This text is for question no 1 - 3

            It happened on Sunday morning, December 26th 2004. On that day, I went to the beach
in meulaboh, Aceh.
            When I arrived there, I saw many people were enjoying the beautiful sunrise. It was such
a good moment. But, suddenly we were shocked by a violent shake in the ground everybody was
panic. I soon realized that it was a very big earthquake although it struck in a very short time.
            After that, I saw the water became shallow. Then many kinds of fish were left behind on
the sand. I saw astonished by the view until realized there was a huge wave moved very fast and
came towards us. It destroyed everything in its way. I didn’t realize what had happened until I
found myself hanging on a branch of a tree. On Sunday morning, December 26th 2004, a
tsunami hit the coast quickly without any warning. It traveled far inland caused serious flooding
and loss of life.
            I would never forget that day for the entire of my life.

1. What does the text mainly discuss?

       a.  A terrible earthquake
       b.  The writer’s experience with tsunami
       c.  Simple steps to survive from tsunami
       d.  The description of a beach in Meulaboh

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

       a.  Many fish were left behind on the sand
       b.  The view of the beach astonished the writer
       c.  The writer did not realize what he wrote
       d.  A tsunami occurred and destroyed everything

3.  Why was everybody panic?

       a. Because the sun rises in the east
       b. Because there was an earthquake
       c. Because the beach was beautiful
       d.  Because there was an amazing view in the sea

This text is for question no 4 - 10

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of
people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.
Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did
not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two
minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”
I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that
moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
                                    (sumber: detik-detik UN bahasa Inggris; 2005/2006; Intan Pariwara)
Vocabularies: Saturday night: sabtu malam, went: pergi, town hall: tengah kota, last: terajhir,
large crowd: keramain yang besar, gather: berkumpul, under: di bawah, stop: berhenti, strike:
tepat, big: besar.

4. When did the clock stopped?

A. At 5.12                                                       b. At 11.55
C. At 12.00                                                     d. At 12.02

5. Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A. To welcome the New Year                                    b. To see the newly bought clock
C.To strike the laughing people                      d. To stop people who shouted

6. When did the event happen?

A. in the middle of the year
B. the end of the year
C. Christmas celebration
D. at the weekend as usual

7.  Which of the following is not true according to the text?

A. the writer was waiting to celebrate the New Year.
B. the writer brought a watch.
C. the writer was very happy.
D. The writer celebrated the New Year with his family.

8.      What probably happened when someone shouted that the clock stopped?
A. Everybody directly celebrated the New Year
B. everybody sings and laugh.
C. everybody looked for a watch.
D. everybody shouted too.

9.  “It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time.”

The underlined word refers to …
A. the clock
B. author’s watch
C. the town
D. the place

10.  “The big clock refused to welcome the New Year”

What is the synonym of the word ….
A. reject
B. accept
C. admit
D. hate

The text below is for questions 11 to 13.

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for
his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works.

Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain as the son of an art teacher. He studied painting from
his father and his college level course of study at the academy of arts in Madrid.

From about 1895 to 1901, he painted realistic works in a traditional style. He, then, entered what
was called the Blue Period. During this time, he only used shades of blue in his paintings to show
the poverty he saw in Barcelona.

After 1908, he entered into the style of cubism. Among his well-known cubist paintings are
“Three Musicians” and “Man with a Guitar”.

Picasso died in Moughins, France in 1973. He was really great artist.

11. Why did Picasso become so popular? because ....

.
A. he was known for his great paintings.
B. he painted in traditional style.
C. he was son of an art teacher.
D. he studied in art school.

12. According to text, Picasso ....

A.  was born in Malaga, Italy.
B. was famous for his painting style.
C. had a father who worked as an art teacher.
D. finished his study at the academy of Arts in Madrid.

13. What can be inferred from the text?

A. B. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
B. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.
C. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.
D. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in a traditional style.

14. ……………………… she read novel last morning?

a. Do
b. Does
c. Did

15. My brother ……………………… a motorcycle three weeks ago.

a. has
b. had
c. Have

16. I ……………………… when my cousin was going to abroad.

a. am sad
b. were sad
c. was sad

17. When I lived in Singapore, I ……………………… in a hospital.

a. work
b. worked
c. was working

18. He passed his examination because he ……………………… very hard.

a. was studying
b. studies
c. Studied

19. My teachers were angry because I ……………………… lazy.

a. am
b. was
c. Were

20. When my sister………………………, it was raining

a.. got up
b. gets up
c. get up

Answer the following questions correctly!

Visiting My Village 

Last month, I and my family went to Banyumas which was located in Central Java, Indonesia.
We drove a car. I enjoyed the journey all day long although it took 2 days to get there. We were
fun, my brother made some jokes all day. My father told us some stories on the way. My mother
slept on the back seat.
My first day in my village, I visited my siblings and friends. We are welcomed by happiness.
When I saw my parents, they cried because they looked so happy to meet up their families. The
next day, I, my brother, my cousin and my nephew went to a popular place in Purwokerto. It was
called “Baturaden”. That was a favorite spot in Purwokerto. We enjoyed local specialty food as
culinary. I was satisfied and so were they. Next, I took a photo with traditional music musicians.
My brother, my cousin and my nephew enjoy the view with other visitors. They took a photo
with their style like I did. In the evening, we were back home. And did other private activities,
such as made a conversation, told the story and made a joke.
The day after tomorrow, my cousin had a ceremony to say thanks to God for blessing their son. It
was called “Nazar”. When the parents had a promise for something and it was realized. They had
to make a traditional ceremony. I watched that traditional ceremony and took their photograph.
For the last show, we were entertained by “Ebeg”. It was traditional art. The player danced
through the traditional music and they were handled by the spirit. It was scary, but it was fun and
entertain.
Time run so fast because the next day was our last day in the village. So I took the last photo to
bring it home. They were my family and still family until the last breath in this world.
Finally, we had to go home and brought a love experience from family. Yaps… that was the
hardest part.
Answer the question below
1. When did they go to Banyumas?
2. How did they go there?
3. Was the writer sad on the way?
4. What did the writer do on the first day?
5. What was the popular place in Purwokerto?
6. What is the meaning of “private activities” on 2nd paragraph?
7. What did they call the ceremony to say thanks to God?
8. Why was the writer scare with “Ebeg”?
9. When did the writer take the last foto?
10. Did the writer enjoy the holiday in the village?