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Jenderal Soedirman adalah seorang perwira militer Indonesia berpangkat tinggi selama revolusi nasional Indonesia. Dia adalah panglima tertinggi Angkatan Bersenjata Indonesia, dia terus dihormati di negara ini. Pada 12 November 1945, pada pemilihan untuk memutuskan panglima militer di YogyakartA. Sudirman 24 tahun dipilih atas Oerip Soemohardjo dalam votE yang dekat. Sambil menunggu untuk dikonfirmasi, Soedirman memerintahkan serangan terhadap pasukan Inggris dan Belanda di Ambarawa. Pertempuran berikutnya dan penarikan Inggris memperkuat dukungan populer Sudirman, dan dia akhirnya dikonfirmasi pada 18 Desember. Jenderal Soedirman memimpin kegiatan militer di seluruh Jawa, termasuk unjuk kekuatan di Yogyakarta pada tanggal 1 Maret 1949. Ketika Belanda mulai mundur, pada bulan Juli 1949, Soedirman dipanggil ke Yogyakarta dan dilarang berperang lebih jauh. Pada akhir tahun 1949, tuberkulosis Sudirman kembali, dan ia pensiun ke Magelang, di mana ia meninggal sedikit lebih dari sebulan setelah Belanda mengakui kemerdekaan Indonesia. Ia dimakamkan di Pemakaman Semaki Heroes di Yogyakarta.

1. What is the monologue about?

A. A biography of General Soedirman

B. The family of General Soedirman

C. The death of General Soedirman

D. A spirit of General Soedirman for the Indonesian Armed Forces

E. The military forces commanded by General Soedirman

2. What can we infer from the monolugue?

A. His uncle’s name was also Soedirman

B. January is the month of Maulud

C. Soedirman was shot and died in the military war

D. Soedirman died when he was relatively young

E. Soedirman died on 1 March 1949

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso’s works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional stylE. He, then, entered what was called the Blue PerioD. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are “Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.

Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

3. Why did Picasso become so popular? because ….

A. he was the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.

B. he was known for his great paintings

C. he painted in traditional style.

D. he was son of an art teacher.

E. he studied in art school.

4. According to text, Picasso ….

A. died in Spain 1973.

B. was born in Malaga, Italy.

C. was famous for his painting style.

D. had a father who worked as an art teacher.

E. finished his study at the academy of Arts in Madrid.

5. What can be inferred from the text?

A. Picasso’s father was not good at art.

B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.

C. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.

D. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.

E. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in a traditional style.

Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England, on February 12, 1809. He came from a wealthy family and never had to work. He studied medicine and theology. In 1831 he graduated from University of Cambridge with a degree of theology.

He began a career as a scientist quite by chancE. On December 27,1831, 22 years old Charles Darwin joined the crew of the HMS Beagle as a naturalist.The five years expedition collected hydrographic, geologic, and meteorologic data from South America and many other regions around the worlD. Darwin’s own observation on this voyage led to his theory of natural selection.

Charles Darwin was greatly influenced by the geologist Adam Sedgwick and naturalist John Henslow in his development of the theory of natural selection, which was to become the foundation concept supporting the theory of evolution. Darwin’s theory holds that environmental effects lead to varying degrees of reproductive success in individuals and groups of organisms. Natural selection tends to promote adaptation in organisms when necessary for survival. This revolutionary theory was published in 1859 in Darwin’s now famous On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

6. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution believed that ….

A. people could defend themselves naturally

B. environment affected natural election

C. organism needed adaptation to survive

D. people and nature supported to each other

E. natural selection tend to adapt organism to survive

7. How was Darwin’s theory of natural selection developed?

A. Adapted by the necessary for survival

B. Influenced by his collection.

C. Supported the effect of environment.

D. Influenced by John Henslow.

E. Affected by groups of organisms.

8. The famous Darwin theory was published based on ….

A. theories developed by other scientists

B. the influence of organisms adaptation in survival living

C. the success of his observation supported by geologist and naturalist

D. his expedition and natural observation data a scientist

E. the observation of other geologists’ natural selection

Victoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and business woman. She was born on April 17, 1974, in Essex, EnglanD. She became famous in the 1990’s with the pop group “The Spice Girl”and was known as Posh SpicE. In 1999, she married the Manchester United and England footballer, David Beckham. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

After The Spice Girl split up, she pursued a solo singer career, but also started her own fashion range called dVb StylE. Since this initial foray into fashion Victoria Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled “Intimately Beckham”and a range of handbags and jewelry.

In addition she had written two best-selling books: one her autobiography and the other, a fashion guide.

9. What did Victoria do before being a solo singer?

A. Married to David Beckham

B. Worked as fashion designer

C. Joined The Spice Girl

D. Created fashion style

E. Wrote many books

10. We found in the text that ….

A. Victoria named her fragrance by dVb style

B. Beckham is Victoria’s autobiography

C. Beckham is Victoria’s brand for her fragrance

D. Posh Spice is the title of her new album

E. Spice Girls is Victoria’s label for her wardrobe

 

Descriptive Text : Historical/Recreation Places

 

Paris is the capital city of France. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of the world’s most crowded cities. Lovely gardens and parks are found throughout Paris. At night, many palaces and statues are lit up. For this reason, Paris is often called the city of light. Every year, millions of people visit Paris. The most popular place to visit is the Eiffel Tower. This huge structure has become the symbol of Paris. D’Louvre, one of the world‘s largest art museums draws many visitors. The Cathedral Notre Dame, a famous church, is an other favourite place to visit.

1. What has become the symbol of Paris?

A. The Louvre

B. The Cathedral

C. The Eiffel Tower

D. The lovely garden

E. The light structure

2. What is the monologue about?
A. Paris
B. The Louvre
C. Notre Dame
D. The crowded city
E. The city of light

This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The musseum focuses on the collection of steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was closeD. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.

3. What was the Ambarawa called during the dutch colonial government?
A. A military city
B. A railway museum,
C. A new railway town,
D. King Willem I station.
E. Steam locomotives station,

4. Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?
A. To build new railway museums.
B. To transport government troops.
C. To preserve the steam locomotives
D. To build a new government station.
E. To park the locomotives at the original station.

The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London. It is known as the shard of glass. Construction began in 2009 and was completed three years later in 2012, making it Western European’s tallest building.
Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shart is the second tallest free standing structure in the UK. Its exterior boasts 11,000 glass panels — that’s equivalent in area to eight football pitches or two-and-a-half Trafalgar Squares.
The building was developed to have multiple uses, describes on the website as a ‘vertical city where people can live, work and relax’. This motto was clearly taken on board that was found on the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.

5. What is the text about?
A. The architect Renzo Piano
B. The Shard glass panels
C. The Shard, building in London
D. The tallest building in London
E. The heart of London

6. In Europe, the Shard gains popularity on its …
A. Location
B. Function
C. Height
D. Age
E. Usage

7. What probably makes people interested to stay in the Shard?
A. It has multiple uses
B. It is the tallest building in UK
C. It was built by famous architect
D. It is located in the heart of London
E. It is very cheap

8. “…, making it Western European’s tallest building.” What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. The Shard
B. The glass
C. London
D. Skyscraper
E. Renzo Piano

Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy kilometers from Malang town and two hours’ drive from South. It is well known for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.
In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island, Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from “wayang” figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers.

9. What makes Bale Kambang famous?
A. Small rocky islands
B. Long beautiful beach
C. Huge waves of ocean
D. Overseas cruisers
E. three small rocky islands

10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. There are three rocky islands in Bale Kambang
B. Huge waves frighten many overseas cruisers
C. Names of rocky islands are taken from “wayang”figures
D. The rocky islands are in the middle of the sea
E. Small village of Bale Kambang

Procedure Text : How To Do, Make & Use

 

How to Clean an LCD Screen

1. Shake up the detergent and put it 15 — 20 cm away from the LCD screen.

2. Spray on the LCD screen surface directly.

3. Cleanse gently using the fabric cleanser or brush.

You can also do the following steps:

1. Spray the detergent on the fabric cleanser.

2. Clean the LCD screen surface to make it as bright as a new one. 

1. What should you do to detergent first?

     A. Spray it

     B. Clean it

     C. Put it away

     D. Shake it up

2. Before cleaning the screen surface, we spray the detergent on the screen surface directly or spray it on ….

     A. Our fingers

     B. The paper

     C. The fabric cleanser

     D. The brush

3. "Cleanse gently with the fabric cleanser or brush" (step 3). What does the underlined word mean?

     A. Carefully

     B. Directly

     C. Harshly

     D. Cleanly

HOW TO CLEAN A REFRIGERATOR

1. Remove all frozen foods and ice cube trays. If you have a second refrigerator, use it to temporary store these items. If not, put the food in a cardboard box and cover it with newspaper. Dump the ice cubes.

2. Removes all other food stuff and place on your kitchen counter or in cardboard boxes.

3. Either turn the temperature control "defrost" or unplug the electricity to the refrigerator (or both).

4. Never scrape or jab at the ice with a sharp instrument. You may cause serious damage to the freezing unit. Allow it to melt.

5. Either put a flat pan under the freezer to catch the drips or put a large towel in the bottom of the refrigerator. 

4. What should we do after turn the temperature control "defrost"?

     A. Scrape the ice with a sharp instrument

     B. Remove all frozen foods and ice cube trays

     C. Remove all other food stuff

     D. Allow the ice to melt

5. "Allow it to melt" (step 4). The word "it" refers to ....

     A. The food

     B. The refrigerator

     C. The ice

     D. The freezing unit

ANZAC BISCUITS

You will need:

• 2 cups of rolled oats

• 1,5 cups of caster sugar

• 4 tablespoons of golden syrup

• 2 tablespoons of boiling water

• 1 cup of plain flour

• 250 grams of butter

• 1 teaspoon of baking soda

Steps:

1. Turn on the oven 160o C.

2. Lightly grease an oven tray.

3. Mix oats, flour and sugar in a large bowl.

4. Melt butter and golden syrup in a pan.

5. Mix baking soda and boiling water in a cup.

6. Add this mixture to melted butter and golden syrup.

7. Add this to the oats mixture in the large bowl, mix together well.

8. Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls. Put on the try 5 cm apart.

9. Press lightly on top of each with a fork.

10. Bake for 20 minutes.  

6. What is the purpose of the text?

     A. To tell how to make Anzac Biscuits

     B. To see the ingredients of Anzac Biscuits

     C. To announce a new recipe of Anzac Biscuits

     D. To prepare everything for cooking Anzac Biscuits

7. Why do we use a fork to make Anzac Biscuits?

     A. To mix baking soda and boiling water

     B. To press the balls of mixture

     C. To put the balls on a tray

     D. To roll the mixture

How to Make Starfruit Punch
Ingredients
• 250 gr yellow starfruit in slices
• 100 ml water 2 spoonful of vanilla
• 8 teaspoonful of lemonade extract Procedure
• 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.

8. 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

9. …..lemonade extract and soda water. Stir thoroughly. The word “stir“ means….
    A. to make smooth
    B. to boil
    C. to cut
    D. to make dry
    E. to move an object in order to mix it

10. Which of the following procedures 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.

A quick and easy cheese cake recipe
Yield : 6 servings
Prep. Time :5 minutes
Cook Time : 40 minutes
Total Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients:
16 ounces cream cheese, 2 packages, softened
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 prepared Graham cracker crust

Directions:
Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla at medium speed until well-blended. Blend in 2 eggs. Stir in chocolate chips then pour batter into Graham cracker chust. (you may sprinkle ¼ cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips on top if you desire).
Bake at 35calcius for 40 minutes, or until certer is almost set. Cool.
For best results refrigerate for 3 hours.

11. How many persons is the cake for?
     A. 2
     B. 5
     C. 6
     D. 35
     E. 2

12. The goal of the text is to tell about . . . . .
    A. how to beat cream cheese
    B. how to blend sugar and vanilla
    C. how to bake chocolate cheese and cake
    D. how make chocolate cheese cake
    E. how to make mini sweet chocolate chips

13. The text is called a/an . . . . .
    A. explanation
    B. description
    C. procedure
    D. report
    E. spoof

Ladies and Gentlemen, in case of emergency, take the life jacket which is located under your seat.
Put the life jacket over your head and then fasten the jacket tapes around you’re your waist.
Do not inflate the jacket until you left the aircraft. The jacket will be automatically inflated by pulling a cord, but if not, you can blow into the chip to inflate it.
A light is attached to the jacket for attracting attention. The life jacket should be removed only in case of emergency.
The use of TV set, AM and FM radios and radio cassettes recorders, walkman, and any mobile phones are prohibited on board as they interfere the communication and navigational system.
We wish you an enjoyable flight.

14.Where is the life jacket located?
     A. Over the head
     B. Around the waist.
     C. Outsite the aircraft.
     D. In the back of the seat.
     E. Under the seat.

15.What can interfere the navigatioanl system
    A. Table.
    B. The life jacket.
    C. Mobile phones
    D. The attached light.
    E. Tapes around the waist.

Caption Text

 

Caption Text

1. What is the meaning of the text?
a. Name is not a mistake
b. The writer’s name is fault
c. Ms. World is just a program
d. We can not depend on the program
e. We have to be grateful with our name

2. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To make funny
b. To inform readers
c. To educate readers
d. To make surprised
e. To get knowledge

3. What is the Microsoft Word?
a. A channel on tv
b. A program of internet
c. A program of computer
d. A tool of internet
e. A tool of computer

4. What is “spelling” in Indonesia?
a. Mengeja
b. Membaca
c. Menulis
d. Berbicara
e. Mendengar

5. What is “mistake” in Indonesia?
a. Kesalahan
b. Keinginan
c. Keingintahuan
d. Kemauan
e. Kesayangan

News Item

 

News Item Text 1
Geneva (AP): Indonesia has recorded another human case of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu, raising its world-leading total to 117 cases, according to the World Health Organization.
The agency said Friday night that the Indonesian Health Ministry had reported that a 16-year-old girl from West Java Province has been hospitalized since Jan. 4 with symptoms of the diseasE. It said the strain had been confirmed as H5N1.
Of the total number of human cases in Indonesia, 94 have been fatal. WHO says that globally 349 people have been infected with H5N1 since the 2003 outbreak of the disease. Of those, 216 have died.
After Indonesia the country with the next highest number of cases in Vietnam with 101, followed by Egypt with 43, according to the U.N. health agency

1.Which of the following statement is true according to the text?
    A. Egypt ranked second as the highest number of bird flu cases
    B. Indonesia’s 117th human case of bird flu was found in West Java
    C. The article is taken from the UN report
    D. Since 2003, it has been reported that all 117 Indonesians died of bird flu
    E. According to WHO, there have been 349 people in Indonesia infected by H5N1

2.In the WHO release, the country ranked second in number of bird flu case found is ….
    A. Indonesia
    B. Vietnam
    C. Egypt
    D. USA
    E. Singapore

3.The word “fatal” in the third paragraph has the closest meaning to ….
    A. Harmless
    B. Poisonous
    C. Tedious
    D. Deadly
    E. Extreme

News Item Text 2
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Six U.S. soldiers were killed by a blast north of Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said on Tuesday, in one of the single deadliest ground attacks against American forces in Iraq in months.
Three other soldiers were wounded after an explosion went off near their vehicles in the province of Salahaddin, the military said in a statement, without giving details. Salahaddin is a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold. More than 3,170 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003.
Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence. U.S. military commanders have expressed concerns that insurgents could step up attacks outside Baghdad.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the text?
    A. Insurgents could increase attacks outside Baghdad.
    B. Three soldiers were wounded after an explosion went off.
    C. The U.S invasion has caused more than 3,170 of its soldiers died.
    D. Six, US, soldiers died due to a blast north of Baghdad on Monday.
    E. Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the second week of a security crackdown in Baghdad.

5.Iraqi and U.S. forces are in the third week of a security crackdown in Baghdad aimed at stemming sectarian violence.(Paragraph 3). The crackdown word means….
    A. line
    B. guard
    C. attack
    D. clean-up
    E. protection

Hopes and Plan 2021

 

Hopes

Hopefully in this year the pandemic will be over , I hope to be accepted in the desired PTN, and I hope 2021 will be better than the previous years.

Plan

My plan this year, I will try to be more diligent in studying so that my hopes can be achieved, and I will try to correct my mistakes in the previous years.

Explanation Text

 

Definition of Explanation Text

Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific and cultural phenomena. Explanation text is to say ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the forming of the phenomena. It is often found in science, geography and history text books.

Generic Structure of Explanation Text

– General statement

    General statement; stating the phenomenon issues which are to be explained.

– Sequenced of explanation

    Sequenced explanation; stating a series of steps which explain the phenomena.

Purpose of Explanation Text

– Explanation is a text which tells processes relating to forming of natural, social, scientific, and cultural phenomena.

– To explain how or why something happens.

Language Features of Explanation Text

In an explanation text, there are linguistic features as below :

– Using simple present tense

– Using abstract noun (no visible noun)

– Using Passive voice

– Using Action verbs

– Containing explanation of the process

How Global Warming Occurs

As we know now, global warming which is happening right now has a very big impact on natural conditions, animals and humans. Well, do you know how global warming which has a particularly serious impact on life happens? To know the process of how this phenomenon occurs, see the following explanation.

The process starts when sunlight shines the earth where most of the heat is absorbed by the earth and a half of it is reflected back onto the air (atmosphere). Sunshine returning to the air is trapped by gases in the atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, methane, water vapor, and so on. This event is known as the greenhouse effect.

Solar radiation on the earth's atmosphere makes ozone layer get thinner and makes the sunlight which shines the Earth become hotter. The greenhouse effect also causes the sunlight which is reflected back onto space is reflected back into the earth. This phenomenon causes the earth continuously getting hotter. This condition is known as global warming.