Soal Jawab UAS PAS UKK Semester 2 Bahasa Inggris Kelas 13

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▸ Baca selengkapnya: soal uas kelas 2 bahasa inggris semester 1

The following picturc:; are lor questions 2 and 3.

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Saia is . ... than Serrah.

A.

srnaller

B.

bigger

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falter

D.

taller

Wildan is ... of th-'m all.

A.

.oldest

B.

youngest

D.

the younges't

Readthebrochures,thencornpletethesentencesnumber4&5.

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Room rate starts frorn RP 250,000 :

MOON HOTEL

Nr:mberof roc,ms :300,

Types of

rooms

, Standard. Deiuxe, Penthouse

Roonr rate statts fronr Rp 45Cr,000

Facilities:

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Ga.rden Restau'"ant

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Parking area

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SWimming Pool

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Garden Restaurant_{lndoor Flestaurant}

.< Fitnoss Centre

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Parkirtg area

.< Convetttion

.a Shor:Pinq Arca-r'le

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Moon Hotel ttas, ... facilities than Sun H<'rtel'

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fewest

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fewer

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,.nuch

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more

Sun Hotelhas ., rooms than Mco'r Hotel'

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lew

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less

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{ewer

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{ewest

Age: '14 years old Height: 156

Age: t5 years old Fleight: 153

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l-he sione and the cotton have the same size. But, tho stone is .. . than the cotton.

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heavier

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bigger

I'in :rrourj of my school. Orrr ieachei's are snrart, We have many goorj nooks ano magazines in our school

Irbrarv '[he classrooms .rre nor big, and they are clean and tidy. But, the school yarC is very small. There are

'-itany plants, so it is very hct in the afterrroon. We only have the terrace whsn we are not in the cl,rssrooms.

the lerrace is iery crowded during the berak. i0

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'r{hat is the text writterr for?

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ielling peopie abr:ut his classroorn.

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informin$ thu ci::'i.iilion of his scl:oo!. r'-r. _{inviting readers to study} rn his si;lroo!.

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r.");{pressing ltis opintc,tt a,rL;out his school.

r:i'c.n the texl we can conclude; that ".lic writer's teachers are ,.,

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gooC

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clevei

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i':i+rrli the frliowing text to en$iver questions 10 and 1 1

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is tall nnd slinr. He has'poirrted rrose. H.t is bald

Bead the following text to answer quesiions 13 & 14.

My brother is very smart, He is also a good football 1lla1rsv. He is oenerous. He is funny, tor:.

I love himvery much. Buf I rJsrr't like some things about h;m. l-lis toc;r'l is always messy. He

p-rts his things everywhere. Sometirnes he is smelly because he is verv sleaty after he

p,ays football and he does not take io bath straigh avray. He drinl< toc ttruch sof t drinks. He

d ces not like fresh water, l'nroftert v;orried alrout his health.

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'l'm often wr-rrr ed abortt his healih.' We can infer that the writer . '..

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will,keep tris brother stay healthy

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lo'res his Lrrother very rnuch

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doesn't lit'e his habit,

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isn't like his brother.

14. From the text ive know that the writer s brother ....

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doesn't lil'le PlaYing football

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always puts his things neatlY

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rarely drinl<s soft drinks

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dislikes f resh water

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DayLr wants to bLrl/ p:)a:;iic shoes to go out when it is raining. She neecls sttoes with a strrrp, anrl operr in ttre

trront, til<e s:aincjetls. Tlrcy also nave low heeis.

V/hich sho":s r,icrs possibly Dar',rtr want to buy?

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written on it. Ar-rd uno'er my natre is written the clate of my birthday. lt has a handle

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I use it every cray. Whatever I drink, lwill use it. I really like nri, muE. I do not lel otlter people

Which of the foilowlng picture is the wriierls mug?

I ... you when you were crossing the street'

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see

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saw

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look

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looked

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The following text is lor question no. 20

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lYou k;-row I never come late to school. But this rnorning I ... a flay tire. The

ii wal'.,eci 'with nrV l-r,Ke here. i got ltere al six [iftv. ernu the Gaie was alreacjt

lciosecL .so nere-w(, e.re, not atrencling the f lag cererrro_ny

tt/hi:l is the suitabic v'e rb lo c:nr;iets tire text'l

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I .., rnany neur thirigs in primary' sohc,ci.

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am learning

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The following text is for questions 23-2S.

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i-ast Salurcjay, my littie sisler Dina, rjici something {unrry,

*hn gnt up very late, at six. She ratr ia';l to the bathroom. She thor.rgrrt sl:e would be late to scltool. She forgot it ,',

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S:turciaV. Stre look a,rery quick , allr, got dressed, tr.rok her bag, ancj ran oif to school. Sire cJid not even

It;ivt: breakfast. A{ter walking fclr fivc {rrinutes she noticed that no othci- clrilcJren were goirrg to schocl. Soon

.;lre _{rcalized ituras Saturday!So, she ,vallleciback home.}

'Ne nll lau6hed at lrer wlren shc qot iiorne. She also laugheci ai lre''self. -t-herr she charrgecl her clothes, and

r.'e'rt l:ack to bed!

lly naugnty sister!

\l/hy did Dina rurr fast to tlte bathrcorn?

A.

She had to r.lo sornetl-rirrg.

B,

$he lrad to harre breakfast,

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_{$lre tlroucllrt} rt was Saturday

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Slie tliougirt she wouid be lale at school, #l:at ilici Dina do b*fore itciircJ ri' school'l

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Run fast to balirrootr''l

ili:w dicl Dina gr..r _{to sci:ool?}

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By bicycle.

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On foot.

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Ey bike.

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By bus cJ,

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26. From the tex: we

know that . . .,

A.

Dina harl breakfast beiore qoing to school

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the writer forgot it was Saturday

C,

Dina knr:w that it was Saturciay

D.

Dina thcught it was Saturclay

The following short message is for questions 27 - 30.

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,Who sends l re message, ?

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Grandrna.

B.

Mother,

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Father.

D.

Diana.

28. Which of ihe followings Dina mustn't do?

A"

Waiting for her parents for lunch.

B,

Watering the fiower at 5 p.nt.

C.

Locking the gate.

D.

Having tunch,

29. "... to always lock.... "

The underlined word means ....

A.

to fasteq something with a lock

B.

to give a lock to someone

C.

to mako the gate open

D.

to let someone in

30. Where are Diana's parents?

A.

At hom-..

B.

nii"n."r.

C.

At gran,lma's house.

D.

At the r eighbcurhocd.

The lollowing $hort message is for questions 31 :33.

: Disti

ase help! I r an't do the math h:nrcwcrk. mornin3? Please ansv/er soon

ivlav I coine to your house lor sonie heips f.i,r.,;

Tari

31,,.Why does Distisend the message?

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_{:A:''. To ask Distito ansWer soon;}

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',,B...rToaslt Distito corne to her house.

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To let Oistido her math homework.

D. , Toask Distiil she may corne to het house. .

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bz..,,Whai shoritd,Disti do after getting ttre messags?

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i, iA. .r. Dd,Tari'S homework.

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B;''Corneto Tari's house.'

D.

Hetp Tari do her homqwork.

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MurnandDadarevisitinggrandma Haveyourownlunch,please.[-ton'twaitforus.Vy'atei theflowersat5p;,m,

and don't forget'o always lock the gate. See you this evening

Love,

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33.

"it's so dif{icult."

The underlineC lvorci is closest in meaning to ....

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llr:arj the fr:llowing nutice to answet questiolls 34 and 35.

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on the scrror:lglound

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ori the playgrouno

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ncarthe schcol

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the ;otice tnean?

A.

We are allcr'+red to play at tlit, playground all the time.

B.

"l-ire _{playground wili rtot be o6:s;1srl after 10 p.m.}

r-1. The schooi grcunds woi'r't be rrpene d at 10 p.m'

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Vvc sl'rould close tlre playgrotti-rd at 10 p.m.

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"Ii-re Lion and the Mosquito"

A !io:r grrirnblcd arrC _lrow:ed at

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irrcsquitr.r wliic;h kept {lying around iris head as he tried io iake a nap.

"(:io _away br'{o,'e I crush yott ttndcr"irty pill/," he roared.

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rrr-rl;:fraiC of yo,;," tease d ihi: nrr:squito. "You may be caileclthe l(irrg of the Beast:,, but I am mclre

:.rr^A,/et.Fui than ynlr arp. i can prt-r're it, lcc. Let's f ight and See whO Win:;. " The lrOn agreed.

'Il:e _{rnosqu,ito quickly swoopecl down at the lion and bit him agairr and again on his nose and ears. While}

1) ,,r! to cruslr the nro="uito, the iiorr ciawecl hrittself lvith his shar'1: naits, clraiving bloocl.

"[:irrr:ugii," lre finally cried. "Errough! You win!

"tJrilrarmed, tlre nrcsquito buz:ecl auray. He bclasted of his vici<,r;'y over tlre lion to anyone who wcluld

ll*le n. i-ie wa$ sc busy boasting that he fiew straight into a spider's vttsli 3{ru6g between the tre'es.

,\s a tiny spiCer hurried towards i"rirn, iire nrosquito struggles lreiplessly in the strong threirds of the web,

"i ir:ught anrJ won against ihe greatest o{ beasts," he thought sadly', but this little anim,ll can catch me

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i,Vl:at rliC the rnosquiio do to the licn'?

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1-le bit the iiorr ceveral tirnes

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He listened to tlre iicn.

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He rnade the liori cry,

D.

He crushecl tlie lion.

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The main idea of the last paragrapl't is '

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tlter lion won the figh{

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thtrmosquito regretted his rnanner

C.

tht: ntosqutto was airaid of the spider

D.

the lion was sad to see the rnosquito dead From t"re text we knovr that . . . '

A.

th,; iion won the figlit over the rnosquito

B.

th:

lion succeeded to crtsh the mosquito

C.

tlr:

mosquito was prouC of his victory

D.

the rnosquito bit the sPider

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39. \(hat oan we learn {rom the stcry?

A.

Never jtrdge your enemy''s st;-ength by his size'

B.

Never let your enemy kncrws that you are afraid'

C.

Never fight over a snrall aninral'

D.

Never touch a sPider's web'

40.

"He bcasted of his t'ictoryr

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The urderlined worC means "

A.

lalk with too much pride aboLrt something'

B.

lalk sadly over sometnrng haopened'

C.

ialk haPPilY about s':mething'

D.

lalk about sometlting ioudlY'

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DO T,S THE INSTHUCTIONS GIVEN.

complete the following sentences_based on the data provirledln the table betow for numtler 41 and 42

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Richard got Mathenratic sOore ' than Kimberly' Tiffany got English score ... as Snrith'

complete these sentences to descrlbe the girl in the picture for numbei 43 to 45'

This ... a picture of a fatrot'ts international singer' She is so beautiful.

She

an antazing voice' Mrtny youngsters arouncl the world like " ' songs'

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.soveiai days agr) mY brotirer (46) . , {rorn Bali wiih his friellds.'Ilicy (47)"" me (41*)

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so happy io see tharr-i agaitt'

ijlead this song below and answer tire questiolrs number 49 and 50.

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Wlrat kinC of song it is, a happy or a gloorny song?

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"i"ire song has a mgssage to ubsy orlr i.rarents or to keep otrr friendship'i

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You can pz,rk yc-rurlehicic iri ii'l;s area'

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l-ook at the picrL:.ros &r-rd malie i'rur sgn',ences comparing things'

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I. WOLF IN SHEEP CLOTFIING

There wAs a big wolf. He was waitinq fcr a charrce to steal a slreep, bur tlre shepnercl ar-rd his clug

continuousl'r chased hirn away, Aften a week, the wolf began tc gei're ry hurrgry and thouglr, " _{l rnust iiniJ} a way to get close to the sheep."lt wa3 lry luck that he fourrd a sirecrr's tkin.-l-ie careiL.rlly pultecr thc; si<i1

over his bocly so that norre of his grey lur shoWeci under the white sheep skiir. l"lren lre cr:ufu walk in

easily and n{)w he wa in the nriddle ol the herd,

The big woll knewthat the most delicious sheep were the lambs, cr the younE slreel;. l-le then rmitatecl the voice of a ewe or a motl.rer sheep. lle could easily cheat a lanrb rvho tlrouqhi thai he was its rroti rer. And, the larrrb followed him to the lvoods. Thore, he eventuaily aie tire i::nocent larlb. For tnat'r\, 6!qys. hs

could eat as ntany lambs a his stornach could take. The irig wolf gct bigrler a.ncl bigger everyclal,, Now he

looked like tne biggest sheep orr eart.

One day the shepherd was planinng to holcl a pa;'ty. l-le would irr',,itecj nrauy relatives ancl frienc1s. So, lre

decided to :;iauglter the biggest sheep from tlte herd. The si-repherd apprroacheC tlre biggest slieep very slowly and carefully. Gitess wlto it was? The wolf, of couise, lvho w;:s ful!1,ct".rvered by the uilrite sheep skinl But, the woif was so fat that he could not run and fight f ir his safety. Very easily ihe shephe rci

slaughered him, chopped him, ancl then coolted hirn for the lrig par ty,. a.

b.

C.

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What is lhe story about?

How did the wolf ctreatthe lamb? What ca't we learn from the story?

Who is tlte main character of the sto;'y?

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Pembahasan Soal Bahasa Inggris 1. Look at the pictures Handbag A ; Price Rp 430.000 Handbag B; Price Rp 400.000

The price of handbag A is .... than handbag B. A. Expensive

B. Most expensive C. More expensive D. The most expensive

Pembahasan: Dalam soal ini ditanyakan apakah harga Tas A .... dari Tas B. Karena Tas A berharga Rp 430.000 dan lebih mahal daripada Tas B, maka secara sederhana dinyatakan bahwa Tas A lebih mahal daripada Tas B.

Aspek tata bahasa yang dibahas pada soal kali ini adalah degrees of comparison . Untuk kata yang memiliki lebih dari tiga suku kata, maka pernyataan lebih menggunakan more dan paling

menggunakan the most. Jadi jawaban yang benar adalah C atau more expensive. 2. Safa is ... than Sarah.

A. Smaller B. Bigger C. Fatter D. Taller Jawaban: D. Taller

Dalam soal ini terdapat keterangan mengenai usia dan tinggi badan. Aspek tata bahasa yang dibahas kali ini adalah degrees of comparison. Berdasarkan gambar, kesimpulan yang didapat adalah bahwa Safa lebih tinggi daripada Sarah. Untuk satu suku kata, maka pernyataan lebih dari menggunakan er. Tinggi badan dinyatakan dengan kata sifat tall. Dengan demikian, maka untuk menyatakan lebih tinggi, tall menjadi taller.

3. Wildan is ... of them all. A. Oldest

B. Youngest C. The oldest D. The youngest Jawaban: C

Masih menggunakan acuan keterangan yang sama didapat bahwa usia Wildan adalah yang tertua. Aspek gramatikal atau tata bahasa yang dipakai adalah degrees of comparison. Untuk menyatakan

paling, maka digunakan the + kata sifat + est. Dengan demikian, maka untuk menyatakan bahwa Wildan adalah yang tertua, maka digunakan the oldest

4. Moon Hotel has .... facilities than Sun Hotel. A. Fewest

B. Fewer C. Much D. More Jawaban: D

Dalam gambar terlihat bahwa Moon Hotel memiliki fasilitas yang lebih banyak daripada Sun Hotel. Aspek tata bahasa yang digunakan masih menggunakan degrees of comparison. Dalam degrees of comparison, untuk menyatakan bahwa kata benda memiliki jumlah yang lebih banyak, maka digunakan rumus More + Kata Benda (Noun). Dalam hal ini digunakan kata more untuk menyatakan bahwa Moon Hotel memiliki fasilitas yang lebih banyak daripada Sun Hotel. 5. Sun Hotel has ... rooms than Moon Hotel.

A. Few B. Less C. Fewer D. Fewest Jawaban: C

Berdasarkan keterangan pada gambar, Sun Hotel memiliki jumlah kamar yang lebih sedikit daripada Moon Hotel. Aspek tata bahasa yang digunakan masih tetap menggunakan degrees of comparison. Untuk menyatakan bahwa kata benda (dalam hal ini adalah jumlah kamar) lebih sedikit, maka digunakan kata fewer atau less.

6. The football field is in bad condition. It gets .... after the rain. A. Bad

B. Good C. Better D. Worse Jawaban: E

Soal ini masih menggunakan aspek tata bahasa berupa degrees of comparison. Untuk menyatakan bahwa sesuatu itu lebih baik, maka digunakan kata better. Sebaliknya untuk mengungkapkan bahwa sesuatu itu lebih buruk, maka digunakan kata worse.

7. There are 5 po kets o ag, a d 8 po kets o A di’s ag. M ag has ... po kets, a d

A di’s ag has ore po kets.

A. Less B. More C. Fewer D. Fewest

Jawaban: C

Soal ini masih tetap menggunakan aspek tata bahasa berupa degrees of comparison.

Terdapat dua hal yang memerlukan kajian khusus, yaitu less dan fewer. Manakah yang harus digunakan? Berdasarkan laman oxforddictionaries.com, perbedaan fewer dan less adalah pada letak kata bendanya. Jika kata benda yang dibandingkan adalah tidak terhitung (uncountable noun), maka digunakan kata pembanding less. Jika kata benda yang dibandingkan adalah kata benda yang terhitung (countable noun), maka digunakan kata fewer.

8. The stone and the cotton have the same size. But, the stone is .... than the cotton. A. Heavier

B. Smaller C. Lighter D. Bigger Jawaban: A

Soal ini masih tetap juga menggunakan degrees of comparison. Secara logis, batu akan selalu lebih berat daripada kapas meskipun ukuran mereka sama. Dengan demikian, kata

pembanding yang paling tepat adalah heavier. 9. The cotton is .... than the stone.

A. Heavier B. Smaller C. Lighter D. Bigger Jawaban: C

Masih menggunakan acuan gambar yang sama, maka untuk menyatakan bahwa kapas itu lebih ringan daripada batu, maka digunakan kata pembanding lighter.

10. What is the text written for?

A. Letting people about the classroom B. Informing the condition of his school C. Inviting readers to study in his school D. Expressing his opinion about his school Jawaban: B

Dalam teks disebutkan bahwa sang penulis teks lebih banyak mengungkapkan kondisi sekolahnya apa adanya tanpa disertai pendapat mengenai kondisi sekolahnya. 11. From the te t we a o lude that the writer’s tea hers are ...

A. Good B. Great C. Clever D. Humble

Jawaban: C

Dalam teks disebutkan bahwa guru-guru penulis adalah pintar (smart). Padanan kata smart adalah clever

12. Mr Yudika is wearing dark suit. He is tall and slim. He has pointed nose. He is bald. Jawaban yang tepat adalah A

13. I’ ofte worried a out his health. We a i fer that the writer

A. Will keep his brother stay healthy B. Loves his brother very much

C. Does ’t like his ha it

D. Is not like his brother Jawaban: C

Dari teks dapat disimpulkan bahwa penulis tidak menyukai kebiasaan adiknya yang sangat menyukai minuman ringan berkarbonasi (soft drinks) (seperti sprite, coca cola, dsb) namun tidak menyukai air mineral murni seperti air putih. Dengan demikian, si penulis

mengkhawatirkan kondisi kesehatan adiknya.

14. Fro the te t we k ow that the writer’s rother ...

A. Does ’t like pla i g foot all

B. Always puts his things neatly C. Rarely drinks soft drinks D. Dislikes fresh water Jawaban: D

Dari teks dapat disimpulkan bahwa hal yang kurang baik dari adik sang penulis sangat menyukai minuman ringan berkarbonasi (soft drinks) namun tidak menyukai air minum putih. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa jawabannya adalah D.

15. Dayu wants to buy plastic shoes to go out when it is raining. She needs shoes with a strap, and open in the front like sandals. They also have low heels. Which shoes does possible Dayu want ro buy?

Jawaban: B

Dayu menginginkan sepatu plastik yang terbuka di bagian depan seperti sandal dan terbuka di bagian depan. Gambar yang paling mewakili adalah gambar B

16. It is an animal. It has little tail. Its nose is called a snout. It lives on a farm. It can say oink-oink . Which pictures show that animal.

Jawaban: B

Dalam soal disebutkan ciri-ciri hewan yang bernama babi. Dan gambar babi ditunjukkan pada huruf B.

17. Which of the following picture is the writer’s mug? Jawaban: B.

Dalam soal dijelaskan bahwa dalam mug tersebut ada nama penulis. Satu-satunya mug yang ada namanya ditunjukkan pada huruf B

18. I .... you when you were crossing the street A. See

B. Saw C. Look D. Looked Jawaban: B

Soal ini menuntut pemahaman tata bahasa berupa past continuous tense. Jenis tense ini salah satunya berciri kata kerja lampau (past tense) untuk kata kerja yang durasi atau waktu berlangsungnya lebih lambat. Untuk kata kerja yang merujuk pada aktivitas atau kegiatan dengan durasi waktu yang lebih lama, maka digunakan rumus to be lampau (was atau were + verb + ing).

19. They are toy cars. I collected them when I was in the elementary school. I do not .... toy cars anymore. I’m going to give them to Ucok, my younger cousin.

A. Play B. Plays C. Played D. Playing Jawaban: A

Soal ini menuntut pemahaman peserta didik akan bentuk waktu berupa simple present tense. Simple present tense mengimplikasikan aktivitas pada saat sekarang yang berupa kebiasaan atau untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum. Rumusnya adalah S + V1. Khusus untuk pihak ketiga tunggal (it he, she), maka V1 ditambah e atau es

20. What is the suitable verb to complete the text? A. Get

B. Got C. Gotten D. Was getting Jawaban: B

Soal ini menuntut pemahaman peserta didik atas bentuk waktu berupa simple past tense. Ia merujuk pada aktivitas atau kejadian pada masa lampau. Rumus yang digunakan adalah S + V2

21. I .... many new things in primary school A. Learn

B. Learned C. Learning D. Am learning

Jawaban: Bisa A dan Bisa Pula D

Jika dianggap bahwa subjek dalam soal tengah belajar di sekolah dasar, maka present coninuous tense dapat digunakan. Namun jika merujuk pada sebuah fakta umum atau kebiasaan dimana dalam soal hal itu juga bisa dianggap benar, maka simple present tense dapat pula digunakan.

Saran: Soal akan lebih presisi jika diubah dengan

I .... many new things when I was in primary school. Jawaban untuk soal semacam ini adalah B. Hal ini memerlukan simple past tense untuk menjawabnya.

22. I met your aunt when she ... your brother. A. Was feeding

B. Is feeding C. Feed D. Fed Jawaban: A

Soal ini menuntut pemahaman bentuk waktu atau tenses berupa past continuous tense. 23. Why did Dina run fast to the bathroom?

A. She had to do something B. She had to have breakfast C. She thought it was Saturday

D. She thought she would be late at school Jawaban: D

Dina tergesa-gesa ke kamar mandi karena dia menyangka akan terlambat ke sekolah. 24. What did Dina do before going to school?

A. Took her bag B. Had breakfast C. Got dressed well D. Run fast to bathroom Jawaban: A

Dalam teks disebutkan bahwa Dina mengambil tasnya. Dina tidak makan pagi. Dalam teks disebutkan pula got dressed tapi tidak diterangkan apakah got dressed well or not. Jawaban D juga menjebak. Jawaban D salah karena penggunaan kata RUN yang mestinya RAN (bentuk 2 atau V2).

25. How did Dina go to school?

A. By bicycle B. On foot C. By bike D. By bus Jawaban: B

Dalam teks disebutkan bahwa Dina berjalan kaki ke sekolah