SOAL KELAS 9-16

1.     Arrange  these  sentences  below into  a good paragraph.

             1)     It  was long.

             2)     My  holiday  was great.

             3)     My family  and I  visited  my  grandparents.

             4)     We stayed  at my grandparent's  house  for  five days.

             5)     We did a  lot  of things  together.

             6)     After that  we  ate  them.

             7)     We traveled  by  car.

             8)     We cooked  and prepared  our meals.

A.  1-4-5-8-6-2-3-7

B.  1-3-7-2-4-5-6-8

C.  2-1-3-7-4-5-8-6

D.  1-7-3-4-5-6-8-2

Transjakarta  is  one  of the  Jakarta's  mass transporlation  system.  The problem withTransjakarta  begins  with the  stations.  The  flat  top steel  and  glass  enclosures  have  noventilation  at all. By the  time  the  bus  arrives,  you  will be drenched  in  sweat.  It's  hard  toimagine  how  one could  design a  bus station  to  be any  more uncomfortable. When the  bus  finally  stops, it  will be  packed  to  the  gills.  A few  peopie may get  offand a ferv  may get  on.  If  you  are  lucky  enough  to  push your way  on to the  bus, you  needto  hang  on, because  it's  like  a sardine  can.  The  buses  arc air conditioned,  but it  doesn't help much when the  bus  is  over  capacity.  Pickpockets  abound so  you  should  be verycareful  with your  belongings. The best time  to  use the  busway is  between  10 a.m  and 7  p.m  on Sunday.  There  is  a downloadable  map on their  website.  The fare  is  Rp.3.500  and  there  are no  transfer  fees.

2.      The text  above tells  us about  ...  Transjakarta.

A.  the  fare  of

B.  the  station  of

C.  the  problem  of

D.  the  best  time  to use

3.      Where can  we download  the  map of  Transjakarta?

A.  On their  website.

B.  In  their  buses.

C.  At the  bus stop.

D.  At the  bus station.

4.      Why  does  of  Transjakarla's  station  become  a  problem?

A.  It  is  made of steel  and  glass.

B.  it  has no ventilation  at  all.

C.  It does  not  have  good roofs.

D.  It  is  in  the  shape  of an enclosure.

5.      What does the  second  paragraph  tell us?

A.     The situation when the bus stops at  the  station.

B.     The  people  on  the  station  are  packed  to the  gills.

C.    The  way passengers  of  the  bus leave  the  station.

D.    Many  people  like  to  get on and  off the  bus

6.      From the text,  we  know  that  ....

A.     Transjakarta  provide  a downloadable  map on its  website

B.     Transjakarta's  station  is  very  small but  comfortable

C.    Riding  Transjakarta  during  office hour  is  irresistible.

D.    Transjakarta  charges  Rp3.500  for  its  transfer  fee

The Yellowstone National Park is the world's first national park. lt was established in 1872 and covers parts of Wyoming, Montana and ldaho.         The yellowstone National Park is well-known forits geothermal springs and geysers, as the result of   the continuing volcanic activity under the area. The whole area is sitting over a series of calderas caused by a supervolcano. The supervolcano under Yellowstone is the result of a hotspot, a plume of molten lava circulating deep within the earth. The largest geyser in the park is Steamboat Geyser.        Besides springs and geysers, the park's stunning landscape is home to bison, bears, elk, Americanbald, eagle, and trumpeter swan. Adopted from: Anonymoust Tell Me Where?' London' Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., 2010.

7.     What is the text about?

             A.     The world's first national park

             B.     The largest geyser in the Yellowston National Park.

             C.    The supervolcano under Yellowstone

             D.    The location of theYellowstone National Park

8.     The Yellowstone National Park is famous for ...

              A.     itS volcanic activity

               B.     its geothermal springs and geysers

               C.    its unique Plants and animals

               D.    its massive eruptions

9.     What causes geothermal springs and geysers in Yellowstone National park?

              A.     Very hot water

              B.     Rapid eruption

              C.    The continuing land movement

               D.    The continuing vulcanic activity

10.   The yellowstone National Park is the home to the following animals, except...

A.     Bears

B.     Bald eagles

C.    Penguins

D.    elks

11.   “... the park’s , the park's stunning landscape is home to...” (paragraph 3)

What is the synonim of “stunning”?

A.     Enchanting

B.     Common

C.    Strange

D.    spectacular

My cat name is Pussy. She is a beautiful gray Persian cat. Sne iras a small body and smooth (12) ... . She spends most of her time watching television, eating and growing (13)... .Pussy is picky about her food, (14)... she refuses to eat food that does not suit her taste.

12.   A. fur

B. hair

C. feather

D. quill

13.   A. fat

B. fame

C. strong

D. smart

14.   A. hardly

B. rarely

C. seldom

D. usually

Thomas Edison (46)... two thousand different materials in search of a proper filament for the light (47) ... . His assistant complained, "All our work is useless." Edison replied (48) ....“Oh we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. Weknow that there are two thousand elements which we camot use to tnake a good light bulb”.

15.   A.    brought

B.     tried

C.    played

D.    showed

16.   A. baloon

B. flash

C. bulb

D. glass

17.   A. surprisingly

B. accidentally

C. perfectly

D. confidently

Congratulations Kaushik Winner of the parent survey bike competition. A big thankyou to all the parents who completed the survey. The survey results will be made available in the coming weeks.

18.   Why is the text written?

A. To congratulate the winner

B. To announce survey results

C. To complete the survey

D. To thank parents

Last Day of Term Today is the last day of Term 2. School Assembly at 1:45 pm. School finishes at 2:30 pm. Have a safe and happy holiday.

19.   What will the students do today?

A. Attend assembly

B. Study the whole day

C. Have holiday

D. Enjoy the last day

We’ve watched Elise grow throughout her academic career The time has passed so quickly and now graduation is here We’re proud to write you to a Graduation Party in her honor Saturday, May 10th 2013 at 2 pm 101 South Country Road Patchoque, NY Rob and Terri Gross

20.   Who has graduated?

A. Rob

B. Terri

C. Gross

D. Elise

To keep everyone safe at the Park, each of our rides have height and health restrictions. Please read the signs beside each ride carefully to make sure you can jump aboard without any concerns! 120cm and Over: Scenic Railway, Carousel, Coney Drop , Dodgem Cars , Ghost Train, Arabian Merry, Blinky the Train, Enterprise, Holodeck, Mirror Maze , Pharaoh’s Curse, Power Surge, Silly Serpent, Sky Rider, Spider, Twin Dragon 110cm to 119cm: Scenic Railway, Carousel, Coney Drop, Ghost Train, Arabian Merry, Blinky the Train, Holodeck, Mirror Maze, Red Baron, Power Surge, Silly Serpent, Sky Rider, Spider, Twin Dragon, Mirror Maze 100cm to 109cm: Ghost Train, Blinky the Train, Holodeck, Red Baron, Silly Serpent Under 100cm: Blinky the Train, Holodeck (Min 90cm), Red Baron

21.   What is the text about?

A. Announcement at a theme park

B. Height restrictions ate theme park

C. Kinds of rides children can take

D. Restrictions for taking rides

22.   Who can ride Dodgem Cars?

A. Children 120cm and over

B. Children 110cm to 119cm

C. Children100cm to 109cm

D. Children under 100cm

23.   Who are not allowed to jump aboard the Red Baron?

A. healthy men

B. 125 cm-tall boys

C. 110 cm-tall girls

D. pregnant women

   A long time ago, there was an orchard which was owned by a rich couple and filled with the most delicious tamarind trees. One day, a fairy decided to test the couple's generosity. She came to the orchard, dressed as a poor, old woman and begged for the couple to give her a few fruits since she was very hungry. The selfish couple let their dogs loose on her. The old woman was bitten by the dogs and badly injured. She touched the giant tamarind tree and cursed,''Your greed shall be punished.'' As the woman walked away, the sky darkened and a ferocious storm broke out. The downpour continued until late at night.

   The next morning, the sky was clear and blue. The couplr came to tend their orchard and they were bewildered to find their entire orchard gone. Instead, there was water everywhere. When they looked down into the water, they could still see their precious trees at the bottom of the lake. People call the lake ''Sampaloc Lake'' which means Tamarind Lake in English.

24.   What is the text mostly about?

               A.     The most delicious tamarind fruit.

               B.     A rich couple and an old woman

               C.    A very poor, hungry old woman

               D.    The legend of Sampaloc Lake

25.   What did the fairy decide to change herself into a poor old woman? She...

A. Wanted to taste the delicious tamarind trees

B. Wanted to test the rich couple's generosity

C. Needed help from the orchard owner

D. Knew that the rich couple was greedy

26.   What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

               A.     The orchard was burried at the bottom of the lake

               B.     The orchard had gone before the heavy rain fell down

               C.    The rich couple was glad to see the sky was clear and blue.

               D.    The disapperance of the orchard made the couple confused.

27.   What can we learn from the story above? We must ...

              A.     Share with others and shouldn't be stingy

              B.     Be extrac careful with strangers

              C.    Work hard to be successful

              D.    Be patient in our life

Emmanuel Martinez Av. Luis Bivar Lisbon Portugal Dear Emmanuel, I want to thank you for your kind letter and your attempt to understand my Portuguese. I am very eager to meet you and your family when I come to Lisbon in September. I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a little about myself so we are not complete strangers when I get to Lisbon. I am 16 years old and am one year away from graduating high school. I am planning on continuing my education after that at Hometown College and majoring in Finance so that I work in the banking field. I have been told that your father is a bank manager. I have one older sister who is married with a child. I have an older brother who is graduating from Boston College this spring and plans to also work in the financial field. He has no children yet, but is soon to be married after graduation. What I know about Lisbon I should tell you I learned from Google and History class. I have read that it is a very lovely city. Does it snow much there? I look forward to your next letter. Sincerely Mary Ashton

28.   What does the letter tell about?

A. Mary’s introduction to Emmanuel

B. Mary’s offering help to Emmanuel

C. Emmanuel’s offering help to Mary

D. Mary’s reply to Emmanuel’s letter

29.   What is Emmanuel’s father?

A. Finance officer

B. School principal

C. Bank manager

D. Student Exchange host

30.   What is implied in Mary’s statement “Does it snow much there”?

A. She wants to see snow in Portugal

B. She does not know much about Portugal

C. She knows Portugal has snow

D. She is not sure if Portugal is in Europe

31.   How many siblings does Mary have?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Dear Susi, Congratulations on your success in ''The National English Storytelling Competition for Junior High School Student 2013.'' You have beaten other finalists from all over Indonesia. You are best of the best. I knew you would win. You are so talented. Your English is excellent. You can act, sing and dance,too. I'm so proud of you. I'm sure you'll be more successful in the future. Hug & Kiss, Ria

32.   What is the purpose of the text?

A.     To inform other finalists of the competition

B.     To show that Ria is very proud of herself

C.    To praise Susi on her success in winning the storytelling competion

D.    To encourage Susi to join the national English Storytelling competition.

48. Which sentence in the text express a compliment?

A. You are so talented

B. I know you would win

C. You have beaten other finalists

D. You'll be more successful in the future

33.   Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

When - wants - a doctor - she - grows up - or - a

     1          2           3           4           5          6     7

lawyer  - to be – Wina

     8         9          10

A. 958367142

B. 928367145

C. 428367195

D. 428319567

34.   Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

Overseas - should - are going - people - who - have

        1            2             3                4         5        6

- a passport

         7

A. 4531267

B. 4671235

C. 4567231

D. 4526731

35.   Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

The table - came - on - the student - when - was –

      1             2        3           4                5        6

the teacher – sitting

        7              8

A. 48315762

B. 46831572

C. 56483172

D. 56783142

36.   Arrange the following sentences into a meaningful passage.

1)     Double click add/remove programs.

2)     Click next to install the program

3)     Then, open start menu and select setting, then control panel.

4)     Note; that most of the time, a window will immediatelly appear asking if you want to install the program, click install.

5)     First, place the floppy disk or CD-ROM containing the program in the desired drive.

A. 45123

B. 45213

C. 53124

D. 32145

Money is also means of measuring the value of other things. It’s ..(40)..to say how when they are sold. The cost of things, of course, may …(41)… as time goes on and the money that you have today may be less in ..(42).., if it loses a lot of its value, money will be a bad means of storing value.

37.   A. easier

      B. possible

      C. difficult

      D. fast

38.   A. take

      B.want             

      C.need

      D.change

39.   A.  tomorrow

B.  today

C.  the future

D.  year

Soil is the layer of loose, brownish material thatcovers the world’s land surfaces wherever it is moistor warm enough. The only places there is not muchsoil are polar regions, mountains, deserts and thehearts of cities.      It is easy to think of soil as just dirt, but it is muchmore than that. Without soil, we would have no plants,crops or food. Soil is also one of the richest of allwildlife habitats. Insects, worms and othercreatures that live in soil are mostly tiny and hiddenout of sight.      Soil is a surprisingly composed of variousmaterials. About half the soil is solid tiny fragments orgrains of rock, created as the rock below the soil is broken up by the weather. The rest is organic matter,the decayed remains of dead/plants and animals.Then,the rest of. the soil is air and water. These fill the gaps betweenthe solid matter. Adopted from: John Farndon, In Touch with Nature, Life in the Soil, Ml, The Brown Reference Group plc., 2004.

40.   What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. Materials in soil.

B. The definition of soil.

C. The function of soil.

D. Areas with a little soil.

41.   What substance fills the gaps between the solid matter in soil?

               A.     Solid matter.

               B.     Organic matter.

               C.    Tiny fragments.

               D.    Water and air

42.    At the decayed remains of dead plants and animals.” (Last paragraph)

What does the underlined word mean?

               A.     Reduced.

               B.     Decomposed.

               C.    Buried.

               D.    Smelly.

Firefly or Lightning Bug Photinus pyralis The Pyralis firefly (also known as the lightning bug) is a common firefly in North America. This partly nocturnal, luminescent beetle is the most common firefly in the USA.       At night, the very end (the last abdominal segment) of the firefly glows a bright yellow-green color. The firefly can control this glowing effect. The brightness of a single firefly is 1/40 of a candle. Fireflies use their glow to attract other fireflies. Males flash about every five seconds; females flash about every two seconds. This firefly is harvested by the biochemical industry for the organic compunds luciferin (which is the chemical the firefly uses for its bioluminescence). This flying insect is about 0.75 inch (2 cm) long. It is mostly black, with two red spots on the head cover; the wing covers and head covers are lined in yellow. Like all insects, it has a hard exoskeleton, six jointed legs, two antennae, compound eyes, and a body divided into three parts (the head, thorax, and abdomen). Both the adults and the larvae are carnivores. They eat other insects (including other fireflies), insect larvae, and snails. Taken from: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/beetles/Fireflyprintout.shtml

43.   How do fireflies attract other fireflies?

A. By controlling their glowing effect.

B. By eating insects including other fireflies.

C. By harvesting its bioluminescence.

D. By camouflaging in the surroundings.

44.   What does the second paragraph of the text tell us about?

A. The firefly’s glow.

B. The firefly’s habitat.

C. The anatomy of firefly.

D. The diet of firefly.

45.   “Both the adults and the larvae are carnivores.” (Last paragraph)The underlined word means....

A. meat eater

B. creepy crawly

C. grown ups

D. prey hunter

46.   Arrange these words into a meaningful sentence.

honest – the Ass – was – Thefox –very –cunning

    1            2           3           4           5           6         

–but –was –too

    7      8       9

The best arrangement of the words is….

A. 2 – 4 – 5 – 8 – 6 – 1 – 3 – 7 – 9

B. 2 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 3 – 9 – 5 – 8 – 1

C. 4 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 2 – 8 – 9 – 1

D. 4 – 8 – 6 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 9

47.   Arrange  these  sentences  to  form  a sequential paragraph.

1)     Pour wet  ingredients  over  dry ingredients  and gently combine them.

2)     Spoon  batter  into  waffle maker  and  cook as per manufacturer's instructions.

3)     Serve immediately  or  keep  warm on  the  oven  rack  of 200° F.

4)     Gently fold  in the raisins.  Don't  be  too  rough  with the  batter  or  the  waffles  would  be  tough.

5)     ln  a large  bow!  mix the  dry ingredients. Combine  wet ingredients  in  a separate  bowl.

6)     Cook a little  longer  for  crispier  waffles.

A.     5-1-4-2-6-3

B.     5-3-4-2-6-1

C.    5-1-3-2-6-4

D.    5-2-4-1-6-3

To:All English Club Members We'd like to invite you to the coordination meeting to prepare for the Studennts' English Proficiency Competition which will be held next month. The meeting will be held tomorrow, October 7th, 2013 after school. Don't miss it. MAJID English Club Chairman

48.   Who is Majid?

A. The participant

B. One of the students

C. English club member

D. English club chairman

49.   What is the purpose of the text?

A.     To choose the best competition

B.     To be the winner in the competition

C.    To invite the club members to attend the meeting

D.    To announce the competition

50.   Choose the correct arrangement of the words.

Cord-plug-the-power-a-outlet-wall-into

   1     2      3       4     5     6      7     8

A. 23418576

B. 23456781

C. 24318576

D. 21348567