Soal latihan

 A. Announcement (1–6)

Text:
“Attention students! Due to the upcoming national exam, all extracurricular activities will be temporarily suspended from May 10 to May 20.”

1. What is the main purpose of the announcement?
A. To cancel exams
B. To inform about activity changes
C. To promote extracurriculars
D. To invite students

2. What can students infer from the announcement?
A. Exams are canceled
B. Activities will resume after May 20
C. Extracurriculars are permanently stopped
D. School is closed

3. Why are extracurricular activities suspended?
A. Holiday
B. Teacher meeting
C. National exam preparation
D. Weather condition

4. Who is the target audience?
A. Teachers only
B. Students
C. Parents
D. Staff

5. What will likely happen after May 20?
A. Exams begin
B. Activities resume
C. School closes
D. New rules applied

6. The word “temporarily” is closest in meaning to…
A. Permanently
B. For a short time
C. Immediately
D. Suddenly

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🟨 B. Advertisement (7–12)

Text:
“Mega Sale! Get 50% discount on all items. Limited time only. Visit our store now!”

7. What strategy is used in this advertisement?
A. Informative only
B. Emotional appeal
C. Persuasive urgency
D. Storytelling

8. Why does the ad use “Limited time only”?
A. To inform store hours
B. To create urgency
C. To explain product
D. To give instruction

9. What is the expected response from readers?
A. Ignore the ad
B. Visit the store quickly
C. Complain
D. Wait longer

10. Which statement best evaluates the effectiveness of this ad?
A. It is unclear
B. It lacks information
C. It strongly encourages action
D. It is too long

11. If the discount were removed, what would happen?
A. More customers
B. Less attraction
C. Same result
D. Better promotion

12. The phrase “Mega Sale” mainly functions to…
A. Inform price
B. Attract attention
C. Give details
D. Explain product

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🟩 C. Offering Service (13–18)

Dialogue:
A: You look tired carrying those books.
B: Yes, I have too many.
A: Let me help you carry them.

13. What is A’s intention?
A. Complaining
B. Offering help
C. Asking question
D. Giving order

14. Why does A offer help?
A. Wants books
B. Sees difficulty
C. Forced to help
D. Asked by B

15. Which response from B is most appropriate?
A. No, I hate books
B. Yes, please
C. I don’t care
D. Never mind

16. What would be an inappropriate response?
A. Thank you
B. Yes, please
C. That’s kind of you
D. Do it now!

17. If B refuses politely, what should be said?
A. Go away
B. No need, thank you
C. I don’t like you
D. Never help

18. What value is shown in the dialogue?
A. Competition
B. Kindness
C. Anger
D. Pride

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🟧 D. Application Letter (19–24)

Text:
“I am writing to apply for the position of receptionist. I have two years of experience and strong communication skills.”

19. Why does the writer mention experience?
A. To complain
B. To show qualification
C. To tell story
D. To ask help

20. What makes this letter effective?
A. Emotional story
B. Clear qualifications
C. Long explanation
D. Funny language

21. What can employer infer from “strong communication skills”?
A. Cannot speak
B. Good at interacting
C. Lazy worker
D. No experience

22. If the letter lacked experience, what would happen?
A. Stronger
B. Less convincing
C. Same
D. More interesting

23. What is the tone of the letter?
A. Informal
B. Professional
C. Angry
D. Funny

24. What is the main goal of the letter?
A. Get a job
B. Tell story
C. Make friends
D. Give advice

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🟥 E. Job Interview (25–30)

Situation:
An interviewer asks, “Why should we hire you?”

25. What is the purpose of this question?
A. To confuse applicant
B. To test qualification
C. To waste time
D. To joke

26. Which answer is the best?
A. I don’t know
B. Because I need money
C. I have relevant skills and experience
D. Because you asked

27. What skill is being evaluated?
A. Cooking
B. Self-presentation
C. Drawing
D. Singing

28. What would make a bad impression?
A. Confidence
B. Clear answer
C. Arrogance
D. Preparation

29. Why is confidence important?
A. Shows honesty
B. Shows ability
C. Shows fear
D. Shows anger

30. What can be inferred from a weak answer?
A. Strong candidate
B. Unprepared candidate
C. Experienced
D. Confident

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🟪 F. CV (31–34)

31. Why should a CV be concise?
A. To confuse employer
B. To save time
C. To entertain
D. To be longer

32. Which CV is more effective?
A. Long and unclear
B. Short and relevant
C. Funny
D. Story-like

33. Why include achievements in CV?
A. Show skills
B. Add length
C. Entertain
D. Fill space

34. What happens if CV has irrelevant info?
A. More attractive
B. Less professional
C. Better
D. Clearer

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🟫 G. Simple Past Tense (35–40)

35. Why do we use simple past tense?
A. Future plans
B. Present habits
C. Completed actions
D. Ongoing actions

36. “She didn’t ___ the meeting yesterday.”
A. attend
B. attended
C. attending
D. attends

37. Which sentence is correct?
A. He go to school yesterday
B. He went to school yesterday
C. He goes yesterday
D. He going yesterday

38. What is wrong with this sentence?
“She didn’t went home.”
A. Wrong verb form
B. Wrong subject
C. Wrong tense
D. No error

39. “They ___ dinner before the movie.”
A. have
B. had
C. has
D. having

40. Why is “ate” used instead of “eat”?
A. Present tense
B. Past tense
C. Future tense
D. Continuous