X : did you answer all the questions in the test?
Y : no, it was ... I could answer only a few
A.
So difficult a test that
B.
Such very difficult test so
C.
Such an easy test that
D.
Such a difficult test that
E.
So difficult a test so
2.
Fill the blanks below
Borobudur temple is really
wonderful. So many people have visited the place.
The best combination of the two sentences is ...
- Borobudur temple is so wonderful many
people have visited the place
- Borobudur temple is so wonderful but
many people have visited it
- Borobudur temple is such a wonderful
that so many people have visited it
- Borobudur temple is such wonderful a
place but many people have visited it
- Borobudur temple is such a wonderful place
that so many people have visited it
3.
Harry has ................
big house that I actually got lost on the way to the bathroom
- So
- so a
- such a
- such an
- such
4.
Davina speaks
English...........that I thought he was American
- such fluently
- so fluently
- such a fluently
- so a fluently
- so an fluently
5.
He is..................that
he can learn multiple languages at the same time
- Such a clever boy
- Such an clever boy
- So clever boy
- So a clever boy
- So an clever boy
Tablets vs Books
Fast
development of modern technologies such as computer, cell phone and tablets
bring many advantages in human life. Almost every sector such as work,
entertainment, and education are now depending on technology. In educational
sector, for example, there is a policy to use tablets to replace textbooks.
This policy makes a major debate among society. Some people agree that tablets
will make teaching-learning process better but some other thinks not.
Among
those who agree, tablets bring some benefits. First, tablets help students
learn more material faster. Technology-based instruction can reduce the time
students take to reach a learning objective by 30-80%, according to the US
Department of Education and studies by the National Training and Simulation
Association. Second, tablets can hold hundreds of textbooks on one device, plus
homework, quizzes, and other files, eliminating the need for physical storage
of books and classroom materials. The average tablet contains anywhere from 8
to 64 gigabytes (GB) of storage space. Third, tablets contain many
technological features that cannot be found in print textbooks. Tablets give
users the ability to highlight and edit text and write notes without ruining a
textbook for the next user. Tablets have a search function, a backlighting
option to read in low light, and a built-in dictionary. Interactive diagrams,
games and videos increase student creativity, motivation, attentiveness, and
engagement with classroom activities.
In other
hand, people who disagree with the use of tablets point out several reasons.
First, handheld technological devices including tablets are associated with a
range of health problems such as eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, and dry
eyes. Second, using tablets is more expensive than using print textbooks. A
broken tablet also requires an experienced technician to fix, which can be
costly and time-consuming. Plus, tablets constantly need charging, increasing
electricity demands on schools and the need for new electrical outlets. Third,
tablets have too many distractions for classroom use. Students may pay
attention to apps, email, games, and websites instead of their teachers.
Tablets also enable students to cheat on schoolwork.
In
conclusion, tablets indeed bring so many advantages in education especially in
teaching learning process. However, we must see the other factors whether
tablets are suitable to be used in educational institution now or later. We
cannot deny that tablets are so expensive with its entire means of support. It
is not fair if we allocate the entire budget to tablets while there are so many
schools which need more important facilities such as school buildings,
classrooms, libraries, clean toilets, and so forth.
6.
What is
mainly discussed from the passage above?
A.
How
tablets and books are used.
B.
Describing
the usage of tablets and books.
C.
Presenting some ideas about
tablets and books.
D.
The
importance of tablets for students than books.
E.
The view
about the people preference in using tablets.
7.
What is
the main idea of paragraph 2 and 3?
A.
Both
paragraph 2 and 3 discuss about the usages of tablets in more detail.
B.
Paragraph
2 declines the ideas of using tablets, but paragraph 3 supports them.
C.
Paragraph 2 discusses the
tablets benefits, whereas paragraph 3 discusses tablets disadvantages
D.
Paragraph
2 shows the disagreement with the usage of tablets, otherwise paragraph 3 tells
the agreement with tablets.
E.
Paragraph
2 says that tablets can give more disadvantages than books, but paragraph 3
gives many advantages of tablets than books.
8. The
man with the beard walks alone on his farm. Which one the prepositional phrase
in the sentence as adjective …
A. The
man
B. Alone
C. With
the beard
D. Walks
E. On his farm
9. Anto
bought the shirt with blue tie for the party. Which one the prepositional
phrases in the sentence as adjective…
A. Bought
B. Bought
the shirt
C. With blue tie
D. Anto
E. For
the party
10. “If
I had a car, I would drive to some tourism places very often.” It means that…
- I didn’t have a car, so I didn’t drive to some
tourism places very often.
- I didn’t have a car, yet I drive to some tourism
places very often.
- I had a car so I could drive to the hill very
often.
- I didn’t have a car, yet I drove to some tourism
places very often.
- I
don’t have a car, so I didn’t drive to some tourism places very often.
11. Hendra
: If only I had arrived earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the train.
Fredi : Next time, always
come on time.
From the dialogue above, we
know that..
- Hendra didn’t miss the train.
- Hendra
was late to catch the train.
- Fredi didn’t arrive together with Hendra.
- Fredi promises to come on time next time.
- Hendra arrived on time but he still missed the
train.
Now,
scientist have figured out just how the insects get their sixth sense",
which is also found in an increasing number of animals, including birds, bats,
and rodent. Leafcutter ants are famous for traveling far from their home nests
in search of leaves; the ants don’t eat the leaves themselves, but rather use
them as fodder. for a fungus that they grow in their colonies as food.
A
few years ago, biologists Robert Srygley and Andre Riveros accidentally
discovered that the ants were also using an internal compass to navigate. When
the researchers used a powerful magnetic pulse to disrupt the local magnetic
field, foraging leafcutters lost their way. When the magnetic field was
reversed, some of the ants marched off in the opposite direction making them
the only insect known to use such a built-in compass. If that weren’t
remarkable enough, the ants are also known to use landmarks and even stars to
help keep track of their positions while they're out and about.
In
the new experiments, the scientists tested the responses of two groups of
leafcutters to a change in the local magnetic field. One group consisted of
wild leafcutters taken from a natural ant colony. Using flakes of barley, the
scientists lured these ants to an outdoor feeder that they set up. After two
days, the ants had forged a new trail to the feeder.
12.
The
sentences “ … use them as fodder for a fungus that they grow in their colonies
as food”. In paragraph 1 can best be restarted as …
A.
the
ants are farmers who grow fungi in their nests
B.
the
ants cultivate plants by providing them with fungi
C.
the
ants don’t feed on the fungus, but rather get their nutrients from the leaves
D.
the ants use leaves to grow a Fungus that serves as their food
source
E.
the
ants eat the leaves and fungus that they grow in their nests
13. The paragraph following the passage
will likely talk about ….
A. how leafcutter ants evolved into
farmers.
B. the other group of leafcutter ants
used in the experiment
C. the ants raised in a soil-free
environment trying to find food
D. other navigation systems
used by leafcutter ants
E. the magnetic compass that
leafcutter ants use
14. The author’s attitude towards the
navigation system of leafcutter ants is …
A. pessimistic
B. assertive
C. empathetic
D. admiring
E. worried
15. I
applied_____the university of melbourn. I applied____admission to the
university of melbourn.
A. By
– on
B. to – for
C. In
– on
D. At
– in
E. On
- with
16. I
discussed my educational plans____my parents!
A. with
B. at
C. on
D. by
E. in
17. You
shouldn’t stare______other people. it’s not polite
- in
- from
- by
- at
- for
18. The
little house between the hotels was built in the 1900’s. Which one the prepositional
phrase in the sentence as adverb …
A. The
little house.
B. between
the hotels.
C. in the 1900’s.
D. was
built.
E. The
hotels
19. Speak
_______, I cannot hear you.
A. Sharply
B. Loudly
C. Slowly
D. Random
E. sadly
20.
Do you believe … ghosts?
A.
in
B. with
C. by
D. at
E.
on
21. They called the police ________ after the accident.
A. immediately
B. peacefully
C. slowly
D. happily
E. beautifully
22. Kirani is a ______ paid employee of this company
A. happily
B. sadly
C. highly
D. simply
E. nearly
23. You need to run ______to win this race.
A. slow
B. fast
C. steadily
D. elegant
E. grumpy
24. I won’t say it _______.twice
A. progressively
B. necessarily
C. fast
D. fluently
E. repeatedly
25.
If I work harder, I …............ my paper in due time.
A.
will be finished
B.
would finish
C.
has finished
D.
will finish
E.
have had finished
26.
X : John had drawn all his money because he needed
it for his father’s operation.
Y: …...... If his father’s health had not
been in a such bad condition.
A.
He would not take all his money
B.
He wouldn’t have taken all his money
C.
He didn’t take all his money
D.
He should take all his money
E.
He may take all his money
PAID IN FULL
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months
he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom and knowing his
father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As graduation
day approached, the young man awaited for signs that his father had purchased
the car.
Finally, during the morning of his graduation, his father called him
into a room. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son and
told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift
box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found
a lovely, leather-bound book, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. That
was his favorite book. Yet, he was still angry. He shouted at his father and
said, ”With all your money, you only give me this book?” He left the room,
ignoring his father’s present.
Many years passed and the young man had become very successful in
business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family, but realized his
father now was getting old and thought perhaps he should visit him. He had not
seen him since graduation day. Before he could make the visit, he received a
telegram telling him his father had passed away and willed all his possessions
to his son. He needed to be home immediately to take care of things.
When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled
his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the
still gift-wrapped book, just as he had left it years ago. With tears he opened
the book and began to turn the pages. He read page by page, chapter by chapter.
As he continued reading through the book, a car key fell out the back of the
book. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports
car he had wanted. On the tag was the date of his graduation and the words Paid
In Full.
27.
From the text, we know
that the man is ... whereas the
man’s father is....
A.
modest, indifferent
B.
respectful, generous
C.
stubborn, mean
D.
humble, calm
E.
selfish, patient
28.
Which of the following
proverbs matches the story?
A.
Like father, like son.
B.
A change is as good as a
rest.
C.
Things past cannot be
recalled.
D.
All things come to those
who wait.
E.
It is better to be born
lucky than rich.
CRAZY DOES NOT MEAN STUPID
One truck driver was doing his
usual delivery to IMH, the Institute of Mental Health. He discovered a flat
tire when he was about to go home. He jacked up the truck and took the flat
tire down. When he was about to fix the spare tire, he accidentally dropped all
the bolts into the drain. As he could not fish the bolts out, he 29)
… to panic.
One
patient happened to walk past and asked the driver what 30) ... The driver
thought to himself, since there is nothing much he can do; he told the patient
the whole accident. The patient laughed at him and said, “Can’t even fix such a
simple problem. No wonder you are destined to be a truck driver.”
“Here’s
what you can do, take one bolt each from the other 3 tires and fix them onto
this tire. Then drive to the nearest workshop and replace the missing ones.
Easy, isn’t it?”
The driver
was very surprised and asked, “You’re so smart but why are you here at the
IMH?” the patient 31) … “Hello, I stay here because I’m crazy, not stupid!”
(shource: short-stories-help-children)
29. .…
A. start
B. starts
C. started
D. had started
E. was
starting
30. ….
A. happen
B. happens
C. happened
D. had happened
E. has happened
31. ….
A. replied
B. replies
C. replying
D. will reply
E. has replied
ESSAY
A recent study commissioned by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI) reveals the index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the Philippines and Ethiopia.
The Right to Education Index (RTEI) research shows that from indicators measured in the survey, which comprise education governance, availability, accessibility, acceptability and adaptability, Indonesia scores 77 percent.
The indicates that the quality of education in Indonesia is at the same level with Honduras and Nigeria but lower than the Philippines (81 percent) and Ethiopia (79 percent) The JPPI says three strategic issues need closer attention. These issues include teachers’ quality, child-unfriendly schools and discrimination against marginalized groups.
It further says Indonesia’s low score in terms of the quality of teachers is a result of the unbalance ration on the availability of teachers especially in outermost and secluded areas across the country. Results of a test held in 2016 show that the competency of teachers in Indonesia is still below standard.
Many schools in Indonesia are considered to still have a child-unfriendly environment due to the rise in reports on violence, both physical and non-physical, at school. Cases of bullying, physical violence and sexual violence against school children have emerged so often in mass media.
1. What is the result of survey by the Network for Education Watch Indonesia (JPPI)?
Answer : The index of education services in Indonesia in 2016 ranks lower than the philipines and Ethiopia
2. What are the issues of lower index education services in Indonesia?
Answer : Teacher’s quality, child-unfriendly schools and discrimination against marginalized groups
3. What is the most caused in teacher issues?
Answer :
4. What is the meaning of “bullying” in bahasa Indonesia?
Answer :
5. What are groups including marginalized?
Answer :
