DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN KABUPATEN TANAH LAUT

SOAL UJIAN SEMESTER GANJIL KELAS XII IPA DAN IPS

MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS
SMA NEGERI 1 PANYIPATAN
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012 – 2013

LISTENING SECTION B. She went to the camping

In this section of the test, you will have the chance C. She didn’t join the camping
to show how well you understand spoken English. D. She didn’t know about the camping
There are two parts to this section, with special E. She didn’t like the man
direction for each part.
5. A. Rp 100.000,00
Part 1 Question 1 to 5 B. Rp 150.000,00
Directions: In this part of test, you will hear some C. Rp 200.000,00
dialogues or questions spoken in English. The D. Rp 300.000,00
dialogue or question will be spoken two times. They E. Rp 500.000,00
will not be printed in your test book, so you must
listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. Part 2 Question 6 to 10
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear
After you hear a dialogue and question about it, read several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken
the five possible answers and decide which one two times. They will not be printed in your test
would be the best answer to the question you have book, so you must listen carefully to understand
heard. what the speakers say.
After you hear a monologue and the questions about it,
Now listen to a sample question: read the five possible answers and decide which one
You will hear : would be the best answer to the questions you have
Man : Well, I’m very glad to have you with heard. Now, let’s begin part 2
me. By the way, my name’s James
Bond. How do you do? 6. A. The man never watches TV
Woman : How do you do? I’m B. The man loves watching ‘Office Boy’
Barbara. You will also hear: C. The man gives his point of view on ‘Office
Narrator : What do we learn from the dialogue? Boy’
You will read in your test book: D. The man prefers ‘Office Boy’ to news
Sample answer: program
A. The man has never met Barbara before E. The man thinks that the news program is
B. The man never knows James Bond depressing
C. Barbara has met the man before
D. Barbara met James Bond yesterday 7. A. Informative
E. Barbara meets James Bond every day B. Enjoyable
The best answer to the question is “The man has C. Boring
never met Barbara before.” D. Funny
Therefore, you should choose answer ( A ) E. Entertaining

1. A. She suggested the man to go swimming 8. A. Lukito

B. She received the man’s suggestion B. The earthquake
C. Swimming is the man’s hobby C. Gunung Sitoli in Nias Island
D. They don’t have any good idea D. The Meteorology and Geophysies Agency
E. They are not going anywhere E. West Sumatra Province

2. A. The man gives the woman a cold drink 9. A. In Gunung Sitoli, Nias Island
B. The woman gives the man a cold drink B. In North Sumatra
C. The woman wants a cold drink C. In west Sumatra
D. The woman owns the café D. Under the Indian Ocean
E. They feel very cold E. Under Gunung Sitoli

3. A. He didn’t have an alarm clock 10. A. Insurance

B. He overslept and missed the bus B. A managing direction
C. He couldn’t sleep well C. A sales manager
D. He slept late at night D. A new company car
E. He set the alarm clock E. Shoes manufacturer

4. A. She joined the camping

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READING SECTION
Questions 11 to 14
The Frog Prince
One fine evening a young princess put on her
bonnet and clogs, and went out take a walk by
herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool
spring of water with a rose in the middle of it, she
sat herself down to rest a while. Now she had a
golden ball in her hand, which was her favorite
plaything; and she was always tossing it up into the
air, and catching it again as it fell.
After a time she threw it up so high that she missed
catching it as it fell; and the ball bounded away, and
rolled along on the ground, until at last it fell down
into the spring. The princess looked into the spring
after her ball, but it was very deep, so deep that she
could not see the bottom of it. She began to cry, and
said, “Alas! If I could only get my ball again, I would
give all my fine clothes and jewels, and everything
that I have in the world.”
Whilst she was speaking, a frog put its head out of
the water, and said, “Princess, why do you weep so
bitterly?” “Alas!” said she, “What can you do for me,
you nasty frog? My golden ball has fallen into the
spring.” The frog said, “I do not want your pearls,
and jewels, and ne clothes; but if you will love me,
and let me live with you and eat from your golden
plate, and sleep on your bed, I will bring you your
ball again.”
Taken from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990
11. What is the text about?
A. A young princess and her bonnet
B. A young princess in a cool spring of water
C. A young princess with a golden ball in her hand
D. The frog prince
E. A young man
12. What type of text is used by the writer?
A. Narrative.
B. Argumentative
C. Descriptive.
D. Hortatory exposition
E. Explanation
13. The communicative purpose of this text is
A. To describe a young princess with a golden ball
B. To amuse or to entertain the readers
C. To tell about our opinion about a young
princess and her bonnet
D. To persuade the readers to do something
E. To explain a young princess with a golden ball
14. Paragraph 1
A. Tells an orientation
B. Poses a thesis
C. Shows an abstract
D. Gives a general classification
E. Gives a good describe
Questions 15 to 19
THE CALIPH AND THE CLOWN
The caliph of Baghdad hired an intelligent and high
spirited man as his court jester, and was much
amused by his clever, witty comments. The clown
was so well loved by his master that everyone at
court showed him great respect. And so the caliph
was much surprised one day when he heard his
beloved clown crying out in distress from the throne
room. The caliph hurried there and was astonished
to find the guards beating the clown badly.
''Leave him alone at once!'' he orded. ''Why are you
beating him?''
''We found him sitting on your throne, O majesty!''
the captain of the guards explained.
''out of my sight!'' commanded the caliph. ''For sure
the jester did not do it with the intention of
offending me.''
The clown, however, continued to weep and wail
even after the guards had left.
''Stop it! said the irritated caliph.
''you're still in one piece, aren't you?''
'' i'm not crying for myself, my lord, i weep for you,''
the clown explained.
''For me?'' exclaimed the caliph in surprise.
''Certainly! if i get beaten so badly for having been
only a few minutes on the throne, how many
beatings must you have suffered in all the years that
you have been there?''
15. Who are the main characters of the story?
A. The caliph and the guards
B. The guards
C. The clown and the guards
D. The caliph and the clown
E. The caliph and the empress
16. What was amusing for the caliph?
A. The clown’s attraction
B. The clown’s cleaver and witty comments
C. The clown’s attitude
D. The clown’s humor
E. The clown’s sharp criticize
17. Why did the guards beat the clown?
A. Because he sat on the king’s throne
B. Because he insulted the king
C. Because he beaten the guards
D. Because he wanted to escape
E. Because he tried to kill the king
18.What did the clown do after guards left?
A. Setting on the throne
B. Asking the king to punish the guards
C. Leaving the king
D. Crying
E. Dancing
19. What did the clown say to the king?
A. That he was so angry with the guards
B. That he didn’t mean to sit on the throne
C. That he wondered how many beatings should be
received by the king
D. That the caliph was so wise
E. That the caliph should expel the guards
Questions 20 to 24
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES
Ali Baba was such a poor man that he had only had
one shoe for his two feet. Even the mice in his house
were hungry. One day, his wife said, "We have no
food in the house. No rice. No potatoes. Go and
collect leaves in the forest so that I can make a
soup." Ali was a lazy man. He looked for leaves for
about ten minutes and then he climbed a tree to
sleep. He was afraid of wolves. When he woke up,
he was surprised to see forty thieves on forty horses.
They stopped in front of a big rock.
"Open Sesame!" shouted the leader.
A door on the rock opened. The thieves carried sacks
full of gold into the cave.
When they had finished, the leader shouted.
"Close Sesame!" and the door closed. As soon as the
thieves had disappeared Ali Baba jumped down
from the tree, said, "Open Sesame" and went into
the cave. There were shelves all around the
walls. The shelves were full of sacks. And the sacks
were full of gold. Ali took a sack home with him.
Unfortunately, one of the thieves saw Ali's footprints
on the sand. He followed them to Ali's home. He
took out his knife and made a cross on the door.
"Now I shall know which house it is," he said.
He rode off to get the other thieves. But Ali had seen
the thief. He and his wife took brooms and swept
away the footprints. Then he made crosses on every
door at the street. When the forty thieves arrived
they had their knives between their teeth. But they
couldn't find either Ali – or the gold. And Ali and his
wife lived happily ever after.
20. Who is the main character of the text?
A. Ali Baba
B. Forty thieves
C. Ali Baba and forty thieves
D. Ali Baba’s wife
E. Ali Baba’s wife and forty thieves
21. Why did Ali Baba sleep on the tree?
A. Because he wanted to see the thieves
B. Because he was a lazy man
C. Because he was tired
D. Because he wanted to wake up early
E. Because he was afraid of wolves
22. The type of the text is …
A. Explanation
B. Descriptive
C. Discussion
D. Hortatory Exposition
E. Narrative
23. The purpose of the text is…
A. to describe persons and characters
B. to tell a sequence of events
C. to entertain the readers
D. to persuade the readers to have many friends
E. to teach the readers how to make friends
24. Generic structure of the text is ...
A. Orientation, events, reorientation.
B. General identification, description
C. Orientation, complication, resolution.
D. General statement, explanation, Conclusion
(optional)
E. Thesis, arguments, reiteration
Questions 25 to 29
THE LEGEND OF BANYUWANGI
Once upon a time, there was a king named King
Sulahkromo. The king had a prime Minister named
Raden Sidopekso. The prime minister had a wife
named Sri Tanjung. She was so beautiful, so that the
king wanted her to be his wife.
One day, the king sent his Prime Minister to a long
mission. While the Prime Minister was away, the
king tried to get Sri Tanjung. However he failed. He
was very angry.
Thus, when Sidopekso went back, the king told him
that his wife was unfaithful to him.
The Prime Minister was very angry with his wife. Sri
Tanjung said that it was not true. However,
Sidopekso said that he would kill her. He brought
her to the river bank. Before he kill her and threw
her into the river, she said that her innocence would
be proven.
After Sidopekso killed her, he threw her dead body
into the dirty river. Immediately the river became
clean and began to spread a wonderful fragrance.
Sidopekso said, Banyu ... Wangi ... Banyuwangi”. This
means “ fragrant water “. Banyuwangi was born
from the proof of noble and sacred love.
25. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. The Characteristics of Sulahkromo
B. The Condition of Banyuwangi
C. The incident of Sri Tanjung’s execution
D. The characters and sittings of the story
E. The life of Sri Tantung
26. How was the characteristic of the king?
A. Evil D. Stupid
B. Stingy E. Loyal
C. Nice
27. What is the moral lesson of the story?
A. Innocence and loyalty will be revealed no matter
how we deny it
B. The good will defeat the evil
C. Honesty is the best policy
D. We should be loyal to our spouse
E. The strong rules the weak
28. From the text we know that …
A. Sidopekso was a nice person
B. Sidopekso disbelieved on his wife’s loyalty
C. Sri Tanjung had supernatural power
D. Sulahkromo is a good king
E. Sri Tanjung couldn’t prove he innocence
 D. Carbon dioxide and oxygen
E. Water vapor and carbon dioxide

Questions 29 to 35 35. “…… notably motor transport and industry….”

The greenhouse effect is a warming of the The underline word has the closest meaning to….
air around us. It gets its name from the greenhouses A. Particulary D. Basically
that people use to grow plants. These greenhouses B. Significantly E. Principally
let in heat from sunlight and trap it inside. Earth’s C. Terribly
atmosphere–the layer of air that surrounds our
planet–also traps heat. Questions 36 to 40
Greenhouse effect is raised temperature at a Attention
planet’s surface as result of heat energy being All students must join the class meeting from 15th
trapped by gases in the atmosphere. Certain gases December to 21st Desember2008
cause the atmosphere to act like the glass in a Principa
greenhouse. As a result, the temperature of a l Aisyah
planet’s surface may be higher than it otherwise
would be–on Earth about 33º C (59ºF) higher. The 36. What kind of the text is it ?
main gases that produce the greenhouse effect on A. A letter D. A postcard
Earth are water vapour and carbon dioxide. B. A label E. An announcement
Scientists suspect that increased discharge of carbon C. A mail
dioxide from human activity (notably motor
transport and industry) is contributing to global 37. What is the text about ?
warming A. The class meeting in a school.
B. The winner of the class meeting.
29. What is the purpose of the text above?
C. An invitation to join a class meeting.
A. To explain the process of greenhouse effect
D. The plan of having a class meeting.
B. To describe the danger of greenhouse effect
E. The plan of graduate party
C. To define greenhouse effect
D. To report greenhouse effect
To : All students and teachers
E. To explain the cause of greenhouse effect
Come and visit our new librabry. Lots of new books
30. What is the type of the text above? (brand new novels and non-fiction books) are
A. Explanation available. You can also enjoy our newest DVDs
B. Descriptive collection.
C. Discussion Head of library
D. Hortatory Exposition
E. Narrative 38. What are the things offered in the new library ?
A. Books and DVDs.
31. What is the general structure of the text above? B. Old and new books.
A. Orientation, events, reorientation. C. New books and novels.
B. General identification, description D. New DVDs and non-fiction books.
C. Orientation, complication, resolution. E. A vacancy
D.General statement, explanation, Conclusion
(optional) 39. Why does the writer make the announcement ?
E. Thesis, arguments, reiteration A. To resume a new novel.
B. To invite the reader to visit the library.
32. What is the earth atmosphere? C. To let the reader know about the head of library.
A. Earth’s greenhouse D. To help the reader know where to find the
B. Earth core layer DVDs.
C. The layer of air that surround our planet E. To stop the reader invitation
D. Earth’s shield
E. Earth surface layer Announcement
English Conversation Club (SCC) is opening
33.What causes the temperature in the planet’s
registration for new members join us and improve
Surface raised?
your English! Every Thursday from 16.00 to 17.00 at
A. Gases D. Greenhouse the school hall.
B. Sunligth E. Trapped heat energy
For registration, please contact Wayan (XII IPA) or
C. Atmosphere
Anissa (XII IPS B)
34.What are the gases which produce greenhouse
effect? 40. When do the members have meeting?
A. Oxygen A. In the morning.
B. Carbon dioxide B. On Thursday afternoon.
C. Nitrogen C. On Thursday morning.
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D. In the afternoon at three o’clock.
E. After breakfast