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TRY OUT TEST Name :

Number :
2013/2014 Academic Year Class :

Read and answer these question correctly by crossing (X) a, b, c or d!

The text is for questions 1 to 5.

Long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her parents
passed away, she lived with her step mother and steps sisters. Cinderella was very
sad every day because she had to do the house work alone.

One day, the king wanted to find the wife for his son. He invited all the
beautiful girls to come. Cinderella was vwry sad because her step sister did not let
her go. Her sisters went to palace without Cinderella.

Luckily, the angel came and helped Cinderella to go to the palace. In the
palace, Cinderella danced with the Prince. He fell in love with her, then he
married her. And they lived happily ever after.

1. What is the purpose of the story?

a. To describe about Cinderella
b. To explain about Cinderella
c. To inform the reader about Cinderella
d. To entertain the readers about Cinderella
2. How was Cinderella? She was ....
a. A poor girl c. A bad girl
b. A ugly girl d. A beautiful girl
3. Why was Cinderella sad?
a. She got an invitation c. Her stepsister asked her to go
b. Her stepsisters do not permit d. She married with the Prince
her to go
4. What happened to the Prince when he met Cinderella firstly?
a. He fell in love with her
b. He danced with her
c. He married her
d. He hated her
5. Which statement is not true from the story above?
a. Cinderella was young c. The Prince married
b. The Angel helped Cinderella Cinderella
d. The King married Cinderella
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Read the following text to answer questions 6 to 10.

There were a girl named Bawang Putih, she lived with her step mother and
her step sister named Bawang Merah. Bawang Putihs life was sad. Her step
mother and her step sister treated Bawang Putih badly and always asked her to do
all the household chores.

One morning, Bawang Putih was washing some clothes in a river.

Accidentally, her mothers clothes fell down to the river. Finally she met an old
woman. The old woman returned the clothes. She also gave Bawang Putih a small
pumpkin.

At home, Suddenly Bawang putih and her step mother and step sister were
surprised. Inside the pumpkin they found jewelries. Bawang Merah, hurry up!
Go to the river then found the old woman and took big pumpkin. They were
screaming. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin! Finally both of them
realized their mistakes. They apologized and Bawang Putih forgave them.

6. What is the story about?

a. Malin Kundang c. Sangkuriang
b. Bawang Putih and Bawang d. Timun Mas
Merah
7. Who is Bawang Merah?
a. Bawang Putihs mother
b. Bawang Putihs step sister
c. The old man
d. The pumpkins owner
8. Who gave the clothes back to Bawang Putih?
a. The old woman
b. Bawang Merah
c. Her step mother
d. The river
9. Why were Bawang Merah and her mother screaming?
a. They found jewelries
b. Mothers clothes fell down to the river
c. Both of them realized their mistakes
d. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin
10. Why did Bawang Merah and her mother say apologize to Bawang Putih
a. They found jewelries
b. Mothers clothes fell down to the river
c. Both of them realized their mistakes
d. There were a lot of snakes inside the pumpkin
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Read the following text to answer questions 11 to 15.

Once upon a time there were four little rabbits. Their names were Flopsy,
Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. One morning they were allowed to play outside.
Their mother reminded them not to go to Mr. McGregors garden because their
father had an accident there.
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail were good little rabbits. They went down the
lane to pick blackberries. But Peter was naughty. He ran straight away to Mr.
McGregors garden. He ate some lettuces, French beans, and radishes. Suddenly,
he met Mr. McGregor. Peter was very frightened and rushed away as fast as he
could. He lost a pair of shoes and a jacket while he was running. Peter never
stopped running or looked behind him till he got home. During the evening, he
was sick because he was so tired. He had to drink some medicine while three of
his brother had bread, mild and blackberries for supper.

11. Who was the naughtiest rabbit?

a. Flopsy
b. Mopsy
c. Cotton-tail
d. Peter
12. What did Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail eat?
a. Blackbarries
b. Lettuces
c. French beans
d. Carrot
13. What did Peter lose while he was running?
a. One of his shoes c. Vegetable
b. A book d. A pair of shoes
14. Whom did Peter meet at the garden?
a. His mother c. Mr. McGregor
b. Flopsy d. Mrs. McGregor
15. Why did Peter get sick? Because ....
a. He was tired c. He was eating to much
b. He did not eat d. He caught a cold

Read the following text to answer questions 16 to 20.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Jane with her father in middle
of forest. They are happy family. But one day, the father did not come home from
the forest and Jane became more and more frightened that he had an accident. She
didnt know what to do because she was very afraid of the dark.
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Finally she plucked up all her courage and headed out the clearing where
she thought her father had been that day. After two long hours searching, she
finally found him. His foot had been trapped under a long and he couldnt lift it
himself. Jane helped her father to free himself and they went home happily. Jane
was very glad because because he could find her father and she was not afraid
when search him in the dark of forest.

16. Jane became more and more frightened because ....

a. Her father did not come home
b. Her father left their home
c. Her father was very weak and old
d. Her father was very afraid of the dark
17. What is main idea of paragraph two?
a. Janes father did not come from home
b. Janes father was afraid of the dark
c. Janes father got an accident
d. Janes father became more and more frightened
18. How long did Jane search her father?
a. One hour c. One day
b. Two hours d. Two days
19. What does him in after two long hours searching, she finally found him
refers to ... (Paragraph 2)
a. Jane c. Janes father
b. A woodcutter d. Janes mother
20. After two long hours searching, she finally found him. (The second
sentence of paragraph 2). The word searching could be substituted by ....
a. Looking
b. Looking for
c. Looking up
d. Looking after

Read the following text to answer questions 21 to 25.

A farmer came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it
home and looked after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about
his wasting too much time on the creature.
After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want the
farmer to have kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to
its nest.When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that
he went out to look for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted happily
by the whole family of the bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care and
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attention, the birds gave him a little box, and told him not to open it until he got
home.
To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his
wife saw them, she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see
the birds. The birds gave her a little casket; but this one was full of devils. The
devils jumped on her as soon as she opened the casket and chased her away.
Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a
hut of perfumed wood; and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.

21. The farmers new hut was ....

a. Well furnished
b. A gift from the birds
c. Built of perfumed wood
d. Built by the birds
22. Which of the following statements do you agree with?
a. The farmer chased his wife away
b. The farmer lived happily with his wife
c. The farmers wife took care of the bird
d. The bird was very thankful to the farmer
23. What is the main information discussed in the third paragraph?
a. The bird left the farmer
b. The birds welcomed the farmer
c. The farmer was so angry and went out to find the bird
d. The farmer was happy having got a box of precious stones
24. What do we learn from the text?
a. A gift shows kindness.
b. Sufferings bring happiness.
c. A good deed deserves a reward.
d. Arguing makes you distressed.
25. The word discovered (paragraph 3) means.
a. Proved
b. Found out
c. Saw
d. Believed

Read the following text to answer questions 26 to 30.

Once upon a time, there lived a group 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 crushed to death.
Then the king of rats decided to approach the elephants chief and
request him to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the
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elephants king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives the
rats were saved.
One day elephant hunters came to the jungle and tripped a group of
elephants in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of
rats. He summoned one of the elephant of his herd which had not been trapped, to
go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.
The rats king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut the
nets which had trapped the elephants herd. The elephants herd was totally set
free. They danced with joy and thanked the rats.

26. Who destroyed the homes of all rats?

a. Group of mice
b. The hunters
c. Elephant hunters
d. A group of elephants
27. Who helped the elephants herd free?
a. The hunter
b. A trapped elephant
c. A group of kings
d. Entire group of rats
28. Where did the story take place?
a. Deep in the writers mind
b. In the jungle
c. In the black forest
d. In the home of mice group
29. At the end of the story, how was the elephants herd?
a. Angry
b. Sad
c. Disappointed
d. Happy
30. The word summoned means .
a. Ordered to come
b. Offered to come
c. Asked to do
d. Forced to do

Read the following text to answer questions 31 to 35.

Once upon a time, there was a family lived near the river of Batang Arau
in West Sumatra. They were poor family. They earned their living by fishing.
They had a son named Malin Kundang.
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Malin Kundang loved their parents. His parents also loved him very much.
One day Malin Kundang decided to sail abroad. Her mother was so sad, but she
gave him permission because she wanted him to be sucessful.
Malin Kundang had become a rich man. He became a king and he had a
beautiful queen. It was not like her mother hoped, Malin Kundang didnt admit
that she was her mother. He said that he didnt have a poor mother like her. Her
mother was very annoyed. She cursed him to become a statue.
Malin Kundangs ship went back to sail. Suddenly there was a big storm.
The ship hit the coral. CRASH. The ship broke. Malin Kundang was under the
curse of her mother and he became a statue. Now, we can see the Statue of Malin
Kundang at the beach in Padang, West Sumatra.

31. Why Malins mother was so sad?

a. Malin loved her
b. Malin decided to sail abroad
c. Malin became a rich man
d. Malin had a beautiful queen
32. This statement is correct about the story, expect ....
a. Malins mother is kind
b. Malin became a king
c. Malin is rebellious son
d. Malins mother cursed Malin to be a building
33. His parents also loved him. (Paragraph 2).
The word his refers to ....
a. Malin Kundang
b. Malins mother
c. Malins father
d. The Queen
34. (1) He became a king and he had a beautiful queen. (2) It was not like her
mother hoped, Malin Kundang didnt admit that she was her mother. (3) Her
mother was very annoyed. (4) She cursed him to become a statue.
Which sentence describes a resolution to the conflict?
a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (3)
d. (4)
35. Now, we can see the Statue of Malin Kundang at the beach in Padang, West
Sumatra. (Paragraph 4).
The word we refers to ....
a. The Author
b. The Readers
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c. Malin Kundang
d. Malins mother

Read the following text to answer questions 36 to 40.

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house.
She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch
to let them. Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had
never tried to get rid of the children. I must find them, she said and set off into
the forest.
Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were
dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother
peeped though the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.
She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The
witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an
almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.
Children, I have come to save you, she said hugging them tightly. I have
done a dreadful thing. I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home
and become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother
became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived
happily ever after!

36. The story is about a stepmother who .

a. Cried every night
b. Planned to eat her children
c. Tried to run away from a witch
d. Saved her children from a witch
37. Which statement is TRUE about the step mother?
a. She was the witchs friend.
b. She loved her stepchildren.
c. She hit the witch with a broom.
d. She locked her children in a cage.
38. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word can be replaced by the word
a. Closed
b. Opened
c. Painted
d. Marked
39. Children, I have come to save you, she said.
The word she refers to ....
a. Hansel
b. Gretel
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c. The stepmother
d. The witch
40. How did the witch die?
a. She was burn in the oven.
b. She was trapped in a cage.
c. She was hit with a broom.
d. She was locked in her house.

Read the following text to answer questions 41 to 45.

A farmer came across a bird with a broken wing. He picked it up, took it
home and looked after it lovingly, even though his wife complained bitterly about
his wasting too much time on the creature.
After some time, the wing mended and, because the bird did not want the
farmer to have kept on arguing with his wife all the time, it decided to go back to
its nest.
When the farmer discovered that the bird was gone, he was so upset that he
went out to look for it. Eventually, he found it again, and was greeted happily by
the whole family of the bird. As a sign of their thanks for his care and attention,
the birds gave him a little box, and told him not to open it until he got home.
To his surprise, the farmer found the box full of precious stones. When his
wife saw them, she decided that she too deserved a reward, and she went to see
the birds. The birds gave her a little casket; but this one was full of devils. The
devils jumped on her as soon as she opened the casket and chased her away.
Left alone, the farmer went to live near his friend, the bird. There he built a
hut of perfumed wood; and the birds decorated it with flowers of every kind.
41. Which of the following statements do you agree with ?
a. The farmer lived happily with his wife
b. The farmers wife took care of the bird
c. The bird was very thankful to the farmer
d. The farmer chased his wife away
42. What is the main information discussed in the third paragraph?
a. The bird left the farmer
b. The birds welcomed the farmer
c. The farmer got a little casket from the birds
d. The farmer was so angry and went out to find the bird
43. The farmers new hut was ...
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a. Well furnished
b. Decorated luxuriously
c. Built of perfumed wood
d. A gift from the birds
44. The word discovered (paragraph 3) means
a. Proved
b. Found out
c. Saw
d. Believed
45. What do we learn from the text?
a. A gift shows kindness
b. A good deed deserves a reward
c. Sufferings bring happiness
d. Having no heart makes you isolated

Read the following text to answer questions 46 to 50.

Once upon a time, there was an old woman who lived in a very old hut
near a forest with her only daughter. The daughters name is Misna. She is
beautiful but she had envious heart.
One day she saw girl of her age passing by her hut. The girl was joining
her father hunting. She dressed in beautiful cloth. His fathers assistants respected
her. Misna could not sleep when she was remembering this. She was very angry
with her condition. She hated her hopeless mother.
In the morning she shouted at her mother. She wanted her mother to buy
the most beautiful gown in the markets for her. Of course her mother could not
afford it. Then she cried and cried. She did not want to eat anything. Her mother
was very sad. She decided to sell a piece of land, the only valuable thing that she
had. She bought her beloved daughter a very beautiful dress.
Misna admired herself. She wanted to show everybody that she was a
very beautiful girl. She asked her mother to bring her to another village. Along the
way, she smiled to everyone. People in the village thought that she was a princess.
They gave her a high respect and invited her to have meal in their house. Misna
enjoyed this and told everybody that she was princess and mother was maid. Her
mother was very sad but she kept her felling deep in the heart.
On the way home Misna met a handsome prince. He was interested in
her and wanted to marry her. Misna told the prince that her mother had died and
father went married to another woman. She was having a long trip with her loyal
maid. Listening to this, her mother was very upset. She cried loudly Misna was
very angry to her and told her to be away from her.
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Suddenly there was a heavy rain accompanied with big thunders.

Everyone run away to save themselves. Misna was very afraid. She cried. Her
mother wanted to help her but she did not want to at that time a big thunder hit her
to dead.
46. How was Misna? She was ....
a. An ugly girl
b. An bad girl
c. A good girl
d. A strange girl
47. When did she ask her mother a beautiful dress?
a. After she saw another girl with beautiful dress
b. On the way home she met a handsome prince
c. After her mother sold a piece of her land
d. When a heavy rain and big thunders came
48. How could her mother buy a beautiful dress for Misna?
a. From her saving
b. By robbed a bank
c. From her salary
d. By selling the only land she had

49. What happened at last?

a. Misna got married to a prince
b. Misna was wet in rain
c. Her mother bought her the most beautiful gown
d. A thunder hit Misna to dead

50. She is beautiful but she had envious heart

What is the synonym of the underlined word?
a. Honest
b. Jealous
c. Humble
d. Calm
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