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PENILAIAN AKHIR SEMESTER

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2020 – 2021

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris (Wajib)

Satuan Pendidikan : Sekolah Menengah Atas
Kelas/Program : XI MIPA/IPS
Hari / Tanggal : November 2020
Waktu : Menit

Read the texts carefully and choose the best answer.

1. Which one is an expression of asking for an opinion?

A. What is the capital city of Spain?
B. Is Madrid the capital city of Spain?
C. What do you think about Madrid?
D. Is Madrid a beautiful city?
E. Do you want to live in Madrid?

2. Which one is the expression of opinions?

A. Naturally, Honey Bear live in the forest.
B. Honey Bear uses its fang and claw to catch its prey.
C. People usually use Honey Bear fur for clothes or rags.
D. Every year, hundreds of Honey Bears are killed for human needs.
E. Personally, I consider Honey Bears as charming animal.

The following text is for questions number 3 - 4

Tim : “I read the headline this morning. Police just busted the biggest drug syndicate in our city.
In my opinion, drug dealers should be punished to death.”
Mark : “I don’t think so. It would break human rights to the very bottom.”

3. What does Mark imply?

A. Mark agrees with Tim’s opinion.
B. Mark thinks that drug dealers should be punished to death.
C. Mark doesn’t understand what Tim says.
D. Mark thinks that drug dealers should not be punished to death.
E. Mark doesn’t care with Tim’s opinion.

4. Which one is an expression of agreement?

A. I don’t think so
B. I could not agree more
C. I’d say different
D. That’s not the point
 E. It doesn’t seem so

5. Jane : “I like your haircut, John.”

John : “__________.”
What would John say if he doesn’t like his haircut?
A. Yeah, me too
B. It is cool, isn’t it?
C. Thank you!
D. Well, I’m not sure about that.
E. Of course.

6. Jimmy : “I think it is going to rain soon.”

William : “__________ Let’s take the umbrella with us.”
What does William probably say?
A. I don’t believe that.
B. That’s not possible
C. I think you’re right
D. I’m not sure about that
E. I don’t think so

7. Hanna : “What do you think of the plan to open a branch in Bandung?”

Jessica : ”____________”
What is the appropriate response to Hanna’s question?
A. I think it is a real branch
B. I don’t want to open it for you
C. I think it is an excellent idea
D. I don’t think it will be opened
E. I think I will leave the office open

The following text is for questions number 8 – 10

Bandung, 2nd September 2014

We are honored to invite you to attend our 10th wedding anniversary at:
Place : Ballroom Hotel Savoy Homan
Date : Sunday, September 6th 2014
Dress code : party dress for ladies, tuxedo for gentlemen
It is a great expectation for us to have you as our guests.
Sincerely Yours,
Ronny and Astri

8. What kind of invitation is the text above?

A. Birthday party invitation
B. Wedding party invitation
C. Wedding anniversary party
D. Graduation party
E. Garden party
9. Where will be the party held?
A. In the garden
B. At school
C. In the hotel
D. In a restaurant
E. In the house

10. What does dress code mean?

A. All party guests must wear same costumes
B. All party guests must wear different costumes
C. All party guests must wear formal clothes
D. All party guests must wear dress
E. All party guests can wear whatever they want, as long as it is in the theme

The following text is for questions number 11 to 13

Basketball Player Tryout!

Friday 5th September 2014, 14.00 pm
Basketball field, sports outfit
All students are welcomed.
Show your best move!

11. What does the announcement about?

A. A tryout to become basketball player
B. A basketball training
C. A party for basketball players
D. Sports session in basketball field
E. Basketball match

12. The students who would like to join the tryout must wear …
A. Swimsuit
B. Students’ uniform
C. Sports costume
D. T-shirt
E. Trousers

13. What does “show your best move” mean?

A. Students who tryout must move around
B. Students who tryout must be best students
C. Students who tryout must dance
D. Students who tryout must have good skill in playing basketball
E. Students who tryout must put some show

The following text is for questions number 14 - 15

Sonia : Hey, do you have plan for Saturday night?

Freddy : No, why?
Sonia : I have two tickets for the Java Jazz Festival in Sabuga, do you want to come?
Freddy : Wow, that’s fantastic! I would be crazy if I say no.

14. What is Sonia’s plan for Saturday night?

A. To stay at home
B. To go to a concert
C. To go with Freddy
D. To study
E. Not to do anything

15. What does the phrase “I would be crazy if I say no” mean?
A. It means yes
B. It means maybe
C. It means no
D. It has possibility
E. Not a chance

The following text is for questions number 16 - 18

Many parents wonder if extracurricular activities offer positive effects on students who
participate. They always think that academics is number one and encourage their children to play
less but study more. Most parents never think that extracurricular activities such as, sports and art
can actually give impact on their children success in the future. There are many benefits that the
children can get through extracurricular activities.
Firstly, the children can have great chances to socialize with their friends. It will build their
confidence to work together with people in a team. They will know how to deal with people with
different characters.
Secondly, extracurricular activities give impact on the children’s time and stress
management skill. Dealing with stressful school work and need to focus on the competition at the
same time will train them to organize their time well. They will also know how to manage their
emotion so that it won’t affect their neither performance nor academics record.
Last, it gives the children a lot of fun. Playing together with their friends, competing in
competitions, meeting new friends, are things they never forget.
To conclude, extracurricular activities can actually give impact on their children success in
the future since it offers many benefits.

16. The following statements are true based on the text above, except ….
A. Extracurricular activities will give bad effect on students’ academic records.
B. Sports can help the students to develop their time management skill.
C. Joining art club gives so much fun for the students.
D. Joining a sport club gives the students chance to know how to work together in a team.
E. Play sports help the students to manage their anger.

17. The suitable title for the text above is .…

A. The importance of extracurricular activities.
B. How to develop our children social skill.
C. How to help the children to succeed.
 D. The negative impacts of extracurricular activities.
E. Children joining sports and art clubs.

18. Extracurricular activities are good for the children because of the following reasons, except ….
A. It guarantees the children will succeed in the future.
B. It trains them to manage time and emotion.
C. It develops their social skill.
D. It has so much fun.
E. It allows them to join many competitions.

The following text is for questions number 19

1). Uniform will make the students look neat. Students are young generations who like to try new
things express themselves, including in fashion. If the school does not restrict their freedom in
expressing themselves through fashion, it is possible that the students will come to school with
inappropriate clothes.
2). The school committees argue that wearing uniform will remove the social gap between the rich
and the poor students. If they are not forced to look similar by wearing uniform, it will be easy to
find differences in appearance between them. Hopefully, uniform can prevent the poor to show
off their wealth to the poor.
3). To sum up, uniform is compulsory in Indonesia for some reasons, such as to remove social gap
between the poor and the rich and to make the students look neat.
4). Most students in Indonesia should wear uniform to school. The school committee asks their
students to wear uniform to school for many reasons which hopefully can only give good impact
to the students.

19. The correct order of the jumbled paragraph above is ….

A. 4-2-1-3
B. 2-1-4-3
C. 2-1-3-4
D. 4-3-2-1
E. 4-3-1-2

The following picture is for questions number 20 - 22

20. Where is Mark now?
A. At a café
B. At a friend’s house
C. At his home
D. At a baseball stadium
E. At grandma’s house

21. What does Mark want David to do?

A. Go with him to a game
B. Eat dinner with him
C. Visit him at home
D. Buy some food
E. Leave a message with his father

22. When must David reply?

A. By this evening
B. By the day after tomorrow
C. By tomorrow morning
D. By tomorrow afternoon
E. By tomorrow night

The following text is for questions number 23 - 25

Bicycling in America has been growing at an amazing rate. Bicycles used to be sold to parents for
their children. Now those same parents are buying them for themselves, as well as for their children.
And grandparents are cycling, too. Moreover, people don’t simply cycle for fun and for the exercise.
Many young executives ride bikes to work as an alternative to adding to the pollution of cities, and to
fighting traffic jams, while college and high school students find bikes an economical alternative to
cars or buses.

23. In the passage it is emphasized that, in America _____.

A. more and more people of all ages are now using bicycles.
B. few college students can afford to run a car.
C. no executive feels he can cycle to work.
D. most parents feel it is dangerous for children to cycle to school.
E. a great many traffic jams are being caused by cyclists.

24. Cycling is also a hobby that _____.

A. attracts fewer and fewer people.
B. is getting increasingly more expensive.
C. only appeals to the young.
D. has a high-accident rate.
E. the whole family can enjoy.

25. From the passage we can infer that _____.

A. different people have different reasons for preferring bicycles to a car.
B. most Americans can no longer afford to run a car.
 C. young children should not be allowed to cycle on main roads.
D. a lot of parents are borrowing their children’s bicycles.
E. cycling is fun in the country but not in a city.

The following text is for questions number 26 - 28

On the day of my first piano recital, I became more and more nervous. To help me calm down , my
piano teacher told me to place several cabbages in the room where I practiced. I was so eager to get
over my nerves that I was willing to try anything. For the next few hours, I played to an audience of
cabbages. When the time of the recital finally arrived, I was still terribly nervous. My hands felt like
ice. When I finally walked across the stage, I looked out into the dark audience. I could not see
anyone! All those people out there could just as easily have been cabbages. As I sat down to play, my
hands relaxed. Before I knew it, I had played all my pieces without a mistake. For the first time, the
cabbage heads applauded.

26. On the day of the recital the music teacher _____.

A. advised the writer to put cabbages in the room where he practiced and play for them.
B. warned the writer not to look at the audience.
C. had no patience with the writer because he was nervous too.
D. felt nearly as nervous about the recital as the writer did.
E. couldn’t think of a way of helping the writer to stay calm.
27. The writer stopped feeling nervous _____.
A. because he had practiced a great deal
B. when the audience began to applaud
C. before he walked onto the stage
D. as soon as the concert was over
E. when he found he couldn’t see the audience.

28. In the passage it is explained that _____.

A. the writer was always nervous on the day of a concert
B. the writer played to some cabbages because there was no real audience
C. the writer finally began to relax just before he began his recital
D. the room was so cold the writer’s hands felt like ice
E. the writer always practiced in a room where there were cabbages

The following text is for questions number 29 - 31

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s world was a world of music from the moment he was born. His father,
who was a fine musician, was teaching his daughter to play the piano. Little Wolfgang used to listen
to his sister as she practiced. He quickly learned the pieces she played. One day he said he wanted to
play too. But he was only three years old then, and his father thought that his hands were too small.
However, that evening, alone and in the dark, he played the pieces his sister had been practicing and
he played them much better than her.

29. While his sister was practicing, Mozart _____.

A. usually made a lot of noise.
B. used to play by himself.
 C. used to feel very bored.
D. and his father talked about music.
E. learned how to play the piano.

30. Mozart’s father didn’t believe that _____.

A. his daughter practiced often enough.
B. a child of three could possibly play the piano.
C. his children would ever learn to play well.
D. music could be regarded as a profession.
E. children could understand music well.

31. From the text we can assume that as a child, Mozart _____.
A. was hated by his father.
B. was taught by his sister to play the piano.
C. rarely listened to any music.
D. had a great talent for music.
E. used to play for his sister.

The following text is for questions number 32 - 33

Although all spiders kill their prey by injecting them with poison, only a few are dangerous enough to
cause people or large animals any harm. The poison of the spider is injected by way of the pair of
powerful fangs it possesses. Their venom is injected into its prey and for most insects and sometimes
small animals, it is fatal. The most dangerous spiders are the black widow spiders. The European
black widow can cause serious illness in a human victim whereas the North American black widow is
known to have caused the death of people on several occasions.

32. From the text above, we know that most spiders _____.
A. can cause the death of people.
B. inject poison with their fangs.
C. eat widow spiders.
D. are found in Europe and America.
E. are of the family of the black widow.

33. Which statement is appropriate with The black widow spiders?

A. They are only dangerous when they are found in Europe.
B. They are fatal to all.
C. They have poison in their venom.
D. They have a much stronger poison in their venom than other types of spiders.
E. They usually causes illnesses in Europeans.

The following text is for questions number 34 - 35

Beth decided to try to cook dinner for her family one day. Her mother was very busy and did not
always have time to cook. “You don’t know how to cook!” her brother said. Beth looked through
cook books. She found some lists of ingredients with instructions on how to make food that she liked.
She drove to the grocery store and got all necessary items to make the dinner she wanted. Then she
came home and gathered her pots and pans. The first recipe was too difficult to understand. Beth
tried to follow the instructions but the food burned. The second recipe was the same way. She had to
throw out the bad food. Beth was sad because she wanted to do something and failed. She decided
to try one last recipe. The last recipe turned out well and when her mother came ba ck home that
night, there was a nice hot dinner waiting. “I guess you can cook after all!” her brother said.

34. From the story we can see that “the dinner was cooked by Beth”. The active voice of the
following sentence is …
A. Beth cooking the dinner
B. Beth cooked the dinner
C. Beth has cook the dinner
D. Beth was cook the dinner
E. Beth was being cook the dinner

35. Why Beth had to throw out the bad food?

A. Because she didn’t want her brother know
B. Because she didn’t like the food
C. Because she was disappointed to herself
D. Because she bought the wrong food
E. Because the food was already expired

The following text is for questions number 36 - 37

Dad : I was thinking of seeing a movie. Do you want to come with me?
Erin : Sure. I’d love to. Which movie are you planning to see?
Dad : I haven’t decided yet. Let me just check what’s playing... Hmm, the Revengers is showing at
3:15.
Erin : I’ve already seen it. I saw it yesterday with Jeremy. It was really funny. I couldn’t stop
laughing. You should see it too.

36. Erin have already seen the movie. The passive voice of the following sentence is …
A. The movie has been seen by Erin
B. The movie is going seen by Erin
C. The movie was seen by Erin
D. The movie was being seen by Erin
E. The movie will be seen by Erin

37. What kind of movie that Erin has seen?

A. Drama
B. Horror
C. Thriller
D. Comedy
E. Action
The following text is for questions number 38

April : Is something wrong?

Bernie : I’ve got a really bad toothache.
April : How long have you had it?
Bernie : It’s been two days.
April : ___________ . It’s going to get worse.
Bernie : Yeah, you’re right. I’ll make an appointment for today.

38. What does April supposed to say?

A. You must be never brush your teeth.
B. It is your fault.
C. You have to considered it.
D. Meet my new pet, brownie
E. You should see a dentist.

39. Listening Comprehension:

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Why is the daughter upset?
A. Because she turned on the microwave.
B. Because she lost her work on the computer.
C. Because her father wanted to eat rice.
D. Because she has a lot of homework.
E. Because her father got an electric shock.

40. Listening Comprehension:

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What does the Dad say about his daughter’s essay?
A. The software will probably be able to recover some of her work.
B. He should have warned her about the microwave.
C. Oops! I was making rice.
D. His daughter should blame him for that.
E. He knew that his daughter has lost her work.