Penilaian Tengah Semester (PTS) Tahun Pelajaran 2021/2022

Mata Pelajara : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas/Semester: IX/2 (Genap)
Read the text and answer questions 1 to 9.
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious
disease caused by a new virus called SARS-Cov-2.
This disease first identified in Wuhan, China in the
end of 2019. The virus widely spread over many
countries as America, France, Italy, India, Indonesia,
Malaysia, and that others.
WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic in March 2020.The disease attacks
respiratory system (like the flu) with symptoms such as a dry cough, fever, difficulty
breathing, sore throat, headache, chest pain, and loss of taste or smell. We can
protect ourselves from the symptoms by washing our hands frequently, avoiding
touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are
not well.
Coronavirus disease spreads primarily through contact with an infected person
when they cough of sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface of
object that has virus on it, then touches their eyes, nose or mouth.
The symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) takes about 5-6 days.
However, the incubation period takes 14 days. So that, people may be sick with the
virus for 1 to 14 days. The most common symtoms of coronavirus disease (COVID)-
19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Most people (about 80%) recover from the
desease without needing special treatment.
To prevent the infection of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, we always wash
our hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub
when we touch a surface or object that has the coronavirus disease. We cover our nose
and mouth with disposable tissue or flxed elbow when you cough of sneeze. We avoid
close contact about1 meter of 3 feet with people who are not well (keep physical
distancing). We stay at home and self isolate from others in the household if we feel
unwell. In addition, that others way for preventing the infection of coronavirus disease
is by doing vaccine and eating vitamin meal or fruits so we have powerful immunity.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
1. What does the text tell us about?
A. The description of coronavirus in general.
B. How to protect ourselves against the virus.
C. How corona virus spread.
D. The vaccine of COVID-19.
2. Where is coronavirus occured in firstly?
A. Italy
B. Cina
C. India
D. Malaysia
3. What are not the symptoms of COVID-19?
A. dry cough
B. sore through
C. severe itch
D. chest pain
4. Why should we do vaccine. Because . . . .
A. we don't get virus.
B. we have strong body
C. we fight against the disease
D. we have powerful immunity
5. From the text we know that ...
A. COVID-19 is a harmless disease.
B. Coronavirus is not an infectious disease.
C. We must stay close to the people who have coronavirus.
D. Washing our hands is one of the ways to protect ourselves from COVID-19.
6. People may be sick with the coronavirus disease for about . . . . before developing symptoms.
A. five days
B. seven days
C. fourteen days
D. fifteen days
7. What should we do after we touch a surface or object that has the COVID - 19 on it?
A. Clean and disinfect touched objects and surfaces.
B. Wash our hands with soap and water.
C. Cover our mouth with a mask.
D. Stay and take a rest at home.
8. “We can protect ourselves from the symtomps by washing our hands....” (Paragraph 2 line 4)
The underlined word has the closest in meaning to ....
A. keep
B. infect
C. spread
D. overcome
9. What is the main idea of last paragraph?
A. How to prevent the infection of coronavirus disease.
B. The way of spreading of coronavirus disease.
C. The symtomps of coronavirus disease.
D. The treatment of coronavirus disease.
The following text is for questions 10 to 12.
Temulawak
Temulawak or Curcuma zanthorrhizais a ginger species that grows in Java, Indonesia.
Temulawak naturally grows in a place that is 1500 m above the sea level, in a tropical
climate. Temulawak stem can grow up more than 1 meter. The stem is a part of a straight and
overlapping leaf midrib. The color of the rhizome) is reddish brown, dark yellow, or dark
green, and is perfectly formed similar to ginger. The flowers are dark yellow and uniquely
shaped.
In ancient times, people in Indonesia used temulawak as a part of a traditional medicine.
Javanese people believe that temulawak can be used to cure various diseases. In modern
times, a recent study shows that temulawak contains starch, curcumin, essential oil, camphor,
glycoside, and turmerol. Because of these materials, temulawak can cure the diseases such
as lower the amount of cholesterol, anti-inflammatory, laxative, diuretics, and joint pain relief
(cure arthritis). Also, temulawak can prevent liver disease, cancer, and cure anemia.
In other hands, temulawak is also considered as spices. People in Indonesia use it to
make traditional food. Temulawak is also useful to repel Aedesaegyptimosquito, thanks to
lineol and geraniol in the essential oil. Now, temulawak is widely cultivated and spreads
around throughout the world. It’s easy now to find temulawak and use it for the health of your
body.
10. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. To explain the Curcuma zanthorrhiza as traditional medicine .
B. To talk the growth of temulawak in some areas of Indonesia.
C. To describe the Curcuma zanthorrhiza in general.
D. To tell the temulawak is as traditonal plant.
11. Why do people in Indonesia consider temulawak as spices? Because . . .
A. Temulawak is able to prevent liver desease, cancer, and anemia.
B. Indonesian people in ancient time used temulawak to cure illness.
C. Indonesian people like making traditional food using temulawak.
D. Modern research shows that temulawak contains starch, and curcumin.
12. How do people discover that temulawak contains various medical substances?
 A. By cooking some traditonal food using temulawak.
B. By planting the temulawak in some areas in Java.
C. By conducting a scientific research recently.
D. By curing some illness using temulawak.

Read the following text to answer questions number 13 to 16.

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ant and are
known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and
beeswax. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in nine
recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual
number is probably higher. They are found on every continent
except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains
insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar
from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and 12
in females, as is typical for the super family. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind pair
being the SMA/SMKller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short
wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless. The bee is Trigona
minima, a stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm (5/64") long. The largest bee in the
world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee whose females can attain a length of 39 mm (1.5").
Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the most common type of bee in the
Northern Hemisphere, though they are SMA/SMKll and often mistaken for wasps or flies.
13. What is the purpose of text?
A. To inform about bees in the Northern Hemisphere.
B. Explaining bees in Antarctica.
C. Telling the habitat of the bees.
D. Describing bees in general.

14. What is the main idea of paragraph one?

A. Bees only live with insect-flowering plants.
B. Bees produce honey and beeswax.
C. Bees live on every continent.
D. Bees belong to flying insects.

15. “They are found on every continent except Antarctica,…” (Paragraph 1 line 4)
The word “they” refers to ….
A. Physical characteristics
B. Bees are kind of Insects
C. The species of bees
D. Flying insects
16. Which of the following sentences describes the physical appearance bees?
A. Bees has length 39 mm.
B. Bees do not have wings.
C. Bees have 13 antennaes.
D. Bees have complex tongue.

For questions 17 to 18, choose the correct words to complete the text.
 Butterflies are beautiful, flying insects with large wings.
Like all insects, they (17) . . . six legs, three body parts,
a pair of antennae, and compound eyes. The three body
parts are the head, thorax (the chest), and abdomen (the tail
end). The four wings and the six legs of the butterfly
connected to the thorax. The thorax contains the muscles
that make the legs and wings move.
Butterflies are very good fliers. They have two pairs of large wings covered with
colorful scales. Butterflies and moths are the only insects that have scaly wings. The wings are
connected to the butterfly’s thorax (mid-section). Butterflies can only fly if (18) . . . body
temperature is above 27 degrees centigrade. Butterflies sun themselves to warm up in cool
weather. As butterfies get older, the color of the wings fades and the wings become regged.
17. A. become
B. give
C. take
D. have

18. A. they
B. them
C. their
D. they’re

19. Arrange the following word into a correct sentence.

rain - from – snow – falls – or – water – the air – as
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The best arrangement for the words is . . . .

A. 6–3–4–1–2–8–5–7
B. 6–4–2–7–8–1–5–3
C. 8–1-7–2–6–3–5–4
D. 8–4–7–1–6–2–5–3

20. Arrange the sentences into a good paragraph.

1. Some of the places where they live at Africa, India, South America and Australia.
2. They hunt mammals and birds which come to the river to drink.
3. Crocodile are the largest and the most dangerous reptile.
4. They can also attack and kill people.
5. They have large mouths and may sharp teeth.
6. They live in the river.

The best arrengement for the sentences is . . . .

A. 3 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 4
B. 3 – 6 – 4 – 2 - 1 - 5
C. 5 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 3
D. 6 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 2