A. Choose either a, b, c, or d for the correct answer. Questions 1 to 5 are based on Text 1. Accident Last week, Mr.

Damiris wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf heard his mother calling, Help! Help! He ran to the kitchen. His mother had burnt herself with some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr. Damiri had gone to his office. The other children had gone to school. Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbours house and asked his neighbor to come and help his mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Yusufs mother to the clinic. When Mr. Dardiri came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very proud of his son, When you are a man, you will be just like your father, he said. 1. What is the text about? a. Recount b. Narrative c. Descriptive d. Procedure 2. Who took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic? a. Her son b. Her neighbour c. Her husband d. Her children 3. The main idea of the second paragraph is a. Mrs. Damiri had an accident. b. Mr. Damiri was proud of his son. c. Yusuf asked his the neighbor for help. d. Mr. Damiri and his other children had gone. 4. How did the neighbor help Mrs. Damiri? a. He called Mrs. Damiris husband and ran to the kitchen. b. He called the fireman and put out the fire. c. He put out the fire and took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic. d. He called the fireman and advised Mrs. Damiri to stay calm.

5. The word frightened has the similar meaning with .......... a. Brave b. Smart c. Dilligent d. Scared Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following Text 2. A Trip to Parapat Last Saturday was a public holiday. The students of SMP 1 Medan took a trip to Parapat. They hired three buses. They were new and luxurious. In the morning the students woke up earl y. Their mothers prepared some food, drinks and fruits for them then took them to the school. The buses were already there. Some students were in the buses.Their parents were waiting on both sides of the street. At six oclock the buses left their school. The students looked very happy and started to sing. At nine oclock they reached Parapat. The students hurriedly go out of the buses and carried their things and food. They gathered under a big tree. After they took a rest, they had their meals. At about ten oclock some of the students changed into their swimsuits and ran into a boat for a sail. At three oclock the teachers called the students together because it was time to go home. In summary, the trip was very enjoyable. This place is so impressive with its beautiful panorama and boat ride. 6. They were new and luxurious. The word they refers to a. The students b. The buses c. Their mothers d. Their things 7. What is the structure of this text? a. Orientation, complication and resolution. b. Orientation, events and re-orientation. c. General classification and description. d. Identification and description. 8. What is the purpose of this text? a. To describe something in general. b. To amuse the reader. c. To inform a particular thing. d. To retell about past events.

9. The word hired has the similar meaning with ...... a. Rent b. Borrow c. Lend d. Give 10. How long did they spend their holiday in Parapat? a. Four hours b. Five hours c. Six hours d. Seven hours Read the dialogue and choose the right answers for the 11 to 16 questions. Budi and all his classmates are going to Dufan. Budi is chatting with his best friend, Dani. Budi : Its very exciting today. Dani : Yes, it is. Im having so much fun. Budi : Which is the most exciting game for you here? Dani : Well, I must say that roller coaster is the most exciting game. Budi : Yes, I agree. The roller coaster gave me anunforgettable experience. I think I want to ride it again. Dani : Yes, me too. By the way, are you chewing gum? Can I have some? Budi : Yes, of course. Here you are. Dani : Thanks. Budi : Do you want the new banana flavour? It tastes good. Dani : Not for me, thanks. I dont like bananas. 11. Who are the speakers of the dialogue above? a. Budi b. Dani c. They are best friend d. Budi and Dani 12. How about Danis feeling? a. He is sad. b. He is angry. c. He is fun. d. He is tired. 13. What are they talking about? a. Holliday b. The most interesting game they like c. Meals
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d. Game 14. The word me too is a kind of .................... a. Disagreement b. Agreement c. Sympathy d. Dislike 15. The word exciting refers to .... a. Having fun b. Terrifying c. Enjoying d. Interesting 16. The word not for me, thanks indicates that someone is ..... a. Asking something b. Giving something c. Rejecting something d. Offering something Questions 17 to 24 are based on the following Text 3. Redfeathers The Hen Redfeathers, the hen, was so-called because all her feathers were red. One day the fox caught sight of her in the farmyard and his mouth began to water. He ran home and told his wife to put on water for boiling a chicken and then he rushed back and before Redfeathers knew what was happening, she found herself snapped up inside a sack and was not even able to call for help. Luckily, her friend the dove saw what had happened. She fluttered on to the path in the woods and lay there, pretending to have a broken wing. The fox was delighted to find that he would have a first course as well as a main dish. He put down the sack with the hen in it and chased off after the dove who cleverly began to hop further and further away. Redfeathers slipped out of the sack and put a stone in her place then she too ran off. When the dove saw that her friend was safe, she flew up onto a tree. The fox then went back and picked up the sack, thinking that the hen was still in it. When the fox got home, he tipped the sack into the pot of boiling water, but the stone splashed it all over him and he burned his greedy paws. 17. What did the fox do, after he caught sight of Redfeathers? a. He ran home. b. He ran over to her. c. He called her.
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d. He boiled water. 18. She fluttered on to the path in the woods, and lay there, .... She refers to .... a. The hen b. The dove c. The duck d. The swan 19. What did the fox think when he found the dove? a. The fox thought he had a first course. b. The fox thought that he had to run. c. The fox thought that he had to boil water. d. The fox thought that he had better go back. 20. What happened to the dove? a. She flew up into tree. b. She was chased by the fox. c. She was cooked by the fox. d. She was put into the sack. 21. What did Redfeathers do to trick the fox? a. She flew away to the tree. b. She put a stone in her place. c. She slipped out of the sack. d. She yelled for help. 22. What is the text about? a. Narrative b. Descriptive c. Recount d. Explanation 23. What is the structure of the text? a. Orientation, events and re-orientation b. Orientation, complication and resolution c. Introduction, description d. General classification and description 24. What is the purpose of the text? a. To entertain the reader b. To explain something c. To desccribe something d. To retell

Questions 25 to 31 are based on the following Text 4. My Best Friend My name is Ary. Three years ago when I was in junior high school, I met two people that later became my best friends. The first one was Eric. He was an athlete for our school. He was tall and muscular. The other one was Ricky. He was a very diligent student. He liked to read the encyclopedia and he the ranked first in my class. I liked them both because they were very friendly to other people. Even though Eric and Ricky were very famous in our school, they were not arrogant. They made friends with anybody including me. 25. What does the text tell us about? It is .... a. Aris best friend b. Aris experience c. Aris note d. Aris life 26. When did Ary meet his best friend? a. Yesterday b. Last week c. Three years ago d. Two years ago 27. Who were Arys best friends? a. Andi and Eric b. Ricky and Eric c. Eric and Putra d. Sigit and Ricky 28. What was Eric in school? a. An athlete b. A musician c. A photographer d. A boy scout. 29. What kind of person was Ricky? a. A lazy student b. A diligent student c. A stupid student d. A careless student. 30. How is Eric's body? a. Short and fat b. Tall and fat

c. Tall and muscular d. Short and muscular 31. Why did Ary like Eric and Ricky? a. Because they were famous. b. Because they were smart. c. Because they were arrogant. d. Because they were very friendly to other people. Questions 32 to 34 are based on the following Text 5.

Bandung, May 3, 2008 Dear Diary, I had a bad experience this morning. I had just celebrated my 15th birthday yesterday. The party was very good. When I woke up this morning, I felt very happy about the party. I got on with my usual morning activities and went to school. When I arrived at school and entered my classroom, everybody was looking at me. I wondered, why are they looking at me? I didnt think about it much, so I sat in my usual chair. Suddenly, all of my friends were laughing. They were pointing at my face. I felt very embarrassed so I ran to the rest room. There was a mirror there. I looked to the mirror to find out why. I was surprised to see a big red pimple on my forehead. My classmates were laughing at me because I looked like an Indian actress. I had never had pimple before, so the whole day I had to cover my forehead with a head band.

32. What is the diary about? a. General experience b. Personal experience c. School experience d. Short story 33. What does the diary inform you? a. Telling someones bad experience b. Telling someones party c. Inform someones life d. Entertain the reader 34. The word got on refer to .... a. Continued the activity b. Left the activity c. Did the activity d. Avoided the activity

Questions 35 to 37 are based on the following Text 6. Learn about your baby every week. Meriter is proud to offer free weekly e-mail newsletters to expecting and new parents. Sign up for Parent Review and youll receive e-mail newsletters focused on what you need to know right now. Youll receive newsletters through your babys third birthday ! Youll also learn more about related Meriter classes and services. 35. What is the advertisement about ? a. Meriter b. Learning c. Parenting d. Newsletter. 36. What does the advertisement offer you? a. Signing up for Baby Review. b. Reports on what you need to know. c. Learn more about your baby and its service. d. Free for Weekly e-mail for expecting and new Parents. 37. Sign up for ( paragraph 1 ) What does the underlined word mean ? a. Promise to do something by signing. b. Write your name on special list. c. End a program on radio. d. Make legally by signing. 38. Rika : Can you help me to get some food? Santi : Yes, of course. The italic word is an expression of ........... a. Request b. Agreement c. Permission d. Invitation 39. Rani : What's your opinions of the disasters that keep happening in our country? Anti : ....................... a. The rooms look very comportable. b. Well I must say that I feel so sad. c. The cat is very cute. d. I think I have a headache.

40. Ramzi Cika Ramzi

: hi Cika, the weatherman says itll be sunny today. : Really? Lets go camping then. : Im sorry, Id love to but I cant. I have to finish my geography project. The itaclic word really is the expression of ............... a. Asking information b. Rejecting a help c. Denying information d. Accepting information

B. Choose either a, b, c or d for the right answer. Decide the right tense whether it is past tense or past continuous. 41. I am sitting in class right now. I ......... in class at this exact same time yesterday. a. sat b. was sitting c. sit d. were sat 42. I didnt want to go to the zoo yesterday because it ............. a. was raining b. rain c. were raining d. rains 43. I .............. Roger at nine last night. a. am calling b. calls c. was calling d. called 44. I didnt hear the thunder during the storm last night because I ................ a. sleep b. sleeps c. was sleeping d. had slept 45. It was a beautiful day when we .............. for a walk in the park yesterday. a. go b. goes c. went d. going

46. I really enjoyed my vacation last January. While it .......... in Iowa, the Sun was shining in Florida. a. is snow b. is snowing c. was snowing d. snows 47. My brother and sister were arguing about something when I .......... into the room. a. was walking b. walked c. is walking d. walks 48. He .................. at the library when I came to his house. a. was studying b. study c. studied d. is studying 49. She was not at home when I ............ to her house yesterday. a. go b. is going c. went d. goes 50. My stomach does not feel good. I .......... spicy food this morning. a. ate b. is eating c. eat d. was eating

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Key Answers

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. C

11. D 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. A

21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. B 30. C

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. D 38. A 39. B 40. C

41. B 42. A 43. D 44. C 45. C 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. A

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