QUESTION OF ENGLISH

This text is for question 1 to 3

PHILIPPINES : At least nine people were
killed and dozens were injured when the Philippines
security forces clashed with dozens of slum
dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their
homes in te northern province, a police commander
said Tuesday.
Raul Gonzales, the police chief in the
northern Cordilera area, said, that the soldiers and
police officers traded gunfire with dozens of people
who are illegally occupying to the the private land
in Kalinga province.
Our team was ambushed on their way to the
community to be demolished, said Gonzales. He
added that the security only defended themselves
after the residents dug foxholes fire with automatic
rifles.
Nine people were killed and dozens were
wounded, including 10 police officers during almost
10 hours of fighting. We even had to evacuate
someof our officers who needed surgery to get the
bullets from their bodies.
- Reuters
1. What is the passage about?
a. An illegal gunfire trade
b. A demolition on illegal slum dwellers
c. A fight between the police officers and the
soldiers
d. A clash between the security forces and the
slum dwellers
e. A clash between the police officers and the
security officers
2. The clash happened because ..
a. Illegal slum dwellers resisted the demolition
their homes
b. The police officers and soldiers and soldiers
shot the dwellers
c. Nine people were killed by the security
d. The police officers firing the dwellers
e. The people dwelled on private land
3. Raul Gonzales said that
a. Ten police officers had to be evacuated
b. Ten police officers were killed in the fighting
c. Ten police officers were injured during the
fighting
d. Some of the wounded people needed
surgery
e. More than ten police officers were killed and
injured in the fighting
This text is for question 4 to 6
Before the fall of the Berlin wall, East Berlin
was like the rest of East Germany-drab and
depressed. Today it is a different story. There are
over 40 major construction projects underway and
investments in new construction are expected to
exceed $20 billion. Part of this boom can be
attributed to the fact that the national government of
Germany will move to Berlin. The city will once
again be Germanys leading city and gateway to the
expanding markets in Poland, Czech Republic, and
other countries east of the German border.
4. How was East Berlin before the fall of the Berlin
wall?
a. Beautiful and nice
b. Modern and interesting
c. Leading and expanding
d. Sophisticated and good
e. Dull and uninteresting

5.

What changes happen to East Berlin after the

fall of the Berlin wall?
a. Its developing to become a leading city of
Germany
b. It will become one of the richest cities in
Germany
c. Its now the center of the countrys
government
d. It will be the biggest city in the world
e. Iit has become a state city
6. ..investment in new construction are
expected to exceed $20 billion. The underlined
word in close in meaning to
a. Known
b. Predicted
c. Calculated
d. Completed
e. expanded
This text is for question 7 to 10
Seven people were killed in a collision
between a bus, a car, and a truck on Jalan Sultan at
10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all passengers
of the car. The police believed the car had bee
trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a
truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver
of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck
driver said he did not see the car might not be using
his lights, as the truck drivers said he did not see
the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have tried
to pass the bus, since overtaking in not allowed on
Jalan Sultan. In addition, the police reported that
the car, a small Japanese car, should not have
been carrying more than five people. If the
passengers had brought their identity cards, the
police would have identified names of the victims
easily.
7. The text mainly reports that there was/were .
a. A car accident
b. Careless drivers
c. A small Japanese car
d. Victims of an accident
e. The function of an identity card
8. What was the cause of the collection?
a. The truck came from the opposite directions
b. The car carried more than five people
c. The truck driver didnt use high lights
d. The truck driver didnt see the car
e. The car tried to overtake the bus
9. If the passengers has brought their identity
cards, the police would have been easy to
identify the names of the victims. (the last
sentence)
The sentence above means
a. The victims name were not known
b. The victims were easy to be identified
c. The passengers brought their identity cards
d. The police had no difficulty in identifying the
victims
e. It was easy for the police to identify the
victim of the accident
10.Who said that the acccident was caused by the
car?
a. The police
b. The victims
c. The reporter
d. The truck driver
e. The bus passengers

QUESTION OF ENGLISH
1. Topic/Main Idea
Teks ini menceritakan bentrok antara pasukan
keamanan dengan penduduk perkampungan.
Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh kalimat At least nine
people were killed and dozens were injured
when then Philippines security forces clashed
with dozens of slum dwellers ..
Jadi, teks ini menceritakan A clash between the
security forces and the slum dwellers.
JAWABAN D
2. Sentence
Kalimat The clash happened because .
Berpola : S + V +conjunction (because) + S +
V + ..
Jawaban pertanyaan tersebut terdapat pada
kalimat ..When the Phillippines security
forces clashed with dozens of slum dwellers who
resisted the tearing down of their homes in the
northern province
Jadi, jawaban yang memiliki pola S + V dan
sesuai dengan kalimat di atas adalah Illegal
slum dwellers resisted the demolition of their
homes.
JAWABAN A
3. Sentence
Kalimat Raul Gonzales said that.. berpola:
S + V + conjuntion (that) + S + V +
Jawaban pertanyaan terdapat pada paragraf 4.
JAWABAN C
4. Part of Speech
Kalimat The tribesmen who arenot included
in the protest are from . Membutuhkan
objek berupa noun/kata benda karena
terdapat preposition/kata depan, yaitu from.
Kalimat tersebut mempunyai arti Anggota
suku yang tidak melakukan perlawanan
adalah dari ..
Kalimat terakhir dari teks Teks tribesmen live
in Mangkakel, Kedaung, Air Hitam, and
Terap mempunyai arti Anggota suku yang
hidup di dalamnya Mangkakel, Kedaung Air
Hitam, dan Terap.
Jadi, noun/kata benda yang berupa nama
daerah yang tercantum dalam teks tersebut
adalah Jambi.
JAWABAN B
5. Similar Meaning
Kalimat : How was East Berlin before the fall
of the Berlin wall?, menanyakan bagaimana
keadaan Berlin Timur sebelum runtuhnya
tembok Berlin?

Jawabannya di paragraf 1, di kalimat: before

the fall of the Berlin wall, East Berlin was like
the rest of East Germany drab and
depressed. Kata yang digaris bawahi
menunjukkan keadaan dari east Berlin tidak
menarik/membosankan (drab) dan sepi
(depressed)
Drab = Dull (membosankan)
Uninteresting (tidak menarik)
Jadi jawaban yang tepat adalah dull and
uninteresting
JAWABAN E
6. Information Question
Kalimat: what change happen to East Berlin
after the fall of Berlin wall?, menanyakan
perubahan apa yang terjadi di Berlin Timur
setelah runtuhnya tembok Berlin?
Jawabannya terdapat di kalimat : The city
will once again be Germanys leading city
and a gateway to the expanding markets in
Poland, yaitu kota tersebut sebentar lagi
akan menjadi ibu kota Jerman dan akan
menjadi pintu untuk pasar bebas di Polandia.
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah Its developing
to become a leading city of Germany.
JAWABAN A
7. Topic/Main Idea
Teks berupa laporan adanya kecelakaan mobil
(a car accident)
JAWABAN A
8. Information Question
Disebutkan paragraf 1 kalimat ke-3 .the car
had been trying to over take the bus when it was
struck by a truck .. (..mobil itu mencoba
mendahului bus ketika ditabrak oleh truk.) jadi
penyebabnya tabakran adalah The car tried to
over take the bus.
JAWABAN A
9. Sentence
If clause type 3: if + S + had + V3, S + would
have + V3
Menunjukkan Past-unreal
JAWABAN A
10. Information Question
Lihat paragraf 2 The police said that the
car..
JAWABAN A