Business Letter Styles

Business Letter Styles

The following pictures show what a one-page business letter should look like. There are three accepted styles. The horizontal lines represent lines of type. Click your mouse pointer on any part of the picture for a description and example of that part.

Modified Block Style

Block Style

Semiblock Style

General Antecedent Agreement

General Antecedent Agreement

The antecedent of a pronoun is the word the pronoun refers to. There are several style problems which writers and speakers sometimes have when they do not match the pronoun and the noun it replaces correctly.

Missing or Mismatched Antecedent

A pronoun, unless it is an indefinite pronoun, must have an antecedent, a word it refers to. The pronoun must match the word it replaces--singular or plural, and, sometimes, masculine or feminine.

Incorrect: Every student must have their pencils.
(Both every and student are singular; therefore, his, her, or his or her must be used. Their is plural and cannot refer to a singular noun.)

Unclear Antecedent

A pronoun's antecedent must be clear.

Incorrect: I never go to that place because they have stale bread.
(What does they refer to? Both I and place are singular.)Correct: I never go to that place because it has stale bread.

When the antecedent is a different gender, person, or number than the pronoun it is supposed to replace; this is sometimes called a "faulty co-reference."

Incorrect: Politics is my favorite subject. They are such fascinating people.Correct: Politics is my favorite subject. Politicians are such fascinating people.

Faulty co-reference may also occur with adverbs that do not replace an adverbial expression or pronouns that do not replace nouns.

Incorrect: He ought to speak French well. He lived there for twenty years.Correct: He ought to speak French well. He lived in France for twenty years.

Ambiguous Antecedent

A pronoun's antecedent must be unambiguous. Sometimes there may be more than one word the pronoun could refer to. In a case like that, it may be better not to use the pronoun.

Incorrect: The suitcase was on the plane, but now it's gone.
(What is gone? The suitcase or the plane?)Correct: The suitcase was on the plane, but now the suitcase is gone.
ORThe suitcase was on the plane, but now the plane is gone.
(Depends on which you mean...)

Faraway Antecedent

The pronoun must be close enough to the word it is replacing so that your reader knows whom or what you are talking about.

Unclear: Buford saw Longstreet's division coming toward his men. Reynolds' troops responded quickly to the calls for assistance, and soon he found himself in the midst of a deadly battle.
(Who is he? Buford, Reynolds, or Longstreet?)Clear: Buford saw Longstreet's division coming toward his men. Reynolds' troops responded quickly to the calls for assistance, and soon Buford found himself in the midst of a deadly battle.

Comparison Problems

Comparison Problems

There are five problems writers sometimes have with comparisons.

1. Make sure you are comparing similar items.

Incorrect: The tusk of a mastodon is bigger than an elephant.
(It sounds as if the writer is comparing the tusk with an elephant.)Correct: The tusk of a mastodon is bigger than the tusk of an elephant.

2. Make sure your comparison is balanced. Use the same pattern on both sides of the comparison to make it readable and clear.

Unbalanced: The tusk of a mastodon is bigger than an elephant's.Correct: The tusk of a mastodon is bigger than that of an elephant.
(Or "than the tusk of an elephant"; either choice keeps the pattern of using the prepositional phrase.)
Correct: A mastodon's tusk is bigger than an elephant's.
(Or "than an elephant's tusk"; either choice keeps the pattern of using the possessive noun.)

3. When comparing people or items that are grouped together, it may be necessary to use the word other or else to make the meaning clear.

Incorrect: The X-15 was faster than any airplane.
(The X-15 is an airplane. The sentence makes it sound as though it were some other kind of aircraft.)Correct: The X-15 was faster than any other airplane.
Incorrect: Manute was taller than anyone on the team.
(This suggests that he either was not on the team or that he is being compared to himself.)
Correct: Manute was taller than anyone else on the team.

4. The words major and minor are comparative forms that have lost some of their original usage. However, it is nonstandard to add -ly to them just as it is to add -ly to any comparative adjective or adverb that ends in -er.

Incorrect: He was majorly disappointed.Correct: He was greatly disappointed.
Correct: He was more greatly disappointed than we thought.

5. Avoid the double comparison. Words that end in -er or -est and certain irregular comparisons do not need to be modified with the words more, most, less, or least since they are already comparative or superlative.

Similarly, do not add an -er or -est to an irregular comparison for the same reason.

Incorrect: That film was more funnier than the one we saw last week.Correct: That film was funnier than the one we saw last week.
Incorrect: She felt worser yesterday. (Worse is already comparative.)
Correct: She felt worse yesterday.

The word lesser is accepted by most authorities when used as an adjective meaning smaller or less significant.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GAMES AND SPEAKING ABILITY OF STUDENT

http://www.ziddu.com/download/22294171/bilitytothesecondyearofthestudentsSMPN3Pare-Kediri.doc.html

COntoh Skripsi

http://www.ziddu.com/download/22294145/2982.pdf.html

Question Tag

Question Tag adalah pertanyaan pendek yang ada di akhir kalimat. Dalam bahasa Indonesia, mungkin kita sering mendengar orang berkata, kamu terlambat, kan?. Nah kata "kan?" di sini disebut dengan question tag dalam bahasa Inggris.

Pada topic ini kita akan membahas tentang:

• Positive Statement
• Negative Statement
• Imperative Statement

1. Positive Statement

Rumus:

(+) statement, (-) tag?

a. Dengan Kata Bantu (Auxiliary)

Contoh:

• You are the new secretary, aren't you? (bukan are not you?)
• George can swim well, can't he?
• I am going to go to the cinema with you, aren't I? (bukan amn't I)
• Susie has phoned you, hasn't she?

Catatan penting:

• Jika kita dapat melihat adanya kata Bantu (is, am, are, was, were, do, does, did, has, have, had, will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, atau must), maka gunakan saja kata Bantu tersebut sebagai tagnya.
• Tag negative harus dibentuk dengan singkatan. Pengguaan not yang terpisah dari kata bantunya tidak umum dalam Question tag.
• Jika subjek kalimatnya I, dan kata bantunya am, maka tagnya adalah aren't I? bukan "amn't I" sebab penyingkatan ini tidak standard dalam bahasa Inggris.
• Berhati-hatilah dengan penyingkatan kata Bantu. Perhatikan contoh kalimat-kalimat berikut ini:

• She's afraid to stay alone, isn't she?
• She's called the police, hasn't she?

Pada kalimat pertama, she's = she is, sebab diikuti oleh kata sifat, sedangkan pada kalimat kedua she's = she has, sebab diikuti oleh kata kerja bentuk ke-3 (Present Perfect Tense)

b. Tanpa Kata Bantu (Auxiliary)

Contoh:

• They invited you to their party, didn't they?
• She read the novel, didn't she?
• She reads the novel, doesn't she?
• Somebody knocked at the door, didn't they?
• You think I will be fired, don't you?
• I believe you will pass the exam, won't you?

Catatan penting:

• Jika tidak ada auxiliary (kata Bantu) di dalam kalimat statement-nya, maka gunakan do, does, atau did, tergantung dari tenses-nya.
• Berhati-hati dengan kata kerja Irregular Verbs, terutama yang memiliki bentuk yang sama seperti contoh kalimat no. 2 dan 3 di atas.
• Somebody/someone, anybody/anyone, everybody/everyone, these/those dianggap menjadi "they" dalam tagnya.
• Something, anything, everything, this/that dianggap menjadi "it" dalam tagnya.
• Jika statement-nya terdiri dari induk dan anak kalimat, maka tag-nya diambil dari induk kalimatnya (contoh kalimat ke-5), kecuali jika induk kalimatnya dimulai dengan I, maka tag-nya diambil dari anak kalimatnya (contoh kalimat ke-6). Hal ini sangat masuk akal kita, kan tidak lucu kalau kita bertanya pada diri kita sendiri. (Saya percaya kamu akan lulus ujian, ya kan? - tetapi ya kan-nya ditujukan pada diri sendiri)

2. Negative Statement

Negative statement jauh lebih mudah dibandingkan dengan positive statement karena kita sudah melihat adanya kata Bantu di dalam statement-nya. Kita tinggal memindahkan kata Bantu tersebut ke dalam tagnya.

Negative statement biasanya sering dipakai untuk meminta tolong atau meminta informasi tentang sesuatu/seseorang.

Rumus:

(-) Statement, (+) tag

Contoh:

• There isn't any news, is there?
• My parents won't go to Bali with you, will they?
• Nobody wants to go with you, do they?
• Everybody does not bring their homework, do they?
• You never come to her dormitory, do you?

Catatan penting:

• Nobody, nothing dianggap negative
• Nobody dianggap menjadi they dalam tagnya dan nothing dianggap menjadi it dalam tagnya.
• Hati-hati jangan sampai terlena dengan kata Bantu yang nampak dalam statement-nya. Perhatikan contoh kalimat no. 3 dan 4. Kata kerjanya seolah-olah adalah tunggal dan seharusnya menggunakan does, namun mengapa tag-nya menggunakan do? Sebab nobody dan everybody dianggap they dalam tag-nya.
• Never, seldom, barely, little, few, dll dianggap negative (contoh kalimat no. 5)
• Namun ingat, a few, dan a little  dianggap positive.

3. Imperative Statement

Imperative statement biasanya digunakan untuk meminta dan menyuruh orang lain untuk mengerjakan sesuatu.  Ada juga yang berfungsi untuk melarang dan mengajak orang lain.

Tag yang digunakan adalah:

• Will you, won't you, would you, could you, can you, dll yang sejenis. Penggunaannya tergantung dari situasi kalimatnya dan tingkat kesopanan statement yang disampaikan. Misalnya kalau meminta orang lain untuk mengerjakan sesuatu, lebih baik gunakan would you atau sejenisnya, dan menyuruh seseorang dengan nada marah, maka can you akan lebih cocok digunakan daripada would you.
• Sedangkan untuk let's, tag yang digunakan adalah shall we?

Contoh:

• Sit down, would you?
• Let's do it again, shall we?
• Don't disturb me, can't you?

Catatan penting:

Penggunaan tag di atas sama penggunaanya dan dapat digantikan dengan please.

Contoh:

• Sit down, please?
• Let's do it again, please?
• Don't disturb me, please?

4. Ellipsis Question Tag

Berhati-hatilah dengan penggunaan Question tag, khususnya jika kita tidak dapat melihat adanya subjek kalimat dalam statement-nya. Untuk itu, kita perlu memahami dan mencermati bahwa subjek kalimat statement-nya sebenarnya ada, namun hilang (ellipsis). Perhatikan contoh kalimat-kalimat berikut ini:

• Nice day, isn't it?
• Difficult, aren't they?
• Talking about me, aren't you?
• Fine, aren't you?

COntoh Soal Try Out SMP

1.         Read the following notice.

ROAD CLOSED UNTIL WEEKEND

The notice above means …

a.    We are allowed to pass only in the weekend

b.    We must not pass the road until weekend

c.    We are supposed to pass on Saturday

d.    We are not allowed to close the road in weekend

Read the invitation below and answer questions 2 and 3.

Please join us for party dinner

To celebrate

ANNI’S THIRTIETH BIRTHDAY

On Saturday, April 20^th, 2011

at 07.00 – 10.00 p.m

In the Etam Restaurant

Please arrive on time!

2.         How old will Anni be in 2015?

a.      Sixteen

b.      Seventeen

c.      Sixty

d.      Seventy

3.         When will the party be held ?

a.      In the evening

b.      In the morning

c.      At midnight

d.      At noon

Read the following notice.

PASSING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS

4.         What is the notice about?

a.    To stop when the light turns red

b.    To keep driving when the light turns red

c.    To be careful on the street

d.    To turn off the front light during the day

Read the following text and answer questions number 5 – 6.

ANNOUNCEMENT

To. All students of SMP Bina Bangsa

In the framework of National Education Day the Students Organization will hold some interesting programs. They are English Speech Contest and Class Wall Magazine Competition. The program will be held on May 2^nd, 2011. Started from 8 a.m until 1 p.m.

All classes must take part in the programs.

For detailed information, please contact Mr. Sulaiman, the coordinator of this program

5.         What is the announcement above about?

a.      A Students Board Organization

b.      An English Speech Contest.

c.      A National Day Celebration

d.      A National Education Day Ceremony

6.         Based on the announcement above, these statements are correct, except ….

a.      The program will be held on National Educational Day.

b.      There are two competitions.

c.      Mr. Sulaiman is in charge to organize the programs

d.      The programs will last for four hours.

7.         The following notice means that people should … when they walk.

            NOTICE

WATCH YOUR STEP

a.    Be careful

b.    Be noticed

c.    Have steps

d.    Use watch

Look at the table and answer questions 8 – 9

Long time ago in West Java lived a woman named Dayang Sumbi. She lived alone in a forest. One dayDayang Sumbi was quilting when suddenly, her quilt fell off from her house. Then she prayed to God. “If a man picks up my quilt, he will be my husband. If a woman, she will be my sister.” Then a male dog picks it up. For keeping her words, Dayang Sumbi married the dog and called him Tumang. Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby, named him Sangkuriang but never told him who his father was.

One day, Sangkuriang was hunting with Tumang in the forest and he found nothing. He blamed Tumang for the failure and killed him. When Dayang Sumbi knew that, she hit Sangkuriang’s head with a big spoon and asked him to go.

Many years later, the wandering Sangkuriang found a house in the forest, and an old beautiful woman was in the house. The woman, Dayang Sumbi recognized the adventurer as Sangkuriang. Sangkuriang forced her to marry him and Dayang Sumbi asked him to make a vast boat in one night. In the night Sangkuriang called his friends, ghosts, and forest fairies, to help him. Dayang Sumbi feared the boat could be finished on time, so she asked some woman nearby to help her. The woman hit the grain punchers to make noise which disturbed the ghosts and the fairies. The ghosts and the fairies run away before completing the boat. Sangkuriang was very angry. He kicked away the boat upside down, and it turned into a mountain called Tangkuban Perahu. It means the down side boat, which stood in the north Bandung.

8.         Why did Sangkuriang kick away the boat upside down?

a.      He failed to make the boat

b.      He wanted to make a mountain from a boat

c.      He was disappointed with the ghosts and the fairies

d.      He wanted to show his strength to Dayang Sumbi

9.         What is the moral value of the story?

a.      Do not trust ghosts and fairies

b.      Do not blame someone for our failure

c.      Tell the truth to avoid something unexpected

d.      Do the work patiently without asking for someone’s help

Read the text to answer number 10 – 11

                        Michael Joseph Jackson, Known as the “King of Pop”, was one of the best entertainer of all time. He made his debut in 1964 as a lead singer and youngest member of the Jackson Five. He began successful solo career in 1971. His 1982 album, Thriller, remains the best selling album of all time, with “Off the Wall” in 1979, “Bad” in 1987, “Dangerous” in 1991, and “History” in 1995 among the best selling.

                        Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sounds, vocal style, and choreography has inspired numerous artists ranging in style from pop to hit pop music.

                        He was also a notable philanthropist and humanitarian, who donated and raised millions of dollars through support of 39 charities and his own “Heal the World Foundation”.

                        He married twice, first in 1994 and again in 1996, and brought up three children.

                        While preparing for the “This Is It” concert tour in 2009, Jackson died at the age of fifty after suffering from cardiac arrest. His death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles county coroner. His death triggered grief from around the world with his globally live broadcast memorial service attracting an audience of up to one billion people.   

10.       What is the text about?

a.   King of Pop

b.  The Jackson Five

c.   The best entertainer

d.  Michael Joseph Jackson  

11.       How many years was his first debut until his successful solo career?

            a.         Five

            b.         six

            c.         seven

            d.         eight

12.       Based on the text we can say that Michael Jackson is like…

            a.         Generous

            b.         Glorious

            c.         Dangerous

            d.         heinous

13.       “His death triggered grief from around the world with his globally …”( paragraph 4 )

            The underlined word means …

a.    Partially

b.    Slowly

c.    Generally

d.    Totally

This text is for question no 14 – 16

                        It happened on Sunday morning, December 26^th 2004. On that day, I went to the beach in meulaboh, Aceh.

                        When I arrived there, I saw many people were enjoying the beautiful sunrise. It was such a good moment. But, suddenly we were shocked by a violent shake in the ground everybody was panic. I soon realized that it was a very big earthquake although it struck in a very short time.

                        After that, I saw the water became shallow. Then many kinds of fish were left behind on the sand. I saw astonished by the view until realized there was a huge wave moved very fast and came towards us. It destroyed everything in its way. I didn’t realize what had happened until I found myself hanging on a branch of a tree. On Sunday morning, December 26^th 2004, a tsunami hit the coast quickly without any warning. It traveled far inland caused serious flooding and loss of life.

                        I would never forget that day for the entire of my life.

14.       What does the text mainly discuss?

            a.         A terrible earthquake

            b.         The writer’s experience with tsunami

            c.         Simple steps to survive from tsunami

            d.         The description of a beach in Meulaboh

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

            a.         Many fish were left behind on the sand

            b.         The view of the beach astonished the writer

            c.         The writer did not realize what he wrote

            d.         A tsunami occurred and destroyed everything

16.       Why was everybody panic?

            a. Because the sun rises in the east

            b. Because there was an earthquake

            c. Because the beach was beautiful

            d.         Because there was an amazing view in the sea

17.       I saw many people were enjoying the beautiful sunrise. It was …”

            What does the word means?

a.    Find something pleasing

b.    Find something unpleasing

c.    Have a good experience

d.    Have a good time

This text for question no. 18 – 19

                                                  FOR SALE

                                     

            Two storey houses. It is located near patrol highway, jalan Sastrawan No.3, Flores.

                The house consists of the following:

         A living room, a drawing room, a dining room, a study room, a kitchen, two

bathrooms, and nanny’s bedrooms and a garage.

         Children’s and nanny’s bedrooms upstairs and a main bedroom downstairs.

         A sofa and some chairs in the drawing room.

         A refrigerator, an electric fan and a television.

         Kitchen utensils such as pots, pans, kettles, gas stove, and the kitchen sink.

         It also has 3000 V power, telephone line, hotspot, and water heater.

Serious buyer please contact : Tia (081329075138

18.       How many rooms are there?

            a.         8

            b.         9 

            c.         10

            d.         11

19.       “it is located near patrol highway, …”

            The underlined word has the opposite with …

a.    Situated

b.    Positioned

c.    Displaced

d.    Sited

Read the text and answer questions number 20 - 21

                                                                        PARAMEX

                                    Each tablet contains :

                                    Propifenason                                       150 mg

                                    Paracetamol                                         250 mg

                                    Dekslorfeniramina Maleat                        1 mg

                                    Kofeina                                                  50 mg

                                    Dosage : Adults and children over 12   :  2 – 3 daily 1 tablet

                                    Indication        : To relieve headaches and toothache.

20.       The text above is about …

a.      a recipe

b.      a prescription

c.      a medicine

d.      a lesson

21.       Where can we find the text above?

a.      On the container of  food                     

b.      On the container of medicine

c.      On the paper box                                 

d.      d.  on the toys box

Read the text to answer number 22 – 25

                        A hurricane is a violent tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 mph. It forms over warm ocean waters. Warm and moist air moves towards the center of the storms and spirals upward. This releases torrential rains. As updrafts suck up more water vapor, it triggers a cycle of strengthening. This cycle can be stopped only one contact is made with land or cooler water.

                        The whole hurricane can be described as a giant wheel lying on its side. The hurricane spins and moves across the Earth’s surface at a speed of between 15 and 30 km/hour. When a hurricane approaches, the wind rises swiftly, sometimes reaching speeds of 160 km/hour or more. Wind blows inward towards an area of low pressure, by travelling in a spiral due to the Earth’s rotation. When the hurricane strikes, houses maybe blown down, trees uprooted, crops damaged, and widespread flooding may also occur.

                        Hurricane is known by different name in other parts of the world. In the bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea, they are called cyclones. While for those in Japan, the Philippines, and the coast of China, hurricanes are called typhoons.

22.       The writer wrote the text …

a.    To inform the readers about a hurricane

b.    To show the steps of how to get rid of a hurricane

c.    To amuse the readers with the story of a hurricane

d.    To tell the readers about a certain hurricane in tropical area

23.       What can be describe as a giant wheel?

            a.         The earth’s surface

            b.         The earth’s rotation

            c.         The whole hurricane

            d.         A hurricane approaches

24.       What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?

a.      Kinds of hurricanes

b.      Where a hurricane happens

c.      The definition of hurricane

d.      The alias names for a hurricane

25.       “The whole hurricane can be described as a giant wheel…”

            The underlined word means…

a.    Awful

b.    Dynamic

c.    Very big

d.    Very strong

Read the text to answer number 26 – 27

                                                VACANCY

                                    English Teacher

                                    Required Exp/ C TEFL preferred

                                    Ph. Louis 8564791 – 92, 8 a.m – 8. P.m

                                    Monday to Saturday

26.       Which qualification must the teacher candidate have ?

a.      Explicit

b.      Expired

c.      Expressive

d.      Experience

27.       The word “experience” is similar meaning to …

a.      Skill

b.      Help

c.      Train

d.      Need

Read the text to answer number 28 – 30

                         

                                                                                    ANNUAL PROMO

                                                Up to 40 %                  SPECIAL

                                                Discount                      7 days only storewide

                                                                                    At all DC world bookstores

28.       From the text we know that …

a.      The promo will last for 2 weeks

b.      All items got more than a 40% discount

c.      We can get discount at any DC World Bookstore

d.      All DC World Bookstore are wide enough to shop

29.       How frequent is the promo?

a.      Once a month

b.      Twice a month

c.      Once a year

d.      Twice a year

30.       Bookstore is a place to …

a.      Sell toys

b.      Read books

c.      Borrow books

d.      Buy books

Read the text to answer number 31 - 32

                                                                        A Cough Syrup

                                    Especially for infants and children.

                                    Indication        : sore throat, cough, abnormal secretion of sputa        

                                    Dosage             : Infants under 6 months  -  1 teaspoonful ( 5 ml ) 2 x  daily

                                                              Infants over 6 months  -  1 teaspoonful ( 5 ml ) 3 x  daily

                                    Children           :  1 – 2 teaspoonful 3 x daily

                                                               Or  as prescribed by the physician

                                    Available         : in bottles of 60 ml / 90 ml

                                    Store in refrigerator     

31. What is the text about?

            a.         How to store the medicine                              c.  How to keep the medicine

a.    How to make the medicine                                d.  How to take the medicine

32.       How long will it take an infant under 6 months to finish a bottle of 60 ml?

   a.       2 days                         

            b.    4 days                  

   c.       6 days             

   d.       8 days

Read the text to answer number 33 – 35

The monkey and the Cats

                        Once upon a time, a monkey and two cats lived together at home of rich family. The cats lived in the kitchen and the monkey lived behind the house.

                        One day the cats felt hungry and went to dining room, and then they took the cheese quickly. They divided the cheese in halves. But one piece was bigger than the other one, and each cat wanted to have the bigger one. And the two cats began to quarrel.

                        Finally they asked the monkey to be a judge. Then the monkey put that cheese on the scales and began to weight the two pieces, but they were not even. He took the bigger pieces of cheese and bit of a large mouthful. Now the cheese could be smaller and smaller. The cats stopped the monkey biting up. Then he put the two small pieces of cheese into his mouth, and started back to his place, behind the house.

                        At last the cats looked at each other. They had quarreled to get a bigger piece, and they both got nothing.

33.      How did the cats stop the quarrel?

a.    By weighing the cheese.

b.    By weighing the cheese again.

c.    By eating the cheese together.

d.    By asking a monkey to be a judge.

34.      Where did the story happen?

a.    In the living room

b.    In the dining room

c.    In the kitchen

d.    In the house

35.      What is the moral value from the story?

a.    We must fight to get our rights.

b.    We should appreciate a decision.

c.    We must be patient, not be greedy

d.    We should understand persons’ behavior.

Read the text to answer number 36 – 38

  

            551 Lakeside Avenue

            Oxford

            OX118 UP

            January 12^th, 2011

            Dear Julia,

            I am very sorry for this late reply. I arrived three days ago after a journey that took about ten hours. I used every type of transportations I could think of. First, I got a taxi to the airport, then a plane to Heatrow airport. After that I took a bus to London and finally got myself in a train to Oxford! I slept for twelve hours  on the first night because I was so tired.

            I started my English lesson the day after I arrived. The school is in the center of the town. There are twelve people in my class, and I am the only Indonesian person so I speak English all the time. The family I am staying with is nice and I am not sharing a bedroom, so I am quite happy.

            I am going to London on Sunday. I will send you a post card of your favourite place, Buckingham Palace.

Love,

Yati

36.  What is the purpose of the text?

a.      To inform some good news

b.      To describe the writer’s experience

c.      To retell the writer experience

d.      To entertain the reader with a joke

37.  Whom is the writer writing to?

a.    Julia

b.    Yati

c.    Oxford

d.    Heathrow

38.  What does the writer probably do in Oxford?

a.    Studying

b.    Working

c.    Sightseeing

d.    Having a holiday

This text is for question no 39 – 41

                                                         

                                                Perkedel Tempe ( Tempe Fritters)

                        You will need:

                                    200 fresh tempe, mashed

                                    150 g minced chiken

                                    3 shallots, mashed

                                    2 cloves garlic, mashed

                                    ½ tps ground pepper

                                    ½ tps ground coriander

                                    ¼ tps ground cumin

                                    1 tps salt

                                    24 sate skewers 1 egg, beaten 200 ml frying oil frying

                        Steps    :

1.      Mix tempe and minced chicken

2.      Season with shallot, garlic, pepper, coriander, cumin, and salt.

Add seledri. Mix well

3.      Divide into 12 parts

4.      Take each time 2 skewers and put the mashed tempe mixture around it

5.      Coat with  beaten egg and fry until brownish

39.  What is the purpose of the text?

a.      To describe about tempe fritters

b.      To explain what the tempe fritters is

c.      To show how to make the tempe fritters

d.      To entertain the readers about tempe fritters

40.  What do we have to do after mixing tempe

a.      Devide into 12 parts

b.      Mix all the ingredients

c.      Add salt and seledri

d.      Mix tempe and minced chicken

41.      “…put the mashed tempe mixture around it”

What does the word “it” refer to?

a.      Eggs

b.     Tempe

c.      Mixture

d.     Skewer

This text is for questions no 42 - 44

BEARS

Bears are mammals of the family ursidae, Bears are classified as caniforms, doglike

Carnivorans, with the pennipeds being their closest relatives. Although there only eight living species of bear they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats thought-out the of north America, of south America, Europe, and Asia

            Common characteristics of modern bears include a large body with short and solid legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, plantigrade  paws with five nonrestrictive claws, and short tail. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are carnivorous, with largely varied diets  including both plant and animals

            With the exceptions of courting individuals and mothers with their young, bears  are typically solitary animals, They are sometimes diurnal, but are usually active during the night ( nocturnal ) or twilight ( crepuscular ). Bears are aided by an excellent sense of smell. Despite their heavy build and awkward gait, they can run quickly and are adept climbers and swimmers.

42.       How many species of bear are still living now?

a.      5

b.     6

c.      7

d.     8

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

     a.     Bears are naturally isolated animals

     b.     Bears are expert in climbing and swimming

     c.     Animals can sense smell from a long distance

     d.     All creatures can run as quickly as human run

44.       The purpose of the text is…

            a. to describe about bears

            b. to protect bears’ habitat

            c.  to show that bears are large

            d. to make people aware of bears       

Fill the blank with the suitable words no 45 – 47.

           

Rain always comes from clouds. But where do clouds come from? How does all the water get into the sky? The water in the ocean is  warm when the sun shines on it. Some of this water goes up into the sky and makes clouds. The wind ( 44 )…the clouds for hundreds of kilometers, The clouds meet the cold air in the sky. Then we will see drops of water are

( 45 )…The rain falls and runs into the river.(46 )… run into the oceans. And the water from the oceans changes into clouds and becomes rain. So water is always moving from oceans to clouds to rain to rivers to oceans

45.       a.         asks

     b.     carries

     c.     gives

     d.     cleans

46.       a.         air

     b.     rains

     c.     rivers

     d.     clouds

47.       a.         I

     b.     we

     c.     you

     d.     they

Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph!

1.     The five footed bear liked to help other animals

2.    One afternoon, when the five – footed bear went home, he found a rabbit under a mahogany tree

3.    But all animals who lived with him didn’t feel strange

4.    Once upon time there was a strange bear who lived in a jungle

5.    Then the five footed bear brought him to his home

6.    His home was open for anyone who wanted to stay

7.    He had five feet

8.    The rabbit looked hungry

48.       a.         4 -7- 3- 5-6-8-2-1

     b.     4 -7-1-3-8-6-5-2

     c.     4 -7-3-1-6-2-8-5

     d.     4 – 7-3-1-5-2-6-5

49.       Arrange the words into a good sentences

            You – happy – the– congratulation -   knowing– competition – we’re – won

1          2                  3                                       4                  5            6            7          8

a.          4 – 2 – 5 – 8 – 3 – 7 – 6 – 1

b.         4 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 8 – 3 - 6

c.          4 - 8 - 2 – 7 – 5 – 6 – 3 – 1

d.         4 – 7 - 2 - 5 – 3 – 1 – 8 – 6

50.       Arrange the sentences to make a good paragraph

1. Some of the places where they live are Africa, India, south America and  Australia

2.    They hunt animals and birds which come to the river to drink

3.    Crocodiles are the largest and the most dangerous reptile

4.    They can also attack and kill people

5.    They have large mouth and many sharp teeth

6.    They live in river

          The best arrangement to make a good paragraph is…

a. 6–1-3-4-5-2

b.3-6-4-2-1-5

c. 3-6-1-5-2-4

d.1-2-3-4-5-6