SOAL PEMAHAMAN BAHASA INGGRIS UNTUK UJIAN NASIONAL SMP

Kode Soal: 0002

The following text is for questions 1 and 2.

1. What does the text tell us about?

A. Sales on a bicycles shop
B. A bicycle shop celebration
C. Visiting a bicycle shop
D. Having bicycle touring activity

2. According to the text, we know that …

A. they only sell branded bicycles
B. there is 20% discount for all items sold in weekend
C. we cannot visit the “Liberty Bicycles” after 5 pm on Sunday
D. the “Liberty Bicycles” opens 6 days a week for 24 hours a day

The following text is for questions 3 and 4.

You are cordially invited to celebrate

the wedding of

Sara Elizabeth Johnson

and
Thomas Cade Willoughby

On Tuesday afternoon
March the 6th
at seven o’clock

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 Thirty-five East Olivet Avenue
followed by reception

RSVP
213.555.1821

3. “You are cordially invited to …”

The underlined word means …
A. friendly and warmly
B. pleasantly and friendly
C. sternly and cunningly
D. delightfully and happily

4. From the text we can infer that …

A. the wedding is held in 7 AM sharp
B. the reception will be on the next day after the wedding
C. the couple will have honeymoon right after the wedding
D. the invitees have to confirm their attendance

The following text is for questions 5 and 6.

SLAQ meeting
 Who: SLAQ members
 When: 3:00 PM, March 9, 2016
 Where: EDU 305
 About what: Conference Preparation & Qualifying
Exam
 How: Presentation & round table
 Presenters: Darunee, Irshat, Sister Angela, Ho, and
Elizabeth

5. Why do the SLAQ members have to attend the meeting?

A. To present their materials
B. To discuss the conference and qualifying exam
C. To have discussion with all presenters attending the meeting
D. To have presentation and round table meeting

6. From the text above we know that…

A. the conference will be held on March 9 in the morning
B. the form of the meeting will be presentation and round table
C. everybody can come and join the meeting
D. there are four presenters in the meeting

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The following text is for question 7 to 8.
Please come punctually to the curriculum meeting tomorrow
morning at 9 a.m. in the meeting hall on the third floor, thanks.
The headmaster of SMP Cakra

7. Who are probably come in the meeting?

A. The staff
B. All the teachers and the students
C. Only vice of headmaster
D. All the teachers

8. Please come punctually.

The underline word has the closest meaning with . . .
A. On time
B. Gradually
C. At the different time
D. Suddenly

The following text is for questions 9 to 12.

ANNOUNCEMENT

In accordance with the international security regulation, the following items are never
allowed to be taken onto a plane by passengers, either in their carry-on bags or in their checked
luggage: weapons, including knives and guns; explosives, including dynamite and fireworks.
The following items may be placed in checked luggage but not on carry-on bags. Tools,
including hammers, screwdrivers, and wrenches, sport equipment such as golf clubs, baseball
bats, skis and ski poles.
When you pass through the security live, all bags will go through our X ray machines and
some bags will be manually checked by personnel, as well.
Thanks you for your cooperation. Have a safe and pleasant flight.

9. The text mainly discusses about . . .

A. The passengers’ equipment that must be brought in the plane.
B. The items that can be useful for the airplane passengers.
C. The passengers forbid to bring the dangerous items in the airplane.
D. The X ray security system in the airport checks the passengers’ bags.

10. What are the things that cannot be allowed to be taken by the passengers?
A. Hammers, golf clubs, pillows.

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 B. Sport equipment, dynamite, passport.
C. Fireworks, knives, baseball bats.
D. Wrenches, spoon, hammers.

11. Who will be checked the passengers’ bags?

A. Pilot
B. Stewardess
C. X ray machine
D. Security

12. Thanks you for your cooperation.

The underlined word has the closest meaning with . . .
A. Hindrance
B. Collaboration
C. Relation
D. Participation
The following text is for the questions 13 to 15.
To: Rian
“It has been a pleasure coaching you this year and seeing your improvement and strength. You’re
the strongest quarterback our school has found in decades. Congrats on receiving the Best
Athlete award for this school year. Our team, school, and country are immensely thankful to you
for making us all proud every game you play.”
Your coach

13. The coach writes the card to Rian to . . .

A. ask about the Rian’s sport team progress.
B. inform about the team’s best achievement this year.
C. congratulate Rian for his Best Athlete award.
D. Express his gratitude for Rian’s winning.

14. What does the reason of Rian’s winning?

A. He is the best student in his school.
B. He is very strong and famous in his country.
C. He is the strongest quarterback in his school.
D. He ever won the similar award before.

15. “Thankful to you for making us all proud.” The word us refers to . . .
A. The coach.
B. Rian’s parents.
C. All people in Rian’s team.

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 D. The second winner.
This text is for questions 16 to 18.
Last year, I joined the Borobudur Marathon, my first Marathon. I had to run10 kilometers
to complete it. It is hard but I learned valuable things from joining it.
At first, I just wanted to get the experience of joining Marathon. I thought it would be one
life time experience. After finishing it, I changed my mind. I wanted to join another one.i was
interested to complete at least one more marathon and improve my time. I also experienced a
goog felling between participants anf the spectators, that made me happy. It was is very
wonderful thing for me. So I decided that I had to join another marathon the following year,
because I was not satisfied with first one.

16. When did the writer change his/her mind about marathon?
A. During the race C. When preparing for the race
B. Before the race D. After finishing the race

17. Based on the text, we conclude that…

A. The writer found that marathon was enjoyable
B. After completing the 10 kilometers, the writer felt upset
C. The writer felt tried when he had to run at 10 kilometers
D. The writer thought marathon was hard so he stopped it as soon as possible

18. Why did the writer want to join another marathon? Because the writer …
A. Want to change the mind C. Was very satisfied with the first one
B. Want to get an interesting race D. Was not satisfied with the first one

This text is for questions 19 to 22.

Felt flower bouquet
Supplies :
Felt fabric (different colors, since it is a bouquet you are making)
Scissors
Green wire for stems and leaves
Needle and thread of fabric glue
Decorative buttons or beads

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Directions :
You can trace flower petal shapes of different sizes and shape on the felt and cut it accordingly.
Remember to keep the size of petals between 1 to 5 inches. At least 6 petals of uniform size for
each flower must be cut. The petals can be sewn or glued at the center. You can make different
designs by using different colored petals in the same flower or changing the shape of petals for
each flower.
You can sew the button or bead at the center of each flower. Cut two small hole next to each
other in the center, on the back side of the flower, just big enough for the wire to fit in. once your
flower is ready, push one end of the green wire through one hole and take it out of the other.
Twist the two ends together to form the stem. You can also secure leaves in these stems while
twisting. Green felt paper can be used to make the foliage.
Your felt flower bouquet is ready to be placed in a lovely vase without the worry of the flowers
wilting and dying off

19. Why is the text written ?

A. To give instructions how to decorated flowers.
B. To tell how to keep flowers always fresh.
C. To show how to replace flowers in the vase.
D. To tell how to make felt flower bouquet.

20. What tools do we need to make it ?

A. Wire C. Scissors
B. Thread D. Fabric glue

21. What do we need to make foliage ?

A. Green wire C. Leaves and stems
B. Green felt paper D. Button and fabric glue

22. “….the flowers wilting and dying off”

A. Falling C. Dropping
B. Growing D. Blooming
The following text is for the questions 23 to 26.
Once, a cap teller was passing through a jungle. He was very tired and needed to rest. Then,
the stopped and spread a cloth under a tree. He placed his bag full of caps near him and lay down
with his cap on his head.
The cap seller has a sound sleep for an hour. When he got up, the first thing he did was to
look into his bag. He was startled when he found all his caps were not there. When he looked up
the sky, he was very surprised to see monkey sitting on the branches of a tree. Each of the
monkeys was wearing a cap on its head. They had evidently done it to imitate him.

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 He decided to get his caps back by making a humble request to the monkeys. In return, the
monkeys only made faces of him. When he begun to make gesture, the monkeys also imitate
him. At last he found a clever idea. “Monkeys are a great imitator,” he thought. So the took off
cap and threw it down on the ground. And as he had expected, all the monkeys took off the caps
and threw the caps down on the ground. Quickly, he stood up and collected the caps, put them
back into his bag and went away.

23. What is the suitable title for the story above?

A. The smart monkey.
B. The kind cap seller.
C. The foolish monkey.
D. The clever cap seller.

24. The main idea of the last paragraph is . . .

A. The monkey threw the caps down on the ground.
B. The cap seller collected all his caps.
C. The cap seller took off his cap.
D. The cap seller found a clever idea.

25. Why was the cap seller very surprised, when he looked up the sky?
A. Because the monkeys can imitate him.
B. Because the monkey threw cap on the ground.
C. Because each pf the monkeys is wearing a cap on its head.
D. Because the monkeys took off the cap seller’s cap.

26. From the text above we can conclude . . .

A. The cap seller got his cap again.
B. The cap hunted the monkeys to get the caps.
C. The monkeys got the caps away.
D. The cap seller failed to get his caps again.
Read the text to answer numbers 27 to 30.
Kiwi is a small bird. It is the national bird of New Zealand and this is the only place in the
world you will find them, outside the zoos. This small bird is a nocturnal. It sleeps in burrows
under the ground or old logs during the day. Kiwi has small brown feathers to blend into the
ground.
Kiwi is about the size of small chicken. Kiwi has a very long beak. The beak has nostrils at
the tip, which help the bird find food. The kiwi eats worms, spiders, and other bugs. Kiwi has
wings, but they are also so small that the bird cannot fly. Because kiwi cannot fly, they are easily
hunted by cats, stoats and dogs. Kiwi has a strong, musty smell. Predators can smell it from
faraway. Kiwi is actually very aggressive. They will attack other birds entering its territory and
fight back against predators. Kiwi will scratch, kick or run away from predators.

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 Kiwi lays huge egg, and it can weigh 1 pound each. Both male and female sit on the eggs.
When the chick hatches, it can hunt for their food.

27. The author’s purpose of writing the text is to . . .

A. explain the Kiwi’s characteristics.
B. retell the Kiwi’s habit in all day.
C. present Kiwi as a nocturnal bird.
D. elaborate Kiwi’s physical appearances.

28. Kiwi’s physical appearance can be found in paragraph . . .

A. First paragraph
B. Second paragraph
C. First and second paragraph
D. Second and third paragraph

29. “This small bird is nocturnal. It sleeps in burrows under the ground or old logs during the
day.”
From the sentence above we may infer that . . .
A. Kiwi cannot fly so it easily hunted by the predators.
B. Kiwi sleeps during the day and finds its food at night.
C. Kiwi can hunt for its food when it hatches.
D. Kiwi lays huge egg and sits on the eggs.

30. From the text above, we can conclude that Kiwi will . . . . the predators, EXCEPT . . .
A. Scratch and kick
B. Kick or run away
C. Catch and eat
D. Attack and fight back

Read the text to answer numbers 31 to 34.

A popular speaker started off a seminar by holding up a $20 bill. A crowd of 200 had
gathered to hear him speak. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Two hundred hands went
up.
He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.” He crumpled
the bill up. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” All 200 hands were still raised.
“Well,” He replied, “What if I do this?” Then he dropped the bill on the ground and
stomped on it with his shoes. He picked it up, and showed it to the crowd. The bill was at
crumpled and dirty. “Now who still wants it?” all of the hands still went up.
“My friends, I have just showed you a very important lesson. No matter what I did to the
money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many
times in our lives, life crumples us and grinds us into the dirt. We make bad decisions or deal

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with poor circumstances. We feel worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will
happen, you will never lose your value. You are special – Don’t ever forget it,” he said calmly to
the audience followed by applause from the crowd.

31. What did the audience respond when the speaker showed the dirty bill?
A. They still wanted it.
B. They made it crumpled too.
C. They dropped and stomped it.
D. They raised their hands to get it.

32. Whatever the speaker did with the bill which made it looked bad and dirty, the crowd still
wanted to get it because . . .
A. it did not change its value.
B. it has made it more valuable.
C. the money was still worthy for the speaker.
D. the money cannot be used as a legal payment.

33. From the text we know that . . . life crumples and grinds us into a bad condition, we will
never lose our value.
A. because
B. moreover
C. therefore
D. even though

34. It did not decrease in value.

The underlined word has the closest meaning with . . .
A. alleviate
B. increase
C. enhance
D. support
This text is for questions 35 to 39.
TEA
Tea is a kind of beverage that has an aromatic fragrance. It is originated in China since
a long time ago as a medical drink. All tea is produced from a plant called Camelia Sinensis.
It has a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavor.
Tea is usually served by blending it with boiled or hot water then adding sugar to give a
sweet taste. Actually, tea is not always served in hot water, but it also can be served in cool
water. It depends on someone’s taste. Furthermore, tea is also often served with some kind of
snacks like cookies and cakes, and sometimes people just enjoy drinking it whenever evening
comes, sometimes morning also.

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 Nowadays, tea becomes the most widely consumed beverage in the world after water.
Instead of its benefits for health, people enjoy drinking tea because of its unique taste. Its
benefits for health may count from its capability in making people feel calm, preventing
obesity, cancer, liver, and others. Studies have shown from Glasgow University that drinking
green tea can prevent those kind of diseases mentioned, especially cancer.
There are also some kinds of tea like Jasmine tea, green tea, black tea, herbal tea, rose
tea, chamomile tea, and others. Those kinds of tea are being favorited by many people now.
In Japan, there is such kind of ceremony of drinking tea named Japanese Tea Party or sado.
Another example, in Britain, British custom of drinking is also very famous until there is a
song entitled “Everything stops for tea” because everything they do, whether they are still
drinking or not, they will stop doing their work and start drinking tea.

35. The text above is mainly discuss about . . .

A. introducing the readers about the kinds of tea as medical substances.
B. letting the people get better understanding of tea as beverages and herbs.
C. Explaining how to enjoy the tea as the most widely consumed beverages.
D. Making people aware of the benefits of tea as well as its drawbacks.

36. What makes the tea become the most widely consumed beverage in the world?
A. Its diversity of the types of the tea.
B. Its capability of making people calm.
C. Its benefits for health and unique taste.
D. Its bitter taste when consumed without sugar.

37. How does tea stop people for working?

A. People start to enjoy tea while working.
B. Drinking tea stimulates people to stop working.
C. People stop working for enjoying the tea.
D. Tea makes people calm for working more.

38. Which of the statement below that DOES NOT explain the advantages of the tea?
A. The tea has unique taste that can make people feel calm.
B. The tea can prevent obesity and other diseases.
C. The tea makes people stop working and do nothing.
D. The tea can decrease the illness of cancer.

39. It depends on someone’s taste. (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word can be replaced by . . .
A. desire
B. interest
C. intention

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 D. difference

This text is for questions 40 to 42.

Dear Afi,
I really need your help with the science
homework. I don’t understand the
chapter force and motion. Could you
please come to my house to study
together after school? My mother will
cook dinner for you and my brother will
drive you home in the evening.

Please let me know.

Farah

40. Who send the message above?

a. Afi
b. Farah
c. Farah’s mother
d. Afi’s brother

41. Who does not understand the chapter about force and motion?
a. Afi
b. Farah
c. Mother
d. Brother

42. “ I don’t understand the chapter on force and motion.” The underlined word is closest in
meaning to . . .
a. Addition
b. Question
c. Movement
d. Improvement

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This text is for questions 43 to 45.
Announcement

To all students of grade VIII. There

will be a school holiday for two
weeks. Please do a project on
descriptive text in writing. It should be
about any animals around your house.
You can describe your own pet or
your neighbor’s. don’t forget to put
the animal’s photo in your writing.
You have to submit it on the first day
of the second semester.

Mr. Hasan

43. What is the announcement about?

a. Semester holiday
b. Neighbor’s pet
c. Writing project
d. Picture description

44. What should the students do during their holiday?

a. Doing project on descriptive text.
b. Describing the first day of semester.
c. Being away from school.
d. Taking picture of a pet.

45. “You have to submit it on the first day.” What should the underlined word mean?
a. Bring
b. Collect
c. Take
d. Send

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