Contoh Kumpulan Soal Chapter 13

Multiple Choice
A. Choose the right answer by crossing (X) the letter a, b, c, or d.
The following text is for questions number 1 to 4.
Bob Sadino
Bob Sadino is well-known for his shorts. Every time he appears in public,
he wears his shorts. People know him a s a successful businessman. He was
born on March 9th, 1939, to a wealthy family. He inherited all his family
properties when his parents died because all his four siblings were considered
to have prosperous lives. He spent all his money travelling around the world.
For 9 years, he stayed in The Netherlands and met his wife, Soelami Soejoed.
At that time, he worked for Djakarta Lloyd in Amsterdam and Hamburg,
Germany.
He is a successful Indonesian businessman who proposes the idea of
entrepreneurship. Only a few people did business through risk and initiative in
Indonesia at that time. He and his partner started a business by selling
domestic chicken eggs door-to-door. Gradually, his domestic chicken eggs
became well-known and Sadino’s business grew significantly. He then
expanded his business by selling chicken meat.
He believes that everybody can be as successful in business as him.
Accordingly, he shared his ideas and experiences in his two books. In the
books, he said that doing business is “Stupid Learning”. That means it’s better
to start business directly when the idea comes to his mind. However, an
educated man will spend time to think about any possibilities and theories
before starting and sometimes none of them becomes reality.

1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

a. He had lived in The Netherlands for almost nine years.
b. Bob Sadino proposed the idea of entrepreneurship.
c. Bob Sadino sold chicken meat.
d. Bob Sadino sold chicken eggs.
2. What does “stupid Learning” mean?
a. We have to be smart when doing everything.
b. We have to be stupid when doing everything.
c. We can use our dullness to start doing business.
d. We don’t need to do anything when starting business.
3. How long did he stay in Holland?
a. Six years
b. Seven years
c. Eight years
d. Nine years
The following text is for questions number 4 to 6.
Victoria Caroline Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer,
model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was born on
April 17th, 1974, in Essex, England. She became famous in the 1990’s with
the pop group “The Spice Girls” and was known as Posh Spice. In 1999,
she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David
Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.
After The Spice Girls split up, she pursued a solo singing career,
but also started her own fashion range called dVb Style. Since this initial
foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of
sunglasses and fragrance, entitled ‘intimately Beckham” and a range of
handbags and jewelry.
In addition she had written two best-selling books : one her
autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

4. What did Victoria do before being a solo singer?

a. Married to David Beckham
b. Worked as fashion designer
c. Joined the Spice Girls
d. Created fashion style
5. Based on the text, what do we know about Victoria?
a. She is an ordinary woman
b. She is a multi-talented woman
c. She designed The Spice Girls
d. She married to an ordinary person
6. What kind of business had by Victoria Beckham?
a. Sport apparel
c. Properties
c. Fashion
d. Actress management
The following text is for questions number 7 to 10.

Amelia Earhart
Aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, on July
24th 1897. She grew up in the upper-middle-class household of her
maternal grandparents. She went to several different schools
because she found it hard to do well academically and socially.
However, she was very interested in science and sports. In 1923,
she was known as “Lady Lindy” because she became the 16th
woman to be issued a pilot’s licence. In 1982, she was also the first
woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as well as the first person to
fly both the Atlantic and pacific.
She mysteriously disappeared while trying to fly around the
globe from the equator in 1937. There have been many speculative
theories regarding Earhart’s last days. They have been connected to
various artifacts that have been found on Pacific islands such as
tools, clothing, and many more recently, freckle cream. Finally,
Earhart was declared dead in 1939.

7. What is the topic of the text above?

a. Amelie found in Pacific Islands.
b. The death of Amelie Earhart.
c. Amelie Earhart
d. A woman pilot
8. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text above?
a. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
b. She disappeared on a Pacific Island in 1939.
c. Amelia was good at making friends.
d. She was from a lower class family.
9. How old was Amelia Earhart when she became the 16th woman to be issued a
pilot’s licence?
a. 14 years old.
b. 15 years old.
c. 16 years old.
d. 17 years old.
10. What nationality did Amelia Earhart come from?
a. USA
b. UK
c. Germany
d. Canada

The following text is for questions number 11 to 13.

Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is a singer, song-writer and an actress. She was born
on December 13th, 1989 in Pennsylvania, USA. She had already shown her
talent as singing since her childhood. Swift sang at a variety of local events,
including fairs at the age of 10. She began writing her own songs and learning
guitar when she was 12 years old.
Swift frequently went to Tennessee, the country music capital. Then,
moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, together with her family, in an attempt to
further career. Her attempt was a great success. Finally, she signed a contract
with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Records when she performed at The
Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
She released her first single album “Tim McGraw” which became a top 10
hit in the country charts in 2006. Other successful tracks become popular too
such as “Our Song”, Teardrops on My Guitar” Picture to Burn and Should’ve
Said No”.

11. How old was was Taylor Swift when she began writing her own songs?
a. 11 years old.
b. 12 years old.
c. 13 years old.
d. 14 years old.
12. Where did Taylor Swift and her family move to in attempt to her career?
e. Nashville
a. Hendesonville
b. Pennsylvania
c. Wyomissing
d. New York
13. What did she do when she was 12 years old?
a. She began learning guitar.
b. She began singing her own songs.
c. She began launching her own songs.
d. She began writing her own songs and learning guitar.
The following text below is for questions 14 to 16.
Picasso
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the
1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art
is represented in Picasso's works.
Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art
teacher. He studied painting from his father and his college level course of
study at the academy of arts in Madrid.
From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional
style. Then, he entered the Blue Period. During this time, he only used
shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.
After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known
cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.
Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

14. Why did Picasso become so popular? Because ....

a. he studied in art school.
b. he was known for his great paintings. 
c. he painted in traditional style.
d. he was son of an art teacher.
15. Based on the text above, we know that Picasso ....
a. had a father who worked as an art teacher.
b. finished his study at the academy of arts in Madrid.
c. died in Spain 1973.
d. was born in Madrid, Spain.
16. Based on the text above we know that ....
a. Blue Period shows the poverty in Barcelona.
b. Picasso’s father was not good at art.
c. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
d. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.
The following text below is for questions 17 to 20.
RA Kartini
Kartini was born on April 21, 1879, in Mayong Jepara. As the
daughter of a noble family, she felt luck because she got more than the
ordinary people got. Her father was chosen as the head of regency in
Jepara. She and her family then moved from Mayong to Jepara. Here, she
could study at the Dutch owned school where only children from noble
family could study here.
Few years after finishing her study, RA. Kartini was willing
to continue her study in higher level. But the custom of that day forbid
a woman to go to school. Although she was not able to continue her study
to higher level, she was smart had a bright idea. She got the knowledge
from the books she read. To express her idea, she established a school for
local people on the backyard of Jepara city hall. 
In November 12,1903, she married Adipati Djoyodiningrat, the head
of Rembang regency. According to Javanese tradition Kartini had to
follow her husband. Then, she moved to Rembang. In September 13, 1904
she gave a birth to her son. His name was Singgih. But after giving birth to
a son, her condition was getting worse and she finally passed away on
September 17, 1904 on her 25 years old.
17. When was Kartini born? She was born ....
a. on April 12, 1879, in Kudus.
b. on April 21, 1897, in Jepara.
c. on May 12, 1879, in Semarang.
d. on June 21, 1879, in Surakarta.
18. Why did she get better education than other children? Because ....
a. she was a beautiful girl
b. she was smart and diligent
c. she was an honest girl
d. she was the daughter of a noble family
19. Why did Kartini move to Rembang? Because ....
a. she had to follow her husband.
b. she gave a birth to her son.
c. her condition was getting worse
d. she wanted to get better education
20. Which of the following statements is correct according to the text above?
a. Kartini was very shy and calm girl.
b. Kartini established a school for Dutch people on the backyard of Jepara city hall.
c. Kartini moved to Rembang to establisha school for local people
d. Kartini could study at the Dutch owned school where only children from noble
family could study there.

Answer
Multiple Choice
1. b. Bob Sadino proposed the idea of entrepreneurship.
2. e. We don’t need to do anything when starting business.
3. d. Nine years
4 b. Worked as fashion designer
5. b. She is a multi-talented woman
6. c. Fashion
7. d. A woman pilot
8. a. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
9. c. 16 years old.
10. a. USA
11. b. 12 years old.
12. a. Nashville
13. d. she began writing her own songs and learning guitar
14. b. he was known for his great paintings. 
15. a. had a father who worked as an art teacher.
16. a. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.
17. b. on April 21, 1897, in Jepara.
18. d. She was the daughter of a noble family
19. a. she had to follow her husband.
20. d. Kartini could study at the Dutch owned school where only children from
noble family could study there.