ASESMEN SUMATIF TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2023/2024
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Hari, tanggal : Jumat, 8 Maret 2024
Kelas : XII Waktu
I. PILIHAN GANDA
Choose a, b, c, d, or e for the correct answer!
This text is for questions 1 – 3
A newly observed interstellar comet is the most
pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in
our solar system, according to a pair of studies
released Tuesday detailing its unique
characteristics.
Pristine, in astronomical terms, describes a
comet that has never passed close enough to a
star to be transformed by its searing heat.
21/Borisov was discovered in 2019 by
Ukrainian astrophysicist Gennady Borisov at
the MARGO Observatory in Crimea and is
only the second interstellar object detected in
our planetary system.
The first-the asteroid known as Oumaumua,
which roughly means "Scout" in the Hawaiian
language-baffled scientists for its
unprecedented properties. Both objects had
trajectories unbound by the Sun, suggesting
they came our way through the emptiness of
deep space from another solar system.
1. What is the topic of the text?
a. Biology
b. Astronomy
c. Technology
d. Environment
e. Entertainment
2. Why is 21/Borisov called pristine comet?
a. It comes from a different solar system.
b. It is very close to the sun.
c. It has a very long tail.
d. It is unaffected by the heat of a star It
passes through
e. our solar system.
3. What can you tell about the comet?
a. It is bigger than the sun.
b. It is the second pristine comet.
c. It is first spotted in Hawaii.
d. D. It is found by a student.
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: 07.30 – 09.00
e. It travels to the sun at an incredible
speed.
This text is for questions 4 – 7
A dinosaur footprint belonging to a "real
Jurassic giant" has been discovered on the
Yorkshire coast.
The print, said to be the largest unearthed in the
county, was found by archaeologist Marie
Woods.
Ms. Woods said she had been out collecting
shellfish and was shocked to stumble across the
huge three-toed print. "I didn't collect much
after seeing that," she said.
Following her discovery, at an
undisclosed location, Ms. Woods contacted
specialists including palaeontologist Dr. Dean
Lomax, author of Dinosaurs of the British Isles.
"It belonged to a large meat-eating dinosaur,
possibly a Megalosaurus, which lived between
164 and 175 million years ago," Dr. Lomax
said.
He added that Ms. Woods' discovery had
actually turned out to be "a rediscovery", as it
had been partially spotted by fossil collector
Rob Taylor back in November 2020.
Plans are now being put in place to recover the
print, which according to Ms. Woods is in "a
fragile state" and is in danger of being "lost to
the sea". If successful, it will go on display at
the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough.
4. The fossil is ….
a. delicate
b. complete
c. submerged
d. sturdy
e. in pieces
5. What did Ms. Woods do after she found
the fossil?
a. Went for dinner
b. Studied the fossil
c. Called an expert of fossil
d. Continued her excavation
e. Brought the fossil to the museum
 6. "I didn't collect much after seeing that, she
said." (Paragraph 6)
What does the sentence imply?
a. She continues looking for seashells.
b. She stops her activity after seeing the
fossil.
c. She gets enough seashells for dinner.
d. She collects the fossil instead.
e. She collects other things besides
seashells.
7. From the text we know that
a. Ms. Woods contacted Mr. Taylor about
the fossil
b. Ms. Woods was looking for a fossil on
the shore
c. the fossil belongs to a herbivorous
dinosaur
d. the fossil needs a careful treatment
e. Dr. Lomax found other parts of the
fossil
This text is for questions 8 – 10
(CNN) This year's French Open tennis
tournament has been postponed by a week
Tennis Federation (FFT) announced on due to
the Covid-19 pandemic, the French
Thursday.
The second grand slam of the year was
originally scheduled to take place from
Monday, May 17 to Sunday June 6.
However, France has recently entered a new
lockdown with a series of new national
restrictions in place as the country fights rising
coronavirus cases. On Wednesday, the French
Health Ministry reported the number of people
in intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 in
France reached a new 2021 record of 5,729.
In a speech on March 31, French
President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped
cultural and sporting events would be back up
and running from mid-May onwards, subject to
the improvement of the health situation.
8. What is the text about?
a. A new record of pandemic
b. Sports events during the pandemic
c. Rescheduling an event due to
pandemic
d. Comparing data of pandemic victims
e. Cancelling a prestigious sports event
9. What is required for the tournament to be
conducted on time?
a. Sudden increase in Covid-19 cases
b. Fewer athletes in the qualifying rounds
c. The improvement of the health
situation
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d. The government's success in managing
the Event
e. FFT's willingness to wait for another
week
10. What does the French President wish?
a. The grand slam tournament proceeds
without delay.
b. The number of Covid-19 cases causes
no issues to the event.
c. Cultural and sports events will start
again as soon as possible
d. The tennis tournament proceeds with
strict restrictions.
e. French people gain massive
improvement on their health.
This text is for questions 11 - 14
Do you know you have a sleeping giant inside
you? It is true, and the majority of people don't
know. If you accept that fact that you are a cat,
you'll do the things a cat will do. However, if
you accept th at fact that you are a tiger, you
will do the things a tiger will do. If you accept
that fact that you can speak English like a
native, you will speak English like a native.
Let's wake up that sleeping giant in you.
Follow my step-by-step instructions to get your
results.
Step 1: Listen and Repeat at the Same Time
Listen to the audio of a chapter in this book and
repeat what you hear immediately. Do not wait
until the end. Repeat immediately. It's O.K. to
miss something the first few times. Just keep
going without stopping.
Step 2: Finish Repeating the Whole Chapter
Listen to and repeat the chapter from the
beginning to the end.
Step 3: Record Your Voice
Record your voice repeating the chapter. This is
important. Do not skip it. Find a recorder such
as your computer, a cell phone or an MP3
recorder. Put on a pair of headphones and
record your voice repeating the chapter from
the beginning to the end. Save the file.
11. What is the text about?
a. Tips to understand how a native
speaks
b. The way to master English
assignments
c. Tricks to understand what native says
d. Tips to be able to speak English like a
native
e. An explanation why we should speak
like a native
12. Where can you read the text?
 a. On a leaflet b. Writers
b. In a book c. Everybody
c. In a storybook d. Students
d. In a newspaper e. Bookworms
e. In a magazine 18. If you cook vegetables for long time, they
13. "Let's wake up that sleeping giant in you." ….. (lose) their nutrients.
What does the underlined word refer to? a. Lose
a. Effort b. Loses
b. Chance c. had lost
c. Aptitude d. would lose
d. Vision e. will lose
e. Intention 19. If I ….. (finish) my assignment tonight, I
14. "Do not skip it." What does the word 'it' will go to Mall with my friends.
refers to? a. Finish
a. The repetition b. Finishes
b. The voice c. would finish
c. Listening to the voice d. had finished
d. Repeating the chapter e. has finish
e. Recording the voice 20. If the Sun rises on the west, the world …..
This text is for questions 15 – 17 (end)
There are many types of reading assignment. a. End
One of them is completing a text with suitable b. Ends
words provided. However, many students get c. Ended
difficulties when doing such a test. d. will end
Here are what you can do to ease your burden. e. would end
Read the title of the text; this will help you 21. If today is your birthday, I ….. (give) you
predict the main topic. present.
Always read the whole text first, to understand a. Give
the gist. b. Gives
Look carefully at the sentence where the gap is. c. will give
Also, look carefully at the sentences before and d. would give
after the gap. e. gave
Make sure that the word you choose makes This text is for questions 22 – 25
sense in the context of the text as a whole. Ladies and Gentlemen, in case of emergency,
Consider each alternative carefully, dismissing take the life jacket which is located under your
those which do not fit. seat.
Finally, read through what you have written, Put the life jacket over your head and then
and see it sounds right. fasten the jacket tapes around you’re your
15. What is the purpose of the text? waist.
a. To understand a message easily Do not inflate the jacket until you left the
b. To conquer a reading test aircraft. The jacket will be automatically
c. To remember new words inflated by pulling a cord, but if not, you can
d. To speak English fluently blow into the chip to inflate it.
e. To develop a reading skill A light is attached to the jacket for attracting
16. "Always read the whole text first, to attention. The life jacket should be removed
understand the gist". only in case of emergency.
What does the word 'gist' mean? The use of TV set, AM and FM radios and
a. Main idea radio cassettes recorders, Walkman, and any
b. Title mobile phones are prohibited on board as they
c. Author interfere the communication and navigational
d. Story system.
e. Purpose 22. Where is the life jacket located?
17. Who is interested in reading the text? a. Over the head
a. Teachers b. Around the waist.
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 c. Outside the aircraft. c. To tell the readers about the safe
d. In the back of the seat. flight instruction.
e. Under the seat. d. To inform the readers to take
23. What can interfere the navigational precaution steps.
system? e. To explain the process of life
a. Table. evacuation during the disaster.
b. The life jacket. 25. ‘…as they interfere the communication
c. Mobile phones and navigational system…’. The
d. The attached light. underlined word is similar in meaning
e. Tapes around the waist. with…
24. What is the purpose of the text? a. Change
a. To inform the readers about the b. Destruct
function of a life jacket. c. Stimulate
b. To describe the way how to save d. Operate
lives using a life jacket. e. Disturb

II. ISIAN SINGKAT

Write the meaning of the words below!
26. Determine
27. Sundial
28. Movement
29. Adjustment
30. Angle
31. Device
32. Accurate
33. Circular
34. Woodblock
35. Protractor

III. ESSAY

How to Make Brownies Steps

1. Melt the chocolate with the butter.
Ingredients 2. Stir the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla
extract.
• 150gram of butter.
3. Preheat the oven at low temperature
• 150gram of dark chocolate. 4. Combine the mixes you made.
• 300 gram of flour 5. Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon.
• 4 eggs. 6. Grease a brownie tin.
• 600 gram of regular sugar 7. Add a little flour to cover the tin.
• 1 tsp vanilla extract 8. Add the brownie dough.
9. Bake for 10-30 minutes.
10. To check the brownies, put a knife in the
mix. The knife must be moist!
11. Eat them 15 minutes after you took them
out of the oven.

Answer the questions below based on the text above!

36. How much flour do you need to make brownies?
37. What is the first thing to do when making brownies?
38. What should you do before combining the mixes?
39. According to text, how many steps are there to make brownies?

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40. What is the purpose of the text?