This document contains a summary of 3 key points: 1) A democratic government is one where citizens elect representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf, as direct democracy is not feasible in large communities. 2) Totalitarian governments exert almost complete control over citizens' lives, restricting freedoms like speech and religion. 3) Plants play a vital role in providing the chemical energy needed by all living things through the process of photosynthesis, where chlorophyll converts sunlight into chemical energy to produce food and oxygen.

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DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN
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SOAL UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2018/2019
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris Nama :
Kelas / Program : XII (semua) Kelas :
Hari/Tgl. : …….. Maret 2019 No.Absen :
Waktu : 07.15-09.15 Wita Paraf :
The following text is for questions 1 to 4
Democracy is a form of government. The word democracy means ruled by the people. Abraham
Lincoln described such self-government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The citizens of a democracy take part in the government either directly or indirectly. In a direct
democracy, also called a pure democracy, the people meet in one place to make laws for their
community.
Most modern democracy is indirect democracy, which is also known as representative democracy. In
large communities – cities, states, provinces, or countries – it is impossible for all the people to meet as
a group. Instead, they elect certain number of their fellow citizens to represent them in making
decisions about laws and other matters that affect the people. An assembly of representatives may be
called a council, a legislature, a parliament, or a congress. A government ruled by the people through
their freely elected representatives is something called a republican government.
The democratic way of life recognizes the quality and dignity of all people regardless of race,
religion, sex, or social standing. It holds that everyone is equal in court trials and other legal matters. It
provides freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion.
Almost all governments claim to be democratic, but many are actually totalitarian. Totalitarian
governments have almost complete control over lives of the people.
1. A democratic government is a government consisting of representative who are….
A. Appointed by the parliament
B. Elected by the people
C. Controlled by the legislative
D. Elected indirectly
E. Governed by its people
2. We can assume from the text that in a totalitarian government the people
A. Are free to choose their believes D. Are completely controlled
B. Are free to choose their leader E. Have equal social standing.
C. Are free to express their opinions
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. A republican government is a government ruled by representative in the assembly
B. An assembly is a member of elected representatives who make decisions of law
C. To large countries the people are represented in the parliament.
D. In large communities, the people elect directly their representative
E. Representative democracy is a group of elected people to represent is citizens in government.
4. “It holds that everyone is equal in court trials and other legal matters.” …….‟ (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word refers to……
A. social B. sex C. race D. democratic E. religion
The following text is for questions 5 to 7
The Importance of English
I personally think that English is the world's most important language. Why do I said that?
Firstly, English is an International language. It is spoken by many people all over the world, either as a
first or second language.
Secondly, English is also the key to open doors to scientific and technical knowledge which is
needed for the economic and positive development of many countries in the world. English is a top
requirement of those seeking jobs. Applicants who master either active or passive English are more
favorable than those who do not.
From the facts above, it is obvious that everybody needs to learn English to greet the global era.

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5. “Applicants who master either active or passive English are more favorable than those who do not”
A. active or passive English
B. jobs
C. requirements
D. Applicants
E. English competence
6. Which statement is untrue about English?
A. It is learn by many people
B. It is the second language of every country
C. It is used in many fields.
D. It is useful for job seekers
E. It has been an international language
7. The word “Applicants", in paragraph 4 can be replaced by……
A. employees B. employers C. hirers D.job seekers E.owners
The following text is for questions 8 to 11
All human beings eat food and make use of the chemical energy in it, so do all other animals.
Perhaps you wonder where all that chemical energy comes from. Why doesn‟t the food all get used up?
The answer is that new food is being grown as fast as old food is used to. It is the green plants that
form the new food. Animals either eat the plants or eat other animals that have eaten plants.
The green substance of plants is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll can absorb sunlight. When it does so, it
changes the energy of the sun into chemical energy. The chemical energy present in sunlit chlorophyll
is used to combine dioxide in the air with water from the soil. Starch and other complicated compounds
are formed. These are high in chemical energy obtained from the sunlit chlorophyll.
They make up the food on which mankind and all other animals live. In the process of forming this
food, some oxygen atoms are left over. These are given off into the air by the plants. The whole
process is called photosynthesis.
Thus, plants use sunlight to from food and oxygen to from carbon dioxide and water again.
Plants change the sun‟s energy into chemical energy. And animals change the animal energy into
kinetic and heat energy.
8. The text is about ......
A. The process of changing chemical energy D. The process of photosynthesis.
B. The formation of carbon dioxide E. The use of chemical energy.
C. The green substance of plants.
9. What will happen when the chlorophyll absorbs sunlight? It will ......
A. Change heat into kinetic energy.
B. Form complicated compound.
C. Make use of heat energy.
D. Change kinetic energy into chemical energy.
E. Change the sun‟s energy into chemical energy.
10. From the text we know that ....
A. Plant need to heat energy to live
B. All human beings need chemical energy
C. Plants absorb sunlight to produce kinetic energy
D. Chlorophyll is the most important thing in photosynthesis
E. Sun‟s energy cannot be formed into kinetic energy
11. " The green substance of plants is chlorophyll. The underlined word in the above is closest in
meaning to ...
A. Core B. Body C. Stuff D. Essence E. Material
The text is for questions 12 to 14

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12. What is the purpose of the caption?
A. To describe the benefit of hard work
B. To encourage people to work hard
C. To ask people to stop dreaming.
D. To describe what a dreamer is like
E. To motivate people to win any competitions.
13. According to the caption, who will succeed?
A. Those who wake up
B. Those who have dreams
C. Those who struggle for it
D. Those who are destined to succeed.
E. Those who achieve the top rank.
14. “………and work hard to achieve it”.
What does „it‟ refer to?
A. Success B. Dreaming C. Hard work D. Winning E. Waking Up
The text is for questions 15 to 17
The Dangers of Typing WhatsApp 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 2018 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 is the main idea of the passage?
A. The warning of texting and driving
B. The debatable issue of texting and driving
C. The involvement of mobile devices while driving.
D. The risks of texting while driving
E. The consequences of not paying attention traffic
16. 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 live because of injury.
D. Distracted driving is still safe for the drivers.
E. Only adult drivers involved in the accident.
17. From the text, we know that ...
A. The mobile phone should be banned in the street.
B. Distracted driving makes accident more rarely to happen
C. Most of the accident caused by the condition of the road.
D. 18 percent of fatal crashes were caused by unnoticed street signs.
E. Drivers involved in car accidents admitted they were texting when they crashed.
The text is for questions 18 to 21
There are many pros of using the internet in classes but the most important reason is
because it is convenient for everyone. Both students and teachers benefit from the convenyence.
First, it provides the great potential for changing the students and faculty interaction and may
prove influential in reorganizing the learning process. The student can easily access the material
and actually follow what is going on in the class much easier than if they didn‟t follow up at all
online. The ability to access online course material and documents truly helps the studentin
achieving a stable position for learning. In terms of the professor, it can also be very helpful as it
brings the students closer to the class and makes everything easier, most importantly
communication. Professors can easily communicate with their students through email. They often
use email to send massive announcements and also personal conserns with the students. It even
helps students‟ concerns whenever they want to speak to the professor. A recent article addresses
this issue. “it was interesting that all the students mentioned that they worry about the way other

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students perceive or think of them when asking a question in the face-to-face classroom”. Overall,
convenience is a true benefit of the internet.
On the other hand, There are many cons to using the internet in classess. It deals not only for
just the students but for the professors also. First of all, there are many problems associated with
the classroom itself when one integrates technology into it. There are often problems associated
with digital classrooms that implement web casts and such other equipment. This may be due to
both technical issues. This implies that because these problems arisen in the classrooms, it will
affect the learning environment in the negative way as those issues may distract the class. Another
main concern of the internet is through email and interaction. Emailing is often times very slow in
terms of communicating multiple ideas to other people. Often times students need to email each
other because they need multiple questions answered, but because it‟s a slow process in terms of
waiting for a response, it‟s more of a deterrent to the learning than face-to-face interaction.
18. What is the topic of the text?
A. the pros and cons in using internet D. the use of internet in education world
B. the advantges of using internet E. Internet in teaching-learning process
C. the disadvantges of using internet
19. Why do the students prefer e-mailing their professor to asking him face-face?
A. They worry about the response of the professor
B. They do not have time
C. They worry about what other students think or perceive when they ask him face-to-face.
D. They worry that the professor will do not have time answering their question.
E. They worry that their professor could not have time for them
20. Why does the internet bring revolution in traditional teaching-learning process?
A. Internet gives us more opportunities to access knowledge
B. Internet provides students with massive digital library
C. Internet offers overwhelming information and knowledge
D. Internet allows having a non-face-to-face interaction in learning process
E. Internet gives vast and fast knowledge on anything
21. What are the features of internet that can be used in learning process?
A. e-mailing, mailing list and CD-ROM D. search engines, mailing list and webcam
B. search engine, e-mailing and mailing list E. e-mailing, search engine and provider
C. mailing list, softwares and websites
The text is for questions 22 to 24
Yogyakarta (JP)- National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has temporarily diverted its flights
intended for Adisucipto Airport in Yogyakarta to Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, after
one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane on Wednesday night.
“All of Garuda Indonesia flights heading toward Yogyakarta, for a total of 34 flights, now will [be
diverted] to Surakarta,” Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications Benny S. Butarbutar said in
an official statement on Thursday.
The flights include 10 coming from and going to Jakarta, three to and from Denpasar, Bali, two
to and from Makassar, South Sulawesi, and one flight from Surabaya, East Java.
The airline would provide a bus at Adisumarmo Airport to transport passengers to Yogyakarta.
Garuda Indonesia is still evacuating the Boeing 737-800 NG, which slipped on the runway and
overshot a lane on Wednesday night. It carried 123 passengers, none of whom were harmed.
Garuda aims to finish evacuating the aircraft on Thursday afternoon.
(bbn) Taken from : thejakartapost.com.
22. What is the text mainly about?
A. Redirect flights of Garuda Indonesia from Yogyakarta to Surakarta because of runway accident
B. Slipped plane accident in adisucipto runway lane
C. Evacuation of Garuda Indonesia after its accident
D. Confirmation of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communication about overshot accident
E. The delay of Garuda Indonesia after one of its planes overshot an Adisucipto runway lane
23. It can be concluded from the text that ….
A. Adisucipto Airport will be closed after the incident.
B. Because of the incident, Garuda Indonesia redirected Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta
permanently.
C. Garuda Indonesia supplied bus to support passengers from Surakarta to Yogyakarta
D. Garuda Indonesia had been finished evacuating its plane when this news was reported
E. There are a lot of passengers were harmed due to that accident

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24. The reason why Garuda Indonesia diverted Yogyakarta flights to Surakarta is because of ….
A. Maintenance one of Garuda Indonesia‟s aircraft
B. The accident of its plane which slipped on the runway lane
C. Many flights in Adisucipto Airport
D. The statement of Garuda Indonesia VP of corporate communications
E. The evacuation of Garuda Indonesia‟s aircrafts
The text is for questions 25 to 27
25. What is the text about?
A. How to make starfruit punch
B. The ingredients of starfruit punch
C. How to use blender
D. How to stir thoroughly
E. How to slice starfruit
26. “.......lemonade extract and soda water. Stir thoroughly.”
The underlined word means…
A. to make smooth B. to boil C. to cut D. to make dry E. to mix
27. Which of the following procedure is true?
A. Put slices of starfruit in the glass
B. Put ice cubes in the blender
C. Skim two spoonful of vanilla
D. Skim the slices of starfruit and water which have already been softened
E. Wait until the ice cubes are melted
This text is for questions 28 to 29
28. The institution offered ………
A. A school B. A job C. A goods D.Building E. Shop
29. The name of the institution is………
A. Montessory academy D. Teacher‟s academy
B. North Jakarta academy E. Children‟s course
C. Kadek Beacon academy
Needed for preschool. At North Jakarta. For June 2019
Head teachers: For children of ages1.5 – 6 years.
English speaking; qualified: Experiment. Min. 2 Years.
Assistant Teachers. For children of ages 1,5 – 6 years.
English speaking qualified: Experiment Min. 2 years.
Please fax or e-mail resume to : Fax: 021 - 65306435
phone:021 – 65306433
e-mail; Kadek@beaconaacademy.net
Closing date for application : 21st
March 2019.
Jakarta post, 19th
Jan 2019
Starfruit Punch
Ingredients:
 250 gr yellow starfruit in slices.
 100 ml water.
 2 spoonful of vanilla
 8 teaspoonful of lemonade extract
Steps:
 Put slices of starfruit and water in the blender. Wait until it‟s
soft. Skim it
 Add syrup, lemonade extract, and soda water. Stir thoroughly.
 Pour it in the glass and put in the ice cubes.

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This text is for question 30 to 31
30.What is the announcement about?
A. Design contest
B. Mr. Asep‟s event
C. Students‟ school registration
D. School extracurricular program
E. The Independence Day of Indonesia
31. Students are expected to take part in the event
The word in bold means to......
A. cut B. move C. hold D. compete D. participate
This text is for questions 32 to 33
32. What does the text tell you about?
A. An announcement to attend the school‟s anniversary party.
B. An announcement to about student‟s association
C. An announcement to about school‟s competitions.
D. An invitation to join the school activities.
E. An invitation to attend a regular meeting
33. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. The winners will get a trophy only
B. The competitions will last for twelve days
C. The school will celebrate its 25th
anniversary
D. Karni Ilyas is the person who is responsible for the activity
E. The participants should contact certain students to register their groups or names.
WE CHALLENGE YOU!
In order to celebrate our school’s 25th
Anniversary, there will be challenging competition :
1. MODERN DANCE Competition, held in 2nd
- 4th
February 2019.
2. DRAMA PERFORMENCE Competition, held in 7th
- 9th
February 2019.
3. MUSICAL BAND PERFORMENCE
Competition, held in 9th
- 11th
February 2019.
4. ENGLISH DEBATE Contest, held in 14th
- 16th
February 2019.
The winner will be announced in 18th
February 2019
They wil get trophy and some of money
What are you waiting for? Register your group or your name to :
 Rocky Gerung, Class XA
 Fahri Hamzah, Class XI A4
 Sujiwo Tejo, Class XII S1
Chairperson,
Karni Ilyas
Announcement
To: All students of SMAN 1 Jonggat
In relation to the celebration of Indonesia‟s Independence Day, our
school will hold a poster and slogan design competition. The
competition will be on :
Day : Saturday, August 16, 2018
Place : School Hall
Time : 10 am
Students are expected to take part in the event.
For registration and more information please contact Mr. Asep Trisna

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This text is for questions 34 to 36
34. From the letter we know that………………
A. Fred's mother not ill before her death
B. Jack sent letter to Fred several weeks ago
C. Jack was very sorrowful to send the letter to his mother
D. Jack had known Fred's mother before
E. Fred is the only child in his family
35. What is the possible relation between the sender and the recipient?
A. Relatives D. Siblings
B. Employers E. Employees
C. Friends
36. "You have my sincere and heartfelt sympathy, my dear fellow, in your sorrow."
What is the closest meaning of the underlined word?
A. Real D. Honest
B. Caring E. Curious
C. Generous
This text is for question 37 to 38
Jl. Jambu 129
Bandung
30th January 2019
Dear Fred
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. I
admired her a good and noble woman. 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,
Jack
BIG SALE & BIG DISCOUNT
In welcoming New Year 2019,
Airlangga Bookstore offers big discounts of up to 50%.
New books are also sold at very cheap prices, from Rp8,000 to Rp20,000.
Additionally, customers will receive a coupon
which will be drawn every day if they spend Rp100,000 in purchases.
The lucky one will receive a shopping voucher to Rp200,000.
Big Sale & Big Discounts program will last
from 28th
to 31st
December 2018.
On 31st
December 2018 will be open until 10 p.m.
Wait no more!
Please visit Airlangga Bookstore
At Jl. Airlangga No. 32 Mataram.
Get The Books of your choice!

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37. What is the text about?
A. The new Airlangga Bookstore
B. Buying books on New Year 2019
C. Winning a shopping voucher of up to Rp200,000.
D. An interesting midnight book sale program
E. A big sale and big discount for books.
38. How long will the program last?
A. For two days
B. For three days
C. For four days
D. For six days
E. For seven days
39. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences into the correct and meaningful paragraph!
(1) On the way, I felt the urgent need to have a drink. And I was sure that I had kept my bottle on
the overhead compartment.
(2) I stumbled on into my teacher‟s lap
(3) I was so embarrassed. What a trip to remember.
(4) As my teacher started at me I scrambled back into my seat
(5) Last Sunday, my class had a trip to Jakarta and we went there by bus.
(6) But as soon as I stood up, the bus hit a bump.
The correct order is ....
A. (5), (1), (4), (6), (2), (3)
B. (5), (1), (6), (2), (4), (3)
C. (1), (2), (4), (5), (3), (6)
D. (1), (6), (5), (2), (4), (3)
E. (5), (4), (6), (1), (2), (3)
Compete the following text with the words provided.
40. A. lived B. Took C. Enjoyed D. Complained E. went
41. A. an offer B. a suggestion C. a recommendation D. an invitation E. a compliment
42. A. possibly B. Hurriedly C. Fortunately D. Occasionally E. Interestingly
Functional Skill Questions 43 to 50
43. Peru : Mom, may I watch TV until ten o‟clock this evening? There is a good TV.
Mother : I‟m afraid not. You must get up very early tomorrow morning.
From the dialogue, Peru is asking his mother‟s _______________
A. permission B. agreement C. sympathy D. attention E. reason
44. Nova : Do you think our youth have the competence to keep up with the Americans
in technology?
Wanda : I don‟t think so because it needs a lot of money.
The underlined word means……….
A. knowledge B. cleverness C. capability D. experiment E. profession
45. Mipo : Edi, let‟s spend this weekend for fishing. I have found a good spot
Edi : I‟m sorry. I hate fishing
From the above sentence Edi show his…………………………..for fishing
A. disagreement C. dislike E. disappointment
B. dissatisfaction D. uncertainty
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. She [………] with her stepsister
and step mother in a small house. They were very bossy. Cinderella had to do all the house work.
One day, [………] to the hall came to the family. Her step sister did not let her go. Cinderella was
very sad. The step sister went to the ball without her.
[………] the fairy godmother came and helped her to get to the hall, at the hall Cinderella
danced with the prince. The prince fell in love with her, and then he married her. They lived happily
ever after.

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46. Andry : Excuse me, This glass is dirty
Nyoman : Really? I‟m very sorry. I‟ll bring you another one
From the above sentence Andry show his…………………………..
A. Comment B. Anger C. Complaining D. Satisfaction E. Opinion
47. Taufik : Would you come to our workshop tomorrow?
Wahyu : That would be great.
In the dialogue Taufik is giving Wahyu…
A. an order B. a comment C. an advice D. a suggestion E. an invitation
48. Fadila : Why are you sleepy in class?
Novandi : Do I look sleepy, Fadila? I am not sleepy, but I have a painful stomach ache.
Fadila : You should go to the doctor. Come on I‟ll accompany you
The underlined words expresses….
A. disagreement B. offering C. satisfaction D. advice E. obligation
49. Tedy : Jumaini didn‟t pass her exam
Zara : Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
From the underlined sentence expresses……….
A. disappointment B. apology C. sympathy D. anger E. displeasure
50. Obi : Mom, I am nominated in the singing contest of “The voice of Indonesia”
Mather : Great! I’am really proud of you.
The underline utterance is an expression of…………………….
A. will B. pride C. hope D. plan E. satisfaction