ENGLISH MIDDLE TEST PRACTICE

GRADE 9

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Tika : Can you spell the English alphabet fluently?
Kekey : _____________ I just learn a little about them.
a. I have no doubt about that
b. I am sure
c. Absolutely
d. I can’t say for sure
2. Joko : Can you save the building from the fire?
Fireman : ……………………..We are professional. We have experience
about it
a. Definitely
b. I doubt that
c. I can’t decide
d. I am not certain
3. Budi : ………..your sister usually …………….to this park every Sunday
morning?
Alia : yes,
a. is comes
b. does – come
c. does – comes
d. is – coming
4. The cake maker always …………his bread every 4 o ‘clock in the morning
a. baked
b. baking
c. bake
d. bakes

Rose Field Cleaning Day

1. Organised by rose field housing

2. Sunday, 2 august from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
3. Assemble at the playground

We will get to know our neighbourhood better

5. From the announcement above, which of the following statement is true?

a. The activity is organised for the children in the housing estate
b. It is a fund-raising activity by the residents of Rose Field
c. It is a community activity to clean up the neighbourhood
d. The activity will last the whole week
6. “Assemble at the playground.”
a. Join
b. Start
c. Relate
 d. Gather

Announcement

You must submit 2 identical natural colour photographs of yourself

taken within 30 days of this application. The photos must have a
white background, printed on thin paper, and not have been
retouched. They should should frontal profile showing the right side
of your face. The photo should not be larger than 5cmx5cm. With a
pencil, print your name, application number, and the date taken on
the back of each submitted photograph.
7. Which of the following is a requirement for the two photographs?
a. The background of the photographs are light yellow
b. They show the right side of the applicant’s face
c. They be taken the day before being submitted
d. The photos should be larger than 5cmx5cm
8. What should appear on the back of the photo?
a. The photographer’s name
b. The application number
c. The size of the photo
d. The paper type
e. The address

Shafira : Hi, morning, Rahma.

Rahma : Hello, Fira. Look out! _______________
Shafira : Yeah, it is. Shall we go to the beach?
Rahma : Brilliant idea. Let’s go. Cycling?
Shafira : Ok.
9. The suitable expresion to complete the dialogue is....
a. How dull the day is!
b. What a beautiful day it is!
c. How nice is it today!
d. What a long day!

Cecep : Hi, Yok, where are you going to?

Yoyok : I am going to Dina’s party
Cecep : Me, too. ______________(11). Your blackdress suits you very much. You
looks more handsome.
Yoyok : Thank you . you looks so lovely to. Your funny suit is very funky.
Cecep : You are welcome

10. Who will go to Dina’s party.

a. Yoyok will b. Cecep will c. They will d. No one
11. a. You look terrible c. You look tired
b. you look terrific d. You look horrible

Braised BBQ Beef Sandwich

Ingredients:
½ sandwich or burger buns
1/3 pound chuck roast, rinsed and dried
2 medium onions, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tomato (preferably a plum tomato?
Barbecue sauce
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:
1. Put oive oil in a pot. Then heat it on medium heat.
2. Cook the onion for about 5 minutes. Then, add the tomato
and barbecue sauce
3. Next, add the chuck roast and cook until the meat is very
tender, for about 3 hours. Stir occasionally.
4. Transfer the meat from thepot to a plate. Then, shred the
roast into small pieces with a knife and a fork.
5. Set the heat on medium-high until the liquid becomes thicker.
Uncover the pot. Don’t forget to stir it to prevent burning.
6. Put the meat back into the pan. Warm it thoroughly. Add salt
and pepper to taste. Serve the buns.
12. the text tells you about...
a. how to eat braised BBQ beef sandwich
b. how to make braised BBQ beef sandwich
c. the description of braised BBQ beef sandwich
d. the equipment needed to make braised BBQ beef sandwich
13. what do you need to cut the roast into small pieces?
a. A fork and a knife
b. A spoon and a fork
c. A fork and scissors
d. Scissors and a knife
14. “Warm it thoroughly”
What does the underlined word mean?
a. Completely
b. Carefully
c. Slowly
d. Briefly
 Pesto Pasta Salad

Ingredients:
4 cups of fusilli
1 cup of fresh basil pesto
2 tbsp green olives, chopped
1/3 cup of pine nuts
1 cup of frozen peas, defrosted
12 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved
Several fresh basil leaves, coarsely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper

Steps:
1. Cook fusilli with salted water
2. Remove fusilli from heat when it is cooked, but still firm. Strain
it with a colander.
3. Toast the oine nuts in a small pan over medium heat. When most
of the nuts have a blush of golden brown on them, move them to
a cool bowl. They will burn of you leave them in the pan.
4. Gently mix the fusilli with fresh basil pesto, green olives, and
pine nuts in a big bowl. Then, add cherry tomatoes, peas, basil
leaves, and olive oil. You can add salt and pepper, too.
5. Serve it at room temperature.

15. Which of the following is NOT the ingredients needed?

a. Peas c. Pine nuts

b. Pasta d. Blue olives

16. “Strain it with a colander.”

What does the underlined word mean?

a. Chop c. Mix
b. Sieve d. Stir

17. You _______ drive more carefully otherwise you’ll get into troubles.
a. Should b. Might c. May d. Can

You (18) ....... listen to music or watch TV when you study. You (19)..... on what
you have to do.

18. a. might not b. Must not c. Don’t have to d. Cannot

19. a. cannot concentrate c. May not
b. don’t have to concentrate d. Had better not concentrate
20. A: where is Katty?
B: I don’t know. She may be in her room reading books or she ...... be in the
kitchen cooking.
a. Might b. Had better c. Ought to d. Can