Ujian Akhir Semester (Genap) Kelas XII semua jurusan 2025

What is the purpose of a news item text?

• To entertain the readers

• To inform the readers about important events

• To persuade the readers to take action

• To educate the readers about grammar

What is the generic structure of a news item?

• Main events, background event, source

• Background event, main events, source

• Source, main events, background event

• Source, background event, main events

Which language feature is commonly used in news items?

• Using saying verbs

• Using singing verbs

• Using dancing verbs

• Using sleeping verbs

What tense is commonly used in news items?

• Past continuous tense

• Present perfect tense

• Simple past tense

• Future perfect tense

What is the main purpose of a news item?

• To entertain the readers

• To inform the readers about news

• To promote a product or service

• To teach grammar rules

Direction: Read the text and then answer the questions

Ever since he was six years old, Nick had wanted to get a puppy. His parents always refused. They said he wasn’t capable of taking care of a puppy. “You have no idea how much work a puppy is,” Dad said. “You would have to housebreak the puppy, train the puppy to obey you, and groom it, too.”

“And then there’s taking the puppy to the vet, playing with it, and feeding it,” Mom added. “It’s not that I’m against having a puppy. But a puppy takes up a lot of time.”

Nick couldn’t think of a way that he could convince his parents that he was ready for a puppy. Then, he got an idea. “If I volunteer at the animal shelter,” he thought, “I’ll bet Mom and Dad will see that I’m ready to take care of a puppy!”

Which word tells a reader most about the text while previewing it?

• obey

• groom

• idea

• puppy

What is the problem in the text?

• Nick’s parents think that he is not capable of taking care of a puppy

• Nick is allergic to puppies.

• Nick’s parents think that puppies are not a lot of work.

• Nick’s parents think that the family should get a puppy right away.

A person who volunteers is someone who

• studies for tests.

• does no work at all.

• gets a raise.

• does work without being paid.

What does the phrase have no idea mean?

• do not understand

• can’t think

• ran out of ideas

• have an active imagination

Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area