40 Soal USBN Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 SMA MA Pilihan Ganda Terbaru

18. Ikrami : Which sport do you prefer, Fathir?
Fathir : ... I always do it every week.
A. I enjoy doing it.
B. I am keen on riding horses.
C. I like reading sports magazine.
D. I’m interested in writing about it.

PART IV. Directions: Questions 19 – 24 are based on a selection of text dialogs. Choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each text dialog on the basis of what is stated or implied in the selection. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer.

Questions 19 – 21 are based on the following text dialog.

Bunga : Dinda, do you have something to do this evening? If you are free, can youaccompany me to go to Fia’s house? I want to borrow her science book.
Dinda : Ok. What time do you pick me up?
Bunga : About 6.30. Inform me as soon aspossible.

19. Who are Bunga and Dinda?
A. Siblings
B. Classmates
C. Colleagues
D. Bookkeepers

20. Based on the dialog, Bunga shows her request by asking Dinda ... .
A. to borrow Fia’s book
B. that she will pick her up
C. whether she is free this evening
D. to accompany her to Fia’s house

21. “Inform me as soon as possible.” (last sentence)
It means that Dinda has to contact Bunga ... after she makes the decision.
A. carefully
B. directly
C. exactly
D. surely

Questions 22 – 24 are based on the following text dialog.

Wiena : Does the hotel offer a courtesyshuttle from the airport?
Alisha : Yes, we do. Pick-up is from the Arrivals at Terminal 1.
Wiena : Could you reserve us three places? Our flight gets in at 2 p.m

Alisha : There is no need for that. There’s plenty of room on board, and our service runs every 20 minutes.

22. What is the purpose of the dialog?
A. To inform about the flight reservation
B. To tell when the flight gets in
C. To check the pick-up service
D. To provide the flight service

23. Based on the dialog, What will hotel officer do to Wiena?
A. Arrive early to welcome her
B. Pick her up at Terminal 1
C. Reserve three places
D. Run in 20 minutes

24. The underlined word in the dialog can be replaced by ... .
A. reserved
B. polite
C. free
D. full

PART V. Directions: Questions 25 – 40 are based on a selection of reading materials, such as notices, letters, forms, articles, advertisements, etc. Choose the one best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each reading selection on the basis of what is stated or implied in the selection. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer.

Questions 25 – 27 are based on the following text.

UNESCO Beirut office launched a Media training programme for youth NGOs to enhance their communication skills, through enabling them to build media relations, increase their capacity to produce media material, push their news through national and international channels, and efficiently monitor this process.

Mr. George Awad, UNESCO Communication & Information programme officer, talked about the programme, its stages, benefits and the commitments needed from each NGO. This was followed by a brief on each NGO current communication status, which was lead by Ms. Nada Hamzeh, UNESCO consultant.

The second session was a panel discussion with Mr. Sam Menassa, General Manager of Radio Voice of Lebanon and Mr. Ghassan Hajjar, managing editor at Annahar Newspaper. The two guests shared their perspective on “Understanding the Media” and how it is dealt with at different media outlets through their own experiences. Mr. Menassa talked about the structure of the media outlets and the changes that have happened over the years. While Mr. Hajjar emphasis was on the quality of information to be shared as not any information is Media Information and not any information is important enough to be published.

The Round-table also addressed the fact that Youth are not interested in Radio, nor Newspaper and even less in TV (as per UNESCO latest study). Social Media is the Youth Hub nowadays; that is why it was crucial to develop websites and phone applications in order to advance at the same pace with Youth on the level of Technology.

25. What is the text about?
A. Radio voice of Lebanon
B. Media Training Program
C. The quality of information
D. Understanding the technology

26. What will the NGOs probably do after the discussion?
A. Develop websites and phone applications
B. Ask people to be interested to newspaper
C. Develop the programs of the panel
D. Publish some information

27. The underlined word in line 1 paragraph 1 can be replced by ... .
A. decrease
B. improve
C. manage
D. reach

Questions 28 – 30 are based on the following text.

What do you have for everyday meal? Yes, we have rice for our meal. Do you know how do the farmers plant the rice? You can learn the following steps to plant rice.

The first step is selecting the seeds. Choose the seeds there are completely dry. These seeds must have been storage at least 40 to 50 days in the storage.

The second step is seedling the seeds. Prepare the seedbed by hoeing and loosening the soil in the watering sufficiently in the surface of seedling. Finally spread the seeds.

The following step is cultivating the soil. While you are doing rice seedling, you can hoe the whole soil for planting. Plow the soil and spread the fertilizer. Mix the fertilizer with the soil thoroughly to make the soil fertile. Give the water for about 3 cm above the surface of the soil to make the fertilizer settled in the soil.

The last step is moving the seeds from the seedling to the planting area, pull out the seed carefully from the seedling and the root of the seed stick some soil.

28. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To ask to do farmers’ job
B. To instruct to grow seedling
C. To tell to make our everyday meal
D. To tell the procedure of planting rice

29. What should we do after selecting the seeds?
A. Store them in the storage
B. Dry them directly
C. Seedling them
D. Spread them

30. “... plow the soil and spread the fertilizer”. The underlined word is closest in meaning to ... .
A. loosen
B. plough
C. dry
D. do

Questions 31 – 33 are based on the following text.
Bali is an Indonesian island known for its forested volcanic mountains, iconic rice paddies, beaches and coral reefs. The island is home to religious sites such as cliffside Uluwatu Temple. To the south, the beachside city of Kuta has lively bars, while Seminyak, Sanur and Nusa Dua are popular resort towns. The island is also known for its yoga and meditation retreats.

The southern tip is also world-renowned for its prime surfing spots such as Padang Padang and Uluwatu. Further island is Ubud, a hill town known for its spa treatments, yoga and ecotourism, which may include a trip to a monkey preserve. Ringing the island are coral reefs teeming with sea life, making it a hot spot for scuba diving. You can also get a taste of Balinese culture at a gamelan percussion performance or one of thousands of Hindu temples,

31. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A. To invite people only for a meditation
B. To ask people to come to the place
C. To learn how to do surfing in Bali
D. To describe cities in Indonesia

32. In paragraph 2, the writer tries to explain that ... .
A. Gamelan will be banned by the local government
B. We can do surfing, diving in Uluwatu and Ubud
C. There are so many volcanic mountains in Bali
D. Monkeys can be endangered in Bali

33. The underlined word in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ... .
A. complex
B. original
C. general
D. visible

Questions 34 – 36 are based on the following text.
Keumalahayati, or Malahayati(16th century), was an admiral in the navy of theAceh Sultanate, which ruled the area of modernAceh Province,Sumatra,Indonesia. She was the first woman admiral in the modern world.

Malahayati's reputation as the guardian of the Aceh Kingdom ledEnglandto choose a peaceful, diplomatic method by which to enter the Malacca Strait. A letter fromQueen Elizabeth Iwas brought byJames Lancasterto the Sultan, and it was Malahayati who led the negotiation with Lancaster. The agreement opened the English route to Java, and they were soon afterwards able to build merchant offices inBanten. Elizabeth I rewarded Lancaster with aknighthoodfor his successful diplomacy in Aceh and Banten.

Malahayati was killed in combat while attacking the Portuguese fleet at Teuluk Krueng Raya. She was buried at lereng Bukit Kota Dalam, a small fishing village 34km from Banda Aceh.

Today, Malahayati has become the namesake for naval ships, universities, hospitals and roads in several Sumatran cities.

34. The text is written to ... .
A. know the name of streets, ships and universities in Aceh
B. give reward to Queen Elizabeth 1 for the negosiation
C. remind us of a heroic woman from Aceh Sultanate
D. explain admiral in Aceh Sultanate

35. What did she do in the agreement?
A. She led the negosiation with Lancaster
B. She built merchant offices in Banten
C. She attacked the Portuguse fleet
D. She entered Malacca strait

36. The underlined word in the text (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ... .

A. in a battle
B. in a trap
C. in a gun
D. in a trip

Questions 37 – 40 are based on the following text.

This is to inform that the Ministry of Railways is hereby in need for vendors who can assure an efficient and effective delivery of railway coaches as per the directions of the authority from time
to time.

Vendors are expected to go through the attached rules and policies before applying for the same. The shortlisted vendors would be invited to attend the bidding to be held at the address mentioned below on the 31st March,’14, 12.30 p.m.

Venue: 5th Floor, Transportation Building, Jl. Abdul Muis No.1 Center of Jakarta.

For further details, please contact our helpdesk at contact@railway.com.

We look forward to a successful deal with you.

37. What is the topic of the text?
A. The railways vendors
B. The Ministry Railways
C. The invitation for a bid
D. Deal between the vendors

38. What will the readers do after reading the text?
A. Attach the rules
B. Visit the websites
C. Apply for the tender
D. Contact the bid owner

40. The underlined word in the text can be replaced by ... .
A. revised
B. applied
C. registered
D. accompanied

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