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SOAL LATIHAN UJIAN NASIONAL SMP Read the notice. 1. What does this notice imply?

a. We can play on the wet floor. b. We must make the floor wet. c. The floor may be slippery. d. The floor is dangerous.

Text for no. 2.

2. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text? a. Fatmasri congratulates Ferla for being the winner b. Ferla is a good singer so the audiences admire her c. In the singing contest she performed her best d. No one admires Ferla's voice Text for no. 3 – 4. 3. What is Doni's little sister doing? a. She is picking up her brother c. She is having an English course b. She is waiting for her brother d. She is bringing a raincoat with her 4. What is the purpose of the short massage above? a. To remind Doni to pick up his little sister b. To give warning for the accident c. To show someone how to do something d. To ask Doni's little sister to join the English course

To Ferla You have won the singing contest impressively. All audiences admired your nice voice and your perfect performance. Congratulation on your success! You really deserve it. Yours Fatmasari

To Doni

Don't forget to pick up your little sister at the English course at 05.00 p.m. In case it always rains in the afternoon, don’t forget to bring a raincoat with you.

Thanks, dear.

Love Mum

Text for no. 5 – 6. 5. When will the wedding party be held? a. After the third of April 2009 c. On Thursday, 3rd April 2009 b. Before the third of April 2009 d. 3rd April 2009 at 4 a.m. 6. The purpose of the text is …. a. to entertain the audiences in the wedding party b. to ask the fallow to attend the wedding party c. to tell how the wedding will be held d. to inform someone about the wedding party Text for no. 7 – 9.

7. Who can join to the contest?

a. Anita c. the committee b. Students d. 8th year students

8. When will the contest be held? a. next April 12th c. at 10:00 a.m. b. Sunday, 10th April d. at 08:00 – 10:00 a.m.

9. Interesting prizes are available for the winners. The word prizes has the same meaning as … . a. rewards c. medals b. gifts d. presents

Text for no. 10 – 12.

Big Ben Big Ben is the bell that strikes the hours in the clock tower

above the House of Parliament at Westminster in London. It weighs 13.5 tons and was named Big Ben in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, who was Commissioner of Works at the time of the tower’s completion in 1858. Interestingly, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry where it was cast is still operating from the same location today.

Announcement Are you an 8th year student of Junior High school? Please join us to our Retelling Story contest, which will be held at: Place : Gedung Wanita Day : Sunday, April 12th , 2009 Time : 08.00 am Contribution : Rp. 10.000,00. Contact person : Anita (the committee of the contest) If you are interested, please confirm us before Sunday. The material is given by the committee. Interesting prizes are available for the winners. We will be waiting for your participation.

You are cordially invited to celebrate

the wedding of Sara Elisa Belina

And Farhan Abdul Ghani

On Thursday afternoon 3rd April 2009 At four o'clock

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There are four smaller bells in the tower which strikes the quarters and are called ‘Little Bens’.

Big Ben symbolizes to many people the ‘Mother of Parliament’. When the Houses of Parliament are in session, the clock is illuminated at night by light that goes off only when the House rises.

10. Where can we find the Big Ben?

a. at Westminster, London b. in the House of Parliament c. in the Whitechapel Bell Foundry

d. in the house of Sir Benjamin Hall 11. What does weigh 13.5 tons?

a. the Little Bens c. the Big Ben b. the tower d. the clock

12. What is ‘Big Ben’? It is the name of … a. the clock in the tower above the House of Parliament b. the bell that strikes the hours in the clock tower above House of Parliament c. Benjamin Hall, the Commissioner of Works at the time of tower completion d. The tower in which there are four other little bells that strikes the quarters

Text for no. 13 – 15.

Dear Rusdi, I just got back from Yogyakarta. The weather was nice the whole week, and I really had a great vacation. I walked along Malioboro Street on the first day. The next day I went shopping and bought some batik clothes at Beringharjo Market. I went to Yogyakarta Palace one day. Guess what? I saw the Sultan. I enjoyed my vacation. Well, that’s all for now. Cheers, Fahmida

13. Where did the writer go on her vacation?

a. Beringharjo Market. b. Malioboro Street c. Sultanate Palace d. Yogyakarta

14. When did Fahmida buy batik clothes? a. when she got back from Yogyakarta b. inside the Yogyakarta Palace c. at the Malioboro Street d. at Beringharjo Market

15. ‘I really had a great vacation’ The word ‘great’ in the sentence has closest meaning to the word … .

a. exciting b. beautiful c. huge d. big

Text for no. 16 – 18. 16. The text shows us about how to make a kind of …. a. food b. drink c. cake d. meal 17. What should we do before pouring the juice into the glass? a. Blending the remaining syrup, vanilla syrup and some ice cubes. b. Blending papaya, pineapple, red syrup and ice cubes. c. Cutting papayas and pineapple into slices. d. Serving the juice and enjoy it. 18. "…and blend them on high for one minute." The word 'blend' has nearly the same meaning as …. a. change b. move b. mix d. grind Text for no. 19 – 22.

The Rabbit and the Wolf One day when a rabbit was walking in the forest, he heard someone crying out,

"Help! Help!" He looked around, and finally he saw a wolf. A great stone had fallen on his back so that he could not get up. He asked the rabbit's help, and said that he would die if nobody help him.

The rabbit worked very hard, and finally managed to get the big stone of the wolf's back. Then the wolf jumped up and caught the rabbit in his mouth. The rabbit cried and asked for mercy, but the wolf insisted on killing him for his meal.

Then the rabbit said, "No good person kill someone who has helped him. It is not fair. You can ask the duck, who is very fat and knows everything."

So both of them went to the duck. He listened to the story, and then he said, "Show me the stone." They went to the stone.

"Now let me be sure about this," said the duck. "Put the stone on the wolf's back exactly as it was when you found him." So the wolf lay down, and with much effort the stone was put on his back again.

Tropical Fruit Juice Ingredients • 4 slices (400 gr) papayas • 1 slice (100 gr) pineapple • 1 tablespoon red syrup • 1 piece (300 gr) soursoup • 1 tablespoon vanilla syrup • Some ice cubes What to do: 1. Put the slice of papaya, pineapple, red syrup together with some ice cubes into

a blender and blend them on high for one minute. 2. Next do the same to the remaining soursoup, vanilla syrup and some ice cubes. 3. Finally, pour the juice into some glasses, the white juice is on the bottom and

the red juice is on the top.

19. One of these statements is not true. It is …. a. a wolf asked a rabbit for help from the stone fell on his back. b. the rabbit could not get the stone of from the wolf's back. c. the wolf caught the rabbit after the rabbit helped him. d. the rabbit put the stone back on the wolf's back. 20. "….and with much effort the stone was put on his back again." (the last sentence) What does the word 'his' refer to ? a. rabbit c. duck b. wolf d. someone 21. What is the moral value we can learn from the story? a. The strong person must get everything he wants. b. The weak will always defeated the strong. c. We should be grateful for someone's help. d. Never being grateful for someone's help. 22. Which statement is true according to the text? a. The wolf and the rabbit became good friend. b. The duck agreed with the wolf did. c. The rabbit finally was free from the wolf d. The wolf kept killing the rabbit as his meal. Read the label below and answer question 23 and 24.

Serving size 32.5g Serves per pack 1 Amount per serving Total energy 160kcal

Per serving Per 100g %DV Total Fat 7g 12 Saturated Fat 3g 16 Protein 2g 3 Total Carbohydrate 22g 7 Sugar 12g - Sodium 160mg

20.g 10g 4.9g 69.1g 37.8g 491mg

Per cent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calories diet.

23. How much energy do we get if we eat a pack of Frio Biscuit? a. 491 mg c. 160 mg b. 100 g d. 160 kcal 24. "…are based on a 2,000 calories diet." The underlined word has the same meaning with the word …. a. food b. energy b. meal d. calorie

Frio Biscuit

Text for no. 25 – 26.

The Ambarawa Train Museum houses 21 antique locomotives plus two more, which are stored in the depot. These locomotives are no longer produced; even the factories that made them no longer exist. The main building of this museum is the defunct Ambarawa railway station which was built in 1873. the station covers 127,500 m2.

The oldest in this museum is a locomotive made by Hartman Chemnitz. This locomotive, with a length of 8.58 m and a width of 2.45 m, began its operation in 1891. Using wood as fuel, the steam locomotive could run 50 km/h – its maximum speed.

A special part of a visit to this museum is a trip by train from the Ambarawa Train Museum to the defunct Bedono train station. This package tour is called Railway Mountain Tour. Why is the trip so special? Because the participants will board an antique train and the train will travel on a 4.9 kilometer-cog railway, which is the only one in the world.

25. Hartman Chemnitz was a man who …. a. visited the Ambarawa Train Museum in 1981 b. made oldest locomotive in the Ambarawa Train Museum. c. began to operate the antique locomotive in the Amarawa Train Museum. d. used wood as fuel of the antique locomotive in the Amarawa Train Museum. 26. "… by train from the Ambarawa Train Museum to the defunct Bedono train station" (1st sentence of paragraph 2) The best word to replace "defunct" is …… a. dead c. old b. crowded d. busy Text for no. 27 – 29.

It was a winter holiday in December. I was sitting in the Chicago airport lounge, waiting for my plane to Hawaii. I wanted to spend my holidays in the nice tropical weather of Hawaii. I don't like the weather in Chicago. It was freezing. It snowed hard almost everyday.

As I was sitting, I imagined what would I be like in Hawaii. The sun would shine its warmth. The wind breeze would blow. I think that sunbathing in the Wakiki beach would be very nice.

Suddenly, the announcer said that all flights to Hawaii were cancelled. I was struck from my imagination. I felt disappointed and imagined a snow storm was approaching my hometown.

All my dream of Hawaii was shattered at that moment. I decided to spend my holidays in front of my fire place and take a rest.

27. What does the ext tell us about? a. Holiday in Hawaii c. The weather shattered the writer's dream b. Spending the holiday at home d. The cancellation of the flight to Hawaii. 28. The main idea of paragraph three is …. a. the snow storm in Chicago c. the writer's imagination b. the writer's disappointment d. the flight to Hawaii 29. When the writer felt disappointed …. a. he was waiting another flight for Hawaii b. he left Chicago for spending the holiday at home c. he thought everything would be nice in Wakiki beach d. He knew that the snow storm was approaching his hometown.

Read the following text and answer questions 30 to 33. Orangutan means 'forest man' a very suitable name for the largest of the tree

dwelling apes; a large male can weigh 90 kg. Orangutans live in Sumatra and Kalimantan. They are very gentle animals

and live quietly several meters off the ground. They spend their time moving meal to meal by passing from tree to tree, swinging rather than jumping, using their long arms to carefully reach out the gaps among trees.

It is thought that there are about 150,000 wild orangutans, but only about 20,000 are in severs and safety protected from danger. The main threat to the orangutan comes from logging companies, of from people who illegally capture and sell orangutan as pets. The logging companies exploit the living rain forests for timber but in doing so destroy the environment for orangutans. The orangutans need dense forest so they can easily move from tree to tree in searching for food. The destruction of the rain forest could also bring about the extinction of the orangutans. They cannot survive without dense living forests.

30. What is the most dangerous enemy for orangutans? a. The lack of the food b. The free dwelling apes c. the living rain forests d. The logging companies 31. Orangutan don't like to live a thin forest because it's …. a. easy to find food b. not difficult to get food c. close to the food sources d. hard to find the food. 32. The text tells us mainly about …. a. the existence of orangutans b. the extinction of orangutans c. the habitat of orangutans d. the number of orangutans 33. "… could also bring the extinction of the orangutans" (paragraph 3). The underlined word has the opposite meaning to …. a. rehabilitation b. destruction c. recollection d. recommendation text for no. 34 – 36.

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34. Who will be more preferred to fill the position ? a. Medanesse c. Surabayanesse b. Jakartanesse d. Balikpapanesse 35. Which one is NOT the qualification of the position ? a. S1 Majoring in economic degree c. Having communication skills b. Having three years experiences d. Being able to speak English 36. "Fluent in English and computer literate" What does the underlined word mean ? a. well-known c. skillful b. well-read d. clever Text for no 37 – 40.

April 7th, 2009 Mataram Street 16 Semarang Dear Andi

How is life? Hopefully, everything runs well. You know we have been together for three years. It's a long time to

understand you but it seems I can't do it anymore. We have a lot of good time together but we also very often have a fight. It is

hard for me to make up this decision but I have to end our relationship because you are never changing. You never care about me. Besides, you have an affair with Sari, my best friend. We'd better walk on our own way. I'm sorry. Best Regard Fatma

37. Who lives in Mataram Street 16, Semarang? a. Andi c. Sari b. Fatma d. Sari and Andi 38. Why does Fatma want to end the relationship? a. Because Fatma is Sari's best friend c. Because they have great time together b. Because Andi cares of Fatma much d. Because Andi has an affair with Sari 39. "We'd better walk on our own way. The underlined word refers to …. a. The writer and Sari b. Sari and Fatma b. The writer and Andi d. Andi and Sari 40. "How's life? Hopefully, everything runs well" The word runs well has the same meaning to …. a. exciting c. interesting b. dull d. all right

Text for no. 41 – 43. 41. Where can you see the object in a digital camera ? a. In the zoom control b. In the LCD c. In the view finder d. In the shutter 42. What does the text tell us about? a. How to keep the picture in the digital camera b. How to take pictures by using a digital camera c. How to center the object in the LCD d. How to conserve the battery life. 43. Which statement is true base on the text above? . a. Zoom control is used to center the object. b. To know that the camera is set to go, the light should not be on c. The result will be better if we use LCD when there is extreme sunlight. d. In order to get some satisfied picture we must not turn on the LCD for there is much light. For questions 44 to 46 choose the most suitable words to complete the text! The regular house-fly is as common as muck in our life. We can often see it …(44) and grooming itself with its tiny forelegs. However, this insect is anything but clean. It can bring serious …(45) into the household such as typhoid fever. The household fly does not sting, but it can still pack a punch to human being. It eats off rotting matter and can spread disease …(46) by landing on plates or tabletops and leaving germs there. 44. a. landing c. diving b. laying d. stinging 45. a. health c. matter b. diseases d. destruction 46. a. fast c. easily b. hard d. strongly

The Basic Operation of Digital Camera You need: • A digital camera • An object (a friend/classmate or something interesting you can find around

the classroom or school yard. Follow the step below to take pictures. 1. Hold up the camera and center the object in the LCD 2. Move closer or use the zoom control for the result you want. 3. When you are ready to take the picture, hold the shutter halfway. It's very

important, so the camera sets the focus, shutter speed, and various other calculations. This may take a few seconds.

4. A light should appear that lets you know that the camera is set to go. 5. Press the shutter all the way down. It may be necessary to turn off the LCD and use the view finder when there is extreme sunlight or to conserve battery life. The glare from the LCD does not work well with bright light.

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For questions 47 and 48 choose the best arrangement. 47. a. 7-9-4-6-1-5-3-8-2 c. 3-8-1-7-2-5-9-4-6 b. 3-8-1-5-7-2-9-4-6 d. 7-2-9-4-6-3-8-1-5 48. a. 7-9-5-3-1-8-2-7-6 c. 7-9-5-2-4-6-3-8-1 b. 3-8-1-2-4-6-5-7-9 d. 3-8-1-6-5-2-4-7-9 For question 49 and 50 arrange the sentences to make a good paragraph. 49. 1. When he wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top of the tiger which was sleeping not far from the snake. 2. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mouse deer. 3. "Please, don't eat me now," said the mouse deer. "I have something important to

do" 4. One day, while a mouse deer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake sleeping under the tree. 5. He told the mouse deer that he was going to eat him for lunch. 6. When he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened.

The best arrangement is … . a. 4-6-3-5-1-2 c. 4-5-1-2-6-3 b. 2-3-5-1-4-6 d. 4-6-1-2-5-3 50. 1. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. 2. Their sleeping bags were and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. 3. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent. 4. Late in the afternoon, the boys got up the tent in the middle of the field. 5. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. 6. As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. 7. But some time later it began to rain. The best arrangement is … . a. 3-2-4-7-1-6-5 c. 4-6-2-1-7-3-5 b. 4-6-1-5-7-3-2 d. 3-2-7-4-1-6-6