SOAL UKK BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS 11 IPA
Direction: Answer the question by choosing the best answer between a, b, c, d, or, e.
Text 1 for number 1- 5
One day a fox was bragging to a cat. "I'm so
smart. I know a lot of tricks, I know a hundred
different ways to escape from my enemies."
"That's wonderful!" said the cat. "I only know one
trick. Can you teach me some of yours?" "Well, may
be someday," said the fox.
At the moment, they heard a pack of wild dogs
running toward them. The cat ran up a tree and
disappeared. "This is the trick, I told you about, said
the cat. "It's my only one. Which trick are you going
to use?"
The fox sat there trying to decide which trick
to use. He thought for a long time. Then, decided to
run. But it was too late. The wild dogs got there
before he could run away and ate him up.
1. The main idea of paragraph I is that....
a. the fox was the cat's enemies
b. the fox was a boastful animal
c. the fox had a lot of enemies
d. there were many ways to escape from enemies
e. the fox knew a lot of tricks to beat his enemies
2. What happened to the fox when some wild dogs
ran toward him?
a. He sat still.
b. He was killed by the wild dogs.
c. He climbed up the tree.
d. He disappeared to avoid the wild dogs.
e. He showed his only trick.
3. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?
a. The cat was smarter than the fox.
b. The fox and the cat had the same tricks.
c. The fox could avoid the wild dogs running toward
him.
d. The fox had a hundred ways to escape from his
enemies.
e. The fox could teach the cat how to escape from his
enemies.
4. What could we learn from the fox?
a. A wise man will not easily be deceived.
b. People do not always think what they say.
c. Clever people do not need lengthy explanation.
d. To get the best in life, one must not easily content.
e. A person's action are more important than what
she/he says.
5. "At the moment they heard a pack of wild dogs
running toward them." (par. 4)
What does the word `they' refer to?
a. The wild dogs.
b. The cat and the dogs.
c. The fox and the dogs.
d. The fox, the cat and the dogs.
e. The fox and the cat.
Text 2 for number 6-9
Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch
when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small
pool of rain-water about five centimeters deep
outside it.
Joe stopped and watched the man for a few
minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed
by him believed he must be rather mad.
Joe pitied the man, so after a few minutes he
went up to him and said kindly, ‘Hello, would you
like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?’
The fisherman was delighted to accept his offer,
and the two men went into the bar together. Joe
bought the fisherman a few drinks, and finally said to
him, ‘You’ve been fishing outside here, haven’t you?
How many did you manage to catch this morning, if I
may ask?’
'You’re the eighth,’ the fisherman answered
merrily.
6. Who were the participants in the story?
a. Joe
b. Fisherman
c. Barber
d. Joe and the fisherman 10. The main topic of the text above is …
e. Poor man a. an elephant’s habits
b. training an elephant
7. Where do you think the story happened? c. hunting an elephant
a. School d. how an elephant uses its trunk
b. Bar e. elephant’s tusks and trunks
c. Restaurant
d. Café 11. According to the text, elephants …
e. Sea a. are very weak animals
b. are the only animals
8. Why did the most people who passed the fisherman c. are the largest land animals in the world
believe that he rather mad? d. drink less water than any other animals
Because… e. all are correct
a. He was dinking in the bar
b. He was fishing in a small pool of rain-water 12. Which of the following sentences is not active
c. He was fishing in the bar sentence?
d. He was looking for a fish in the bar a. It uses its tusk in many ways
e. He was taking his lunch in the bar b. It pulls up trees with its trunk
c. The ivory from the tusks is made into many
9. What did the fisherman actually catch? beautiful things.
a. Fish d. An elephant needs to drink three hundred pints of
b. shrimp water every day.
c. Food e. People pay lot of money for the ivory of an
d. people elephant’s tusks.
e. Customer

13. “It pulls up trees with its trunk when it wants to

Text 3 for number 10-13 make a path through the jungle.
”The underlined word means …
Elephants are the largest land animals alive a. street
today. These animals have special body b. road
characteristics, among them are tusks and trunk. c. way
Elephant’s tusks are made of a hard, white d. tunnel
substance like bone. When an elephant is angry, its e. canal
tusk can be very dangerous. The tusks of an elephant
are actually its from teeth. People pay a lot of money
for the ivory of an elephant’s tusk. The ivory from Text 4 for number 14-17
the tusks is made into many beautiful things.
The trunk of an elephant is a fusion of the Some people have problem to sleep.
nose and upper lip. An elephant uses its trunk in Of course it will disturb their daily activities. Well,
many ways. It pulls up the trees with it trunk when it sleeping is very important for human beings. Did you
wants to make a path through the jungle. It also uses know why?
its trunk to get water. The trunk can hold a lot of You know, sleep is a simple and natural way of
water, as an elephant needs to drink thee hundreds relaxation. After a good night's sleep, we wake up
pints of water every day. refreshed and relaxed. In sleep, we enter the different
world of our fantasy. While we sleep, our
sub¬conscious mind takes us on a trip and our tired
mind is rested and relaxed. Every part of our body
will have its rest. Further, the refreshment of our
mind and body will increase the power and
effectiveness of all our faculties.
Considering the importance of sleeping, I think
we should have enough sleep. And if someone has a
sleeping problem, he/she should find the cause and
overcome it. Otherwise, it will have a bad impact on
their activities during the day.
14. What is the text mainly about?
a. How long we should sleep every day.
b. What happens while we are sleeping.
c. Some problems dealing with sleep.
d. The refreshment of our mind and body.
e. The importance of sleep.
15. The following are the reasons why sleep is a good
way of relaxation, except...
a. We will wake up refreshed
b. Our tired mind is rested while sleeping
c. We enter a different world of our fantasy while
sleeping
d. We often have dreams while sleeping
e. All parts of our body will rest while sleeping
16. What does the writer suggest that the readers
should do?
a. We should relax when we lose our enthusiasm and
feel ourselves miserable.
b. We should spend our spare time by sleeping.
c. We should have enough sleep.
d. We should sleep soundly.
e. We should always relax.
17. "...feel ourselves miserable,...."
The opposite meaning of the underlined word is...
a. angry
b. tired
c. frustration
d. delightful
e. shocked
Text 5 for number 18-21
When a person old enough to be responsible
for a crime? This question needs to be investigated
because the current law is not good enough.
The law at present protects children
aged between ten years and four years from being
punished for committing crimes. It is believed that
children under fourteen years are too young to realize
the seriousness of their crimes. Mr. Stephen Scarlett,
head of the NSW Children’s Court, describes how
clever young offenders use this defense, saying that
they are too young to understand that they have
broken the law. Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this
subject, states that the age should be dropped from
fourteen to twelve years. I agree with this.
Teenagers these days are far more
sophisticated than those in the past. The law should
recognize this. In a recent survey some people
suggested that the age for being responsible for a
crime should be dropped to eight years old. This, I
feel, is too young. Fourteen, however, is too old. Is
there anyone who believes that a fourteen-year-old
does not know that it is against the law to steal or
vandalize property? By the age of twelve, children
are aware of what is legal and what is not.
Public pressure creates change. It is
now up to the public to put pressure on the
government to change the age at which a person may
be held responsible for a crime from fourteen years to
twelve years. Out of date laws have no place in a
modern society, especially one that needs people to
be responsible for their actions.
18. What does the text above talk about?
a. When a person is old enough to be responsible for
a crime
b. When a person is being punished for committing
crimes
c. When children are too young to be responsible for
a crime
d. When a person is too old to be responsible for a
crime
e. When do teenagers realize the seriousness of their …(25) it from intruders and flooding. In the other
crimes hand, male platypus does not need any burrow to
stay.
19. In what age are the children protected by the
present law from being punished for committing 22.
crimes? a. is
a. Ten years old b. are
b. Fourteen years old c. was
c. Ten to fourteen years old d. were
d. Eight years old e. am
e. Twelve years old

20. The part of the text which states what ought or 23.
ought not to happen is called….. a. has
a. Thesis b. had
b. Argument c. have
c. Elaboration d. having
d. Reiteration e. will have
e. Recommendation
24.
21. “Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states a. live
that the age should be dropped from fourteen to b. lives
twelve years. I agree with this.” c. lived
The underlined sentence expresses….. d. living
a. Argument e. would live
b. Opinion
c. Certainty 25.
d. Debate a. protecting
e. Agreement b. protected
c. protects
Text 6 for number 22-25 d. protect
e. can protect
PLATYPUS
26. Rearrange these jumbled sentences to make a good
Many people call platypus duckbill because this paragraph.
animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus …(22) a 1) It was an old village built by Dutch colonist
native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia. 2) This was in the old days when the country was still
Platypus … (23) a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body province of Great Britain
length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick and 3) Rip Van Winkle lived in a little village at the foot of
woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and the Catskill Mountain
stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head are small. It 4) Some of the houses were still built from the yellow
has no ears but has ability to sense sound and light. brick

Platypus … (24) in streams, rivers, and lakes. The best arrangement is …

Female platypus usually dig burrows in the streams a. 4-3-2-1
or river banks. The burrows are blocked with soil to b. 1-3-2-4
c. 3-2-4-1 b. Hotels
d. 3-1-4-2 c. Restaurants
e. 3-1-2-4 d. Shopping centres
e. Business services
27. Rearrange these jumbled sentences to make a good 30. For leasing call 303-572-5947. The underlines
paragraph. word means…..
1. My older brother went to serpong circuit. a. Purchasing
2. He was very disappointed. b. Building
3. He lost the race and his car was broken . c. Selling
4. He arrived at six and checked up his engine. d. Buying
5. The race started at four. e. Renting
6. At first he led the race, but it was not long.
7. Suddenly another car hit his car from the right side.

The best arrangement is …

a. 1-4-5-6-7-3-2
b. 1-5-6-4-2-3-7
c. 1-6-4-5-2-3-7
d. 1-2-5-4-3-6-7
e. 1-4-5-7-6-2-3

Text 7 for number 28-30

This new and unusual building in the down-town

business district offers unique opportunities for small to
midsized tenants to occupy an entire floor.

OFFICE SUITES

From 1,600 to 6,000 square feet are available for

immediate occupancy.

Commuting is easy, with the nearest subway stop

only one block away. Convenient to shops, restaurants,
hotels, and business services.
For leasing call 303-572-5947.

28. What is the advertisement about?

a. Leasing office space
b. Buildings in business district
c. Conveniences offered by the company
d. Availability to get unique opportunities
e. Hotels and restaurants in the down-town

29. Which of the following is not close to the building?

a. Parks