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Soal Latihan Ujian Sekolah

Choose the best answer !
Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2

6.

FLAMMABLE
Keep Substances Away from Fire
1.

2.

Where do you usually find the caution above ?

a. At a stationary
b. At a bus station
c. At a petrol station
d. At a police station

Read the text and answer questions 7 to 8

ANNOUNCEMENT

What does the word flammable mean ?

a. It will fly easily.
b. It can burn easily.
c. It is burnt outside.
d. It has cable inside.

To : All students of Junior High

School 1 Jetis
To celebrate the National
Education Day the students Board
Organization
will
hold
some
interesting programs. They are English
Speech Contest, English Story Telling
Contest
and
Wall
Magazine
Competion. The program will be held
on January, 4th, 2012, 8 a.m. 1 p.m.
All students must take part in the
programs and should report their
participation to their teachers.
For detailed information, please
contact Mrs.Erika, the coordinator of
this program.

Read the text and answer questions 3 and 4

3.

4.

Dear Dewi
Congratulation on your achievement in
English !
Youre really the best
Keep up the good work
Indri
From the text we can conclude that .
a. Dewi likes English very much
b. Dewi got highest score in English
c. Indri is cleverest student in English
d. Dewi congratulates Indri for her best effort
What is the purpose of the text ?
a. To invite someone
b. To give information
c. To ask for confirmation
d. To express an impression

Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6

To : Reno
Remember, weve had an appointment to
go to the bookstore after school. Ill be
waiting for you at the school gate. Be on
time.

Remember weve had an appointment to go

to the bookstore after school.
The underlined word has similar meaning to
....
a. appreciation
b. engagement
c. foundation
d. enrichment

7.

Who is in charge of the program ?

a. Student
b. Teacher
c. Mrs. Erika
d. Student organization

8.

The closest meaning of the word

participate is ....
a. take part
b. celebrate
c. contact
d. contest

Read the text and answer questions 9 to 10

Leo
5.

What does the short message tell about ?

a. Arriving at school.
b. Going home together.
c. Going to the bookstore.
d. Doing an activity after school.

For Sale :
A 3-piece of living room furniture,
consisting of a couch and 2 comfortable
chairs. The set is covered in a light brown
fabric, is only 2 years old, and is in excellent
condition.
Price : only $200. Phone : 736-3245

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9.

...and is in excellent condition.

The underlined word can best replaced by ....
a. marvelous
b. exclusive
c. ordinary
d. extreme

10. Which statement is TRUE according to the

text ?
a. The set in about one year.
b. The set is covered in a black fabric.
c. We can get two couches by the furniture.
d. We can get two chairs by buying the
furniture.
Read the following text and answer questions 11
to 12
Students Organization SMPN
Penarukan
Jl. Pemuda No. 2 Penarukan 30130
Tlp. (0711) 410931
Dear Ratih,
We invite you to attend our meeting that
will be held :
On Saturday, January, 28th, 2012
At 11 a.m.
In the School Hall
Agenda : Final preparation for wall
magazines
competition 2012
Please come on time.
See you there !
Diana
Secretary

Burhan
hairperson

11. The word attend in the invitation above has

the similar meaning with ....
a. arrive
b. come
c. have
d. see

d. Burhan and Diana ask Ratih to write

articles for school magazines.
Read the text and answer questions 13 to 14
I want to tell you about my new
doll. I usually call it Clara. Its my first
Barbie doll, so beautiful and elegant. It has
blonde hair and red lips. It wears a red
dress, too. Clara is my sixth birthday
present from my beloved mother. Im so
happy to have it. I can play for hours with
her. Thats my new doll. I love it very
much.
13. From the text, we know that ....
a. the writer is six years old
b. the writers name is Clara
c. the writer have had Barbie doll before
d. the writers friend gives her the Barbie
doll
14. ...so beautiful and elegant.
The underlined word has the opposite
meaning as ....
a. fine
b. crude
c. pretty
d. excellent
Read the text and answer questions 15 to 16
23 Jl. Jendral Sudirman
Bandung, Jawa Barat
4th March 2011
Dear Aunt Dewi,
How clever of you to send me blue beads!
I was planning to wear a blue sweater and a plaid
skirt to he morning bazaar next Sunday, and the
beads will match perfectly.
Our bazaar is going to be gigger than ever
this year. Were having exhibits of arts and crafts,
books, food and flowers arrangement. In the bazaar
there will be folk dances and games. You should be
there!
Thank you again for your thoughtful gift.
Your loving niece,
Nita

15. Nita wanted Aunt Dewi to go to the bazaar

because .
12. Which statement is CORRECT according to
a. she thought her aunt would not be busy
the invitation ?
then
a. Ratih isnt a student of SMP Penarukan.
b. her aunt promised to go there to run the
b. Ratih is the treasure of the Students
bazaar
Organization.
c. their flower arrangements would be
c. The Students Organization of SMP
exhibited there
Penarukan will have a meeting.

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d. she wanted aunt Dewi to watch the folk 20. It was scary but it was fun.
dances and games
The word It refers to ....
a. the scenery
16. Which of the statements is not true about Nita
b. horse riding
?
c. Mount Batok
a. She was Ms. Dewis loving younger sister.
d. Mount Bromo
b. She lived at Jalan Sudirman 23, Bandung.
c. She wrote her letter on 4th March, 2011.
Read the text and answer questions 21 to 22
d. She liked the gift that Mrs. Dewi gave.
Read the following text and answer questions 17
to 20
Last week, I went to Mount Bromo.
I stayed at my friends house in
Probolinggo, East Java. The house had as
big garden with colorful flowers and a
small pool.
In the morning, my friend and I saw
mount Batok. The scenery was beautiful.
We had a horse riding. It was scary but it
was fun. Then we went to get a closer look
at the mountain. We took pictures of the
beautiful scenery there.
After that, we took a rest and had
lunch under a big tree. Before going home,
we went to the Wonokromo Zoo, we went
home in the afternoon.
We were very tired, however, I
tought it was really fun to have a holiday
like this.
I hope my next holiday will be
more interesting.

21. What is the purpose of the email ?

a. To ask permission from the reader.
b. To ask the reader to do something.
c. To give the reader schedule of doing
something.
d. To express the writers feeling towards
the reader.
22. Lets build a birdfeeder and create a
birdbath for them.
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
a. take
b. make
c. bring
d. borrow

17. What is the purpose of the text above ?

a. To tell about writers recreation.
b. To report the writers recreation.
c. To describe the object of recreation.
d. To amuse people about the writers Read the schedule and answer questions 23
recreation.
and 24
18. Where did the writer spend the night ?
a. At the hotel
b. At Mount Bromo
c. At the big garden
d. At the writer friends house

Day

FI.No ETD

ETA Aircraft

To Padang
1346
257

SG101 06.15 11.30

SG121 06.15 11.30

F-100
B-737

To Makasar

19. Which statement is NOT TRUE based on the

1234567 SG211 09.30
text above ?
12347 SG504 11.00
a. There were two objects in this text.
1234567 SG622 11.35
b. The writer liked visiting the objects.
1346
SG813 15.50
c. The writer fell bored after visiting the
257
SG813 15.50
objects.
1234567 SG506 17.30
d. The writer visited Mount Bromo and
Notes :
Wonokromo Zoo.

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11.45
13.15
14.50
18.05
18.05
19.45

A-300
B-737
F-100
F-100
B-737
B-737

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1234567: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
FI.No : Flight number
ETD : Estimated time of departure
ETA : Estimated time of arrival
Aircraft: F-100 = Fokker 100
B-737 = Boing 737
A-300 = Airbus 300

a. To tell the readers about how to make the

Mushrooms Soup.
b. To provide an alternative of cooking a
healthy and cheap dish.
c. To let the readers know the problems of
making Mushroom Soup.
d. To show the readers the details of the
ingredient needed in making soup.

26. What should be done before adding the soup

with egg yolks ?
a. The egg yolks should be cooked for 30
minutes.
b. The pan should be removed from the
stove.
c. The soup should be garnished with
parsley.
24. Which of the following statement is NOT
d. The egg yolks should be heated.
TRUE according to the schedule ?
a. The F-100 is the aircraft that departs to 27. How much salt do we need to make the
Makasar at 15.50 four times a week.
mushroom soup ?
b. The flight number if we want to travel to
a. One teaspoon
Padang by the B-737 is SG121.
b. One tablespoon
c. The aircraft to Makasar at 3.50 p.m. on
c. One and a half teaspoons
Thursday is B-737.
d. One and a half tablespoons
d. The F-100 is the aircraft to Padang on
28. ... stir gently. (step 7)
Monday.
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
a. nicely
Read the following text and answer questions 25
b. kindly
to 28
c. sweetly
MUSHROOM SOUP
d. tenderly
23. When does the F-100 arrive in Makasar on
Friday ?
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. In the evening
d. At night

Ingredients :
12 ounces mushrooms
4 eggs yolks
teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoon cream
teaspoon pepper
2 pints chicken stock butter

Read the text and answer questions 29 to 32

STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

Steps :
Prepare mushroom and place in a frying
pan with melted butter.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes add stock.
Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Bring to boil and then simmer for 30
minutes
Sieve and blend until smooth.
Remove the pan from stove and cool.
Add beaten egg yolks and cream, stir
gently.
Do not boil
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

25. What is the purpose of the text about ?

The State Historical Museum, which

is located in 600 East Locus Des Moines
Iowa, serves as an exciting place where
Iowans and other visitors can experience the
past.
The State Historical Museum has
state of the art exhibits which allow visitors
to explore the past in a way never have
before. The interactive exhibits enable
visitors to see, hear and even touch Iowas
history. Another of the buildings attraction
is the library and archieve, where
genealogical and historical researchers
uncover the past. The visitors may browse
in the Museum Store and at the Cafe.

29. What does the text tell about ?

a. Museum

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b. Exhibits
c. Iowans
d. Library
30. Paragraph one tells you about .
a. polite visitors
b. exciting museum
c. past experiences
d. experience Iowans

34. ...The Cock flying up, perched himself on

the branch.
What does the underlined word mean ?
a. Sat on
b. Woke up
c. Threw up
d. Stretched

35. What is the purpose of the text above ?

31. Which of the following sentences is not true
a. To retell the past event.
based on the text ?
b. To entertain and give moral value.
a. The art exhibits show the Iowas history.
c. To tell how the Cock solve the problem.
b. The visitors can browse in the museum
d. To describe Dog and Cooks friendship.
store.
c. Just Iowans visit the State Historical 36. What can we learn from the story above ?
Museum.
a. Be honest to the others.
d. The State Historical Museum is located in
b. Be careful to see the fox.
Iowa.
c. Be happy with what we have.
d. Be clever to protect ourselves.
32. Exploring the past can be found in .
a. State buildings
b. Museum Store
Read the following text and answer questions
c. Museum Caf
37 to 40
d. Art Exhibits
Kolang-kaling, the fruit of sugar
Read the following text and answer questions 33
palm tree is soft and bit rubbery, and adds to
to 36
the flavor of many sweet snacks and drinks.
It comes from aren or enau (Arenga pinnata)
trees which belong to palm family which
The Dog and Cocks Friendship
also includes coconut trees (Cocos nucifer
A dog and a cock being great
L.), date palm (Phonex dactylifera), palmyra
friends, agreed to travel together. At
palms (Borassus flabellifer) and oil palms
nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood.
(Licuala arbuscula mogea).
The Cook flying up, perched himself on
This fruit is very popular among
the branches of a tree, while the Dog found
Moslem in Indonesia especially during
a bed beneath in the hollow trunk. When
fasting month. It becomes the fast-breaking
the morning dawned, the Cock, as usual,
favorite menu for those breaking their
crowded very loudly several times. A fox
Ramadhan fast with kolak (banana
heard the sound wishing to make a
compote). They will find white, opaque and
breakfast on him, came and stood under the
thumb-sized fruit, in the mix.
branches, saying how beautiful his voice
Kolang-kaling, which can be made
and he wanted to meet the cock. The Cock
into candies of different flavors and colors,
knew that the fox wanted to eat him so he
are 93.8 percent water, 0.69 percent protein,
said Sir, I wish you should do me favour
4 percent carbohydrate, less than 1 percent
of going around to the hollow trunk below
of ash and about 1 percent roughage.
me, and waking my porter, so that he may
The carbohydrate level in kolang
open the door and let you in. When the
kaling gives the eater a full feeling, offers a
Fox approached the tree, the Dog sprang
natural remedy for weight loss and improves
out and caught him, and tore him to pieces.
digestion.
(Adapted from the Jakarta Post, Sept.18th, 2008)
33. Where did the dog sleep this night ?
a. In the shelter
b. In front of the door
c. In the hollow trunk
d. On the branches of a tree

37. What does paragraph three tell us about ?

a. The taste of kolang kaling
b. The color of kolang kaling

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c. The flavor of kolang kaling
d. the composition of kolang kaling

42.

38. What are the physical characteristic of kolang

kaling ?
a. Sweet and colorful
b. Soft and bit rubbery
43.
c. Popular and delicious
d. White, opaque and thum sized

a.
b.
c.
d.

suddenly
happily
quickly
calmly

a.
b.
c.
d.

whisper
bite
cry
ask

39. Besides as the mix of kolak, what are kolang

kaling used for ?
For number 44 to 46, choose the correct
a. Candies
answer to complete the text.
b. Meal and snack
Yogyakarta is a buyers paradise for
c. Snack and drink
artwork because well-known artists come
d. Candies and food
from here. These . . . (44) artists have
influenced local artisans in silver, leather,
40. The carbohydrate level in kolang kaling gives
batik, and other branches of craft.
the eater a full feeling ( paragraph 4 )
Even from wood, rattan and bamboo, very
What is the closed meaning of the bold typed
attractive craft items can be . . . (45), not
word ?
only for interior home decoration but also to
a. Distributor
be used in international hotels. One can find
b. Consumer
in Yogyakarta attractive furniture such as
c. Buyer
living room, dining room or bedroom sets
d. Seller
or room dividers.
For number 41to 43, choose the correct answer
Other items made from bamboo or rattans
to complete the text.
include graceful lampshades, fruit basket,
Tom and Adam were close friends. They
and decorative shopping bags in various
always did everything together. One day, they had a
shapes. One can find these items . . . (46) in
walk the woods. Tom and Adam were very happy.
several stores along Malioboro street, the
They enjoyed walking in the woods very much.
After walking for several hours, they got tired.
main street of Yogyakarta.
Tom said, Lets have a rest under that
tree Adam . . . (41). They took a rest under a big
tree. Adam was so tired that soon he fell asleep.
Suddenly, Tom saw a bear came out of the
bushes. He was terrified. He . . . (42) climbed up the
tree and left Adam alone. The bear came closer. It
sniffed Adams face. Adam woke up and was very
shocked to know that a bear was sniffing his ear. He
was stiffed and could not move.
Im going to die. Its going to kill me, he
thought. He was lying on the ground quietly. After a
few seconds, the bear moved away. It disappeared
to the bushes. After that, Adam hurriedly climbing
up the tree and approached Tom. Tom opened his
eyes. He was surprised to see that the bear didnt
hurt Adam.
He asked Adam, What did the bear . . .
(43) to your ears?
Adam frowned and he said angrily, The
bear told me that a person who thinks only
of
himself cannot be a good friend.

41.

a.
b.
c.
d.

understood
apologized
thought
agreed

44.

a.
b.
c.
d.

unknown
common
ordinary
famous

45.

a.
b.
c.
d.

shown
made
used
sold

46.

a.
b.
c.
d.

attractively
cheaply
slowly
easily

47.

Arrange these jumbled words into a

meaningful sentence.
coffee please a cup of without
1
2
3 4
5
6
grandfather sugar make
7
8
9

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The correct arrangement of the words above
is .
a. 9 3 4 1 5 6 8 7 2
b. 9 3 7 4 5 1 6 8 2
c. 2 9 3 4 1 5 6 8 7
d. 2 9 7 3 4 5 1 6 8
48.

b. 3 6 1 5 2 4
c. 5 1 2 3 6 4
d. 3 1 6 2 5 4

Arrange the words into a good sentence

disguised day old woman as
1
2
3
4
The next the queen herself an ugly
5
6
7
8
The correct arrangement is .
a. 5 2 6 1 7 4 8 3
b. 5 3 4 8 2 1 6 7
c. 5 2 6 1 3 7 4 8
d. 5 3 1 6 7 4 8 2

49. Arrange the following sentences into a good

paragraph.
1. First, you must pass a short written
examination.
2. Second, you must send and receive
international Morse code.
3. Finally, you will get the license.
4. Do you know how to abstain a station and
operators license ?
5. It tests your knowledge of operating
regulations and simple radio theory.
6. And you must prove that you can send and
receive it five words per minute.
The correct arrangement is ....
a. 4 1 2 5 6 3
b. 4 1 5 2 6 3
c. 4 1 5 6 2 3
d. 4 5 1 2 6 3
50. Arrange the following sentences into a good
paragraph.
1. There were also lions, tigers, deer, and other
animals which live freely
2. After the show, Budi and his friends rode
the elephants
3. Budis school went for a trip to the Safari
Park by bus last Sunday
4. After they were tired, they went home
happily
5. There was an elephant show and they
enjoyed watching it
6. At the Safari park, they saw monkeys
swinging on the branches of the tree
The correct arrangement is .
a. 5 2 1 3 6 4

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