DESCRIPTIVE TEXT REVIEW 7. What is the alarm clock for?

A. To tell the time to sleep

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B. To make the writer sleep
I have a new backpack. Its color is soft green. C. To wake the writer up in the morning
I always bring it whenever I go to school. It is D. To give information about the weather
made of strong fabric.
My backpack has several different parts. The Read the following text to answer questions 17 – 20
first part is the pocket where I put my money and
Dian Sastrowardoyo is a movie actress who
library card. The second part is the main part. I
won a lot of awards in Indonesia. Born in Jakarta
always put my books and pencil case in it. The
on March 16, 1982. She is tall and beautiful. She has
third part is a small pocket at the left side of the
long black straight hair. She has a white and
backpack. I keep a bottle of plain water in this
smooth skin. She has an oval face, a pointed nose,
pocket.
thick eyebrows, thin lips and white teeth. She also
1. What does the text tell us about? has a nice smile. She likes wearing T-shirt,
A. The backpack’s material sneakers, jeans and some accessories.
B. The part of the backpack
8. What is Dian Sastrowardoyo?
C. The writer’s new backpack
A. She is a movie actress.
D. The writer’s favorite color
B. She is a tall, beautiful girl.
2. How many parts does the backpack have?
C. She has long black straight hair.
A. 1 part
D. She has an oval face and pointed nose.
B. 2 parts
9. What is the purpose of the text?
C. 3 parts
A. To describe Dian Sastrowardoyo
D. 4 parts
B. To tell about Dian Sastrowardoyo’s profession
3. Where does the writer put his bottle of water?
C. To inform about Dian Sastrowardoyo’s
In the …. part of the backpack.
awards
A. first
D. To give information about Dian
B. second
Sastrowardoyo’s awards
C. third
10. “She has white and smooth skin”
D. fourth
What does the word “she” refer to?
A. Dian Sastrowardoyo
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B. The runner-up of the awards
Let me tell you about my bedroom. There are C. Dian Sastrowardoyo’s film director
many kinds of furniture in my bedroom. In the D. The winner of the awards in Indonesia
center of my room, there is my bed. 11. From the text we know that she likes wearing ….
The bed is made of wood. There is a nice bed A. stylish clothes
cover and a warm blanket on my bed. On the right B. casual clothes
side of my bed, there is wardrobe. I put my C. traditional clothes
clothes in it. On the left side of my bed, there is a D. fashionable clothes
bookshelf. I put my books there.
There is a table and a chair next to the shelf. Read the following text to answer questions 12– 16
I usually sit there to study. On the table, there is a
My family and I live in a new house in Surabaya
desk lamp. When I study in the evening, I always
on Jl. Kartini. It is a very nice house and I like it. The
turn on the lamp. There is also an alarm clock on
house has four bedrooms, one living room and one
my table. I set the alarm in the evening before I
kitchen. There are two bathrooms and one of them
go to bed. It will wake me up in the morning.
is next to my room. My house also has a garage.
I always clean my bedroom every day. I put
Beside the garage, there is a small swimming pool.
the things neatly to make my bedroom
There is also large garden in front of the house. We
comfortable.
love the house.

4. The text mainly tells us about …. 12. Where does the writer live?
A. the furniture in the writer’s bedroom A. Semarang
B. the kinds of furniture in a bedroom B. Jakarta
C. the bed in the writer’s bedroom C. Surabaya
D. the writer’s bedroom D. Bandung
5. What is the bed like? 13. How is the writer’s house?
A. Nice and large A. It is big
B. Small but nice B. It is small
C. A cozy wooden bed C. It is large
D. In the center of the room D. It is beautiful
6. Where is the location of the desk lamp? 14. How many bedrooms does the house have?
A. On the table A. two
B. Next to the bed B. three
C. Next to the table C. four
D. Behind the alarm clock D. five
15. What is next to the writer’s room? 23. From the text we know that … .
A. kitchen A. Arkan is a polite boy.
B. living room B. The writer wears glasses.
C. bathroom C. The writer does not like playing Play Station.
D. garage D. Arkan always play Play Station in the evening.

16. What is next to the garage? Text for questions no 24 - 27

A. swimming pool We have a new neighbor: The Yamanotos.
B. bathroom They come from Japan. They moved to our city two
C. kitchen weeks ago. Mr. Yamamoto works for a mining
D. living room company in Riau, but his wife stays at home. The
Yamamotos have one daughter. Her name is Ako.
Read the following text to answer questions 17 – 19 She is twelve years old. She goes to the same
This man is working while we are sleeping at school as I do. In fact, she is my classmate.
night. He uses a big telescope to help him. He is I often visit Ako’s house. I usually go there in
Taufiq Hidayat. the afternoon. Ako and I like to study together.
From Monday to Saturday, Taufiq goes to Sometimes, I got to her house just to have a nice
Bosscha Observatory, Lembang. He use a big chatting. I teach her Indonesian. I also love to hear
telescope and a computer to observe the star. about Japan from her. I have a dream to go there
Then, he uses Maths and Physics to make theory. someday.
Ako is a nice girl. She often shows me some
17. What does Taufiq Hidayat do?
photographs of her family.
A. At Bosscha Observatory, Lembang.
B. At the outer space.
C. At a laboratory 24. What does Mrs. Yamamoto do?
D. In the moon A. She is a mining worker.
18. What does he need in doing his job? B. She is a housewife.
A. A healthy physical condition C. She is a teacher.
B. A telescope and a computer D. She is a student.
C. Some astronomers 25. Where does Mr. Yamamoto work?
D. A big laboratory A. In housing area in Riau
19. How can an astronomer help astronauts? B. In a mining company
A. An astronomer helps astronauts by giving C. In Tokyo, Japan
information about the stars. D. At home
B. He helps them land on the moon and put 26. How long have the Yamamotos stayed in
satellites on the outer spaces. Indonesia?
C. The astronomer helps astronnauts fly the A. 1 year C. 2 weeks
planes. B. 2 years D. 2 months
D. He helps them land the planes on the earth. 27. What does the writer dream of?
A. Working in a mining company
Read the following text to answer questions 20 – 23 B. Having a nice friend like Ako
I have a best friend. His name is Arkan. Arkan C. Visiting Japan someday
is my classmate. He is tall and a bit fat. He has curly D. Going to Riau someday
hair. He is wearing a pair of glasses. His hobby is
reading and playing Play Station. When we have Text for questions no 28 - 30
spare time, we always play PS together. We I want to describe my father. He is about forty
usually play it in the afternoon from three to four. five years old. He is about 170 cm (28)…. He has
Arkan is same age as I am. He is thirteen years old. round face and black short hair. He has big eyes
Most of my friends like Arkan because he is a nice and a flat nose. My father likes doing sports,
boy. He is polite and helpful. especially (29)….. His favorite is Tae Kwon Do. He
has red belt.
20. What does Arkan look like? My father usually helps me when I find (30)
A. He is fat and wearing a pair of glasses. …. in doing my homework. He is also nice to my
B. He is short with curly hair. friends. He is my idol.
C. He is fat and short.
D. He is tall and thin. 28. A. short C. fat
21. When does the writer usually play Play Station? B. thin D. tall
A. In the afternoon from 2 to 4. 29. A. running C. martial arts
B. After reading books. B. wrestling D. water sport
C. In his spare time. 30. A. bonuses C. information
D. After studying. B. troubles D. stories
22. How old is the writer?
A. 11 years olds
B. 12 years olds
C. 13 years olds
D. 14 years olds
Text for questions no 31 - 35
Doraemon is one of the characters in Japanese
manga series created by Fujiko Fujio. Doraemon is
a robotic cat. He has small body and while hands
and feet. Although he can hear well, Doraemon has
no ears.
Doraemon possesses a large pocket that can
produce many gadgets from the future. The pocket
is called yojigen pocket, or fourth dimensional
pocket. Doraemon’s favorite food is dorayaki, a
Japanese treat filled with red bean paste.
This robotic cat has tendency to panic during
emergencies. In an emergency situation, he will
frantically pull out every unnecessary gadgets from
his pocket. Nevertheless, Doraemon is a good cat.
He always helps Nobita.
31. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Nobita
B. Doraemon
C. Fujiko Fukio
D. Robotic cats
32. What is the weakness of Doraemon?
A. He has a magic pocket pocket.
B. He likes eating dorayaki.
C. He is only a robotic cat.
D. He gets panic easily.
33. “He has small body and while hands and feet.”
(paragraph 1)
The underlined word refers to ….
A. Nobita C. Fujiko Fukio
B. Robotic cat D. Doraemon
34. “ …. he will frantically pull out every unnecessary
…” (paragraph 3)
The underlined word can be best replaced by……
A. happily C. worriedly
B. calmly D. diligently
35. “……. a large pocket that can produce many
gadgets from the future.
What is the meaning of the underlied word?
A. comics
B. children toys
C. chocolates and snacks
D. useful machines or tools
Text for questions no 36 - 40
My Best Friend
I have a special friend. She is my classmate
and sits beside me. Her name is Rohmi. Rohmi is
a quiet girl and very simple on the look. However,
I really adore her. She is not only kind but also
tough.
Rohmi comes from a very simple family. Her
father is a pedicab driver and her mother has
passed away. She has a younger brother. His
name is Rahmat. In order to help their father,
Rohmi and her brother work part-time to earn
some money. Rohmi sells food during our class
break, while her brother sells newspaper and
magazines after school.
One thing that I always admire about her is
that she can manage her time well, and she always
looks cheerful.
36. Where did the writer sit?
A. behind Rohmi
B. next to Rohmi
C. far from Rohmi
D. in front of Rohmi
37. What does the second paragraph tell you about?
A. Rohmi and her family
B. Rohmi and her father
C. Rohmi and her brother
D. Rohmi and her friends
38. “She has a younger brother.”
What does the word “she” refer to?
A. mother C. Rohmi
B. the writer D. Rahmat
39. “ …. Rohmi and her brother work part-time to
earn some money.”
What do the underlined words mean?
A. work for family
B. work for the whole of working week
C. work for only part of each day or week
D. work for the purpose of getting money as
much as possible
40. “…she always looks cheerful.”
The underlined word has the closest meaning with
….
A. sad
B. mad
C. angry
D. happy