SOAL US SASTRA INGGRIS 2020

Picture for number 1-2

1. What is the aim of completing the form of Job application above?

A. To join the event in the company
B. To fulfill for a position in the company
C. To Apply for a loan in the company
D. To complete the form
E. To attend the meeting

2. “Please complete the form below to apply for a position with us”
The closest meaning of the underlined word is …
A. Finish
B. Entire
C. Incomplete
D. Partial
E. Fulfill

Text for number 3-5

Speechless by Naomi Scott

Here comes a wave
Meant to wash me away
A tide that is taking me under
Swallowing sand
Left with nothing to say
My voice drowned out in the thunder
But I won't cry
And I won't start to crumble
Whenever they try
To shut me or cut me down
I won't be silenced
You can't keep me quiet
Won't tremble when you try it
All I know is I won't go speechless
'Cause I'll breathe
When they try to suffocate me
Don't you underestimate me
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
Written in stone
Every rule, every word
Centuries old and unbending
Stay in your place
Better seen and not heard
But now that story is ending
'Cause I
I cannot start to crumble
So come on and try
Try to shut me and cut me down
I won't be silenced
You can't keep me quiet
Won't tremble when you try it
All I know is I…
Let the storm in
I cannot be broken
No, I won't live unspoken
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
Try to lock me in this cage
I won't just lay me down and die
I will take these broken wings
And watch me burn across the sky
Hear the echoes saying I
Won't be silenced
Though you want to see me tremble when you try it
All I know is I won't go speechless
Speechless
'Cause I'll breathe
When they try to suffocate me
Don't you underestimate me
'Cause I know that I won't go speechless
All I know is I won't go speechless
Speechless
Source: Musixmatch

3. From the text above, what is the positive value in the text?
A. Be a loyal person in a relationship
B. Keep moving forward for a better future
C. Fight for what you want to have
D. Silence is gold
E. Don’t cry over spilt milk

4. What is the genre of the song?

A. Love
B. Friendship
C. Humanity
D. Struggle
E. Self defense

5. ….” When they try to suffocate me”….

the closest meaning of the underlined word is …..
A. Smother
B. Push
C. Lock
D. Pull
E. Save
 6. What does “Necessity is the mother of invention” mean?

A. Invention need more necessity

B. Necessity determines what people do in the difficult time
C. The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it
D. A mother will invent some important things for her children
E. Modern era starts with some potential inventions

7. Zxuan : NoobQueen, you look very sad. What’s wrong?

NoobQueen : I lost my hand phone, Bro. I’m sorry.
Zxuan : When did it happen?
NoobQueen : I’m not sure. It’s probably in public transportation. I was very
careless.
Zxuan : …. It is a good lesson for you. Next time, be careful.
What suitable proverb is suitable for Zxuan says to NoobQueen?
A. Walls have ears.
B. Where there's a will there's a way.
C. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
D. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
E. Don’t judge the book by its cover.

Text for number 8-9

A Red, Red Rose
(By Robert Burns)

O my love’s like a red, red rose.

That’s newly sprung in June:
O my love’s like the melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in June

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in love am I
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the sea gang dry:

Till a’ thee sea gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only love,

And I fare thee well awhile!
And I will come again, my love,
Tho’ it were ten thousand miles.

8. What is the author’s love analogized with?

A. The sun
B. Melodie
C. Red Rose
D. The rocks
E. Sands of life

9. “As fair art thou, my bonnie lass”

The underlined and bold word is closest in meaning with ….
A. Girl
B. Kind of Rose
C. Darling
D. Family
E. Mother
10. What is the picture about?.....
A. Open a new Restaurant
B. Promote Pizza House
C. Launch a new Pizza House
D. Publish a best service
E. Provide the best pizza

11. “Order our best rated pizza now”

The Synonym of the underlined word is …
A. Message
B. Book
C. Buy
D. Sale
E. Purchase
This advertisement is for question number 12-13

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12. Based on the text above, why does Bulan offer discounts?
A. to invite more buyers.
B. to commemorate Bulan Dept. store’s 10th anniversary.
C. to celebrate the first opening day.
D. to persuade people to buy everything in Bulan.
E.to increase the selling of Bulan.

13. From this ad, we can imply that ….

A. the gift is only for a hundred buyers only
B. all the discounts are similar
C. the price of the shoes is similar as usual
D. a hundred percentage discount for Ronaldo’s Shoes
E. only Gold Royal Silverware offers the highest discount
14. "Enjoy the freedom of learning English ..." Synonym of the underlined word is ....
A. Inability
B. Difficulty
C. Liberty
D. Equality
E. Integrity

15. Based on the text above, How to learn English online for free?
A. You need to watch the Youtube channel
B. You should download the E-book
C. You must subscribe the website
D. You can visit www.iTapuih.com
E. You may come anytime you want
This text is for question number 16 – 18

Have you ever heard about Full Day School (FDS)—a program proposed by Minister of
Education and Culture of Indonesia, Muhadjir Effendy? I’m sure you have, right? Just to refresh your
mind, this learning program is applied for elementary and junior high school students in order to
facilitate them with character education and general education as well. Although this program is well
welcomed by President of Indonesia, Jokowi, does FDS work well? Is it good for students?

Let’s see the advantages of FDS. According to Muhadjir Effendy, this policy is believed to be
an effective way to build students’ character since they will be longer study at school (from 7 a.m.
until 5 p.m.). Muhadjir believes that giving additional time to study at school is better than letting
them to be alone at home since their parents are busy at work. The other consideration is that if
children are longer in school, they can finish their school assignments until they are taken home by
their parents. For other activities like reciting Quran for Muslim, the school sides can invite Ustadz
or religion teacher whose background of knowledge and life have already known. Therefore, students
can obtain good knowledge from teachers who are professional and competent.

Not only does FDS have some advantages, but it also has some disadvantages. First, many
parents don’t approve this kind of program of school. They believe that children need time to take a
nap as it is good for children’ health. Second, students are easily bored. Therefore, if students have
more time to study at school, they will be easily stressed because they must force themselves to
concentrate for long time. The last, FDS program cannot be implemented in some schools which are
located in restricted area. It means the program isn’t suitable with schools whose facilities are lack.

In conclusion, to judge FDS program as a good program or not can be done by seeing its
advantages and disadvantages. We need to think about the objective of schools to assist students
develop their skills, knowledge, and character. So far, our schooling system has tended to put too
many attentions to knowledge.  Therefore, activities in schools should unite those three things in daily
activities to prepare for students to the real world learning. In addition, schools should create rules and
structures that can nurture students’ positive behavior and characters such as respects and cares.

16. According to the text, FDS ….

A. has a lot of advantages in improving the quality of the students’ competences
B. gives no benefit at all for students and parents
C. causes great drawbacks for the Indonesian Education system
D. has both advantages and disadvantages
E. offers only some advantages for students and parents

17. How do you compare the paragraph 2 and 3?

A. Paragraph 2 has similar main topic with paragraph 3.
B. Paragraph 2 is elaborated widely in paragraph 3.
C. Paragraph 2 is against paragraph 3.
D. Paragraph 3 is contextually derived from paragraph 2.
E. Paragraph 2 and 3 discuss the similar point of perspectives about the case.

18. if students have more time to study at school, they will be easily stressed because they
must force themselves to concentrate for long time. What does the conditional sentence
mean?
A. The children are stress
B. The school doesn’t give the children a leisure time
C. The children study hard to force themselves
D. The children enjoy their study
E. The school is a place for children to concentrate

19. It is implied in the passage that the writer….

A. thinks that FDS has to be implemented as soon as possible in our country
B. perceives that FDS may become less popular in the future in big cities
C. assumes that FDS gives some bad effects on students later
D. states that FDS is useless learning system concept that cannot be done in our country
E. asks the government to wisely consider and plan the objective of education at first
Text for number 20-21

20. What is advertised in the flyer?

A. A new supermarket
B. A series of anniversary events
C. Summer sale
D. Weekend Surprises
E. Customer service counter

21. What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?

A. Discount voucher
B. Free food samples
C. Free gift
D. Free icecream
E. Special event

22. Read the riddle below, and answer it correctly!

The manufacturer doesn’t need it, the buyer doesn’t want it, and the user doesn’t know
that she/he is using it. What is it?

A. Laptop
B. Furniture
C. Computer
D. Coffin
E. Calendar

23. Read the riddle below, and answer it correctly!

”If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have it”. What is it?
A. A cookie
B. A secret
C. A story
D. A history
E. An experience
Text for number 24 - 26
Steven Paul Jobs, popularly known as Steve Jobs, was born on February 24, 1955, to
Joanne Simpson and Abdul Fattah “John” Jandali, two University of Wisconsin graduate
students who gave their unnamed son up for adoption. His father, Abdul Fattah Jandali, was a
Syrian political science professor and his mother, Joanne Simpson, worked as a speech
therapist. Shortly after Steve was placed for adoption, his biological parents married and had
another child, Mona Simpson. It was not until Jobs was 27 that he was able to uncover
information on his biological parents.

As an infant, Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs and named Steven Paul Jobs.
Clara worked as an accountant and Paul was a Coast Guard veteran and machinist. The family
lived in Mountain View within California’s Silicon Valley. As a boy, Jobs and his father
would work on electronics in the family garage. Paul would show his son how to take apart
and reconstruct electronics, a hobby which instilled confidence, tenacity, and mechanical
prowess in young Jobs.

After he enrolled in high school, Jobs spent his free time at Hewlett-Packard. It was
there that he befriended computer club teacher Steve Wozniak. Wozniak was a brilliant
computer engineer, and the two developed great respect for one another.

In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Wozaik started Apple Computers. The duo
started in the Jobs family garage, and funded their entrepreneurial venture after Jobs sold his
Volkswagen bus and Wozniak sold his beloved scientific calculator.

24. The writer’s purpose is to ….

A. inform about Jobs’ initiative to establish Apple Computers
B. tell the readers about the biography a popular figure named Steven Jobs
C. convince the readers that he was the only guy who built the computer company
D. give some facts that Jobs and Wozaik are the founders of Hewlett-Packard
E. state the main chronological events of Jobs and Wozaik to build the company

25. What did Jobs and Wozniak do to get financial support to run Apple Computers?
A. They staged a fun rising at Hewlett-Packard.
B. They proposed a loan from a bank.
C. They sold their useful property.
D. They asked for their parent’s help.
E. They run a garage sale.

26. The duo started in the Jobs family garage, and funded their entrepreneurial venture after
Jobs sold his Volkswagen bus and Wozniak sold his beloved scientific calculator.
What does the underlined words mean?
A. Project
B. Product
C. Company
D. Journey
E. Event
This text is for question number 27-30

A laptop is a kind of computer unit which has the same function as a PC (Personal Computer),
but it is smaller, lighter and of different sizes. Nowadays, most people choose laptops for several
reasons.

A laptop is a portable device. This portability is very helpful for our work, study and other
activities. We do not need complicated cable installations to activate a laptop, and with a laptop,
we can do our work anytime anywhere.

Moreover, a laptop allows us to access the internet in public places which provide free access
called hot spot areas. Some people like to use this facility to carry out their tasks.

Finally, a laptop consumes energy more efficiently than a PC does. This device uses a
rechargeable battery as a source of electric energy. So if we prefer using a laptop, it means that
we support the government program to save energy.

That’s why a laptop has become very popular recently.

Source: https://englishahkam.blogspot.com/2012/10/ teks-report-about-laptop.html

27. The main idea of the text is ….

A. The history of laptop
B. The benefit of using laptop
C. The characteristic of laptop
D. The brief explanation of laptop
E. the recommendation to enjoy using laptop

28. A laptop has become very popular because…

A. It is portable
B. It allows us to access internet
C. It gives several benefits to the user
D. It doesn’t need complicated cable installation
E. We can do our work with it anytime anywhere

29. Moreover, a laptop allows us to access the internet in public places which provide free
access called hot spot areas.
The closest meaning of the underlined word is ….
A. Supply
B. Demand
C. Order
D. Purchase
E. Expand

30. From the text we know that…

A. A laptop is usually more expensive than a PC
B. More people like a laptop better than PC
C. More people like a PC better than a laptop
D. For a mobile person a laptop is more handy than a PC
E. A laptop is cheaper now than it was before
This text is for question number 31 – 34

The Legend of Isis and Osiris

Once upon a time, when the earth was new and everything was just beginning, the earth
was covered with water. An egg floated on the water, just one egg. When that egg hatched, Ra
was born. Ra did not want to spend his time floating around, doing nothing, so he flew into the
sky and became the sun.

Ra dried up much of the water and made the land. Ra was lonely, so he made a wife. He
named her Nut. Ra made many gods and goddesses to keep him company. He put them all to
work. His children were very busy running the world. Still, they took time out to have children,
because children were glorious things to have! Soon, there were many gods and goddesses. Ra
was the father or the grandfather or the great-grandfather of them all!

All children are glorious, but to Ra, one child was especially important. That child was
his grandson, Osiris. Osiris had a brother named Set. Ra thought Set was okay, I suppose, but his
favorite by far was Osiris. To show Osiris how much he was loved, Ra made Osiris the first
Pharaoh of Egypt. Osiris married Isis, his one true love, and the king (Osiris) and queen (Isis)
settled down quite happily with their son (prince) Horus.

Set was terribly jealous. Why should Osiris be named Pharaoh and not him? In a fit of
anger, Set killed his brother Osiris, and chopped him into little pieces. He threw the pieces into
the Nile River. Set was sure he would get away this murder. But you know how rumors spread.
Isis soon heard what Set had done.

Isis managed to gather the pieces of her beloved Osiris. She brought these pieces to her
good friend Anubis, the jackal-headed god. Anubis was very clever. He managed to put the
pieces of Osiris together again. But he did not have the power to bring him back to life, so that
Osiris could retake his place beside his beloved Isis, and rule Egypt as king.

When the great Ra heard about it, he was furious. He gave Osiris a new job, an even
better job. He made Osiris the god of the dead, which was the most important job of all. Osiris
could rule over the land of the dead, and be dead himself. In fact, he would have to be dead to
enter the land of the dead. So things worked out very well, or so Ra believed.

When the young prince Horus heard what his uncle Set had done, although he was still
only a boy, he tracked down his uncle Set and murdered him.

Isis was grateful to her friend Anubis, and to her son Horus, and to her grandfather Ra.
But nothing anyone could do would bring Osiris back to her. He would dwell forever in the land
of the dead, and she would live forever in the land of the living. Isis knew that she would never
see her beloved husband again.

In honor of the god Osiris, the kings (pharaohs) of Egypt carry a crook and a flail, the
signs of Osiris. The crook especially became the sign of rulers. The crook looked a great deal
like a snake and was made out of wood. They used wood because wood was scarce. That made it
even more special.

From then on, and even today, once each year Isis travels to the riverbank. Remembering,
and dreaming, tears fall from her eyes. That is why the Nile River rises each year, to bring life to
everyone and everything along the Nile. When Isis cries, the Nile will rise! And that is a very
important thing.

Source: http://egypt.mrdonn.org/isis-osiris.html
31. According to the legend, the Nile River rises because…
A. it brings life to everyone and everything along the Nile.
B. once each year Isis travels to the river bank to give water.
C. Isis, the wife of Osiris, cries and her tears fall into the Nile River.
D. Ra wants to show how much he loves Osiris.
E. it is very important for the kings of Egypt’s water consumption.

32. What is the main idea in the ninth paragraph?

Pharaohs in ancient Egypt carry the crook and the flail intended to ….
A. honour the god of Osiris.
B. to use the signs of Osiris.
C. to become the sign of rulers.
D. to be made out of wood.
E. to commemorate the death of Osiris.

33. What is the moral value of the story?

A. Be a faithful person.
B. Great people have power.
C. Always thankful for live.
D. Jealousy could bring destructive.
E. The poor become victim of the great ones.

34. From paragraph 4, we can infer that …

A. Set was not so jealous that he rethought to murder his brother
B. Isis was so jealous that he killed Osiris
C. Osiris killed his brother Set because of his jealousy
D. Set and Isis planned to kill Osiris and threw the pieces into the Nile River
E. Set wouldn’t have killed Osiris if he hadn’t been jealous
This text is for question number 35 – 37

In the past years the use of the television and the internet has increased; this situation
has caused many people to change their likes and the way that they enjoy their free time.
Because of television and the internet, many people spend less time reading, so
the purpose for this essay is to present reasons why people should read just for pleasure. The
reasons that I give you are quite simple: to improve your knowledge, to expand your general
culture, to have more fun, to make your imagination fly, to find new ways to express your ideas,
and finally to expand your vocabulary.

The first reason that I give you to enjoy reading is that when you read, you can expand
your knowledge and also your culture. There are a lot of good books in which you can find
history, novels, tragedies, comedies and a variety of other themes. You can see that people who
read more often frequently have a bigger knowledge of life and also a bigger perspective of
their environment. I think that fact gives them an advantage over all others who do not read
frequently.

The second reason to read more often is that through books you can have fun and even
travel in your imagination. Children have not yet lost the ability of getting into their dreams, and
because of this, in their first years the parents read a lot of tales in which they use their
imagination. Adults should try to keep this ability, so we do not forget the importance of the use
of the imagination. The imagination also represents a tool that could help you to develop your
professional career in a creative way.

Finally, the third and the most important feature that reading offers you is that it does not
matter the age that you have, you always could expand your vocabulary and the ways to express
your ideas to the others in a simple and correct form. By the time you can improve the kind of
books that you read, there are a lot of categories, so you will never stop learning from the
pleasure of reading. People who know how to choose a book generally have the capability of
choosing a formal book in which they can find
formal grammatical structures and obviously a formal vocabulary. All these things allow them to
gain greater fluency in their communication.

In conclusion, I recommend that you enjoy reading more often. There are excellent reasons

for doing it; you just have to want to expand your knowledge and your culture, to improve your
imagination and also your vocabulary. I know that we should evolve with the technology; that is,
it is good to know how to navigate in the internet, but we must also not forget the books. Try to
choose good books at the beginning, and then I ensure you that you never will stop reading.

(Source:http://www.englishindo.com/2011/11/contoh-hortatory-exposition-why-people-should-
read-for-pleasure.html#ixzz56C1m2wjA)

35. The main idea of paragraph 4 is….

A. age is not a big matter for you to start reading for pleasure
B. imagination is very important in reading activity
C. the expansion of your vocabulary and the ways to express your ideas to the others
D. the expansion of our knowledge and also your culture
E. the recommendation to enjoy reading more often

36. Which of the below statement is not either implicitly or explicitly stated in the text?
A. By reading, we can expand our knowledge and also your culture.
B. The more often person reads, the bigger knowledge of life and perspective he or she
gets.
C. The imagination is a kind of tool that could help you to develop our professional career.
D. Choosing good books at first will help us to start reading activities more often.
 E. People doesn’t need to have formal grammatical structures and formal vocabulary in
reading activities.

37. The writer wants to … the readers to read just for pleasure.

A. elaborate
B. instruct
C. persuade
D. ignore
E. provoke

This text is for question number 37 – 38

"Susah Sinyal" was family-themed movie added with the natural nuance of East Sumba.
This movie depicted about Ellen (played by Adinia Wirasti), single mother who was busy with
her job as a lawyer, and newly ran her legal office with her partner, so she didn't have enough
time for her daughter Kiara (played by Aurora Ribero).

One day between Ellen and Kiara decided to go on holiday to East Sumba for quality
time, and suddenly in that area was hard to find a signal to communicate or have social
networking activity. At first the relationship between Ellen and Kiara went well when they spent
vacation time in Sumba. However, the conflicts arose due to Ellen had to choose her career or
daughter as priority.

In addition to problem between mother and daughter, this movie also showed some silly
comedy scenes that made several audiences laughing. Furthermore, the beautiful scenery in East
Sumba also colored this movie and opened our insight that "Sumba is Heaven". The casts of the
movie were very natural and excellent to play their characters especially for the newcomer artist
(Aurora Ribero ) who played Kiara, but she could play her role as the main character very well.
Overall, the movie didn't emphasize on the problem of hard to find signal or no signal in
accordance with the title of movie (Susah Sinyal).

However, the movie more highlighted the conflict between mother and her daughter
where she had to defend herself as a career woman or a mother who always be there for her
daughter. Nonetheless, this movie is highly recommended for you as lovers of family movies that
are nuance of comedy and nature, and suitable for all ages of audience.

38. The film entertains you about ….

A. a film director’s youth life
B. a natural plus comedy film
C. some beautiful sceneries in East Sumba
D. a successful lawyer’s life
E. a group of people recreated in Sumba

39. The reviewer suggested the readers to … the film.

A. make
B. criticize
C. watch
D. ignore
E. duplicate

40. “…This movie depicted about Ellen (played by Adinia Wirasti)….”

The word depicted is synonymous with ….

A. played
B. dramatized
C. revealed
D. described
E. simulated