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Soal Latihan Ujian Sekolah

Choose the best answer ! 6. Remember we‟ve had an appointment to go
Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2 to the bookstore after school.
FLAMMABLE The underlined word has similar meaning to
Keep Substances Away from Fire ....
a. appreciation
b. engagement
1. Where do you usually find the caution above ? c. foundation
a. At a stationary d. enrichment
b. At a bus station
c. At a petrol station Read the text and answer questions 7 to 8
d. At a police station

2. What does the word flammable mean ? ANNOUNCEMENT

a. It will fly easily. To:All students of Junior High
b. It can burn easily. School 1 Jetis
c. It is burnt outside. Tocelebrate Education Daythe theNational
d. It has cable inside. students Board
Read the text and answer questions 3 and 4 Organization will hold some interesting programs. They
All students must take part in the programs and should r
3. From For detailed information, please contact Mrs.Erika, the c
Dearthe
Dewitext we can conclude that ….
a.Congratulation
Dewi likes English veryachievement
on your much
b.inDewi got
English ! highest score in English
c.You‟re
Indri isreally
cleverest
the student in English
d.best
Dewi congratulates
Keep up the Indri for her best effort

4. What is the purpose of the text ?

a. To invite someone
b. To give information
c. To ask for confirmation
d. To express an impression

Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6 7. Who is in charge of the program ?
a. Student
To : Reno
b. Teacher
Remember, we‟ve had an appointment to go to the bookstore after school. I‟ll be waiting for you at the school gat
c. Mrs. Erika
d. Student organization

8. The closest meaning of the word

„participate‟ is ....
a. take part
b. celebrate
5. What does the short message tell about ? c. contact
d. contest
a. Arriving at school.
b. Going home together. Read the text and answer questions 9 to 10
c. Going to the bookstore. For Sale :
d. Doing an activity after school. A 3-piece of living room furniture, consisting of a couch and 2 com
Price : only $200. Phone : 736-3245
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9. “...and is in excellent condition”. d. Burhan and Diana ask Ratih to write

The underlined word can best replaced by ....
a. marvelous
b. exclusive
c. ordinary
d. extreme
10. Which statement is TRUE according to
the text ?
a. The set in about one year.
b. The set is covered in a black fabric.
c. We can get two couches by the furniture.
d. We can get two chairs by buying the
furniture.
Read the following text and answer questions 11
to 12
Student’s Organization SMPN Penarukan
Jl. Pemuda No. 2 Penarukan 30130
Tlp. (0711) 410931
Dear Ratih,
We invite you to attend our meeting that will be held :
On Saturday, January, 28th, 2012
At 11 a.m.
In the School Hall
Agenda : Final preparation for wall magazines
competition 2012 Please come on time.
See you there !
articles for school magazines.
Read the text and answer questions 13 to 14
I want to tell you about my new
doll. I usually call it Clara. It‟s my first
Barbie doll, so beautiful and elegant. It
has blonde hair and red lips. It wears a
red dress, too. Clara is my sixth birthday
present from my beloved mother. I‟m so
happy to have it. I can play for hours with
her. That‟s my new doll. I love it very
much.
13. From the text, we know that ....
a. the writer is six years old
b. the writer‟s name is Clara
c. the writer have had Barbie doll before
d. the writer‟s friend gives her the Barbie
doll
14. “. . .so beautiful and elegant.”
The underlined word has the opposite
meaning as ....
a. fine
b. crude
c. pretty
d. excellent
Read the text and answer questions 15 to 16

23 Jl. Jendral Sudirman Bandung, Jawa Barat 4th March 2011

Dear Aunt Dewi,
How clever of you to send me blue beads! I was planning to wear a blue s
Our bazaar is going to be gigger than ever this year. We‟re having exhibits
Thank you again for your thoughtful gift.
Diana Burhan
Your loving niece,
Secretary hairperson
1 Nita

11. The word „attend‟ in the invitation above

has the similar meaning with ....
a. arrive
b. come
c. have
d. see
5. Nita wanted Aunt Dewi to go to the aar
because ….
12. Which statement is CORRECT according
a. she thought her aunt would not be busy
to the invitation ?
then
a. Ratih isn‟t a student of SMP Penarukan.
b. her aunt promised to go there to run the
b. Ratih is the treasure of the Students
bazaar
Organization.
c. their flower arrangements would be
c. The Students Organization of SMP
exhibited there
Penarukan will have a meeting.
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d. she wanted aunt Dewi to watch the folk 20. “It was scary but it was fun.”
dances and games
The word „It’ refers to ....
16. Which of the statements is not true about Nita a. the scenery
? b. horse riding
a. She was Ms. Dewi‟s loving younger sister. c. Mount Batok
b. She lived at Jalan Sudirman 23, Bandung. d. Mount Bromo
c. She wrote her letter on 4th March, 2011.
d. She liked the gift that Mrs. Dewi gave. Read the text and answer questions 21 to 22

Read the following text and answer questions 17

to 20
Last week, I went to Mount Bromo. I stayed at my friend‟s house in Probolinggo, East Java. The house had as big
In the morning, my friend and I saw mount “Batok”. The scenery was beautiful. We had a horse riding. It was sca
After that, we took a rest and had lunch under a big tree. Before going home, we went to the Wonokromo Zoo, w
We were very tired, however, I tought it was really fun to have a holiday like this.
I hope my next holiday will be more interesting.

21. What is the purpose of the email ?

a. To ask permission from the reader.
b. To ask the reader to do something.
c. To give the reader schedule of doing
something.
d. To express the writer‟s feeling towards
the reader.

22. “Let‟s build a birdfeeder and create

a birdbath for them.”
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
17. What is the purpose of the text above ? a. take
a. To tell about writer‟s recreation. b. make
b. To report the writer‟s recreation. c. bring
c. To describe the object of recreation. d. borrow
d. To amuse people about the writer‟s
recreation. Read the schedule and answer questions 23
and 24
18. Where did the writer spend the night ? Day FI.No ETD ETA Aircraft
a. At the hotel
b. At Mount Bromo To Padang
c. At the big garden 1346 SG101 06.15 11.30 F-100
d. At the writer friend‟s house 257 SG121 06.15 11.30 B-737
To Makasar
19. Which statement is NOT TRUE based on
the text above ? 1234567 SG211 09.30 11.45 A-300
12347 SG504 11.00 13.15 B-737
a. There were two objects in this text.
1234567 SG622 11.35 14.50 F-100
b. The writer liked visiting the objects.
1346 SG813 15.50 18.05 F-100
c. The writer fell bored after visiting the
257 SG813 15.50 18.05 B-737
objects. 1234567 SG506 17.30 19.45 B-737
d. The writer visited Mount Bromo and
Wonokromo Zoo. Notes :

1234567: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
FI.No : Flight number
ETD : Estimated time of departure
ETA : Estimated time of arrival
Aircraft: F-100 = Fokker 100
B-737 = Boing 737
A-300 = Airbus 300
23. When does the F-100 arrive in Makasar on
Friday ?
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. In the evening
d. At night
24. Which of the following statement is NOT
TRUE according to the schedule ?
a. The F-100 is the aircraft that departs to
Makasar at 15.50 four times a week.
b. The flight number if we want to travel to
Padang by the B-737 is SG121.
c. The aircraft to Makasar at 3.50 p.m. on
Thursday is B-737.
d. The F-100 is the aircraft to Padang on
Monday.
Read the following text and answer questions 25
to 28
MUSHROOM SOUP
Ingredients :
12 ounces mushrooms
4 eggs yolks
½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 tablespoon chopped parsley 1 ½ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoon cream
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 pints chicken stock butter
Steps :
Prepare mushroom and place in a frying pan with meltedexperience
Cover and cook for 10 minutes add stock.
Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Bring to boil and then simmer for 30 minutes
Sieve and blend until smooth.
Remove the pan from stove and cool.
Add beaten egg yolks and cream, stir gently.
Do not boil
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
25. What is the purpose of the text about ?
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a. To tell the readers about how to make the
Mushrooms Soup.
b. To provide an alternative of cooking a
healthy and cheap dish.
c. To let the readers know the problems of
making Mushroom Soup.
d. To show the readers the details of the
ingredient needed in making soup.
26. What should be done before adding the soup
with egg yolks ?
a. The egg yolks should be cooked for 30
minutes.
b. The pan should be removed from the
stove.
c. The soup should be garnished with
parsley.
d. The egg yolks should be heated.
27. How much salt do we need to make the
mushroom soup ?
a. One teaspoon
b. One tablespoon
c. One and a half teaspoons
d. One and a half tablespoons
28. “... stir gently.” (step 7)
The synonym of the underlined word is ....
a. nicely
b. kindly
c. sweetly
d. tenderly
Read the text and answer questions 29 to 32
STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The State Historical Museum,
which is located in 600 East Locus Des
Moines Iowa, serves as an exciting place
where Iowans and other visitors can
butter. the past.
The State Historical Museum has
state of the art exhibits which allow
visitors to explore the past in a way never
have before. The interactive exhibits
enable visitors to see, hear and even touch
Iowa‟s history. Another of the building‟s
attraction is the library and archieve,
where genealogical and historical
researchers uncover the past. The visitors
may browse in the Museum Store and at
the Cafe.
29. What does the text tell about ?
a. Museum
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b. Exhibits
c. Iowans 34. “...The Cock flying up, perched himself on
d. Library the branch.”
What does the underlined word mean ?
30. Paragraph one tells you about ….
a. Sat on
a. polite visitors
b. Woke up
b. exciting museum
c. Threw up
c. past experiences
d. Stretched
d. experience Iowans
35. What is the purpose of the text above ?
31. Which of the following sentences is not true
based on the text ? a. To retell the past event.
a. The art exhibits show the Iowa‟s history. b. To entertain and give moral value.
b. The visitors can browse in the museum c. To tell how the Cock solve the problem.
store. d. To describe Dog and Cook‟s friendship.
c. Just Iowans visit the State Historical
Museum. 36. What can we learn from the story above ?
d. The State Historical Museum is located in a. Be honest to the others.
Iowa. b. Be careful to see the fox.
c. Be happy with what we have.
32. Exploring the past can be found in …. d. Be clever to protect ourselves.
a. State buildings
b. Museum Store
c. Museum Café Read the following text and answer questions
d. Art Exhibits 37 to 40

Read the following text and answer questions 33 Kolang-kaling, the fruit of sugar
to 36 palm tree is soft and bit rubbery, and adds
to the flavor of many sweet snacks and
drinks. It comes from aren or enau (Arenga
The Dog and Cock’s Friendship pinnata) trees which belong to palm family
which also includes coconut trees (Cocos
A dog and a cock being great
nucifer L.), date palm (Phonex dactylifera),
friends, agreed to travel together. At
palmyra palms (Borassus flabellifer) and
nightfall they took shelter in a thick
oil palms (Licuala arbuscula mogea).
wood. The Cook flying up, perched
This fruit is very popular among
himself on the branches of a tree, while
Moslem in Indonesia especially during
the Dog found a bed beneath in the
fasting month. It becomes the fast-breaking
hollow trunk. When the morning dawned,
favorite menu for those breaking their
the Cock, as usual, crowded very loudly
Ramadhan fast with kolak (banana
several times. A fox heard the sound
compote). They will find white, opaque
wishing to make a breakfast on him,
and thumb-sized fruit, in the mix.
came and stood under the branches,
Kolang-kaling, which can be made
saying how beautiful his voice and he
into candies of different flavors and colors,
wanted to meet the cock. The Cock knew
are 93.8 percent water, 0.69 percent
that the fox wanted to eat him so he said
protein, 4 percent carbohydrate, less than
“Sir, I wish you should do me favour of
1 percent of ash and about 1 percent
going around to the hollow trunk below
roughage.
me, and waking my porter, so that he may
The carbohydrate level in kolang
open the door and let you in.” When the
kaling gives the eater a full feeling, offers a
Fox approached the tree, the Dog sprang
natural remedy for weight loss and
out and caught him, and tore him to
(Adapted from the Jakarta Post, Sept.18th, 2008)
33. Where did the dog sleep this night ?
a. In the shelter
b. In front of the door 37. What does paragraph three tell us about ?
c. In the hollow trunk a. The taste of kolang kaling
d. On the branches of a tree b. The color of kolang kaling
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c. The flavor of kolang kaling

d. the composition of kolang kaling 42. a. suddenly
b. happily
38. What are the physical characteristic of kolang c. quickly
kaling ? d. calmly
a. Sweet and colorful
b. Soft and bit rubbery 43. a. whisper
c. Popular and delicious b. bite
d. White, opaque and thum sized c. cry
d. ask
39. Besides as the mix of kolak, what are kolang
kaling used for ? For number 44 to 46, choose the correct
a. Candies answer to complete the text.
b. Meal and snack
c. Snack and drink Yogyakarta is a buyer‟s paradise for artwork because well-
d. Candies and food Even from wood, rattan and bamboo, very attractive craft it
Other items made from bamboo or rattans include graceful
40. “The carbohydrate level in kolang kaling gives
the eater a full feeling …” ( paragraph 4 )
What is the closed meaning of the bold typed
word ?
a. Distributor
b. Consumer
c. Buyer
d. Seller
For number 41to 43, choose the correct answer
to complete the text.
Tom and Adam were close friends. They
always did everything together. One day, they had a
walk the woods. Tom and Adam were very happy.
They enjoyed walking in the woods very much.
After walking for several hours, they got tired.
Tom said, “Let‟s have a rest under that
tree” Adam . . . (41). They took a rest under a big
tree. Adam was so tired that soon he fell asleep. 44. a. unknown
Suddenly, Tom saw a bear came out of the b. common
bushes. He was terrified. He . . . (42) climbed up the
tree and left Adam alone. The bear came closer. It
c. ordinary
sniffed Adam‟s face. Adam woke up and was very d. famous
shocked to know that a bear was sniffing his ear. He
was stiffed and could not move. 45. a. shown
“I‟m going to die. It‟s going to kill me,” b. made
he thought. He was lying on the ground quietly.
c. used
After a few seconds, the bear moved away. It
disappeared to the bushes. After that, Adam d. sold
hurriedly climbing up the tree and approached Tom.
Tom opened his eyes. He was surprised to see that 46. a. attractively
the bear didn‟t hurt Adam. b. cheaply
He asked Adam, “What did the bear . . .
c. slowly
(43) to your ears?”
Adam frowned and he said angrily, “The d. easily
bear told me that a person who thinks only
of 47. Arrange these jumbled words into a
himself cannot be a good friend.” meaningful sentence.
coffee – please – a – cup – of – without –
1 2 3 4 5 6
41. a. understood grandfather – sugar – make
b. apologized 7 8 9
c. thought
d. agreed
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The correct arrangement of the words above b. 3 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 4

is …. c. 5 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 6 – 4
a. 9 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 7 – 2 d. 3 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 5 – 4
b. 9 – 3 – 7 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 2
c. 2 – 9 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 6 – 8 – 7
d. 2 – 9 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 8

48. Arrange the words into a good sentence

disguised – day – old woman – as –
1 2 3 4

The next – the queen – herself – an ugly

5 6 7 8
The correct arrangement is ….
a. 5 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 8 –
3
b. 5 – 3 – 4 – 8 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 7
c. 5 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 3 – 7 – 4 – 8
d. 5 – 3 – 1 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 8 – 2

49. Arrange the following sentences into a

good paragraph.
1. First, you must pass a short written
examination.
2. Second, you must send and receive
international Morse code.
3. Finally, you will get the license.
4. Do you know how to abstain a station and
operator‟s license ?
5. It tests your knowledge of operating
regulations and simple radio theory.
6. And you must prove that you can send and
receive it five words per minute.
The correct arrangement is ....
a. 4 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 3
b. 4 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 3
c. 4 – 1 – 5 – 6 – 2 – 3
d. 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 3

50. Arrange the following sentences into a good

paragraph.
1. There were also lions, tigers, deer, and
other animals which live freely
2. After the show, Budi and his friends rode
the elephants
3. Budi‟s school went for a trip to the Safari
Park by bus last Sunday
4. After they were tired, they went home
happily
5. There was an elephant show and they
enjoyed watching it
6. At the Safari park, they saw monkeys
swinging on the branches of the tree

The correct arrangement is ….

a. 5 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 6 – 4