TRYOUT SEM 1 BAHASA INGGRIS 12 IPA/IPS

I. READING TEXT

Read the following text to answer questions 1 to 5

THE LITTLE GOAT AND THE WOLF

A staffing ragged wolf was walking up the mountain. How hungry to I am! he thought; and
how difficult it is to find some prey! If it hadn’t been contrary to his basic instinct, he might have
been a vegetarian!
All of sudden, he spied a little goat that was contentedly munching the grass on the rocky
summit. It was one of those outcrops of stone which only the most determined of goat ever
succeed in reaching.
“Come down, you beautiful little goat!” The wolf called in a sugar sweet voice. “Watch to
where you put your feet! I don’t want you to hurt yourself!”
“I am quite happy here!” replied the goat who had learned from her mother to be distrustful
to wolves. Moreover since her mother had also taught her good manners, the little goat added,
“Thank you all the same, but you must not worry about me.”
The wolf, however, insisted. “Come here! The grass is greener and much tastier down
here!”
The goat gave him a stern look, and said, “My friend, it is not for my good that you are
inviting me down to the meadow. I suspect, but for your own.” And with a spring the goat leapt
onto a more inaccessible rock.

1. What is the purpose of the text? 4. Why did the little goat not accept the wolf’s
A. To entertain and to teach moral to the invitation?
readers. A. It’s too far to get to.
B. To inform the readers what happened B. She was too tired to come.
to the wolf. C. Her mother told not to trust wolves.
C. To explain the process of animal’s D. She had already eaten plenty of grass.
extinction. E. Her mother told her to have good
D. To persuade the readers to feed manner.
animals.
E. To describe the goat’s obedience. 5. How does the story end?
A. The wolf succeeded to have a meal.
2. This story teaches us ___ . B. The little goat went to a lower rock.
A. How to earn living. C. The little wolf gave the wolf advice.
B. Not to harm others. D. The wolf became a vegetarian.
C. Not to leave our parents. E. The wolf lost its prey.
D. To keep being together with our family.
E. To listen to your parents and you’ll be Read the following text to answer
safe. questions 6 to 7
To: Zsazsa
3. The goat gave him a stern look …. (par. 6)
The underlined word has the similar Your Dad and I are visiting your Grandma. Have your
meaning to ___ . lunch and don’t wait for us. Water the flowers at 5 p.m.
A. Greedy and don’t forget to always lock the gate. We’ll be back
B. Unfriendly
in the evening.
C. Boastful
Love,
D. Frightened
E. Unexpected Mum

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6. Zsazsa must do the following things, 10. “Please send application, CV, recent
EXCEPT ___. photograph ….”
A. Not waiting her parent for lunch. A. Good
B. Waiting her parents for lunch. B. Nice
C. Having lunch by herself. C. Cute
D. Watering the flowers. D. New
E. Locking the gate. E. Old

7. “___ to always lock the gate.”

A. To let someone in. Read the following text to answer
B. To make the gate open. questions 11 to 15
C. To give a lock to someone.
D. To invite someone to come. Do Women Deserve Higher Education?
E. To fasten something with a lock.
The issue we are discussing is whether women
need higher education or not. Some people
Read the following text to answer think that there is no use for women to get
questions 8 to 10 higher education, for women’s role is in their
households and surroundings. Thus, knowing
about practical household management is
JOB VACANCY sufficient for women to lead their lives.
In addition, higher education does not ensure
PMA indoor furniture company with women to get better life, so why bother about
High quality export standard it? There are many examples of women who are
Is looking for a qualified candidate successful in their lives although they only get
average education. They succeed in managing
For the position below:
their household, educating their children and
PRODUCTION MANAGER participating in community activities.
Qualifications: On the other hand, some other people believe
1. Male/Female that women also have the right to get higher
2. Having at least 3 years experience education. They claim that education is
3. Computer literate important for everyone including women,
4. Good command in English because it is one way to improve the quality of
Please send application, CV, recent photograph and life. Therefore, every woman must get
expected salary to: education as high as they can achieve.
PO BOX 1050 SMG A further point they make is that higher
education is not just the matter of achieving a
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better position in community or working
environment. More importantly, it is the way to
empower women and to give them better
8. What does the company export? understanding of life and universe.
A. Indoor furniture In other words, women have the same right to
B. Outdoor furniture get education as men do.
C. Computer software However, it is also their right to take the chance
D. A qualified manager or just leave it.
E. A production manager

9. Which of the following does not belong to

11. What does the text mostly talk about?
the qualifications of the candidate?
A. Experienced.
B. Able to drive.
C. Able to speak English
D. Able to give order in English.
E. Able to operate the computer.
A. Women deserve higher education.
B. Men must get higher education than
women.
C. Women must know practical household
management.
D. A chance to get equal education based
on gender issue.
E. Women have the right to get education
or just to leave it.

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12. What is the positive aspect of getting 16. What are the things offered in the new
higher education for women? library?
A. Higher education is just a matter of A. Books and DVDs.
achieving a better position in B. Old and new books.
community. C. New books and novels.
B. Getting higher education means a D. New DVDs and novels.
woman can improve the quality of life. E. New DVDs and non-fiction books.
C. A woman who gets higher education is
able to participate in community 17. Why does the writer make the
activities. announcement?
D. A woman who does not get education A. To resume a new novel.
has better understanding of life. B. To persuade the reader to read the
E. A woman who gets education is unable novels.
to educate her children. C. To invite the readers to visit the new
library.
13. What is needed by everyone to improve D. To let the reader know about the head
the quality of life? of library.
A. Higher education. E. To help the readers know where to find
B. Average education. the DVDs
C. Practical household.
D. Household management.
E. Community participation. Read the following text to answer
questions 18 to 20
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Read the following text to answer
questions 16 to 17

To All Students and Teachers 18. Where does tourist destinations offered by
Astina Tours?
Come and visit our new library. Lots of new books
A. Bali
(brand new novels and non-fiction books) are
B. Java
available. You can also enjoy our newest DVDs C. Denpasar
collection. D. Bali and Java
E. Bali and all of Indonesia
Head of Library
Abdul Rasyid

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19. How many services provided by Astina
Tours?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
E. 7
20. Which of the following statements is TRUE
according to the text?
A. Tourists can explore Bali Island only.
B. The agent offers hotel reservation in
Bali.
C. Transportation is not included in the
service.
D. Out bound tour operator isn’t available
at the travel agent.
E. Tourist can do Bali-Java overland and
tours to interesting parts of Indonesia.
Read the following text to answer
questions 21 to 25
TSUNAMI
The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese
which means harbor ("tsu") and wave ("nami").
A tsunami is a series of waves generated when
water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a
massive scale.
A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor
abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the
overlying water. Such large vertical movements
of the earth's crust can occur at plate
boundaries.
Subduction of earthquakes is particularly
effective in generating tsunami, and occurs
where denser oceanic plates slip under
continental plates.
As the displaced water mass moves under the
influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium
mass, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on
a pond.
Tsunami always brings great damage. Most of
the damage is caused by the huge mass of
water behind the initial wave front, as the
height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods
powerfully into the coastal area.
21. What is Tsunami? It is a ___.
A. Harbor wave
B. Vertical wave
C. Massive scale wave
D. Displaced wave
E. Series of waves
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22. How can a Tsunami be effectively
generated?
A. When the sea water is on high tide.
B. When linier movement of the earth
crust.
C. When oceanic plates slip above
continental plates.
D. When water mass moves like ripples on
a pond.
E. When there is an underwater
earthquake.
23. “…. rapidly displaced on a massive scale.”
(par. 1)
The underlined word has the same meaning
with ___.
A. very big
B. very tall
C. very small
D. very deep
E. very high
24. Who has great damage when tsunami
happens?
A. All people in the world.
B. People living in coastal area.
C. The Red Cross’ volunteer.
D. The victim of natural disaster.
E. Non government organization.
25. From the text we know that ___ .
A. Tsunami generated when water is
rapidly displaced on a massive scale.
B. Tsunami caused a great damage to all
people in the world.
C. Tsunami derives from the words harbor
and wave.
D. Tsunami occurs at all the sea
boundaries.
E. Tsunami is influenced by the gravity.
Read the following text to answer
questions 26 to 30
ABORTION, A CONTROVERTIAL ISSUE
For years, abortion has been an extremely
controversial subject. One important aspect of
the controversy is whether a woman should be
permitted by law to have an abortion and, if so,
under what circumstances. Another is whether,
and to what extent laws should protect the
unborn. People who wish to legally limit or
forbid abortions describe themselves as pro–life.
Those who believe that a woman should have
the right to have an abortion may refer to
themselves as pro–choice.
Arguments against abortion are based on the
belief that an abortion is the unjustified killing of
an unborn child. Most people who oppose
abortion believe that human life begins when a
sperm fertilizes an egg. Another argument
against abortion is that laws allowing it on
demand will increase irresponsible pregnancies
and lead to disrespect for human life. The
Roman Catholic Church is a chief opponent of
abortion. Conservative branches of other
religions also oppose abortion.
Many people approve of abortion under certain
circumstance. Some approve of abortion if a
woman’s life or health is endangered by her
pregnancy. Others recommend abortion when
there is danger that the child will be born with a
serious mental or physical defect. They also
approve of abortion when pregnancy has
resulted from rape or incest.
Many people who think that a woman should
have the right to choose to have an abortion
distinguish between human life and personhood.
They argue that personhood implies both the
capacity for self-conscious thought and
acceptance as a member of a social community.
These people believe a fetus is not a person and
is thus not entitled to rights normally given to a
person. Such pro–choice supporters agree with
the view that birth represents the beginning of
personhood.
Another pro–choice argument is that legalizing
abortions has eliminated many illegal abortions
performed by unskilled practitioners under
unsanitary conditions. These abortions often
cause deaths and permanent reproductive
injuries. Abortion on demand also prevents
many unwanted births and may thus be a factor
in lowering infant and child abuse, neglect, and
death rates. Also some argue that women
should not have to bear unwanted children in a
world with a growing population and diminishing
natural resources.
As a result of this controversy, abortion laws
vary from country to country. In Russia, where
abortion has been legal since 1920, it is allowed
up to about the fourth month of pregnancy,
purely by request, and is commonly used as a
method of birth control. In some countries, such
as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh,
abortion is only allowed when pregnancy
threatens the mother’s life. South Africa, New
Zealand, and Hong Kong allow abortion when
the fetus is severely damaged. In the Republic
of Ireland, the operation may only be performed
when either the mother’s or baby’s life is in
danger.
26. What is the important aspect of abortion
controversy?
A. To what extent law should protect the
mother.
B. Whether a woman should be protected
by law.
C. Abortion will lead to irresponsible
pregnancy.
D. There is a disrespect act for life caused
by abortion.
E. How the law can permit abortion and
protect the unborn.
27. What do the against believe about
abortion?
A. It is an unjustified killing of an unborn
child.
B. It is a choice for rape victims.
C. It can save the mother’s life.
D. It saves the defect fetus.
E. It is a right of a woman.
28. When does a human life begin according to
the pro-life?
Life begins when ___.
A. A baby has been born.
B. A mother is carrying the baby.
C. A sperm fertilizes an egg.
D. A fetus is four months old.
E. A fetus is about to be born.
29. How abortion can be approved?
It is approved if ….
A. A woman’s life or health is endangered
by her pregnancy.
B. A woman doesn’t want to have a child.
C. The pregnancy is caused by accident.
D. There is a reproductive injury.
E. The baby is defected.
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30. From the text we can conclude that ____. 33. How is the distinctive mix created?
A. Abortion is an endless controversy. A. Various beans are collected and dried.
B. Abortion issue is emerged lately. B. Various beans are blended and ground.
C. Abortion is legal in Africa and Rusia. C. Various beans are collected and
D. Abortion means killing an unborn life. shorted.
E. Abortion can save the fetus’ life. D. Various beans are shorted and blended.
E. Various beans are dried and winnowed.
Read the following text to answer
questions 31 to 36 34. “…. so they are often shorted and
blended…..” (par. 3)
How Chocolate Is Made What does the underlined word refers to?
A. The cacao fruits.
Have we wondered how we get chocolate from? B. The cacao trees.
Well this time we will enter the amazing world C. The cacao seeds.
of chocolate so we can understand exactly we D. The cacao shell.
are eating. E. The various beans.
Chocolate starts a tree called cacao tree. This
tree grows in equatorial regions, especially in 35. “The roasted beans are winnowed to
place such as South America, Africa, and remove the meat nibs….” (par.4)
Indonesia. The cacao tree produces a fruit The underlined word means….
about the size of a small pine apple. In side the A. Take the flesh from the seeds.
fruits are the tree's seeds. They are also known B. Put the nibs away from the beans.
as coco beans. C. Put out the seed from the fruits.
Next, the beans are fermented for about a D. Pick the seed one by one.
week, dried in the sun. After that they are E. Short good beans only.
shipped to the chocolate maker. The chocolate
maker starts by roasting the beans to bring out II. STUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
the flavor. Different beans from different places EXPRESSION
have different qualities and flavor. So they are
often shorted and blended to produce a 36. You don’t have to collect the books we
distinctive mix. ordered because they …. to school.
The next process is winnowing. The roasted A. be delivered
beans are winnowed to remove the meat nib of B. have delivered
the cacao bean from its shell. Then the nibs are C. have been delivering
blended. The blended nibs are ground to make D. have been delivered
it a liquid. The liquid is called chocolate liquor. It E. have to delivered
tastes bitter.
All seeds contain some amount of fat and cacao 37. “The passenger were told not to smoke”
beans are not different. However, cacao beans means ___ .
are half fat, which is why the ground nibs from A. the passengers were smoking
liquid. It is pure bitter chocolate. B. the passengers were not allowed to
smoke
31. Where do cacao trees grow well? C. the passenger were not smoking
A. In Africa. D. the passengers had to smoke
B. In America. E. the passengers didn’t smoke
C. In Indonesia.
D. In South America. 38. Wawan: Did you type the letter yourself?
E. In the equatorial regions. Budi : No, I got my assistant ___it.
A. type
32. What is the first phase to produce B. to type
chocolate? C. typed
A. The beans are fermented for about a D. typing
week. E. types
B. The coco fruits are picked up from the
trees.
C. The seeds are dried under the sun.
D. The nibs are blended.
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39. Mother told Lucky to get father’s watch E. Disappointment
repaired.
From the sentence we can conclude that 45. Student : ….
___ to repair father’s watch. Teacher : Yes, you may.
A. Lucky had A. Pardon me, Sir. May he come in?
B. Mother told Lucky B. Forgive me, Sir. Could you say it again?
C. Lucky asked someone C. Excuse me, Sir. May I wash my hand?
D. Lucky had someone D. Sorry, Sir. May you join us?
E. Father got someone E. Do you think you like going out?

40. A man was walking on the street. He 46. Dono : People say that you’ve just quit
laughed and sang loudly as if he had been from school?
mad. Mamat : …. I just paid the tuition fee.
The underlined word means ___ . A. Definitely
A. He is mad B. No doubt
B. He was mad C. I don’t agree
C. He is not mad D. I don’t deny that
D. He was not mad E. That's just not true
E. He wants to be mad
47. Jakarta is not only densely populated
41. He saw the terrible accident, but when he ___heavily polluted.
was interrogated by the police he acted as if A. but
he ___ it. B. both
A. saw C. and
B. didn’t see it D. but also
C. had seen E. neither
D. had not seen
E. has not seen 48. I must finish this report ____ the deadline.
A. when
42. Putri Ayu asked, “Where do you live, B. while
Brandon?” C. before
Putri Ayu asked Brandon ___ . D. after
A. where he lives E. although
B. where he lived
C. where you lived 49. My boss was so angry with me ___ I was
D. where does he live careless in operating the machine.
E. where do you live A. when
B. since
43. “Will you pour the coffee into the cups?” C. because of
We can also say: She asked me if I ___the D. although
coffee into the cups. E. nevertheless
A. pour
B. poured 50. ____Jakarta and Surabaya are big cities.
C. will pour A. Neither
D. would pour B. Either
E. would have pour C. Not only
D. Both
44. Galih : I heard David will continue his E. Because
study to Australia.
Ratna : Yes, he is likely to study there.
The underlined expression is used to show
….
A. Regret
B. Sympathy
C. Possibility
D. Certainty

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