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PENILAIAN TENGAH SEMESTER I

SEMESTER GANJIL
TAHUN AJARAN 2023/2024
MataPelajaran : ENGLISH NILAI : TTD Guru :
A. Hari, Tanggal :
Nama :
Kelas : XII
Durasi : _____ menit TTD Orang Tua :

PILIHAN GANDA
Berilah tanda silang (X) terhadap jawaban yang benar ! (60 poin)

This text is for number 1, 2 and 3

1. This statement is not mentioned at the first sub-heading.

A. Teenegers need to take more responsibility for their own sleeping pattern.
B. Only 50% of US teenagers slept for seven hours
C. Girls have less sleep than boys
D. The experts recommend that teenagers should sleep for seven to ten hours
E. 50% teenagers slept for only five hours
2. Teenagers’d a struggle to drag themselves out from under the covers in the morning,
because ......
A. The hormone melatonin influence teenagers’ sleep habit.
B. The melatonin is released 2 hours later than adults,this levels are still high in their body
in the morning.
C. The average teenagers slept less than 8 hours.
D. The school start before 8 am. It’s too early for teenager brain to function properly.
E. Some teachers admit 20% teenagers nodding off in class at least once in two weeks.

3. Which one is true based on the text above?

A. There are also psychological reasons why teens tend to be sleep-deprived
B. If school opened later, fewer teens would arrive late
C. Afternoon naps can have health benefits for teenagers
D. One ten in every five says they fall asleep in class at least once a week
E. Girls tend to spend more time sleeping than boys

4. I do want to apologize, _____________________

A. What about your sister? She knows you the best
B. You didn’t just say that
C. I’m tired of not being listened to
D. Aren’t I?
E. I really do

5. I’ve _____________ my eye on you, so don’t do anything bad!

A. make
B. have
C. said
D. got
E. get

6. A lot of young children are ____________ and don’t think about other’s feelings
A. Self-centered
B. respectful
C. outgoing
D. unconventional
E. traditional

7. You’ve got an exam tomorrow. Tell me you ________________ forgotten!

A. Isn’t
B. Haven’t
C. Can’t
D. Don’t
E. must

8. ______________, it won’t take long to do this exercise. It’s very easy.

A. understand
B. regret
C. surely
D. aquarel
E. annoying
9. My brother knows I mean it and tends ______ to hang about. It’s important to make sure that he
still knows who’s boss.
A. will
B. would
C. used
D. not
E. could
10. I wish I ___________ more time to finish my homework.
A. were had
B. Am having
C. has
D. have
E. had

11. I’m sorry I’m late. I _______________ slept this morning because I forget to set my alarm
A. over
B. nod
C. snore
D. fast
E. under

12. I keep nodding off

A. It takes me a long time to fall asleep
B. You might want to consider drinking some coffee to keep you awake
C. I find that reading a book in bed helps
D. I’d recommend making sure your room is dark and quiet to stop you waking up
E. Try to go to bed after midnight

13. Accept a job or responsibility

A. Stand out
B. Take up
C. Take on
D. Turn out
E. Break down
14. Unfortunately, my motorbike broke ______ this morning.
A. above
B. in
C. on
D. up
E. down

15. The first time I played, I won.

A. It’s such a bad luck
B. It bring me luck
C. I was pushing my luck, really
D. It was beginner’s luck.
E. Better luck next time

16. I didn’t win the lottery this week

A. Better luck next time
B. It was beginner’s luck
C. I was pushing my luck, really
D. It bring me luck
E. It’s just my luck

17. We need to leave now, ____________ we’ll miss the start of the movie
A. imagine
B. otherwise
C. provided that
D. as long as
E. suppose

18. What a terrible situation you’re in - what _____________ .

 A. Everything will be fine
B. My fingers crossed for you
C. A nightmare!
D. this
E. down

This text is for number 19, 20, and 21

Hello Rachel,

I know you’ve got a great sense of humour, so I thought I’d tell you about a film lm I’ve just watched. I’ve had a lot of
exams recently, so I wanted some light. It was a horror/comedy, so it was frightening, but hilarious at the same time.
Sometimes, I wanted to hide my eyes or scream, and other times, I just got the________19________! Basically, it was
about a group of teenagers who wanted to play a ______20______on their friend by pretending that an old house had
ghosts in it. Well, the _______21______ turned out to be that the house really was haunted. Anyway, I won’t spoil the
_x0012_ lm for you, but it was really good.

19. Complete the sentence

A. sense
B. light
C. joke
D. giggles
E. hilarious

20. Complete the sentence

A. laugh
B. humour
C. giggles
D. hilarious
E. prank

21. Complete the sentence

A. punchline
B. relief
C. laugh
D. sense
E. giggles

22. There were some jokes in the book for light __________, but mostly it was very serious.
A. get
B. relief
C. sense
D. punchline
E. hilarious

23. _________ you need to do is see the funny side of things.

A. No
B. It’s
C. What
D. How
E. Where

24. X : What’s a frog’s favourite music? ______________

Y : That’s a good one
A. Barok
B. Gregorian
C. Contemporer
D. Classic
E. Hip hop
This text is for number 25, 26, and 27
Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Last night, there was a very big storm. I sat inside, and heard the wind _____25_____(blow) and the thunder crashing. I
was by the window, and suddenly I heard someone ____26_____ (scream) outside. It was very short, but very loud.
Quickly, I put on a coat and opened the door. I stood in the rain, the water _____27_____(ran) down my face.

25. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A. blowing
B. blew
C. blow
D. had blow
E. to blow

26. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A. screaming
B. scream
C. Is screaming
D. To scream
E. screams

27. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
A. run
B. ran
C. running
D. To ran
E. Being run

28. I’d be too afraid to jump out of a plane with no parachute. Not because I don’t like risks, but
because only a real ___________ would do that.
A. death-defying
B. minimise
C. assess
D. stunts
E. daredevil

29. Before you decide whether or not to do something dangerous, you need to ________ the risks.
A. Kick out
B. Death-defying
C. stunts
D. assess
E. daredevil

30. He survived a ___________________ balloon trip around the world with no sleep for 11 days.
A. assess
B. stunts
C. Daredevil
D. Death-defying
E. minimise

B. ESSAY
Jawablah pertanyaan di bawah ini dengan jelas dan tepat! (40 poin)

1. Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first sentence using the word
given.
A. Helen never stops making her sister upset.
Upsetting
Helen ________________________________________________ ______her sister.
 B. It’s typical for most teenagers to not do what their parents tell them.
Tend
Most teenagers ______________________________________ what their parents tell
them

2. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.

A. It’s time have some lunch.
______________________________________________________________________

B. I’d prefer it we had fish for lunch, not meat.

______________________________________________________________________

3. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

A. I always wear my lucky socks in exams. If I don’t, I won’t pass (otherwise)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

B. I go running every day if the weather is fine. (as long as)

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

4. Some people have said that the joke about the elderly couple could be considered to be in bad
taste. What do you think?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

5. Conduct 3 questions and the answers based on the text given.

_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________