SOAL TRY OUT BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS 9

TP. 2022/2023

The following text is for questions 1 to 4.

I have a best friend. His name is Arkan. Arkan is my classmate. He is tall and a bit fat. He has
curly hair. He wears a pair of glasses. His hobby is reading and playing PlayStation. When we
have spare time, we always play PS together. We usually play it in the afternoon from three to
four. Arkan is the same age as I am. He is thirteen years old. Most of my friends like Arkan
because he is a nice boy. He is polite and helpful.

1. What does Arkan look like?

He is fat and wears a pair of glasses.
He is short with curly hair.
He is fat and short.
He is tall and thin.

2. When does the writer usually play PlayStation?

In his spare time.
In the afternoon from 2 to 4.
After reading books.
After studying.

3. How old is the writer?

13 years old.
11 years old.
12 years old.
14 years old.

4. Which the statement is TRUE according to the text?

Arkan is a polite boy.
The writer wears glasses.
The writer does not like playing PlayStation.
Arkan always plays PlayStation in the evening.

The following text is for questions 5 to 8.

Let me tell you about my bedroom. There are many kinds of furniture in my bedroom. In
the centre of my room, there is my bed. The bed is made of wood. There is a nice bed cover and a
warm blanket for my bed. On the right side of my bed, there is a wardrobe. I put my clothes in it.
On the left side of my bed, there is a bookshelf. I put my books there. There is a table and a chair
next to the shelf. I usually sit there to study. On the table, there is a desk lamp. When I study in
the evening, I always turn on the lamp. There is also an alarm clock on my table. I set the alarm
in the evening before I go to bed. It wakes me up in the morning. I always clean my bedroom
every day. I arrange things neatly to make my bedroom comfortable to live in.
5. The text mainly tells us about . . .
the writer's bedroom
the furniture in the writer's bedroom
the kinds of furniture in a bedroom
the bed in the writer's bedroom

6. What is the bed like?

A cozy wooden bed.
In the center of the room.
Nice and large.
Small but nice.

7. Where is the location of the desk lamp?

On the table.
Next to the bed.
Next to the table.
Behind the alarm clock.

8. What is the function of the alarm clock?

To wake the writer up in the morning.
To give information about the weather.
To make the writer sleep.
To tell the time to sleep.

Today I am going to tell you about my favorite thing. Actually, there are several things in my bed
room. There are pictures on the wall, a radio, a computer, a yellow desk lamp, and a blue
carpet. There are some other things that I like.
9. What things does Raditya like in his bed room?
A radio, a computer and a desk lamp.
A pocket camera, a bag and toy cars.
A carpet, a pocket camera and toy cars.
A computer, a pocket camera and a bag.

The following text is for questions 10 to 11.

Maria: Where are you from?
Diana: I am from Sumatra. And you, where are you from?
Maria: I am from Bali. My family just moved to Jakarta a month ago.
10. Is Diana from Java?
No, she is not
Yes, I am
No, I am not
Yes, she is

11. Where is Maria from?

She is from Bali
She is from Sumatra
She is from Jakarta
She is from Bandung

12. What is her hobby?

her hobby is cycling
her hobby is washing bicycle
her hobby is running
her hobby is jogging

The text is for no 13-14

Sita : Look at the giraffes. They have curly eyelashes.

Dini : Yes, they do. Their eyelashes are adorable.
Sita : And look at the zebras. They have black and white stripes on their bodies.
Andri : Guys, do you know that each zebra has different pattern?
Sita : They do? That’s very interesting!

13. What do they say about the animals?

Sita says that giraffes have curly eyelashes
Andri says that each zebra has the same pattern
Dini says that giraffes have black and white stripes
Dini says that zebras have curly eyelashes

14.“Their eyelashes are adorable.” What is the synonym of the underlined word?
Beautiful
Ugly
 Awful
Bad

15. It is a whale. What does it look like?

It is very big. It lives in water. It eats fish.
It is big. It lives on land. It eats grass.
It is small. It can fly. It eats meat.
It is small. It walks slowly. It lives on land.

The following text is for question 16 to 19.

On Monday morning Adi woke up late. Before leaving for school, his mother
reminded him of having breakfast, but he refused. He was afraid of being late. Adi
arrived at school only one minute before the bell rang. All students walked towards
the school yard. They would have a flag hoisting ceremony. It was very hot and the
sun shone very brightly. During the ceremony, Adi felt dizzy and his eyes were
blurred. He tried to stand up still, but he could not hold on. He trembled and fainted.
He didn’t know what happened next. When he opened her eyes, he was in the
medical room with his class teacher and Riski, his best friend. Riski gave him a
glass of hot tea and a piece of bread.

16. What is the main idea of paragraph one?

Adi woke up late.
Adi skipped breakfast.
Adi was afraid of arriving late at school.
Adi’s mother reminded him of having breakfast.

17. Where did Adi tremble and faint?

At the school yard
At home
In his classroom
In the medical room

18. What would happen if Adi had breakfast?

He missed the hoisting flag ceremony
 His mother would be angry with him
He could attend the ceremony well
He would arrive at school early

19. From the text we know that …

Adi felt unwell during the ceremony
nobody cared about Adi
Adi arrived late at school
Riski stood up next to Adi during the ceremony

20. What does the notice mean?

People must not throw rubbish here.
People can get gasoline for their cars here.
People must be careful with their hands.
People must not steal things here.

Text for No. 21 and 22

Zookeeper : Excuse me, young man.
Visitor          : Yes, sir. What's the matter?
Zookeeper  : What are you doing?
Visitor    : I'm feeding the tigers.
Zookeeper : (21) ………
Visitor : Why?
Zookeeper : The tigers are wild animals.
  They can be (22) ……
  Besides, the food can harm the animals.

21……
You must not feed the tigers.
You should feed the tigers.
You are feeding the tigers.
You must feed the tigers.
22……
dangerous
tame
funny
beautiful

23. Where did Aziz study before graduating?

High School
Kindergarten
Elementary School
College

24. Who is the sender of the card?

Fahri
Aziz
Fahri friend
Aziz fans

25. What is the writer’s purpose of sending the card?

To congratulate Aziz on his graduation
To wish Aziz for having new school
To thank to Aziz for his support
To congratulate Aziz on his birthday
Read the text below and answer the following questions!

26. From the text we know that ...

The receiver has had a new baby.
The sender is the baby’s parents.
The couple is waiting for a new baby.
The new babyborn is a girl.

27. What is the purpose of the writer sending the card?

to congratulate the reader for having a newborn baby
to wish the reader for a new life
to pray for the good life
to express condolence for the reader's loss

The following text is for question 28 to 30.

Bandung as Sea of Fire was a fire that occurred in the city of Bandung on March 24, 1946.
Within seven hours, about 200,000 residents of Bandung burned their homes.
British troops as part of the Brigade MacDonald arrived in Bandung on October 12, 1946.
Bandung was deliberately burned by TRI and local people. There were black smoke billowing
high into the air everywhere. The British Army began to attack so fierce. The greatest battle
happened in the Village name Dayeuh Kolot, in South Bandung, where there were a large
ammunition depot belonging to British. In this battle, Barisan Rakyat Indonesia destroyed the
ammunition depot.
The strategy to fire Bandung was considered because the power of TRI and people’s militia
was not comparable to the British forces and NICA. This incident inspired to create the
famous song “Halo Halo Bandung”. To remember what they did and struggled, they built the
Bandung Lautan Api monument.
28. What’s is the text about ?
about the history of Bandung as Sea of Fire
about the story of Brigade MacDonald
about was a fire that occurred in Bandung
about the history Local people of Bandung

29. What can we learn?

The spirit of never giving up
The strong army
The comfort of living in Bandung
The beauty of Bandung landscape

30. Why did people build the BLA monument?

To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening of March
24th, 1946
To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening of July 24th,
1946.
To commemorate Indonesian awakening day.
To commemorate a historical event that took place in the city on the evening of March 24,
1944.

The following text is for question 31 to 34.

How to make kerak telor

Ingredients:
• 100 gr glutinous rice clean and deep in the water for 2 hours
• 5 duck egg
• 5 tablespoon of ebi powder
• 5 tablespoon of salt
• 5 tablespoon fried onion
• 5 tablespoon of serundeng
• 2,5 tablespoon of sugar
• 5 pieces chili
• 2,5 teaspoon of pepper powder
Directions:
1. Warm the fry pan up until it hot.
2. Put in the glutinous rice with the water, prepare it for 3 minutes and close it.
3. Put in the egg, and serundeng, chili, pepper powder, ebi, salt, and sugar stir.
4. Spread it on the corner of the pan, close it.
5. Put in back it and served.

31. The text tell us about . . .

the recipe of kerak telor.
how to make fried glutinous rice
the explanation about kerak telor
someone’s experience in cooking

32. From the text we know that . . . to make kerak telor

salt is needed
we don’t need chilli
rice cooker is needed
we must use coconut milk

33. What do we do after the pan hot?

cook glutinous rice with water for 3 minutes
put the egg and other seasoning in the pan
serve the kerak telor
Spread the seasoning the seasoning

34. “Put in the glutinous rice with the water, prepare it for 3 minutes and close it”
The word “prepare” is the closest meaning to . . .
set up
give up
take in
build up

The following text is for question 35 to 36.

How to clean refrigerator.

1.Remove all frozen foods and ice cube trays. If you have a second refrigerator use it to
temporary store these items. If not. Put the food in a cardboard box and cover it with
newspaper, dump the ice cubes.
2.Removes all other food stuff and place on your kitchen counter or in cardboard boxes.
3.Either turn the temperature control “defrost “or unplug the electricity to the refrigerator (or
both)
4.Never scrape or jab at the ice with a sharp instrument. You may cause serious damage to the
freezing unit. Allow it to melt.
5.Either put at a flat pan under the freezer to catch the drips or put a large towel in the bottom
of the refrigerator.

35. Why must we read the text?

To know how to clean the refrigerator
To know how to buy the refrigerator
To help mother to clean the refrigerator
To have good skill how to be a good kid

36. We are forbidden to scrape the refrigerator shelves to . . .

to avoid the shelves of refrigerator broken
to maintain the refrigerator always be new
to make the refrigerator shelves broken
to remove the frozen ice in the shelves

37. easy – do - Cleaning - and - simple - to - the refrigerator – is

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A good arrangement of the jumbled word above is . . .
3, 7, 8, 1, 4, 5, 6, 2
3, 7, 8, 6, 2, 1, 4, 5
7, 3, 8, 5, 4, 1, 6, 2
6, 3, 2, 4, 7, 8, 1, 5

The following text is for question 38 to 40.

The Wolf and The Goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the thought
of a fine goat dinner.
“ My dear friend.” Said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “ aren’t you afraid you will fail down
from the cliff? Come down here and graze on this, fine grass beside me on safe, level ground.”
“ Well then,” said the wolf,” aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer
grazing down here beside me in this shelter area.”
“ No, Thank you,” said the goat
“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,” Why dine alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said.”Are you quite sure that it is My dinner you are worrying
about and not your own?”
38. What is the message of the text?
Strong character will keep us from calamity
Friendly is needed in friendship.
Don’t have weakness character
Don’t easily beat other creature.
 39. How does the goat look like?
Brilliant
Dull
careless
Shy

40.” Are you quite sure that it is My dinner you are worrying about and not your own?”
The word “ My “ in the sentence above refers to . . .
The goat
The wolf
The reader
The grass

The following text is for question 41 to 43.

Hundreds years ago, the last king of Majapahit had a young princess from one of his wives.
The princess was named Roro Anteng. Later, Roro Anteng married Joko Seger, who came from
Brahman caste.Because of unfortunate situation the couple was forced to leave the kingdom.
They settled in the mountain area. They ruled the area and named it Tengger, which was derived
from their names, Roro Anteng and Joko Seger.
After several years of reign, the region flourished in prosperity, but Roro Anteng and Joko
Seger were sad because they did not have a child. They climbed the top of mountain and prayed
there night and day hoping that the God would listen. The prayer was heard and Betoro Bromo
promised to give them many children. However, they had to promise that they would sacrifice
their youngest child in return.
Roro Anteng gave birth to a child, then another and another. In the end, Roro Anteng and
Joko Seger had 25 children. Soon it was time to sacrifice the youngest child , Kusuma, but the
parents could not do it. They tried to hide him, but an eruption happened and Kusuma fell into
the crater. There was silence before they heard a voice. “I have to be sacrificed so that you will
all stay alive. From now on, you should arrange an annual offering ceremony on the 14th of
Kesodo (the twelfth month of Tengerese calendar)”. It was Kusuma’s voice. Kusuma’s brothers
and sisters held the offering ceremony every year. Instead of human being, they collected fruits,
vegetables, rice, and meat to be offer to the Gods. And this has been done generation after
generation until today.

41. What does the purpose of the text?

To amuse the readers through the story
To tell us about Botoro Bromo promise
To persuade the readers to love reading the legend
To inform the story about Majapahit
42. What is the problem of the story?
Roro anteng and Joko Seger had no child
Roro Anteng and Joko Seger broke their promise
The sacrifice was not human being
Kusuma fell into the crater

43. “The prayer was heard and Betoro Bromo promised to give them many children.”
The word “promised” is the closest meaning to . . .
Appointment
Give
Take
Ruin

44. You need to drink a lot of water so that ....

you will not get dehydrated
you will not get upset
you will not get angry
you will not get hungry

Read the text.

Edo : The government plans to raise the water bill next month.
Rita : .... It will increase the number of poor people.
45. The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
I totally disagree
I don’t disagree
I agree with you
I agree

46. Mila: What is he doing?

Rian: …
He is studying
He is reading a new magazine
He is watching TV
He is writing a letter

47. … Kenny be building a new house?

Will
Was
Were
Is

48. The correct statement based on the picture is …

She was having a bath when the phone rang

She was cleaning a bathroom when the phone rang
She was washing clothes when the phone rang
She was brushing her teeth when the phone rang
49. What is the label about?
Beverage
Food
Vitamin
Supplement

50. Why do you think we should consume the product?

it is healthy
it is zero fat
it contains vitamins
it has calcium