English Try Out Un 1 2008/2009

TRY OUT UJIAN NASIONAL KE-1 MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS SMP YAPIDA CISAYONG TASIKMALAYA TAHUN PELAJARAN 2008/2009

1. You find this text at .... PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS

a. School c. Zoo b. Restaurant d. Airport 2. The text above tells us that … a. We can give peanuts to the monkeys b. We don’t pet the animals c. We should feed the animals d. We can’t give food to the animals HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Dina We wish you happy in your life, always. - Puspa & Tina -

3. Who sent this card? a. Dina c. Tina b. Puspa d. Puspa & Tina 4. What do Puspa and Tina want? a. They wish Dina Happy b. They are happy on Dina’s Birthday c. They don’t came to Dina’s Birthday d. They want Dina Success 5. What kind of text is it? a. Congratulation card b. Greeting Card c. Announcement d. Advertisement 15 August 2007 Dear Uncle Sam, Thank you very much for the dictionaries you sent me. They are useful for my hobby. They give me ideas for what to paint. Yours, Adit

6. What kind of text is it? a. Invitation b. Short message c. Announcement d. Advertisement 7. The writer writes this message to… a. Her uncle b. His Uncle c. Adit d. Yours 8. They give me ideas for what to paint The underlined word refers to … a. Uncle Sam c. Dictionaries b. Adit d. Message

Dear Risky, Please come to my 14th birthday party on: Date : Saturday, 27 April 2009 Time : 6 p.m. Place : “Saung Ranggon” Jl. Rarangjambi Indihiang Tasikmalaya I really hope that you can come. There will be something missing without you presence. - Tina -

9. When was Tina born? a. 1993 c. 1995 b. 1994 d. 1996 10. From the text we know that the facts below are true. Except … a. Tina will celebrate her birthday party b. Tina is 14 years old now c. Tina really hopes that there is a present for her d. Tina invites Risky to her birthday party 11. Read the announcement below! Attention

Tomorrow is the last day for you to join the English Debate Competition. So, Join Now! Hurry up! Contact : Faris, Class IX C

What does it mean? a. There will be an English Debate Competition next week b. There are only two days left to join the English Debate Competition c. All students may join the English Debate Competition d. Today is the last day to register for the English Debate Competition Read the text bellow and answer question 12 to 17!

My school, Islamic Junior High School of Cisayong, is at no.1 Jl. Yapida Cisayong in the North of Tasikmalaya regency. My school is not big. It has eight clean classrooms, four clean toilets, a big Library, a computer room, a canteen, a teacher room and headmaster room. My school is green. Look, beside canteen, there is a beautiful park. There are garden and river behind my school. In front of each classroom has a small park. My friends and I plant variety flowers and water them every morning. My school is not famous, but I like be there. I learn not only general subject but also Islamic Subject. So, I love my school.

12. The suitable title of the text above is … a. School c. Green school b. My School d. Yapida

13. The purpose of the text is … my school a. to tell b. to give information c. to describe d. to amuse 14. The text tells us about …. a. SMPN 1 Cisayong b. SMP YAPIDA c. MA Abroor d. SMK Abroor 15. How many classrooms are there? a. Five c. Three b. Four d. Eight 16. My friends and I plant variety flowers and water them every morning. (Paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to … a. My friends and I c. Variety flowers b. My friends d. Water 17. My school is not famous, but I like be there. (Paragraph 4) The word “Famous” has the apposite meaning with a. Popular b. well-known c. Fame d. Unknown Read the text bellow and answer question 18 to 22! Botanical Garden I went to a botanical garden. It was large, landscaped parks where plants were grown for scientific purposes and for public display. People could stroll down flowers bordered paths or sat on benches and admired the beautiful plants. Most of the plants were labeled with their popular as well as their scientific names. In greenhouses, long, low buildings made of glass and artificially heated; the more delicate plants were cultivated. One of the greatest botanical gardens in the world today is the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, England. It is commonly known as Kew Gardens. One of the largest botanical gardens in the United States is the New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York, which contains 13,000 species varieties of plants. 18. The topic idea of the second paragraph is … a. The writer went to Botanical Garden b. Botanical Garden c. Greenhouses d. Royal Botanic Garden 19. What are botanical gardens used for? All the answers are correct, except … a. for camping b. for scientific researches c. for scientific purposes d. for public display 20. Where is the botanical garden in West Java? a. Bandung Botanical Garden. b. Bogor Botanical Garden. c. Sukabumi Botanical Garden. d. Lembang Botanical Garden

21. It is commonly known as Kew Gardens. The word “it” refers to … a. Botanical garden b. Greenhouses c. The greatest a botanical gardens d. Royal Botanic garden at Kew, England 22. “_______ which contains 13,000 species varieties of plants” The synonym of the underlined word is … a. kinds b. good c. fine d. plants Read the text bellow and answer question 23 to 27! 9 Make sure the switch is off. 9 Place ingredients into the blender container. Add some water if needed. 9 Put the lid on. 9 Place the container on the motor housing. 9 Plug in the cable. 9 Select one of two speed buttons as required. Use PULSE switch for precision blending. When adding ingredients or seasonings, remove the small lid for adding things in the middle of the blender lid. 9 After grinding, press the switch off. 9 Unplug the cable. 23. What does the text about? a. How to grind. b. How to use a blender. c. How to make use a refrigerator. d. How to operate a mixer. 24. The purpose of the text is … a. To describe something. b. To instruct something. c. To narrate a story. d. To argue on something. 25. How many speed buttons are there? a. One. b. Two. c. Three. d. Four. 26. Do you always have to add water? a. Of course. b. No. c. Yes. d. Certainly. 27. Use PULSE switch for precision blending. The word which is not the synonym of the underlined word, EXCEPT…. a. fine b. well c. chunks d. excellent

Read the text bellow and answer question 28 to 33! The Old Grandfather and His Grandson Once upon a time there was a very old grandfather. His eyes were almost blind, his ears were deaf, and his knees shook. When he sat at the table, he could not hold a spoon strongly. He spilled soup on the tablecloth. Besides this, some of his soup would run back out of his mouth. His son and his son's wife were annoyed by this. Finally, they made the old grandfather sit in the corner behind the stove. They gave him not enough food in a clay bowl. He sat there and looked sadly at the table. He was almost crying. One day the old grandfather could not hold the bowl because his hands were too weak. The bowl fell to the ground and broke. The woman scolded. However, the old grandfather did not say anything. He could only cry. Then, they bought him a wooden bowl and made him eat from it. Once when they were all sitting there, the four year old grandson put some pieces of wood together on the floor. His father asked him what he was doing. The little grandson said that he was making a little trough for his father and mother to eat from when he was big." The man and the woman looked at one another. They began to cry. They brought the old grandfather to the table immediately. Since then, they always let him eat there. If he spilled a little, they did not say anything. 28. What kind of text is it? a. Narrative c. Descriptive b. Recount d. Report 29. The purpose of text is … a. To describe something. b. To instruct something. c. To narrate a story. d. To argue on something. 30. How did the old grandfather’s son and his son’s wife treat him? a. They treated him nicely. b. They treated him very badly. c. They treated him like a child. d. They treated him very carefully 31. What did the old grandfather’s son and his son’s wife do after they realized their mistake? a. They scolded their son. b. They let their son eat at the table. c. They let their father eat at the table. d. They did not say anything. 32. What does the word “they” in paragraph 5 sentence 2 refer to? a. The man and the grandson. b. The man and the woman. c. The woman and the grandson. d. The man and the grandfather. 33. Which of the following words is the synonym of “enough”? a. Less. b. Correct. c. Many. d. Adequate.

Read the text bellow and answer question 34 to 38! E-mail is a popular communication facility. Every day, people in this world who have internet access send billions of e-mail messages. E-mail can send any messages around the world. An e-mail is simply only a text message. In the beginning and even today, e-mail messages contain a short piece of text. At present, attachment makes many e-mail messages quite longer. With attachments, e-mail messages continue to be more sophisticated. It can send audio files, audio-video files, pictures, documents, etc. People can register to a certain email service provider. They will get their email address in the format of ---- (email account)@----(email service provider). The “@” sign is to indicate that the user is 'at' some service provider. With the World Wide Web, email starts to be made available with friendly web by providers such as Yahoo and Hotmail. Now, e-mail is usually without charge. Everyone has at least one email address. At present, e-mail is used by not just millions, but hundreds of millions of people. 34. What the text tells us about … a. Email c. Service Provider b. Communication d. World Wide Web 35. The purpose of the text is … a. To describe E-mail. b. To instruct E-mail. c. To narrate E-mail. d. To tell about E-mail. 36. What is email? a. a popular communication facility. b. a text message. c. a world wide web. d. a document. 37. Can we get an E-mail address? a. Yes, I do c. Yes, we can b. No, I don’t. d. No, we can’t 38. The word “They” on the paragraph 3, the second sentence refers to … a. E-mail b. People c. Service provider. d. Documents. KEEP TIGHTLY CLOSED AVOID EXPOSURE TO LIGHT

39. What is the text about? a. How to avoid accident b. The way to block the sunlight c. How to close the box d. The way to store the medicine

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41. Who published this ad? a. Citra Tour b. Beautiful Bali c. Beaches d. Art shop 42. If you are interested in visiting Bali, What should you do? a. I will go there alone b. I will call Citra tour c. I will buy ticket plane d. I will save money

Jakarta, January 1, 2009

Choose the suitable word to complete the paragraph! The internet is a medium of _____(44)_______. It connects computers through network connections. We can communicate with people around the world using the internet. We can get a lot of information from the internet and we can also send e-mail to others. Nowadays, video streaming can be _____(45)_______ through the internet. The internet can help people to _____(46)_______ with others, whether it is text, audio, video, or video-audio.

46. a. Communication b. Communicating c. Communicate d. Comunicated 47. a. do b. does c. did d. done 48. a. Communication b. Communicating c. Communicate d. Comunicated 49. Arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence! news(1) – delivers(2) – it(3) – a lot of(4) – and(5) – the readers(6) – to(7) – information(8). a. 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 8 – 7 – 6 b. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 8 – 7 – 6 c. 3 – 2 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 8 – 5 – 1 d. 3 – 2 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 8 Look this Picture bellow!

Dear Miss Ana, I heard from my classmate Mila that you are hospitalized. I’m so sorry to hear about your condition. I really would like to visit you but I’m still in Jakarta and won’t be back until the end of the month. My prayer is for your health. I’ll visit you as soon as I arrive in Surabaya. Best regards, Kiki 43. What kind of text is it? a. Advertisement b. Announcement c. Greeting card d. Personal Letter 44. When did Kiki send it? a. Last week b. Last holiday c. Last month d. Last year 45. The underlined sentence means … a. Showing happy b. Acknowledging the sadness c. Offering assistance d. Expressing sympathy

50. Arrange these sentences based on the pictures above to make cooking instructions. 1. Put noodles into 2 glasses of briskly boiling water. 2. Your delicious noodles are ready to be served. 3. Put the seasoning, vegetables oil and chili powder in a bowl. 4. Mix the noodles well with all of the seasoning. 5. Cook the noodles and simmer for 3 minutes. The best arrangement is … a. 4, 3, 5, 1, 2 c. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2 b. 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 d. 1, 5, 3, 4, 2