BANK SOAL PREDIKSI UN BAHASA INNGRIS 2009
1. What does this sign mean ? a. We may not enter this area a. We must enter this area
b. It is the place for the security guard c. The security must be out of this place
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2. Look at this notice !
From the notice above we know that . . . . a. the club members should gather before school b. the meeting is not only for soccer club members c. the coordinators will gather at the meeting room
d. The club members will probably discuss a friendly match at the meeting room 3.
What must Fajar’s dad do ?
a. He must meet and pick up his uncle and aunt at the train station. b. He must join Fajar to the train station.
c. He must attend a meeting.
d. He must meet Fajar at the train station. 4. When does Fajar meet his uncle and aunt ?
a. In the morning b. In the afternoon c. In the evening d. Late at night
5. I wish you succeed in every step you make You in the text refers to …
a. reader. b. writer. c. Ervina. d. Renita
6. What does the trainer tell the players to do? a. To train intensively
b. To lose the game c. To train the team d. To hold Porseni
Read this greeting card !
NOTICE
To all Soccer Club members,
please gather
after school at the meeting hall.
Thanks,
Coordinators
To : Fajar
Please meet and pick up your uncle and aunt at the train station before noon. I can’t join as I must attend an important meeting at the office.
Thanks
Dad.
To : My Dearest friend, Ervina
Happy sweet seventeen !
I wish you succeed in every step you make May God bless you.
7. It is a … card a. greeting. b. guarantee. c. invitation. d. name.
8.We in the text refers to … a. The trainer.
b. The pupils.
c. The Porseni committee. d. The players and the trainer
This text is for question no. 9 to 11.
STUDENTS
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ORGANIZATION
SMP NEGERI 2
To : Alin January 8, 2009
We invite you to attend our meeting.
It will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2009 at 10:00 am in the school hall. Agenda : Final Preparation for Farewell Party 2009
Please come on time! See you there!
Natasha Zidan Secretary Chairman
9. The purpose of writing the letter is … . A. to invite Alin to attend a meeting. B. to ask Alin to prepare a farewell party. C. to invite Alin to attend farewell party. D. to persuade Alin to postpone a meeting. 10.The invitation was written on … .
A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Tuesday
D. Monday
11.“We invite you to attend our meeting” (first sentence) The underlined word has the same meaning with … . A. be aware of
B. be absent at C. be present at
D. be talented in
This text is for questions no. 12 to 14
If you are interested in orchids, come to the glass house orchid shop on the main street near the city park. It sells beautiful and colorful orchid plants in small, medium, and big sizes. Twenty thousand rupiahs for the small orchid plant, thirty five thousand for the medium and the biggest one you pay fifty thousand rupiahs. Visit us and get 10 percent off on Sunday.
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12.What does the advertisement talk about? A. Sizes
B. Plants C. Orchids
D. Discounts
13.From the text we know that the price of a medium orchid plant is … . A. Rp 13,500,00
B. Rp 20,000.00 C. Rp 35,000.00 D. Rp 50,000.00
14.Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. The price of the biggest orchid plants will be Rp. 50,000.00 on Sunday B. We have to pay Rp. 20,000.00 for a small size of orchid plants.
C. The discount for buying the orchid plants is only on Sundays. D. The glass house orchid shop sells three sizes of orchid plants.
Read the text and answer questions 15 to 17
15.Which illness cannot be relieved by STOP COLD dragee? A. fever
B. headache
C. nasal congestion
D. sneezing without coughing
16.“STORE IN COOL AND DRY PLACE” The underlined word means … .
A. waterless B. warm C. weak D. wet
17.How many tablets should your father take daily? A. One
B. Two C. Three D. Four
Read the text and answer questions 18 to 20
Durian 45 Magelang
December 12th , 2008
Dear Dian,
I have been to Mount Palung Reserve. From Pontianak I traveled by boat to Melayu Bay. The journey took us all day. I stayed in a local inn for the night. The next morning I traveled up river for four hours. Then I walked for ten hours to the rainforest.
The next day I walked around the rainforest and saw orangutans, monkeys, and many birds. I took many photographs. I enjoyed my visit and hope to go back there next year.
Will you join with us?
18.The text tells us about … .
A. Dian and Anto’s holiday in Mount Palung Reserve B. the experience of Anto in visiting the rainforest C. traveling to the nice city of Pontinak
D. animals which live in the forest 19.Where does Anto live?
A. Magelang B. Pontianak C. Melayu Bay D. Mount Palung
20. “I enjoyed my visit and hope to go back there next year” The underlined word refers to … . relative,called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island in Tasmania and also in New Guinea.
Kangaroos eat grass and plants. They have short front legs, but very long and very strong back legs and tail. These are that they use for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eights meters, and leap across fences more that three meters high. They can also run at speeds over 45 kilometers per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Gray Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adults grow length of 1.60 meter and weigh over 80 kilos.
Kangaroos are marsupial. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into pouch where it spends its first five months of life.
(http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/) 21. what is the main idea of paragraph one ?
a. Wallaby is the small relative of kangaroo.
b. Kangaroo also lives in Tasmania and New Guinea. c. Kangaroo is only found in Australia.
d. Kangaroo is smaller than wallaby.
23. ”This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body”(paragraph 4).What does this refer to ?
a. Marsupial. b. Pouch c. Female d. External
24. what is the external pouch of the female kangaroo for? It is for … . a. The food supply for the first baby kangaroo.
b. The baby kangaroo to stay there for five months. c. The place to give protection to the female kangaroo. d. The kangaroo to give a birth for the first time.
Number 25 -26
Intan is the cleverest student in her classroom. She likes to study everything, especially in sport, computer and songs. She usually has good marks in Indonesian, English, Physics and Math.
Intan has become one of favorite students at her school. Many students like her.
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25. The main idea of paragraph one is … . a. Intan likes sports, computer and songs. b. Intany is a favourite student at school.
c. Intan is the cleverest student in her classroom. d. Intan usually has good marks in English.
26. “She likes to study everything… .”(paragraph three), what does the underlined word refer to?
a. Student b. Her classroom c. Girl.
d. Intan.
Text for No. 27 and 28
27. What the text tell us about? It tells us about … . a. Magic Sloanne’s family.
b. Magic Sloanne’s life. c. Magic Sloanne’s cousin d. Magic Sloanne’s neighbor.
28. What is the purpose of the text? a. To describe a particular people. b. To note the story of people. c. To inform to other people. d. To recognize the people.
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Text for no. 29 and 30Making jelly s very simple by following these directions. You will need one packet of jelly crystals, a 500 ml jug, 250 ml of boiling water, 200 ml of cold water, and a bowl.
Elements of a procedure
1. Empty contents of packet of jelly crystals into the maug. 2. Add boiling water.
3. Stir well ntil rystals dissolve. 4. Add the cold water and stir. 5. Pour mixture into bowl. 6. Refrigerate until firm.
28. The social function of the text above is … . A. To describe the jelly generally
B. To retell about the jelly. C. To tell how to make jelly.
D. To amuse the readers and the listeners
29. How many ingradients do we need to make jelly? A. Two
B. Three C. Four D. Five
Text for no. 31 up to 34
An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to her. The ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank. Shortly afterwards a birdcatcher came and stood under the tree, and laid his lime-twigs for the dove, which sat in the branches. The ant, perceiving his design, stung him in the foot. In pain the birdcatcher threw down the twigs, and the noise made the dove take wing.
31.What is the purpose of the text above? A. To describe what an ant is. B. To retell the story about an ant. C. To tell how an ant quench its thirst. D. To entertain the readers.
32.whom did the ant sting?
A. One good turn deserves another. B. The strong usually rule the weak. C. Don’t behave like an ant.
D. Take care of the ants well.
34.What does the word “it“ in the sentence (The ant climb onto it and … ..) refer
Read the text and answer questions number 35 to 38
The Octopus is a sea animal with eight powerful feet which it uses as hands. another. It can weigh as much as 45 kilograms.
Besides using its tentacles to catch small fish, sea plants, crab and lobsters, the octopus also uses them against its enemies. The octopus wraps its tentacles around the victim and squeezes it before eating it.
The octopus escapes from its enemies by giving out a thick dark fluid to darken the water. It can also change the colour of its body to match its surroundings. It hides from its enemies by doing this.
35. Paragraph two tells us about … . a. many kinds of victims of the octopus b. what an octopus uses the tentacles for c. how an octopus to get food
d. how an octopus protect itself from enemies
36. How much 3 fully-grown octopuses can weigh? a. 45 kilograms
b. 90 kilograms c. 135 kilograms. d. 180 kilograms
38. Before the octopus eats its victim, it squeezes it. What is the synonym of the underlined word? a. enemy
b. friend c. prey d. fellow
Read the text and answer questions number 39 to 42
It was 9.30 a.m.. Thirty minutes more, I had to teach a new English class. I read the list of new students’ names. It was kiddies’ group since they were about 9 and 10 years old.
That was the first day of The Spanish carnival, so I wanted to wear the most appropriate suit for the children’s class. Most kids usually dress up at carnival I thought. It would be more interesting if their teacher was also in carnival spirit. That was why I decided to wear my teddy bear suit and bring cuddly toys in my box
And that was what I did. I walked through the door happily. The director watched me completely astonished. I smiled and looked straight at her. With a man beside her, she said, “ Good afternoon. I’d like to introduce you to Mr. Mendez, the director of Delta company. He is one of the participants of English course that you will teach today.”
Oh my God! I nearly died! The secretary apologized to me for wrong details of my new class
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39. What does the text tell us about?
a. The writer’s explanation of his experience b. the delighted the situation of the writer c. the dangerous moment of the writer d. the unforgettable experience of the writer
40. Why did the secretary apologize to the writer? a. The writer wore his teddy bear suit
b. She has given the wrong details of the new class c. She did not know Mr. Mendez was in the class d. She did not remember the carnival day
41. What time did the writer teach the new class? a. at 9.30 in the morning
b. at 10.00 in the morning c. at 9.30 in the evening d. at 10.00 in the evening
42. It would be more interesting if their teacher was also in carnival spirit. What does “their” refer to?
a. The students
b. The secretary and the director c. The director and Mr. Mendez d. Mr. Mendez and the secretary
GORILLAS
Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180 centimeters tall and can … (43) 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very strong but they do not often fight. In fact they are peaceful animals.
In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When … (45) are happy, they laugh and wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their chests. When they are … (46), they cry. But they cry quietly, without any tears.
Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn their trees. There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.
Aadapted from : BSE English Ninth
43. a. weight c. weigh
47. Arrange the jumble words into a good order. coffee – a – sugar – Add – little – my – to – hot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a. 6 – 8 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 7 c. 4 – 2 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 2 – 8 – 1 b. 6 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 8 d. 4 – 2 – 5 – 7 – 3 – 6 – 8 – 1
48. Arrange these jumbled paragraphs to make a good story.
1. The man lived alone on the bank of the river for a long time, but he was very lonely and wished many times for a companion.
2. In the very early days, before there were many people on earth, the limokon, a kind of dove, were very powerful and could talk like men though they looked like birds.
3. One day when he was crossing the river something was swept against his legs with such great force that it nearly caused him to drown.
4. One limokon laid two eggs, one at the mouth of the Mayo river and one farther up its course.
5. After some time these eggs hatched, and the one at the mouth of the river became a man, while the other became a woman.
6. On examining it, he found that it was a piece of long hair, and he determined, to go up the river and find whence it came.
7. He traveled up the stream, looking on both banks, until finally he found the woman, and he was very happy to think that at last he could have a
companion.
8. They were married and had many children, who are the Mandaya still living along the Mayo river.
3. Strangely not all animals are heard by their poisons
4. When a funnel web spider bites a cat, dog or rabbit the animal will not be heard
6. However, a small amount of their poison can easily kill humans. 7. This spiders are quite large from 1.5 to 4.5 cms long.
The best arrangement of the sentences above is … . a. 5 – 1 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 6
b. 5 – 2 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 3 – 7 c. 5 – 3 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 6 – 4 d. 5 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 4 – 6
