Oleh:

Nama : Asri Kurniaty

Kelas : XII IPA 3

SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Palembang

Tahun Ajaran 2010-2011

Text 1
 POPULATION PROBLEMS

As early as 1788 Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economical, expressed his

concern
about the rapid growth of the world's population. He stated that population increased in a
geometrical ratio, while substance increased only in an arithmetical ratio. Consequently,
unless there were checks on the growth of the population, a dearth of material would soon
prevail. All plans for social reform would be in vain unless the included a lowering of the
birthrate.
It is now nearly 200 years since Malthus Views were first published, and even
though science and technology have advanced rapidly and have been very successful in
increasing substance, there is still no certainly about the future unless population growth
is checked. "Zero population growth" has become a popular motto in campaigns for
family planning and birth control. In 1930 Indonesia had a population of 60 million in
1954 it was 81 million the present estimate is about 150 million. The annual rate old
increase is around 2.2 percent. If the population continues to grow at this rate, in year
2000 we will have a population of over 200 million.

1. Thomas Robert Malthus was ........ about the rapid growth of the word's population.
A . sat
B . happy
C . worried
D . optimistic
E . satisfied

Kunci : C
Penyelesaian :
As early as 1788 Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economical, expressed his
concern about the rapid growth of the world's population. Pada kalimat di atas 'his
concern' sama artinya dengan 'worried'.

2. Without birth control, population will increase ........ substance.

A . as fast as
B . faster than
C . slower than
D . less rapidly than
E . in the same way as

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
He stated that population increased in a geometrical ratio, while substance
increased only in an arithmetical ratio Kenaikan secara geometri lebih besar dari
aritmetik.

3. If there were no checks on the population growth, ........

A . there would be a lowering of birth rate
 B . the plants social reform would be successful
C . substance would increase in genetical ratio
D . population would increase in arithmetical ratio
E . there would not be enough substance for the population

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
Consequently, unless there were checks on the growth of the population, a dearth of
material would soon prevail.
Dengan kata lain : If there were no checks on the population growth, there would
not be enough substance for the population

4. Zero population growth means ........

A . a popular motto for campaigns
B . there will be many more people to take care of
C . we will have a population of over 200 million in the year 2000
D . the increase in population
E . no births and no deaths

Kunci : A
Penyelesaian :
"Zero population growth" has become a popular motto in campaigns for family
planning and birth control.

5. The advantage of checking population growth is ........

A . there is no certainly about the future
B . there will be many more people of over 200 million in the year 2000
C . we will have a population of over 200 million in the year 2000
D . the increase in population and that old subsistence will balance
E . the average increase in population will more that 2.2 percent

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
The annual rate old increase is around 2.2 percent.

Text 2
BADMINTON

Badminton is an indoor sport that has been greatest since the end of world war II. It
is a sport for two or four players. The players use long lightweight handled rackets to hit
a shuttlecock. A shuttlecock is usually made of cork and feathers. The court is about 5, 2
meter wide and 13,4 meter long for singles, and 1 meter wider for doubles.
In order to score, a player has to serve or put the shuttlecock into play. A server can
score when the opponent lets the shuttlecock fall to the ground or by a fault. A fault
occurs when the opponent, in an attempt to return the shuttlecock safely, allows it to go
into or under net. To hit the shuttlecock out of the playing area is also a fault. Men win a
game after collecting 15 points. In women's singles 11 points win a game.
Badminton has been growing very rapidly. It grows either as a backyard recreation
or as a competitive sport. The international Badminton Federation was founded in 1934
with nine nations represented. Now it has members in more than 40 nations, and a world
tournament for both men and women is held every two years.

1. Which of the sentences is correct based on the text ........

A . Badminton is an indoor game
B . Badminton can only be played outdoors
C . The players are all men
D . Badminton can be played either as indoor game or outdoors game
E . The players must be over 15 years old.

Kunci : A
Penyelesaian :
Badminton adalah permainan yang dilakukan di dalam gedung.
(Badminton is an indoor game.)

2. A player hits the shuttlecock with ........

A . a long handled racket
B . a long lightweight handled racket
C . a racket which is as light as a shuttlecock
D . a handled racket which is a heavy as bat
E . a very lightweight racket.

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
Seorang pemain memukul bola bulutangkis dengan menggunakan sebuah raket
yang panjang dan ringan. (a long lightweight handled racket)

3. There is only one correct sentence related to the text.

A . Instead of shuttlecock the players may use light balls
B . A players can get a point if he can't return the shuttlecock
C . Badminton is a kind of sport for more than four players
D . After collecting 15 point a man player wins the game
E . Both men and woman players have to collect less than 15 points

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
Seorang pemain pria dikatakan dapat memenangkan permainan tersebut, bila dapat
mengumpulkan 15 nilai.
(After collecting 15 point a man player wins the game)

4. Which of the following sentences shows that badminton rackets are not so heavy as
tennis rackets ?
 A . The players use long handled rackets
B . Badminton rackets are lightweight
C . A players hits a shuttlecock with a rackets
D . Tennis rackets are bigger than badminton rackets
E . Badminton rackets are smaller compared with tennis rackets

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
Raket badminton tidak seberat raket tenis.
(The players use long lightweight handled rackets to hit a shuttlecock.)

5. When does a fault occur ........

A . When the player return the shuttlecock of his oppenent
B . After the player hits the shuttlecock with his racket
C . While the shuttlecock passes through the net
D . When the player falls on the ground
E . When the players can't return the shuttlecock of his opponent

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
Kesalahan itu terjadi apabila lawan dalam usahanya untuk mengembalikan bola.
(When the players can't return the shuttlecock of his oppenent)

Text 3

PANGERAN DIPONEGORO

When he was still a child he was called Raden Mas Ontowiryo. He was the son of
Sultan Hamengkubuwono III, but he spent most of his time not in the palace, but at
Tegalrejo, a small village outside the capital of the sultanate. There, at the small village,
he lived with his grandmother, who first imbued him with knighthood and the love for
religion. Raden Mas Ontowiryo grew up to be a knight and a religious man, and since he
was the son of a sultan, he was entitled to the title "pangeran", prince. Prince Diponegoro
was as brave as he was pious.
The prince hated the' Dutch very much because too often they interfered with the
internal affairs of the sultanate. People became poorer and poorer because of the Dutch
policy. Various taxes were levied. People had to pay a tax for crossing the bridges. They
had to pay a tax for walking along main roads. Prince Diponegoro did not like this. His
heart was always with the common people. His love was for them; his hatred was towards
the Dutch and the nobilities who sided with foreigners.
The Dutch knew that Prince Diponegoro hated them. It might not have been a
coincidence that, without the prince's permission, they had stakes planted in his field at
Tegalrejo to mark the building of a road. This was a good enough reason for the Dutch to
seize him. But he did not surrender himself, of course. The Dutch attacked; the prince and
his followers counter attacked. Thus the Diponegoro war broke out. The year was 1825.
 More and more people sided with the prince. Most of them were common people
who loved him. Most of them were people who believed that he was fighting against the
Dutch for a holy cause, namely to drive the foreigners away from his beloved country.
Thus the war went on and on, taking a heavy tool on both sides. It was only by trickery
that the Dutch were eventually able to end the war. The prince was invited to attend the
negotiation in Magelang. There he was seized. The year was 1830. He was exiled to
Manado. In 1834 he was moved to Ujung pandang and in 1855 he died there. But his
spirit continued, and still continues, to live. He died as a hero, he died as an old soldier.
Do old soldiers die'? No. Old soldiers never die; they just fade away, until young soldiers
appear to replace them.

1. When Pangeran Diponegoro was still a child he lived ....

A . in the palace
B . in Ujungpandang
C . in the capital of sultanate
D . at Tegalrejo
E . in Manado

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
Informasi tersebut terdapat pada paragraf I kalimat ke-2: "He was the son of ... but
he spent most of his time not in the palace, but at Tegalrejo".

2. Why did Pangeran Diponegoro hate the nobilities? Because they ....
A . levied tax from the people
B . become poorer and poorer
C . loved the common people
D . sided with foreigners
E . hated the Dutch

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
Kenapa Pangeran Diponegoro membenci para bangsawan? Karena mereka
berdampingan dengan bangsa asing (Belanda).
Jawaban ini sesuai dengan informasi paragraf 2 kalimat terakhir: " ...: his hatred
was towards the Dutch and the nobilities who sided with foreigners".

3. Which of the following statements is not true according to the text?

A . Pangeran Diponegoro didn't surrender himself.
B . People become poorer and poorer because of Dutch policy.
C . The war ended because the Dutch could defeat Diponegoro's army.
D . Most people believed that fighting against the Dutch was a holy cause.
E . The Dutch too often interfered with the internal affairs of the sultanate

Kunci : C
Penyelesaian :
 Kalimat yang tidak benar adalah "Perang berakhir karena Belanda dapat
mengalahkan pasukan Diponegoro". Hal ini berbeda dengan informasi pada
paragraf 4 yang berbunyi: "it was only by trickery that the Dutch were eventually
able to end the war". Begitu juga kalimat selanjutnya: "But his spirit continued, and
still continued. Old soldiers never die, they just fade away, until young soldiers
appear to replace them".

4. Paragraph I tells about ....

A . Pangeran Diponegoro as the son of Sultan Hamengkubuwono III
B . the life of Pangeran Diponegoro in a small village Tegalrejo
C . Pangeran Diponegoro who came from the palace
D . how Pangeran Diponegoro got the title
E . Pangeran Diponegoro's childhood

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
Paragraf I menceritakan tentang masa kanak-kanak Pangeran Diponegoro.

5. People had to pay a tax for crossing bridges. (paragraph 2).

The underlined word is similar to ....
A . fare
B . road
C . ticket
D . toll
E . cost

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
People had to pay a tax for crossing bridges. Kata "tax" berarti pajak sama dengan
bea (toll).

Text 4
THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

When you're hungry and you dinner, your mouth waters. This is the first step in
changing the food you eat into the kind of food that cells can use. This change is called
digestion, and it begins in the mouth.
Suppose you are eating sandwich. Your front teeth cut and tear the sandwich. The
molar grind it, Saliva, the juice in the mouth, gets everything moist.
Saliva also contains a type of chemical called and enzyme. It starts breaking down
the starch of the bread into sugar.
The moist ball of the food is carried to the mouth by the tongue. Muscles force the
food to the esophagus. They do their work so well that the food would travel a long even
if the person were doing a headstand.

1. Changing the food that we eat into the kind of liquid that cells used in called ........
 A . processing
B . digestion
C . cutting or tearing
D . grinding
E . eating

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
Perubahan makanan yang kita makan menjadi jenis cairan yang dimana sel dapat
menggunakan, ini disebut digestion.

2. When you eat a piece of meat or an apple, the use of your front teeth is for ........
them.
A . testing
B . tearing
C . grinding
D . chewing
E . breaking

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
Lihat paragraph dua : Your front teeth cut and tear the sandwich
Jawaban yang benar adalah tearing.
to taste = merasa; to tear = merobek; to grind = menggiling; to chew = memamah;
to break = mematahkan

3. What substance makes the food in the mouth moist ........

A . the juice
B . the milk
C . the starch
D . the water
E . the saliva

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
Lihat paragraph dua : The molar grind it, Saliva, the juice in the mouth, gets
everything moist.
the juice = air buah; the milk = susu; the starch = kanji; the water == air; the saliva
= air
liur

4. The tongue carries the moist food to ........

A . the stomach
B . the back of the mouth
C . the small intestines
D . the esophagus
 E . the windpipe

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
The moist ball of the food is carried to the of the mouth by the tongue. Muscles
force the food to the esophagus

5. The food would travel a long even if the person were doing ........
A . a headstand.
B . a handshake
C . running
D . walking
E . eating

Kunci : A
Penyelesaian :
They do their work so well that the food would travel a long even if the person were
doing a headstand.

Text 5

TANAH TORAJA

The Toraja are descendants of immigrants who entered Indonesia a long long time
ago from South China. They believe in ancestral worship, and one of the customs that is
still practiced today is the "death feast". A deceased person is not buried immediately, but
kept in a coffin called "tongkonan" for as long as two years. The corpse is treated as
though still among the living and offered food and drink. This practice comes to an end
only when the burial ceremonies have taken place.
The preparations for a funeral take a long time and cost a lot of money. People need
at least one year to prepare the "death feast" and to notify the relatives about the forth
coming ceremonies. These preparations also take account of which social class the
deceased belonged to, because only the members of the top and second classes are
entitled to the most elaborate funeral ceremonies. On the other hand, members of the
lowest classes are not permitted to hold such ceremonies, even though they may have
reached high positions in society during their lifetimes.
The Toraja society recognizes three social classes, namely the highest class or
"tokapua", to which belong the landlords and people in traditional leadership positions,
the second class or "tomakako", to which belong smaller land owners and people in the
middle class positions, and the common people or "tobuda", to which belong the manual-
workers and the sharecroppers. The highest class makes up 5%, the second 25%, and the
lowest 70% of the population, which according to the 1972 census numbered 316.986.

1. The Toraja stop offering food and drink to the dead person after .......
A . the person died
 B . the burial ceremonies
C . one year preparation
D . two year preparation
E . the forth coming ceremonies

Kunci : B
Penyelesaian :
Orang-orang Toraja menghentikan memberikan sesajen makanan dan minuman ke
mayat setelah upacara pemakaman. Informasi tersebut didapat dari paragraf 1
kalimat ke-5 yang berbunyi: "This practice (offering food to a corpse) comes to an
end only when the burial ceremonies have taken place". (Praktek pemberian
makanan ke mayat berakhir bila upacara pemakaman telah dilaksanakan).

2. Why are the lowest classes not permitted to hold elaborate funeral ceremonies ?
A . They are manual workers
B . They are share croppers
C . They are lower classes
D . They are smaller landowners
E . They are strict to their customs

Kunci : E
Penyelesaian :
Informasi pada paragraf 2 kalimat ke-4 yang berbunyi: Anggota kelas terendah
tidak diizinkan melaksanakan upacara demikian, walaupun mereka telah mencapai
posisi tinggi di masyarakat selama hidupnya. Kalimat ini membuktikan bahwa ini
merupakan suatu tradisi bahwa masyarakat kaya atau terpandang tetapi kalau
mereka berasal dari kasta/kelas terendah tidak dapat melaksanakan upacara. Dan
mereka sangat kuat pada tradisi tersebut.

3. There are three social classes in the Toraja society.

This idea is mentioned in paragraph ........
A.I
B.2
C.3
D . 1 and 2
E . 1 and 3

Kunci : C
Penyelesaian :
Informasi ketiga kelas sosial di masyarakat Toraja terdapat pada paragraf 3.

4. On the other hand, ... even though they may ... (paragraph 2).
What does they in the above sentence refer to ?
A . The members of the top classes
B . The members of the second classes
C . The members of the lowest classes
 D . Elaborate funeral ceremonies
E . Such funeral ceremonies

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
Kata "they" mengacu pada the members of the lowest classes. (Sebaliknya para
anggota kelas terendah (members of the lowest classes) tidak diizinkan
melaksanakan upacara demikian, walaupun mereka (they) telah mencapai posisi
tinggi di masyarakat selama hidupnya).

5. A deceased person is not buried immediately.

The following words/phrases have the same meaning as the underlined word,
except ......
A . quickly
B . at once
C . directly
D . right now
E . right away

Kunci : D
Penyelesaian :
Orang mati tidak dikubur segera dengan segera.
A. quickly = dengan cepat
B. at once = saat itu juga
C. directly = langsung
D. right now = saat ini/sekarang
E. right away = segera/langsung
Jadi, kata yang tidak sama dengan "immediately". adalah "right now".