer?

c.       Can I go to internet rental house?

d.      Can you use my computer?

e.      Will you accompany to stay out?

7.       Mom     : Oh, my Dog, you look so pale. What’s happening to you?

Cindy     : Ugh …, I get stomachache, Mom.

Mom     : Let me press and rub the stomach.

Cindy     : Ouch! Don’t rub it, Mom. …

Mom     : Don’t worry. Darling. Its not serious. You just need to take a rest and take some medicines.

a.       Don’t disturb me

b.      It doesn’t matter

c.       It’s nothing for me

d.      It’s so painful

e.      I can’t hold it

Text 1

                Our SMA, will be having a Grand Alumni Homecoming on December 7, 2012 at 2:00 pm at Borobudur Hotel and Restaurant to celebrate the 28^th Anniversary.

                On this regard, we are cordially inviting you to attend the sad affair to meet your old friends, classmates, acquaintances and teachers, reminiscing memorable experiences and sharing stories of success and most specially renewing our commitment to the noble ideals of our beloved Alma Mater.

                The registration charges are Rp. 250.000,- per person payable at the venue. These charges include Alumni T-shirt, Alumni ID, and Alumni Souvenir, dinner, live band and raffle draws.

                For further inquiries, please contact our Alumni Secretariat at 9021) 237-2383 or text us at 08173445631.

We look forward to your presence in this once a year celebration. 

8.       Who are invited to the celebration?

a.       Student’s parents

b.      Students

c.       OSIS members

d.      Teachers

e.      Alumni

9.       The underlined word in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to …

a.       Looking for

b.      Talking about

c.       Renewing

d.      Discarding off

e.      Forgetting

Text 2

  KEEP HAZADOUS WASTE OUT OF ENVIROMENT

   IT’S ALL THAT WE HAVE, AND IT’s FRAGILE

10.   What does the poster tell us about?

a.       How waste pollutes environment

b.      Disposing waste into the river

c.       Protecting our environment from dangerous waste

d.      Factors thaht cause the environment to be in danger

e.      The impacts of waste to our environment

11.   What is easy to be damaged according to the poster?

a.       Living thing

b.      Rubbish

c.       Tree

d.      Waste

e.      Environment

Text 3

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Now you can! We offer classes for teen in:

English – French – Spanish – Japanese – Chinese – Korean

All levels  from beginning through advanced

Register for summer classes now.

We have both morning and afternoon classes.

Call 888-1234 M-F 7 A.M. – 5 P.M.

Or visit us 6793 Matrix Institute 6^th floor Suite 1001

12.   What does the advertisement offer?

a.       Foreign language speaking

b.      Foreign language course for teen

c.       Registration for summer classes.

d.      Morning and afternoon classes.

e.      Foreign language course for adult

13.   “Register for summer classes now. “

What is the synonym of the underlined word?

a.       Enroll

b.      Begin

c.       Join

d.      Start

e.      Follow

Text 4

The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds. It has hair on its body. Each foot has four toes. It beak (mouth) is very long.

                A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurt its eyes. It can smell things with its nose . It is the only bird in the world can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big.

                There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. People never see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealand wants their kiwis to live.

                There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called Kiwis.

14.   The first paragraph tell us about?

a.       The features of kiwi

b.      The habitat of kiwi

c.       The life of kiwi

d.      The feathers of kiwi

e.      The hair of kiwi

15.   According to the passage, kiwi is a very extraordinary bird because …

a.       It has no wings.

b.      It is unable to fly.

c.       Ic cannot smell things.

d.      Its mouth is very long.

e.      It does not habe any feathers.

16.   When does kiwi look for the food?

a.       In the morning

b.      In the afternoon

c.       At the day time

d.      In the night

e.      At noon

Text 5

Having breakfast is necessary for us.

                 Firstly, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A healthy breakfast provides us with nutrious energy to start the day and helps us control urge to snack on unhealthy food full of sugar and calories. It also helps children to maintain a healthy body weight. The American Dietatic Association (ADA) has found that children to who eat  healthy breakfast maintain a healthy weight better than children who skip breakfast. They are less like to overeat later in the day and feel full longer.

                Secondly, breakfast helps us feel good. Maybe you ofter get morning stomachaches if you miss breakfast. These aches are hunger pangs.

                Thirdly, breakfast fuels the body with nutrients that you may not be able make up with other meals. By having breakfast we can acquire sufficient nutrition and energy to support a day’s works and studies.

                Finally, breakfast gets us ready to learn. The Surgeon General has found that kids not only learn beter after eating breakfast, but also are more productive and get more done in morning too.

In conclusion, breakfast is good for us.

17.   The main idea of the second paragraph is …

a.       Breakfast make us healthy.

b.      Breakfast is a good habit.

c.       Breakfast is very essential for us.

d.      Breakfast gives us energy.

e.      Breakfast brings many benefits.

18.   Below are the effects of having good breakfast, except …

a.       We can learn important things.

b.      We can learn better.

c.       We can be more productive.

d.      We can get more nutrition.

e.      We can keep a healthy body weight.

19.   How can breakfast help us keep a healthy body weight?

a.       By helping us feel good.

b.      By preventing us from eating healthy food.

c.       By fueling the body with nutrients

d.      By controlling the nutrients.

e.      By helping to control the urge to snack on unhealthy food.

Text 6

  A Lion and a Mouse

                A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him when the mouse piteously entered, saying “If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness.”

                The lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by hunters. Who bound him with strops to the ground. The mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming;

                “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer on a big lion.”

20.   The purpose of the writer in writing the text is to…

a.       Explain how the mouse helped the lion.

b.      Entertain or amuse the readers.

c.       Tell what was happened to the lion.

d.      Persuade the readers to read the story.

e.      Describe the lion’s behavior.

21.   Why was the lion angry with the mouse?

a.       The mouse wanted to repay kindness the lion’s

b.      A mouse wanted to kill him.

c.       The lion could catch the mouse easily

d.      It was impossible for the mouse to repay his kindness.

e.      The mouse was afraid of him and begged his apology.

22.   Why did the lion laugh at the mouse?

a.       The mouse told him something unusual

b.      He wanted the mouse to help him

c.       The lion could catch the mouse easily.

d.      It was impossible for the mouse to repay his kindness

e.      The mouse was afraid of him and begged his apology

23.   Which of the following statements is true according to the text ?

a.       The lion was never angry to the mouse.

b.      The mouse could repay the lion’s kindness.

c.       The hunter caught the mouse.

d.      The hunter let the lion free.

e.      The mouse could not help the lion.

Text 7

                Lichens (sejenis tumbuhan lumut) Are unique group of complex, flowerless plants growing on, rocks and trees. There are thousands kinds of lichens, which come in a wide variety of colors. They are composed of algae, and fungi which unite to satisfy the needs of the lichens.

                The autotrophic green, algae produce all their own food through a process called photosynthesis and provide the lichen with nutritional elements. On the other hand, the heterotrophic, fungus, which depends on the other elements to provide its food, not only absorbs and stores water for the plant, but also help and protects it. This union by which two dissimilar organisms live together is called ‘symbiosis’.

                This sharing enable lichens to, resist the most adverse environmental conditions found on earth. They can be found in some very unlikely places such as the polar ice caps as well as in tropical zones, in dry areas as well as in wt ones, on mountain peaks and along coastal areas.

                The lichen’s strong resistance to its hostile environment and its ability to live in harmony with such environments is one example that humanity should consider in trying to solve its problems.

24.   The topic of the third paragraph is…

a.       How lichens get the food.

b.      The condition of lichens.

c.       The habitat of lichens.

d.      The kinds of lichen.

e.      How lichens survive.

25.   How do heterotrophic plants produce their food?

a.       They need other elements to supply their foods.

b.      They depend on lichens.

c.       They produce their own food.

d.      They need hostile environment

e.      They only absorb the water to live.

26.   They can be found in some very unlikely places such as the polar ice caps as well as in tropical zones … (paragraph 3) The underlined word has same meaning with…

a.       Irregular

b.      Unreachable

c.       Impure

d.      Impossible

e.      Improper

Text 8

Integrated Pest Management

                 There is no best way to deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides are commonly used, bit this may cause many problems, combining different management operation is the most effective way to control pests.

                Firstly, the chemical pesticides may build up as residues in the environment. Thus reduces the quality of farm products. Furthermore, pests can gradually resistant to pesticides.

This means that newer and stronger ones have to be developed.

                Some pesticides also affect non target animals such as fish and bees. This affects natural balance. To wipe out agricultural pests completely may be very expensive. Sometimes pest damage costs less than the method of control.

                Finally, understanding the ecology of the area will help a lot in pest control. Natural enemies can be used to control pests. Pesticides that do not affect the natural enemies should be chosen.

                Therefore, integrated pests management is a safe and more effective option in agriculture.

27.   What is the correct generic structure of the analytical text above?

a.       Thesis à Arguments à Conclusion

b.      Arguments àThesis àReiteration

c.       Arguments à Thesis à Reiteration

d.      Issueà ReiterationàArguments

e.      Issue à arguments à conclusion

28.   Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?

a.       Despite causing many problems, pesticides are still widely used.

b.      Using stronger and new pesticides is more effective.

c.       Integrated management of controlling pests is recommended.

d.      Improper use of pesticides is dangerous to natural balance.

e.      To destroy pets completely, a lot of money is needed.

29.   The reduces the quality of farm products . (paragraph 3)

The underlined word has the opposite meaning with…

a.       Lessen

b.      Cut

c.       Diminish

d.      Shrink

e.      Multiply

Text 9

                A termite (rayap) is much like an ant its communal habits although physically the two insects are distinct.

                Like those of ants, termite colonies consist of different classes, each with its non particular jobs. The most perfectly formed termites, both male and female make up the reproductive class. They have eyes, hard body walls, and fully developed wings. A pair of reproductive termites founds the colony. When new reproductive termites develop, they leave to form another colony. They use their wings only this one time and then break them off.

                The worker termites are small, blind and wingless, with soft bodies. They make up the majority of the colony and do all the work. The soldiers are eyeless and wingless but are larger than the workers and have hard heads and strong jaws and legs. They defend the colony and are cared for by the workers

                The male and female of the reproductive class remain inside a closed in cell where the female lays thousands of eggs. The workers place the eggs in cells and care for them. Even if one colony is treated with poison, If a male and female of the reproductive class escape they can form a new colony

30.   There are … kinds of termite which have different size and duty.

a.       Five

b.      Four

c.       One

d.      Two

e.      Three

31.   Which of the following statements is true about termite

a.       Ternute don’t’t fly often

b.      Some termite cannot fly

c.       The workers are smaller than the soldier.

d.      All termites have hard heads and strong jaws

e.      The workers care for the colony of the soldiers.

32.   The worker termites are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies. They make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

Which on e of the following sentences is a correct combination of the two sentences above?

a.       The worker termites whose are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

b.      The worker termites who are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

c.       The worker termites whom are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

d.      The worker termites where are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

e.      The worker termites which are small, blind and wingless with soft bodies make up the majority of the colony and do all the work.

Text 10

                Once, a cap seller was passing though a jungle. He was dead tired and needed to rest. Then he stopped and spread cloth under a tree. He placed his bag full of caps near him and lay down with his cap on his head.

                 The cap seller had a sound sleep for one hour. When he got up, the first thing he did was to look into his bag. He was startled when he found all his caps were not there. He was wondering where they could have gone. Indeed, he was very surprised to see monkeys sitting on the branches of a tree, each wearing a cap on his head. They had evidently done it to imitate him.

                He decided to get his caps back by making humble request to the monkeys. In return the monkey only made faces of him. When he began to makes gestures, even when he raised his fist towards them to threaten them , they also imitated him.

                At last he hit upon a clever idea. “monkeys are a great imitator,” he thought. So he took off his own cap and threw it down on the ground. As he had expected, all the monkeys took off the caps and threw them down on the ground. Quickly he stood up and collected the caps, put them back into his bag and went away.

33.   At the beginning, the cap seller got difficulty in getting his caps back because …?

a.       He was very tired.

b.      He did not know the monkey’s manner.

c.       He slept soundly.

d.      He was afraid of monkeys.

e.      He was surprised to see monkeys.

34.   Why was each monkey wearing a cap on therir head?

a.       They were imitating the cap seller

b.      They liked them.

c.       They liked wearing caps.

d.      They were teasing the cap seller

e.      They had stolen the caps

35.   What is the moral value of the text?

a.       Monkeys are clever animals.

b.      Put your belongings in a safe place

c.       Kindness must be processed by everyone.

d.      Foolishness is a source of faulty.

e.      You have to know who you are talking to

36.   They had evidently done it to imitate him. (paragraph 3)

The underlined word has the same meaning with …

a.       Differently

b.      Obviously

c.       Charity

d.      Charily

e.      Carelessly

37.   Brian      : have you read the news on Suara Merdeka about the murder?

Andy     : Yes. The policemen have identified the doer of the murder based on the sword they found in the victim’s house. The sword is stainless was covered with blood.

Brian      : So the police uses .. as an evidence to prove who killed the victim.

Which of the following noun phrases is correct to complete the dialog above?

a.       The cover stainless blood sword

b.      The blood has stain and blood

c.       The sword of the bloody stain

d.      The bloody stainless sword

e.      The blood stainless word

38.   The energy has not been widely used. It is said to be environmentally friendly

The good combination of the above two sentences is …

a.       The energy has not been widely used is said to be environmentally friendly

b.      The energy is said to be environmentally friendly has not been widely used

c.       The energy has not been widely used which it is said to be environmentally friendly.

d.      The energy is said to be environmentally friendly that it has not been widely used

e.      The energy that is said to be environmentally friendly has not been widely used.

39.   Sinta      : Why whales are classified into mammals? Can you tell me why, din?

Dinda    : Well, whales do look like fish and live in the sea water, but they … with lungs, not

                 with gills as fish do.

Sinta      : Any other reasons?

Dinda    : They also give a birth to a baby as others mammals do.

a.       Is breathing

b.      Breathe

c.       Will Breathe

d.      Breathed

e.      Have Breathed

40.   Teacher                                : How Often …?

                Class Leader       : Once in two teeks, Sir. We usually mop it on Saturdays

                Teacher                : I think that’s less frequent. You should do it at least twice  a wekk.

a.       Is the floor of your classroom mopped

b.      Does the floor of your classroom mop

c.       Has the floor of your classroom mopped

d.      Was the floor of your classroom mopped

e.      Did the floor of your classroom mop