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1. Does your aunt ... on jalan Pahlawan?

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A. live C. lived
B. lives D. living
2. Ananda : ?
Tiara : No, he doesn’t. He studies
at SMA 1.
A. Where does your brother study
B. Does your brother study at SMA 2
C. Is your brother studying at SMA 2
D. Is your brother an SMA student
For questions 3 to 5, choose the
correct words to complete the dialog.
Shinta : (3) . . .?
Letta : Yes, I like eating them very
Shinta : What about your sister'?
much.
Letta : No, she (4) them. She (5) . . .
noodles.

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3.
What do you like
B Do you like meatballs
Q what are meatballs like
D. Which meatballs do you like
4. A. like C. don’t like
B. likes D. doesn’t like
5. A. preferred C. prefers
B. preferring D. prefer
6. Dea : Excuse me, . . .?
Lena : Yes, I do. Want to borrow it?
Dea Yes, if you are not using it.
Lena No. Here you are.
Dea : Thanks.
A. iis your pen red
B. what color is your pen
C. I need a
red-ink pen
D. do you
have a red-ink pen
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uncle.
the text.
He (7) . . . tall
slim. He is about 20 years old. He
and his health
(8) . .. every morning to maintain
i and stamina.
My uncle (9) ... a university student.
He (10) ... in a boarding houseuniversity.
hiswith
triend. They (11) ... at the same
7. A. is C. do
B. are D. does
8. A. exercise C. exercised
B. exercises D. exercising
9. A. is C. do
B. are D. does
10. A. live C. lives
B. living D. lived
11. A. study C. studies
B. studying D. has studied
12. Lia . How many houses does the
rich man have?
Fani :
A- He had three houses.
B. He has three houses.
C. He has had three houses.
D. He is having three houses.
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I do. We often • (go) to school
together.
The correct words in brackets are . .
A. have, study, go
B. has, studies, go
C. have, study, goes
D. have, studies, go

For questions 14 to 18, choose the

correct words to complete the text.
My best friend is John. Although he is
in a different class, we (14) . .. best friends.
John is very friendly and intelligent. He
(15) . . . also responsible. As the captain of
his class, the teachers (16) . . . him with
many important tasks. He always (17) . . .
his work well. His favorite subjects at school
(18) .. . English and maths.
14. A. be C. am
B. is D. are
15. A. is C. do
B. are D. does
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C. trusted
16. A. trust 0

B. trusts D. trusting

17. A. do C. did
B. does D. doing

18. A. is C. do
B. are D. does

For questions 19 and 20, arrange the

words to form sensible sentences.
19. go-the bovs-to-toaether-the avmn
1 2 3 4 5
The correct arrangement of the
jumbled words above is
A. 2-1-5-3-4 C. 2-1-3-5-4
B. 2-1-4-5-3 D. 1-2-3-5-4
20. a pet-you-keep-at home-do?
1 2 3 4 5
The correct arrangement of the
jumbled words above is
A. 5-1-3-2-4 C. 2-3-1-5-4
B. 5-2-3-1-4 D. 5-2-4-3-1

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 Simple Present Tense I
The
Complete the text with the suitable
words in brackets.
My Geography Teacher
I (1. have) ... a new geography
teacher. Her name is Miss Andita. She is
pretty with short black hair. She (2. be) . . .
still young, about 27 years old. She
usually (3. walk) ... to school because her
boarding house is quite near to our school.
Sometimes I (4. meet) ... her on the way to
school. When she (5. pass) ... me on the
street, she always (6. greet) . . . me.
Miss Andita is a patient teacher. She
seldom (7. get) . . . angry, although my
classmates and I are naughty. Sometimes
I (8. notice) . . . that she is nervous, but
it’s O.K., for she is still new. Above all, she
is clever and understanding.
That’s why, we
often (9. visit) . . . her to ask about
something we (10. not know) ....
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A. Choose A, B, C or D for the correct 10. Dika’s birthday ... in May.

answer. A. is not
B. are not
The Simple Present Tense
C. does not
1. Devi ... a math course twice a week. D. do not
A. take C. is taking For questions 11 and 12, choose the
B. takes D. will take correct words to complete the dialog.
2. Hesti and her brother ... to school on Rafli : (11)... bats mammals?
foot every day. .
Zera : Yes, they (12) . . the only
A. go C. are going mammals that can fly.
B. goes D. will go
11. A. Is C. Does
3. That little girl ... a beautiful voice. B. Are D. Do
A. has C. is having 12. A. is C. does
B. have D. will have B. are D. do
4. Karen and Silva usually .. . their lunch For questions 13 and 14, choose the
in the canteen. correct words to complete the dialog.
A. eat C. is eating
Tania : (13) . . . Melinda learn French?
B. eats D. will eat
Ussy : Yes, she also (14)... French quite
5. Regina always ... amazingly on stage. well.
A. sing C. is singing 13. A. Is C. Does
B. sings D. will sing B. Are D. Do
6. I always . . . after getting up. 14. A. speak C. is speaking
A. make the bed B. speaks D. will speak
B. makes the bed
C. is making the bed For questions 15 to 17, choose the
D. will make the bed correct words to complete the
paragraph.
7. . . . Ms. Nirina teach biology at Davin (15) ... a chef. He (16) . . . in
SMP 4? a restaurant. He usually (17) . . . home at
A. Is C. Does
around 9 a.m.
B. Are D. Do
15. A. is C. does
8. ... butterflies lay their eggs on leaves? B. am D. do
A. Is C. Does
B. Are D. Do 16. A. work C. is working
B. works D. will work
9- Snow . . . fall in the Philippines.
17. A. arrives C. walks
A. is not C. does not
B. enjoys D. leaves
B. are not D. do not

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 2. Renita is . . . Prita.
For questions 18 to 20, arrange the A. taller than
words to form sensible sentences.
B. shorter than
18. vou-on-studv-?-do-Friday-English C. different from
6 7
1 2 3 4 5 D. as tall as
The correct arrangement of the words
3. From the data we know that Ardi js
is
. . . Handi.
A. 5-1-3-7-2-6-4
A. as heavy as
B. 5-7-3-2-6-1-4
B. as tall as
C. 5-2-6-1-3-7-4
C. heavier than
D. 5-7-6-2-1-3-4
D. lighter than
19. west-the-not-rise-in-sun-the-does
1.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4. Lions eat meat. Rabbits eat
The correct arrangement of the words
vegetables. It means that rabbits’
is meals are . . . lions’.
A. 2-1-3-7-6-8-4-5 A. the same as
B. 2-4-6-5-7-1-8-3 B. as wild as
C. 2-1-5-7-6-8-3-4 C. different from
D. 2-6-8-3-4-5-7-1 D. similar to

20. usuallv-at-scout-finishes-5 p.m- 5. A laptop computer is ... a desktop

1 2 3 4 5 computer. A laptop computer is
practice-the portable while a desktop computer is
6 7 not.
A. different from
The correct arrangement of the words
B. as light as
is
C. the same as
A. 7-3-2-5-1-4-6
D. more complicated
B. 7-3-4-2-5-1-6
C. 7-3-1-6-2-5-4 6. Ira likes Super Junior while Anggi likes
D. 7-3-6-1-4-2-5 One Direction. It means that Ira’s
favorite boy band is . . . Anggi’s.
[ Positive Degree of Adjectives A. the same as
1. Romy : Thalia and Sita got 10 for the B. different from
math test. C. so different as
Frida : Yeah. Thalia is ... Sita. D. similar to
A. different from 7. lam... Anita, my cousin. We were
B. as smart as born in 1999.
C. smarter than A. younger than
D. more stupid than B. older than
This table is for questions 2 and 3. C. different age from
D. the same age as
8. This restaurant’s food tastes .. Wl -
«... < •.
mom’s cooking.
A. as important as
Handi 1.60 m 63 kg B. as comfortable as
C. as popular as
D. as delicious as
 Teddy wears a wflite and blue uniform. 13. Kezia : Sandy received a new
9- also wears a white and blue
bicycle for his birthday. I
uniform. that .... Mira : So did Radja. He received
It means a bicycle from his father.
Teddy’s uniform is different from
A Kezia : It means that
Alya’s
A. Radja’s present is bigger than
g Teddy wears the same color
Sandy’s
uniform as Alya does B.Radja’s present is more precious
C. Teddy’s uniform is bigger than than Sandy’s
Alya’s C. Radja received a different present
p. Teddy’s uniform is as bright as from Sandy
Alya’s D. Radja received the same present
’• Look! There are a few fish as Sandy
10. Arif
and a small turtle in the 14. Brian : Have you ever heard about
aquarium. The fish have fins, Niagara Falls? !
while the turtle doesn’t. Anne : The falls which form part of
Fansy : Yeah. Fish are . . . turtles. the border between the
A. as big as United States and Canada?
B. the same as Brian : Yes. The falls are really
C. different from beautiful.
D. bigger than Anne : So are the Iguacu Falls which
form part of the border
11. Deswita : Many people use between Argentina and
smartphones recently. Brazil. They are wonderful.
Yanu : Yes, and many others use
From the dialog we can conclude that
Android phones.
Deswita : It means that A. the Niagara Falls are as
A smartphones are as popular as beautiful as the Iguacu Falls
Android phones B. the Niagara Falls are in the same
B. smartphones are as expensive as location as the Iguacu Falls
Android phones C. the Niagara Falls are more
C. smartphones are easier to beautiful than the Iguacu Falls
operate than Android phones D. the Niagara Falls are as high as
D. smartphones are more the Iguacu Falls
comfortable to use than Android
For questions 15 to 17, choose the
phones
correct words to complete the text.
This table is for question 12. Tigers are (15) . . . lions in some
instances. Both of them are wild animals
fÿis
Thalia
which belong'to the cat family. They prey
on some animals such as antelopes, deer,
2:30:56
Vanisa : 2:50:12 and zebras. However, tigers are (16) . . .
Wilma- 2:50:12 lions. Tigers have stripes while lions have
manes. Tigers are not (17) . . . lions. Their
12. From the table we know that
A Reva’s time score is the same as— bodies grow to over 6.5 feet while the lions
are 10 feet long.
Adapted from: John Farndon, 1000 Facts .
on Animals Essex.
Thalia’s Miles Kelly Publishing, 2001.
B. Thalia is slower than Vanisa
C- Vanisa ran as fast as Wilma 15. A. the same as C. as fast as
B. so big as D. different from
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16. A the same as
B. different from
C. more dangerous than
D. as aggressive as
17. A. as wild as C. as big as
B. as fast as D. as short as
For questions 18 to 20, choose the
correct words to complete the text.
You may look like your parents. Your
hair may be (18) . . . your parents, or your
nose has (19) . . . theirs, but you are not an
exact duplicate of either of them. You
inherited half your genes from your father
and half from your mother. That is why, you
are (20) . . . either of your parents,
sometimes.
Adapted from: Anonymous, TellMe Where?, London, Octopus
Publishing Group Ltd., 2010.

18. A. as tall and big as

B. as pointed and big as
C. as slanted and black as
D. as straight and black as
19. A. the same color as
B. the same shape as
C. the same way as
D- the same age as
20. A. similar to
B. as well-built as
C. different from
D- the same appearance
as
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1. Traveling by plane is . . . than by train.
A. expensive
B. more expensive
C. as expensive as
D. the most expensive

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2. Do you think money is . . . thing in life? Cleo : Well, an
1
A. the most important ostrich u
B. more important
Can run « a 1
C. as important as
D. important
A. ,aStearO)<iTyb45ÿd0f
bl99er
B. slower ~
D-
smaller
3. In my opinion, Indonesia is .... in This table is for question
culture than any other countries. s8and 9<
A. as rich as C. rich
B. the richest D. richer Ben 14 ,58cm
Roy 13 155 cm
4. Renita and Tiara are classmates. Fred 15 160 cm
Tracy 14 155 cm
Both of them entered a swimming Ellen 15 ,57 cm
competition. Renita was the winner
and Tiara was placed third.That is why 8. Who is the tallest?
Renita looks . . . than Tiara. A. Ben. C. Tracy.
A. funnier C. prettier B. Fred. D. Ellen.
B. happier D. angrier 9. Which statement is TRUE accorriin
to the table?
ng
5. Canada : 9,976,000 square
kilometers. A. Fred is the oldest.
U.S.A. : 9,363,000 square B. Roy is the youngest.
kilometers. C. Tracy is older than Fred.
Brazil : 8,512,000 square D. Ellen is younger than Ben.
kilometers. This table is for question 10.
Canada is the . .. country of the three.
«ver Length'
A. larger C. largest
Kapuas River 1143.km
B. smaller D. smallest
Musi River 750 km
6- Bengawan Solo River 600 km
fioranges App,es Crapes
10. Musi River is
A. larger than Kapuas River
B. wider than Kapuas River
Rp9,000/kg Rp13,000/kg Rp22,000/kg
C. longer than Bengawan Solo River
(Ujian Nasional 2005/2006) D. deeper than Bengawan Solo
The CORRECT statement based on River
the pictures is 11. Tyas : Abel is good at English. She
A. the grapes are cheaper than got 8 for her last English test.
the oranges Puput : Yes, but I think Novi is . ..at
B. the apples are cheaper than the English than Abel. She
oranges usually gets 9 for every test.
C. the oranges are more A. better C. worse
expensive than the grapes B. the best D. the worst
D. the grapes are the most in
expensive 12. Erina : Who is your favorite
(Ujian Nasional 2005/2006) Coboy Junior? .
Santi : I like Iqbal. I think he is.-
7. Hans: Do you know? A flamingo can that group.
run fast! It can reach between A. good-looking
31 and 37 mph. B. as good-looking as
C. better looking
D. the best looking
 Terry : Rendy was born in
13.
1995
Sandra Was bornÿn This table is for question 17.
Place
Irfan : It means that * Temperaturej
Sandra is Vostok, Antarctica -89.2 C
Rendy. Oymyakon, Russia -71.1 c
A. the same old as North Ice, Greenland -66 C
B. as old as Yukon, Canada -65 c
C. older than Adopted from: www.tiptoptens.com/2011/04/30/10-coldest-
places-in-the-world/ (June 26, 2012)
D. younger than
17. From the table we know that
14. Wendi : Dita and Sandra came at A. North Ice, Greenland is colder
6:30 a.m.
than Oymyakon, Russia
Kiana : I came . . . than them. B. Vostok, Antarctica is the coldest
I arrived at 6:25 a.m.
place among all
A. late C. later C. Yukon, Canada is colder than
B. early D. earlier Vostok, Antarctica
15. Sally : How many students are D. Oymyakon is the coldest place
there in your class? among all
Billy : There are 30. How about For questions 18 to 20, choose the
yours? correct words to complete the text.
Sally : There are . . . students in my Emus, ostriches, and penguins are
class. There are 35. flightless birds. Among the three, ostriches
A. less C. more are (18).... They weigh from 63 to 150 kg,
B. least D. most while emus weigh from 18 to 55 kg and
penguins weigh from 20 to 45 kg. Emus are
This table is for question 16.
(19) . . . than penguins. They can reach
Ham. a height of 1.5 to 1.9 meters while penguins
are at to 1.2 meters tall. Ostriches are
S
Victor
£
95
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82
(20) .... They can reach a height of
80
2.7 meters.
Listia 82 Adopted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/ (June 26, 2012)
Alma 85 87 V

18. A. the heaviest

16. The following statements are correct B. the smallest
according to the table, EXCEPT C. the fastest
A. Victor gets the highest score
at D. the- shortest
English 19. A. tall
B. Alma gets the worst score
at
B. taller
Science u C. long
at English than
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C. Jimmy is better D. longer

science
D. David’s science score is
as good 20. A. longer
B. the longest
as Listia’s
C. taller
D. the tallest
 CiiaBS!HECa3S233 10. A accompany 1
1- The B. am accompanying
karate practice ... earlier C. will accompany
yesterday. D. accompanied
A starts C. will start
B started 11. Yesterday I didn't go
D have started
2. My family and I ... to this city last week .
mooting. I ...
my mother
t0 lh
the kitchen. She wascook i*
A move C. will move preparing for my busy
B moves D. moved sister
seventeenth birthday party.
3. I didn't . Loras' birthday party Inst A. help C. will help
night because I had a temperature. B. am helping D. helped
(U|ian NftSfeXMl 2006/200f7)
A attend C. attended
B attends D. attending For questions 12 and 13, choose
correct words to complete the
4. ... she . . . piano yesterday? the
paragraph.
A Does, practice
B Does, practices Mr. Hananto (12) ... a manager.
He
C. Did. practice (13) ... in a five-star hotel in Jakarta.
He
D. Did. practiced retired a year ago.

5. Leonardo Da Vinci ... the Monalisa in 12. A is C. was

B. am D. were
1500s.
A paints C. is painting 13. A work C. worked
B. painted D. has painted B. works D. is working
6. He didn’t ... his house clearly, so For questions 14 and 15, choose the
I couldn’t find it easily. correct words to complete the paragraph.
A describe C. described My family and I went to the beach
B. describes D. describing yesterday. We (14) . . . the beautiful
For questions 7 and 8, choose the scenery there. My brother and I (15) . . .
correct words to complete the dialog. with the sand. We made a sand castle. My
parents took some photos. We were happy
Adi : 1(7)... you last night but you weren't because we had so much fun.
at home. Where did you go?
Ita : I (8) . . . Mrs. Hartawan. She just 14. A enjoys C. enjoying
dilivered a baby. B. enjoy D. enjoyed

7. A call C. am calling 15. A plays C. playing

B. called D. will call B. play D. played

8. A visit C. is visiting For questions 16 and 17, choose the

B. visited D. has visited correct words to complete the paragraph.
Last week my father (16) . - . from
For questions 9 and 10, choose the a business trip in Australia. He brought
us
correct words to complete the dialog. an Australian native tree called
eucalyptus-
Ellyana : (9) . . . you ...(he badminton
We (17) ...
it behind our house. He
saio
tournament two days ago? that the tree could be used for median
Tiwi : No, I didn't. I (10) ...
my sister purposes, such as reducing inflammati
to the bookstore. C. arrived
16. A arrive
9. A Do, watch C. Did, watch B. arrives D. arriving
B. Do, watched D. Did, watched
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 17 A. plants C. planting Vira ... a story book.
B. plant D. planted A. read C. is reading
for questions 18 to 20, arrange the B. reads D. will read
words to form sensible sentences. 2.
18. learn aboÿ-djd-meeting-thg-?-|g5t-
1 2 3 4 5 6
A'
respiration-students
7 8
The correct arrangement of the words
is
—
A. 2—4—8—1 —7—6—3—5
B. 2-4-1-7-6-8-3-5
C. 2—4—7—8—1 —6—3—5 The students ... to the teacher’s
D. 2-4-6-7-8-1-3-5 explanation.
19. phone-invented-in- A. listen
1 2 3 B. listened
Alexander Graham Bell-1876-the C. will listen
4 5 6
D. are listening
The correct arrangement of the words For questions 3 and 4, choose the
is —
A. 4-6-1-2-3-5
correct words to complete the sentences
based on the picture.
B. 4-2-6 -1-3-5
C. 4-6-2-1=3-5
D. 4-2-1-6-3-5
20. Hid-nn-air-ja st-we-not-Saturdav-
1 2 3 4 5 6
j
perform
7
The correct arrangement of the words
is Johny (3) . . . his assignment. He (4) . . .
A. 4-1-5-7 -2-3-6 a letter.
B. 4-1—7—5-2—3-6
3. A. is not typing
C. 4—1—2—7—5-3-6
B. was not typing
D. 4-1-7-2-5-3-6
C. does not type
The Present Continuous Tense D. did not type

1. 4. A. is writing
B. is reading
C. is sending
D. is receiving
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For questions 5 and 6, choose the
correct words to complete the
A. is waiting Q »s walking
1 1
B. is working D.
sentences based on the picture. writing
For questions 12 and 13,
1 correct words to complete choose tw
the dialog
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Gilang : Where is Dad,

:
Mrs. Willy : He is in the Mom?
==v Gilang : (12) .. . he .bedroom.
.? .
Mrs. Willy: No, he (13) . .
computer. the
°"
£ S 12. A. is, sleeping
B. was, sleeping
C. does, sleep
The baby (5) . . . in his mother’s arms. He D. did, sleep
(6) • . .
13. A. worked
5. A. does not cry C. is not crying B. is working
B. will not cry D. did not cry C. will work
6. A. sleeps D. has worked
B. slept For questions 14 to 16, choose the
C. is sleeping correct words to complete the
D. was sleeping paragraph.
7. ... Kiki and Riri ... a dance course It’s a beautiful morning. The sun
this semester? (14) . . . brightly, a cool breeze
A. Is, taking C. Does, take (15) . . . lightly and the birds (16) . . .
B. Are, taking D. Did, take beautifully.
8. Previously, farmers used animal 14. A. is shining
waste or compost to fertilize their B. was shining
rice fields, but nowadays they .. . C. will shine
artificial fertilizer. D. has shined
A. have used C. were using 15. A. blows C. will blow
B. are using D. would use B. is blowing D. was blowing
(Ujian Nasional 2005/2006)
16. A. sing C. is singing
9. Leni : Don’t disturb me. I — B. sings D. are singing
Andi : Sorry.
A. study C. will study For questions 17 to 20, choose the
B. am studying D. studied correct words to complete the paragraph.
10. Restu : What are the boys doing? Right now I (17) . . . around the
Alim : They ... a paper craft. classroom. Yeni (18) ... in her book. Hasan
A. make C. will make and Nurma (19)... about something.
Perhaps
RisrT1ÿ
B. made D. are making is alone at the corner of the room.
she (20) .. . about the lesson.
11. Ms. Ambar: Excuse me, Sir.
Mr. Purnama ... in the 17. A. look
lobby. B. looked
Mr. Farhan : Please ask him to meet C. am looking
me in my room. D. will look
Ms. Ambar: All right.

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 18. A. write C. is writing 8. It . . . yesterday afternoon.
B. writes D. will write A. is not raining
19. A. discuss C. is discussing B. was not raining
B. discusses D. are discussing C. will rain
D. has rained
20. A. is thinking C. will think
B. was thinking D. thinks 9. Principal : Were the students
studying in the classroom
The Past Continuous Tense when the roof collapsed?
Teacher : No, Ma’am. Fortunately,
1. Susi . . . the flowers when the the students . . . outside
telephone rang.
when it
A. waters C. is watering A. was playing, happens
B. watered D. was watering B. was sitting, happened
2. My father ... a newspaper when C. were playing, happened
somebody ... on the door. D. were sitting, happens
A. reads, knocked 10. Mr. Hendra : Where were you when
B. read, knocked Uncle Nolan came?
C. was reading, knocked He was outside for
D. will read, knocked more than an hour.
Agung : I’m sorry, Dad. I ... my
3. My brother ... the computer when the
report when Uncle
light suddenly went off.
C. was operating
came. I didn’t hear him
A. operates
knock on the door.
B. is operating D. will operate C. have typed
A. typed
4. ... the people . . . when the earthquake B. was typing D. type
started to shake? 11. Dina : What were you doing at
A. Were, sleeping 2 p.m. yesterday?
B. Do, sleep Metta : ....
C. Did, sleep A. I am having a nap
D. Will, sleep B. I was having a nap
For questions 5 and 6, choose the C. I have a nap
correct words to complete the D. I had a nap
sentences. For questions 12 to 15, choose the
My brother (5) . . . when I entered his room. correct words to complete the text.
He (6) . . . on the computer. Itang (12) . . . home from school late
this afternoon. When he (13) .
. . into the
5. A is not studying
house, his little sister (14)
. . . in her
B. was not studying
drawing book and his parents (15)
C. does not study room to change
Itang directly went to his
D. will not study
his clothes and had a shower.
6. A. plays C. is playing
D. was playing 12. A came
B. will play B. come
7. While we . .. down the street, it began C. is going
to rain. D. goes
A. were walking C. will step
13. A. steps
B. walk B. stepped D. was stepping
C. walked
D. will walk
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B. were drawing 5
C. drew bovs-at-were not
6 7 8
D. was drawing
The correct arrangement of the
15. A.
B.
C.
chatted
chat
were chatting
is
—
A. 3-6-8-2-5-7-4-1
B. 3-5-1-8-6-2-7-4
words

D. was chatting
C. 3-6-2-8-5-1-7-4
For questions 16 and 17, choose the D. 3-5-8-2-6-7-4-1
correct words to complete the paragraph.
Jimmy and Sally went to their uncle’s
“When/While” and “Before/After”
house yesterday afternoon, but their uncle 1. Dad is reading a newspaper in the
was not there. He (16) . . . in his office and backyard . . . Mom is cooking in the
would arrive home at around 5. Jimmy and kitchen.
Sally (17) .. . with their cousin while waiting A. when C. after
for their uncle. B. while D. before
16. A. is still working 2. ... I was a kid, I used to play
B. was still working hopscotch.
C. will still work A. When C. After
D. has still worked B. While D. Before
17. A.
B.
were playing C. played
play D. will play
3. Don’t forget to lock the door ... you
leave.
For questions 18 to 20, arrange the A. until C. since
words to form sensible sentences. B. while D. before
18. fixina-the-?-mechanic-was-the- 4. You should brush your teeth ... you
12 3 4 5 6 go to bed.
computer A when C. before
7 B. while D. after
The correct arrangement of the words 5. Mr. Anadi ran a new business ... he
is had retired.
A. 5-2-7-1-6-4-3 A. after C. until
B. 5-2-4-6-7-1-3 B. while D. when
C. 5-2-7-6-4-1-3
D. 5-2-4-1-6-7-3 6. I was having dinner ... my mother
arrived home.
19. called-Lisa-was-her-when-doing-l- A. since C. until
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B. when D. after
her homework 7. ... we had dinner, we took a walk.
8 A. When C. Until
The correct arrangement of the words B. While D. After
is
—
A 2-3-6-7-1-8-5-4
8. There was a blackout . . . I
studying at 8 last night.
was
B. 2-3-1-5-4-8-7-6 A before C. while
C. 2-3-6-8-5-7-1-4 B. until D. since
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Complete the texts using the words in
brackets correctly.
Text 1
.
I . . . (1 have) an aunt. Her name . . .
(2. be) Aulia Mayasari. She and her
husband ... (3. live) in Yogyakarta. Although
their house ... (4. be) small, they ... (5.be)
always happy.
My aunt ... (6. work) as a cashier at
a grocery store. She ... (7. work) five days
a week, eight hours a day. Her job . . .
(8. be) to charge the customers for their
groceries. She ... (9. use) a cash register
to calculate the cost of the groceries. Then,
she ... (10. collect) the money from the
customers.
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Tika . . . (1. be) a diligent girl. She
usually ... (2. get up) at five o’clock in the
morning. Then, she ... (3. have a bath).
Sunday and show
ab£asy
basketball. Rick is... (10. "Way,"
After that, she . . . (4. wear) her uniform. as energetic as) Roy ful
basketball. nen
when Playjnÿ
After having breakfast, she ... (5. go) to 9
school by bicycle.
Tika ... (6. study) at school from
®2SSlllllip
seven to about a quarter past twelve. After Complete the sentences
with th
school, sh6 ... (7. have) lunch with her wh-questions. ec°rrect
sister. After having a nap for a while, she 1. Question :
... (8. recall) what she had studied at workfeSy°Urbrÿ-
school and ... (9. do) the assignments. Answer : He works in a
She also ... (10. spend) time to play and constructing
company in Jakarta.
watch TV. 2. Question : ... are the
architects
the Jalesveva Jayamaheof
Positive Degree of Adjectives
Monument?
Choose the correct words in Answer : Nyoman Nuarta and
his
brackets to complete the text. co-workers.
Rick and Roy are twins. They are ! 3. Question : . . . money do we need to
identical. Some people say that Rick’s ! renovate the old house?
physical appearance is ... (1. the same Answer : More than ten million
as/different from) Roy’s. Both are tall and rupiah, I guess.
well-built. Rick wears glasses and so does 4. Question : . . . can you see the big
Roy. Rick’s eyes are . . . (2. as big as/as Jam Gadang?
thick as) Roy’s, Rick’s nose is . . . (3. as Answer : In Padang, West Sumatra.
light as/as pointed as) Roy’s and Rick’s 5. Question : ... do you like to visit
lips are ... (4. as thin as/as flat as) Roy’s. museums?
However, Rick is . . . (5. the same as/ Answer : Because the museum
different from) Roy in some aspects. collection tells a story
Rick’s complexion is not .. . (6. as straight about certain past events.
as/as light as) Roy’s. Perhaps, it is 6. Question : . . . city do you want to
because Rick works at a mining project. spend your long holiday
He spends more time at the project site, in?
outside the building, while Roy spends Answer : Sydney, of course.
most of his time in his office. He is staff of 7. Question: ... is the beach from
your
a human resource department. hometown?
Rick’s personality is quite . . . Answer : About ten kilometers
away.
(7. different from/more different than) 8. Question : ...was the old house
built?
Roy’s. Rick is easy going, extrovert and Answer : A hundred years
ago-.
open¬minded. He likes meeting people and front o
9. Question : ... do you see in
sharing many things. Roy is more talkative
the National Monume
and broad-minded. He likes talking about Answer : A small,
sculptured
. . (8. as
sports and business. Rick is . Asian elephant.
friendly and kind as/a s shy and
are able to make
stubborn as) Roy. Theyaddition, 10. Question : ...didAurasinglaÿ
She took
In Rick has Answer : Amazingly ath awe/
lots of friends easily. audiences’ breL
hobby from/the same
... (9. different
They like playing
hobby as) Roy.
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Degrees _ by chemicals and rubbish.
Complex the sentences using
the
words in brackets correctly.
1. Devan: What is
in the world?
...
(small) animal
Ivana : I think it’s the hummingbird.
2. Ara : Look! The Petronas Towers
in Kuala Lumpur is 452
meters high.
Sania : They are . . . (tall) office
buildings in the world.
3. Mrs. Tantri : Did you watch the
.
cooking contest on TV
yesterday?
Mrs. Riana : Yes, and I’m so pleased
that Nirina won the
contest.
Mrs. Tantri : So am I. I think she is
. . . (good) at cooking
than her rival, Isyana.
4. Rosa : What do you think about
these dresses, Mom?
Mrs. Egi : I think the magenta is . . .
(suitable) for you than
the red one.
5. Monica : Where do you think . . .
(crowded) city in the world
is?
Aristo : I guess Shanghai, China.
6. Irwan : Desty can jump 1.50 meters.
Dewi : Alma can jump . . . (high) than
Desty. She can reach a height
of 1.75 meters.
7. Stranger : Excuse me. Could you tell
me where . . (near)
hotel is?
Rista : it is Comfort Hotel. It’s
across from Marina
Department Store.
8- Leni : I read an article. It is said that
Ciliwung river is one of
the
dirtiest rivers in Indonesia.
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Ivone : Yes, it has been contaminated
However, Citarum river is . . .
(dirty) than Ciliwung. There
are many waste plastics
floating there.
9. Vivi : Why don’t you buy this jacket?
I think the price is . . .
(reasonable) than that of the
dark blue one.
Lily : Well, let me see. Do you think
the quality is as good as that
one?
Vivi : Yes, I think so.
10. Erick : The three participants
performed well in the speech
contest.
Yusril : Yes, and I think Renata is ...
(confident) participant of the
three.
Complete the texts using the words in
brackets correctly.
Text 1
A friend of mine ... (1. visit) me last
week. She ... (2. stay) at my house for
three days. She ... (3. want) to spend her
vacation in my hometown. We .. . (4. spend)
a lot of time hanging around the city. We
. . . (5. visit) the zoo, museum and beach.
We also ... (6. go) to the park to watch
a music show. We . . . (7. not/miss)
a culinary trip. We . . . (8. walk) around the
city to find a food stall which sold traditional
food. On the last day, I ... (9. accompany)
my friend in search of souvenirs. She also
(10. buy) food and T-shirts.
Text 2
There was an old fruit seller at the
market near my house. He . .. (1.
manage)
a stall with his wife.
One day, I went there to buy
some
grfet> th®™;
apples and bananas. I • <2-Instead, they
(3. not/respond).
They .
smiles at me.
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RF and bananas, but they . . (6.
confused. I
a number of times but they
seem)
(7. try) to talk to them
...
...
(8- no
irritated,
cap. Beside him is a pretty woman with
a grey cardigan and glasses. I think
are a couple. Both of them
an intimate chat. In front
...
of them
(6.
J
is a you
1

understand) what I said. I felt a bit by the window. He’s

sol.. . (9. raise) my voice. It was only then
man, sitting
handsome
He .. . (7. look out) of the window. perhaPS’
that I ... (10. realize) they were both
! he . . . (8. daydream) or thinking about
partially deaf. something. I also see some
Adapted from: Leanadon G. Rodrigo, M.A.,
Publications,
Learning English,
2002.
officials'
walking along on the train. Some of them
Singapore, Singapore Asian
. . . (9. offer) food to the passengers while
The Present Continuous Tense! another man ... (10. check) the
Complete the texts using the words in passengers’ tickets.
the brackets correctly. The Past Continuous Tense
Text 1
We are going camping tomorrow. Now Complete the sentences using the
.
my family and I ... (1 prepare) all the things words in the brackets correctly.
needed. My father ... (2. check) the car, to 1. Anjar : Have you called Yuyun and
make sure that it doesn’t break down on Faqih?
our way to the camp site. My mother . . . Devi : Yes, I have. When I . . .
(3. pack) clothes into the backpacks. She (phone) them, they . . . (get
... (4. prepare) food and beverages for the on) the bus.
three-day camp. My brother and I . . .
(5. put) the tent, stakes, and the camping 2. Mr. Akmal : What . . . (happen) to
equipment in cardboard boxes. We are Mr. Aris?
really excited to go camping. Mr. Haris : He . . . (cultivate) his
field when suddenly
Text 2 lightning . . . (strike) him.
I ... (1. go) cycling at a car-free-day
area in my town. I see the crowd enjoying 3. Father : What were the boys doing
their time there. Some people ... (2. go) yesterday afternoon?
jogging and others ... (3. do) gymnastics. Mother : Aeron . . . (search for)
On one side of the town square, boys . . . materials on the Internet
(4. play) futsal while other people . . . while Ganang . . . (type)
(5. walk) their pets. The people seem to a paper report.
enjoy their free time doing their favorite 4. Salsa : Poor people. They ...(lose)
activities this bright Sunday morning.
their wealth in a second.
Text 3 Jimmy : Yeah. They . . . (go) out of
My brother, cousin and I are on our town when the flood .. (M)
way to Bandung. We ... (1. go) by train. their house. They didn’t have
This is the first time I will be traveling by any time to save their
train. My cousin, brother and I wealth.
(2. not/talk) to each other. My cousin
prefers enjoying the scenery outside 5- Vivi : ... you . . . (have a nap) when
looking through the window while my Rosa . . . (call)?
brother ... (3. sleep) soundly. I’m looking Etta : Right. Sorry, I . . . (not/hear) it
around to see what the people ...
(4. do)
on the train. I see a man in his thirties
6. Rian : What ... (be) the people •
(do) when the volcano
He . . . (5. wear) a leather jacket and black
(erupt)?
Danis : They . . . (do) their routines-
fat
Mi <<UP/MTS
 7. Vania •• (be) you . . . (|isten)
while Ms. Tantri .
(explain) the theory?
. It was late afternoon (1) ... I
Norman : Well, I . . . (not/listen) to
Ms. Tantri because Intan
• • (ask) me a question.
8. Ms. Indah : Have you sent the
e-mail?
Mr. Ari : I’m sorry. I . . „ (try) to
send the e-mail when the
computer suddenly
(go off).
9. Ashley : What is your brother doing?
Janet : He is doing his thesis.
Ashley : He . . . (do) his thesis at the
exact time yesterday, right?
Janet : Yes, he is determined to
finish his thesis soon.
10. Cindy : What’s wrong with your foot?
Josh : I . . . (step) on a bee while
I . . . (run) barefoot along the
grass. It stung me.
Cindy: Oh, poor you.
“When/While” and “Before/After”
Complete the texts with the correct
adverbs: “when/while/before/after”.
Text 1
I left home very early last Monday
because it was the first day of our
semester examinations. (1) . having
breakfast, I rushed to school by bicycle.
(2) ... I arrived at school, the classroom
was already full. The students were busy
preparing themselves for the examinations.
Some students were reading their textbooks
(3) . . . others were discussing about the
materials. I entered the room and had
a seat. I felt well prepared because I had
prepared carefully (4) . . . the exams.
(5) . . . the teacher entered the room, the
students stopped talking to each other and
closed their books. We were ready to do
the exam.
Text 2
arrived
home. I had an extra lesson (2) . . .
so I was a little late arriving home.
school
I was
a bit shocked (3) ... I entered the
room. You
know what? It was messy. There were some
drawings on the floor and toys
everywhere. My little brother was enjoying
his snack on the sofa. Two of his friends
were playing video games (4) . . . another
boy was playing with toy cars in the
corner of the room. I allowed them to play,
but I reminded them to clean up the room
(5) . . . our parents arrived home.
Text 3
This morning with my hands full of
bags, I went to the railway station to catch
my train at 10 a.m. I went there by taxi.
(1) . . . I stepped out of the taxi, I could see
a very huge crowd inside and outside the
railway station. People were carrying big
suitcases and rushing into the railway
station (2) . . . others were walking out of
the station. (3) . .. paying the fare, I mingled
with the crowd and entered the railway
station.
I was lucky I had booked the ticket so
I didn’t have to queue up for one. I waited
for the train on platform 3. (4) . . . the train
arrived, I quickly looked for the wagon
where I could sit, but (5) . . . getting on the
train, I checked my bags, making sure that
nothing was left behind.
Adapted from: Ft. Glover, G. Rodway, P. Shirley, H. Toner, The
Cambridge Revision Guide GCE O Level English, Cambndge,
Cambridge University Press, 2001.
C. Do the tasks.
rThe Simple Present Tense
Task 1 following
Find the errors in the
sentences and correct them.
the math course
1 Barbara usually go to Friday.
on Monday, Wednesday and to his
drive a car
2. My father don’t motorcycle.
office. He goes by Surabaya?
live in
3. Does your cousins
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6. Clay has brown eyes.
4. I always gets up at 5 a.m. Clay’s brother has brown eyes.
5. Does a cheetah runs fast?
6. The Arctic and Antarctica is cold. 7. The beaches in Bangka Belitu
wonderful. n9 are
7. Mr. and Mrs. Saputra doesn’t have any
daughters. The beaches in Bali are wond
erfui.
8. We always gets presents on our 8. Mr. Edwin is a businessman.
birthdays. Mr. Risang is a businessman.
9. Are cacti grow in the moist area? 9. Ratna arrived at 6:30 a.m.
10. They are not take any music lessons. Galih arrived at 6:30 a.m.
Task 2 10. Cabbages belong to the species
Write about your mother’s daily Brassica oleracea.
activities in the morning. Cauliflowers belong to the species
Brassica oleracea.
Positive Degree of Adjectives
Task 2
Task 1 Look at the pictures.
Draw conclusions from the following Write three sentences for each pair of
statements. pictures using the positive degree of
See the examples. adjectives.
Examples: See the example.
• Ian is 158 cm tall.
Prast is 158 cm tall.
Example:

•
Conclusion: Ian is as tall as Prast.
Sahara is a hot dusty desert.
Antarctica is a cold snowy desert.
Conclusion: The temperature in the
r
Sahara desert is different from the
temperature in the Antarctica desert. The apple is as delicious as the
orange.
1. My father usually rides his motorcycle
The apple has a different shape from
at 70 km/hour.
My uncle usually rides his motorcycle the orange.
at 70 km/hour. The apple isn’t as cheap as the
orange.
2. Kitten is a common name for a young
cat.
Cub is a common name for a young
1.
A a *&***»*('

tiger. ’b;
3. The camera costs Rp4,750,000.
The laptop computer costs
4 ; m.
,

Rp4,750,000.
j
4. Maya is confident and talkative. - i
Mira is quiet shy and introvert. Pic. source: Pic. source: www.forum.
www.kapanlagi.com detik.com
5. The Ethnic Hotel provides such 2.
facilities as restaurant, mini market,
swimming pool, and fitness center.
The Luxury Hotel provides such
facilities as restaurant, cafe, swimming
pool, playground and sports center.
JRJ
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M
EG m
... Task 1
Look at the tables below.
Write three sentences for each table
using comparative and superlative
degrees according to the data.
One has been done for you.
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1.
m Lake
Lake Poso, Sulawesi
Depth
450 meters
Lake Toba, Sumatera 529 meters
Lake Matana, Sulawesi 590 meters
Task 1 Adopted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/
Make questions for the following (June 27, 2012)
statements.
The words in the brackets should be the • Lake Toba is deeper than Lake
Poso.
answers to your questions.
1. lam waiting for (my mother).
• Lake Poso is shallower than Lake
Matana.
2. The Smiths have (three children).
3. We can see the Great Wall (in China).
• Lake Matana is the deepest of the
three.
4. The new semester will begin (on
Monday, July 16). 2.
5. I usually sleep (7 to 8 eight hours Fernando Torres (Spain) 2 goals
a day). Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 3 goals
Mario Gomez (Germany) 4 goals
6. I laughed (because Sule made a funny

7.
face).
My aunt will travel to Singapore
3.
AZ mobile phone
r~~-
Rp1,570,000
(by plane).
AY mobile phone Rp1,625,000
8. Jane is studying (History). AX mobile phone Rp1,775,000
9. (My sister) answered the phone.
10. I prefer (the tartan shirt). 4.
Task 2
The Chilean O’Higgins Park ± 10,000 km2
Suppose you are going to meet your The Kenyan Tsavo National ± 20,000 km2
idol(s). Park
Make five questions you are going to
ask. 5. Stand-up Comedian Rating
See the examples.
Examples: SIS
• How many albums have you
launched?
Zseld
• Where will your next concert be?
• What is your favorite song?
Task 2 The Present Continuous Tense
Write sentences using the comparative
or superlative degrees of the following Task 1
adjectives. Look at the pictures and describ
See the examples. etK.

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See the example.
Example: Example:
slow -> My mother rides the motorcycle tra

slower than my father. v

1. bad long
2. thin
3. noisy
6.
7.
8.
comfortable
interesting
tfSt
4. busy 9. precious
5. strong 10. dangerous
Mom is not cooking. She is preparing the
dinner.
Task 1 f
Make sentences using the provided :
y .
words.
See the examples. a Vi
V

Examples: X
• practice violin/last week
:i
-> Diana practiced violin last week. :
7
• cook/this morning/?
-> What did your mother cook this
111In
morning? 2.
1. not stay/yesterday
2. eat/this morning/?
3. visit/before you came here/?
4. live/two years ago m.
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5. study/last night/?
6. not watch the news/a few minutes ago
7. go to the museum/last vacation
8. not go shopping/last Sunday V\S JL
9. visit grandma/last week 3.
10. not perform the dance/last night
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Look around your classroom.
are doing.
Write what Is happening at the moment and what the people
The Past Continuous Tense
Task 1 them.
Rnd the errors In the following sentences and correct
having a nap.
I called Fay at 2:30 p.m., she Is
*• Two days ago, when
2- What were Firman doing at 8 o'clock last night?
3 V/hilo Yuri were yawning, a fly flow Into her mouth.
Iam not attending a course at this time yesterday.
**
5- The phono rang while I doing tho dishes.
6 o'clock Inst week?
Was Dino and Anto watching a movie at knockod on tho door.
T While we having dlnnor last night, someone ontored tho room?
?ÿ What are the studonts doing whon the teacher
r‘ no* correcÿn9 tho tost at
break time yostorday.
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Task 2 bed. W
Write five sentences using the past
6. My father was enjoying
continuous tense.
6 a.m. today. My
his
at
Example: preparing our meal at 6 mother
My mother was watering the flowers when 7. The alarm clock rang at 7a.m.todav
I arrived home. out of the bed. a.m.Ted'got
8. People should have passports.
“When/While" and “Before/After” People
go abroad.
Task 1 9. Sissy usually studies at
7:30
Combine the following sentences using 9:30 p.m. Sissy goes to bed at 10 p to
10. Lightning struck. I was studying jn
m
“when, while, before or after”. my
See the examples. room.
Example: Task 2
It was a blackout. The employees were Complete the sentences using your own
typing. words.
-» The employees were typing when it
was a blackout. 1. The students may not talk to each
other while
1. The guests came at 7 p.m. We finished
preparing dinner at 6:45 p.m.
2. We will have a trip to Bali when ....
3. Diana will be able to drive a car after
2. My parents arrived home at 10:30 p.m.
My brother and I were sleeping. 4. My brother had done his homework
3. The children had breakfast at 6 a.m. before
The children went to school at 6:20 5. They had booked two rooms at
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Choose B, C or DA,
for the correct
* answer. 7. Winda : . Sonia with
• •
you
Sarah : yesterday?
No, she wasn’t.
A. Was
, yesterday 1 didn’t go to the B. Were C. Does
1'
... meeting.
i my mother cook in the kitchen.
She was very busy preparing tor my
8. Alice was browsing on
D. Is

when her mother ...her the Internet

sister’s seventeenth birthday party. A. bring some cakes.
A. help C. will help C. bringing
B. brings D- brought
B. am helping D. helped
9- Deasy : l met
(Ujian Nasional 2006/2007) your sisterand mother
2 Father : 1 ... a new bag for you. in the mall
Dika : Did you?
Here you are. A. now C. next week
Mother: Wow! It’s so nice.Thanks, B. tomorrow D. two days ago
dear.
10. Which sentence is
Father : Anytime. grammatically
A. buy C. will buy
CORRECT?
A. I wrote a proposal now.
B. bought D. am buying B. Ivan wrote a letter last night.
(Ujian Nasional 2006/2007)
C. We saw a chameleon tonight.
3. Bintang : Karen, . . . you buy D. Mr. Aldo left for Bandung
REMAJA magazine tomorrow morning.
yesterday? 11. Which sentence is grammatically
Karen : No, I didn’t. INCORRECT?
A. did C. is A. Tania broke a vase this morning.
B. do D. were B. Donna did her homework
tomorrow.
4. Nadine : Did you ... me last night?
C. Mr. John taught biology
Karen : Yes, I did. yesterday.
A. call C. called D. My brother fed his pet last night.
B. calls D. calling
For questions 12 to 14, arrange the
5. Cahya : I didn’t ... the town carnival
words to form sequential sentences.
last week.
Ipung : Neither did I. 12. cauaht-from-Mr. Fariz-some-the-
1 2 3 4 5
A. saw C. see last niaht-fish-sea
B. seen D. seeing 6 7 8
the
6- Indra : ... you at the farewell party The correct arrangement of
jumbled words is ... .
last night? A. 3-1-4-7-2-5-8-6
Koko : Yes, I was. B. 3-1-4-8-2-5-7-6
A. Are C. Was 0 3-1-5-7-6-2-4-8
B. Do D. Were D. 3-1-6-4-8-5-7-2
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13. two-library-last week-borrowed-the- 20. A. is C. were
1 2 3 4 5 B. was D. did
from-books-Alya-school
6 7 8 9 Adverbs of Time and Place
The correct arrangement of the
jumbled words is 1. Arkan : When will Bella sh°w
us her
A. 8-4-5-7-6-1-9-2-3 new bicycle?
B. 8-4-1-7-6-5-9-2-3 Viko : . . ..
C. 8-4-5-2-7-6-9-1-3 A. Yesterday C- Two days ago
D. 8-6-5-9-4-1-7-2-3 B. Tomorrow D. Now
14. its-vesterday-companv-a- 2. Customer : Where can we get
1 2 3 4 shirts and jackets?
advertised-newspaper-the-in- Shop assistant :
5 6 7 8 A. Later C. Recently
products
B. Soon D. Upstairs
9
The correct arrangement of the
jumbled words is
3. Sorry, lam
A. late
— I had a flat tire.
C. soon
A. 4-3-6-5-1-9-8-7-2 B. earlier D. before
B. 7-3-5-1-9-8-4-6-2
4. I have known Sarah . . . she was
C. 7-3-5-9-8-1-6-4-2
a child.
D. 7-9-5-1-6-3-8-4-2
A. just C. since
For questions 15 to 17, choose the B. first D. for
correct words to complete the paragraph. 5. I had arrived home . . . dark.
Last week we (15) ... on a trip to see A. soon C. since
a waterfall. We (16) ... school at seven thirty B. before D. yet
in the morning. We arrived at the
6. Wendy : Where are the boys playing?
waterfall at nine o’clock. The air (17) ... so
leal
fresh and the water, clear and cool.
A. This afternoon
15. A. are going C. went B. Today
B. have gone D. go C. Then
16. A. leave C. are leaving D. Outside
B. left D. had left 7. Diana put her mobile phone ... the
17. A. was C. were drawer.
B. is D. are A. in C. still
B. today D. here
For questions 18 to 20, choose the 8. Please park your vehicle . . . It’s full
correct words to complete the paragraph.
here.
Maya, my cousin, (18) ... me a text A. over C. here
yesterday. She asked for forgiveness B. away D. there
because she could not (19) my birthday ... 9. I am reading a newspaper
party. She (20) .. . busy with her work.
A. now C. tonight
18. A. send C. sending B. this morning D. this week
B. sends D. sent
10. There are some spiders ...
the roof of
19. A. attend C. attended the empty house.
B. attends D. attending A. downstairs C. over
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with the correct words.
The Simple Past TenseW&
Complete the text by changing the verbs
in brackets into the correct forms.
Today (1. be) ... a really hot day.
I (2. come) . . . home from school at 1 p.m.
After that, I (3. go) ... to the town square to
watch a local singing contest. I never |
(4. think) ... I (5. will meet) ... a friend. j
I (6. choose) ... a place under a big I
tree. I actually (7. not pay) . . . attention to j
the contest. Suddenly, I (8. find) . . . myself j
behind a young boy. I (9. be) . . . sure he j
(10. be) ... my classmate, Andi. |
I (11. call) ... his name. The boy !
(12. look) ... surprised. When he (13. turn)
... around, I finally (14. realize) . . . that he
(15. not be) ... my classmate.
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Renitasari, ScaffoldingEnglish for Junior High SchoolStudents
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5. When Suzan ... in her room, she . . .
dinner, (study - have)
6. By the time the boys . . ., the football
(arrive - start)
7. Kirana ... a movie on television after
she ... her homework, (watch - do)
8. Before the plane . . . off, the
passengers .. . their seatbelts, (take -
3.
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fasten)
9. After Mr. Diego ... his holiday in 4.
Malaysia, he ... to Singapore, (spend i
-fly)
10. The students ... the room beautifully
before the guests .... (decorate -
come) r.i
C. Do the tasks.

5.
Make sentences using the simple past
tense based on the pictures.
1.
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and cue words.
1.
2.
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3.
4.

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uphill - last Sunday 4. \
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under the table - finally 5.

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Relating/Linking Verbsÿ
Make sentences using relating/linking
verbs based on the pictures and cue
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words.
1.
appear - wild

using ‘too’ or ‘enough’

Make senten ces
on the statements provided.
seem - sharp based
just c°oked. (too)
Thefood was
The food is too hot to eat.