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Total questions: 20

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1.

Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. It is named Lawang Sewu which means a thousand doors. Besides its thousand doors, it is also well known for the fascinating stained glass windows representing theDutch Symbolism. The stained glass windows are similar with those of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family.

The building has numerous long winding corridors whichopenout to the offices on one side of the officeand theother end of the building on the otherhand. It isa famous landmark in the region of Semarang anda pride for Java.


The purpose of the text above is …

a)

to describe the lawang sewu

b)

to entertain the writer

c)

to retell about the Lawang Sewu.

d)

to teach the reader how

e)

to visit Lawang Sewu.

2.

Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. It is named Lawang Sewu which means a thousand doors. Besides its thousand doors, it is also well known for the fascinating stained glass windows representing theDutch Symbolism. The stained glass windows are similar with those of the places like The Hague and Rotterdam and also the Royal family.

The building has numerous long winding corridors which open out to the offices on one side of the officeand theother end of the building on the otherhand. It isa famous landmark in the region of Semarang anda pride for Java.


Lawang Sewu is one of the famous historical buildings in Indonesia. The synonym of the underlined word is…

a)

talented

b)

well-known

c)

beautiful

d)

attract

e)

Sweet

3.

The name of Raja Ampat (Raja means king, and empat means four) comes from local mythology that tells of a woman who finds seven eggs. Four of the seven hatch and become kings who occupy four of Raja Ampat's biggest islands whilst the other three become a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

History shows that Raja Ampat was once a part of the Sultanate of Tidore, an influential kingdom from Maluku. after the Dutch invaded Maluku, it was claimed by the Netherlands.


The statements are not true based on the text are ...

a)

The Raja Ampat comes from Local mythology

b)

Raja Ampat wasn't once a part of the Sultanate of Tidore

c)

The story of raja ampat tells of a woman who finds seven eggs

d)

Raja ampat was claimed by the Netherlands after the Dutch invaded Maluku

e)

History shows that Raja Ampat was once a part of the Sultanate of Tidore

4.

The purpose of descriptive text is …

a)

to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story

b)

to tell the reader how to do or make something

c)

to presenting information about something

d)

To describe a particular person, thing or place

e)

to inform or to entertain the readers

5.

Below are the Language Feature of Descriptive Text, except ...

a)

Specific participant

b)

Use of the adjective (an adjective) to clarify the noun

c)

Use simple present tense

d)

Use action verb

e)

Use imperative sentence

6.

The name of Raja Ampat (Raja means king, and empat means four) comes from local mythology that tells of a woman who finds seven eggs. Four of the seven hatch and become kings who occupy four of Raja Ampat's biggest islands whilst the other three become a ghost, a woman, and a stone.

History shows that Raja Ampat was once a part of the Sultanate of Tidore, an influential kingdom from Maluku. Yet, after the Dutch invaded Maluku, it was claimed by the Netherlands.

The first recorded sighting and landing by Europeans of the Ampat Islands was by the Portuguese navigator Jorge de Menezes and his crew in 1526, en route from Biak, the Bird's Head Peninsula, and Waigeo, to Halmahera (Ternate).

The English explorer William Dampier gave his name to Dampier Strait, which separates Batanta island from Waigeo island. To the east, there is a strait that separates Batanta from Salawati. In 1759 Captain William Wilson sailing in the East Indiaman Pitt navigated these waters and named a strait the 'Pitt strait', after his vessel; this was probably the channel between Batanta and Salawati.


Where is the location of raja ampat?

a)

West Papua

b)

Kalimantan

c)

North Sulawesi

d)

Aceh

e)

North Sumatra

7.

Angkor Wat was faced a Hindu temple, a man of Budhist temple completed in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King, Suryawarman II in the early twelveth century in Yosadapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire as this temple of eventual moslem. It is dedicated to Wisnu. It is designed to represent Khmer Meru, frame of the Devis in Hindu mithology within the mouth and has an outer wall which is 3 to 7 km long. It has three rectangular galleries which races about the neck. At the centre of the temple stand Queen Cap of Tower.


What is the text about?

a)

Gallery complex.

b)

Buddhist mythology

c)

Cambodia

d)

Khmer Empire

e)

Angkor Wat

8.

BROMO MOUNTAIN


Bromo is one of mountains in java that is known around the world. As one of the special tourism places in Java. Bromo mountain is not only rich of its natural beauty but also in harmony with the local people around it.

In Bromo, the visitors can enjoy both the beauty of beauty the nature and also the culture in that area because Bromo is not simply a mountain but also an important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu .

Located around 2.5 hours from Malang, Bromo is one of active volcanoes which it part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. The beauty of Bromo can be seen clearly from the top of Pananjakan Mountain that is close to Bromo which has higher level (2,770 meters ). Bromo itself is only 2,392 meters.

Even to Bromo is not a high volcano, the history of the eruption was so dramatic. The sands around it, which people call the sea of the sands (Segara Wedi), is the proof that is mountain had killed the life in its surroundings .

The name of Bromo is taken from the name of the God of Hind, Brahma. People of Tengger has a myth about that mountain that makes it have mystical nuance. But it more than

myth because people still believe that by holding Kasada Festival every year . they express their gratitude to God in a symbolic way by throwing vegetables, cattle, and also money as an offering in the Bromo’s crates .


According to the text, where is Bromo Mountain located?

a)

Two and half an hour from Malang

b)

Near Pananjakan Mountain

c)

None of the above

d)

East Java

e)

All of the above

9.

The identification of the above text is…….

a)

In Bromo, the visitors can enjoy both the beauty of nature and also the culture in that area becausee Bromo is no simply a mountain but also an important place for ritual ceremony of Hindu.Even

b)

The name of Bromo is taken from the name of the God of Hindu, Brahma. People of Tengger has a myth about that mountain that makes it makes it have mystical nuance. But it is more than myth because people still believe that holding Kasada Festival Every year. They express their gratitude to God in symbolic way by throwing vegetables, cattle, and also money as an people around it offering in the Bromo’s crater.

c)

Bromo is one of mountain in Java that is known around the world. As one of the special tourism places in Java , Bromo Mountains is not only rich of natural beauty but also in harmony with the local people around it.

d)

though Bromo is not a high volcano, the history of the eruption was so dramatic. The sands around it, is the proof that this mountain had the killed the life in its surroundings.

e)

Located around 2.5 hours from Malang, Bromo, is one of active volcanoes which is a part of Bromo Tennger Semeru National Park. The beauty of Bromo can be seen clearly from the top of Pananjakan Mountan that is close to Bromo which has higher level (2,77 meters). Bromo itself is only 2,392 meters.

10.

The purpose of Kasada Festival?

a)

To honour people who became the victim of volcano eruption

b)

To express their gratitude to God in symbolic

c)

To remember the national heroes who were killed during the wor

d)

To show gratitude to the people in Bromo Mountain

e)

To take care of horses in Bromo Mountain

11.

The organization of the text above is ….

a)

Issue, arguments: point – elaboration, argument: point – elaboration, argument : point – elaboration, conclusion

b)

A thesis, arguments, reiteration

c)

A thesis, arguments, recommendations

d)

Identification , description

e)

General classification, identification

12.

What can be described in a descriptive text?

a)

A person

b)

An animal

c)

Something

d)

All of the above

e)

A place

13.

Tanjung Puting National Park


Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animals in the world: orang utans. (orientation/identification)


Where is Tanjung Putting National Park located?

a)

Southwest Kalimantan

b)

Central Kalimantan

c)

Kalimantan Peninsula

d)

foreign country

14.

Tanjung Puting National Park


Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animals in the world: orang utans. (orientation/identification)


What does the author mean by saying that Tanjung Putting National Park is a real jungle?

a)

Because many visitors come to this place because of its amazing nature.

b)

Because in Tanjung Putting National Park people can only find orang utans

c)

Because It is located in Kalimantan Peninsula

d)

Because we can find many varieties of interesting animals.\

15.

Though the park is home to many animals, seeing orang utans is usually the visitors’ main reason to visit the park. Orangutans, which literally mean the man of the forest, are the largest arboreal animal on the planet. Most of their lives are spent in trees where orangutans travel from branch to branch by climbing or swinging with their long arms.


What does "arboreal animal" mean?

a)

the animal that has long arms

b)

the animal that travel from branch to branch

c)

the animal that spends its life mostly in trees

d)

the animal that can swing or climb on trees.

16.

To see orangutans, we should go to Camp Leakey, which is located in the heart of Tanjung Puting National Park. Camp Leakey is a rehabilitation place for ex-captive orang utans and also a preservation site. It is also a famous center for research about orangutans which has been conducted by the famous primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas since 1971. Here visitors can see daily feedings to orangutans at jungle platforms as part of the rehabilitation process to their natural habitat. This event gives them opportunity to see orangutans up close.


Why do the orang utans need to be rehabilitated?

a)

because they need to be preserved.

b)

because they are the subject of research

c)

because they are not used to living in the jungle

d)

because they need to be seen by the visitors

17.

To see orangutans, we should go to Camp Leakey, which is located in the heart of Tanjung Puting National Park. Camp Leakey is a rehabilitation place for ex-captive orang utans and also a preservation site. It is also a famous center for research about orangutans which has been conducted by the famous primatologist Dr. Birute Galdikas since 1971. Here visitors can see daily feedings to orangutans at jungle platforms as part of the rehabilitation process to their natural habitat. This event gives them opportunity to see orangutans up close.


Who found the Camp Leakey?

a)

Dr Birute Galdikas

b)

Primatologists

c)

ex captive orang utans

d)

foreign visitors

18.

This magnificent national park has a wealth of flora and fauna.

The synonym of the underlined word is?

a)

very good

b)

amazing

c)

masterpiece

d)

beautiful

19.

It is a temple. It is located at Mungkid village Magelang. What temple is that?

a)

Mendut temple

b)

Prambanan temple

c)

Gedong songo temple

d)

Borobudur temple

20.

Below are adjective except...

a)

Crazy

b)

Clean

c)

Tall

d)

Corn