Bahasa Inggeris (CEFR) questionssoalan, unit 8
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Tell me a story
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Section A: objective questions
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QuestionSoalan 1
What was Emperor Zhang Wei's one problem?
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B
The story says he was strong, powerful and kind, but he had a bad temper and became angry very quickly.
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QuestionSoalan 2
How long did the emperor wait for the painting of the swan?
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C
He visited after one year, one year later and another year later, so he waited three years.
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QuestionSoalan 3
Why was Zhang Wei still furious when he saw the perfect swan?
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Zhang Wei said he had waited three years and the swan was painted in two minutes, so he felt Cheng Li was making a fool of him.
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QuestionSoalan 4
What did the servants find when they emptied Cheng Li's room?
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D
The servants found thousands of paintings of swans. They showed that Cheng Li had practised every day.
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QuestionSoalan 5
Which sentence gives the best main message of The perfect swan?
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B
The emperor made a terrible mistake because of his bad temper. He sent the painter away before he knew that the painter had practised for three years.
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QuestionSoalan 6
Which word means almost the same as surprised?
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D
Astonished means very surprised. Furious means very angry.
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QuestionSoalan 7
If you ______ the plants every day, they will grow well.
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A
In the first conditional the if clause uses the present simple. Will is for the result clause.
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QuestionSoalan 8
Which sentence is correct?
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C
After may, might and could we use the base verb, with no -s, -ed or to.
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QuestionSoalan 9
Jakobo told lies about being in trouble, and later nobody came when a real lion appeared. What is the moral of the story?
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B
Jakobo's parents did not come the third time because he had tricked them before. The moral is that lies can make people stop trusting you.
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QuestionSoalan 10
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
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A
When the if clause goes second there is no comma. When it goes first, put a comma after it.
Section B: structured questions
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QuestionSoalan 11
Choose True or False for each sentence about The perfect swan.
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(a)Zhang Wei owned only a few paintings.
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False
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(b)Hong was the emperor's assistant.
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True
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(c)Cheng Li painted the swan with a brush and ink.
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True
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(d)The emperor did not care about his people.
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False
The story says he was kind and took care of his people.
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QuestionSoalan 12
Answer the questions about the story. Write full sentences.
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(a)Why did Cheng Li ask for more time after the first year?
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(b)How did the emperor behave when he realised his mistake?
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(c)What does the room full of paintings show about Cheng Li?
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QuestionSoalan 13
Mina wanted to win the school running race, so she practised every morning before school. On the day of the race she ran very fast, but she fell near the finish line and came last. She got up and smiled, and her friends cheered. The next year she practised again and won.
Complete the notes for a summary.
Complete the notes for a summary.
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(a)Someone ... (who is the main character?)
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(b)Wanted ... (what did she want?)
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(c)So ... (what did she do?)
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(d)But ... (what was the problem?)
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QuestionSoalan 14
Write the word that fits each meaning. Use words from the unit.
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(a)very angry
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(b)to stop being angry with someone who did something wrong
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(c)the big house where an emperor lives
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(d)the opposite of possible (use im- or dis-)
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QuestionSoalan 15
Choose the correct form to complete each first conditional sentence.
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(a)If I ______ my homework early tonight, I will play football.
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finish
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(b)If we hurry, we ______ the bus.
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will catch
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(c)We ______ play outside if the weather is bad.
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won't
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QuestionSoalan 16
Practise talking about what is possible.
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(a)Rewrite with might not: "The tiger might hear the farmer."
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(b)Tom has not come to the party. Write two sentences to say why. Use may, might or could.
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He might be ill. He could be on the bus.
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QuestionSoalan 17
Read the extract.
"I opened the door slowly. I could hear a noise upstairs, and I was scared."
"I opened the door slowly. I could hear a noise upstairs, and I was scared."
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(a)Is this a first person or third person narrative?
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First person
The narrator uses I.
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(b)Rewrite the extract in the third person. Start with: Maria opened the door slowly.
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Maria opened the door slowly. She could hear a noise upstairs, and she was scared.
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QuestionSoalan 18
Cheng Li never told the emperor that he was practising every day. Do you think he should have told him? Give a reason from the story.
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Yes, I think he should have told him. The emperor became furious because he thought Cheng Li made a fool of him. If he had known about the practice paintings, his bad temper might not have caused such a terrible mistake.
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