Read the following texts, then choose the
best answers!
Text 1
Early one morning, Umar was walking
to the bus stop to catch a bus to school. A
loud, screeching noise suddenly pierced the
air. Umar realized that there had been an
accident. A small boy was lying unconscious
on the road, and the car that had hit him had
already run away.
Umar was confused and frightened. “is
the boy dead?” Umar asked himself.
However, the boy was still breathing. Umar
could see that the boy had bruises all over his
face and arms.
Umar did not know what to do. Few
cars passed along this road at this time of the
day. The nearest house which he could go to
for help was his own, but it would take ten
minutes to walk there. Umar finally decided to
stay with the boy until somebody came by.
Time passed very slowly – so it
seemed to Umar. The boy was still
unconscious, and Umar prayed for the boy to
regain consciousness.
Umar sprang to his feet at the sound of
an approaching car. He waved frantically at
the driver to stop. Umar asked the driver,
“You will help this boy, won’t you, Sir?” The
driver was kind. He carried the injuried boy to
the car. Umar went with them to the hospital.
Later, the driver took Umar to the police
station to report the accident.
Umar had a lot to tell to his friends
that day at school. All his friends though
Umar was a very brave boy. “it was an
unforgettable incident, wasn,t it?” They asked
him.
“Yes, it was, “Umar replied. “it was a
terrifying experience, thought!”
1. What is the genre of the text?
a. Descriptive
b. Narrative
c. News item
d. Recount
e. Procedure
2. The purpose of the text is to ….
a. tell a past event
b. report a phenomena
c. entertain readers
d. describe Umar’s activity
e. discuss something
3. Umar and the helpful driver went to the
police station after they ….
a. stopped the approaching car
b. reported the accident they saw
c. brought the boy to the nearest
house
d. had seen the injured boy on the
road
e. had carried the injured boy to
the hospital
4. “Time passed very slowly”.( paragraph 4 )
This part of the text is called
a. Description
b. Event
c. Reorientation
d. Resolution
e. Orientation
5. What do Umar’s friends think about him
….
a. he is an honest boy
b. he is a kind boy
c. he is a coward boy
d. he is an easy going boy
e. he is a very brave boy
6. The old woman felt …. after she had
heard that her beloved son was seriously
injured in a terrible accident.
a. Delighted
b. Sorrow
c. Sadness
d. Regret
e. unconscious
7. The room is to narrow, we need a …. of
air in here.
a. Perfume
b. Light
c. Pipe
d. Breath
e. release
Text 2
“Once upon a time a hawk felt in love
with a hen. The hawk flew down from the sky
and asked the hen, “Won’t you marry me?”
The hen loved the brave, strong hawk
and wishes to marry him. But she said,
“Icannot fly as high as you can. If you give
me time, I may learn to fly as high as you.
Then, we can fly together.”
The hawk agreed. Before he went
away, he gave the hen a ring. “This is to show
that you have promised to marry me”, said the
hawk.
So it happened that the hen had
already promised to marry a rooster. So, when
the rooster saw the ring, he became very
angry. “Throw that ring away at once! Didn’t
you tell the hawk that you had already
promised to marry me?” shouted the rooster
.The hen was so frightened at the rooster
anger that she threw away the ring
immediately.
When the hawk came the next day, the
hen told him the truth. The hawk was so
furious that he cursed the hen. “Why didn’t
you tell me earlier? Now, You’ll always be
scratching the earth, and I’ll always be flying
above you to catch your children”, said the
hawk.
The curse seems to have come true.
8. What is the genre of the text?
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 a. Descriptive This part of the text called
b. Narrative a. Resolution
c. News item b. Event
d. Recount c. Orientation
e. Procedure d. Step
e. Major complication
9. Why couldn’t the hen say “yes” right
away? 16. After the passengers had been out from
a. because she did not love the the plane board, the stewardess collects
hawk the trash which may be …. By the
b. because she had no ring to passengers.
exchange a. Through
c. because it would make the b. set up
roaster angry c. saved
d. because the hawk was too d. throw
brave and strong e. thrown
e. because she had to learn how
to fly as high as the hawk 17. You needn’t to …., because we heard your
voice clearly.
10. What is the story about? a. Loud
a. A hen and a rooster b. Whisper
a. A hawk and his wife c. Louder
b. A hen and her children d. Shout
c. A rooster and his fiancé e. shouting
d. A hawk, a hen and a rooster
18. What is the tense that use on the
11. The hawk flew down from the sky and underlined text above?
asked the hen, “won’t you marry a. Past tense
me?”(paragraph 1). b. Perfect tense
What does the underlined utterance mean? c. Present tense
a. The hen wanted to marry the d. Past perfect tense
hawk e. Future tense
b. The hen refused to marry the
hawk 19. “Didn’t you tell the hawk that you’d
c. The hen agreed to be the already promised to marry me?”
hawk’s wife Shouted the rooster.
d. The hawk proposed the hen to Which word of the following words has
be his wife the closest meaning with the underlined
e. The hawk wanted to marry the word?
hen at the sky a. Loud
b. terrify
12. Why was the rooster angry when he saw c. speak
the ring? d. louder
a. The hen had betrayed him e. scream
b. The hen had stolen his ring
c. The hen didn’t wear her own ring 20. The hawk was so furious that he cursed
d. The ring was not good for the hen the hen. One of the following words is the
e. The ring was to small for the hen antonym of the underlined word.
a. Happy
13. What can we learn from the story? We b. Angry
have to …. c. Dissapointed
a. take care of our children d. Delighted
b. keep our promise e. regret
c. love one another
d. listen to other
e. marry soon

14. The hen loved the brave ….(paragraph 2)

This part of text called ….
a. Resolution
b. Event
c. Orientation
d. Step
e. Major complication

15. When the hawk came ….(paragraph 5)

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Text 3 How To Use A Public Telephone

How to make a Balloon Powered Rocket
You will need a balloon, sticky tape, sensors,
string, a plastic drinking straw.
1. Thread the string carefully through the
drinking straw.
2. The one end of the string to an object
(tree, door handle, post, and so on)
3. The other end of the string to
something ten meters away making
sure that the string is tight.
26. First,……the phone receiver.
4. Cut two pieces of sticky tape.
a. put of
5. Gently blow a little air into the
b. take
balloon.
c. push
6. Hold the end of the ballon tightly so
d. lift
the air does not escape.
e. pull
7. Tape the ballon firmly to the straw.
8. Blow more air into the ballon and
27. Then, ……..the coin (s)
again hold the end tighly.
a. Enter
9. Quickly release the end of the ballon
b. Move
and watch it travel along the string.
c. Deliver
d. Throw
21. What is the genre of the text? e. Change
a. Procedure
b. Exposition 28. Next,……the number you want.
c. spoof a. Dial
d. report b. punch
e. narrative c. read
d. press
22. What is the communicative purpose of the e. hit
text?
a. To tell the story of a balloon
29. wait for the dial …….
b. To retell the event a. Installed
c. To explain the steps how to make a b. Connecting
balloon power rocket c. Connected
d. To describe the balloon d. Relate
e. To inform the reader how to do e. relating
something
30. Finally,put the ….. back after you finish
23. What is the goal of the text? the call.
a. Telling about the balloon powered a. Caller
rocket b. Button
b. Making a balloon powered rocket c. Cable
c. Making a rocket power balloon d. Stick
d. Powered rocket with balloon e. receiver
e. Powered rocket is a balloon
31. David : “Hi….how do you do?”
24. “You will need a balloon, sticky tape, Martin : “………”
sensors, string, a plastic drinking, straw.” a. How do you do
What do we call this part of the text? b. I’m fine, and you?
a. Goal c. a and b are correct
b. Event d. Nice to meet you
c. Materials e. Not bad
d. Step
e. Coda 32. Pete : “How about having dinner
with me tonight?
25. How many materials are needed to make a Kate : “Thank you, I’d love to.
balloon powered rocket …. From the dialogue above we conclude
a. 3 that …..
b. 2 a. Kate declines the invitation
c. 4 b. Pete invites Kate to have dinner
d. 5 together

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d. Pete make a date with Kate
e. Kate love Pete
33. The boy : “……, madam.Would you
mind if I sit beside you?”
The old lady : “ By all means.”
a. Hi
b. Hello
c. Nice to meet you
d. Excuse me
e. How do you do
34. April : “my brother has got a
scholarship to continue his study in one of
prominent university in America.”
Ivone : “ ……………..”
a. I’m glad to hear that
b. it’s common
c. I’m not satisfied
d. I’m sorry to know that
e. I’m not surprise
f.
35. Cavin : “You know Rita’s father is
hospitalized for his serious illness.”
Barbara : “…………….”
a. She must be very sad
b. It’s boring
c. She must be very happy
d. it’s good idea
e. Excuse me
Text 4
JAMBI CITY, Jambi: A landslide hit a
village in Kerinci regency, paralyzing traffic
between Jambi and Sungai Penuh, the
regency’s capital. People traveling from
Sungai Penuh to Jambi and visa versa have to
take the Trans-Sumatra highway bypassing
Solok in the neighboring province of West
Sumatra, which costs them twice as much as
the regular fare.
A staff of the local transportation
office in Sungai Penuh said on Wednesday
that the landslide was caused by incessant rain
on Monday, which caused dirt and rocks to
cover and damage two sections of the road.
Herman, a driver of a passenger bus plying
the Jambi-Kerinci route, said that it took him
15 hours for the trip, five hours longer than
usual, and passengers were charged Rp
125,000, instead of the regular fare of Rp
50,000.The traffic between Jambi and Sungai
Penuh was expected to return to normal on
Thursday after the Kerinci administration
deployed necessary equipment to repair the
damaged road.
36. What hit a village in Kerinci regency?
a. landslide
b. An earthquake
c. A tidal wave
d. A mount eruption
e. A flood
37. what was the effect of thee natural
disaster to people traveling from Sungai
Penuh to Jambi vice Versa?
a. The travelling cost double
b. The travelling cost to Jambi became
cheaper
c. The travelling cost was still the same
d. The travelling cost becomes normal
e. There was no effect to the travelling
38. What was the cause of the disaster
according to a staff of local transportation
office in Sungai Penuh?
a. Tsunami
b. Rock
c. Dirt
d. Incessant rain
e. Traffic
39. How long did it take to travel along
Jambi-Kerinci route?
a. Fifteen hours
b. Fifty hours
c. Fifty five hours
d. Five hours
e. Ten hours
40. When was the traffic expected to return
to normal?
a. on Tuesday
b. on Wednesday
c. on Thursday
d. on Saturday
e. on Monday
Text 5
Tornado Wreaks Havoc in Semarang
Residents assess the damage after a tornado
damages 150 houses in the district of
Tembalag in Semarang, Central Java late on
Saturday afternoon.Three people were injured
and at least five of the houses in the
Sendangguwo and Tandang neighborhoods
were destroyed, while many others were
seriously damaged as the tornado ripped off
their roofs. Thoirin aka Jayeng, 40, a resident
whose house was leveled at the Sendang Asri
housing complex, said the winds hit about 4
p.m. “I saw this black wind coming and
becoming pointed into a funnel.
It suddenly approached and hit my house,” he
said. Tohirin’s wife, two children and mother-
in law were in the kitchen at the time when
the tornado known locally as “Ulur-ulur”
passed over their home, destroying the guest
and bedrooms. “It was as if the wind had
lifted my home up,” Thoirin said. The disaster
also destroyed the walls of four neighboring
houses. Many other homes in the area lost
their roofs and residents and neighbors had
started rebuilding on Sunday.
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Tembalang district head Dayat said the 3. Write the antonyms!
tornado also damaged a small mosque and Big x
felled power lines and about 50 trees. His Diligent x
office was still collecting data on the damage, Smart x
he said. Villagers said the tornado was the Strong x
worst to hit the district in living memory. Fast x
Semarang Mayor Sukawi Sutarip and his
wife, Sinto Sukawi, visited the scene on 4. Write about your daily routines 3
Sunday, accompanied by senior officials.“We sentences.
will provide the victims with assistance
immediately,” the mayoral spokesman 5. Describe your best friend completely!
Achyani said.

41. When did the tornado hit the district of

Tembalang in Semarang?
a. on Saturday morning
b. on Saturday afternoon
c. on Saturday night
d. on Sunday morning
e. on Sunday afternoon

42. How many houses were destroyed by the

tornado in the Sendangguwo and Tandang
neighborhoods?
a. less than five house
b. more than ten houses
c. five houses or more
d. exactly five house
e. three houses

43. The tornado hit the district?

a. at dawn
b. in the morning
c. in the afternoon
d. in the evening
e. at midnight

44. Which parts of Tohirin’s house were

destroyed?
a. the kitchen and guestroom
b. the guest rooms and the bathroom
c. the bedrooms and the kitchen
d. the guest and bedrooms
e. the living room and the bedrooms

45. Who rebuilt the damaged homes?

a. the residents
b. the residents and neighbors
c. the Tembalang District head
d. the mayor of Semarang
e. the mayoral spokesman

Essays
Answer the following questions correctly.

1. Make sentences using the following

pronouns!
a. My
b. Them
c. His
d. She
e. Your

2. Fill the blanks with suitable words!

I ……. to Tanah Abang to …….. some
………