The following text to answer questions 1 to 3!

ANNOUNCEMENT
SMP Ananda Bakti

Students of grade IX are welcome to attend a morning seminar on :

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION
You can learn a lot from Mr. Arifin Amir, a well-known education consultant.
Date : July, 27th, 2014
Time : 07.30
Venue : School main hall
Don’t miss this free event. Seats are limited.

To reserve your seat, please call Kemal : 0812 79795677 0r 081234576

1. The advantages of attending the seminar that students are able ….

a. To meet the education consultant
b. To prepare for the final examination
c. To teach strategies for the final examination
d. To get the free chance of joining the seminar
2. Who will come to the morning seminar?
a. Kemal
b. Mr. Arifin Amir
c. Students of class IX
d. All students of SMP Ananda Bakti
3. “To reserve your seat, please ….”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to….
a. Book
b. Buy
c. Get
d. Sit

The following text to answer questions 4 to 6!

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT

To : All students of SMP Mandiri

We would like to inform you, that we would be having the school holiday from Thursday 8 th to Saturday
10thAugust 2015.
During the holiday, our school has already made plans! We want to go camping in the Highlands (I
hope it doesn’t rain), to a place called Aviemore. It’s an outdoor centre where you can learn to climb, canoe
and fish and do all sorts of exciting things. Of course we have to take you to Edinburgh Castle and the
Festival too. Don’t worry; you aren’t going to be bored! The school pays for all students, so you are free of
charge. Don’t forget to take your changing clothes with you. it may be wet. For those who want to go, please
meet Mr. Kristian at the teacher’s office.

Sincerely Yours
Principal

4. What should the students do to join the activity?

a. To pay for the trip
b. To go to the teacher’s office
c. To meet the headmaster
d. To bring the changing clothes
 5. From the text we know that ….
a. There are at least 5 activities that the school offers
b. The students should bring their own food
c. The holiday will last for two days
d. The holidays won’t be excited

6. The text is written to ….

a. To give information about the activity on school holiday
b. To describe an outdoor activity on school holiday
c. To remind students about an outdoor activity
d. To announce the school holiday

The following text to answer questions 7 to 8!

ANNOUNCEMENT

SMP Pembangunan will celebrate its 17th anniversary on:

Day/ Date : Saturday, 17 February 2014
Place : Sport Hall
Time : 8.00 am – 11.00 am
To highlight this event, a special bazaar will be held together with music show of the school band
featuring the Indonesian idol Cynthia. All the teachers and students are supposed to attend this
celebration. For this reason all school extracurricular activities at school such as basketball, Martial art,
Football and English Sunday meeting will not be done for that day.

Principal,
Zikry Phatony SS, M.Pd

7. What did the school do to celebrate its anniversary?

A. To hold a special bazaar.
B. To have a martial art competition.
C. To do all extracurricular activities.
D. To highlight all events well.

8. The school did not have all the extracurricular activities on that day because … .
A. the sport hall would be used for the celebration of the school anniversary
B. all students had to attend the bazaar and buy everything sold in the event
C. there was an attractive music show performed by all students of the school
D. nobody was interested in playing basketball in the sport hall that day

The following text to answer questions 9 to 10!

ANNOUNCEMENT

To: All students of SMP Nusantara Jaya

To celebrate the Hero’s day, SMP Nusantara Jaya Student Organization will hold some interesting
programs such as English Speech Contest, Story Telling and Class Wall Magazine Competition.

Time : November 15, 2015, 8.00 a.m – 13.00 p.m

Theme : Hero

Registration: Haikal (VIII.B class)

The coordinator of this program
9. What does the text announce?
a. A student organization
b. An English Speech Contest
c. Interesting event
d. A Hero’s Day Celebration

10.Based on the text we can say that …

a. The programs will last for 5 hours
b. The programs will be held in the Hero Street
c. Two competitions will be held
d. Haikal is one of judges of the programs

Read the text and answer questions 11 and 12.

Dear Kartika
Our sincere Congratulations on your success as The Best Washington City Journalist 2009.
This will support you to write more articles.
The manager and staff of
Moonlight Publisher

11. What does Kartika do? She is a …

A. staff
B. manager
C. journalist
D. publisher

12. The text is written in order to …

A. congratulate Kartika on her success.
B. inform people about the best journalist.
C. tell people to congratulate Kartika.
D. invite people to come to the Moonlight publisher.

Read the text and answer questions 13 to 15.

It was Sunday morning December 26th 2004. The day that I would never forget forever. We went
to the beach in Meulaboh, Aceh. Many people were there when I arrived.
When we were enjoying the beautiful sunrise, suddenly we were shocked by a violent shake in the
ground. Everybody in the beach was panic. We soon realized that it was a very big earthquake
although it struck in a very short period of time.
After that, we saw the water going on into the middle of the sea. No wonder if there were many
kinds of fish left behind on the sand. We all seemed to be astonished by the view until we realized
that there was a huge wave coming towards us and destroying everything in its way.
I didn’t realize what had happened until I found myself hanging on a branch of a tree.

13. The text mainly discusses …

A. the story about terrible a earthquake
B. the writer’s experience with a big earthquake
C. the steps to avoid danger in your life
D. the description of a beach in Meulaboh

14. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. The writer saw many fish on the sand.
B. The view of the beach was very exciting.
C. The writer liked to see the wave in the sea.
D. Tsunami occurred and destroyed everything.

15. Everybody in the beach was panic because …

A. the sun rose brightly
B. there was an earthquake
C. the beach was very enjoyable.
D. there was an amazing view in the sea.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
FRIDAY January 25TH, 2010
There will be a girls’ basketball short meeting right after school this afternoon in the school
library. The meeting is expected to last around 45 minutes and finish by 5. Every member needs
to be present in this important meeting.
Should anyone unable to attend the meeting, find Mr. Elder for permission and further details
about the agenda.
Looking forward to seeing you all in the meeting.

16. When will the meeting start?

A. Around 4.05 p.m.
B. At about 4.15 p.m
C. At 4.50 p.m
D. At 5.00 p.m

17. What should a student do if she is not able to attend the meeting?
A. Go home.
B. Go to the library.
C. Ask for permission from Mr. Elder.
D. Let the class teacher know about her absence.