PENILAIAN AKHIR SEMESTER 1

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : IX (sembilan)

I. Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c, or d on your students’ worksheet!

The following dialogue is for question no. 1 to 4.

Verdy : Hi Dika, I’ve got good news.
Dika : What is it?
Verdy : I won the English speech contest in Semarang last week.
Dika : Are you serious? Oh my God, I can’t believe it.
Verdy : Of course, I am.
Dika : I heard it was a competitive contest.
Verdy : Yes, it was. My rivals were very good and confident. Their English was awesome.
Dika : Great, congratulation. You have no idea how happy I am for you.
Verdy : Thanks, I appreciate that.
Dika : I believe that you are the best as always.
Verdy : How nice of you to say that. Now, let’s have lunch on my treat.
Dika : With great pleasure, dear.

1. What is discussed in the dialog?

a. Good news.
b. English speech
c. Someone’s treat
d. Winning a contest

2. How does Dika feel knowing the good news?

a. Frustrated c. Delighted
b. Surprised d. Bored

3. I heard it was a competitive contest.

The underlined word means that the participant has a ..... desire to win the contest.
a. strong c. lack
b. weak d. poor

4. Yes, it was.
What does the underlined word refers to?
a. news c. speech
b. contest d. english

5. Look at the following picture!

The best expression for the boy in the picture is ....

a. Congratulation on your graduation!
b. Congratulation on your achievement!
c. Have a wonderful birthday!
d. Have a great journey!
The following dialogue is for question no. 6 to 9.
Salsa : We’re going to celebrate our school aniversary next month.
Bella : You’re right. What do you think if we have a special celebration?
Salsa : What’s on your mind?
Bella : We usually have an art performance. How about if this year we invite boyband to perform at the celebration?
Salsa : I don’t think it’s a nice idea. Inviting boyband may cost much money. I prefer to make different art
performance.
Bella : What do you mean?
Salsa : The art performance can be conducted in an orphanage.
Bella : Sounds great. We can entertain the children with music, dances, magic tricks, and much more.
Salsa : Let’s talk about it at the students meeting this week.

6. What are the girls talking about?

a. Special celebration c. School aniversary
b. Art performance d. Boyband performance

7. According to Salsa’s suggestion, where should this year art performance be conducted?
a. At school c. In classroom
b. At hall d. In an orphanage

8. Which one is the expression of disagreement in the dialogue above?

a. I don’t think it’s a nice idea. c. Sounds great.
b. What’s on your mind? d. What do you mean?

9. Which one is the expression of agreement in the dialogue above?

a. I don’t think it’s a nice idea. c. Sounds great.
b. What’s on your mind? d. What do you mean?

The following text is for question no. 10 to 13.

10. From the label, we know that the product .....

a. can help to relieve headache
b. contains herbal ingredients
c. can be used by todler
 d. contains no sugar

11. What symptom can’t be relieved by this medicine?

a. Headache c. Sore throat
b. Blocked nose d. Cough

12. If symptoms persist, consulst your healthcare professional.

The underlined word means that the symptoms ..... in our body over in a periode of time.
a. leave c. stay
b. stop d. quit

13. What is the purpose of reading the label?

a. To see the use of the medicine
b. To recognize the symptoms of the disease
c. To understand the dosage of the medicine
d. To know the detailed information of the medicine

The following text is for question no. 14 to 16.

14. By reading the label, we know that the product ....

a. is blended arabica beans.
b. contains high calcium.
c. is roasted coffee and milk.
d. better serves hot.

15. What is the intention of writting the text?

a. To tell how to enjoy the product.
b. To inform the nutritions of the products.
c. To show the advantages of the product.
d. To share the necessary information of the product.

16. Wherever you go....

 What does the underlined word refer to?
a. consumer c. coffee drink
b. producer d. coffee blend

The following text is for question no. 17 to 20.

SHRIMP SATAY
Ingredients:
 1 kg of medium-sized shrimps
 5 onion
 2 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce
 1 lime
 A dash of salt and pepper
Steps:
1. Boil the shrimps. When they are done, take them out of the pan and let them cool.
2. Peel the skin and remove the head, legs, and tail.
3. Peel and slice the onion.
4. Mix the onion, soy sauce, and lime juice with shrimps.
5. Add salt and pepper.
6. Put shrimps on skewers and barbecue for a little while.
7. Serve hot.

17. The text is useful for someone who wants to ....

a. learn cooking c. research about satay
b. retell a story d. describe shrimp satay

18. The text mostly tells the readers about ....

a. the ingredients to make shrimp satay.
b. how to make delicious food.
c. how to make shrimp satay.
d. the steps of boiling shrimps.

19. Why is it suggested that we use lime juice in the recipe?

a. To reduce the smell of the onions.
b. To give red color of the shrimps.
c. To make the shrimps more tasty.
d. To add the sauce of the dish.

20. When they are done,... (Step 1)

The underlined word refers to ...
a. the pan c. the pepper
b. the salt d. the shrimps

The following dialogue is for question no. 21 to 24.

Ganes : Hello Bim, you look bussy. What are you doing?
Bimo : Hi, Nes. I’m finishing my handycraft project. But, I feel it’s hard to stick the materials using this one. Any
idea?
Ganes : Hmmm... Let me see. Why don’t you use glue gun?
Bimo : Brilliant! I think my dad still has it. I ever see him using it, too. Well, do you know how to use it?
Ganes : Oke, first, chek the glue gun and clean out any old glue clogging the nozzle.
Bimo : Clear. I have also put the glue stick into the gun nozzle. Then, what’s next?
Ganes : Insert the plug into the electricity socket. Prepare a sheet of paper and put the glue gun on it. Wait until the
gun gets warmer.
 Bimo : Well, what should I do after that?
Ganes : Squeeze the trigger gently to check if the glue stick has changed into liquid
form. Finally you an apply it on any surface that you want to stick by using this glue gun.
Bimo : Wow, it’s quite easy actually. Thanks Nes for the explanation. I think my
handycraft will be more easily held now.

21. Where do we insert the glue stick?

a. Into the electricity socket.
b. In the sheet of paper.
c. Into the gun nozzle.
d. In the trigger.

22. Squeeze the trigger gently to check if...

The underlined word is closest meaning to ...
a. thoroughly c. quickly
b. carefully d. slowly

23. What is being discussed by the boys?

a. How to use glue gun. c. How to make glue stick.
b. How to make handycraft. d. How to use gun nozzle.

24. Finally you an apply it on any surface ....

a. smear c. sprinkle
b. pour d. massage

The following dialogue is for question no. 25 to 27.

Beni : Look! The students of 9D are bussy doing their duties.
Edo : Yeah. Mr. Harno asked them to clean their classroom just now. I heard him giving the instruction.
Beni : You’re right. Some girls are sweeping and mopping the floor. Some are
cleaning the windows and the terrace.
Edo : Hey, the boys are also arranging the chairs and the table.
Beni : The class becomes clean and tidy, doesn’t it?
Edo : Exactly. And of course, it will make us feel comfortable to study.
Beni : What about if we do the same thing like 9D?
Edo : Let’s tell others

25. What is the topic of the dialogue above?

a. Sweeping the floor. c. Arranging the chairs
b. Cleaning the windows. d. Cleaning the class.

26. From the dialogue above, we can conclude that ....

a. The boys are arranging the tables.
b. The girls are cleaning the windows.
c. Beni and Edo are cleaning their class.
d. The students of 9D are cleaning their class.

27. When are they cleaning their classroom?

a. Just now c. Yesterday
b. Right now d. Tomorrow
The following text is for question no. 28 to 30.

ANNOUNCEMENT
Friday, October 28, is The Youth Pledge Day. To celebrate it, each class must present a
couple of boy and girl. They have to wear and perform the traditional costumes. Also, there will be
an EnglishSpeech competition. Each class can present a boy or a girl. The categories for judging will
be: Best of performance, Message and Creativity. Winners will receive prizes at 02.00 pm at the
school hall.
For more information, please confirm your class counselor

Committee Chairman,
Budiman

28. How many contests are there in the text?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

29. The prizes will be given ….

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at night

30.“ Also, there will be an English Speech competition.”

The synonym of the underlined word is ….
A. contest B. match C. game D. show

II. Read the tex t and answer the questions!

Readi text for question no. 1-4!

How to Make a Paper Boat or Hat

Things you need
A half page of newspaper
What to do
First, fold the paper in half the long way, crease and unfold.
Second, fold the sides up to the middle crease, keep folded.
Next, fold the corners down to the middle.
After that, fold the corners down to the middle again.
Then, fold the points downs to the middle.
Finally, open the middle and turn it inside out to make a boat, or flip it over and wear it as a hat.

1. How many times do we have to fold the paper?

2. What is the third step in making a paper boat?
3. How many steps should we follow to make a good paper boat or hat as mentioned in the text?
4. “ Finally open the middle and turn it inside out to make a boat or flip it over and wear it as a hat.”
The underlined word could be best replaced with the word ….

Read the tex t to complete question no. 5 to 7!

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can …(5)… 100 kilometers an hour. It is now rare and is one of
the animals which is in danger of extinction.
The cheetah has a small head and ears, and long, powerful legs. It always hunts and chases its …(6)… on
open ground. This is a different way of hunting from the other “ big cats”. They like to stay in and near trees to

8. catch their prey.

Rearrange The cheetah
the following is alsowords
jumbled different …(7)…a other
to make good cats because it cannot draw in its claws
sentence!
 all – the – of – gorillas – primates – are – largest
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

9. Arrange the following sentences to make a good procedure of charging your handphone.
1. Remove the charger by pulling out from your hand phone.
2. Wait until the battery icon appears on the screen.
3. Connect the charger to your hand phone, the flash symbol on the charger plug must face upward.
4. Charge the battery approximately 5 hours or until the battery icon indicates that the battery is fully
charged.

10. Change the verb in the brackets into the correct form of Past Continuous Tense!
I ... (do) my homework when my dad ... (get) home arround 4 pm.

III. ESSAY

1. Your classmate becomes the winner of the storytelling contest in your class. He will represent the
class for the storytelling competition of your school. What do you say to congratulate and give him
a wish?

Read tex t and answer question no. 2 to 4!

Vanilla Drops Cookies
Ingredients:
 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
 ¼ tea spoons baking powder
 ¼ tea spoons vanilla extract
 2 eggs
 1 cup sugar
Directions:
1. Combine flour and baking powder, set aside
2. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until light coloured
3. Stir in the flour and baking powder mixture
4. Drop the batter by tea spoonfuls about 2 inches apart into a greased and floured
baking sheets. Set aside in a room temperature for 6 hours.
5. Bake at 3500 F for 6 minutes
6. Remove from baking sheets to a wire rack to cool

2. What is the purpose of the text?

3. What should we do after combining flour and baking powder?

4. How long do you need to bake the cookies?

5. Change the verb in the brackets into the correct form of Present Continuous Tense!

Yuda and aldo … (play) basketball in the yard.