UJI COBA UJIAN NASIONAL

P 14 TAHUN 2009/2010
SMP NEGERI 4 PURWANTORO

LEMBAR SOAL

Mata pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Hari /Tanggal : Selasa/ 24 maret 2010
Waktu : 120 menit

Pilihlah salah satu jawaban paling tepat, dengan menghitamkan ( ) pada huruf a, b, c, atau d
pada lembar jawab yang tersedia

For question numbers 1 & 2!

Caution !!!
For safety reasons,
Dangerous Articles 4. The short message is written to … ..
must not be carried A. Tell what had happened in the meeting.
in Passengers B. Inform the cancellation of a meeting.
baggage. C. Say that the Principal won’t come to the
meeting.
1. What does the text above mean? D. Inform that the sender has just arrived
A. The passengers are not allowed to carry from Singapore.
their baggage to the Aircraft.
B. It is forbidden to bring dangerous articles Read the text and answer the question 5 & 6!
to the Aircraft.
C. The Aircraft is in dangerous situation.
Dear Sonia and Arif
D. It is suggested to bring articles for safety
reasons. In this occasion I want to
2. Where do you find the Caution? congratulate on your
A. At the Railway Station happiness to move on
B. C. At the Airport your new house.
C. At the Barbour
D. D. At the Bus Station
Love,
Fitria
For question numbers 3 & 4!
5. “ In this occasion I want to congratulate…..”.
From +62815556165 The underlined word means … ..
Just to inform you A. Letter C. chance
that the meeting will B. Conclusion D. change
be cancelled for 6. Who sends the letter?
tomorrow Mon, Dec A. Sonia C. Sonia
28th’ 09 at 10 a.m.
and Arif
As the Principal will arrive from Singapore tonight.
B. Fitria D. Fitria
Anna and Arif

Read the text and answer the question 7 & 8 !

3. From the text we know that … .. Please drop in for a toast of good cheer to the Cocktail
A. The Principal was away when the message Party.
was sent.
B. The sender can’t attend the meeting. - Saturday, December 26th 2009
C. The Principal will wait for the meeting that
- 7.00 p.m – 10.00 p.m
day.
D. The sender was in Singapore when he - Lacano’s Restaurant
sends the message.
- 345 Willington Avenue
7. What is the text about?
12. What is the text tell about ?
A. The invitation to the cocktail party
A. Indian Cuisine
B. The advertisement about Lacano’s
B. Chinese Cuisine
restaurant
C. Food
C. The advertisement cocktail party
D. Indian and Chinese Cuisine
D. The announcement to come to Willington
Avenue
8. How long the cocktail party will be held?
A. Three hours C. five
hours
13. “COME AND ENJOY OUR EXCELENT FOOD”….
B. Four hours D. six
The underline word means…..
hours
A. Salty
B. Sour
Read the text and answer question 9 to 11
C. Sweet
D. Delicious
Ladies and Gentlemen,
14. COME AND ENJOY OUR EXCELENT FOOD
What does the underlined word refers to…
This is a special announcement for
A. Reader
passengers travelling on Garuda Indonesia
B. Writer
flight number GA 021 to Sydney. Garuda
C. Reader and Writer
Indonesia regrets to announce a delay to the
D. Food
department of this flight, due to adverse
weather conditions. This flight due to leaves Text For question numbers 15 & 16!
at 10 am. The new departure time for this
flight will be announced as soon as possible. EXCELENT
In the meantime passengers are inviting to BLOUSE
Lounge B for light refreshment compliments
SILK,
of the airline. Please present your boarding
FIXED PRICE,
pass. IMPORTED,
LIMITED
Thank you. DESIGNED

9. What is the purpose of the text above? It is 15. What is the text about? It is to ……. about/of
used to…. the blouse
A. show the regret A. Gives some information
B. inform the flight the schedule B. Explains the quality
C. give information about the delay of flight C. Describes the benefit
D. inform the bad weather D. Tell how to get
10. Where will the passenger wait for the flight? 16. Can we bargain it?
A. Lounge B C. Garuda Indonesia A. Yes, we can
B. Sydney D. Boarding pass B. No, You can’t
11. The announcement is for? C. Yes, she can
A. Ladies C. Lady and Gentleman D. No, We can not
B. Gentleman D. passengers 17. Silk, fixed prices. The underlined word
Read the text and answer question 12 to 14 means….
Queen’s Tandoor
A. Cost
INDIAN and CHINESE CUISINE
B. Fee
Permata Plaza Ground floor
C. Account
(next to president Hotel)
D. Fare
Jl. Thamrin kav. 57 Jakarta. Telp 3903287-8
Fax 3903286, Email : queens @ pacific.net.id

COME AND ENJOY OUR EXCELENT FOOD AND

QUALITY SERVICE
 For question numbers 18 to 20 ! 21. What is the text about?
A. Crime in the writer’s house
Dear all students B. The characterized of man
I am sorry to inform you that the Java Van concert will C. Robbers man
be delay. Once the new date is confirmed, you D. Jewelries
will be inform. Tickets will remind valid for re – 22. The second paragraph tells us about…
scheduled show. Refund is obtainable. A. Black and bright skin
If you have any further enquires, feel free to B. The Robbers’ body are strong
come C. They have short and long hair
to students’ center or contact us by E-mail at : D. The characterized of the robbers
Concert @JavaVan.Com or call us at : 081 23. What is the purpose of the text?
999999999 A. Informing
Regards: B. Describe
Tiffani Van Java C. Announcement
Students committee D. Retell
The text for Question number 24 to 25 !
18. What is the letter written for ?
Tlatar Water Park
A. To promote the concert
B. To ask people forgiveness for delaying the Tlatar Water Park is one of tour resorts in Boyolali.
concert It is located about 7 km north of Boyolali. We can go there
C. To inform the re schedule of the concert by bus or public vans with the fare of Rp 3,000 only.
D. To announced the concert of Java Van
There are many facilities of recreation there,
namely swimming pools, fishing spots, wood ball course,
etc. The swimming pool is actually a water spring which
irrigates the rice fields surround the village. No wonder
that Tlatar has beautiful evergreen landscape.
19. Who wrote the letter ?
A. Java Van Nowadays Tlatar Water Park is famous for its
‘lesehan’ restaurants. ‘Lesehan’ means sitting on mats, not
B. Students
on chairs. Not only visitors from Boyolali but also from Solo
C. Tiffani Van Java
and Semarang come to Tlatar to enjoy swimming, fishing
D. Committee
or dining on specific menu, that is grilled or fried fish. It is
20. I am sorry to inform you …..(first line ).The very comfortable.
word you in the first line refers to ….
A. all students
B. Student
C. Tiffany van java 24. What is the text about?
D. Java van A. A tour resort

The text for Question number 21 to 23 ! B. A recreation destination

C. A water
Oncespring
upon a time, there were a king and his queen
Criminal in my house who lived in the Kingdom of Belinyu. They didn’t have any
D. AUntil
child. location
one of recreation
night, the queen had a dream of a turtle. It
said that the queen would have a baby, and she had to give a
Last week, there was a crime in 25.necklace
The second paragraph tells woke
aboutup…and she
Komala to her baby. The queen
my house. When I opened the door, ….we can enjoy in Tlatar
suddenly there was two persons came in was holding a Komala necklace in her hand. She told her
A. recreation
dream facilities
to the king, and he was very happy.
and hold my hands. They asked me to
show where I put my jewelries. B. Places of interest
Shortly , the queen’s dream became reality, she
They had characterized, one C. kindsaofbeautiful
entertainment
delivered baby girl. The king named her, Komala.
person has short hair, black skin, chubby
She grew up as a pretty girl, however, she had a bad attitude
cheeks, his body is strong, he is not very D. Natural water spring
because her parents always spoiled her too much.
tall, it is about 170 m, and he is slim.
Unlike, the second man, he has long hair The following
One text
day,isKomala
for question
heard 26
hertoparents
28 ! were talking
and curly, bright skin, his body is strong,
about the turtle in her mother’s dream. She thought that the
he is tall, it is about 180 m, but he is fat.
turtle was very interesting animal, so she wanted it as her
They brought my jewelries and
pet. She insisted to find it, and the king allowed her to look
put it in their bag, after I gave it. Then
for the animal.
they went out, I am very shock and very
scared. After that, I remembered to call Accompanied with the King’s guards, Komala
the police. searched the turtle, and finally, she found it in a beach. She
shouted to it, “Penyu busuk wait for me”, in several times,
but the turtle kept swimming. Komala ran after it into the
sea, she tried to catch it. Until then she finally drowned and
disappeared, and al of her guards could not save her. Now,
people call the beach, Penyusuk.

26. The purpose of writing the passage is
to …..
A. entertain the readers with the story
B. share experience about the story
C. inform the readers about
“Penyusuk” beach
D. describe the king and the queen
27. Komala had a bad attitude because ....
A. she was a princess
B. her father was a king
C. she was a beautiful girl
D. her parents spoiled her very much
28. What does the story tell us?
A. A bad attitude girl.
B. A kingdom in Belinyu.
C. The legend of Penyu busuk.
D. The legend of Penyusuk beach.
The following text is for question 29 to
31 !
The Lost Ring
Many years ago a lady who lived in a big
house in Wales lost her best ring. One of the
servants must have stolen it. She was worried
about what her husband, who was away at the
time, would say. The ring had cost a great deal of
money. She knew that she had to find it before her
husband returned.
‘What am I going to do?' She asked her friends.
`Send for Robin Ddu,' they told her. `He is the
wisest man in Wales.
So she sent for the wizard Robin Ddu. He came
at once.
`Do not worry,' he told her. `We shall soon find
the missing ring.'
He asked that all the servants be
gathered in one large room. As they, came
in, he studied them. But he could tell
nothing from their faces.
Then he asked for a live cock and
cooking pot that things were brought to
him. He put the cock on the table and
covered it with the cooking pot. Next he
closed the curtains so that the room was
almost dark.
`Now,' he said, `each of you must walk
past the table and place your thumb for a
moment on the cooking pot. The cock will
crow if the thief touches it.
All the servants did as what they
are told. But the cock never crowed.
Robin Ddu opened the curtain.
`The thief cannot be here,' the lady said.
`I think he is,' answered the wizard.
He asked the servants to show him
their thumbs. The first servant held out his
thumb. It was black with soot from the
bottom of the cooking pot. So were the
thumbs of the other servants - all but one.
`There is the thief,' Robin Ddu told the
lady. The one who was afraid that the cock
might crow.'
29. What is the problem with the lady?
A. She wanted to know what happened.
B. She wanted to find her lost ring.
C. She was afraid of her husband.
D. She wanted to live with the wizard, Robin
Ddu.
30. What can we learn from the text?
A. Rich people can buy everything they want.
B. Wealthy means everything.
C. Wizards can do everything.
D. People will feel afraid if they are dishonest.
31. Where did the story take place?
A. In a kingdom in Wales,
B. In a small house in Wales.
C. In a house of a rich family in Wales.
D. In a house of a wizard in Wales.
The following text is for question 32 to 33 !
Young Star
The finalists of "Akademi Fantasi Indosiar 1"
(AFI) were wonderful young people. One of
them was Mawar.
Mawar who was born on 26 February 1985
was a cute girl. She has straight, short hair. Her
bright skin, chubby cheeks, and lovely smile
make her look very marvelous. She is not very
tall. However, her weight which is 40 kg
matches her body well and makes her look
cute.
After she sang for the first time in the TV
and the audiences said that her voice is very
nice so there were some Recording company
which asked her to join with them. It made
that girl began popular in the Indonesian
people as one of the new male singer.
32. The text is used to ………
A. Describes about Mawar AFI I
 B. Explains about AFI
C. Introduce about wonderful people
D. Describes about the finalists of AFI I
33. "Her bright skin, chubby cheeks, and lovely
smile ..." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word can mean ....
A. white
B. black
C. brown
D. brownish
The following text is for question 34 to 35 !
As we know that Dengue fever is
one of the most dangerous diseases in
the world. Like happen in Indonesia
today. Dengue fever is endemic in
most tropical countries of the south
Pacific, Asia, the Caribbean, the USA
and Africa.
This disease rapidly spreads in
most tropical urban areas of the world.
It means people in these areas have
high risks of infection of the disease.
Dengue fever is caused by a virus.
The virus is transmitted into human by
the bite of infected mosquitoes,
usually Aides Aegypty. In other words,
the disease cannot be spread directly
from person to person.
The disease is characterized by
the high fever, severe headache,
backache, joint and muscle pains.
Sometimes, many patients get nausea,
vomiting, and rash on arms, face and
legs. There is no specific treatment of
the disease.
Nowadays, there are many people
in our country who suffer this disease.
It is caused the less of healthy life
behaviors. Many Indonesian people
still live in the dirty place or do not pay
attention to their cleaning place.
34. What does the text tell about?
A. Many kinds of virus.
B. The tropical countries.
C. The symptoms of diseases.
D. Dengue fever.
35. The disease rapidly spreads in ...... countries.
A. big
B. tropical
C. endemic
D. infected
The following text is for question 36 to 40
HOW to PLAY SNAKE and LADDER GAME
To play the game we need : a broad, some
counters and dice.
How to play it :
- First of all, give every player a counter.
- Next, make a toast to decide which
player will start the turn.
- Then the one who wins the toast
throw the dice. If he throws four, he
will jump to square four, but if he
throws two will jump square two.
When there is ladder in the square he
can go up the ladder but when there
a snake he must go down.
- Have the second player to throw the
dice make a step based on the throw.
- Make steps until the finish. The one
who gets the finish square first is the
winner.
36. What is the purpose of the text?
A. Describing a kind of game
B. Telling the way to play a game
C. Informing a children game
D. Giving entertainment to reader
37. How many things do you need to play
it?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
38. What do you do after making a toast?
A. Opening the board
B. Moving the ladder
C. Killing the snake
D. Throwing the dice
39. What does the text about?
A. How to play game
B. How to play snake and ladder game
C. Games
D. Snake and ladder
40. What is the main idea of this text?
A. Playing snake and ladder game
B. Throwing the dice to make a step
C. Making steps until the finish
D. Giving every player a counter.
Mangroves Trees
Questions number 41 to 43 are based on
A Mangrove is a tropical marine tree or
the following text
shrub of genus Rhizhopora. Mangroves have special
aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots that enable
them to thrive in brackish water (brackish water is
salty, but not as salty as sea water).
There are several species of Mangroves
trees found all over the world. Some prefer more
salinity, while other like to be very close to a large
fresh water source (such as river). Some prefer
areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species
have their roots covered with sea water every day
during high tide. Other species grow on dry land,
but are still parts of the ecosystem.
1. Support roots which directly pierce the soil
2. Level
He second – growing roots which twist emerging
paragraph
on the water surface.
3. Level – growing roots whose downward
twist (sub-roots) appear on the water
surface.
Any part of a root that appears above the
water flows oxygen to the plant under water
surface. As the soil begins to build up, these roots
produce additional roots that become embedded in
the soil.
 A rabbit is a small fury mammal
with a ……. (44) tail and pointed ears.
Rabbits …….. (45) in burrows in the
ground. Each burrow is the home of a
single family. A rabbit is weak and
timid animal and is always surrounded
by many enemies ……. (46), nature has
gifted it with large ears to help it to
hear even the fun of drop sound

44. A. thick
B. tall
C. short
D. fat
45. A. live
41. The text is written in order to ……. B. are living
A. show the use of mangrove in our life C. lived
B. explain how to plan mangroves trees D. have live
C. describe about mangroves trees 46. A. because
D. tell where mangroves live. B. so
C. therefore
D. although
42. The main idea of the second paragraph
is ….. 47. Arrange the following words into meaningful
A. mangroves can grow on dry land sentences!
B. mangrove can be found all over the . a housewife – is – a lawyer – is – my father –
world 1 2 3 4 5
C. mangroves has several species all my mother – an
over the world 6 7
D. mangroves can grow only on sea A. 5 – 2 – 3 – 7 – 6 – 4 – 1
water B. C. 5 – 3 – 2 – 4 – 6 – 7 – 1
C. 6 – 3 – 7 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 4
43. “………. that enable them to thrive in D. D. 1 – 3 – 7 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 5
brackish water.” (paragraph I)
The underlined word has the same
meaning as …..
A. Grow well
B. Absorb salt
C. Appear
B.Survive

The following text is for numbers 44 to 46

!

48. Arrange the following words into 2. Although they have huge bodies and
meaningful sentences! great power, their movements are
is – a – from – the best way – to solve – smooth and gentle.
problem – 3. When they grow up, the hair becomes
1 2 3 4 5 sparser.
6 4. The baby elephant is usually about one
to escape – it meter high and weighs about one
7 8 hundred kilograms.
A. 4 – 6 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 1 -8 5. Elephants are the largest mammals in
B. C. 4 – 3 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 8 – 6 – 7 the world.
C. 4 – 6 – 7 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 8 – 5 6. Within an hour of birth, the baby
D. D. 4 – 7 – 3 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 8 elephant can stand on its own feet.
7. Newly born elephants usually have thick
49. Which one is the best arrangement of the hair all over their bodies.
sentences below ? 8. Adult elephants have almost no hair.

1. female elephant carries her unborn A. 7-4-1-6-3-8-2-5

young for about 20 to 22 months. B. 5-2-1-6-4-7-3-8
 C. 1-2-4-7-6-8-5-3
D. 5-3-2--4-1-7-6-8

50. Arrange these sentences to make a good

paragraph.
1. Yanto can collect six to seven hundred
rupiahs from selling newspapers.
2. He goes to an SMP in the afternoon and
in the morning he sells newspapers
around our neighborhoods.
3. Yanto saves some of his money in a saving
box.
4. Yanto's house is not very far from my
house.
5. He spends it on books and other things.

A. 1-3-5-2-4
B. 4-2-3-5-1
C. 1-3-5-4-2
D. 4-2-1-5-3
 KEY ANSWER

1. B 21. A 41. C
2. C 22. D 42. C
3. A 23. B 43. B
4. B 24. B 44. B
5. C 25. A 45. B
6. B 26. A 46. B
7. A 27. D 47. A
8. A 28. D 48. D
9. C 29. B 49. B
10. A 30. D 50. D
11. D 31. C
12. D 32. A
13. D 33. A
14. B 34. D
15. A 35. B
16. D 36. B
17. A 37. B
18. B 38. D
19. C 39. B
20. A 40. A