Annita Nurhayati

XII MIA 7

Narrative

Read the following text and answer questions 1 to 4

The Wolf and The goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a
fine goat dinner.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will fall down from that
cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”
“No, thank yjou,” said the goat.
“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer grazing
down here beside me in this sheltered area.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.
“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf, “Why dine alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying
about and not your own?”

1. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?
A. To be his friend.
B. To graze on the level ground.
C. To climb up higher.
D. To be his dinner.
E. To be his best friend.

Pembahasan: Lihat paragraph 2. Intinya, serigala berkata kepada kambing: turunlah ke sini
dan
merumput di bawah sini.
Jawab: B
 2. “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”
The word ‘there’ refers to …
A. a high cliff
B. sheltered area
C. grass
D. ground
E. grass tastes better

Pembahasan: kata “there” maksudnya adalah “a high cliff”.

Jawab: A

3. What can we learn from the story above?

A. Don’t look down other creatures.
B. Don’t easily believe in well behaved creatures.
C. Don’t judge others by their appearance.
D. Don’t easily beat other creatures.
E. Believe in well behaved creatures.

Pembahasan: Dari kisah dalam teks tersebut, kita bisa mengambil pelajaran jangan mudah
percaya pada makhluk yang seolah-olah baik perilakunya.
Jawab: B

4. From the story we know …

A. the goat was very hungry
B. the wolf was a helpful animal
C. the wolf was eager to eat the goat
D. the goat was going to fight with the wolf
E. the wolf was very angry

Pembahasan: Lihat kalimat di paragraph 1: The wolf smacked his lips at the thought of a fine
goat dinner… Jadi serigala sebenarnya ingin memakan kambing.
Jawab: C

The following text is for Questions 5 to 6.

A poor boy sold goods from door to door to pay his school fee. One day he had only a little money
left and he was very hungry. He decided to ask for some food at the next house he visited. However he
was so nervous when a lovely young woman opened the door. He only asked for a glass of water. The
woman thought that the boy was hungry so she gave him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and
then asked. “How much do owe you?”. “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied, “Mother has taught
us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then u thank you from my heart.” As the poor boy left
that house, he felt stronger. His faith in God was getting stronger too. He had been ready to stop his
study but now he got a spirit to continue it until he became a doctor.
Some years later that young woman became critically ill. She was sent to the big city to cure her
disease. The poor boy was the doctor. When he knew the name of the town she came from. he went to
meet her. He recognized her at once. He tried hard to save the woman’s life. From then on he gave
special attention to the sick woman. After a long struggle, the woman could be cured. The poor boy paid
all the bill. He wrote “Paid in full with one glass of milk” under the bill. When the woman opened the
bill, tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed,” thank you God, that your love has spread
abroad through human hearts and hands.

5. What can we learn after reading the story above?

A. Kindness won’t be forgotten.
B. Poverty is the source of misery.
C. Help is needed to be successful.
D. Health is important in life.
E. Kindness will be forgotten.

Pembahasan : Apa yang dapat kita pelajari dari isi cerita tersebut adalah bahwa kebaikan tidak
akan pernah terlupakan (kindness won’t be forgotten)
Jawab : A

6. What did the poor boy ask when he met the woman?
A. Some food.
B. A glass of water.
C. A large of milk.
D. Health is important in life.

Pembahasan: Apa yang diminta oleh anak malang ketika bertemu wanita tersebut terdapat pada
paragraf pertama kalimat kelima, yaitu: he only asked for a glass of water.

Descriptive
The following text is for questions 7 to 10.
Venice is a city in northern Italy. It has been known as the “Queen of the Adriatic”, “City of Bridges”, and
“The City of Light”. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the
Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.
Venice is world famous for its canals. It is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by about 150
canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands on which the city is built are connected by about 400 bridges. In
the old centre, the canals serve the function of roads, and every form of transport is on water or on
foot.
You can ride gondola there. It is the classical Venetian boat which nowadays is mostly used for tourists,
or weddings, funerals, or other ceremonies. Now, most Venetians travel by motorised waterbuses which
ply regular routes along the major canals and between the city’s islands. The city has many private
boats. The only gondolas still in common use by Venetians are the Traghetti, foot passenger ferries
crossing the Grand Canal at certain points without bridges.

7. What does the text tell you about?

A. Gondola
B. Traghetti
C. Venice
D. Italy
E. Canals

Pembahasan: soal menanyakan tentang gambaran umum isi bacaan atau topic bacaan.
Berdasarkan kalimat-kalimat yang ada pada teks, semua mengarah atau menjelaskan tentang
Venice.
Jawab: C

8. What transport crosses the Grand Canal for foot passengers at certain points without bridges?
A. Gondolas
B. Traghetti
C. Waterbuses
D. Lagoon
E. Bridges

Pembahasan: dari kalimat akhir teks diketahui adanya alat transport yang dipakai untuk
menyebrangi Grand Canal yaitu ferry yang bernama Traghetti.
Jawab: B

9. From the text we can say that Venice belongs to a city of

A. Water
B. Ceremonies
C. Buses
D. Funerals
E. Gondola

Pembahasan: dari teks diketahui bahwa orang-orang di kota Venice bepergian menggunaan
transport air. Ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa kota Venice lebih tepat disebut kota air dibandingkan
degan panggilan lainnya.
Jawab: A
 10. What does the second paragraph of the text tell us about?
A. The forms of transport in the world
B. The canals and roads that people like to use
C. The archipelago that has a lot of islands
D. Venice as the world famous for it’s canals
E. Venice as the world famous for it’s gondola

Pembahasan: kalimat-kalimat penjelas dalam paragraf menjelaskan tentang kota Venice yang
terkenal di dunia karena kanalnya.
Jawab: D

Read the text and answer questions 11 to 12

Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or people,
they have n backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for sensing the
world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of water, which is why you can ook
through them.
Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made by achemical
reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientist believe jellyfish glow for several reasons. For example, they may
glow to scare away predators or to attract they like to eat.
Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish are
found in oceans and seas all over the world. The live in warm, tropical seas and in icy water near the
North and South poles.

11. Which one creates Jellyfish’s light?

A. White-blood
B. Nervous system
C. Chemical reaction
D. Salt water
E. Fresh water

Pembahasan: lihat paragraph ke-3: “ the light is made by a chemical reaction…”

Jawab: C

12. Which one is TRUE about the jellyfish based on the text?
A. They belong heads like other animals
B. They have heads like other animals
C. Their brain helps them find the food
D. They cannot live in freshwater
E. They cannot live in salt water

Pembahasan: pernyataan yang benar (true) adalah jellyfish masuk dalam kelompok hewan
invertebrate (paragraph 1)
Jawab: A

Procedure
The following text is for questions 13-15
White Chicken Curry

INGREDIENTS
1 Small chicken, cut into pieces
2 cups fresh coconut milk (or 200 ml thick coconut milk and 200 ml water)

GRINDED SPICES
Shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, cumin, salt, pepper, coriander

COOKING DIRECTIONS
Boil chicken. Allow 2 cups of broth to remain in the pot.
Fry the grinded spices with 2 spoons of vegetable oil.
Add the spices into the boiled chicken; turn to low heat until it is tender.
Add the coconut milk, stir, continue simmer to enhance flavor.
Serve your white chicken curry while hot.

13. What is the text about?

A. How to grind spices
B. How to fry chicken
C. How to make thick coconut milk
D. How to cook white chicken curry
E. How to boil chicken

Pembahasan: teks tersebut berupa resep cara membuat opor ayam (white chicken curry).
Jawab: D

14. Why do we need to simmer after adding coconut milk?

A. To make the chicken tender
B. To get attractive color
C. To make the curry spicy
D. To enhance flavor
E. To low heat until it is tender

Pembahasan: tujuannya adalah agar santan meresap sehingga rasanya lebih lezat. Sebagaimana
tertulis dalam teks “add the coconut milk, continue simmer to enhance flavor.“
Jawab: D

15. “… turn to low heat until it is tender.” The word it refers to

A. Heat
B. Spice
C. Chicken
D. Vegetable oil
E. Coconut milk

Pembahasan: yang menjadi empuk adalah chicken

 Jawab: C

Read the text and answer questions 16 to 18

Meat Floss Porridge

Ingredients

 250 cc hot water

 50 gram instant porridge
 1 spoon soy sauce
 1 spoon chili sauce
 crackers
 10 gram meat floss

Suggested Preparation

1. Put instant porridge into a bowl.

2. Pour 250 cc hot water, stir well.
Leave it for about 3 minutes until porridge thickened.
3. Add soy sauce and chili sauce (as much as you like).
4. Then, spread crackers and meat floss.
The porridge is ready to be served.

16. How much instant porridge do you need to make the meat floss porridge?
A. 250 cc
B. 50 gram
C. 1 spoon
D. 10 gram
E. 2 spoon

Pembahasan: lihat ingredients (bahan), terdapat keterangan: 50 gram instant porridge.

Jawab: B

17. What shoud we do after stirring the porridge?

A. Put the instant porridge into a bowl
B. Add soya sauce and chili sauce
C. Add crackers and meet floss
D. Wait for about 3 minutes
E. Add chili sauce
 Pembahasan: perhatikan langkah-langkah pada suggested preparation, no. 2. Maka setelah
mengaduk (stirring), yaitu “leave it foor about 3 minutes…” (tinggalkan/biarkan selama sekitar 3
menit).
Jawab: D

18. “… until the porridge thickened”.

What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. To become solid
B. To get weak
C. To raise the volume
D. To become powder
E. To become melt

Pembahasan: “thickened” (menebal), maka kata tersebut berarti “to become solid” (menjadi
padat).
Jawab: A

Recount
The following text is for questions 19 to 21.

Last Friday, a friend of mine asked me to accompany him to buy a new shirt at a department store. We
left home at 03.00 p.m. by motorcycle. As soon as we arrived there, we went to the clothes section. I let
him choose one. An hour later, I got bored watching him confused in choosing a shirt. So I left him and
went to the cassette counter. Thirty minutes later, I went back to the clothes section but I couldn't find
him there. My cell phone was broken so I couldn't call him. I went to the parking area. I saw his
motorcycle was there but I couldn't find him. I waited for him for a few moments then finally I gave up
and decided to go home.

When I arrived home, my mother told me that my friend called. She said that he was in the department
store looking for me. My mother asked me to come back to the department store. Reluctantly, I walked
to the department store and you know what? When I arrived there his motorcycle was not in the
parking area. He just went home. I was very tired. There was no other choice, I had to walk home again.
When I arrived home, I was so tired. I was very angry but when I saw my friend's broad smile greet me in
front of the door, I just could not help laughing.

19. The text above is about

A. An embarrassing day
B. Shopping with mother
C. The writer and his friend
D. My friend and his motorcycle
E. The writer and his mother

Pembahasan: teks tersebut bercerita tentang pengalaman penulis dan temannya.

Jawab: C
 20. The writer couldn’t contact his friend because
A. He went home alone
B. His cell phone was broken
C. He was in the parking area
D. His friend was still choosing a shirt
E. He went to shopping

Pembahasan: jawaban dapat ditemukan pada kalimat “my cell phone was broken so I couldn’t
cll him”
Jawab: B

21. From the story above we can conclude that there was a problem because
A. The writer couldn’t contact his friend
B. The writer’s friend was in the clothes section
C. The writer and his friend couldn’t ride the motorcycle
D. The writer and his friend decided to go to the department store
E. The writer could contact his friend

Pembahasan: masalah dari cerita tersebut adalah penulis tidak dapat menghubungi temannya.
Jawab: A

The following text is for questions 22 to 24

In the natural rainforest, Mahogany is a very large canopy tree, sometimes reaching over 150 feet
in height, with trunks sometimes more than 6 feet in diameter above a large basal buttress. It is a
generally open-crowned tree, with gray to brownish-red fissured bark.
Mahogany is perhaps the most valuable timber tree in the whole of Latin America and has been
heavily exploited for most of this century. Mahogany is becoming increasingly rare, and is already
extinct in parts of its original range. It is listed as threatened in "Arboles Maderables en Peligro de
Extinción en Costa Rica" and is listed in CITES Appendix III.
Mahogany varies from yellowish, reddish, pinkish, or salmon colored when freshly cut, to a deep
rich red, to reddish brown as the wood matures with age. Mahogany is fine to medium texture, with
uniform to interlocking grain, ranging from straight to wavy or curly. Irregularities in the grain often
produce highly attractive figures such as fiddle back or mottle. Mahogany polishes to a high luster, with
excellent working and finishing characteristics. It responds well to hand and machine tools, has good
nailing and screwing properties, and turns and carves superbly.

Mahogany is regarded by many as the world's premier wood for fine cabinetry, high-class furniture,
trimming fine boats, pianos and other musical instruments, sculpture, joinery, turnery, figured and
decorative veneer, interior trim, and carving.

22. How large can Mahogany be?

A. Less than 5 feet in diameter
B. More than 15 feet in diameter
C. About 100 feet in diameter
D. Over 150 feet in diameter
E. More than 6 feet in diameter
 Pembahasan: ukuran pohon tersebut bisa mencapai lebih dari 6 meter diameternya.
Jawab: E

23. What makes Mahogany becoming increasingly rare?

A. Its size
B. Its exploitation
C. Its quality
D. Its value
E. Its reforestation

Pembahasan: yang menyebabkan pohon itu semakin langka adalah karena dieksploitasi.
Jawab: B

24. “… and is already extinct in parts of its original range. The underlined word means
A. Survive
B. Vanish
C. Stay alive
D. Uncommon
E. Exploitation

Pembahasan: kata extinct bermakna punah, padanannya adalah vanish.

Discussion

The following text is for questions 25 to 28

Nuclear power is generated by using uranium, which is a metal mined in various parts of the world. The
first large-scale nuclear power station was opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria, England, in 1956.
Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plant for engines. Nuclear power produces
around 11% of the world’s energy needed, and produces huge amounts of energy. It causes no pollution
as you’d get when burning fossil fuels.
The advantages of nuclear are as follows:
1. It costs about the same as coal, so it’s not expensive to make
2. It doesn’t produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it doesn’t contribute to the greenhouse effect.
3. It produces huge amounts of energy from small amount of uranium.
4. It produces small amounts of waste.
5. It is reliable
On the other hand, nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up and buried for many
years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Furthermore, although it is reliable, a lot of money has to be
spent on safety because if it does go wrong, a nuclear accident can be a major disaster.
People are increasingly concerned about this. In the 1990’s nuclear power was the fastest growing
source of power in many parts of the world. In 2005, it was the 2nd slowest-growing.

25. The text discusses

A. Nuclear in general
 B. Nuclear biggest station
C. The danger of radioactive
D. The disadvantages of nuclear power
E. The advantages and disadvantages of nuclear power

Pembahasan: yang dibahas dalam teks adalah manfaat dan bahannya nuklir.
Jawab: E

26. The opposite of dangerous is … (paragraph 4)

A. Vile
B. Dull
C. Tiny
D. Calm
E. Safe

Pembahasan: dangerous (bahaya), cari kebalikan safe (aman)

Jawab: E

27. Why is nuclear power very dangerous?

A. Its radioactivity lasts long
B. Uranium is renewable
C. It is reliable
D. It is cheap
E. It is safe

Pembahasan: “nuclear power is very, very dangerous. It must be sealed up and buried for many
years to allow the radioactivity to die away.”
Jawab: A

28. Which statement is TRUE about nuclear?

A. It is reliable
B. It is costly to make
C. Is causes air pollution
D. It affects the greenhouse
E. It produces small amounts of energy

Pembahasan: furthermore, although is it reliable.

Jawab: A

The following text is for questions 29 to 30.

Most people agree that the family planning programme is desirable for the good of family and society.
But individuals and religious groups differ sharply on the methods of birth control that they consider
moral and acceptable.

Couples that practice birth control do so for various reasons. They may want to limit or space their
children, or to have no children at all. Young couples often postpone having children so that both
partners can work full-time. Other couples space their children so they can give each as much attention
as possible. Some women are advised by their doctor to avoid pregnancy for health reasons. In many
countries with rapidly growing populations, the government encourages couples to limit the number of
their families.

Even thought birth control has gained in acceptance, opposition to the practice is continuous. Some
people fear that birth control encourages sexual outside marriage or that government might impose
birth control. Some religious groups oppose birth control on moral grounds.

Some religious groups teach that artificial methods of birth control are immoral because they separate
the purposes of intercourse in marriage-conjugal love and the procreation of children. Although they
oppose all artificial birth control, they consider natural family planning to be acceptable.

29. Some religious groups refuse to use … birth control because of moral values.
A. home-made
B. man-made
C. natural
D. original
E. high quality

Jawab: B

30. Paragraph two tells us about …

A. the government’s encouragement for happy family.
B. the reasons why a woman avoids to have baby.
C. the reasons why couples do birth control.
D. the postponement to having children.
E. the small and big families.

Jawab: C