ULANGAN SEMESTER GANJIL

MADRASAH ALIYAH HASANUDDIN SIRAMAN

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2016/2017
FINAL TEST OF ODD SEMESTER IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
Subject : ENGLISH
Class/Program : XI (Eleventh Grade)/ IPA 1-2 & IPS 1
Time : 90 minutes

A. Choose the right answer A, B, C, D, or E for the questions below!

This dialog is for question 1.
Mr. John : I think we need to retouch the house.
Mrs.John : You mean you want to change the color?
Mr. John : Yes, dear. I want to paint it green. What do you think?
Mrs.John : I personally think it’s a good idea.
1. Mr. John said, “What do you think?” What does it mean?
A. To give an opinion. C. To ask for something. E. To give something.
B. To ask for an opinion. D. To ask for help.

This dialog is for question 2.

Hendrik : Did you enjoy the trip to Puncak last week?
Linda : Yes, I did. I’m really satisfied with the trip. I could see the beautiful scenery.
Hendrik : It was your first trip to Puncak, right?
Linda : Yes, you’re right.
2. Why is Linda satisfied with the trip?
A. It was cold. C. The scenery was beautiful. E. The hotel was comfortable.
B. The bus was comfortable. D. It was her first trip to Puncak.
This dialog is for question 3.
Rendi : Do you mind feeding my cat when I’m out, Lina?
Lina : Of course not. It’s my pleasure to help you.
3. What can you learn from the dialog?
A. Lina cannot feed the cat. D. Lina is reluctant to feed the cat.
B. Lina objects to feeding the cat. E. Lina is willing to feed the cat.
C. Lina is not able to feed the cat.
This dialog is for questions 4 and 5.
Mrs. Stuart : Watch out! There is a chicken crossing the street!
Mr. Stuart : Oh, thank God. I almost hit it.
Mrs. Stuart : On a country road like this, the villagers’ poultry may run hither and thither.
Mr. Stuart : Yes, you’re right.
Mrs. Stuart : Please be careful.
4. Where does the dialog probably take place?
A. Along a country road. C. Along a city road. E. On a rice field.
B. In a poultry farm. D. Along a highway.
5. What does Mrs. Stuart warn Mr. Stuart about?
A. The road is bad. D. There is a chicken crossing the street
B. There is no pedestrian crossing. E. There is an old person crossing without looking around.
C. There is no traffic light in the area.
This text is for questions 6 and 7.
MEMO
To : Mr. Aryono, Vice Principal
Date : August 3, 2015
Subject : Invitation
We’d like to invite you to attend the OSIS meeting today at 2 p.m. in the school hall to discuss the
inauguration night of the new OSIS committee. Thank you.
Reno
The Committee Chairperson
6. What is the agenda for the meeting?
A. Electing the new OSIS committee. D. Forming the new OSIS committee.
B. Discussing the coming OSIS meeting. E. Discussing the inauguration night.
C. Informing the new OSIS committee.
7. What should Mr. Aryono do according to the text?
A. He should ignore the meeting. D. He should come after the meeting begins.
B. He should come to the meeting on time. E. He should host the meeting well.
C. He should keep the information for himself.
This text is for questions 8 and 9.
Attention!
We are looking for students to audition for the school performance of Romeo and Juliet, a drama by
Shakespeare. If you are interested, please attend the audition on Saturday after school in the school hall.
If you have talent, you may be the right one.
Thank you.
8. For what event does the school need students?
A. A chess play. C. A dance performance. E. A singing contest.
B. A sport contest. D. A drama performance.
9. When will the audition be held?
A. On Saturday morning. C. On Saturday evening. E. On Sunday morning.
B. On Saturday afternoon. D. On Sunday afternoon.

This text is for questions 10 and 11.

Attention, please.
Now it’s time for you to clean the glasses. Let me warn you about a few things. First, don’t wash the
glasses with anything hard or abrassive. Second, when washing, keep a space between one another. Third,
watch for cracks. Cracks are the reason for glasses being broken.
Now, you may start working. Be careful. Thank you.
10. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the job description D. To persuade people to start working.
B. To announce the broken glasses E. To warn someone about washing glasses.
C. To explain how to clean the glasses
11. What should we not use when doing the task?
A. Something soft and abrassive. C. Anything really soft. E. Everything hard and soft.
B. Everything hard or abrassive. D. Something very abrassive.

This text is for questions 12 to 15.

The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is one of
the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
The body and the broad flat tail of this animal are covered with dense brown fur that traps a layer of
insulating air to keep the animal warm.
It uses its tail for storage of fat reserves. It has webbed feet and a large rubbery snout. These are
features that appear closer to those of a duck than those of any known mammal.
Weight varies considerably from 0.7 to 2.4 kilograms, with males being larger than females. A male
averages 50 centimeters in total length, while the female averages approximately 45 centimeters.
The platypus has an average body temperature of 32 degrees Celsius rather than 37 degrees Celsius,
that’s typical of a placental mammal.
12. From the text, we know that the test describes ____________ .
A. a place called platypus D. an ocean animal called platypus
B. a thing called Platypus E. a semi-aquatic animal called platypus
C. a land animal called Platypus
13. How much does a platypus weigh?
A. 0.7 to 1.4 kg. B. 0.7 to 2.4 kg. C. 0.7 to 3.4 kg. D. 0.7 to 4.2 kg. E. 0.7 to 4.3 kg.
14. The following statements are TRUE according the text, EXCEPT ________.
A. platypus is a mammal D. platypus is the only mammal that lays eggs
B. platypus keeps its fat in its head E. platypus has webbed feet and a large rubbery snout
C. a male platypus is longer that the female one
15. “The body and the broad flat tail of this animal are covered with dense brown fur that. . . .” (Paragraph 2)
The word ‘dense’ has the closest in meaning to ________.
A. thick B. sharp C. soft D. strong E. sporadic

This text is for questions 16 to 20.

The Angel of Desire
Once upon a time, in a happy kingdom was born the most beautiful princess in the world. When she
grew up, she fell in love with a handsome young man and they promised to marry each other. This couple
was so dear to God that an angel was sent to honor their wedding.
The princess was so beautiful that the angel too fell in love with her. That made God sad and
instantly the angel was turned into a beautiful bird which sang beautifully but everyone avoided the poor
thing.
The angel couldn’t understand the reason for that suffering. One day as the angel-bird perched on a
big tree standing on a hill in the middle of a field and lamented its fate, four criminals came under the tree
 to divide their loot. Then, they decided to send two of them to buy some food and drink to have a feast. As
they were coming back from the city, the two criminals decided to put poison in the food so they can divide
the loot of the other two criminals between themselves.
Coincidentally, the other two criminals decided to kill the food bearing crooks and grab their loot too.
So they shot them. After that, they ate the food and drank the wine and died in pain soon after that.
That’s when the angel understood the consequences of improper, illegal desires. They brought
suffering, sorrow and death. God sent us to this Earth to live by the law of this freedom.
16. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell past events. D. To describe a particular event.
B. To inform something to the readers. E. To explain how something happened.
C. To amuse or entertain the readers.
17. What is the main idea of paragraph four?
A. The marriage of the princess with her lover. D. The criminals’ tricks among each other.
B. The sufferings of the angel bird. E. The death of the four criminals.
C. The angel bird’s confusion over his suffering.
18. What did God do to the angel after finding out that the angel fell in love with the princess?
A. He sent the angel to the earth. D. He forbade the angel to come down to earth.
B. He turned the angel into a bird. E. He blessed the angel to marry the princess.
C. He imprisoned the angel.
19. The following statements are true about the four criminals, except ________.
A. they stopped under a tree to divide their loot
B. the two of them firstly bought food and drink to have a feast
C. the two criminals were shot by the other two criminals to death
D. the last two criminals died because of poisonous water
E. all of them got nothing instead of death
20. “That made God sad and instantly the angel was turned into . . . .” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word refers to the fact that ________.
A. people dislike the angel bird D. God honored the princess’ wedding
B. the princess and her lover got married E. the princess fell in love with a handsome young man
C. the angel fell in love with the princess

This text is for questions 21 to 24.

This is Good
An old story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a
habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and
remarking, “This is good!”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend would load and prepare
the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for
after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation
the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” To which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and
proceeded to send his friend to jail.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of.
Cannibals captured him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, stacked some wood, set up
a stake and bound him to the stake. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king
was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than whole. So untying the
king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb and felt remorse for his
treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said,
“it was good that my thumb was blown off.” And he proceeded to tell the friend all that had just happened.
“And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “This is good!”
“What do you mean, ‘This is good’? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
“If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you.”
21. Why did the king send his friend to the jail?
A. Because he had fired the king. D. Because he hadn’t joined the king to hunt in the forest.
B. Because he had betrayed the king. E. Because of his positive remark when the king lost his thumb.
C. Because he had tried to kill the king.
22. “As he returned home, . . . and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend.” (Paragraph 4)
The word ‘remorse’ is best replaced by ________.
A. pity B. pain C. regret D. dissatisfaction E. disappointment
23. What would have happened if the king’s friend had not been in jail?
A. He would have died. D. He would have hunted many animals.
B. He would have been sick. E. He would have lost his friend, the king.
C. He would have lost his thumb.
24. Which of the statement is NOT TRUE based on the text?
A. The text is about an African king.
B. The Cannibals would eat the king by burning him.
 C. The king ‘s thumb was blown off when he went hunting.
D. The king went to the jail to express his regret to his friend.
E. The king friend’s had been in jail for two years when the king visited him.
This text is for questions 25 to 28.
Learning English
Learning English through music and songs can be very enjoyable. You can mix pleasure with learning
when you listen to a song and exploit the song as a means to improve your English. Some underlying
reasons can be drawn to support the idea why we use songs in language learning.
Firstly, “the song stuck in my head” phenomenon (the echoing in our minds of the last song we hear
after leaving a restaurant, shopping malls, etc.) can be both enjoyable and sometimes unnerving. This
phenomenon also seems to reinforce the idea that songs work on our short and long term memory.
Secondly, songs in general also use simple conversational language, with a lot of repetition, which is
just what many learners look for in sample texts. The fact that they are effective makes them many times
more motivating than other texts. Although usually simple, some songs can be quite complex syntactically,
lexically and poetically, and can be analyzed in the same way as any other literary sample.
Furthermore, songs can be appropriated by listeners for their own purposes. Most pop songs and
probably many other types of songs don’t have precise people, place or time reference.
In addition, songs are relaxing. They provide variety and fun, and encourage harmony within oneself
and within one group. Little wonder they are important tools in sustaining culture, religion,
patriotism and even revolution.
Last but not least, there are many learning activities we can do with songs such as studying grammar,
practicing selective listening comprehension, translating songs, learning vocabulary, spelling and culture.
From the reasons above, it can be concluded that through music and songs, learning English can be
enjoyable and fun.
25. What is the text about?
A. Learning English through music and songs. D. Music and songs’ listeners.
B. The enjoyable music and songs. E. The learning activities involving music and songs.
C. The phenomenon of English music and songs.
26. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. Songs provide variety and fun.
B. Songs are more motivating than other texts.
C. Songs work on our short and long term memory.
D. Only simple songs can be used in language learning.
E. Songs can be appropriated by listeners for their own purposes.
27. Why are songs relaxing?
A. They are easy listening. D. They are important tools in sustaining culture.
B. They use simple languages. E. They work on short and long term memory.
C. They provide variety and fun.
28. “The fact that they are effective makes them many times more motivating than other texts.” (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to ________.
A. groups B. learners C. people D. songs E. sample texts

This text is for questions 29 to 32.

Keeping Pets at Home
Nowadays there are many people keeping pets at home. This activity is actually beneficial for several
reasons.
First, keeping pets at home can make us healthier. Some studies show that having a contact with a
pet has a very calming and soothing effect on humans. Other studies have indicated that owning a pet may
reduce one’s risk of cardiovascular disease. Further, some studies have also indicated that if you grow up in
a home with furred pets, your risk of contracting allergies is considerably reduced.
Second, it can help us to be responsible. By keeping pets at home, we have to feed them regularly. If
we don’t do it, it will have a bad effect on the pets. Anything else in life can wait, perhaps, but never the
regular feeding of pets.
In addition, it can also make us think critically. It gives us an opportunity to learn a great deal about
the animals’ ways of lives. It is valuable as a stimulus to thought.
Thus, for the reasons above, it is good to have a pet at home.
29. Below are the advantages of keeping pets at home according to the text, except ________.
A. it gives us an opportunity to learn a great deal about the animals’ ways of life
B. it can reduce our risk of contracting allergies
C. it can make us to be more aggressive and impatient
D. it can make us healthier
E. it can help us think critically
30. How can keeping pets teach us to be responsible?
A. It can make us live healthier. D. It can make us feel calm.
B. We have to feed our pets regularly. E. It can help us think critically.
C. It can reduce the risk of contracting allergies.
31. Which of the following is the thesis of the text?
A. Keeping pets can help us to be responsible.
B. Keeping pets at home will make us think critically.
C. Keeping pets at home gives us an opportunity to learn a great deal about the animals’ ways of lives.
D. Keeping pets at home is beneficial for us.
E. Keeping pets at home can make us healthier.
32. “Some studies show that having a contact with a pet has a very calming and soothing effect on humans.”
(Paragraph 2)
The word in bold means ________.
A. healing one’s allergy D. making somebody who is anxious feel calmer
B. making somebody worried E. reducing one’s risk of contracting allergies
C. reducing somebody’s risk of cardiovascular diseases
This text is for questions 33 to 35.
Most of us have facebook accounts, right? It helps us communicate with friends.
However, in fact, this social network has greater bad effects. You know, facebook can make us
addicted. Here are the reasons. First, you will forget your main duty when you chat with friends in the
facebook. You will lose your time. Second, you may make gossips and talk something unnecessary. Third,
suppose you send something secret or personal to your close friend. You don’t realize that all your friends
in the facebook may read it. This would make you embarrassed. Fourth, you will lose a lot of money when
you use mobiles because it needs credits. On the other hand, your parents may pay some extra money for
the electric bill because you use your computer at home. Fifth, you may become cyber crimes’ victims.
So, let’s watch over our time when we chat in the facebook. Spend our time effectively.
33. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe the way things are.
B. To amuse or entertain the readers.
C. To persuade the readers that something is the case.
D. To persuade the readers that something should or should not be the case.
E. To describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps.
34. The text is mainly about ________.
A. what facebook is
B. the reasons why most of students have facebook accounts
C. the bad sides of having a facebook account
D. the advantages of having facebook accounts
E. the reasons why we need to have facebook accounts
35. “Second, you may make gossips and talk something unnecessary.” (Paragraph 2)
The word ‘unnecessary’ can be best replaced by ________.
A. unimportant B. advantageous C. necessary D. significant E. Improper
Read the following text to answer question No. 36-40!
A man at the bank where I am a teller presented a check made out to his wife.
I told him I couldn’t cash the check without his wife’s identification. He pleaded, saying that his wife was in the
hospital. My supervision said that cashing the check was unequivocally against the bank policy. When I relayed the
information the man accepted the decision and left.
Later that day he returned and handed in an instant photo of a woman in a hospital bed with a physician standing
beside her. Next was a birth of certificate with foot print. Under that was a note from the obstetrician saying, “This
is Mrs. Smith: and I am Doctor Jones, please cash the lady’s check”.
I was impressed with what the man did. Eventually, we cashed his check.
36. The purpose of the text is?
A. To tell the reader about the past event
B. To share an unusual experience with the readers
C. To amuse the readers
D. To explain the readers about past event
E. To persuade the readers.
37. The type of the text is ?
A. Recount D. report
B. Narrative E. spoof
C. Explanation
38. Where is the story take place ?
A. In the hospital
B. In the writer’s house
C. at the bank
D. in the hall
E. In the man’s house
39. My supervisor said that cashing the check was unequivocally against the bank policy. “Cashing the check “
means ?
A. Opening the bank account
B. Drawing money
C. Saving money
D. Borrowing money
E. Lending money
40. Which is true according to the text?
A. The man was a teller
B. The man accepted the reason the teller told him
C. Agree to do some thing
D. Express a surprise
E. Ask for an apology

B. Essay.
a. Complete the passive sentences below. Use the appropriate form of verbs in the bracket.
1. Active : Mr. John’s naughty student broke his glasses two days ago.
Passive : Mr. John’s glasses ____________________ by his naughty student two days ago. (break)
2. Active : The teacher is explaining the lesson right now.
Passive : The lesson ______________________ by the teacher right now. (explain)

b. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of present participle / past participle from the word
in the bracket.
3. I worked very hard today. It’s a very ______________ day. (tire)
4. The guests felt ______________ eating sushi becuase they are not accustomed to eat it. (disgust)

c. Complete the sentence below by using appropriate sentnce connectors (so that, however, or although).
5. We woke up late ___________ we missed the bus this morning.

Good Luck !