This text for number 1 – 3

Student Writing Contest THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

Invites submission of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays for this year’s Student Writing Contest.

CATEGORIES Poetry, fiction, and personal or

journalistic essays.

MANUSCRIPTS
should be typewrite (one side only, please) double spaced, and accompanied by a cover sheet with the following
information: title, category, word count, author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if available), and
academic institution. Of this information, only the title should be appeared on the manuscript itself.

POSTMARK SUBMISSION BY 1st DECEMBER AND SENT TO: Students Writing Contest the Atlantic Monthly 77
Washington Street Boston, MA 02114

1. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe the student writing contest
B. To announce the students writing contest
C. To amuse the students with writing contest
D. To retell the student about writing contest
E. To explain about student writing contest

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Categories of contest are manuscripts
B. The writing essay submit by 1st December sent
C. Students writing contest invites for the teacher
D. A manuscript should be typewritten one space
E. The participant will get information from the Postmark

3. What is the same meaning of the word “Manuscripts”?

A. Handwritten B. Piece of writing C. Publishing D. Document E. Reading text

This text is for questions 4 to 7

After graduating in tourism from a reputable University in Yogyakarta, my cousin was unemployed for almost
a year. During that period, she visited many interesting place around the country. She took notes on special attractions,
traditions, cultures and environments of those regions.
When a advertisements was published by a leading local newspaper looking for a journalist, she applied for the post
and was employed by the company with her traveling experience, she was assigned to the Tour and Travel
Department.
Needless to say, her new job required that she traveled extensively, not only from one region to another, but
also from one country to another. Her degree in tourism and her travelling experiences help her get along well with the
job. She has written many remarkable articles and short stories about tour and travel ever since the started working there.

4. The text above is....

A. Narrative Text B. Descriptive Text C. Recount Text D. Report Text E. Procedure Text

5. The purpose of writing the text is....

A. To explain how to get a new job D. To describe writer take the holiday
B. To tell the readers to take tourism department E. To entertain the readers by telling cousin’s study C.
To tell the reader about cousin experiences

6. The main idea from the second paragraph is that the writer’s cousin....
A. had a job in local newspaper D. was assigned to travelling division B. read a vacancy
advertisement E. had a bunch of travelling experience.
C. applied for a job as a journalist

7. “.... her degree in tourism and her travelling experience....” (paragraph 3). The underlined word means....
 A. Passed B. Finished C. Started D. Prepared E. Worked

PLATYPUS

Many people call platypus duckbill because this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus …(8)… a native
Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia. Platypus …(9)… a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body length is 30 to 45 cm
and covered with a thick and woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head are
small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light. Platypus …(10)… in streams, rivers, and lakes. Female
platypus usually dig burrows in the streams or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to …(11)… it from
intruders and flooding. In the other hand, male platypus ...(12)… not need any burrow to stay.

8. A. Is B. Are C. Was D. Were E. Has

9. A. Has B. Had C. Have D. Having E. To have

10. A. Live B. Lives C. Lived D. Living E. Has leaved

11. A. Protecting B. Protected C. Protects D. Protect E. Pretectal

12. A. Did B. Do C. Does D. Had E. Was

The text for number 13 – 15

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom
on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter,
called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his
mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked
fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot
his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by
the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this,
she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

13. Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B. She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess
E. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan feel love with her

14. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?
A. Sang Prabu was a father of his only daughter
B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java
C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy
D. Sang Prabu was a wise man
E. Sang Prabu didn’t have a son

15. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2). The word “her” in the sentence refers to…
A. Princess Nirmala D. Prince Teja
B. The nice fairy E. The prince of Blambangan
C. The wicked fairy

The text for question no 16 to 18

Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms in Present Perfect tense.

Sisca : Hi, Fitria. (16) Tere Liye's new book?

Fitria : Yes, I have. What about you?
 Sisca : (17) it yet. Can I borrow yours?
Fitria : I'm sorry, but (18) it to my sister.
Sisca : It's okay. Let me borrow it after your sister, okay? Fitria
: Sure.

16. A. had you read D. have been read

B. has you red E. will have read
C. have you read

17. A. I haven’t read D. I will hasn’t read

B. I hasn’t read E. I have not been red
C. I hadn’t red

18. A. I had give D. I have given

B. I had been giving E. I will be given
C. I have been given

The following text is for the questions number 19 – 26

“Once upon a time a hawk feels in love with a hen. The hawk flew down from the sky and asked the hen, “Won’t
you marry me?”
The hen loved the brave, strong hawk and wishes to marry him. But she said,” I cannot fly as high as you can. If
you give me time, I may learn to fly as high as you. Then, we can fly together.”
The hawk agreed. Before he went away, he gave the hen a ring. “This is to show that you have promised to marry
me,” said the hawk.
So it happened that the hen had already promised to marry a rooster. So, when the rooster saw the ring, he became
very angry. “Throw that ring away at once! Didn’t you tell the hawk that you ’d already promised to marry me?” shouted
the rooster. The hen was so frightened at the rooster anger that she threw away the ring immediately.
When the hawk came the next day, the hen told him the truth. The hawk was so furious that he cursed the hen.
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Now, you’ll always be scratching the earth, and I ’ll always be flying above you to catch
your children,” said the hawk.
The curse seems to have come true.

19. What is the genre of the text?

A. Descriptive B. Narrative C. News item D. Recount E. Procedure

20. Why couldn’t the hen say “yes” right away?

A. because she did not love the hawk D. because the hawk was too brave and strong
B. because she had no ring to exchange E. because she had to learn how to fly as high as the hawk
C. because it would make the roaster angry

21. What is the story about?

A. A hen and a rooster D. A rooster and his fiancé
B. A hawk and his wife E. A hawk, a hen and a rooster
C. A hen and her children

22. The hawk flew down from the sky and asked the hen,” won’t you marry me?” (1 paragraph).
What does the underlined utterance mean?
A. The hen wanted to marry the hawk D. The hawk proposed the hen to be his wife
B. The hen refused to marry the hawk C. E. The hawk wanted to marry the hen at the sky
The hen agreed to be the hawk’s wife

23. Why was the rooster angry when he saw the ring?
A. The hen had betrayed him D. The ring was not good for the hen
B. The hen had stolen his ring E. The ring was to small for the hen C. The hen didn’t wear her
own ring
24. What can we learn from the story? We have to ….
A. take care of our children D. listen to other
B. keep our promise E. marry soon
C. love one another

25. The hen loved the brave ….(paragraph 2) This part of text called ….
A. Resolution B. Event C. Orientation D. Step E. Major complication

26. When the hawk came ….(paragraph 5) This part of the text called
A. Resolution B. Event C. Orientation D. Step E. Major complication

This text for questions 27 to 30

You Are The Reason

Written By Corey James Sanders/Calum Scott

There goes my heart beating

'Cause you are the reason
I'm losing my sleep Please come back now There goes my mind racing And you are the reason That I'm still
breathing I'm hopeless now Chorus :
I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, 'cause I need you to see
That you are the reason
There goes my hand shaking
And you are the reason
My heart keeps bleeding
I need you now
If I could turn back the clock
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark
I'd spend every hour, of every
day Keeping you safe Chorus :
And I'd climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I've broken
Oh, 'cause I need you to see
That you are the reason

27. Which word best describes the singer’s condition at the first sentences of the song....
A. Happy D. Courage
B. Lonely E. Discouraged
C. Hopeless

28. Word “broken” is closet meaning to....

A. Separate D. Survive
B. Force E. Thrown
C. Destroy

29. What does the writer wish?

A. He wants to correct the mistakes
B. He wants to pursue his dream
C. He wants to come back
D. He wants to go around the world
 E. He wants to make sure with his love

30. Choose the correct message of this song....

A. This song talking about how he lost the love of his life
B. The song talks about something you missed in your life
C. This song talking about he hopes to rearrange his relationship
D. the song talks about simple thing
E. the song talks about someone