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DAILY TEST SEMESTER 1 NARRATIVE SUBJECT GRADE TIME ALLOCATION : ENGLISH :X : 90 Minutes

Di e!ti"n In this part of the test, you have to choose the best answer to each question from the alternatives given. Te#t 1 T$is te#t is %" &uesti"n nu'(e 1)10 *ueen A+i Bi,- - .uti$ Muara Kaman lies along the Mahakam River, in eastern Borneo. In the past the area was a kingdom ruled by ueen !"i Bidara #utih. $he was a typical queen of myths% beautiful, wise, and sensitive. Many princes and kings proposed to her but she always refused them because she was more concerned with ruling her country and guarding her people. &ne day, a 'hinese boat came to eastern Borneo. (irst, the people thought it was a merchant ship but the boat was loaded with trade goods and highly trained soldiers. )heir envoys brought gold and porcelain to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of 'hina. )he queen didn*t refuse instantly and replied that she had to ponder the proposal first. !fter the envoys left the palace, the queen called a court officer and ordered him to infiltrate the 'hinese boat to gather information on the prince. +hen night fell the officer sneaked onto the boat, got by all the guards, and finally found the prince*s room. )he large door would not open and he couldn*t find a peek hole, so the officer put his ear to the wall, trying to catch sounds from inside. ,e heard that the prince was having his dinner and the noise of his chewing and slurping surprised the officer. It was like a boar that he had once heard when he was hunting. ,e quickly left the boat and returned to the palace. ,e reported that the prince must have been a phantom, not a human. ,e believed that the phantom could be in a human*s form only during the daytime. )he queen was so surprised and got angry. &n the ne-t day, she refused his proposal. )he enraged prince ordered his troops to raid Muara Kaman. )he battle was won by the prince*s huge band of troops. !s they drew near to the palace, ueen !"i Bidara #utih chewed a leaf of betel vine and sang a mantra while holding it. +hen she threw it at the 'hinese troops, it turned to giant centipedes. )he 'hinese troops started to retreat but three centipedes chased them and sank the boat. )he site of the sunken ship is now known as .anau /ipan 0/ake of 'entipedes1, with 'hinese treasures hidden on the lake*s bed. !dapted from% www.st.rim.or."p 2. )he te-t tells about 3 a. ueen !"i Bidara #utih b. )he Mahakam River c. )he #rince*s #roposal d. )he $unken $hip e. )he 'hinese )roops 4. +here did the story take place5 a. in a kingdom in 'hina b. in western Borneo c. in the area that is now called Muara Kaman d. in a sunken ship e. in the /ake of 'entipedes 6. ,ow was ueen Bidara #utih like5 a. beautiful, sensible, and sensitive b. beautiful, uncaring, and sensitive c. pretty, wise, and indifferent d. pretty, sensible, and indifferent e. beautiful, wise, and unconcerned 7. +hy did the envoys bring gold and porcelain5 a. to trade them for stocks b. to announce the marriage proposal from a prince of 'hina c. to load their ship d. to share them with the residents e. to sell them to the queen 8. ,ow did ueen !"i Bidara #utih respond to the proposal5 a. $he agreed with the proposal instantly. b. $he approved the proposal right away. c. $he did not refuse the proposal immediately. d. $he did not reply the proposal. e. $he refused the proposal. 9. +hy did the prince raid Muara Kaman5 a. because the queen was spying on the prince b. because the queen did not accept his proposal c. because the queen attacked the prince*s kingdom d. because the queen returned the prince*s gifts e. because the queen chased the prince away :. +hich statement is not true according to the te-t5 a. )he prince wanted to marry the queen. b. )he prince had gold and porcelain to announce the marriage proposal. c. )he prince ordered his troops to attack Muara Kaman. d. )he prince won the battle. e. )he prince turned into a giant centipede.

=. )he word @heA 0paragraph 6, sentence 61 refers to 3 a. the court officer c. the envoy b. the prince d. the phantom e. the giant centipedes B. @)heir envoys brought gold and porcelain to 3A )he synonym of @envoyA is 3 a. team c. troop e. squad b. messenger d. advocate 2>. @3 prince ordered his troops to raid Muara Kaman.A )he synonym of @raidA is 3 a. establish c. attack e. enlarge b. ascertain d. e-pand Te#t 2 T$is te#t is %" &uesti"n nu'(e 11)11 &nce upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. ,e had an idea. ,e saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. )he rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, C,ow many crocodiles are there in the river5C )he boss of crocodile answered, C+e are twenty here.C C+here are they5C the rabbit asked for the second time. C+hat is it for5C the boss of crocodile asked. C!ll of you are good, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. /ater I will know how kind you are,C said the rabbit. )hen, the boss of the crocodile called all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the river. ;ust then, the rabbit started to count while "umping from one crocodile to another% &ne ... two... three ... four ... until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river. 22.)he story mainly tells us about 3. a. twenty crocodiles b. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile c. the boss of the crocodile d. the boss of the crocodile and all his friends e. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles 24.+e know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted.... a. to cross the river b. to know where the crocodiles are c. to swim across the river d. to know the number of crocodiles there e. to meet the boss of crocodile 26.!ll of you are good, :ent;e and kind ...0#aragraph 41. )he underlined word is antonymous with.... a. wild c. cunnings e. greedy b. sly d. tricky 27.;ane : +here did you go last night5 (rank : . +hy5 a. I go to the cinema b. I went to the cinema c. I have gone to the cinema d. I was going to the cinema e. I am going to the cinema

a. gave b. give

c. given d.giving

e. gived

Te#t 1 T$is te#t is %" &uesti"n nu'(e 14)20 T$e <-t$e -n, His S"ns ! father had sons who were always fighting. ,e DDD0291 no luck trying to stop their arguments with words, so he decided to teach them a lesson. ,e DDD02:1 his sons to bring him a bunch of sticks. ,e took the sticks and DDD02=1 them to his eldest son and asked him to break them. )he eldest son DDDD02B1 with all his strength but was not able to do it. )he other sons tried and were also unsuccessful. )he father DDD04>1, CMy sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be like these sticks togetherE but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as a single stick.C 29. a. told b. had 2:. a. told b. had 2=. a. told b. had 2B. a. told b. had 4>. a. told b. had c. tried d.gave c. tried d.gave c. tried d.gave c. tried d.gave c. tried d.gave e. said e. said e. said e. said e. said

Te#t 5 T$is te#t is %" &uesti"n nu'(e 21)24 !n old man named )akahama lived in a little house behind the cemetery of the temple of $oFan"i. ,e was e-tremely friendly and generally liked by his neighbours, though most of them considered him a little mad. )hat was because he was very old but he did not want to get married. ,e did not have the desire for intimate relationship with women. &ne summer day he became very ill, so ill, in fact, that he sent for his sisterGinGlaw and her son. )hey both came and did all they could to bring comfort during his last hours. +hile )akahama fell asleep, they watched a large white butterfly flew into the room and rested on the old man*s pillow. )he young man tried to drive it away with a fanE but it came back three times, as if it was very loath to leave the sufferer. !t last )akahama*s nephew chased it out into the garden, through the gate, and into the cemetery beyond, where it lingered over a woman*s tomb, and then mysteriously disappeared. &n e-amining the tomb the young man found the name @!kikoA written upon it, together with a description narrating how !kiko died when she was eighteen. )hough the tomb was covered with moss and must have been erected fifty years previously, the boy saw that it was surrounded with flowers, and that the little water tank had been recently filled. +hen the young man returned to the house he found that )akahama had passed away, and he returned

28.I DDDDDDD her a bunch of roses this morning.

to his mother and told her what he had seen in the cemetery. @!kiko5A murmured his mother. @+hen your uncle was young he was betrothed to !kiko. $he died shortly before her wedding day. +hen !kiko left this world your uncle resolved never to marry, and to live ever near her grave. (or all these years he has remained faithful to his vow, and kept in his heart all the sweet memories of his one and only love. Hvery day )akahama went to the cemetery, whether the air was fragrant with summer breeFe or thick with falling snow. Hvery day he went to her grave and prayed for her happiness, swept the tomb and set flowers there. +hen )akahama was dying, and he could no longer perform his loving task, !kiko came for him. )hat white butterfly was her sweet and loving soul.A 42.)he te-t tells you about 3 a. an old man with his faith b. an old man with his neighbours c. a mad old man d. a craFy old man e. dying old man 44.,ow was )akahama*s characters5 a. ,e was a humorous person. b. ,e was an indolent person. c. ,e was a pathetic person. d. ,e was a sociable person. e. ,e was a hilarious person. 46.+ho was !kiko5 a. $he was )akahama*s fiancI. b. $he was )akahama*s niece. c. $he was )akahama*s sister I law. d. $he was )akahama*s sister. e. $he was )akahama*s mother. 47.+hich statement is not true according to the te-t5 a. )akahama went every day to !kiko*s grave and prayed for her happiness. b. )akahama lived near !kiko*s grave. c. )akahama resolved not to marry after !kiko*s death. d. )akahama became very ill on summer day. e. )akahama chased the white butterfly out into the garden. 48. )he word @ItA 0paragraph 6, sentence 41 refers to... a. the garden d. the cemetery b. the tomb e. the white butterfly c. the gate 49. +hich of the following words is the synonym of Jbetrothed*5 a. alienated d. .ivided b. separated e. Hstranged c. engaged

a. were b. am

c. is d. was

e. have been

4=..odo,DDDD, always helps me doing my homework. a. my pet c. my book e. my shoes b. my car d. my friend 4B.!rman% @I will always love !nita.A If this sentence changes into reported speech it become... a. !rman said that he always loved !nita b. !rman said that he always loves !nita c. !rman said that he will always love !nita d. !rman said that he would always loved !nita e. !rman said that he would always love !nita 6>.$he DDD a book at Lramedia bookstore yesterday, a. buy d. buying b. buyed e. buys c. bought 62. Mother % .onKt be so noisy, ,erman. )he baby is sleeping. ,erman % &kay, mom. Rudi % +hat did your mother "ust tell you5 ,erman % $he told me ... because the baby was sleeping. a. I wasnKt so noisy b. not to be so noisy c. donKt be so noisy d. I am very noisy e. to be not so noisy 64. My friend,DDD, won the first medal in )homas 'up this year. a. the basketball star b. the volleyball star c. the football star d. the badminton star e. the tennis star 66. .ora% @#lease, bring this book to my room.A +hat did she say5 a. $he asked me bring this book to my room b. she asked me to bring this book to my room c. she asked me brought this book to her room d. she asked me to brought that book to her room e. she asked me to bring that book to her room 67. #aul 3 =:et> a new car two weeks ago, then he 3 =se;;>7 a. gets, sell b. getted, selled c. got, selled d. got, sold e. gotten, sollen

4:.$usan % I went to your house last night. But you werenKt home. +here were you5 Rufy % &h. I DDDDDD at my aunt*s house.

68. +hy DDDD you come to my house this morning5 a. was d. do b. did e. has c. were Te#t 5 T$is te#t is %" &uesti"n nu'(e 14)50 .uring the battle of )roy there was a Lreek hero named &dysseus, he was one of the many Ctribal kingsK that went to attack the Romans. )he Lreeks won that battle decisively thanks to &dysseusK brilliant idea of building a C)ro"an ,orseK. )he horse was a gigantic wooden statue of a horse built in the guise of a gift for the Romans. )he Lreeks then built chambers within the giant horse to allow some soldiers to hide inside to infiltrate the strong roman defense. )he Romans, thinking that the Lreeks have admitted defeat by leaving them a gift of gesture in the form of a C,orse $tatueK were over"oyed. )hey brought the CgiftK into their castle and partied throughout the night. +hen all the Roman soldiers were drunk and unconscious, the Lreeks slowly descended out of the C,orse $tatueK, rendered the Roman defense useless and opened the gate into the well defended cityE allowing other Lreek soldiers who were waiting outside the gates to come inside. 69. +hat was the purpose of the te-t5 a. Inform the reader about the Battle of )roy. b. #ersuade the reader to read Lreek ,istory. c. )o !rgue that the Lreek had won the war. d. )o show how cunning the Lreeks were. e. )o describe )roy 6:. +ho was &dysseus5 a. ! horse. b. ! Lreek $oldier. c. ! Roman $oldier. d. ! Lreek King. e. <o Information. 6=. ,ow did the Lreeks win the battle5 a. )hey made the Romans drink b. )hey scared the Romans c. &dysseus used the help of Lods d. )hey destroyed the city gate e. )hey tricked the Romans 6B. 3 in the form of a C,orse $tatueC were over"oyed )he underlined word means3 a. Really sad b. .runk c. Really happy d. .efenseless e. 'autious 7>. ,ow were the Romans beaten5 a. +ith the help of alcohol. b. +ith help from a wooden horse. c. )hanks to &dysseusKs Idea. d. !ll of the above. e. <one of the above. C$-n:e t$ese senten!es int" in,i e!t s?ee!$@

2. !nna % @I lived in Malang 4 years ago.A 4. Bina % @.ian, do you know my house5A 6. (ari % @+hat did <ani ask5A 7. Lon % @+rite the answer in a piece of paper, please.A 8. ,ani % @$aniM .on*t cheat in the testMA

!n old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. ,e 06=1DDDDDDDDDD his servants bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son% @Break it.A )he son strained and strained, but with all his 06B1DDDDDDDDDDD was unable to break the bundle. )he other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. @Nntie the bundle,A said the father, @and each of you takes a stick.A +hen they had done so, he called out of them% @<ow break,A and each stick was easily broken. @Oou see my meaning,A said their father. Moral% union gives 07>1DDDDDDD. 2. a. had b. got c. begged d. pleaded 4. a. orders b. powers c. efforts d. interests 6. a. strong b. strength c. strengthen d. stronger

)he horse was a gigantic wooden statue of a horse built in the guise of a gift for the Romans. )he Lreeks then built chambers within the giant horse to allow some soldiers to hide inside to infiltrate the strong roman defense. )he Romans, thinking that the Lreeks have admitted defeat by leaving them a gift of gesture in the form of a C,orse $tatueK were over"oyed. )hey brought the CgiftK into their castle and partied throughout the night. +hen all the Roman soldiers were drunk and unconscious, the Lreeks slowly descended out of the C,orse $tatueK, rendered the Roman defense useless and opened the gate into the well defended cityE allowing other Lreek soldiers who were waiting outside the gates to come inside. 2. +hat was the purpose of the te-t5 a. Inform the reader about the Battle of )roy. b. #ersuade the reader to read Lreek ,istory. c. )o !rgue that the Lreek had won the war. d. )o show how cunning the Lreeks were. e. )o describe )roy 4. +ho was &dysseus5 a. ! horse. b. ! Lreek $oldier. c. ! Roman $oldier. d. ! Lreek King. e. <o Information. 6. ,ow did the Lreeks win the battle5 a. )hey made the Romans drink b. )hey scared the Romans c. &dysseus used the help of Lods d. )hey destroyed the city gate e. )hey tricked the Romans 7. 3 in the form of a C,orse $tatueC were over"oyed )he underlined word means3 a. Really sad b. .runk c. Really happy d. .efenseless e. 'autious 8. ,ow were the Romans beaten5 a. +ith the help of alcohol. b. +ith help from a wooden horse. c. )hanks to &dysseusKs Idea. d. !ll of the above. e. <one of the above. .irect and indirect speech 2. change these sentences into indirect speech a. .inda% @I have been staying in Malang for two years.A b. (andi%A.on*t leave me aloneM

6>. ;ane : +here did you go last night5 (rank : . +hy5 a. I go to the cinema b. I went to the cinema c. I have gone to the cinema d. I was going to the cinema 62. I her a bunch of roses this morning. a. gave c. given b. give d. Living C"'?;ete t$e %";;"Ain: senten!es usin: t$e !" e!t %" ' "% Be (7 72. $he 0buy1 many books from Indonesian Book (air two months ago. 74. Oesterday, she 0read1 the books all day along. 76. 0put1 the books in their previous place. 77. I did not 0shave1 this morning because I was in a hu .uring the battle of )roy there was a Lreek hero named &dysseus, he was one of the many Ctribal kingsK that went to attack the Romans. )he Lreeks won that battle decisively thanks to &dysseusK brilliant idea of building a C)ro"an ,orseK.