SOAL TO 1 ENGLISH

Read the text to answer the question 1 to 3

The girl’s name is Ayu Oktaviani. She becomes one of the people
recorded in MURI (Museum Rekor Indonesia) because of she is the
youngest novelist in Indonesia. Her novel is entitled mysterious
murders.
Ayu enjoys studying and reading very much. Her favorite subjects
are science, maths, and English. Her favorite writers are N.H Dini, J.K
Rowling and the queen of detective stories; Agatha Christie.

1. What does the text tell us about?

a. Mysterious girl
b. The famous writer, Ayu Oktaviani
c. The youngest novelist
d. The novel tells about mysterious murders

2. Ayu is recorded in MURI because ....

a. She is the youngest novelist in Indonesia
b. She is a student of SMP Penabur
c. She is a fan of N.H Dini
d. She likes science

3. What is the goal of the text above?

a. To tell the reader about the best writer
b. To give information about Ayu Oktaviani in general (DESCRIPTIVE : UMUM)
c. To tell about Ayu Oktaviani, the youngest writer in Indonesia (REPORT : KHUSUS-
REKOR MURI)
d. To describe Ayu Oktaviani in general

4. I – the – in – the class – English – test – do

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
the best arrangement is ....
a. 1-7-2-5-6-3-4
b. 1-7-3-5-6-2-4 (SUBJECT : TO BE/VERB)
c. 2-5-6-1-7-3-4
d. 2-5-4-1-3-7-6

5. Is – a – woman – kind – My – beautiful – mother – and

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
a. 5-7-1-3-2-4-8-6
b. 5-7-3-2-1-8-6-4
c. 5-7-3-6-4-8-1-2
d. 5-7-1-2-6-8-4-8
Read the text to answer the question 6 to 10

Our Classroom
This is our classroom. It is big. There are twenty five desks and fifty chairs for
the students in my classroom. The floor is always clean. We sweep it every morning. It
has a blackboard, a door, and six windows. The wall is blue. There are some pictures,
a calender, the symbol of garuda, the picture of out president and vice president on
the wall.
In front of the class there is a teacher’s desk and teacher’s chair, and in the
corner in front of the class there is a flag. Near the door there is a dustbin. In my
classroom there aren’t any bookshelves but there’s a cupboard. The cupboard is at
the corner and the map is above it. I like my classroom very much because it is clean.
We clean it everyday. I usually clean it every Friday.

6. What is the text about?

a. The school yard
b. The library
c. The classroom
d. The office

7. How is the wall? It is ...

a. Clean and white
b. Blue
c. Big and yellow
d. Blue and dirty

8. “We clean it everyday.” The word ‘it’ refers to .....

a. The floor
b. The classroom
c. The library
d. The big wall

9. According to the text, there are ..... desks and ..... chairs for the students.
a. 25 – 50
b. 12 -15
c. 20 -40
d. 22 -45
Read the text to answer the question 10 to 14

ANNOUNCEMENT

To : All students of Junior High School 1 Gentara.

To celebrate the National Education Day the board of student
association will hold some interesting programs. There are English
speech contest, English story telling contest and wall magazine
competition. The programs will be held on January 4th, 2018, 8 am – 1
pm.
All classes must take part in the programs and should report
their participation to their home teachers.
For detail information, please contact Mrs. Erika, the coordinator
of this program.
10. What does the announcement about?
a. Programs to celebrate the National Education Day
b. Explaining special programs in January
c. Inviting students to come to school in January
d. Informing some programs

11. How long does the programs last?

a. Four hours
b. Five hours
c. Three hours
d. Two hours

12. When will the program be held?

a. February
b. August
c. May
d. January

13. How many programs must the participants follow?

a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

14. Who do you think read the announcement?

a. All students
b. New students of Junior High School 1 Gentara
c. All students of junior High school 1 Gentara
d. All students and teachers of Junior high school 1 Gentara
 Galasin is an easy to play tradition game without any equipment needed. Two
groups of three or four players can play it in an open space, such as in schoolyard.
Before playing the game, players draw lines in a big square with three or four division.
The defending team put the players on the lines(front line, middle line, and back
line) to avoid the attacking team coming into their territory. The defendants must try
to catch the attackers when they try to trespass the defendants’ territory. However,
the defendants are only allowed to run along the lines. The team change role when
one of the defendants catches one of the attackers. The attackers win when one of the
attackers can trespass to the deepest territory and go out of the territory safely.

Read the text to answer the question 15 to 18

15. What do you need to do before playing galasin?
a. To make the territory
b. To get equipment
c. To make a galasin
d. To make teams
16. How many players are there in a team?
a. More than three players
b. Fewer than three players
c. More than five players
d. Fewer than players
17. “ .... can play it in an open space .... “(first paragraph). The underlined word refers to ...
a. A child
b. School
c. Galasin
d. An instrument
18. What is paragraph two about?
a. The number of the players
b. The place to play galasin
c. The winner of galasin
d. How to play galasin
Read the text to answer the question 19 to 23

Indonesian Avocado Drink

Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 5 tablespoons water
- 2 medium avocados
- ½ cup milk (cold)
- 1 cup milk chocolate
- Ice (crushed)
Directions:
- Make simple syrup by combining sugar and water in small saucepan
over medium high heat.
- Stir until clear. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Spoon out avocado pulp and place in blender.
- Add syrup and blend to mix, then add cold milk and blend.
- Divide between 2 tall glasses. Top each serving with ½ cup chocolate
milk ( from separate layer) and crushed ice.
19. what does the text tell us about?
a. how to make avocado syrup
b. the ingredients of delicious avocado
c. how to make Indonesian avocado drink
d. the recipe of making a good drink

20. how many ingredients do we need to make the syrup?

a. six
b. five
c. three
d. two

21. “Add syrup and blend to mix.” What does the underlined word mean?
a. separate
b. combine
c. pour
d. put

22. when should we serve the the avocado drink?

a. before it gets hot
b. after crushed ice
c. while it is still hot
d. while the drink delicious
23. what should you do before remove the syrup from heat and let cool?
a. stir until clear
b. spoon out avocado pulp
c. place in blender
d. add syrup and blend to mix

Read the text to answer the question 24 and 25

KEEP SILENT
24. The notice means ......
a. students must speak
b. students must not speak
c. students must not make a noise
d. students must make a noise
25. you can find the notice in .....
a. a library
b. a market
c. a classroom
d. a hall

The text is for number 26 to 28

AUTO SILVER
Office: Jl. Abdullah 17, Jakarta. For further
information, call 888665
We provide: MPV, SUV, sedan and Minibus.
 Drivers, full AC, New cars, GPS, TV, Airbags.
We serve all over Indonesia

26. The advertisement above tells us about ....

a. a travel agent
b. a holiday package tour
c. a transportation rental
d. a transportation service
27. Which facility is not available ....
a. drivers
b. tires
c. GPS
d. AC
28. “ For further information, call 888665.” The underlined word means ....
a. ask
b. tell
c. join
d. phone

Read the text to answer the question 29 and 30

HAVE A NICE
HOLIDAY!

29. why do you send the card?

a. to wish your friend a happy holiday
b. to show the date of the holiday
c. to wish your friend to get better
d. to make the readers proud
30. when do you send the card?
a. when a friend celebrates a special event
b. when someone is going to have a holiday
c. when you don’t want to go to school
d. when a relative is sick.

Read the text to answer the question 31 and 32

Dear Aura,

Congratulation on your wonderful achievement. After two years of hard

work, you finally get your master degree.
We are so proud of you. Good luck on your future endeavours.

Sincerely,
Tamara

31. the word ‘endeavours’ has the same meaning as .....

a. deeds
b. efforts
c. result
d. plans
32. from the text above, we can conclude that .....
a. Tamara insists Aura to get her master degree
b. Aura plans to get her master degree
c. Aura has got her master degree
d. Tamara likes to do the hard work

Read the text to answer the question 33 to 36

HOW TO INSTALL CD-ROM

1. Turn off your computer and unplug power cord from power outlet.
2. Carefully remove the computer cover.
3. Set the Master/Slave jumper on the rear panel of drive. (to get best
result, wes strongly suggest that you connect your device to the
secondary IDE port as the MASTER device)
4. Connect the IDE cable to the drive.
5. Connect the 4-pole power cable to the drive.
6. Connect the audio cable (if applicable)
7. Carefully slide the drive into the empty bay and mount it. Then replace
the computer cover
8. Plug your computer back to power outlet and then turn the power on.

33. what should you do in the first step?

a. carefully remove the computer cover
b. turn off your computer and unplug power cord from power outlet
c. connect the IDE cable to the drive
d. connect the 4-pole power cable to the drive.

34. what is the purpose of the text?

a. to give information about CD-ROM
b. to announce CD-ROM
c. to give information how to make CD-ROM
d. to give information how to install CD-ROM

35. what should you do before connect the audio cable (if applicable)?
a. connect the 4-pole power cable to the drive
b. connect the IDE cable to the drive
c. replace the computer cover
d. plug your computer back to power outlet and then turn the power on.

36. what should you do in the last step?

a. turn off your computer and unplug power cord from power outlet.
b. carefully remove the computer cover.
 c. plug your computer back to power outlet and then turn the power on.
d. carefully slide the drive into the empty bay and mount it. Then replace the computer
cover.

Read the text to answer the question 37 and 38

To Mom and Dad,

Congratulation on your 15th wedding anniversary.
We wish you a happy life together.

From Rano and Rani

37. Rano and Rani want to ...... their parents.
a. Announce
b. Invite
c. Inform
d. Congratulate

38. “We wish you a happy life together.” The underlined word has similar meaning
with ....
a. Enjoyable
b. Comfortable
c. Pleased
d. Nice

Read the text to answer the question 39 to 41

ANNOUNCEMENT
The students of grade VII and VIII can study at home from
19th to 22nd. The students of grade IX are having final
exam in those days.

39. What kind of text is it?

a. Invitation
b. An announcement
c. A short message
d. A greeting card

40. Who do you think read it?

a. All students
b. The students of grade IX
c. All the students
d. The students of grade VII and VIII
41. What is the text about?
a. Class meeting
b. Free day
c. Studying at home
d. Holiday

42. Don’t – to – the – Please – hesistate – school – administrators – contact

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The best arrangement for the jumble words above is .....
a. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
b. 4-1-5-2-3-6-8-7
c. 4-1-5-2-8-3-6-7
d. 1-5-2-3-8-6-7-4

CLEAN THOROUGHLY AFTER USE

43. The notice above means .....

a. You must use a good cleaner
b. You have to clean the thing comprehensively after you use it.
c. The room is very dirty and you must clean it.
d. You need clean equipment before using it.

Read the text to answer the question 44 to 48

The fastest baseball game on record took place on August 30,
1916. The two teams were from Winston-Salem and Asheville,
North Carolina. The game was played in Asheville. The
Winston-Salem team had to travel by train to and from
Asheville. The last train that could get them back home on the
same day was to leave at three o’clock. But the game was set
for two o’ clock. How could they play the whole game and
catch a train in just one hour? They asked the home team if
they could start the game early. The Asheville team agreed.

The game started at 1:28. Both team played faster than they
had ever had. All the batter swung at the first pitch. The team
ran on and off the field between innings. Once, the Asheville
pitcher even pitched before his teammates were on the field.
The game was over at 1:59 . winston-Salem won by two-one.
The players had no problem catching the train.
44. What is the text about?
a. The fastest baseball game on record
 b. Winston- Salem and Asheville
c. Playing a game and catching a train
d. Winston- Salem victory

45. “The fastest baseball game on record took place on August 30, 1916.”
What does the underlined phrase means?
a. Happened
b. Hastened
c. Found
d. Matched

46. What time did the game between Winston-Salem and Asheville finish?
a. 1:28
b. 1:59
c. 2:00
d. 3:00

47. The main idea of the last paragraph is.....

a. the fastest baseball game on record was played at 1:59
b. More than one hour
c. From 2:00 to 3:00 on August 1961
d. In only 31 minutes so that the visiting team could catch the train

48. What can we conclude from the text?

a. The Winston-Salem team cancelled their game.
b. The first baseball game was played by Winston- Salem and Asheville
c. The Asheville team was thoughtful of their opponent’s situation.
d. Winston – Salem was a good host team.
Read the text to answer the question 49 to 50

Dear Ahmad,
I’m sorry for cancelling our plan to go fishing
this weekend. I hope you are not upset. I
promise we will do it next week.

49. What is the text about?

a. Cancelling a plan
b. Invitation to weekend
c. A plan to do in his weekend
d. Promising to do in his weekend

50. “I’m sorry for cancelling our plan to go fishing”. The underlined word has similar
meaning with ....
a. Planning
b. Delaying
c. Postponing
d. Calling off