PAKET E
BANK SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS SMP PROVINSI DIY 2015 ASRAMA HAJI SLEMAN, 14 – 18 FEBRUARI 2015 The following text is for questions number 1 and 2.
To : Bryan From : Steve
Due to bad weather, we have to postpone the meeting to discuss our project from our teacher, Mr. Budiman next week. I wish we can meet at Surya’s house at 3 p.m. Our teacher advised us to browse from the internet and submit the project via his e-mail. He also reminded us to attach the file to support our project.
1. From the text we know that ….
A. Bryan and Steve will advise the teacher to browse the internet B. Surya is going to submit his assignment to the teacher at 3 p.m. C.the meeting is postponed because of the bad weather
D. the discussion will be carried out via e-mail
2. From the text we can infer that Bryan and Steve will have a meeting at Surya’s house in the….
A. morning B. evening C.afternoon D. night
The following text is for questions number 3 and 4. OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE To : All students
The school has launched a website and the address is www.mayapadaschool.com The website provides you with a lot of information about our school (the history, the recent activities and our missions/visions) and of course your achievements, in the students’ page.
Please check out the site and don’t forget to check a parents’ page as well. The page is not only important but also interesting for your parents.
Principal,
BramantyoNugroho
3. The announcement is addressed to…. A.all students
B. the principal C. students’ parents D. website developer
4. From the text we know that….
B. the school has launched its new address through the website C. the latest activities are hard to be found in the website D. the site provides the students’as well as parents’ page The following text is for questions number 5 and 6
5. What is the purpose of writing the text?
A. To remind Marina’s family to prepare the party. B.To ask Marina’s friends to come to the celebration. C. To tell Marina’s relatives to confirm their attendance. D.To invite Marina to join her friend’s graduation party. 6. From the text we know that ….
A. the party will be held in the morning
B.the invitee may confirm their attendance via e-mail C. Marina’s parents congratulate Marina on her graduation D.AgungWinardi graduated from Putra Bangsa High School The following text is for question number 7
A. Any injuries are at our own risk.
B. The corrosive chemicals are prohibited to use. C. We must not use the chemicals for experiment. D. We need some protections when using the chemicals. The following text is for questions number 8 to 9.
Extracurricular Schedule
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11.30
12.00 Lunch
12.30-14.30 Basketball court
Tennis
court Junior Soccer Swimming
Basketball tournament
14.30 Break
15.00-16.30 Volleyball Boy softball
Junior Soccer match 16.30- 15.30 Arts &
Crafts
Girl
Softball Teen Dance Drawing
8. When do students have Art and Crafts activity? A. On Monday.
B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. D. On Thursday.
9. “Junior Soccer match” (Thursday, 15.00). The underlined word is best replaced by …. A. race
B.game C. event D. contest
10. Medha sends Maya the card to ….
A. remind her to work hard for her study B. invite her to a graduation celebration C. congratulate her on her graduation D. give support for her college life 11. From the text we can conclude that ….
A. Maya has graduated from Senior High School B. Maya will go to the same college as Medha C. Medha wants Maya to go to college
D. Medha is Maya’s younger sister
The following text is for questions number 12 to 14.
From : alkalifi_annaja@yahoo.com To : alana_ayuraputri@yahoo.com Date : Sun, 15 February, 2015 Dear Alana,
Hi! I am Alkalifi Sultan Annaja. I read your profile in “Hello” magazine and I want to be your new friend. I’m fourteen years old and I’m a Javanese. I live at Jl. Panjaitan no 15 Yogyakarta. I’m the fourth child in my family. My father, Ommand Cakra Wijaya is a steward. He works in “Air Asia” company. Daisy Rizqi Putri is my mom. She is a lecturer. She works in UMY university. I have three sisters.They are Aurelia, Alisha and Adyana. Football is my hobby. My favorite football player is Ronaldo. English is my favorite subject. I don’t like History, because it has many topics to be memorized. I love pop music. Agnes Monica is my favorite singer. She is a multi-talented artist. She can not only dance and sing but also act well.
What about you? Please write to me soon. Best wishes,
12. What is the writer’s purpose writing the text? A. To inform his hobby.
B. To introduce himself. C. To describe his family. D. To tell his family members.
13. The email is addressed to .... A. Alkalifi
B. Aurelia C. Alisha D. Alana
14. “He is a steward”. (paragraph 1)
The underlined word means someone who .... A. manages a flight company
B. serves passengers on a plane C. controls machines of the plane D. helps the main pilot on an aircraft
The following text is for questions number 15 to 17.
LET’S VISIT BEAUTIFUL BALI Enjoy Bali beautiful beaches!
Visit the art city of Ubud! Stay in Asia’s finest hotel! Buy beautiful souvenirs! See mount Agung and much more!
We’ve got them all!
Come and see the art shops, the temples, and the exotic dances!
Come and try our restaurant!
Call Citra Tour, Phone (0231) 5508706
15. If we want to enjoy the beautiful nature of Bali we can visit .... A. beaches and mount Agung
C. finest hotel and beaches D. restaurants and hotels 16. What is the text written for?
A. Giving detailed information about a travel agent. B. Informing the interesting tourist objects in Bali. C. Telling us the tour package of Citra Tour.
D. Promoting the tour package to Bali.
17. From the text we know that the customers can .... A. visit more than one tourist object
B. see and stay in mount Agung C. stay in Asia’s biggest hotels D. join the exotic dances
The following text is for questions number 18 to 20.
18. What is the purpose of the text? A. To give some tips to lose the weight. B. To describe the ways to increase body fat. C. To announce the benefit of reducing body fat. D. To inform the benefit of consuming healthy fats.
19. “They work well.”
The underlined word refers to .... A. fats
B. readers
10 Ways to Reduce Body Fat
1. Reduce sugar2. Consume healthy fats 3. No white carbs
4. Two-three litres of water/day 5. Manage stress
6. Increase green leafy veggies 7. Eat lean protein
8. Move your body
9. Fresh lemon in warm water
10. Love the body you have while you’re working for the body you want.
C. veggies D. 10 ways
20. “10 ways to reduce body fat” The underlined word means .... A. raise
B. lessen C. release D. increase
The following text is for questions number 21to 24.
Lee Min Ho is a Korean talented actor and model. He was born in Dongjokgu, South of Korea, on 22 June 1987. He is the only son of his parents. He has one older sister. His height is about 187 cm and his weight is about 73 kg. According to his parents, hewas a calm and a very personable boy during his childhood.When he grew up, he was very popular among the girls because of his good-looking face. Now, many female fans in the world are crazy about him. They admire not only his appearance but also his personality. He is very friendly, humble and well-built.
Lee Min Ho's hobby is playing football. Actually, his dream was to be a professional soccer like Christiano Ronaldo (his favourite football player). But instead of becoming a professional soccer, he becomes a famous artist, as famous as his favourite actor, Leonardo D’caprio.
Lee Min Ho works at some agents; Starhaus Entertainment (Korea), IMX Inc. (Japan) and Huayi Brothers (China). He is majoring in Film & Art at Konkuk University.
21. Whatmake the girls admire Lee Min Ho? A. His career and his hobby.
B. His popularity and talent.
C. His appearance and personality. D. His profession in film and art.
23. “They admire not only his appearance but also his personality.” (paragraph 2) What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The girls. B. Young girls. C. The parents. D. Female fans.
24. What is the text about?
A. The description of Lee Min Ho. B. The story about Lee Min Ho. C. A wellknown Korean Actor. D. Lee Min Ho and his family.
The following text is for questions number25 to 27.
Going to Green Trees Park
Last month, the Wilsons went to Green Trees Park. Jim and Sally sat under a (25) ... tree to take a rest, talked, and read. The children played a ball. Sally decided to take a picture of the children. While she was focusing her(26)... suddenly, she heard a scream. She looked up. A man was stealing a woman’s purse. He was running to her direction. Sally thought fast. She took three pictures of the man. When the police came, she gave them the picture files.
The next day, one of Sally’s photographs was in the newspaper. Under the picture was the story of robbery. After that, the police got the information about the pickpocket’s name and address. In a short time, the police could (27) ... him and put him into a prison.
25. …. A. shady B. thorny C. spiny D. spiky 26. ...
A. watch B. camera C. telescope D. binoculars 27. ...
A. visit B. arrest C. award D. release
Once upon a time there was a man who had twelve children, but he was not able to give them enough food to eat. Alice, the obedient and hardworking eldest daughter, became very thin.The Sea Fairy took pity on her and gave her a fish. She asked herto keep the fish bone after she had eaten it.
“It is a magic fish bone,” the Sea Fairy told Alice, “and it will grant you one wish, but only one. So be sure to use it wisely.”
Alice was not tempted to use her magic fish boneon many occasions. She didn’t use it when one of her brothers was ill. When her sister was lost, she didn’t use the magic bone either.She always managed to put things right by herself, without using the magic bone.
One day, however, Alice found her father in desperate poverty: he had no money left at all. “Is there no way to find any money?” She askedworriedly.“No, I have already done everything possible,” her father repliedsadly.
“Well, then, if there is really no other answer...” Then the young girl took the fish bone out of her pocket and stroke it. At that moment the Sea Fairy appeared and at once set about resolving all their problems.
Adaptedfrom http://cerita-inggris-indonesia.blogspot.com/ 28. Why did the SeaFairy give Alice a magic bone?
A. Alice liked to eat fish and keep the bones. B. The Sea Fairy took pity on Alice’s condition. C. The sea fairy wanted Alice to be her daughter. D. Alice’s father couldn’tfeed his twelve children. 29. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Alice’s sister needed her magic fish bone when she got lost. B. Alice used the magic fish bone to overcome her problems. C. Alice’s brother asked Alice to help him when he got sick. D. Alice was not tempted to use her magic fish bone.
30. What can we learn from the text above? A. Eating fish will make us healthy.
B. Face your problems and never give up easily. C. Ask for help whenever you face any problems. D. Help your father and you will find your happiness. The following text is for questions number 31 to 33.
Arthritis is a common medical problem for older people. Sufferers of arthritis experience swelling, pain, and redness in the joints – the places where the bones are connected. Arthritis commonly affects the spine, hips, knees, and hands. It may also, attack many other parts of the body. In severe cases, people may find it difficult or even impossible to move the joints at all.
Arthritis seems to run in families. People whose parents or grandparents get arthritis often get it themselves. Infections and injures can cause rarer types of arthritis.
plastic or metal.
31. What does the text tell us about? A. Arthritis.
B. Joints. C. Bones. D. Body.
32. How are people with a lifelong arthritis possibly treated?
A. Giving them drugs, performing a surgery, and asking them to do exercise. B. Replacing their unhealthy tissue and performing a surgery.
C. Damaging the painful joints and replacing them. D. Taking certain drugs to relieve the pain.
33. “In severe cases, people may find it difficult or even impossible ....” (paragraph 1) The underlined word has almost the same meaning as ....
A. excessive B. irritable C. serious D. painful
The following text is for questions number 34 to 37.
One day, my sister said to me that she really wanted to go to the beach. So I promised her that the next day we would go to Maron beach in Semarang.
The next day, we prepared many things in the morning. We brought some food and beverages, such as fried rice, chocolate wafers, potato chips, water and orange juice. Before going to the beach, I asked my nephew, Kiko, to join us going to the beach. He agreed to join and he came to my house.
We went to the beach by motorbike early in the morning. It took only 15 minutes to arrive there. Then, we bought tickets in the entrance gate. Before swimming, we changed our clothes first. We swam there for more than one hour. We felt so tired that we decided to eat the food that we had brought. Next, my nephew and I created a very big sand castle, while my sister continued swimming. After that, we decided to go home because it was getting dark.
On the way home, we still felt hungry. So we stopped at a Javanese restaurant to eat something. I ordered gudeg, while my nephew and my sister ordered rames rice. After we finished eating, we paid our bills. Then, we went home. We arrived at home at 6 o’clock and we were absolutely exhausted.
That was a very exhausting day, but I felt so happy that I could have a vacation with my sister and my nephew.
34. Who ordered gudeg? A. The writer.
B. The writer’s sister. C. The writer’s nephew.
D. The writer’s sister and nephew.
C. They did some activities at the beach.
D. They went home after getting dark.
36. “…asked my nephew, Kiko, to join us going to the beach.” (paragraph 2, line 3) The underlined word refers to ….
A. the writer and his family B. the writer and his sister
C. the writer and his nephew D. the writer, his sister and nephew
37. From the text we can conclude that ….
A. the writer went to beach without any plans B. the writer had lunch in the fast food restaurant C. it took long time to get the beach by motorcycle D. the writer spent the whole day at the beach
The following text is for questions number 38 to 40.
My uncle lives in West Sumatera. He has a traditional house called Rumah Gadang. It is the traditional home of the Minangkabau. The architecture, construction, internal and external decoration, and the functions of the house (38)…the culture and values of the Minangkabau. A rumah gadang serves as a residence, a hall for family meetings, and for ceremonial activities. In the matrilineal Minangkabau society, the rumah gadang is owned by the women of the family who live there; (39)…is passed from mother to daughter. The term rumah gadang usually refers to the larger communal homes, however, smaller single residences (40)… share many of its architectural elements. Both large and small homes have almost the same architectural elements.
38. …. Kata kerja A. spread B. observe C. determine D. reflect 39. ….kata benda
A. ownership B. customer C. investor D. inhabitant 40. …. Kata keterangan
A. similarly B. particularly C. continuously D. spontaneously
The following text is for questions number 41 to 43.
a pot. The soil must be well-drained or the roots will easily decay or even die.
There are almost 60 varieties of basil. The plant usually grows up to 24 inches in height and is 2 feet wide. It has square, hairy stems with opposite leaves. The leaves are generally light to dark green.Most species have large leaves. The leaves are the edible part of the plant. Flowers grow on spikes at the top of the leaves and are usually white.
The plant has many benefits. In culinary uses, this herb is an important ingredient for tomato sauces. The leaves of the basil are ideal for dressings and salads. The seeds of the plant are often used in Asian desserts and drinks. In medicinal uses, it is believed that basil leaf can absorb the poison when it is placed on the bites or stings of insects. Some herbalists recommend it to ease the headache. The plant which is made into tea can be used for lowering blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.
41. From the text we know that the root can easily decay if …. A. there is much water in the soil
B. the soil is not well-drained C. there is enough sunlight D. the plant grows in a pot
42. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Basil gives us many benefits.
B. Basil is used as a cooking ingredient. C. Many diseases can be cured by basil. D. Herbalists recommend the use of basil.
43. “The soil must be well-drained or the roots will easily decay.” (paragraph1 ) The underlined word means ….
A. becoming better B. growing well C. getting worse D. running fast
The following text is for questions number 44 to 46. Sand and Stone
John and James were best friends. They fought for many reasons but never gave up their friendship. They went in search of a job and visited many places to earn more money.
One day they reached a desert and they had a very little food and water. John told James to eat half the quantity of food and water and spent another half for later use.
friend slapped me!’
They shared the meager amount of food and water and finally reached an oasis. They were very tired after passing through the dry and hot desert. James was so happy to see it and had a lot of fun in the water. While they both were bathing, James was a bit careless and began to drown. John rushed to him and saved James.
James hugged his friend and thanked him. They had a little nap and decided to leave the place. They were about to leave and James carved something on the rock.
It was ‘My best friend saved my life!’
John asked ‘why you were marking all these here James?’ James replied, ‘You slapped me, I wrote in sand. It was definitely not good. However, if you go and see the sand you can find no letter wrote on the sand. Now I carved the good thing on the stone, and it will remain forever!’
44. What’s the story about? A. A desert with its oasis. B. The origin of sand and stone. C. The friendship of John and James.
D. The journey of John and James to find a job. 45. “James was so happy to see it ….” (Paragraph 4)
What does the underlined word refer to? A. The foot.
B. The water. C. The oasis. D. The desert.
46. From the story we can learn that we should …. A. help one another
B. fight with our best friends C. write everything on a stone D. forget the bad things done to us
47. Arrange the following words to make a good sentence.
its leg -drinking-was - the crocodile - in- when -caught - the mousedeer - the river
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 8 – 3 – 2 – 5 – 9 – 6 – 4 – 7 – 1 B. 8 – 3 – 2 – 9 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 5 C. 4 – 3 – 7 – 8 – 6 –1 – 2 – 5 – 9 D. 4 – 3 – 7 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 5 – 9
48. Arrange the following words into a good sentence.
clean -the party - the students - after - over -the classroom -should -is
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A. 3 – 7 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 6 B. 3 – 7 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 8 – 5 C. 6 – 7 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 8 – 5 D. 6 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 8 – 7 – 5
1. We left home at 07:00 and arrived there at 09:00. 2. I bought some key holders.
3. There were many birds flying in the sky.
4. Last week, my friends and I went to Parangtritis beach. 5. Some of them were playing water cheerfully.
6. We went home at 11:30.
7. There were many sellers who sold many kinds of souvenirs. 8. The sun shone brightly and the scenery was very beautiful. 9 We also saw a lot of people at the beach.
A. 4-1-8-3-9-5-7-2-6 B. 4-1-9-5-7-2-8-3-6 C. 4-1-7-2-8-3-5-9-6 D. 4-1-3-9-8-5-2-7-6
50. Arrange these jumbled sentences into a good paragraph. 1. He is from Japan.
2. He is also the only boy in his family. 3. He is the youngest in his family.
4. Konita is one of the International students of Brigham Young University. 5. Now he is in Provo, Utah, studying English.
6. They are a father, a mother, three sisters and himself. 7. There are six people in his family.
8. He is 19 years old.
9. Konita thinks his English classes are excellent and the teachers are professionals. A. 4-1-6-3-2-5-7-9-8
