Announcement

Announcement (pengumuman) adalah pemberitahuan resmi tentang sesuatu supaya diketahui orang banyak Pengumuman bisa ditulis, kemudian ditempelkan di papan yang mudah dilihat orang ataupun diumumkan secara lisan.

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 3.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday, 24th May 2009

· Free cooking class for you" will be held in Room 12 beginning next Saturday. Those who are interested, please contact Mrs. Laura.

· The visit to the museum will be on Saturday, 1st June. The bus leaves the school at 8:30, and those who want to go should not be late. The visit will last the whole day, and we expect to get back at about 4:30 in the afternoon.

· Earth Day is about to come! Don't forget to celebrate it by joining our Earth Day programs: seminar on recycling material­s (25th July) and replanting plants project (27th July). Think about what you can do to make this planet a cleaner and healthier place. Let's look for ways to slow, or even reverse, the damage we've done to this beloved earth.

1. Which of the following statement is TRUE based on the text?

A. The journey to the museum will be done every Saturday morning.

B., The students who want to visit the museum should come on time.

C. All students must join free cooking class held in Room 12 next Saturday.

D. The school Earth Day celebration is done by cleaning some places.

(Ujian Nasional 2008/2009)

2. When did the school begin to announce the information above?

A. 24th May.             

B. 1st June.

C. 25th July.

D. 27th July.

(Ujian Nasional 2008/2009)

3. " . . . or even reverse the damage we've done to this beloved earth." (Last sentence) What does the word "damage" in the sentence mean?

A. Injury.   

B. Hurt.

C. Destruction.

D. Reparation.

(Ujian Nasional 2008/2009)

Read the announcement and answer questions 4 and 5.

Student Writing Contest

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY invites submission of poetry, fiction and personal or journalistic essays for this year's Student Writing Contest.

CATEGORIES

Poetry, fiction and personal or journalistic essays

MANUSCRIPTS should be typewritten (one side only, please) double-spaced, and accompanied by a cover sheet with the following information: title, category, word count, author's name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if available) and academic institution. Of this information, only the title should appear on the manuscript itself.

POSTMARK SUBMISSION BY 1st DECEMBER AND SEND TO:

Student Writing Contest

The Atlantic Monthly 77 N

Washington Steer Boston, MA 02114

Source: <http://www.theatlantic.com/about/contest.htm>

4. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe the student writing contest.

B. To announce the student writing contest.

C. To amuse the students with writing contest.

D. To retell the students about writing contest.

(Ujian Nasional 2007/2008)

5. The following are required for the works that the participants should prepare, except they are that they are ...

A. original

B. unpublished

C. easy to read

D. typewritten

(Ujian Nasional 2007/2008)

TIPS :

Soal semacam ini merupakan jenis soal tentang informasi tersirat. lnformasi tersirat adalah informasi yang tidak tertera jelas dalam teks. Dalam hal ini diperlukan kepekaan kalian dalam menganalisis soal tersebut.

Jika ada pertanyaan tentang informasi tersirat yang berkaitan dengan tempat mendengar pengumuman, kalian sebaiknya memperhatikan hal-hal berikut.

· Pahami makna pengumuman tersebut.

· Perhatikan kata-kata kunci yang memiliki kaitan dengan tempat. Misalnya, dalam pengumuman tersebut terdapat kata class. Besar kemungkinan pengumuman tersebut dapat ditemui di kelas atau sekolah.