UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER 1 TAHUN AKADEMIK 2009/2010 MADRASAH ALIYAH (MA) NURUL HUDA Nama Siswa : Mata pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Kelas :X Hari/Tanggal : Waktu : Jumlah soal : 40 butir soal pilihan ganda PETUNJUK UMUM: 1. Jawaban dikerjakan pada lembar soal 2. Sebelum mengerjakan soal-soal, tulislah terlebih dahulu pada lembar jawaban: nomor peserta ujian, nama lengkap, dan asal sekolah SMP/MTs! 3. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat/benar dan berilah tanda kolom pilihan jawaban yang disediakan! 4. Berilah tanda pada satu pilihan jawaban saja untuk satu soal! Bila tanda X lebih dari satu untuk satu soal, maka jawaban dianggap salah. 5. Jika terjadi kesalahan memilih jawaban, maka coretlah tanda dengan dua garis lurus mendatar pada jawaban yang dianggap salah (contoh : X ), kemudian berilah tanda pada jawaban yang dianggap benar. 6. Tidak diizinkan menggunakan kalkulator, HP, tabel matematika, atau alat bantu hitung lainnya. 7. Berdo’alah sebelum mengerjakan 8. Periksalah pekerjaanmu sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas ujian! 1. 2. Soraya : Hello, Adam. How are you doing? Adam : Fine, thanks. How are you? Soraya : I’m very well. Thank you. The underlined sentence is the expressing of… a. greetings c. leave taking b. invitation d. sympathy : Have you had your lunch? : Yes, I have. I’d better be going, or I’ll be late at my school. Good bye, Endang. Endang : Good bye, Ananda. See you tomorrow. From the dialogue above, we know that Endang is using …expression. a. greetings c. leave taking b. invitation d. sympathy Endang Ananda 3. The trip to Bali has been …due to bad weather. a. cancel c. cancelled b. cancels d. canceling 4. You can’t see the manager …he is not here today. The conjunction that is suit to the sentence is… a. therefore c. though b. and d. because I think my first memories began when I started school at about five years old. I lived in suburb of Sidney. I had a happy childhood. I remember playing in a big garden. I fell from a big tree and broke my hand. I remember I had a naughty friend named Giant-O, because he was fat. He liked hitting and pulling my head. It was so pathetic. One day I hit him over the head with my bag. His parents were very angry with me. But I didn’t feel sorry at all at the time. Nevertheless, since then Giant-O has become my good friend. It was such an unforgettable childhood. 5. 6. Who is Giant-O? a. a boy b. my friend c. the writer’s friend d. a teacher Which statement that is true based on the text? a. When he was child she fell from a tree and broke her head. b. The teacher was angry with the boy because he hit her. c. She was living outside Sydney when she was a child. d. She didn’t feel sorry for hitting him over the head using her bag. 7. What we remember is the meaning of…. a. memory c. child b. remember d. history 8. Childhood means… a. young people b. the time when you were a child c. you were young d. what happened in the last time 9. Part of town or city not near the center is called… a. urban c. metro b. village d. suburb 10. Teacher : Do you bring your dictionaries with you today? Wulan : I’m sorry, Sir. …………… The appropriate expression to fill the blank is …. a. Remember that? b. I’ve completely forgotten. c. It’s coming back to me now. d. I’ll always remember. 11. Mother : Hey..hey..are you going to school? Wati : Yes, Mom. I overslept. I’m in a hurry. Mother : ………. Wati : Oh, my goodness. I thought it’s a school day! The utterance that mother should say is…. a. Don’t you remember that it’s Sunday today? b. Let me think. Yes, I remember. c. Remember that? d. I’m afraid I forget. I was driving along the coast road when the car suddenly lurched to one side. You know what happened? At first I thought a tire had gone flat but then I saw telegraph poles collapsing like matchsticks. It’s terrible, isn’t it? Next, guess what! The rocks came tumbling across the road and I had to get out of the car. When I got back to town, well as I said, there wasn’t much left. My God, that was a nightmare. 12. The orientation is in paragrapgh…. a. one b. two c. three d. four 13. The text is a…… a. narrative b. recount c. procedure d. descriptive 14. The structure of the text is…. a. orientation – complication – resolution b. orientation – events – reorientation c. goal – materials – steps d. introduction – identification – description 15. Another example of a recount is …. a. diary c. news b. application letter d. myth David Duchovny cleverly played the role of Mulder in the “X Files” film. Duchovny was born on 7 August 1960 in New York City. After successfully studying English Literature at university, Duchovny became interested in acting. He gained parts in several movies including “Beethoven”. Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, and “Chaplin” before the X Files. 16. What kind of recount is the text? a. procedural recount c. review b. biographical recount d. historical 17. How old was David Duchovny now? a. forty c. forty nine b. forty five d. ninety The a. b. c. d. good arrangement of the words above is… Mount Blanc is near Lake Geneva? Lake Mount Blanc is near Geneva? Lake Geneva is near Mount Blanc? Is Lake Geneva near Mount Blanc? 23. Dr. Indra – is – Japanese – Chinese – or - ? The good arrangement of the words above is… a. Dr. Indra is Japanese or Chinese? b. Is Japanese Dr. Indra or Chinese? c. Is Dr. Indra Japanese or Chinese? d. Is Japanese or Chinese Dr. Indra? Once upon a time there lived a very famous king, named the King of Crete. He had a monster which was half bull and half man. He ordered Daedalus, a craftsman from Athens, to build a wax in order to house the monster. When Daedalus finished his work, he wanted to leave Crete. But the King would not let him go. Daedalus escape through the air by using wings fixed to his body with wax. He also made wings for his son, Icarus and made him fly behind himself. But the son was so glad and excited that he soon went too high. As he flew nearer to the sun, it got warmer and warmer until at last the wax melted and his body fell down into the sea near Troy. The sea is now called the Icarian Sea. 24. The text above is a kind of … a. recount c. descriptive b. narrative d. procedure 25. The generic structure of the text is … a. orientation – arguments – conclusion b. introduction – events – conclusion c. orientation – events – reorientation d. orientation – complication – resolution 26. Paragraph one is called as … a. orientation c. complication b. events d. resolution 18. What was the character that Duchovny played in The X Files? a. Beethoven c. Mulder b. Chaplin d. Babysitter 27. Who was Daedalus? a. He was a king of Crete. b. He was a craftsman from Athens. c. He was the monster of the King. d. He was the son of Icarus. 19. What is the purpose of the text? a. to entertain the readers with stories. b. to tell the readers what happened. c. to describe something specifically. d. to help us do task or make something. 28. How did Daedalus escape from the king? a. Going to Athens. b. Flying to the sun. c. Flying through the air. d. Killing the monster. 20. Andy : What …she eat? Sarah : She ate noodles. What is the correct word to fill the blank? a. do b. does c. did d. was 29. Who was Icarus? He was ….. a. the King of Crete b. the son of Daedalus c. The craftsman from Athens d. half bull and half man monster 21. Nova : When did she go? Irna : She…an hour ago. What is the appropriate word to fill the blank? a. go b. went c. gone d. goes 22. Mount Blanc – is – Geneva – near – lake - ? Mother : Do you want me to tell you a story about “Theseus and the Minatour”, darling? Daughter : Really? Oh, please do, Mom. I can’t wait to hear the story. b. because people understands their customs. c. because there are guidebooks on international etiquette. d. because their language is widespread understood. 30. What is the mother going to do? a. telling a story c. going to bed b. reading a book d. hearing the story 31. What does the daughter say to show her attention? a. Really? c. Oh, please do, Mom. b. I can’t wait d. to hear the story. 36. The text above is talking about…. a. Cultural awareness b. British customs c. International meeting d. American people 32. Evil fox : Look, Pinocchio, can you come on Monday morning? Pinocchio : Sorry, I’d love to, but …. Pinocchio should say … a. sure b. all right c. I’d be glad to go d. I’ll be very busy on Monday afternoon Imagine you have arranged a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they are Germans, they will be bang on time. If they are Americans, they’ll probably 15 minutes earlier. If they are British, they’ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow up to an hour for the Italians! When the European Community began to increase in size, several guidebooks appeared giving advice on international etiquette. At first many people thought this was a joke, especially the British, who seemed to assume that the widespread understanding of their language meant a corresponding understanding of English customs. 33. What nationality is the most punctual? a. Americans c. Germans b. British d. Italians 34. What nationality is the most least? a. Americans c. Germans b. British d. Italians 35. Why do the British think that everyone understands their customs? a. because British is ruled by a Queen. 37. Paula : “Good afternoon, Mr. Indian!” Mr. Indian : “Paula! I’m so glad you could come!” Paula : “I’m very sorry to hear about Tommy’s death. It must be pretty hard on you.” From the dialogue above, we know that Paula is showing… a. attention c. greeting b. leave taking d. sympathy 38. An ancient traditional story about gods, magic, and heroes is called… a. diary c. myth b. biography d. fable 39. bill said don’t wait up for me I’ll be home late What is the correct punctuation of this sentence? a. Bill, “said don’t wait up for me I’ll be home late.” b. Bill said, “Don’t wait up for me I’ll be home late.” c. “Bill said don’t! Wait up for me. I’ll be home late.” d. Bill said, “Don’t wait up for me! I’ll be home late.” 40. “She has no feeling at all.” What did she say? a. She says that she has no feeling at all. b. She said that she had no feeling at all. c. She says that she had no feeling at all. d. She says that she has had no feeling at all. GOOD LUCK!
