SOAL ULANGAN KELAS X SEMESTER GENAP

Hello bapak ibu guru yang males bikin soal bahasa inggris kayak guee,,, nee,,, ane bagi-bagi soal,,, semoga bermanfaat,,, hehe..

 

MADRASAH ALIYAH NEGERI BABULU

ULANGAN UMUM SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012/2013

BAHASA INGGRIS

KELAS X

a.   CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER!

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, in Malay means Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The 452 meters tall towers are one of the highest in the world. The two identical towers are linked by a sky bridge on the 41^st floor, creating a dramatic gateway to the city. The sky bridge measures 58.4 meters long and 170 meters high. The sky bridge is the highest point for visitors, where they can also find a restaurant.

The buildings were designed by Caesar Pelli and built for Malaysia’s national oil company. There are 88 stories of offices, supported by 16 concrete pillars in each tower. Steel and glass were also used to build the towers.

At the feet of the Petronas Towers is the trendy shopping mall “Suria KLCC”. The shopping mall has such expensive shops as Armani, Chopard, Hermes, Gucci. There are also a cinema, concert hall, conference hall and prayer rooms for Muslims.

At the highest level is a small museum of the Petronas Oil Company, of which Malaysia is very proud. To reach the upper floors, visitors can use the vertical transportation, the double-deck high speed passenger lifts. There are 10 elevators in each tower.

1.    The purpose of the text is ….

A.    to tell about someone’s experience when visiting the Petronas Towers

B.    to inform the readers about how to reach the Petronas Towers

C.    to give a recommendation to visit the Petronas Tower

D.   to relate to the building of the Petronas Tower

E.    to describe the Petronas Tower

2.    How tall is the sky bridge?

A.    41 meters.

B.    58.4 meters.

C.    88 meters.

D.   170 meters.

E.    452 meters

3.    What can people find on sky bridge?

A.    A restaurant.

B.    A cinema.

C.    Suria KCC.

D.   A concert hall.

E.    The Museum of The Petronas Oil Company.

4.    Which statement is true based on the text?

A.    There are 10 concrete pillars to support this towers.

B.    The sky bridge connects the two buildings on the 41^st floor.

C.    The two identical towers are the highest in the world.

D.   The 88 stories towers were built to celebrate Malaysia’s Independence.

E.    Visitors can take single-deck elevators to reach the upper floors.

Attention, please. We will have guests from our sister school in New Zealand. They will arrive at 9 a.m. as scheduled, and they will be here for three hours. Mr. Brown, the Chief, will meet the principal, while five students will join the class to see how the English lesson is taught. Then, they will share their ideas about how to develop our English skills.

Please prepare yourselves. Thank you.

5.    When will the guests leave the school?

A.    At 6 a.m.

B.    At 7 a.m.

C.    At 9 a.m.

D.   At 12 p.m.

E.    At 9 p.m.

6.    What is the agenda for the guests?

A.    Mr. Brown will meet the principal and the five students will join the class to see how the English lesson is taught.

B.    The students will show how good their speaking skill.

C.    The students will join the guests to have discussion with the principal.

D.   The principal and the guests will share ideas about how to develop the students’ English skill.

E.    All guests will join the class to see how the English lesson is taught.

Good morning, everybody. Good to see you all in good health.

Allow me to tell you that there is a new course near your school, Bima Education 5. This is the fifth branch of nationally recognized course. Successful study is 100% guaranteed.

It has Math, Natural Science, Indonesian, English and Mandarin programs. In the Math and Natural Science Programs, you will learn problem solving, not merely memorizing some formulas. It’s easy for you to become the Math or Science Olympiad members at school.

You will speak like a native when you join the English and Mandarin programs. In the language programs, you will also learn how to write properly. Moreover, you will get tips on how to understand text through listening and reading. All those programs are at affordable fees.

7.    What is the advertisement about?

A.    New School Programs

B.    A New School.

C.    A New Course.

D.   A New Student.

E.    An Olympiad Member.

8.    Here are the programs you can follow, EXCEPT ….

A.    Social science

B.    Math

C.    Natural Science

D.   Mandarin

E.    English

9.    “All those programs are at affordable fees.” (Paragrapgh 4)

The word “affordable” means ….

A.    Expensive

B.    Easily reached

C.    Valid

D.   Fair-cost

E.    Having complete facilities

 

Dear Jack,

Congratulations on winning the chess competition!

You are a real example that disabled people can still be successful.

Keep up the good work and be an inspiration for many.

Sonya

10. Which of the following statement is TRUE based on the text?

A.    Jack is a disabled person.

B.    Sonya is a disabled person.

C.    Sonya has won a chess competition.

D.   Jack has won a basketball competition.

E.    Sonya has won a basketball competition.

11. “You are a real example …” What does example mean person who ….

A.    is successful

B.    is not sensible

C.    is not faithful

D.   provide evidence for something

E.    does something without understanding

For all tenth grade students, there will be a visit to “Nurani Rakyat”, our local publisher, on Saturday. We will go there together from school at 8 a.m. sharp. After visiting the place, we will go to Perjoeangan Museum so there will be no lessons for that day. Please don’t forget to make a report about the visit. Do it in groups of three or four. Thank you.

12. When will the students go to the places?

A.    On Friday at 8 a.m.

B.    On Friday after the first lesson.

C.    On Saturday at 8 a.m.

D.   On Saturday after the first lesson.

E.    On Saturday after school.

13. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text?

A.    They will visit three places.

B.    They will visit an international publisher.

C.    They should make a report individually.

D.   The announcement is for all students.

E.    There will be no lesson during the day of the visit.

Dear Suzan, Anna and Andaresta

You have done your very best in the singing competition.

Being placed second is nice, moreover it was the first time you joined such an international competition.

We knew about your struggle when you practiced and prepared for it.

All your hard work had paid off. Congratulations!

We are proud to have nieces like you.

Mr. and Mrs. Johar

14. What competition have the three girls joined?

A.    Gym

B.    Drama

C.    Singing

D.   Fashion show

E.    Entrepreneurship

15. The girls got … in the competition.

A.    First place

B.    Second place

C.    Third place

D.   Fourth place

E.    Favourite participant award

16. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text?

A.    The competition was an international one.

B.    It was easy for the girls to win the competition.

C.    The girls are Mr. and Mrs. Johar’s daughters.

D.   The girls have joined such a competition many times.

E.    The card is sent to express Mr. and Mrs. Johar’s gratitude.

17. “We knew about your struggle when you practiced and prepared for it.”

The word “struggle” means ….

A.    Determination

B.    Confidence

C.    Persistence

D.   Personality

E.    Effort

18. The correct arrangement of the following sentences is ….

(1)  You really deserve

(2)  congratulations

(3)  Dear Aunt Jolly,

(4)  to be in the position.

(5)  on your promotion

(6)  Anna

(7)  to be the branch manager!

A.    3-2-4-5-7-1-6

B.    3-2-5-7-6-4-1

C.    3-2-7-4-1-5-6

D.   3-2-5-7-1-4-6

E.    3-2-7-1-4-6-5

 

Old Batavia is part of North and West Jakarta. Centre of Old Batavia is the former municipal building which is now a museum depicting Jakarta’s long history, called the Fatahilah Museum. The square is called the Fatahilah Square.

The Fatahilah Museum was built in classical baroque architecture consisting of a main building with two wings on its east and west, a complementary building used as an office, a court room, and underground prisons. These frightening prison cells contain heavy iron balls, used to shackle prisoners and slaves.

Around the square are the Fine Art and Ceramic Museum, one time Court of Justice, which houses splendid paintings of the romantic maestro Raden Saleh and expressionist Affandi. There is also a collection of ceramics from many parts of Asia.

There is also the Wayang Museum, Bank Indonesia and Bank Mandiri Museums, housing artefacts related to the banking world.

19. The text mainly talks about ….

A.    Jakarta

B.    Old Batavia

C.    Fatahilah Museum

D.   The Fatahilah Square

E.    Interesting places in Jakarta

20. Where can visitors see heavy iron balls?

A.    In the municipal office.

B.    In the centre of Old Batavia.

C.    In the underground prisons.

D.   In the court room.

E.    In the office.

b.    COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT WORDS FROM THE BOX!

 

 (Box nye lupa gak diketik,,, error pas diunggah,,, hehe)

Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African (1) …. He is known as the Blade Runner. He was born on November 22, 1986 with congenital absence of the fibula in both legs. When he was 11 month old, his legs were amputated halfway at the (2) ….

Pistorius has Italian ancestry from his mother’s grandfather, an Italian (3) … to Kenya. He has an elder brother, Carl, and a (4) …, Aimee. Pistorius credits his late mother, who died at the age of 42 when Pistorius was just 15 years old, as a major influence in his life.

As a blade runner, Pistorius holds the (5) … in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter sprints for (6) … who are disabled in one or both legs. He runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Feet which are (7) … wood and high-strength carbon fibers. With the help of the cheetahs (8) … lower legs, he became a world class sprinter in the (9) …, the Olympics for physically disabled athletes. He is also the first amputee sprinter in the Summer Olympic Games, who (10) … with able-bodied athletes.

c.    MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR CORRECT MEANINGS!

Words	Meanings
1.    To inaugurate 2.    To accelerate 3.    Lanes 4.    Cruise 5.    Strait	a.    To make something happen faster or earlier b.    A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water c.    To build or form something d.    Voyage, stopping at various places e.    To open or mark the beginning of a building with a special ceremony f.     A part of sea enclosed by a wide curve of the shore g.    Any of several sections of a wide road

d.    ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE TEXT

Have you ever heard of Sasando? My uncle introduced the term to me. Sasando is a harp-like traditional string musical instrument from Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The name Sasando derives from “saandu” which means vibrating or sound instrument.

My uncle has one. He can’t play it really well, but knows the techniques of how to play it. He bought it during a trip to East Nusa Tenggara, last year.

My uncle’s Sasando is a bamboo tube that serves as the frame of the instrument. The tube is surrounded by several wooden wedges, where the strings are stretched from the top to the bottom. The wedges are to hold the strings higher than the tube surface, to produce various length of strings which create different musical notations. The bamboo tube is surrounded by a bag-like fan or dried lontar or palmyra leaf, which is used as the resonator.

My uncle once showed me how to play it; that is with both hands reaching the strings on the bamboo tube through the lontar opening on the front and the player’s fingers pluck the strings similar to playing a harp.

1.    What kind of musical instrument is Sasando?

2.    Where did Sasando originate from?

3.    What does paragraph three tell us about?

4.    What are the functions of the wedges?

5.    How do we play the Sasando?