KEMENTERIAN AGAMA

MADRASAH ALIYAH DKI JAKARTA

UJIAN SEKOLAH BERSTANDAR NASIONAL (USBN)

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2017/2018
Mata Pelajaran: BAHASA INGGRIS Kelas/Program: XII IPA/IPS
Hari/Tanggal : Waktu : 120 menit

LISTENING SECTION
In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken
English. There are four parts to this section, with special directions for each part.

Part I
Questions 1 to 3.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English. The
dialogues and the questions will be spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so
you must listen carefully to understand what the speakers are saying.
After you listen to a dialogue and the question about it, read the five possible answers, and decide
which one would be the best answer to the question you have just heard.

1. A. The man’s unforgettable day

B. The woman’s graduation suit
C. Taking photo on graduation day
D. The woman’s graduation’s photo
E. The man’s feeling on his graduation

2. A. He will visit his grandfather.

B. He will go to his hometown.
C. He will have a good idea soon.
D. He will ask the woman to join with him.
E. He will join the woman to her hometown.

3. A. She feels so sorry to the man.

B. She will get a breakfast for the man.
C. She will take a medicine for the man.
D. She will go to the store to buy medicine.
E. She will accompany the man to the doctor.

Part II
Questions 4 to 6
Directions:
ln this part of the test, you will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by
four responses, also spoken in English. The dialogues and the responses will be spoken twice.
They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the
speakers are saying. You have to choose the best response to each question.

4. Mark you answer on your answer sheet.

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5. Mark you answer on your answer sheet.
6. Mark you answer on your answer sheet.

PART III
Questions 7 to 8.
Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear some monologues spoken in English. The monologues will be
spoken twice. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to what the
speakers are saying. After you listen to the monologue, look at the five pictures provided in your
test book, and decide which would be the most suitable one for the monologue you have just
heard.

7.
A B C

D E

8.
A B C

D E

PART IV
Questions 9 to 10.
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Directions:
In this part of the test, you will hear a monologue spoken in English. The monologue will be
spoken twice. It will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand
what the speaker is saying. After you hear the monologue and the question about it, read the five
possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have just
heard.

9. A. to describe the characters of a singer in D’Massive

B. to retell the experience when the writer met a star
C. to entertain with a nice story of meeting a singer
D. to persuade readers to buy CD at a record store
E. to inform an event happened on Sunda street

10. A. He was a staf of the Hyatt Hotel.

B. He was an assistant at a record store.
C. He was a star of D’ Massive’s singer.
D. He was a photografer and gave a photo.
E. He was a friendly man who pssed by the street.

READING SECTION

This text is for questions 11 to 12

Ahmad Kuncoro
Jalan Mangga No 19, Jakarta
March, 3rd 2018
Personal Manager
PT Maju Terus
Grand Tower, Jalan Merdeka No 62
Jakarta
Dear Sir/Madam
I wish to apply the position of engineer, advertised on your website. As requested, I enclose
my resume and references.
I graduated from Civil Engineering at National University in 2016. I have experience in
handling projects with tight schedules, under pressure work and team work. I am proficient in
using MS Office and Computer Aided Design (AutoCAD) and have excellent English, both
written and spoken. I would be able to import my skills and gain additional knowledge for
professional growth with our company.
I would appreciate for an opportunity to have an interview. I can be reached at 0896-6973-
1234 any time. Thank you
Yours faithfully

Kurnia Wisono

11. What is the letter about?

A. Resigning from a job
B. Opportunity to have an interview
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 C. Introducing applicants to personal manager
D. Advertising a job vacancy to the applicant
E. Applying position of engineer in a company

12. What is the third paragraph about?

A. The applicant’s skill
B. The enclosed documents
C. The applicant’s educational background
D. The applicant’s hope to have an interview
E. The position being applied by the applicant

This text is for questions 13 to 14

13. What is the caption about?

A. Children’s protest to Australia
B. Children’s care for the motorists
C. Motorists’s great day near students
D. Students’ school activity in Australia
E. Students’ demonstartion in rural school

14. What is the same meaning of the word “encourage” in the caption?
A. amuse
B. disturb
C. motivate
D. entertain
E. discourage

This text is for questions 15 to 16

PERFECT
By Ed Sheeran

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 I found a love for me
Darling just dive right in
And follow my lead
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me
'Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
Not knowing what it was
I will not give you up this time
But darling, just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
And in your eyes you're holding mine
 Baby, I'm dancing in the dark with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
But you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I'll share her home
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
To carry love, to carry children of our own
We are still kids, but we're so in love
Fighting against all odds
I know we'll be alright this time
Darling, just hold my hand
Be my girl, I'll be your man
I see my future in your eyes
Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
I have faith in what I see
Now I know I have met an angel in person
And she looks perfect
I don't deserve this
You look perfect tonight

15. What lesson can we learn from the song?

A. We have to fall in love with friend
B. A girl must be able to hide her feeling of love
C. We have to understand the feeling of our lover
D. If we fall in love to someone, we have to dive together
E. A man has to express his feeling of love since he was kid

16. The man decided the girl to be his wife because….

The appropriate clause to complete the sentence is....
A. The girl is an angel
B. The girl can dive with the man
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 C. The girl can dance with barefoot
D. The girl is the perfect one he found
E. The girl has a better future than the man

This text is for questions 17 to 19

Raja Ampat or 'Four Kings', is the name given to some islands in West Papua and comes from a
local myth. The four major islands are Waigeo, Misool (which is home to ancient rock painting),
Salawati, and Batanta. Raja Ampat is located in the bird head of the island of Papua. Underwater
enthusiasts flock to this region because it offers the world's best marine sight. In the Raja Ampat
islands, divers can explore vertical underwater walls. The thrill of drift diving is another great
challenge.
The territory within the islands of the Four Kings is enormous, covering 9.8 million acres of
land and sea, home to 540 types of corals, more than 1,000 types of coral fish and 700 types of
mollusks. This makes it the most diverse living library for world's coral reef and underwater biota.
According to a report developed by The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International,
around 75% of the world's species live here.
When divers first arrive here their excitement is palpable. It's common to hear people praise
God as they take in the remarkable scenery. Others prefer to remain in silence taking in the
overwhelming sight of so many islands with crystal clear water that softly brushes over the white
sandy beaches.

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

A. To describe the beauty of Raja Ampat Island
B. To persuade the readers to visit Raja Ampat Island
C. To explain the readers how to get to Raja Ampat Island
D. To entertain the readers with the beauty of Raja Ampat Island
E. To see the positive and the negative side of Raja ampat Island

18. “When divers first arrive here their excitement is palpable”. (paragraph 3).
The underlined word is closest in meaning with ….
A. possible
B. capable
C. incredible
D. impossible
E. predictable

19. Where is Raja Ampat located?

A. In the Misool island.
B. In the Waigeo island.
C. In the Batanta island.
D. In the island of Papua.
E. In the island of Salawati.
This text is for questions 20 to 22
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animated
film producer and animator. He was also the creator of an American-based theme park called
Disneyland, and the founder of highly profitable corporation, now known as The Walt Disney
Company.

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 Disney was born in Chicago to Elias Disney and Flora Call. He was named after his father
and after his father’s close friend Walter Parr, the minister at St. Paul Congregational Church. In
1906, his family moved to a farm near Marcelline, Missouri. The family sold the farm in 1909 and
lived in a rented house until 1910, when they moved to Kansas City Disney was nine years old.
According to the Kansas City, Missouri, Public School District record, Disney began
attending, the Benton Grammar School in 1911, and continued his formal education there he
graduated on June 8, 1917. During this time, Disney also enrolled in classes at Kansas City Art
Institute. In the fall of 1917, Disney rejoined his family. He left school at the age sixteen and
become a volunteer ambulance driver in World War 1, after he changed his birth certificate to
show his year birth as 1900 in order be able to enlist in the service. He served as a member of
American Red Cross Ambulance Force in Frances till 1919.

20. The writer’s purpose of writing the text above is …

A. to retell about the biography of Disney.
B. to describe the condition of Disney’s family.
C. to entertain the readers with the story of Disney.
D. to persuade the readers to be a successful person like Disney.
E. to explain the effort of Disney to become a volunteer driver.

21. Disney would not become an ambulance driver if he ... change his birth certificate.
The appropriate word/phrase to complete the sentence is ….
A. do not
B. did not
C. can not
D. will not
E. could not

22. In 1906, Disney and his family….

A. lived in a rented houses Kansas City
B. moved to a farm in Missouri
C. met Disney’s close friend
D. found his family’s friend
E. sold their own farm

This text is for questions 23 to 26

The sense of taste is one of a person's five senses. We taste with the help of taste-buds in the
tongue. There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All other tastes are just
mixtures of two or more of these main types.
The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-buds (or cells). These are
connected to the brain by special nerves which send the so-called 'tastes messages. When the

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tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the taste-buds will pick up the taste. The nerves
then send a message to the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this happens in just a
few seconds.
There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only a particular taste. These
four groups are located in different parts of the tongue. The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes
are found around the tip of the tongue and along its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at the
sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter taste are found at the innermost edge of the
tongue. There are taste-buds at the centre of the tongue.
The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of food increases its taste.
Similarly, attractive colours can make food appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not
smell good or is dull-coloured, it will not look tasty and may not taste good at all.
Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive. Food that is too hot or too
cold, when placed in the mouth, will have no tastes at all.

23. What does the text tell us about?

A. The description of the person’s tongue
B. The information about the taste of the food
C. A report about the sense of taste in the tongue
D. An information about the importance of the tongue
E. An explanation about how we can taste food in the mouth

24. “Sour tastes can be picked up only at the sides of the tongue.” (Paragraph 3)
This statement means ….
A. The side tongue is not to taste sour
B. People can’t taste sour at the tongue
C. The majority taste of sour is at the side of the tongue
D. Side tongue is the only part of the tongue to taste sour
E. People sometimes taste sour by the side part of the tongue

25. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. Sense of taste is one of the five sense
B. The smell and sight of food can affect taste
C. Tongue has more than thousands of taste-bud
D. Taste bud is only sensitive to a particular taste
E. Hot and cold can make the taste bud sensitive

26. From the text we can conclude that when we eat very hot or cold food, …
A. the food will lose its taste.
B. the food won't smell good.
C. the taste of the food increases.
D. the food will be more delicious.
E. the taste-buds will be more sensitive.

This text is for questions 27 to 30

Everybody should change their way of life to reduce global warming. There are several things
that we can do. One of them is by buying and consuming fresh local groceries as much as
possible. It of course includes local vegetables, fruits, bread, etc.

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 Local groceries don’t need much transportation to get it into the market. It of course means,
the amount of carbon dioxide produced is less than the groceries from other region. Therefore, by
buying local groceries we are helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
Consuming fresh groceries instead of frozen ones are healthier for us. Furthermore, fresh food
or groceries means no requirements for it to be freeze up. It means that no electricity is needed
and saving energy means reducing carbon dioxide and money.
So, from now on we should consume fresh local groceries to reduce global warming.

27. What is the issue of the text ?

A. The effects of global warming
B. The ways to increase global warming
C. The ways to minimize global warming
D. The importance of knowing global warming
E. The importance of consuming local groceries

28. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Fresh food do not need any electricity
B. Fresh food do not need to be freeze up
C. Consuming fresh food can reduce carbon dioxide
D. Consuming fresh food is healthier than frozen ones
E. To reduce global warming, we should consume fresh food

29. Why consuming local fresh food is supposed to be the way to reduce global warming?
A. Local fresh food contains much oxygen.
B. Local fresh food must not be put in the fridge.
C. Local fresh food is cheaper than imported food.
D. Local fresh food contains much carbon dioxide.
E. Local fresh food don’t need much transportation.

30. “We are helping reduce the amount of global warming” (Paragraph 2, line 3).
The underlined word can be replaced by ….
A. remove
B. increase
C. decrease
D. improve
E. maximize

This text is for questions 31 to 33

If someone is having a nose bleed, your priority is to control the bleeding and keep their
airway open.
Get them to sit down (not lie down) as keeping the nose above the heart will reduce bleeding.
Get them to lean forward (not backwards), to make sure the blood drains out through their pause
every ten minutes, until the bleeding stops.
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 Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, spit or sniff because this may break blood
clots that may have started to form in the nose.
If the bleeding is severe, or if it lasts more than 30 minutes, call for medical help.

31. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To persuade the readers to prevent nose bleeding.
B. To inform the readers the methods of nose bleeding.
C. To illustrate the preventive methods of nose bleeding.
D. To describe the methods to help nose bleeding patients.
E. To report the procedural steps in helping nose bleeding patients.

32. We have to call for the medical help … the bleeding last more than 30 minutes.
A. After
B. Before
C. Above
D. When
E. Since

33. What should we do after the bleeding stop?

A. Get them to sit down (not lie down)
B. Get them to lean forward (not backwards)
C. Call for medical help for serious treatment.
D. Control the bleeding and keep their airway open.
E. Encourage them not to speak, swallow, cough, or sniff.

This text is for questions 34 to 36

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom named Prambanan. The people lived peacefully.
However, soon their happy lives were disturbed by Pengging Kingdom. The king, Bandung
Bondowoso, wanted to occupy Prambanan. He was a mean king.
The war between Prambanan and Pengging could not be avoided. Prambanan lost the war
and led by the new king, Bandung Bondowoso. Pengging could win the war because Bandung
Bondongwoso had a supernatural power. His soldiers were not only humans but also genies.
Those creatures always obeyed Bandung Bondowoso. They always did whatever Bandung
Bondowoso asked them to do.
The king of Prambanan had a beautiful daughter. Her name was Loro Jonggrang (Rara
Jonggrang). Bandung Bondowoso fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.
"If you want to marry me, you have to build a thousand of temples in just one night," said Loro
Jonggrang. She hated Bandung Bondowoso because he made the people of Prambanan suffered.
"What? Impossible! You just gave me an excuse for not marrying me!" said Bandung Bondowoso.
But he did not give up. He asked the genies to help him.
All those genies worked hard to build 1.000 temples. Meanwhile, Loro Jonggrang heard
from the lady-in-waiting that the building of 1.000 temples was almost finished. She was so
scared; she did not want to marry Bandung Bondowoso. Then she had a great idea. She asked all
the ladies-in-waiting to help her. "Please prepare a lot of straw and mortar. Come on! Hurry up!"
said Loro Jonggrang.
All those ladies-in-waiting were confused. They did not know why Loro Jonggrang asked
them to prepare a lot of straw and mortars in the middle of the night.
"Listen, all those genies are building the temples, right? We have to stop them by burning the
straw and make some noise by pounding the mortar. The genies will think that sun is going to rise
and they will run away. Genies are afraid of sunlight.” It worked! All those genies thought that
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sun rose. They did not know the light was from the fire that burning the straw. And the noise from
pounding the mortar was like the start of a new day.
Bandung Bondowoso was angry. He knew Loro Jonggrang just tricked him.
"You cannot fool me, Loro Jonggrang. I already have 999 temples. I just need one more temple.
Now, I will make you the one-yhousandth temple.”
With his supernatural power, Bandung Bondowoso made Loro Jonggrang a temple. Until
now, the temple is still standing in Prambanan area, Central Java. And the temple is named Loro
Jonggrang temple.

34. What is the text about?

A. The love of a princess to her beloved king
B. The defeat of Prambanan Kingdom
C. The legend of Prambanan Temple
D. An effort to get an admired girl
E. The trick how to defeat genies

35. “The war between Prambanan and Pengging could not be avoided”.
The active form of the sentence above is ….
A. Pengging could not have a war with Prambanan
B. No one could avoid the war between Prambanan and Pengging
C. Someone can avoid the war between Prambanan and Pengging
D. Someone can’t avoid the war between Prambanan and Pengging
E. No one couldn’t avoid the war between Prambanan and Pengging

36. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. Bandung Bondowoso had killed the princess’ father.
B. Bandung Bondowoso immediately wanted to marry the princess.
C. The princess did not want to marry Bandung due to her father’s death.
D. The princess refused to marry Bandung by giving an impossible request.
E. The princess felt sad because she was afraid with Bandung Bondowoso.

This text is for questions 37 to 40

Art teacher dies after being hit by student

(Jakarta : The Jakarta Post). An art teacher in Sampang, Madura, has died, allegedly after
receiving a blow to the back of his neck from a student.
The teacher, identified as Ahmad Budi Cahyono, 27, died in Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya,
East Java on Thursday, Feb. 1 after lapsing into a coma.
A student in his drawing class, identified only as HI, has been charged with assault resulting in
death, Sampang Police chief Adj. Comr. Budi Wardiman said as quoted by kompas.com.
According to the police, Ahmad was teaching drawing in his class at SMA 1 Torjun, a state
high school in Sampang, Madura island, when HI started to disrupt other students by painting in
their books.
After several ignored warnings, Ahmad approached HI and smeared his cheek with paint. The
student responded by hurling expletives at the teacher, who then hit him with a classroom
attendance book.
HI allegedly then responded by striking a blow to Ahmad’s neck. Ahmad fell to the floor
while students rushed to restrain HI.
The school sent Ahmad home to rest. At home, the teacher complained of constant neck pain
and subsequently fell unconscious. He was taken to a local hospital in Sampang but as his

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condition continued to decline, he was rushed to Surabaya. He died, reportedly following a blood
clot to the brain, around 9 p.m.
Chief of the crime division of Sampang Police, Adj. Comr. Hery Kusnanto, said the police had
arrested HI. The student, a trained martial arts athlete, received an assurance that he could
continue his education and take the National Examination while under police investigation.
(gis/ahw)

37. What does the text inform us about?

A. A student hitting his art teacher
B. An art teacher died after lapsing into coma
C. The death of an art teacher after hit by his student
D. An art teacher smeared his student’s cheek with paint
E. A student disrupt other students by painting in their books

38. “…when HI started to disrupt other students by painting in their books” (paragraph 4).
The underlined word is closest in meaning with ….
A. dislike
B. disturb
C. distrust
D. discover
E. disconnect

39. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. The police had arrested HI
B. HI could continue his education
C. HI was a trained martial arts athlete
D. HI could not take the National Examination
E. Adj. Comr. Hery Kusnanto was a Sampang Police.

40. Why did the teacher smear his student’s cheek with paint?
A. His students didn’t have paint
B. His student paint the teacher’s cheek
C. His student hit him in back to the neck
D. His students didn’t want to paint in his book
E. His student disrupt his friends by painting in their books

ESSAY
Answer these questions below

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This text is for questions 41 to 42

Aryo Husodo

Director
Pelita Sejati School
Jln. Bungaran 16
Semarang

Subject: Seminar Invitation

Dear, Mrs Haryo

We cordially invite you to come to “The Modern Teaching and Learning” Seminar on
29 March 2018. The Seminar will give a presentation by Mr. Michael Howard, an education
expert from Harvard University.
We appreciate it if you can come to this seminar. However, if you have other impor
tant business at the time, could you appoint one of your teachers to represent your
institution? The venue of the seminar is Kenanga Ball room, Amarosa Hotel. It will start at
10.00 AM. The Seminar will discuss today’s education teaching methodology in American
schools and how can we apply it in Indonesian schools. We believe it will provide an
enriching experience for all of the participants.
Please find the attached draft agenda of the seminar and registration form. Fill in the
form and return by 3 December. We cannot accept any confirmation we receive after the
date.
Your attendance is a great honor for us.

Regards,

Indah Atmawijya
Education Consulting

41. What is the purpose of the writer writing the letter?

Answer : …………………………………………

42. What does Mr. Haryo have to do if he is unable to attend the Seminar?
Answer : …………………………………………

This text is for questions 43 to 45

A long time ago, in the village in East Kalimantan. There lived a rich family of pak Pesut.
Everybody knew him, not because of his wealth, but because of his stinginess. During a long dry
season, the villagers were planning to leave the village and look for the place that had enough
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water for cultivating rice. Some villagers went to pak Pesut's house to inform him about a new
place. He refused to join them believing he had enough rice to survive before their stock of rice
run out.
One morning, when pak Pesut's wife was cooking their last piece of rice, a beggar came to
his house, he asked for some rice but pak Pesut lied to him that he didn't have any rice. Pak Pesut
was worried that the beggar would steal the rice, so he told his family to eat hot rice from the
cooking pot. It was so hot that they felt their mouth were burning and they jump into the river, the
beggar saw that and prayed to God, amazingly pak Pesut's family slowly changed into fish that
looked like dolphins. Since then everybody called that fish "Pesut Fish".

43. What did the beggar ask for?

Answer : ………………………………………………………………………………..

44. Why did pak Pesut ask his family to eat hot rice?
Answer : ……………………………………………………………………………….

45. What lesson can we learn from the story?

Answer : ……………………………………………………………………………..

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