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AL AZHAR ISLAMIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 29 OF SRAGEN
MID-TEST
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023

QUESTION SHEET
SUBJECT
ENGLISH Class : SENIOR X
ENFORCEMENT
Day, Date : Thursday, March 2nd 2023 Time : 10.00-13.00
GENERAL INSTRUCTION
1. Start by praying!
2. Fill in your identity on the answer sheet correctly using a pencil!
3. Check and read the questions carefully before you answer them!
4. Report to the supervisor if there is any writing that is unclear, broken or
incomplete!
5. Check your work before you hand it over to the supervisor!
6. End by reciting Hamdallah!

I. Choose the correct answer by crossing (x) a, b, c, d, or e!

Text for No.1
Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they
would like to go and see the big city that was about ten miles away.
They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only
gone a little way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there,
can you see the city?" "No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your
back, I might be able to see it." So he climbed up on the back of the
other frog to see the city.
Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was
behind. And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they had
just left. "Can you see the city?" asked the frog who was below.
"Yes," answered the frog who had climbed up." I can see it. It looks just
like our village." Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile
going any further. They went back and told the frogs in the village that
they had seen the city, and it was just like theirs.

1. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?

a. Because it could not see the city

b. Because it felt tired

c. Because it wanted to get on the tall rock

 d. Because it was a long journey

e. Because it was a hot day

2. Reza: Is that a book by Andrea Hirata?

Andika: Oh, yes it is.
Reza: Where did you that book?
The best answer to fill in the blank is ....

a. bought

b. buyed

c. buy

d. buying

e. buys

Text for No. 3-5

The Flowers from the
Moon

High in the mountains lived a prince whose great wish was to

journey to the moon, because he loved its gentle glow. His dream
finally came true. When he reached the moon, he discovered its light
came from the moon king’s beautiful daughter.

The two young people soon fall in love, but the worlds they come
was just too different and soon they had to part. As a sign of her great
love, the moon king’s daughter give the prince one of the smooth and
lovely flowers that covered the moon like snow and this was how the
first alpine flower was bring to earth.

(From 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990)

3. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. To describe the moon
b. To entertain readers with the story that has problematic events

c. To inform the location of the alpine flower

d. To retell a story that was written in the past

e. To tell us where the prince lived

4. Why couldn’t the prince and the moon princess live together?

a. Because the moon king did not like the prince.

b. Because the moon people thought the prince would bring something
bad.

c. Because the prince did not want to stay in the moon.

d. Because the prince had engaged with a princess from Earth.

e. Because they come from different worlds.

5. “…lovely flowers that covered the moon…” (Paragraph 2)

What is the antonym for the underlined word?
a. closed

b. concealed

c. enclosed

d. hidden

e. revealed
6. A: What happened? Why he ?

B: He accidentally hit a tree with her bike.

The best answer to fill in the blank is ....

a. did, cried

b. did, cry
c. do, cry

d. do, cried

e. does, cried

Bees dying for a phone call?

Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not
everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are frequently blamed for a
number of things, from thumb injuries and headaches to house fires. One theory even
blames mobile phones for the disappearance of bees!

The theory is that the bees’ navigation systems are damaged by the radiation that is
 given off by mobile phones. Bees have a built-in system a bit like GPS and this helps
them find their way back to their hive. But recently, thousands of bees have failed to
find their way home. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.

The problem was the first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more
complicated than it at first time. The important thing about bees is that most of the
crops can’t continue to grow. Many beekeepers in America and Europe have reported
losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, was
recently asked how the problem was affecting him. ‘My business has been ruined by
this, ‘he explained. “Twenty-nine of my forty hives are now empty.”

Nobody has proved that this theory is true but it’s a fact that bees are disappearing in
very large numbers. And we can’t manage without them. Einstein said that if all our
bees disappeared, man would only live for four more years! The situation needs to be
evaluated by the world’s best scientists. If the mobile phone theory is correct. We
need to do something about immediately- before it’s too late.
7. Why are mobile phones believed to be harmful to bees?
a. Bees have a built-system like GPS
b. Because of the virus
c. Because of the sound of the mobile phones
d. Because it causes headache
e. The bees navigation systems are damaged by the radiation from mobile phones
8. Who are the first people who notice the problem?
a. Beekeepers in America
b. Beekeepers in Europe
c. Beekeepers in the world
d. Some people in America
e. Some people in Europe
9. What has ruined Jim Piper’s business?
a. A lot of bees have been taken
b. A lot of bees have died
c. Jim Piper can’t work
d. Jim Piper leaves his work
e. A lot of bees are eaten by animals
10.There is no proof for the mobile phone theory, but what can we say for sure about
bees?
a. They move
b. They are taken
c. They are disappearing
d. They die

No.11-15. Complete the paragraph.

The planet Mars 11)……during the next few years. Special robot vehicles 12)……to
investigate the planet’s surface. It is possible that rocks and dust from Mars 13)……
back to Earth when the vehicles return. These rocks 14)……to find out if it is possible
to live on Mars. The questions about the Red Planet 15)……for a very long time.

11.The answer is…

a. Will be explored
b. Will be sent
 c. Will be brought
d. Will examined
e. Won’t be answered
12.The answer is…
a. Will be explored
b. Will be sent
c. Will be brought
d. Will examined
e. Won’t be answered
13.The answer is…
a. Will be explored
b. Will be sent
c. Will be brought
d. Will examined
e. Won’t be answered
14.The answer is…
a. Will be explored
b. Will be sent
c. Will be brought
d. Will examined
e. Won’t be answered
15.The answer is…
a. Will be explored
b. Will be sent
c. Will be brought
d. Will examined
e. Won’t be answered

Text for No.16-18

My holiday at home
Last holiday was my worst holiday because I did not go anywhere. I just stayed
in my home. In the morning, I woke up and had a breakfast. After that I took a
nap. In the evening. I watched until I felt boring. My daily activities were like
that during the holiday. So, I was sure last holiday was my worst holiday.

16.Where did the writer spend his holiday?

a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. In his home
d. In his room
e. In his friend’s house
17.What did writer do before taking a nap?
a. He had lunch
b. He played with his cat
 c. He watched a movie
d. He had breakfast
e. He studied
18.What did the writer feel about the holiday?
a. He felt satisfied
b. He felt annoyed
c. He felt happy
d. He felt sad
e. He felt disappointed
Text for No.19-20
Last year was the best experience I’ve ever got. I was the first winner of singing
competition. I love singing since I was kid. I practiced so hard before the D-day. My
parents were really supportive. They helped me to practice and prepared healthy food
for me. They also gave me motivation to believe in my self. That’s why winning
singing competition meant so much to me.
19.What had done by the writer in the text?
a. Passed an exam
b. Graduated from school
c. Got married
d. Won a contest
e. Won a competition
20.What did the writer’s parents do to support the writer?
a. Helping in practicing
b. Helping in preparing the food
c. Helping in preparing the song
d. Helping in practicing, preparing the food, and motivating
e. Motivating the writer only
21.If I lived by the beach, I …. Surfing every day.
a. Go
b. Will go
c. Would going
d. Would go
e. Will going
22.If we had a bigger house. I …. A bedroom.
a. Share
b. Will not share
c. Will share
d. Wouldn’t share
e. Wouldn’t sharing
23.Thanks for…the effort to come to tonight’s meeting.
a. Makes
b. Make
c. Making
d. Do
e. Doing
24.The center will actually…..some good.
a. Makes
b. Make
c. Making
d. Do
e. Doing
25.I ……here by the local campaign committee.
a. Have been sent
b. Have sent
c. Have send
d. Have been send
e. Have been sending
II. Match the questions with the answers
No The questions The answers
1. I’m not just hungry, I’m… a. Tiny
2. It’s not small, it’s… b. Freezing
3. Cold? I am absolutely… c. Fascinating
4. It was more than interesting—it was… d. Hilarious
5. That’s funny. Actually it’s… e. Starving
6. I can’t afford…the new U2 album f. To be
7. I want…a rock star g. To buy
8. I have decided …engineering at university. h. To give
9. I must remember…Yahya present. i. Getting
10. I don’t mind…up early during the week, but j. To study
not at the weekend.
k. To check
l. Drinking

III. Do the following questions based on the text.

The Ugly Duckling
Once upon time, a mother duck sat on her eggs. She felt tired of sitting on them.
She just wished the eggs would break out.

Several days later, she got her wish. The eggs cracked and some cute little
ducklings appeared. "Peep, peep" the little ducklings cried. "Quack, quack" their
mother greeted in return.

However, the largest egg had not cracked. The mother duck sat on it for several
days. Finally, it cracked and a huge ugly duckling waddled out. The mother duck
looked at him in surprise. He was so big and very gray. He didn't look like the
others at all. He was like a turkey.

When the mother duck brought the children to the pond for their first swimming
lesson., the huge grey duckling splashed and paddled about just as nicely as the
other ducklings did. "That is not a turkey chick. He is my very own son and quite
handsome" the mother said proudly.

However, the other animals didn't agree. They hissed and made fun of him day by
day. Even his own sisters and brothers were very unkind. "You are very ugly"
they quacked.

The little poor duckling was very unhappy. "I wish I looked like them" he thought
to himself. One day, the ugly duckling run away and hid in the bushes. The sad
duckling lived alone through the cold and snow winter. Finally, the spring flowers
began to bloom. While he was swimming in the pond, he saw three large white
swans swimming toward him. "Oh, dear. these beautiful birds will laugh and peck
me too" he said to himself. But the swans did not attack him. Instead, they swam
around him and stroked him with their bills. As the ugly duckling bent his neck to
speak to them, he saw his reflection in the water. He could not believe his eyes. "I
am not an ugly duckling but a beautiful swam" he exclaimed.

He was very happy. From that day on, he swam and played with his new friends
and was happier than he had never been.
1. What kind of text is it?
2. What is the purpose of the text above?
3. Why is titled “ugly duckling”?
4. What makes the ugly duckling happy?
5. What lesson can we take from the text above?