The document is a test from SMA Negeri 1 Pulokulon high school in Grobogan, Central Java, Indonesia. It contains reading comprehension questions in English about several short passages, including "The Fox and the Cat", "The Fairy Tulips", and information about marijuana. The test is assessing students' understanding of details, vocabulary, and inferences from the provided texts.

1. PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN GROBOGAN
D I N A S P E N D I D I K A N
SMA NEGERI 1 PULOKULON
Jl. Kiagengselo Desa Sembungharjo Kecamatan Pulokulon Kabuapaten Grobogan
UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER GANJIL 2011/2012
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : XII IPA-IPS
Diujikan :
Waktu :
I. Choose the correct answer!
TheFoxand the Cat
It happened that the cat met the fox in a forest, and as she
thoughtto herself: 'He is cleverand full of experience, and much
esteemedinthe world,' she spoke to him in a friendlyway. 'Good
day, dear Mr. Fox, how are you? How is all with you? How are
you getting on in these hard times?' The fox, full of all kinds of
arrogance, looked at the cat from head to foot, and for a long
time did not know whether he would give any answer or not. At
last he said: 'Oh, you wretched beard-cleaner, you piebald fool,
you hungry mouse-hunter, what can you be thinking of? Have
you the cheek to ask how I am getting on? What have you
learnt? How many arts do you understand?' 'I understand but
one,' replied the cat, modestly. 'What art is that?' asked the fox.
'When the hounds are following me, I can spring into a tree and
save myself.' 'Is that all?' said the fox. 'I am master of a hundred
arts, and have into the bargain a sack full of cunning. You make
me sorry for you; come with me, I will teach you how people get
away from the hounds.' Just then came a hunter with four dogs.
The cat sprang nimbly up a tree, and sat down at the top of it,
wherethe branchesandfoliage quite concealed her. 'Open your
sack,Mr. Fox, open your sack,' cried the cat to him, but the dogs
had alreadyseized him, and were holding him fast. 'Ah, Mr. Fox,'
cried the cat. 'You with your hundred arts are left in the lurch!
Hadyou beenableto climblikeme, you would not have lost your
life.' (from Fairy Tales , by The Brothers Grimm, translated by
Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes)
1. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To describe a particular event.
b. To describe something in general
c. To explain how to make something step bystep
d. To amuse or entertain the readers
e. To retell experiences or past events.
2. What the kind of art did the cat understand?
a. He could run veryfast
b. He could fight well
c. He could swim in the water
d. He could glide from tree to the tree
e. He could jump into a tree and saved himself
3. What happened to the fox in the end?
a. He killed the cat
b. He was killed
c. He could save his life
d. He join the wolves
e. He joined the cat
4. “I understand but one, replied the cat, Modestly”
The word in bold is antonymous with_______
a. Humbly
b. Cleverly
c. Neatly
d. Arrogantly
e. Defiantly
TheFairyTulips
Once upon a time there was a good old woman who lived in a
little house. She had in her garden a bed of beautiful striped
tulips.
One night she was wakened bythe sounds of sweet singing and
of babies laughing. She looked out at the window. The sounds
seemed to come from the tulip bed, but she could see nothing.
Thenextmorningshewalked among her flowers, but there were
no signs of anyone having been there the night before.
On the following night she was again wakened bysweet singing
and babies laughing. She rose and stole softly through her
garden. The moon was shining brightlyon the tulip bed, and the
flowers were swaying to and fro. The old woman looked closely
and she saw, standing by each tulip, a little Fairy mother who
was crooning and rocking the flower like a cradle, while in each
tulip cup laya little Fairybabylaughing and playing.
The good old woman stole quietly back to her house, and from
that time on she never picked a tulip, nor did she allow her
neighbors to touch the flowers.
Thetulipsgrew dailybrighter in color and larger in size, and they
gave out a delicious perfume like that of roses. Theybegan, too,
to bloom all the year round. And every night the little Fairy
mothers caressed their babies and rocked them to sleep in the
flower cups.
Thedaycamewhenthegood old woman died, and the tulip bed
was torn up by folks who did not know about the Fairies, and
parsley was planted there instead of the flowers. But the parsley
withered, and so did all the other plants in the garden, and from
that time nothing would grow there.
But the good old woman's grave grew beautiful, for the Fairies
sang above it, and kept it green - while on the grave and all
around it there sprang up tulips, daffodils, and violets, and other
lovely flowers of spring.
5. What is the the text about?
a. The fairymothers and fairybabies
b. The mysterious laugh of a baby
c. The old woman and the fairytulips
d. A little house in a big garden
e. A bed beautiful striped tulips.
6. Why did the fairies sing above the old woman’s grave?
Because_______
a. The woman asked them to do so
b. They were entertaining some fairy babies
c. They made the flower bool
d. They loved to sing
e. The woman had prostected the tulips from being pickup
7. What can you learn from the text?
a. Picking flowers is allowed
b. Someone doing something good will get something good
return
c. Having a garden is important for us
d. We will become good people by planting flower
e. Planting flower will give us many benefits

2. 8. “…and the tulip-bed was torn up by folks who did not
know….” (paragraph7)
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
a. Neighbors
b. Children
c. Enemies
d. Relatives
e. Teenagers
9. The adverstisemant is about_______
a. A job vacancyin Rainbow Resto
b. A new restaurant in Kuta
c. An amazing view in Kuta beach
d. Good looking waitresses and waiters
e. An opportunityto work in Kuta
10. “Looking for waitresses and waiters”
The phrases to look for is similar in meaning to____
a. Beg
b. Seek
c. Scan
d. Deal
e. Choose
11. The due date of sending the application letter is______
a. September 26, 2010
b. September 28, 2010
c. October 26, 2010
d. October 28, 2010
e. November 28, 2010
Marijuana is a dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems,
seeds, and leaves of the hemp plant, cannabis sativa. It usually
is smoked as a cigarette or in a pipe. Marijuana smoke has a
strong and distinctive, usually sweet-and-sour odor. There are
countless street terms for marijuana including pot, herb, weed,
grass, widow, ganja, and hash.
Long-term marijuana use leads to an addiction. The short-term
effects of marijuanaaddictioncanincludeproblemswithmemory
and learning, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of
coordination and increased heart rate. Smoking marijuana
increases the possibility of developing cancer of the head or
neck. Marijuana use also has the potential to promote cancer of
the lungs and other parts of the respiratory tract because it
contains irritants and carcinogens. In fact, marijuana smoke
contains50to 70 percentmorecarcinogenic hydrocarbons than
does tobacco smoke. Depression, anxiety, and personality
disturbances have been associated with marijuana addiction.
Students who smoke marijuana get lower grades and are less
likely to graduate from high school, compared with their non-
smoking friends.
12. What is the text about?
a. Marijuanasmokers
b. Bad effects of marijuana
c. Theprosandconsof marijuana
d. Smokingmarijuana
e. What marijuanalookslike
13. Smoking marijuana has the following effects. Except_____
a. Causingdifficultyin thinkingandproblem solving
b. Increasingthepossibilityof headcancer
c. Promotingcancerofthe lungs
d. Decreasingtheheartrate
e. Causinglossof coordination
14. Why the marijuana was promote cancer of lungs and other
pert of respiratory tract?
a. It containsirritantsandrespiratory tract?
b. It has a strong andcarcinogens
c. It usuallysmokedincigarettes
d. It smokeliketobacco
e. It leadsto addiction
15. “Marijuana smoke has a strong and distinctive…..”
(paragraph 1) the word “distinctive” has closest meaning to
___
a. Similar
b. Weak
c. Typical
d. Fresh
e. Nice
Many floods are directly related to changes in weather. The most
common cause of flooding is due to rain falling at extremely high rates
or for an unusually long period of time. Additionally, areas that
experience a great deal of snow in winter are prone to springtime
flooding when the snow and ice melt, especially if the thaw is relatively
sudden. Furthermore, rainfall and snowmelt can sometimes combine to
cause floods.
Sometimes, floods occur as a result of a unique combination of factors
that only indirectly involve weather conditions. For instance, a low-lying
coastal area may be prone to flooding whenever the ocean is at high
tide. Exceptionally high tides may be attributed to a storm caused by a
combination of factors, like low barometric pressure and high winds.
Finally, floods sometimes can occur regardless of the climate.
Examples are tsunamis (seismic waves on the sea or large lakes that
are caused by earthquakes), volcanic heating and rapid melting of a
snow pack atop a volcanic mountain or under a glacier, or even failures
of natural or man-made dams.
16. What is the purpose of the text?
a. Todescribesomethingfrom twopointsof view
b. Totell why somethinghappens
c. Toentertainthe reader
d. Totellhow makesomething
e. Totellpast experiences
17. What is the main cause of flooding?
a. Changesinweather
b. Hightides
c. A storm
d. Highwinds
e. Highrate of rains
OPPORTUNITY
A big western restaurant in Kuta, 50 m from the
beach. Busy area. Looking for waitresses and
waiters. Good looking, polite, communicative.
Good at English is a plus!
Send your application, CV and recent photograph
to Rainbow Resto, Jalan Kuta Barat number 5
Kuta.
Not later than October 28, 2010.

3. 18. Areas that experience a great deal of snow in winter are
prone to springtime flooding when ____
a. Thesnowandicemelt
b. Theoceanisat hightide
c. It rainsheavily
d. Thevolcanoerupts
e. Tsunamihappens
19. Arya : the flowers look fresh.
Jelita : Yeah. They____bymother everyday.
Arya : no wonder.
a. Water
b. Watered
c. Are watering
d. Are watered
e. Were watered
20. Tiara : mom, have you finishe____?
Mother : I have. What’s up, dear?
Tiara : I will go to Lia’s birthday party, which dress
should I wear, mom?
Mother : how about the dress I bought you last week?
It’s very pretty.
Tiara : good idea. Thanks
a. Cook
b. Cooking
c. Cooks
d. cooked
e. Being cooked
Text#5#
Casual English Conversation Needs
You needcasualEnglish.You needthe Englishthat native
speakersuse with eachother.You needto learn the Englishthat
Americansusewith theirfriends, their families,andtheir co-
workers. Thisisthe common,everyday Englishthat we
constantlyuse.
Common,casual conversationshouldbethefirst thingyou learn.
Thefirst need,after all,is to communicatewithotherpeople.You
want to chatwith peopleonthe bus. You want to makefriends
andunderstandwhat they are saying. You want to talk to your
co-workers.You want to understandTVshowsand movies.
Learnthat first… then, and onlythen, focuson academicEnglish.
In casualEnglishconversation,you’llhearfiller words(suchas
“ahh”, “uhhm”,“you know”, “like”). You’ll hearthe naturalrhythm
of English.. the way wego backandforth, the ways we interrupt
eachother.
In the meantime,doyourself a favor- use movies andTVshows
to start learningcasualEnglishnow.
21. The text is about___
a. CasualEnglish
b. Kindof English
c. An Englishlearningprocess
d. Theways to improveEnglishskills
e. Theways howto masterEnglish
22. “ a common, casual conversion should be the first thing you
learn. “ the undelined word means____
a. An example
b. Happeningbychange
c. A favorable opportunity
d. Somethingeasyto follow
e. Happeningatregularintervals
23. According to the text, what should you do to start learning
casual English?
a. Readacademicbooks
b. ReadEnglishstory
c. Communicatewithotherpeople
d. Stay with native Englishspeaker
e. WatchEnglishmovies andTVshows
TheAdvantagesand DisadvantagesofStudyGroups
Study groupsare commonlyutilizedby manystudents to prepare
themselvesfor classdiscussion,examinationsorclass
presentation.You canalsodo it to review on your weakpoints
andlearn newideas.I myself find study groupon somepointa
necessityto learneffectively.
In my ownexperiencesastudy groupgives mea motivationto
study and updatemyreadingsbecausemostofmy buddiesgive
meencouragement.It also helpsmeto learnnew ideasas well
as importantpointsI missedonmyreadings.Most of the
membersinmystudy groupare very openinsharingwhat they
know. Hencethesealertme that I shouldupdatemyreadingsso
I couldalsosharesomething.
Onthe other hand, the disadvantageof study groupis the part of
compellingyourselfto attend to it after the classor duringyour
rest days. Commitmentamongeach memberisanimportant
aspectin study group.Henceyou andyour groupmateshave to
set aside otheractivities to study together. Tojoina study group
or not is your ownchoice,becausethereareotherpeoplewho
learnbetter whenthey do it alone.If you think you willbe
learningeffectivelyin joiningorhaving a group,go on andenjoy
the fun way of learning.
24. What statement is NOT the advantage of studygroup?
a. It can motivate a student a student to study
b. A student is motivated to share something with others
c. A student is forcedto use their sparetime to join a study
group.
d. It can motivate a student to update his/her readings
e. It helps a student learn new ideas.
25. What the writer suggest if a student chooses to join a
study group?
a. He/she should think if twice
b. She should do it in his/her spare time
c. He/she should appreciate other members
d. He/she should enjoy the fun way of learning
e. He/she should consult it with his/her parents
26. “…..in sharing what they know” (paragraph2)
The word “they” refers to______
a. A students and his/her friends
b. The members of the writer’s study group
c. The members of a study group
d. The study groups
e. The students
27. “….because most of my buddies give me
encouragement” (paragraph 2)
What is the antonym of word “buddies”?
a. Enemies
b. Friends
c. Pen pals
d. Siblings
e. Family members

4. 28. Susi : Hi Irma, how was Anang’s party
last night?
Irma : Em…I didn’t come to the party and
_____. We were busy packing things to move from our
boarding house.
Susy : I see
a. I did either
b. Neither did I
c. So did I
d. I didn’t too
e. Either I didn’t
29. Via : what did the drawfs give Snow White
lodging for?
Igor : they gave her lodging for____
a. A few days
b. A long time
c. They felt pity on her
d. The last time
e. She was passing the forest
30. Tora had an obligation to give a letter to Mr. Teddy, but
he forgot to do it
We can say that he ____the letter.
a. Could give
b. Should have given
c. Might have given
d. Shall have given
e. Should not have given
31. Lina’s cat meowed loudly. Lina_____it.
a. Should not have fed
b. Should have been feeding
c. Could be feeding
d. Does not feed
e. Might not have fed
32. There is a lot of noise in the next –door neighbor’s
house. Our neighbors_____
a. May come back
b. Would have back
c. Is supposed to come back
d. Must have come back
e. Could have come back
33. Girl : Danang, did you really lose my pocket dictionary?
Boy: yes, I did, bt not on the purpose! What can a say?
I’ll get you with a new one, OK?
Girl : thanks
What will the boy do?
a. Buy a new pocket dictionary for the girl
b. Look for the pocket dictionary
c. Borrow another pocket dictionary
d. Lend his pocket dictionary to the girl
e. Borrow a pocket dictionary
Boy: some people think that having a mobile phone is
not important for student. What do you think?
Girl : I disagree. A mobile phone is important for us
Boy: But, students are not allowed to bring mobile
phones to school because they might be disturb the
lesson.
Girl : I think it’s all right if we turn the mobiles off during
the lesson.
34. What are the speakers talking about?
a. The importance of pocket money for students
b. The importance of a mobile phone for student
c. Students pocket money
d. Mobile credit
e. Money
35. According to the girl, what should students do with their
mobile phones?
a. They leave their phones at home
b. They should not bring their phones during the
lessons
c. They may keep thei phones in the bag
d. They must not use their phones during the lesson
e. They should give their phones to their teacher.
II. Essay
1. Combine these sentences using proper contrastive conjunctions
a. I was very tired. I did my homework.
b. Firman didn’t get a scholarship. He enrolls a well-known university.
2. Continue the following sentences with your own ideas.
a. Since we like everything about computer,_____________
b. As you were not at home,______________
3. Complete these sentences using gerund !
a. ________an extra curricular activityis good for students.
b. Listening to a long speech is a ________activity
Woman : what a beautiful day! What if we go for a walk and the enjoyday, dear?
Man : that’s a good idea. Tell the children to join us.
Woman : right away.
4. What are the people going to do?
5. What does the man ask the woman to do?