Try Out for National Exam

 
Here is a try out for national examination from my school (State SHS 1 Pati)

PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN PATI

DINAS PENDIDIKAN

Tes Uji Coba 2 SMA Negeri 1 Pati

Tahun Pelajaran 2012 / 2013

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris                                   Hari / Tanggal  : Selasa, 19 Februari 2013

Kelas               : XII  - IPA/IPS                                   Waktu              : 10.00 – 12.00

 

PETUNJUK UMUM

1.            Tulislah terlebih dahulu nama kelas dan nomor peserta anda pada lembar jawab yang tersedia.

2.            Periksa soal dengan teliti sebelum anda menjawab.

3.            Laporkan kepada pengawas apabila terdapat tulisan yang kurang jelas, rusak atau jumlah soal kurang.

4.            Jumlah soal pilihan ganda sebanyak 50 butir.

5.            Tulislah jawaban Anda pada lembar jawab yang tersedia dengan pensil 2B.

6.            Dahulukan menjawab soal yang Anda anggap mudah.

7.            Lingkarilah pada jawaban yang Anda anggap paling benar.

8.            Periksa pekerjaan Anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas.

9.            Dilarang membawa kalkulator, translator,alat hitung lainnya dan HP.

“SELAMAT MENGERJAKAN”

LISTENING SECTION

Part I

Questions 1 to 4

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Now listen to a sample question: 

You will hear:

Woman            : What do you want for your birthday present, Mike? A watch, a bicycle, a mobile phone, or a Power Ranger robot.

Man     : I’d rather you bought me a Portable Play Station 3.

You will also hear:

Narrator : What did Mike want for his birthday present?

You’ll read in your test book:                                                                        sample answer

a.       A robot.

b.      A watch.                                                                           A       B      C      D      E

c.       A bicycle.

d.      A mobile phone.

e.       A play station 3.

The best answer to the question is “A play station 3” Therefore, you should choose answer (E).

1.      a.   He should stop smoking.

b.         He is allowed to smoke.

c.         He ought to keep his health.

d.         He should not leave the cigarette.

e.         He had better smoke for his health.

2.      a.   China

b.    Taipei

c.    New York

d.    Shanghai

e.    Japan

3.      a.   No one designed the brochure.

b.         The brochure is being designed.

c.         He designed the brochure himself.

d.         The design of the brochure is very nice.

e.         He asked someone to design the brochure.

4.      a.   Riding a booked horse.

b.         Doing many activities.

c.         Doing all sort of things.

d.         Writing some articles.

e.         Waiting for miracle.

Part II

Questions 5 to 6

Direction:

In this part of this test, you will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in English. The dialogues or monologues will be spoken two times. They will not be printed on you test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying. After you listen to the dialogues or monologues, look at the five pictures provided in you test books, and decide which one would be the most suitable with the dialogue or monologue you have heard.

5.       

               

A                           B                      C                                  D                     E

6.       

     

                  A                                                                     B

                

                                    C                                                                     D

                                          E

Part III

Questions 7 to 11

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear several questions or statements spoken in English. The questions and responses will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the best response to each question or statement. Now listen to a sample question: 

You will hear:

Man     : I have got bad news about my test.

Woman: What ? you failed again ?

Man     : ......

You will also hear:

Narrator : What will the man most likely reply ?

a.       Let me try again

b.      Don’t worry I’m fine

c.       Sorry, I have disappointed you

d.      Never mind. You have done your best

e.       I’d like to apologize for my failure.

The best answer to the question “You failed again ?” is choice C. Therefore, you should choose answer C.

7.      Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

8.      Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

9.      Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

10.  Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

11.  Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Part IV

Questions 12 to 15

Direction:

In this part of the test, you will hear several monologues. Each monologue will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers say. After you hear a monologue and the questions about it, read the five possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the questions you have heard.

12.  a. To dismiss the staff.

b.    To direct the worker.

c.    To recruit new personnel.

d.    To monitor the supervisor.

e.    To announce the holiday.

13.  a.  Punctual

b.    Careless

c.    Forgetful

d.    Boring

e.    Lazy

14.  a. Decoding

b.    Deficiency

c.    Population

d.    Dyslexia

e.    Cognitive

15.  a. 5-10 %

b.    5-15 %

c.    5-20 %

d.    15-20 %

e.    50-60%

This is the end of the listening section.

Reading Section

Text 1

Half-Truths

 

Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression.

For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately omitted important information. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the sate lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.

This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

16.    Which statement is true according to the text?

a.     You can’t trust gamblers.

b.     All governors help their states

c.     The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

d.    Whenever people tell the truth, they are really   lying.

e.    Some people can create true impression by leaving out important information.

17.    What does “deceive” mean?

a. removing one’s teeth in public
b. ignore warnings

c. inform
d. repair

e. fool

18.    What does “omitted” mean?

a. Spent money

b. left out

c. Told about

d. exposed

e. presented

19.    The author clearly wants people to ....

a.    think carefully about what they read and hear

b.    wear mismatched socks during political campaigns

c.    never trust anyone

d.    vote for female candidates

e.    Beware of those who used to tell the truth.

20.    Another appropriate title for this selection would be:

a.   Natural Cat Food

b.   Everyone Lies

c.   Lying With the Truth

d.   Nose Pimples

e.   Tell the Truth.

Text 2

Illegal Medicine Distroyed

       JP. Hundreds of package of medicine and traditional herbs of various brands were confiscated and destroyed by Yogyakarta’s Food  and Drugs Control officers during its joint operation with the City’s Health officers starting on Monday.

The joint operation was conducted by seven personels at several shops and drug stores in several parts of the city.

   “ In the fight against unregistered medicine, we’ll continue the raids, ”said the head of Yogyakarta City’s Health Officer, Chairul Anwar  on Tuesday. Shop owners found setting the registered medicines would first be warned as they probably did not know they were selling illegal products.

21.    The news tells us about…

a.    the joint operation conducted by the head of Yogyakarta City’s Health officers.

b.    illegal medicines which were confiscated and destroyed by the officers.

c.    unregistered medicines which do not harm people.

d.    illegal medicines which were not prohibited.

e.    Yogyakarta’s Food and Drugs Control officers.

22.     Who has given the information about the joint operation?

a.    The City’s Health officers.

b.    Drug users and sellers.

c.    Shop owners and manufactures.

d.    Yogyakarta’s Food and Drugs Control officers.

e.    The Head of Yogyakarta City’s Health officers.

23.    Why were the medicines destroyed?

Because they were…

a.   illegal                           d. abundant    

b.   licensed                       e. registered

c.   harmless         

Text 3

The Jaguar

Although the jaguar is an animal not found in Asia, it is famous in Asia because of the car named after the animal. This report provides several fascinating things about fury, well-known animal.

The jaguar belongs to the cat family. It is one of the four big (roaring) cats, along with the lion, the tiger and leopard. Because it has spot, a jaguar is often mistaken for a leopard. However, the jaguar has larger rosette markings, a stronger body and a shorter nail. A rosette is a rose-shaped spot on an animal. It is like the point of an animal paw. The jaguar is brownish-yellow in color and has spots on the head, neck, and legs and rosettes on other parts of the body. It can weigh up to 100 kg and has a jaw so powerful that it can easily crash the skulls of it prey.

Jaguar lives in a variety of location. The tropical rainforest and wet grasslands of central and South America are the habitat of the jaguar. They were once found in Amazon rainforest. Like tigers, jaguar likes to swim. For this reason, they were in the places with plenty of water from a river or a lake.

 The jaguar is a solitary animal. It can live up to 20 years. The female gives birth to a litter of up to four cubs. The cubs are weaned by the time they are about four month-old and start going out with their mother for a hunt.

24.    What is the communicative purpose of the text?

a.    To explain to the readers that something wrong with jaguar

b.    To amuse the readers with some problematic events.

c.    To tell the reader what actually happened to jaguar.

d.    To persuade the readers to save the jaguar.                             

e.    To describe the readers about jaguar.

25.    The jaguar is a solitary animal (par 4). Solitary means ….

a.   In group                       d. Wild

b.   In pair                          e. greedy

c.   Lonely                        

26.    Why does the jaguar lives in the places with plenty of water?

a.    Because it needs a lot of water o drink.

b.     Because it lives in Amazon rainforest.

c.     Because it has many cubs.                  

d.     Because the tropical forest is not wet.

e.      Because it likes to swim.

27.    How many cubs does the female give birth to?

a.     One cub

b.     Four cubs

c.     One-four cubs                        

d.      Fourteen cubs

e.        Forty cubs

Text 4

3 Idiots

Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Cast       : Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani
Rating: 4.5

3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel  Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. 3 Idiots stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.

Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India. It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend in India and has the highest opening day collections for a Bollywood film. It also has the record for highest net collections in the first week for a Bollywood film. Within 10 days of its release, the film crossed the 1 billion mark in India and became the first film of 2009 to do so. The film also created a new box office record for a release in the last quarter of a year (October to December), breaking the previous record set by Ghajini. It is also the highest-grossing film to be released in the second half of the year (July to December), breaking the previous record also held by Ghajini.

The film also uses real inventions by little known people in India's backyards. The brains behind the innovations were Remya Jose, a student from Kerala, who created the exercise-bicycle-cum-washing-machine, Mohammad Idris, a barber from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh, who invented a bicycle-powered horse clipper, and Jahangir Painter, a painter from Maharashtra, who made the scooter-powered flour mill. The film is scheduled to be remade as "3 Rascals" in Tamil and Telugu.

28.    When did the movie crack all opening box office records in India?

a.      Before its release.

            b.      Within 10 days of its release.

            c.      In the first week.

            d.      Last quarter of a year.

            e.      Second half of the year.

29.     The text mainly discusses about….

            a.       the story of 3 idiots

            b.      the information of 3 idiots

            c.       the review of 3 idiots

            d.      the discussion of 3 idiots

            e.       the explanation of 3 idiot

30.    The film broke ….

            a.      all box office records in India

            b.      opening day collections in India

            c.      the record for highest net collections

            d.      the previous record set of Hollywood

            e.      the highest-grossing film to be released

31.    It was the highest-grossing film… (par. 2).

Below are the synonyms of the underlined word, except ….

             a.      attractive

             b.      exciting

             c.      interesting

             d.      gorgeous

       e.      boring

Text 5

Attention Students,

This Saturday, November 27^th, is the registration deadline for the odd semester.                        

Complete your registration form in the Administrative Office on the first floor between the hours of 8:30 A.M., and 6:00 P.M.

    Payment must be made at the time of registration, so bring your credit card, a money order, or cash with you. Personal cheque will not be accepted.

    No late exception.

    Classes begin Monday, November 29 ^Th.

32.  What will happen in 27^th November?

      a.   It is the time to gather the students

      b.   It is the last day the Administrative Office will be open

      c.   It is the last day to register for odd semester classes

      d.   It is the first day of the odd semester

      e.   It is the day all class work must be submitted to the professor

33.  What will probably happen if a student does not bring a form payment to the administrative office by November 27^th?

       a.  He or she will not be allowed to register         

       b.  He or she will be the new student

       c.  He or she can pay on the first day of class

       d.  He or she will receive a bill in the mail

       e.  He or she will be charged extra

34.  The students can make payments using these methods…

a.     credit card or personal cheque

b.    money order or personal cheque

c.     cash or personal cheque

d.    traveler’s cheque or personal cheque

e.     cash or credit card

Text 6

WONDERFUL SQUARE RESTAURANT

35.    When can we get 50% free for sate?

a.   Every Saturday.

b.    On a special Saturday.

c.    Every 10 am to 11 pm.                

d.     Every having lunch everyday

e.      Before 11 pm every Saturday

36.    We cannot enjoy the sate at the restaurant at ….

a.     9 a.m

b.     9 p.m

c.      8 a.m              

d.      10 p.m

e.     11 p.m

37.    What does crazy Saturday mean?

a.      Illogical.

b.     Insolent.

c.    Unusual.                                 

d.     Mad.

e.    Disordered.

Text 7

On the question of polygamy

Amid the great anticipation that women in Indonesia may be emancipated in their educational, social, political and cultural life, we as a nation were astounded by the media news that a polygamy club with international networks was established in the town of Bandung, with hundreds of families having already joined. In a somewhat unprecedented manner, the members of the club emerged on TV, giving testimonies on the benefits and goodness of polygamy.

Far from it, a husband can never divide his heart equally between two wives or more, nor can he enjoy a fully vibrant conscience or heart, or a happy matrimony such as that which comes from fidelity to a single wife.

A polygamous marriage is often based on sexual desire rather than love, honor and understanding. It also has no strong grounding in Islam. Many polygamous Muslims miss the point that the Koran regards men and women as on partner, and that — by virtue of the conditions laid down — Islam never advocates polygamy. Islam adopts the idea of compatibility between husband and wife, men and women.

The Koran does speak of polygamy, but the verse is subject to intense controversy.  Some Muslims have even gone so far as to say that in essence polygamy is not Islamic.  It is permitted only — and only — under certain strict conditions such as a man’s first wife being barren or seriously ill.  

Islam also makes additional marriages conditional upon the husband’s commitment to treating his wives fairly and equitably. This condition, if taken literally leaves no room for a man to marry a second wife because “no man could be fair to multiple wives” the Koran implies.

If anything, the argument that Islam enshrines women’s status as inferior to men indicates inadequate knowledge of Islam and its law. A careful examination of the Islamic philosophy concerning the relations between men and women reveals that Islam considers them absolutely equal.
The false image of women in Islam has nothing to do with the teaching and ideals of Islam as with the erroneous, gender-focused reading of it.

We should keep in mind that all practices that harm women, no matter how deeply they are embedded in culture, must be eradicated. After all, when Islam was first propagated by the holy prophet, it provided a framework for change, supplying guidelines for establishing equality for all servants of God — irrespective of their color, religion, culture or gender.

                                                                             

38.    What is the subject of the passage?

a.    The TV show program showing opinion about polygamy.

b.    The prohibition of polygamy for Muslims.

c.    The point of view on compatibility between husband and wife.

d.    The disagreement on polygamy.

e.    The happy polygamous marriage.

39.  What condition can a husband do polygamy?

1. Koran permits polygamy through its verses.
2. A man’s first wife is barren and seriously ill.
3. Islam admits the compatibility between men and women.
4. Polygamy provides benefits and goodness. 
5. Polygamous marriage is based on love.

40.  From the passage we can imply that …

1. Man and women have different status.
2. Polygamous marriage always gives solution in family problems.
3. God treats His servants distinctively.
4. Islam distinguishes the status of husband and wife.
5. Some Muslims have misinterpreted polygamous verse.

41.  In a somewhat unprecedented manner, the members of the club emerged on TV, …

What is similar meaning of the underlined word?

a.    Surfaced                 d. appeared                                                     E. transpired

b.    Vanished                e. Materialized

c.    Seen

Text 8

One day a fox was out walking  when suddenly he heard a loud snapping noise and felt a sharp pain in rear. “Ooo!!!” howled the fox, tears coming to his eyes.”That hurts. Ooo!!!The fox looked behind him and saw his tails was caught in trap. He struggled and struggled to get free but his tail was firmly stuck in the jaws of the  . With one last frantic effort the fox used all his strength and broke free.                   “Ooo!!!” howled the fox as he looked behind him and his tail still struck in the trap. All he had left was a little stump on his backside. “My tail, my beautiful fluffy tail. What will I do?” he cried. “ How will I face all the other foxes without my beautiful  tail ? It will be so embarrassing”. The fox thought and thought and finally came up with a plan.

He called all the other foxes together for a meeting. When the other foxes saw the little stump on his backside they began to laugh. “ I’ve cut off my tail on purpose and I want you all to do the same, ”he yelled over the laughter, ”A large tail is more trouble than it’s worth,” he shouted.” When we’re being  chased by dogs it gets in the way, and when we get  together for a talk you never  know what to do with it. Do you wrap it  around your feet, do you sit on it , do you leave it out for someone to trip over?” asked the fox. “So now the time to free yourself from your tail and joint me in tailless society.” One of the older foxes shook his head and said , “You wouldn’t be saying that if you still had beautiful tail. You’re only saying that out of your ownself interest  and because  you’re embarrassed” .All the other foxes walked off laughing with their big bushy tails proudly pointing upwards.

           

42.    Why did the fox scream loudly?

a.    His tail was cut by a hunter.          

b.    His tail was bit by a dog.

c.     His tail was caught in a trap.

d.       His felt embarrassed because of his tail.

e.       He was sick for a long time.

43.    What did the fox tell to the other foxes in a meeting? He told that…

a.    having a large tail was worth

b.    having no tail was embarrassing

c.    having  a beautiful tail was a dream

d.    having a large tail brought many troubles

e.    all foxes must have big bushy tails

44.     What moral do you learn from the story?

a.    Don’t trust someone with self interest.

b.     Good things come in small packages

c.     Love is gained by working hard.

d.     Cheating is needed.

e.     We must keep our promise.

45.     “…and join in a tailess society.”

         The underlined word means…

a.    Society of foxes

b.     Society of animals

c.     Society of foxes with a bushy tail

d.    Society of foxes without tail

e.    Society of tall animals.

Number 46 is not related to the text

46.    Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph.

1.    If you want to advance your career, you will have to make some careful decisions about which jobs you take.

2.    Consider a job offered for the value it has to your career.

3.    But you should never accept a job if it is not related to your career goals.

4.    You might even have to take a lower salary for a job that offers you the experience that you need.

5.    It may mean sacrifices at first.

a.                 1,2,3,4,5

b.                1,3,5,4,2

c.                 1.4.5.2,3

d.                1,5,3,4,2

e.                 1,2,5,4,3

Text 10      Complete these space into the right word!

Computers are machines that handle information automatically. They can 47...... calculations and 48...... data. Computers can work with numbers to solve problems in a few seconds. Computer can remember a great deal of information and make practically no mistakes. That is why computers are used in places such as banks, offices and companies.

Computers work like calculators. But most calculators can do only one thing at a time. We tell 49....... what to do by pressing buttons so that it processes, we can give a series of instructions to a computer. Other information such as a list, numbers, letters, words or even graphs or pictures. Once we provide a programme, the computer can do all this work automatically without further 50...... or instruction.

47.                                                        49.

a.     Perform                       a. it

b.    Present                         b. its

c.     Make                           c. they

d.    Take                             d. them

e.     Give                             e. their

48.                                              50.

a.  Procession             a. helpness

b.  Processing              b. helpful

c.  Processor               c. helper

d. Proceed                  d. helps

e. Process                  e. help

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