Subject : English

Grade : XI
Read the text and answer the questions
School Uniforms
School uniform is special clothes worn by all students of a particular school. The uniform
of a school may differ from others. Why should schools use uniforms? Below are some reasons.
First of all, Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology produced a study in 1998 concerning
school uniforms. Their findings using 10th grade students showed that uniforms have no direct
effect on “substance abuse, behavioral problems or attendance.” It also claimed a negative effect
on student achievements for those students considered ‘pro-school’.
Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school ethos and a sense of belonging to
a particular community. As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards,
which is why a uniform is often adopted by schools which are being reopened with a fresh start
after being classified as failing.
Finally, uniform acts as a social leveler, under which all students are equal in the eyes of
the school and of each other. In institutions without uniform students are often competitive and
worry endlessly about their appearance and the clothes they should wear. Pupils without
expensive designer clothes and trainers may be singled out as social outcasts, or stigmatized as
being from poor backgrounds.
For these reasons many parents prefer uniforms as they save them money on buying
clothes for school wear. Considering the findings, schools should implement the uniform as their
identity. The government should also publish some kind of rule which makes uniform
compulsory for schools.
1. What is the text about?
A. The school rules D. The importance of school uniform
B. The school identity E. The equally among students
C. What we should wear at school
2. In institutions without uniform students, one will be regarded poor because he/she
………..
A. does not wear a school uniform clothes
B. cannot afford to buy a school D. possess a bad academic record
uniform E. has a bad attitude at school
C. wears no expensive designer
3. “As such it promotes discipline and helps to drive up academic standards ……”
(Paragraph 3). What does the it word refer?
A. Community D. A study
B. School ethos E. Uniform
C. Research finding
4. Paragraph five is about ……..
A. The writer’s suggestion D. The writer’s general statement
B. The writer’s arguments E. The writer’s thesis
C. The writer’s reasons
5. How many arguments are proposed by the writer to support his thesis?
A. One argument D. Four arguments
B. Two arguments E. Five arguments
C. Three arguments
6. “Secondly, uniform helps to create a strong sense school ethos and ….” the word
‘secondly’ refers to ….
A. The use simple present tense B. The use of enumeration
 C. The use of action verb E. The use specific participant
D. The use of mental verb

Following text for questions number 6 -10

I strongly believe that mobile phones are necessary. My reasons for this belief are that
these phones are convenient for business people who travel a lot, and they are handy for
emergencies.
To begin with, mobile phones are necessary in the case of emergencies. For instance, if
you fall down a set of stairs in a building and are badly injured and can’t reach a pay phone, it is
handy to have one to use. Or, if your car breaks down in the middle of the night in a strange
neighborhood, it would be dangerous to leave it in search of a public phone booth.
My other main reason is that mobile phones are convenient for business people. For
example, if you are out of the state or even overseas and you have to contact a client to do some
important work, it is useful to have one to use. By using a mobile phone, important information
can be received. People can’t stay in an office all day waiting for their phone to ring. Some
people have to go and do jobs or they will go out of business. You can even send faxes or
messages and use the internet with your mobile.
In conclusion, I believe that mobile phones have now become a necessary part of
everyday life. Instant communication will ensure that information can be passed on with a simple
press of a button. Whether this is to do with business or personal information or emergencies, it
goes to show that they are necessary in the new millennium.
7. How many reasons are used to support the writer’s opinion?
A. One reason D. Four reasons
B. Two reasons E. Five reasons
C. Three reasons
8. Why are mobile phones very convenient for business people?
A. They can contact clients D. They can send some data and surf
B. They can do some important Internet
works E. They can run business by staying
C. They can receive some important in and out office
information
 9. What is the purpose of the text
A. To tell the reader that mobile phone is not needed
B. To entertain the reader with mobile phone
C. To persuade the reader about the advantage of the mobile phone
D. To persuade the reader not to use mobile phone
E. To tell the reader that mobile phone is not necessary

Vegetarians (Text 1)

There are many reasons why people become vegetarians, including personal health, the
environment, and the economy.

A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish. Vegetarians mostly eat fruit,
vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and nuts. Vegetarians also consume eggs and dairy products,
but they avoid meat products, such as beef, chicken stocks, and gelatin.

According to research, vegetarians have a lower risk of heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes,
obesity, and high blood pressure. This may happen due to a healthy vegetarian diet, which has
low fat but high fiber.

However, a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snacks,
fried food, whole dairy products, and eggs.

At the same time, a vegetarian diet can be simple and easy to prepare. Therefore, a vegetarian
diet must be well-planned to prevent and treat certain diseases.

10. What meal is not consumed by vegetarians?

A. Dairy products
B. Fried food
C. Sausages
D. Milk

11. Why does a vegetarian have a lower risk of many diseases? They ...
A. Eat vegetables every time.
B. Consumes low-fat but high-fiber food.
C. Avoid excessive amounts of fatty snacks.
D. Have well-planned agenda of what to eat.

12. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. Being a vegetarian help keep your body strong.
B. Vegetarians may not eat fatty snacks.
C. Eggs do not contain any fat or fiber.
D. Vegetarians do not consume gelatin.

13. "... if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snacks ..."

The bold word can be replaced by ...
A. Too many
B. Decent
C. Very few
D. Little

Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 6.

The government should provide a rehabilitation Program for Drug Users (Text 2)

Drug users are actually ill people who need help. Rehabilitation is one of the main things they
should get. Instead of punishing drug users in prisons, the government should provide
rehabilitation for them.

Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers and they suffer from consuming the drugs.
Therefore, by rehabilitating them, we are actually helping them out from traps, which they might
accidentally step on.

If we only arrest drug users and send them to jail, this doesn't solve the problem as drug users
will still be addicted unless proper rehabilitation is imposed on them.

Providing rehabilitation programs for drug users and forcing them to participate in the programs
is better than only arresting them and doing nothing to their illness. Only drug dealers,
traffickers, and wholesalers should be imprisoned.

14. Most drug users get drugs from ...

A. Jails

B. Peddlers

C. Traffickers

D. Wholesalers

15. Sending drug users to prison is not a good solution because ...

A. They can't consume harmful drugs.

B. They are treated normally.

C. They may still be infected with harmful drugs.

D. They can be freed as soon as possible.