Contoh soal Bahasa Inggris

TEXT 1

The OST (Original Soundtrack) of Brownies             “Bisa Saja” is chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies, since the lyric reflects the story in the movie.             When Hanung Bramantyo, the director, and Dewa Budjana of Gigi chatted, Budjana expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few of Gigi’s songs which the producer accepted because of the combination they created with the movie.             Since Gigi Can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie, the producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies.             It’s always fun to have a piece of brownies in your mouth. However, having it in your stereo set is more entertaining. No movie perfect without musical score, and the OST of Brownies has proved it excellently.

1. Which of the following statements show the appraisal to the OST of Brownies?

a.       “ Bisa Saja” is chosen as the first single of the album and theme song  of Brownies.

b.      Budjana expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album .

c.       It’s always fun to have a piece of brownies in your mouth.

d.      No movie is perfect without musical score , and the OST of Brownies has proved it excellently.

e.       The producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies.

2. Why did Hanung Bramantyo agree to nominate Gigi to make the soundtrack? Because . . . .

a.       Budjana expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album

b.      Gigi can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds o musical nuances to enrich the movie

c.       N movie is perfect without musical score

d.      Having the OST of Brownies in your stereo set is more entertaining

e.       Th e OST of Brownies has proved it excellently

3. Paragraph 3 tells us the ….

a.       Orientation of the review

b.      Evaluation o the review

c.       Summary of the review

d.      Solution of the review

e.       Complication of the review

4. What is the purpose of the text?

a.       To critique the artwork or event for a public audience

b.      To deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis which in turn find a solution

c.       To present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue

d.      To tell the readers that something is the case

e.       To inform the readers about events o the day which is considered newsworthy

5. “ The producer  deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies.”

The synonym o the underlined word is

a.       Considered

b.      Suggested

c.       Forced

d.      Launched

e.       Proclaimed

6. Which of the following statement is using a metaphorical language?

a.       “Bisa Saja” is chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies since the lyric reflects the story in the movie

b.      Gigi can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds  of musical nuances to enrich the movie

c.       The producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies

d.      It’s always fun to have a piece of Brownies in your mouth but  having it in your stereo set is more entertaining

e.       No movie is perfect without musical score and the OST of Brownies has proved it excellently

Text 2

The Pros and Cons Of Video Games             Nowadays, the video games industry is developing rapidly. It becomes a multi-billion dollar industry. Video games have become an important part not only in the children’s life but also the adults’. Nevertheless, there is an argument whether video games bring good or bad influences on children.             People who have a pro argument claim that video games give a lot of benefits. Playing video  games is a good way to kill children’ boredom. It can refresh the children’s mind after a tiring school day. Moreover, they also argue that video games can trigger children to be more creative because the games provide  challenging ways to win. In other words, they believe that the video games can actually sharpen a human’s  brain.             Conversely, some people believe that video games make children lazy. They argue that playing video games is addictive. As a consequence, most of the children prefer playing video games to studying. These children find it hard to concentrate on their study because they always think about how to spend more time playing video games. In fact, there are also some children who skip their extracurricular lessons, just because they want to play video games. In addition, most of the video games often expose too much violence. Two years ago in the USA, for example, a student shot his teacher and some of his friends. Newspapers said that the boy was deeply influenced by the actions in the video games.                  It is obvious that video games have more disadvantages than advantages. Therefore, parents should be very careful in selecting the appropriate games for their children.

7. The text on the previous page is written in the form of a/an . . . .

a.       recount                              c. explanation                           e. procedure

b.      discussion                          d. narrative

8. What is the communicative purpose of the text ?

a.       To tell the process of how something happens

b.      To deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis which in turn finds a solution

c.       To present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue

d.      To tell the readers that  something is the case

e.       To inform the readers about events o the day which are considered newsworthy

9. The text organization consists of . . . .

a.       Goal, material, and methods

b.      Newsworthy event, background events, and sources

c.       Thesis, argument, and recommendation

d.      Thesis, arguments, and reiteration

e.       Issue, arguments for  (+), arguments against (-), and conclusion

10. Which of the following statements is not true?

a.       Children like playing video games

b.      Adults like playing video games

c.       The writer takes side towards the pros opinion

d.      Parents should select the games carefully

e.       Violence in the games influences the children very much

Text 3

Australia has three levels of government, Federal, State, and Local. All levels work together to govern Australia but each level has different responsibilities.                 The Federal  Government  is  necessary for the big things. This government is responsible for enacting laws, defense, taxation, telecommunications, and external affairs.                 The State governments look after the middle-sized things. For example, they look after industrial relations and preventing things like vandalism in school.                 Local government looks after the small things, they look after things like garbage collection, local parks and reserves.                Thus, we can conclude that the three levels of government above are necessary.

11. The topic of the text above is . . . .

a.       The federal government is necessary

b.      Three levels of government in Australia

c.       Collecting rubbish

d.      Vandalism in Australia

e.       Local government

12. “.. .  they look after industrial relations and preventing things like vandalism in school.”

The word “they” refers to . . . .

a.       The Federal government                          

b.      The Local government

c.       The State government

d.      Big things

e.       Middle-sized things 

Text 4

YOU COULD BE THE NEXT MILLIONAIRE! START SPENDING RP 1 MILLION AND ABOVE IN A SINGLE RECEIPT & STAND A CHANCE TO BE A MILLIONAIRE          SCRATCH AND WIN THE CHANCE TO BE:                 MILLIONAIRE 2008          Competition in conjunction with furniture fair 2008

13. What does the advertisement above offer?

a.       A chance to win fabulous prizes

b.      Furniture worth Rp 1 million for the winner

c.       An opportunity to be a millionaire upon winning

d.      An opportunity to spend  Rp  1 million in a single receipt

e.       A chance to win a set of furniture worth Rp 1 million

14. The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .

a.       To describe the life of a millionaire

b.      To persuade the readers to spend 1 million and win the competition

c.       To persuade the readers to be a millionaire

d.      To show the readers some steps to be a millionaire

e.       To tell the readers about a millionaire

Text  5  

“Cire Perdue” is French words of Lost Wax. It is a process o wax casting used in making metal sculpture. First, a model is coated with wax. The solidified wax is encased in a two-layer mold o plaster or clay. It is then melted or otherwise removed from the mold, and metal is poured into the space where the wax had been. After cooling, the mold is broken to free the metal object. This ancient method is used to produce sculpture, jewelry, and utilitarian products such as dentures.                                                                                      (Taken from: Look Ahead 3, PT Penerbit Erlangga)

15. The type of the text above is a /an . . . .

a.       Report                           c. explanation                       e. discussion

b.      Description                   d. exposition

16. The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .

a.       To inform how to make Lost Wax

b.      To describe Lost Wax

c.       To tell the readers about the process of Lost Wax

d.      To explain the process of Lost Wax

e.       To present how Lost Wax works

17. In the second paragraph, the writer . . . .

a.       Describes Lost Wax

b.      Tells the two –layer mold of plaster in Lost Wax

c.       Informs the metal object in Lost wax

d.      Presents the mold and the metal in Lost Wax

e.       Explains the sequenced of how and why Lost Wax occurs

18. The generic structure of the text is . . . .

a.       General  statement  - description of the parts – description of the qualities

b.      Goal – material needed – steps

c.       Newsworthy events – background – source

d.      Orientation – events – reorientation

e.       General statement – sequenced explanation of how, why – closing

Text 6

An X-ray is a spectrum of light. When it is radiated through one’s body, it can be used for detecting his/her internal body organs. The X-ray was invented by a German scientist, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen. Despite the fact that X-rays can detect cancer, cysts, and tumors, there are many conflicting opinions about the use of X-rays in the hospital.                  Some people agree that an X-ray examination is beneficial. They argue that doctors should use an X-ray in examining a severe illness. If doctors do not use the X-ray, they could miss some important information which is very useful in making a diagnosis on a patient’s disease. This will sometimes cause a doctor to be inaccurate in prescribing medicine to cure an illness.                 Other people, however, disagree with the use of an X-ray examination. They think that using an X-ray examination will cost them a lot of money. That is really true. Another reason is that the radiation of an X-ray has some risks to body tissues.                 As a result of this controversy, many people use traditional health cure to avoid the high cost of hospital care because hospital still insist on having X-ray examinations on patients to get an accurate diagnosis although the cost is very high.

19. The text above mainly discusses about . . . .

a.       The controversy of using an X-ray examination

b.      The use of traditional health cure to avoid the high cost of hospital care

c.       Some opinions to avoid the of an X-ray

d.      Reasons why people agree to use an X-ray

e.       Illness cured by an X-ray examination

20. Which statement is true?

a.       An X-ray is a spectrum of light which is radiated through our body and used  for detecting our external body organs

b.      When we are ill, we can use an X-ray to find out if there is something wrong with our external parts of the body

c.       All people agree with the use of an X-ray examination to detect internal body organs

d.      All patients agree that the use of an X-ray examination to detect a severe illness is not beneficial

e.        Some patient disagree to use an X-ray examination because it will cost them a lot of money and the radiation of an X-ray has some risks to body tissue

21. The text above is the form of a/an . . . .

a.       Description                         c. hortatory exposition                      e. discussion

b.      Report                                 d. analytical exposition

22. The argument ‘against’ point can be found in paragraph . . . .

a.       One                     b. two                     c. three                  d. four                            e. five

23. The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .

a.       To present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue

b.      To criticize the current issues

c.       To describe an important issue

d.      To share an account of unusual or amusing incidents

e.       To explain why something occurs

Text 7

To Whom it may concern,                    “Indonesian Idol” is an annual Indonesian televised singing competition which has been airing on RCTI. Part o the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program “Pop Idol”. “Indonesian Idol” is a combination of a reality show and a talent search show. Unfortunately, instead of giving the opportunity to anyone who has talent and capable to be promoted as an idol. I find some weaknesses in this program.                    Sometimes, the winner is not guaranteed to have a quality of a good singer because the winner is merely determined by pubic voting by phone and sms. Most of these voters do not consider the jury’s comments on the contestant’s performance because they would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and personality rather than his/her singing quality.                    As a consequence, after the competition is over, only few of the winners get the chance to be professional singers. Why is it so? Because they don’t have great skills to be professional singers. Furthermore, most of them only have little experience in the show business, while being professional singers need a long process and time.                   My suggestion is that “Indonesian Idol” should not determine the winner based on the contestant’s popularity. The singing quality of each contestant should be the first priority. Yours truly, Pinky Baboe- Semarang

24. The text belong to the . . . text type.

a.       Discussion                                        c. hortatory exposition                           e. explanation

b.      Analytical exposition                      d. description

25. Public voting is subjective . . . the score comes from the voters who often do not consider the jury’s comments on the contestant’s performance.

a.       Although              b. instead of               c. despite                d. in spite of                e. because

26. “My suggestion is that “Indonesian Idol” should not determine the winner based on the contestant’s popularity. The singing quality of each contestant should be the first priority.”

This part of the text is called . . . .

a.       Thesis statement                      c. general classification                         e. reiteration

b.      General statement                   d. recommendation

27. How “Indonesian Idol” determine the winner is considered subjective because of the following reasons, except  . . . .

a.       The winner is determined by public voting by phone and sms

b.      The winner is determined by the physical appearance

c.       The winner is determined by the jury’s comments

d.      The winner is determined by the participant’s appearance

e.       The winner is determined by the contestant’s personality

28. “They would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and personality rather than his/her singing quality”.

This sentence means that . . . .

a.       They like the contestant’s physical appearance and personality better than the quality of a good singer

b.      They like the quality o a good singer better than the contestant’s physical appearance and personality

c.       They prefer the quality of a good singer to the contestant’s physical appearance and personality

d.      They prefer the quality of a good and talented singer

e.       They don’t like the physical appearance and the personality

   TEXT 8

Brownies, a bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story Another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo, will soon be released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty, Bucek Depp and Arie U. Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in the movie titled Brownies. The film is produced by SinemArt, which also produced Mengejar Matahari. The theme is simple; it’s about love. Love with its bittersweet story becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot. The reason is quite obvious: A love theme always attracts more people to come to the cinema. Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that is focused on her job. Although Mel is engaged to Joe (Phillips Yusuf), Didi (Renia), her close friend, questions if Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy. Later in the story, Mel finds out that Joe has been going out with another girl all this time. Then, Mel meets Are (Bucek Depp), a young artist who writes, owns a bookstore, and makes brownies! Are even has a small brownies shop that Mel loves to visit. Are’s artistic attitude and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life. Brownies is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition cameras, which results is a film that look as if it’s recorded on standard celluloid film, while reducing production cost.

29. Text 5 is in the form of a/an . . . .

a.       Report         b. Review       c. Discussion               d. Explanation            e. Description

30. The orientation can be found in paragraph . . . .

a.       1                         b. 2                       c. 3                               d. 4                               e. 5

31. Which statement is not true?

a.       Brownies is another Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung Bramantyo.

b.      Brownies and Mengejar Matahari are produced by Panasonic High Definition Cameras.

c.       The theme of Brownies is about love with its bittersweet story which becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot.

d.      Brownies is about Mel (Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency who has a life that‘s focused on her job.

e.       Brownies’ theme is about love that always attracts more audience to come to the cinema.

32. Which of the following uses metaphorical expression?

a.       Brownies is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition cameras.

b.      Love with its bittersweet story becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot.

c.       Mel (Marchella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that’s focused on her job.

d.      Are’s artistic attitude and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.

e.       Brownies, a bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story.

33. The communicative purpose of text 8 is . . . .

a.       To persuade the readers to see the artwork

b.      To present information and opinions about the current issue

c.       To explain why and how something occurs

d.      To tell the readers how to do something

e.       To critique the artwork for  a public audiences

Text 9

The Magic Box                Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who lived with his wife. One day, he dug up his field and found a big box. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned the box and kept it in their house.                One sunny morning his wife dropped an apple into it. Suddenly, the box began ill up with apples. No matter how many the apples were taken out, more apples took their place. So, the farmer and his wife decide to sell the apples and in short time they were able to live quite comfortably.                 One day, the farmer dropped a gold coin into the box. At once, apples disappeared and the box began to fill itself with coins. Every day, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds of gold coins from the box. Soon, they became very rich.                 Having heard that his son hade gone rich, the farmer’s grandfather visited the couple. He was not very strong and he could not go out to work any more. So, the farmer asked the old man to help him take the money out of the box. When his grandfather told his son that he was tired and wanted to have a rest, the farmer shouted at him, “Why are you so lazy? Why can’t you work harder?”                 The old man didn’t say anything, and continued to work until he fell into the box and suddenly died. At once, the money disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers.                 The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. To do this, he had to spend all the money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer was just as poor as he was before.

34. How was the farmer according to the writer?

a.       Mean                   b. Generous                   c. Kind                    d. Humorous                   e. Rich

35. The complication started when . . . .

a.       The farmer dug up a big box in his field, took it home and showed it to his wife

b.      His wife dropped an apple into a big box and suddenly the box filled up with apples

c.       The farmer and his wife sold the apples and were able to live quite comfortably

d.      The farmer dropped a gold coin into the box

e.       The apples disappeared and the box began to ill itself with coins

36. Which statement is true according to the story? 

a.       His wife cleaned and kept the box for her

b.      The box was full of valuable things when it was found

c.       The  farmer had to pull dead grandfathers out and bury them

d.      The poor farmer was finally killed by his garndfather

e.       The farmer’s wife was happy after the grandfather passed away

37. What did we learn from the story?

a.       Being honest is not always wise

b.      Being a miser is sometimes important

c.       All that glitters are not gold

d.      It is good tobe honest in life

e.       We must respect our parents

38. The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .

a.       To amuse and entertain the readers with problematic events

b.      To tell the readers what really happened in the past

c.       To inform the readers how and why somethig works

d.      To present information about a current issue

e.       To describe an event in the past

Text 10

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)                There is no one best way to deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides are commonly used, but this may cause many problems.                First, the chemicals in pesticides may build up as residues in the environment. This reduces the quality of farm’s products. As well, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. This means that newer and stronger ones have to be developed. Some pesticides also affect non target animals such as fish and bees. This affects natural balance.                To wipe out agricultural pests completely may be very expensive. Sometimes, pest damage costs less than the method of control.                Finally, understanding the ecoogy of the area will help a lot in a pest control. Natural enemies can be used to control pests. In other words, it can be said that an integrated pest management (i.e. an ecological approach that can be used as a solution to deal with pests in agriculture.

39. What is the purpose of the text?

a.       To inform the readers about the effects of pesticides

b.      To persuade the readers that integrated pest management is the case

c.       To describe how pesticides are commonly used

d.      To explain how the integrated pest management works

e.       To tell the readers what the integrated pest management is

40. The topic of the text is . . . .

a.       Different management operations

b.      The chemicals in pesticides

c.       The best way to deal with pests in agriculture

d.      Residues in the environment

e.       Understanding the ecology of the area

41. “To wipe out agriculture pests completely maybe very expensive” (paragraph 4)

The phrase ‘wipe out’ has the same meaning as . . . .

a.       Overcome              b. maintain             c. examine           d. eliminate                 e. keep

42. The text is in the form of a/an . . . .

a.       Report                                      c. discussion                                   e. hortatory exposition

b.      Review                                     d. analytical exposition

Text 11

Last holiday, my class made a trip to Anyer. We rented a bus to take us there. On the way, I left the urgent need to use the bus toilet.                I was sure that I had locked the door by turning the handle, but as soon as I slipped off my pants, the bus hit a bump and then the door flew open. I stumbled out into the aisle, exposing myself to all the bus passengers. Everyone stared at me. I scrambled back into the toilet and didn’t come out for a long time. I was so embarrassed.                What a trip to remember!

43. The crisis of the story arose when . . . .

a.       The writer  remembered the trip to Anyer

b.      The writer could not forget his embarrassing trip to Anyer

c.       The writer stumbled out into the aisle and all the passangers stred at him

d.      The writer was in the bus toilet and sure that he had locked the door well

e.       The writer slipped off his pants and the bus hit a bump

44. Where did the story happen?

a.       In front of the bus door

b.      Last  holiday in Anyer

c.       In the bus on the way to Anyer

d.      During a vacation in Anyer

e.       Inside a toilet in Anyer

45. According to the story, which statement is true?

a.       The writer went to Anyer alone

b.      The writer felt ashamed during the trip to Anyer

c.       The writer was shy to come out from the bus

d.      The door  of the bus flew open when I was slipping off my pants

e.       The bus passangers stared at the writer because the writer didn’t come out for a long time

46. “I scrambled back into the toilet.”

‘Scrambled’ means . . . .

a.       Moved quickly

b.      Run faster

c.       Climbed soon

d.      Competed hard

e.       Raced rapidly

Text 12

Mr. Huntington takes a walk from his house to the city park everyday. He leaves at 8 o’clock in the morning and gets home by lunchtime.                One day Mr. Huntington went home late and two policemen accompanied him. After knocking the door, one of the policemen told Mrs. Allison, who is the daughter of Mr. Huntington, that her father lost his way and had called the police station to ask for help.                When the policemen had left the house, Mrs. Alison asked her father how he could lose the way because he had been to the park for 25 years. Hearing the question, Mr. Huntington just smiled and blinked. Later, he admitted that he did not lose the way. He just felt so lazy to go home on foot so he called the policemen to take him home.

47. What is the best title for the text?

a.       Mr. Huntington’s Daily Activities

b.      Mr. Huntington and His Daughter

c.       A Smart Mr. Huntington

d.      A Funny Mrs. Huntington

e.       A Poor Mr. Huntington

48. How did Mrs. Allison feel about his father’s lost his way? She felt . . . .

a.       Happy                                  c. excited                                      e. angry

b.      Funny                                  d. confused

49. “Mr. Huntington just smiled and blinked. Later, he admitted that he didn’t lose the way”.

The underlined word has almost the same meaning as the word . . . .

a.       Confessed                            c. realized                                     e. consider

b.      Entered                                d. aware

50. The last paragraph of the text is called the . . . .

a.       Reorientation                      c. twist                                          e. conclusion

b.      Resolution                            d. sources

Text 13

What Causes Weather?                Weather is the physical condition of the atmosphere at a particular time. It includes temperature, air pressure and water content.                 Weather is produced when air moves from place to place. This moving air is known as wind. Winds are caused by warm air rising and cooler air moving to replace it. Warm air is usually less dense than cool air; therefore, it creates low air pressure. Cool air is more dense and creates high air pressure.                  Usually we have fine weather when the air pressure is high, and we will have clouds, rain or snow when air pressure drops.

51. What is the purpose of the text?

a.       To retell about weather

b.      To explain the process of the formation of weather

c.       To describe the steps of the formation of weather

d.      To describe about weather