Tenses

1. We sometimes … by chance in the convenience store

a. Meets
b. Meet
c. Meeting
d. Will meets
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena tenses yang
digunakan simple present tense
2. My father is so tired since he… our garden all day for planting
vegetables
a. Has been preparing
b. Has prepared
c. Predared
d. Have prepared
Pembahasan: jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena tenses yang digunakan
adalah present continuous tense
3 I had slept when you… last night
a. Call
b. Called
c. Calling
d. Have call
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat B karena menggunakan simple past
tense

Narrative text
 Once upon a time there wa a peacock who was very proud of its beautiful
looks.its only disappointment was that it live next to an ugly,peacock
come to the owl house would insult the owl on its looks while the owl
stayed quiet.
All the other animals in the forest tried to make the peacock see sense,but
it was too swayed by it own good looks
One night.it rained heavily and floofef the peacock’s nest.peacock are
homeless and have no food.peacock come to the owl house ask for fodd
and the owl gave it.then the owl told peacock to stay

1. What is the story about ….

a. Two birds in the forest
b. a beautiful peacock
c. a beautiful peacock, and the owl
d. Animals in the forest

Pembahasan: Soal tersebut menanyakan mengenai kisah apa yang

diceritakan pada teks. Jika kamu membaca dan menelaah isi dari kisah
tersebut, maka terlihat bahwa fokus ceritanya adalah tentang burung
merak dan burung hantu. Jadi, jawaban benar adalah c.

2. From the story, we know the owl was …

a. Brave
b. Wise
c. Patient
d. Humble
Pembahasan : Pertanyaan dari soal di atas mengacu kepada sifat burung
hantu dalam menghadapi ejekan burung merak. Untuk menjawabnya,
 kamu bisa lihat akhir paragraf pertama.Di situ terlihat sikap burung
hantu yang diam saja walaupun sering diejek. Tidak ada perlawanan
maupun balasan, atau perasaan sakit hati. Jadi, jawaban paling tepat
adalah c. patient atau sabar.

3. The peacock ignored other animals advice to change attitude because

a. Peacock belived it was the prettiest
b. Peacock cloud change others to do so
c. Peacock thought that is was right
d. Peacock didn’t trust other people
Pembahasan : Soal di atas menanyakan mengenai alasan burung merak
mengabaikan saran dari hewan lainnya untuk mengubah sifatnya yang
suka mengejek burung hantu (ada di paragraf kedua).Jika kamu membaca
paragraf kedua, maka alasan tersebut terlihat jelas. Burung merak
merasa dirinya paling cantik sehingga selalu mengejek burung hantu.
Jadi, jawabannya adalah a.

In a kingdom,there lived 3 corn farmers.All three are smart and

diligent farmers.in one season,the land of the three farmers
experienced pest problems,their corn harvest is in danger of failing
To overcome this,farmers first use pesticides.the second farmer built
a cage around his land to prevent pests from entering.the third farmer
tried to make a scarecrow.all to no avail
Then,the king called the three farmers.the king gave a stick to each
and told them to break it.the sticks break easily.then the king gave
him a hundred sticks and the three of them had trouble breaking them
 The king said,” when you work alone,you are weak,but together you
become strong.” Three farmers work tagother,combined strategies
and succeeded.
4. From the text we know that the three farmers earned money by …
a. Culvating their fields
b. Selling crops to a market
c. Collecting firewood
d. Working on others fields
Pembahasan : Soal ini menanyakan mengenai bagaimana cara ketiga
petani dalam cerita mendapatkan uang/penghasilan. Karena pekerjaan
ketiganya adalah petani yang punya lahan dan menggarapnya sendiri,
maka jawabannya adalah a.
5. What is the conflict faced by the farmers in the story?
a. Three farmers with the king
b. Three farmers have a good harvest
c. The village head gave the three farmers challenge
d. The three farmers efforts to help their crops failed
Pembahasan : Pertanyaan untuk soal di atas adalah apa konflik yang
tersaji dalam cerita. Di paragraf awal kamu sudah bisa menemukan
konfliknya.Ketiga petani menghadapi permasalahan yaitu kegagalan
panen dan bersama-sama mencoba mencari solusinya. Jadi, jawaban
paling tepat yaitu d.

Showing interest

1. Nanda : what are you doing in your spare time

Dian : well,…..
 Nanda : can teach me how to make rainbow cake
Dian : sure
a. I like playing piano
b. I love travelling
c. I like cooking
d. I like reading novels
Pembahasan : pada soal diatas ,jawaban yang tepat adalah C karena pada
uangkapan yang dinyatakan oleh nanda dia ingin meminta diajari
membuar Rainbow cake

2. Mira :….. is may hooby.i ilke to spend most of salary for new things
Yani : don’t be so extravagant with your money.save some for your future
a. Keeping money
b. Shopping
c. Fishing
d. Painting
Pembahasan : pada soal diatas jawaban yang tepat adalah B karena yani
memberikan saran kepada mira untuk menghemat uangnya,maka
ungkapan yang paling berhubungan dengan mkontes tersebut adalah
shopping.

3. My favorite sport is …. (bulutangkis)

a. Shuttlecock
b. Swimming
c. Badminton
d. Football
 Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah C karena bulutangkis dalam
bahasa inggris adalah swimming
4. My dad likes …. In the garden
a. Cutting leaves
b. Reading
c. Cooking
d. swimming
pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena setelah titik-titik
menerangkan hobi ayah ada di taman dan yang paling tepat adalah A
yaitu cutting leaves
5. my sister likes to go to beach at holiday,her hobby is…
a. dancing
b. reading
c. cooking
d. surfing
pembahasan : jawaban yang paling tepat adalah D karena diterangkan my
sister suka pergi kepantai sehingga yang paling berhubungan adalah
surfing

showing surprise
Nely : Hi, Diny. Where is Johan now? I have not seen him for three days.
Diny : Have you known that Johan is sick? He got fever. He has been
hospitalized.
Nely : Are you sure? You must be kidding me. I called him yesterday.
Diny : Yes I was in the hospital when you called him yesterday
Nely : Oh, Really? I never realize it.
1. What happens with Johan?
a. Johan treated in hospital because he got fever
 b. Johan is staying at home
c. Nely was sick, she has been hospitalized
d. Diny got fever, she has been hospitalized
e. Johan called Nely because he got sick
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena soal menanyakan apa
yang terjadi sehingga jawaban yang tepat adalah A
2. The underlined expression expresses…
a. Expressing satisfaction
b. Expressing dissatisfaction
c. Expressing like
d. Expressing dislike
e. Expressing surprise
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah E karena kata yang bergaris
bawah menunjukkan surprise
3. Jack : Whose motorbike is that?
Dany : It is David’s.
Jack : _________________.
Dany : No, I’m not. I saw him riding that motorbike this morning.
Jack : What a surprise!
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is …
a. It’s true.
b. I’m serious.
c. Are you kidding me?
d. Do you know about that?
e. I'm really glad to know
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah C
For number 4 and 5
 Danish : Your hand is bleeding, what happen with you?
Bryan : I was on my way home with my mother, then a truck hit my car
from behind.
Danish : What? Oh, my god! is your mother ok?
Bryan : Her forehead hit dashboard of my car, but she is fine now,
because I always bring balm oil in my first aid box. I have smeared with
it.
4. From the dialogue we know that ...
A. Danish got accident
B. Danish and his mother got accident
C. Bryan got accident
D. Bryan and his mother got accident
E. Bryan and Danish were hit by a truck
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah D
5. The underlined word has similar meaning with ...
a. Berated
b. Anointed
c. Cleaned
d. Collected
e. Derogated
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah B karena memiliki arti yang
mirip yaitu diolesi dan dibaluri

Asking and giving opinion,agree,disagreement

1. Fahri: The government plans to increase the price of the electricity bill
next month.
 Raja:  ________ It will just add the population of poor people more and
more.
The suitable expression to complete the dialogue is ….
a. I totally disagree
b. I can't disagree
c. I never disagree
d. I agree with you
pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A,karena Dari dialog di atas,
Fahri memberi sebuah pernyataan bahwa “Pemerintah berencana
menaikkan tagihan listrik bulan depan”.Raja pun memberi pendapat akan
akibat yang terjadi apabila tagihan listrik naik yaitu bertambahnya
jumlah orang-orang miskin.Pernyataan yang diberikan Raja merupakan
salah satu efek ekspresi yang menujukan ketidaksetujuan.Pilihan
jawaban yang tepat untuk memenuhi pernyataan ketidaksetujuan Raja
terdapat pada pilihan jawaban (A).

2. Habib: What do you think if we study together?

Vanessa: …………….. Let’s take our books.
a. I can't think so
b. Good idea
c. I disagree with you
d. Sorry I can't 
pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat B adalah karena Dalam percakapan di
atas kita bisa tahu bahwa Habib dan Vanessa mempunyai pemikiran yang
sama alias Vanessa setuju dengan apa yang Habib ungkapkan untuk
belajar besama.Jadi pilihan jawaban yang tepat adalah (B) Good idea yang
menyatakan persetujuan akan suatu hal.
3. Maya: I think you are a responsible person.
Diana: Really? Well, I don't think so.
From the dialogue, we may assume that ...
a. Diana agree with Maya
b. Diana disagrees with Maya
c. Diana has no idea about what Maya said
d. Diana can't accept the fact
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah B karena Respons Diana
terhadap pernyataan Maya adalah dia tidak begitu setuju dengan apa
yang Maya katakan tentangnya.Dengan kalimat “I don't think so” itu
menunjukkan bahwa Diana tidak setuju seperti dalam jawaban (B).

4. Rosa: I think that the article in the newspaper is fake.

Ratna: I don’t think so.
From this dialogue, we can conclude that Ratna expresses………
a. Disagreement
b. Anger
c. Danger
d. Ill
pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena Salah satu expression
of disagreement dalam bahasa Inggris, yaitu "I don’t think so".Jadi kita
sudah tahu bahwa kalimat itu merupakan kalimat ketidak persetujuan
seperti dalam pilihan jawaban (A).Sedangkan, pilihan jawaban (B), (C),
dan (D) bukan termasuk dalam expression of disagreement.

5. Riko: I think the government should try to stop people from smoking.
Kiara: I suppose so.
From this dialogue, we can assume that Kiara expresses ….
 a. Agreement
b. Disagreement
c. Opinion
d. Satisfaction
pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena Salah satu expression
of agreement dalam bahasa Inggris, yaitu "I suppose so".Jadi kita sudah
tahu bahwa kalimat itu merupakan kalimat persetujuan seperti dalam
pilihan jawaban (A).Sedangkan pilihan jawaban (B), (C), dan (D) bukan
termasuk dalam expression of agreement.

Recount text
The flood
One Christmas in 2007, Iwas joining a final test try out at school.it was
held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
One of my schoolmates,Rini asked me to accompany her to the bus
stop.when we arrived there,suddenly the heavy rain fell down from the
sky.Rini suggested me to go home soon.in other case,the bus hadn’t come
It was still raining whwn I was home.the rain did not stop and became
bigger when the night had come. People were standing in front of their
 house, hoping that the flood would not come.in the middle of the night,I
got news that south purwodadi had been drowned.
(1) the next day,pureodadi had become a flood area.(2) all activities were
paralyzed.(3) No one went for work or school because the land had been
covered bt flood.(4) However,I thank god for not allowing the flod
entered my house. (5) Even my house had been changed into an
emergency kitchen.it was so crowded there. I and my father took a walk
around the center market and central purwodadi.All that we could see
was just water.At night,the flood looked like a beautiful ocean with the
moonlight on it. I felt as if I were one of the passengers of titanic who was
sailing one the sea.
Finally, the flood was starting to decrease in the next morning.My family
and I cleaned our front yard together.that was the greatest flood that I
had ever experienced in my hometown.

1. What are generic structures of the text?

a. Introduction,events,resolution
b. Orientation,complication,reorientation
c. Evaluation,events,reorientation
d. Orientation,sequence of events,reorientation
e. Introduction,events,conclusion
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah D karena struktur teks dari
recount adalah orientation,events/sequences of events,dan reorientation
2. Why did Rini and the writer decide to go home soon after they had
arrived in the bus stop?
a. Because the bus did not come
b. As it started to rain and the rain was getting bigger
c. Since they were too late of going to school
 d. Due to the occurring flood in front of their houses
e. Owing to the writer’s suggestion to Rini
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah B karena Rini dan penulis
memutuskan segera pulang setelah mereka tiba dipemberhentian bis
adalah hujan yang mulai turun dan semakin besar
3. What did the writer feel after she had seen the flood with the moonlight
on it in that night?
a. She / he felt that her /his activities had been paralyzed
b. She / he felt purwodadi had been drowned
c. She / he felt that the ocean had been beautiful
d. She / he the flood had been strating to decrease in the next morning
e. She /he felt as if she /he had been in the ocean like in the scene of
titanic film
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah E karena apa yang penulis
rasakan setelah ia melihat banjir dengan sinar bulan diatasnya adalah dia
merasa seolah=olah ada di adegan film titanic
4. Look at paragraph 4 what sentences in the text does not show the uniqe
language features dound in recount text?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah D karena kalimat 4 tidak
menunjukkan fitur kebahasaan yang unik dari recount text karena ada
kata kerja yang menggunakan bentuk present yaitu thank.sedangkan
recount text menggunakan kaindah past tense,jadi seharusnya thanked
5. What is the frist paragraph of the text above called? What aspects did you
find in that paragraph ?
a. There are setting of time,place,and participants involving in the story
b. There is the introduction of main character
c. There is the setting of time,place and situation in the story
d. There is the clue that shows the crisis of the story
e. There is relevance between the setting of the story with the events in
next paragraph
Pembahasan : jawaban yang tepat adalah A karena paragraph 1 dalam
recount text adalah orientation.bagian ini membahas tentang latar
waktu( setting of time ), tempat( place),dan pelaku yang terlibat
(pasticipants involving in the story