SIMULASI PAKET 1

The following text is for questions 1 – 3.

SMP Harapan Semarang, hereby announce the appointment of

Mr. Hernawan Santosa
as our new principal

Mr. Hernawan Santosa began his career in SMP Prima, Semarang before joining
SMP Harapan Semarang. He brings a wealth of experiences in teaching English as
foreign language. He is good at managing schools, too.

Mr. Hernawan Santosa holds a degree from the University of Columbia, USA. He
is also good at speaking German and Chinese. With his accomplishment he will
play a crucial role to lead our school as the best one.

Chairperson of Harapan Foundation

Priharsaya Nugraha

1. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

A. To announce the events held in SMP Harapan.
B. To give a personal information about Mr. Hernawan Santosa.
C. To give an announcement about the new principal of SMP Harapan.
D. To explain about Mr. Hernawan Santosa’s experiences in teaching English.

2. Based on the text, we can conclude that Mr. Hernawan Santosa …

A. can speak three foreign languages.
B. went to China to learn the language.
C. was an English teacher in SMP Harapan.
D. is the chairperson of Harapan Foundation.

3. He will play a crucial role to lead our school as the best one.
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. great
B. exciting
C. wonderful
D. important

The following text is for questions 4 – 5.

Dear Leoni

I put your dictionary on your desk. Sorry I could not give it directly to you because I had to
meet Mr. Afgan to submit my paper. Thanks for lending it to me and John.

Your friend,

Vina
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4. The message is written to ….

A. request Leoni to return Vina’s dictionary
B. ask Mr. Afgan to lend a dictionary to Vina
C. ask Leoni to submit her paper to Mr. Afgan
D. inform Leoni that Vina has returned her dictionary

5. Vina … for not being able to meet Leoni in person.

A. likes
B. regrets
C. cheers
D. forgets

The following text is for questions 6 -8.

Dear Riko

I’m really sorry that I have to delay our plan to visit the museum this weekend. There is
something urgent. My mother is hospitalized because of malaria. Perhaps we can reschedule it.
What about the following week? Please let me know. Thank you.

Regards
Roby

6. What does Roby write the text for?

A. To inform Riko that his mother is hospitalized.
B. To ask apology for not joining the museum visit.
C. To apologize for delaying the plan of Museum visit.
D. To remind their visit to the museum this weekend.

7. What should Riko do after reading the text?

A. Preventing himself from malaria.
B. Responding to Roby’s message.
C. Visiting Roby’s mother.
D. Visiting the museum.

8. “Perhaps we can reschedule it.”

The underlined word refers to ….
A. the plan to visit the museum
B. the plan of rescheduling
C. something urgent
D. malaria disease

The following text is for questions 9 - 11.

VISITING HOURS

 Family who are banded have unlimited visitation.

 All other guests can visit from 11 am to 8.30 pm.
 Only two guests allowed in the patient room at a time.
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9. What is the purpose of writing the text?

A. To ban the under-aged visitors.
B. To inform about the visitation policy.
C. To persuade the visitors to be on time.
D. To know the number of guests coming.

10. What should a group of visitors do to be allowed to enter a patient’s room?

A. Coming earlier from the suggested schedule.
B. Asking permission from the director.
C. Dividing the group into pairs.
D. Cancelling their visit.

11. Under-aged visitors are not allowed to enter the room … they might be easily infected
by a disease.
A. as
B. so
C. but
D. although

The following text is for questions 12 and 13.

To : My friends
For a long time, I have been waiting for this special
day. Finally, it is coming. I will be 17.
Please come and celebrate it.
Monday, December 24th 2018
at 4 p.m.
Sandra’s home
2 Gurameh street, Batang
Regrets only 0824567854 before December 20th 2018

12. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To inform someone about a party celebration.
B. To congratulate someone on her birthday.
C. To invite someone to attend a party.
D. To describe a birthday party.

13. What should an invitee do if he cannot come to the party?

A. Texting or calling the phone number stated in the invitation.
B. Asking a friend to tell about his absence to Sandra.

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C. Coming to Sandra’s house to express his regret.

D. Announcing his absence on Sandra’s web.

The following text is for questions 14 - 16.

14. The advertisement might be interesting for those who ….

A. have problem with digestion system
B. want to consume organic food
C. own a food stall at schools
D. are having a diet

15. From the text we get information that Max ....

A. has high quality of calcium and vitamin D
B. contains very low fat and vitamin D
C. is only good for certain students
D. contains much trans fat

16. ‘Introducing Improved Generation Max Products’

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. lighter
B. upper
C. better
D. lower

The following text is for questions 17 – 19.

Safira is my beloved niece. She is in grade 5. She has a skinny body. I know that she is not
keen on eating. This sounds quite strange, because she has a lot of activities.
Safira doesn't live near me. His family lives in Singkawang, West Kalimantan. I think
she is very lucky growing up in a small city which still concerns a lot to the culture.

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Traditional dance is her highlights. She learned to dance since she was in grade 1. Thus,
many trophies and certificates have been her collection.
She is a bright student, too. She never loses top ranks. I envy my sister sometimes
because she has much time to raise and educate Safira at home. Safira is talented in arts. She
trains to play the piano well, too. Her Father's colleague is her piano teacher. Recently, she
won in Batik Painting in a contest among schools and represented the city to the province
level. She is polite, and nice, too. I think, I really get a wonderful niece

17. Why did the writer write the text?

A. To describe traditional dance from West Kalimantan.
B. To share the tips to be top ranks at school.
C. To tell the importance of preserving Batik.
D. To praise the writer's niece named Safira.

18. According to the text, Safira is talented in arts because ....

A. she is a bright student
B. she never loses top ranks in class
C. her mother has much time to be with her
D. she plays piano well and has won a Batik painting contest

19. "Her father's colleague is her piano teacher."

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. assistant
B. work mate
C. best friend
D. senior-associate

The following text is for questions 20 – 22.

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20. By reading the text, a reader will notice about …the product.
A. the places to buy
B. the length of using
C. the function of and how to use
D. the ingredients and the price of

21. What is the function of the product?

A. To make the skin glow.
B. To make people calm.
C. To protect the skin from the sunburn.
D. To relieve itching and simple skin irritations.

22. ‘For external use only.’

The underlined word means the outer … of something.
A. flesh
B. point
C. surface
D. muscles

The following text is for questions 23 – 25.

Dear, Bobby
You have made us all proud, with your sincere determination and serious efforts. With the same
spirit and zeal, you shall always make us proud. Well done and Congratulations on getting the
highest score for your final exam.

Rania

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23. Why does the writer write the text?

A. To describe Bobby’s success.
B. To ask Bobby always success.
C. To encourage Bobby to be success.
D. To congratulate on Bobby’s success.

24. From the text we can infer that ....

A. Rania and Bobby are classmates
B. Bobby got the best result in the final exam
C. Bobby will get a lot of prizes from the school
D. Rania and Bobby will continue their study together

25. ... with your sincere determination and serious efforts.

The underlined word has closest meaning to ....
A. solution
B. purpose
C. bravery
D. perseverance

The following text is for questions 26 – 29.

Benteng Pendem (Indonesian for "Buried Fort"; Dutch: Kustbatterij op de Landtong te
Tjilatjap) is an abandoned Dutch fortress in Cilacap Regency, Central Java.

Around the fortress there are 11 places where cannons were originally sited. The
fortress includes a prison, a two-story ammunition hold, a 113-metre long tunnel with
four entrances, a barracks building with fourteen chambers, a clinic, and 330 metres of
fortifications. These structures, constructed of brick which is covered in plaster, are
located under 1–3 metres of dirt, giving the fortress its popular name; from a distance,
the buildings resemble mounds. They are generally in poor condition owing to exposure
to the elements, particularly sea water and moisture.
The fort which is now known as Benteng Pendem, began construction in 1861. At the
time, the port of Cilacap was an important one for the transportation of goods
from Yogyakarta and Purworejo, and thus defended well for its strategic importance;
another fortification from this period can be found in Karang Bolong, Nusa
Kambangan.
The fortress began operations in 1879, and held numerous prisoners – both civilian
and military – while occupied by the Dutch. After 1965, Benteng Pendem was left
unused, and fell into disrepair and was covered in sand. Around this time the Pertamina
storage facilities were built, taking land which had belonged to the fortress. It was
excavated in 1986, and, after a year of preparations, the fort was opened to tourists by
the Cilacap regional government in 1987. In 2002 and 2005, dangerously dilapidated
areas of the fortress were fenced off. By 2013 Benteng Pendem had become the area's
prime tourist destination, as well as a Cultural Property of Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benteng_Pendem_(Cilacap)

26. The writer’s intention in writing the text is to ....

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A. show how the fort was constructed

B. persuade the readers to visit the site
C. describe the fort and introduce it
D. describe what a fort is

27. What made the fort in a bad condition?

A. The sands.
B. The visitors.
C. The Dutch colonialism.
D. The sea water and moisture.

28. “The fortress began operations in 1879, and held numerous prisoners – both civilian and
military – while occupied by the Dutch.” (Paragraph 4)
The sentence tells ... of the Dutch towards Indonesian people at that time.
A. the cruelty
B. the kindness
C. the generosity
D. the colonialism

29. “They are generally in poor condition owing to exposure”. (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word refers to ....
A. the places
B. the structures
C. the buildings
D. the elements

The following text is for questions 30 – 33.

Henry Ford was a famous American engineer and car manufacturer. He was born on a
farm in Dearborn in Michigan in 1863.
He was the first man to mass produce cars at a price which people could afford.
Although at first he made automobiles that only rich people could afford, he wanted to build
a car that was cheap enough for most families to own and in 1903 he succeeded.
Ford was very interested in horseless carriages. He decided to build one himself. He
began to experiment with engines until his first car was made in 1893. Night after night he
would work on it like a madman. At last in 1896 the vehicle was ready for a trial run. He
then ran it round the block. It went well. Finally, in 1903 the motor company was founded.
The thing that made his company famous was his mass production line. Instead of
having each person build the entire motor car, he had one person doing their own small job.
Because this saved a lot of time and money, Ford could offer more cars to the American
public at a lower price than anyone before him.

30. What does the text tell us about?

A. Henry Ford and his company.
B. The Ford Motor Company.
C. An effective car company.
D. Ford cheap motor cars.

31. From the text we can infer that before Ford established his company, the cars were ….

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A. very expensive
B. very cheap
C. abundant
D. a lot

32.“Because this saved a lot of time and money...”

The underlined word refers to….
A. the entire motor cat
B. mass production line
C. his famous company
D. the workers’ small job

33. What does paragraph 3 (three) tell us about?

A. People who helped Henry Ford.
B. Ford’s struggle to gain his dream.
C. Ford’s strategy to produce a cheap car.
D. The kinds of car produced by the company.

The following text is for questions 34 – 37.

You will need:

 Computer with CD or DVD writer drive.
 Optical media authoring programme.
 Blank recordable CD or DVD.
Steps:
1. Determine the type of movie output that you would like. The burning process for a
CD movie output is different from that of a DVD.
2. If you want to burn a CD format movie, go to step 9. For a DVD format output, make
sure that a blank recordable DVD media is in the burner.
3. The source movie file must be stored in the hard drive. Even if you have two CD or
DVD drives, it is still advisable to copy it to the hard drive for faster and more stable
data transfer rates during the burning process.
4. Since DVD movie formats use different streams for the audio, video and even the
subtitle, the raw movie must first be converted to a DVD format before it can be
burned.
5. Launch the video converter programme and convert the raw movie file into a DVD
format.
6. Open your authoring programme and select the option to burn a movie.
7. Click on the burn button to begin authoring process.
8. Once the burning procedure is completed and the disc is finalized, the application
will eject the optical media. Insert it into a stand-alone media player to test the end
product.
9. Burning a CD format movie is quite straightforward since both audio and video
streams are stored in the same file. To begin burning a CD movie, skip the conversion
process and proceed from step 6 to step 8.

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34. The text is about how to ….

A. convert a DVD movie
B. burn movies on a CD/DVD
C. copy DVD movies into hard drive
D. launch a video converter programme

35. Why should we copy the source file into the hard drive before burning the
movie?
A. To transfer data more quickly and steadily.
B. To make the movie burning process longer.
C. To get the best movie output.
D. To transfer data completely.

36. What should we do after opening the authoring programme?

A. Insert it into a stand-alone media player.
B. Click on the burn button.
C. Launch the converter.
D. Skip the process.

37. “… the raw movie must first be converted to a DVD format before it can be
burned” (Step 4)
The underlined word refers to ….
A. DVD movie
B. a DVD format
C. the raw movie
D. different streams

The following text for questions 38 to 41

Long time ago, lived a young elephant in a jungle. He was a nice friendly elephant, so he had
a lot of animal friends in the jungle.
One day, some guards of the nearby kingdom caught the elephant and brought it to
their king. The king used the elephant as the ride for walking around his kingdom and for
battles as well. The king loved the elephant very much that he told everybody in the
kingdom to love and respect the elephant because he was a brave animal. Soon, the elephant
became proud of himself. He refused to play with other animals.
One day, the king went around his kingdom on his elephant. The elephant was
wearing a great costume and everybody along the street admired him. The elephant enjoyed
it very much.
Suddenly, a little mouse passed the street. The mouse was so surprised to see the big
animal near him that he made squeaky sound. The elephant was so surprised to see the
mouse, he was scared too. He saw the wide-open eyes and mouth of the mouse. The
elephant ran as fast as he could.
The king yelled, “Stop! Stop it. You will drop me down. Hey, stop, you stupid
animal!”
But the elephant didn’t hear anything. The big animal was too scared of the little mouse.

38. What does the story tell us about?

A. A proud elephant.
B. A scary mouse.

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C. A lonely ride.
D. A wise king.

39. How did the elephant come to the palace?

A. Some guards caught and brought him to the kingdom.
B. The king saw him in a battle and took him home.
C. He wanted to have a home in the city.
D. The king liked him so much.

40. asked running the elephant The king to stop

1 2 3 4 5 6
The above words will be best arranged as follows ….
A. 4–6–3–5–1–2
B. 4–1–2–5–6–3
C. 4–1–3–5–6–2
D. 4–1–2–3–6–5

41. What might happen if the elephant kept running as fast as he could?
A. The king might be fallen off.
B. The elephant might get injured.
C. The mouse might be stepped on.
D. The elephant might hit something.

The following text is for questions 42 – 45.

ORANGUTAN

Orangutan, great ape of Southeast Asia. Its name means “man of the jungle” in
Malay, an Indonesian language. Orangutans live only on the island of Borneo and in the
northern corner of the island of Sumatra.
The orangutan spends most of its time in trees, using its long arms and hook-shaped
hands and feet for grasping branches and vines. It seldom ventures to the ground, but when
it does, it walks on all fours.
Orangutans are characterized by coarse, long, reddish-brown fur. Male orangutans
average about 95 cm in length and about 77 kg in weight. Females are smaller, reaching
about 78 cm in height and weighing only about 37 kg. The male has puffy cheeks and a
hanging throat-pouch. This pouch contains air sacks that help produce a groaning, bubbling
call, which can be heard at least 1 km away.
Half of the orangutan’s diet consists of fruit, but these animals also eat young leaves,
soft inner bark, termites, eggs, and occasionally monkeys. Orangutans accumulate fat in
winter to prepare for the monsoon season in April through October, when food is scarce.
Orangutans are solitary creatures. Except when mating, adults usually travel and
forage for food independently. When a female is ready to mate, she will seek out an adult
male. The pair will stay together for several days until the female is pregnant, then they will
solitary again. The gestational period for orangutans is just under nine months, nearly the
same as in human beings. Females give birth to a single infant about once every four to eight
years. Infants stay very close to their mothers for the first three years until they are weaned.
They spend the next three to five years becoming increasingly independent of their mother,
gaining complete independence at about eight years of age.

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Although it is illegal to kill, own, or export orangutans, poaching continues. Also, the
orangutan habitat is rapidly diminishing as a result of large-scale logging and burning of
forests. The massive forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo in 1997 and 1998 killed thousands of
orangutans and destroyed the habitat of thousands more, endangering the survival of the
species.

(adapted from Encarta Encyclopedia)

42. How do male orangutans produce a groaning and bubbling call?

A. By the help of the hanging throat-pouch they have.
B. By shouting loudly for at least 1 km.
C. By practicing among their group.
D. By having the puffy cheeks.

43. What happens during the monsoon season?

A. It is the mating time for orangutans.
B. It is hard for orangutans to find food.
C. Orangutans accumulate fat in winter.
D. Orangutans find a lot of food on woods.

44. What endangers orangutans?

A. The heavy rains during the winter.
B. Other animals such as tigers and lions.
C. Pouching, illegal logging, forest fires, killing.
D. Deadly diseases such as malaria and typhoid.

45. What is the advantage of reading the text?

A. To learn about orangutans’s behaviour and how to protect them.
B. To know the government’s struggle in preserving orangutans.
C. To tell about the kinds of orangutans in Indonesia.
D. To spot the habitat of orangutans in Indonesia.

The following text is for questions 46 – 49.

TWO GOATS
Over a river there was a very narrow bridge. One day a goat was
crossing this bridge. Just at the middle of the bridge he met another
goat. There was no room for them to pass. "Go back," said one goat to
the other, "there is no room for both of us".

"Why should I go back?" said the other goat. "Why should not you go
back?"

" You must go back", said the first goat, "because I am stronger than
you."

"You are not stronger than I", said the second goat.

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"We will see about that", said the first goat, and he put down his horns
to fight.

"Stop!", said the second goat. " If we fight, we shall both fall into the
river and be drowned. Instead I have a plan- I shall lie down, and you
may walk over me."

Then the wise goat lay down on the bridge, and the other goat walked
lightly over him. So they passed each other, and went on their ways.

(Taken from www.kidsgen.com)

46. How was the bridge?

A. Spacious
B. Narrow
C. Large
D. Long

47. Why did not the first goat go back?

Because ....
A. he felt stronger than the second goat
B. he liked to walk on the bridge
C. the first goat fought him
D. the bridge was fragile

48. “Then the wise goat lay down on the bridge, … .” (Last paragraph)
The underlined word has similar meaning to … .
A. prudent
B. good
C. loyal
D. nice

49. What can we learn from the story?

A. We should work together to gain success.
B. We must let others walk on our head.
C. We shouldn’t fight just for grass.
D. We must keep our principle.

The following dialogue is for question 50.

Dona : I’m leaving for Jakarta next week.
Reno : Do you have anything to do there?
Dona : Yup! I’m going to join an audition.
Reno : An audition?
Dona : Yes, for the newest film about teenager life.
Reno : Well, good luck, then.
Dona : Thanks.

50. Why did Reno say “Well, good luck, then”?

A. To wish Dona’s success in the audition.

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B. To persuade Dona to leave for Jakarta.

C. To show Dona that he cares of her.
D. To ask Don to join the audition.

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