Semester 1 kelas 10 adalah waktu penting untuk membangun fondasi yang kuat dalam Bahasa Inggris. Soal-soal berikut dirancang untuk menguji pemahaman siswa tentang berbagai topik yang umumnya dicakup dalam kurikulum semester 1, termasuk tata bahasa, kosakata, pemahaman membaca, dan keterampilan menulis dasar. Setiap soal dilengkapi dengan jawaban yang benar dan penjelasan singkat untuk membantu siswa memahami konsep yang mendasarinya.
Bagian 1: Tata Bahasa (Grammar)
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Soal: Choose the correct form of the verb: She ___ (go) to school every day.
- a) go
- b) goes
- c) went
- d) going
Jawaban: b) goes
Penjelasan: Subjek "She" adalah orang ketiga tunggal, sehingga kata kerja harus dalam bentuk orang ketiga tunggal (present simple).
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Soal: They ___ (play) football when it started to rain.
- a) play
- b) played
- c) were playing
- d) are playing
Jawaban: c) were playing
Penjelasan: Kalimat ini menggambarkan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu (past continuous).
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Soal: I ___ (never/be) to Japan.
- a) have never been
- b) never was
- c) never been
- d) am never
Jawaban: a) have never been
Penjelasan: Pengalaman yang terjadi di masa lalu dan masih relevan hingga sekarang menggunakan present perfect tense.
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Soal: If I ___ (be) you, I would study harder.
- a) am
- b) was
- c) were
- d) is
Jawaban: c) were
Penjelasan: Kalimat pengandaian (conditional sentence type 2) menggunakan "were" untuk semua subjek.
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Soal: She is the ___ (tall) girl in the class.
- a) tall
- b) taller
- c) tallest
- d) more tall
Jawaban: c) tallest
Penjelasan: Untuk menyatakan tingkatan paling tinggi (superlative), gunakan "the + kata sifat + -est".
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Soal: He speaks English ___ (fluent) than his brother.
- a) fluent
- b) more fluent
- c) fluently
- d) more fluently
Jawaban: d) more fluently
Penjelasan: Untuk membandingkan cara melakukan sesuatu (adverb), gunakan "more + adverb".
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Soal: ___ you like some coffee?
- a) Do
- b) Are
- c) Would
- d) Is
Jawaban: c) Would
Penjelasan: "Would you like…" adalah cara sopan untuk menawarkan sesuatu.
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Soal: She asked me ___ I was going.
- a) where
- b) what
- c) who
- d) which
Jawaban: a) where
Penjelasan: Ini adalah reported speech, dan "where" digunakan untuk pertanyaan tentang lokasi.
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Soal: The book ___ I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
- a) who
- b) which
- c) whom
- d) whose
Jawaban: b) which
Penjelasan: "Which" digunakan untuk merujuk pada benda.
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Soal: He is not only intelligent ___ also very kind.
- a) but
- b) and
- c) or
- d) nor
Jawaban: a) but
Penjelasan: Konstruksi "not only… but also" digunakan untuk menekankan dua kualitas.
Bagian 2: Kosakata (Vocabulary)
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Soal: Synonym for "happy" is…
- a) sad
- b) joyful
- c) angry
- d) tired
Jawaban: b) joyful
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Soal: Antonym for "brave" is…
- a) courageous
- b) fearful
- c) bold
- d) daring
Jawaban: b) fearful
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Soal: A person who designs buildings is an…
- a) artist
- b) architect
- c) engineer
- d) doctor
Jawaban: b) architect
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Soal: To feel very worried or anxious is to be…
- a) relaxed
- b) stressed
- c) calm
- d) peaceful
Jawaban: b) stressed
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Soal: Complete the sentence: He is a ___ student because he always gets good grades.
- a) lazy
- b) diligent
- c) careless
- d) foolish
Jawaban: b) diligent
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Soal: Choose the correct word: The ___ of the story is to always be kind to others.
- a) moral
- b) morale
- c) mortal
- d) model
Jawaban: a) moral
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Soal: Which word means "to get something"?
- a) lose
- b) receive
- c) give
- d) send
Jawaban: b) receive
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Soal: A group of lions is called a…
- a) flock
- b) herd
- c) pride
- d) school
Jawaban: c) pride
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Soal: The opposite of "generous" is…
- a) kind
- b) selfish
- c) caring
- d) thoughtful
Jawaban: b) selfish
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Soal: A place where you can see many different kinds of animals is a…
- a) park
- b) zoo
- c) garden
- d) museum
Jawaban: b) zoo
Bagian 3: Pemahaman Membaca (Reading Comprehension)
Teks:
The Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered species found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. These tigers are smaller than other tiger subspecies, which allows them to move more easily through the dense rainforests. They are carnivores and primarily hunt wild pigs, deer, and other mammals. Habitat loss due to deforestation and poaching are the biggest threats to their survival. Conservation efforts are underway to protect their habitat and reduce poaching.
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Soal: Where are Sumatran tigers found?
- a) Africa
- b) Sumatra
- c) Borneo
- d) Java
Jawaban: b) Sumatra
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Soal: What is the main reason for their endangered status?
- a) natural disasters
- b) lack of food
- c) habitat loss and poaching
- d) climate change
Jawaban: c) habitat loss and poaching
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Soal: What do Sumatran tigers primarily eat?
- a) fruits
- b) insects
- c) wild pigs and deer
- d) fish
Jawaban: c) wild pigs and deer
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Soal: What is being done to help the Sumatran tigers?
- a) building more zoos
- b) conservation efforts
- c) relocating them to other islands
- d) feeding them in the wild
Jawaban: b) conservation efforts
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Soal: What is a synonym for "endangered" based on the text?
- a) common
- b) safe
- c) critically endangered
- d) thriving
Jawaban: c) critically endangered
Bagian 4: Keterampilan Menulis Dasar (Basic Writing Skills)
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Soal: Choose the best topic sentence for the paragraph: "I love to read books. They transport me to different worlds and introduce me to interesting characters. I can learn new things and expand my knowledge."
- a) Reading is a waste of time.
- b) Reading is my favorite hobby.
- c) I hate reading books.
- d) Books are expensive.
Jawaban: b) Reading is my favorite hobby.
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Soal: Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- a) He don’t like pizza.
- b) He doesn’t likes pizza.
- c) He doesn’t like pizza.
- d) He not like pizza.
Jawaban: c) He doesn’t like pizza.
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Soal: Combine these two sentences into one: "The cat is black. The cat is sleeping."
- a) The cat is black and sleeping.
- b) The cat black is sleeping.
- c) The cat is sleeping black.
- d) The black cat is sleep.
Jawaban: a) The cat is black and sleeping.
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Soal: Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
- a) "Hello how are you?"
- b) "Hello, how are you?"
- c) Hello, how are you?
- d) Hello how are you!
Jawaban: b) "Hello, how are you?"
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Soal: What is the purpose of an introduction paragraph?
- a) to summarize the main points
- b) to introduce the topic and grab the reader’s attention
- c) to provide evidence and examples
- d) to conclude the essay
Jawaban: b) to introduce the topic and grab the reader’s attention
Bagian 5: Campuran (Mixed)
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Soal: What is the past participle of "eat"?
- a) ate
- b) eaten
- c) eating
- d) eats
Jawaban: b) eaten
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Soal: What is the function of a pronoun?
- a) Describe a noun
- b) Replace a noun
- c) Connect clauses
- d) Express action
Jawaban: b) Replace a noun
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Soal: "Despite the rain, they went for a walk." What is the function of ‘despite’?
- a) Addition
- b) Contrast
- c) Cause
- d) Time
Jawaban: b) Contrast
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Soal: Arrange the words into a meaningful sentence: "yesterday/I/the/movie/watched".
- a) I watched the movie yesterday.
- b) Yesterday I the movie watched.
- c) The movie I watched yesterday.
- d) Watched I the movie yesterday.
Jawaban: a) I watched the movie yesterday.
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Soal: What is the plural of "child"?
- a) childs
- b) childes
- c) children
- d) childre
Jawaban: c) children
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Soal: If you are "optimistic," you are…
- a) Hopeful
- b) Pessimistic
- c) Angry
- d) Sad
Jawaban: a) Hopeful
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Soal: "She is as tall as her brother." This is an example of…
- a) Metaphor
- b) Simile
- c) Personification
- d) Hyperbole
Jawaban: b) Simile
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Soal: What is the meaning of "encounter"?
- a) Avoid
- b) Meet unexpectedly
- c) Ignore
- d) Run away
Jawaban: b) Meet unexpectedly
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Soal: Choose the correct preposition: "The book is ___ the table."
- a) at
- b) in
- c) on
- d) under
Jawaban: c) on
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Soal: What is the meaning of "idiom"?
- a) Formal language
- b) Informal language
- c) Expression with a figurative meaning
- d) Scientific term
Jawaban: c) Expression with a figurative meaning
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Soal: Complete the sentence: I wish I ___ more time to study.
- a) have
- b) had
- c) will have
- d) am having
Jawaban: b) had
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Soal: Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:
- a) The dog chase the ball.
- b) The dogs chase the ball.
- c) The dogs chases the ball.
- d) The dog chases the ball.
Jawaban: d) The dog chases the ball.
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Soal: What is the function of an adjective?
- a) Describe a verb
- b) Describe a noun
- c) Connect clauses
- d) Express action
Jawaban: b) Describe a noun
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Soal: What is the meaning of "irrelevant"?
- a) Important
- b) Related
- c) Unimportant
- d) Essential
Jawaban: c) Unimportant
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Soal: Which sentence is in the passive voice?
- a) The cat chased the mouse.
- b) The mouse was chased by the cat.
- c) The cat is chasing the mouse.
- d) The mouse chases the cat.
Jawaban: b) The mouse was chased by the cat.
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Soal: "He is a jack of all trades." What does this idiom mean?
- a) He is good at one specific skill.
- b) He is good at many skills.
- c) He is a lazy person.
- d) He is a master of all skills.
Jawaban: b) He is good at many skills.
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Soal: Choose the correct conjunction: "I was tired, ___ I went to bed early."
- a) but
- b) so
- c) because
- d) and
Jawaban: b) so
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Soal: What is the superlative form of "good"?
- a) gooder
- b) goodest
- c) better
- d) best
Jawaban: d) best
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Soal: Which word means "to give up"?
- a) persist
- b) continue
- c) surrender
- d) strive
Jawaban: c) surrender
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Soal: What is the meaning of "meticulous"?
- a) careless
- b) sloppy
- c) precise
- d) lazy
Jawaban: c) precise
Semoga artikel ini bermanfaat bagi siswa kelas 10 dalam mempersiapkan diri untuk ujian semester 1 Bahasa Inggris. Dengan memahami konsep-konsep dasar dan berlatih soal-soal ini, siswa dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris mereka secara keseluruhan.
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