SOAL UJIAN SEMESTER GENAP SMK LAKSAMANA BATAM

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019

MATA PELAJARAN : English
KELAS : X SMA
GURU MATA PELAJARAN : HEPPI SIJABAT,S.Pd
WAKTU : 90 Minutes
Nilai:
Nama : _____________________________________
Kelas : _____________________________________

Direction: Choose the best answer!

Text 1. This text is for questions 1 to 5

My End of the week

On Sunday morning my family and I went on a boat cruise.
We went underneath the port bridge and then we went past some cargo ships. When we got to Lincon
Park we had a picnic. After we had finished, we played on the rock climbing tower. Then Mr. John Smith
came over and said Mr. Brown was giving out some apples. Then after we finished that we went home.
Although it was tiring, we were happy.

1. Who are the participants in the story about?

A. A,B,C,D are correct. C. Mr. Brown and Mr. John Smith
B. the writer’s family and Mr. John Smith D. the writer and Mr. Brown
2. What is the genre of the text above?
A. Descriptive C. Procedure
B. Recount D. Report
3. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To entertain the reader. C.To inform about the end of the week.
B. To tell about past event. D. To describe how to make something.
4. The text is organized in ....
A. Identification – Description C. Orientation – Events – Re-orientation
B. Orientation – Complication – Resolution D. Goal – Materials – Steps
5. “Although it was tiring, we were happy.”
The underlined word refers to ….
A. the writer C. the rock climbing
B. the boat cruise D. his picnic

Text 2. This text is for questions 6 to 10

A shepherd boy, tending his flock not far from a village, liked to amuse himself by crying out “Wolf!
Wolf!” His trick succeeded two or three times. The whole village came running to his assistance, only to be
laughed at for falling for his joke.
Then, one day, the wolf came for real.
The boy cried out in earnest, but his neighbors, thinking he was tricking them, ignored his cries, and
the wolf devoured the sheep.
6. The genre of the text above is ....
A. descriptive C. report
B. procedure D. narrative
7. Then, one day, the wolf came for real.(Paragraph 2). This part of the text is called ....
A. steps C. events
B. complication D. resolution
8. The phrase “cried out” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to ....
A. wept C. busted
B. desperate D. screamed
9. The shepherd boy’s personality was a/an ....
A. happy-go-lucky-boy C. annoying boy
B. caring boy D. intellegent boy
10. Pronoun “them” in paragraph 3 refers to ….
A. The shepherd boy C. The shepherd boy’s neighbours
B. The wolf D. the village

Text 3. This text is for questions 11 to 14

A glass of ice tea in a hot day! Wow it makes us fresher. If you want to make ice tea, first prepare a
half glass of tea, one or two spoonful of sugar, and ice. Next step is put the sugar into the glass of tea, stir it
well. After that, add some pieces of ice into the glass and stir it again and the ice tea is ready to serve.
11. What is the goal of the text above?
A. How to make us fresh C. Making a glass of tea
B. How to make a glass of ice tea D. How do you make a glass of ice
12. What tense is mostly used in text?
A. Past tense C. Past perfect tense
B. Present future tense D. Present tense
13. How many steps are needed to make the drink above?
A. 6 C. 3
B. 5 D. 2
14. “ .... and stir it again and the ice tea is ready to serve” (Line 4)
The italic word refers to ….
A. A glass of tea C. some pieces of ice
B. a half glass of tea D. glass of ice
Text 4. This text is for questions 15 to 18
When I was in Junior High School, I joined two clubs. They were the football club and the karate club.
I joined those clubs because I love sports, especially football and karate. I played football on Sunday mornings
and karate on Mondays at 4 p.m.
One day my football club joined a football competition. There were eight clubs joining the
competition. At first, our club won the match. Then, we have to defeat another club to get to the final.
Remarkably, we won again. After those two matches, we had lunch in the cafetaria nearby. We were so
impatient to play in the last game. It was the hard one because our opponent was very tough.
Finally, we won the game with a nice score of 3-2. We were very happy and proud.

15. The purpose of the text is ....

A. describe someone C. explain how to do something
B. describe about something in D. entertain the readers or listeners

16. “ Then, we had to defeat another club ....” The synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. to attack C. to play
 B. to beat D. to work together
17. The following statements are TRUE according to the text, except ....
A. the last game was very easy to win C. they had lunch after those two matches
B. there were two clubs in Junior high school D. there were more than five clubs joining the competition

18. When did the writer always play karate?

A. In the afternoon. C. On Sundays at 4 p.m.
B. On Sundays D. On Monday mornings
Text 5. This text is for questions 19 to 22

Dear Clara,
How are you? Last Saturday I went on a nice trip with some friends. We went to a lovely beach
about 30 kilometers from my town. We left on the bus at nine o’clock in the morning and arrived at the
beach at ten. We spent the morning playing in the beach. We also made a castle from sand. Then, we had
lunch in a small restaurant overlooking the beach. After lunch we climbed a large hill behind the beach and
saw the beautiful view from the top. We got back to the bus around three o’clock and then we came back to
town.
What is your holiday experience? Please share with me.
Sincerely yours,

Hilda

19. The letter tells us about ....

A. Hilda’s holiday experience C. Hilda’s classmate
B. a nice beach D. Hilda’s daily activities
20. How long were Hilda and her friends in the beach and its surrounding?
A. Three hours C. Five hours
B. Seven hours D. Four hours
21. Where did the writer have lunch?
A. In a small restaurant overlooking the hill C. Near a hill, behind the beach
B. In a small restaurant overlooking the beach D. At the top of the hill
22. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. It took one hour to go to the beach. C. The beach is at the writer’s town.
B. The writer went to the beach on Saturday. D. There was a large hill behind the beach.

Text 6. This text is for questions 23 to 26

The Hen with the Silver Eggs

One day, in Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen.
A few days later to her surprise, the hen she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be
persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she would never have to work again.
So the woman decided to make the hen eat more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result
was that the hen died of indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.
23. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ....
A. the hen’s eggs C. what the hen eats to lay more eggs
B. what the hen did for the woman D. what the woman did to her hen
24. The hen died because it ....
A. ate nothing C. was forced to lay eggs
B. laid more eggs D. ate too much
25. From the text we may conclude that the woman was ....
A. Active C. greedy
B. Miserly D. dangerous
26. “ If the hen could only be persuaded .... “ (Paragraph 2).The underlined word means ....
A. commanded C. influenced
B. dangerous D. brought
Text 7. This text is for questions 27 to 30

Yesterday Jack (27) .... with his friends in the veranda when two men
(28) .... the gate. They asked where Jack’s father was. Jack (29) .... ,” My father is in the backyard. Let me tell
him that you are here. Any way, may I know your name, please?” Those two men said nothing and (30) ....
Jack’s house.
27. A. play C. played
B. was playing D. were playing
28. A. opens C. were opened
B. opened D. has opened
29. A. reply C. was replied
B. is replying D. replied
30. A. leave C. to leave
B. is leaving D. is left
C. left
31. “Switch off the television”,father ordered me. We can say :
Father ordered me .... television
A. switch off C. switching off
B. to switch off D. switches off
32. “Don,t be cry!”
He asked me .... be cry.
A. don’t C. didn’t
B. not to D. aren’t
33. “Your friends are my friends,” He told us.
He told us that ....
A. your friends were my friends C. Our friends were my friends
E. his friends were my friends D. Our friends were his friends
34. Toni : “He drove his car very fast yesterday.”
Rudi : “What did he say?”
Rina : “ He said that ....
A. He drove his car very fast the previous day
B. He was driving his car very fast yesterday
C. He had driven his car very fast the day before
D. He has driven his car very fast the previous day

35. Boy : What’s wrong with you? You look unhappy today.
Girl : I lost my purse this morning.
Boy : Oh, how awful! I’m so sorry to hear that.
Question : What does the boy express?
A. his sympathy C. his compliment
B. his hapiness D. his gratitude
36. Mr. Herman : Would you mind coming to my party tonight?
Mr, Hery : .... I have to accompany my mother. She is in hospital.
A. I’d love to C. OK
B. Yes, of course D. I’d love to, but
37. Kelly : .... at Mandonga Mall at four
Sari : Of course. I’ll be there.
A. Would you mind going C. Could we meet
 B. Can we meeting D. I’d like to introduce you
38. The students .... badminton now.
A. were playing C. have been played
B. are played D. are playing
39. My classmates .... archeological museum tomorrow.
A. will be visited C. will visit
B. are visited D. visit
40. Roland .... two weeks ago.
A. is got a prize C. got a prize
B. is getting a prize D. has gottena prize

II.ESSAY
1. Write your own procedural text!
2. What is the meaning of sentence connectors? Give the examples!
3. Write 3 kinds of Tenses (explanation, time signals, pattern, examples)!
4. What is the purpose of procedural text?
5. What is the purpose of reported speech?