SOAL LUS BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS IX

TP 2020/2021

1.

The text tells us about ………

a. Karin's wishes for the couple
b. Karin'gift for the new couple
c. Karin' apology for leaving a sport match
d. Karin's excitement to visit her uncle and aunt
2.

When do tipe receivers receive the card ?

a. After their wedding party
b. When they buy a new house
c. During their house-warming party
d. Before they move to their house
3.

Why is the notice made ?

a. To tell the students about drinkable tap water
b. To inform the students about drinkable water
c. To permit the students to refill their water bottles
d. To remind the students to use glasses when drinking
4. The students will ... upon understanding the notice
a. filtrate the water before using it
b. only gargle the water after having lunch
c. avoid to use the water for washing hands
d. recycle the water to be used several times
5. Who probably puts the sign at school ?
a. The headmaster
b. A new student
 c. A school janitor
d. A security officer
6.

What can we infer from the text ?

a. Flag raisers always rehearse after school
b. The choral group consists of IXF students
c. The rehearsal is held at the school hall
d. Both groups will have a discussion at different places
7. What will probably be discussed in the meeting ?
a. A flag used in the rehearsal
b. Time for the choral group's practice
c. The position of each flag raiser member
d. Snacks provided during the rehearsal
8. What will happen if the invitee does not attend the agenda ?
A. He/she will refuse the rehearsal schedule
B. He/she will be forbidden to participate in the event
C. He/she will be the person in charge for the upcoming event.
D. He/she will miss the chance to propose his/ her idea about the schedule
9.

What will Raditya probably do after school ?

A. Borrow his friend's ruler
B. Go to the mentioned shop
C. Visit Amarilis at her house
D. Ask his brother to fix the ruler
10.
 How should someone take the medicine?
A. Relief the pain and inflammation
B. Drink the capsule after eating
C. Take 1—2 capsules daily
D. Consult a physician after taking the product
11. Which is the false statement about the medicine from the text?
A. It contains Foeniculum Vulgare.
B. Its ingredient is declared official from HPUS
C. It can empower pain and inflammation
D. It has active and inactive ingredients
12. Who are the people who are not allowed to take the medicine?
A. Pregnant women
B. Doctors
C. Physicians
D. Adults
13.

The notice above means….

A. wash hand before work
B. wash hand before eat
C. use the shop for washing hand
D. wash hand in the bathroom
14. The statement based on the text is…
A. The notice is for parents
B. The notice is for students
C. The notice is for employees
D. The notice is for the guest
15. Where you can find the notice?
A. In the market
B. In the class
C. In the company
D. In the street
THE CHEETAH

The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can run 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 prey on open ground.
This is a different way of hunting from the other “big cats.” They like to stay in and
near trees to catch their prey. The cheetah is also different from other cats because it
cannot draw in its claws.
(Source: Abbs, Brian, et.al. Take Off. Student Book 2, p. 52)
16. Paragraph two tells us about ...
A. Physical Description of a Cheetah
B. The way how a cheetah hunts its prey
C. What makes a cheetah different from other animals
D. The reason why cheetah belongs to rare animals
17. “It is now rare and is one of the animals which is in danger of extinction.” ( Paragraph 1 ).
The information’s implies that ...
A. We can still see so many cheetahs roaming in thick forest nowadays
 B. People must prevent cheetahs from extinction due to irresponsible people’s activities
C. Cheetah can be exploited to be a domestic animal
D. Cheetah can run very fast therefore it can avoid any harmful predators
18. What is the purpose of writing the above text ?
A. To persuade people not to hunt cheetahs
B. To describe cheetah in general
C. To amuse readers with a story of a cheetah
D. To tell people the right way to protect the rare cheetahs

To : All members of Literature Club

From : Chairman of Literature Club

Date : May, 27th 2020
Subject: Reviewing book
I would like to inform all members of Literature club that on this Saturday we will hold a
reviewing Konspirasi Alam Semesta, a book by Fiersa Besari. I expect your participation in this
occasion. This Occasion will be held at 09:00 AM in Auditorium.
19. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the message ?
A. To get permission from all students to join the project
B. To invite all members of Literature Club to review a best selling book
C. To tell all students that he is interested in reviewing books
D. To inform all students about the cancellation of a meeting
20. From the message above we can infer that ...
A. Fiersa Besari is an author
B. The participants of the event will be introduced to a tip of business
C. The chairman of the literature club is a great book writer
D. The event will be carried out at 09.00 in the evening
21. “ .... that on this Saturday we will hold a reviewing.....”
The underlined word refers to ...
A. The chairman of the literature club
B. The chairman including the members of the literature club
C. The chairman, the members of the club and a book writer
D. members of the literature Club and a book writer
22. What will the students probably do after reading the message ?
They will ...
A. Come to the book reviewing occasion
B. Come to the event and get some books
C. Tell their friends to review their own favorite books
D. Soon gather at school to organize a books fair

A RECKLESS DONKEY
A donkey and a rabbit were good friends. One evening, they were looking for some food.
After walking for some time, they finally found a watermelon field .After making sure that
there was nobody around, they went into the field. The donkey directly ate a juicy
watermelon. He finished it quickly. Then, he recklessly went to another watermelon, and ate
it. He ate a lot of watermelons until he felt full. -
“Oh, I feel like I want to sing a song, ”said the donkey merrily.
“No! You are going to wake the farmer ,”warned the rabbit.
But, the reckless donkey did not listen to the rabbit. It started to sing a song loudly. Knowing
that he could not stop the donkey, the rabbit left him alone in the watermelon field.
The donkey kept singing and singing until the farmer came up to him, and ...,”Wham!” the
farmer caught the donkey and tied him to the fence. The rabbit was hiding behind a big tree,
he saw what was happening. When the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey.
The donkey realized his mistake and thanked the rabbit.
23. How did the donkey feel when he saw so many watermelons in the field?
A. Sad
B. Touched
 C. Surprised
D. Overjoyed
24. Then he recklessly went into the watermelon field...”
A. Carefully
B. Proudly
C. Responsibly
D. Thoughtlessly
25. What can we learn after we have read the story ?
A. Stealing is forbidden
B. Singing is a dangerous thing to do
C. Be careful before you pick watermelons from other people’s field
D. We have to think very carefully before doing / deciding something
26. “When the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey.”
A. Escape
B. Set free
C. Reported
D. Supported
27. What is the purpose of writing the text ?
A. To give detailed information to customers
B. To persuade people to appreciate fables
C. To describe a donkey in general
D. To entertain people with fables

HOW TO MAKE FRIED BANANAS

Ingredients:
1. 750 grams banana 5. 1 teaspoon salt
2. 200 grams whole wheat flour 6. 450 ml water
3. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 7. 125 grams rice flour
4. 2 tablespoon palm sugar 8. Cooking oil

Steps:
1. First cut bananas into square small pieces about 1 centimeter
2. Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar, water
3. Then stir until mixture
4. Add banana into flour dough
5. Using a table spoon make spoon full balls
6. After that drop them into the saucepan
7. … fry them for about 4 minutes or until lightly brown

28. The text is written to ...

A. Share ideas about bananas
B. Tell about the ingredients needed to make fried bananas
C. Tell about the way of how to make fried bananas
D. Promote fried bananas as alternative food
29. What should we do after we cut bananas into square small pieces?
A. Fry them until they are done
B. Add bananas to flour dough
C. Stir them until they are mixed evenly
D. Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar and water
30. The correct word to complete step 7 is ...
A. After that
B. Firstly
C. Next
D. Finally
 31. Why do you think we use turmeric powder in making fried bananas ?
A. To make our fried bananas taste delicious
B. To make our fried bananas easy to cook
C. We use it as the substitute of salt
D. We use it because it is cheap and available everywhere

On last Wednesday, I’ve got unforgettable experience. The day before, I played game on-line
until 00.00 am. Because of that I woke up late.
It was about 7.30 am and the class would be started at 8.00 am. I ran to bathroom to take
a bath. I used to have breakfast before leaving home, but on that day It was impossible.
I always rode motorcycle to go. But what an amazing thing happened, I forgot where I put the
key. So, I went to campus by public transportation. Of course, it took longer time. I arrived at
8.15 am, I hurried to get to class but I saw my lecturer standing in front of the class to teach. I
entered my classroom and you know what, he was angry to me and didn’t let me join his
material.
It was my bad experience and I hoped I would not do that again.

32. What can we learn from the text ?

A. We have to have breakfast every morning
B. We have to obey our lecturer’s regulation
C. We have to be able to manage our time properly
D. We have to play game on- line with friends
33. Why did the lecturer not let the writer get into the classroom? Because ... .
a. The lecturer had just finished his teaching materials
b. The writer came late to attend the lecture on that day
c. The lecturer was so disappointed with the writer
d. The writer forgot where he put his motorbike
34. What should the writer do to avoid being late again to his campus?
A. He should not play games too often
B. He should go to bed earlier and get focused with his study
C. He should ensure that his motorbike is in a good condition.
D. He should set an alarm before he gets to bed
35. lecturer – The writer’s – angry – because – was – late – he –came – classroom – the - to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
The best arrangement of the words to make a a good and meaningful sentence is ... .
A. 2-1-5-3-4-7-8-11-10-9-6
B. 7-5-3-4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6
C. 4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6-7-5-3
D. 7-5-3-4-2-8-1-10-11-6-9

36.

What will happen if the students directly go to the ceremony place ?

A. They will be considered absent
B. They cannot participate in the ceremony
C. They will miss the chance to gather with their friends
D. They cannot be in different lines during the ceremony
37. What will the readers do according to the announcement ?
A. They will report their presence at 2 pm
B. The seventh grade students will wear neckerchieves and hats
C. The eighth grade students will wear hats and blue ties
D. The ninth grade students will be at school to study at 8 am
38. From the text we know that ?
A. half of the seventh grade students will wear batik
B. all students should attend the morning ceremony
C. the ninth grade students should arrive at school at 2 pm
D. the students are divided into two groups to attend in the ceremony
39.

What is the goal of the text?

A. How to server Yummy Milkshake
B. How to make Yummy Milkshake
C. Introducing the ingredients of Yummy Milkshake
D. Telling about the kind of biscuits used in making milkshake

40. How many ingredients do you need?

A. One
B.  Two
C.  Three
D.  Four
41. When do you put coconut biscuits into the blender?
A. When you pour the milk into the blender
B. After you blend the milk and the ice cream
C. Before you blend the milk and the ice cream
D. Before you put the ice cream into the blender
42. “ … to make the mixture thick …” (second step)
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Fine
B.  Fresh
C.  Thin
D.  Heavy
King Ranubanu had a very pretty princess. She loved plaing with water very much. One day, people of
the kingdom suffered from a strange disease. A lot of people died. Physicians failed to cure the people. 

One day, an old man visited the King. He said that the kingdom could be free from the disease with the
help of a rare flower which grew in the middle of a lake. The lake was just at Mount Semeru’s foot.
However, the flower could only be taken by the princess. Sadly, the king let the princess do the hard
task.

After a long journey, the princess and her people arrived at the lake. The water of the lake soon
attached the princess to play with it. She jumped into the lake and forgot about the task. She refused to
go back to the kingdom.
Hearing about the princess’ behavior, the king got angry. He went to see the princess and said,”People
are waiting for you to bring the flower to cure them, but you forgot about the task. If you refuse to go
back to the palace, you are better to stay here in the lake forever!”

Surprisingly, the princess turned into a white flower. The king, sadly, took the flower out of the lake
and brought it to the palace. Amazingly, people of the kingdom could be cured by seeing the flower.
The flower is known as the water lily or “Bunga Teratai” in the Indonesian language.
43. What could we learn from the story?
A. Loneliness can bring sorrow 
B. Water can be dangerous
C.  Love needs sacrifice        
D.  Water lily is rare
44. What is the second paragraph about?
A. How the disease could be cured 
B. The beauty of the rare flower
C.  The beauty of Mount Semeru        
D.  How the disease spread out
45. “ … by the help of the rare flower which grew in the middle of a lake.” (Paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The rare flower
B.  The lake
C.  The disease
D.  The kingdom
46. From the text, we can conclude that the princess was … by the flower the lake.
A. cured
B.  amazed
C.  shocked
D.  surprised
The place that I never forget is Covent Garden. It is one of the most popular parts of London. Tourists
and Londoners, adults and kids – they all enjoy the great shops restaurants and cafes, and, most of all,
they love the street performers. At Covent Garden, you can see some of the best street performers in the
world. There are jugglers, clowns, magicians, living statues, musicians – the list goes on and on!

Before they can perform there, performers have to pass a test (it doesn’t cost anything). The shows are
free and performers don’t go round and collect money – but most people throw money into the hat! The
performers can keep all the money. Sometimes the audience is small, but often big, and due to that they
make a lot of money at the end of the show.

Chantelle plays the violin in an orchestra, but she prefers Covent Garden! “The Crowds are always
great here, she says, “and the money’s better than my orchestra job!”
47. What is the text about?
A. The musicians of Covent Garden.
B. The performers in Covent Garden.
C. Getting some money in Covent Garden.
D. Covent Garden as a place for street performers
48. What do the performers have to do before they can perform there?
A. Pass the test. 
B. Show their performance.
C. Collect some money.
D. Throw the money into the hat.
49. What will the readers probably do when they visit the Covent Garden?
A. Find the exact location of Covent Garden
B. Plan to be the street performers
C. Prepare to pass the test of being street performer
D. Enjoy the street performances of Covent Garden
50. “and due to that they make a lot of money…” (paragraph 2)
The word “they “ refers to ....
A. people
B. audiences
C.  tourists
D.  performers