DAILY EXAMINATION

A. Read the text and choose the correct answer!

The text for number 1 to 4
Smoking in a restaurant does not only give the
bad impact to the active smokers but also the passive
ones.
Smoking in a restaurant is impolite. The smell
of the smoke affects all people and can turn them off
their food. People pay to taste good food and not to be
put off by foul-smelling smoke.
Besides, smoking harm the others especially
passive smokers, that is, breathing in smoke made by
a smoker, can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer.
Finally, smoking is dangerous and a health risk
to the smoker. Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease
and people do not smoke anywhere, not just in
restaurants.
Regarding to the bad impacts, smoking must
not be allowed in any restaurants.
1. The communicative purpose of the text is to
A. explain how the smoking can be dangerous
B. retell about some positive effects of smoking
C. persuade readers with the smoking risk
D. describe how the smoking is not allowed
E. persuade readers that smoking must be banned
2. Smoking in a restaurant is impolite. (paragraph 2).
The synonym of the underlined word is
A. Rude
D. Sensitive
B. Polite
E. Kind
C. Delicate
3. The statements below are true based on the
text, except
A. Smoking is dangerous
B. Smoking makes us better
C. Smoking is unhealthy for the smoker
D. Smoking must not be allowed
E. Smoking harms to the others
4. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Smoking in a restaurant is rude to do
B. Passive smoking is made by a smoker
C. Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease
D. Smoking in restaurants must not be allowed
E. The smell of the smoke affects all people
The text for number 5 to 8
If you want to advance in your career, you will
have to make some careful decision about which jobs
to take. Evaluate a job offer for the value it has to
your career. It may mean sacrifice at first. You may
have to move to a different region or a different
country to get a job that is right for you. You may
have to work late hours, at last temporarily. You might
even have to take lower salary for job that offers you
the experience that you need. But you should never
accept a job if it is not related to your career goals.

Accepting a job that is not within your career

path will not give yoy the training or experience you
need or want. You will find yourself frustrated in such
position and consequently will not perform your best.
This will have an effect on the people around you who
will not feel as id you are being a part of the team.
The best advice is to think carefully before accepting
any position and make sure the job is the one you
want to have.
5. What is the most significant factor in evaluating a
job?
A. location
B. Salary
C. value to your career
D. how much you like it.
E. prestige
6. Which is not mentioned as a sacrifice for valuable
job?
A. moving to other region
B. no benefits
C. bad working hours
D. moving to other country
E. low salary
7. What is wrong with taking a job outside youe
career path?
A. you will earn less
B. You wont perform well
C. People will give you advice
D. You will be part of a team
E. People will complain to you.
8. What is the writers best advice?
A. Take the first job offered.
B. Consider changing career
C. Dont work with other people.
D. Think before accepting a job.
E. Find a job with the highest salary.

The text for number 9 to 15

When a person old enough to be responsible
for a crime? This question needs to be investigated
because the current law is not good enough
The law at present protects children aged
between ten years and four years from being punished
for committing crimes. It is believed that children
under fourteen years are too young to realize the
seriousness of their crimes. Mr. Stephen Scarlett, head
of the NSW Childrens Court, describes how clever
young offenders use this defense, saying that they are
too young to understand that they have broken the
law. Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that
the age should be dropped from fourteen to twelve
years. I agree with this.

Teenagers these days are far more

sophisticated than those in the past. The law should
recognize this. In a recent survey some people
suggested that the age for being responsible for a
crime should be dropped to eight years old. This, I
feel, is too young. Fourteen, however, is too old. Is
there anyone who believes that a fourteen-year-old
does not know that it is against the law to steal or
vandalize property? By the age of twelve, children are
aware of what is legal and what is not.
Public pressure creates change. It is now up to
the public to put pressure on the government to
change the age at which a person may be held
responsible for a crime from fourteen years to twelve
years. Out of date laws have no place in a modern
society, especially one that needs people to be
responsible for their actions

9. What does the text above talk about?

A.When a person is old enough to be responsible
for a crime
B.When a person is being punished for
committing crimes
C.When children are too young to be responsible
for a crime
D.When a person is too old to be responsible for a
crime
E.When do teenagers realize the seriousness of
their crimes
10.In what age are the children protected by the
present law from being punished for committing
crimes?
A.Ten years old
B.Fourteen years old
C.Ten to fourteen years old
D.Eight years old
E.Twelve years old
11. In what paragraph do we find the recommendation
of the text above..
A.In the first paragraph
B.In the second paragraph
C.In the third paragraph
D.In the fourth paragraph
E.In the fifth paragraph

B.Teenagers
C.Laws
D.Children
E.Crimes
14. What type of genre does the text belong to?
A.Analytical exposition
B.Hortatory exposition
C.Report
D.Description
E.Narrative
15. Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that
the age should be dropped from fourteen to
twelve years. I agree with this.
The underlined sentence expresses..
A.Argument
B.Opinion
C.Certainty
D.Debate
E.Agreement
The text for number 16 to 22
Space travel should be stopped for many
reasons. Firstly, it is totally unsafe as proven by the
Colombia Space Shuttle disaster. Thousand people
have been killed in accidents. Secondly, it costs
billions and billions dollars everyday just to put fuel
into rockets. Professor Smith from the Spend Money
on People Space Association agrees that space travel
is a waste of time and money. Further, space travel is
altering the worlds weather pattern as evidenced by
the record of high temperatures this summer in Cobar.
Everyone knows that if God wanted us to fly in space
we should have been born with space suits. Stop space
before it destroys the earth.
16. How many reasons are stated in the text dealing
with the point that Space travel should be
stopped?
A.One
B.Two
C.Three
D.Four
E.Five

12.The part of the text which states what ought or

ought not to happen is called..
A.Thesis
B.Argument
C.Elaboration
D.Reiteration
E.Recommendation

`17. Professor Smith from the Spend Money on

People not Space Association agree that space
travel is a waste of time and money.
The sentence contains a word expresses..
A.Agreement
B.Disagreement
C.Contrast
D.Certainty
E.Desire

13.Teenagers these days are far more sophisticated

than those in the past.
The word those refer to..
A.Days

18. Which is not true based on the text above..

A.Space travel should be stopped
B.Space travel destroys the earth
C.Space travel costs billions and billions of

dollars everyday
D.Space travel offer benefits to the earth
E.Space travel is unsafe
19.What does the text above mainly talk about?
A.Air travel
B.Road travel
C.Water travel
D.Space travel
E.Rocket travel
20. Stop space before it destroys the earth
This part of paragraph indicates the..
A.Reiteration
B.Reinforcement
C.Argument
D.Thesis
E.Elaboration
21. Stop space before it destroys the earth
.What does the word it refer to..
A.Space
B.Travel
C.Space travel
D.The earth
E.Space suit
22. Further, space travel is altering the worlds
weather pattern as evidenced by the record of
high temperatures this summer in Cobar.
The underlined word is a transitional word
showing..
A.Time
B.Addition
C.Logical relationship
D.Conclusion
E.Example
The text for number 23 to 26
Students cheating is one of the biggest
problems faced by teachers nowadays.
Despite the fact that teachers advise their
students not to do dishonest acts during tests, some
students still do cheating. There are many kinds of
cheating that students do during the test or
examination, such as looking other students work, put
some notes under their clothes, write notes or
formulas on their desks make hand signals or go to
rest rooms to get the answers from their friends.
In my view, students who do cheating are
committing a crime. It is a sort of taking something
illegally. This crime causes negative results to the
students. Students who always cheat deteriorate their
mental capacity. Cheating acts also create
dependence. They weaken their self confidence.
Instead of preparing for the coming test, they are busy
to organize notes on a piece of paper. If this awful
habit continues, the students will lose their
opportunity to develop their intellectual and mind.

Therefore,school should consider cheating as a

very serious problem. School board and
administration should go hand to overcome this
matter. Honesty must be put in schools vision. Harsh
punishment must be applied to students who commit
this crime..
23. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A.School policy
B.Harsh punishment
C.Cheating as a crime
D.Mental deterioration
E.Different ways of cheating
24. What will the school do to eliminate students who
commit cheating?
A.Create a good vision
B.Select honest students
C.Make harsh punishment
D.Make students confident
E.Administer the school affair
25. Students who always cheat deteriorate their
mental capacity. (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word means
A.support
B.worsen
C.cause
D.create
E.find
26. They weaken their self confidence.
(Paragraph 3)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A.tests
B.papers
C.results
D.students
E.cheatings
The text for number 27 to 30
Nearly all Indonesian students of Senior high
School have on uniforms when they go to schools. I
personally think that uniforms are very necessary for
senior High school students. Why do I say that?
Firstly, school uniforms don't make a gap
between the poor and the wealth. They erase the
social jealously among the students. By wearing
uniforms, students will feel equal one another and
they respect one another.
Secondly, uniforms make students look neat
and polite. Let's imagine, if the students did not wear
uniform, they would likely tend to wear any clothes
they want to. Some would probably wear mini and
sexy skirts showing off their things, others would be
wearing transparent blouses showing off their
lingerie. Boys would be wearing sandals and jeans in
rags or T-shirts without sleeves. It's not really good to
see such a condition, isn't it?

Thirdly, uniforms don't cost too much money

because we can wear it with in 3 years' time. I mean
until students graduate from Senior high Schools. It's
so different when they don't wear uniforms. They
have to spend much money for up-to-date fashions
and I believe they will be expensive. Wearing
uniforms will lessen their parents' financial burden.
From the reasons listed above, I conclude that
uniforms are still important to Senior high School
students.
27.

28.

29.

30.

Nearly all Indonesian students of Senior high

School have on uniforms when they
go to schools.
The underlined word has the same meaning
with
A. Purchase
B. Reject
C. Put of
D. Wear
E. Wash
Firstly, school uniforms don't make a gap
between the poor and the wealth.
The underlined word has the same meaning
with
A. The pepople
B. The village
C. The rich
D. The staff
E. The official
Let's imagine, if the students did not wear
uniform, they would likely tend to wear any
clothes they want to.
The underlined word has the same meaning
with
A. Generally
B. Almost
C. Sometimes
D. Rarely
E. Possibly
I mean until students graduate from Senior high
Schools.
The underlined word has the same meaning
with
A. Finish
B. Pass

C.
D.
E.

Fail
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Study

B. Read the text below and answer the questions

clearly!

Corruption
Do you know what the meaning of
corruption is? What is the relation between
money and corruption? Well, corruption is
common everywhere in the world, even in the
United States. Its just a matter of intensity.
However, it is quite shocking when one reliable
survey claims Jakarta as the most corrupt place in
Indonesia.
The survey has made me sad, actually,
because I stay and earn a living here in the capital.
As most people know, Tanjung Priok port
smuggling is not a new thing at all. Entrepreneurs
who want to minimize their tax payments tend to
do such a thing more often. They even bribe the
officials.
Well, I think the measures taken so far to
overcome the problem by punishing the
corruptors is still not far enough. We have to
prevent the younger generations from getting a
bad mentality caused by corruption.
I believe we should start at the earliest
stages in school and I think everyone should be
involved in the effort to eradicate corruption. We
must not make any distinction.

1. Where is the most corrupt place in Indonesia?

2. What is the writers advice to overcome
corruption in Indonesia?
3. What is the purpose of the writer of the text
above?
4. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
5. What tense is mostly used in the text?

(Good Luck)