To All English Literature Class Students

Exam will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd 2014, at 10 a.m. in room 143. Please read “A Clean and Well-Lighted Place” by E. Hemingway and “Queenie” by Alice Munro as they will be the subject materials. Copies of both are available in my locker, feel free to grab them!

It will be an open book exam. You can bring books as many as you can, but no internet and cell phones! Cheaters will be expelled!

Professor Smith

Which statement is correct based on the text?

A hen was so jealous at her friend, a goose, who could lay golden eggs. The farmer was very caring with his goose and he always feed the goose the best corn and wheat, as opposed to other livestock which were provided only with the usual fodder.

(5) “The goose is so lucky. She lays golden eggs so she gets more affection from our master,” said the hen.

(7) One day, the farmer came into the barn and said greedily, “I wonder if there are many golden eggs inside the goose." Then, he captured the goose, took her to his home, and butchered her. The hen, knowing the fate of the poor goose, said, “I am so lucky! If only I had laid golden eggs, I would have been dead instead of the goose!”

What is the appropriate title for the text?

(1) A hen was so jealous at her friend, a goose, who could lay golden eggs. The farmer was very caring with his goose and he always feed the goose the best corn and wheat, as opposed to other livestock which were provided only with the usual fodder.

(5) “The goose is so lucky. She lays golden eggs so she gets more affection from our master,” said the hen.

(7) One day, the farmer came into the barn and said greedily, “I wonder if there are many golden eggs inside the goose." Then, he captured the goose, took her to his home, and butchered her. The hen, knowing the fate of the poor goose, said, “I am so lucky! If only I had laid golden eggs, I would have been dead instead of the goose!”

What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

(1) A hen was so jealous at her friend, a goose, who could lay golden eggs. The farmer was very caring with his goose and he always feed the goose the best corn and wheat, as opposed to other livestock which were provided only with the usual fodder.

(5) “The goose is so lucky. She lays golden eggs so she gets more affection from our master,” said the hen.

(7) One day, the farmer came into the barn and said greedily, “I wonder if there are many golden eggs inside the goose." Then, he captured the goose, took her to his home, and butchered her. The hen, knowing the fate of the poor goose, said, “I am so lucky! If only I had laid golden eggs, I would have been dead instead of the goose!”

Which of the following statement is NOT mentioned in the text?

The notice means that people are not allowed to….

The antonym of the word “allow” in the notice above is….

Pink Beach

Pink Beach or Pantai Merah Muda is one of the beaches in Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara. The beach is called Pink Beach because the sand beach is pink. The pink color of its beach is a mixture of white sand beach colors mixed with crushed coral, shells, calcium carbonate from marine invertebrates that are very small, and also Foraminifera, microscopic amoeba that has a red body shell.

At Pink Beach, there are so many marine organisms. No fewer than 1,000 species of fish, 260 species of coral, and 70 species of sponge can be found here. Having so much marine life, this place is a proper spot for snorkeling and diving for sea sports lovers.

(Source: http://www.jagoanbahasainggris.com)

The beach is called Pink Beach because the sand beach is pink.

The synonym of the word “called” is….

My House is divided into two floors. On downstairs, I have all the important parts of the house such as the kitchen, bathrooms, storage room and parking garage. On upstairs I have one room where I keep the washer and dryer and one big terrace.

Downstairs, the floor is divided in eight rooms, four of them are bedrooms, other two are bathrooms and then one kitchen and one dining room.

In my bedroom, I have a lot of things inside, such as a television, a playstation 3, and many trophies. In my sister's bedroom, there is a computer and in the other two bedrooms are for my parent and my other sister.

Normally we eat in everywhere we want, but on Sunday we eat together in the dining room. I really love my house, the place where we could share everything together.

(Source: www.jagoanbahasainggris.com)

The main idea of the first paragraph is…

Long ago, in an area in West Sumatra, there was a very active volcano named Mount Tinjau. In one village at the foot of Tinjau's, there lived ten people consisting of nine men and one woman. People called them Bujang Sembilan. These nine brothers were Kukuban, Kudun, Bayua, Malintang, Galapuang, Balok, Batang, Bayang, and the youngest man named Kaciak. While their brother the youngest was a girl named Siti Rasani, nicknamed Sani. Both their parents died long ago, so Kukuban as the eldest son became the head of household. All decisions were in his hand.

Tenth brothers lived in a house of their parents' heritage. To make ends meet, they worked on farms large enough legacy of their parents. They were very skilled at farming, because they diligently helped his father and mother when they were alive. In addition, they were also guided by their uncle named Datuk Limbatang, whom they called Engku familiar.

Datuk Limbatang was a mamak in the village and had a son named Giran. As a mamak, Datuk Limbatang had great responsibility to educate and watch the life of its citizens, including the nephew's tenth man. For that, every other day, he visited the house Kukuban brothers to teach them farming skills and various customs procedures for the area. Not infrequently Datuk Limbatang also took his wife and son to participate with him.

(Source: http://www.englishindo.com)

The main idea of the first paragraph is…