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Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : XII IPA / IPS
Hari/Tanggal : Desember 2012

Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, d, or e!

Text 1 5. These statements are the effect of DDT and
This text is for question 1 – 7. PCB except ….
Because human are at the top of the food chain, a. Imitate sex hormones
they are particularly in the danger to the effect of b. Interfere with human body’s reproductive
non degradable pollutants. This way clearly c. Interfere developmental functions
illustrated in the 1950’s and 1960’s when residents d. Interfere with the body growth
living near Minimata Bay, Japan developed nervous e. Upnormal in body’s reproduction
disorders, tremors and paralysis in a mysterious
epidemic. 6. Who are the top of the food chain?
More than 400 people died before authorities a. Animal d. Forest
discover that a local industry had released mercury b. Plants e. Bacteria
into Minimata Bay. This highly toxic element c. Human
accumulates in the bodies of local fish and
eventually in the bodies of people who consumed 7. Because human are the top of the food chain.
the fish. More recently research has revealed that The underlined word means ….
many chemical pollutants such as DDT and PCB, a. Rantai makanan
imitate sex hormones, and interfere with human b. Makana berantai
body’s reproductive and developmental functions. c. Rangkaian jenis makanan
These substances are known as endocrine d. Ikatan makanan
disrupters. e. Rantai kehidupan

1. Where did the accident happen? Text 2

a. South Korea This text is for questions 8 – 9.
b. Indonesia FOR RENT
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d. China apartment building $950/month. Convenient
e. America location-bus, store, restaurants nearby
available on the tenth of the month. For more
2. What is the cause of the accident in Minimata information call 637-1220 evening and
Bay? weekends.
a. Non degradable pollutant
b. Poisonous animal 8. What is being rented?
c. Mysterious diseases a. One bedroom
d. Garbage b. One apartment
e. Industry area c. Six apartment
d. $950
3. The chemical pollutant which caused fishes in e. Six-apartment
the sea dead are ….
a. Insecticides 9. When can a new tenant move in?
b. DDT and PCB a. On the weekends
c. Pesticides b. On the tenth day of the month
d. Poison c. In teen day
e. Garbage d. As soon as the rent is paid
e. Anytime
4. How many people dead in the accident?
a. 200 people Text 3
b. 250 people This text is for question 10 – 13.
c. 300 people The Lamb and The Wolf
d. 400 people One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a
e. 450 people stream when he chanced to see a lamb, also
drinking, at some distance down the stream.
 Outraged, he growled, “You are muddying my c. The Allies consisted of three countries.
drinking water, now I shall eat you.” d. Great Britain remained neutral in World
The lamb protested, “But, Sir, how can I be War II.
muddying your drinking water? I am farther down e. The antagonist countries consisted of three
stream than you are. The water is owing from your countries.
part of the stream to where I am.”
“Upstream or downstream, your drinking is 16. “Even the countries that remain neural felt the
muddying my water, and I shall eat you. war’s impact.” (paragraph 2)
So saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and The underlined word can be replaced by ….
devoured him. a. Effect
b. Cause
10. Where did the story happen? c. Result
a. On the river. d. Reason
b. In the forest. e. Sequence
c. In the jungle.
d. At the zoo. 17. How long did World War II last?
e. In the country side. a. 3 years d. 9 years
b. 4 years e. 10 years
11. The following fact made the wolf get angry c. 7 years
with the lamb, except ….
a. The lamb muddied the water. 18. What is the kind of the text above?
b. The wolf wanted to eat the lamb. a. Report
c. The lamb drank at the same stream. b. Descriptive
d. The lamb protested him. c. Narrative
e. The lamb disturbed him. d. Recount
e. Explanation
12. We can learn from the story that ….
a. Never drink the river water. Text 5
b. Never clean our body on the stream. This text is for question 19 – 21.
c. The bad will always beat the good. Zero Population Growth in RI
d. The strong will always rule the weak. Indonesia could reach Zero Population
e. The strong will not always rule the weak. Growth (ZPG) in the year 2080 if the country
succeeds in reducing the fertility rate to 2.1 percent
13. The kind of the above is …. in 2080, an expert said. Indonesian’s population
a. Recount. accounts for 205 million people with a population
b. Narrative. growth rate 1.6 percent, meaning the country adds
c. Report. 3.28 million people per year.
d. Explanation. Indonesia is one of the four centres of
e. Analytical exposition. excellence in the family planning program in the
world. But the government must strengthen the
Text 4 program, because Indonesia is still one of the
This text is for question 14 – 18. countries in the world with a high maternal mortality
World War II was the most widespread and the rate, with between 350 and 400 deaths.
most destructive war in history. It lasted from 1939
t0 1945 and eventually involved all the great power 19. Which of the words below has similar meaning
and most of the smaller nations of the world. Even to fertility?
the countries that remained neural felt the war’s a. Death
impact. The chief antagonists were Germany, Italy, b. Birth
and Japan (known as the Axis powers) on one side c. Mortality
and the United States, Great British, the Soviet d. Maternal
Union, France, and China (known as the Allies) on e. Family
the other. The battle elf of the war stretched from
Europe to North Africa and fro the island of the 20. Which of the words below is the opposite
Pacific to eastern and southern. meaning to mortality?
a. Fertility
14. Which statement serves main idea of the text? b. Maternal
a. World War II lasted 1939 to 1945. c. Death
b. The countries that remained neutral felt the d. Growth
war’s impact. e. People
c. The battle elf of the war stretched from
Europe to North Africa. 21. Which of the following statements is not found
d. World War II was the most widespread and in the text above?
destructive war in history. a. The family planning program must be
e. World War II involved all the great powers strengthen
and most of the smaller nations of the b. The maternal mortality rate is still high in
world. Indonesia
c. Indonesia won’t be able to reach zero
15. Which statement is true according the text? population growth
a. World War II ended 1939. d. The maternal mortality rate in Indonesia is
b. China belonged to Axis Powers. between 350 and 400 deaths
 e. Indonesian’s population accounts for 205
million people
Text 6
This text is for question 22 – 26.
Education is the greatest importance for
every body. Its purpose is to fit them for life. It
should comprise three branches, namely : moral,
mental and physical development.
Moral education means the teaching of
boys and girls to be good, truthful, honest and
generous. Mental education teaches the children
useful knowledge and literature, history,
mathematics, physics, chemistry, language and
other. A physical education gives students healthy
bodies. It makes them strong and energetic. It is
compulsory in out country.
Education is to built up the nation building.
To reach it, the education curriculum must be
relevant to the society’s demands. It must address
the need to train people who can exploit our
country’s natural resources, and the curriculum must
meet the demands of modern industry. If not,
unskilled workers will result in unemployment. It is
also said that we have lots of education people, but
their education does not fit the requirements of the
job market.
22. The best title of the text above is ….
a. A new education curriculum
b. Compulsory education
c. School and education
d. The value of education
e. Education system
23. What included moral, mental and physical
development?
a. Public school
b. The need of the society
c. The objectives of teaching
d. The goals of the good education
e. All are corrects
24. It must. Address the need …. (Paragraph 3). The
word it refers to ….
a. Society is demand
b. Nation building
c. Modern industry
d. Education curriculum
e. Job market
25. Which of the following statements is not found
in the text above?
a. Moral education is the most important
b. Curriculum should direct the society needs
c. Unsuitable curriculum may results job losses
d. Having prepared education will be welcome
any where we go
e. Moral education is teaching students to have
good behavior
26. Which of the words below is the opposite
meaning of compulsory?
a. Optional
b. Necessary
c. Obligatory
d. Required
e. Unavoidable
Text 7
This text is for question 27 – 31.
Magazine is a collection of articles of stories
– or both-published periodically. Most magazines are
sometimes also called periodicals, and those that
deal with academic subject are called journals.
Magazines provide a wide variety
information, opinion, and entertainment. For
example, they cover current events and fashions,
discuss foreign affairs, or describe how to repair
appliance or prepared food. Subjects address in
magazines includes business, culture, current affairs,
hobbies, medicine, politics, religion, science and
sports. Some magazines are simply published to
entertain their readers with fiction, poetry, pictures,
cartoons, or article about television shows or film
starts.
27. Which of the following statements is not true
according to the text?
a. Magazine is a collection of articles or stories
b. Magazine is also called periodical
c. Magazine is published at unreguler intervals
d. Journal contain of academic reports
e. Most magazines include illustration
28. Some magazines are simply published to
entertain their readers. The simply word mean
….
a. Except
b. Only
c. Particularly
d. Specially
e. Look forward
29. Which of the words below is the opposite
meaning of include …
a. Except
b. Only
c. Particularly
d. Specially
e. Look forward
30. … They many cover current … (paragraph 2 )
The word they refer to …
a. Events
b. Information
c. Entertainment
d. Magazines
e. Opinion
31. According to the text, magazines ….
a. Give various information
b. Publish only in a special events
c. Are very expensive
d. Are a collection of news
e. Seek complexly to entertain the readers
Text 8
This text is for question 32 – 36.
The Lost Child
Attention shoppers. We have lost a child at
the information desk on level 1. She is wearing a red
jumper with a picture of three pink teddy bears on
the front, and the blue jeans with yellow patches on
the knees.
She is approximately 100 centimeters tall,
has long brown hair tied in pony tail, and has small
scar on her left arm.
 She was found outside the toy stone on Generally, the sounds we hear come to us as waves a
level 3. Would the mother or father of this child second. The loudness or softness of the our first. A
please come to collect your daughter from the person may not realize for some time that he no
information desk on level 1. Thank you. longer hears high-pitched sound well. If excess noise
continues the middle frequency cell wears out next,
32. What does the word “she” in the text refers to and finally the low-frequency cells.
….
a. The lost child 37. The expert said that ….
b. The writer a. Noise is sound
c. The reader b. Noise pollution is coming from the jet planes
d. The mother c. Hearing disorder caused by prolonged
e. The father unpleasant sound
d. Prolonged unpleasant sound could threat the
33. What is the child wearing at that time? tense of hearing
a. A red jeans e. Must could be said as noise pollution too
b. Yellow jumper
c. A red jacket 38. Persons who experience the excessive noise
d. Blue patches continually will ….
e. Blue jeans a. Get use to it
b. Be bored
34. Which of the tense below is not used in the c. Loose his tense of hearing frequency
text? It is …. d. Be possible to realized that they are loosing
a. Present tense their frequency cells
b. Present continuous tense e. No longer hear the high, middle and low
c. Past tense pitched sound well
d. Future tense
e. Perfect tense 39. “Noise is said harmful to men if it disturbs for
long time continuously.”
35. See the second sentence of the first paragraph. That statement can be found in paragraph ….
What does the word “we” in the sentence refer a. One
to? b. Two
a. The writer c. Three
b. The reader d. One and three
c. The lost child e. One, two, and three
d. The writer and the reader
e. The father 40. … the greater the intensity of the sound waves
the louder that sound seems to us.
36. She is approximately 100 cm tall, has long a. Sometimes
brown hair, tied in a pony tail and has small b. Usually
scar on her left arm. c. Finally
The sentences indicate …. d. Always
a. Definition e. Hardly ever
b. The identification
c. The description 41. As you know noise is unwanted, and disturbing.
d. The classification The world and cities steadily grow noisier. The
e. The conclusion steadily can be repeated by ….
a. Firmly
Text 9 b. Constant
This text is for number 37 – 41. c. Continuously
Noise Pollution d. Repeatedly
Noise is a sound that unwanted and e. Annually
disturbing. The world and its cities steadily grow
noiser. Public health doctors and specialist, in Text 10
hearing dioders use term “noise pollution” to This text is for questions 42 – 44.
describe the menace or prolonged unpleasant
sound. COMPANY ACCOUNTANT
For centuries, noise has been a nuisance. Expanding wholesaler of stationary and office
Scientist and physicians have gathered evidence equipment requires
sound that we hear depends on amplitude with - A responsible accountant for director to run
which the vibrations reach our ears. Generally, the smoothly the company finance with good
gather the intensity of the sound waves, the louder salary and good working condition for good
than sound seems to us. applicant. Apply with curriculum vitae to
In hearing loss caused by prolonged Mrs. Barton
exposure to excessive noise, the high-frequency cell Office Equipment World & Efficiency Works
wears showing the effects of excessive noise. PO Box 36 Whistle Woods UK
Besides temporary or permanent loss in hearing
acuity (sharpness), constant exposure to loud noise 42. In which section would you likely read the ad?
can cause nervousness and fatigue. Doctors think it a. Company for sale.
may also be responsible for some illness. b. Office equipment.
c. Job vacancy.
 d. Entertainment Guide. I had to get permission letter from the
e. Stationary and office. teacher who were on duty. Mrs. Endang asked me a
few questions why I was late. She advised me to get
43. What position is offered in the advertisement? up early next time. Then she gave me the latter of
a. Salesman. permission.
b. Wholesaler. I run hurriedly to my classroom. The first
c. Accountant. period was mathematics. I showed her the
d. Office staff. permission letter then she let me sit and attend the
e. Director Assistant. lesson.

44. Apply with curriculum vitae to Mrs. Barton. 48. What happened with the writer that morning?
What information should applicant include in it? a. Came to school early
a. Experience in managing a company. b. Came to school late
b. A statement a salary wanted. c. Missed the bus
c. A prove knowing about stationary. d. Didn’t give the letter permission
d. A statement of responsibility. e. Woke up early
e. A statement of education and work
experience. 49. What did the writer have to get from the
teachers who were on duty?
Text 11 a. An advised
This text is for question 45 – 47. b. A lesson
Once upon the time, a rabbit wanted to c. A few questions
cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. d. A permission letter
He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. e. A mathematic subject
The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, “How many
crocodiles are there in the river?” the boss crocodile 50. “This morning I came late to school.
answered, “We are twenty here.” “Where are they?” The antonym of the underlined word is ….
the rabbit asked for the second time. “What is it a. Hurry
for?” the boss of crocodile asked. b. Slowly
“All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, c. Early
so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know d. Duty
how kind you are,” said the rabbit. Then the boss of e. Run
crocodile called all friends and asked them to make a
line in order from one side to another side of the
river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while
j8umping from one crocodile to another: one … two
… three … four … until twenty, and finally, he
thanked all crocodiles because he has crossed river.
GOOD LUCK
45. The story mainly tells us about ….
BY FAS
a. Twenty crocodiles.
b. The boss of crocodile
c. A rabbit and twenty crocodiles.
d. A rabbit and the boss of crocodile.
e. The boss of the crocodile and all his friends.

46. We know from the first paragraph that the

rabbit actually wanted ….
a. To cross the river.
b. To swim across the river.
c. To meet the boss of crocodile.
d. To know where the crocodiles are.
e. To know the number of crocodiles there.

47. “All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind ….”
(paragraph 2)
The underlined word is synonyms with ….
a. Wild.
b. Diligent.
c. Cheerful.
d. Easygoing.
e. Honorable

Text 12
This text is for number 48 – 50.

My Experience
This morning I came late to school, because
I got up late. I was ten minute late. So I run hurriedly
to meet the teacher who was on duty.