SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEJURUAN STRADA I

Jl. Gunung Sahari No.88 Jakarta Pusat

PENILAIAN TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2023/2024

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Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris :
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Kelas :X Waktu : 90 menit

I. Pilihlah a, b, c, d, atau e sebagai jawaban yag paling tepat, dan berilah tanda
silang pada lembar jawaban yang tersedia!

1. We didn’t ... with his plan.

a. to agree
b. agreeing
c. agree
d. agreed
e. agrees

2. Mirwan : Where did you go yesterday?

Anrawan: I ... to the market with my friends.
a. went
b. go
c. gone
d. going
e. goes

3. I … in this office 1 years ago.

a. worked
b. working
c. work
d. works
e. be working

4. My darling … a letter for me.

a. Wrote
b. Write
c. Writes
d. Writing
e. was writing

5. They … about this project in this restaurant yesterday.

a. talking
b. talks
c. talk
d. talks
e. talked
6. I … a cat last night.
a. draw
b. draws
c. drawing
d. drawn
e. drew

7. Miss Yunianti ... me to her party four days ago.

a. invites
b. invited
c. inviting
d. invitation
e. invite

8. Where did you ... in 2020?

a. lives
b. lived
c. to live
d. living
e. live

9. Bonge ... his bike two days ago.

a. sold
b. selling
c. sells
d. selled
e. sell

10. I … this grass yesterday afternoon.

a. cut
b. cuting
c. cuted
d. cuts
e. be cutted

11. We … to the beach yesterday.

a. walking
b. walked
c. walk
d. to walk
e. be walking

12. I … a meatball last night.

a. brings
b. brought
c. bring
d. to bring
e. bringing
13. The girl wants to go home.
The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. the girl
b. to go home
c. to go
d. the girl wants
e. wants to go

14. The girl denied yelling her friend.

The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. the girl denied
b. yelling her friend
c. girl denied
d. denied yelling
e. her friend

15. The culprit refuses to answer the question.

The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. the culprit refuses
b. to answer
c. the question
d. to answer the question
e. refuse to answer

16. The dogs prefer living in light stables.

The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. prefer living
b. dogs prefer
c. living in light staples
d. the dogs prefer living
e. the dogs

17. To text your ex-wife is disgraceful.

The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. to text your ex-wife
b. is disgraceful
c. your ex-wife is disgraceful
d. your ex-wife
e. is disgraceful

18. They will hate to do such a homework.

The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. they will hate
b. to do such
c. will hate
d. to do such a homework
e. a homework
19. She dislikes having to cut her hair.
The noun phrase from sentence above is … .
a. she dislikes
b. having to
c. she dislikes
d. to cut her hair
e. her hair

20. Tedi: "You may use my tablet if you need it."

Erik: Okay, thank you.
Andre: Did Tedi tell you something?
Erik: Yes, Tedi said (that) … .
a. I might use your tablet if you needed it
b. I may used your tablet if you needed it
c. I used your tablet when you need it
d. might used his tablet if I needed it
e. I might use his tablet if I needed it

21. Sheni: Wait up, where are you going Han?

Hani: I am going to Ms Yuli's room. "I must give this paper to her. This is my
assignment."
Sheni: Okay.
(later)
Bella: Where does Hani go? I'm looking for her.
Sheni: She met Ms Yuli. She said (that) … .
a. she had to give that paper to her. That was her assignment
b. she must gave that paper to her. That is her assignment
c. she has to gives that paper to me. That is her assignment
d. she had to gave that paper to her. That was her assignment
e. she has to give that paper to her. That is her assignment

22. Reni: "My friend and I will book a table in the restaurant after school tomorrow."
Santi: What did Reni tell you five minutes ago?
Winnie: Reni said (that) … .
a. my friend and her would booked a table in the restaurant after school tomorrow
b. your friend and you will booked a table in the restaurant after school the day later
c. her friend and she will booked a table in the restaurant after school the following
day
d. her friends and she will booking a table in the restaurant after school the following
day
e. her friend and she would book a table in the restaurant after school the next day
23. Yudha: "Anne must be the most diligent student in the class. Many teachers like
her."
Ivan: What did Yudha tell you about Anne?
Deni: Nothing important, Yudha just said (that) … .
a. Anne has to be the most diligent student in the class. Many teachers liked she
b. Anne had to be the most diligent student in the class. Many teachers liked her
c. Anne have the most diligent students in the class. Many teachers likes she
d. Anne have to be the most diligent student in the class. Many teachers likes she
e. Anne must been the most diligent student in the class. Many teachers liked her

24. Teacher: "Erwin has to get score above 75 to pass the examination."
Eli: What did the teacher said?
Tika: The teacher said (that) … .
a. Erwin have to got score above 75 to pass the examination
b. Erwin have to get score above 75 to pass the examination
c. Erwin had to get score above 75 to pass the examination
d. Erwin has to got score above 75 to passed the examination
e. Erwin must get score above 75 to pass the examination
The following test is for question 25 to 28.
Three large fish lived very happily in a pond which few people ever passed.
One day two men who were passing by the pond was the fish. One of them said, “Let us
hurry home and get our nets. Those fish are too fine to lose.”
The three fish were very much frightened. The first one thought a moment, then swam
through the outlet of the pond into the river. When, the men came back with their nets,
there were only two fish to be seen. The found the outlet of the pond and made a dam
across it.
The second fish now began to think. It came to the top of the water and floated on its
back. One of men picked it up in his net, but it seemed dead, so he threw it back into the
water.
The fish that never thought sank to the bottom of the pond and was easily caught.

25. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

a. A man picked the second fish.
b. A woman pack the fish.
c. The second fish could finally save itself.
d. The second fish pretended of being dead.
e. A man threw the second fish back to the pond.

26. What was the main problem of the story?

a. The fish could not escape from the men.
b. Two men was going to catch the three fish.
c. Three men was going to caught the three fish.
d. The third fist didn’t think about how to save itself.
e. The fish looked for ways to escape themselves from the men

27. The first fish was … .

a. smart
b. honest
c. disobedient
d. patient
e. humble
 28. From the test we can learn that … .
a. a good man is hard to find
b. there is always more to get
c. two heads are better than one
d. no one succeeds without efforts
e. a good beginning makes a good ending

The following test is for question 29 to 32.

Once upon a time there was a rose who was very proud of its beautiful looks. Its only
disappointment was that it grew next to an ugly cactus. Every day, the rose would insult
he cactus on its looks while the cactus stayed quiet. All the other plants in the garden
tried to make the rose see sense, but it was too swayed by its own good looks.
One summer, the well in the garden grew dry and there was no water for the plants.
The rose began to wilt. It saw a sparrow dip its beak into the cactus for some water.
Though ashamed, the rose asked the cactus if it could have some water too. The cactus
readily agreed and they both got through the tough summer as friends.

29. What is the story about?

a. Two different, but special plants.
b. A beautiful, but arrogant rose.
c. Plant is good for our planet.
d. Two plants in a beautiful garden.
e. A beautiful rose and an ugly cactus.

30. From the story, we know that the cactus was … .

a. Brave
b. Wise
c. Strong
d. Patient
e. Humble

31. The rose ignored other plants’ advice to change its attitude because … .
a. it believed it was the prettiest
b. it could change others to do so
c. it thought that it was right
d. it needed to step up
e. it didn’t trust other plant

32. What can you learn from the story?

a. Don’t allow others influence your life.
b. Never judge the others by the way they look.
c. Trust people by their look.
d. Respect others and they may respect you either.
e. Don’t let anyone underestimate you because of your look.

The following test is for question 33 to 36.

Once upon a time an owl and a pigeon met and talked.
“There are more owls than pigeons,” said Owl.
“No, way,” said Pigeon, “There are many more pigeons.”.
“Let’s count!” answered Owl, “We will meet in the big wood a week from today.”
On that day. the owls came first. The trees were full of them. The owls laughed and said,
” OOwah-wah-wah!”
Soon they heard a loud roar from the sky. Pigeons were coming from everywhere!
The owls could not believe there could be so many pigeons. They sat there moving their
heads back and forth staring with wide eyes.
The owl stared so long and hard at the pigeons that their eyes just stayed that way. Then,
one by one the one the owls took off, fled into the sky.
In the meantime, the pigeons were shouting to each other, celebrating their victory. Since
then, owls have always travelled at night when the pigeons are asleep.

33. The writer’s purpose of writing the text is ….

a. to entertain the readers
b. to describe owls and pigeons
c. to let the readers, know about owl
d. to relate the writer’s experience
e. to explain how owls have big, flat eyes

34. Why were the owls laughing when they first arrived?
a. They were making jokes about the pigeons.
b. They were there to support the pigeons.
c. They were telling foolish stories about the pigeons.
d. They were sure they would outnumber the pigeons.
e. They were talking about how ugly the pigeons were.

35. Why were the owls staring at the pigeons?

a. They were afraid that the pigeons would.
b. They were fighting each other.
c. They were shocked there were so many pigeons.
d. They’d like to count the number of all the pigeons.
e. Thay wanted to scare the pigeons by acting wicked.

36. What can we learn from the story?

a. Boasting will do more harm to others.
b. Friendship is very easy to build.
c. We can learn from someone’s mistake.
d. We can do anything if we are together.
e. Being too proud does not make us noble.

The following test is for question 37 to 40.

“Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his
head, but the Gnat was not in the least disturbed.
“do you think.” he said spitefully the lion, “that i am afraid of you because they call you
king?”
The next instant he flew at the lion and stung him sharply on the nose. Mad with rage,
the lion struck fiercely at the Gnat, but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws.
Again, and again the Gnat stung the Lion, who now was roaring terribly. At last, worn out
with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the Lion gave
up the fight.
The Gnat buzzed away to tell whose world about his victory, but instead he flew
straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of beasts came to
miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

37. The text tells us about … .

a. lion which is annoyed by a gnat
b. a lion which fights with everyone
c. confrontation between a lion and a spider
d. a gnat which loved to sting other animals
 e. a good relationship between a lion and a spider

38. Why did the lion give up hitting the gnat?

a. The lion only wounded itself.
b. The lion got bored with it.
c. The gnat stopped stinging the lion.
d. the lion felt nothing from the sting.
e. The gnat flew to bother the spider.

39. From the text we can learn that one should not be … .
a. cunning
b. arrogant
c. greedy
d. dishonest
e. temperament

40. “… but only succeeded in tearing himself with his claws.”

The bolded word can be replaced by … .
a. ripping
b. poking
c. biting
d. stabbing
e. punching

II. Fill in the blanks using the right verbs for simple past tense!

Dear Jane,

How are you doing? I feel miserable, I must admit. And I'm going to tell you why.
Yesterday I (41) .................. (do) my homework, (42) ..................... (tidy) my
bedroom and (43) ..................... (decide) to go out. The weather
(44) ..................... (be) perfect and so I (45) ..................... (go) to the park. And do
you know who I (46) ..................... (see) there? Jason, my boyfriend. I (47)
..................... (want) to say hello to him, but then I (48) ..................... (stop),
because I (47) ..................... (can) see a girl coming to him. Guess what (49)
..................... (happen).

They (50) ..................... (meet) in the middle of the road and he .....................
(kiss) her. My Jason! Jason and I (51) ..................... (be) in the park three times and he
never (52) ..................... (try) to kiss me!

I didn't know what to do. I just (53) ..................... (run) away. When I (54)
..................... (come) back home, I (55) ..................... (cry). Just a little bit, you
know. Then I said to myself: Forget about Jason. There are plenty more fish in the sea!
What do you think of him? Is he worth it? Please, write back soon.
Love, Bea