LATIHAN UJIAN SEKOLAH 1

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Text for questions 1 to 4.

For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now,
however, there is a proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a
human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to
learn how to talk to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of
sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third
language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about
dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.

1. The text above is in the form of………….

A. Spoof C. recount
B. report D. procedure

2. What kind of animal is dolphin?

A. Insect C. Mammal
B. Fish D. Bird

3. Why talking to dolphin is not easy?

A. dolphins cannot hear the kind of man’s sounds
B. dolphins cannot think as human
C. dolphins like playing with man
D. dolphins feel annoyed by man

4. What is the characteristic of dolphin according to the text?

A. Fierce C. Naughty
B. Friendly D. Shy

Text for questions 5 to 8.

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip
II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle. Philip
was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He Guickly dealt
with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to
conguer the massive Persian Empire.

Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persian territories of Asia
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Minor, Syria and Egypt without suffering a single defeat. His greatest victory was at the Battle of
Gaugamela, in what is now northern Irag, in 331 BC. The young king of Macedonia, leader of the
Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25.

Over the next eight years, in his capacity as king, commander, politician, scholar and explorer,
Alexander led his army a further 11.000 miles, founding over 70 cities and creating an empire that
stretched across three continents and covered around two million sguare miles. The entire area from
Greece in the west, north to the Danube, south into Egypt and as far to the east as the Indian Punjab,
was linked together in a vast international network of trade and commerce. This was united by a
common Greek language and culture, while the king himself adopted foreign customs in order to rule
his millions of ethnically diverse subjects.

Alexander was acknowledged as a military genius who always led by example, although his belief in
his own indestructibilitymeant he was often reckless with his own life and those of his soldiers. The
fact that his army only refused to follow him once in 13 years of a reign during which there was
constant fighting, indicates the loyalty he inspired.

He died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC.

5. The text tells

A. the story of Alexander's life
B. about Alexander's victories
C. about Alexander as student
D. the conguest of Persian Empire

6. Paragraph 2 is mainly about….

A. Alexander becoming a young king
B. Alexander's conguest over Persian territories
C. Alexander's greatest victory at Gaugamela
D. Alexander being the ruler of Egypt

7. At what age did Alexander become king of Macedonia, succeeding his father?
A. 25 C. 23
B. 24 D. 20

8. What did Alexander learn from Aristotle?

A. military skills C. artof war
B. philosophy D. languages

The following text is for number 9 to 11.

Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king named His
Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his queen hadn't got
any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle. There he prayed to God
every day, begging for a child.
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A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born. Prabu and
Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It made Princess
turn into a very spoiled girl.
One day, the princess celebrated her 17 th birthday party. Many people gathered in the palace. Then,
Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel. "My beloved daughter, today I give
you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu. "I don't want to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted
the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful necklace was broken. The gold and jewels
were spread out on the floor. Everybody couldn't say anything. They never thought that their beloved
princess would do that cruel thing. In their silence, people heard thequeen crying. Every woman felt
sad and began crying, too. Then, everybody was crying.
Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the place became
a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom. Nowadays, people called the lake " Telaga Warna". It
means "Lake of Color". On a bright day, the lake is full of color. These colors come from shadows of
forest, plants, flowers, and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colors are from the
princess's necklace, which spreads at the bottom of the lake.

9. What is the type of the text above?

A. Recount C. Report
B. Narrative D. News item

10. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To amuse the readers with the story of telaga warna
B. To describe telaga warna
C. To inform about telaga warna
D. To give information about telaga warna

11. Which statement is TRUE according to the story?

A. Prabu had a kingdom in Centre Java C. Princess was a spoiled girl
B. Prabu was an evil king D. Princess was a kind person

12. What we can learn from the story?

A. Being honest is not always wise
B. It is good to be honest in life
C. We must respect our parents
D. Being a misser is sometimes important

This text is for questions 12 and 14.

Smoking has become a big problem among students today. Although the price of cigarettes has
increased, the number of students smoking has not decreased. There are many reasons why smoking
is dangerous.

First, smoking is bad for our health. Many health problems are caused by smoking. Breathing
problems like asthma and even lung cancer are some of them. Smokers also have yellow teeth and
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pale-looking skin. At times, their lips are black.

Next, smoking also causes social problems. Teenagers will save money to buy them. They would
rather not eat but smoke. Smoking also pollutes the environment. The carbon monoxide brings harms
not only to people but also to the environment.

Students should be discouraged from smoking. The price of a pack of cigarettes should be raised.
Teenagers caught smoking in school and public places should be severely punished. Parents should be
held responsible for teenagers who smoke. Hefty fines should be imposed on them.

13. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To explain about the impact of cigarettes advertisement for students
B. To amuse the readers with the story about a pack of cigarettes in school
C. To persuade the readers to believe that smoking is very dangerous for students
D. To retell the students’ personal experience when they were smoking cigarettes

14. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A. The carbon dioxide produced by cigarettes
B. The problem of smoking among students
C. The bad effects of smoking for environment
D. The social problems caused by smoking

15. The followings are the negative effects of smoking, EXCEPT .…

A. Asthma C. Yellow teeth
B. Lung cancer D. Expensive cigarettes

This text is for questions 16 and 18.

There are a lot of discussions as to whether children should be given homework or not.

Some people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue that children
have hobbies that they want to do after school, such, as sports or music. A further point they make is
that a lot of homework is pointless and doesn’t help the child learn at all.

However, there are also strong arguments against this point of view. Parents and teachers argue that
it is important to find out whether children can work on their own without the support from the
teacher. They say that the evening is a good time for children to sit down and think about what they
have learned in school. Furthermore they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done
that needs doing and it makes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further writing
tasks that don’t need teacher’s support.

On balance, I think that some homework is a good idea but that it should only given at the weekend
when children have more time.
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16. How many reasons are presented by those who are against homework?
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

17. Those who are pro homework think that the students can … in the evening.
A. prepare for the next lesson C. do their hobbies
B. review their lessons D. test themselves

18. What is the writer’s suggestion about homework?

A. Homework is pointless.
B. Homework is badly needed.
C. Homework should be given at weekend.
D. Student should not be given homework.

This text is for questions number 19 to 21.

Movie Review: Gie

By Ayesa Vawandia
Gie is a film adapted from a book entitled Catatan Seorang Demonstran (Notes of
a Demonstrator), a collection of journal entries by Soe Hok Gie. The film tells the life story of
the famous young, Indonesian-Chinese activist named Gie.
The movie starts from Gie’s teenage life during high school. Some scenes show the
critical nature of Gie and the fact that he always expresses his opinion since he was young.
Also, several scenes show his interest in languages and books. He spends his free time by
reading, or writing articles and he always writes in his journal every day. His critical behavior
reaches a peak when he enters University of Indonesia, Facully of Letters, majoring in
History. There is revolution at that time. Gie then decides to establish a new organization
with his friends named “MAPALA”. Gie also writes articles about Indonesia’s government for
several newspapers, such as Kompas and Sinar Harapan.
The film not only tells Gie’s life as an activist. There are also several scenes focused on
Gie’s private life, with the role of fictional characters intended to dramatize the story. All of
them can be played by Nicholas Saputra as the main character.
The film’s duration prevented director Riri Riza from being able to deliver a complete
picture of Gie. Some parts seem unclear, such as Gie’s father’s silent and reclusive
characteristics. Gie himself doesn’t seem as outspoken as we would expect from a young
activist.
Overall, this movie is about Soe Hok Gie’s path of life. This is a good movie for anyone
who wants to know more, or recall the figure of Soe Hok Gie— a young famous activist in the
60’s.

19. What does Gie tell us about?

A. The life story of an activist.
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B. The life story of a journalist.

C. The life story of a student.
D. A student’s criticism against the government

20. According to the text, what does Gie usually do in his spare time?
A. Hanging out with his friends
B. Reading and writing articles.
C. Reading and writing literary arts
D. Having discussions with his friends.

21. Which statement is NOT TRUE about Gie?

A. He always expresses his opinions since he was young.
B. He and his friends establish “MAPALA”.
C. He is interested in languages and books.
D. He only writes articles for a certain newspaper.

This text is for questions number 22 to 25.

A man in Puerto Rico had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it.
It was very, very smart. This parrot would say any word-except one. He would not say the name of
the town where he was born. The name of the town was Catano.

The man tried to teach the parrot to say Catano. But the bird would not say the word. At first the
man was very nice, but then he got angry. “You are a stupid bird! Why can’t you say the word? Say
Catano, or I will kill you!” but the parrot would not say it. Then the man got to so angry that the
shouted over and over, “Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!” but the bird wouldn’t talk.
One day after trying for many hours to make the bird say Catano, the man got very angry. He picked
up the bird and threw him into the chicken house. “You are more stupid than the chickens. Soon I
will eat them, and I will eat you, too.” In the chicken house there are four old chickens. They were
for Sunday’s dinner. The man put the parrot in the chicken house and left. The next day the man
came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and stopped. He was very surprised at what
he saw! He saw three dead chickens on the floor. The parrot was screaming at the fourth chicken,
“Say Catano, or I’ll kill you!

22. Where does the story take place?

A. Indonesia C. Puerto Rico
B. Brazil D. New York

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

A. Catano was the name of the city where the parrot came from
B. The man got angry at the parrot
C. The parrot couldn’t say Catano
D. The man killed the parrot
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24. “It was very, very smart”. The underlined word “It “refers to…
A. The chicken C. The Catano
B. The man D. The bird

NOMOR 25 – 40 TIDAK TERKAIT DENGAN TEXT

25. "God helps those who help themselves"

The proverb means ...
A. The more you know, the more powerful you can be in different areas of your life
B. Don’t just wait for good things to happen to you. Work hard to make them happen
C. When you’re in a difficult situation, laughing can make it easier to get through that situation
D. Said when a son is similar to his father; also, “Like mother, like daughter”

26. "Easy come, easy go". What does the proverb mean?
A. Don’t criticize someone if you’re not perfect either; don’t be a hyprocrite
B. The more you do something, the better you will become at it
C. People who wake up early or who get to places early have a better chance of success
D. When you make money quickly, it’s very easy to lose it quickly as well

27. "Laughter is the best medicine"

This proverb means ...
A. When you’re in a difficult situation, laughing can make it easier to get through that situation
B. If you get involved in something dangerous or beyond your abilities, you will probably
experience negative consequences
C. Don’t depend on someone else to do a good job; do it yourself
D. If someone is your enemy, treat them like a friend so you can be ready if they ever try to
betray you

28. "If I had come to music festival, I would have met Raisya there."
This sentence means ____ .
A. I didn't come to the music festival but Raisya there
B. I had come to music festival in order to meet Raisya there
C. I didn't come to music festival so I didn't meet Raisya there
D. I come to music festival but I didn't meet Raisya there

29. “If I passed the state university entrance test, my father would buy me a new motorcycle.”
The sentence means that …
A. I don’t pass the state university entrance test.
B. I didn’t pass the state university entrance test.
C. I wasn’t passing the state university entrance test.
D. I am not passing the state university entrance test.
30. The man hit by a car yesterday would have died if the doctors had not immediately
operated on him.
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From the above sentence, we may conclude that ...

A. the man will be immediately operated

B. the man is still alive
C. It's too late to save the man
D. the man died after the operation

31. Our neighbors’ party was …… noisy that we couldn’t sleep well.
A. so
B. such
C. such a

32. It is … an expensive car that everyone wants to have one

A. So
B. Such

33. There was … many people at the concert that makes the concert so crowded.
A. So
B. Such

34. I visited my uncle ______ lives in a different city.

A. who
B. which
C. when

35. She is the woman ______ husband is a famous writer.

A. who C. which
B. whose D. whom

36. I will never forget the day ______ I met you

A. whom C. which
B. who D. when

37. The flower is fragrant. I take it everyday.

A. The flower which I take everyday is fragrant
B. The flower where I take everyday is fragrant
C. The flower whom I take everyday is fragrant
D. The flower why I take everyday is fragrant

38. Michael is rich. Alexis, ………, is poor.

The best conjunction to fill in the blank is?
A. but
B. however
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C. in spite of
D. on the other hand

39. ____ I love sweet and cakes, I try not to eat them during the week.
A. Despite
B. However
C. although

40. ______ the bad weather, he still chooses to go by air plane.

A. Although
B. Despite
C. While

SOAL URAIAN

The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so
slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a
good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began,
the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the halfway
point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a
short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him.

All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he
got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could
not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there
waiting for him.

QUESTIONS

41. What kind of the text above?

42. What is the purpose of the text above?

43. Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race?

44. Who won the race?

45. What lesson do we learn from this story?

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