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Text 1 is for no 1 - 4
The Rabbit Revenge
Long, long ago a rabbit and lion were neighbors. The lion was very proud, and was fond of boasting about his strength. And thought they were such close neighbors, the lion look down upon the rabbit, and use to bully and frighten her. Finally, the rabbit could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.
One day she went to the lion and said,” Good day, respected elder brother. Image it, I met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and he said to me, ‘Is there anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is, let me come and have a duel with me. If there is no one, all of you have to submit to my rule and be my servants!” “Oh, he was an intolerable braggart! He is so puffed up with pride that his eyes can’t even light on anymore!” added the rabbit.
“Oho,” the lion said. “Didn’t you mention me to him?”
“Yes, indeed, “the rabbit replied. “But it would have been better if I hadn’t. When I described how strong you were, he just sneered and said dreadfully rude things. He even went so far as to say that he wouldn’t take you for his attendant!”
The lion flew into a rage and roared, “Where is he? Where is he?”
Soon the rabbit took the lion a hill and, not going to near herself, pointed to a well from a distance, and said,”He is down there, in the well.”
The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes there was his rival who even glared back at him angrily. The lion roared, and his enemy roared back. The lion become so furious that his hair stood on end. So did his enemy on the well. The lion show his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival and his enemy in the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with all his might and then flung himself at the enemy in the well. The result was that the proud lion was instantly drowned.
1. What do you thing of the animal in the well?
A. The image of the lion himself.
B. An intolerable braggart.
C. A stronger animal.
D. Another lion.
E. His neighbor.
2. The lion was proud of his?
A. Hair
B. Eyes
C. Teeth
D. Paws
E. Strength
3. What can we learn from the story?
A. Be a good neighbor.
B. Don’t be so arrogant.
C. We must help each other.
D. An enemy can be a good friend.
E. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
4. The generic structure of the text is?
A. Orientation > Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation
B. Orientation > Events > Re- Orientation
C. General Classification > Description
D. Identification > Description
E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources
Text 2 is for no 5 - 10
JAKARTA: Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car and a truck on Dipenogoro street at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all the passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver of the car might not be using his lights, as the truck driver said he did not see the car approaching.
The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Dipenogoro street. In addition, the police report that the car, a small Japanese car, should not have been carrying more than five people. If the passengers had brought their identity cards, the police would have identified the names of the victim easily.
5. The type of the text is called…
A. Recount
B. Narrative
C. Procedure
D. News item
E. Report
6. The text mainly reports that there was/were?
A. The function of an identity card.
B. Victim of an accident.
C. A car accident.
D. Careless driver.
E. A small Japanese car.
7. What was the cause of the collision?
A. The truck came from the opposite direction
B. The car carried more than five people
C. The truck driver didn’t use his lights
D. The truck driver didn’t see the car
E. The car tried to overtake the bus
8. “If the passengers had brought their identity cards, the police would have been easy to identify the names of the victims.” (The last sentence)
The sentence above means?
A. The victims’ names were not known
B. The victims were easy to be identify
C. The passengers brought their identity cars
D. The police had no difficulty in identifying the victim the victims
E. It was easy for the police to identify the victims of the accidents
9. Who said that the accident was caused by the car?
A. The truck driver
B. The police
C. The passengers
D. The victims
E. The reporter
10. Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus…(paragraph 1 line 2)
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Feeble
B. Sufferer
C. Scene
D. Crash
E. Recognize
Text 3 is for no 11 – 15
Spider
Spiders are predatory invertebrate animals. They are not classified in the class of insect. A spider has eight legs while an insect never has more than six legs.
Spiders have a body with two main divisions, four legs and two other pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of silk. This silk can be used to aid in climbing, build egg sacs and catch pray.
Spiders kill so many insects, but they never do the least harm to man’s belonging. Spiders are busy for at least half of the year killing insects. It is impossible to find out how many insects they kill, since they are hungry creature which cannot be content with only three meals a day.
11. Why can’t spider be classified in the class of insect?
A. Because spiders have more than six legs
B. Because spider’s bodies have two main divisions
C. Because they have walking legs
D. Because spiders kill many insects
E. Because spiders are hungry creature
12. Which sentences describe the behavior of spiders?
A spider has eight legs
A spider has a body with two main divisions
A spider has four pairs of walking legs and two pairs of abdominal spinnerets
A spider kills so many insects
A spider is a hungry creature
13. The following sentences are true about spiders, except?
A. The eat many insects
B. They have eight legs
C. They belong to insect
D. They are not dangerous for people
E. The eat more than three meals a day
14. They never do the last harm to men’s belonging’’
The underlined word has almost the same meaning as the word?
A. useless
B. damage
C. bothering
D. intervention
E. relation
Text 4 is for no 16 - 20
Pirate’s ringleader admits to murder
JAMBI: A pirate leader admitted, Wednesday, that his gang had been involved in six robberies and killed two police officers.
Itham Guntur, told police investigators that the gang consisted of six people, all formers members of ship crews. ”Because we are all ex crew members, we know the major shipping lanes, such as Sunda straight and east Jambi coast very well,” he said.
Itham identified the murdered officers as Brigadier General Mulyadi from south Sumatra police and Brigadier General Kennedy from the Jakarta police.
The pirates targeted cargo ships, fishing boats and oil tankers. Antara
15. According to the text, which statement is true?
A. The pirate’s ringleader had been accused of murderer.
B. The members of the pirates were murderers.
C. The murder happened in Jambi last week.
D. Two police officers had been involved in six robberies.
E. Itham Guntur was one of the two police officers who involved in the robbery.
16. The pronoun “he” in the second paragraph refers to?
A. Police officer
B. Itham Guntur
C. One of the ship crews
D. Ex-crew member
E. Brigadier General Mulyadi
17. The communicative purpose of the text is?
A. To tell the reader what really happened
B. To explain sequence of events
C. To amuse the readers with problematic events
D. To inform the readers about robberies and murderer in Jambi
E. To describe the murderers in south Sumatra
18. A person who robs the cargo ships, fishing boats or oil tankers is called a/an?
A. Robbery
B. Police officer
C. Ship crew
D. Pirate
E. Ringleader
19. The generic structure of the text is?
A. Orientation > Complication > Resolution > Re-Orientation
B. Orientation > Events > Re- Orientation
C. General Classification > Description
D. Identification > Description
E. Newsworthy Events > Background Events > Sources
Text 5 is for no 21 - 25
Whales
Whales are the largest animals on the earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weigh 3 tons.
Although whales live in the oceans and swim like fish, they are not fish. They are mammals, like cows and elephants. Unlike fish they bear young alive, not as eggs. Their babies live on their mother’s milk. They breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they go under water. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. They are warm blooded. Fish, however, lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water, and are cold-blooded.
Whales live in all-the ocean, in the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. There are to kinds of whales, whales with teeth (tooted whales) and whales without teeth (baleen whales). The toothed whales eat fish and squid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. The baleen whales eat plankton (small sea animals and plants). When they find plankton, they open their mouth and swallow the plankton.
Whales have few enemies. Only human and killer whale attack whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themselves. They usually live from 20 to 30 years.
20. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Whales are the largest animals on the earth.
B. There are two kinds of whales.
C. Whales are mammals.
D. Whales have few enemies.
E. Fish lay eggs, breathe oxygen in the water
21. Whales occasionally live in warm waters?
A. To get more foods
B. For production
C. For fresh air
D. To avoid winter
E. To feed their babies
22. From the text we may conclude?
A. A whale can eat both squid and plankton
B. Tooted whales chew their food before swallowing it
C. The two types of whales live in different waters.
D. Baleen whales swallow the water containing plankton
E. Each type of whale eat specific food
23. Unlike fish they bear young alive
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Animal
B. Life
C. Breathe
D. Swim
E. Birth
24. The following statements are true EXEPT?
A. If they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown
B. Whales do not seem to fight among themselves.
C. Like fish they lay young alive, as the eggs.
D. A baby blue whale, just born, can be 23 feet long and weigh 3 tons
E. They usually live from 20 to 30 years
Text 6 is for no 26 - 28
Gua Tabuhan is a lively unique cave
In the cave Nyi (mrs) Kamiyem and Ki (mr) Padmo sit on a stone. Nyi Kamiyem will sing a song and Ki Padmo will beat the drum. Joining them are people called wiyogo which are drummers and other gamelan musicians.
What makes this unique is that they mix gamelan with the sound of nature. The visitors dance, forgetting all problems.
Many tourists go to this cave. Maybe you are interested in going there too. But you don’t know where it is. gua tabuhan is located near Pacitan in east java. It is situated in a lime hill called Tapan, in Tabuhan, Wareng village. The route is easy. Along the road there is beautiful tropical scenery to enjoy-rice fields, coconut palms and birds.
East of the cave peddlers sell souvenirs. The drink and food peddlers are on the north. People sell agates on the cave terraces. Somehow, it is like a fair.
It is said that the cave is the only place where nature produces sounds like the music of gamelan. Nyi Kamiyem, the well down pesinden (traditional Javanese singer) from the village of gabuhan, who often sings in the cave, does not doubt it.
Gua tabuhan did not use to welcome visitor. According to Kartowiryo (90), village elder, gua tabuhan used to be a hiding place for robbers. It was believed to be a sacred place. No one dared go inside. However, Wedana (chief of a district) Kertodiprojo, went to the cave to find out what was wrong. He found out that the cave was inhabited by the annoying evil spirits. The people chased the spirits away.
The cave is dark, so people need light, and a local guide will lead the way. Sometimes visitors bump their heads against the sharp rocks on the ceiling.
Inside the cave there is a plain. Big stone which is believed to be the prayer mat of Pangeran Diponogoro, one of the Indonesia heroes who fought against the dutch. It is said that Pangeran Diponegoro used to seclude himself in the cave. Some people now use the place for meditation.
There is a stream in the cave, in the east corner, which can only be seen outside. However, it can be heard from inside.
Besides the cave, Watukarang, a beach nearby, is good to visit. By the way, want different souvenirs? You can find them in Donorodjo village where agate craftsman work. So, have a nice journey.
25. What do people need to enter the cave?
A. Light and local peddlers
B. Local musicians and agate craftsman
C. Chief of district and local guide
D. Local guide and lights
E. Lights and village elder
26. Which statement is true according to the text?
To reach Wareng village the visitors get troubles
The inside of the cave is like a fair because visitor and peddlers bring light if they come in
Wedana Kertodiprojo found out that the cave was inhabited by the annoying evil spirit
There is only one tourist resort around Wareng village
Pangeran Diponegoro secluded himself outside the cave
27. Sometimes visitors bump their heads against the sharp rocks on the ceiling What is the synonym of the underlined (paragraph 7 line 2)?
very hard stone
hollow place in the side of hill
keep apart from others
place on which Muslim kneel when praying
strike something with a hard blow
28. Didit:“Who is that girl, Irfan ?”
Irfan : “She is my cousin”
“Why?”
Didit : “She plays the guitar so well,…..?
Irfan : Sure, she plays it every day.
The right tag to fill in the blank is…
A. hasn’t she
B. is he
C. don’t she
D. doesn’t she
E. does she
29. Bima : ”Where were you last night, Alwan?”
Tito : ” I was in my bedroom”.
Bima :”You cleaned your bedroom at night,…….….?”
Tito : “How do you know?
Bima : ”I heard the noisy sound from your bedroom.”
The right tag to fill in the blank is?
A. do you
B. didn’t you
C. doesn’t you
D. wasn’t you
E. are you
30. Fakhry: “Roby was sleeping in English class, last Tuesday………..?”
Ryan: “Yes, you’re right, He always sleeps in every lesson.”
Fakhry: “We all know. He is a sleeper.”
The right tag to fill in the blank is?
didn’t he
was she
won’t he
weren’t he
wasn’t he
31. The police arrested the men
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. The men are being arrested by the police
B. The men were arrested by the police
C. The men was arrested by the police
D. The police has been arrested by the men
E. The men will be arrested by the police
32. She takes a bath every morning
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. Every morning a bath is being taken by her
B. A bath is taken by her every morning
C. A bath had been taken by her every morning
D. She was taken a bath every morning
E. Ø
33. The tree is being planted by her in the yard now
The active of the sentence is?
A. My nephew plants the tree in the yard now
B. My uncle was planting the tree in the yard now
C. My niece is planting the tree in the yard now
D. My mother had planted the tree in the yard now
E. Ø
34. Nadira and I sell the fruits in the market
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. The fruits are selled by us in the market
B. The fruits are in the market sold by us
C. The fruits are sold by her and me in the market
D. In the market were sold the fruits by us
E. The fruits are sold by us in the market
35. People sell his records all over the word
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. His records are sold all over the word
B. His records were sold all over the world by the people
C. His records all over the world have sold
D. All over the world his records are being sold
E. People are sold his records all over the world
36. Somebody open the school gate every morning
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. The school gate is opened by them every morning
B. The school gate is opened every morning
C. The school gate is opened by somebody every morning
D. The school gate is being opening by somebody every morning
E. The school gate is being opening by him every morning
37. Mr. Frank and my uncle are fixing the cars in the garage now.
The suitable change to the passive for the sentence is?
A. The car will be fixed by them in the garage now.
B. The car is had been fixed by them in the garage now.
C. The car was being fixing by them in the garage now.
D. The cars are being fixed by them in the garage now.
E. The car is being fixed by them in the garage now.
38. A kite had been made by him in the yard
Change the sentence into active voice!
A. Aniq and Cleverest make a kite in the yard
B. Nadira made a kite in the yard
C. Artina is making a kite in the yard
D. Utbah had made a kite in the yard
E. Fariz makes the kite in the yard
39. The newspaper is being read by him in the living room
Change the sentence into active voice!
A. My aunt is reading the newspaper in the living room
B. My uncle is reading the newspaper in the living room
C. My father reads the newspaper in the living room
D. My grandfather red the newspaper in the living room
E. My father was reading the newspaper in the living room
40. The homework has been done by him
Change the sentence into active voice!
A. Rivandi has done the homework
B. I am doing the homework
C. He did the homework
D. Ratih does the homework
E. I was doing the homework
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