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No. Indikator Nomor Tes

1. Menunjukkan gagasan utama/ main idea. 15

2. Menentukan tujuan teks/ tujuan penulis. 1,17

Menyebutkan informasi rinci dalam teks,
3. 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,16
baik yang tersirat maupun tersurat.
Menjelaskan makna kata atau ungkapan
4. 9,14,19
tertentu dalam teks.
Menjelaskan rujukan atau reference yang
5. 13,18
ada dalam teks.
Menentukan kesimpulan termasuk moral
6. 20
value dalam teks.
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Read the text and choose the best answer by crossing A, B, C, or D.

Text for questions 1-2.

Dear Mr. Rahman

We are sorry to learn that the vaccum cleaner you recently ordered arrived with several
missing parts. Thank you for returning it so promptly. A replacement model of the same
style, color and price is being shipped to you and should arrive by the time you receive this
letter. It has been carefully inspected to insure that you will not be troubled again with a
similar problem. We sincerely regret the delay and inconvenience that has caused you, but
we hope you will be pleased with your new cleaner.

Cordially
Febrianto
Customer Relations

1. Why did Mr. Febrianto send the letter?

A. To claim.
B. To apologize.
C. To adjust a claim.
D. To make an appointment.

2. How will the customer probably feel after receiving the letter?
A. Lazy.
B. Diligent.
C. Careless.
D. Satisfied.

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Text for questions 3-7.

Kriyasta Department Store

Offers good quality products at very low prices and big discount.
 There are night gowns from Korea for only thirty thousand rupiahs.
 Children T-shirts fair price from four thousand to fifteen thousand rupiahs.
 Men sport shoes start from twenty five thousand rupiahs, and many more.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Visit us right now. This offer is valid for one week only.

3. What is the name of the store?

A. Kriyasta Department Store.
B. Goods.
C. Clothing.
D. Quality product.

4. What products are being offered?

A. Kriyasta.
B. Goods.
C. Clothing.
D. Quality product.

5. How long the offer is valid?

A. One week.
B. One month.
C. One year.
D. One day.

6. These statements are true based on the text, except ....

A. the department store offers many good quality clothes
B. there will be many discounts
C. the offer is valid only for one week
D. the department store offers many goods for daily needs

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7. How much money should be paid for two night gowns?
A. Rp 30.000,00
B. Rp 60.000,00
C. Rp 13.000,00
D. Rp 26.000,00

Text for questions 8-9.

MEMO
From : Industrial Relations Office
To : All Regular Staff
Date : July 3rd, 2012
Sub : Introduction of hourly-rate employees

Effective July 10th, thirty new employees will begin working on our production plant on an
hourly-rate basis. This is an experiment to determine whether hourly employment would give
better results for all aspects of our enterprise. The new employees know that they are part of
an experiment. Management encourages regular staff to discuss the program among
themselves and with the new employees. After six months, we will assess the program to
learn any lessons it may have for us. Meanwhile, we welcome staff comment.

8. What can be said about the new employees?

A. They will be part of an experiment.
B. They will be paid the same as regular staff.
C. They will work longer hours than regular staff.
D. They will work different hours from regular staff.

9. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “employees”?

A. Employers.
B. Jobs.
C. Workers.
D. Salaries

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 Text for questions 10-14.
One day a bird was resting in her nest. Soon a fox came along, “I am going to knock
this tree down,” said Foxy, “ then I will eat you up.”
“Please don’t!” said the little bird. “I’ll give you something else to eat!” she led the fox
to the rock. Soon the boys came along. They were carrying a basket of food.
The bird hopped in front of the boys, “look!” said one of the boys. “That bird is hurt.
Let’s see if we can help it.” They put their basket down and walked towards the bird. At
once Foxy ran over to the basket and ate up all the food. What about the bird? Well it flew
off when the boys got near.
Now Foxy was no longer hungry. “But I want you to make me laugh,” he told the bird.
So she took him to a farm there the farmer’s wife was milking a cow. The bird flew
down and sat on her shoulder. The farmer tried to hit the bird. But he missed and hit his
wife. She fell, knocking over the pail of milk.
Foxy laughed and laughed to see this. Then he said, “now I want you to frighten me!”
The bird got angry. “Very well, Foxy,” she said. “Close your eyes,” she took him deep
into the forest. Some people were hunting there.
Foxy was surprised to hear dogs barking so he opened his eyes. He had a fright! A
pack of dogs was running towards him. “Help!” he said, and ran for his life. He never came
back to disturb the bird again.

10. What does the text tell us about?

A. The fox and the farmer.
B. The fox and the bird.
C. The bird and the boys.
D. The bird and the hunter.

11. After reading paragraph 2, we can conclude that the boys are ....
A. naughty
B. honest
C. kind
D. humble

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12. Why did Foxy run away for his life? Because ....
A. he had a fright
B. he heard dogs barking
C. some people were hunting there
D. a pack of dogs was running toward him

13. She fell, knocking over the pail of milk.

What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The bird.
B. The farmer.
C. The fox.
D. The farmer’s wife.

14. Foxy was surprised to hear dogs barking so he opened his eyes. He had a fright!
A pack of dogs was running towards him.
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Hate.
B. Scare.
C. Courage.
D. Foolish.

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Text for questions 15-20.

Recycling

Much of what we throw away could be reused. Recycling puts garbage to good
use. Recycling helps preserve precious resources because it saves on the use of raw
materials and energy. It also reduces pollution caused when waste it dumped.
Glass can be remolded. This is better than making fresh glass from raw materials,
but it is even better to reuse bottles and jars. Metals can be recycled by being remolded
and reused. Metals such as aluminum from tins and cans which are part of household
waste can be recycled. Scraps from cars provide a source of metals for recycling.
Paper is easy to recycle. Every home and office should have a paper recycling
routine. Plastics are the worst problem because they are not biodegradable, as they do not
break down. They are difficult to recycle and cause harmful pollution when burned. It is
important to use as little plastic as possible. We should only use plastic that can be
recycled or is biodegradable.
In conclusion, recycling is very useful.

15. What is the topic of the text?

A. The benefits of recycling unused materials.
B. The down sides of recycling unused materials.
C. The major materials that can be recycled.
D. The reason why we need to be clean.

16. The following items can be recycled safely, except ....

A. plastics
B. paper
C. glass
D. metal

17. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To show the biodegradable thing around us.
B. To entertain the reader about the benefit of glass.
C. To inform about rubbish and compost.
D. To inform about the important of recycling.

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18. They are difficult to recycle and cause harmful .... (paragraph 3).
The underline word refers to ....
A. paper
B. plastics
C. metal
D. glass

19. The word which has same meaning with the word risky according to the text
above is ....
A. problem
B. remolded
C. harmful
D. pollution

20. From the text we can conclude that ....

A. we should dump rubbish
B. we should use decomposed materials
C. we should burn rubbish in dustbins
D. we should choose rubbish which can be recycling or not

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KEY ANSWER
1. B 11. C
2. D 12. D
3. A 13. D
4. C 14. B
5. A 15. A
6. D 16. A
7. B 17. D
8. A 18. B
9. C 19. C
10. B 20. B

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