On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of
the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It
would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then,
at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We
waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, “It’s two
minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome
the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
1.
When
did the clock stopped?
a.
At
5.12
b.
At
11.55
c.
At
12.00
d.
At
12.02
2.
Why
did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
a.
To
welcome the New Year
b.
To
see the newly bought clock
c.
To
strike the laughing people
d.
To
stop people who shouted
3.
Based
on the text, where was the writer?
a.
At
the center of the town
b.
At
home
c.
AT
the beach
d.
At
the market
4.
When
did the event happen?
a.
in
the middle of the year
b.
the
end of the year
c.
Christmas
celebration
d.
at
the weekend as usual
5.
Which
of the following is not true according to the text?
a.
the
writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year.
b.
the
writer brought a watch.
c.
the
writer was very happy.
d.
The
writer celebrated the New Year with his family.
6.
What
probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?
a.
Everybody
directly celebrated the New Year
b.
everybody
sings and laugh.
c.
everybody
looked for a watch.
d.
everybody
shouted too.
7.
What
does the first sentence tell you?
a.
The
problem that the writer met
b.
b.
The funny thing in the story
c.
The
opening of the story
d.
The
past event
8.
“It would strike twelve
in twenty minutes’ time.” The underlined word refers to …
a.
the
clock
b.
author’s
watch
c.
the
town
d.
the
place
9.
It
was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people
had gathered under the Town Hall clock. What is the
closest meaning of the underlined word?
a.
mass
b.
big
c.
many
d.
lots
of
10.
“The big clock refused to welcome the New
Year” What
is the synonym of the word ….
a.
reject
b.
accept
c.
admit
d.
hate
I have a close Friend. She is beautiful, attractive and trendy. She
always wants to be a trend setter of the day. She always pays much attention to
her appearance. Recently, she bought a new stylist foot legs from blowfish
shoes products. These shoes really match on her.
Her new blowfish women's shoes are wonderful. When she is walking
on those shoes, all her friends, including me watch and admire that she has the
most suitable shoes on her physical appearance. The style, bright color, and
brand represent her as a smart woman of the day. She really has perfect
appearance.
She is really mad on those shoes. She said that the products
covered all genders. The blowfish men's shoes are as elegant as she has. The
products provide varieties of choice. Ballet, casual, boot athletic shoes are
designed in attractive way. The products are international trade mark and
become the hottest trend.
11.
The
writer's friend has just bought … from blowfish shoes products.
a.
a
new match shoes
b.
a
new stylist foot legs
c.
a
trendy and attractive shoes
d.
a
brand and bright color shoes
12.
Why
does the writer admire her friend?
a.
She
likes wearing an international trade mark shoes.
b.
She
always wants to be a trendy and attractive woman.
c.
She
has the most suitable shoes on her physical appearance.
d.
She
really has perfect appearance with her wonderful shoes.
13.
Writer
writes the text in order to …
a.
describe
her friend's style and her new shoes.
b.
explain
an international trademark shoes.
c.
share
her experience with her friend.
d.
tell blowfish
shoes products.
14.
“She
really has perfect appearance.” The word "she" refers to …
a.
the
writer.
b.
a
close friend.
c.
the
writer's friend.
d.
a blowfish
women's shoes
The Rats and The Elephants
Once upon a time their lived a group of mice under a
tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed
the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's
chief and request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the
sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And
so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and
trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly
remembered the king of the rats. He summoned on of the elephants of his herd,
which had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about
the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of
rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the elephant's herd. The
elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.
15. What type of
text is the above text? It is …
a.
a narrative text
b.
a description text
c.
a recount text
d.
an anecdote text
16. What
destroyed the homes of all rats?
a. a group of
mice did
b. the hunter
did
c. elephant-hunter
did
d. a group of
elephant did
17. What helped
the elephant's herd free?
a. the hunters
did
b. the trapped
elephants did
c. a group of
king did
d. entire group
of rats did
18. What is
generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a
tree in peace"?
a. Identification
b. Orientation
c. Complication
d. Resolution
19. At the end
of the story, how was the elephant's herd?
a. angry
b. sad
c. happy
d. dead
20. What is the purpose of the text?
DANGEROUS !
DO NOT TOUCH
a.
to ask somebody to do something
b.
to warn somebody not to do something
c.
to advise somebody not to do something
d.
to inform somebody that something is not
dangerous
Dear Febriana
Congratulations
on your success to win the speech contest at your school. With all the speech
talent, you should feel much honored, I am proud of you.
Anto
21.
Anto
feels proud of Febriana because she…
a.
enjoyed
speech
b.
has
won the contest
c.
promoted
her talent
d.
has
joined the competition
22.
What
is the writer's purpose of writing the text ?
a.
To
congratulate Febriana on her achievement
b.
To
inform the readers about the competition
c.
To
train someone to be a good writer
d.
To
express the true friendship
Bees are flying insects closely related to
wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing
honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine
recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual number is
probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every
habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees have a long proboscis (a complex
"tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar from flowers. They
have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12 in
females, as is typical for the super family. Bees all have two pairs of wings,
the hind pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or
caste has relatively short wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but
none are wingless.
The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a
stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm (5/64") long. The largest bee
in the world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee whose females can attain a
length of 39 mm (1.5"). Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees,
are the most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are
small and often mistaken for wasps or flies.
23. What is the text about?
a.
Describing bees in general.
b.
Explaining bees in Antarctica.
c.
Telling the habitat of the bees.
d.
Giving information about bees in the Northern
Hemisphere.
24. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
a.
Bees live on every continent.
b.
Bees belong to flying insects.
c.
Bees produce honey and beeswax.
d.
Bees only live with insect-flowering plants.
25. Which of the following sentences is one of the physical appearances of the
bees?
a.
None has wings.
b.
It has 13 antennae.
c.
Its length is 39 mm.
d.
Its tongue is complex.
26. “They are found on every continent
except Antarctica,…” The word “they” refers to … .
a.
ants
b.
bees
c.
insectsF
d.
flying insects
A
Dog and a Cock became great friends. One day they travelled together. At night
they sleep in the forest. The Cock perched himself on the (27)....
of a tree, while the Dog found a bed beneath in the hollow trunk. When the
morning dawned, the Cock, as usual, crowed very (28)...
several times. A Fox heard the sound, and wanted to eat the cock as breakfast.
He came and stood under the branches, saying how (29)...
his voice was and he wanted to meet the cock.
27.
a.
roots c.
leaves
b.
trunks d. branches
28.
a.
Loud c. loudly
b.
aloud d. loudness
29.
a.
soft c. hard
b.
loud d. beautiful
Henry
ever since Mom and Dad heard about
your fantastic exam results
we can’t stop
smiling
30. We can’t stop smiling” The word ‘we’ refers to ….
a.
Henry
b.
Henry’s father
c.
Henry’s mother
d.
Henry’s parents
31. Henry’s parents smile because of his ….
a.
success
b.
high grade
c.
achievement
d.
exam results
32. What does the notice above mean?
NOTICE PRIVATE KEEP OUT
a.
People have to keep their properties.
b.
People should stay away from the area.
c.
Only certain people are allowed to enter the
room.
d.
Not all people have to keep out their private
properties.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To : All students of SMP Gemilang Biak.
In the framework of National Education Day the
student Organization will hold some interesting programs. They are English
Speech Contest, Debate, and Class Wall Magazine Competition.
The program will be held on May 2nd 2011,
started from 8 am until 1 p.m.
All classes must take part in the programs.
For detailed information, please contact
Mr.Andi , the coordinator of this program.
33. What is the announcement about?
a. A Student Organization.
b. An English Speech Contest.
c. A National Day Celebration.
d. A National Education Day Ceremony.
34. Based on the announcement above, we know that …
a. the programs will last for 4 hours.
b. the program will be held in the morning.
c. there are two competitions will be held.
d. Mr.Andi is in charge to organize the programs.
35. What programs that students can do individually?
a. Debate.
b. Interesting program.
c. English speech contest.
d. Wall magazine competition.
Dear Nan,
We are having a great a holiday here on the Gold Coast.
Yesterday we went to the Movie World.
When we got up in the morning, it looked like rain. After
a while the cloud disappeared. And it became a sunny day. We then decided to go
to the Movie World.
The first ride I went on was Lethal Weapon. Next I saw
the Police Academy show. After that I had lunch as I was really hungry.
Meanwhile, Mum and Kelly queued for the Batman ride.
About one o’clock we got a light shower of rain but it cleared
up soon after. We then went on all the other rides.
It was a top day. See you when you get back.
Love,
Sam
36. What is the letter about?
a.
Sam’s holiday.
b.
The Gold Coast.
c.
The Movie World.
d.
The Shower of Rain.
37. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
a.
The weather in Gold Coast.
b.
Police Academy Show.
c.
Sam’s activities in the Movie World.
d.
A great holiday in the Movie World.
38. Where did Sam spend his holiday with his family?
a.
On the Gold Coast.
b.
In the Movie World.
c.
In Lethal Weapon.
d.
At the Police Academy.
39. What did they get at one o’clock?
a.
Lunch.
b.
Shower.
c.
A little rain.
d.
Batman ride.
40. The word ‘we’ in the text refers to…
a.
Sam and Nan
b.
Sam and Mum
c.
Mum and Kelly
d.
Sam, Mum, and Kelly
41.
Arrange the following sentences to make a good
paragraph .
1. Jack had an accident
a few days ago.
2. Jill went to the
hospital too visit him.
3. He is still in the
hospital now.
4. She is at the
hospital now.
5. He had to go to
hospital.
a.
1-4-3-5-2
b.
1-3-5-4-2
c.
1-2-3-4-5
d.
1-5-3-2-4
Dear David
Hear you’re moving on
and moving up!
make me proud of you
and honestly…
I’m very happy for you
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW POSITION
AUNT
MARY
42. Why does aunt Mary send a greeting card to David?
a.
David gets a new position
b.
David is happy to his aunt
c.
She moves to new position
d.
She is not proud of her nephew
43. From the text above, we know that David is aunt Mary’s….
a.
Son
b.
Niece
c.
daugther
d.
nephew
44.
Arrange the following sentences to make a good
paragraph.
1.
Some of Lavisher’s other
ideas were important too
2.
He learned some very
important facts about chemistry.
3.
These are the same
names we use today.
4.
He also worked on a way
to improve France's banks and government.
5.
He used science to
improve farming.
6.
And he gave names to
many chemicals
7.
Lavisher was a great
man in many ways.
8.
He helped to make taxes
and money the same all over France
a.
7-1-4-8-2-6-5-3
b.
7-2-6-3-1-5-4-8
c.
7-8-4-1-2-6-5-3
d.
7-5-6-3-1-4-8-2
To: Dona
Please let others know that the scout meeting is postponed until Mr. Brown
is back from Egypt.
Sender
Riry
+62897564
45. The scout meeting is postponed because of Mr Brown’s….
a.
absence
b.
meeting
c.
coming
d.
information
46. ‘’Please let others know…” The
word others refers to …
a.
Dona and Riri
b.
Riry and Mr Brown
c.
Mr. Brown and Dona
d.
scout members
The weather was very clear. My family and I
decided to go camping last holiday. Father prepared the tent and other
equipment. Mother prepared the cooking and eating utensils. I took my fishing
rod and my brother brought his sport equipment. When everything was ready, we
left for the camping site in countryside.
. There were many campers when we arrived at
the camping site. Unfortunately, the good location near the river had been
occupied by other campers so we had to look for another place. Finally,, we
found a good place little bit further. It was near a big tree. After setting up
the tent, my father and I went fishing. We joined other people sitting on the
rock near the river.
In the evening, father made
a fire. Mother cooked the fish we caught. I could say that it was the best fish
I had ever tasted. Sleeping in the tent
was a very wonderful experience. I woke up early in the morning. I felt fresh.
Then I accompanied my brother playing ball.
In the afternoon, we went
back home.
47. Where did the writer and his family set up their tent?
a.
Near the river.
b.
Near the big tree.
c.
At the back of the
river.
d.
Far away from other
campers.
48. What is the purpose of the text above?
a.
To describe a camping
site.
b.
To give instruction how
to set up the tent.
c.
To retell the writer’s
past camping experience .
d.
To inform people the
new camping site.
49. What is the writer and his father’s hobby?
a.
Camping.
b.
Cooking.
c.
Fishing.
d.
Playing ball.
50. “…the river had been occupied by…” The underlined word is
similar in meaning to…
a.
inhabited
b.
authorized
c.
bought
d.
grabbed