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Petunjuk :
1. Tuliskan nama, tanggal, kode peserta dan mata pelajaran pada lembar jawaban dengan
menggunakan pensil 2B.
2. Hitamkan pada salah satu lingkaran-lingkaran kecil di lembar jawaban computer yang paling
benar.
3. Periksa dan bacalah soal-soal sebelum Anda menjawabnya.
4. Laporkan kepada pengawas bila ada tulisan yang kurang jelas atau rusak atau jumlah soal
kurang.
5. Dahulukan menjawab soal-soal yang anda anggap mudah.
6. Apabila ada jawaban yang anda anggap salah dan anda ingin memperbaiki, hapuslah dengan
karet penghapus pensil dengan hati-hati hingga bersih tetapi jangan sampai rusak, kemudian
hitamkan pada salah satu kolom yang anda anggap benar.
7. Periksalah kembali pekerjaan anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas.
8. Lembar soal tidak boleh dibawa pulang.
The following text is for questions 1-2.
1. The caution above reminds the readers … their valuable things.
A. not to go anywhere without
B. to be careful with
C. to leave the place without
D. not to pay attention to
2. You might possibly not find the caution in the ….
A. school library
B. fitting room
C. airplane cockpit
D. waiting room
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The following text is for questions 3-5.
It's a Halloween Party
that's sure to be a fright.
Come dressed as your best
and celebrate the night!
Friday, October 28th
The Witching hour starts at 8:30
The Samuels Home
456 Fast Lane, Aurora, CO
RSVP by 10/20 to 555-5555
3. The purpose of sending the text above is to … a Hallowen Party.
A. share an experience attending
B. announce the costume for
C. ask the readers to celebrate
D. invite us to attend
4. From the text above, which answer is not suitable with the text above?
A. the party starts in the evening
B. the party is going to be fun
C. the reply should be sent three days before the event
D. the costume must be frightening.
5. The antonym of the word fright in the text is …
A. scare
B. composure
C. dread
D. shock
The following text is for questions 6-8.
Announcement
All students of grade IX should be gathered
at the school’s hall on August 12 at 04.30 pm.
Please be punctual.
The Principal
6. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A. To retell the students to gather at school on time.
B. To share the students grade nine to go to hall at 12.
C. To ask for the students to be gathered at school hall.
D. To collect the students grade nine to be on time at school.
7. When will the event be held?
A. at noon
B. at night
C. in the morning
D. in the afternoon
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8. “Please be punctual.” What is the closest in meaning of the underlined word?
A. late
B. on time
C. in time
D. past time
The following text is for questions 9-11.
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Don’t miss the 1 semester sports banquet!
Tickets are available at the senior school
Officer for 100 Bath
PANTHER SPORTS BANQUET
The event will be held on Wednesday,
December 15 in the “CROWS” Auditorium.
Dinner is served at 05:30 P.M. with some
programs to follow:
FUTSAL *BADMINTON*SWIMMING*CROSS
COUNTRY*FOOTBALL
Blue & Black Panthers since 2001
CROWS Panthers
9. The aim of the text is ….
A. to promote a sport event that charged 100 Rupiahs
B. to ask people to have sport together
C. to persuade people to come and join a sport competition
D. to offer people to have dinner
10. “CROWS” in the text is ….
A. a name of Sport Institution
B. a senior school
C. a large meal for large people
D. a place for having the meal
11. From the text, we can conclude that people ….
A. can have free dinner
B. must pay the dinner
C. are invited to have lunch
D. can participated in serving dinner
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The following text is for questions 12-14.
COLD BREAKER
LIKE YOU NEVER FEEL ANY COLD
Fast relief for:
Congestion
100 tablets
Runny nose
USP
Coughs
200 mg
Headache
Fever
AVAILABLE IN EVERY STORE IN INDONESIA
12. Which of the following body problem that is not able to be cured by “Cold Breaker”?
A. Headache
B. Hoop
C. Pneumonia
D. Dizzy
13. Why is the label written?
A. to give explanation to make the cold breaker
B. to persuade people to use the product
C. to give information on the ingredient of the product
D. to give a description on the illness that can be cured
14. From the text we know that ....
A. this medicine can cure any illness
B. Cold Breaker is so strong as it can relief any symptons
C. there is no enough evidences to prove its authenticity
D. it offers people to choose this product
The following text is for questions 15-16.
Dear Mr. Rudy,
It takes some skillful hands to create a house, but only sincere hearts can turn it into a home.
Congratulation on your new and comfortable shelter. May your new place reveal warmth, joy, and
happy moments.
Sincerely yours,
Mr.and Mrs. John ben to man
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15. From the text, we know that Mr. Rudy has just……a new house
A.
B.
C.
D.
sold
built
bought
move into
16. It takes some skillful hands to create a house, but only sincere hearts can turn it into a home .
The underlined word means a place .....
A. where you litteraly live
B. where you are comfortable to live
C. in which you built once in your life
D. where a family live
The following text is for questions 17-18.
Dear Erlita,
Tell our director that I am in a rush to catch the bus because there is a traffic accident. I
won’t come in time so I ask you to prepare the presentation before 9 a.m. Report to
me about the meeting’s preparation.
Thanks,
Sonya
17. According to the text, we know that Sonya will ....
A.
B.
C.
D.
attend the presentation before 9
arrive late because of an accident
report the meeting to her boss
try to catch the bus after the presentation
18. “... that I am in a rush to catch the bus because...” The antonym of the underlined word is...
A. secury
B. scramble
C. move faster
D. stay in place
The following text is for questions 19-22.
Big Ben
If you've ever been to or seen pictures of London, England, there's a good chance that you've
seen one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world: Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of
the giant bell that is inside the huge clock tower (Elizabeth Tower) attached to the Palace of
Westminster in London.
The four-sided, chiming clock tower is the largest of its kind in the world, standing a whopping
315 feet high. Big Ben chimes every hour, and the tower also has smaller bells that chime every
15 minutes. The bell has been chiming for over 150 years, since it was originally built in 1858.
They say you can hear the bell chiming for up to 5 miles away!
The bell was originally called the Great Bell, and no one is exactly sure why it developed the
nickname Big Ben. Some believe that the bell is nicknamed after Sir Benjamin Hall, who led
the installation of the Great Bell and whose name is inscribed on the bell. Others believe the
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bell was named after Ben Caunt, a well-known heavyweight boxer who was popular and
respected at the time they were making the bell.
After the original Palace of Westminster was destroyed in a fire in the winter of 1834, the palace
was rebuilt with the new addition of the clock tower. The Big Ben bell was originally cast (the
metal was heated to liquid and poured into a mold) in August 1856. Unfortunately, the bell got
a 4-foot crack in it in October 1857. Instead of recasting the original bell, they decided to cast
a whole new one.
They made the second bell out of tin, copper and pieces of the original bell. It was cast on April,
10, 1858, and took two weeks to cool down. They placed the enormous 13.5-ton bell (7' 2'' tall!)
on a horse drawn carriage and paraded it down the streets of London to the Palace of
Westminster.
19. The purpose of the text is …
A. to describe the original name of Big Ben
B. to tell the history of Big Ben
C. to inform the location of Big Ben
D. to retell the history of London
20. What do people know about the original name of Big Ben? (Paragraph 3).
A. They are not yet certain.
B. It was built before 1858.
C. Its name was taken from a legend of Benjamin Hall.
D. A well-known boxer created the name.
21. …”since it was originally built in 1858.” (paragraph 2).
The underlined word refers to ….
A. Big Ben
B. Elizabeth Tower
C. Westminster
D. Buckingham Palace
22. They placed the enormous 13.5-ton bell (7' 2'' tall!) on….
The underlined word has the similar meaning as….
A. big
B. giant
C. hot
D. long
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The following text is for questions 23-26.
Benjamin Franklin was a very talented man. He invented many useful things. We still use some of
them nowadays.
In the 1740s Franklin invented the Pennsylvania Fireplace. It worked like a normal fireplace but it
created more heat than a normal fireplace. People liked the Franklin Stove, as it is also called, but
they only used it as a heater and not to cook hot food and drinks.
Franklin was also very popular for his bifocals – a wonderful type of glasses. He needed glasses to
help him see things far away and close to him. One pair of glasses only helped one of these
problems, so Franklin needed to carry two pairs of glasses. One day, he got tired of always changing
glasses, so he decided to put two lenses into one pair of glasses. The top lens helped him to see far
away, and the bottom lens helped him to see things which were close to him. He called this new
type of glasses ‘bifocals’.
Franklin also invented the lightning rod. This was a metal stick put on houses, barns or other
buildings. During heavy storms, lightning hit this rod and not the building. This invention saved
many buildings from fire. Unfortunately, Franklin got an electric shock when he was doing this
experiment.
He did not patent any of the items he invented. A patent is a law which means the inventor
protects the use of his or her invention. When you patent your invention, other people cannot
produce or use your invention without your agreement. Ben thought his ideas should be used to
improve the lives of everyone.
23. What does paragraph 2 tell us about?
A. The Franklin Stove
B. Normal fireplace
C. Franklin’s cooker
D. Fireplace for people
24. From the text, we know that Pennsylvania Fireplace ….
A. was the only invention of Benjamin Franklin
B. worked and heated like a normal fireplace
C. was what people called the Franklin Stove
D. was an invention to cook hot food and drinks
25. Why did Franklin need two pairs of glasses? Because ….
A. he needed to see things far away and close to him.
B. he needed a wonderful type of glasses.
C. one pair of glasses helped him solve his problems.
D. he got tired of wearing glasses.
26. Why can people produce some of Franklin’s invention without his agreement?
A. He did not patent them.
B. He has died.
C. He was kind to everyone.
D. He thought his ideas should be used to improve the lives of everyone.
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The following text is for questions 27-30.
How to operate a blender
 Make sure the switch is off.
 Place ingredients into the blender container. Add some water if needed.
 Put the lid on.
 Place the container on the motor housing.
 Plug in the cable.
 Select one of two speed buttons as required. Use PULSE switch for precision blending. When
adding ingredients or seasonings, remove the small lid for adding things in the middle of it.
 After grinding, press the switch off.
 Unplug the cable.
27. What is purpose of the text?
A. How to grind
B. How to use a blender
C. How to operate a mixer
D. How to make use a refrigerator
28. What should we do of the fifth step?
A. Put the lid on
B. Add some water
C. Plug in the cable
D. Place the container on the motor housing
29. What do we do when we want to add something water in the blender?
A. Open the lid!
B. Plug in the cable!
C. Open the small closure on the lid!
D. Place the container on the motor housing!
30. . “adding things in the middle of it.” The underlined word refers to....
A. big lid
B. thin lid
C. thick lid
D. small lid
The following text is for questions 31 to 34.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Kadita. Because of her beauty she was
called Dewi Srengenge. It means the Goddess of Sun. Her father was King Munding Wangi. Although
he had a beautiful daughter, he was unhappy because he always expected to have a son.
The King decided to marry Dewi mutiara. He had a son from her. Dewi Mutiara wanted her son to
become a king in the future. She asked the king to send his daughter away. The King did not agree.
Dewi Mutiara called a black wizard to curse Kadita. She wanted Kadita’s beautiful body full of ulcer.
Then, Kadita’s body was full of ulcer. It smelled bad. The beautiful princess cried. The King was very
sad. No one could cure his daughter’s illness. The King did not want her daughter to be a rumour so he
sent his daughter away.
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The poor princess did not know where to go. However, she had a noble heart. She did not have any
bad feeling about her stepmother. She walked for almost seven days and seven nights. Then, she came
to the South Ocean. The ocean was so clean and clear. She jumped into the water and swam.
Suddenly, there was a miracle. The ocean water cured her illness. She became more beautiful than
before. She also had a power to command the whole South Ocean. She became a fairy called Nyi Roro
Kidul or The Queen of South Ocean.
31. The characteristic of Dewi Mutiara is ….
A. kind-hearted
B. mean
C. humble
D. helpful
32. What happened to Dewi Kadita?
A. She married with a Prince
B. She lived in the forest
C. She swam on the ocean
D. She became the Queen of South Ocean
33. “She wanted Kadita’s beautiful body full of ulcer.” (paragraph 3).
The underlined word has the same meaning with ….
A. cure
B. painless
C. prickle
D. healed
34. The Moral Values that we can take from the text is ….
A. Having bad feeling is a good action.
B. Being envy can bring glorious
C. Kindhearted can cause good things
D. Goodwill will guide to fallacy
The following text is for questions 35 to 38.
The Tiger and the Hare
A tiger named Blind Fury became the king of a forest. He made a law that every day an animal should
appease his hunger by falling prey to him. At this rate, in the course of a few months, a great number
of animals had been eaten up; the beast that remained held council.
A hare among them, named Tiny Trick, observed, "I have a stratagem whereby I can get rid of Blind
Fury, if you would let me take my chance with him tomorrow."
They agreed. The usual breakfast hour for Blind Fury was nine; but Tiny Trick trudged on and came to
him at twelve.
"Hullo! You impudent little wretch! What has kept you so long from presenting yourself?" said Blind
Fury.
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"May it please Your Majesty," said Tiny Trick, "in a well by the road I have travelled there is another
king like you majesty. He said I should not go without appeasing his hunger. It was with difficulty I
could obtain his permission to see your majesty for a moment and return."
"Lead the way to the well," said Blind Fury.
"Yes, Your Majesty," said Tiny Trick.
When Blind Fury came to the well, he found his own shadow reflected in it and thinking that it was a
rival tiger, leapt into it and drowned. The beasts of the forest praised Tiny Trick as the savior of their
state.
It does happen that little folks do great things for the good of the public.
35. From the text, we know that Blind Fury ….
A. ate all animals
B. travelled to the forest
C. saved the Hare
D. fell into the well
36. "Hullo! You impudent little wretch! What has kept you so long from presenting yourself?"? What
does the word “you” refer to ….
A. Lion
B. Tiger
C. Rabbit
D. Goat
37. “…. but Tiny Trick trudged on and came to him at twelve.” (paragraph 3)
The underlined word has the same meaning with ….
A. ride
B. tramp
C. drift
D. float
38. Why was Tiny Trick considered as the savior? Because it ….
A. kills all the animals.
B. owned the well.
C. tricked Blind Fury to the well.
D. gave some preys to others.
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The following text is for questions 39-42.
My Grandpa’s Funeral in Toraja
Last month my family and I went to Toraja to attend Grandpa’s funeral. It was my first time to
go to such a ceremony. We gathered there with our kin in the ceremony.
Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. It took about a week. Several days before the ceremony
was done, grandpa’s body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row around an
open field called tongkonan. His corpse was dressed in a fine wearing.
The funeral was performed in two phases. First, we slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes, and then
moved the corpse to face north. In this ceremony we wore black clothes. After that, the corpse
was placed in a sandal wood coffin. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed on an open
platform beneath the granary. Meanwhile, my uncle, my brother, and I prepared the wooden
puppet and a funeral tower called lakian. The next phase of the ceremony was held in this place.
The coffin is borne from the house and placed in the lakian. During the day, there were also
buffalo matches. They were great matches. In the night, we were feasting, chanting, and dancing.
On the last day, the grandpa’s coffin were lowered from the funeral tower and brought up to the
mountain side family graveyard. It was followed by great shouting and excitement from the
relatives and the guests. Finally, we installed the wooden puppet on a high balcony where other
puppets representing the members of a whole family were already there. The funeral
ceremonies made my family and me tired. However, we were grateful because it ran smoothly.
39. How long did the writer and his family hold the ceremony?
A. 5 days
B. 6 days
C. 7 days
D. 8 days
40. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed on an open platform beneath the granary. The
underlined word has a similar meaning with ....
A. stage
B. board
C. line
D. shelf
41. What did they do after the corpse was placed in a sandal wood coffin?
A. They slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes and then moved the corpse to face north.
B. Grandpa’s body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row around an open
field.
C. They brought out of the house and placed on an open platform beneath the granary.
D. It was followed by great shouting and excitement from the relatives and the guests.
42. Why did the funeral ceremony make the writer and the family tired? Because ….
A. in this ceremony they wore black clothes.
B. they slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes.
C. they prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower.
D. the ceremony was quite elaborate.
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The following text is for questions 43-46.
Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedis, "foot") are arthropods belonging to
the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes Millipedes
and other multi-legged creatures. Centipedes are elongated metameric creatures with one pair of legs
per body segment. Centipedes are known to be highly venomous, and often inject paralyzing venom.
Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 354. Centipedes
always have an odd number of pairs of legs. Therefore, no centipede has exactly 100 legs. A key trait
uniting this group is a pair of venom claws or forcipules formed from a modified first appendage.
Centipedes are predominantly carnivorous.
Their size can range from a few millimetres in the smaller lithobiomorphs and geophilomorphs to about
30 cm (12 in) in the largest scolopendromorphs. Centipedes can be found in a wide variety of
environments. They normally have a drab coloration combining shades of brown and red.
Cavernicolous (cave-dwelling) and subterranean species may lack pigmentation, and many tropical
scolopendromorphs have bright aposematic colours.
Worldwide, an estimated 8,000 species of centipedes are thought to exist, of which 3,000 have been
described. Centipedes have a wide geographical range, where they even reach beyond the Arctic Circle.
They are found in an array of terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests to deserts. Within these
habitats, centipedes require a moist microhabitat because they lack the waxy cuticle of insects and
arachnids, therefore causing them to rapidly lose water. Accordingly, they are found in soil and leaf
litter, under stones and dead wood, and inside logs. Centipedes are among the largest terrestrial
invertebrate predators, and often contribute significantly to the invertebrate predatory biomass in
terrestrial ecosystems. Only one species, Scolopendra cataracta, is known to be amphibious and is
believed to hunt aquatic or amphibious invertebrates.
Taken from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede
43. What is the aim of writing the text above?
A. to tell the readers how to breed an animal
B. to explain the species of an animal worldwide
C. to describe an animal in general
D. to share the history of an animal
44. According to the text no centipede has exactly 100 legs because ….
A. they have a wide range of number of legs
B. their legs are poisonous
C. the name does not mean 100
D. none of them has an even number of legs
45. From the text above we can conclude that ….
A. centipede is almost extinct
B. centipede cannot live in a dry place
C. most centipede do not eat meat
D. centipede kills the enemy with its venom
46. The word “Drab” (paragraph 2) has a similar meaning with the word ….
A. dreadful
B. dull
C. dynamic
D. dying
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The following text is for questions 47-50.
The giraffe (Giraffa) is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial
animals and the largest ruminants. The genus currently consists of one species, Giraffa camelopardalis,
the type species. Seven other species are extinct, prehistoric species known from fossils. Taxonomic
classifications of one to eight extant giraffe species have been described, based upon research into the
mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, as well as morphological measurements of Giraffa, but the IUCN
currently recognizes only one species with nine subspecies.
The giraffe's chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like
ossicones, and its distinctive coat patterns. It is classified under the family Giraffidae, along with its
closest extant relative, the okapi. Its scattered range extends from Chad in the north to South Africa in
the south, and from Niger in the west to Somalia in the east. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and
woodlands. Their food source is leaves, fruits and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species,
which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. They may be preyed on by lions,
leopards, spotted hyenas and African wild dogs. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their
offspring, or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are gregarious and may gather in large
aggregations. Males establish social hierarchies through "necking", which are combat bouts where the
neck is used as a weapon. Dominant males gain mating access to females, which bear the sole
responsibility for raising the young.
The giraffe has intrigued various cultures, both ancient and modern, for its peculiar appearance, and
has often been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. It is classified by the International Union for
Conservation of Nature as Vulnerable to extinction, and has been extirpated from many parts of its
former range. Giraffes are still found in numerous national parks and game reserves but estimations
as of 2016 indicate that there are approximately 97,500 members of Giraffa in the wild, with around
1,144 in captivity.
Taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe
47. The writer writes the text above to ….
A. describe the history of giraffe
B. share the uniqueness of an animal
C. describe the tallest living animal
D. explain the existence of giraffe
48. Who have the responsibility to raise the offsprings of giraffe?
A. the dominant males
B. the females
C. the herds of giraffe
D. the bachelor herds of male giraffe
49. What can we conclude from the text above?
A. Giraffe is not a native African animal.
B. Male giraffes use their neck to fight for a territory.
C. Most numbers of giraffe are kept in confinement.
D. People are fascinated with the shape of giraffe.
50. Which of the following words has a different meaning with the word “peculiar” (paragraph 3) in
the text?
A. universal
B. strange
C. idiosyncratic
D. distinctive
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