PENDALAMAN MATERI TAHUN PELAJARAN 2008/2009 Bidang studi : Bahasa Inggris Kelas : IX ( sembilan )
Paket : 1
Read the following text below and answer questions 1 to 4 Irda : Irul, does your school have a library?
Irul : Yes, it does, it is near the staff room Irda : Do you want to go there with me? Irul : Sorry, Irda. I want to play volleyball Irda : Oh, it is hot out there
Irul : So, what do you like to do?
Irda : I like to read magazine and stay indoors Irul : Go to the library. You can find them there
Now Irda is in the library. She meets a man, His name is Mr. Rahman. He works in the library. He is a librarian
Irda : Excuse me, sir. Can you help me? Mr. Rahman : Yes, What do you want?
Irda : I want to read magazines Mr. Rahman : You can find them on that shelf
Irda goes to a large shelf. There are a lot of magazines over there. She takes one of them and sits on a chair near the table
1. Where can Irda find the magazines? a. on a large shelf
b. near the staff room c. beside the librarian d. on the chair near the table 2. What does Irul like to do?
a. he likes to play volleyball b. he wants to go with Irda c. he likes to read a magazine d. he likes to stay indoors
3. What does Mr. Rahman do as librarian? a. he work outside the library
b. he prepares the book for the students c. he is in charge of the library
d. the reads books and magazines in the library 4. “She takes one of them and … .” (last sentence)
The word underlined refers to… . a. large shelves c. librarians b. magazines d. Irda and Irul Read the following text below and answer questions 5 to 8
MUSIC
The name pop comes from the word popular. Popular music means that a lot of people like. Pop music today usually has a strong rhythm and uses electric instruments. It is popular with young people. But many other types of music are popular all around the world.
Where do pop songs come from ? Professional musicians have entertained people with songs and dances for thousands of years. But perhaps the first pop singer were the troubadours. Six hundred years ago, they travelled around the country and walked through the streets of towns, singing and playing songs. They sang for money of food and people asked for the songs they liked. They also sang in the homes of rich and important people.
From about 1800, people started to go to special gardens to hear songs and have a good time. But they also wanted to listen to music in the evenings. So they began to go to
dinner and music rooms, Here , people could have their dinner and listen to musicians and actors.
5. Troubadours were likely …. . in the world a. popular songs
b. professional musicians c. the first pop singers d. the successful entertainers
6. What is the main idea of paragraph two ? a. popular singers sang for money b. pop songs were sung by pop singers c. troubadours were the first pop singers d. pop singers sung by people around the city 7. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. people couldn’t ask for the songs they liked
b. pop music usually doesn’t use traditional instruments c. the pop singers did not sing for rich people
d. people don’t like to listen to the music in the evening 8. Pop music today usually has a strong rhythm and …. “
(paragraph one).
The underlined word nearly means…
a. sound c. voice
b. tone d. hearing
9. Child : Which bomb killed more people, in Bali or at Marriott Hotel?
Father : The bomb in Bali killed about two hundred people. While at Marriott Hotel there were ten people killed
Child : So we cay say that …….. than the one at Marriott Hotel
Father : Yes, that’s right
a. the bomb in Bali killed more people b. the bomb in Bali killed less people c. the bomb at Marriott killed as many people d. the bomb at Marriott Hotel killed more people 10. Leo : What’s wrong, Mita ?
Mita : I have sore eyes Leo : ….?
Mita : Yes. I visited my doctor this morning a. Do you see a doctor
b. Have you visited the doctor c. Did you come to see the doctor d. Are you visiting the doctor Read the text to answer questions 11 to 14
In order to be fit and healthy, people need to take a part in sports. Doing sport can make the muscles elastic and the blood flow freely. Most people are also interested in doing sports for entertainment. Older people usually like a simple sport, such as jogging. They do it early in the morning to make their bodies fresh. It is not only a simple sport to do but also cheap. The young ones enjoy games like football, badminton, tennis, etc. They often participate in different kinds of sports.
There are a lot of people who only enjoy watching sports competitions or marches on TV. They are even willing to spend much money to watch a football, boxing or tennis match. We call them spectators.
Football and badminton are the most popular in our country. Almost everyone likes playing football or just watching football matches.
11. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
a. Most people are also interested in doing sports for entertainment
b. Young people enjoy games like football, badminton, tennis, etc
c. People need to do sports in order to be fit and healthy d. Doing sports can make the muscles elastic and the
blood flow fluently
12. The most popular sports in Indonesia are… . a. jogging and football
b. football and badminton c. tennis and badminton d. badminton and jogging
13. According to the text above, which of the following statements is correct?
a. Jogging is not cheap
b. Jogging is either simple or cheap c. Jogging is simple and cheap as well d. Jogging is not simple
14. “Most of people are also interested in doing sports fir entertainment.” The underlined word above has similar meaning as… .
a. Enjoyment c. agreement b. Amusement d. commitment 15. Look at the picture and complete the dialogue
Aji : Hi, Leo. How are you?
Leo : Fine, did you join the study tour to Bali last month? Aji : Sure. I visited Mr. Wayan Surya. He is a ….. Leo : Did he make many statues?
Aji : Yes. And you know his work is so amazing a. Sculptor c. curator
b. Painter d. orator
16. Tony : Does everybody agree with Vena’s idea? Marti : What is it?
Tony : We’ll go ….. next Saturday
Marti : It’s sounds good. We can enjoy the scenery from the top
a. diving into the sea b. mountain climbing c. swimming at the beach d. fishing on the lake
17. Sony : Hallo. Are you free now?
Boy : Yes. But I have …. I ate some unripe mangoes last night
Sony : Oh, sorry to hear that
a. a stomachache c. a headache b. a toothache d. a sore eyes 18. Read the table
Name of Travel Agent Number of staff
Mutiara Travel 79
Yellow Bird 83
Cessa Travel 75
Mutiara Travel has …. Staff than Yellow Bird does
a. much c. more
b. many d. less
19. A : Tell me how long you have been here B : Five days. We arrived on Friday the 10th
A : You’re visited many places, I think
B : Yes, and we …. To Lombok tomorrow. We still have a three-day tour there
a. fly c. will fly
b. flew d. have flown
20. Andi is not at our school now, He ….. to Jakarta, He will continue studying at The University of Indonesia.
a. is moving c. has moved b. moved d. will move 21. Rai : Devi is a very smart girl, isn’t she?
Dewa : Yes, she is also very beautiful Rai : What a lucky girl she is! Dewa : Yes, ……
a. she is not very smart but beautiful b. she is very smart and beautiful, isn’t she? c. she is not only smart but also beautiful d. she is not smart nor is she beautiful 22. Gail : Who’s been to the botanical gardens?
Ratih : I …. I went there six months ago Gail : Did you see the Raflesia? Ratih : Unfortunately not
a. do c. was
b. am d. have
23. Mira : I think Jane is a very good typist in our office Ratna : But Ms. Voss is …. Jane. She never makes
mistakes
a. as well as c. better than b. as good as d. worse than 24. Ari : Have you seen an ostrich?
Tia : Yes. I think is belongs to the bird family Ari : Unlike the other birds, it can’t fly Tia : ……..
a. neither can an emu b. so can an emu c. an emu can too d. an emu can either
25. A : This is agood place to put up the tent. I hope we can sleep here well at night
B : Besides this is a safe place with no wild animals around
A : …..! There is a scorpion coming to ward you B : Oh, thank for the warning
a. look at me c. shut up b. watch out d. speak up ESSAY
Make degrees of comparison based on the following information ! 1. John got 8 for the English test, Bill got 7 and Jim got 9 ! 2. Michael drives 75 km/hour, Bob 90 km/hour and Steven 85
km/hour
Combine the following pairs of sentences using “so” , “too” , “either” or “neither”
3. He’s been sleeping by now. She’s been sleeping by now 4. We won’t go to the party. They won’t go to the party
5. They don’t have enough time to travel. We have enough time to travel
