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KEMENTERIAN AGAMA REPUBLIK INDONESIA

KANTOR KEMENTERIAN AGAMA KABUPATEN BOLMONG SELATAN
MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH NEGERI 1
Jl. Trans sulawesi lintas selatan Desa Tolondadu II, Kec. Bolaang Uki, 95774
Email : mtsntolondadu10@gmail.com website : www.mtsn1bolsel.sch.id

A. Choose the right answer a, b, c, or d!

The folowing teks is for questions 1

To : Ruth,
I`d like to congratulate you on passing your exam.
I do hope you are always successful
Love
Joshua
1. Why does Joshua send the card? Because ….
a. He wants to tell Ruth about his exam
b. He wants to congratulate Ruth
c. His exam is difficult to do
d. He wants to be successful

The following text is for questions 2 – 4

From : Maryam

Salma, I`m really sorry about the torn pages of your novel.
I`m going to find a new copy and come to your house to give
it to you as soon as I have it.
2. Why did Maryam write the message?
a. To apologize
b. To inform about some torn pages
c. To confirm her visit to Salma`s house
d. To tell Salma that she will come immediately
3. What has Maryam promised to Salma?
a. To give Salma some money to buy a new one
b. To say sorry
c. To come to her house immediately
d. To replace the novel
4. “ …. About the torn pages ….”
The underlined word means ….
a. Cut down
b. Pulled apart
c. Broken down
d. Scattered around

The following text is for questions 5 - 8

ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, August 2016 will be a big day! Some policemen are going to visit us in a seminar about traffic
regulation. Two lucky students of each class will be invited to join the seminar which will be
conducted in the hall early in the morning. Your homeroom teacher will inform you the invitees of
each class.
During the seminar, those who are not invited can take part by keeping the hall environment quite
and at peace. Please have activities away from the hall, especially during the breaks!
Have a great weekend, all!
Adiba Salma
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5. Why did Adiba write the announcement?

a. To ask the students to have some breaks
b. To announce about the seminar
c. To announce about the policemen coming
d. To promote the students of being policemen
6. Who will attend the seminar?
a. All students of Bunga Bangsa
b. The teacher of Bunga Bangsa School
c. Two students of Bunga bangsa School
d. Two students of each class of Bunga bangsa School
7 Why did Adiba ask the students to keep the hall environment quite and at peace?
a. To keep the hall safe
b. To make sure the seminar run well
c. To let the students play around the hall.
d. To give time for the students to have some meal during the breaks.
8 What is the intention of the program?
a. To give chance for the students to know more about policemen
b. To let the students know about kinds of traffic lights
c. To promote traffic regulation to the students
d. To invite policemen to visit the school

Read the text nd answer questions 9 to 12

Mr. Budi is a tailor. He is my friend. He lives close to my house. He is a hard worker. His children,
Andi and Chandra, study in a university. They often help their father to buy yhings he needs to make
clothes. Mrs. Budi is housewife. She often helps her husband. Mr. Budi is very kind. He has many
customers.
Mr. Budi has three workers. Two of them are sewers and the other is an assistant of the sewer. He
helps them prepare the things they need such a needles, buttons, zippers, thread and material. All the
sewers are men, they can work fast. They work overtime if Mr. Budi has much work. They like to do it
because Mr. Budi pays them well for working overtime.
Now they are working in the room. The room is very large. There are four sewing machines in this
room. They look very tired because they have to finish a large number of fabric to be sewed.
9 The text is written to describe ….
a. Inform the things needed by a tailor
b. Describe Mr. Budi and his job.
c. Tell how busy to be a tailor
d. Persuade the readers to be a tailor
10 Why does Mr. Budi workers like to work with him?
a. He is responsible
b. He is loveble
c. He is hard worker
d. He is generous
11 “He lives close to my house.”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
a. Far
b. Near
c. Open
d. Next to

12 Mr. Budi has a lot of customers because ….

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a. Mr. Budi has a happy family

b. Mr. Budi is a kind man
c. They like the result of his sewing
d. There is no other tailor in the neighbour hard

The following text is for number 13 - 15

ATTENTION!

A unique entertainment awaits you!

A special show starts at 3:30 p.m.

For an hour

 Crocodiles cleanded up, pacified and persuaded to dance to music.

 A python grappling with a man, coiling round, trying to crush him, but
defeated and help up high!
Come all, come and see it.

13. Where do you think someone can find the text?

a. In a clinic
b. In a hotel
c. At a bus halt
d. In a restaurant
14. If people are interested to watch the show they will ….
a. Gather at the poolside
b. Visit the Ghost House
c. Go to Studio 21 theatre
d. Dial number to 200 office
15. At the show, people can see crocodiles … phyton
a. because
b. and
c. in
d. or

This text is for questions 16 to 19

Last school holiday, my family spent it to my grandmother`s hometown. There we stayed at my
aunt`s house. The holiday become special because we took our grandmother, too. So we took my
grandmother to her village where she could meet the siblings and old friends.
A week before coming back to Jakarta we planned to gto to the beach. However my auntie was busy
that day, it made us a bit late going to picnic. We had 2 places to visit. The first was the flower park and the
second was the beach.
After lunch we left for the park. The area was very large. We were cheerful to take a walk there,
boating, and taking photograph. Since grandmother has a problem on her knee. So mostly sat on the bench.
Then we continue the picnic to the beach as it was becoming dark. We left worry that we could not
have the chance to see the sunset.
My dad drove the car more speedy to the Samudera beach. When we got there the sunwas half set. My
mom, dad, cousins and auntie ran to the beach and started busy to take their photograph. Then my mom told
me to shoot her for the silhouette result. I was very surprised to see the artistic photograph, then we all sat on
a long bench and made other silhouette pictures. Finally, we left the beach hapilly. We rushed to the car, and
smiled everytime we see the family picture in the silhouette.

16 Why did the writer`s father drive more speedy?

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a. The beach time was almost finished

b. The day was becoming dark
c. The view of sunset was quick
d. The road was not crowded
17. The text is about … in a holiday.
a. The writer`s grandmother
b. A special hometown
c. Buying silhouette photograph
d. A family picnic
18. When the writer got to the beach?
a. It was already closed
b. The sun was shining so bright
c. People were on boating
d. The sun was setting
19. “we were cheerful ….” (paragraph 3).
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
a. tired
b. lazy
c. happy
d. careful

Read the text and answer questions 20 to 23

The Bogor Botanical Garden is located in Bogor, 60 km south of Jakarta. The botanical garden is
situated in the center of Bogor City. The garden covers more than 8 hectares. It was built by Java`s
Duthc Governor-General Wille, Baron van Imhoff, who was governor of Java at the time.
The garden was officially opened in 1877. It was used to research and develop plants and seeds
from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago. This is a tradition that continues today and contributes
to the garden reputation as a major center for botanical researches. Today, the garden contains more
than 15.000 species of trees and plants. There are also 400 types of palms. These plants help the garden
create a refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and bats. The existence of the bats can be
known by the noise they make while competing for space.
20. What was the former function of the garden?
a. To research and develop plants and seeds from other parts of the Indonesian archipelago.
b. To be the palace of Java`s Dutch Governor-General Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff.
c. To be the refuge for more than 50 different varieties of birds and bats
d. To enjoy the beauty of rare plants and animals.
21. What is the best title of the text above?
a. The best Garden in Bogor
b. Visiting Bogor Botanical Garden
c. Bogor Botanical Garden
d. The plants and species in Bogor Botanical Garden
22. “These plants help the garden creates a refuge for more ….” (paragraph 2)
The underlined word has similar meaning to ….
a. garden
b. sanctuary
c. panorama
d. experiment

23. “This is a traditional that continues today and contributes …” (paragraph 2)

The underlined word refers to ....
a. The building of the garden
b. The breeding of the birds and the bats
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c. The research and development of plants and seeds

d. The organization of the plants in the garden

The following text is for number 24 - 27

FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
SAFETY
FROM CREATEDNICHE.COM
Remember:
Pull the pin and hold the

P extinguisher with the nozzle

pointing away from you

Aim low.

A Point the extinguisher at the base

of the fire

A
Squeeze the lever slowly and
evenly

S
Sweep the nozzle from side to
side

24. The text aim to ….

a. Tell the reader how to use the fire extinguisher
b. show the easiest way to use fire extinguisher
c. Remind the fireman to safety of the product
d. Inform people the function of a fire extinguisher
25. How can we put off the fire effectively?
a. Pull the pin close to you
b. Squeeze the handle evenly
c. Spry steadily to the fire
d. Sweep the nozzle slowly
26. What would likely happen when you aim high at the fire?
a. create less damage
b. reduce the heat level of the fire
c. make the fire bigger
d. instantly extinguish
27. “ … pointing away from you” (1st step)
The underlined word refers to ….
a. the sender
b. the viewer
c. the reader
d. the fireman

The following text is for questions

POP 1000
HEALTHY DRINK
Vitamin Lemon
Healthy and Fresh
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Under license by wellness Food Indonesia

In a bottle (140 ml) contains:
Vitamin C 100 mg
Energy 65 cal
Protein 0g
Carbohydrate 16 g
Sugar 6g
Natrium 99 g
Vitamin B1 1.0 g
Vitamin E 2.3 g
Niacin 2.3 g
31. How much liquid does the POP 1000 contain?
a. 100 mg
b. 99 mg
c. 140 ml
d. 45 cal
32. The following are the vitamins in POP 1000, except ….
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin B1
d. Vitamin E
33. From the label we know that POP 1000 does not contain ….
a. protein
b. carbohidrate
c. energi
d. protein
34. What is the flavor of the drink?
a. Orange
b. Lemon
c. Guava
d. Durian

The following text is for questions 35 – 38

Once upon a time, a cat and a fox were telling their way to escape from their predator.
“I`m so smart. I know a hundred of different ways to escape from my enemies.” Bragged the fox.
“Really?” the cat responded. “I only know one trick. Can you teach me some of yours?”
“Well may be” said the fox arrogantly. When they heard a pack of wild dogs toward them, the cat
immediately climbed to a tree and disappeared fastly.
“This is the one I`ve told you about,” said the cat. “It`s my only one. Which trick are you going to
use?”
The fox sat there, trying to think and decide which trick he was going to use. However, it was too

35. What can we learn from the story?

a. People do not always think what they say.
b. Clever people do not need long explanation
c. To get the best life, one must not easily content
d. A person`s actions are more important that what he/she says
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36. What did the fox tell to the cat about his way to escape?
a. The fox had a lot of tricks to escape from the enemies
b. The fox was boasting about himself
c. The cat was the fox`s enemy
d. The cat had no way to escape
37. From the text, we can conclude that the cat was …. Than the fox
a. clumsier
b. slower
c. smarter
d. bigger
38. “Can you teach me some of yours?”
The underlined word refers to ….
a. The fox`s tricks
b. The cat`s tricks
c. The wild dogs
d. The cat`s secret

B. Essay!
Read the text to answer number 41 – 43
COCONUT
Coconut is a common name for the fruit of a tree in the palm family. It is classified as
Cocos Nucifera. People usually call the tree as coconut palm. Coconut palm trees grow well in
tropical countries. They grow especially on san soil.
The trees can grow up to 30 m high. They have a cylindrical trunk. At the top of the
trunk, there is a crown of leaves. The leaves are long, about 3 to 4,5 m long.
The fruit grows in clusters. In one cluster, there about 5 to 20 coconuts.
The fruit is oval and about 30 cm long. It has a thick husk and hard shell. Inside the shell
there white oily fresh. Inside the shell, there is also sweet fluid.
Coconut is high in sugar. It also contains a lot of fat, protein, and vitamin. The young
coconut water can be a very refreshing drink which contains a lot of minerals.
The coconut palm is very useful plants. People can use every single inch of the tree. They
dry the coconut meat into copra. After that, they can get oil from it and use it for daily cooking or
make it into soaps or candles. People also use the trunks to build houses. For the roof, they dry the
leaves. People can also make rope and doormats from the coconut’s husk.
Coconuts are usually propagated by seeds. But experts have been trying to clone coconuts
or propagate them by tissue culture.

41. What is the purpose of the text above?

42. What is inside the coconut`s shell?
43. What can people get from copra?

Good Luck