‭Mid-term Test (UTS)‬

‭Time 50 minutes‬

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‭……………….. Course Unit : English‬

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‭There are three different reading texts which you have to answer all of the‬
‭questions (total = 18 questions). For reading texts 1 and 2, answer the questions by‬
‭circling the option‬‭A, B, C,‬‭or‬‭D‬‭as your correct‬‭answer. Then, for reading text 3,‬
‭you circle the option‬‭T‬‭if the statement is true and‬‭F‬‭If it is false.‬

‭1. Reading Comprehension‬

‭Text 1. The man with the most world records‬

‭ shrita Furman is a record-breaking record-breaker: He has set more records than anyone else in‬
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‭the world! In the last 40 years, he has established more than 600 records!‬

‭ s‬ ‭a‬ ‭child,‬ ‭Ashrita‬ ‭loved‬ ‭reading‬ ‭the‬ ‭Guinness‬ ‭Book‬ ‭of‬ ‭World‬ ‭Records.‬ ‭He‬ ‭wanted‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬‭in‬‭it‬
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‭too.‬‭But‬‭he‬‭thought‬‭people‬‭had‬‭to‬‭be‬‭good‬‭at‬‭sports‬‭to‬‭be‬‭in‬‭the‬‭book.‬‭He‬‭wasn‟t‬‭a‬‭good‬‭athlete.‬
‭He felt his dream would never come true.‬

‭ ut‬‭later‬‭in‬‭life,‬‭Ashrita‬‭learned‬‭meditation,‬‭and‬‭with‬‭this,‬‭he‬‭learned‬‭that‬‭nothing‬‭is‬‭impossible.‬
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‭He‬ ‭tested‬ ‭this‬ ‭idea‬ ‭in‬ ‭1978‬ ‭by‬‭entering‬‭a‬‭24-hour‬‭bike‬‭race‬‭in‬‭New‬‭York.‬‭Without‬‭any‬‭training,‬
‭Ashrita came third! After that, he started thinking about breaking records again.‬

‭ irst,‬‭he‬‭tried‬‭to‬‭break‬‭the‬‭record‬‭for‬‭the‬‭most‬‭jumping‬‭jacks.‬‭He‬‭failed‬‭at‬‭first,‬‭but,‬‭remembering‬
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‭that‬ ‭„anything‬ ‭is‬ ‭possible‟,‬ ‭he‬ ‭trained,‬ ‭meditated‬ ‭and‬ ‭tried‬ ‭again.‬ ‭This‬ ‭time,‬ ‭he‬ ‭did‬ ‭27,000‬
‭jumping‬ ‭jacks‬ ‭in‬ ‭6‬ ‭hours‬ ‭45‬ ‭minutes‬ ‭and‬ ‭became‬ ‭the‬ ‭new‬ ‭record‬ ‭holder.‬ ‭His‬ ‭achievement‬
‭appeared in the 1980 Guinness Book of Records.‬

‭ oday,‬ ‭Ashrita‬‭has‬‭a‬‭long‬‭list‬‭of‬‭records,‬‭including:‬‭walking‬‭the‬‭furthest‬‭distance‬‭with‬‭a‬‭bike‬‭on‬
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‭his‬‭chin,‬‭cycling‬‭the‬‭longest‬‭distance‬‭with‬‭a‬‭bottle‬‭on‬‭his‬‭head‬‭and‬‭lighting‬‭the‬‭most‬‭candles‬‭on‬‭a‬
‭birthday‬ ‭cake.‬ ‭He‬ ‭says:‬ ‭“I‬ ‭choose‬ ‭ideas‬ ‭which‬ ‭are‬ ‭challenging,‬ ‭fun‬ ‭and‬ ‭childish!‬ ‭I‬ ‭enjoy‬
p‭ ractising and seeing my progress.”‬
‭He‬‭says‬‭his‬‭favourite‬‭record‬‭was‬‭“the‬‭longest‬‭distance‬‭on‬‭a‬‭pogo‬‭stick”.‬‭While‬‭he‬‭was‬‭on‬‭holiday‬
‭in‬‭Japan,‬‭he‬‭saw‬‭Mount‬‭Fuji‬‭and‬‭thought‬‭it‬‭was‬‭beautiful,‬‭so‬‭he‬‭decided‬‭to‬‭try‬‭to‬‭break‬‭a‬‭record‬
‭there.‬‭He‬‭did‬‭11.5‬‭miles.‬‭The‬‭most‬‭difficult‬‭record‬‭was‬‭“the‬‭most‬‭forward‬‭rolls”.‬‭In‬‭10‬‭hours,‬‭30‬
‭minutes, he did 8,341 of them, travelling 12 miles!‬

I‭ f‬‭you‬‭want‬‭to‬‭break‬‭a‬‭world‬‭record‬‭too,‬‭Ashrita‬‭gives‬‭this‬‭advice.‬‭“Choose‬‭something‬‭you‬‭enjoy‬
‭because‬ ‭you‬ ‭will‬‭need‬‭to‬‭practise.‬‭And‬‭don‟t‬‭give‬‭up.‬‭Your‬‭mind‬‭will‬‭tell‬‭you‬‭that‬‭something‬‭is‬
‭impossible, but it‬‭isn’t. If someone else has done‬‭something, and you work hard, you can do it too!‬

‭1. When Ashrita was a child, he...‬

‭a. was good at sports.‬
‭b. dreamed of being in the Guinness Book of Records.‬
‭c. achieved his first world record.‬
‭d. met a record-breaking athlete.‬

‭2. When he was a child, he thought that...‬

‭a. one day he would achieve his dream.‬
‭b. everything is possible.‬
‭c. only good athletes could break records.‬
‭d. he would become a good athlete one day.‬

‭3. When Ashrita did the 24-hour bike race, he learned that...‬
‭a. training is important.‬
‭b. breaking records is easy.‬
‭c. anything is possible.‬
‭d. meditation is unnecessary.‬

‭4. Which activity did Ashrita do for his first world record?‬
‭a. meditating‬
‭b. cycling‬
‭c. jumping jacks‬
‭d. sing a pogo stick‬

‭5. Which of these sentences is NOT true about Ashrita?‬

‭a. He failed his first record-breaking attempt.‬
‭b. His record-breaking activities are childish.‬
‭c. In one record, he carried a bottle on his head while cycling.‬
‭d. He doesn‟t enjoy training for records.‬
 ‭6. Which sentence might Ashrita say?‬
‭a. “You don‟t have to practise much to break records.“‬
‭b. “Doing the most forward rolls was easy!”‬
‭c. “Do what your mind tells you to do.”‬
‭d. “Anyone can break records.”‬

‭Text 2. Social media influencers‬

I‭ t is estimated that about 40 per cent of the world‟s population use social media, and‬
‭many of these billions of social media users look up to influencers to help them decide what to‬
‭buy and what trends to follow.‬
‭So what is an influencer and how do we become one?‬
‭An influencer is a person who can influence the decisions of their followers because of‬
‭their relationship with their audience and their knowledge and expertise in a particular area, e.g.‬
‭fashion, travel or technology.‬
‭Influencers‬‭often‬‭have‬‭a‬‭large‬‭following‬‭of‬‭people‬‭who‬‭pay‬‭close‬‭attention‬‭to‬‭their‬‭views.‬
‭They‬ ‭have‬ ‭the‬ ‭power‬ ‭to‬ ‭persuade‬ ‭people‬ ‭to‬ ‭buy‬ ‭things,‬ ‭and‬ ‭influencers‬ ‭are‬ ‭now‬ ‭seen‬ ‭by‬‭many‬
‭companies‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭direct‬ ‭way‬ ‭to‬‭customers‟‬‭hearts.‬‭Brands‬‭are‬‭now‬‭asking‬‭powerful‬‭influencers‬‭to‬
‭market‬‭their‬‭products.‬‭With‬‭some‬‭influencers‬‭charging‬‭up‬‭to‬‭$25,000‬‭for‬‭one‬‭social‬‭media‬‭post,‬‭it‬
‭is‬ ‭no‬ ‭surprise‬ ‭that‬ ‭more‬ ‭and‬ ‭more‬ ‭people‬ ‭are‬‭keen‬‭to‬‭become‬‭influencers‬‭too.‬‭If‬‭you‬‭are‬‭one‬‭of‬
‭them, then here are five tips on how to do it.‬

‭∙‬‭Choose your niche‬

‭What is the area that you know most about? What do you feel most excited talking about?‬
‭Find the specific area that you‟re most interested in and develop it.‬

‭∙‬‭Choose your medium and write an interesting bio‬

‭Most‬‭influencers‬‭these‬‭days‬‭are‬‭bloggers‬‭and‬‭micro-bloggers.‬‭Decide‬‭which‬‭medium‬‭–‬‭such‬‭as‬
‭your‬‭own‬‭online‬‭blog,‬‭Instagram‬‭or‬‭Snapchat‬‭–‬‭is‬‭the‬‭best‬‭way‬‭to‬‭connect‬‭with‬‭your‬‭followers‬
‭and‬‭chat‬‭about‬‭your‬‭niche‬‭area.‬‭When‬‭you‬‭have‬‭done‬‭that,‬‭write‬‭an‬‭attention-grabbing‬‭bio‬‭that‬
‭describes‬‭you‬‭and‬‭your‬‭speciality‬‭area‬‭in‬‭an‬‭interesting‬‭and‬‭unique‬‭way.‬‭Make‬‭sure‬‭that‬ ‭people‬
‭who read your bio will want to follow you.‬

‭∙‬‭Post regularly and consistently‬

‭Many‬ ‭influencers‬ ‭post‬ ‭daily‬ ‭on‬ ‭their‬ ‭social‬ ‭media‬ ‭accounts.‬ ‭The‬ ‭more‬ ‭you‬ ‭post,‬ ‭the‬ ‭more‬
‭likely‬‭people‬‭will‬‭follow‬‭you.‬‭Also,‬‭ensure‬‭that‬‭your‬‭posts‬‭are‬‭consistent‬‭and‬‭possibly‬‭follow‬‭a‬
‭theme.‬
‭∙‬‭Tell an interesting story‬
‭Whether it is a photo or a comment that you are posting, use it to tell a story that will catch the‬
‭attention of your followers and help them connect with you.‬
‭∙‬‭Make sure people can easily find your content‬
‭Publicise‬‭your‬‭posts‬‭on‬‭a‬‭variety‬‭of‬‭social‬‭media,‬‭use‬‭hashtags‬‭and‬‭catchy‬‭titles‬‭and‬‭make‬‭sure‬
‭that‬‭they‬‭can‬‭be‬‭easily‬‭found.‬‭There‬‭is‬‭no‬‭point‬‭writing‬‭the‬‭most‬‭exciting‬‭blogposts‬‭or‬‭posting‬
‭the most attractive photographs if no one is going to see them.‬
‭Most importantly, if you want to become a social media influencer, you need to have‬
‭patience. Keep posting and your following will gradually increase.‬

‭1. A social media influencer is not someone who …‬

‭a. guides the decisions of their followers.‬
‭b. is an expert in a particular area.‬
‭c. pays their followers to buy products.‬
‭d. has many followers who pay attention to their opinions.‬

‭2. Companies want to use influencers to help …‬

‭a. sell their products to their followers.‬
‭b. develop new products.‬
‭c. write their blogposts.‬
‭d. design their websites.‬

‭3. If you want to be an influencer, your bio on your social media account shouldn't …‬
‭a. say who you are.‬
‭b. talk about your niche area.‬
‭c. be interesting.‬
‭d. be the same as other people's bios.‬

‭4. You should make sure that you post …‬

‭a. once a month.‬
‭b. every day for the first month and then once a month after that.‬
‭c. about similar subjects.‬
‭d. about all sorts of different things.‬

‭5. You can make sure that people find your post by ...‬
‭a.using hashtags.‬
‭b.using funny or memorable titles.‬
‭c.using different social media to link to your post.‬
‭d.doing all of the above.‬
‭6. What should the title of this blogpost be?‬
‭a. Five ways to influence people‬
‭b. Five ways to use influencers in marketing‬
‭c. Five tips on becoming a social media influencer‬
‭d. Five tips on making money as an influencer‬
‭Text 3. Study skills tips‬

‭ any‬ ‭studies‬ ‭about‬ ‭language‬ ‭learning‬ ‭ask‬ ‭the‬ ‭question:‬ ‭What‬ ‭makes‬ ‭a‬ ‭good‬ ‭language‬
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‭learner?‬‭There‬‭are‬‭some‬‭things‬‭that‬‭good‬‭language‬‭learners‬‭do‬‭and‬‭some‬‭things‬‭they‬‭don't‬‭do.‬
‭Here are some of the most useful suggestions from studies.‬
‭∙‬‭Don't be afraid of making mistakes. People often‬‭get things wrong. Good language learners‬
‭notice their mistakes and learn from them.‬
‭∙‬‭Do group activities. People use language to communicate‬‭with other people. A good‬
‭language learner always looks for opportunities to talk with other students.‬‭∙‬‭Make notes‬
‭during every class. Notes help you to remember new language. Look at your notes when you‬
‭do your homework.‬
‭∙‬‭Use a dictionary. Good language learners often use‬‭dictionaries to check the meaning of‬
‭words they don't know. They also make their own vocabulary lists.‬
‭∙‬ ‭Think‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭language‬ ‭you're‬ ‭learning‬ ‭outside‬ ‭the‬ ‭classroom.‬ ‭When‬ ‭you're‬ ‭shopping‬ ‭or‬
‭walking‬‭down‬‭the‬‭street,‬‭remember‬‭useful‬‭words‬‭and‬‭phrases.‬‭Sometimes,‬‭when‬‭you're‬‭at‬
‭home, say new words to practise your pronunciation.‬
‭∙‬‭Do extra practice. Test and improve your language,‬‭reading and listening skills with self‬
‭study material. You can find a lot of this online.‬
‭∙‬‭Imagine yourself speaking in the language. Many‬‭good language learners can see and hear‬
‭themselves speaking in the language. This helps their motivation.‬
‭∙‬‭Enjoy‬‭the‬‭process.‬‭Good‬‭language‬‭learners‬‭have‬‭fun‬‭with‬‭the‬‭language.‬‭Watch‬‭a‬‭TV‬ ‭series‬
‭or‬‭film,‬‭listen‬‭to‬‭songs,‬‭play‬‭video‬‭games‬‭or‬‭read‬‭a‬‭book.‬‭It's‬‭never‬‭too‬‭late‬‭to‬ ‭become‬‭a‬
‭good language learner.‬

‭1. Good language learners don't make mistakes.‬

‭a. True‬
‭b. False‬

‭2. It's a good idea to talk with other students.‬

‭a. True‬
‭b. False‬

‭3. Take notes only before an exam.‬

 a‭ . True‬
‭b. False‬

‭4. Good language learners write down the words and expressions they learn.‬
‭a. True‬
‭b. False‬
‭5. Think of language you know when you are outside the classroom.‬

a‭ . True‬
‭b. False‬

‭6. Don't take tests outside of class – it's very stressful.‬

‭a. True‬
‭b. False‬