ANNOUNCEMENT

To develop students’ academic writing skill, Science Club will conduct a Workshop on
Scientific Paper. The event will be held:
Day/Date: Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Venue : Audio-Visual Room
Time : 09 AM – 15.00 PM
All members of Science Club is required to come. In case there is a member who fails to come
for a reasonable cause and if there are non members interested to join, please contact NITA
(08158030844).

1. We can conclude that after joining the workshop the participants are expected to do better
in…
a. conversing to others
b. comprehending a text
c. making a text
d. understanding an oral text
e. writing a fiction text

Long long ago, there was a kingdom in West Java. The kingdom was ruled by a king
named His Majesty Prabu. Prabu was a kind and wise king. But it was a pity that Prabu and his
queen hadn't got any children. The queen often cried. That was why Prabu went to the jungle.
There he prayed to God every day, begging for a child.
A few months later, the queen got pregnant. Nine months later, a princess was born.
Prabu and Queen loved their beautiful daughter so much. They gave whatever she wanted. It
made Princess turn into a very spoiled girl.
One day, the princess celebrated her 17th birthday party. Many people gathered in the
palace. Then, Prabu took out a necklace which was made from gold and jewel. "My beloved
daughter, today I give you this necklace. Please, wear this necklace," said Prabu. "I don't want
to wear it! It's ugly!" shouted the princess. Then she threw the necklace. The beautiful
necklace was broken. The gold and jewels were spread out on the floor. Everybody couldn't
say anything. They never thought that their beloved princess would do that cruel thing. In their
silence, people heard the queen crying. Every woman felt sad and began crying, too. Then,
everybody was crying. Then, there was a miracle. Earth was crying.
Suddenly, from the underground, a spring emerged. It made a pool of water. Soon, the
place became a big lake. The lake finally sank the kingdom.
Nowadays, people called the lake "Telaga Warna". It means "Lake of Color". On a
bright day, the lake is full of color. These colors come from shadows of forest, plants, flowers,
and sky around the lake. But some people said that the colors are from the princess's necklace,
which spreads at the bottom of the lake.

2. Why did everybody keep silent and could not say anything?
a. The princess threw the necklace the king gave.
b. The people of the Kingdom loved her very much.
c. The King and the Queen were very cruel to her
d. The princess loved the gift from the king.
 e. The Princess was very beautiful.
3. We can learn from the story that ...
a. Anger is not a good solution.
b. we should be patient to others
c. Children should respect their parents.
d. Throwing the necklace is a bad attitude.
e. We must be helpful to our family and all people.

Beggars have become a big problem for us today. They come as a musicians, street
boys, “sick” people, “lost” people, or just beggars. As their number is getting bigger, the
municipal government feels the need to set a regulation to ban beggars.
Many people support this. They say that begging makes people lazy and bad survivors.
They are like parasites. Criminals take advantage of their existence. Car driver are strong-
armed in crossroads, motorbikes are seized, trucks are hijacked, etc. A man in a rural area
takes them to the city with his truck in the morning and picks them up in the afternoon. They
have made an agreement to share what they get. Some children are reported to have been
kidnapped not for ransom. They are forced to be beggars.
They become beggars because they have no choice. What they get every day is only
enough for buying food. Being a beggar is better than being a thief or a robber. So it is a high
time to apply their religious teaching to care for others. In addition, what they do is to help the
government to check crime-rates.
Despite the controversy of their existence, beggars continue to color the life of urban
people.

4. The positive argument of the beggars assistance is ...

a. They like to be parasites
b. They are forced to be beggars.
c. They survive by begging others
d. They say that begging makes people lazy.
e. They help the government to check crime-rates.
5. After reading the text we know that ...
a. There is disadvantages of being beggars
b. The biggest problem of today is beggars.
c. There is a set of regulation to ban beggars
d. There are positive and negative opinions of beggars.
e. There are close relation between beggars and criminals.

Every American is proud of the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of freedom. The Statue of
Liberty, one of the largest ever built, stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor and has
greeted millions of American immigrants who have come from Europe to the New World.
The Statue of Liberty was built by Fredrick Bartholdi. The French gave it to America as a gift
in honor of the revolutions for freedom and liberty in both countries.
The monument was built out of copper plates that were put on a steel frame. Together
with the concrete which it stands on the statue rises almost 100 metres into the sky. It shows a
woman in a robe, wearing a crown with 7 spikes and holding a torch in her hand. In her left
hand she holds a tablet with the inscription "July 4, 1776", the date of the Declaration of
Independence.

6. What was the reason for the French give the Statue of Liberty to America?
a. America needed it to greet millions of immigrants.
b. French presented to American people as a present for their struggle.
c. French wanted to protect a lot of immigrants in new world.
d. French intended the Statue of Liberty as the representative of Europe.
e. French wanted to keep a lot of immigrants in new world.

DearGrandpa,

How are you grandpa? I was really happy to see you and Grandma at my graduation
ceremony, and I hope you’re recovering from your high blood pressure soon. Do you mind if I
visit you on Saturday? I’d really like to show you my new cat. I think you’ll adore her. Her
name is Susan, and I got her last week. For your information, she’s your favorite breed: an
angora cat, just like Soho!
I’m excited to come and to see you soon. Let me know if Saturday will be OK for my coming.

Love,

Onavia

7. Why did Onavia send her grandparents a letter?

a. She planned to give them her cat
b. She wanted to visit them on Saturday
c. She asked them to attend her graduation
d. She asked her granddad about his health
e. She told them a name of her new born cat
8. We can infer that….
a. Onavia’s grandma is sick
b. Onavia’s grandpa is a pet lover
c. Onavia’s grandma is a pet lover
d. Onavia’s grandpa visited her last week
e. Grandpa and grandma are not well at this time

Naina : How did you find about the homework to complete for our history class?
Adam : I haven’t done mine yet. Is it difficult?
Naina : Kind of. It was full of problems.
Adam : Easy problems to solve?
Naina : Not really. It is more a review of the whole semester. It was time consuming.
Adam : Really?
Naina . Yes. I started it at about lunch time and didn’t finish it until supper.
Adam : I’m surprised at that!
Naina : I was too. I did not expect our teacher would give us so much.

9. What will Adam probably do next to complete the homework?

a. Note information of history class of the semester to draw opinions
b. Revise all previous tasks given by the teacher during the semester
c. Find out important information from books dealing with history class
d. Move out from the history class to drop in school library to get books
e. Share ideas about complicated tasks of history class with the teacher

Fort Rotterdam of Makassar

Fort Rotterdam of Makassar is one of the best-preserved examples of Dutch

architecture in Indonesia. The original fort was rebuilt in Dutch style. It includes many fine,
well-restored colonial structures. The visitors can walk around the fort and see sections of the
original walls.
Inside the fort there are thirteen buildings. Most of them are still in good condition. At
the very center of the fort there is a church. At the north-westernmost there is La Galigo
museum which keeps some prehistoric megaliths from Watampone as well as ancient
weapons, coins, shells, utensils, sketches and stamps. At the south wall it is housed a museum
which displays local skills in silk weaving, agriculture, boatbuilding and scale models of
indigenous boats. On the eastern wall, it is a small library which featutes old Dutch books of
19th-century missionary. On the ground floor of the building which is located in the southeast
corner of the fort, it was formerly a prison. In the southwestern part contains a prison where
Prince Diponegoro was imprisoned for the rest of his life.
The fort is now used to held various events. There is a conservatory for music and
dance, archive of the city, and a historic and archaeological institute in order to attarct tourists.
However, there are things to do to make it into world class tourism destinastion. It is still not
restored quite authentic. The visitors after the entrance contribution need to pay for every
building or museum inside the fort. According to a tourist from Netherland, Joz V Hagestein,
the history, the explanations as well as the translated text needs attentions. He said that there is
a reason that there are no queues or waiting-lines at the museums.

10. What should the government do to make the fort a world class tourism spot?
a. Provide public facilities like souvenir stores and food courts with local foods
b. Rebuild and complete the fort with better information and payment system
c. Complete the queue lines and luxurious waiting room inside the museum
d. Introduce the fort through mass media like newspaper and internet
e. Hold more local music and art performances in the museum regularly
 Diponegoro War (1825 to 1830) was one of the greatest battles ever experienced by the
Dutch. The war led by efforts to control the economy as well as the kingdoms. At that time the
Dutch government was in economic trouble. The Dutch maximized profits by imposing
various taxes, a monopoly business and trade. To further strengthen the power and economy,
the Dutch tried to control the kingdoms. Prince Diponegoro, the eldest son of the royal family
of Yogyakarta, was already fed up with the behavior of the Dutch who did not respect the local
customs and exploited the people with taxation.
The immediate cause of Diponegoro's rebellion was the Dutch’s decision to build a
road across a piece of his property that contained a sacred tomb. At first, the Dutch planned the
construction of the road from Yogyakarta to Magelang. Then the Dutch changed his plans and
rerouted it past Tegalrejo. Apparently in one sector, it was across the graves of the ancestors
of Prince Diponegoro. This makes Prince Diponegoro offended and decided to take up arms
against the Dutch. He then ordered his men to pull out stakes through the tomb.
Diponegoro’s forces made use of their local knowledge to achieve early victories.
Villagers were ordered to cut down trees to block roads as well as burn down the wooden
bridges and dig up road surfaces. Often roads were covered with sharpened bamboo stakes.
Javanese military planning was also very sophisticated. Diponegoro used ferry boats to supply
his forces. His contacts in the underworld also meant that he was helped by bandits
communities who controlled the key river crossing points. The Javanese forces were also able
to use modern weapons. They had firearms and used cannons they had taken from the Dutch.
Crucially, they were able to fight the war on their terms. They fought against the Dutch in
a guerrilla war strategy which allowed them to fight the war they way they wanted.
The Dutch appointed a skilled and adaptable commander, De Kock. One of his strategy
was benteng strategy. He could successfully isolated Diponegoro's forces and deprived him of
the local support he needed to keep fighting. The Dutch were also very clever in offering
amnesties and rewards to those of Diponegoro's supporters who surrendered to them. This
encouraged many to stop fighting for Diponegoro. Interestingly, the Dutch also offered a large
reward for Diponegoro either dead or alive. However, the personal loyalty felt towards
Diponegoro and no-one betrayed him.
By 1830, after months in hiding, and on the run, Diponegoro agreed to peace talks with
the Dutch. However, after some negotiations he was arrested and soon exiled out of Java. The
Dutch administration made sure that he was never allowed to return to Java. He died in exile
at Makassar.

11. What motive was behind the Dutch’s change of plans and reroute of the road through
Tegalrejo?
a. They got angry with people of Tegalrejo for sabotaging public facilities
b. They started to control people of Tegalrejo which consisted of bandits
c. They tried to impose various taxes, monopoly business and trade there
d. They triggerred a rebellion to get reasons to arrest Prince Diponegoro
e. They found it out the shortest cut to Magelang from Yogyakarta

12. What should Prince Diponegoro have done to win the war against Dutch?
a. Trained the troops to use both traditional and modern weapons
b. Ran guerrilla war and learnt a coopertive negotiation strategy
 c. Kept on guerrilla war and never came to any negotiation
d. Attacked the Dutch troops face to face and run away
e. Terrorized and avoided combats against the Dutch

"Green Green Grass Of Home"

The old hometown looks the same as I step down from the train,
And there to meet me is my Mama and Papa. Down the road I look and there runs Mary hair of
gold and lips like cherries.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
It's good to touch the green, green, grass of home. The old house is still standing, tho' the paint is
cracked and dry, and there's that old oak tree that I used to play on.
Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary, hair of gold and lips like cherries.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home. Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms
reaching, smiling sweetly.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Then I awake and look around me, at the four grey walls that surround me
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming.
For there's a guard and there's a sad old padre - arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak.
Again I touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, they'll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me Neath the green, green grass of home.

13. What problem is introduced in the text?

a. A person who does not have arms
b. A person who is confined in a room
c. A person who lost his family
d. A person who cannot reach his dream
e. A person who rides a train

Once upon a time, there lived a husband and wife in the jungle of Lawu Mountain, East
Java. They were Kyai Pasir and his wife Nyai Pasir. They lived peacefully. Kyai Pasir was a
farmer. He worked in a field. Nyai Pasir stayed at home. Every day she cleaned up the house
and cooked for them.
It was a beautiful morning. Kyai Pasir left the house and went to his field. While he was
walking, he stumbled upon something. He looked at the thing carefully. It was a big egg!
At home, Kyai Pasir told his wife about the egg. His wife regretted that her husband did not
bring the egg home.
On the following days, Kyai Pasir went to the field as usual. He planned to bring the egg
home as his wife's request. Kyai Pasir was walking carefully. He looked around. And aha! He
found the egg. He carefully brought the egg home.
"Nyai, this is the egg I told you."
"You are right, Kyai. The egg is big. I wonder what animal has this egg." Nyai Pasit did not
wait for long to boil the egg. And when it was done, they both ate the egg. They both felt very
full. And it made them very sleepy. Not long after that they fell asleep. In the morning Kyai
and Nyai Pasir woke up as usual. Kyai Pasir took a bath then he went to the field. On the way
to the field, he felt his body so uncomfortable. He felt his body itchy. He was screaming in
pain. He was so shocked! He saw his skin changed into scales. Just like scales of reptile. He
touched his head. He felt something was growing on his head. He was completely shocked. A
horn was growing. And he also had a tail. His body was slowly getting bigger. He changed
into a dragon!
Meanwhile, at home Nyai Pasir also felt the same. She was screaming. She was running
to the field. She wanted to look for her husband. When she arrived at the field, she saw a
dragon was moving his body on the ground. Slowly Nyai Pasir also changed into a dragon.
The two dragons were trying to walk but they were too weak to do that. They just could move
their bodies on the ground. They moved their bodies so heavily and it made a very big hole.
The hole was getting deeper and deeper. Soon water came out of the hole. The water came out
very much. And it made a lake. Since then, people named the lake as Telaga Pasir.

14. What lesson can we learn from the story?

a. We must not hate others.
b. We must not be selfish.
c. We must not do something carelessly.
d. We must not be mean.
e. We must not ignore living things

The Dangers of Typing SMS while Driving

The popularity of mobile devices has had some dangerous consequences. We know that
Mobile communications are linked to a significant increase in distracted driving which results
in injury and loss of life.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010 Driver
distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes -with 3,092 people killed -and
crashes resulting in an injury -with 416,000 people wounded.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that text messaging creates a crash risk
23 times worse than driving while not distracted.
Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and
survived admitted they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. Distracted driving
endangers life and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable
.

15. What does the passage tell us about the writer’s opinion on the issue at hand?
a. Text messaging creates more risk than undistracted driving
b. Mobile communication doesn’t have relation with accident
c. Many people lost their lives because of injury
d. Distracted driving is still safe for the drivers
e. Only adult drivers involved in the accident