PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN BINTAN

DINAS PENDIDIKAN PEMUDA DAN OLAHRAGA

SMP NEGERI 3 BINTAN
Jl. Nusantara Km.18 Gunung Lengkuas-Kijang

UJIAN AKHIR SEMESTER (UAS) GENAP T.P. 2015/2016

MATA PELAJARAN : BAHASA INGGRIS
KELAS : IX
WAKTU : 90 MENIT

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Read the text and answer questions 1 to 2.

DO NOT LEAVE THE GAS COOKER
UNATTENDED WHEN ON
1. What does the text mean?
A. We should not guard the gas cooker when on.
B. We should leave the gas cooker when on.
C. We may leave the gas cooker when on.
D. We may not leave the gas cooker when on.

2. Where do we usually find the above text?

A. On the gas cooker.
B. On the gas kitchen.
C. On the gas tube.
D. On the gas oil.
Read the text and answer questions 3 to 5.
YOU ARE INVITED
Dear students of SMP Negeri 3 Bintan
Ramadan is coming again.For those who want to spend your time observing the beauty of
koranic verses,you can come to our school.The students Union of SMP Negeri 3 Bintan will hold
a calligraphy exhibition from August 18 to 20 in the school hall.More than 100 works of
calligraphy will be displayed.Some of the calligraphies on display have won competition
organized by the Research Center for Islamic History Art and Culture Award(IRCIA).The exhibition
will be opened by Abdel Malik,staff of the Saudi Arabian Ambassador for Indonesia.Please attend
this special programme together with your beloved parents.Do not miss it.

Chairman
DirmanSanjaya
3. What are some of the calligraphies on display like?
A. Very beautiful B. Rather nice C. Really big D. Extremely bright

4. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the text?

A. To describe about the calligraphy exhibition.
B. To give information about the Ramadan coming.
C. To advertise the exhibition from August 18 to 20.
D. To invite the students to attend a calligraphy exhibition.

5. How do the students Union of SMP Negeri 3 Bintan welcome the Ramadan month?
A. They plan to have a calligraphy exhibition.
B. They hope to invite Abdel Malik to open an art exhibition.
C. They spend their time by doing a new kind of competition.
D. They visit the Research Center for Islamic History Art and Culture.
Read the text and answer questions 6 to 8.
CONGRATULATIONS
FRANKY
You have shown your fantastic performance in the badminton
match.You are a real winner.We are so proud with you.

Mommy and Daddy

6. Why did Franky’s parents write the greeting card to him?
A. They wanted to thank their son.
B. They are real winners in badminton.
C. Their son has won the badminton competition.
D. They are happy to show their best performance.

7. What does the word ”you” in the text refer to?

A. Franky. B. Daddy. C. Mommy. D. Mommy and Daddy.

8. What is the writer’s purpose to write the text?

A. To thank Franky for his performance.
B. To congratulate Franky on his victory.
C. To inform a good news for the winner.
D. To express the writer’s pride on the match.

Read the text and answer questions 9 to 11.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The head of this regency,Mr. H. Apri Sujadi, is going to visit our school tomorrow morning.He will
invite us for picnic on Tuesday 29 th April 2016. All students should wear the new batik uniforms
and gather in the school hall at about 09.30 a.m. to do the welcoming ceremony.They teaching
and learning process before and after the ceremony is done as usual.
Please be informed!
Mrs.H. Sri Lestari, Spd.

Vice Headmaster
9. What does the text tell you about?
A. The visit of the head of regency to invite students to have a picnic.
B. The school regulation to wear the new batik uniforms everyday.
C. The students and teacher’s gathering in the school hall at 9.30.
D. The headmaster’s plan to have a picnic with the head of regency.

10. The students should wear their new batik uniforms because………
A. They have to welcome Mr.H. Apri Sujadi.
B. The uniforms belong to the head of regency.
C. Mr.Hartono wants to gather all the school uniforms.
D. They are going to celebrate the victory of their regency head.

11. From the text above,we know that………

A. The school respect the head of regency.
B. The regency head is the only owner of the school.
C. The students will study together with their leader.
D. All teachers may teach the students before the ceremony.

Read the text and answer questions 12 to 14.

Doni,I think I don’t need to join my school extracurricular activity today.My teacher passed
away at Sari Husada Hospital this morning.He was my favorite teacher you know.I will miss
him so much.May god always bless him and he can rest in peace.By the way,can you
accompany me to go to his house to express my condolence? All my classmates have been
there now.
Sender: Beni
10.25 a.m.
 12. What is the writer’s purpose to write the text?
A. To invite someone accompany him
B. To give information about his favorite teacher.
C. To tell someone that school extracurricular cancel.
D. To express condolence to his teacher’s death at hospital.

13. Why does Beni not want to join extracurricular activity?

A. He will go to hospital to visit this teacher.
B. Beni’s favorite teacher passed away this morning.
C. He prays for his teacher so that he can rest in peace.
D. Beni and his all classmates go to their teacher’s house.

14. “May God always bless him and he rest in peace.”

What does the underlined word refer to?
A. Doni. B. Beni. C. Teacher. D. Classmate.

This text is for questions 15 and 16.

Keyla,

I am very sorry to tell you the death of Mrs.Cindy Hartono,mother of Lia Hartono,on
April,23,2015 at 4 a.m,after being hospitalized for two weeks in Harapan Hospital.The funeral
ceremony will be held at 11 o’clock this morning.I plan to attend it.If you want to join,please
contact me.Please forward this message to other classmates.

Nanda
15. Who passed away?
A. Nanda. B. Keyla. C. Cindy Hartono. D. Nanda’s mother.

16. “……I plan to attend it,……” (Line 3)

The underlined word is closest in meaning to……..
A. Go to. B. Go with. C. Care for. D. Look after.

This text is for questions 17 and 18.

The Nature Reserve Home of the Monkey Ghost

Tarsier is a unique animal with enormous eyes and a body about the size of a tennis ball.It is the
world’s smallest primate.You can only find at Tangkoko-Batuangus Dua Sathlara Nature Reserve
in Bitung,an hour drive from Manado,North Sulawesi,Indonesia.
Call your local travel agent for special offer!
17. Tarsier is considered an unusual animal because……
A. It only takes an hour from Manado to find the animal.
B. It only can be found in Manado,North Sulawesi.
C. It has big eyes and small body.
D. It is the oldest primate.

18. From the text,we can conclude that……….

A. Tarsier is one of the endangered animals.
B. Monkey ghost is the world’s largest primate.
C. The Nature takes a long way to get from Manado.
D. There are a lot of Nature reserves for monkey ghost in Manado.

This text is for questions 19 and 21.

To all student of SMP Nusantara

Please join us in our school exhibition.

Program : Songs,Postry Reading,Bamboo Music and Maengket Dance.
Place : Bakung Mas Café,Mega mall.
Day : Saturday
Date : 23rd of May 2015
Time : 07.00-10.00 pm
Host : OSIS

*Invitation card available on May 20th

19. Why will all students of SMP Nusantara go to Bakung Mas café in Mega mall?
A. They are all OSIS members.
B. To see their school exhibition.
C. They have to perform Maengket Dance.
D. Bakung Mas café will launch the restaurant.

20. When will the school exhibition be held?

A. May the third.
B. May the thirteenth.
C. May the twentieth.
D. May the twenty third.

21. “Please join us our school exhibition.”

The underlined word is similar to……..
A. Expo. B. Carnival. C. Fireworks. D. Advertisement.

The following text is for question no. 22 – 25!

1. Insert your card.
2. Type your Personal Identification Number (PIN).
3. Press the button that says withdraw Rp 100.000.
4. Take your money.
5. Don’t forget to take your card.

22. What is the best title for the text above?

A. How to produce money. C. How to withdraw money from Teller.
B. How to withdraw money from ATM. D. How to make money easily.

23. Where do you find the text above?

A. At ATM C. At the mirror of Bank
B. At announcement board D. At the door of Bank

24. “Press the button …”.(Step 2). The synonym of the word “Press” is ….
A. Blow B. push C. beat D. Pull

25. When do you take your card?

A. After type Personal Identification Number.
B. After press the button at Machine.
C. After taking money.
D. Before coming the ATM.
Read the text and answer questions 26 to 29.
Last Saturday my sister and I went for a walk on Jl.Sudirman Jakarta.It was 2.00 p.m.suddenly we saw
a small flower shop in the corner of the road.We decided to come by to see it.We met the florist named
Ms.Lisa.She looked happy to see us.
The next hour we spent time listening to Ms.Lisa’s explanation about every kind of flower there.A box
of roses caught my sister’s attention.She started admiring them.Ms.Lisa said that those roses were the
most beautiful flowers she had.Many customers love to buy it because it is the symbol of love.She also
informed us that each color of roses has a separate meaning.Unfortunately,she had difficulty in keeping
them fresh.Since the weather was not really nice recently,many flowers were wilted and they had to be
thrown away.
Then I looked at my watch.It was already 4.00 p.m.It was time to end our visit.We decided to buy a
dozen of roses and gave them to our mother.Ms.Lisa suggested picking the red ones because they had a
meaning of love,recpect,and courage.It was really a wonderful afternoon for us.

26. What does the text mostly tell you about?

A. Visiting Ms.Lisa C. Going to the flower shop
B. Picking up roses D. Admiring some other roses

27. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The writer and the customers showed their admiration to several roses.
B. The writer and his sister spent time listening to Ms.Lisa’s explanation.
C. Many people threw away their wilting roses into the box of roses.
D. Ms.Lisa bought the best roses for the customers to enjoy.

28. What did the writer and his sister do at the end of their visit?
A. They bought flowers C. They built a flower shop
B. They visited Ms.Lisa D. They tool some roses

29. “Many customers love to buy it because it is the symbol of love”.

The underlined word has same meaning as…………
A. Sign B. Wish C. Color D. Character

The following text is for questions 30 to 33.

Dear Mom,

Congratulations on the opening of your flower shop!

Finally,your dream has come true.

May it bring happiness to your life and I wish you success!

Love you always,

Bintang
30. Why does Bintang write the card?
A. To announce a new shop. C. To congratulate his mother.
B. To compliment his mother. D. To advertise a new shop.

31. What is Bintang’s mother’s dream?

A. To work in a flower shop. C. To have a flower garden.
B. To own a flower shop. D. To grown many kinds of flowers.

32. “May it bring happiness to your life…!”

The word ’it’ refers to………………
A. The dream B. Bintang’s life C. The opening. D. The flower shop.

33. “……..I wish you success!”

The opposite meaning of the underlined word is……......
A. Doubt. B. Failure. C. Achievement. D. Resignation.
The following dialog is for questions 34 and 35.
Mrs.Rianti : Erlin,could you help me,please?
Erlin : Yes,Mom.What can I do for you?
Mrs.Rianti : Please stir this rice continuously.
Erlin : Why?
Mrs.Rianti : The rice will harden and it won’t become rice porridge.Get the point?
Erlin : Yes,Mom! You make my favorite food for the breakfast,Mom?
Mrs.Rianti : Yup!
Erlin : Yuppie! It must be delicious!

34. Where does the dialog take place?

A. In a bedroom B. In a dining room C. In a restaurant D. In a kitchen

35. Mrs.Rianti says,” Get the point?”

What does she mean?
A. She asks whether Erlin can help her.
B. She wants to learn how to make rice porridge.
C. She doesn’t understand what Erlin says.
D. She checks whether Erlin understands her explanation.

Read the text and answer questions 36 to 40.

Kinds of Earthquake
Earthquake often happens around us.It brings great damages.Earthquake is hard to be predicted and
that makes a lot of victims.
Actually there are three kinds of earthquake.These kinds of earthquake are commonly based on the
factor and geological area where the earthquake happens.These three kinds of earthquake are
tectonic,volkanic,and explosion.
Tectonic earthquake is the most common one.This kind of earthquake happens while earth’s crust
rocks break because of geological strength created by moving of the earthquake’s plates.
Volcanic earthquake happens exactly with volcanic activity.Volcanic earthquakes are when the
volcano produces acidic lava,which dries quickly; when it dries quickly it blocks the top of the
volcano.This makes no more magma escape.Pressure starts to build up and eventually the acidic lava
can no longer stand the pressure.So the volcano is free to explode,the pressure released so fast that an
earthquake is caused.A volcanic earthquake is usually kept within 10-20 miles of the volcano.
36. What is the purpose of writing the text above?
A. To identify what cause an earthquake.
B. To inform about kinds of erathquake.
C. To differentiate types of volcanoes.
D. To socialize the way to avoid an earthquake.

37. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. There are three kinds of erathquake.
B. Earthquake always happens around us.
C. We have had a lot of earthquakes.
D. The earthquake happens anywhere.

38. How many types of earthquake are mentioned in the text above?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3

39. “……when the volcano produces acidic lava,…..”

What does the underlined word mean?
A. Sour tasting. C. Sharp looking.
B. Bitter feeling. D. New tasting.

40. “Tectonic earthquake is the most common one”.

What does the underlined word refer to?
A. Earthquake B. Volcano C. Magma D. Victim
 41. Arrange the Sentences below into a correct paragraph.
1. first, we prayed together.
2. after lunch, we visited all our neighborhood friends.
3. on the first day of Id Mubarak, all the family woke up early.
4. around 10 a.m. some family members came to visit.
5. then we ate the special meal prepared by mom and our aunties.
6. we each asked to be forgiven for any transgressions in the past year.
A. 3 – 6 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 4
B. 3 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 2
C. 3 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 6
D. 3 – 5 – 6 – 1 – 2 – 4

42. Arrange these words into a good sentence

My – ate – cooked – that – breakfast - I - the - mother
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A. 6-2-5-7-8-4-1-3
B. 6-2-7-5-4-1-8-3
C. 6-2-4-1-5-7-3-8
D. 6-2-1-4-7-3-8-5

43. Arrange the following sentences into a good recount text.

1. The bus was-conditioned,so I felt comfortable.
2. All the passengers got off,did their prayers and had dinner.
3. Then I took a taxi to my grandparents in Bandung.
4. In my holiday I visited my grandparents in Bandung.
5. The bus stopped at Pekalongan.
6. I went there by bus,It left at five in the afternoon.
7. The bus reached Bandung at six.
The best arrangement to make a text is…….
A. 4 – 6 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 2 – 3
B. 4 – 6 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 3
C. 4 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 7 – 3
D. 4 – 6 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 3 – 7

My Adventure at Leang-Leang Cave

On Sunday, my parents, my best friend Novi, and I visited a cave at Maros called Leang-leang. It
was my first time to ... (44) the cave, better yet, my best friend came to visit it with me!
The cave was … (45) for its primitive cave wall paintings which were some hand prints and wild
boar paintings. The cave and its surroundings were turned into a national park, so it was taken care of.
My parents took a rest in a small hut for visitors of the park, while Novi and I adventured around the …
(46) with a guide. We had to climb some metal stairs to get to the cave, because the cave was
embedded into a small mountain.
44. A. Nurse B. Visist C. Ignore D. Show
45. A. amazing B. Wonderful C. Beautiful D. Farmous
46. A. small Mountain B. National park C. Cave D. Hut
Read the text and answer questions 47 and 48.

47. When will Thai Airlane arrive in Phuket?

A. 16.05.
B. 15.50.
C. 14.30.
D. 14.10.
48. How long does Lea Airlane take from Chiang Mai to luang Prabang?
A. 1 hour.
B. 2 hours.
C. 3 hours.
D. 4 hours.

Read the text and answer question 49 and 50

Abu Nawas a very respectable message man
Long time ago, in the kingdom of king Aaron, Abu Nawas was invited to the king’s dinner. He
went to the palace in his best clothes. A servant welcomed him and showed Abu Nawas to his seat.
Then, all ministers came and sat on their chairs. The last person entering the room was the king . He sat
on his special big seat.
On each plate, there was delicious roast chicken. Its smell made people hungry. After praying,
the king invited all people to eat. Abu Nawas took his fork and knife. He wanted to cut his chicken.
Suddenly the king stopped him, ‘Wait Abu!’.
‘Whatever you do to your chicken, I will do that to you too,’ said the king.
‘For example, if you cut the chicken’s wing, I will also cut your arm.’ The king said.
Abu Nawas looked sad and disappointed. But it was not long. Soon his face looked very bright.
Suddenly, he pinched the chicken’s wing. The king was surprised. He didn’t think Abu would do that. But
he could not deny what he had said. So he pinched Abu arm.
Next, Abu patted the chicken’s back. The king also patted Abu’s back. All ministers wanted to laugh, but
they didn’t dare. They just looked down their plates. After some time, He patted Abu’s shoulders.
‘All right Abu, you eat you chicken now!’ said the king while grinning.
‘Thank you Your Majesty,’ said Abu happily. ‘You are able to escape from my punishment,’ said King
Aaron with his mouth full of food.
At that time, the king looked amused. He felt satisfied with Abu. Some ministers smiled and
laughed a little. Abu didn’t really care about it. He was enjoying the roasted chicken very much. There
were more food and laughter during the rest of the party. All were very much happy….
49. What is the main idea of paragraph three?
A. The king taked to the minister to punish Abu Nawas
B. AbuNawas tried to escape from the King’s punishment
C. The King gave a punishment to Abu Nawas
D. Abu Nawas looked so dissappointed

50. Why did the minister looked dawn on their plate? Because....
A. The King patted Abu’s shoulders
B. The king patted Abu’s back.
C. They did not want to laugh.
D. They did not dare to laugh.