SOAL PTS BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS X SEMESTER II

Text : one

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

There was once a young shepherd boy who tended his sheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest.  It was lonely for him watching the sheep all day. No one was near, except for three farmers he could sometimes see working in the fi elds in the valley below.

One day the boy thought of a plan that would help him get a little company and have some fun.  He ran down toward the valley crying, “Wolf! Wolf!”

The men ran to meet him, and after they found out there was no wolf after all, one man remained to talk with the boy awhile.

The boy enjoyed the company so much that a few days later he tried the same prank again, and again the men ran to help him.

A few days later, a real wolf came from the forest and began to steal the sheep. The startled 6 boy ran toward the valley, and more loudly than ever he cried, “Wolf! Wolf!”

But the men, who had been fooled twice before, thought that the boy was tricking them again. So no one came to help the boy save his sheep.

1.    What is the writer purpose to the story?

a.    To inform the readers

b.    To describe a young shepherd boy

c.     To amuse the readers

d.    To retell a sequence of events

e.    To explain the readers about a young shepherd boy

2.     What is the moral value of the text?

a.    The villagers like to leave their work to help the poor person

b.     The person who lies: even when he tells the truth no one believes him.

c.     The shepherd-boy always lies in every condition

d.    The wolfs really like to eat the lambs

e.     The villagers will come running to catch the wolf

3.     “There was once a young shepherd boy who tended................”the underlined word is closed meaning with?

a.         Look after sheep

b.         Look at sheep

c.         Look for sheep

d.        Look out sheep

e.         Look around sheep

4.    Why the men did come to help the boy?

a.    Because the men het the boy

b.    Because the boy was tricking them

c.     Because the men  did not hear what the boy cried

d.    Because the men was busy

e.    Because the men who had been fooled twice before, thought that the boy was tricking them again

Text: two

Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Semarang

Residents assess the damage after a tornado damages 150 houses in the district of Tembalag in Semarang, Central Java late on Saturday afternoon.

Three people were injured and at least five of the houses in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods were destroyed, while many others were seriously damaged as the tornado ripped off their roofs. Tohirin  Jayeng, 40, a resident whose house was leveled at the Sendang Asri housing complex, said the winds hit about 4 p.m.

“I saw this black wind coming and becoming pointed into a funnel. It suddenly approached and hit my house,” he said.

Tohirin’s wife, two children and mother-in law were in the kitchen at the time when the tornado known locally as “Ulur-ulur” passed over their home, destroying the guest and bedrooms.

“It was as if the wind had lifted my home up,” Thoirin said.

The disaster also destroyed the walls of four neighboring houses.

Many other homes in the area lost their roofs and residents and neighbors had started rebuilding on Sunday.

Tembalang district head Dayat said the tornado also damaged a small mosque and felled power lines and about 50 trees. His office was still collecting data on the damage, he said.

Villagers said the tornado was the worst to hit the district in living memory.

Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and his wife, Sinto Sukawi, visited the scene on Sunday, accompanied by senior officials.

“We will provide the victims with assistance immediately,” the mayoral spokesman Achyani said.

Taken from The Jakarta Post, December 20, 2004

5.     How many houses were destroyed by the tornado in the Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods?

a.    less than five houses

b.    more than ten houses

c.      five houses or more

d.     exactly five houses

e.     three houses

6.     The tornado hit the district ______.

a.     at dawn

b.    in the morning

c.     in the evening

d.    in the afternoon

e.    at midnight

7.     Which parts of Tohirin’s house were destroyed?

a.       the kitchen and guestroom

b.      the guest and bedrooms

c.       the guest rooms and the bathroom

d.      the bedrooms and the kitchen

e.      the living room and the bedrooms

8.     Who rebuilt the damaged homes?

a.     the residents

b.    the Tembalang District head

c.     the mayor of Semarang

d.    the mayoral spokesman

e.    the residents and neighbors

9.     Who is Sukawi Sutarip?

a.     A resident of the District of Tembalang

b.    Tohirin’s neighbor

c.     A victim of the disaster

d.    The mayor of Semarang

e.    a villager of Sendangguwo

10. Who went to see the scene of disaster on Sunday?

a.     Sukawi Sutarip, his wife and senior officials

b.    Sukawi Sutarip, his parents and junior staff

c.     Sukawi Sutarip and his wife

d.    Dayat, his wife and senior officials

e.    Achyani, his family and official

Text three

On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok's "River of Kings", lies a hotel that has already set new standards of hospitality for this celebrated city.

Set in magnificently landscaped tropical gardens, the Shangri-La Bangkok provides guests with all the charm and warmth of the Orient and, at the same time, an unsurpassed range of facilities and leisure activities.

There is a choice of 12 superb settings in which to wine and dine, a large free-form swimming pool that overlooks the river, convention and meeting facilities for up to 2.000 people and a 24-hour business center.

And, from every single guestroom and suite, there is a breathtaking view of all the exotic hustle and bustle of the fabled "River of Kings".

One might expect such a well-equipped and positioned hotel to be miles away from the city center but, at the Shangri-La Bangkok, the business district and main shopping areas are mere minutes away.

For more than 200 years, Bangkok's grandeur has been reflected in the waters of the Chao Phraya. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers beside this majestic river, offers its guests the golden promise of the East.

11.  The text mainly focuses on ….

a.       Bangkok’s grandeur

b.       Bangkok’s “River Kings”\

c.        Shangri – La Bangkok

d.       The water of the Chao Praya

e.      The majestic river in Bangkok

12.  Which statement is TRUE?

a.         The convention and the meeting facilities can occupy more than 2.000 people

b.        Shangri – La Bangkok is set exclusively

c.         Shangri – La Bangkok is far from business area

d.        The large swimming pool overlooks the mountainous area

e.        The tower beside the majestic river offers its guests the silver promise of the east.

13.  In the second paragraph the writer describes…

a.       The location of Shangri – La

b.      The golden promise of the east

c.       The reflection of Bangkok’s grandeur

d.      The parts, the qualities and the character of Shangri – La

e.      The distance of Shangri – La Bangkok’s to business district

Text four

GREEDY DOG

            A dog once stood on a bridge. He had a piece of meat in his mouth. When he looked down, he saw himself in the water. He thought that was another dog, and that dog had a piece of meat for myself,” he said to himself. Then he opened his mouth and tried to get the meat from that dog. Of course when he did so, his own meat fell into the water.

            Now the greedy dog had not a piece of meat at all.

14. What did he see in the water indeed?

a.         He saw a piece of meat

b.         He saw a bridge

c.          He saw himself

d.         He saw the cat

e.         He saw the water

15.  What did he try to do?

a.       To open his mouth

b.      To see himself

c.       To drink the water

d.      To stand a bridge

e.       To get the meat

16. What is the type of the text?

a.       Report

b.       Narrative

c.       Descriptive

d.      news item

e.       procedure

17. What did he get at last?

a.    He got the meat

b.    He got the water

c.     He didn’t get another dog

d.    He didn’t get anything

e.    He got himself

18. Why did the dog want to get the other meat? Because….

a.       He was a great dog

b.      He was a kind dog

c.       He was a honest dog

d.      He was a greedy dog

e.      He was a happy dog

TEXT FIVE

LOS ANGELES : Johny Ramone,a guitaist and cofounderbof the punk animal band “The Ramone”, died. He was 55.

Ramone died in his sleep on Wednesday afternoon at his Long Angeles home surronded by the friends and family.

He battled against prostate cancer for five years, and was hospitalized in june at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Romone, born John Cumming, was one of the original members of the Ramons, whose hit songs I wanna be sedated and Blitzkrieg Bop, among others, reached the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002

Johny Ramone was found Ramones in 1974 with Joe Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone and Tommy Ramone, the only surviving member of the original band.

The Jakarta Post, Friday, September 17, 2004.

19. What is the main idea of the news?

1. the battle against prostate cancer
2. bunk legend Johny Ramone Died
3. the only surviving member of the original band
4. the Ramones consisted of four persons
5. the original members of the Ramones

20. What is the communication purpose of th text?

a.    to share winth amusing accident.

b.     to describe how something is accomplished through a squence of step.

c.     to persuade the readers that something is the case.

d.    to inform the readers about newsworthy events

e.     to present two points of view about an issue

21.   The following title is the example of narrative text....

a.       The procedure of Making a Birthday Cake

b.       How to Make Orange Juice

c.       Malin Kundang

d.      How to be a Good Student

e.      The Process of Making a Plane

22.    Irman Said, “I don’t like watching movie.”
The indirect sentence of the sentence above is....

a.       Irman said he doesn’t like watching moviie

b.       Irman said that he is not like watching movie

c.       Irman said that he will not like watching movied.

d.      .Irman said that he did not like watching moviie

23.    Sany asked me, “What do you bring?”
Sandy asked me..

a.       what I brought

b.      what I’ve brought

c.       what I am bringing

d.      what I has brought

e.      what I bring

24.   The story of Sangkuriang belongs to .... text.

a.       Narrative

b.      Descriptive

c.       Recount

d.      Report

e.      procedure

25.    Raka asked me why I came late?
Raka asked me, “ .... “

a.       why are you coming late?

b.      why will you come?

c.       why did you come late?

d.      why does you come late?

e.      Why is you come late?