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SOAL Xtav, Xtei
SOAL Xtav, Xtei
well-filled purse.
"How lucky I am!" he said. "I have found a purse. Judging by its weight it must be
full of gold."
"Do not say 'I have found a purse,'" said his companion. "Say rather 'we have found
a purse' and 'how lucky we are.' Travelers ought to share alike the fortunes or misfortunes
of the road."
"No, no," replied the other angrily. "I found it and I am going to keep it."
Just then they heard a shout of "Stop, thief!" and looking around, saw a mob of
The man who had found the purse fell into a panic.
"No, no," replied the other, "You would not say 'we' before, so now stick to your 'I'.
2) Why did the man who had found the purse change the word “I” into “We”?
a) Because he fell into panic
b) Because he expected his companion
c) Because he expected his companion to share his fortune
d) Because there were a mob of people following them
6) Randy: I heard you won 10 K marathon last week, . . . . . . . you are great.
Sebastian: Thank you man.
a) how did you do that
b) congratulations
c) oh my god
d) you look so gorgeous
9) Surya : Lusi, this is my new friend, his name is Doni. He is a company director.
Lusi : Hi Doni.
Doni : Hello, Lusi .................? Nice to meet you.
Lusi : How do you do, Nice to meet you, too.
a. How are things with you
b. What are you.
c. May I help you
d. How are you
e. How do you do
10) Good morning, I am Lucky, Lucky Wijaya. My father is Javanese and my mother is Sundanese. I just
moved here. And now, I study in this school. Thank you.
12) It’s seven o’clock in the morning. Gina will go to school. She says.................. to his parents.
a. Good night
b. Good afternoon
c. Good bye.
d. Good morning.
e. Good day.
13) It’s nine o’clock in the night. Estes will go to sleep. He says................. to his parents
a. Good night
b. Good afternoon
c. Good bye.
d. Good morning
e. Good day.
I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong. For some reasons I didn’t sleep
a wink last night. I was very tired when Mum called me this morning. I fell asleep again until Mum called
me again. That snooze made me late.
I did not have time for breakfast. I was starving as I ran to catch the school bus. I just missed it.
Dad had to ride me to school. He was late for teaching at his school and he was furious with me. He
scolded me for being late.
I arrived at school on time. The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. My homework was not
in my bag. I had forgotten to put it in my bag the night before. I usually check my bag in the morning. I did
not do this because I was late I had to do extra assignment as a punishment.
After Biology lesson, I did not tie my shoelace properly. I tripped over it. And fell down the stairs. I
hurt my knee and had to have a bandage on it. What a terrible day! I hope that I have much better one
tomorrow.
14) What is the purpose of the text?
a. To explain about something wrong
b. To inform about the writers activities
c. To entertain the readers about the funny story
d. To discus about how to overcome the problem
e. To retell about the writer’s terrible day
17) Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. The writer didn’t sleep a wink at that night
b. He fell down the stairs
c. He didn’t hand in his homework
d. His father rode him to school
e. He had breakfast before leaving for school
Essay
Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald.
He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.
He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise
man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the
world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly
because he always smiles a lot.
1. Who is Barack Obama?
2. Why people adore him?
3. What is the purpose of the text?
4. “… dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.” What is the antonym of the word “pointed” is
5. What kind of the text above?