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SMA NEGERI 1 LHOKSEUMAWE

UJIAN SEMESTER GANJI TAHUN PELAJARAN 2017/2018

PELAJARAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INGGRIS

KELAS XII IPA/IPS

READING COMPREHENSION

One night in 1828, the captain of a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean was in his cabin
when suddenly a man stepped into the room. The capten had never seen the man
before. The man said nothing, but he wrote a message on the wall of the cabin and
then disappeared. The message said, “ Turn the ship around and sail to the north-
west.” The captain was surprised but decided to follow the stranger’s intructions. A few
hours later, he saw a small ship ahead that was sinking. The captain asked the crew to
see what had happened. They only found one person on board of the ship. It was the
same man the captain had seen in the cabin. The man explained he had just awakened
from a deep sleep. In his sleep, he dream that he was going to be rescued.

Read the following text, and then choose the right answer.

1. The captain of the ship was.........

a. In the room
b. In his cabin
c. In the Atlantic Ocean
d. On board of the ship
e. On the wall of the ship
2. “ Turn the ship around and sail to the north-west.”
The similar meaning of the underlined word is..........
a. Go on
b. Move on
c. Switch on
d. Switch off
e. Be in another
3. “They only found one person on board of the ship.”
The underline word refers to.........
a. The captain
b. The strange man
c. The crew of the ship
d. The captain and crew
e. The captain and man
4. The suitsble title of the text is.........
a. A strange message
b. Crossing the Atlantic ocean
c. The captain and the strange man
d. The ship to be rescue.
5. The purpose of the text is........
a. To retell events
b. To inform the readers
c. To amuse, entertain
d. To share with other
e. To critic an art works
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National Examination
The national examination is one of organized government assessments to
measure student success. the final value national exams that later determine a student
graduation or not worthy of the school. This is a cause debates and controversy in the
community and among teachers. How about your own??.
On one side of the national examination considered to improve the quality of
education of a country. With the national exam schools and teachers will be encouraged
to be able to better services for the students as possible and make every effort to make
their students to pass the exam. so the students will be encouraged to study in earnest
to get as much value as possible to prove that he could graduation.
However, there are those which disagree if the value of the national exam used
to measure student success in learning at school. Therefore it actually makes students
become overburdened with a value that must be achieved. This is what makes the
students would think to cheat a friend or buy a the answer key to its jockey matter,
which is now found to Semarang. student thinks he bought the key, he will get which
maximum value. In fact it is so considered dishonest and can affect not good for
students who are serious about the national exam.
Actually school exam is absolutely necessary because it can encourage students
to learn more serious and also useful to measure the success of the learning process. Is
the national exam as the sole determinant of student graduation or combined with the
end of school exams, legitimate debate. And the government's policy discourse in the
subjects adding UAN into 6 subjects were legitimate course of debate, as long as
government policy is offset by equipping facilities and infrastructure in all schools
equally.
6. What is the first paragraph called?
a. Issue
b. Orientation
c. Argument
d. Preview
e. Conclusion
7. “Actually school exam is absolutely necessary…….”
The underlined word means ….
a. Indeed
b. Amiss
c. Wrong
d. less precise
e. really
8. “….Actually makes students become overburdened with a value that must be
achieved…..”
The underlined word means ….
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a. Load
b. Hurdle
c. Weight
d. Severe
e. think hard
9. Which statement is TRUE about the text ?
a. pass the national exam does not determine whether or not
b. national exam so feared all students
c. now there is no national exam
d. The national examination is one of organized government assessments to
measure student success
e. daily value that determines graduation
10. we can understand from the text that…
a. there are those which disagree if the value of the national exam used to
measure student success in learning at school
b. The national examination is one of organized government assessments to
measure student success
c. Actually school exam is absolutely necessary because it can encourage
students to learn more serious and also useful to measure the success of the
learning process
d. students will be encouraged to study in earnest to get as much value as
possible to prove that he could graduation.
e. This is a cause debates and controversy in the community and among
teachers

Frankenstein story

It was the dawn of science and technology. Anything seemed possible –even the
creation of life itself. Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with this idea and works
relentlessly to prove his theories; but the glory he imagined becomes a living nightmare
–not only for him, but for his friends and family too.

Mary Shelley’s gothic horror story Frankenstein was first published in 1818 and
has been the inspiration behind numerous stage productions and films many of which
strayed a long way away from her original masterpiece. Classical Comics presenting a
full-colour graphic novel remains true to this classic tale, bringing the original story to
life which has never been created before.

This graphic novel is available in two versions: Original Text and Quick Text
editions. The Original Text stays faithful to Shelley’s original text, while the Quick Text
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brings the story up to date by presenting the text into a more simplified style so that
the tale is accessible to all readers.

The Quick Text edition will allow you to soak up a general feeling for the
characters and locations, while the Original Text version will help you easily slip into the
language in which the novel was written.

Even if you’re not studying the original, this graphic novel is worth buying. It’s a
great story, and should be one that everyone has the chance to read. Now, thanks to
this release, even those who don’t particularly like to read too much are given the
chance to find this tale and hopefully it may encourage them to search out the original
book too.

As with previous Classical Comics, the presentation is first class. The best grade
glossy paper really helps to set this graphic novel head and shoulders above the usual
comic book releases on the market. Not only that, you also get a pretty comprehensive
biography of Shelley; Mary Shelley’s Family Tree; a feature that explains what life was
like in the year of the book’s release; and a brief look on how Frankenstein has been
adapted to many different formats over the years.

Based on the Text above, please answer the questions by choosing the best
answer!
11. The text is about ….
a. the quick text and original text of Frankenstein story
b. the simplified text of the up dated horror story
c. the horror story written by Frankenstein
d. the original text of the author’s novel
e. the updated of classical horror story

12. The main idea of the third paragraph is ….

a. Victor Frankenstein wrote his story with gothic horror style
b. there are two versions of the graphic novel to enjoy
c. recognize the different life of Frankenstein story
d. have the inspiration to put the story to a film and drama products
e. remind the life of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein

13. The original text of Frankenstein graphic story makes the readers ….
a. understand the style of writing in its era
b. curious about the historical background of story
c. recognize the different life of Frankenstein story
d. have the inspiration to put the story to a film and drama products
e. remind the life of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein
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14. “ … many of which strayed a long way away from …” (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word can be replaced with ….
a. Wondered
b. Changed
c. Directed
d. Pointed
e. Avoided

15. Which statement is not true about the text ?

a. Story Frankenstein was first published in 1818
b. Classical Comics presenting a full-colour graphic novel remains true to this
classic tale.
c. Victor Frankenstein becomes obsessed with this idea and works relentlessly to
prove his theories
d. he does not like presents a novel with his own thoughts.
e. the Original Text version will help you easily slip into the language in which
the novel was written.

Read the following letter to answer the below questions !

Angsana Street
Jakarta, 21 November 2017
The Director,
PT. Kereta Api Indonesia
Gambir- Merdeka Barat
Jakarta

Dear Sir,
I am writing at once to express my disappointment about Sawang Galih’s service
train that got on from Bandung to Jakarta. I bought two tickets. When I was on
it, I could not sit because the two seats I booked have been seated by the
passengers.
I came up the ticket collector, told that problem. Then he gave me the
alternative to move sitting. I felt uncomfortable because the seats were badly
covered in material. I realize Sawang Galih train is an economic train and every
passengers better service. If possible, add the cars so passengers can sit
comfortablely.
I hope this letter opens your eyes to improve your services to the passengers of
the train. I will wait and see the improvement to make the passengers have
enjoyable journey.
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Yours faithfully
(Malika Hasan)

16. What does the letter tell you about?

a. Complaining of delay in delivery of the train tickets.
b. Complaining of bad service to PT. Kereta Api Indonesia.
c. Asking for a payment of the train tickets and accomodation.
d. Asking for the time table of the train from Jakarta to Bandung.
e. Travelling by train.
17. Why did Malika write the letter to the director of PT. Kereta Api Indonesia?
a. She was disappointed because the train did not give good service.
b. She wrote the letter because she was really satisfied.
c. She was displeased because she got no return ticket.
d. She realized because the ticket was expensive.
e. She was satisfied with its service.
18. What did Malika do when she got no seats?
a. She came up the ticket collector to give her seats.
b. She asked the passengers who occupied her seats to stand.
c. The ticket collector did not show her the seats.
d. She asked the passengers to give the tickets.
e. She jumped out of the train.

Choose a suitable word to complete the following paragraph

A theater is a place where people (19)........... the audience. The people who
perform called actors and actresses, act in plays on a stage. A stage can be
raised platform, or it can be part of the floor in a room, (20)...........in the center
of the room or against the wall. The audience, is very important part of a
theater because it is for the audience that actors and actresses act, and the
playwright writes. Withouth an audience, they are only rehearsing or practicing.
A theater can be anywhere-in homes, school auditorium, part, and a hall.
Theater means action. In this text, theater is used (21)........ performances on
stage by (22)...........actors and actresses. It is living theater.
Theater is the East differs (23) ......... from West. The Asian theater is, for the
most part, nonrealistic, or symbolic. Western theater, or the other hand, tends
to realistic.
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19. (a) perform

(b) display
(c) entertain
(d) play
(e) show
20. (a) not only
(b) both
(c) neither
(d) either
(e) whether
21. (a) in connection with
(b) along with
(c) together with
(d) combining with
(e) in agreement with
22. (a) life
(b) live
(c) living
(d) lived
(e) alive
23. (a) accordingly
(b) likely
(c) appropriately
(d) mostly
(e) greatly

24. A : “Ana is a dilligent student. I’m sure she will pass the examinations with
flying colours.”
B : “I think so”.
The underlined utterance expresses......
a. Regret
b. Prohibition
c. Symphaty
d. Advice
e. Agreement
25. At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher’s Association. Miss Rani rushes in and
accidentally pushes Mr. Burhan.
Miss Rani : “......I’m in a hurry.”
Mr. Burhan :”That’s quite all right.’
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a. Well, I must apologize

b. Attention please
c. I regret, please
d. Oh, I’m so sorry
e. Mind your step

SOAL ESSAi

1. Change these conditional sentenses into type 3 and give the fact:
a. If you studied,you would learn English quickly
b. If I were a bird, I would fly wherever I want
c. If she knew my departure tomorrow she would be very buzy today.
2. Write three sentences using the time conjunctions after, before, and when in
past tense
3. Arrange the following heading in the correct order!
a. American Quality Sweets – California – Lakeside – U.S.A – 212 Brook Street
b. England – Newton – 19 High Lane – Telephone 47820 – Herrington Publishing
Company
c. Tel (+62) 778 425 555 – Jalan Duyung Sei Jodoh – E-mail: seaman
1987@yahoo.com - 29543 Batam – Indonesia – Seaman & Sons – Fax: (+62)
778 600 6555
4. Rewrite the inside address in the correct order!
a. Messrs Herbert Behrens & Sons – Kent – 17 Bunyan Street – England
b. 20 Crawford Avenue – Dorset – England – Mr. Patrick Greyser – The Hotel
Manager
c. Ms Ratna Tambunan – Telp./Fax. (0771) 316 702 – Bukit Bestari Tanjung Pinang
29124 – Jl. Karimun Komplek Perum Sei Jang No. 75 – The Marketing Manager

5. Write what you know about corruption problem in our country! And how to fight
corruption, give your opinion/ solution!

GOOD LUCK