SOAL LATIHAN PERSIAPAN UJIAN SEMESTER 2 KELAS XI

Question Number 1-2 refers to the following text!

Kuala Lumpur, 22 August 2020

Dear Marilia,.
    
Hi Marilia, I’m sorry  because this is the first letter for you since I promised you to send you
letter as soon as possible when I have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.   In fact, I did so much
preparation before started studying in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM). I found some
difficulties to speak in Malay language. Therefore, I should take private course to know Malay
language as well as possible. I also need some translator to help me in understanding some
articles.

Even though, I found some difficulties here. But day by day, I could be comfort here because
many people here are very friendly for all foreigners including me. Now, I am very happy to
study English Literature here because many classmates also supported me very well.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the best university in Malaysia. It’s a very deep for education.
History, English, Science, Gigs, Art, Physical, Math, and so on. I hope you will come here as
soon as possible to study here and become my classmates.

Now, this is the end of the letter. I hope the letter will arrive early there!

Sincerely yours,

Carolina

1. Why does Carolina send the letter to Marilia?

A. Inform her experience in Kuala Lumpur
B. Asking apologizes to Marilia.
C. Asking Marilia to visit her in Kuala Lumpur
D. Give option to Marilia to continue her study in UKM
E. Telling the experience and asking Marilia to continue her study in UKM

2. What was Carolina experience in Kuala Lumpur?

A. It was very hard and made her under pressured
B. It was hard but he could enjoyed the condition
C. It is comfortable
D. It is not interesting since the beginning
E. There is no something special

Questions 3-5 refer to the following text!

Manila,  24 August 2020

Dear Carolina,

Thank you so much for your first letter. Even though it’s rather late but it’s really appreciated.
Thank for information about your experience in Kuala Lumpur, especially your experience to be
the new students in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. It’s really fantastic, and I hope that you
will be enjoy studying there. And I Always pray for your success there.

On this moment, I also want to give you news that I have been accepted as one the students in
Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta. And my major is International Law. I have thought and
considered many times to decide going to Jakarta. And I finally I decided studying international
law in Indonesia.

It was hard for me to decide because we also have promised studying in the same University.
But, unfortunately I couldn’t study in Malaysia because my grand mother was living in Jakarta. I
know it’s not good news for you but I have to decide my future. I hope you will understand about
this condition. Trust me, we will support each other even though we live in different city and
different country.

Hopefully, that you will be success in Kuala Lumpur. Thank you!

Your best friend,

Marilia

3. Why does Marilia Choose international law in Universitas Indonesia.

A. Because she refused the  Carolina’s request.
B. Because she wanted to support Marilia from far.
C. Because there is no other option
D. Because Jakarta is more friendly than Kuala Lumpur.
E. Because her grand mother lived in Jakarta

4. What is Marilia’s impression about Carolina’s story in her letter?

A. She was very impressed.
B. She was disappointed.
C. She was upset
D. She was hopeless
E. She was giving bad responses

5. What is Marilia’s final decision for her future?

A. Choose International Law Major and going to UKM Malaysia
B. Choose International Law Major and going to UI Jakarta
C. Following Carolina’s step in catching her future.
D. Supporting Carolina to face her future
E. Deciding future by herself.

6. She has decided to move to Portland …. there are more opportunities for employment in that
city.
a. because
b. wherever
c. if
d. as long as
e. whenever

7. You can borrow my car …. you agree to be very careful with it.
a. because
b. wherever
c. whenever
d. if
e. as long as

8. They’ll have a good com harvest this year …. It rains a lot and prevents them from harvesting
their crops.
a. unless
b. whereas
c. but
d. if
e. so

9. Our neighbor is going to buy a gun …. she can protect herself from intruders who break into
her apartment.
a. so that
b. due to
c. because
d. go
e. over
10. …. he can save a lot of money by taking the bus, Russ still drivers his car into the city every
day.
a. Although
b. So
c. So that
d. Mark
e. And

11. The following conversations have correct conditional situation, EXCEPT….

A. A : She would go nowehere if she did not passed the exam last week.

B : Yeah. Now she is enjoying her holiday.

B. A : What would you do if you were the President?

B : If I were the President, I would grant education free of charge for everyone.
C. A : If Bambang had played in the match last night, our favourite cricket team would have
won the competition.

B : I agree!
D. A : I will give you her number if you come to my house

B : Okay, then. See you soon.

E. A : If I took architecture, I would be an architect.

B : Yeah. If you took medicine, you would be a doctor.

12. Pay attention to the following sentence:

It would have been easy to contact you if I had asked your number at that time.

The following sentences have the same type of conditional sentence as the above sentence,
EXCEPT…
A. If we had a boat, it would be easy for us to go to that island.
B. If I had washed my clothes yesterday, I would not have run out of cloth today.
C. She would have been here if you had told her last night.
D. If I had locked my office, I would not have lost my expensive pen.
E. Ananda would have come to the party last night if Ramon had invited her.

The following dialogue is for number 13-15

Sifa: “What do you think about Lampung?”

Lisa: “In my opinion, Lampung is the beautiful city. There are so many beautiful beaches there.
Lampung is also famous with its tapis or songket. It is traditional cloth in Lampung.”
Sifa: “How about its food? Do you think it is delicious?”
Lisa: “I think…. Yes! Do you know seruit? It’s delicious.”
Sifa: “Yes I know seruit. By the way…. Which one is more delicious? Seruit or sate of
mushroom?”
Lisa: “According to me, seruit is more delicious than sate of mushroom.”
Sifa: “I don’t think so. I think sate of mushroom is more delicious than seruit because sate of
mushroom is my favorite food.”
Lisa: “So we have different favorite foods then.”
Sifa: “I think so.”

13. What is the name of the region discussed between Sifa and Lisa?
a. Lampung
b. Semarang
c. Jakarta
d. Surabaya
e. Denpasar

14. What does Lisa think about Lampung?

a. It is a beautiful city.
b. It is the ugly city.
c. It is a city full of crime.
d. It is a bad city.
e. It is a small city.

15. What kind of food liked by Lisa according to the dialogue above?
a. Seruit.
b. Mushroom satay.
c. Soup.
d. Pizza.
e. Burger.
The text for question no 16-18

One day an old lion realized that he was too tired and too weak to look for food because of age.
Unfortunately, he approached his nest and knew that he would die soon. He stopped at the
entrance, panted, and spoke in a low, gentle voice to the group of wolves that walked through the
nest at that moment. He told them about his poor condition.

Soon news of lion’s disease spread in the forest and caused great concern for other wild animals.
The animals feel sorry for paying their last respects.
The old lion was very happy. When every animal enters a nest and it’s within reach, the lion
overturns it and makes it feed. The lion soon became fat

The fox came very early in the morning. He also came to pay his respects. The fox, famous for
its intelligence and intelligence, approached the lion’s lair very carefully. Standing some distance
away, he politely asked about the health of the lion and asked if he felt better.
My friend,” said the lion, “you? I can hardly see you. You are very far away. Please come closer
and whisper a few words in my ear to cheer me up because I haven’t lived long.

Meanwhile, the fox watched the floor in front of the lion’s room. In the welding he looked up
and left. He said, “Sorry if I didn’t stay because I felt very uncomfortable seeing a lot of
footprints that lead to your workplace, but no one left them.”

16. Why does the lion hunt day end?

a. Animals know about lion disease

b. There are no more animals to hunt
c. Wolves always defeat lions
d. Lions grow older and weaker
e. The lion is too strong

17. These words support the view of the lion’s sad code, except …

a. Age
b. too tired and weak
c. Approaching the hive
d. Difficulty breathing
e. I have nausea

18. Old lions are very happy. It means ….

a. Many animals visit the lion out of pity

b. A lion doesn’t have to look for food
c. Every animal that enters the work area shows their respect
d. the lion gets fat
e. The lion is hopeless

The following dialog is for numbers 19-20

Sifa: “What do you think about Lampung?”

Lisa: “I think Lampung is a beautiful city. There are many beautiful beaches there. Lampung is
also famous for its tapis or songket. This is traditional cloth in Lampung.”
Sifa: What about the food? Do you think it’s delicious?
Lisa: I think … yes! Do you know that pipe? Very delicious.
Sifa: “Yes, I know that pipe. By the way … which is better? A mushroom or satay pipe?”
Lisa: I think the pipes are better than satay mushrooms.
Sifa: “I don’t think so. I think mushroom mushrooms are better than pipes because mushroom
satay is my favorite food.”
Lisa: So we have different favorite foods.
Sifa: “I think so.”

19. What are the areas discussed between Sifa and Lisa
a.Lampung
b. Semarang
c. Jakarta
d. Surabaya
e. Denpasar

20. What is Lisa’s opinion about Lampung

a. This is a beautiful city.

b. This is an ugly city.
c. This is a city full of evil.
d. This is a bad city.
e. This is a small city.

WHY THE SKY IS HIGH

A long time ago, the sky was close to the earth. When you stood up and stretched your
arms, you could touch it.
One day, a farmer brought some coconuts for his wife. His wife wanted to drink the juice inside.
She knocked on of the coconuts against a rock to break open the shell
“That’s not the way to do it, “her husband said. “You should cut it open with a knife”
He gave her his bolo or jungle-knife
His wife raised the knife to cut the coconut shell. “crack !”. As she lifted the knife about
her head it split open the sky and there was heavy rain.
The woman told the sky, “Will you please go a little higher? I can’t raise my knife high enough
to cut this coconut shell”
She raised the knife over her shoulder the second time. Once again, it hit the sky and
there was thunder and lightening
“You are still too low,” the woman said to the sky. “Please go higher.”
She raised the bolo a third time. It still cracked the sky. There was a typhoon, and the woman’s
house was almost blown away by the fierce wind.
“What are you doing?” cried her husband, “Can’t you even try to open a coconut shell without
causing a typhoon?”
“It’s not me,” his wife answered. “It’s the sky which is too low”. I need more room to use the
knife.”
Finally, the woman became very angry. She looked up and shouted at sky. “You’d better
do as I told. Otherwise I shall cut you to pieces.”
The clouds rose and rose and the sky went up higher and higher. That’s why it is now so high.

21. What is the type of the text above?

a) narrative
b) descriptive
c) report
d) recount
 e) news items
22. What is the social function of the text?
a. To describe about coconut shells
b. To entertain the readers with fairy legend
c. To inform readers about coconut shells
d. To describe how the farmers open the coconut shells
e. To explain to readers why it’s hard to open coconut shells

23. Based on the text above, what made the woman get angry?
a. The sky went up too high
b. He husband didn’t want to help her
c. She couldn’t cut the sky into pieces
d. Her husband forbade her to crack the coconut shell open
e. The sky gave her rain, thunder, lightening, and typhoon

24. Which one of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. A bolo is a jungle knife
b. The woman tore the sky for several times.
c. A very long time ago, the sky was very low
d. The farmer broke the coconut with the knife for his wife
e. The farmer’s wife wanted to drink some coconut water

25. “She knocked one of the coconuts against a rock to break open the shell” (paragraph 2).
The underlined word can be replaced by__ .
a. cut
b. stroke
c. opened
d. kicked
e. threw

TEXT 2 FOR QUESTION 6-10

Kendari SAR Team Found 3 More Victims

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi, on Thursday a searching and rescue team found three
more victims from a ship that sank in Banda Sea, who had been missing since the incident
occurred on Friday last week. They were Aris Triono, the captain of Amami cargo Ship, Takub,
a crewman, and Suharto, a passenger.
They were found on Thursday floating in waters close to Menui Island, Central Sulawesi
Province. The province is adjacent to South East Sulawesi Province, within those territory lies
the Banda Sea. Two other victims were earlier saved by SAR team in the Banda Sea on Saturday
last week only a day after the ship sank due to the bad weather.
The SAR team is still searching for 10 crew members and a passenger still missing from
the incident, said Rocky Asikin, the head of Kendari SAR Team.

26. The communicative purpose of the text is ___ .

 a. to retell past experience
b. to describe particular thing
c. to explain about SAR team’s work
d. to persuade readers to help victims
e. to inform readers about an important event
27. Why did the ship sink to the sea? It happened because ______
a. the weather was bad
b. the ship was broken
c. the ship was over loaded
d. there was a leak in the ship
e. the ship crashed another ship
28. How many crew members and passengers included in the accident?
a. two
b. three
c. five
d. sixteen
e. more than sixteen
29. Who is the source of the news?
a. SAR team
b. Yakub, a crewman
c. Suharto, passenger
d. Aris Triono, the captain
e. Rocky Asikin, the head of SAR team
30. SAR team found three more victims.
The underlined word means ___ .
a. a passenger of a ship
b. a person who join the SAR team
c. a person who cures the sick people
d. a person who helps the injured people.
e. a person that is injured or killed in an accident

ESSAY
1. You :”Mother, may I go to Aziz’s house?”
Mother : “ Of curse, please.”
You : “……………..

2. Mention some expressions of thanking!

3. Change this sentence into present perfect!

My car (broke) down three times this week

4. Write down the form of present perfect and give three examples (+, -, ?) !
 5. Mention some expressions of complimenting

6. Read the following dialogue and then answer the questions!

Amir: “We have been waiting nearly three quarters of an hour.”
Budi: “Yes, I think the bus will never come.”
Amir: “Would it be an idea to walk?”
Budi: “Yes, it’s a good idea.”
Amir: “Has the new restaurant opened today?”
Budi: “It has opened yesterday already. My friend told me it has a new and delicious menu.”
Amir: “Why don’t we eat there?”
Budi: “it is a wonderful idea.”

Questions:

1. How long have Amir and Budi waited?

2. What for did Amir and Budi wait?

3. When did the new restaurant open?

4. Who told Budi that the restaurant had a delicious menu?

5. Mention one expression of giving a suggestion!