LATIHAN UAS BAHASA INGGRIS SMA KELAS 2 SEMESTER 2

Read the text carefully then answer the question!

The white butterfly

                An old man named Takahama lived in a little house behind the cemetery of the temple of Sozanji. He was extremely friendly and generally liked by his neighbors, though most of them considered  him little mad. That was because he was very old but he did want to get married. Hi did not have the desire for intimate relationship with women.

                One summer day he became very ill, so ill, in fact, that he sent sister–in-law and her son. They both came and did all they could to bring comfort during his last hours. While Takahama fell a sleep, they watched a large white butterfly flew into the room and rested on the old man’s pillow. The young man tried to drive it away with a fan; but it came back three times, as if was very loath to leave the sufferer.

                At last Takahama’s nephew chased it out into the garden, through the gate, and into the cemetery beyond, where it lingered over a woman’s tomb, and then mysteriously disappeared.

On examining       the tomb the young man found the name “Akiko” written upon it, together with a description narrating how Akiko died when she was eighteen. Though the tomb was covered moss and must have been erected fifty years previously, the boy saw that it was surrounded with flowers, and that the little water tank had been recently filled.

When the young man returned to the house he found that Takahama had passed a way, and he returned to his mother and told her what he had seen in the cemetery. “Akiko?” murmured his mother. “When your uncle was young he was betrothed to Akiko.

She died shortly before her wedding day. When Akiko left this world your uncle resolved never to marry, and to live ever near her grave. For All these years he has remained faithful to his vow, and kept in his heart all the sweetest memories of his one and only love. Everyday Takahama went to the cemetery, whether the air was fragrant with summer breeze or thick with falling snow. Everyday he went to her grave and prayed for her happiness, swept the tomb and set flower there.

When Takahama was dying, and he could no longer perform his loving task, Akiko came for him. That white butterfly was her sweet and loving soul.”

                                                                                                                 Adapted from:

http://www.pitt.edu

1.     The text tell you about …

a.     An old man with his faith

b.     An old man with his neighbors

c.     A mad old man

d.     A crazy old man

e.     Dying old man

2.     How was Takahama’s characters ?

a.     He was a humorous person

b.     He was an indolent person

c.     He was a pathetic person

d.     He was a sociable person

e.     He was a hilarious person

3.     Who was Akiko ?

a.     She was Takahama’s fiancé

b.     She was Takahama’s niece

c.     She was Takahama’s sister in law

d.     She was Takahama’s sister

e.     She was Takahama’s mother

4.     Which statement is not true according to the text ?

a.     Takahama went everyday to Akiko’s grave and prayed for her happiness

b.     Takahama lived near Akiko’s grave

c.     Takahama resolved not to marry after Akiko’s death.

d.     Takahama became very ill on summer day

e.     Takahama chased the white butterfly out into the garden

5.     ‘At last Takahama’s nephew chased it out into the garden.” The underlined words refers to …

a.     The garden

b.     The cemetery

c.     The tomb

d.     The white butterfly

e.     The gate

6.     Which of the following words is the antonym of ‘resolved’?

a.     Undecided

b.     Resolute

c.     Unyielding

d.     Determined

e.     Unbendable

7.     “The air was fragrant with summer breeze”. The underlined word has similar meaning with …

a.     Smelly

b.     Aromatic

c.      Odorless

d.     Stale

e.      Bad smell

A customer  at Stingray Fishmongers marveled at the owner’s quick wit and intelligence.

“Tell me, Simon, what makes you so smart?”

“I wouldn’t share my secret with just anyone,” Simon replied, lowering his voice so the other shoppers wouldn’t hear. “But since you’re a good and faithful customer, I’ll let you in on it. Fish heads. You eat enough of them, you’ll be positively brilliant.”

“Do you sell them here?” the customer asked.

“Only $4 a piece, said Simon.

The customer bought three. A week later, he was back in the store complaining that the fish heads were disgusting and he wasn’t any smarter.

“You didn’t eat enough,” said Simon. The customer went home with 20 more fish heads. Two weeks later, he was back and  this time he was really angry.

“Hey, Simon,” he complained, “You’re selling me fish  heads for $4 a piece when I can buy the whole fish for $2. You’re ripping me off!”

“You see?” said Simon. “You’re smarter already.”

Source:25^th October 2009 http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/stories/story­­_fishy.htm

8.     What is the text about ?

a.     A person who wanted to be a fishmonger

b.     A person who wanted to be a smart

c.     A seller who wanted to attract his customers

d.     A person who wanted to get  fish heads

e.     A person who wanted to eat fish heads

9.     Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text ?

a.     Simon was a fishmonger

b.     The customer wanted to be  smart

c.     Simon advised the customer to eat fish heads

d.     The customer felt that he had been ripped off

e.     The fishmonger sold the fish heads for $2 a piece

10. “Do you sell them here ? the customer asked (paragraph 4)

What does the underlined word refer to ?

a.     The seller and the customer

b.     The whole fish

c.      The fish heads

d.     The customers

e.      The other shop owners

The Fisherman

Once upon a time there was a fisherman armed with his fishing rod who would make his way everyday from his village to the river bank. There he would wait patiently for the fish to bite. As soon as he had caught exactly three fish, he would leave the river and went his way slowly home to the cottage where he lived with his wife and son. This strange routine was much commented in the village. Then one day, a tourist arrived and began to go for daily walks to the river bank. After a few days of watching the lone fisherman, he finally spoke to him.

  “Excuse me, but I’ve been observing your unusual routine for several days. You always catch exactly three fish and then go away.”

  “And why on earth should I want to wait around here after that ?”

  “For more fish to take the bait.”

“But I only need three fish. There are only three of us at home.”

  “And you’ve never thought of trying to catch more fish?”

“What for ?”

“To sell, so that you can buy  nets and fishing boat.”

“What for ?”

“So that you can buy a bigger house and then may be another boat and have people working for you.”

“What for ?”

“So that you could have another things, be very rich and do all the things you like doing.”

“The things I like doing ? But what I like doing is fishing!”

11. Where did the story take place ?

a.     In a village

b.     In the cottage

c.     At a river bank

d.     On a fishing boat

e.     In a tourist resort

12. Who were the participants?

a.     A fisherman

b.     A fisherman and his son

c.     A fisherman and his wife

d.     A fisherman and a tourist

e.     A fisherman and a villagers

13. Why did the tourist finally speak to the fisherman ?

a.     Because he wanted him to sell the fish.

b.     Because he only needs three fish

c.     Because he was not allowed to catch more fish

d.     Because he only needed three fish

e.     Because he didn’t want to sell the fish

14. “This strange routine was much commented on in the village.”

The sentence has the same meaning with…..

a.     The routine was very usual in the village

b.     The routine was part of the people’s tradition

c.     People liked doing the routine

d.     People didn’t like the routine

e.     People criticized the man for doing the routine.

15. “This strange routine was much commented on in the village.”

The meaning of the underlined word is nearly the same as …

a.          Common

b.          Unknown

c.Unusual

d.          Exclusive

e.Familiar

The traffic lights were red, so the old man stopped his car and waited for it to change to green.

                While the old man was waiting, a police car came up behind him, hit his car hard in the back and stopped. The back bumper was broken seriously.

                There were two policeman in the police car, and they were very surprised and glad when the old man got out of his car and walk toward them without any trouble after such an accident. He was over 70 years old.

                The old man came to the door of the police car, smiled friendly, and said, “Tell me young man, how do you stop your car when the lights are red?”

16.      The event probably took place in …

a.     The street

b.     Traffic light

c.     Police station

d.     Cross street

e.     Police station park

17.      The police stop their car …

a.     Accidentally

b.     Slowly

c.     Difficulty

d.     By hitting the old man’s car

e.     Stop the car easily

18.      Why did the old man stop his car?

a.     The police asked him to stop

b.     Of the flat tire

c.     The traffic light were red

d.     He ran out the fuel

e.     He waited the lights changed to green

19.      What did the old man do after he knew that his back bumper was broken because of the police car?”

a.         He was very angry

b.         He left the police

c.          He asked the policeman to repair his car

d.         He was not angry with the policeman

e.          He was annoyed with the policeman

“It’s Time to Go to School”

Early one morning, a mother went in to wake up her son. "Wake up, son. It's time to go to school!"

"But why, Mom? I don't want to go."

"Give me two reasons why you don't want to go."

"Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!"
"Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready."

"Give me two reasons why I should go to school."
"Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Principal!"

(Taken from: www.rd.com/)

20.    What kind of text is it?

a.     Narrative

b.     Spoof

c.     Recount

d.     Report

e.     Exposition

21.      Who is the son actually?

a.     A student

b.     A teacher

c.      A school Principal

d.     A husband

e.      A kids

Mobile Phone Should Be Banned in School

Recently most people own mobile phone. Why does mobile phone user increase dramatically in recent years? First, the feature and functions has increased. Mobile phone is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, recording videos, accessing internet, playing games and much more. Second, mobile phone has also become a lot cheaper. Now this communication device does not only fill the pocket of adult but also teenager and student. Even a lot phones are intentionally designed to teenaged market. However should they be allowed to bring them to school?

Many schools do not allow students to bring cell phones to school. It is very reasonable because bringing phone to school potentially disrupts the learning process. Most students use cell phones irresponsibly. They use cell phones to talk to their friend during class time. They also use the calculator and camera features in the class as well. Those potentially lead less concentration in the time of learning and teaching process.
Students go to school to learn and behave fair way. Mobile phones provide a large temptation to cheat in tests. They can communicate to anyone and almost anywhere in the world. Because of the small size of the cell phone, students can send a text quietly and discreetly. The text can go unnoticed anywhere to get help on answering tests, homework, and other class assignment. Learning in school is to behave fair not cheating.

Therefore, schools should ban students from bringing their cell phones. However it should be done fairly. In case of an emergency some student need a call for help, providing easy access to phone is better.

(taken from: understanding type of test)

22. What is the recommendation from the writer?

a.     Bring cell phone to school

b.     Give the cell phone to the teacher at school

c.     School should ban the student from bringing the cell phone

d.     School should allow the students to bring cell phone

e.     Students may bring the cell phone for texting only

23. These are the reasons why the cellphone should be banned in school,except…

a.     Cell phone disrupt the learning process

b.     The students use the calculator and camera features in the class

c.     Students can send a text quietly and discreetly

d.     The text can go unnoticed anywhere to get help on answering tests, homework, and other class assignment

e.     The feature and functions has increased

Watch your Kids While Watching TV

Television becomes one of the most important devices which takes place in almost houses. It can unite all members of the family as well as separate them. However, is it important to know what your kids are watching? The answer is, of course, absolutely "Yes" and that should be done by all parents. Television can expose things you have tried to protect the children from, especially violence, pornography, consumerism and so on.

Recently, a study demonstrated that spending too much time on watching TV during the day or at bedtime often cause bed-time disruption, stress, and short sleep duration.
Another research found that there is a significant relationship between the amount of time spent for watching television during adolescence and early adulthood, and the possibility of being aggressive.

Meanwhile, many studies have identified a relationship between kids who watch TV a lot and being inactive and overweight.
Considering some facts mentioning above, protect your children with the following tips:

• Limit television viewing to one-two hours each day
• Do not allow your children to have a TV set in their own bedrooms
• Review the rating of TV shows which your children watch
• Watch television with your children and discuss what is happening in the show

24. What kind of text is it?

a.     Descriptive

b.     Analytic exposition

c.     Hortatory exposition

d.     Report

e.     Narrative

25. These are the bad effect of watching TV, except…

a.     Cause bed rest disruption

b.     Can make stress

c.     Cause short sleep duration

d.     Can unite all family members

e.     Can make the children lazy

26. What is the purpose of this text?

a.     To persuade the reader that something should or should not be the case

b.     To persuade by presenting arguments to analyze or explain how and why

c.     To describe the way things are

d.     To amuse the reader

e.     To retell event with humorous twist

27. The underline word “it” in the first paragraph refers to…

a.     Children

b.     Television

c.     House

d.     Family

e.     Kids

28. What is the generic structure of the text above?

a.          Orientation-event-twist

b.          Identification-description

c.Thesis-argument-recommendation

d.          Thesis-argument-conclusion

e.     Orientation-complication-resolution

We  brought our newborn son, Adam, to the pediatrician for his first checkup.

As he finished, the doctor told us, "You have a cute baby."

Smiling, I said, "I bet you say that to all new parents."

"No," he replied, "Just to those whose babies really are good-looking."

"So what do you say to the others?" I asked.

"He looks just like you."

29.      The closest meaning of a cute baby is ...

1. good-looking 
2. ugly
3. funny
4. amazing
5. wonderful

30. What does the underlined word in ‘his first checkup’ refer to?

    It refers to ...

1. the baby
2. the pediatrician
3. the writer
4. the baby father
5. the doctor

Our English professor handed out the mid-term  quiz. The task was to identify several passages extracted from material we had studied and name the respective authors. However, it is unclear where the answers were to be written. One student raised his hand

and asked for clarification on this point. So the professor asked the entire class,

"Where would you like the answers to be written?"

The reply from one student was immediate: "How about on the board?”Tanessa Crapo -

31.     Why did one student ask for clarification on where to write the answers?

1. There was no space for them
2. The student did not understand the answers
3. The instruction was not obvious
4. The entire class were confused to do the task
5. The task was difficult

32.    The synonym of “respective” in the phrase ‘the respective authors’ is ...

a.       Each

b.       Proper

c.        Admiring

d.       Popular

e.        Outstanding

Private Schools

Private schools are schools that are not run by the government. They offer various types of schools and levels of education. Although the government  does  not  directly  run  the  private schools,  the  government  should  give  more attention  to  private  schools  for  some  good reasons.

                Private  schools  provide  parents  with  an alternative to the state sector, and a learning environment,  which  might  better  suit  their children.  In  addition,  whilst  there  are  many bad state schools, there are also bad private schools,  and  some  excellent  state  schools which compete with the best private schools.

                The  existence  of  private  education  can actually  be  financially  beneficial  to  state

schools. The state funds the education system through taxation. Parents who do not send their children  to  state  schools  still  pay  the  same taxes. Therefore, there is more money per child in the state sector. There is evidence that a large number of parents, who send their children to private schools, are both ‘first time buyers’ – i.e. neither parent attending a private school – and not from the privileged elite that the opposition would have us believe.

                Based  on  the  above  discussion,  it  is obvious that the government should give more attention to private schools because they also contribute much in the education world.

33.    What is a private school?

a.       School that are run by the government

b.       School that are run by the headmaster

c.        School that are not run by the government

d.       School that are not run by the principal

e.        School that are not run by the education system

34.    What advantages do we get from a private school?

a.       It provides parents  with  an alternative to the state sector, and a learning environment

b.       it is not run by the government

c.        the government pay more attention to the private school

d.       it is provides uncomfortable learning environment

e.        it offers only few level of education

35.    What does the writer suggest that the government do?

a.       Persuade the parents to send their children to private school

b.       The government should visit the private school

c.        the government should give more attention to private schools

d.       the government must pay more attention to state school

e.        the government should run the private school

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