ULANGAN HARIAN 1

WINDSOR HOMESCHOOLING

KELAS XII

Read the following paragraph, then answer the questions!

Paragraph
Mr. and Mrs. Jones come home from office at 6:00 every afternoon. Because they
were gone all day, their dog Cody was happy to see them. He ran around and around them. He
even jumped up and down. Mr. Jones and Cody took a walk together while Mrs. Jones made
dinner. They ate a nice meal. Cody even got a special treat. After dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Jones sat
down to watch TV. Cody sat down next to them. Mrs. Jones patted Cody and they all looked
happy.

1. Why do you think Cody got a special treat?

A. Because he was well-behaved.
B. Because he slept soundly.
C. Because he stole it.
D. Because he finished his homework on time.
E. Because he barked.
2. Where were Mr. and Mrs. Jones all day?
A. In the living room
B. At work
C. Shopping
D. On vacation
E. Going for a picnic
3. Why do you think Cody needed a walk right away?
A. Because he needed to shop.
B. Because he needed to fish.
C. Because he needed to hunt.
D. Because he needed to go to the bathroom.
E. Because he needed to get some fresh air.

Paragraph
Traffic was topped for more than four hours yesterday because of an accident. A car hit a
bus on State Street at about 5.30 p.m. Three bus passengers were taken into the hospital.
Police closed two blocks of State Street until 9.45 and directed traffic to Main Street.

4. Where did the accident happen?

A. On main Street
B. At the bus station
C. On State Street
D. Near the hospital.
E. In a bus
5. How many victims were there?
A. One
 B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. None
6. This is the …. Book I have ever read!
A. Good
B. Goodest
C. More good
D. Better
E. Best
7. You are driving too….
A. Fast
B. Fasten
C. Fastly
D. Fastest
E. Faster
8. He is …. Photographer.
A. A
B. Are
C. An
D. Be
E. Was
9. If you …. Hard, you will succeed.
A. will try
B. try
C. tried
D. had tried
E. trying
10. I hope he…. Come back again.
A. Was
B. Should
C. Is
D. Must
E. Will
11. Do you mind…. the door now?
A. to close
B. closing
C. closed
D. closes
E. close
12. Please…. quiet!
A. Is
B. Been
C. to be
D. be
E. are
13. He said that he…. The city.
A. Visits
B. to visit
C. visit
 D. is visiting
E. visited
14. Don’t make me….
A. Laughing
B. to laugh
C. laugh
D. laughed
E. laughs
15. She…. help you.
A. had not been able to
B. had not able to
C. had not could
D. had not be
E. had
16. The house…. In 1983.
A. was build
B. built
C. builds
D. is built
E. was
17. I…. anything like this before.
A. had never ate
B. had never eat
C. had never eats
D. have eaten
E. have
18. We…. in your office last year.
A. have worked
B. worked
C. will work
D. had to work
E. working
19. My…. car is white.
A. Friend
B. Friends
C. friend’s
D. friended
E. friendses
20. We saw her…. Lebaran 2004.
A. In
B. On
C. At
D. For
E. By
21. …. for the rain, Rob was reading the newspaper.
A. Waiting
B. Waited
C. Wait
D. Waits
E. To wait
22. I…. my sister for two years.
 A. have not seen
B. see
C. saw
D. had to see
E. seen
23. He…. the test right now.
A. Do
B. Does
C. is doing
D. was doing
E. to
24. You…. to the music while I was taking a shower.
A. Listen
B. were listening
C. are listening
D. listened
E. to
25. This is Tom’s bicycle. It belongs to….
A. His
B. He
C. She
D. Her
E. Him
26. He…. me for dinner last week.
A. did not invite
B. doesn’t invite
C. is inviting
D. was inviting
E. to
27. The girl…. I will meet tonight is my best friend.
A. Which
B. What
C. Whom
D. Whose
E. That
28. I have never seen those….
A. Woman
B. Women
C. Womens
D. Womans
E. waman’s
29. There are not…. apples left.
A. Any
B. Some
C. Much
D. Little
E. Less
30. Which of these sentence is correct?
A. He drinks with his friends often tea.
B. He often drinks tea with his friends.
C. With his friends often he drinks tea.
 D. He drinks often tea with his friends.
E. He drinks with his friends tea often.
31. Football is a subject I know very…. of.
A. Few
B. A few
C. Little
D. A little
E. Some
32. …. People can live without any money.
A. Few
B. a few
C. little
D. a little
E. small
33. I am glad so many people have passed the test. In fact, there were…. who haven’t.
A. Little
B. a little
C. few
D. a few
E. many
34. …. Is the airline you normally fly with?
A. Which
B. Whose
C. Why
D. Whom
E. What
35. …. one do you prefer: the white or the blue one?
A. Which
B. Whose
C. What
D. Whom
E. Why

The following text is for questions no. 36 – 40.

One upon a time, there was an office worker whose name was Charles. He worked in
the same insurance office for many years. But during that time, he became more and more
unhappy. While he worked, he dreamed constantly, and in his dream he was always a hermit,
he stayed in this room. He didn’t like people. He especially didn’t like people when they talked.
He wanted peace. Life went on for Charles in this way until he became desperate.

His big opportunity came when he learned about a sea voyage the two of his friends
were planning. They expected to make the trip during their summer vacation. Charles asked to
join them. While they were sailing, our hero talked to his friends about the joys of hermits’ life.
He talked until he finally convinced them and they decided to stop at the first island that they
found.
 A few days after this decisions, they saw the island in the distance where they decided to
live. Before they went ashore, Charles asked the other two to make a promise not to say a word
after they reached the island. They were to remain perfectly quiet during their stay.

During the first few days after they landed, they built a little house where they planted a
garden. The island was paradise for Charles because this was the peace that he wanted.

36. What kind of text is the text above?

A. an anecdote text
B. a descriptive
C. a narrative
D. an analytical exposition
E. a recount text
37. The purpose of the text is….
A. to persuade the readers to be a hermit
B. to tell the past experience of Charles
C. to entertain the readers
D. to describe Charles’ experience
E. to evaluate the past experience
38. The expected to make the trip…. (par. 2)
The word expected can be replaced by….
A. Asked
B. Wanted
C. Aimed
D. Had
E. Hoped
39. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. Charles disliked the noisy condition.
B. Charles wanted to be a sea voyager.
C. Charles liked people when they talked.
D. Charles disliked peace and silence.
E. Charles dreamed to live in the city.
40. Which paragraph is the orientation?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Paragraph 4
E. paragraph 5

The following text is for questions no. 41-44.

We don’t live in an age of miracles, but sometimes they happen. This was a special New Year’s
Eve Miracle.

Elizabeth Barret lives near a shopping center, and sometimes she and her sister, Barbara, play
near the stores. They like playing there. There are lots of people there, and she and Barbara like
to look at the things in the windows.
But the lives of children are not sweet. They are full of fears. Children attack and chase other
children. Why? Who knows? But it’s true. And it’s true in Smithtown too.

Elizabeth is eleven years old and isn’t friends with bad children. She doesn’t fight. Her mother
says so. And one New Year’s Eve, Elizabeth and her sister, Barbara, are playing near the
stores, but they have to stop. “Elizabeth,” says Barbara. “Let’s go home. Do you see those girls
over there? They go to my school. They are bad.”

But it was too late. The bad girl chased Elizabeth and Barbara. They started to run. “Hurry,
Elizabeth. Let’s run across the railroad tracks. Hurry up.” The trains on the Long Island Railroad
are always late. It is a fact of life on Long Island. But the 1:05 out of Ronkokoma was on time
the New Year’s Eve.

Vincent Lobianco was at the railroad station, 150 feet away from Elizabeth and Barbara. “Don’t
cross the tracks. Go back!” Mr. Lobianco is a religious man. “Please, God, no. Don’t let it
happen.” he shouted. But it did. Engine #4321 was on top of Elizabeth in two second. Mr.
Lobianco ran towards the girl, and at the same time, shouted to a taxi driver at the station. “Call
ambulance. Call an ambulance. There is a little girl on the track.”

41. What part of the text is the first paragraph?

A. Identification
B. Thesis
C. Issue
D. Abstract
E. Orientation
42. Which of the following statement is not true according to the text?
A. Elizabeth and Barbara are sisters.
B. Elizabeth and Barbara are girls.
C. Elizabeth is 11 years old.
D. Elizabeth asked Barbara to go home when she saw the bad girls.
E. Elizabeth and Barbara never fight.
43. They are full of fears. What does the word “fear” mean?
A. Happiness
B. Fright
C. sweet experiences
D. better
E. good experiences
44. What type of the text is the text above? It is….
A. a narrative
B. a recount
C. an explanation
D. a report
E. a news items.
45. these are part of song, except………
A. orientation
B. chorus
C. bridge
D. introduction
E. verse
46. “The city was a jungle” is an example of a/an……….
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Simile
E. Alliteration
47. Cause baby, you area firework” is an example of a/an…….
A. Metaphor
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Simile
E. Alliteration
48. Eric: I heard John failed the speech competition held at Language Center in Jakarta last
week.
Sam : Oh really? It’s strange, he should have won it because he is good at English.
The italicized sentence is used to express….
A. Disagreement
B. Possibility
C. Surprise
D. Capability
E. Curiosity
49. X :There will be a party at my house tonight. Would you like to come?
Y :I’d love to, but I have an appointment with my colleague.
From the dialog we know that the second speaker…. the invitation.
A. Gives
B. Declines
C. Takes
D. Enjoys
E. Loves
50. Toni: Hi Andi, what about going to Agung’s birthday party tonight?
Andi: I’m afraid I can’t. I am going somewhere with Reza.
The italicized sentence is used to….
A. decline an invitation
B. ask for permission
C. agree to do something
D. express a surprise
E. ask for an apology