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Most fish use their side, back, and tail fins for swimming. Fins (1) movable, fanlike parts. A fish (2)
through the water by swinging its tail fins back and forth. A fish uses (3) other fins to steer (4) to stop.
Sometimes the other fins also help it go fast through the water.
Most fishes have bodies shaped like a torpedo. Their bodies are pointed at the head and at the tail. This
streamlined body helps fish speed through water. Sailfish can swim as (5) as 70 miles per hour (110
kilometers per hour).
(6) fish have unusual shapes. Rays have flat, disc-shaped bodies. Large fins like wings go out from a rays
head. To swim, rays flap the fins.
Most fish also have swim bladders. They fill their swim bladders (7) air. Their air-filled swim bladders act
like life jackets. They keep the fish from sinking to the bottom.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan bentuk to be yang tepat.
Soal:
1. A. Are C. is
B. Were D. was

Kunci jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Dari konteks kalimat khususnya subjek kalimat berbentuk jamak (fins) maka kemungkinan to be yang
dipakai adalah are dan were. Tapi karena yang dibicarakan suatu fakta yang merupakan kebenaran umum
(simple presen tense), maka to be yang tepat dipakai adalah yang berbentuk simple present yaitu are. Jadi
jawaban A yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan bentuk kata kerja yang tepat.
Soal:
2. A. are moving C. moved
B. Move D. moves

Kunci jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Dari teks secara umum jelas tenses yang dipakai dalam bentuk simple present tense. Demikian juga aturan ini
berlaku untuk kata kerja pada kalimat nomor ini. Karena subjeknya orang ketiga tunggal maka jawaban yang
benar adalah bentuk simple present tense dari kata kerja move yaitu moves, bukan yang lainnya. Jadi
jawaban D yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan possesseive adjective yang tepat.
Soal:
3. A. Their C. it
B. Its D. them

Kunci jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata yang menunjukkan kepunyaan yang tepat dalam kalimat. Karena yang
memiliki binatang jumlahnya tunggal maka yang dipakai adalah its, bukan yang lain. Jadi jawaban B yang
paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan kata penghubung setara .
Soal:
4. A. Nor C. and
B. But D. or

Kunci jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata penghubung antara dua kata. karena konteknya menunjukkan adanya
hubungan tambahan maka yang tepat dipakai adalah penghubung and, bukan yang lain. Jadi jawaban C yang
paling tepat.
Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.
Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan kata keterangan yang tepat.
Soal:
5. A. Slowly C. hurriedly
B. Fast D. hastily

Kunci jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata keterangan yang tepat. Dalam konteks ini keterangan yang tepat adalah
dengan cepat yang memakai kata fast. Kata keterangan lainnya tidak cocok dipakai disini. Jadi jawaban B
yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan keterangan jumlah yang tepat.
Soal:
6. A. Some C. All
B. Most D. A little

Kunci jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata keterangan jumlah. Dalam konteks ini keterangan yang tepat adalah
beberapa (some), karena bentuk ikan yang aneh itu tidak banyak sejauh ini. Kata keterangan lain kurang tepat
dipakai di kalimat ini. Jadi jawaban A yang paling benar.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan preposisi yang tepat.
Soal:
7. A. In C. near
B. To D. with

Kunci jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata preposisi. Dalam konteks ini preposisi yang tepat adalah with. Preposisi
lainnya tidak cocok. Jadi jawaban D yang paling benar.

Most fish use their side, back, and tail fins for swimming. Fins (8) movable, fanlike parts. A fish (9)
through the water by swinging its tail fins back and forth. A fish uses (10) other fins to steer (11) to
stop. Sometimes the other fins also help it go fast through the water.
Most fishes have bodies shaped like a torpedo. Their bodies are pointed at the head and at the tail. This
streamlined body helps fish speed through water. Sailfish can swim as (12) as 70 miles per hour (110
kilometers per hour).
(13) fish have unusual shapes. Rays have flat, disc-shaped bodies. Large fins like wings go out from a
rays head. To swim, rays flap the fins.
Most fish also have swim bladders. They fill their swim bladders (14) air. Their air-filled swim bladders
act like life jackets. They keep the fish from sinking to the bottom.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan bentuk to be yang tepat.
Soal:
8. A. Are C. is
B. Were D. was

Kunci jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Dari konteks kalimat khususnya subjek kalimat berbentuk jamak (fins) maka kemungkinan to be yang
dipakai adalah are dan were. Tapi karena yang dibicarakan suatu fakta yang merupakan kebenaran umum
(simple presen tense), maka to be yang tepat dipakai adalah yang berbentuk simple present yaitu are. Jadi
jawaban A yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan bentuk kata kerja yang tepat.
Soal:
9. A. are moving C. moved
B. Move D. moves

Kunci jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Dari teks secara umum jelas tenses yang dipakai dalam bentuk simple present tense. Demikian juga aturan ini
berlaku untuk kata kerja pada kalimat nomor ini. Karena subjeknya orang ketiga tunggal maka jawaban yang
benar adalah bentuk simple present tense dari kata kerja move yaitu moves, bukan yang lainnya. Jadi
jawaban D yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan possesseive adjective yang tepat.
Soal:
10. A. Their C. it
B. Its D. them

Kunci jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata yang menunjukkan kepunyaan yang tepat dalam kalimat. Karena yang
memiliki binatang jumlahnya tunggal maka yang dipakai adalah its, bukan yang lain. Jadi jawaban B yang
paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan kata penghubung setara .
Soal:
11. A. Nor C. and
B. But D. or

Kunci jawaban: C
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata penghubung antara dua kata. karena konteknya menunjukkan adanya
hubungan tambahan maka yang tepat dipakai adalah penghubung and, bukan yang lain. Jadi jawaban C yang
paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan kata keterangan yang tepat.
Soal:
12. A. Slowly C. hurriedly
B. Fast D. hastily

Kunci jawaban: B
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata keterangan yang tepat. Dalam konteks ini keterangan yang tepat adalah
dengan cepat yang memakai kata fast. Kata keterangan lainnya tidak cocok dipakai disini. Jadi jawaban B
yang paling tepat.

Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.

Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan keterangan jumlah yang tepat.
Soal:
13. A. Some C. All
B. Most D. A little

Kunci jawaban: A
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata keterangan jumlah. Dalam konteks ini keterangan yang tepat adalah
beberapa (some), karena bentuk ikan yang aneh itu tidak banyak sejauh ini. Kata keterangan lain kurang tepat
dipakai di kalimat ini. Jadi jawaban A yang paling benar.
Kemampuan yang diuji: Melengkapi teks rumpang.
Indikator: Siswa dapat melengkapi teks rumpang dengan preposisi yang tepat.
Soal:
14. A. In C. near
B. To D. with

Kunci jawaban: D
Pembahasan:
Yang diuji adalah penggunaan kata preposisi. Dalam konteks ini preposisi yang tepat adalah with. Preposisi
lainnya tidak cocok. Jadi jawaban D yang paling benar.
Complete the following paragraph with correct words.
I went to Germany with my family ... (15) a
school holiday a few years ago. It was getting
dark, so we were looking for a hotel. Then we
... (16) upon two hotels next each other with
... (17) opening. We just randomly chose one
and settled for the night.

15. A. for
B. from
C. since
D. during
16. A. come
B. came
C. comes
D. coming
17. A. park
B. store
C. job
D. Room

18. Arrange these sentences into a meaningful recount text.

(1) Thirty people died, all of them were British.

(2) There were only four survivors, who managed to get out through a broken window.
(3) There was a terrible accident on the motorway near Gondolfo last night.
(4) Luckily the motorway was quiet and no other vehicle was involved in the crash.
(5) The coach was owned by Gladway Tours London.
(6) And the driver was in hurry.
(7) A coach overturned and caught fire.
(8) The coach left London two hours late.

A. 3 7 1 5 4 2 6 8
B. 3 7 1 5 2 4 8 6
C. 3 7 5 2 1 6 8 4
D. 3 7 5 8 6 4 2 1

The following text is for questions number 19 to 21.

Last summer, when mum and dad werent feeling well, Tom was taking his dog, Paddy, for a walk. Suddenly
there was a rabbit running across the path they were taking. Paddy barked very loud and the scared rabbit ran
into the bushes. Although Tom was trying hard to grip the collar, Paddy was running after the rabbit. That
was the last time he saw Paddy.

He tried to look for him for days. Finally, five weeks later, when Tom was out for a coffee at Motorway
Caf, his parents called. They were having lunch when they heard a dog barked outside the house. They
hurriedly went out and there was Paddy wiggling his tail.

19. That was the last time he saw Paddy

The word he refer to.
A. Father
B. Tom
C. Rabbit
D. Paddy
20. How did Paddy get lost?
A. He was hungry and searched for a food
B. He followed motorbike riders away
C. He saw a rabbit and ran after walk
D. He felt bored and took a walk
21. The text generally talks about.
A. The coming back of the lost dog
B. A long journey of the dog
C. A holiday experience in Scotland
D. The disappearance of the dog

The following text is for questions number 22 to 24.

I am used to travelling by air but only on one occasion I felt frightened. After taking off,
we flew low over the city. It slowly went high to the sky.

But suddenly it turned round and flew back to the airport. An airhostess told us to keep
calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it landed. After we landed, the police
searched the plane carefully. Everybody on board was worried and we grew curious
about what was happening.

Later we learnt that there was a very important person on board. Earlier somebody told
the police that there was a bomb on the plane. Fortunately, they didnt find a bomb and
five hours later we were able to take off again.

22. Who searched the plane carefully?

A. The pilot.
B. The police.
C. The airhostesses.
D. The passengers.

23. Why did the plane fly back to the airport?

A. The pilot was afraid of bombs.
B. The pilot forgot about something.
C. The passengers were frightened.
D. Police suspected that there was a bomb on the plane.

24. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. The writer felt frightened.
B. The police searched the plane carefully.
C. Somebody said that there was a bomb on the plane.
D. There was a very important
DR. ABDULRAHMAN SALEH
1909-1947
Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, Jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh
alsobecame a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed
assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abdulrachman Saleh continued his work
at the lab while having his own medical practice.
Abdulrachman Salehs role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya,
Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the
University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).
Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy
Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded theVerenigde Oosterse
Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free
Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesias independence to the world.

25. Abdulrachman Saleh was bestowed the title Father of Physiology because ....
A. he was a lecturer in the Medical faculty of the University of Indonesia
B. he was a lecturer as well as a doctor
C. he had significant contribution in physiology
D. he was a lecturer in many parts of Indonesia E. he was a professor in physiology
26. The main idea of the first paragraph is that Abdulrachman Saleh ...
A. had his own medical practice,
B. studied at the medical school in STOVIA.
C. became a doctor because of his family.
D. started his career as a doctor in STOVIA.

27. Besides medicine, Abdulrachman also had a special interest in ....

A. laboratorium assistance
B. student organizations
C. aeroplane designing
D. Broadcasting

My Day
I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn't go off. Then, I was in such a
hurry that I burned my hand when I was making breakfast. After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to
wear socks.

Next, I ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed it. I wanted to take a taxi, but I didn't
have enough money.

Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to discover that it was Sunday! I hope I never have a day as the one
I had yesterday.

28. What did he do after having breakfast?

a. He got dressed so quickly that he forgot to wear socks.
b. He wear socks so quickly that he forgot to get dressed.
c. He ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus.
d. He burned his hand when he was making breakfast.

29. How far did the writer walk?

a. He walked for two miles.
b. He walked for three miles.
c. He walked for four miles.
d. He walked for five miles.

30. What does the writer hope?

a. The writer hopes to discover that it was Sunday.
b. The writer hopes to take a taxi.
c. The writer hopes he never had a day like yesterday.
d. The writer hopes that yesterday will be better.

Kunci Jawaban:
1. C Jawabannya di kalimat pertama paragraf pertama.
2. B I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn't go off.
3. A After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to wear socks.
4. B I walked the three miles to my school .
5. C I hope I never have a day as the one I had yesterday.

Dear Brian,
On Saturday I went to mount Bromo. I stayed at Nisa and Ahmads house at Cemara Lawang, Probolinggo. It
has a big garden with lots of colourful flowers and a fishpond.

On Sunday Nisa and I saw Batok mountain and went on the scenic ride on horseback. It was scary. Then we
went to get a closer look at the mountain. We took pictures of the beautiful sceneries there.
On Monday we went to the zoo at Wonokromo. We saw cockatoos having a shower. In the afternoon I went
home.
It was fun.
Lovely,
Lina

1. What is the kind of the text?

2. Which paragraph is the orientation?
3. What did the writer and Nisa do on Sunday?
4. What is the purpose of the text above?
5. What activities did they do on Monday?

My officemates and I went by plane to Makassar, the capital city of South South Sulawesi by Srivijaya Air
from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The flight took approximately two hours, but please bear in mind
that Makassar (GMT+8) is one hour ahead of Jakarta (GMT+7). We left Jakarta at 6 am (GMT+8) and
arrived in Makassar at 7 am (GMT+7). It was a business trip and accordingly we need to stay in a hotel near
Sultan Hassanudin International Airport in Makassar. We decided to stay in Dharma Nusantara Hotel II
located at only 15 minutes from the airport. It's a nice hotel with a good-deal rate and near the airport.

We had dinner at Surya Super Crab Restaurant in downtown Makassar. The restaurant is fancy and really
decent. The restaurant had a good reputation for providing many delicious, rich and tasteful dishes. We
ordered black pepper crab, shrimp, and salads which really satisfied us that evening.

The next day, the weather was not perfect but it was quite fine for us to have an adventurous experience.
Early in the morning we left the hotel and went to Losari beach.
(Adapted from novryanpahlawan[dot]blogspot[dot]com)

Answer the following questions based on the above text.

1. What is the best title for the text?
2. How long was the writer's flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Makassar?
3. We left Jakarta at 6 am ....
Pronoun 'we' in line 3 refers to ....
4. What was the purpose of the writer to go to Makassar?
5. Where was Surya Super Crab Restaurant located?
6. What did the writer and his friends eat in Surya Super Crab Restaurant?
7. How was the restaurant according to the writer?
8. When did the writer go to Losari beach?

My Day
I had a terrible day yesterday. First, I woke up an hour late because my alarm clock didn't go off. Then, I was in such a
hurry that I burned my hand when I was making breakfast. After breakfast, I got dressed so quickly that I forgot to
wear socks.

Next, I ran out of the house trying to get the 9:30 bus, but of course I missed it. I wanted to take a taxi, but I didn't
have enough money.

Finally, I walked the three miles to my school only to discover that it was Sunday! I hope I never have a day as the one
I had yesterday.

9. What happened to the writer yesterday?

10. Why did he wake up an hour late?