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TAHUN PELAJARAN 2022/2023

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Hari/Tanggal : Minggu, Maret 2023
Kelas : IX (Sembilan)
Waktu : 08.00 s.d 09.00 WIB

PETUNJUK PENGERJAAN :
1. Bacalah Basmalah sebelum menjawab pertanyaan
2. Kerjakanlah soal yang mudah terlebih dahulu
3. Bacalah Hamdallah setelah selesai menjawab semua soal
4. Bekerjalah dengan penuh kejujuran dan rasa tanggung jawab

I. Pilihlah salah satu jawaban yang paling tepat pada pilihan A, B, C, dan D di bawah ini!
Quations no 1 to 2! 3. From the text, we know that ..... 
A. Thomas and Ron do not know each other
B. Ron has just got a baby girl
C. Denise is Ron’s wife
D. Thomas was waiting for a baby girl

4. The greeting card is intended to .....

1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To discourage someone
B. To show someone's success
C. To identify someone's success
D. To congratulate someone's success
A. say congratulations to Ron
B. express Thomas’ happiness to have a baby
girl
C. inform about a new baby girl
D. state Ron’s happiness to Thomas’ family
Quations no 5 to 7!

2. How do Freddy and Cheryl compliment Achmad

in the text? 
A. A big hug for the winner
B. We are very proud of you
C. The beginning for you other success
D. We are very happy to hear your success

Quations no 3 to 4!
5. Where will the presentation be held?
A. in senior high school
B. in class IXB 
C. in school auditorium
D. in exhibition hall

6. The text is written in order to .....

A. inform the exhibition of senior high school
B. invite students grade IX to the exhibition 
C. congratulate students graduation
D. announce students enlistment

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7. What is the intention of writing the text?
A. To inform the readers about prestigious
senior high schools
B. To invite the readers to come to the
exhibition
C. To announce about life in senior high school
D. To tell about the how to be accepted in
senior high school
Text for no 8 - 10
His full name is Raffi Faridz Ahmad. People
usually call him Raffi Ahmad or Raffi. He was born on
17 February 1987 in Bandung, West Java. He is a
presenter and a famous actor in Indonesia.
Raffi has 2 siblings. He is the first child of the
family. His father's name is Munawar Ahmad and his
mother is Amy Qanita.
Raffi is a good looking guy. Many girls like him.
Unfortunately, he is sort of heart-breaker. He easily
gets in touch with girls and has a special relationship.
Let's say for example Laudya Chintya Bella, Velove
Vexia and Yuni Shara.
Raffiworks as a presenter. He works with Olga
Syahputra on some TV shows like Dahsyat and OMG.
He also works as an actor. Some films he has ever
played are Tunjuk Satu Bintang and Love is Cinta.
Beside being a presenter and an actor, Raffi also
works as a singer. He sings with his vocal group BBB.
Raffi has many lifetime achievements during
his career. Some of them are SCTV Award 2006 as the
popular artist, Panasonic Gobel Award 2011 and
2012 as the best music presenter.
8. What films has Raffi Ahmad ever played?
A. Teman Tapi Menikah and Sabrina
B. Dilan 1991 and Dua Garis Biru
C. Arumi and Forever Holiday in Bali.
D. Tunjuk Satu Bintang and Love is Cinta.
9. He is a presenter and a famous actor in Indonesia.
(paragraph 1).
The word "famous" is closest in meaning to .....
A. Wonderful C. Well-known
B. Notorious D. Atrocious
10. From the text we can infer that .....
A. Tunjuk Satu Bintang is one of Raffi’s song.
B. He got SCTV Award 2016
C. He is a talented actor.
D. He is 35 years old
Quations no 11 to 13!
Small Seraya Island or better known as Seraya
Island is an island located in West Manggarai
regency, East Nusa Tenggara, or it is about ten
kilometers north of the city center Labuanbajo. This
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island is small and has a coastline for about one
kilometer. But this island has an incredible beauty
and is an ideal place to calm you up or for
honeymoon. A visit to this island will make you feel
to own an island and a private beach.
The presented landscape will certainly
fascinate everyone who visits it. The beach at this
island has white sand and the water is quite clear and
bluish completed by its underwater beauty. Even
when the tide is low, you can walk out to the sea for
about 500 meters from the coast. Various activities
can be done in this place, such as fishing, swimming
and snorkeling.
Besides presenting the natural beauty, the
island also presents the underwater beauty. It is
because the local communities still adhere to their
principles for not using equipment such as bomb or
cyanide to catch fish. So that environmental
sustainability can be maintained very well.
11. What is the writer’s intention to write the text
above?
A. To describe Manggarai regency
B. To describe East Nusa Tenggara.
C. To describe Labuan Bajo 
D. To describe Seraya Island
12. The beach at this island has white sand and the
water is quite clear and bluish completed by its
underwater beauty. (p.2, line 2)
What does the word “its" refer to?
A. Landscape. C. Island
B. The beach. D. Regency
13. What does the second paragraph tell about?
A. The description of West Manggarai Regency 
B. The beauty of the city center Labuan Bajo
C. The beauty of the beach at the Seraya Island
D. The description of East Nusa Tenggara
Quations no 14 to 16!
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, B. Sang Prabu will not hold strength
p. 52) competition 
C. Raden Begawan will not die
D. PRABU
14. Paragraph two tells us about .....
A. Physical Description of a Cheetah 18. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.
B. The way how a cheetah hunts its prey. (Paragraph 2)
C. What makes a cheetah different from other The word her in the sentence refers to ....."
animals. A. The wicked fairy
D. The reason why cheetah belongs to rare B. The nice fairy
animals C. Princess Nirmala
D. The prince of Blambangan
15. “It is now rare and is one of the animals which is
in danger of extinction." ( Paragraph 1 ). 19. Why did the wicked fairy use her magic to make
Raden Begawan unconscious?"
The information’s implies that ..... A. She didn’t like Raden Begawan
A. We can still see so many cheetahs roaming in B. She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the
thick forest nowadays. princess
B. People must prevent cheetahs from C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her
extinction due to irresponsible people’s wedding
activities. D. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan
C. Cheetah can be exploited to be a domestic marry the princess
animal.
D. Cheetah can run very fast therefore it can Text fo no 20-23
avoid any harmful predators No one knows the exact number of galaxies in
the universe; however, astronomers are learning
16. What is the purpose of writing the above text ? about them everyday. A galaxy is a collection of stars
A. To persuade people not to hunt cheetahs and other objects including planets, comets and
B. To describe cheetah in general asteroids.
C. To amuse readers with a story of a cheetah
D. To tell people the right way to protect the Galaxies come in different shapes and sizes
rare cheetahs such as spiral, barrel spiral and elliptical. Our galaxy,
the Milky Way, is about 100,000 light years across
Text for no 17 - 19! and is a collection of over 100 billion stars.
Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses
used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a The centre of our galaxy contains many very
small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in hot, young stars as well as older stars. Also in the
West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise centre are swirling clouds and spinning discs.
man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja
Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was 20. What is the text about?
not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind A. How a galaxy is formed 
to settle the matter by a show of strength. B. The history of a galaxy
C. The general information about galaxy
After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden D. The centre of a galaxy
Begawan had won the competition. Unfortunately,
the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with 21. What exists in the centre of a galaxy?
Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him A. Planets and asteroids 
unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang B. young and new stars merely .
Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and C. Milky Way and its stars .
soon realized that he had been enchanted by the D. swirling clouds and spinning discs
wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she
killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala 22. From the text we can conclude that .....
heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her A. Milky Way is the only galaxy in the nature 
to the Kahyangan. B. There are many different galaxies in the
universe
17. What do you think will happen if gods or C. Galaxies have the similar shapes
goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people D. Astronomers know the number of galaxy
in the earth at that time?" 
A. Princess Segara will have married with 23. Situation: Fadel is going to participate in the story
Raden Begawan  telling competition.

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 Dara shows her hope that Fadel will get a prize. D. To inform all students about the cancellation
Fadel : “Dara, wish me luck. I will take part in the of a meeting
story telling competition."
Dara : “________. I hope you will win the 28. From the message above we can infer that .....
competition." A. Fiersa Besari is an author 
A. Thank you very much B. The participants of the event will be
B. I hope so  introduced to a tip of business
C. I’m sorry C. The chairman of the literature club is a great
D. Sure, Good luck book writer 
D. The event will be carried out at 09. 00 in the
Quations no 24 to 25! evening.

29. “..... that on this Saturday we will hold a reviewing

....."
The word "we" refers to .....
A. The chairman of the literature club
B. The chairman including the members of the
literature club 
24. The card above is best given in ..... C. The chairman, the members of the club and a
A. A marriage event  book writer
B. A graduation occasion D. The members of the literature Club and a
C. A house warming celebration book writer
D. A thanksgiving day
30. What will the students probably do after reading
25. Why was the card written ?  the message ?
A. To warn him about his future  They will .....
B. To congratulate him on his success A. Come to the book reviewing occasion
C. To remind him of achieving brighter B. Come to the event and get some books 
opportunities  C. Tell their friends to review their own
D. To encourage him to be optimistic in facing favorite books
his future D. Soon gather at school to organize a books
fair.
26. “ ..... wishing that brighter opportunities light up
your way .....".  Text for no 31-34
WISHING is similar in meaning to ..... Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor
A. Chances C. Troubles  family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living
B. Ambitions D. Dreams lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and
weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient
Text for No 27-30 group of lizards still alive.
To : All members of Literature Club
From : Chairman of Literature Club It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and
Date : May, 27th 2020 on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The
Subject : Reviewing book natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land
crocodile).
I would like to inform all members of Literature club
that on this Saturday we will hold a reviewing The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail,
Konspirasi Alam Semesta, a book by Fiersa Besari. I short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with
expect your participation in this occasion. This small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km
Occasion will be held at 09:00 AM in Auditorium. per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens
its wide red mouth, it shows row of teeth like the
27. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the edge of a saw.
message ?
A. To get permission from all students to join Komodo dragons are good swimmers and may
the project swim the long distance from one island to another.
B. To invite all members of Literature Club to Like other lizards, they swim with their undulating
review a best selling book tails, and their legs held against their body.
C. To tell all students that he is interested in
reviewing books  The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It
hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer,
wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While

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 smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other The donkey kept singing and singing until the
lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are farmer came up to him, and .....,"Wham!" the farmer
cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as caught the donkey and tied him to the fence. The
well as the old and sick dragons. rabbit was hiding behind a big tree, he saw what was
happening. When the farmer left the field, the rabbit
31. The writer’s purpose in writing the text above released the donkey. The donkey realized his mistake
is ..... and thanked the rabbit.
A. To retell what has happened in Komodo
Island 35. How did the donkey feel when he saw so many
B. To describe Komodo Dragon in general watermelons in the field?
C. To amuse readers with the story of Komodo A. Sad C. Surprised
Dragon B. Touched D. Overjoyed
D. To persuade people to keep and breed
Komodo Dragon 36. “Then he recklessly went into the watermelon
field ....."
32. Komodo dragons are cannibals because ..... The word "recklessly" is closest in meaning to .....
A. they hunt wild pigs, deer, water buffaloes A. Carefully C. Responsibly
and even horses B. Proudly  D. Thoughtlessly
B. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and
rodents. 37. What can we learn after we have read the story ?
C. they prey on the young ones as well as old A. Stealing is forbidden
and sick dragons  B. Singing is a dangerous thing to do
D. they eat anything when they are starving C. Be careful before you pick watermelons from
other people’s field
33. “ It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and D. We have to think very carefully before
on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores." doing / deciding something
The word "mainly" is equal in meaning to .....
A. Mostly C. Totally 38. “When the farmer left the field, the rabbit
B. Scarcely  D. Severely released the donkey."
The word "released" is similar in meaning to .....
34. “Komodo dragons actively hunt their praise A. Escape C. Reported
during the day." B. Set free  D. Supported
From the phrase 'during the day"" we can say
that Komodo dragon belongs to ..... animals. 39. ..... What is the purpose of writing the text ?
A. nocturnal C. domestic  A. To give detailed information to customers
B. diurnal D. tame B. To persuade people to appreciate fables
C. To describe a donkey in general
Quations no 35 to 39! D. To entertain people with fables
A RECKLESS DONKEY
Quations no 40 to 43!
A donkey and a rabbit were good friends. One "HOW TO MAKE FRIED BANANAS
evening, they were looking for some food. After
walking for some time, they finally found a Ingredients:
watermelon field .After making sure that there was 1) 750 grams banana 5.1 teaspoon salt
nobody around, they went into the field. The donkey 2) 200 grams whole wheat flour 6.450 ml water
directly ate a juicy watermelon. He finished it quickly. 3) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 7.125 grams rice
Then, he recklessly went to another watermelon, and flour
ate it. He ate a lot of watermelons until he felt full. 4) 2 tablespoon palm sugar 8.Cooking oil

“Oh, I feel like I want to sing a song, "said the donkey Steps:
merrily. 1) First cut bananas into square small pieces about
1 centimeter
“No! You are going to wake the farmer ,"warned the 2) Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar,
rabbit. water
3) Then stir until mixture
But, the reckless donkey did not listen to the 4) Add banana into flour dough
rabbit. It started to sing a song loudly. Knowing that 5) Using a table spoon make spoon full balls
he could not stop the donkey, the rabbit left him 6) After that drop them into the saucepan
alone in the watermelon field. 7) ..... fry them for about 4 minutes or until lightly
brown

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 A. The lecturer had just finished his teaching
40. The text is written to ....."  materials 
A. Share ideas about bananas B. The writer came late to attend the lecture on
B. Tell about the ingredients needed to make that day 
fried bananas  C. The lecturer was so disappointed with the
C. Tell about the way of how to make fried writer
bananas D. The writer forgot where he put his
D. To persuade reader to sell banana  motorbike

41. What should we do after we cut bananas into 46. What should the writer do to avoid being late
square small pieces? again to his campus?" 
A. Fry them until they are done A. He should not play games too often
B. Add bananas to flour dough  B. He should go to bed earlier and get focused
C. Stir them until they are mixed evenly with his study
D C. He should ensure that his motorbike is in a
good condition. 
42. The correct word to complete step 7 is ....." D. He should set an alarm before he gets to be D.
A. After that C. Next 
B. Firstly D 47. Arrange the following statements!
lecturer - The – angry – because – was
43. Why do you think we use turmeric powder in writer’s
making fried bananas ? 1 2 3 4 5
A. To make our fried bananas taste delicious  – late – he –came – classroom – the – to
B. To make our fried bananas easy to cook  6 7 8 9 10 11
C. We use it as the substitute of salt
D. We use it because it is cheap and available The best arrangement of the words to make a a
everywhere good and meaningful sentence is .....
A. 2-1-5-3-4-7-8-11-10-9-6 
Quations no 44 to 46! B. 7-5-3-4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6 
On last Wednesday, I’ve got unforgettable C. 4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6-7-5-3 
experience. The day before, I played game on-line D. 7-5-3-4-2-8-1-10-11-6-9
until 00.00 am. Because of that I woke up late.
48. Look at the following picture!
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 What do you think we should do after reading the
course, it took longer time. I arrived at 8. 15 am, warning ?
I hurried to get to class but I saw my lecturer A. We should obey the warning in whatever
standing in front of the class to teach. I entered my condition we are 
classroom and you know what, he was angry to me B. We should pay no attention to such a
and didn’t let me join his material. warning
C. We should share our cigarettes with other
It was my bad experience and I hoped I would guys
not do that again. D. We should enjoy our cigarettes in public
places.
44. What can we learn from the text ?" 
A. We have to have breakfast every morning  49. "Lavender's blue, dilly dilly,
B. We have to obey our lecturer’s regulation  Lavender's green
C. We have to be able to manage our time When you are king, dilly dilly,
properly  I shall be queenWho told you so, dilly dilly,
D. We have to play game on- line with friends. Who told you so?
'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly,
45. Why did the lecturer not let the writer get into That told me soCall up your friends, dilly, dilly
the classroom? Because ....." Set them to work
Some to the plough, dilly dilly,

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 Some to the fork
What is the theme of the song ?
A. A social life  C. A motivation
B. A love story  D. A nature lover
50. 'Twas my own heart, dilly dilly, That told me so
The word ""twas"" abbreviation of .....
A. it was  C. Thay are
B. it has  D. They have
II. Jawablah pertanyaan di bawah ini dengan
benar!
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