The following text is for questions 1 – 3

To : antonigunawan@depalma.com 7. When is the annual company party?

From : novaarianti@depalma.com A. Sunday D. Thursday
Re : Where to hold the meeting B. Tuesday E. Friday
Andi, C. Monday
We need to find a place for our meeting Wednesday. If the
conference room (....1....) available, we could have it there. 8. When does the first shift start?
Unfortunately Dani reserved it for a small workshop. A. at 4.30 D. at 1.30
Dina Safira’s office is very big. If I (...2...) friendlier with her, I would B. at 5.30 E. at 3.30
ask to use it. You know her, don’t you? Why don’t you ask her? If I C. at 2.30
(...3...) I would offer her a free lunch or something for doing it.
Thanks, The following text is for questions 9 – 11
Nova
ANNOUNCEMENT
In accordance with the international security regulation, the
1. A. is D. will be following items are never allowed to be taken onto a plane by
B. was E. would be passengers, either in their carry-on bags or in their checked
C. were luggage: weapons, including knives and guns; explosives, including
dynamite and fireworks.
2. A. am D. has been The following items may be placed in checked luggage but not
B. was E. were on carry-on bags. Tools, including hammers, screwdrivers, and
C. had been wrenches; sport equipment such as golf clubs, baseball bats, skis,
and ski poles.
3. A. were here D. were you When you pass through the security line, all bags will go through
B. was you E. were me our X-Ray machines and some bags will be manually checked by
C. were there personal, as well

The following text is for questions 4 – 8 9. What is the announcement about?

Memo :
As you know, Friday afternoon is our annual company party. We
are looking forward to this event and the opportunity to take some
time out of our busy schedules to enjoy each other’s company.
Because we will continue to need to have someone to answer the
phones and receive materials, we are asking that each of our six
department identify one more employees who would be willing to
work a two-hour shift – 1.30-3.30 0r 3.30-5.30.
In order to compensate those people who will be working during
the festivities, we have voucher for weekend visit to Palm restorts.
Please send me the name of the personals in your department who
will be taking on these duties
A. Weapons and explosives
B. Items brought on cary-on bags
C. Welcoming foreign passengers
D. An International airport security regulation
E. A warning to passengers from different countries
10. The underlined part of the sentences above means...
A. All bags will be sent to the X-Ray machines
B. All bags will be delivered with X-Ray machines
C. All bags will be move to the X-Ray machines
D. All bags will be packed next to X-Ray machines
E. All bags will be checked by using X-Ray machines

4. What is the mean idea of the memo? 11. Things can be brought onto an airplane, except...
A. Some lucky employees will win a trip to Pal Restors A. Knives D. Screwdrivers
B. The party will be for all employees B. Ski poles E. Basketball bats
C. The party will start at 5.30 C. Wrenches
D. Some employees will not be able to attend the party on
Friday
The following text is for question 12 – 16
E. The party will finish between 5.30 and 6.00
A motorcycle (or motorbike) is a vehicle used to ....
(12)...... people from one place to another. It does not have 4 wheels
like a car. It has two wheels like a bicycle. But it has a motor like a
5. What is the purpose of the event on Friday? car. A motorcycle is normally ......(13)..... by one person.
A. To take as many calls as possible A ....(14).... can also ride on the back of the motorcycle. Some
B. To introduce each other motorcycles have a sidecar that can carry another passenger.
C. To motivate employees for a difficult year Very often motorcycle riders are injured heavily in accidents. A
D. To get a trip Palm Resort motorcycle rider can wear a ...(15).... and clothing that has armor.
E. To spend time with each other This special clothing may ......(16)..... the rider's injuries in an
accident. Motorcycles also do not protect riders against wind and
6. “Please send me the name of the personals in your rain that makes it difficult to drive in winter or during bad weather.
department.” The underlined word refers to?
A. The writer D. The employee 12. A. port D. place
B. The listener E. The phone B. transport E. bring
C. The reader C. communicate

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13. A. carried D. driven 23. ECC invites new members to....
B. done E. brought A. decrease English skill
C. bought B. write English journal
C. increase English skill
14. A. buyer D. seller D. join competition
B. driver E. dealer E. open registration
C. passenger
The following text is for questions 24 – 27
15. A. raincoat D. shoes
B. helmet E. watch
Announcement
C. suitcase
This is a new school year and there are many new students around.
Please be friendly and help them understand the rules of our school.
16. A. result D. say Principal
B. increase E. reduce
C. cause 24. Where can you find the text ?
A. At station D. At a park
17. The movie was ….. that it was viewed by more than one B. At a bookstore E. At a school
million people in the world. C. At a bank
A. so fantastic D. fantastic enough
B. very fantastic E. quite fantastic 25. Why does the principal make the announcement?
C. too fantastic A. To ask the students to be nice and helpful to the new
comers
18. Sorry. Can I get another one? This shirt is ….. in my body. B. To ask new comers to be helpful
A. big enough D. too big C. To let the students know that they have their junior
B. very big E. so big D. To ask the students to contact their
C. quite big E. To inform about the new school year

19. The test is …… for the 3rd semester students, they could finish
ane hour quicker.
A. so easy
B. very easy
C. quite easy
The following text is for questions 20 – 23
English Conversation Club (ECC)
is opening registration for new members
join us and improve your English!
Every Thursday from 16.00 to 17.00 at the school hall
For registration, please contact
Yusuf (XI IIB)
Anissa (XII IIB)
20. When do the members have meeting ?
A. In the morning.
B. On Thursday afternoon.
C. In the afternoon
D. On Thursday morning.
E. At noon.
21. Where do they have the meeting ?
A. In the ECC’s meeting room
B. In the VII A classroom
C. At the hall
D. At the school hall
E. At the cafetaria
22. How long does the meeting last ?
A. One and a half hours
B. One hour
C. One and a quarter hours
D. Half an hour
E. Two hours
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26. Who will read the announcement?
A. New students D. Teachers
D. too easy B. Senior students E. Parents and teachers
E. enough easy C. Parents
27. “Please be friendly….” . What is the meaning of the underlined
word?
A. Disturbing D. Welcoming
B. Interesting E. Attracting
C. Boring
The following text is for questions 28 – 32
A boy stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and
took it home to his mother. She not only abstained from beating him,
but encouraged him. He, next time, stole a cloak and brought it to
her, and she again commended him. The youth, advanced to
adulthood, proceeded to steal things of still greater value.
At last he was caught in the very act, and having his hands
bound behind him, was led away to the place of public execution.
His mother followed in the crowed and violently beat her breast in
sorrow, next the young man said, “I wish to say something to my
mother in her ear.” She came close to him, and he quickly seized
her ear with his teeth and bit it off. The mother cursed him as an
unnatural child, and he replied, “Ah! If you had beaten me when I
first stole and brought to you that lesson-book, I should not have
come to this, nor have been thus led to a disgraceful death.”
28. What is the text about?
A. The effect of supporting bad attitudes
B. What a mother must do to the children
C. The life experiences of a professional thief
D. The relationship between a son and the mother
E. How a boy became a thief
29. What did the mother do to his son when he stole in the first
time?
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 A. She bit him
B. She bit his ears
C. She bound his arms
D. She advised him
E. She encouraged him
30. Why did the mother violently beat her breast in sorrow?
A. She wanted to show the people that she was sorrowful
B. She wanted the people to think that she had educated
his son well
C. She wanted the people to support her as the mother
D. She wanted her son to be set free
E. She wanted to hurt herself
31. Why did the thief blame his mother for what happened to him?
Because….
A. He was actually a good man
B. He wanted his mother to die first
C. She had encouraged him to steal again and again
D. She had taken all the things that he stole
E. She was angry when he stole things.
32. “She not only abstained from beating him, ….” What is the
synonym of the underlined word?
A. gained
B. let
C. bound
D. forbade
E. obscure
The following text is for questions 33 – 37
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could
not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in
the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, “How many
crocodiles are there in the river?” the boss of crocodile answered,
“We are twenty here.” “Where are they?” the rabbit asked for the
second time. “What is it for?” the boss of crocodile asked.
“All of you are good, nice, and gentle and kind, so I want to
make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are,” said the
rabbit. Then, the boss of crocodile called all his friends and asked
them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the
river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one
crocodile to another, one… two… three… four… until twenty, and
finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.
33. The story mainly tells us about….
A. twenty crocodiles
B. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile
C. the boss of the crocodile
D. the boss of the crocodile and his friends
E. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
34. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To describe rabbits
B. To inform readers
C. To retell what happened to a rabbit
D. To explain about rabbits
E. To entertain readers
35. What problem was faced by the rabbit? He actually wanted…
A. to cross the river
B. to know where the crocodiles are
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C. to swim across the river
D. to know the number of crocodiles there
E. to meet the boss of crocodiles
36. How was the problem resolved?
A. He swim across the river
B. He walked on the bridge nearby
C. He jumped on the backs of the crocodiles
D. He counted the crocodiles in the river
E. He rode on a boat to cross the river
37. “All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind…” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is synonymous with…
A. wild D. honourable
B. easygoing E. cheerful
C. diligent
The following text is for questions 38 – 42
JAMBI CITY, Jambi: A landslide hit a village in Kerinci regency,
paralyzing traffic between Jambi and Sungai Penuh, the regency’s
capital. People traveling from Sungai Penuh to Jambi and visa versa
have to take the Trans-Sumatra highway bypassing Solok in the
neighboring province of West Sumatra, which costs them twice as
much as the regular fare.
A staff of the local transportation office in Sungai Penuh said on
Wednesday that the landslide was caused by incessant rain on
Monday, which caused dirt and rocks to cover and damage two
sections of the road. Herman, a driver of a passenger bus plying the
Jambi-Kerinci route, said that it took him 15 hours for the trip, five
hours longer than usual, and passengers were charged Rp 125,000,
instead of the regular fare of Rp 50,000.The traffic between Jambi
and Sungai Penuh was expected to return to normal on Thursday
after the Kerinci administration deployed necessary equipment to
repair the damaged road.
38. What hit a village in Kerinci regency?
A. A landslide
B. An earthquake
C. A tidal wave
D. A mount eruption
E. A flood
39. What was the effect of the natural disaster to people travelling
from Sungai Penuh to Jambi vice Versa?
A. The travelling cost double
B. The travelling cost to Jambi became cheaper
C. The travelling cost was still the same
D. The travelling cost becomes normal
E. There was no effect to the travelling
40. What was the cause of the disaster according to a staff of local
transportation office in Sungai Penuh?
A. Tsunami D. Incessant rain
B. Rock E. Traffic
C. Dirt
Soal Uraian
Read the following poem and answer the questions !!!
I’ve found you...
Yeah I’ve found you
The sweetest thing I’ve ever found
The most luxury thing I’ve ever seen
The softest thing I’ve ever touched (5)
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We spent time together...
In the brightest summer time...
When the sun smiled at us.
When the summer breeze fondled us.
When you melt in mine (10)
I felt like I fell in the soft clump cloud
Oh chocolate...
You make my life more pefect
You make my heart beat faster
You make all my grief disappear (15)
I ask you to cover me
Comfort me
And make my life happier...
As sweet as chocolate...
(by: eleven LP’17)
1. What is the poem about ?

2. What does the word ‘you’in the poem refer to ?

3. What does the word ‘us’ in the poem refer to ?

4. What does the writer mean by ‘The softest thing I’ve ever
touched’ ?

5. From the poem, what does the writer feel ?

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 KUNCI JAWABAN

I. Jawaban Soal Pilihan Ganda

1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36
2 7 12 17 22 27 32 37
3 8 13 18 23 28 33 38
4 9 14 19 24 29 34 39
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

II. Pedoman Penskoran PG

Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai Benar Nilai
1 1,75 6 10,5 11 19,25 16 28 21 36,75 26 45,5 31 54,25 36 63
2 3,5 7 12,25 12 21 17 29,75 22 38,5 27 47,25 32 56 37 64,75
3 5,25 8 14 13 22,75 18 31,5 23 40,25 28 49 33 57,75 38 66,5
4 7 9 15,75 14 24,5 19 33,25 24 42 29 50,75 34 59,5 39 68,25
5 8,75 10 17,5 15 26,25 20 35 25 43,75 30 52,5 35 61,25 40 70

III. Jawaban Soal Essay dan pedoman penskoran

No Uraian Jawaban Skor

1 6

2 6

3 6

4 6

5 6

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