SMK KOSGORO 2 PAYAKUMBUH

Ujian Harian I (Ganjil)

Tahun Pelajaran 2019 / 2020

Kelas XII PM

Choose the correct answer!

Question 1-3 refer to the following text.

The white pelican is ome of the most successful fish-eating birds. The success is largely due to its
command hunting behavior. A group, perhaps two dozen-birds will gather in a curved area some distance
offshire. The birds then begin to move forwrd towards the shore, beating the water furiously with their wings,
driving the fish before them.
When the water is shallow enough for the birds to reach the fish, the formation breaks up as each
bird dips its bill into the water to scoop up its meal. As the birds lift their heads, the water drains from its bill
leaving the fish which are then swallwed.
Pelicans are among the oldest group of birds, fossils of this genus have been found dating back 400
millions years.

1. After reading the text above, we can assume that the white pelican ....
A. is herbivore
B. live alone
C. use its beak to catch the food
D. chew the food before swallow it

2. What do the pelicans eat?

A. Plankton
B. Fish
C. Seaweed
D. Fossils

3. “....Each bird dips its bill into the water ...” (paragraph 2, line 2) the underlined word refers
to ...
A. Fish
B. Pelican
C. Water
D. Meal

Questions 4-5 are based on the following text!

Questions 46 – 47 refer to the following Bill

text.Gates
Born on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, famed entrepreneur Bill Gates began to show an
interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. He pursued his passion through
college. Striking out on his own with his friend Paul Allen, Gates formed himself at the right place at the right
time. He is now the most famous person in computer product development. He is the founder and chairman of
Microsoft, the biggest software company in the world.
Bill Gates has consistently been ranked as the world’s wealthiest person over all from 1995 to 2010,
excluding 2007. During the career of Microsoft, Gates has held the position of CEO and Chief Software
Architect and remained the largest individual share holder with more than 8 percent of the common-stock.
4. Bill Gates reached the top career in Microsoft as …
A. the founder
B. the chairman
C. the stock holder
D. the chief software architect

5. How long has Bill Gates consistently been ranked as the world’s wealthiest person?
A. 13 years
B. 14 years
C. 15 years
D. 16 years

Questions 6-8 refer to the following text!

 6. We can conclude that ....
A. The species of hamsters can be shown by the color of its hairy ears.
B. Hamsters’ front legs has multi functions.
C. Hamsters use their smell as direction.
D. Roborovski hamster is the tallest species.

7. What is hamsters’ favorite food?

A. Ants
B. Stem
C. Sunflower seeds
D. Green leaves

8. “...something close to them ... the underlined word refers to...

A. Hamsters
B. Cheek
C. Food
D. Flanks

Questions 9-11 refer to the following text!

9. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To notify about Marsha Chikita Fawzi’s parents
B. To describe about Ikang Fawzi’s education
C. To tell the reader about Les’ Copaque
D. To inform the reader about life history of Chiki

10. What is Marsha Chikita Fawzi’s profession?

A. Actor
 B. Actress
C. Animator
D. Band vocalist

11. “She successfully made ...” (Paragraph 2, Line 7)

The underlined word refers to ....
A. Chiki
B. Santi
C. Marissa Haque
D. Upin and Ipin
Questions 12-14 refer to the following text !

12. After reading the text, we can assume that ....

A. Wolves eat plants and other animals to stay life.
B. Water will not penetrate the top layers of wolf’s fur.
C. The maximum life of wolf in wild life is more than 6 years old.
D. Wolf produces certain sound in order to send information to others wolves

13. How many species of Wolf is identified in the world?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

14. “It consist of two layers”. Paragraph 2, Line 3. The word “It” refers to ....
A. Body
B. Fur
C. Tail
D. Nose

Questions 15-17 are based on the following text!

 15. What is the aim of the text above?
A. To inform the reader about Roehana Koeddoes’s life history
B. To tell the reader about Roehana Koeddoes’s appereances
C. To describe about Roehana Koeddoes’s achievement
D. To notify about Roehana Koeddoes’s family

16. Who taught her how to write and read?

A. H. Agus Salim
B. Soetan Sjahrir
C. Chairil Anwar’s aunt
D. Mohamad Rasjad Maharadja Soetan

17. “..., her neighbor in Alahan Panjang.” (Paragraph 2,

Line 6) The underlined word refers to ....
A. The wife of Dutch official
B. Roehana Koeddoes
C. Kiam
D. Amia

Questions 18-20 refer to the following text!

Thousands of macaques are bred or captured from the wild to be used as street performances, or known as
‘topeng monyet.’ The macaques are used to perform street shows; wearing funny masks, riding bicycle,
performing acrobatic moves and doing amusing things. However, such shows should be banned for few reasons.

First, topeng monyet is a kind of exploitation of monkeys for money. The monkeys are hung from chains for long
periods to train them to walk on their hind legs like humans. Their teeth are extracted so they can’t bite and they
are tortured to remain obedient. The monkeys are often outfitted in dresses and cowboy hats and forces to
carry parasols or ride tiny bikes. This animal abuse will definitely hurt the monkeys.

Second, the ban of masked monkey show can help improve public order. Topeng monyet is often performed
when traffic is backed up at notoriously congested intersections. This will disturb the sight and create jams for
many motorists or pedestrians will slow down to watch the shows.

Third, banning the dancing monkeys is necessary public health measure. It is important to rescue the monkeys
from street performances and help prevent diseases carried by the monkeys. The monkeys used in topeng
monyet may not be healthy and may have potential to some diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis.

Considering the reasons stated above, topeng monyet should be banned for it exploits the monkeys, causes
traffic jams and spreads illnesses such as tuberculosis and hepatitis.

18. What is the text about?

A. Macaques exploitation for money.
B. Training macaques for acrobatic shows
C. Efforts to masked monkeys performances.
D. Reasons why it is necessary to ban topeng monyet.
19. Topeng Monyet should be banned because...
A. It helps improve public orders.
B. It distracts one’s sight and disrupts traffic.
C. It frightens the street users.
D. It makes people laughs.
20. How are the monkeys mistreated?
A. They are tortured to be obedient.
B. They are placed in old cages.
C. They are left hanging on trees.
D. They are kept unhealthy.

ESSAYS!
1. Write down 3 sentences in simple present from any texts.
2. Write down 2 sentences in simple past from any texts.
3. Write 5 nouns from any texts.
4. Find 5 adjectives from any texts.
5. Change the following sentences into first conditional:
A. She ...(speak) English fluently if she ... (practice) it regularly.
B. If you ... (invite) me, I ... (come) to your birthday party.
C. They ... (not, be) late to school, if they ... (ride) motorcycles.
D. Andi ...(get) good score in math, if he ...(study) it diligently.