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Text for number 1.

CAUTION
EYE PROTECTION MUST BE WORN
IN THIS AREA
1. The text above means ….
A. We need to buy eye-protection equipment
B. It is very easy to find eye-protection equipment
C. Some students are using eye-protection equipment
D. It is very important to wear eye- protection equipment

Text for number 2-3


.
Dear Renny,
I am sorry I have to tell you that I can’t come to your house to work on our
project as we have planned before. Unexpected thing happens. My grandma must be
hospitalized soon. I’ll tell you about our plan later.
Merinda

2. Merinda can’t come to Renny’s house because ….


A. The project has not planned.
B. She has to work in the hospital.
C. Her grandma is sick.
D. Merinda must be hospitalized.

3. From the message above we know that ….


A. Merinda and Renny have to work together on their project.
B. Merinda’s grandma involves in the projeact.
C. Merinda and her grandma will meet Renny at the hospital.
D. Merinda expect Renny to say in the hospital with her.

Text for number 4-5.


Awesome congratulations
To: Ahmad Fikri
For: Being a bright and enthusiastic student in 1/2J. Your bright smile lights up
our classroom everyday. Great work this year Fikri.

Joanne

4. Joanne is Fikri’s ….
A. mom.
B. friend.
C. headmaster.
D. teacher.

5. Your bright smile lights up our classroom everyday. The underlined word mean ….
A. Shining
B. cheerful
C. Pale
D. Unpleasant

Text for number 6.


DAYS
Ricky’s Activities
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
English course  
Study group meeting 
Outdoor sport 
Internet zone   

6. Based on the table, Ricky has internet zone a week….


A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times

Read the text and answer questions 7 – 8

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Please come to a party to celebrate the sixth birthday of Eliza Keith Brown
Daughter of Mr. Andreas Keith Brown
Sunday, October 17th, 2004 1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.
West Landing Avenue Apt. 25 452 Cupcake Lane
R.S.V.P. to Jeannie or Jose 976-680-5632.

7. What is the purpose of the text?


A. To inform people
B. To invite someone
C. To remind somebody
D. To ask for confirmation

8. Which statement is NOT TRUE based on the text?


A. Eliza Keith Brown was born in 1998.
B. The birthday party will be held in the evening.
C. Eliza Keith Brown will be ten years old in 2008.
D. The invitees should inform Jeannie about their coming.

Read the text and answer questions 9 - 10

To:All the students of SMP N 3 Nganjuk


To face the National Sport Day, our school will prepare the School SportTeam.
For this purpose, during this week we're going to have class meeting to findour best athletes. Each class
should prepare its team and attend the program.
The sports being competed are basketball, volley ball, badminton and table tennis. Registration will be
with Mr. Agung
Thanks for joining

Approved by Nganjuk, 1 September 2012


Headmasterof SMP N 3 Nganjuk Committee

Mr. Budiman Mr. Dwianto

9. For whom is the text written?


A. Mr. Agung
B. The committee
C. The students of SMPN 3 Nganjuk
D. The headmaster of SMPN 3 Nganjuk

10.”For this purpose, during this week we're going to have class meeting to findour best athletes”.
The following words has the same meaning as the underlined word above , EXCEPT.. .....
A. aim
B. objective
C. goal
D. instrument

Exclusive facial Cotton


100% pure cotton without bleaching
Ensures better absorbency and comfort for cosmetic application
Hygienic way to remove make up and cleanser
Its softness is suitable for baby’s skin
Text for number 11-12.
11. What is the main function of the Exclusive facial cotton?
A. To soften baby’s skin
B. To comfort the face
C. To absorb cosmetic
D. To remove make up and cleanser

12. What is the purpose of the text above ?


A. to inform about how to remove make up.
B. to invite the customers to buy facial cotton
C. to tell how to use facial cotton
D. to advertise a product

The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

Dear Jean,

I would like to share my traveling experience. Last holiday, I went to India. If you like walking, Shimla
is a great destination. It’s located in Himachal. I went there with my family.

The most spectacular and beautiful landscape can be found there. Himachal is a travelers’ paradise –
lofty snow peaks, deep gorges, lush green valleys, fast flowing rivers, enchanting mountain lakes,
flower-bedded meadows and beautiful temples. Himachal is especially famous for snow. It is also a
land of gods, goddesses, and saints.

We arrived at the hotel in the morning. We had a rest for a while and then headed for our destination.
We visited many places. I can’t give you the details individually, but I’ve attached many photos.

If you wish to visit Himachal, please let me know. I will be happy to be your guide. Free. Just send me
a ticket.

13. The letter above generally talks about . . . .


A. the hotel where the writer stayed
B. the best destination for traveling
C. the writer’s traveling experience
D. the photos taken during travel

14. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?


A. Himachal is a land of gods, goddesses, and saints
B. Himachal is famous for its snow
C. Himachal has spectacular and beautiful landscape
D. Himachal is travelers’ paradise

15. How are the meadows in Himachal?


A. Beautiful
B. Flowering
C. Lofty
D. Enchanting

Text for number 16-18.

My Uncle Martin is my mother's elder brother. He is my favorite among my mother's brothers.


He is a very interesting man. He lives quite near us with my Aunt Angela and my cousins Anne and
Bob. I often go to his house.
He is about 45 with grey hair. He is still quit good-looking. He is tall and well-built. He has blue
eyes and astrong face. He wears glasses. He is short sighted. He takes them off when he doesn't work.
Uncle Martin is a textile engineer. He works for a big firm in the city. He travels widely in his
job. He is an expert in solving problems with machines. At present, he is in the United States. He is
visiting the firm's customers there.
He is very fond of the sea. He has a boat at the seaside. He goes there every weekend in summer
to sail it. I sometimes stay with my cousins at their house on the coast. When Uncle Martin is at home
he usually takes us out in the boat.
16. What is the first paragraph about ?
A. Elder brother
B. My uncle Martin
C. My favorite uncle
D. The writer’s fovorite uncle

17. Which paragraph talks about the physical description of Uncle Martin?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Kunci : A

18. “He goes there every weekend in summer to sail it”.


What does ”there” refers to ........ in paragraph 3
A. Sea

B. Boat

C. United state

D. Summer

Kunci :A

Text for number 19-21

Rambo is strong a horse. It always helps my father everyday. It carries any fruits to
the market. It has long tail, strong legs, White mane and forelock. It can run fast
with the four legs. It likes fresh grass and sleep in the clean stable.

19. These are some facts about Rambo mentioned in the text, except….
A. Rambo is my father’s horse
B. Rambo is race horse
C. Rambo can carry many fruits to the market
D. Rambo has along tail

20. The social function of this text is….


A. to describe a stable
B. to describe a race horse
C. to describe something
D. to describe an animal

21. There are some reasons why we call Rambo as a strong horse, except….
A. Rambo can run fast with the four legs
B. Rambo has a long tail
C. Rambo carries any fruits to the market
D. Rambo always helps my father every morning

Read the passage and answer questions 22 to 24.


Mr. and Mrs. Charly were on a tour to Europe. They were travelling on a guided tour to five
countries. They were going to travel through The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and
France for two weeks.
The guide for the tour was a Swiss. On the day l't of the travel the guide told them to check their
passports, their traveler cheques and their foreign cash, He told them to keep them safely.
They traveled in a comfortable coach with a toilet, music, and video. The guide stopped the
coach at many famous places. He explained the cultural importance of the places. They stayed in big
hotels for the night and ate in the restaurants.
On the way, they stopped at small inns to cat lunch. In big towns, they went for shopping. They
bought many souvenirs for their friends. They enjoyed the two-week tour.

22. The text is about ....


A. travelling
B. shopping
C. tracking
D. visiting

23. Where were Mr. and Mrs. Charly touring?


A. Africa.
B. Europe.
C. America.
D. Australia.

24. The guide told them to check their immigration..., such as passport, visa and exit permit.
A. papers
B. letters
C. records
D. documents

The following text is for questions number 25 to 28

A gaunt wolf was almost dead through hunger when he met a house dog. ‘’Ah,
cousin,’’ said the dog.
‘’I knew, your irregular life will finish you. Why don’t you do a steady job like me
and get your food regularly given to you ‘’
‘’I would have no objection,’’ said the wolf. ‘’If I could only finda place to work.’’
‘’I will easily arrange that for you,’’ said the dog.
‘’Come with me to meet my master and share my work.’’
So the wolf and the dog went to town together. On the way, the wolf noticed that
the hair of the dog’s neck was very much worn away. So the wolf asked the dog what
happened.
‘’Oh, it’s nothing, this is only the place where the collar is put on at night, to keep
me chained up, but you will get used to it.’’
‘’Really, So goodbye to you, master dog,’’ as the wolf walked away.

25. The text mostly tells us about . . .


A. A hurry wolf
B. The dog and the wolf
C. A hard-working dog
D. A wealthy dog

26. The main idea of the last paragraph is …


A. The dog was chained up at night
B. The dog loss its hair around its neck
C. The wolf decided not to follow the dog
D. The wolf was afraid of working hard

27. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text ?


A. A wolf was almost dead through hunger
B. A dog asked a wolf to meet the master
C. A dog offered a job to a wolf
D. A wolf and a dog were successful to get job from the master

Text for number 28-30.


It was early in the morning we left Ubud and travelled to Gili Air which is one of three islands
of Lombok. It took 4 hours in total by boat. The travelling was not bad but it was a hot day. I said to
Jane on the slow boat " It`s alright babe, it won`t be so hot and stuffy once we get moving.”
When we got to Gili Air it was still quite so we were able to get a bungalow near the beach for
about $ 15 a night plus breakfast. We shared our room with quite a number of geckos. Some of them
were quite large ones.
The weather was still hot when I went diving. Jane waited for me at the seashore. She observed
some fishermen who had just caught some fish. She did not want to dive because she had a trauma with
sea animals. We had three days here which we spent walking around the island which takes about an
hour. Every night, we sat on the couches near the beach and watched the waves and the stars.
It was a fantastic journey that I ever had.

28. What does the text tell about ?


A. The writer’s experience in the travelling
B. The weather was still hot
C. It was early in the morning
D. It was a fantastic journey

29. Jane did not join diving with the writer because ….
A. the weather was hot at that time
B . she had a bad experience with sea animals
C. there were some fishermen catching the fish
D. she preferred to wait for the writer at the seashore

30. “The weather was still hot when I went diving”.


What does the word “I” refer to ?
A. Jane
B. Fisherman
C. The writer
D. Babe

Text for number 31-33.

The Sahara Desert is the largest in the world. It is bigger than the four next largest deserts
put together. It is as vast as the whole of the United States of America including most of Alaska
and nearly as big as the whole of Europe.
The Sahara desert was once green with trees and plants. Giraffes, elephants, and rhinos
wandered across it. We know this because they are shown in rock paintings found in south-east
Algeria, drawn thousands years ago.
Even as recently as the 1820s a Frech explorer heard lions roaring in the forest where now
there is only desert. The world’s deserts are growing bigger. The Sahara is growing by 1.5 million
hectares every year. That is an area three quarter the size of Wales every year, or four football
fields every minutes.

31 The sahara is as large as...........


A. The whole of Europa
B. Four the largest deserts put together
C. The whole of United of amirica
D. Europe

32 The following statement is TRUE except.


A. The sahara grow every year
B. Sahara is larger than onother deserts
C. Sahara is the largest in the world
D. Sahara is smaller than united of Amirica.

33 “We know this because they are shown in rock paintings” The underline word means...
A. discribed
B. displayed
C. knew
D. understood

Text for number 34-36.


Chicken Soup
Ingredients:
3 pound whole fried chicken Method:
6 to 8 cups of water Rinse the chicken, Place the chicken in a bowl and add
1 diced garlic clove vegetables and enough water to cover them. Put the
1 cup of sliced onion bowl into an oven and 1,oil over medium-high heat.
1 cup of sliced celery Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 90 minutes.
1/2 cup of sliced carrots Remove the chicken from the heat. Serve the steaming
1/2 cup of chopped leeks hot chicken, garnised with parsley, salt and ground black
3 tablespoons of fresh chopped parsley pepper.
Freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of salt

34. What is the purpose of the text above?


A. To describe about the chicken soup
B. To tell what the chicken soup is
C. To explain how to make the chicken soup
D. To entertain the readers about the chicken soup

35. What do we do first after rinsing the chicken?


A. Put the bowl into an oven.
B. Place the chicken in a bowl.
C. Reduce heat to low and simmer
D. Add vegetables and enough water.

36. “ . . . and enough water to cover them." (Line 2) What does the word them refer to?
A. Chicken and bowl
B. Vegetables and bowl
C. Vegetables and chicken
D. Bowl, chicken and vegetables

Text for number 37-40.


Once upon a time, there were a king and his queen who lived in the Kingdom of Belinyu. They
didn't have any child. Until one night, the queen had a dream of a turtle. It said that the queen would
have a baby, and she had to give a Komala necklace to her baby. The queen woke up and she was
holding a Komala necklace in her hand. She told her dream to the king, and be was very happy.
Shortly, the queen's dream came true. She delivered a beautiful baby. The king named her,
Komala, She grew up as a pretty girl, however, she had a bad attitude because her parents always
spoiled her too much.
One day, Komala heard her parents were talking about the turtle in her mother's dream. She
thought that the turtle was very interesting animal, so she wanted it as her pet. She insisted to find it,
and the king allowed her to look for the animal.
Accompanied with the king's guards, Komala searched the turtle, and finally, she found it in a
beach, She shouted to it, "Penyu busuk wait for me", in several times, but the turtle kept swimming.
Komala ran after it into the sea, she tried to catch it, Until then she finally drowned and disappeared,
and all of her guards could not save her. Now, people call the beach, penyusuk.

37. What does the story tell us?


A. A bad attitude girl.
B. A kingdom in Belinyu.
C. The legend of Penyu busuk.
D. The legend of' Penyusuk beach.

38. What is the main idea of that last paragraph?


A. The King permitted Komala to find the turtle.
B. The celebration of Komala's birthday.
C. Komala drowned into the sea.
D. The turtle disappeared.

39. Komala had a bad attitude because ....


A. she was a princess
B. her father was a king
C. she was a beautiful girl
D. her parents spoiled her very much

40. Until then she finally drowned . . . . (last paragraph). The synonym of the word "drowned" is ….
A. disappeared
B. floated
C. swain
D. sank

Text for number 41-43.


A Modem
A modem is an electronic device, attached to a computer, that allows the transfer of data. Modem
stands for MODulator-DEModulator.
Data can be transferred two ways using a modem. Data that is sent is called uploading. Data
when received is called downloading. There are various speeds of modems including 14.4, 28.8 and
33.2 baud. The lower the baud, the slower the speed of the modem to transfer data.
Modems work in association with communications software. Special software such as Netscape
lets a computer access the Internet.
Modems are becoming increasingly more important in this age of technology and assist people to
join the information superhighway.

41. From the text above we can conclude that a modem, except.....
A. Can receive the data in communication.
B. Can work by uploading.
C. Work with software.
D. is a special modern software.

42. How many techniques a modem work as an electronic device?


A. Three
B. Two
C. Four
D. Five

43. There are various speeds of modems including 14.4, 28.8 and 33.2 baud.
The underlined word is closest in meaning with.........
A. Ways
B. Sizes
C. Forms
D. Kinds

Text for number 44-46.


This character's name is Puck-Wudgie. It has a fat head, big bulgy eyes with long eyelashes, a pig-like
nose, and a wide mouth with big silly grin. (44) … its enormous ears it has long dangling earrings with
frills. Its hair and neck (45) … long. It has a round stomach with a ... (46) belly button, not the big one,
four stubby arms and two stubby legs. It loves to dance all night to punk music.

44 A. In
B. On
C. At
D. By

45. A. was
B. were
C. is
D. are

46. A. little
B. large
C. long
D. huge

47. Arrange the words into a good sentence!


(1) The first prize of
(2) Competition
(3) Congratulation
(4) on winning
(5) our school speech

A.3-4-1-5-2
B.4-2-3-1-5
C. 5-2-3-1-4
D.1-2-3-4-5

48. The most suitable arrangement of the following words is ….


medicine-could-drugstore-we-a-buy-in-some
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A 4-2-6-5-3-1-7-8
B. 4-2-8-3-6-7-8-4
C. 4-2-6-8-1-7-5-3
D. 4-6-5-3-2-7-8-1

49. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph!


1. It interested me and attracted me to collect it.
2. Since then, I collected the stamps when I got letters from my relatives.
3. I began to collect stamps when I got a letter from my uncle.
4. My hobby is stamp-collecting.
5. The stamp was very beautiful and interesting.
6. I started when I was 10.

A. 4-6-3-5-1-2
B. 4-5-3-6-2-1
C. 4-2-6-1-3-5
D. 4-1-2-3-5-6

50. Arrange these jumbled sentences into a coherent paragraph about how to wash clothes!
1. When washing is finished select "DRAIN" to drain the water out.
2. Put the appropriate amount of detergent and the clothes to be washed into the wash tub.
3. Set the drain selector to "WASH RINSE" position.
4. Put the clothes into the spin dryer basket and perform the intermediate spin.
5. Insert the power plug into the outlet.
6. Open the water tap and fill water in the wash tub about halfway to the desired water level.
7. Set the desired wash time refering to the table given.

A. 4-7-1-2-6-5-3
B. 6-2-5-3-7-1-4
C. 5-2-6-3-7-4-1
D. 2-5-4-1-6-3-7
Kunci jawaban

1 11 21 31 41
2 12 22 32 42
3 13 23 33 43
4 14 24 34 44
5 15 25 35 45
6 16 26 36 46
7 17 27 37 47
8 18 28 38 48
9 19 29 39 49
10 20 30 40 50

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