PENILAIAN AKHIR SEMESTER ( PAS )

MATA DIKLAT : BHS. INGGRIS

KELAS : XI ( Sebelas )

Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d on your answer sheet !

Read the following text and answer the questions 1 to 4

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or people,
they have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.

Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for sensing the
world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of water, which is why you can look
through them.

Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made by a chemical
reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for several reasons. For example, they may
glow to scare away predators or to attract animals they like to eat.

Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish are found
in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm, tropical seas and in icy waters near the North
and South poles.

1. Which one creates Jellyfish’s light?

a. White blood.
b. Nervous system.
c. Chemical reaction.
d. Salt water.
2. Based on the text, we know that….
a. They belong to invertebrate animals.
b. They have heads like other animals.
c. Their brain helps them find the food.
d. They cannot live in fresh water.
3. What is the text about?
a. Jellyfish.
b. Kinds of all fish.
c. All invertebrate animals.
d. Some kinds of sea animals.
4. “Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light.” (paragraph 3)

The word “glow” in the sentence means….

a. Move
b. Produce
 c. Appear
d. Shine

Read the following text and answer the questions 5 to 8

Komodo Dragons
Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world's largest
living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the
most ancient group of lizards still alive.
It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and
Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered
with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances.
When it opens its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to
another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against their
body
The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts
deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content
with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey
on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons. Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in
the cave at night.

5. The main idea of paragraph 5 is …

a. komodo dragons feed on young dragons.
b. komodo dragons get their food by hunting.
c. komodo dragons are carnivorous and also cannibals.
d. komodo dragons are cannibals because they hunt other animals.
6. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a komodo dragon?
a. Rough skin
b. Strong claws
c. A long heavy tail
d. Rows of red teeth
7. The writer's purpose in writing the text is ….
a. to retell the events in Komodo Island.
b. to inform about classification of komodo.
c. to describe about komodo dragon in general.
d. to persuade reader to keep komodo habitat.
8. Komodo dragons are cannibals because …
a. they hunt deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes and even horses.
b. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.
c. they prey on young ones as well as old and sick dragons
d. they eat anything they meet.

Read the following text and answer the questions 9 to 16

 Octopus
The Octopus is an ocean creature with eight effective feet which it utilizes as hands.
These are called tentacles or limbs. “Octopus” originates from two words that have meaning
“eight feet”.
The octopus, the squid and the cuttlefish fit in with the same family that has no outside
shells. Their bodies are secured totally with skin. Along these lines the assortment of an octopus
is delicate. It would appear that a huge blow up. A completely developed octopus can be as
huge as 8,5 meters from the tip of one arms to the tip of another. It can weigh as much as 45
kilograms.
Other than utilizing its tentacles or limbs to catch little fish, ocean plants, crab and
lobsters, the octopus additionally utilizes them against its adversaries. The octopus wraps its
appendages around the exploited person and crushes it before eating it
The octopus escapes from its adversaries by giving out a thick dull liquid to obscure the
water. It can likewise change the color of its body to match its surroundings. It escapes its
enemies by doing this.
9. Which group of sea creatures belongs to the same family with octopus?
a. turtle and crab
b. shrimp and crab
c. crab and cuttlefish
d. cuttlefish and squid
10. How much a fully-grown octopus can weigh?
a. 25 kilograms.
b. 35 kilograms.
c. 45 kilograms.
b. 55 kilograms.
11. How does the octopus look for food?
a. It uses magic colors.
b. It uses its teeth.
c. It uses its hand.
d. It uses its tentacles.
12. Before the octopus eats its victim, the octopus ……………
a. changes the color of its body
b. realizes a thick dark fluid
c. bite it
d. crushes it
13. How large a fully-grown octopus can be from the tip of one tentacle to the tip of another?
a. 6,5 metres.
b. 7,5 metres
c. 8,5 metres.
d. 9,5 metres.
14. What does the word “octopus” mean in Greek?
a. Eight feet
b. Dark fish.
c. Fish.
d. Ghost Sea
15. The word them in paragraph 3 refers to the octopus’s ………………….
a. teeth
b. tentacles
 c. enemies
d. utilizes
16. What does the octopus do to run away or escape from its enemy?
a. It stings the enemies.
b. It gives out a thick dark fluid to darken the water.
c. It swims.
d. It run
Read the following text and answer the questions 17 to 20
Gold
Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money.
Gold is found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of
the earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on bottom of rivers. The
gold is found together with sand and rocks, and must be separated from them. It is simple to
search for this type of gold.
It is not usually necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep
below the surface of the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have
developed modern process for removing gold from rocks.
Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for
making rings, coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare, and
useful.
17. The best title of the text above is …..
a. Gold
b. Type of Gold
c. Previous Metal
d. Rare Ornaments
18. The following are associated with gold, EXCEPT …..
a. useful
b. precious
c. beautiful
d. unnecessary
19. The text above is mainly intended to …. about gold.
a. discuss
b. classify
c. describe
d. elaborate
20. “It will be priced forever because….” (Paragraph 4) The underlined word means ……
a. valuable
b. worthless
c. interesting
d. Wonderful
Read the following text and answer the questions 21 to 28

21. What has hands but can not clap ?

a. A window
 b. A clock
c. A knife
d. A telephone
22. What has to be broken before it can be used ?
a. An egg
b. A clock
c. A bag
d. An eraser
23. I’m full of keys but can’t open any door, what am I ?
a. A door
b. A piano
c. A car
d. A Doll
24. What get sharper the more you use it ?
a. A knife
b. Brain
c. A ruler
d. A guitar
25. How many months have 28 days?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 10
d. 12
26. They come out at night being called and are lost in the day without being stolen
a. Money
b. Stars
c. Sun
d. Home
27. Better late than never
a. Everything that is attractive on the outside may not be really valuable inside
b. A satisfactory conclusion makes up for earlier disappointments
c. It is preferable to do a job even if It is delayed than not do it at all
d. One’s action whether good or bad determine one’s rewards or punishments
28. All roads lead to Rome
a. There are often early indications of future happening
b. People can arrive at the same conclusion by different means
c. Doing something wrong
d. Once a decision has been made , it can be reversed

Read the following text and answer the questions 29 to 40

29. I will visit your hometown…………..

a. If I come to Indonesia.
b. If I came to Indonesia
 c. If I will come to Indonesia
d. If I would come to Indonesia
30. If I had had free time …………..
a. I will watch the movie together with my friend.
b. I would watch the movie together with my friend.
c. I would have watched the movie together with my friends.
d. I would have been watching the movie together with my friends.
31. If I were you, …………..
a. I will buy that limited edition camera.
b. I would buy that limited edition camera.
c. I would have bought that limited edition camera.
d. I would have been buying that limited edition camera.
32. My father would buy me a new motorcycle …………..
a. If I passed the state university entrance test.
b. If I pass the state university entrance test.
c. If I have passed the state university entrance test.
d. If I am passing the state university entrance test.
33. If Maria had obeyed her mother’s advice to accept the scholarship,…………..
a. She would have graduated from famous university.
b. She will graduate from famous university.
c. She graduates from famous university.
d. She graduated from famous university
34. If Reno …. Me, I …………. Emailed the document .
a. Has ask – would have
b. Had asked – would have
c. Has asked – would have
d. Had asked – will have
35. If our team had …. The match, they would have …… up in the league.
a. Won – moved
b. Win – moved
c. Wined – moved
d. Won – move
36. If I had …. You were coming , I would have prepared a delicious meal
a. Known
b. Knew
c. Knowed
d. Know
37. They would have …..football if the weather had been nice
a. Play
b. Playing
c. Played
d. Plays
38. If you ……your work , please help me
a. Finished
 b. Finish
c. Finishs
d. Finishes
39. If I ….. to Pangandaran , i usually visit zoo.
a. Went
b. Go
c. Gone
d. Goes
40. If Bambang ……. Bandung , he will buy permented cassava.
a. Visits
b. Visited
c. Visites
d. Visiting

Essay

A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas. They
are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for protection of
property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.

Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets, gypsophila,
spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago, bougainvillea, chickweed
and knotgrass.

Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot environments,
showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which conserve water. Their stems have
adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have become the spines for which
cacti are well known.

Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a maximum
recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm in diameter at
maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise from areoles. Many cactus
species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals, principally moths
and bats. Cacti range in size from small and globular to tall and columnar.

41. Where can we find cacti mostly?

42. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?
43. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
44. What is the purpose of the text ?
45. “Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which …”

The synonym of the word “distinctive” is …