Naskah Soal UTS - Essay Writing

NASKAH DAN BOBOT SOAL UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER
PROGRAM STUDI : PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Mata Uji : Argumentative Writing Kelas : 2 A, B, C

Semester : 3 Kelas Ujian : Daring
Tahun Akademik : 2021 Pukul : 15.00 – 1630
Hari/Tanggal : Jumat/ 19 November Dosen : M. Soni, M.Pd
2021
Waktu : 90 menit Asisten :
A. Read the text and complete the questions

Family Portrait
My great-grandmother, who is ninety-five years old, recently sent me a photograph of
herself that I had never seen before. While cleaning out the attic of her Florida home, she came
across a studio portrait she had had taken about a year before she married my great-grandfather.
This picture of my great-grandmother as a twenty-year-old girl and the story behind it have
fascinated me from the moment I began to consider it.
The young woman in the picture has a face that resembles my own in many ways. Her
face is a bit more oval than mine, but the softly waving brown hair around it is identical. The
small, straight nose is the same model I was born with. My great-grandmother’s mouth is closed,
yet there is just the slightest hint of a smile on her full lips. I know that if she had smiled, she
would have shown the same wide grin and down-curving “smile lines” that appear in my own
snapshots. The most haunting feature in the photo, however, is my great-grandmother’s eyes.
They are an exact duplicate of my own large, dark brown ones. Her brows are plucked into thin
lines, which are like two pencil stokes added to highlight those fine, luminous eyes.
I’ve also carefully studied the clothing and as well as I saw jewelry in the photograph,
the photo was taken seventy-five years ago, my great-grandmother is wearing a blouse and skirt,
they could easily be worn today. The blouse is made of heavy eggshell-colored satin and reflects
the light in its folds and hollows. It has a turned-down cowl collar and smocking on the shoulders
and below the collar. The smocking (tiny rows of gathered material) looks hand-done. The skirt,
which covers my great-grandmother’s calves, is straight and made of light wool or flannel. My
great-grandmother is wearing silver drop earrings. They are about two inches long and roughly
shield-shaped. On her left wrist is a matching bracelet. My great-grandmother can’t find this
bracelet now, despite our having spent hours searching through the attic for it. On the third
finger of her left hand is a ring with a large, square-cut stone.
The story behind the picture is as interesting to me as the young woman it captures.
Great-Grandmother, who was earning twenty-five dollars a week as a file clerk, decided to give
her boyfriend (my great-grandfather) a picture of herself. She spent almost two weeks’ salary on
the skirt and blouse, which she bought at a fancy department store downtown. She borrowed the
earrings and bracelet from her older sister, Dorothy. The ring she wore was a present from
another young man she was daring at the time. Great-Grandmother spent another chunk of her
salary to pay the portrait photographer for the hand-tinted print in old-fashioned tones of brown
and tan. Just before giving the picture to my great-grandfather, she scrawled at the lower left,
“Sincerely, Beatrice.”
When I study this picture, I react in many ways. I think about the trouble that my great-
grandmother went to in order to impress the young man who was to be my great-grandfather. I
laugh when I look at the ring, which was probably worn to make him jealous. I smile at the
serious, formal inscription my great-grandmother used at this stage of the budding relationship.
Sometimes, I am filled with a mixture of pleasure and sadness when I look at this frozen long-
ago moment. It is a moment of beauty, of love, and – in a way – of my own past.
Complete the questions below!
1. Where does the writer put the dominant impressions of the topic? Write down the thesis
statement!
2. How does the writer develop the introductory paragraph?
3. What is the topic sentence of the second paragraph? Do you think the following sentences
are clearly supported the main idea?
4. …… I’ve also carefully studied the clothing and as well as I saw jewelry in the
photograph, the photo was taken seventy-five years ago, my great-grandmother is
wearing a blouse and skirt, they could easily be worn today…..
These sentences contain a few sentence problems. Identify each of problem and make it
correct!
5. … My great-grandmother can’t find this bracelet now, despite our having spent hours
searching through the attic for it…
Do you think this sentence should be eliminated from the paragraph 3? If so, give your
reasons!
6. Find out two or three sentences that express the sensory details such as sight, touch,
hearing, or smell from the essay.
B. The following topics can be crafted into reflective essay. Choose one of the topics
suggested that you wish to develop into an essay!
1. The most beautiful thing you have ever seen
2. The feeling you have when you first spoke in public
3. The moment you enjoyed the most
4. The best vacation you have ever had
5. The moment you were embarrassed or upset
6. Some events that you took part in
Make an outline for the topic that you have chosen. The outline should consist of the
following aspects:
I. Introduction
Thesis statement:
II. Body
Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence:
Supporting Sentences:
Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence:
Body Paragraph 3
Topic Sentence:
III. Conclusion
Finally, use your outline to write a coherent piece of reflective essay!

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NASKAH DAN BOBOT SOAL UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER

PROGRAM STUDI : PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

Mata Uji : Argumentative Writing Kelas : 2 A, B, C

A. Read the text and complete the questions

Finally, use your outline to write a coherent piece of reflective essay!

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