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LEMBARAN SOAL PENILAIAN SUMATIF SEMESTER I T.P 2023/2024

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : XI (TBSM and MPLB)

Guru Mapel : Marni Astuti , S.Pd

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, D or E for each number.

Text for questions number 1-4
Flowers from the Moon
Once there lived a handsome prince on a high mountain. He wanted to go to the moon because
he loved the gentle moonlight. He loved the moon’s gentle white shine.
One day. he fulfilled his dream and really went to the moon. There he met the Moon King’s
daughter. She was a lovely young princess. They fell in love with each other and wandered
together all over the moon among the flowers and danced together.
But soon, it was time to go back to earth and the prince felt very sad. The princess gave him a
beautiful flower that grew on the moon, so that the prince could always look at it and remember
her. The prince took the flower, bid the princess goodbye and went all the way back to earth. He
planted the flower, and soon it covered all the mountains like a lovely white carpet.
It is believed that this is how the alpine flowers reached the earth from the moon!
source: http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/flowers-from-the-moon/

1. What is the social function of the text above?

a. To show the way to the moon
b. To explain how alpine flowers reach the earth
c. To entertain the readers by a story about flowers from the moon
d. To describe a flower from the moon
e. To retell the moon
2. Why did the prince want to go to the moon?
a. Because he loved to fly there
b. Because he wanted to marry the Moon Princess
c. Because he wanted to dance on the moon
d. Because he loved the gentle moonlight
e. Because he love her
3. Why did the princess give the prince a beautiful flower?
a. To make the prince could always look at it and remember her
b. In order to make the prince remember the moon
 c. So that the prince could easily go back to the moon
d. To make the flower grow on earth
e. To show the flower
4. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
a. The prince planted the flower on earth
b. The prince went back to earth
c. The prince could finally go to the moon
d. The prince and Moon Princess fell in love to each other
e. The prince loved him
Text for questions number 5-9
The Two Candle
Once a wax candle and a tallow candle were having a conversation. The wax candle was very
vain and boasted, “I will be placed in a silver candle stand at tonight’s party.” The tallow candle
answered, “It is certainly better to be made of wax than of tallow but I am happy that I burn in
the kitchen where food is cooked.
Suddenly, a rich lady came and picked up all the candles. Seeing the tallow candle along with the
wax candle, the lady gave it to a poor boy who was passing by.
The poor boy took the tallow candle home. Seeing the small cottage. the tallow candle thought,
“How lucky the wax candle is to be in its rich home.”
Meanwhile, the mother lit the tallow candle. One of the children said, “Oh, we have light in the
house today!” The tallow candle saw the joy in his eyes and was happy to be in the cottage and
did not envy the wax candle again.
source: http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/the-two-candles/

5. What part of the text is Paragraph 1?

a. Orientation
b. Reorientation
c. Complication
d. Resolution
e. Climax
6. How was the wax candle characteristic?
a. Nice
b. Wise
c. Arrogant
d. Sly
e. Diligent
7. To whom was the tallow candle given?
a. The lady
b. The poor boy
c. The wax candle
d. The mother
e. The father
8. How did the tallow candle feel in the end after being in the poor boy's cottage?
a. Happy
b. Envy
c. Strange
 d. Not satisfied
e. Bad
9. What can you learn from the story above?
a. We have to trust each other
b. We must compete to win someone else's heart
c. Be confident because you are the best
d. Don't be jealous of other people's life
e. Don’t be arrogant to the people
10. What type of the text above?
a. Analytical
b. Narrative
c. Report
d. Explanation
e. Description
ESSAY
Text for questions number 11-15
Learning English through music and songs can be very enjoyable. You can mix pleasure with
learning when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to your English progress.
Some underlying reason can be drawn to support the idea why we use songs in language
learning.
Firstly, “the song stuck in my head” Phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we
heard after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc) can be both enjoyable and sometimes
unnerving. This phenomenon also seems to reinforce the idea that songs work on our short-and-
long term memory.
Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition,
which is just what many learners look for sample text. The fact that they are effective makes
them many times more motivating than other text. Although usually simple, some songs can be
quite complex syntactically, lexically and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any
other literary sample.
Furthermore, song can be appropriated by listener for their own purpose. Most pop songs and
probably many other types don’t have precise people, place or time reference.
In addition, songs are relaxing. They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within
oneself and within one group. Little wonder they are important tools in sustaining culture,
religion, patriotism and yeas, even revolution.
Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs such as studying
grammar, practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary,
spelling and culture.
From the elaboration above, it can be concluded that learning through music and songs, learning
English can be enjoyable and fun.
11. What is the text about..?
12. What type of the text above..?
13. What is the purpose of the text..?
14. What is the generic structure of the text..?
15. Based on the text, there are …….. reason for using songs in learning language.

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