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PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN
SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA (SMP)
KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

UJIAN SEKOLAH (US)

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2019/2020
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : IX (Sembilan) UTAMA
Hari/tanggal : Jumat / 03 April 2020
Jam : 07.30 – 09.30 (120 menit)
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PETUNJUK UMUM
1. Berdoalah sebelum Anda mengerjakan soal.
2. Tulislah identitas Anda pada lembar jawab yang telah tersedia.
3. Bacalah setiap soal dengan teliti, sebelum Anda menjawabnya.
4. Kerjakan semua soal dengan teliti pada lembar jawaban yang telah tersedia.
5. Laporkan pada pengawas apabila terdapat tulisan yang kurang jelas, rusak atau jumlah
soal kurang.
6. Periksalah pekerjaan Anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas.

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER BY CROSSING (X) A, B, C, or D!

Complete the text to answer question 1.

Mom : Dian, please take me an umbrella. I will go to the market. The sky is cloudy.
Dian : Sorry Mom, I can’t hear you.
Mom : …. Take the umbrella in the kitchen.
Dian : I see. I will take it. Here you are.
Mom : Thank you

1. What is the best expression to complete the text above?

A. Look at me.
B. Listen to me.
C. Silent, please.
D. Go to the kitchen.

Complete the text to answer question 2.

James : Dad, … something?
Dad : Sure. What is it?
James : May I go to John’s house tonight? We have to finish our science project. It
must be handed on tomorrow.
Dad : Ok. I will take you there.
James : Thank you Dad. Let’s go.

2. What is the best expression to complete the text above?

A. may I ask you.
B. can I give you.
C. may I borrow.
D. can I put.

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Complete the text to answer question 3.

Indra : Hei Yudha. I heard that you will join the Pencak Silat championship?
Yudha : That’s right. …. The competitor will be hard this time.
Indra : Good luck. I’m sure, You will be the winner this time. You have
practised a lot this month.
Yudha : Thank You.

3. What is the best expression to complete the text above?

A. I hope you will be the winner.
B. I want to be the winner.
C. Pray for my healthy.
D. Wish me luck.

Complete the text to answer question 4.

Dian : Good morning. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Dian.
Rian : Good morning. …. Nice to meet you.
Dian : Nice to meet you too. We are in the same class, right? I saw your name in
the students’list of my class.
Rian : Yeah, right. By the way, what is it?
Dian : This is a book about cooking.
Rian : Oh, Do you like cooking? I like cooking too.
Dian : Really? Good, so I have a friend to share with. Anyway, I must go now. Bye.
Rian : Bye. Take care.

4. What is the best expression to complete the text above?

A. How do you do?
B. Do you know me?
C. My name is Rian.
D. How are you, Dian?

Complete the text to answer question 5.

Teacher : Ardi, What are you doing there?
Ardi : I’m playing football, Sir.
Teacher : Hmm. … in the classroom.
Ardi : I’m sorry Sir, I will not do it again.

5. What is the best expression to complete the text above?

A. You are allowed to play football.
B. It is not allowed to play football.
C. You are allowed to bring a ball.
D. It is prohibited to take a ball.

Read the text and answer questions 6 to 8.

NOTICE
LAB COAT MUST BE WORN IN THIS AREA

6. Where is the text usually attached?

A. In front of the hospital.
B. On a gate of the factory.
C. In front of the photo studio.
D. On the door of a laboratory.

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7. The benefit of reading the text is that we will … in that area.

A. not get injured
B. be more healthy
C. get special treatment
D. be more safe while working

8. What will people do after reading the text?

A. They will be more careful in the lab.
B. They will buy a coat to save their health.
C. They will be more aware to wear lab coats.
D. They will obey to take part in the office regulation.

Read the text and answer questions 9 and 10.

Dear Doni,

Tom, guess what? I got two free tickets. Let’s watch a film this Saturday. Tell me what do
you want to watch and the best time for you. I’m waiting.

Your friend
Roni

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

A. To inform Doni about the free ticket.
B. To tell the best time to watch a film.
C. To invite Doni to watch a movie.
D. To ask Roni to buy the ticket.

10. What will Doni probably do after reading the message?

A. He will wait a call from Roni.
B. He will reply Roni’s message.
C. He will go alone to the movie.
D. He will take the free ticket from Doni.

Read the text and answer questions 11 to 13.

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11. The advertisement is addressed to ….

A. people who have low budget
B. people who want a special food
C. someone who needs delicious lunch
D. someone who will hold an event or party

12. What is the main point of the text above?

A. Food for special event.
B. Food with low budget.
C. Special food with high budget.
D. Delicious food with special prices.

13. “Does it need to be on a budget and delicious food?”

The word “delicious” has similar meaning with ….
A. good
B. special
C. yummy
D. interesting

Read the text and answer questions 14 to 16.

14. The text is about ….

A. bronchial disease
B. cough medicine
C. alcohol dosage
D. natural syrup

15. The product is safe to be consumed because ….

A. it has no side effect
B. it is in the form of syrup
C. it contains 100% alcohol
D. it has maximum expectorant

16. “Maximum strength.”

The word “strength” has a similar meaning with ….
A. speed
B. power

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C. capacity
D. weakness

Read the text and answer questions 17 to 19.

17. SMP NUSANTARA

MEETING DATE HAS CHANGED
Students Board of SMP Nusantara was scheduled for a meeting on 7 March 2020, but it
has been rescheduled to 14 March 2020 at 1PM in the school hall.
Copies of the agenda proposed will be made available for review at the school library
starting from 10 March 2020.

What is the main point of the text?

A. The review of the meeting.
B. The cancellation of the meeting.
C. The change of the meeting agenda.
D. The information about the Students Board.

18. What will be done with the copies of the agenda?

A. It will be rescheduled.
B. It will be reviewed.
C. It will be cancelled.
D. It will be printed.

19. From the text we know that ….

A. the agenda was changed
B. the meeting date was changed
C. the meeting was held in the morning
D. the Students Board was available on 10 March 2020

Read the text and answer questions 20 and 21.

20.
HEAL THE WORLD
T
There are ways to get there
Theres’s a place in your heart If you care enough for the living
And I know that it is love Make a little space
And this place could be much Make a better place
Brigther than tomorrow
Heal the world
And if you really try Make it a better place
You’ll find there’s no need to cry For you and for me
In this place you’ll feel And the entire human race
There’s no hurt or sorrow There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make it a better place
For you and for me

he song tells us about ….

A. people differences
B. a place for human kind
C. caring the misery of life
D. living together in harmony

21. “Heal the world.” The word “heal” is similar to ….

A. cure
B. Save

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C. build
D. clean

Read the text and answer questions 22 to 25.

Everyone has a special thing that they love so much, of course they have some
reasons why do they like their favourite thing! I have a special thing, and it is a laptop.
For me, my laptop is useful and functional. My laptop is big enough. It is about 14
inches so its big screen is very satisfying. It is the top brand laptop.
I spend most of my time with my laptop. I spend more time with it than I spend
with my friends. In the past it used to take several days to send a letter, but now we can
easily communicate by email. I use it to chat with relatives who live elsewhere, and we
talk, and we can see each other by using the video camera. My laptop enriches me
intellectually and socialy. I connect with people around the world and social networking
sites. I see the updates from social media; I write essays, read online stories, and search f
or millions of important information for school task. Without my laptop, it is impossible
for me to do my assignment on time.
That is my favourite thing. I can’t imagine my life without my laptop.

22. What does the text tell us about?

A. A top branded screen.
B. A big video camera.
C. A favorite laptop.
D. A special friend.

23. “... its big screen is satisfying ...” (first paragraph)

The word “satisfying” has similar meaning with …
A. comforting
B. annoying
C. worthy
D. unique

24. Why does the writer love his laptop?

A. It has big size.
B. It has wide screen.
C. It can connect him to his family.
D. It helps the writer to do many activities.

25. Arrange these jumbled words to answer number 25.

can - the laptop - not only - use - for - communication -entertainment - but also - we
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 3-9-1-4-2-5-6-8-7
B. 3-1-9-4-2-5-8-6-7
C. 9-1-4-2-3-5-6-8-7
D. 9-1-4-2-5-3-6-8-7

Read the text and answer questions 26 to 29.

The Javan tiger (panthera tigris sondaica) is an extinct tiger subspecies that
inhabited the Indonesian island of Java until the mid-1970s
Javan tigers were very small compared to other subspecies of the Asian mainland,
but larger in size than Bali tiger. They usually had long and thin stripes, which were
sligthly more numerous than those of the Sumatran tigers.
The males Javan tiger had body length of 248cm and weighed between 100 and
141 kg. Females were smaller than males and weighed between 75 and 115kg. Their nose
was long and narrow, occipital plane remarkably narrow and carnassials relatively long.
Based on these cranial differencies, the Javan tiger was proposed to be assigned to
a distinct species, Panthera sondaica

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26. What will the readers probably do after reading the text?
A. They will hunt the tiger.
B. They will keep the Javan tiger.
C. They will visit the Island of Java.
D. They will protect the extinct animal.

27. What makes The Javan tiger different with the other tiger?
A. It is bigger than the other tiger.
B. It has different cranial system.
C. It has long and thin stripes.
D. It is an extinct animal.

28. “They usually had long and thin stripes, …”

The word “they” refers to ….
A. the Asian tigers
B. the Javan tigers
C. the Balinese tigers
D. the Sumatran tigers

29. Arrange these jumbled words into a good sentence based on the text.
the male - bigger - was - the female - than - one - Javan tiger
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A. 1-2-3-4-7-5-6
B. 1-4-3-2-5-6-7
C. 1-6-7-3-2-5-4
D. 1-7-3-2-5-4-6

Read the text and answer questions 30 to 32.

KUNYIT ASAM
Ingredients :
 1 kg turmeric
 250 g black tamarind
 3 ltr of water
 Salt as much as needed
 1 kg palm sugar

Directions :
 Peel turmeric and wash it.
 Then slice it.
 Use a grinder or blender to grind the sliced turmeric.
 Pour the ground turmeric into a deep pan and add the rest of the ingredients.
 Bring it to boil. Stir it occasionally.
 Once it is boiled strain the mixture.
 Let it cool off and serve it with some ice cubes.

30. What is the advantage of reading this text?

A. We are able to make this kind of beverage.
B. We can tell the experience of making the drink.
C. We are able to serve kunyit asam appropriately.
D. We know the ingredients of making kunyit asam.

31. What should you do after washing the turmeric?

A. Pour it into the pan.
B. Blend it.
C. Slice it.
D. Peel it.

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32. “Once it is boiled strain the mixture.”

The word “mixture” has a similar meaning with ….
A. ingredients
B. materials
C. water
D. blend

Read the text and answer questions 33 to 36.

The Three Bunnies and The Carrots
Once upon a time a mama bunny asked her little three bunnies to pick up three
large carrots for their dinner. When they came to the farmer’s garden, Hoppity
exclaimed to Floppity, “Im going to pick the juiciest carrot!” Floppity then said to Mop,
“I will dig up the biggest carrot!” Then Mop bellowed to Hoppity, “I will choose the
roundest one!”
When three bunnies got to the garden they were so excited. First Hoppity saw the
juiciest carrot just sitting there waiting for him in the patch. Then Floppity saw the
biggest carrot. Finally, Mop saw the roundest carrot. It was deep orange and looked so
crunchy! They each pulled and tugged, but they could not budge the carrots out of the
ground. So they sat down to take a rest.
All of a sudden the three bunnies heard a giggling sound. It was the carrots!
They were laughing, giggling, and teasing them. They pulled and tugged some more, but
carrots would still not budge! So Hoppity had a tought, he called Floppity, “Come and
help me pull out this carrot.” The two bunnies tugged on the carrot once again, yet it still
would not move and the two bunnies tumbled to the ground. Then Floppity and Hoppity
called out “Come and help me pull out this carrot!”
When the three worked together to pull the carrots, guess what? They were
successful and each went home happily with their carrot.

33. What is the writer’s intention in writing the text?

A. To describe the bunnies’s family.
B. To tell how to harvest a carrot.
C. To inform the biggest carrot.
D. To amuse the reader.

34. What happened with the bunnies after they had arrived in the garden?
A. They chose their own carrot.
B. They saw the juiciest carrot.
C. They heard a giggling sound.
D. They pulled the roundest carrot.

35. “They were laughing, giggling, and teasing them.”

The word “teasing” has a similar meaning with ….
A. annoying
B. mocking
C. smilling
D. shouting

36. The bunnies were successful … they worked together.

A. although
B. because
C. but
D. and

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Read the text and answer questions 37 to 39.

Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters
tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight. In
fact they are peaceful animals.
Gorillas … (37) in small family groups of about 15. In a group there is one
strong, older male, some young males, and a few females with their babies. Almost …
(38) they move slowly around a large area of jungle eating leaves and bushes.
In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When they are happy, they laugh and
wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their chests. When they are sad, they
cry. But they cry … (39), without noise and any tears. Unfortunately, people hunt and
kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn their trees. There are now only about 10,000
gorillas left in the world. (Source :Abbs, Brian, et.all. Take Off, Student Book 2, p 68)

37. ….
A. live
B. feed
C. keep
D. sleep

38. ….
A. twice a month
B. once a week
C. every night
D. every day

39. ….
A. loudly
B. noisily
C. quietly
D. peacefully

Read the text and answer questions 40 to 42.

Last week on Wednesday, my family and I went to Yogyakarta. My father drove us.
We stayed at Bharata Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the
Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only
Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple was being renovated.
On Friday morning, we went to Yogya Palace. We spent about two hours there. We
were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our
journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the
announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.

In the evening we left for Jakarta. I felt so exhausted but it is my exciting vacation
because I could spend a lot of time with my family.
40. Why did the writer write the text?
A. To share the writer’s experience of visiting Yogyakarta City.
B. To tell the exciting experience of staying at the hotel.
C. To make the readers know about Prambanan Temple.
D. To describe the friendly tourist guide.

41. The writer did not visit the Wisnu temple because ...
A. the temple was forbidden to visit
B. it was the time to close the temple
C. the temple was still being renovated
D. there was not any guide accompany her

42. “I felt so exhausted but ....” (the last paragraph).

The word “exhausted” is similar in meaning with ....
A. sleepy
B. thirsty

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C. tired
D. bored

Read the text and answer questions 43 to 45.

THE MAGIC BOX

Once upon a time, there were a poor farmer. He lived with his wife. One day, wh
en he dug up his field, he found a big box.
“What is this?” he asked. He briught teh box home. And showed it to his wife. They did
not know what to do with the box. So, after they had cleaned it, tehy kept it in their hous
e.
One morning, his wife accidentally dropped an apple into the box. Amzingly, the
apple multiplied quickly. Soon the box was filled with apples. The wife was so surprised.
She took one apple from the boxbut another apple replaced the missing one. No matter
how many apples were taken out, the box was never empty of the apples.
“How if I drop coin into this box? asked the farmer. Surprisingly, the apples dissappeare
d and coins started to multiply inside the box. Soon, the box was full of coins.
The farmer and his wife were very happy. Everyday, they collected hundreds of
coins from the box. They became very rich.
One day, the farmer’s grandfather came and lived with them. He was very old an
d weak, so the farmer just asked him to take the coins out of the box. After some days, t
he grandfather was so tired. He wanted to take a rest but the farmer got angry with him.
“You are so lazy!” You should work harder.” the farmer yelled at his grandfather.
The old man did not say anytihng. He continued working. Suddenly he fell into t
eh box and died. At once, all the money in the box dissappeared and the box was filled
with the dead grandfather. The farmer regretted his words but it was too late. He pulled a
ll the grandfathers out of the box. But they were so many. And the farmer had to use all
his money for the funeral.
At the end, the box was broken down. The farmer became poor again. If only the
farmer had treated his grandfather well, he would not have become this unfortunate.

43. What happened when the farmer’s wife dropped the coin into the box?
A. The coins changed into an apple.
B. The farmer became a rich man.
C. The box was dissappeared.
D. The coin was multiplied.

44. The box was never empty … the farmer had taken the died body.
A. or
B. but
C. although
D. because

45. The message from the story is ….

A. don’t be greedy
B. be a diligent farmer
C. love and respect our parents
D. never work with an old man

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Read the text and answer questions 46 to 48.

I went to school this morning with my father. …(46)… were riding his motor bik
e and passing our regular street when a group of police officer suddenly stopped us. The
y had stopped a lot of riders, too. Some police officers on the right gave advice to the rid
ers who had not had their helmets with them. Some others taught the riders how to …(4
7)… their helmets properly.
Suddenly something strange apperared in front of us. Thor and Captain America
were waking towards us. I was so surprised to see them in the middle of the crowd. They
stopped just in front of me and Captain America handed me a goodie bag. Thor patted m
e on the back. Then, they moved to another rider.
Apparently it was a second of May, and the police officers wanted to teach riders
about safety. Those who wearing a proper helmets were given a goodie bags. Luckily, I
always wear my helmet whenever my father takes me to school. It was the most …(48)
… moment of my life.

46. ….
A. They
B. We
C. He
D. I

47. ….
A. wear
B. keep
C. save
D. take

48. ….
A. happy
B. gloomy
C. fortunate
D. memorable

Arrange these jumbled sentences into a coherent paragraph.

SETTING UP GROUP ON WHATSAPP
You can send messages to multiple people at once by setting up a group.
1. Now add group members by either tapping on their profile or typing their name
into the search box.
2. Select “New Group”.
3. Go to the chat screen and tap on the three dots at the top right on an Android phone
or at the bottom of the Iphone screen.
4. Once you’ve finished, tap ‘create’ to finish or just tap on the thick.
5. Add an optional icon for the group by tapping on the empty photo box and then
add a name by typing in the group subject.

49. ….
A. 2-1-3-4-5
B. 2-3-4-1-5
C. 3-1-4-2-5
D. 3-2-1-4-5

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Arrange these jumbled sentences into a coherent paragraph.

1. Congratulations on your success to be the winner of the Speech contest.

2. The English Club members
3. All the hard work has finally paid off.
4. We hope you will get the next gold medal.
5. Dear Viona,
6. We are proud of you.

50. ….
A. 5-3-1-4-6-2
B. 5-1-6-4-2-6
C. 5-1-3-4-2-6
D. 1-5-3-4-6-2

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