SOAL PENILAIAN TENGAH SEMESTER KELAS 10

The dialogue below is for questions 1 to 5.

Indras : Hi. Amara. What are you doing? Amara : I'm reading the novel which I lent yesterday.
Indras : What novel is it?
Amara : It is Laskar Pelangi novel. Indras Is it Andrea Hirata's novel?
Amara: Yes, it is. He is an author from Belitung Island.
Indras: Yes, you're right. He graduated from Economic faculty of University of Indonesia. Then he
finished his magister at Sheffield Hallam University in England.
Amara Wow! He really cares to his education. I really favour him.
Indras : Yes, you're right.
1. What is Amara's hobby based on the dialogue?

a. Travelling c. Reading e. Gardening

b. Bicycling d. Painting
2. What is Amara doing when Indras meets her?

a. She is writing a letter.

b. She is opening some books.
c. She is learning about narrative text.
d. She is eating a plate of mango.
e. She is reading a novel.
8. Where is the location of Belitung island?

a. in Surabaya c. In Bangka Belitung e. In Makassar

b. in Jakarta d. In Riau
4. Where did Andrea Hirata finish his magister?

a. At Sebelas Maret University

b. At Gadjah Mada University
c. At Diponegoro University
d. At Sheffield Hallam University
e. At Oxford University
5. What is author?

a. The singer of a song

b. The writer of a book, article, play, etc
c. Someone who jobs is to teach in a school
d. The person who is in an army and wears its uniform
e. The one who studies English refully!
6. Miss Aurel... to Surabaya for participating an education seminar three months ago.

a. comes c. has gone e. gone

b. went d. came
7. Try not to be absent from class again for the rest of the semester. You too many classes. You... two
classes just last week.

a. already missing - missing

b. already missed - has missed missing
c. have already missed –
d. already misses - miss
e. already missed - have missed
8. Wildan... the first rank in the last semester.

a. has c. have e. was

b. having d. got
9. I thanked him because he... my money last week.

a. find c. finding e. findable

b.found d. finds
10. A....
B: I got success because of my mother's prayer and my hard effort.
a. What did you do to get success?
b. Why did you want to be success?
c. How did you get your success?
d. Why can you get success?
e. When did you start your business?
ESSAY

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 nd takes some time to findout about how one ma, who was
determined to change the way we treated our planet didn’t stop until he had made a difference.

In 1963, senator Gaylord Nelson was not happy with the Earth’s condition. He wanted to cleanup the
planet and solve pollution and environmental problems. As a senator, Gaylord Nelson wa someone
chosen by US citizens to help make laws. So he had a lot of power. He went to John F Kennedy the
president at the time, with his concerns. The president agreed that the planet’s environment was a
serious issue, so president Kennedy went around the country on a five day tour to promote the idea of
cleaning up the planet. People began making small changes, but it was not enough.

A few years later, senator Nelson decided to put one day eside every yearfor the couse of saving the
planet. On April 22nd, 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated. Since then, Earth Day has become an
international holiday. People all over the word are doing something to make Earth a cleaner, better
place.
Answer the Questions based on the text ….

1. When is the Earth Day usually celebrated?

2. Who was the originator of Earth Day commemoration?

3. When was the first Earth Day celebrated?

4. What is the purpose of Earth Day celebration?

5. “……… to protect the environment by recycling all used electronics”

What does the underlined word mean in Indonesian?