SOAL FUNCTIONAL TEXT

ENGLISH TEST : FUNCTIONAL TEXT

Text 1 :

                                                                       

Dear, Rolland

I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the meeting on Tuesday because I want to visit my grandmother in hospital. She really wants to meet me. I don’t know when I’ll be back yet. I’ll phone you as soon as I get back.

    

                                                                                                                                       Kind regards

                                                                                                                                       Daniel

1. What is the text mainly about?

a. Daniel’s grandmother              b. Absence of the meeting          c. Rolland’s grandmother

d. Visiting someone                    e. When Daniel comes back home

Text 2 :

BEWARE OF BUFFALO

Most of the buffaloes in this cattle area access the road. They frequently cross the road. Dark colored buffalo are often invisible in darkness and or  fog. Drive very slowly up this area.

2. What is the message about? It is a…..

a. warning to be careful in cattle area                        b. information about buffalo

c. invitation to come into cattle area                          d. information about dark colored buffalo

e. instruction to buy buffalo

Text 3 :

Dear Joice,

I am out for a while at shopping centre. We will visit uncle Howard tonight. Have yourself and your suitcase ready shortly before 3 p.m. I’ll pick you up at 3.30 p.m. You must do what I’ve asked if you won’t be alone at home because Mom and Dad will go there too.

                                                                                                                                              Tania

3. What will happen if joice is not ready with her suitcase and herself?

a.She will visit uncle Howard                 b. She will be alone at home            c. She will be picked up by Tania

d. She will go with her Mom and Dad           e. She will go to the shopping centre

Text 4 :

To : Mr. Bill Downe

Marketing Manager Balley Company

Country road, Silvermouth

Dear sir,

          I am writing to thank you for the training seminar you arranged, and to especially thank you for sending Mr. John to be our primary instructor. He did his homework well, and was more aware of our needs than any of our previous instructors. We appreciate the time he took to study samples of our work in advance so his comments were immediately applicable. We would welcome his instruction again. Please convey our thanks to Mr. John.

                                                                                                                                    Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                                                      Jacks Hall

4. What is the letter mainly about?

a. A gratitude to someone          b. An invitation to attend a seminar        c. A primary instructor

d, A training seminar                  e. An announcement about seminar

5. Which of the following is NOT about Mr. John?

a. He did his homework well       b. He studied sample of the work in advance

c. His comments were applicable soon.          D. He was the arranger of the training seminar

e. He was more aware than the previous instructors

6. “Please convey our thanks to Mr. John.”

The sentence above means ……

a. ask thanks to Mr. John                      b. ask Mr. John to say thanks             c. give thanks to Mr. John

d. answer Mr. John’s gratitude              e. Make Mr. John say thanks to the writer

Text 5 :

Dear Mr Robert,

       I am writing to complain about my school recent holiday in Bandung which was organized by your travel agency.

       Your agency claimed that the hotel was three-star quality and the all-inclusive price was paid included snacks and soft drink.

       On the fact, the hotel  was not I would consider three-star. The pillows were smelly and the bathroom was dirty. Some of the tap didn’t work. We also didn’t get snacks and soft drinks.

       I find it unacceptable that your agency sold us a tour which was different from the description. My students complained to me all the time. So I expect to be compensated for the expenses of snacks and soft drinks. I enclosed the receipt.

      We expect to receive the money and apology statement.

Yours Sincerely

Mr. Donny

1.       What is the text about ?

a. An application letter         b. A job vacancy            c. A complaint letter             d. An apology letter    

e. A recruitment letter

2.       Who is the receiver of the letter?

a. Mr. Robert family           b. Mr. Donny’s students             c. Mr. Donny’s school

d. Mr. Robert’s hotel          e. Mr. Robert’s travel agency

3.       What does Mr. Donny want Mr. Robert to do ?

a.       Apologize and change the expenses of snack and soft drink

b.       Apologize to the hotel and make changing of the hotel

c.        Buy the snack and soft drink and reserve a new hotel

d.       Clean the hotel and buy some snacks and soft drinks

e.       Apologize to the travel agency and return the money.

Text 6 :

VACANCY

NATIONAL SALES MANAGER

Requirements :

• Male, age max 30 years old
• S1 Degree in any field
• Having good communication skills
• Having good self-management, energetic and having positive attitude
• Able to work within a team
• Having a motorcycle or car is a benefit

Please send your curriculum vitae and recent photograph to PT Sinar Bahari Sejahtera

Jl Jembatan no. 91 North Jakarta

Phone (021) 4567890

Not later than 22^nd March 2011.

4.       Which of the statement is TRUE according to the text ?

a.       Candidates must have motorcycles or cars.

b.       PT Sinar Bahari Sejahtera needs a sales manager for its branch office

c.        Only S1 degree majoring in accounting candidates are allowed to propose the job

d.       PT Sinar Bahari Sejahtera must receive applications no later than 22^nd march 2011

e.       Candidates must send their applications through e-mails or directly come to PT Sinar bahari Sejahtera

5.       “ Having a motorcycle or car is a benefit”

The underlined word means ……

a. weakness              b. request           c. prosperity          d. deficiency           e. advantage

Text 7 :

Terra, we will finish our report this afternoon. Please meet us in Jasmine’s house at four o’clock this afternoon. Bring any materials we may need. Thanks

  Shirley

6.       What is the purpose of the message ?

a.       To remind terra to bring the materials

b.       To inform Terra about the time they will meet

c.        To persuade Terra to come to Jasmine’s house

d.       To inform Terra about the plan to finish the report

e.       To ask Shirley to tell where they will finish the assignment

7.       When will terra and her friends meet ?

a.       At three o’clock yesterday afternoon              b. At four o’clock yesterday afternoon

c.At three o’clock this afternoon          d. At four o’clock this afternoon        e. At four o’clock tomorrow afternoon

8.       “ Terra, we will finish our paper report….”

The underlined word has the same meaning as…..

a. complete             b. start          c. stop         d. continue         e. postpone

Text 8 :

ANNOUNCEMENT

Tomorrow we will have a camping. Pay attention to the following rules and regulations for the camping activities.

1.       Assemble at the school yard on Friday at 6 a.m. and report to the committee

2.       Bring the camping kits needed

3.       Bring food and drinks as well as drugs/ medicine

4.       Leave for the camping spot at 6.30 a.m.

5.       Behave  well either during the trip or at the camping spot

6.       Make good cooperation with the residents and the surroundings

7.       Keep the environment clean and healthy

8.       Follow the rules and regulations set by the committee

9.       Return to school on Sunday at 4 p.m

9.       What is the text about ?

a. The camping activities            b. The camping participants      c. The rules and regulations for camping activities

d. the schedule of camping activities            e. The preparation for camping activities

10.    When will the camping participants leave for the campsite?

a. in the morning        b. in the afternoon        c. at Dusk         d, in the evening        e. at night

11.    “ assemble at the school yard on …….”

   The underlined word means ……..

a. get              b. gather            c. scatter             d. disperse          e. separate

27. Which is TRUE according to the announcement?

A. The Students should make rules and regulations for the camping activities

B. The committee will prepare food and drink for the camping activities

C. The students should report to the committee if they leave the camping site

D.The committee will accommodate all the needs for the activities

E. The committee makes the rules and regulations for the camping activities

Text 9.

To All Third Grade Students.

All library books have to be returned on the twenty-second of May,2010.

They should be covered with non-colorful wrapping plastic.

Lost books must be replaced with the ones of similar subjects.

Fine will be charged to the late return of the books. Students who have handed

On all books will get receipts that have to be submitted to the administration Officers.

Library Staff

18.What is informed in the announcement?

a. A request to return library books                       b. The subjects of the library’s books

c. A compulsory to replace lost books                   d. The library administration officers

e. Submission of receipts.

19. What will happen if the book you borrowed is lost ?

a. You will get receipts

b. It should be covered by non-colorful plastic.

c. The librarian will be fined for a certain amount of money

d. You should cover with wrapping plastic

e. It should be replaced with similar subject

20. The word “submitted” has the same meaning as…..

a. handed up         b. transformed         c. replaced         d. included      e. handed in

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