Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

Read the text and answer questions 1 to 4.

The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet
been beaten,” said he. “ When I put forth my full speed. I challenge anyone here to race
with me.”
The tortoise said quietly, “I accept your challenge. “
“That is a good joke”, said the Hare. “I could dance around you all the way.”
“Keep your boasting until you’ve beaten” answered the tortoise. “Shall we race?”
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The hare darted almost out of sight at
once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the tortoise, lay down to have a nap.
The tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the hare awoke from his nap, he saw
the tortoise nearing the finish line, and he could not catch up in time to save the race.

1. What is the story about?

A. The hare who can dance.
B. The fastest animal in the jungle.
C. The brave Hare and the weak Tortoise.
D. The race between the tortoise and the Hare.
2. How did the Tortoise win the race?
A. He played a trick upon the Hare.
B. He started the race early in the morning.
C. He ran quickly and kept silent during the race.
D. He never stopped walking until the finish line.
3. The tortoise accepted the Hare’s challenge because…
A. he wanted to prove that boasting was useless
B. he was angry because the Hare always teased him
C. he was eager to show his secret power to the hare
D. he was interested in the prize promised by the hare
4. What is the moral value of the story above?
A. It is annoying to be a looser.
B. Do not underestimate someone’s strength.
C. You should test your speed before taking a race.
D. Sometimes telling a boast to others is necessary.
Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.

One day while a mouse deer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake
sleeping under a tree. When he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. He wanted
to run away from the snake, but he suddenly fell on top of a tiger which was sleeping not
far from the snake. The tiger woke up and held the mouse deer. He told the mouse deer
that he was going to eat him for lunch.
“Please don’t eat me now,” said the mouse deer.” I have something important to
do.”
“Look,” said the mouse deer,” that is the king’s belt. He asked me to stay here and
watch it while he was away in the forest.”
The tiger looked at the snake and said,” That is a beautiful belt. I need a belt like
that. Can I wear it? He asked the mouse deer.
“Oh all right,” said the mouse deer. So he picked up the snake and winded it around
the tiger. Then the snake woke up and saw the tiger. The snake twisted itself tighter and
tighter, until the tiger couldn’t breathe. The tiger asked the mouse deer to help him. But,
the mouse deer turned and ran away into the forest.

5. Where was the tiger sleeping?

A. In the middle of the forest.
B. Next to the mouse deer’s house.
C. Near the black snake sleeping under the tree.
D. Far away from the place where the mouse deer fell
6. What can you learn from the story?
A. We have to be as clever as mouse deer.
B. We have to use other people.
C. We must not awake the sleeping tiger.
D. We have to be careful with the mouse deer.
Read the text to answer questions number 7 to 9.
A Lion and a Mouse
One day a mouse got trapped under the paw of a lion. The mouse pleaded for the life.
Taking pity on her, the lion set her free. The mouse promised to help the lion if she ever
got the chance. The lion laughed aloud at this. After all, how could a tiny help the king of
the jungle?
A few days later, when the mouse was passing trough the jungle, she saw the same
lion trapped in a hunter’s net. At once she set to work, gnawing at the ropes. Very soon
the tiny mouse had set the lion free.

7. What does the text tell about?

A. The mouse’s life.
B. A lion and a mouse.
C. The lion’s life.
D. A mouse got trapped.
8. Did the lion believe that the mouse could help him for the first time?
A. Yes, he did.
B. Yes, he was.
C. No, he didn’t.
D. No, he wasn’t.
9. Which sentence is true according to the text above?
A. The lion promised to help the mouse.
B. The tiny mouse let the lion get trapped.
C. The lion let the mouse be free.
D. The mouse can never help the lion.
Read the following text and answer question 10 to 12.
The legend of Nyi Roro Kidul
(The queen of south Ocean)
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Dewi Kadita. Because of
her beauty, she was called Dewi Srengenge. It means the goddess of the sun. Her father
was king Munding Wangi. Although he had a beautiful daughter, he was unhappy because
he always expected to have a son.
The king decided to marry Dewi Mutiara. He had a son from her. Dewi Mutiara
wanted her son to become a king in the future. She asked the king to send his daughter
away. The king did not agree.
Dewi Mutiara called a black wizard to curse Kadita. She wanted kadita’s beautiful
body full of ulcer. Then, Kadita’s body was full of ulcer. It smelled bad. The beautiful
princess cried.
The king was very sad. No one could cure the illness of his daughter. The king did
not want her daughter to be a rumour, so he sent his daughter away.
The poor princess did not know where to go. However, she had a noble heart. She
did not have any bad feelings about her step mother. She walked for almost seven days
and seven nights. Then, she came to the south Ocean. The ocean was so clean and clear.
She jumped into the water and swam.
Suddenly, there was a miracle. The ocean water cured her illness. She became more
beautiful than before. She also had a power to command the whole south ocean. She
became a fairy called Nyi Roro Kidul or the Queen of South Ocean.

10. What is Dewi Srengenge real name?

A. Dewi Mutiara.
B. Dewi Munding Wangi.
C. Dewi Kadita.
D. Dewi Roro Kidul.
11. What did the king do to keep Dewi Srengenge from rumour?
A. He kept her in a prison.
B. He kept her in a big tower
 C. He asked her to stay inside.
D. He asked her to leave the palace.
12. What happened to Dewi Srengenge after she jumped into the ocean?
A. She sank and died.
B. She swam over the night.
C. She became a fairy.
D. She built her own kingdom.
The text is for questions number 13 and 14.
A Peacock and A Crane
As a peacock and a crane took a walk through the woods, the peacock very proudly
spreat his tail and asked the crane if he had ever seen such beautiful feathers.
The crane kept quiet for a while and then flew high up into the air. He called out to
the peacock to follow him if he could.
“You boast about your lovely feathers which are indeed beautiful, but what for are
they if do not help you to fly?” said the crane.

13. Where were the peacock and crane at that time?

They were in the ....
A. river
B. woods
C. sky
D. cave
14. After reading the story we learn that ....
A. we have to boast
B. we may not be arrogant
C. we should be naughty
D. we must be serious
The following text is for questions 15 to 17.
The Legend of Toba Lake
Once, a fisherman named Batara Guru Sahala lived in the Batak Land. One day, he
caught a fish. He was surprised to find that the fish could talk. It begged Sahala to set it
free. He did accordingly.
As soon as the fish was free, it changed into a woman. She was so beautiful that
Sahala fell in love at once. He asked her to marry him. The woman agreed to marry
Sahala. However, she told him that he must never let out the secret that she was once a
fish. Sahala promised that he would not tell anyone about it.
They were happily married and had two daughters. Every morning Sahala went out
fishing. One day, his daughters brought him his lunch. However, instead of bringing the
food to their father, the two girls ate it. When Sahala knew what they had done with the
meal, he got very angry. He shouted at them saying, "You behaved exactly like the
daughters of the fish!".
They did not know what their father meant. They went home and asked their mother
about it. Their mother was very upset. Although Sahala apologized to her, she would not
forgive him for breaking his promise.
Then the earth began to shake, and the volcano started to erupt. The earth cracked and
formed a big hole. It is said that the hole became the Toba Lake.

15. What was Batara Guru Sahala?

A. A sailor.
B. A farmer.
C. A fisherman.
D. A tailor.
16. What is the story about?
A. How the volcano erupted.
B. How a fisherman caught a fish.
C. How the lake Toba was created.
D. How the fish changed into a beautiful girl.
17. From the text we can learn that ....
A. Never keep a secret
B. Don't break your promise
C. Never angry to your children
D. Don't eat your father's lunch
The following text is for questions 18 to 21.
The King of The Jungle
One day a tiger saw a fox walking alone. Then, he intended to attack the fox.
When Tiger jumped on Fox, Fox cried out, "How dare you attack the king of the
jungle?"
Tiger looked at him in amazement. "Non sense! You are not King!"
"Certainly I am," replied the Fox. "All the animals run from me in terror! If you want
proof, come with me."
Fox went into the forest with tiger in heels. When they came to a herd of deer, the deer
saw Tiger behind the Fox and ran in all direction.
They came to a group of monkey, the monkey saw the tiger behind fox and they fled. Fox
looked to tiger and said, "Do you need more proof than that? See how the animals flee at
the first sight of me?"
"I am surprised, but I've seen it with my own eyes. Forgive me attacking you, Great
King." Tiger bowed low with great ceremony, he let the fox go.

18. What does the text actually tell us about?

A. Where the tiger and fox meet.
B. Who the king of the forest is.
C. What the king is.
D. Why the fox still exists.
19. When tiger jumped on Fox, Fox cried out, "How dare you attack the king of the jungle".
What did the Tiger answer?
A. "Ok, you are king."
B. "Sorry, you are a good fox."
C. "Nonsense, you are not king".
D. "All Right. You are patient."
20. The moral value that we can learn from the story is ....
A. the truth must appear in the world.
B. false confidence often lead disaster.
C. misfortune tests the sincerity of our friends.
D. an intelligent person defeats a strong man.
21. The monkey saw Tiger behind Fox and they fled.
The underlined word refers to ....
A. the tiger
B. the foxes
C. the monkeys
D. the fox and the tigers
The following text is for questions 22 to 25.
A Possum In The House
Once there was a small possum who went to visit my house. The possum was very
tired and hungry. He went to different places to find food, so he made a big mess around
the house.
First, he went into the cupboard in the big kitchen. After that he went to the small
washing basket. The possum's next stop was the study room. Here he perched on the top
of the bookshelf. Next, he went to lounge and hid in the stereo. After visiting the lounge
he went to the bathroom. In the bathroom he squirted all the toothpaste out. Then he hid in
the toilet.
Finally, the possum went to the bedroom and slept on the bed. He looked very cute
when sleeping
22. Why did the writer write this story?
A. To describe what the possum is.
B. To show how to do something.
C. To entertain readers.
D. To informs about.
23. What is the story about?
A. The possum.
B. A messy house.
C. The trouble maker.
D. Hiding in the toilet.
24. What did the possum do after he squirted the toothpaste out?
A. He hid in the toilet.
B. He went into the cupboard
C. He hid the stereo
D. Hew slept well in the bedroom
25. " He looked very cute when sleeping"
What is the function of that sentence?
A. To describe the possum.
B. To tell the different event.
C. To show the writer's opinion.
D. To show how possum sleeps.