SOAL SIMULASI BAHASA INGGRIS

To every student of SMPN 1 Pekanbaru, please
be advised that the new rule regarding the
restricting the use of smartphone on school
premise will be enforced by Monday, January
20th 2019. For those who fail to comply will
result to school sending the parents letter
regarding the disciplinary violation.
01. What does the text above talk about?
(A) student may bring smartphone to school
(B) smartphone usage will be limited in
school
(C) school will punish the student for
having smartphone
(D) school is against technology
Ruby : “Hey, Kale! What are you doing in the
back of the school?”
Kale : “Nothing much Ruby, I am about to
throw this garbage away!”
Ruby : “Oh Kale, you really should not throw
the plastic garbage over here.”
Kale : “Why would that be Ruby?”
Ruby : “It is because the plastic will not be
decomposed naturally, why don’t we
sort the plastic away and send it to
recycling facility?”
Kale : “That’s a fantastic idea. Thanks Ruby
for the information!”
02. What did Ruby do to Kale?
(A) Ruby was mad about Kale
(B) Ruby invited Kale to throw the plastic
together
(C) Ruby invited Kale to recycle the plastic
(D) Ruby was giving order to Kale
We would like to announce the most anticipated
event of National School Debating
Championship 2019 which will be held at Nusa
Hotel Bali on November 30th to December 3rd.
Every high school student from grade 10 to 12
is eligible for the selection process. The
selection process will be held in multiple stages
with following schedule:
Selection Level Date
School Level August 1st 2019
City or Residence September 1st 2019
Level
Provincial Level October 1st 2019
For the top 3 speakers in the selection
tournament will be granted a slot for joining the
National School Debating Championship 2019
with all the accommodations taken care of by
the Ministry of Education.
04. What is the reason behind why the school
published this according to the text above?
(A) To describe the upcoming event
(B) To inform the upcoming competition
(C) To compare benefit of competitions
(D) To invite students to learn debate
05. Which one of these options is allowed to
replace the underlined date on the text?
(A) September the 1th 2019
(B) 2019/11/11
(C) September 2019
(D) September 1, 2019

Tono : Ardi, did you see any dogs running by?

Ardi : Yes I did Tono, there three dogs
just hiding behind that wall.
03. What is the most appropriate word to fill in
the blank?
(A) is
(B) were
(C) was
(D) Are
There is an amazing thing happening every time Look at the following table carefully!
we digest our food. The food that we eat will be Final Exam Result - Class VIIIB
extracted for the nutrition along the intestines.
No Name Math Score Biology Score
However, after all the nutrition is extracted by
our body the food will still reside inside our 1 Ali 85 75
colon. These leftovers can be a source of food 2 Siti 90 85
for bad bacteria. Luckily we have our friendly
bacteria Escherichia Coli that colonize our big 3 Joni 60 70
colon and prevent bad bacteria from invading 4 Alan 75 65
our digestive system.
Average Score 77.5 73.75
06. What can be said about the role of E. Coli
bacteria inside human body? 08. From the information above, which one of
(A) E. Coli predates on our food these sentences is correct?
(B) E. Coli gives symbiosis with human (A) Ali performed better than Siti in science
body (B) Joni has the best score in science
(C) E. Coli are parasites inside human body (C) Alan has the worst grade in math
(D) E. Coli bacteria do not give any benefit (D) Siti performed best in math
to human
The Earth is rotating on its axis and also
Dear Tini, revolving around the Sun. The Earth’s rotation is
counter-clockwise and causes the perception that
CONGRATULATIONS! the Sun in the east and in the west.

For your proud achievement as the most- 09. What is the most appropriate form of words
outstanding student of SMP 1 Wonogiri that best fill the blank on the above
academic year 2018/2019! paragraph?
(A) rose, set
From Your Best Friend, (B) sets, rose
Siti (C) rise, set
(D) rises, sets
07. What is the purpose of the above text?
(A) to show that Siti is jealous of Tini’s
achievement
(B) to express appreciation of Siti’s
achievement
(C) to express appreciation of Tini’s
achievement zeni
(D) to inform Tini of her achievement
Besides having rotation, Earth also experiences
revolution. Revolution is when earth goes
around the Sun. When Earth goes around the
sun, it moves in a tilted position. The deviation
is about 23,5 degree. This deviation causes
several areas on earth to reveive more sunlight
compared to other area. It means some areas are
hotter and some areas are colder. This causes
variation in temperature and causes several areas
on Earth to have more than 1 season.
10. From the text above, which one of these
phenomena is caused by a tilted Earth when
it goes around the sun?
(A) day and light
(B) revolution
(C) rotation
(D) four seasons
Due to recent 7,0 Richter scale earthquake in the
area that hit our school, we regret to announce
that we will be suspending the school’s operation
from 15th to 31st of January. In the meantime,
the school will be undergoing a renovation. We
pray for the quick recovery and to all the parties
affected by the recent disaster. For further
information and update please contact our
school administration at 0811-111-2345 or at our
school email: SMAN1@school.ac.id.
11. What is going to occur to the school on the
January 31st?
(A) The school will still be suspending the
operation
(B) The school will run as normal
(C) The people will be recovering from the
disaster
(D) The school is answering to emails
despite being stricken by disaster
To : Rizky
From : Andi
Dear Rizky,
How have you been? It’s been a while since our
last meeting. I hope you and your family is
doing fine. Since my family moved to Bandung
3 months ago, I now have transferred to SMP
129 Bandung. I am beginning to make some
new friends here but I still miss the friends
back in Palembang a lot. Are you doing well at
school? I still remember our promise to reunite
in Bandung. I hope you still want to attend
senior high school here in Bandung. We can go
to the Mall together and hang out like we used
to.
Sincerely yours,
Andi.
12. According to the passage above, what is the
overall tone in which Andi is trying to infer
to his friend?
(A) resenful
(B) vengeful
(C) grateful
(D) longing
Class IX-B would like to congratulate our
dearest Kevin from class VIII-A for winning
the election and to be appointed as our new
student leader. We hope that your leadership
period will be a good avenue for you to
improve your personal skills.
We also would like to express our sorry to
Pandu who lost the election from class VIII-C.
Your candidacy has provided strong
competition to Kevin. You are still a winner
because your total vote was 2nd best in the
election.
13. What can be said from the text about
Pandu?
(A) Pandu has cheated in the election
(B) Pandu was a runner up on the election
(C) Pandu was regretful about participating
(D) Pandu was not trying hard
Attention to all students of class VII. Among the many animals that dwell in the
According to the meeting on Monday, 17th Ujung Kulon National Park area are: leopards,
November 2019 during break time, we will wild dog, leopard cat, fishing cat, etc. Over 270
start chore duty for each student-group. The species of birds have been recorded. Most
list of agreed chores to be completed by on- notably, the area is supporting the critically
duty students are: endangered, endemic (only found in the area),
1. On-duty students help clean single-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Javan
classroom before the school start at sondaicus) with an estimated population in mere
7.30 AM. thousands.
2. On-duty students help clean the 16. What is going to happen if the endemic
chalkboard after the class ends so that Javan Rhinoceros is extinct?
we will have clean chalkboard before
(A) they can still be found naturally outside
each class.
Ujung Kulon
14. What is the most appropriate word- (B) the likelihood of extinction is
meaning pair to fill the blank section on the extremely low
above text? (C) they are going to migrate elsewhere
(D) they are going to be lost from the earth
(A) could are advised to
(B) may have duties to One of the most popular ways to reach the
park is by boat. It took about 3 hours to sail to
(C) must are obligated to
the beautiful island of Peucang in which
(D) can are able to beautiful white beach met the pristine tropical
forest. Usually tourists will reside in Peucang
Island in which the simple resort is located or
The starred location on image is the they also can move to other islands such as
location of Ujung Kulon National Park Panaitan, Handeuleum, and Semenanjung
islands. Alternatively, they can go to Ujung
Kulon peninsula in which Javanese Rhino
resides.
Adapted from: http://www.indonesia-
t@urism.com/banten/ujungkulon.html and
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/608/
17. From the text, which of these alternatives
is the likeliest for ordinary tourists to be
the place to stay overnight?
(A) Panaitan
(B) Ujung Kulon peninsula
Ujung Kulon National Park is an isolated (C) Peucang
wilderness on the end of Java Island. It is (D) Handeuleum
the natural the habitat where the threatened
Javanese Rhinoceros lives.
15. What is the location that is the most
suitable to fill the blank on the text
above? ....
(A) Northernmost
(B) Mid-western
(C) South-westernmost
(D) North-easternmost
Many chemicals reactions are affected by the 19. What is the purpose of the text above?
level of acidity of their environment. To know A. to educate about healthy lifestyle
how acid the environment is the scientists B. to argue about the correct way of
create pH scale which ranges from 1 to 14. making pH meter
However, we also can create natural substance C. to inform about application of red
that can tell whether something is an acid or a cabbage
base according to the colors. Such substances is D. to explain on how to make natural pH
called natural pH indicator because the color meter from red cabbage
vary according to acid presence in their
surroundings. The example of natural pH 20. What does the “it” from step 6 refer to?
indicators are red cabbage, rose’s petal flowers,
A. blender
and blueberries.
B. strainer
18. What is the unique characteristic of a C. red cabbage water
natural pH indicator? D. red cabbage fiber
(A) they are found naturally on the
environment 21. What can be said if vinegar turns the pH
(B) they can change a substance into acids water into red?
(C) they can change a substance into bases A. pH of vinegar is 4,5 on pH scale
(D) they changes colors according to B. pH of vinegar is on acidic level
acidity level of the environment C. pH of vinegar is on basic level
D. pH of vinegar is on neutral level
To make pH indicator from red cabbage follow
these steps:
Step 1 to 3
1. Prepare 2 cups of red cabbage, hot water,
blender, vinegar, and detergent solution.
2. Prepare transparent cups, strainer, spoons,
and bowls
3. Put 2 cups of red cabbage into the blender
and carefully pour hot water into it as well
4. Turn on the blender and mix them well 22. The text on above sign means that ....
5. Filter the fibers from the water with A. people must not throw away the
strainer garbage in the area
6. Put the solid away and pour it into a B. people must take home the garbage in
transparent cup the park
7. Pour vinegar into a cup and also detergent C. people should take home the garbage
into a cup. pH indicator from red cabbage in the area
will turn red by acid and blue from bases D. people have to throw away the garbage
8. To see how pH indicator works, put some in the area
red cabbage water into a bowl using spoon
then add some vinegar and see how it
turns color
9. Also try to put some detergent water using
spoon into the bowl of red cabbage water
till it turns color
Read the conversation below
Anna : “Hey Cole, do you brush your
teeth?”
Cole : “I brush my teeth every morning and
every night”
23. What is the most suitable option to fill the
blank?
A. why
Source :https://tdma.info/using-sunlight-to-
B. how often
clean-water/
C. where
Fill the blank with the most appropriate
D. how much
option!
Read the conversation below 26. The image above is showing that the water
Donna : “I heard you have a plan for the the girl.
weekend, what is your plan?” A. is being drank by
Grace : “Yes, I go to Bandung this B. is drinking
weekend” C. is being drinking by
24. What is the most appropriate word to fill in D. is being drunk by
the blank?
A. will Anthony was a sailor for 40 years. Now at age
B. am going to of 65, he is retired and lived happily in his
C. have to home in Adams, Minnesota along with his wife
D. must and his two dogs. He be the captain of
the ultra large container ship which is more
than 360 meters long.
27.What is the best word to fill in the blank?
A. will always
B. wants to
C. used to
D. was used to

Source: noaanews.com
Ban the use of plastic on the ocean to save
the ocean ecosystem!
25. Whas is the purpose of the text above?
A. to inform about ocean pollution
B. to give entertainment about ocean life
C. to promote clean ocean environment
D. to promote the use of plastic
One day when he was sailing, he realized that
his ship was going into the storm. The sky was
pitch-dark and thunders roared everywhere. He
had faced many extreme weathers before, but
this storm was something different.
28. What is the word “roared” has the closest
meaning to?
A. whistled
B. whispered
C. boomed
D. cried
Afterwards, he witnessed a giant tunnel of
wind soared into the sky. He was shocked to
see that he was running into the most
destructive category-5 hurricane. If he was
drawn into the storm the ship would be
destroyed. Out of desperation he then prayed
and tried to maneuver his massive ship outside
the storm onto safety. His chance of success is
very small.
29. What is the most suitable word to fill the
blank?
A. partially
B. entirely
C. superficially
D. happily
While he tried to move the ship out of the
storm’s pathway, one giant wave struck the ship
and almost toppled it down. Luckily, a few
moments after the noise outside got weakened.
Anthony peeked outside the window and
sighed with relief. It had miraculously moved
away from the ship. Ever since that day,
Anthony never fails to check the weather
forecast before sailing into the sea.
30. What does the word “it” on line 6 refers to?
A. the ship
B. the thunder
C. the hurricane
D. the wind
Social media is one favorite communication
platform for teenagers. Although social media
possesses many advantages, it also comes with
many costs. The excessive display of wealth
and glamorous image on social media can
generate negative feelings for teenagers
because they feel that their life is not as
exciting and great. Teenagers who feel so must
know that internet image and reality may be
different because people put filters on their
social media feeds. Therefore, teenagers should
be wise when reacting about what they see on
social media platforms.
31. From the text above, we know that the
writer’s feeling about social media is ....
A. optimistic
B. encouraging
C. worried
D. suspicious
The excessive display of wealth and glamorous
image on social media can generate negative
feelings for teenagers because they feel that
their life is not as exciting and great.
32. What is the best counter-argument to tackle
the sentence above?
A. teenager’s life are all amazing and are
not affected by what happens on social
media platforms
B. all teenagers are having depression so
the social media do not give any
impacts to teenagers
C. the full display of wealth or glamorous
image on social media do not result to
negative feelings
D. teenagers do not use social media that
frequently in reality
Social media has become one of the most-
frequently used platforms of communication
among teenagers. Although social media
possesses many advantages, it also comes with
many costs. The excessive display of wealth
and glamorous image on social media can
generate negative feelings for teenagers
because they feel that their life is not as
exciting and great. Teenagers who feel so must
know that internet image and reality may be
different because people put filters on their
social media feeds. Therefore, teenagers should
be wise when reacting about what they see on
social media platforms.
33. What is the purpose of the above text?
A. to ban the use of social media
B. to blame teenager for using social
media
C. to argue the negative effect of social
media for teenager
D. to argue positive effect of social media
for teenager

Dear Wina,
I would like to offer my deepest condolences
for the passing of your beloved grandmother. I
wish to extend my thoughts and prayers for
you and your family in this hard time.
34. From the text above, what does the word
“hard time” have the closest meaning to?
A. easy period
B. practice period
C. entertaining period
D. difficult period

35. What is the purpose of the above text?

A. to provide support to the grieving
family
B. to mock at the grieving family
C. to entertain the grieving family
D. to inform about the death of family
 This text is for questions 36 and 37
Mrs. Emily;

My daughter just told me that you give a visit to our home this morning. I am so sorry I was not at
home. I have medical check-up at the central hospital in town. I would like to ask you to have dinner
next Saturday night so we can have a chat. I will be happy if you could come.

Mrs. Diana

36. Mrs. Diana writes the message to Mrs. Emily to...

A. meet her daughter and ask her to give a visit
B. apologize and invite her for dinner
C. ask her to have dinner and show her medical record
D. come to her house and accompany her to hospital

37. What will Mrs. Emily do on receiving the message?

A. Forgive all Mrs Diana’s mistakes
B. Tell Mrs Diana whether she could come for dinner or not
C. Inform Mrs Diana that she will give a visit soon
D. Come to Mrs Diana’s house for dinner

This text is for questions 38 and 40

Pre-School Open House
Saturday, March 23
9:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Opening available for 3 & 4 year olds. Tuition-free opening for kindergarten
New Discoveries Montessori Academy
DISCOVER SOMETHING GREAT
Authorized by Audubon Center of the North Woods
For an application or more information: 1000 5th Ave. SE, Hutchinson, MN 55350 320 234-6362
(NDMA)
info@newdiscoveries.org www.newdiscoveries.org

38. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

A. To inform a Pre-School Open House
B. To invite someone to come to a Pre- School
C. To persuade people to study at a Pre- School
D. To tell new discoveries of a Pre-School
39. Why do people want to attend to the pre- school?
A. They will get some toys
B. They will obtain a set of stationary
C. The tuition is free for the student’s candidate
D. The registration is free for the attendants
40. “Tuition free for the kindergarten”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to...
A. school fee
B. course fee
C. transfer fee
D. registration fee
 This text is for questions 41 and 43
ATTENTION PLEASE!!

OUR SCHOOL WILL HAVE A SINGING COMPETITION THAT WILL BE HELD ON 16 OCTOBER 15TH 2014
REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD ON 9TH–14 TH FREE REGISTRATION AND FULL OF PRIZE!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT OUR OSIS CHAIRMAN

41. The text is most likely found at...

A. the principal room
B. the announcement board
C. the library door
D. the entrance gate of the school
42. What should the students do if they want to join the competition?
A. Meet the OSIS chairman
B. Prepare the singing competition
C. Register on 9th – 14th, October
D. Contact to the OSIS chairman
43. The competition is free registration...full of prize.
A. or
B. but
C. and
D. if

This text is for questions 44 and 45

Dear Evan,

I’d like to invite you for dinner to our house warming this week on Saturday at 6 p.m. Please confirm
your attendance.

Best, Rian

44. Why does Rian write this card?

A. to celebrate a house warming
B. to remind about the house warming
C. to come on time for a house warming
D. to confirm a house warming
45. What should Evan do after receiving this card?
A. call Rian
B. come with Rian
C. save this card
D. set a reminder
 This text is for questions 46 and 47
Dear Asti,

Please come to OSIS meeting which will be held on:

Day : Monday, 13 April 2017 Time : during lunch break Place : OSIS secretariat
Agenda : Welcome freshman Looking forward to your coming

Regard, Febri

46. What time is the meeting held?

A. at 9 o’clock
B. at 10 o’clock
C. at 11 o’clock
D. at 12 o’clock
47. “welcome freshman”. What does the underlined word mean?
A. current students
B. old students
C. new students
D. good students

This text is for questions 48 and 50

No budget/no worries
RODEO INN
Offers minimalist accomodation very suitable for backpackers Start from Rp80.000/night
*book in advance (tel. 0271-333-444)

48. The advertisement above is intended for...

A. travelers
B. family
C. businessman
D. students
49. What is the good point about RODEO INN?
A. no budget
B. minimalist accomodation UN B. Inggris

C. cheap price
D. telephone is provided
50. “Book in advance”. The underlined words are closest in meaning to ...
A. directly
B. immediately
C. early
D. lately