LATIHAN SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS'

HORTATORY EXPOSITION TEXT

Text 1

Smoking in a restaurant does not only give the bad impact to the active smokers
but also the passive ones.

Smoking in a restaurant is impolite. The smell of the smoke affects all people and
can turn them off their food. People pay to taste good food and not to be put off by
foul-smelling smoke.

Besides, smoking harm the others especially passive smokers, that is, breathing in
smoke made by a smoker, can lead to asthma attacks and even cancer.

Finally, smoking is dangerous and a health risk to the smoker. Cigarettes cause
heart and lung disease and people do not smoke anywhere, not just in restaurants.

Regarding to the bad impacts, smoking must not be allowed in any restaurants.

1. The communicative purpose of the text is to…

A. explain how the smoking can be dangerous

B. retell about some positive effects of smoking

C. persuade readers with the smoking risk

D. describe how the smoking is not allowed

E. persuade readers that smoking must be banned

2. Smoking in a restaurant is impolite. (paragraph 2).

The synonym of the underlined word is…

A.Rude D. Sensitive

B. Polite E. Kind

C. Delicate
3. The statements below are true based on the text, except…

A. Smoking is dangerous

B. Smoking makes us better

C. Smoking is unhealthy for the smoker

D. Smoking must not be allowed

E. Smoking harms to the others

4. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Smoking in a restaurant is rude to do

B. Passive smoking is made by a smoker

C. Cigarettes cause heart and lung disease

D. Smoking in restaurants must not be allowed

E. The smell of the smoke affects all people

Text 2

If you want to advance in your career, you will have to make some careful decision
about which jobs to take. Evaluate a job offer for the value it has to your career. It
may mean sacrifice at first. You may have to move to a different region or a
different country to get a job that is right for you. You may have to work late hours,
at last temporarily. You might even have to take lower salary for job that offers you
the experience that you need. But you should never accept a job if it is not related
to your career goals.

Accepting a job that is not within your career path will not give yoy the training or
experience you need or want. You will find yourself frustrated in such position and
consequently will not perform your best. This will have an effect on the people
around you who will not feel as id you are being a part of the team. The best advice
is to think carefully before accepting any position and make sure the job is the one
you want to have.

5. What is the most significant factor in evaluating a job?

b. salary

c. value to your career

d. how much you like it.

e. prestige

6. Which is not mentioned as a sacrifice for valuable job?

a. moving to other region

b. no benefits

c. bad working hours

d. moving to other country

e. low salary

7. What is wrong with taking a job outside youe career path?

a. you will earn less

b. You won’t perform well

c. People will give you advice

d. You will be part of a team

e. People will complain to you.

8. What is the writer’s best advice?

a. Take the first job offered.

b. Consider changing career

c. Don’t work with other people.

d. Think before accepting a job.

e. Find a job with the highest salary.

When a person old enough to be responsible for a crime? This question needs to be
investigated because the current law is not good enough

The law at present protects children aged between ten years and four years from
being punished for committing crimes. It is believed that children under fourteen
years are too young to realize the seriousness of their crimes. Mr. Stephen Scarlett,
head of the NSW Children’s Court, describes how clever young offenders use this
defense, saying that they are too young to understand that they have broken the
law. Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that the age should be dropped
from fourteen to twelve years. I agree with this.

Teenagers these days are far more sophisticated than those in the past. The law
should recognize this. In a recent survey some people suggested that the age for
being responsible for a crime should be dropped to eight years old. This, I feel, is
too young. Fourteen, however, is too old. Is there anyone who believes that a
fourteen-year-old does not know that it is against the law to steal or vandalize
property? By the age of twelve, children are aware of what is legal and what is not.

Public pressure creates change. It is now up to the public to put pressure on the
government to change the age at which a person may be held responsible for a
crime from fourteen years to twelve years. Out of date laws have no place in a
modern society, especially one that needs people to be responsible for their actions.

9. What does the text above talk about?

A.When a person is old enough to be responsible for a crime

B.When a person is being punished for committing crimes

C.When children are too young to be responsible for a crime

D.When a person is too old to be responsible for a crime

E.When do teenagers realize the seriousness of their crimes

10.In what age are the children protected by the present law from being punished
for committing crimes?
A.Ten years old

B.Fourteen years old

C.Ten to fourteen years old

D.Eight years old

E.Twelve years old

11. In what paragraph do we find the recommendation of the text above…..

A.In the first paragraph

B.In the second paragraph

C.In the third paragraph

D.In the fourth paragraph

E.In the fifth paragraph

12.The part of the text which states what ought or ought not to happen is called…..

A.Thesis

B.Argument

C.Elaboration

D.Reiteration

E.Recommendation

13.“Teenagers these days are far more sophisticated than those in the past.

The word “those” refer to…..

A.Days

B.Teenagers

C.Laws

D.Children
E.Crimes

14. What type of genre does the text belong to?

A.Analytical exposition

B.Hortatory exposition

C.Report

D.Description

E.Narrative

15. “Mr. Scarlett, an expert on this subject, states that the age should be dropped
from fourteen to twelve years. I agree with this.”

The underlined sentence expresses…..

A. Argument

B.Opinion

C.Certainty

D.Debate

E. Agreement

Essay

MOBILE PHONES SHOULD NOT BE BANNED IN SCHOOL

Mobile phones is not used just for calling, but sending text, taking pictures, accessing internet, and much
more. Many students bring their phones to school. For them, mobile phone has many uses. So, mobile
phones should not be banned in school. Why do I said that?

Firstly, students call their parents for other needs. By mobile phone, student can call or their close
relative if they need something to be brought to school. In addition, mobile phone can be used to call
their children when one of their family were hit by disasters suddenly. And then, student can called their
parent to pick her up when want to go home.

Secondly, increased of knowledge among students. When trying to find answer of difficult task at school,
mobile phone can be used as a connecting to search the answer through GPRS or Wi-Fi networks.
 Finally, expand the network of friendship among students. School is the right place to find
friend. Average, student been at school about 7 hours or more. So that, a lot of students found their
friend in the school environment . Therefore, communication between friends should be kept on of
which using a mobile phone

So, I think mobile phone should not be banned in school. But, use your phone in the time and right place
so that no one was disturbed.

Answer the question

1. What is the purpose of the text?

2. Why the writer said that mobile phone are not banned in school?

3. What is the writer’s recommendation about?

4. What does the writer to defend the students?

5. Do you think everybody will agree with the text? Why?