Tes Formatif M1 LA3 Biography
Charles Dickens is much loved for his great
contribution to classic English literature. He was the quintessential Victorian
author. His epic stories, vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of
contemporary life are unforgettable.
He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, to
John and Elizabeth Dickens. The good fortune of being sent to school at the age
of nine was short-lived because his father was imprisoned for bad debt. Charles
was sent to work in Warren's blacking factory and endured appalling conditions
as well as loneliness and despair. After three years he was returned to school,
but the experience was never forgotten and became fictionalised in two of his
better-known novels 'David Copperfield' and 'Great Expectations'.
Like many others, he began his literary career
as a journalist. His own father became a reporter and Charles began with the
journals 'The Mirror of Parliament' and 'The True Sun'. Then in 1833 he became
parliamentary journalist for The Morning Chronicle. With new contacts in the
press he was able to publish a series of sketches under the pseudonym 'Boz'. In
April 1836, he married Catherine Hogarth.
As well as a huge list of novels he published
autobiography, edited weekly periodicals including 'Household Words' and 'All Year
Round', wrote travel books and administered charitable organisations. He was
also a theatre enthusiast, wrote plays and performed before Queen Victoria in
1851. He died of a stroke in 1870. He was buried at Westminster Abbey.
(Taken from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
dickens_charles.shtml)
What is the purpose of the text above?
Question 11 options:
To entertain the
readers with Charles Dicken's novels
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To amuse the readers
with Charles Dicken's literary work
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To identify Charles
Dicken's as a quintessential Victorian author
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To persuade the
readers to have Charles Dicken's spirit
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To provide details
about Charles Dicken's personal life
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"Charles was sent to work in Warren's
blacking factory and endured appalling conditions as well as loneliness and
despair" What does the word "appalling" mean?
Question 12 options:
Interesting
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Enthralling
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Horrifying
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Fascinating
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Question
13 (1 point)
How did Dickens represent his unforgettable
atrocious depression?
Question 13 options:
by fictionalizing in
novels
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by publishing a
series of sketches
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by becoming a
journalist
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by working hard in
the factory
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Which of the following statements is NOT true
according to the text?
Question 14 options:
Charles Dickens was a
quintessential Victorian author
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Charles Dickens wrote
his novels, 'David Copperfield' and 'Great Expectations', based on his
experience
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Charles Dickens began
his literacy career as a reporter
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Charles Dickens felt
lonely and desperate when he worked at Warren's blacking factory
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Why is Dickens reckoned as the quintessential
Victorian author?
Question 15 options:
his writing in 'The
Mirror of Parliament' and 'The True Sun' D. his publishing company and
charitable organisations
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his contribution to
classic English literature
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his role in The
Morning Chronicle
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Text 4 for Question 16-20
Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California.
He attended Homestead High School in Cupertino California and went to Reed
College in Portland Oregon in 1972 but dropped out after only one semester,
staying on to "drop in" on courses that interested him. He took a job
with video game manufacturer Atari to raise enough money for a trip to India
and returned from there a Buddhist.
Back in Cupertino he returned to Atari where his old friend Steve Wozniak
was still working. Wozniak was building his own computer and in 1976 Jobs
pre-sold 50 of the as-yet unmade computers to a local store and managed to buy
the components on credit solely on the strength of the order, enabling them to
build the Apple I without any funding at all.
The Apple II followed in 1977 and the company Apple Computer was formed
shortly afterwards. By the time production of the Apple II ended in 1993 it had
sold over 6 million units. In 1985 Jobs was fired from Apple and immediately
founded another computer company, NeXT.
In the meantime, in 1986, Jobs bought The Computer Graphics Group from
Lucasfilm. The group was responsible for making high-end computer graphics
hardware but under its new name, Pixar, it began to produce innovative computer
animations. Their first title under the Pixar name, Luxo Jr. (1986) won
critical and popular acclaim and in 1991 Pixar signed an agreement with Disney,
with whom it already had a relationship, to produce a series of feature films,
beginning with Toy Story (1995).
In 1996 Apple bought NeXT and Jobs returned to Apple, becoming its CEO. In
2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery in 2004.
Despite the success of this operation he became increasingly ill and received a
liver transplant in 2009. He returned to work after a six month break but
eventually resigned his position in August 2011 after another period of medical
leave which began in January 2011. He died on 5 October 2011.
(Adapted from https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423418/bio)
Which part of the story do you think may entertain readers?
Question 16 options:
religious trip to
Buddist
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dropped out yet
successful
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adopted child
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endurable spirit to
survive
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Steve Jobs resigned from his position because…
Question 17 options:
He received a liver
transplant.
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He suffered from
illness.
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Apple fired him.
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He signed an
agreement with Disney.
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~Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
Question 18 options:
Jobs returned to
Apple in 2003.
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Jobs is the founder
of NexT
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Jobs was 56 years
when he died.
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Apple II was built in
1977.
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Apple did not like
Jobs
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What unique but strong character can you NOT specify from Jobs' story?
Question 19 options:
good marketing
ability
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high-end computer graphics
hardware producer
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unstable personality
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talented film maker
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What did Steve do when he was fired from Apple?
Question 20 options:
returning to Atari
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producing a series of
feature films
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signing an agreement
with Disney
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founding NeXT
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Text 2
for Question 6 - 10
Keith Campbell, a
prominent biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sh eep, died at 58, the
University of Nottingham said Thursday. Campbell, who had worked on animal
improvement and cloning since 1999, died October 5, 2012, University spokesman
Tim Utton said. He did not specify the cause, only saying that Campbell had
worked at the University until his death.
He began researching
animal cloning at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh in 1991. In 1996 the
experiments led to the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned
from an adult cell. The sheep was named after the voluptuous singer Dolly
Parton. Researchers at the time said that the sheep was created from a mammary
gland cell, and that Parton offered an excellent example.
The creation of the
sheep captured the public imagination and instantly became a scientific sensation.
The experiments drew not only admiration but also anger from some who raised
questions about the ethics of cloning. Animal rights activists were outraged,
while the church of England expressed reservations. Dolly was put down in
2003 after she developed
a lung disease. Campbell's interest in cellular growth dated
back to his college days
studying microbiology in London.
(Adapted
from https://www.google.co.id/amp/s/www.itapuih.com/2018/02/kumpulan-soal-
biography-text-sma-dan-pembahasan.html)
What can be inferred from the text?
Question 6 options:
the research
endangered sheep
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cloning was not
needed
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sheep reservation was
just more important
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microbiology has a
vital contribution
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Which word of the following is closest in
meaning to voluptuous?
Question 7 options:
notorious
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curvaceous
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famous
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prominent
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Why was the sheep named after Dolly Parton?
Question 8 options:
The mammary gland
cell was taken from her
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She was the one who
inspired the researchers
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She was a voluptuous
singer
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The researchers
admired her
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Which of the following statements is TRUE
according to the text?
Question 9 options:
Campbell focused his
research dealing with humans
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Campbell never felt
leaving for the university
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Campbell started
researching animal cloning as his experiments
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Campbell stopped
working because of his sickness
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Why did the experiments not draw admiration
perfectly?
Question 10 options:
The experiments did
not show the representative results of the cloning ethics
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Some people felt
dissatisfied with the experiment results
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The public
imagination became a scientific sensation
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Animal rights
activists were outraged
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Question
1 (1 point)
Text 1 for question 1-5
Noam
Chomsky was born on December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His
undergraduate and graduate years were spent at the University of Pennsylvania
where he received his PhD in linguistics in 1955. During the years 1951 to
1955, Chomsky was a Junior Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows.
While a Junior Fellow he completed his doctoral dissertation,
entitled "Tran sformational Analysis." The major
theoretical viewpoints of the dissertation appeared
in the monograph "Syntactic Structure," which was published in
1957. This formed part of a more extensive work, "The Logical Structure of
Linguistic Theory," circulated in mimeograph in 1955 and published in
1975.
Chomsky
joined the staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1955 and in
1961
was appointed full professor in the Department of Modern Languages and
Linguistics (now the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.) From 1966 to
1976 he held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern Languages and
Linguistics. In
1976
he was appointed Institute Professor.
During
the years 1958 to 1959 Chomsky was in residence at the Institute for Advanced
Study at Princeton, N.J. In the spring of 1969 he delivered the John Locke
Lectures at Oxford; in January 1970 he delivered the Bertrand
Russell Memorial Lecture at Cambridge University; in 1972, the Nehru Memorial
Lecture in New Delhi, and in 1977, the Huizinga Lecture in Leiden, among many
others.
Professor
Chomsky has received honorary degrees from University of London, University of
Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, Swarthmore College, Delhi University,
Bard College, University of Massachusetts, University of Pennsylvania,
Georgetown University, Amherst College, Cambridge University, University of
Buenos Aires, McGill University, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona,
Columbia University, University of Connecticut, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa,
University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Harvard University,
University of Calcutta, and Universidad Nacional De Colombia. He is a Fellow of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Science.
In addition, he is a member of other professional and learned societies in the
United States and abroad, and is a recipient of the Distinguished Scientific
Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association, the Kyoto Prize
in Basic Sciences, the Helmholtz Medal, the Dorothy Eldridge
Peacemaker Award, the Ben Franklin Medal in
Computer and Cognitive Science, and others.
Chomsky
has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual
history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
His works include Aspects of the Theory of Syntax; Cartesian Linguistics; Sound
Pattern of English (with Morris Halle); Language and Mind
(http://wps.pearsoned.ca/ca_ab_faigley_penghdbk_1/64/16472/4216919.cw/index
.html)
How long did Chomsky need to be a full professor
after the graduation?
Question 1 options:
six years
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three years
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two years
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four years
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The word fellow appeared several times in the
text, the closest meaning of it is
Question 2 options:
fresh graduate
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member of a body
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associate professor
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senior comrade
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What is it that made Chomsky a prominent figure
in Linguistics?
Question 3 options:
The widely used
theories in linguistics, philosophy, and history
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The awards he earned
in various fields
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The extensive work
circulated in mimeograph in 1955 and published in 1975
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His brilliant ideas
in Syntactic Structure
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Which is NOT true according to the text?
Question 4 options:
Chomsky has got the
success since he was young.
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Chomsky's success was
because of his skill in writing
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Chomsky has written
widely on Linguistics
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Chomsky was awarded
more than five awards.
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Which of the following is TRUE according to the
text?
Question 5 options:
Chomsky focused his
interest on linguistics
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Chomsky was awarded
more than ten awards
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Chomsky frequently
got fellowship in his study.
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Chomsky got the
success easily
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