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TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019

Nama : Rodiatul Jannah

No Absen : 28
Kelas : XI-MIPA 3
Guru Mapel : Widisuwita Sumadia, M.Pd.

1. I am staying at home ____________ it is raining.

A. Due to
B. Because
C. Because of
D. And
E. Or
Reason : Because, are followed by a verb

2. I am staying at home ___________ the rain.

A. Due to
B. Because
C. Since
D. For
E. And
Reason : Because, are followed by a noun

3. Many species of wildlife are becoming extinct, __________ the rain forests are being
destroyed.
A. Therefore
B. Because
C. So
D. Consequently
E. And
Reason : Because, are followed by a verb

4. The flight is postponed _________ the weather is bad.

A. Therefore
B. Because
C. So
D. Consequently
E. Or
Reason : Because, are followed by a verb

5. I love living in Australia ______________ the weather.

A. Because
B. Since
C. As
D. Because of
E. Although
Reason : Because, are followed by a noun

Text for question 6 to 7

Dear Jonny,

Hello! How are you? I received your letter today. I am very excited to hear that you are coming
to stay with me for the holidays. I am sure we will have a lot of fun together.
My parents have agreed to let you stay with me. They offered to pick you up at the airport. All
you have to do is to tell us when you are coming.
I will now tell you about some of the things you will experience here in Indonesia. You do not
have to worry about the local spicy food. We have a lot of fast food restaurants here like the ones
you have in England.
You can also shop for souvenirs to bring home. Sarinah or Blok M are our famous shopping
areas. They have many shops selling all kinds of things. I am sure you will love them.
I am also planning to take you to a few tourist spots like miniature of Indonesia, National
monument, or Safari Garden. We can also go to the Ancol beach where you can swim, play on
the beach, and have picnics.

My family and I are looking forward to your coming. I hope to hear from you soon. Good bye.

With love.
Nadim

6. What is the letter about?

A. Planning to stay and do some activities in Indonesia during holiday.
B. Buying in the fast food restaurant and shopping at Sarinah.
C. Going to buy souvenirs and going to tourist spots.
D. Planning to stay in Indonesia for the holidays.
E. Picking up at the airport when he comes.

Reason : Because in the contents of the letter that Jonny will stay in Indonesia with Nadim
and will do activities in Indonesia during the holidays

7. What will probably Jonny buy for his lunch while he is in Indonesia?
A. Mixed vegetables with peanut chilly sauce.
B. Spicy food with chilly sauce.
C. Soup with hot black pepper.
D. Satay with hot pepper.
E. Non spicy food.

Reason : because in the contents of the letter nadim said " You do not have to worry about
the local spicy food. We have a lot of fast food restaurants here like the ones you have in
England”

Text for question 8 to 9

Jl. Plamboyan No. 89 Pemalang

2nd Pebruary 2009

Dear Intan

Intan, sorry I haven’t written to you for so long. We moved into a new apartment last month and
we’ve been really busy getting settled.
It’s a nice apartment. It is bigger than our old one. It’s big so there are a lot of rooms to work in.
It has a big living room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Another thing I like is the kitchen.
The apartment is on a quiet street in a good neighborhood. There’s also a shopping centre just
down the street with a supermarket, some quite good restaurants and some stores.
We really enjoy living here. Do come over and have a look next time you are in the town. I’ll
wait.

Love
Shinta

8. What is the letter about?

A. Shinta’s room.
B. Intan and Shinta’s apartment
C. Shinta’s business
D. Shopping centre near Shinta’s apartment
E. Shinta’s new apartment
Reason : because the contents of the letter above tell about shinta who has a new apartment

9. Why hasn’t Shinta written a letter to Intan for so long?

A. Because she was busy getting settled
B. Because she enjoyed living in an apartment
C. Because she was reluctant
D. Because she had to move into an apartment
E. Because she lived in an apartment

Reason : because the answer is in the text of the letter above

Text for question 10 to 13

Jl. Jambu 129 Bima

30th January 2017

Dear Frodi,

It was a real sorrow that I heard this morning of your great loss. I knew your mother was ill, for
your brother told me several weeks ago. However, as he at that time did not seem to think the
illness was very serious, the news of your mother’s death came to me as a shock. You have my
sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow. I know you will feel it deeply, for
you always thought so much of your mother and loved her so truly. I feel it also as a personal
loss to myself, for your mother was always very kind to me. Her death must be a terrible grief to
your father, too. Please assure him of my sincere sympathy. Words, I know, are poor comforters.
“The heart knows its own sorrow”, and in such sorrows we are always alone. However, it is not
mere words when I say that I feel with you in your sorrow.

Your sincere friend,

Jean

10. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
A. relatives
B. employers
C. friends
D. siblings
E. employees

Reason : after I read the contents of the letter above, that the sender and recipient are
friends

11. From the letter we know that ….

A. Frodi’s mother was not ill before her death
B. Jean sent letter to Frodi several weeks ago
C. Jean was very sorrowful to send the letter to his mother
D. Jean had known Frodi’s mother before
E. Frodi is the only child in his family

Reason : from the contents of the letter above, I learned that Frodi and Jean knew each
other

12. “You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow.” What is the
closest meaning of word “sincere”?
A. real
B. caring
C. generous
D. honest
E. curious
Reason : because I know that in the text it says "sincere" then, with the meaning that he is
telling the truth

13. The text above is called ….

A. Explanation
B. E-mail
C. Message
D. Invitation Letter
E. Personal letter

Reason : because the above letter is a type of letter that contains personal needs which are
usually written privately and addressed to other people

Text for question 14 to 15

Dear Susan,

It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know it’s only been several weeks
since I saw you. So far my summer has been great!
I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you can no longer say I am
paler than you. I have been playing lots of volleyball, surfing and building a nice collection of
sea shells. Just this past week-end I took second place in a sandcastle building contest!
On the weekdays I work. I drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream to the kids. It is so
cool. It is a combination of the two things I love most, ice cream and kids. The pay isn’t too great
but I love the job so much.
I hope the summer’s been going well for you too. There’s only a month and a half left in summer
vacation and after that it’s back to school. Would you like to meet up some time before school
starts?

Your friend,
Signature
P.S. John Austin.

14. The letter shows about ….

A. Spending time in summer
B. Happiness someone who meet her friends soon
C. The poor students in summer vacation
D. How to finished summer vacation
E. Missing old friend in summer

Reason : because the answer is in the contents of the letter above

15. What is writer do on the weekdays?

A. She is getting a nice tan
B. Drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream
C. Spend her time with working
D. Playing lots of volleyball and surfing
E. Building a nice collection of sea shells

Reason : because the answer is in the contents of the letter above

Text for question 16 to 19

Surabaya, 1st February 2017

Dear Nathan,

How are you? Hope everything is okay with you. I’m all right here.
We are going to have the national examination, aren’t we? Are you well prepared for it? Well, to
be honest, I just have some difficulties in preparing for it, especially in Science. There are extra
lessons in my school and I take them all. But, I feel that they don’t help. I’m still confused in
solving Mathematic problems. I’m just worried that I fail the national examination. Do you have
any suggestion for me? I really appreciate your help.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Your buddy
Rendy

16. What does the letter tell us about?

A. Asking for a friend to teach Mathematic
B. Preparing for the national examination
C. Asking for a friend’s suggestion to solve a problem
D. Giving a solution to a friend
E. Having extra lesson at school

Reason : because the contents in the letter above tell about national exam preparation

17. Why is Rendy worried that he may fail the national examination?
A. There are extra lessons at Rendy’s school
B. He will have the national examination soon
C. He is confused in solving Mathematic problem
D. He appreciated Igon’s help
E. His friends are all well prepared

Reason : the answer is in the contents of the letter above

18. “I’m still confused in solving Mathematic problems.” The word “confused” means …
A. Unable to think clearly
B. Unable to speak fluently
C. Unable to perform well
D. Unable to read quickly
E. Unable to behave politely

Reason : according to my logic that being right confused means not being able to think
clearly

19. “I’m just worried that I fail the national examination.” The antonym of the word “fail” is ….
A. Escape
B. Reach
C. Predict
D. Underestimate
E. Success

Reason : it's true that antonyms of "fail" are "success"

Text for question 20 to 24

A cell phone is a great gadget in this modern world. What is a cell phone? A cell phone is
actually a radio in certain way. Like a radio, by a cell phone we can communicate to other people
in real time. Million people use cell phone for their communication. Even nowadays, people use
cell phones to communicate in voice, written and data. Alexander Graham Bell is the person who
make great change in the way people communicate to each other. He invented a telephone in
1876. While wireless radio was formally known in 18994 presented by Guglielmo Marconi. By
these two technologies, then a cell phone was born. However do you know how actually cell
phones work?
This short explanation on how a cell phone work is really wonderful. A cell phone or in long
term “cellular telephone’ works by transmitting signals of radio to towers of cellular. The towers
are networked to a central switching station. The connection usually uses wire, fiber optic-cables,
or microwave.
Then the central switching station which handles calls in certain given area is directed connected
to the wire-based telephone system. Cellulars are pick up by the towers and relayed to another
cellular telephone user or the user of wire-based telephone network. The towers vary in the
capacity and capability to receive signals. Some can receive the signal from short distance and
the others can receive more distance. However, there are usually more than one tower in certain
given area so that the system can handle the increasing telephone traffic.

20. What the main idea of paragraph three …

A. How to use the telephone
B. The founder of telephone
C. The part of telephone
D. Function of telephone
E. How to make the telephone

Reason : Because, paragraph three explains how the telephone receives a signal so that the
conclusion explains the part of the telephone

21. What is cell phone …

A. Cell phone is an object can movement
B. Cell phone is general object
C. Cell phone is a contraption thing
D. A cell phone is actually a radio in certain way
E. Cell phone is Graham Bells’ founder

Reason : The answer is because the first paragraph is a part that is an explanation of the
theme or can be referred to as orientation or initial explanation

22. How telephone celluler work …

A. By signal radio
B. By battery
C. By user
D. By GPS Signal
E. By transmitting signal

Reason : Answer number 22 is e, it is classed in the second paragraph of the sentence "This
cell phone work is really wonderful. Cell phone or long term" cellular telephone "works by
transmitting signals of radio to cellular of cellular "

23. Who the telephone celluler founder …

A. Graham bells
B. Guiglemo Marconi
C. Wilbur O’Wright
D. Antonio Meucci
E. BJ Habibie

Reason : Answer number 23 is D ... many people think that Graham Bell is meeting the
telephone but the original meeting was Antonio Meucci that we can find in sources on the
internet.

24. What the text about …

A. The telephone founder
B. The part of telephone
C. The history of telephone
D. How telephone work
E. How much the telephone

Reason : Answer number 24 is c because the text is explained from the start, that is, from
the start of the telephone being developed by graham bell.

Text for question 25 to 27

Silkworms live for only two or three days after laying eggs. About 36,000 to 50,000 eggs are
laid, and these are carefully stored at the silkworm farm until they are ready to hatch. The eggs
hatch into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves. Soon, the caterpillars are ready to spin
their cocoons. Not all caterpillars can spin silk cocoons. Only the caterpillars of a silkworm moth
known as ‘Bombyx mari’ can do such spinning. This caterpillar has special glands which secrete
liquid silk through its lower lip. The liquid produced later hardens to form tine strands.
The caterpillar makes its cocoons using these strands. The threads on the outside of the cocoon
are rough, while those inside are soft and smooth.
Some fully-spun cocoons are heated. This kills the pupa inside. The cocoons are then put into hot
water to loosen the fine threads. Finally, these threads are reeled off the cocoons.
The length of unbroken thread produced by a single cocoon measures about one-and-a-half
kilometers. Being twisted together several of these threads make single woven materials.

25. What is the purpose of the text ……..

A. To persuade readers to buy silk.
B. To put silk into different categories.
C. To entertain readers with the knowledge.
D. To present some points of view about silk.
E. To describe how silk comes into existence.

Reason : Answer number 25 is e ... it is clearly stated in the text because the whole text is
about silkworms

26. How are the threads on the outside of the cocoon ……..
A. Fine.
B. Soft.
C. Rough.
D. Strong.
E. Smooth.

Reason : Answer number 26 is c because in the text it has been explained in the phrase
"The threads on the outside of the cocoon are rough".

27. What are mulberry leaves for ……..

A. Feeding caterpillars
B. Spinning cocoons.
C. Storing threads.
D. Hatching eggs.
E. Laying eggs.

Reason : Mulberry leaves are food for silkworms, this is also explained directly in the text
in the phrase "which feeds on mulberry leaves"

Text for question 28 to 32

A kite is an object which is made from a light material stretched over a frame. Due to its light
material a kite will lift off the ground and fly when it is tilted into the wind.
A kite is uses wind to make it fly because it is heavier than air. When wind travels over the
surface of the kite, it is split into two streams of air. One stream of the air goes over the kite
while the second stream goes under the kite.
The upper stream above the kite. The lower stream hits the kite at a shallow angle and creates an
area of high pressure.
The high pressure area has a pushing effect while the low pressure area has a pulling effect. The
combination of push and pull can create enough force to lift the kite into the air.
Kites have been known for thousands of years. They are used for military or scientific purposes.
Today’s kites are much used for leisure and competition.

28. What media which use by kite to fly?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Ground
D. Light
E. Wind

Reason : Even if we don't read the text we can know that kites can fly using the wind so the
answer number 28 is e.
29. How many stream of air if we want the kite flying?
A. Two
B. One
C. Four
D. Three
E. There is no stream

Reason : Answer number 29 is a, the statement about it is in the text in the sentence "When
wind travels over the surface of the kite, it is split into two streams of air".

30. The first Word of “ it” at the first line of paraghraph two refers to
A. Wind
B. Air
C. Kite
D. Frame
E. Fly

Reason : The sentence 'it' in the first paragraph refers to the kite that we can see by
looking at the sentence before the word 'it'.

31. What is the function of the upper stream?

A. hits the kite at a shallow angle
B. creates an area of high pressure
C. creates an area of middle pressure
D. creates an area of low pressure
E. give space for kite to fly

Reason : Answer number 31 is clear in the phrase "The upper stream above the kite. The
lower stream hits the kite at a shallow angle and creates an area of high pressure" so we
can conclude that the upper stream functions as creates an area of low pressure

32. Bassed on the text, what is the function of kite at past?

A. Used for competition
B. Used for military
C. Used for sent message
D. Used for sent money
E. Used for keep home for annoying evil

Reason : Kites in the past were also used as military facilities, this was also explained in the
third paragraph in the text.

Text for question 33 to 38

Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because of sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and other air
pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have a pH
value as low as 2.8.
Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes, for example, have lost
all fish and plant life because of acid rain.
Acid rain comes from sulfur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make sulfur dioxide (SO2).
Most sulfur leaves factory chimneys as the gaseous sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) and most nitrogen are
also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ), both of which are gasses. The gasses
may be dry deposited–absorbed directly by the land, by lakes or by the surface vegetation. If they
are in the atmosphere for anytime, the gasses will oxidize (gain an oxygen atom) and go into
solution as acids. Sulphuric acid (H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid
(HNO3 ). The acids usually dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before
being precipitated as acid rain.
Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone, and ammonium help promote the formation of acids
in clouds. More ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when some of the acids are partially
neutralized by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidification increases with the number of active
hydrogen (H+) ions dissolved in acid. Hydrocarbons emitted by, for example, car exhausts will
react in sunlight with nitrogen oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invaluable in the
atmosphere, low-level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens the formation of acid
rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates heavy metals and aluminum
(Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminum irritates the outer surfaces of many fish. As acid
rain falls or drains into the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain
through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through the increased amounts
of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil microorganisms.

33. What is the text mainly about?

A. The definition of acid rain
B. The process of acid rain
C. The effect of acid rain
D. Acid rain
E. Rain

Reason : Number 33 is clearly talking about acid rain ... because we find it in the first
paragraph which is usually an explanation of a theme or core thing

34. The acid of normal rain is .… then the acid rain

A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Denser
D. Severer
E. The same

Reason : Number 33 is clearly talking about acid rain ... because we find it in the first
paragraph which is usually an explanation of a theme or core thing

35. What is the result of the burning of the coal and oil?
A. Ammonium
B. Nitric acid
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Sulfur dioxide
E. Airborne ammonia

Reason : Oil and oil combustion causes sulfur dioxide to appear. This is explained in
paragraph 3

36. The sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides will …. in the air.
A. Be absorbed directly by the vegetation
B. Dissolved in the lake water and land
C. Emit another sulfur gas
D. Radiate an oxygen atom
E. Gain an oxygen atom

Reason : Acid rain is caused by sulfur which includes impurities in fossil fuels and nitrogen
in the air which reacts with oxygen to form sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. This
substance diffuses into the atmosphere and reacts with water to form sulfuric acid and also
forms nitric acid which is easily dissolved so that it falls along with rainwater. So when the
sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides will produce oxygen atoms in the water.

37. Which of the following is not true about acid rain?

A. It contains lower pH than the normal rain
B. It has higher pH than the normal rain
C. It can damage animal and plant life
D. It contains dangerous gasses
E. It endangers water life

Reason : because basically. Acid pH is lower than normal rain

38. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To report the acid rain in general
B. To explain the process of acid rain
C. To persuade the reader to prevent acid rain
D. To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air
E. To present two different opinions on acid rain process

Reason : There is this text explaining how the process of acid rain occurs, we can see it
from the text

Text for question 33 to 38

What is photosynthesis? Photosynthesis is a food-making process that occurs in green plants. It

is the chief function of leaves. The word photosynthesis means putting together with light. Green
plants use energy from light to combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and other
chemical compounds.
How is the light used in photosynthesis? The light used in photosynthesis is absorbed by a green
pigment called chlorophyll. Each food-making cell in a plant leaf contains chlorophyll in small
bodies called chloroplasts. In chloroplast, light energy causes water drawn form the soil to split
into hydrogen and oxygen.
What are the steps of photosynthesis process? Let me tell you the process of photosynthesis, in a
series of complicated steps, the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide from the air, forming a
simple sugar. Oxygen from the water molecules is given off in the process. From sugar together
with nitrogen, sulphur, and phosporus from the soil-green plants can make starch, fat, protein,
vitamins, and other complex compounds essential for life. Photosynthesis provides the chemical
energy that is needed to produced these compounds.

39. What are photosynthesis need …

A. Water, light, oxygen, worm
B. Soil, chlorophyll, sun, human
C. Bug, air, oxigen, food
D. Light, Carbon dioxide, humus
E. Candle, vitamins, hydrogen

Reason : I think it's true that photosynthesis requires light and carbon dioxide, but I don't
know what humus is

40. What the product of photosynthesis …

A. Sugar
B. Food and O2
C. Root
D. Food
E. Branch

Reason : The results of photosynthesis are food and o2 that we have studied in biology so
we answered that.