Soal Biography

This text is for questions 1 to 2

Mira Lesmana is An Indonesian song writer, film director and producer. She was born on 8 August, 1964. She is a
daughter of musician Jack Lesmana and sister to Jazz pianist Indra Lesmana. She has already written her first song when
she was 16 years old. She also had been interested in film while she was in Australia with her family. She has been doing a
lot of film work, writing songs, directing documentary serial and producing successful film since returning to Indonesia and
graduating from the Jakarta Art Institute.

1. Mira Lesmana is a ...............

A. Pianist D. Film director
B. Designer E. Bussines woman
C. Conductor
2. The following is true statement about Mira Lesmana, EXCEPT....
A. Her father is Jack Lesmana, a musician
B. Her brother is Indra Lesmana, a jazz pianist
C. She wrote her first song in 1977
D. She Graduated from University of Indonesia
E. She have ever lived in Australia.

This text is for questions 3 to 6

Maher Zain

Maher Zain (Arabic: ‫ )م اهر زين‬is Swedish R&B singer, songwriter, and

music producer of internationally well-known Religious Songs such as Insyaallah,
Assalamu ‘Alaika, Medina and many more.
Maher Zain born in Lebanon on 16 July 1981, the family emigrated
to Sweden when he was eight. He completed his schooling there, gaining a
bachelor's degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
After university, he entered the music industry in Sweden. He released his
debut album Thank You Allah that was produced by Awakening Records, in 2009.
Continued with his follow-up album Forgive Me in April 2012, and One in June
2016 under the same production company.

So far Maher Zain has got many awards from various music associations in various countries. Some of them are in
January 2011 he got 8 Platinums from Warner Music Malaysia, and in Indonesia he even got 25 Platinums in October 2012.
Maher Zain is also active in doing Philantropic Activites, some of them are celebrating birthday by asking his 2.9
million FB fans to donate money for Water Wells building in Africa ($15,000 collected). And taking part in London pro-
Palestinian rally to stop Israel military action in Gaza.
Maher Zain got married in 2009 with J. Aisha Maher Zain, they have two children: Aya Maher Zain and Abdullah
Maher Zain.
Reference:
 Wikipedia
 awakeningwroldwide.com
 celebrity.okezone.com
 my.charitywater.org
 Biography72.blogspot.co.id.
3. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. Maher Zain’s Family and Childhood.
B. Maher Zain’s Albums and Songs.
C. Maher Zain’s Music Career.
D. Maher Zain’s Life Story.
E. Maher Zain’s Awards.
4. How did Maher Zain help the African?
A. By celebrating his birthday in Facebook.
B. By having 2.9 million Facebook fans.
 C. By making Water Wells in Africa.
D. By giving clean water to the fans.
E. By giving money to the African.
5. He released his debut album Thank You Allah …” (Paragraph: 3). What is the closest meaning of the
underlined word?
A. Freed
B. Existed
C. Showed
D. Published
E. Exhibited
6. How many platinum that he even got in Malaysia and Indonesia?
A. 30 platinums
B. 28 platinums
C. 32 platinums
D. 8 platinums
E. 33 platinums

This text is for questions 7 to 10

William H. Gates III was born in Seattle, Washington, the second of three children, in between an older and a
younger sister. His father was a successful attorney, and it was expected that young Bill would follow in his father’s
footsteps. He was a notably gifted student who did well in all subjects but showed a special aptitude for mathematics. When
he was 13, his parents believed he was not being challenged in his public school and enrolled him in the private and highly
demanding Lakeside School. The school acquired a computer terminal, and young Bill Gates was immediately fascinated.
He and a small group of friends, including his future business partner Paul Allen, took every opportunity to explore the
possibilities of the new technology, teaching themselves the basics of computer programming.
Soon Gates and his friends were working part-time and summers, writing computer programs for large businesses
around the Seattle area. Although they were all precociously gifted programmers, it became clear that Gates had a unique
talent for business as well, and he quickly emerged as the leader of the group. Gates and Paul Allen closely followed events
in the computer industry and foresaw that the development of microprocessors would lead to the creation of compact
affordable, personal computer that would someday supplant the bulky mainframe systems used in business and industry.
Meanwhile, Gates continued to excel in his studies and followed his parents’ wishes by going to Harvard. Paul Allen
soon moved to Boston to work for Honeywell and continue their collaboration. The pair were galvanized by a cover story in
Popular Electronics, promoting the Altair 8800, an inexpensive microcomputer produced by a company called MITS in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gates and Allen saw this as the beginning of a new industry. No one had yet developed software
for the Altair, and the young programmers saw a unique opportunity. They adapted the computer language BASIC to run on
the new device, although they had never actually seen one. On the strength of this programming feat, they secured a
software development contract with MITS. With irresistible business opportunities beckoning, Gates left Harvard at the
beginning of his junior year to make the leap into the world of business. Along with Paul Allen, he moved to New Mexico at
the end of 1975 to produce software for MITS. The following year, they started their own company, Microsoft.
(http://www.achievement.org/achiever/william-h-gates-iii/)
7. What is the main idea of the biography?
A. Bill Gates as the richest man in the world.
B. Bill Gates as the founder of Microsoft
C. Bill Gates as a gifted student..
D. Bill Gates as a programmer.
E. Bill Gates as a partimer job.
8. When they were doing part-time job in Seattle, Bill Gates and Paul Allen foresaw that development of
microprocessor would lead to the creation of ... .
A. personal computer
B. microcomputer
C. smartphone
D. mainframe
E. new jobs
9. “They secured a software development contract with MITS”.
The underlined word has the closest meaning to …
A. protected
B. defended
C. guarded
D. obtained
E. obeyed
10. The readers can conclude from the text that …
A. Bill Gates was fascinated with science.
B. Bill Gates finished his education at Harvard.
C. Bill Gates was challenged in his public school.
D. Bill Gates was both a good programmer and businessman.
E. Bill Gates and Paul Allen were doing part-time job because they were poor.

The following text is for question 20 to 22

Alexander Graham Bell

The telephone was invented by a Scottish teacher of the deaf named Alexander Graham Bell. His great invention
was really amazing. It is a very great use for the mankind the world.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburg, Scotland, in the nineteenth century. In 1871, he came did a great
deal to encourage him in the field of science. He began his experiments by trying to invent the harmonic telegraph.
Through an accident he invented the telephone. On 10 th March 1876, Thomas A. Waston, Bell’s assistant, became
the first person ever to hear word spoken over the telephone. At the time, bell and Watson were testing a crude telephone
transmitter. Watson was waiting for the test message at the end of the wire in another room. Suddenly, Bell spilled battery
solution on his clothes. He called out his assistant, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you! ”.
Then, Watson rushed into the room and shouted, “Mr. Bell, I heard every word you said-distinctly!” the telephoned
had worked. The damage to Bell’s clothes was forgotten. The receiver and transmitter of Bell’s first telephone could be used
interchangeably.
Afterwards, he exhibited his instrument at the centennial exposition at Philadelphia in June 1876. The public at
first showed little interest, but scientists greeted it with enthusiasm. The first money ever paid for the lease of a commercial
telephone was paid in May 1877. By august of the year about 800 telephones were in use.
The first telephone line was installed between Boston and Somerville, Massachusetts in April 1877. The first
commercial telephone exchange was opened by George W. Coy on 28th January 1878, in new haven, Connecticut.
Bell’s life was dedicated to science. His very great invention is very useful for the world communication, i.e.
telephone.

11. What is the text mainly about ?

A. Alexander Graham Bell was inventor of telephone
B. Alexander Graham Bell’s childhood
C. Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist of the world
D. Alexander Graham Bell had ever got accident
E. His invention of telephone is not useful
12. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. telephone is very useful for people’s communication around the world
B. Bell’s invention was firstly displayed at the centennial exposition
C. at the beginning, the public were less interested with Bell’s invention
D. the first commercial telephone exchange was opened in May 1877
E. both Boston and Somerville are situated in Massachusetts
13. Afterward, he exhibited his instrument at the centennial exposition at Philadelphia in June 876. (Paragraph 5) The
closest meaning of the underlined word is ...
A. experienced
B. inspired
C. developed
D. demonstrated
E. installed
This text is for questions 34 to 36
Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artist of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings.
Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.
Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spainas a son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and several
art teacher. However he never finished his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.
From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in traditional style. Then he entered what was called the Blue
Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.
After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and
“Man with Guitar”.
Picasso died in Mougins, France in 1973. He was a really great artist.
 14. Why did Piccaso become so popular? Because...
A. He was the most outstanding artist of the 1900’s
B. He was known for his great paintings.
C. He painted in traditional style.
D. He was son of the art teacher.
E. He studied in art schools.
15. According to the text, Picasso...
A. Died in Spain in 1973.
B. Was born in Malaga Italy.
C. Was famaous for his painting style.
D. Had a father who worked as an art teacher.
E. Finished his study at the academy of Arts in Madrid.

16. What can infer from the text...at the academy

A. Picasso’s father was not good at art.
B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
C. Picasso was unpopular artist in 1900’s.
D. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.
E. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in traditional style.
This text is for questions 17 to 20.

Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, around 11:30 AM LMT, in the city of Ulm in Württemberg, Germany, about 100 km
east of Stuttgart. His father was Hermann Einstein, a salesman who later ran an electrochemical works, and his mother was
Pauline, née Koch. They were married in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt.
At his birth, Albert's mother was reputedly frightened that her infant's head was so large and oddly shaped. Though the size of
his head appeared to be less remarkable as he grew older, it's evident from photographs of Einstein that his head was
proportionately large for his body throughout his life, a trait regarded as "benign macrocephaly" in large-headed individuals with no
related disease or cognitive deficits.
Another more famous aspect of Einstein's childhood is the fact that he spoke much later than the average child. Einstein
claimed that he did not begin speaking until the age of three and only did so hesitantly, even beyond the age of nine. Because of
Einstein's late speech development and his later childhood tendency to ignore any subject in school that bored him — instead
focusing intensely only on what interested him — some observers at the time suggested that he might be "retarded," such as one
of the Einstein's housekeepers. This latter observation was not the only time in his life that controversial labels and pathology would
be applied to Einstein.

17. The text is mainly concerned with …

A. the fame of Einstain. D. the recount of Einstein’s childhood.

B. Einstein’s teenage life. E. Einstein’s difficulty in attending schools.
C. Einstein’s success and failure
18. Why was Albert’s mother scared when he was born?
A. He was very ill. D. His head was extremely big.
B. His body was remarkable when he grew older. E. His body was odd
C. He was frightened
19. . ‘This latter observation was not the only time in his life that controversial labels and pathology would be applied to
Einstein.’ (Paragraph 3). The closest meaning of the underlined word is …

A. made D. connected.
B. Caused E. performed
C. repeated
20. Another more famous aspect of Einstein's childhood is the fact that he spoke much later than the average child.
The underlines word is refer to
A. Einstain. D. the recount of Einstein’s childhood.
B. Einstein’s teenage life. E. Einstein’s difficulty in attending schools.
C. Einstein’s success and failure