A. Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, d, or e!

The following text is for number 1-5

The Monkey and the Crocodile One day, there was a monkey. He wanted to cross a river.
There he saw a crocodile so he asked the crocodile to take him across the other side of the river.
The crocodile agreed and told the monkey to jump on its back. Then the crocodile swam down the
river with the monkey on his top.
Unluckily, the crocodile was very hungry, he stopped in the middle of the river and said to
the monkey, “My father is very sick. He has to eat the heart of the monkey. So he will be health
again.”
At the time, the monkey was in dangerous situation and he had to think hard. Then he had a
good idea. He told the crocodile to swim back to the river bank. “What’s for?” asked the crocodile.
“Because I don’t bring my heart,” said the monkey. “I left it under a tree, near some coconuts in the
river bank.”
The crocodile agreed and turned around. He swam back to the bank of the river. As soon as
they reached the river bank, the monkey jumped off the crocodile’s back. Then he climbed up to the
top of a tree.
“Where is your heart?” asked the crocodile. “You are foolish,” said the monkey to the
crocodile. “Now I am free and I have my heart.”

1. What did the monkey want?

a. Cross the river
b. Eat some bananas
c. Drink in the river
d. Met the crocodile
e. Took a rest Answer: a

2. What did the monkey see at the river?

a. Crocodile b. Fish c. Wolf d. Goat e. Farmer Answer: a

3. According to the crocodile, how to make the crocodile’s father healthy?

a. Eat the heart of the monkey
b. Go to the doctor
c. Take a rest
d. Went to the therapy
e. Eat the monkey’s heart Answer: a

4. What is the character of the crocodile?

a. Smart b. Stupid c. Cheerful d. Calm e. Contentious Answer: b

5. River bank=….
a. tengah sungai
b. pinggir sungai
c. hulu sungai
d. hilir sungai
e. laut Answer: b
The following text is for number 6-10
The Legend of the Lalihote
Long ago, there lived a humble young man named Lalihote in a remote village of ancient
Gorontalo. One night, Lahilote who lived near a water spring which was the upper stream of a river
and made a living by collecting rattan in a nearby forest dream that was given a piece of such big
rattan called “Hutiya Mala”. The young man sprang up from his sleep upon the surprising dream.
A few days later on his way to the forest, Laholote chanced to glance down the river and see
a group of seven beautiful fairies who were bathing joyfully. The seven beauties left their
“selendangs”, the magic scarves they used as the wings, on the river-bank. Greed soon lured
Lahilote to steal and hide one of the selendangs. As they were aware of the presence of Laholote,
the fairies soon stopped bathing and go out of water and fetched their selendangs. They all flew to
the heaven leaving the poor one who cried and sobbed desperately because she could not find her
selendangs. Lahitole approached and comforted her, then brought her some proposed her to be his
wife. The beautiful accepted his proposal and soon they married.
One day, lahitole told his wife that he had go to the forest to collect rattan. His wife insisted
to accompany him but he did not let her go with him. To keep herself if busy Lahitole’s wife
wondered over the house amd by chance she found her lost selendang kept very carefully in a
bamboo tube. She felt very happy but at the same time very disappointed to know her husband’s
unfairness. She soon wear the selendang and flew away to the heaven leave her husband behind.
Lahilote got home happily because at that time he succeeded in collecting a great deal of
rattan. But soon he got very much disappointed to know that his wife had flown away and the
bamboo tube where he had kept the selendang was empty. At that very difficult moment, suddenly
came a wise Polahi (a certain tribe living in the forest) man who gave him a piece of magic rattan.
He told Lahitole that the rattan could bring him to the heaven. Eventually, Lahilote succeeded to fly
to the heaven and meet his beloved wife. Lahitole was allowed to stay in the heaven.
After some time, when his wife was looking for lice Lahilote’s head, she happened to see
some garying hairs among his. Soon she sprang up and got away from her startled husband. She
told him that no one with graying hair is allowed to stay in heaven. Upon his questions, she told her
husband: “Love fades away when you get a graying because here in heaven you are no more than a
shadow as soon as you get a piece of graying hair.”
Broken-heartedly, Lahilote got down from the heaven making use of a piece of board. He
swore: “From this point of Pohe beach up to the border of the shroud to cover my dead body, my
left foot-print will be printed forever.” At the moment we can find a stone in the beach of Pohe, in
the Province of Gorontalo with a foot-print stamped on it. The locals believe that is the foot-print of
Lahilote.

6. Where is the origin of the legend above?

a. Java b. Sumatra c. Borneo d. Celebes e. Maluku Answer: b

7. What is the function of the “Selendang” wore by fairies?

a. It is the fairy’s tool to ascend to heaven.
b. It is a tool for fairies to attack human.
c. It makes the difference between human and fairy.
d. It is the fairies’ shield towards mantra.
e. It can boast the power of the fairies. Answer: a

8. What did fairy think about gray haired human?

a. It is worth to be loved.
b. It is not worth to be loved.
c. They are weak.
d. Their love has faded.
e. They make a mess. Answer: b

9. What kind of tense used in the text above?

a. Simple present tense
b. Simple past tense
c. Present perfect tense
d. Simple future tense
e. Past perfect tense Answer: b

10. What is the purpose of the text above?

a. To amuse the reader.
b. To retell the writer’s experience about lalihote.
c. To persuade people to come to Gorontalo.
d. To present two different arguments regarding the Gorontalo.
e. To advertise Gorontalo. Answer: a

The following text is for number 11-19.

My brother, sisters and I went to spend our holiday in Bali. Each of us should ride the car at
least three hours. It was the last week of December 2008. We Left Solo on Saturday afternoon. We
also didn’t forget to bring our camera. On Sunday morning we arrived in Gillimanuk. We dropped
for one day at my uncle’s house. They had prepared breakfast when we arrived at his house. We had
rice and “ayam betutu”; really it was very hot but delicious.
On Monday we went to Denpasar Firstly we visited “Sanur” Beach. As it was still early in
the morning we could see the sunrise. We also prayed some moment on the sand then we looked for
a hotel because we have no relative who stayed there.
On that day we also visited “Kuta" Beach, Garuda Wisnu Kencana” and also “Sukawati”
Market. We had our lunch on the way when we felt hungry. At night we also enjoyed “Barong”
Dance. Something that we never forgot was taking pictures at any tourist resort.
One the last day we visited “Sangeh”. Where we could see many monkey. Many of them are
still wild and they sometimes bite visitor, from here we went straight to “Bedugul” lake, we went
around it by a small boat to see some temples at the other side. Unfortunately, it was raining so hard
that we all so wet. We changed our clothes there because we could also buy clothes at the shop near
the lake. Really it was so wonderful that I promise I want to visit Bali again next time.

11. Whet is type of the text above?

a. Report b. Explanation c. Description d. Narrative e. Recount Answer: e

12. The communicative purpose of the text above is….

a. to tell the readers about writer’s holiday in Bali
b. to inform the readers where Bali is
c. to discuss the writer’s holiday
d. to amuse the readers by telling the trip to Bali
e. to explain the readers in detail about the holiday Answer: a

13. When did the trip happen?

a. Last week
b. Last week of December 2009
c. Last week of august 2008
d. Last week of December 2008
e. Every week Answer: d

14. Who drove the car?

a. The writer
b. The writer’s brother
c. They drove in turn
d. The writer’s sister
e. The driver Answer: c

15. Where did they drop first?

a. At Sanur Beach
b. At their uncle’s house
c. At Kuta Beach
d. At Sangeh
e. At Bedugul Lake Answer: b

16. The first sentence function as….

a. orientation b. re-orientation c. complication d. event e. a thesis Answer: a

17. The last sentence function as….

a. orientation b. re-orientation c. complication d. event e. a thesis Answer: b

18. To tell the condition as what they are the writer mostly expresses them in….
a. passive voice b. modals c. past tense d. present tense e. direct speech Answer: c

19. The generic structure of the text above is….

a. orientation, event, re-orientation
b. goal, material, steps
c. event, orientation
d. identification, resolution
e. orientation, steps Answer: a

20. Wening: Hi Astrid, have you …….. your homework from Miss now?
Astrid: No, I haven’t. How about you?
Wening: I haven’t too. I am still confused.
a. do b. does c. did d. doing e. done Answer: e

The following text is for number 21 and 22

Ivan: HI Dendi. I phone you last night but you didn’t pick up the phone. What were you doing at
that time?
Dendi: Emmm I’m sorry. I didn’t hear it. My phone was in silent mode.

21. When did Ivan phone Dendi?

a. Last night
b. Tomorrow night
c. Yesterday afternoon
d. Last evening
e. A month ago Answer: a
22. Why couldn’t Dendi hear the phone?
a. His phone wast lost
b. His phone was in silent mode
c. He disliked his phone
d. He didn’t want to receive a phone
e. His mother took his hand phone Answer: b

The following text is for number 23-25

Iin: Hey …. (23) you been have here one hour ago?
Nanik: I had been here before you …. (24).
Iin: Sorry, I …. (25) late.
Nany: Okay, no problem.

23. a. have b. has c. had d. was e. were Answer: c

24. a. call b. calls c. calling d. called e. call up Answer: a

25. a. am b. is c. are d. was e. were Answer: a

The following text is for number 1-5.

Marion Barber

Marion Barber was born on June 9, 1983, and growing up in Minnesota. He attended
Wayzata High School in Minnesota, and excelled in football, baseball and track. Then, he attended
the University of Minnesota, where he majored in Business Marketing. In his college football
career, Marion Barber would earn myriad honors and broke numerous records to boot. Marion
Baber’s 3.276 yards and 14.100-yard rushing games ranked third in Minnesota Golden Gophers
history.
Marion Barber hit the big time when the Dallas Cowboys selected him as the fourth round of
the 2005 NFL Draft. Fans with Dallas Cowboys ticket watched Marion Barber emerge as a starter,
rushing for 95 yards against the Seattle Seahawks and 127 yards against the Arizona Cardinals,
which was the first 100-yards rushing game of the season for the Dallas Cowboys.
He and the Dallas Cowboys agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $45 million. His
stats will continue to improve and impress his teammates, coaches, and fans with Dallas Cowboys
tickets.

1. What kind of sport done by Barber?

a. Hockey b. American Football c. Handball d. Rounders e. Softball Answer: a

2. What kind of program majored by Barber during in Minnesota?

a. Literature b. Business Marketing c. Neurology d. Medic e. Accountancy Answer: b

3. Marion Barber has received extra…. years of contract.

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8 e. 9 Answer: b

4. Marion Barber hit the big time when the Dallas Cowboys selected him.
The synonym of the underlined words above is….
a. famous b. pity c. rich d. poor e. happy Answer: a
5. The tense mostly used in the text above is….
a. simple past tense
b. simple present tense
c. future tense
d. past future tense
e. past perfect tense Answer: a

The following text is for number 6-10.

Spending Holiday in Ibiza

I went to Ibiza three years ago in the summer. I got there by plane from Valencia. The flight
was short, only 30 minutes. I have never flown with a plane. It was great. I got to the Ibiza Airport
and took a taxi that carried me to the hotel. The hotel was in Santa Eulalia del Rio, 20 km from
Ibiza town. It is a small and tourist town. The hotel was big. There were many rooms. It had a great
swimming pool and several restaurants. I had breakfast and dinner in the hotel.
I went to the beach near hotel in the afternoon, I was too tired and relaxed on the beach. I
saw beautiful beach with clear waters and white sand. It was wonderful landscapes, lovely coastal
villages, it was fantastic.
One day I took a ship to Formentera. Sailing by ship was great. When I got to Formentera, I
rented a motorbike to visit the island. Formentera is a small lovely island. I could see wonderful
beach, sand dunes, and great landscapes. It was summer and there were many people there.
I didn’t go out at the night except the last day. I went to a disco in Ibiza near Ambosa Beach.
It was a big disco but expensive. I spent much money there but I had a good time. I was too tired. I
went to the bed latetly. Spending holiday in Ibiza was wonderful. I think I will go back to Ibiza
again, I really liked that place.

6. How did the writer go to Ibiza?

a. By plane b. By bus c. By motorcycle d. By car e. By ship Answer: a

7. Where did the writer eat a breakfast?

a. In a hotel b. In a museum c. In a plane d. In his office e. In the beach Answer: a

8. How did the writer explore Formen-tera?

a. By plane b. By bus c. By motorcycle d. By car e. By ship Answer: c

9. What kind of text is it?

a. Recount
b. Descriptive
c. Analytical exposition
d. Hortatory exposition
e. Review Answer: a

10. I could see wonderful beach, sand dunes.

The Indonesian translation of the under-lined word above is….
a. gundukan b. cekungan c. hamparan d. samudra e. daratan Answer: a

The following text is for number 11-15.

 Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artist 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 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 Barcelona.
After 1908, he entered into style of cubism. Among his ell-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 the most outstanding artist of the 1990’s.
b. he was known for his great paintings.
c. he painted in traditional style.
d. he was son of an art teacher.
e. he studied in art school. Answer: b

12. According to text, Picasso….

a. died in Spain 1973.
b. was born in Malaga, Italy.
c. was famous for his painting style.
d. had a father who worked as an art teacher.
e. finished his study at the Academy of Arts in Madrid. Answer: e

13. What can be inferred from the text?

a. Picasso’s father was not good at art.
b. Picasso passed away at the age of 92.
c. Picasso was unpopular artist of 1990’s.
d. Blue Period shows the prosperity in Barcelona.
e. For 8 years, Picasso painted realistic works in a traditional style. Answer: c

14. What is Picasso’s occupation?

a. Painter b. Musician c. Actor d. Singer e. Dancer Answer: a

15. How long has Picasso painted the modern art with traditional Style?
a. 5 years b. 6 years c. 7 years d. 8 years e. 9 years Answer: b