SOAL PAS GENAP BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS XI

Read the following lyrics carefully. The lyrics are for question 1 to 4.

1. The metaphor used in this song is?

A. He waits in the winds
B. Trouble is a friend
C. He takes you by the arm
D. He’s there in my heart
E. All of the above
2. The antonym of the word “foe” in line 11 is?
A. Enemy
B. Opponent
C. Friend
D. Relative
E. Rival
3. “So don’t be alarmed if he takes you by the arm.”
The above sentence uses?
A. Simple past tense
B. Conditional sentence type 1
C. Simple future tense
D. Present perfect tense
E. Past perfect continuous
4. According to the song, why is trouble called as friend?
A. Because trouble waits in the wind
B. Because trouble is a foe
C. Because trouble always seems to grow
D. Because trouble appears in everybody’s life like a friend
E. Because trouble can takes you by the arms

5. Cause and effect paragraphs explain?

A. The description of something or someone in detailed way
B. The reasons why something happens or the effects of something
C. The stories happened in the past
D. The fictitious stories created to entertain the readers
E. All of the above
6. Cause and effect structures are commonly used in?
A. Narrative text
B. Recount text
C. Descriptive text
D. Explanation text
E. Procedural text
7. Observe the words below.

The signal words or phrases of cause are?

A. (1) and (3)
B. (2) and (4)
C. (1) and (2)
D. (3) and (4)
E. (1) and (4)
8. The program was postponed ________ poor signal.
A. Thus
B. So
C. Affect
D. Because of
E. hence
9. Bambang cannot play tonight,_________ you have to substitute him.
A. Because
B. Since
C. Due to
D. Thus
E. On account of
10.A: “Our village was attacked by elephants last week.”
B: “What do you think the cause of it?”
A: “I think it was because they’re so hungry and couldn’t find foods in the forest.”
From the above dialogue, the signal word of cause is ____________
A. Attacked
B. Last week
C. Because
D. Hungry
E. Village
11. A personal letter is a type of letter that usually concerns ___________ and is sent from one individual
to another.
A. Personal matters
B. Company issue
C. Private sector
D. Professional matters
E. Family issue
12.We have contributed to a decline in the practice of personal letter writing nowadays?
A. Technology
B. Innovation
C. Formal letter
D. (A) and (C)
E. (A) and (B)
13.What is a personal letter?
A. It is a type of letter that usually concerns personal matters and is sent from one individual to
another
B. It is a type of formal writing that focuses on professional matters and is sent between companies.
C. It is a type of informal letter that is sent between companies and about the personal information.
D. It is a type of formal-structured letter that is sent between two persons regarding important
business.
E. It is a type of informal writing that concerns professional business and is sent from company to
individuals
14. Sometimes we call farewell phrase in a letter as ……………..
A. Salutation
B. Information
C. Separation
D. Closing
E. Conclusion
15.Which of the following is the generic structure of personal letter?
A. Date
B. Greeting
C. Closing
D. Signature
E. All of the above
16. Which sentence(s) use(s) cause and effect structure?
A. I came from Dublin two days ago
B. She arrives late to the office because of the heavy traffic
C. I take a creative writing course in United Kingdom
D. (A) and (B)
E. All of the above
17. When you want to write cause and affect essay about cancer, what should you not tell to readers?
A. The description about cancer
B. The life events that have changed your life
C. The risk factors that influence cancer development
D. The effect of medical treatments of cancer
E. The causes of certain types of cancer
18. On the topic of air pollution, you should focus on?
A. The causes of air pollution
B. The effect of air pollution
C. The types of air pollution
D. The definition of air pollution
E. All of the above
19.What’s great about writing about cancer is that?
A. It’s an easy topic to explain
B. It’s a useful article for many people
C. It will result in good mark for you
D. It’s a topic that works for a variety of class level
E. All of the above
20. When you write a text about Dutch Aggression, it means you write a paper on the topic of?
A. Science
B. Mathematics
C. History
D. Biology
E. Chemistry
21. Personal letter involves ________ in its writing process.
A. Companies
B. Company and individuals
C. Individuals
D. Institution and company
E. Individual and institution
22. “Hope this letter finds you well.”
The above expression can be used in the ___________ of personal letter.
A. Introduction
B. Summary
C. Opening
D. Closing
E. greeting
23. Which of the following is/are the thing(s) you can tell in a personal letter?
A. Your working experiences
B. Your educational background
C. Your happiness on your birthday party
D. (A) and (B)
E. (B) and (C)
24. Which letter is not the example of personal letter?
A. Appreciation letter
B. Condolence letter
C. Correspondence letter
D. Happy-news letter
E. Cover letter
25. The social function of explanation text is?
A. To tell stories happened in the past and to entertain readers
B. To describe something or someone by telling their characteristics
C. To tell processes relating to natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena
D. To show the steps or procedures in doing, making, or finishing something
E. To persuade readers to know more about certain products
26. Which of the following is the generic structure of explanation text?
A. Closing
B. Resolution
C. Sequenced and explanation
D. General statement
E. (A), (C), and (D)
27. Read the list below.

Which one of the list is/are not the language feature of explanation text?
A. (1) and (3)
B. (2) and (4)
C. (1), (2), and (3)
D. (4)
E. All of the above
28. What topic cannot be explained in explanation text?
A. Social
B. Historical
C. Scientific
D. Geographic
E. User manual
29. Paragraphs that use cause and effect structure explains?
A. Reasons why something happens or the effect of something
B. Some steps taken in completing something
C. Stories in order to entertain readers
D. The characteristics of something or someone
E. (B) and (C)
30.The signal word or phrase that is used to pose the effect of something is?
A. Due to
B. Consequently
C. Because
D. Cause
E. All of the above
Read the following text carefully. The text is for questions 31 and 32.

31.“There were, of course, other social networks before Facebook, but none of them garnered such a
significant user base, remained as persistent, and continued to act as an effective form of
communication as much as Facebook did.”
The underlined words can be best replaced by____________ and___________.
A. Gathered, constant
B. Gave, simple
C. Gained, observant
D. Collected, prolonged
E. Got, consistent

32.Which sentence from the text is the part of general statement?

A. Seemingly, this should positively impact the communication skills of users, since it allows
communication even for people far away from each other, or who are unable to communication
live
B. Along with Facebook, currently there are many other social networks, each with their own features
and purposes; what unites them all, though, is the idea of sharing
C. There were, of course, other social networks before Facebook, but none of them garnered such a
significant user base, remained as persisted, and continued to act as an effective form of
communication as much as Facebook did
D. With the emergence of Facebook, the way people communication with each other changed forever
E. However, there have been numerous research studies proving the opposite: social media
platforms not only impair a user’s ability to share thoughts, but also distort communication
processes, creating more problems than they solve

33.I go abroad ________ I have to attend a short course.

 A. Because
B. As a result
C. Therefore
D. So
E. Caused

34.It is extremely hot outside__________ we had better stay inside.

A. Affect
B. Because of
C. Due to
D. Since
E. so
35.Observe the sentence below.

Which sentences are not categorized as passive voice?

A. (1) and (3)
B. (2) and (4)
C. (1) and (2)
D. (3) and (4)
E. (2) and (3)
36.You can use __________ when you don’t want to reveal the person who does the action.
A. Explanation text
B. Cause and effect
C. Passive voice
D. Simple present tense
E. Conditional sentence
37.Imperatives may be considered impolite because?
A. It is efficient
B. It is effective
C. It doesn’t consider the context
D. It is used in language strategies
E. It lack of modality
38.“No littering!”
What is the function of the sentence above?
A. Asking
B. Inviting
C. Warning
D. Commanding
E. Requesting

39.What is a metaphor?
 A. It is a figure a speech that exaggerates things
B. It is an attribute of human characteristic to nonhuman
C. It is a comparison of human characteristic of nature
D. It is a style in using a language
E. It is a figure of speech that is applied to an object or an action that literally could not be achieved
40.Read the list below.

Which one is categorized as the generic structure of songs?

A. (1)
B. (1) and (2)
C. (2)
D. (2) and (4)
E. (1), (2) and (3)
41.From song lyrics you cannot learn?
A. Conditional sentences
B. Imperatives forms
C. Type of poems
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
42.“Don’t touch me!”
The purpose of the above imperative is?
A. Refusing
B. Apologizing
C. Answering
D. Asking
E. Warning
43. Which word or sentence is not the example of imperative form?
A. Help!
B. Hurry up!
C. Don’t enter!
D. Don’t touch
E. Wow!

44.Read the list below.

 Which one of the list is/are categorized as the type of poems?
A. (1)
B. (1) and (3)
C. (2)
D. (2) and (4)
E. (1), (2) and (3)
45.“If you hadn’t come late, I would have asked you to go to museum.”
The above sentence uses?
A. Conditional sentence type 3
B. Conditional sentence type 2
C. Conditional sentence type 1
D. Present perfect continuous
E. None of the above
46.“If you hadn’t taken the drink, I wouldn’t have known its taste.”
The above sentence means?
A. I didn’t take the drink
B. I didn’t know the taste
C. I hadn’t taken the drink
D. I took the drink
E. I would have known the taste

Read the text and then choose the best answer. The text is for questions 47 and 48.

47.One of the disadvantages of using chemical pesticides is …

A. killing fish and bees.
B. increasing crops productivity.
 C. creating balanced ecosystem.
D. causing the pests to become inactive
E. helping reduce pollutants in the environment.

48.Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. (paragraph 3). The word resistant in the
sentence above means …
A. weak
B. fragile
C. damage
D. unaffected
E. unbalanced

Read the text and choose the best answer. The text is for questions 49 and 50.

49.. What do you think the text is about?

A. It is about the salt that can be taken out from seawater
B. It is about the reason why the seawater is salty
C. It is about the sea creature that cannot live in water other than seawater
D. It is about the process of water until it becomes seawater
E. It is about the cycle of rainwater

50. Which sentence from the text contains cause and effect?
A. But salinity isn’t the same everywhere
B. Most of our planet’s surface is covered in water-salt water
C. Extra salt added every year from rivers is balanced by salt, which returns to the sea floor
D. Towards the poles, water is not salty because it’s diluted by melting ice, while the extra heat in the
tropics makes water there saltier-and denser.
E. While some of it come from volcanic vents or rocks on the seabed, most of it is actually from the
land around us