SOAL TRYOUT BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS 11
This text is for question 1 to 2 2) Do not allow your children to have a TV
set in their bedrooms.
To : All Employees 3) Review the rating of TV shows that your
From : R. Wettimuny children watch.
Subject : Ordering Supplies 4) Watch television with your children and
discuss what is happening in the show.
All request for supplies must be typed and
signed, Only typed requests will be accepted. 3. The following are the effects of watching
All requests must be on my desk by the TV a lot, except
fiftenth of every month. A. Stress
Approved requests will be sent on to the B. Being active
Acounting Department. B. Being aggressive
Please plan ahead. It takes two to six weeks to C. Bedtime disruption
order supplies. D. Shorten sleep duration
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE
1. What does the memo concern ? according to the text?
A. Overdue accounts. A. All TV programs are good for children
B. Computers. B. Children know what programs to watch
C. Supply requests. C. It is good for a kid to watch a TV all day
D. Office furniture. long
E. Stationary. D. It is very important for children to have a
TV set in their bedrooms
2. What will happen to handwritten requests ? E. Spending too much time for watching TV
A. They will not be accepted. may cause kids inactive
B. They will be approved fast.
C. They will be read carefully. 5. “…. often causes bedtime disruption …
D. They will be sent to Accounting. (Paragraph 2)
E. They will be sold out The similar meaning of the bold-typed word
is ….
This text is for question 3 to 5 A. Comfort
Is it important to know what your kids are B. Disturbance
watching? Of course, yes. Television can expose C. Problem
things you have tried to protect them from, D. Pleasure
especially violence, pornography, consumerism, E. Happiness
etc.
A study demonstrated that spending too This text is for question 6 to 8
much time on watching TV during the day or at Motorcycles are fuel efficient. However,
a bedtime often causes bedtime disruption, stress motorcycles can be more dangerous than cars,
and short of sleep duration. as the recent Insurance Institute for Highway
Another research found that there is a Safety (IIHS)’s report says motorcyclists are
significant relationship between the amount of 30 times likely to die in an accident than
time spent for watching television during people in a car.
adolescence and early adulthood, and the Below are some tips, especially for new riders
possibility of being aggressive. to stay safe on two wheels.
Meanwhile, many studies have identified a Buy motorcycle that fits you.
relationship between kids who watch TV a lot When shopping for a motorcycle, start with
and being inactive and overweight. one that fits you. When seated, you should
Considering some facts mentioned above, easily be able to rest both feet flat on the
protect your children with the following tips; ground without having to be on tiptoes.
1) Limit television viewing to 1-2 hours Invest in antilock brakes. Now available on a
each day. wide array a models, antilock brakes are a
proven lifesaver. IIHS data show that 10. What would you do?? You will have final
motorcycles equipped with ABS brakes were exam tomorrow, .... you will pass the exam
37 percent less likely to involve in a fatal Son: Thank’s mom
crash than motorcycles without it. A. If you studied harder
Use your helmet. Although, helmets are an B. If you study harder
emotional topic for some riders, they give you
C. If you are study harder
optimal protection.
D. If you were study harder
Wear the right gear. Jeans, a T–shirt, and
E. If you had studied harder
sandals are recipes for a painful disaster on a
motorcycle. Wear yourself jeans, helmet, 11. Raka : We have finished all the exam.
jacket, gloves and boots for your life safety. What are we
Avoid bad weather. Slippery conditions going to do then?
reduce your margin for error. Rain not only Asri : why don’t we go to the movie to get
cuts your visibility but also reduces your tires’ some
grip on the road. This can make cornering
intertainment?
tricky.
From the dialogue above Asri expresses
Be ready to roll. Before riding, do a quick about….
walk–around to make sure your lights, horn, A. Offering a help
and directional signals are working properly. B. Giving suggestion
C. Accepting opinion
6. The text is mostly concerned with ....
A. The danger of riding motorcycles D. Disagree about something
B. The efficiency of motorcycles E. Hoping something
C. The appropriate gear for motorcyclists
D. The safety tips for new motorcyclists 12. The office boy : ………….
E. A suitable motorcycle to ride
The manager : No, thanks. I’ll do myself.
7. Which item should we use for maximum What is the best offering expression will the
protection? office boy speak?
A. A leather jacket A. May I help you send this letter please?
B. A helmet B. I’ll send this letter for you if you like
C. Jeans C. Let me help you send this letter, Sir
D. Shoes D. Let me help you send this letter for you?
E. Gloves E. Would you like me to send this letter for
8. What should motorcyclists do to avoid deadly you?
crash?
A. Rest both feet flat on the ground. This text is for question 13 to 16
B. Wear jeans, T–shirts and sandals. The number of damaged roads linking Jakarta
C. Buy the model of motorcycle that fit them. with West Java has certainly provoked complaints
D. Ride the motorcycle right after the rain falls. from local and road users. Take for an example,
E. Equip the motorcycle with ABS brakes. the roads in Bekasi and Tangerang, which have
been the focus of the media.
9. X: What a beautiful old wooden chest! Who The poor condition of these roads not only
built it? jeopardizes road safety, but also gives a squalid
Y: My grand father did. impression. More over, the condition will get
X: When? worse when it rains. The roads are transformed
Y: It .... by my grandfather over fifty years ago. into water pools or puddles, which can easily
A. Is being built cause accidents if motorists are not careful.
B. Is builded No wonder if some people question why there
C. Is built are so many damaged roads and why repairs do
D. Was builded not seem to last long. The govermnt should pay
E. Was built special attention to these problems.
In my opinion, the road should be repaired
using the right sort of asphalt, stones and sand.
Repairs should be done carefully so that the roads
can be prevented from constant damage. Nasredin climbed the fence and jumped
Oherwise, the repairs would be useless. into the garden. He climbed high up the most
fruitful tree. He picked some fruit and put them
13. Who usually complains about the damage into his bag. Suddenly someone said, “Hey, Sir!
roads? What are you doing up there? This is my garden,
A. Local people. don’t you know?” Nasredin was afraid and
B. Road users. ashamed. He answered, “A big cyclone swept me
C. Jou rnalists. here, Sir. I don’t know what to do.” Then the man
D. Goverment. was smiling and said, “I’m sorry to hear that. But
E. Local and road users why did you pick my fruit? When the cyclone
swept me into the garden, I lost my balance and
14. “The govertment should pay attention to these tried to hold something. And I could only reach
problems” The underline words refer to the fruit” Nasredin answered. ”Really?” the man
________________ said, “Then, why are they in your bag?” Nasredin
A. Complaints from local and road users. answered,”Well, that’s what I’m thinking about
now. Why are they in my bag?”
B. The poor condition of the road. “Well, … well you don’t know why. Ha
… ha … Perhaps the cyclone blew them into your
C. The worse conditions during the rainy bag. Now, take them out and dismiss!” said the
season. owner of the garden. Feeling ashamed, Nasredin
D. The accidents happened during the rainy left the garden.
season.
E. The use of the right sort of aspalt, stones 17. The communicative purpose of the text is … .
and sands. A. to describe what had already happened
B. to explain what happened to Nasredin
15. What is the synonym of ‘Jeopardize’ in C. to entertain readers with an amazing story
paragraph 2 ? D. to tell about one’s unforgettable
A. Take risk experience
B. Adven tage. E. to retell an informative occurrence
C. Harmful. experience by Nasredin
D. Affect.
E. Essential. 18. The complication of the story begins when
….
16. A. Nasredin reached the fruit
1. it can Jeoopardize road safety B. Nasredin climbed up the tree
2. it gives a squalid impression C. Nasredin felt afraid and ashamed
3. it turns into water pools or puddles when D. The cyclone swept Nasredin to the garden
raining E. The owner of the garden saw Nasredin
4. it helps the motorist complain picking the fruit
5. it will cause a demonstration
19. “Nasredin climbed the fence … “ (paragraph
What are the impacts of the damaged roads ? 2)
A. 1 & 5 The antonym of the underlined word is … .
B. 2 & 3 A. attended
C. 4 & 5 B. ascended
D. 1 & 4 C. scanned
E. 3 & 5 D. descended
E. surmounted
This text is for question 17 to 20
Once upon a time, Nasredin was very poor. He 20. The text above tells us that Nasredin … .
didn’t have money to buy even some fruit. He A. didn’t pick the fruit
knew that his neighbor had a rich garden of the B. is always honest
fruit trees. But the garden was surrounded by a C. is a liar
high concrete fence. D. has a garden
E. doesn’t have a bag
D. to assign illustrators and photographers
E. to decide whether an article belongs to a
series
This text is for question for 21 to 25
A magazine is a periodical containing a
variety of articles and general illustration of an 22. The first paragraph describes the
entertaining or an instructive nature. Magazines following, EXEPT . . .
are designed to be of interest either to the general
A.what a magazine is
public or groups of people with specialized
subject matters. The essential difference between B. whom the magazine is for
the magazine and the newspaper is a physical one C. how the magazine is published
the magazine is smaller in size and often bound in D.what the content of a magazine consists of
pamphlet form. E. what the difference between a magazine and
Magazine production involves team work. an newspaper is
This means that many people have to work
together to produce the magazine you have in
your hand. But one key person is the magazine 23. The function of “so
editor. If some one has a manuscript he wants to that” in the second paragraph is to show . . .
publish, he will send or submit it to the editor of A. purpose D. condition
the magazine he likes. The magazine editor
B. contrast E. sequence
usually the editor in chief, will read it and make
recommendation so that the manuscript can be C. addition
published.
Another task of a magazine editor is to
24. Which of the following statement is TRUE
consider whether the article will be part of series.
Will it have photographs or illustration? will it be about the magazine?
in full color, two or three colors, or black and A. Magazines are only meant for entertainment
white? Once the decision is made, the work of an B. Recommendation on the manuscript is made
illustrator or photographer begins. Preparing by the proofreader
manuscripts for the magazine is hard work to do. C. The editor is the most important person in
After everything is all right, they are sent to the
publishing magazines
typesetters. When the galleys (or typeset text)
come back, they must be carefully read. This is D. There is no difference in size between
the job of a proofreader to find out whether or not magazines and newspaper
there are mistakes in typesetting. Corrections are E. Illustrator can start working before their
made if there are mistakes. work is agreed by the editor
21. What is a proofreader’s
job? 25. Who decides that a manuscript is accepted?
A. to check the returned galleys A. A team D. The illustrators
B. to accept or refuse a manuscript B. The editor E. The proofreader
C. to send a manuscript to the typesetter C. The writer
