Soal Bhs. Inggris

PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN BANYUWANGI

DINAS PENDIDIKAN PEMUDA

SMA NEGERI 1 SRONO

Jalan. Raya Wonosobo Telp. 0333-636689 Kode pos 68471, Email : smaronbwi@yahoo.co.id

 

Ulangan Mid Semester Ganjil Tahun Pelajaran 2011/2012
Mata Pelajaran     : Bhs. Inggris Kelas                    : XI IPA/IPS	Hari/Tanggal    : Senin, 5 Maret 2012 Waktu               : 90 Menit

I.     Fill in the blanks with the suitable words provided in the box.

The Greedy Man

Orientation

	Greedy           few           rich           whole          behavior

 

A long time ago in a remote village in India there lived a very (1) … man. This rich man was clever but (2) …. He was known to be the greediest man in the (3) … village. Because of his unpleasant (4) …, he had only (5) a … friends.

Complication

	Cheated         challenge             alone              immediately        sold          Outwitted         examined         selfish      greed People            Large                    small              whispered           double      more                  Wrote                high          bars overheard      stones

 

One Sunday morning, he went to a restaurant (6) …to have a breakfast. While having his breakfast, he (7) … someone at the next table. That man (8) …, “There is a man who wants to dispose of a (9) … quantity of a gold bars for only half price. “This greedy man (10) … down the address secretly.

Resolution

	Restaurant     found       hours        cheated       greedy

 

He quickly went over to the seller’s shop, but he (11) … it was empty. He met the landlord who said, “My tenant moved out a few (12) … before you arrived.” The (13) … man now realized he had been (14) … by the people he met at the (15) ….

II.      Choose the most suitable word for each blank. Then, answer the questions.

	Charming       exclusive       inseparable         paid          parted          Friendship     drop       impressed      discovered     ingratiate

 

A young man walking along one of Ball’s (1) … beaches recognizes the beautiful television and film star. She was relaxing on her own and sitting on the beach. This actress was so pretty that he tried to (2) … himself with her.

He sat down after asking a waiter to call him Prince Fred. The actress was (3) … when she heard the handsome man being addressed as a prince. The two then struck up an immediate (4) ….

The woman was so attracted by his (5) … manner and the friends whose names he dropped into the conversation, including the daughters of the royal family. For three days in a row, the two were (6) …. They went everywhere together. They even flew to America together, and the actress (7) … the bills all the way.

It was only there, that she finally (8) … that her “prince” was merely an eighteen-year-old driver. In fact, he didn’t have a (9) … of royal blood in his veins at all. She (10) … company with him at once.

1.     Suggest a suitable title for the text above.

2.    What is the unexpected ending of the story above?

3.    The text above mainly tells us about ….

4.    Which main character and supporting character in the story above?

5.    Where did the story take place? And when did it happen?

6.    Which structure organization and explain identity, first second, third paragraph.

7.    What is the genre and what is the purpose of the text above?

8.    What are the important events in the story?

III.    Fill in the blanks with the suitable connenctors.

	Because         finally      thus          although     consequently      but            hence

 

I think there is too much homework for the students to cope with nowadays. As the saying goes “all work, no play makes Jack a dull boy”. It is important that all students have a balanced school life. The students must have time to study, play and relax. It is unfair if they are loaded with so much homework (1) … it is equally important for them to set aside sufficient time for relaxing. I do agree it is important to have homework like English and math, (2) … I do not think it is essential to have homework all the time.

Moreover, I don’t agree that every student has the same amount of work (3) … they are in the same class. In my opinion, homework should be given in accordance with students’ academic capabilities.

(4) …, I do think that the amount of homework should increase when the students reach universities. (5) … I appeal to the school administration to review the policy on homework for students who are still below the tertiary education level.

1. Write the topic sentence of the passage above.

2. What is the text type of the passage above? Explain your answer.

3. Give a suitable title for the passage.

4. Mention the paragraph above a. thesis; b. argument; c. recommendation

5. Please you mention some positive and negative arguments.

6. What is the first paragraph about?

7. The last

8. The communicate purpose of this text

IV.     Fill in the blanks with the past tense. Use of the verbs given in brackets

1.    She accidentally … (step) on a cat while walking on the pavement.

2.    My brother … (buy) plywood to make a partition.

3.    A person with good discipline … (become) a source of convenience to others.

4.    Flowers usually … (wither) within a few days.

5.    The carpentry trade … (be) rare nowadays. No youngster … (want) to work in this area.