SMA Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

What is the announcement about?

This text is for questions 18 to 20.

    Most computer users don't take full advantages of the computer mouse. We are only familiar with a mouse wheel's ability to scroll up and down on a page. The fact is, this wheel can also do so much more, as follows.

    The mouse wheel is not just a wheel It can also be used as a button. If you press down on the wheeL it will act like a third mouse button. The wheel button can be used to open a web page in a tab by clicking the wheel on any link, and can also be used to close a tab by clicking the wheel on any open tab.

    The wheel can also function to zoom in and out on a web page, word document, excel spreadsheet, etc. Just hold down the 'Ctrl' key and scroll up to zoom in and down to zoom out.

    Next, hold down the 'Shift' key and scroll down in most internet browsers to go back to the previous web page.

    Last, a few mouse wheels can be pushed left or right to also move back al).d forward between web pages.

(Adopted from: https:/ jwww.computerhope.com/tips/tip32.htm(April 13, 2020))

Based on the monologue what do you think of a mouse wheel? 

Answer the following questions based on the song lyrics in Activity 1.

"Sunday Best"
By Surfaces

[Chorus]
Feeling good, like I should
Went and took a walk around the neighborhood
Feeling blessed, never stressed
Got that sunshine on my Sunday best

[Verse 1]
Everyday can be a better day despite the challenge
All you gotta do is leave it better than you found it
It's gonna get difficult to stand but hold your balance
I just say whatever cause there is no way around it cause

[Pre-chorus]
Everyone falls down sometimes
But you just gotta know it'll all be fine
It's okay, uh-huh
It's okay, it's okay

[Chorus]
Feeling good, like I should
Went and took a walk around the neighborhood
Feeling blessed, never stressed
Got that sunshine on my Sunday best

[Verse 2]
Somedays you wake up and nothing works you feel surrounded
Gotta give your feet some gravity to get you grounded
Keep good things inside your ears just like the waves and sound did
And just say whatever cause there is no way around it

[Pre-chorus]
Everyone falls down sometimes
But you just gotta know it'll all be fine
It's okay, uh-huh
It's okay, it's okay

[Chorus]
Feeling good, like I should
Went and took a walk around the neighborhood
Feeling blessed, never stressed
Got that sunshine on my Sunday best

(Adopted from: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/surfaces/sundaybest.html (March 2, 2020))

How does the singer feel towards his condition? 

Arrange the following words to make good captions.
Start with the capitalized words.
Rewrite the captions attractively!
 

• to the future
   
• for it today
   
• those who prepare
   
• Education is the passport
   
• for tomorrow belongs to 

Match each situastion with its suitable caption. 
Rewrite the caption under the correct situation.

Caption 1

Happiness is a butterfly,
which when pursued,
is always beyond your grasp
but which, if you will sit down quietly,
it my alight upon you.

(Nathaniel Hawthorne)

Caption 2

Transformation is a process,
and as life happens.
there are tons of ups and downs.
It's a journey of discovery.
There are moments on mountaintops and
moments in deep valleys of despair.

(Rick Warren)

Caption 3

When we close ourselves off,
we're not just closing ourselves off to other people,
we're closing ourselves off from ourselves and
impeding ourselves
When you open up,
you allow yourself to be who you are.

(Amy Cuddy)

Caption 4

Too often we underestimate
the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word,
a listening ear, an honest compliment,
or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn
a life around.

(Leo Buscaglia)

Caption 5

The greatest day in your life and
mine is when we take total responsibility 
for our attitudes.
That's the day we truly grow up.

(John. C. Maxwell)
 

You have a selfish cousin. You want to change her bad attitude. Which caption will you choose for her? 

Complete the text. Use present simple affirmative.

My best friend

My best friend is called Zul. He (1) ____ (live) next door to me. We (2) ____(go) to the same school but we are in different classes. I (3) ____ (walk) to school, but Zul (4)  ____ (go) by bike, because he always (5) ____ (get up) late. After school we (6) ____ (finish) our homework first, then we (7) ____ (listen) to our favorite music. I (like) (8) ____ reggae, but Zul (9) ____ (hate) it. He (10) ____ (think) it’s boring. He (11) ____ (love) rock music.

Where does the writer live?

Read the following news report extracts. Match them with the correct headlines.

a. Deadly Indian Ocean tsunami: a decade later
b. Magnitude 9 tsunami wreck 11 countries
c. Greater loss avoided, thanks to tsunami warning

Answer the following question.

What is the purpose of the writer sending this letter to The Jakarta Post?

What do you think about bullying?

Answer: ____.