UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER 2

TAHUN AJARAN 2020 – 2021

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Wajib

Kelas : X IPS 1, 2, 3, dan 4

Choose the correct answer from the options A, B, C, D or E !

Text 1
The text is for question number

Attention Please!

Students of grade XII are welcome to attend a morning seminar on :

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION

You can learn a lot from Mr. Budi Umar, a well-known education
consultant.
Date   : July, 27th, 2018
Time   : 07.30 am
Venue  : School main hall

Don’t miss this free event. Seats are limited.

To reserve your seat, please call Kemal :
0812 69795677 0r 085234576

1. The advantages of attending the seminar that students get are able ….
a. To meet the education consultant
b. To prepare for the final examination
c. To teach strategies for the final examination
d. To get the free chance of joining the seminar
e. To be a presenter in that seminar
Answer : B
2. Who will come to the morning seminar?
a. All students
b. Mr. Budi Umar
c. Students of class XII
d. All students  and their neighbours
e. Student who is the best in class XII
Answer : C
3. “To reserve your seat, please ….” The word “reserve” is closest in meaning to….
a. Book
b. Buy
c. Get
d. Sit
e. Confirm
Answer : A

Text 2
The text is for question number

To : All students

We would like to inform you, that we would be having the school holiday from Thursday
8th to Saturday 10th August 2018.

During the holiday, our school has already made plans! We want to go camping in the
Highlands to a place called Aviemore. It’s an outdoor centre where you can learn to
climb, canoe and fish and do all sorts of exciting things.

Of course, we have to take you to Edinburgh Castle and the Festival too. Don’t worry;
you aren’t going to be bored! The school pays for all students, so you are free of charge.

Don’t forget to take your changing clothes with you. it may be wet. For those who want
to go, please meet Mr. Ananta at the teacher’s office.

Sincerely Yours
Principal

4. What should the students do to join the activity?

a. To pay for the trip
b. To go to the teacher’s office
c. To meet the headmaster
d. To bring the changing clothes
e. To visit principal’s house
Answer : B
5. From the text we know that ….
a. There are at least 5 activities that the school offers
b. The students should bring their own food
c. The holiday will last for two days
d. The holidays won’t be excited
e. All student will be examined in the Highlands
Answer : A
6. The text is written to ….
a. To give information about the activity on school holiday
b. To describe an outdoor activity on school holiday
c. To remind students about an outdoor activity
d. To announce the school thursday matter
e. To persuade students on joining stdent clun in the holiday
Answer : A

Text 3
The text is for question number

To : All Employees

Effective date : February 1st, 2010

Subject : Staff uniforms

All employees are required to wear a uniform during work hours. This is to
make it easier to distinguish them from customers. Women should wear a
colourful blouse with black pants or a black knee-length skirt. Men should
wear black pants with an orange or red T-Shirt.

Manager

7. What should woman employees wear?

A. an orange shirt and black pants.
B. a yellow skirt and black pants.
C. a black skirt and colourful blouse.
D. a white skirt and colourful blouse.
E. a blue shirt and colourful blouse

Answer : C

Text 4

The police thought that two burglars started the robbery at 151 Pattimura street
on Sunday afternoon. The burglars broke into the students’ room while they
were going to a football game. They never thought that while they were away,
burglars would break into their boarding house.

8. The communicative purpose of this text is………

a. to retell events for the purpose of informing
b. to present perspective points about an issue
c. to describe the way they are
d. to acknowledge readers about informative events
e. to share an amusing incident

Answer : A

9. The text is in form of a/an………

a. description
b. report
c. anecdote
d. recount
e. news item

Answer : D

10. Where did the robbery take place?

a. at 151 Pattimura street
b. at 151 Gajahmada street
c. at 161 Pattimura street
d. at 212 Sisingamangaraja street
e. at 161 Sisingamangaraja street

Answer : D

11. When did the robbery happen?

a. Sunday morning
b. Sunday afternoon
c. Saturday morning
d. Saturday afternoon
e. Monday evening

Answer : B

12. The lexico grammatical features are mostly written in………..

a. passive voice
b. direct speech
c. reported speech
d. simple past tense
e. simple present tense

Answer : D
Text 5

I, Milton Friedman was born on July 31, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the fourth
and last child and first son of Sarah Ethel (Landau) and Jeno Saul Friedman. My
parents were born in Carpatho-Ruthenia of the Soviet Union. They emigrated to
the U.S. in their teens, meeting in New York. When I was a year old, my parents
moved to Rahway, N.J., a small town about 20 miles from New York City.
I was awarded a competitive scholarship to Rutgers University. I
graduated from Rutgers in 1932. I financed the rest of my college expenses by the
usual mixture of waiting at tables, clerking in a retail store, occasional
entrepreneurial ventures, and summer earnings. Shortly, however, I became
interested in economics.
In economics, I had the good fortune to be exposed to two remarkable
men: Arthur F. Burns and Homer Jones. Arthur Burns shaped my understanding
of economic research, introduced me to the highest scientific standards, and
became a guiding influence on my subsequent career. Homer Jones introduced
me to rigorous economic theory, made economics exciting and relevant, and
encouraged me to go on to graduate work. On his recommendation, the Chicago
Economics Department offered me a tuition scholarship. As it happened, I was
also offered a scholarship by Brown University in Applied Mathematics, but, by
that time, I had definitely transferred my primary allegiance to economics. In
1976 I won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for my achievements in the
fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his
demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy. In 1977, at age 65,1
retired from the University of Chicago after teaching there for 30 years.

13. Who influenced Milton Friedman on economic research?

A. Sarah Ethel.
B. Jeno Friedman.
C. Arthur F. Burns
D. Homer Jones.
E. Alfred Nobel.

Answer : C

14. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. Milton Friedman was very committed in his interest and talent in economics
B. Homer Jones shaped Milton Friedman understanding of economic research.
C. Arthur Burns introduced Milton Friedman to rigorous economic theory.
D. Brown University offered Milton Friedman a tuition scholarship.
E. Milton Friedman was offered a scholarship by the Chicago Economics Department in
Applied Mathematics.

Answer : A

15. What did Milton Friedman do in financing his college expenses?

A. He was a teacher during summer.
B. He had a job in entrepreneur company.
C. He worked as a clerk in a retail store
D. He sold tables to people.
E. He taught economics in the university.

Answer : C

Text 6

The Ampera Bridge is a vertical lift bridge in Palembang that connects

Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir which lie separated by Musi River. It was
inaugurated on September 30, 1965 by the Minister / Commander of the Army at
the time Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani. The date also holds significance as the
Lieutenant General was killed by the troops of the 30th September Movement, a
couple of hours after the bridge was opened to public.
The bridge was built in efforts to make something as grand as the Tower
Bridge in London.The bridge was initially named after the president, known as Bung
Karno Bridge, but after his tenure ended, the bridge was renamed to Ampera Bridge.
Ships can no longer pass from under the bridge as it was officially stated in
1970 that the bridge would not open anymore, a major reason for this being an
inconvenient disruption of the traffic flowing from the two regions it connects
because the mere operation of the bridge’s large wings would take about half an
hour.
During the time the bridge could be opened, it would rise up at a speed of 10
meters per minute for ships of a maximum height of 44.5 meters to pass underneath
the bridge. The bridge also had ballast weights in place to balance it, but they were
removed in 1990 to prevent foreseeable accidents.
Initially, the color of the bridge was grey which was then changed to yellow in
1992. Further, it was changed to red in 2002 when Megawati was the President of
Indonesia.
The Ampera Bridge was funded by the Japanese war reparations with the Fuji
Car Manufacturing Co.Ltd.as the in – charge company for designing and constructing
of the bridge under the First President of Indonesia. The structure is also historically
significant as at the time. Fuji Car Manufacturing Co.Ltd. had no bridge-building
experience and it was the first bridge of its kind to be built in Indonesia.

16. According to the text, what is the purpose of building the vertical lift Ampera Bridge ?
A. To accelerate the traffic flow
B. To make the first vertical lift bridge in Indonesia
C. To make something as grand as the Tower Bridge in London
D. To connect Seberang Ulu and Seberang Ilir which is separated by Musi River
E. To commemorate Lieutenant General Ahmad Yani as the initiator of the Ampera Bridge

Answer : C

17. Why could the Ampera bridge not lift since 1970 ?
A. It was done to prevent any accidents
B. Nobody could repair the bridge
C. The components of the Ampera Bridge were broken
D. It took a long time to lift the bridge that disrupted the traffic
E. There were no more ships passing under the bridge

Answer : D

18. What did Fuji Car Manufacturing do ?

A. It removed the lifting function of the Ampera Bridge
B. It designed and constructed the Ampera Bridge
C. It built the Tower Bridge in London
D. It operated the Ampera Bridge
E. It was in charge to paint the Ampera Bridge

Answer : B

19. “ The bridge also had ballast weights in place to balance it, but they were removed in
1990 to prevent foreseeable accidents. “ ( paragraph 4 ) What is the synonym of the
underlined word ?
A. Capable
B. Tangible
C. Negotiable
D. Predictable
E. Responsible

Answer : D

20. Romusha occured when Japanese people ................ Indonesia.

The correct word to complete the sentence is ...........
A. colonize
B. colonized
C. colonizing
D. to colonize
E. were colonized

Answer : B
Text 7

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut near a
forest with her only daughter.  The daughter’s name is Misna.  She is beautiful but
she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut.  The girl was joining her
father hunting.  She dressed in beautiful cloth.  His father’s assistants respected her. 
Misna could not sleep when she was remembering this.  She was very angry with her
condition.  She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother.  She wanted her mother to buy the
most beautiful gown in the markets for her.  Of course her mother could not afford
it.  Then she cried and cried.  She did not want to eat anything.  Her mother was very
sad.  She decided to sell a piece of land, the only valuable thing that she had.  She
bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself.  She wanted to show everybody that she was a very
beautiful girl.  She asked her mother to bring her to another village.  Along the way,
she smiled to everyone.  People in the village thought that she was a princess.  They
gave her a high respect and invited her to have meal in their house.  Misna enjoyed
this and told everybody that she was princess and mother was maid.  Her mother
was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince.  He was interested in her
and wanted to marry her.  Misna told the prince that her mother had died and father
went married to another woman.  She was having a long trip with her loyal maid. 
Listening to this, her mother was very upset.  She cried loudly Misna was very angry
to her and told her to be away from her.
Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders.  Everyone
run away to save themselves.  Misna was very afraid.  She cried.  Her mother wanted
to help her but she did not want to at that time a big thunder hit her to dead.

21. “She is beautiful but she had envious  heart.” What is the synonym of the word
“envious”?
A.  Ambiguous
B.  Jealous
C.  Fierce
D.  Festive
E.  Humble

Answer : B

22. When did she ask her mother a beautiful dress?

A.  After she saw another girl with beautiful dress
B.  on the way home she met a handsome prince
C.  after her mother sold a piece of her land
D.  when a heavy rain and big thunders came
E.  since the villagers invited her to have meal in their house

Answer : A
23. How could her mother buy her a beautiful dress?
A.  from her saving
B.  by asking her relative some money
C.  by robbed a bank
D.  from her salary
E.  by selling the only land she had

Answer : E

24. What made her mother cried aloud?

A.  she told everyone that she was her maid
B.  she told the prince that her mother had died
C.  she told the prince that she was her maid
D.  she wanted her mother to buy the most beautiful gown
E.  she was joining her father hunting for a long time

Answer : B

25. What happened at last?

A.  Misna got married to a prince
B.  Misna was wet in rain
C.  Her mother bought her the most beautiful gown
D.  A thunder hit Misna to dead
E.  She had meal in villagers house

Answer : D