GREETING CARDS

Read the text and answer questions!

Finally, You did it!

You have finished your study with cum laude.

Your achievement proves you’re the best!
You really deserve it, buddy.

CONGRATULATION !

1. The writer sent this card because …

A. he/she completed the program of his/her school.
B. he/she got the best achievement at his/her school.
C. his/her friend won a competition at school smoothly.
D. his/her friend has graduated with the best achievement

2. “You really deserve it”

The underlined word refers to …
A. achievement
B. study
C. congratulation
D. buddy

3. You really deserve it, buddy. The underlined word means….

A. Brother
B. Sister
C. Friend
D. Child

CONGRATULATIONS

HENRY
Ever since Mom and Dad heard about your fantastic exam results.

4. “….about your fantastic exam results.”

The word fantastic in the sentence means….
A. Poor
B. Enough
C. Bad
D. Excellent
5. “….your fantastic exam results.”
The word your refers to….
A. Mom
B. Dad
C. Henry
D. Mom and Dad.

6. From the text, we know that the writer wants to….the excellent result of his
examination.
A. inform Henry about
B. congratulate Henry on
C. laugh at Henry because of
D. remind Henry to announce

Dear Nadia,
May I wish you health, happiness,
and success in your life.
Happy birthday.
December 9, 1995
December 9, 2008
Love,

Siska

7. Who is the sender of the card?

A. Nadia
B. Siska
C. Ratna
D. Nanda

8. How old is Nadia?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15

Congratulations
The management and staff of Suara Mereka Post wish
to congratulate our editor:
Bimo Raharjo
on his marriage to
Ana Roihana
on August 15, 2009 in Jepara
God brings you together as husband and wife. May
He bless your home and hearts with all happiness
9. The purpose of the text is to congratulate on ….
A. the movement of a new house
B. the new editor of Suara Mereka Post
C. the reunion of a couple of husband and wife
D. the marriage of the editor of Suara Mereka Post

10. Which statement is true according to the text?

A. Bimo Raharjo works for Suara Merdeka Post
B. Bimo Raharjo and Ana Roihana are an old couple
C. Ana Roihana is a staff of Suara Mereka Post
D. Bimo Raharjo and Ana Roihana moved to a new house

To : Panji
You have won the badminton competition
impressively. Congratulations on your
success!
You deserve it
11. What is the card about ?
A. Expressing gratitude
B. Congratulating someone
C. Inviting someone
D. Asking for clarification

12. “You deserve it”

The underline word refer to . . .
A. The badminton competition
B. The congratulation
C. The success in the competition
D. The impressive game

Dear Dony,

Wish you a very happy birthday.

May today be your starting day for a happy life.

Yours,
Ana

13. The word “ happy” has similar meaning with….

A. Sad
B. Safe
C. Harm
D. Glad
14. Why does Ana send the card ?
A. It’s Ana’s birthday.
B. It’s Dony’s birthday.
C. It’s Ana’s marriage.
D. It’s Dony’s marriage.

15. “ May today be your starting day….”

The underlined word refers to….
A. The writer
B. The reader
C. Doni
D. Ana

CONGRATULATIONS
ON YOUR SUCCESS
IN ENGLISH SPEECH OLYMPIAD 2009
Your best friend,

Benk Stiaji

16. Who was the card sent to?

A. Benk Stiaji
B. Stiaji’s friend
C. An Olympic athlete
D. The speech committee

17. Why did the writer send the card?

A. To encourage her friend
B. To make her friend happy
C. To congratulate his friend
D. To join the English contest

to : Hanifah
Congratulation on your success in poetry reading competition
we are so proud of you

Mum and Dad

18. Who sent the card?

A. Hanifah’s pals
B. Hanifah’s teacher
C. Hanifah’s parents
D. Hanifah’s fans
 To : Panji

You have won the badminton Competition impressively.

Congratulations on your success!

Your pal,

Roni

19. The card is about….

A. asking for clarification
B. congratulating someone
C. inviting someone
D. expressing gratitude

20. The word “you” in the text refers to….

A. Panji
B. Donny
C. Panji dan Donny
D. writer

Got a friend
Heart of Gold
Always happy
Never cold
Listens well
Laughs of loud
I’m glad you are my friend
Happy Birthday

21. The card is called ….

A. Get well card
B. Greeting card
C. Invitation card
D. Advertisement

22. “ Heart of Gold “ means ….

A. a kind hearted friend
B. a gold – like friend
C. a friend has much gold
D. a gold like a friend
 Dear Jeff
Congratulations on your wonderful achievement.
After four years of hard work, you finally get your Bachelor degree!
We are so proud of you.
Good luck on your future endeavors.

Sincerely
Hany & Robert

23. The text above is a greeting card of a/an ….

A. Birthday
B. Wedding
C. Anniversary
D. Graduation

Dear Mom and Dad …

Today is 14th February 2011, by these simple rings we proud to greet you,

CONGRATULATION ON YOUR 15TH

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

We wish you a happy life together till the end of your life.

Great Wishes
Freddy & Irene

24. From the text above, Freddy and Irene’s parents were getting married in ….
A. 1994
B. 1996
C. 1995
D. 1997

CONDOLENCES

We wish to express our deepest condolences On passing

Mrs. ARTHA SARTIKA
The headmistress of MTsN Tegal
March 29th 2007
May God Almighty bless
and keep her always
The teachers and staff Of MTsN Tegal

25. From the text above we know the big family of MTsN Tegal wants to . . .
A. Support Mrs. Artha Sartika to be the headmistress of MTsN Tegal
B. Congratulate on Mrs. Artika Sartila’s success in being headmistress
C. Give good wishes to the celebration of Mrs. Artha Sartika’s birthday
D. Express their sympathy for Mrs. Artha Sartika’s passing
 Yogyakarta, January, 10, 2010

Dearest Vina

Dawn comes bring joys to birds

Let me come to your heart
On your sweet seventeen day
Bringing all words to pray
May the days be your happiness
Not only at dawn

“Happy birthday, dear”

Love, Albar

26. What kind of card is it ?

A. Invitation
B. Congratulation
C. Greeting card
D. Announcement

Dear John,

Hoping that you have a speedy

recovery and are soon back with the
company. Best wishes from the
management and staff at J.K Rolfwein
Pty Ltd.

27. Management and Staff of J.K Rolwein Pty Ltd are sending a. . . . card to John.
A. Birthday
B. Greeting
C. Valentine
D. Condolences

DearRomy,

Congratulation on your success. Hopefully your

success in the regional selection of “Indonesian
Idol” leads to win in the national one.

Best regards,

Johan

28. What is the goal of the text?

A. Romy congratulates Johan
B. Johan congratulate Romy
C. Romy tells Johan’s success
D. Johan tells Romy’s success
 Dear Dewi,
Congratulation on your achievement in English!
You’re really the best
Keep up the good work

Indri

29. From the text we can conclude that …

A. Dewi got highest score in English
B. Dewi likes English very much
C. Dewi congratulates Indry for her best effort.
D. Indri is the cleverest student in English

30. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To give information
B. To express an impression
C. To invite someone
D. To ask for confirmation

Dear The Rudy’s,

I’d like to give congratulation on your first baby.
I hope it complete your bright and smile days.
Yours faithfully

Rina

31. The text tells us about….

A. Rina had a new baby
B. Rina had bright and smile days
C. Rudy’s family got a new baby
D. Rudy greeted Rina

32. The word “bright and smile days” means….

A. Brightness
B. Surprising
C. Greatness
D. Happiness

33. The purpose of the text is ….

A. To give compliment
B. To greet the new baby
C. To reply the letter
D. To respond the new baby
 Sending YOU . . . Twice the laughter and double the LOVE

Twice the joy & a pair of HUGS.

A wish loaded with goodies to say . . .

Have a very very Happy Birthday!

34. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To send someone a happy birthday
B. To send a happy birthday for twins
C. To congratulate twins on their first day at school
D. To congratulate a mother who has just given birth to her twin-babies

Dear Harris,

HAPPY GRADUATION!

As you celebrate your high school graduation, this is YOUR moment ... and it has only
just begun. CONGRATULATIONS!

35. What is happening to Harris?

A. He has just finished his study
B. He has just been granted a scholarship
C. He has just won a prize
D. He’s just got the best student award in his school

Sweet and Labor….

You have gone through them all

You did your best!
You passed the test
At last you are free
CONGRATS, HILMI

Love,

Mom & Dad

36. The card above shows that Hilmi’s parents are... of their son.
A. Proud
B. Shame
C. Bored
D. Upset

37. This greeting card is dealing with someone’s ….

A. Success
B. Birthday
C. Death
D. Wedding

38. The word “grief” on the text above means….

A. Happiness
B. Sorrow
C. Glory
D. Boredom

Dear Azizah,
Congratulations on your success in poetry
reading competition.
I’m really proud of you.
Love,
Hafidz
 39. Who sends the card ?
A. Azizah
B. Hafidz
C. Azizah’s lover
D. Azizah’s friend

40. What achievement does Anita get?

A. Winning a poetry reading competition.
B. Winning a story reading competition.
C. Becoming a winner in every competition.
D. Becoming the best student in her class.

41. “I’m really proud of you”.

The word I refers to....
A. You
B. You and I
C. Azizah
D. Hafidz

Congratulations
The management and Staff of JJ Daily Post wish to
congratulate our photographer
R. Bima Setiatmoko
on his marriage to
Lidya Aminarti S.
on Sept.14, 2010 in Jogjakarta
God brings you together as husband and wife.
May He bless your home and hearts with all happiness.

42. The purpose of the text is to congratulate ….

A. the movement of a new house
B. the manager of JJ Daily Post
C. the reunion of a couple of husband and wife
D. the marriage of the JJ Daily Post Photographer

43. The following statement is true according to the text.

A. R. Bima S. is the manager of JJ Daily Post
B. R. Bimas’s job is taking pictures for JJ Daily Post
C. R. Bima S. and Lidya Aminarti.S are an old couple
D. Lidya Aminarti.S is one of the staff in JJ Daily Post

44. May He bless your home and hearts.... (last line). The underlined word refers to ….
A. Bima
B. The staff
C. God
D. Husband
 CONDOLENCES

We wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of

Utju Sumintasastra
(59 years of age)
Father-in-law of Novan Imam Santosa, one of our edirorial staff members.
On October 19, 2006 in Bandung, West Java
Burial was in Bandung, West Java on the same day.
May God the Almighty bless and keep him always,

The management and staff of The Jakarta Post

45. What is the purpose of the written text above?

To express….
A. Sympathy on passing of Novan’s father-in-law
B. Sympathy on passing the Jakarta Post Editorial staff
C. Condolence on passing of Novan Imama Santosa
D. Condolence on passing of the Jakarta Post staff

46. Who is Novan Imam Santosa?

A. He’s manager of the Jakarta Post.
B. He’s a journalist of the Jakarta Post.
C. He’s father-in-law of Utju Sumintasastra.
D. He’s a son-in-law of Utju Sumintasastra.

Bandung, January 1st, 2011

Dear Lusi,

This card comes with living wishes especially for you. To wish you lots of happiness today and all
year through.

Happy New Year 2011.

Love

Susan

47. The word “wish” in the text nearly means ….

A. see
B. look
C. hope
D. want

48. The purpose of the text above is….

A. to remind someone about New Year
B. to greet someone for the New Year
C. to inform everyone about New Year
D. to invite someone to a New Year Celebration
 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

49. What does Kartika do? She is a …

A. staff
B. manager
C. journalist
D. publisher
50. 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.