SOAL SEMESTER GANJIL XII A/S 2013 The following text is for questions 1 and 2. Dear students, Many students have been asking for an additional lessons program. However, we can’t hold it until there are enough participants pa rticipants from each
class. For all class captains, please immediately report to Ms. Lavenia how many students are going to participate and compile a list of their names. It is i s very important so that we can make a final decision on it 1. A. B. C. D. E.
When When will will the the fin final al dec decis isio ion n be mad made? e? After After all all class class capt captains ains gat gather her tog togeth ether. er. After After the the teac teacher hers s have have a meet meeting ing.. After itit is certain certain about what what lessons lessons will be offere offered d in the program. program. After interested interested student students s had registe registered red to join join the progra program. m. After the the numbers numbers and names names of students students who who are going to to participat participate e are certain. certain.
2. Which Which of the follo following wing stat stateme ements nts is is NOT TRUE? TRUE? A. Man Many y stude students nts have have been been asking asking abou aboutt an additional lessons program. B. The program program will be held when when there there are enough enough participan participants. ts. C. All teachers teachers should should report report about about how many many students students are going going to participa participate. te. D. Ms. Lavenia Lavenia is is responsible responsible for collecti collecting ng the reports. reports. E. All class captain captains s should report report the the names of of students students who are are going to particip participate. ate. The following text is for questions 3 to 6. The Imperial Majesty visited a small teahouse one morning. He ordered an omelet. Serving a great public figure, the owner was flattered and served the omelet on the common tableware of the teahouse. The owner apologized over and over again, for the common cloth on the table and the simple furniture. “Not at all suitable for the standards of a king!” he said. “It’s fine,” the king reassured him. “How much do I owe for the omelet?” “For you, Sire, the omelet will be 1,000 pieces of gold.” “Whoa!” The king raised an eyebrow. “Eggs must be expensive around here. Is that because they are scarce?” “It’s not the eggs which are scarce around here, Your Majesty,” said the owner. “It is the visit of a king!” Adopted from: http://www.storyarts.org/library/ http://www.storyarts.org/library/nutshell/ nutshell/ stories/visits.html stories/visits.html (September 15, 21!
3. Where Where did did the the stor story y take take place? place? A. In a castle. B . A t an i n n . C. At a foo food d sta stall ll.. D. At a tea teaho hous use. e. E. In a res resta taur uran ant. t. 4. How m much uch shou should ld the the king king pay for his orde order? r? A. 100 100 pie piece ces s of of gol gold. d. B. 100 100 piec pieces es of silv silver er.. C. 1,000 1,000 piec pieces es of gold gold.. D. 1,000 1,000 piec pieces es of of silv silver er.. E. 10,0 10,000 00 piec pieces es of gold. gold. 5. Why Why was was it so so exp expens ensiv ive? e? A. The The tea tea wa was s rar rare. e. B. The cust custom omer er was was a king king.. C. The egg eggs s were were ver very y spec specia ial. l. D. The eggs eggs were were scarc scarce e in that that area. area. E. The tea tea was was impor imported ted from from anoth another er regi region. on. 6.. “. . . Is Is that becaus because e they are are scarce?” scarce?” What is the synonym of ‘scarce’? A. Rare. B. Precious. C. Common. D. Exp Expensive ive. E . B i g.
7. 7. Mom : Why are you so gloomy? Ryan Ryan : I lost lost my purs purse, e, Mo Mom. m. Mom : You ___ ______ _____ __ drop dropped ped it on on the the way way home home from from school school.. Ryan : I think so so. A. could not have B. must have C. should have D. would have E. migh mightt not not have have 8. Betty : How wa was th the ma math te test? Leo : It wa was no not to too ha hard. Betty Betty : Yeah. Yeah. I believe believe you ___ ______ _____ __ done done itit well. well. A. might ha have B. should h ha ave C. wo wou uld not not hav have e D. could have ave E. mu must st not have have This text is for question 9 to 11 A solar eclipse is an interesting natural phenomenon. Many people are interested to see it, but be careful with a solar eclipse! If we look at the sun directly during a solar eclipse, it can make us blind. Do you know how a solar eclipse occurs? Well, when the moon, moving in its orbit, passes exactly between the earth and the sun. A shadow of the moon tracks across the face of the earth. For anybody in this shadow the moon blocks out the light of the sun. It becomes nearly as dark as night. This is called a solar eclipse. Adapted from: John O. E. Clark, Physics Matters! Volume 4 Light , Connecticut, Grolier Educational, 2001.
9. The purpose of the text is to ________. A. desc descri ribe be wh what at sola solarr ecl eclip ipse se is B. discu discuss ss abou aboutt natu natura rall phe pheno nome meno non n C. expl explain ain how how the the sol solar ar eclip eclipse se happ happen ens s D. tell tell rec recen entt news news abo about ut sola solarr eclip eclipse se E. expe experi rien ence ce nat natur ural al phe pheno nome meno non n 10. “Many people are interested to see see it.” (Paragraph (Paragraph 1) What does the word ‘it’ refer to? A. The sun. B. The moon. C. The Earth. D. A solar eclipse. E. The The moo moon’ n’s s orb orbit it.. 11. We A. B. C. D. E.
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The following letter is for questions 14 to 17.
SMAN 1 Jl. Taman Mini No. 1001 Jakarta October 2, 2013 To: Megah Pratama Tour & Travel Jl. Gunung Marapi No. 100 Jakarta Phone: 1234567 Dear Sir, Study Tour to Yogyakarta We intend to have a study tour to Yogyakarta from December 10–14, 2013. This activity will be attended by approximately 200 students. Our agenda is to conduct educational, cultural and nature tourism. Therefore, we request detailed information about locations in Yogyakarta, in relation to our agenda. Please include the cost of the tour. Please send the information within a week, which we will study before making a final decision. Thank you very much indeed. Yours faithfully, Harun OSIS Chairperson
14. What is the letter about? A. A pleasura pleasurable ble study study tour tour in in Yogyakar Yogyakarta. ta. B. Info Informati rmation on ab about out a route to Yogyaka Yogyakarta. rta. C. A suitable suitable agenda agenda for for doing a tour in in Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta. D. Info Informati rmation on about a reputable reputable travel travel agency agency in Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta. E. Info Informati rmation on about touris touristt destinations destinations in Yogyaka Yogyakarta. rta. 15. “This activity will be attended attended by approximately 200 students.” (Paragraph (Paragraph 1) The word “approximately” can be best replaced by ________. A. around B. less than C. more than D. much more E. closely 16. What are are the object objectives ives of the activity activity? ? A. To conduct conduct cultural cultural and and na nature ture tourism. tourism. B. To meet meet famous famous people people in Yogyaka Yogyakarta. rta. C. To conduct conduct educat educational ional and and cultural cultural tourism. tourism. D. To conduct conduct education educational, al, cultural cultural and nature nature touris tourism. m. E. To get some signific significant ant informat information ion about about Yogyakar Yogyakarta ta . 17. Which of the the following following statem statements ents is is TRUE? TRUE? A. The informat information ion should should be delivere delivered d on October October 2, 2, 2013. B. The tour tour participant participants s will arrive arrive in Yogyakarta Yogyakarta on on December December 10, 2013 2013 . C. The tour partici participants pants will only only visit some some cultural cultural tourist tourist resorts. resorts. D. More than 250 student students s will join join the the tour. tour. E. Harun Harun is the the princi principal pal of of SMAN SMAN 1. The following text is for questions 18 to 22. One promotion method people can consider, is through the Internet. Internet promotion has advantages and disadvantages. Internet promotion presents the advantage of a smaller budget and storage costs, when compared to printing brochures, producing television or radio advertisements or managing a call center. It presents a fast and cost effective option for penetrating new markets. Besides that, e-mail makes business communications instant. It makes it easier for customers to maintain contact and readily facilitates repeat
purchasing. The net result is that, a small business b usiness can gain significant competitive advantage in a given market. Furthermore, Internet promotion also provides the advantage of endurance. Whereas participation at a trade fair or conference loses sales impact, i mpact, once it is over. An advertisement in a newspaper n ewspaper or business magazine may quickly lose its sales generating value within a day or two, or as soon as the next issue is released. Internet promotion is often timeless. Apart from the dates and sometimes prices, much of your website contents remain valid years later. However, Internet promotion is not without its risks and weaknesses. With millions of businesses selling the same products and services, competing with more established businesses can be frustrating and a costly venture for small businesses. Another notable disadvantage is that it may be difficult for the businesspersons and consumers to thoroughly evaluate the legitimacy of a transaction. Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to theft, using stolen credit cards and stolen information to do online transactions. Then, another disadvantage is that the customers and businesspersons are isolated. There is little personal contact between customer and salesperson prior to and after the sales transaction. Thus, the prospect for repeat sales may diminish. From all indications, it appears that the advantages of Internet promotion far exceed the disadvantages. With adequate knowledge, entrepreneurs can benefit significantly from Internet promotions, especially small business owners. Adopted from: http://www.patant"onsult." http://www.patant"onsult."om/arti"les/adv om/arti"les/advantages#and#disadvant antages#and#disadvantages#of#internet#p ages#of#internet#promotion.htm romotion.htm ($ar"h ($ar"h 15, 212!
18. What What is the the text text about about? ? A. Pros Pros and and con cons s of pro promo moti tion on.. B. Pros Pros and cons cons of Inte Interne rnett promot promotion ion.. C. Pros Pros and cons cons of runn running ing a busi busines ness. s. D. Pros Pros and cons cons of bein being g a salesp salespers erson. on. E. Pros Pros and and cons cons of ent entrep repren reneur eurshi ship. p. 19. Compared Compared to other media of promotio promotion, n, how is Internet Internet promotion? promotion? A. It is mor more e inte intere rest stin ing. g. B. It is mo more re expe expens nsiv ive. e. C. It is mo more re exclu exclusiv sive. e. D. It is is chea cheape perr and and long longer er.. E. It is more more diff difficul icultt and more more chall challeng enging. ing. 20. What can can we conclude conclude from paragr paragraph aph two and and five? A. Both paragra paragraphs phs discuss discuss the the advantage advantages s of Internet Internet promo promotion. tion. B. Both paragra paragraphs phs discuss discuss the the disadvanta disadvantages ges of Inter Internet net promotio promotion. n. C. Paragraph Paragraph 2 tells about about argument argument for, while while paragraph paragraph 5 tells about about argument argument against. against. D. Paragraph Paragraph 2 tells about about argument argument against, against, while paragra paragraph ph 5 tells about argume argument nt for. E. Paragraph Paragraph 2 tells about about argumen argumentt for, while while paragraph paragraph 5 tells tells about about the writer’s writer’s conclusion. 21. Which of the the following following statem statements ents is is NOT the disadvantage of Internet promotion? A. We have to to compete compete with with other other businesses businesses selling selling similar similar products. products. B. It is diffi difficul cultt to evalua evaluate te the legi legitim timacy acy of a transaction. C. It is vulnera vulnerable ble to thef theftt using using stolen stolen credit credit cards. cards. D. The prospe prospect ct for repeat repeat sales sales may may diminish diminish.. E. It may may quick quickly ly lose lose its its promo promotio tion. n. 22. “Internet promotion has advantages and disadvantages.” (Paragraph 1) What is similar to ‘advantage’? A. Benefit. B. Loss. C. Sim Similar ilarit ity. y. D. Dif Differ ference ence.. E. Re Rela lattions ionshi hip p.
The following text is for questions 23 to 25
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23. What What is the the leaflet leaflet abou about? t? A. An Engl Englis ish h tes test. t. B. An Engl Englis ish h cou cours rse. e. C. A qual qualifi ified ed Englis English h teac teacher her.. D. Studen Students’ ts’ achiev achieveme ement nt in English English test tests. s. E. A scholarsh scholarship ip for for studen students ts to to study study in England England.. 24. How long will the course course be? be? A. Abou Aboutt one one we wee ek. B. Abou Aboutt two two we week eks. s. C. Abou Aboutt one one mo mont nth. h. D. Abou Aboutt two two mon month ths. s. E. About About thre three e mo mont nths hs.. 25. “95% of people people taught taught on the course course achieved achieved an IELTS score score of 5 or more” What is the synonym of ‘achieved’? A. Reached. B. Taught. C. Received. D. Provided. E. Took.
