Choose the best answers either A, B, C or D Sriyanta

The following text is for numbers 1 to 3

Because you have blessed us with friendship and love
We invite the pleasure of your presence
As we celebrate our marriage on
Saturday, 27th Feb 2016
At 7 p.m. – 10 p. m
Jasmine Hall, Bandung Raya Hotel
Jalan Sangkuriang no. 10 Bandung
Please join us and share our joy as
We celebrate a new life together.
With love,
Ahmad and Diana
1. When will the celebration be held?
4. How many activities will be done based on the text?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
5. From the text we can infer that....
A. The young girl may join the activities
B. The children can also join the activities
C. The young men may join the activities
D. The activities can only be followed by certain

A. On Saturday, 27th Feb 2016 people

6. What is the purpose of the writer to write the text?
B. At 7 a.m. – 10 a. m
C. At Bandung Raya Hotel
D. At Jalan Sangkuriang no. 10 Bandung
2. “We invite the pleasure of your presence.” The
synonym of the underlined word is … .
A. Absence
A. To remind people to join the National
Independence day activities
B. To inform people about the National
Independence day activities
C. To persuade all people to join running
competition

B. Attendance D. To tell people about bazaar activity

The following text is for question number 7
C. Existence

D. Appearance

3. The purpose of the text is to . . .

A. describe a marriage celebration.

B. invite someone to a marriage celebration.

C. tell someone about a marriage celebration.

D. ask for an opinion about a marriage 4. What is the message about?

celebration.
Text for questions number 4 – 6
ANNOUNCEMENT
To celebrate the National Independence Day we
will hold volley ball competition for beloved old
mothers of ours on:
Day/ Date : Sunday, August15, 2016
Place : Volley ball square
Time : 8.00 am – 11.00 am
A special bazaar will also be held after the game.
Running competition for 50 years old men up go
after it. Come and join. Don’t miss it!
Dolikan village leader,
A. A sick grandma
B. A delay of an activity
C. A working project
D. A great plan
The text is for questions numbers 8 and 9
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Additionally, NatraBurstTM help support lean muscle
mass with its concentration of high quality protein. C. Increase appetite
• Increase energy D. Promote healthy hair
• Reduce appetite 6. From the text, we can conclude that ...
• Promote Fat Loss A. NastraBurstTM contains less than 6
• Anti-Aging vegetables and fruits.
• Promote Healthy Skin B. We can decrease energy by consuming
NastraBurst.
BUY 2 GET 1 FOR FREE ON SELECTED STORE C. NastraBurst supplies many health benefits
5. What is the benefit of consuming Natra Burst? D. Buy 2 get 1 for free on every store
A. Promote fat loss

B. Decrease energy
Text for questions 10 and 11

10. Why does Deby write the letter to her aunty?
A. To state her promise.
B. To tell about her dream.
C. To inform her good news.
D. To ask her aunty to be a pediatrician.
B. He found them in another room.
C. He gave apparent reason.
D. He saw them moved.
13. Why did Jeff Gibson‘say sorry? Because he …
A. has moved Martin belongings to another

11. From the text we may infer that the writer was .... room.
B. was upset after the holiday
A. a student
C. used Martin’s belongings.
B. a lecturer
D. had no holiday
C. a pediatrician
D. a news reporter
The text is for numbers 12 and 13.
Text for questions 14 - 16
To : Martin
From : Jeff Gibson ENGLISH TODAY JAKARTA
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12. What did Jeff do to Martin’s belongings? studying English at aged 3, 4,5 and upwards.
A. He moved them to another room. Parents are often anxious to see their children
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wish to add extra private classes outside of the
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C. To train the parents and children in studying
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14. How long does English Today Jakarta have
experience?

A. 3 years.

B. 4 years.

C. 5 years.

D. 10 years.

15. From the text we know that ….

A. parents develop their English skills from an

early age

B. children wish to add extra private classes to

private teachers

C. the course provides private classes for children

of various nationalities

D. the course helps students to prepare for both

national and interntional school tests.

16.What is the purpose of the text?

The following text is for number 17 – 19.
Mr. Martin is my uncle. He is my mother elder
brother. He is my favorite among my mother’s
brothers. He is a very interesting man. He lives quite
near us with Aunt Angela and cousins, Anna and Bob.
I often go to their house.
He is about 45 with gray hair but he is still
quite good-looking. He is tall and well built. He has
black eyes and a strong face. He wears glasses
because he is short sighted. He takes them off when
he doesn’t work.
Uncle Martin is a textile engineer. He works for
a big firm in the city. He travels widely in his job. He is
an expert in solving problems with machines. At
present he is in the United States. He is visiting the
firm’s customers there.
17. What does the text tell us about?
A. The description of Mr. Martin
B. The biography of Mr. Martin
C. The house of Mr. Martin
D. The hobby of Mr. Martin
18. The main idea of the last paragraph is that Mr.
Martin is …
B. Because he is a very interesting man
C. Because he is in the United States.
D. Because he wears glasses.
The following text is for number 20 – 22
Long time ago, there were two men which
lived in the village. They didn’t have the parents.
They had passed away since ten years ago.
Two men were walking along one summer
day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and,
seeing a large tree nearby, they threw themselves on
the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the
branches, one man said to the other, “what a useless
tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can
it and we cannot even use its wood for anything.”
“Don’t be so ungrateful,” rustled the tree in reply.” I
am being extremely useful to you at this very
moment, shielding you from the hot sun. And you call
me a good – for – nothing!”
20. What was the function of the tree for the two men?
A. It had no leaves
B. It provided fruits
C. It provided shelter
D. It provided water

21. Why did the man complain to the other man?

A. a textile engineer
Because…
B. a very good uncle A. He thought the tree was useless
B. The tree was damaged
C. the writer’s favorite among his mother’s C. The man needed a drink
brothers D. The tree had no water
22. What can we learn from the story?
D. about 45 with gray hair but he is still good A. Don’t be a greedy man
looking B. Don’t see only the cover
C. The cover is very important
19. Why does Mr. Martin become the writer’s favorite
D. Grateful is useless
uncle? Text for questions 23 – 26.
Fantastic Holiday at Yogyakarta
A. Because he is an expert in solving his
Last week, I went to Yogyakarta with my
problem
family. My father drove the car. My mother sat
 beside him. My sister and I sat in the back seats.
We woke up early in the morning. My father
prepared the car in the garage while mother was
preparing food for breakfast and some snacks for
us. My sister and I packed some clothes. After
everything got ready and we had our breakfast,
we left the house at six o'clock.
It was about nine A.M. We arrived at
Yogyakarta. First of all we visited our uncle. We
stayed there for an hour. Then we went to
Parangtritis beach. We got there at eleven o'clock.
There were a lot of tourists because it was
holiday. I saw many foreign visitors too. My
parents watched us playing with sand in the
beach. We did not swim and take a bath since the
wave was rough. After having lunch, we went on
our tour to the museum and Malioboro shopping
centre.
We drove back to Semarang at 7 o'clock
and arrived home at ten. We were exhausted but
happy.
23. “We were exhausted but happy.” (par. 4)
The underlined word means extremely ....
A. tired
B. glad
C. pleased
D. satisfied
24. “We got there at eleven o'clock.” (par 3)
The underlined word refers to ....
A. Malioboro
B. the museum
C. Parangtritis beach
D. their uncle’s house
25. From the text we know that ... .
A. they arrived Yogyakarta at eleven o’clock
B. the writer and her family arrived home at night
C. the writer and her mother sat in the back seats
D. the writer’s parents played with the sand in the
beach
26. From the text we can conclude that they were in
Yogyakarta for ... .
A. an hour
B. seven hours
C. one day
D. two days
The following text is for number 27 – 29
How to Prevent Ebola Virus from Spreading
1. Avoid physical contact with people showing
and symptoms such as continuous high fever,
red eyes, vomiting and stomach ache.
2. Wash your hands regularly with soap and
clean water.
3. Don’t shake hands with persons showing sign
of Ebola.
4. Keep away from bats, monkeys, baboons and
dead animals.
5. Avoid eating bush, cook all food very well.
27. “… continuous high fever, red eyes, vomiting
and stomach ache.
What does the underlined word mean?
A. puking
B. ingesting
C. absorbing
D. swallowing
28. ” Wash your hands regularly … “
What does the word “your” refer to?
A. the reader
B. the people
C. the writer
D. the monkeys
29. The purpose of writing the text above is ….
A. to tell about ebola virus in the world.
B. to give direction to avoid the sign of Ebola.
C. to get information of Ebola Virus spreading.
D. to explain how to prevent Ebola Virus
spreading.
The following text is for numbers 30 - 33
Jasmine is an evergreen semi-vining shrub native
to tropical areas of Southeast Asia, Africa and
Australia. The plants are usually up to 3 meters
high and 2 meters wide.

Jasmine is a climbing vine with oval, shiny leaves
and tubular, waxy-white flowers. It has small white
star-shaped flowers. The Jasmine flower releases
its fragrance at night after the sun has set and
especially when the moon is waxing towards
fullness, thus it is associated with soothing peaceful
night-time moods. The leaves are oval rich green
and have five to nine leaflets, each up to 2½ inches
long.
The plant flowers from April to September. Jasmine
is propagated by cuttings of nearly ripe wood in
summer. Cuttings are planted in 3-inch pots within
4 weeks, then to 6-inches when pot is becoming
filled with roots. The soil should be kept moist but
well drained for optimum growth. Frequent pruning
is required to grow it as a shrub of desired size.
Pruning also helps keep an abundance of flowers,
since flowers are produced on new wood. It grows
in full sun to partial shade. Fertilize monthly with a
balanced fertilizer.
30. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
A. The life of jasmine
B. The characteristics of jasmine
C. How to cultivate jasmine
D. The advantage of jasmine
31. Why should we keep the soil moist? Because it is
for....
A. Frequent the pruning
B. Make it optimal in growing
C. Make it produces many flowers
D. Make it fertile
32. “The jasmine flower releases its fragrance at
night...” the underlined word refers to...
A. Jasmine plant
B. The leaves
C. Star shaped flower
D. Jasmine flower
33. What is the text about?
A. Jasmine
B. The evergreen plant
C. The fragrant flower
D. The bloom of jasmine
Text for questions number 34 - 36
Taman Sari also known as Taman Sari Water
Castle is a site of a former royal garden of the
Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It is located about two
km South within the grounds of the Kraton
Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Palace). Built in mid
18th century, the Taman Sari had multiple
functions, such as a resting area, a workshop, a
meditation area, a defense area and a hiding
place.
Taman Sari consisted of four district areas: a
large artificial lake with islands and pavilions
located in the West, a bathing complex in the
center, a complex of pavilions and pools in the
South, and a smaller lake in the East. Today the
only central bathing complex is well preserved,
while the other areas have been largerly
occupied by the Kampung Taman Settlement.
Since 1995 the Yogyakarta Palace Complex
including Taman Sari is listed as a tentative
World Heritage Site.
34. What is the main idea of the second pragraph?
A. There is a bathing complex in the center.
B. There are pools to the South of Taman
Sari.
C. There were four different areas in Taman
Sari.
D. There was a large artificial lake with islands
in it.
35. From the text we know that . . . .
A. some of Taman Sari areas have been used
as settlement
B. only the bathing complex is listed as the
World Heritage Site
C. there were only dwi functions of Taman
Sari for the Royal family
D. Taman Sari had a small artificial lake with
islands and pavilions
36. How far is Taman Sari from Yogyakarta Palace?
A. 1 kilometre
 B. 2 kilometres 37. How did Retna beat the giant?
C. 4 kilometres A. By asking him to get the red clouds for her.
D. 8 kilometres B. By using her power as a goddess.
Text for questions 37 – 40 C. By yelling and screaming to him.

A long time ago, there was a mean giant named D. By tricking him.

Bakuh. Every time he wanted to eat, he always looked 38. “They wanted to punish Bakuh.” (Par. 3)

for the animals. He ate almost all kinds of animals. The The word “they” refers to ….

And of course, the animals did not live peacefully. A. the people in the jungle
They were scared of Bakuh that would eat them.
B. the gods and goddess
Slowly, the numbers of animals were
decreasing. And finally there was no animal left in the C. the humans
jungle. Bakuh started to go to the villages. He wanted
D. the animals
to eat humans!
The gods and the goddess in the heaven were 39. “Slowly, the numbers of animals were decreasing.”
angry. They wanted to punish Bakuh. Therefore they (Par. 2)
sent one beautiful goddess. Her name was Retna
Lestari. What is the synonym of the underlined word?

Bakuh was in love once he saw Retna and he

A. Reducing.
proposed her.
B. Improving.
"l'll do anything for you, Retna. Will you marry
me?" C. Repeating.
"Anything? OK. I’ll marry you if you can help me
D. Developing.
to get the red cloud when the sun sets. But I don't want
you to get it for me. I don't want your sharp nails to
40. From the story we can learn that … .
tear the clouds." She replied.
A. giant is unbeatable
" So, what do I have to do?" Bakuh asked.
B. nothing can beat the strength
Retna asked the giant to lie down with his face
C. no one has more strength than giant
downward, then she stood on his back to reach the
D. smartness can be more powerful than strength
clouds. She told Bakuh that she needed some stones
Fill the blanks with the right words!
to stand on so that she could reach the clouds. Since
Sea transportation that is commonly used is the
Bakuh was in love, he just agreed.
ship. People consider Ships become alternative
Retna immediately put some stones. With her
choice for those who must cross the ocean to get
power as a goddess, she could put many stones on
to the destination. Today, people can travel by
his back easily.
ship more (41) … than 20 year ago. They can
Slowly, all Bakuh's body was covered by stones.
watch TV all day long or have a chat with other
Retna Lestari put two very big stones, one on his head
(42)… on deck or they can (43) … around the
and one on his feet. Bakuh could not breathe. He
ship. Besides that, the boat ticket price is also
wanted to stand up but he could not do it. He then
affordable. But not for a cruise.
realized that Retna Lestari already tricked him. He just
yelled and screamed!
41. A. comfortably
Nowadays, those two big stones known as
B. boringly
Merapi and Merbabu mount.
 C. relaxingly southern Bandung area, who owned his little plot of land
D. excitingly and worked on it himself, producing (45….)income to
42. A. ship crews support his family. He was a prominent leader of
B. Passengers Indonesia's nationalist movement during the Dutch
C. Ship captain colonial period, and (46…..) over a decade under Dutch
D. Ship guard detention until released by the invading Japanese
43. A. Run forces.
B. Sit
C. Jump (http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/572207/S

D. walk ukarno)

For questions number 44 – 46, complete the

passage with the suitable words provided. 44. A. he

Soekarno was the leader of the country's struggle for B. him

independence from the Netherlands and was C. his

Indonesia's first president from 1945 to 1967. He was D. himself

first exposed to nationalist ideas while living under 45. A. many

Tjokroaminoto. Later, while a student in Bandung, B. much

(44……)immersed himself in Western, communist, and C. little

Islamic political philosophy, eventually developing his D. sufficient

own political ideology of Indonesian-style socialist self- 46. A. spend

sufficiency. He began styling his ideas as Marhaenism, B. spent

named after Marhaen, an Indonesian peasant he met in C. spends

D. pending
47. Arrange the following jumble words into a good sentence.

English – for – I – 30 – lesson – have – minutes – written

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A. 3–6–8–5–1–2–4–7
B. 3–6–8–1–5–2–4–7
C. 1–5–6–8–2–3–4–7
D. 1–5–8–6–2–3–4–7

48. Arrange the following jumble words into a good sentence.

because – them – Sharks – defend – themselves – need to – they – help – have no

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 3 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 9 – 8 – 2
B. 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 9 – 8 – 2
C. 7 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 9 – 8 – 3
D. 7 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 3 – 8 – 9 – 2
49. Rearrange these jumbled sentences into a good paragraph.
1. She can just quickly identify persons she knows well by smelling him.
2. Molly is my beloved dog.
3. Even though she has a strong body, she has a friendly face.
4. When she recognize one’s sweat she knows, she will soon be pampered.
5. She has a very good memory too.
6. She is cute with black and brown spots across her body.
A. 1-2-5-6-3-4
B. 2-6-3-5-1-4
C. 2-5-6-4-1-3
D. 2-6-4-3-1-5

50. Arrange the following sentences into a meaningful passege.

How to use a food processor
1. Close and hold the cover tightly.
2. Put the vegetables or other ingredients you want to blend inside of it.
3. Wait until it is finished.
4. Press the button fully processed to make it work.
5. Open it up, and pour the food into a cup
6. Make sure the food processor is plugged in, clean and in working condition.

A. 2-6-1-4-5-3
B. 6-2-1-4-3-5
C. 6-1-2-4-3-5
D. 2-1-6-4-5-3
49. Rearrange these jumbled sentences into a good paragraph.
1. She can just quickly identify persons she knows well by smelling him.
2. Molly is my beloved dog.
3. Even though she has a strong body, she has a friendly face.
4. When she recognize one’s sweat she knows, she will soon be pampered.
5. She has a very good memory too.
6. She is cute with black and brown spots across her body.
A. 1-2-5-6-3-4
B. 2-6-3-5-1-4
C. 2-5-6-4-1-3
D. 2-6-4-3-1-5

50. Arrange the following sentences into a meaningful passege.

How to use a food processor
1. Close and hold the cover tightly.
2. Put the vegetables or other ingredients you want to blend inside of it.
3. Wait until it is finished.
4. Press the button fully processed to make it work.
5. Open it up, and pour the food into a cup
6. Make sure the food processor is plugged in, clean and in working condition.

A. 2-6-1-4-5-3
B. 6-2-1-4-3-5
C. 6-1-2-4-3-5
D. 2-1-6-4-5-3