English Exercise X

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

What kind of text is it?

• Narrative text

• Personal recount text

• Explanation text

• Report text

• Descriptive text

1. On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!

   I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

2. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. What is the synonym of the word “refused”?

• reject

• accept

• admit

• hate

• like

Last year was the best experience I’ve ever got. I was the first winner of singing competition

I love singing since I was kid. I practiced so hard before the D-day. My parents were really supportive. They helped me to practice and prepared healthy food for me. They also gave me motivation to believe in myself.

That’s why winning singing competition meant so much to me.

What had been done by the writer in the text?

• Passed an exam

• Graduated from school

• Got married

• Won a contest

Last year was the best experience I’ve ever got. I was the first winner of singing competition

I love singing since I was kid. I practiced so hard before the D-day. My parents were really supportive. They helped me to practice and prepared healthy food for me. They also gave me motivation to believe in myself.

That’s why winning singing competition meant so much to me.

Who helped the writer to practice?

• The writer's friends

• The writer's fans

• The writer's family

• The writer's parents

Last week, Mr Tatang’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Putra, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Putra heard his mother calling, “Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Tatang had gone to the office. The other children had gone to school.

Putra was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Putra’s mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Tatang came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she said.

Who took Mrs. Tatang to the clinic?

• Her husband

• Her son

• Her neighbour

• Her daughter

Last week, Mr Tatang’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Putra, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Putra heard his mother calling, “Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Tatang had gone to the office. The other children had gone to school.

Putra was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Putra’s mother to the clinic.

When Mr. Tatang came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she said.

The main idea of the second paragraph is ….

• Mrs. Tatang got accident

• Putra asked his neighbour to help

• Mr. Tatang proud of his son

• Mrs. Tatang and her son got accident

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

From the text we can conclude that ....

• The writer went to Mount Bromo for a week.

• The writer got happy after the holiday in Mt. Bromo.

• They took a rest and had lunch near the beach.

• The scenery in Mount Batok is not so beautiful.

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

What does the text mostly talk about?

• The writer's holiday

• Going to Mount Bromo

• Going to Mount Batok

• Going to the zoo

Last week I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend's house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house has a big garden with colourful flowers and a small pool.

In the morning, my friend and I saw Mount Batok. The scenery was very beautiful. We rode on horseback. It was scary, but it was fun. Then, we went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful scenery there. After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before we got home, we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We went home in the afternoon.

We were very tired. However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

1. What is the writer’s intention of writing the text?

• To show how to spend the holiday.

•  To persuade someone to have a holiday

• to inform someone's the holiday

• To tell someone’s experience. 

HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS THE ROYAL CIRCUS OF INDIA NEW PERFORMING

AT TAMAN PELANGI

(at the open field near the Prawn Restaurant)

Daily shows: 4.00 p.m., 5.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m., 8.30 p.m. (Mondays to Saturdays)

Sunday and Public Holidays:

Special extra show at 10.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m.

Opening:

1 December 2009 at 8.30 p.m.

Last Day:

31 December 2009

Tickets: Adult Rp 100.000,00; Rp 75.000,00; Rp50.000,00

Children (7-12) Rp 40,000,00

Below 7 years free

HURRY-THIS IS YOUR CHANCE OF ALIFE TIME

1. The social function of the text above is ....

• To describe about the prices of the tickets.

• To give information the holiday attractions are from India.

• To entertain people by enjoying the circus

• To attract people to come to the circus