PENDAMPINGAN PTS SEMESTER GENAP 2023
BAHASA INGGRIS WAJIB 11 SMANSA
HORTATORY TEXT
Faster Planes and Cheaper Flights
Faster planes and cheaper flights are making it easier
than ever before for people to travel. In the most
‘developed’ societies, visiting exotic places is a
sought-after status symbol. The tourism industries of
both developed and developing countries have
recognized this fact and are learning to take advantage
of it.
There are, however, some problems associated with
this new industry. Firstly, there is the increasing crime
rate. Some local’s tourists as an easy prey because, not
only are they in unfamiliar territory and therefore less
able to take care of themselves, but also they carry
visible items of wealth, such as cameras and jewelery
which can be disposed of quickly for profit.
Another major problem is health. With greater
mobility comes greater danger of spreading contagious
diseases around the world. One carrier returning home
could easily start an epidemic before their illness was
diagnosed. Moreover, the emergence of many diseases
which resist antibiotics is causing scientists to be
increasingly concerned about this issue.
Also to be considered is the natural environment,
which can be seriously threatened by too many
visitors. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, for example, is
in danger of being destroyed by tourists and there are
plans to restrict visitors to some of the more delicate
coral cays.
These are just three of the reasons why any country
should be wary of committing itself to an extensive
tourism development program.
Soal Ujian Nasional SMA/MA 2013
1. Why does the natural environment become one
of the serious problem associated with the
faster planes ail cheaper flight? Because ….
A. it easily started an epidemic before their
illness was diagnosed
B. it can be destroyed by too many visitors
C. the health problem will increase
D. they carry visible items of wealth
E. it can increase crime rate
2. Why is the crime rate increasing due to the
new industry?
A. Some tourists carry visible items of wealth.
B. The tourists are spreading contagious
diseases.
C. The government is planning to restrict
visitors to some coral cays.
D. The new industry makes the number of
unemployment increase.
E. The tourists come by plane.
3. “One carrier returning home could easily start
an epidemic before their illness was
diagnosed.” (Paragraph 3) The word
“diagnosed” means ….
A. found
B. observed
C. identified
D. examined
E. Healed
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Keeping dogs
There are many reasons for keeping dogs as pets in the
city area, but many people feel that keeping pet dogs
should not be allowed in the city. Dogs are often not
taken care properly. They are kept in small backyards
and rarely taken for walks. They are left in the yard all
day by themselves while the family is at work. Very
little attention is given to the dog and it is not a very
good life for it. It is no wonder why these dogs bark
and disturb the neighbours and become a nuisance to
the community.
On the other hand, not all people treat their dogs this
way and why should the people receive a lot of
pleasure and enjoyment from dog’s suffer? Dogs can
make a lonely person’s life happy or make wonderful
playmat E. It can also teach a child responsibility as
they not only get to lay with the dog, but also need to
exercise, feed, and care for the dog.
I feel that we should be allowed to keep dogs in the
city, because if it is taken care of properly, dogs can be
a great source of pleasur E. As a child I used to enjoy
playing and taking care of my pet. There is not greater
loyalty a person can get than from a well-cared dog.
4. Some people do not like the presence of pet
dogs in their surroundings because ….
A. the dogs are left in the yards
B. the dogs are often neglected
C. the dogs often bark and disturb the
neighbours
D. the dogs play with the owner’s child
E. the dogs guard the security of the
environment
5. The main idea of the last paragraph is ….
A. pet dogs are loyal animals
B. pet dogs are more loyal than humans
C. dogs can be a great source of pleasure
D. the writer has no objection to keeping dogs in the
city
E. the writer used to play and took care of his pet when
he was a child
6. We can infer from the text that keeping pet dogs in
the city will not cause any problem as long as ….
A. the dogs are amusing
B. the neighbours like having pet dogs
C. the dogs do not bark at the neighbours
D. the writer has succeeded in persuading the
neighbours
E. its presence does not disturb the neighbourhood
Boarding School Education
There are many arguments in favor of a boarding
school education. Nevertheless, the boarding school is
not always the best education institution for everyone.
At an early age interacting and communicating with
people is very important for a child’s personal life and
can be especially helpful for his/her future. In a
boarding school, shy children can take advantage of
interaction through communal activities. The boarding
school also offers a great variety of activities such as
arts, sports, and music that allow children to
demonstrate and develop specialized skills in their free
time.
Furthermore, the structured way of life and strict rules
at the boarding school may helps students to get used recent survey some people suggested that the age for
to a well ordered way of life. The manners and social being responsible for a crime should be dropped to
skills will help them to become more responsible and eight years old. This, I feel, is too young. Fourteen,
confident, and to develop their talents in leadership. however, is too old. Is there anyone who believes that
Professionally trained teachers and educators in the a fourteen-year-old does not know that it is against the
boarding school can offer excellent education without law to steal or vandalize property? By the age of
the parents’ constant supervision. twelve, children are aware of what is legal and what is
In spite of these good points, it is not advisable to send not.
a child to a boarding school if he/she is a dependent Public pressure creates change. It is now up to the
learner. A boarding school usually demands that public to put pressure on the government to change the
student learn independently. In addition, the boarding age at which a person may be held responsible for a
school should not be seen as a measure to solve crime from fourteen years to twelve years. Out of date
inappropriate behavior or unsatisfactory study laws have no place in a modern society, especially one
performance. Instead of improving, problematic that needs people to be responsible for their actions.
children may close off their relationship with their 10. What does the text above talk about?
peers and teachers. A. When a person is old enough to be responsible for a
In conclusion although a boarding school may provide crime
good education to many children, it is not B. When a person is being punished for committing
recommended for those who are strongly attached to crimes
their families. They may become frustrated and C. When children are too young to be responsible for a
socially isolated. crime
Soal UN SMA/MA IPA 2011/2012 D. When a person is too old to be responsible for a
crime
7. According to the writer, children in a boarding E. When do teenagers realize the seriousness of their
school can develop specialized skills in… crimes
A. Entrepreneurship 11. In what age are the children protected by the
B. Community service present law from being punished for committing
C. Reading crimes?
D. Drama A. Ten years old
E. Music B. Fourteen years old
8. Why do parents send their children to boarding C. Ten to fourteen years old
school? Because… D. Eight years old
A. It is good for shy children E. Twelve years old
B. It gives good education for adults 12. In what paragraph do we find the recommendation
C. Interacting and communicating with people is very of the text above…..
important A. In the first paragraph
D. It does not allow children demonstrate excellence B. In the second paragraph
and develop their skills C. In the third paragraph
E. It is safe and makes children become responsible D. In the fourth paragraph
and develop talents in leadership E. In the fifth paragraph
9. From the text, we can conclude that… 13. The part of the text which states what ought or
A. The boarding school can be very expensive ought not to happen is called…..
B. There are good and bad boarding schools A. Thesis
C. The boarding school is the solution to our B. Argument
educational problems C. Elaboration
D. It’s not necessary to send children to a boarding D. Reiteration
school because the students can live independently E. Recommendation
E. Not everyone thinks that the boarding school is the 14. “Teenagers these days are far more sophisticated
best educational institution for children than those in the past. The word “those” refer to…..
A. Days
Old Enough? B. Teenagers
When a person old enough to be responsible for a C. Laws
crime? This question needs to be investigated because D. Children
the current law is not good enough. E. Crimes
The law at present protects children aged between ten 15. What type of genre does the text belong to?
years and four years from being punished for A. Analytical exposition
committing crimes. It is believed that children under B. Hortatory exposition
fourteen years are too young to realize the seriousness C. Report
of their crimes. Mr. Stephen Scarlett, head of the NSW D. Description
Children’s Court, describes how clever young E. Narrative
offenders use this defense, saying that they are too 16. “Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that
young to understand that they have broken the law. the age should be dropped from fourteen to twelve
Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that the years. I agree with this.” The sentence “I agree with
age should be dropped from fourteen to twelve years. I this” expressess …
agree with this. A. Argument
Teenagers these days are far more sophisticated than B. Opinion
those in the past. The law should recognize this. In a C. Certainty

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D. Debate
E. Agreement
Students’ Cheating
Students’ cheating is one of the biggest problems faced
by teachers nowadays.
Despite the fact that teachers advise their students not
to do dishonest acts during tests, some students still do
cheating. There are many kinds of cheating that
students do during the test or examination, such as
looking other students’ work, put some notes under
their clothes, write notes or formulas on their desks
make hand signals or go to rest rooms to get the
answers from their friends.
In my view, students who do cheating are committing
a crime. It is a sort of taking something illegally. This
crime causes negative results to the students. Students
who always cheat deteriorate their mental capacity.
Cheating acts also create dependence. They weaken
their self confidence. Instead of preparing for the
coming test, they are busy to organize notes on a piece
of paper. If this awful habit continues, the students will
lose their opportunity to develop their intellectual and
mind.
Therefore, school should consider cheating as a very
serious problem. School board and administration
should go hand to overcome this matter. Honesty must
be put in school’s vision. Harsh punishment must be
applied to students who commit this crime.
17. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. School policy
B. Harsh punishment
C. Cheating as a crime
D. Mental deterioration
E. Different ways of cheating
18. What will the school do to eliminate students who
commit cheating?
A. Create a good vision
B. Select honest students
C. Make harsh punishment
D. Make students confident
E. Administer the school affair
19. “Students who always cheat deteriorate their
mental capacity.” (Paragraph 3) The word
“deteriorate” means…
A. support
B. worsen
C. cause
D. create
E. find
20. “They weaken their self confidence.” (Paragraph 3)
What does the word “They” refer to?
A. tests
B. papers
C. results
D. students
E. Cheatings
Kids Watching TV
Is it important to know what your kids are watching?
Of course yes. Television can expose things you have
tried to protect them from, especially violence,
pornography, consumerism, etc.
A study demonstrated that spending too much time on
watching TV during the day or at bedtime often causes
bedtime disruption, stress, and short sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a significant
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relationship between the amount of time spent for
watching television during adolescence and early
adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship
between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive
and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioned above, protect your
children with the following tips:
1. Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours each day.
2. Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their
bedrooms.
3. Review the rating TV shows that your children
watch.
4. Watch television with you children and discuss what
is happening in the show.
(UN SMA IPA 2012)
21. Too much TV watching can possibly lead to ….
A. frustration
B. overweight
C. low achievement
D. laziness
E. hyperactivity
22. We know from the text that….
A. too much watching TV causes stress
B. being aggressive can happen to children
C. adult can get overweight
D. parents will protect their children
E. short of sleep duration cause overweight
23. The word disruption in the second paragraph is
closest in meaning to
A. improvement
B. restoration
C. eruption
D. allocation
E. Interference
Space Travel
Space travel should be stopped for many reasons.
Firstly, it is totally unsafe as proven by the Colombia
Space Shuttle disaster. Thousand people have been
killed in accidents.
Secondly, it costs billions and billions dollars everyday
just to put fuel into rockets. Professor Smith from the
Spend Money on People Space Association agrees that
space travel is a waste of time and money.
Further, space travel is altering the world’s weather
pattern as evidenced by the record of high
temperatures this summer in Cobar.
Everyone knows that if God wanted us to fly in space
we should have been born with space suits. Stop space
before it destroys the earth.
24. How many reasons are stated in the text dealing
with the point that Space travel should be stopped?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five
25. “Professor Smith from the Spend Money on People
not Space Association agrees that space travel is a
waste of time and money.” The sentence expresses….
A. Agreement
B. Disagreement
C. Contrast
D. Certainty
E. Desire
26. Which is not true based on the text above….. your Idea?
A. Space travel should be stopped Sina : ……………
B. Space travel destroys the earth
C. Space travel costs billions and billions of dollars Wina : that’s good Idea.
everyday a. I Think you should buy the new one
D. Space travel offer benefits to the earth
b. How A pity you are.
E. Space travel is unsafe
27. What does the text above mainly talk about? c. That’s not my Business
A. Air travel d. Making a call is easy
B. Road travel e. I don’t know nothing
C. Water travel
D. Space travel Soal Asking Giving Opinion 4
E. Rocket travel Kano : How do you feel the temperature here?
28. Stop space before it destroys the earth. This part of Andi : …………..
paragraph indicates the … Bina : I think so. We need to open all windows
A. Recommendation
B. Reinforcement a. So hot here.
C. Argument b. Good Job.
D. Thesis
E. Elaboration c. Yes I Believe
29. Stop space before it destroys the earth. What does d. nice weather
the word “it” refer to….. e. good weather
A. Space
B. Travel Soal Asking Giving Opinion 5
C. Space travel Sista: ……… about the math test?
D. The earth Marda: It’s too hard to do. I couldn’t answer number 3.
E. Space suit
30. “Further, space travel is altering the world’s a. In your opinion
weather pattern as evidenced by the record of high b. Would you agree that ………….
temperatures this summer in Cobar.” The word “as” is c. What do you think
a transitional word showing…..
d.I believe
A. Time
B. Addition e. When do you attend
C. Logical relationship Soal Asking Giving Opinion 6
D. Conclusion
E. Example Arbi: ………..
Sita: I love it
ASKING OPINION
a. Where do you go?
b. Do you think so?
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 1 c. How do you like the movie?
Ada : we will have a long holiday in the next semester, d. Are you sure?
what are you going to do? e. I am fine
Ida : …………….
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 7
Ada : I do hope you have a nice trip.
Amina: It’s nearly school holiday. What are you going
a. I Don’t know to do?
b. I am Busy Marta: ……………
c. I am Thinking of going to the Beach Amina: Have a nice holiday!
d. The beach is not clean Marta: Thank you.
e. The holiday wilbe boring
a. I think I am going to Bandung
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 2 b. I don’t know yet
Indah : Look at the Views. what do you think about the c. It’s a secret
river? d. What do you think about holiday?
Andil : I Think ……….. e. We will move
a. It is amazing Soal Asking Giving Opinion 8
b. I can Do Nothing Doni: What do you think of my drawing?
c. Yes. good John: It’s really good, but maybe adding some Doni
d. I can swim Doni: No problem
e. We go fishing
From the dialog above. we know that Doni is
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 3 …………….
Wina : I’ve Problem with my mobile Phone. what’s a. Asking for help

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b Asking opinion are you going to do?
c. Giving opinion Yani : …………..
d. Disagree Enny : I hope you have a nice trip
e. Expressing grateful
Complete the dialogue above …………
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 9 A. I am thinking of going to Bali Sorry
Ina: I like the new playground near our school. What B. Sorry, I can’t tell you
about you? C. It’s not your business
Jun: I like it too, there is a lot of space, interesting D. I have nothing to do
games and a nice place to play. E. I don’t know what to do

We can conclude that Jun is expressing: Soal Asking Giving Opinion 15

a. Asking opinion Alex : What do you think about the film ?
b. expressing Doubt Bram : I think ……………
c. Disagreement
Complete the dialogue above …………….
d. Intention
A. I like it
e. Giving opinion
B. Thank you
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 10 C. I can’t hear you
Dili : What’s your opinion about that novel? D. You forget it
Theo : I like it. It is an interesting story E. Let’s go
From the dialogue we conclude that …
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a. Dili is giving her opinion Eric : I think our city is very hot at the moment.
b. Theo doesn’t like the novel Era : I don’t think so ……………. Our city is much
c. Dili is asking Theo’s opinion cooler than other cities in this country.
d. Dili agrees with Theo’s opinion
Complete the dialogue above ………….
e. Dili is answering Theo’s opinion
A. I know it
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 11 B. I am thinking of
Doni: ……….. ? C. He forget it
Mike: I think it is nice and clean. D. In my opinion
E. See you
a. What about the new apartment?
b. What do you think of this match Soal Asking Giving Opinion 17
c. How do you feel about the election Bon : I feel tired and I feel dizzy.
d. How about watching movie Sri : I think …. Don’t leave the bed if it is not
e. What do you think about this t-shirt? necessary.

Soal Asking Giving Opinion 12 Complete the dialogue above ………………..

Andri: How do you feel about living overseas? A. You must sing
Marta: I think that’s a good opportunity for your B. You should lie down and have some rest
career. C. You can see the doctor tonight
D. I will take you to the hospital
From the dialog above we know that …………
E. I must take some rest, too
a. Andri is disagree with Marta
b. Andri is giving opinion Soal Asking Giving Opinion 18
c. Marta is asking Andri’s opinion Dave: So what do you think of my singing?
d Andri is asking Marta’s opinion John: It’s really good, but I suggest to try singing in a
e. Andri is answering Marta’s opinion high tune.
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 13 Dave: Thanks, John.
Dido: What do you think about my English test? John: No problem, Dave!
Gina: ……….. You have prepared well.
From the dialogue above, Dave is ……………
a. I believe you passed the test.
A. Asking for help
b. I can’t imagine
B. Giving an opinion
c. I am not sure
C. Asking for an opinion
d. I disagree
D. Giving help
e. I don;t know
E. Giving attention
Soal Asking Giving Opinion 14
Enny : We’ll have a long holiday next month. What

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Jade: What do you think of my drawing?
Rose: It’s amazing, but I think you should erase the
scribbles over here.
Jade: Thank you so much for you opinion, Rose!
Rose: My pleasure.

From the dialogue above, Rose is ……………..

A. Asking for attention
B. Asking a question
C. Giving an opinion
D. Giving help
E. Asking for help

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Dirk: Can you give me an opinion about my sculpture?
Jake: Sure thing! I think you should have had fixed the
hand.
Dirk: Thanks, Jake.
Jake: No problem!

From the dialogue above, Dirk is …………

A. Asking for help
B. Giving help
C. Giving opinion
D. Asking for an opinion
E. Asking for help