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Review Unit IV
Version A
I. Choose A, B, C, D, or E for the correct answer.
A. Listening Section
Question
1 refers to the following dialog.
Girl : Physics
is a difficult lesson. I don’t think I can pass the exam.
Boy : Come
on, don’t give up. You can do it. Just study harder.
Girl : All
right. I’ll do my best.
Question:
1. What does the girl feel?
A. Optimistic.
B. Hopeful.
C. Terrific.
D. Enthusiastic.
E. Pessimistic.
Pembahasan
E. Anak perempuan itu berkata, ”I don’t think I can pass the exam.” yang artinya ”Saya tidak berpikir saya dapat lulus
ujian.”. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa anak perempuan itu merasa pesimis,
sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (E).
Questions 2 and 3 refer to the following dialog.
Boy : Ouch!
This tooth is really bugging me.
Girl : Maybe
you have a cavity. Have you visited the dentist?
Boy : No, I
haven’t, and I don’t want to. You know, I have had an unnerving experience
before.
Girl : Come
on. Don’t be a chicken! It can’t be that bad!
Boy : I’m
not a chicken! However, I’ll do anything to keep myself away from the dentist’s
chair.
Girl : Even
deal with a tooth that’s killing you?
Boy : You
bet!
Questions:
2. Why does the boy not want to see the dentist?
A. Because he is afraid of being painful.
B. Because the dentist is not friendly to him.
C. Because he has an unnerving experience.
D. Because he thinks it is too expensive.
E. Because he thinks that his toothache is not very serious.
Pembahasan
C. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat yang
diucapkan anak laki-laki itu, ”No, I haven’t, and I don’t want to. You know,
I have had an unnerving experience before.”. Jadi, yang membuat anak laki-laki itu
tidak mau ke dokter gigi adalah karena ia mempunyai pengalaman yang mengerikan
sebelumnya, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (C).
3. What can you conclude from the dialog?
A. The girl can make the boy see the dentist.
B. The boy won’t go to see the dentist.
C. The girl will go with the boy to see the dentist.
D. The girl will call the dentist for the boy.
E. The boy will just buy medicines without seeing the dentist.
Pembahasan
B. Dalam percakapan tersebut anak laki-laki itu
mengatakan, ”No, I haven’t, and I don’t want to.”, dan ketika anak
perempuan itu bertanya, ”Even deal with a tooth that’s killing you?”, ia menjawab, ”You bet!”. Dari sini diketahui
bahwa pada akhir percakapan anak laki-laki itu tetap pada pendiriannya untuk
tidak pergi ke dokter gigi (he won’t go to see the dentist), sesuai
dengan pilihan jawaban (B).
Questions 4 and 5 refer to the following monolog.
One day a blackbird and a dove called upon a peacock.
The peacock received both of them very kindly in his arbor.
“I have long wished to meet you,” said the blackbird. “Many have
told me of your beauty and of your grace.
I find that they did not tell me half.” He stroked the
peacock’s coat lovingly as he praised him. The dove was silent.
At last they bade the peacock goodbye, the blackbird making many low
bows.
As they started home, the blackbird said, “I hope I may never meet
that stupid peacock again. I cannot bear him. Did you notice his feet? I felt
like laughing every time I looked at them. His voice makes me shudder. What can
anyone see to praise that bird?”
“I did not notice his feet nor his voice,” said the dove. “He has a
noble form and his dress is very beautiful. The rainbow and the flowers are not
more beautiful.”
The blackbird turned away in shame. He wished to hear fault about
the peacock, but the dove gave it only the highest praise.
Questions:
4. What can we conclude about the dove’s
character?
A. He was cruel.
B. He was kind.
C. He was proud.
D. He was ignorant.
E. He was dishonest.
Pembahasan
B. Dalam monolog disebutkan bahwa burung merpati
hanya diam ketika berada di rumah burung merak, tetapi dalam perjalanan pulang
ketika burung hitam berusaha menjelek-jelekkan burung merak, ia malah
memujinya. Jadi, burung merpati bersifat baik (kind). Pilihan jawaban
yang lain salah; (A) artinya ia kejam, (C) artinya ia bangga, (D)
artinya ia bodoh atau dungu, dan (E) artinya ia tidak jujur.
5. What did the blackbird do to the peacock?
A. He praised the peacock before their other friends.
B. He said bad things about the peacock behind her.
C. He made the peacock frightened.
D. He wanted to kill the peacock.
E. He poisoned the peacock.
Pembahasan
B. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat ”As they
started home, the blackbird said, ’I hope
I may never meet that stupid peacock again. I cannot bear him.’” yang
artinya ”Saat mereka mulai berjalan pulang, burung hitam berkata, ’Saya harap
saya tidak pernah bertemu dengan burung merak itu lagi. Saya tidak tahan
terhadapnya.’”. Jadi, burung hitam itu mengatakan hal-hal yang jelek tentang
burung merak di belakangnya, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (B).
This is the end of the listening section.on
The following text
is for questions 6 and 7.
CAUTION
WATCH FOR FORKLIFT TRAFFIC
6. What does the text mean?
A. We must be careful using the forklift.
B. The place has many forklifts.
C. It warns people to be careful for forklift traffic.
D. It prohibits people to use forklift.
E. The traffic of forklift is crowded.
Pembahasan
C. Teks tersebut memperingatkan orang berhati-hati pada lalu lintas forklift, maka pilihan jawaban yang benar adalah (C).
7. Where
can you find the text?
A. On the road. B. At school.
C. At the hotel. D. At home.
E. In the factory.
Pembahasan
E. Teks peringatan tersebut dapat ditemukan di pabrik tempat ada lalu lintas forklift karena forklift adalah alat berat untuk mengangkut sesuatu. Pilihan jawaban (E) benar.
The following text
is for questions 8 to 10.
Dear Zaskia,
I’ve heard that you failed to be number one in the speech contest.
Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll do better next time.
Best regards,
Nadine
8.
What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage someone.
B. To congratulate someone.
C. To inform someone about something.
D. To ask someone to do something.
E. To invite someone to go somewhere.
Pembahasan
A. Kalimat ”Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll do better next time.” artinya ”Jangan khawatir. Saya yakin kamu akan lebih baik di masa yang akan datang.”. Ungkapan tersebut diucapkan seseorang yang ingin mendorong atau membesarkan hati orang lain yang sedang sedih/putus asa. Jadi, tujuan teks tersebut adalah (A) yang artinya untuk menyemangati seseorang.
9. Which
of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The card is sent by Nadine.
B. The card is addressed to Zaskia.
C. Zaskia failed to win the contest.
D. Zaskia took part in a speech contest.
E. Nadine is doubtful whether Sazkia can do better next time.
Pembahasan
E. Fakta tentang kartu tersebut, adalah kartu tersebut ditulis oleh Nadine (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (A)), dikirimkan kepada Zaskia (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (B)), Zaskia mengikuti lomba pidato (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (D), dan Zaskia gagal menjadi juara dalam lomba tersebut (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (C)). Jadi, pernyataan yang salah adalah (E) yang artinya Nadine ragu jika Zaskia bisa melakukannya lebih baik pada kesempatan mendatang. Hal ini tidak sesuai dengan kalimat ”I’m sure you’ll do better next time.”.
10. “I’ve
heard that you failed to be number one in the speech contest.”’
The
underlined word means ________.
A. the first performance B. the winner
C. the championship D. the competition
E. the match
Pembahasan
B. Frasa ’number one’ mempunyai makna pemenang, sehingga pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah (B). Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya penampilan pertama, (C) artinya kejuaraan, sedangkan (D) dan (E) artinya pertandingan.
The
following text is for questions 11 to 14.
A lion wandering by the seashore saw a dolphin lift up its head out
of the waves, and suggested they make an agreement as friends. The agreement was
that all of the animals should be best friends, since the one was the king of
beasts on the earth, and the other was the supreme ruler of all the inhabitants
of the ocean. The dolphin gladly accepted its request.
Not long afterwards the lion had a combat with a wild bull, and called on the dolphin to help it. The dolphin, though quite
willing to help, was unable to do so because it could not by any reach the
land. The lion insulted the dolphin as a traitor. The dolphin replied, “Nay, my
friend, do not blame on me, you should blame the Nature, which made me the
ruler of the sea, but didn’t give me the power of living
on the land.”
11. What
is the story about?
A. The ocean inhabitants.
B. Sea animals’ agreement.
C. The lion and the dolphin.
D. The ruler of the ocean.
E. The king of beasts.
Pembahasan
C. Soal menanyakan gambaran umum teks. Teks tersebut merupakan teks narrative, yaitu cerita seekor singa dan ikan lumba-lumba (a lion and a dolphin). Hal itu disimpulkan dari isi teks yang menceritakan tentang singa (penguasa hewan-hewan buas di darat) yang meminta bantuan lumba-lumba (penguasa lautan) untuk menghadapi seekor banteng buas. Walaupun lumba-lumba menyanggupinya, akan tetapi ia tidak mampu mencapai daratan dan akhirnya berkata bahwa walaupun ia tercipta sebagai penguasa lautan, ia tidak diberikan kekuatan untuk hidup di daratan. Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya penghuni lautan, (B) artinya perjanjian hewan-hewan laut, (D) artinya penguasa lautan, dan (E) artinya raja hewan-hewan buas (daratan).
12. Which
of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The dolphin was actually
willing to help the lion but it couldn’t reach the land.
B. There was an agreement
made by the lion and dolphin after a long quarrel.
C. The dolphin could not
refuse the lion’s agreement for the lion was powerful.
D. The lion considered itself
as the highest ruler of sea creatures.
E. The lion met a bull when
it was wandering by the seashore.
Pembahasan
A. Pernyataan yang sesuai dengan isi teks adalah
pilihan jawaban (A) yang artinya lumba-lumba itu sebenarnya ingin menolong
singa itu tetapi ia tidak dapat menjangkau daratan. Hal ini sesuai dengan
kalimat kedua paragraf dua teks, yaitu ”The dolphin, though quite willing to
help, was unable to do so because it could not by any reach the land.” yang
artinya ”Lumba-lumba itu, meskipun bersedia menolong, tidak mampu melakukannya
karena ia tidak dapat mencapai daratan.”. Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah; (B)
salah karena dalam teks tidak disebutkan bahwa terjadi pertarungan panjang
antara singa dan lumba-lumba itu, (C) salah karena lumba-lumba itu dengan
senang hati menerima perjanjian dari singa, (D) salah karena yang menjadi raja
dari makhluk laut adalah lumba-lumba itu, bukan singa, dan (E) salah karena
singa itu bertemu dengan lumba-lumba ketika sedang berjalan-jalan di tepi laut.
13. Why
did the lion call the dolphin a traitor?
A. The dolphin didn’t help the lion beat the
bull.
B. The dolphin helped the
bull to fight against the lion.
C. The dolphin had betrayed
the lion by telling its weakness.
D. The dolphin challenged
the lion for a fight.
E. The
dolphin treated the other animals badly.
Pembahasan
A. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat dalam paragraf kedua, ”The dolphin, though quite willing to help, was unable to do so because it could not by any reach the land. The lion insulted the dolphin as a traitor.”. Jadi, singa itu menganggap lumba-lumba sebagai pengkhianat karena ia tidak mau menolong singa itu, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (A).
14. “ . .
. and called on the dolphin to help it.”
(Paragraph 2)
What does the word ‘it’ refer to?
A. The
dolphin.
B. The
bull.
C. The
lion.
D. The
other animal.
E. The
bull and the Lion.
Pembahasan
C. Kata’it’ mengacu pada ’the lion’
yang disimpulkan dari klausa sebelumnya, ”Not long afterwards the Lion had a
combat with a wild bull, . . . .”.
15. Lina : Dewi,
have you submitted your biology paper?
Dewi : No, I haven’t. I will submit my paper
tomorrow.
Fred : What did Dewi say?
Lina : Dewi said that ________.
A. she will submit her paper the following day
B. she would submit her paper tomorrow
C. she would submit her paper the following day
D. she will have submitted her paper the
following day
E. she would have submitted her paper the
following day
Pembahasan
C. Kalimat langsung ”I will submit my paper
tomorrow.” apabila diubah menjadi kalimat tidak langsung akan mengalami
beberapa perubahan, yaitu subjek ’I’ menjadi ’she’ (mengacu pada
orang ketiga perempuan), modal ’will’ menjadi ’would’, pronoun
’my’ menjadi ’her’ (mengacu pada orang ketiga perempuan), dan
keterangan waktu ’tomorrow’ menjadi ’the following day’. Jadi, pilihan jawaban yang
benar adalah (C) she would submit her paper the following day.
The
following text is for questions 16 to 19.
The Miserly Beggar
The king was to pass by a beggar’s hut and the man was beside
himself with excitement, not because he was about to see the king but because the king was known to part
with expensive jewels and huge sums of money when moved by compassion.
He saw the king’s chariot just as a kindly man was filling his
begging bowl with uncooked rice.
Pushing the man aside, he ran into the street, shouting praises of
the king and the royal family.
The chariot stopped and the king beckoned to the beggar.
“Who are you?” he asked.
“One of the most unfortunate of your subjects,” said the beggar.
“Poverty sits on my doorstep and follows me about like a dog. I haven’t eaten
since yesterday afternoon!”
“Have you got nothing for your king, except a tale of woe?” said the ruler, putting out his hand. “Give me something.”
The miserly beggar, astonished, carefully picked up 5 grains of rice
from his bowl and laid them on the king’s outstretched palm.
The king drove away. The beggar’s disappointment was great. He
raved and ranted, and cursed the king again and again for his miserliness.
Finally, his anger spent, he went on his rounds.
When he returned home in the evening, he found a bag of rice on the floor.
“Some generous soul has been here,” he thought and took out a
handful of rice from the bag. To his astonishment there was a small piece of
gold in it. He realized then that the bag had been sent by the king. He emptied
the rice on the floor, feeling sure there would be more gold pieces in it, and
he was right. He found 5, one for each grain of rice he had given the king.
“It is not the king who has been miserly,” thought the man, sadly.
“If I had been generous and given him the whole bowl of rice, I would have been
a rich man today.”
16. Why
did the king ask the beggar to give him something?
A. He wanted to know what the beggar had.
B. He wanted to test the beggar’s generosity.
C. He needed the rice to be
given to someone else.
D. He didn’t know that the
beggar was really very poor.
E. He didn’t like the
beggar’s attitude in asking him money.
Pembahasan
B. Pada akhir cerita diketahui bahwa raja itu
memberikan kepingan emas dalam sekarung kepada sang pengemis sebanyak butiran
beras yang ia berikan kepada raja. Jadi, dapat disimpulkan bahwa raja itu tidak
sungguh-sungguh meminta beras kepada pengemis itu, ia hanya ingin menguji
apakah pengemis itu murah hati.
17. “‘Have you got nothing for your king except a tale of woe?’ said the ruler . . . .” (Paragraph 7)
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Nonsense.
B. Suffering.
C. Absurdity.
D. Cruelty.
E. Upbringing.
Pembahasan
B. Kata ’woe’ artinya kesengsaraan. Kata ini sama artinya dengan ’suffering’. Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena memiliki arti yang berbeda. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya omong kosong, (C) artinya kemustahilan, (D) artinya kekejaman, dan (E) artinya didikan.
18. Which
of the statement is TRUE?
A. The king didn’t like the beggar’s story.
B. The king gave the beggar five bags of rice.
C. The beggar got the five
grains of rice by buying them.
D. The king gave the beggar
the rice as soon as he asked for it.
E. The beggar cursed the
king because he thought that the king was mean.
E. Pilihan jawaban (E) benar karena sesuai
dengan kalimat kedua dan ketiga paragraf sembilan, ”The beggar’s
disappointment was great. He raved and ranted and cursed the king again and
again for his miserliness.”. Pilihan jawaban yang lain
salah; (A) salah karena di dalam teks tidak dijelaskan apakah raja suka atau
tidak suka dengan cerita pengemis itu, (B) salah karena tidak sesuai dengan
kalimat di paragraf sepuluh, ”When he returned home in the evening, he found
a bag of rice on the floor.”, (C) salah karena tidak sesuai dengan kalimat
di paragraf dua, ”He saw the king’s chariot just as a kindly man was filling
his begging bowl with uncooked rice.”, (D) salah karena tidak sesuai dengan
kalimat di paragraf sepuluh, ”When he returned home in the evening he found a
bag of rice on the floor.” yang menunjukkan bahwa raja itu memberi pengemis
sekarung beras pada malam hari, bukan pada saat ia meminta.
19. What
can you learn from the story?
A. We should not be mean.
B. We should be humble.
C. We should be honest.
D. We should not be greedy.
E. We should treat others with great respects.
Pembahasan
A. Jawaban disimpulkan dari kalimat yang
dikatakan pengemis pada akhir cerita, yaitu ”If I had been generous and
given him the whole bowl of rice, I would have been a rich man today.” yang
artinya ”Jika saya murah hati dan memberikan seluruh mangkuk beras itu, saya
akan kaya sekarang.”. Hal itu berarti pengemis itu menyesali kepelitannya. Oleh
karena itu, hal yang dapat dipelajari dari cerita ini adalah bahwa kita tidak
boleh pelit, sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (A).
20. Arrange
the following sentences into a good paragraph.
(1) Hoping to die in battle,
he would fight in the front line, exposing himself without any worry for his
life.
(2) If you want to be truly
great, you must not be scared of dying, you must be daring.
(3) There was once a Greek
man who suffered from a deadly disease.
(4) On the day of
presentation, he was looking very down and sad. He told the general about his
deadly disease.
(5) But from that day
onwards, the soldier was no longer seen at the front. He would always avoid
danger and tried his best to avoid danger and protect his life.
(6) Knowing that he would die
soon, he was the first to join the army when his country was in a battle with
the enemy.
(7) His general decided to
promote him and award him with medals of bravery and honour.
(8) The general didn’t want
the soldier to die, so he hired the best physician and finally cured the
soldier.
(9) Eventually, they won the
battle and he was still alive.
A. 3–1–9–7–4–6–8–5–2
B. 3–6–1–7–4–8–5–2–9
C. 3–6–1–9–7–4–8–5–2
D. 3–6–4–9–7–1–8–5–2
E. 3–6–1–9–7–4–5–2–8
Pembahasan
C. Teks itu adalah teks narrative. Susunan kalimat yang benar adalah (C) 3–6–1–9–7–4–8–5–2 sehingga membentuk teks sebagai berikut: (3) Dahulu kala ada seorang laki-laki Yunani yang menderita penyakit yang mematikan; (6) Mengetahui bahwa ia akan segera mati, ia menjadi orang pertama yang bergabung dengan angkatan darat ketika negaranya berperang melawan musuh; (1) Berharap mati dalam peperangan, ia berperang di garis depan, memasang badan tanpa kuatir akan hidupnya; (9) Akhirnya, mereka memenangkan peperangan itu dan ia masih hidup; (7) Jenderalnya memutuskan untuk menaikkan pangkatnya dan menganugerahinya medali keberanian dan kehormatan; (4) Pada hari penganugerahan, ia terlihat sangat sedih dan tertekan. Ia mengatakan kepada jenderalnya mengenai penyakitnya yang mematikan; (8) Jenderalnya tidak ingin ia meninggal sehingga jenderal tersebut menyewa dokter terbaik dan akhirnya menyembuhkan prajurit itu; (5) Namun, sejak saat itu, prajurit yang berani itu tidak pernah lagi terlihat di garis depan. Ia selalu meng-hindari bahaya dan mencoba sebisanya untuk menghindari bahaya dan menyelamatkan hidupnya; (2) Jika Anda ingin menjadi besar, Anda tidak boleh takut mati, Anda harus berani.
II. Write a narrative story.
Contoh
jawaban:
A terrifying cat had come to live in the big house. Every time the mice went into the kitchen for a nibble, the cat would send them scampering.
“We’ll starve!” they shouted, and decided to have a council meeting.
One by one the mice spoke, but no one could think of a plan.
Finally, a boastful mouse stepped forward and proclaimed his idea to
be best. He explained, in detail, how a small bell attached to the cat’s collar
would warn them all of his approach. Putting himself on his own back for the
excellent idea, he sat down.
The oldest mouse stood up and said, “You are a very clever fellow to think of a plan like that! But, now tell us, are you
brave enough to put the bell on the cat?”
Adopted from: http://www.storyarts.org/library/aesops/stories/miceincouncil.html (May 28, 2009)
