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STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND ECUCATION

UNVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH PROF. DR. HAMKA

Mid-semester Test of Odd Semester 2013-2014

Module : Basic English Structure 1C

Lecturer : Yudhistira Maesyaroh, MA

Date : 21 November 2013

Duration : 90 Minutes

Semester : 1

Write your answers on a separate sheet

I. Choose the best answers by crossing A, B, C, or D.

1. There is _____ cheese on the table.A) any B) some C) a D) an

2. Are there _____ chips?A)any B) some C) a D) the3. Would you like _____ milk?

A) many B) some C) any D) an

4. Would you like _____ apple or _____ strawberries?A) a / any B) an / some C) any / any D) a / some

5. Id like _____ bananas.A) any B) a C) an D) some

6. There isnt _____ coffee.A) many B) a C) the D) much

7. Can I have _____ bread?A)a B) some C) any D) an

8. _____ English books do you have?A)How many B) How some C) How much D)How any

9. I want _____ book from the library.A) much B) a C) some D) any

10.There was _____ rain during the night.A) an B) some C) any D) a

11. Are you Canadian?No, but I have _____ good friends in Canada.

A) any B) a C) an D) some

B

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12.A: Why are you sitting there?B: Frankly, there is ______ interesting to do.

A) anything B) nothing C) something D) nothing else

13.A: What is the characteristic of people who live alone?B: Some of them have tendency to talk to ______.

A) himself B) oneself C) itself D) themselves

14.The girls can go home. They have finished ______ work.A) its B) ours C) hers D) their

15.We are late. The teacher will get angry with ______ .A) we B) they C) us D) I

16.My father listened to the news. He was very pleased with ______.A) they B) them C) it D) its

17.Her mother wants ______ to wash the dishes.A) she B) her C) hers D) she herself

18.The followings are all nouns, except....A) technician, bakery, blender, treatment

B) stupidity, colonization, building, princess

C) stewardess, singer, lecturer, sadness

D) charm, national, music, terrible

19.The followings are sentences containing an object, except....A) Samantha has lived here all her lifeB) A child can easily learn this song

C) I rarely drive the car in winter

D) We played volleyball against their team last Saturday

20. There are many consonants in English. The letters "b" and "c" are consonants. ______are "d,"

"f," and "g."

A) other B) another C) the others D) others

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II. Identify each of the underlined words as:

A. adjective (adj)

B. determiner (det)

C. noun (n)

D. pronoun (pron)

E. verb (v)

Note:

Classify the words as determiners instead of adjectives if they fall into the following categories:

articles, possessive adjectives, demonstratives, and quantifiers. (1 point)

Klasifikasikan kata-kata yang mencakup articles, possessive adjectives, demonstratives, dan quantifiers

sebagai determiners, bukannya adjectives.

Cross A, B, C, D, or E!

A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and

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was about to kill him, when the mouse piteously entreated, saying: If you would only spare my life, I26 27 28 29

would be sure to repay your kindness. The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this

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that the lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The mouse,

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recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming: You

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ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of

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your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a mouse to confer benefits on a lion.

III. Write the noun in each sentence down on the answer sheet, and write C or U to show whether

the noun is countable or uncountable. (1 point)

Tulislah di lembar jawaban Anda noun yang ada di setiap kaliamat, dan tulislah C atau U!

Example:

I have just used his laptop.

Answer: laptop (C)

36. I dont like coffee.37.She bought a new iron yesterday.38.Too much cake isnt good for you.39.Would you like some chicken?40.Hope keeps me going.

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IV. There is one error in each of the following sentences. Correct the errors by writing them down on

the answer sheet and write down the correct word. (point=2)

Pada setiap kalimat di bawah ini terdapat sebuah kesalahan. Salinlah kata yang salah di lembar

jawaban Anda, lalu tuliskan kata yang benar.

Examples:

I have some egg.

Correction: egg => eggs

I need bag

Correction : bag => a bag

41.Mr. Brown is having a beautiful wife.42.Every women in this town should come to the seminar.43.The thiefs were caught in the act by the police.44.My dad has just shot three gooses over there.45.Mike didnt buy something from the shop.

V. Fill in the blanks with the best alternative words.(no. 46-55=2 points each, no. 56-57= 5 points each )

46.Anna doesnt like looking at herself in the photo.The antecedent of the word herself is ....

47.There are many kinds of books in the library. Novels are one kind. Some ... (other) kinds arecookery books, textbooks, and religious books.

48.Dave and Josh have been best friends since five years ago. _____ always say nice things abouteach other.

49. Indonesia is a member of ASEAN. Singapore is ... (other).Fill in the blanks with the correct words

Noun Adjective Verb

poison (50) ... poison

(51) ... high heighten

(52) ... sad (53) ...

length (54) ... (55) ...

56. Make one sentence which includes :

a. the word clock

b. a linking verb

57. Make one sentence which includes:

a. the words post office

b. a helping verb and a main verb

GOOD LUCK

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