ULANGAN
UMUM MID SEMESTER GANJIL
YAYASAN
PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DAARUSSA’ADAH
TAHUN
PELAJARAN 2012/2013
NAME :
........................... LESSON : ENGLISH
CLASS : XII (TWELVE) DATE :
................... 2012
A. Answer these questions by crossing a,b,c,d or e!
Questions for 1 to 5
Once upon a
time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The
parrot could say every word, except one
word. The parrot would not say the nameof
the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the
smartest parrot, but he could not understand why the parrot would not say
Catano. The man tried to teach the bird tosay Catano; however the bird kept not
saying the word.
At first, the man was very nice to the
bird, but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird” pointed the man to the
parrot. “Why can’t you say the word ? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man
said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it.Then
the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over. “ Say Catano or
I’ll kill you.” The birb kept not saying the word Catano.
One day after he had been trying so
many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could
not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old
chikens for next dinner. “you are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with
them.” Said the man angrily. Then he continue to humble. “you know, I will cut
the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid
parrot.” After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the
chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe
what he saw at the chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was
standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken. “Say Catano or I’ll
kill you.”
1. What did the parrot do in the chicken house ?
a. It
did nothing c.
It sang loudly
b. It
made three chickens dead d.
It cried
e. It slept
2. Which
statement is NOT TRUE according to the text ?
a. the
parrot could only say a few words.
b. finally,
the parrot could say ‘ catano’.
c. the
bird was born in catano.
d. at
first, the man felt excited having the smartest parrot.
e. the
man pick the parrot and threw it into the chicken house.
3. What
is the purpose of the text ?
a. to
retell experience c.
to entertain the readers
b. to
describe something d.
to persuade the readers
e.
to tell something step by step
4. The
man felt excited having the smartest
parrot, but he could not understand….
The similar
meaning of the bold typed word is …
a. good c.
happy
b. sorry d.
annoyed
e. disappointed
5. Why was the man very angry ?
Because the parrot…
a. was very smart c. always
say Catano
b. was very stupid d. kept on
saying Catano
e. did not want to say Catano
Questions for 6 to 9
The Sumatran elephant’s habitat is
Sumatra, Indonesia. The average male elephant reaches eight feet high and
weighs up to six tons. A baby elephant can weigh up to one ton. The males are
always larger than the females. They are massive creatures.
An elephant has a trunk, two tusks,
two eyes, two ears and two lumps on its head. It is known to be a clever
animal. When a elephant is hot, it fans itself by flapping its ears back and
forth. When an elephant herd wants to move, they use their ears as a guide.
Their hearing range is very large. Elephants hear some noises that cannot be
heard by human’s ears. Sumatran elephants have enough strength to knock down a
tree. They can also pick up a log using their trunk and their tusks. They trunk
is their nose. They also use it like a hand. Just below their trunk, they have
their tusks. Only male Sumatran elephants
have tusks. A baby elephant is called a calf, the females are called cows.
6. The
text describes....
a. a
wild elephant c.
the Sumatran elephant
b. a
baby elephant d.
the Indonesian elephant
e. male
Sumatran elephant
7.. What guides an elephant herd when they want to
move?
a. their
ears c.
their nose
b. their
feet d.
their trunk
e. their
tusks
8. Which
statement is NOT TRUE about the Sumatran elephant ?
a. the
males has tusks c. they flap their
ears to cool themselves
b. they
have big ears d. male elephant are
larger than the females
e. the
sumatran elephants are not easy to train
9. “When an
elephant herd wants to move….(Paragraph 2)
The
underline word has the closest meaning to….
a. group b. animal
b. place
d. cage
e. Trunk
10. After the
passengers had been out from the plane board, the stewardess collect the trash
which may be …. By the passengers.
a. through c. set up
b. throw d. Thrown
e. saved
11. You
needn’t to …., because we have heard your voice clearly.
a. loud c. whisper
b. shout d. Shouting
e. louder
12. What
is the tense that use on the text above?
a. Past tense c. Perfect tense
b. Present tense d.
Past perfect tense
e. Future tense
13. Desi : “Hi, how do you do?”
Feri : “……...................…”
a. how do you
do c. i’m fine, and you?
b. nice to meet
you d. not bad
e. a and b are
correct
14. Baihaqi : “How about having dinner with me
tonight?
Andhona : “Thanks you, I’d love to.
From the
dialogue above we conclude that …..
a. Andhona declines the the invitation
b. Baihaqi invites Andhona to have
dinner together
c. Baihaqi want to hve dinner
d. Baihaqi make a date with Andhona
e. Andhona love Baihaqi
15. Mayang
: “ My brother ………. To america
for countinuing his study next weak.”
Lina :
“That’s great”.
a. will leave c. leaving
b. leaves d.
has left
e. left
B.
answer these questions correctly!
1.
Give me a sentence using this pattern
S+was/were +v-ing+when+S+v2
2.
Give me a sentence using this pattern
When+s+v2+s+was/were+v-ing
3.
Write 2 sentences using “before” and “after”!
4.
What do you know about Cinderella?Tell me a short story about it!
5.
What is your opinion about the fenomenal k-pop “Gang Nam style”?
Jawaban:
1. I was having breakfast when
Baihqy fell down
2. When Baihaqy fell down, i was
having breakfast
3. Before i went to school, i had
to prepare my books
4. Disesuaikan
5. disesuaikan
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