SOAL UNBK BAHASA INGGRIS SMP

Text for question number 1

SLOW CHILDREN AT PLAY

1. What does the text mean?

A. You are not allowed to play with children.
B. You are prohibitted to ride your bike with children.
C. You must ride your bike or motorcycle slowly.
D. It is dangerous to play with children.

Text for questions number 2 to 5.

35, Edith Road, Chester

CHESIRE CR3 IST

Dear Raul,

My name is Sandra Drake. I’m twelve years old and I come from Chester, a city in the north-
west of England. I’m a student at Chester City Secondary School. I’ve got two brothers, but I
haven’t got any sisters. I like school. My favorite subject is maths. I am so good at art. I like
most sports but I don’t like football. It’s boring!

At the weekends, I meet my friends and we talk, listen to music or go into toen. My best
friend is called Helen. She is great. What about you? Please rewrite soon and tell me about
yourself.

Warmly regard, Sandra

2. What is the letter about?

A. Sandra’s introduction.
B. Sandra’s friend.
C. Chester City Secondary School.
D. Brothers of Sandra.

3. How many siblings does Sandra have?

A. four
B. three
C. two
D. one

4. It’s boring. The word it refers to ...

A. favorite subject
B. art
C. sport
D. football

5. Why did Sandra Drake send the letter?

A. To know more about Raul’s project.
B. To introduce herself to Raul.
C. To ask some information about Raul’s family.
D. To register herself to study at Chester City

Secondary School.
Text for questions number 6 to 8. CONGRATULATIONS TO SMP BINA BHAKTI

JAKARTA

On winning an award for the residential care from Environment Lover Foundation (ELF)

The appreciation was awarded to SMP Bina Bhakti for planting trees along the Citarum
River. It is hoped that the tree planting will avoid people, who live along the river, from the
flood they usually experience every year. Besides, the noble act will be a good example for
other schools to do the same thing in other areas all over Indonesia.

Chairman of ELF Edward Sharno

6. What is the text about?

A. SMP Bina Bhakti
B. Congratulating to a Junior High School
C. A program of planting trees along the Citarum River
D. Avoiding people, who live along the river, from the flood

7. Why was SMP Bina Bhakti awarded? Because of ….

A. avoiding people from the flood
B. winning Environment Lover Foundation
C. planting trees along Citarum river
D. giving a good example for other schools

8. Besides, the noble act will be a good example for other schools
The synonym of the underlined word is ….
A. honourable
B. unprincipled
C. dishonest
D. corrupt
Text for questions number 9 to 11.
WESTLY HOTEL Westlt Rood, Acocks Green This Sunday
Over 25’s disco Bank Holiday Be Early
Doors Open 8.30
12 O’clock bar

Smart casual dress required, no sportwear For Info Mike 07993 666804

9. What is advertised in the text?

A. A promotion
B. A sportwear
C. A casual dress
D. A hotel

10. What is prohibited?

A. being early
B. opening doors
C. wearing sportwear
D. wearing casual dress

11. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To persuade people to stay in Westly Hotel.
B. To invite people to see 25 disco.
C. To ask readers to contact Mike.
D. To persuade readers not to wear sport- wear.

Text for questions number 12 to 14.

Rianita, Tyna told me you were not present yesterday, so was I. Sorry I don’t know whether
we have homework or not now. But Mr. Zaenal usually gives our class math homework
whenever he teaches. Let’s ask Ardy or Rahman for sure. Anyway, were you sick too
yesterday?

Sender: Vianila

+6281292501911

12. Who did not come to school yesterday?

A. Rianita
B. Tyna
C. Rianita and Vianila
D. Ardy and Rahman

13. Did Vianilla have math homework ?

A. Yes, she did.
B. It is not certain.
C. No, she did not.
D. It is sure.

14. What can we infer from the text?

A. Tyna was absent yesterday.
B. Rianita was present yesterday.
C. Mr. Zaenal teaches mathematics.
D. Rianita, Tyna, Vianila, Ardy, and Rahman have math homework.

Text for questions number 15 and 16.

Dear Jennifer,

I do know you are a really good friend. I like you very much. You make me happy and we do
a lot of things together. We’ll be friends forever.

Tanya

15. What does Tanya do to her good friend, Jennifer?

A. anticipating her goodness
B. bargaining to be her good friend
C. criticising her good behaviour
D. praising her as a good friend

16. I do know you are a really good friend.

The underlined sentence means that ….
A. Tanya actually knows
B. Tanya doesn’t know
C. Tanya pretends to know
D. Tanya doesn’t really know

Text for questions number 17 to 19.

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT

Saturday morning basketball matches will begin on Saturday, November 29. The events will
run from 8:00 to 11:00 for the next four weeks. The final tournament will be held on
December 27. For more information, contact Anto (085692501911)

17. What is the announcement about?

A. School announcement
B. Basketball matches
C. Events on Saturdays
D. Events from 08:00 to 11:00
18. Who probably writes the announcement?
A. The headmaster
B. Administration staff
C. School guards
D. A member of School Organization

19. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To invite students to participate in the school activity
B. To ask teachers to play basketball on Saturday morning.
C. To make known what will happen.
D. To inform something unnecessary

Text for questions number 20 to 23.

For Sale
Need a nice and comfortable home in the area of Puncak with reasonable cost? Garden castle,
palms, lighted drive way, 5 br, 3 ba, 2 lg kitchen, face East. Rp 2,250 M.
Pls call (0251) 75610967

20. What is the text about?

A. A sold home
B. A nice and comfortable home
C. The area of Puncak
D. Rooms of a nice and comfortable home

21. Need a nice and comfortable home in the area of Puncak with reasonable cost?
The underlined word is synonymous with ...
A. expensive
B. affordable
C. costly
D. luxurious

22. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe a certain home
B. To inform people what is advertised.
C. To persuade people to buy the home
D. To tell people what home to buy.

23. What is meant by 5 br?

A. five bad rooms
B. five bat rooms
C. five big rooms
D. five bed rooms

Text for questions number 24 to 26.

For those of you who wish to make a trip by train, departing from Yogyakarta for Jakarta.

24. When will Argo Lawu leave for Jakarta?

A. In the morning
B. At noon
C. In the afternoon
D. In the evening

25. From the text we can conclude that ….

A. Taksaka Pagi will arrive in Jakarta earlier than Argo Lawu.
B. Argo Dwipangga will depart for Jakarta in the afternoon.
C. It will take more than eight hours to travel by Fajar Utama Yogya.
D. Senja Utama Yogya offers an executive class.

26. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To give people some good trains.
B. To tell people what trains are in Yogyakarta
C. To make people know what train they should take
D. To inform people something new.

Text for questions number 27 and 28.

Manado, 18 November 2014

Dear Emilia,

Congratulations on your success in the English Speech Contest.

I am very proud of you. Your best friend, Manurung

27. Why did Manurung write the text?

A. To support Emilia in the contest
B. To congratulate Emilia
C. To help Emilia succeed in the contest
D. To introduce herself to Emilia

28. Manurung is very happy since Emilia has … in her contest.

A. done well
B. failed
C. joined
D. been left

Text for questions number 29 to 32.

Piped cassava cakes with grated fresh coconut

Serves 20 pieces Ingredients:

• 250 g sugar
• 150 ml water
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbs cocoa powder
• 1 kg cassava, peeled and steamed
• ½ coconut, grated
• salt

Directions:
• Boil the sugar with the water until it forms syrup. Add vanilla and the cocoa powder.
• Mash the cassava, while it is still warm, together with half of the grated coconut.
• Add the sugar syrup little by little and continue mashing until everything has been well
blended.
• Put the dough through a grinder with big round holes and cut into 5 cm lengths.
• Serve the food named Gethuk Lindri with the remaining grated coconut seasoned with salt
to taste.

29. What should you do with the cassava?

A. Peel and steam it
B. Mash and grate it
C. Grind and taste it
D. Boil and leave it

30. What will we get if we have done three steps to make the food?
A. Cocoa powder
B. Grated coconut
C. Sugar syrup
D. The dough
31. Serve the food named Gethuk Lindri with the remaining grated coconut.
The underlined word means ….
A. stop
B. bring to a close
C. left behind
D. end

32. Boil the sugar with the water until it forms syrup.
The underlined word refers to ….
A. syrup
B. the water
C. the sugar
D. vanilla

The following text is for questions number 33 to 35.

Horse and Carriage is still going strong
Nowadays, people tend to choose the usage of things that are more practical, fast (no time
wasting) and cheap. However, if you go to Anyar Market in the morning, to be exact in
Durian Street, you will see some dokars parked there. Dokar is a two wheels cart pulled by a
horse. The capacity of the passengers is maximum five (small) persons. In the past, the dok ar
was traditional transportation that was very popular among the students, teachers, lecturers,
even the rich and the nobles liked to get on this vehicle. I t was because there was no
mechanised transportation. The cabman of the dokar needs special abilities because not all
people can control the running horse so the horse willing to follow the instruction and go
wherever the cabman wants. There is also special relationship between the horse and the
cabman. In Singaraja, the village where we can find the cabman is Kampung Singaraja. All of
the cabmen in the village come from outside Bali. They are mostly around the age of 45 to
60. The income as cabman is not really much and it is only enough to feed the family.

Besides the need of specific sk il l s i n controlling the horse and the cart, there is some other
equipments needed to do their job as a cabman. The equipments are the cart, a strong horse,
string, lamp, etc. Taking care of the horse is also something that is not easy. The stable of the
horse should be cleaned regularly, it has to be fed, bathed, and the horse should be provided
with horseshoes to avoid pain in the horse’s legs. The horseshoes should be replaced at least
once a month.

33. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Traditional transportations
B. Modern means of transportation
C. The usage of practical things
D. Anyer Market in the morning

34. Why did people in the past like to get on the dokar?
Because ….
A. It is more practical
B. It can carry five persons
C. There was no mechanised transporta- tion
D. There is special relationship between the horse ad the cabman

35. What does the cabman need to control the horse running stably?
A. Market, durian, and dokar
B. Passangers, special relationship, and income
C. Dokar, income, and special relationship with the horse
D. Special skills, equipments, and special relationship with the horse

Text for questions number 36 to 39.

A long time ago, there lived in the island of Bali a giant like creature named Kbo Iwo. The
people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator. He
was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a
thousand men. Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the
new harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his
hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples.It made the Balinese turn to rege.
So, they came together to plan steps to oppose the powerful giant by using his stupidity.

They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples
he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole. One day he had eaten
too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in the village gave a sign, and the
villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the the hole. The
limestone made the water inside the hole boil. Kbo Iwo was buried alive. Then the water in
the well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound
of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

36. What is the text about?

A. Kbo Iwo
B. Difficulties in Bali
C. The legend of a deep well
D. The legend of Mount Batur

37. What did people of Bali regard Kbo Iwo ? He was regarded as ...
A. an ordinary creature
B. a destroyer and a creator
C. nothing but a giant
D. a very small creature

38. How much did Kbo Iwo feel satisfied?

A. as much as a thousand men ate.
B. as Balinese ate meal
C. a plate of meal
D. as much as we eat.

39. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To describe what Kbo Iwo was.
B. To retell what Kbo Iwo had done.
C. To entertain people.
D. To guide people to Mount Batur.

Text for questions number 40 to 42.

Holiday at Anyer Beach

At the end of the first semester, I had a very long holiday. It was about two weeks. I decided
to go to Anyer Beach. I called my friends and invited them to go together. And I was very
happy because they agreed with my idea. So, we planned our departure to go to Anyer Beach.
The day was Monday until Wednesday.

On Monday morning at 6, we were ready to go to the beach. We left for Anyer Beach by car.
After 3 hours driving, we arrived there. We went straight to the hotel and took a rest. The
hotel was really in front of the beach.

In the afternoon I played with the sand and beach water. Some of my friends swam at the
pool beside the hotel. The next day we enjoyed banana boat riding. We really enjoyed our
holiday at Anyer Beach.

40. Why does the writer write the text?

A. To share his experience during holiday.
B. To describe Anyer Beach to the readers.
C. To tell how to go to Anyer Beach.
D. To guide the readers how to spend a long holiday at Anyer Beach

41. What day did the writer and his friends play with sand and beach water?
A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
D. Wednesday

42. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. The writer invited his friends to leave the hotel.
B. The writer played at the beach alone.
C. The writer and his friends enjoyed playing at the beach.
D. The writer and his friends liked to enjoy banana boat riding.
Text fgor questions number 43 to 45.

Pulau Ubin

A 15-minute-boat ride from the northeast tip of Singapore is Pulau Ubin, which is often
referred to Singapore’s last bastion. Its name, meaning “Granite Island”, is taken from the
many quarries that dot the island. Once you stop onto its shores, you can’t help but feel that
you have stopped back in time. Little hamlets from a bygone era remain till this very day.
And most of the island’s thousand-odd residents still get their water from wells and power
from generators. What is great is that the island’s numerous charms are unspoilt despite the
many day-trippers that visit here. Apart from its rustic charm, water makes Pulau Ubin
popular is the extraordinary biodiversity- you will find animals like monitor lizards, wild
boars, otters, hornbills and kingfishers to name just a few. One of the main attractions is an
area with a particularly rich ecosystem known as the Chek Jawa Wetlands. You can explore it
via a boardwalk from which you will spot corals, seagrass, seahorse and sea sponges when
the tide is low. All parts of the island are easily accessible by bicycle, which can be rented on
arrival

43. What is the purpose of the text?

A. To persuade readers to come to Pulau Ubin.
B. To let readers know how to go to Pulau Ubin.
C. To describe a par ticular place, Pulau Ubin.
D. To explore Pulau Ubin.

44. How do we go to all parts of the island?

A. By cable car
B. By tricycle
C. By boat
D. By bike

45. Little hamlets from a bygone era remain till this very day.
The synonym of the underlined word is ...
A. future
B. past
C. today
D. coming

For questions number 46 to 48, choose the suitable words to complete the text.

Ginger is a type of tropical plant. It is typically used in a variety of (46) ...... around the
world. It can also be used to add color and flair to gardens and landscapes. The most common
type of ginger used in cooking today is Zingiber officinale.
As a root plant, ginger can (47) ..... to 4 feet high, with a stalk containing clusters of small
and yellow flowers. When we eat it, ginger has a spicy taste – though this dulls as the plant
ages. Young ginger plants are typically moist and fleshy, and become drier and more fibrous
as they age.

The root of the ginger plant is most often used in cooking. It can be grated, shredded, or even
sliced over various items. It is a commonly used ingredient for baking, and is used (48) .... in
cookies, cakes, pies, and other desserts. This plan can also be used as a complementary spice
to meat, fish, or even pasta dishes.

46. A. cuisines
B. lotion
C. bandage
D. paste

47. A. go along
B. run after
C. reach up
D. stand up

48. A. regular
B. regularly
C. regularity
D. regulari

49. Arrange the words into a meaningful sentence.

they – coming – were – slept – I – when
1 2 3 4 5 6
A. 1 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 4
B. 1 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 4
C. 3 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 2
D. 3 – 2 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 4

50. Arrange the sentences into a meaningful paragraph!

1. Then, we did it at the beach.
2. Finally, my uncle took us out on his boat to an awesome coral reef.
3. I fell in love with snorkeling after that.
4. I went snorkeling for the first time when i was seven.
5. First, we practiced in a swimming pool.
6. My causin Richard taught me how.
7. He is five years older than I.
A. 4 – 6 – 7 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 3
B. 4 – 7 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 2
C. 4 – 7 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 2
D. 4 – 2 – 7 – 5 – 6 – 3 – 2