Latihan Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12

Read the following text and answer number 1-3!
Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in
the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, "How many crocodiles are there in the river?" The boss of crocodile answered,
"We are twenty here." "Where are they?" the rabbit asked for the second time. "What is it for?" the boss of crocodile asked.
"All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are," said the rabbit.
Then, the boss of the crocodile called all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the
river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another: one ... two ... three ... four ... until twenty,
and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.
1. The story mainly tells us about ...
A. twenty crocodiles
B. the boss of the crocodile
C. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
D. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile
E. the boss of the crocodile and ail his friends
2. We know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted ...
A. to cross the river
B. to swim across the river
C. to meet the boss of crocodile
D. to know where the crocodiles are
E. to know the number of crocodiles there
3. All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind ..." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is synonymous with ...
A. wild
B. diligent
C. cheerful
D. easygoing
E. honorable
Text is for questions 4-7.
The Hen with the Silver Eggs
One day, in an Arabian city, a woman went to the market and bought a beautiful hen. A few days later to her surprise the hen
she bought laid a silver egg. If the hen could only be persuaded to lay more than one egg each day, the woman was sure she
would never have to work again.
So the woman decided to make the hen eat more, so that it could lay more eggs. But the only result was that the hen died of
indigestion and did not lay more eggs at all.
4. Paragraph 3 mostly discusses about ...
A. the hen's eggs
B. what the woman did to her hen
C. what the hen did for the woman
D. what the hen eats to lay more eggs
E. why the woman wanted to get more eggs
5. The hen died because it ...
A. ate nothing
B. ate too much
C. laid more eggs
D. was badly injured
E. was forced to lay eggs
6. From the text we may conclude that the woman was ...
A. active
B. miserly
C. greedy
D. furious
E. dangerous
7. "If the hen could only be persuaded.... " (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word means ....
A. commanded
B. influenced
C. dangerous
D. brought
E. told
Text for question number 16-18.
Two students were discussing the school's new rule that all the students must wear a cap and a tie One of them showed her
annoyance. She said that wearing a cap and a tie was only suitable for a flag rising ceremony. So, she was against the rule.
Contrary to the girl's opinion, the other student was glad with it. He said that he didn't mind with the new rule because wearing a
cap and a tie will make the students look great and like real educated persons. The first student gave the reasons that they
would feel uncomfortable and hot. Moreover, the classrooms were not air conditioned. The second said it wasn't a big problem.
He was sure that the students would wear them proudly. They would surely be used to it any way.
8. The two students are discussing ...
A. the facilities in school
B. their homework
C. their uniform
D. their friends
E. their family
9. The boy said that he agreed with the new rule in his school.
Which statement shows his agreement?
A. He was not annoyed.
B. He would not obey the rule.
C. He didn't care of the rule.
D. He didn't like wearing a cap and tie.
E. He didn't mind wearing a cap and tie.
10. The boy believed that all students would ...
A. have a high spirit to study
B. solve their own problems
C. care for their environment
D. follow the new rule
E. feel uncomfortable
This text is for questions 9 to 12.
An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs,
large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long nose, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it
all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them, into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as
a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very-clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to man
and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.
11. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that ...
A. elephants are strong
B. elephants can lift logs
C. elephants are servants
D. elephants are very useful
E. elephants must be trained
12. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?
A. It looks strange.
B. It is heavy.
C. It is wild.
D. It has a trunk.
E. It has a small tail.
13. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT ...
A. to eat
B. to push
C. to drink
D. to carry things
E. to squirt water over the body
14. "The trunk is the elephant's peculiar feature ..." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is close in meaning to ...
A. large
B. strange
C. tough
D. smooth
E. long

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