TRY OUT UN BAHASA INGGRIS
SMP TAHUN 2013


Read the text to answer questions 1 and 2
ARTICLES ARE CONSIDERED SOLD
IF YOU BROKE THEM


1. What does the caution mean?
A. The shop sells special broken articles.
B. You don’t have to buy articles that are broken.
C. In this section you will only find broken articles.
D. If you break any of the articles, you should pay for it.
2. Where do you usually find this caution ?
A. Library.
B. Bookstore.
C. Greengrocer.
D. Department store.
Read the text to answer questions 3 and 4.
WE WILL SERVE YOUR BREAKFAST UNTIL 10.00 a.m
3. What does the notice mean?
A. You will have breakfast at 10. 00 am.
B. The breakfast will be served at 10.00 am.
C. You will have breakfast till  10.am.
D. The breakfast will be served after  10.00 am.
4. This kind of notice is found in … .
A. café
B. hotel
C. hospital
D. restaurant
Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.
Dear Kartika
Our sincere Congratulations on your success as The Best Washington  City Journalist  2009.
This will support you to write more articles.
The manager and staff of
Moonlight Publisher

5. What does Kartika do? She is a …
A. staff
B. manager
C. journalist
D. publisher
6. The text is written in order to …
A. congratulate Kartika on her success.
B. inform people about the best journalist.
C. tell people to congratulate Kartika.
D. invite people to come to the Moonlight publisher.
Read the text and answer questions 7 and 8.
Bram …. I just got a bad news. As you know Nita’s father is hospitalized. He passed away last night. Please forward this message to our friends.
Sender
Jack
081899734670
7.  Who just passed away?
A. Jack’s father.
B. Bram’s friend.
C. Nita’s father.
D. Writer’s father
8.   “As you know Nita’s father is hospitalized.”
The underlined word refers to … .
A. Jack
B. Bram
C. Reader
D. Nita’s father
Read the following text to answer questions 9 and 10.
All Students of Grade 9
You are invited to:
GRADUATION PARTY 2010
SMP NUSANTARA
Day/Date : Saturday, the fifteenth of July
two thousand and ten
Time : 10 a.m. – 01 p.m.
Venue : Art Room Pramesti Hotel
Jl. Sudirman  kav.  9 – 11 Bandung

*Invitation card available at OSIS room.
9.  Where will the graduation party be held?
A. At Osis room.
B. On Sudirman street.
C. At Nusantara school.
D. At Art room Pramesti Hotel.
10.  How long is the graduation party carried out?
A. 2 hours.
B. 3 hours.
C. 9 hours.
D       11 hours
Read the following text to answer questions 11 to 13.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To : All Department Managers
The meeting will be held to discuss the customer’s complaints.
This afternoon Jan , 4th 2010 at 01 p.m. in the meeting room.
Please bring the documents needed.
Thank You
Secretary Director
11.   What will be discussed in the meeting?
A. The customer’s order.
B. The customer’s needed.
C. The customer’s documents.
D. The customer’s complaints.
12.  Who will attend the meeting?
A. Customers.
B. All managers.
C. Secretary director and all managers.
D. Director, secretary  and all managers.
13.  “… the meeting to discuss the customer’s complaints.”
The underlined word means … .
A. to speak with
B. to say something
C. to talk about
D. to tell somebody
Read  the text to answer questions 14 to 17.
SCOTLAND
A lot of people think that Scotland is a part of England but this is untrue. Scotland is, in fact, a part of Great Britain. It is governed from London but in many ways it is a separate nation. It has its own capital city, Edinburgh, its own laws and its own stamps. It even has its own language, Gaelic, spoken now by only a few people on the islands.
There are only about five million Scots, and most of them live in the southern half of country called ‘Lowlands’, where the major cities are situated.
But most holiday visitors to Scotland go to the Highlands because of the high mountains and deep valleys, clean rivers and cold ‘lochs’. The Highlands are home to many rare birds and animals, like the golden eagle and the wildcat, which are found nowhere else in Britain. It is a lonely, wild and empty land. Only two per cent of the British population live there and the population is getting smaller all the time. There is very little work so most of the young people who are born there have to move south to find a job. Perhaps the Highlands of Scotland will become the last great wilderness of Europe.
14. The text tells us about … .
A. Scotland as a nation
B. Highlanders in Scotland
C. Rare animals in Scotland
D. The population in Scotland
15. Why is the Highland going to be the last of the great wilderness of Europe?
A. It’s a favorite place in Scotland.
B. It’s home to rare birds and animals.
C. It’s a lonely, wild, and empty land.
D. It ‘s high mountain and deep valley.
16.  “… and deep valleys, clean rivers and cold lochs.”
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Lake
B. River
C. Valley
D. Island
17 “…the young people who are born there have to move south to find a job.”
The word underlined refers to … .
A. Europe
B. Scotland
C. Highlands
D. Great Britain
Read the text to answer questions 18 to 20.
18.  What is the purpose of the text? It is to … .
A. Entertain the reader
B. Inform on a successful person
C. tell someone’s experience
D. describe a particular person
19. Anne is one of the … of George VI.
A. Sisters
B. Nieces
C. daughters
D.granddaughters
20.   “She possesses a sense of humorous rarely exhibited….”
The underlined word means….
A. hidden
B. found
C. shown
D. given
It was Sunday morning December 26th 2004. The day that I would never forget forever. We went to the beach in Meulaboh, Aceh. Many people were there when I arrived.
When we were enjoying the beautiful sunrise, suddenly we were shocked by a violent shake in the ground. Everybody in the beach was panic. We soon realized that it was a very big earthquake although it struck in a very short period of time.
After that, we saw the water  going on into the middle of the sea. No wonder if there were many kinds of fish  left behind on the sand. We all seemed to be astonished by the view until we realized that there was a huge wave coming towards us and destroying everything in its way.
I didn’t realize what had happened until I found myself hanging on a branch of a tree.
Read the text and answer questions 21 to 24.
21.  The text mainly discusses  …
A. the story about terrible a earthquake.
B.  the writer’s experience with a big earthquake.
C.  the steps to avoid danger in your life.
D.  the description of a beach in Meulaboh.
22.          What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. The writer saw many fish on the sand.
B. The view of the beach was very exciting.
C. The writer liked to see the wave in the sea.
D. Tsunami occurred and destroyed everything.
23.          Everybody in the beach was panic because …
A. the sun rose brightly
B. there was an earthquake
C. the beach was very enjoyable.
D. there was an amazing view in the sea.
24.  “We all seemed to be astonished by … .”
The underlined word has the same meaning with …
A. panicked
B. amazed
C. delighted
D. pleased
Read the text and answer questions 25 to 28.
Last weekend the girl scouts and the boy scouts of my school had their first fun camping outside the school.

They left for Cikoneng at 05. 00 a.m. After a long and thrilling drive they arrived at the village and found a good camping site.
“Let’s set up our tents there,” said the leader while pointing at a garden. Then, they started to work. In a short time the tents were ready and they put a small flag on the top of each tent. After that, some girl scouts made a fire while some others cooked their lunch. The boys were busy working. The lunch was ready at 03.00 and they immediately started to eat. After that, they took a little rest.
At 04.30 p.m the leader blew his whistle and all the girl scouts and the boy scouts gathered around to start their fun camping programs.
25.         When did the scouts begin their fun camping programs?
A. At night.
B. In the evening.
C. In the morning.
D. In the afternoon.
26.          The scouts set their tents up.…
A. on the mountain
B. beside the road
C. at the garden
D. in the valley
27.            “… and some others cooked their lunch.” (paragraph 3 line 5)
What does the underlined phrase refer to?
A. The teachers.
B. The girl scouts.
C. The boy scouts
D. The leader of scouts.
28.          What’s the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. The scouts set up their tents.
B. The scouts came to the camping site.
C. The scouts prepared everything for camping.
D. The scouts started their activities in camping site.
Read the following text to answer questions 29 to 32.
Crisp Roast Duck
Ingredients:
1 long island duck
2  cups boiling-hot water
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Steps:
  • Put oven rack in the middle position and preheat oven to 200° C.
  • Rinse duck inside and out. Prick skin all over with a sharp fork.
  • Pour boiling-hot water over duck (to tighten skin). Cool duck.
  • Rub duck inside and out with salt and pepper.
  • Roast duck, breast side up, until skin is brown and crisp, then remove from the oven.
29.          What’s the text about?
A. The instructions to prepare crisp roast duck.
B. What’s needed to make some food.
C. The steps to make a delicious food.
D. How to make crisp roast duck.
30.          What do we need to prick the skin of the duck?
A. Salt.
B. Black pepper.
C. A sharp fork.
D. Boiling-hot water.
31.        What do we do to tighten the skin of the duck?
A. Rinse duck inside and outside.
B. Prick skin all over with a sharp fork.
C. Pour boiling-hot water over duck.
D. Cool the duck.
32.          “Prick skin all over with a sharp fork.”
What is the meaning of the underlined word?
A. Make a small hole in something.
B. Brush something on the surface.
C. Put something on the body.
D. Cut something into  small pieces.
Read the text to answer questions 33 to 36.
Little Brother, Little Sister
Maltreated by their stepmother, who was a witch, a little brother and sister fled into the woods. After running for a while,
the brother said: ‘I’m so thirsty. Let’s find a spring and have a drink.’
As the young boy bent down to drink, his sister heard a voice which said: ‘Who drinks from me will turn into a fawn.’ it was the witch! Too late, the sister tried to prevent her brother from drinking. The young boy changed at once into a fawn. In tears, the little girl made a lead and collar out of her belt, and led the fawn off into the woods. There they found an abandoned cottage and lived together, far from any danger.
One day, however, the king was hunting in the woods, and he spied the fawn, which could not resist the urge to wander away from the cottage. The king and his hunters chased the fawn all the way back home. There, the king followed it into the cottage, where he found a young girl stroking the frightened animal. She was so beautiful and gentle that the king fell in love with her at once. He asked her to be his wife, and his words caused the maiden to cry for joy. When one of her tears fell on the fawn, it changed back to her brother once more. Their goodness and love had overcome the witch’s evil spell, and they lived safely and happily with the king for ever after.
Taken from 366 and More Fairy Tales, 1990
33.          Why did the brother and sister flee into the woods?  Because ….
A. they had been maltreated by their stepmother.
B. they had been treated well by their stepmother.
C. they wanted to leave home.
D. they felt very happy.
34.          “There, the king followed it into the cottage..” The word it refers to ….
A. cottage
B. fawn
C. wood
D. home
35.          What caused the young boy turn into a fawn?
A. He left home into the woods.
B. He found an abandoned cottage.
C. He drank something and got cursed.
D. He said something bad to his mother.
36.          How did the fawn change back to be a young boy?
A.      When the King asked for his sister to marry with him.
B.      When one of his sister’s tear fell on the fawn.
C.      When the king chased the fawn back home.
D.      When his sister cried for joy.
37.
The text tells us about the queen ….
A. was the most powerful queen in Arabia.
B. was very proud of her beauty and riches.
C. was very careful in deciding whom she would marry.
D. was very satisfied with the food given by the sheiks.
Read the text and answer questions 38 to 40.
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she had discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks, all equally young and handsome, 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 three sheiks, as they were about to have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing camel’s tails; the third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheiks’ camp.
The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants 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 could not share it with him, and this 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.”
38. The queen ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food as that she got from them because she      wanted ….
A. to entertain her  guest
B. to test the sheik’s food
C. to see the sheik’s reactions
D. to repay the sheik’s kindness
39.
What’s the moral value that you can learn from the story?
A. Don’t look at someone from the appearance.
B. We should make a party to decide something
C. Don’t trust easily to someone who has given a valuable thing.
D. We have to be careful in choosing the person to chase our life with.
40.
“One by one she had discarded them,…” The word ‘them’ refers to … .
A. three sheiks
B. servants
C. Arabians
D. suitors