PAKET 10

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

I must have been about eleven years of age at the time A. Sequoyah developed a form of writing with the help of the
and my uncle and aunt had taken me to Paris for a month’s holiday. Cherokee tribe.
We were living at the house of Madame DuPont, a pleasant old B. Sequoyah was a very observant man.
house just outside Paris. Every day my aunt and uncle went out to C. Sequoyah spent twelve years developing his alphabet.
see Paris, but after the first day, I wasn’t interested in sight-seeing; D. Sequoyah was honored by having some trees named after him.
all I wanted was to be left at home to sit in a corner of the big dining- E. Sequoyah was fascinated by the talking leaf.
room or stay about the house and watch Madame DuPont going
gaily about her household duties. She was a beautiful woman, the 5. The communicative purpose of the text is…….
most beautiful, I thought, that I had ever seen, and when she smiled A. to describe the Sequoyah D. to share experience
and she often smiled the whole world seemed brighter to me. B. to entertain the readers. E. to inform the readers.
But when she looked at me, I couldn’t meet her gaze. I felt C. retell the story
myself blushing to the roots of my hair, and I had to turn away to
hide my confusion. I loved her, I couldn’t help loving her, but I knew 6. The word illiterate means most nearly…….
that I could never tell her so. A. poor C. abandoned E. able to read and write
At last I thought of a way, I would buy her the biggest B. sad D. not able to read and write
bunch of violets that she had ever had for a fortnight I saved up all
my spending money until I had twenty francs. Then one afternoon I
bought the violets and with them in my hand I went towards the THE FILM INTACT
sitting room where she was doing some sewing. 2002 Juan Carlos Fresnadillo,
Twice I went up to the door and twice I turned back. The Federico and Sam are two lucky men; Federico survived an
third time I took all my courage in my hands, knocked at the door earthquake and has the power to wrench fortune from those around
and went in. She looked up quickly from her work, and then, as she him because he has a gift. Sam is a survivor of the Jewish holocaust
saw the violets, a smile came into her face. and manages a casino in the middle of a lava desert. One day,
I blushed deeply, but couldn’t say anything; I just pushed Federico challenges Sam, who expels him from paradise, taking his
the violets into her hand. gift from him.
She looked at them fondly and said, “Aren’t they lovely? Years later, Federico thinks that he has found Tomas, the
Thanks your uncle very much.” only survivor of an air accident, the instrument of his vengeance. By
teaching him to control fortune, he can use him to return to the
1. How long was the writer to stay in Paris? casino and challenges the God of fortune. Together, they begin a
A. Seven days C. a half month E. thirty days journey of initiation, a succession of ever more strange and difficult
B. Ten days D. one and a half month tests in which the highest bet is the luck of others. Luck in this game
is captured in a simple photograph. Everything goes well until Sara, a
2. Paragraph 1 mainly tells….. policewoman who survives a car accident which kills her family,
A. The writer lives in Madame of DuPont’s house. becomes obsessed with discovering what is behind these clandestine
B. The writer went to Paris with his aunt and uncle games in which death and luck become enmeshed in which
C. The writer was better staying at home than going everywhere someone can remain intact. This film is really worth watching.
D. The writer went holidays in Paris
E. Madame of DuPont was a beautiful woman 7. The text is about…….
A. Description the film D. Review the film
3. “She looked at them fondly and said, “Aren’t they lovely? Thanks B. Analysis the hypothesis E. A story the film
your uncle very much.” C. information about the film
From the sentences we know that……
A. Madame of DuPont loved the violets 8. From the text we know that…..
B. Madame of DuPont knew that the writer loved her A. Federico and Sam are friends.
C. Madame of DuPont thanked to the violets sender B. The film is worse to be seen.
D. The violets are beautiful flowers. C. Federico teaches Sam to run the casino
E. A Madame of DuPont thought the flower from the writer’s D. Sara survives from an air accident.
uncle E. Sam runs the casino in the middle of a lava desert

This text is for number 32 – 34 9. What does the writer suggest to the audience?
Sequoyah was a young Cherokee Indian, the son of a white A. The film is forgettable D. They should make another film
trader and an Indian woman. At an early age, he became amazed by B. They should watch the film E. The writer should promote the film
“the talking leaf”, an expression he used to describe the white man’s C. They should neglect the film
written records. Although many people believed this “talking leaf” to
be a present from the Great Spirit, Sequoyah rejected to accept that Bryan, I’ll go now. Don’t forget to make up your bed
theory. Like other Indians of the period, he was illiterate, but his
and take breakfast. I have prepared it for you.
determination to cure the situation led to the invention of a unique
86 character alphabet based on the sound patterns he heard.
Mother.
His family and friends thought him crazy, but while
recuperating from hunting, he independently set out to create a
form of communication for his own people as well as for other
Indians. In 1821, after twelve years of work, he had successfully 10. What is the message about?
developed a written language enabling thousands of Indians to read A. Preparing breakfast D. What Bryan should do
and write. B. Bryan job E. Bryan’s mother
Sequoyah’s intention to preserve words and events for C. make up and take breakfast
later generations has caused him to be remembered among the
important inventors. The giant redwood trees of California, called 11. “I have prepared it for you.”
“sequoias” in his honor, will further imprint his name in history. The underlined word refers to..
A. Bryan C. breakfast E. take breakfast
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The underlined phrase means…… impact on my daily transportation expenditure is pretty steep. Later
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A. Purchase selected items D. Order tickets to an event A. People don’t object to the increasing of fuel prices.
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C. View some pieces of art C. People needs less expenditure for transportation due to fuel
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17. “The hotel provides 125 comfortable guest rooms that consist of
Superior room, Super Sea view Room and…….”.
From the underlined word, we know that the hotel….
A. Near the sea c. has sea view picture
B. has sea park E. Can see the sea
C. has sea water

JP: Recent fuel prices have led to increase the prices of

other services and commodities. The Jakarta Post asked two media
workers who spent a lot of their income on transportation expenses.