SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS IX SEMESTER I (60)

Choose the correct answer  among A, B, C or D!

For number 1 and 2

WARNING

DO NOT RECHARGE, DISPOSE OF IN FIRE, PUT IN BACKWARDS, OR MIX WITH USED OR OTHER BATTERY TYPES

1.    One of the meanings of the warning on the right is that you … the battery into the fire.

A.    must not throw

B.    are able to put

C.   may recharge

D.   can mix

2.    We may not recharge the battery because it can ….

A.    break

B.    explode

C.   illuminate

D.   electrocute

For number 3 - 5

We hope it will motivate you to learn Maths more.

Love,

Mum & Dad

My dear Bachrudin Irvan,

Congratulations on your success as the winner in National Maths Olympiad 2010

3.    The greeting card is written ….

A.    To inform about the Mathematics competition

B.    To congratulate Bachrudin on his success

C.   To announce the Maths Olympiad winner

D.   To show someone’s love to his children

4.    What has happened to Bachrudin based on the text?

A.    He’s just got the first prize in the Olympiad.

B.    He needs support to learn Mathematics.

C.   He joined the first Maths Olympiad.

D.   He is eager to study Mathematics.

5.    The text shows that Bachrudin Irvan is … Mathematics.

A.    uninterested in

B.    scared with

C.   bored with

D.   good at

Text for number 6 - 8

Announcement

Don’t forget to bring in your trip forms this Friday. Only students with signed field trip forms will be able to get on the bus.

Parents, please make sure your child is wearing cool and comfortable clothing. Summer weather is here!

Posted on : 09-12-2012

6.    The greeting card is written ….

A.    To inform about the Mathematics competition

B.    To congratulate Bachrudin on his success

C.   To announce the Maths Olympiad winner

D.   To show someone’s love to his children

7.    What has happened to Bachrudin based on the text?

A.    He’s just got the first prize in the Olympiad.

B.    He needs support to learn Mathematics.

C.   He joined the first Maths Olympiad.

D.   He is eager to study Mathematics.

8.    The text shows that Bachrudin Irvan is … Mathematics.

A.    uninterested in

B.    scared with

C.   bored with

D.   good at

Text for number 9 - 11

To : Rica

There is no English club meeting this week since Mr. Asmond has not come yet from London. It’s cancelled until he comes back. Please forward this to others. Thank you.

Sender

Wynda

+62373224

9.    What is the text about?

A.    Information about the cancellation of meeting.

B.    Announcement of the English Club Meeting.

C.   Asking for one’s attention to Mr. Asmond.

D.   A special short message for someone.

10.  The text shows that Mr. Asmond ….

A.  was in London                                                

B.  is in Jakarta                                                    

C.  is in London

D.  will be in London

11.  “Please forward this to others.”

What does the underlined word mean?

A.  Call.                                                                

B.  Say.                                                                

C.  Tell.

D.  Send.

Text for number 12 - 15

What you need :

·      2 eggs, beaten

·      50 g mixed cheese, grated

·      4 tbsp butter

·      Salt

·      Pepper

·      Parsley for garnish

·      1 non-stick frying pan

·      1 spatula

·      1 brush

Steps :

·      Place a pan over a medium heat. Allow it to slightly warm through and brush the bottom with some of the melted butter.

·      Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and give some salt and pepper. Then gently stir the eggs continuously until they begin to set. Angle the pan so that the raw eggs run to the side and cook. Add the cheese into the middle of the omelet and in line then gently fold it up in three rolls. Take the pan off the heat and slide the omelet into a serving plate the open side first.

·      Garnish it with a little parsley and serve it immediately.

12.  The text is about how ….

A.    to melt good butter

B.    to serve omelette well

C.   to beat eggs for cooking

D.   to make a cheese omelette

13.  Which one is needed to stir the eggs based on the text?

A.    Tablespoon.

B.    Spatula.

C.   Roller.

D.   Plate.

14.  The second step tells you about .…

A.    preparing the pan

B.    garnishing the meal

C.   cooking the omelette

D.   melting cheese well

15.  “50 g mixed cheese, grated”.

The word “grated” means ….

A.    formed into certain shape

B.    spread it on something

C.   made into small pieces

D.   combined with others

The text for number 16 - 19

Responding to the increasing demands for a more luxurious, spacious and classy taxi service. Blue Bird Group has launched a batch of Vellfire models to top off its Mercedes-Benz E-Class Silver Bird line-up.

Silver Bird’s Vellfire fleet has been operating on Jakarta’s streets since November 2009, and has been making headlines thanks to the model’s relatively rare availability in the Indonesian market.

Inside, the Vellfire fleet is equipped with an LCD screen, DVD player and audio system with remote control feature. Flexible seating allows ergonomic adjustments to ward off exhaustion, while a panoramic sunroof allows for a little fresh air at night. The vehicle also has sports sliding doors for easier entry and exit.

Silver Bird Vellfire has a very reasonable flag fall rate of Rp. 9,000 with a Rp. 5,500 fare added per additional kilometer. Drivers are  even  available  to  wait  on  stand-by  art  an  hourly  rate  of  Rp. 60,000.

16.  What is the text about?

A.    All luxurious taxi services.

B.    Silver Bird Vellfire taxi.

C.   Taxi service in Jakarta.

D.   Blue Bird Group.

17.  The third paragraph tells you about … of the vehicle.

A.    the first launching

B.    the new model

C.   the interior

D.   the fare

18.  The Silver Bird’s Vellfire has been operating for … years.

A.    4

B.    3

C.   2

D.   1

19.  The text shows that most customers of the taxi belong to ….

A.    the old

B.    the have

C.   the young

D.   the have not

Text for number 20 - 23

            Last school holiday, I decided to go into the jungle to find a lion and I asked a Nepalese guide,Kamal Rai, to go with me.

            We left the camp at six in the morning with two elephants carrying out our equipment. We left early because it is unusual to find lions in the afternoon. They usually sleep in the heat of the day. Kamal made me wear shoes and trousers to protect me from snakes. We climbed onto the elephants’ back to get a better view.

            A few moments later, we saw a loin in the distance. Kamal asked me to keep calm. We crept nearer and found a dead deer still bleeding. This was tiger’s prey. Suddenly I started to be very frightened. We heard the tiger before we saw it. It jumped out like a flash of lightening. The lion was about five hundreds kilos and four meters long. I looked into its eyes. I could feel its dignity. Suddenly the lion grapped Kamal’s leg between its teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away. One of our elephants ran at the lion and made it go back into the grass. We quickly escaped to let the tiger eat its prey. That night it was impossible to sleep.  

20.  The text mostly tells you about the writer’s ….

A.    lions who live in jungle

B.    friend who likes wild life

C.   hobbies in haunting wild animals

D.   experience in the Nepalese jungle

21.  The text shows that the writer belongs to a ... person

A.    serious

B.    brave

C.   keen

D.   wild

22.  What is the third paragraph about?

A.    The Nepalese tigers’ preys.

B.    The strong Nepalese men.

C.   The animals’ fight in jungle.

D.   The writer’s meeting with a lion.

23.  Why should the writer wear trousers and shoes?

A.    To get rid of cold weather.

B.    To avoid the snake’s bite.

C.   To creep into the jungle well.

D.   To expel insets of the jungle.

Text for number 24 - 26

Mr. Tomi is a manager of a big company in his town. He is still single. He lives in the biggest house in my area. No wonder many girls like him. Mr. Tomi is 30 years old. He is a trim, energetic young man. He has dark, short, curly hair, brown eyes and a thin moustache. His nose is pointed and his ears are rather big. His face is oval and he has beautiful smile.

Mr. Tomi is neatly dressed in a snit and tie. When he goes to his office, he always wears an expensive coat. He is not embarrassed to wear coat with bright color such as yellow, pink, and green. Mr. Tomi is extremely well-mannered and very punctual. He always writes down his appointments in a little diary, and keeps his desk very tidy. He never drinks and smokes.

24.  What does the text tell about?

A.    A big company

B.    The habit of Mr. Tomi

C.   The description of Mr. Tomi

D.   The description of Mr. Tomi’s company

25.  Mr. Tomi has never been late when he has an appointment. Which word shows Mr. Tomi’s characteristic above?

A.    Energetic.

B.    Very punctual.

C.   Neatly dressed.

D.   Well-mannered.

26.  “He is a trim, energetic your man…” The underlined word is similar with .…

A.    thin

B.    slim

C.   charming

D.   handsome

Text for number 27 – 29

In one bright morning Redfeathers, the hen was walking down the road in the farmyard. The fox caught sight of her and his mouth began to water.

He ran home and told his wife to put on water for boiling a chicken, and then rushed back, and before Redfeathers knew what was happening, she found herself snapped up and inside a sack, not even able to call for help.

Luckily for her, her friend, the dove, saw what had happened. She fluttered on the path in the woods and lay there, pretending to have a broken wing. The fox was delighted to find that he now had a first course as well as a main dish. He put down the sack with the hen in it, and chased off after the dove, who began cleverly to hop further and further away.

Redfeathers slipped out of the sack and put a stone in her place, and then she too ran off. When the dove saw that her friend was safe, she flew up into a tree. The fox then went back and picked up the sack, thinking that the hen was still in it.

Redfeathers thanked the dove for helping her. She imagined what would happen to her if the dove did not help her. Since then she was aware of the importance of having a good friend.

27.  What is the text about?

A.    A dove which needed an help.

B.    Redfeathers who liked travelling.

C.   A clever fox and his beloved wife.

D.   A hen which was saved by a dove.

28.  The third paragraph tells you about the way Redfeathers ….

A.    freed herself

B.    got the accident

C.   deceived the fox

D.   entered the sack

29.  What is the moral value of the story?

A.    It is important to have a good friend.

B.    One needs to be greedy to be wealthy.

C.   The old friend will be forgotten someday.

D.   It is useless to regret what have happened.

Text for number 30 – 34

      At 2p.m. we arrived at the Catimor Homestay, an inn remaining from the Dutch colonial era. Now owned by the PTP Nusantara VII coffee plantation at Blawan and within the plantation’s housing complex. Here we … (30) by soaking in the near hot sulfurous water in a structure managed by the local government.

     Very early in the morning, with a tour guide, we climbed up toward the crater lake. The trail we took was almost never … (31), just constant uphill grades. We had to stop several times just to catch our breath … .(32), we were consoled by the spectacular views of the glorious Merapi and Gunung Raung in the distance.

     After three hour  … (33) a  half walk, we came to the crater rim. We cried out loud when we saw the stunning view, the turquoise colored water, wreathed in fog, with dense sulfur fumes in the distance. We sat at the … (34) of the caldera and gazed at the beauty of Ijen crater. It was really a unique, impressive trip.

30.  A.  provided

B.  relaxed

C.  made

D.  took

31.  A.  downhill

B.  uphill

C.  rising

D.  flat

32.  A.  Furthermore

B.  In addition

C.  Moreover

D.  However

33.  A.  nor

B.  but

C.  and

D.  or

34.  A.  wall

B.  edge

C.  surface

D.  bottom

35.  Rearrange the jumbled sentences below.

1. Here’s how double rainbows form.

2. Sometimes you see two rainbows, a bright one inside a faint one.

3. This light comes back out of the drop and makes a bright rainbow.

4. When light enters a raindrop, a lot of it bounces off the back surface of the drop.

5. Some light, however, bounces around inside the raindrop a couple more times before it

    manages to escape.

6. Every rainbow is actually a double rainbow, but the bigger on is usually too dim to see.

7. This smaller amount of light makes the faint second rainbow.

A.    2 – 7 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 4

B.    2 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 3 – 6 – 7

C.   2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 6

D.   2 – 3 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 5 – 7

36.  Rearrange the jumbled sentences below.

1. After observing the plants, we went back to school

2. We really had great fun

3. Then we went into our classroom and talked about our today’s environment

4. We arrived at school at 12 o’clock.

5. This learning activity of my school was great.

6. So we asked our teacher to do this way of learning again the following weeks.

A.    2 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 6 

B.    1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 2

C.   1 – 4 – 3 – 6 – 5 – 2

D.   2 – 5 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 6 

37.  Rearrange the jumbled words below.

the girl – I – is able to – know – well – that – music – play

     1       2          3             4          5        6          7          8

A.    2 – 8 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 1 – 3 – 4

B.    2 – 6 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 7 – 8 – 5

C.   2 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 8 – 7 – 5

D.   2 – 6 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 5 – 3 – 8

Text for number 38 - 40

Last month my family and I went to Toraja to attend Grandpa’s funeral. It was my first time to go to such a ceremony. We gathered there with our kin in the ceremony.

Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. It took about a week. Several days before the ceremony was done, grandpa’s body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row around an open field called Longkonan. His corpse was dressed in a fine wearing.

The funeral was performed in two phases. First, we slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes, and the moved the corpse to face north. In this ceremony we wore black clothes. After that, the corpse was placed in a sandal wood coffin. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed on an open platform beneath the granary. Meanwhile, my uncle, my brother, and I prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower called lakian. The next phase of the ceremony was held in this place. The coffin is borne from the house and placed in the Lakian. During the day, there were also buffalo matches. They were great matches. In the night, we were feasting, chanting, and dancing.

On the last day, the grandpa’s coffin were lowered from the funeral tower and brought up to the mountain side family graveyard. It was followed by great shouting and excitement from the relatives and the guests. Finally, we installed the wooden puppet on a high balcony where other puppets representing the members of a whole family were already there. The funeral ceremonies made my family and me tired. However, we were grateful because it ran smoothly.

38.  How prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower?

A.    The writer’s uncle, brother and the writer.

B.    The writer’s uncle and brother.

C.   The writer’s relatives.

D.   The writer’s family.

39.  Why did the writer and his family feel grateful? Because .…

A.    the funeral was very exciting

B.    the funeral was quite elaborate

C.   they slaughtered pigs and buffaloes

D.   the funeral ceremonies ran smoothly

40.  What is the main idea of paragraph three ?

A.    The funeral was performed in two phases.

B.    In this ceremony we wore black clothes.

C.   We slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes.

D.   The coffin is borne from the house.

Text for number 41 - 43

‘Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week. When it happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my vacation to Bali. Suddenly my car launched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat tire. I did not know that is was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I say some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.

Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along way to my house in the town.  

When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.

41.  When it happened, I was on my car. (Paragraph 1) The word it refers to ....

A.    an earthquake

B.    my vacation

C.   electricity

D.   my car

42.  How did the writer know that it was an earthquake?

A.    He could not move his car at all.

B.    His car launched to one side, to the left.

C.   He saw a lot of rooks tumbling across the road.

D.   He saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down.

43.  The text generally talks about .…

A.    an earthquake in Bali

B.    the writer’s car accident

C.   the writer’s horrible experience

D.   the result of the earthquake in Bali

The text for number 44 - 47

Maura, the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.

One evening, Maura disguised herself and went  to the camp of the three sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second Sheik gave her some unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheik’s camp.

The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him.

Sheik Hakim’s act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry”.

44.  Why did Maura disguise herself?  Because she wanted to .…

A.    find out what the three sheiks are actually like

B.    ask the three sheiks for something to eat

C.   eat dinner with the three sheiks

D.   see the three sheiks’ activity

45.  What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

A.    Maura discarded the suitors one by one until the list was reduced to just three sheiks.

B.    It was very hard to decide who would be the best of the three sheiks.

C.   The three sheiks were equally young and handsome.

D.   Maura had difficulty in refusing her suitors.

46.  What does the text mainly tell us about?

A.    Queen of Arabia and three Sheiks.

B.    The most powerful queen of Arabia.

C.   Three sheiks.

D.   Sheik Hakim.

47.  What can we learn from the story?

A.    We will get an equal thing to what we give to other people.

B.    We have to disguise ourselves to find out the truth.

C.   We have to invite other people for the dinner.

D.   We have to be rich to get success in our life.

Text for number 48 - 51

Hansel and Gretel

Once upon a time, there lived an old witch. She was very cruel and likes eating people. One day, the witch caught two children, Hansel and Gretel. The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was thinking of them. She missed them a lot, them she was beginning to find the children. “I must find them,” she said and set out into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped through the window. Her heart cried out when she the two children.

She picked up the broom learning against the door and crept inside. The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven the stepmother shut the door.

“Children, I have come to save you,” she said, hugging them tightly. “Let me take you home and we become a family again.” They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after.

48.  Why did the witch kidnap the children?

A.    She loved the children.

B.    She wanted to eat them.

C.   She wanted to teach them.

D.   She wanted to make them as her children.

49.  How was Hansel and Gretel’s stepmother?

A.    She was friendly.

B.    She was cruel.

C.   She was kind.

D.   She was evil.

50.  “.… she said and set out into the forest.” What does the underlined words mean?

A.    Started.

B.    Run out.

C.   Started to go.

D.   Started to find.

51.  What can we learn from the story?

A.    A witch is always bad.

B.    We have to be careful to a stranger.

C.   A stepmother always loves her children.

D.   Not all stepmother treat their children badly.

Text for number 52 - 55

‘Museums are institutions which help people understand and appreciate the world. Museum collect objects of scientific, aesthetic, or historical importance. They care for them, study and exhibit them for the purpose of public education and the advancement of knowledge. Museums can be found in almost every big city in the world.

Museums also function as educational institutions which offer many benefits to their visitors. Peoples of different ages, interests, background and abilities can explore and do self-learning at the museums. The are also public places where people can be entertained, inspired and introduced to new ideas. There are some major types of museums. The most common one is the history museums. The usually collect a wide range of objects, including fine art, furniture, clothing, document, and other materials. The next type of museums is the art museum. They reflect artistic accomplishment, both historic and contemporary. Their collection includes paintings sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, ceramics and glass, metal work and furniture.

The next two museums are the natural history museums and the science museums. The first type of museums usually focuses on nature and culture. Dinosaurs, gems and minerals, native and ancient cultures are always popular to exhibit at natural history museums. Meanwhile, the science museums are dedicated to improve public understanding of science and scientific achievement. Science museum usually allow people to experience and experiment.

52.  In which museums ca we find Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings?

A.    Natural history museums.

B.    Science museums.

C.   History museums.

D.   Art museums.

53.  What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A.    Museums reflect artistic accomplishment, both historic and contemporary.

B.    Museums help people understand and appreciate the world.

C.   Museum has a function as educational institution.

D.   There are some major types of museums.

54.  The usually collect a wide range of objects, including fine art, furniture, clothing, document, and other materials. (paragraph 3). What is the synonym of the underlined word?

A.    Save.

B.    Leave.

C.   Gather.

D.   Separate.

55.  What is the science museum dedicated to? It is .…

A.    to improve public understanding of ancient culture

B.    to inspire and introduce some news idea

C.   to improve public understanding of science and scientific achievement

D.   to accomplish a wide range of object, including painting, photograph and sculpture

Complete the paragraph below (number 56 – 58)

Once upon a time in the jungle, there lived a fox named Rix. Everybody in the jungle was afraid of him because his face and style looked very vicious. One day Rix saw a little rabbit in danger. The snake was going to eat it. Rix jumped …(56) the snake and scared it away. Then the little rabbit felt that Rix just …(57)his life from the dangerous snake. After that, it told the whole …(58) that Rix was kind. There was no need to be afraid of him anymore.

56.  …

A.    above

B.    over

C.   for

D.   to

57.  …

A.    give

B.    gave

C.   save

D.   saved

58.  …

A.    farm

B.    river

C.   jungle

D.   dessert

59.  Arrange the following words into a correct sentence.

in – your – the – best – speech – on – congratulation – contest – performance

1       2        3        4            5         6              7                     8                 9

A.    7 – 4 – 9 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6 – 8 

B.    7 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 9 – 1 – 3 – 5 – 8

C.   7 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 2 – 4 – 9

D.   7 – 1 – 3 – 5 – 8 – 6 – 2 – 9 – 4

60.  Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph.

1.    It seemed that the dogs and the sled real, but the two polar bears were two students in disguise.

2.    And yesterday a jogger bumped into a team of husky dogs with a sled on wheels in a nearby forest.

3.    Strange things have been happening recently in Robertsbridge in the south of England.

4.    Last week a lady saw two polar bears outside a railway station.

5.    They came from a local secondary school and were raising money for their trip a visit to the North Pole.

A.    3 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 5  

B.    3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5

C.   3 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 5

D.   3 – 4 – 2 – 1 – 5