Read the following text to answer question number 1 and 2.

All students are required to attend the Indonesia Independence Day ceremony on
Wednesday 17 August 2016, at 7 A.M. in the school yard. Please wear your white-
blue uniform complete with all attributes.

Regards,

Vice Principle.

1. Why does the school issue this notice?

A. To ask students to attend the Independence Day ceremony

B. To inform about Indonesia Independence Day
C. To tell students when the Indonesia independence day is
D. To invite students to contribute in the Indonesia Independence Day
celebration

2. What must students do in regard to the notice?

A. Pay attention to the notice

B. Fill all the requirements
C. Wear tie and cap
D. Send regard to the vice principle

Read the following text to answer questions number 3 to 5.

In celebration of youth art month
Bina Prestasi elementary school presents

"CREATIONS"

The 5th Annual Students Art Exhibition

We invite all students to participate in one of the following programs:

• Fine art
• Musical performance
• Dance performance

Please contact your art teachers or register to [email protected]

3. Why does the school publish that announcement?

A. To inform about youth art month

B. To ask students' participations
C. To present "creations"
D. To contact their art teachers

4. What can students present in the art exhibition?

 A. Poetry reading
B. Paintings
C. Story telling
D. Garage sale

5. "the 5th annual students art exhibition." The underlined word is closest in
meaning to ...

A. Once a year
B. Twice a year
C. Three times a year
D. Four times a year

Read the following text to answer question number 6 to 8.

Approaching the summer holiday 2017, Bintang Prestasi secondary school is
organizing "Youth Summer Camp"

We invite all student to this program.

When: 3-10 July 2017

Place: Bumi Perkemahaan Cibubur
Programs: Outdoor games, sports, camping

Should you interested in joining this program, please register yourself to Mr.
Surya Priatna
* you should present your parents' consent when register

Regard,

Committee.

6. What is the announcement about?

A. School's invitation
B. School's registration
C. Summer holiday
D. Summer camp

7. What should students do if they want to join the program?

A. Confirm the invitation

B. Ask parents' permission
C. Go to Bumi Perkemahan Cibubur
 D. Practice some sports

8. We know from the announcement that the program ... for one week.

A. Survives
B. Lasts
C. Changes
D. Starts

Read the following text to answer questions number 9 and 10.

Look Who's
Turning One!

Please join us for

Amelia 1st Birthday
Saturday, April 5th at 2.00 p.m.
Amelia's House
623 W. Orchard Lane
Tampa, Florida
Please RSVP:
[email protected]
we hope you can join us for
food and fun!

9. What is the writer's purpose to write the text?

A. To tell how to join Amelia's party.

B. To announce Amelia's birthday party.
C. To ask the addressee to come to the party.
D. To inform how to come to the birthday party.

10. What should you do first on before going to the party?

A. Buy a present and some foods.

B. Write a greeting card for Amelia.
C. Prepare some foods and cheeriness.
D. Confirm the attendance by email.

Read the following text to answer questions number 11 and 12.

Open Day Invitation
The-Staff, Governors and Children would like to invite you and your children to an
Open Afternoon or Evening on
Tuesday 26th November
1.30 p.m. 2.00 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
 6.30 p.m. 7.00 p.m. 7.30 p.m.
Tours of the school every half an hour.
There will be chance to explore the school further, meet the staff, children and
governors and to see our exciting curriculum in action.
Intake for September 2016 is 120. Class sizes of 30.
We look forward to meeting you.

11. What could the guests do at the school tours?

A. To see the students actions at the class.

B. To discuss with the staff and the governors.
C. To learn more about the school and curriculum.
D. To observe school facilities and school members.

12. "There will be chance to explore the school ..." The underlined word is closest
in meaning to ...

A. Event
B. Facility
C. Moment
D. Opportunity

Read the following text to answer questions number 13 to 15.

Santosa Hotel Located in the Suburban area of Semarang, Santosa hotel offers
well furnished rooms in the calm and peaceful atmosphere. It features a cozy
restaurant which provide many kind of Indonesian and International cuisine, a
large ball room, meeting room and art gallery.

Featuring spacious and elegant interiors, each air-conditioned room is provided

with a cable TV, a bathroom a wardrobe, a tea or coffee maker, and minibar are
also available.

Guest can exercise at the fitness centre or enjoy a refreshing dip in the indoor
swimming pool.

To make reservation, please call Santosa Hotel at (024) 7607479.

13. The text is addressed to travelers who want to ...

A. Spend the day in a cheerful atmosphere.

B. Relax in a quiet a place.
C. Do outdoor activities.
D. Eat traditional foods.

14. What additional facilities can be enjoyed by the guests?

A. Indoor sport activities.

 B. Outdoor sport arena.
C. A spacious meeting room.
D. Local and International foods.

15. "Featuring spacious and elegant interiors ..." The underlined word is closest in
meaning to ...

A. Big
B. Wide
C. Large
D. Luxurious

Read the following text to answer questions number 16 to 19.

Mr. Tucker is my math teacher at school. He teaches us at class IX. He is a smart
teacher. He can teach us very well. He is a strict teacher. He doesn't like his
students came late at class. He will be very angry. Besides that he doesn't like us
cheating in the test. He always tells us to be honest. His students must pay
attention to his explanation.

Besides that Mr. Tucker always does the same things everyday. Entering the
classroom, he will wash his hands in the basin in the corner the class. After that
he will walk over to his desk. Sitting in her desk, he will look at and greet us
formally. Then he will put on her glasses, open his textbook and ask us what
lesson we discussed the previous meeting. And then he starts teaching. I was
really amazed by his habit.

16. What is the writer's purpose to write the text?

A. To show his dislike of his teacher.

B. To get attention of his teacher.
C. To make the readers know the character of his teacher.
D. To make the readers impressed by his teacher.

17. The writer describes Mr. Tucker as a ...

A. Serious man
B. Humorous man
C. Easy going man
D. Friendly than

18. The writer can tell Mr. Tucker habit precisely because ...
 A. He always come to school early
B. He admires Mr. Tucker character
C. He sees Mr. Tucker does the same thing everyday
D. He pays attention to Mr. Tucker's explanation

19. "I was really amazed by his habit." The underlined word is closest in meaning
to ...

A. Scared
B. Surprised
C. Ashamed
D. Nervous

Read the following text to answer questions number 20 to 23.

The Shard is an 87-storey skyscraper, which sits in the heart of London. It is
known as the shard of glass. Construction began in 2009 and was completed
three years later in 2012, making it Western European's tallest building.

Designed by architect Renzo Piano, The Shart is the second tallest free standing
structure in the UK. Its exterior boasts 11,000 glass panels — that's equivalent in
area to eight football pitches or two-and-a-half Trafalgar Squares.

The building was developed to have multiple uses, describes on the website as a
'vertical city where people can live, work and relax'. This motto was clearly taken
on board that was found on the 72nd floor towards the end of construction.

20. What is the text about?

A. The architect Renzo Piano

B. The Shard glass panels
C. The Shard, building in London
D. The tallest building in London

21. In Europe, the Shard gains popularity on its ...

A. Location
B. Function
C. Height
D. Age

Answ er
22. What probably makes people interested to stay in the Shard?

A. It has multiple uses

B. It is the tallest building in UK
C. It was built by famous architect
D. It is located in the heart of London

23. "..., making it Western European's tallest building." What does the underlined
word refer to?

A. The Shard
B. The glass
C. London
D. Skyscraper

Read the following text to answer questions number 24 to 27.

Last year I joined the Chicago Marathon, my first marathon contest. I had to run
26,2 miles to complete it. It was hard.

At first, I just wanted to get the experience of joining a marathon. I thought it

would be one life time experience. After finishing it, I changed my mind. I wanted
to join another one. I was interested to complete at least one more marathon and
improve my time. I also experienced a good feeling between participants and the
spectators that made me happy. It was a very wonderful thing for me. So I
decided that I had to join another marathon the following year.

24. What is the text about?

A. The writer's activities of watching Chicago marathon contest.

B. The writer's wonderful feeling after watching marathon.
C. The writer's good achievement in marathon.
D. The changing of the writer's feeling after joining the marathon.

25. To improve his achievement, the writer ...

A. Asked for advice how to run well

B. Practiced hard with other participants
C. Planned to join another marathon
D. Ran faster and faster

26. What was the writer's intention when he decided to join his first marathon?
 A. He would get the winner
B. He just wanted to get an experience
C. He planned to join another marathon
D. He wanted to complete 26,2 miles run

27. "... I change my mind." (Paragraph 2) The underlined word is closest in

meaning to ...

A. Decision
B. Ambition
C. Thought
D. Suggestion

Read the following text to answer questions number 28 to 31.

How to download music from you tube

1. Find the artist whose song's you want to download. In the address bar at your
browser, search the video's address.
2. Pop along to www.cljp consorter cc and use Ctrl-V to paste the clip's address
into the Media URL to Download box.
3. Check on the kind of file you, want to create MP 3 offer the widest comp. ability.
4. Click on to continue and clip converter will check the URL and detect the video
clip. Give the song a file name and then click on start.
5. Clip converter will now do thing and present you with a download link. Simply
click on that, find the song in your download folder and open it to hear the song.

28. Text is written to ...

A. Make us know what happen if the download process happens

B. Allow us to read the download process
C. Guide us step by step to download music from youtube
D. Give information the final result of downloading

29. What should we put in the media URL?

A. The address of the song

B. The title of the song
C. The name of the file
D. The download link
30. What will happen if the download process is successful?

A. The video clip will be detected on the URL.

B. The file name will be found on the folder.
C. We will find the song in the download folder.
D. Clip converter will open easily.

31. "and open it to hear the song" The underlined word refers to ...

A. The song
B. The download folder
C. The download link
D. The clip converter

Read the following text to answer questions number 32 to 35.

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang. He was poor. He
helped a rich bad man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures
everywhere. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush
and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the
magic paintbrush in his desk.

From that day on, he used the paintbrush to help people. Whenever he drew
pictures, they became real. But a few days later, his master heard about the
magic paint brush and stole it. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not
become real. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang.

When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and turn
them to life, I will set you free. " The young man said, "I can help you, but you
should obey your words." The bad man felt very happy and said, "I want a golden
mountain. I will go there to gather gold." The young man drew a sea first. Then
the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea. After
that he drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into the ship. When the ship sailed
to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave and it destroyed the
ship. After that, the young man lived with his family happily and kept on helping
the poor people. So the magic paintbrush was known by everyone.

32. What is the topic of the story?

A. A magic paintbrush and a helpful.

B. A good painter and a greedy king.
C. A clever painter and a wise king.
D. A young man and his king.

33. If Ma Liang didn't do what the King asked he would ...

A. Live alone in the golden mountain

 B. Be poor
C. Stayed in jail
D. Lose in the sea

34. What would happen if Ma Liang didn't kill the King?

A. The King would get a lot of gold.

B. The King would kill him.
C. He would get big prize from the King.
D. He wouldn't be able to help poor people.

35. How was Ma Liang like?

A. Smart and helpful

B. Smart but greedy
C. Humble and helpful
D. Clever but cunning

Read the following text to answer questions number 36 to 39.

Lightning is one of Nature's most dangerous phenomenon. The average lightning
flash could light a 100 watt light bulb for more than three months. The
temperature of a lightning bolt may reach 27.760°C which is hotter than the
surface of the sun.

Lightning is not only an outdoor hazard. In houses without adequate lightning

protection. It can be dangerous to take a bath or shower. The electric shock could
be delivered along the water pipes. There is also the risk of lightning shocks
being transmitted via telephone or plugged in electronics in houses without
protection. Thus, people who live in these houses should unplug telephones,
computers, and televisions during storms, protecting them from damage in case
of lightning strike. If that is too much work, it's much safer to at least install
special socket inserts that protect against surges.

36. What is the text mainly about?

A. The power of lightning.

B. The danger of lightning.
C. The definition of lightning.
D. The process of lightning.

37. How can the lightning be dangerous while we are taking a bath?
 A. The electric shock could be delivered along the water pipes.
B. The lightening can be transmitted via electronics.
C. The lightning strike can protect them from damage.
D. Electronic in houses can deliver telephone and televisions.

38. Which of the following is prohibited to do when there is lightning in a house

without lightning protection?

A. Sweep the floor

B. Vacuum the carpet
C. Boil water
D. Turn on the torch

39. The information text above mainly is important for ...

A. The teacher
B. The scientist
C. The housewife
D. The student

Read the following text to answer questions number 40 to 42.

Penguins are torpedo-shaped, flightless birds that lives in the southern regions of
the Earth. Though many people imagine a small, black-and-white animal when
they think of penguins, these birds actually come in a variety of sizes, and some
are very colourful.

For example, crested penguins spot a crown of yellow feathers. Blushes of

orange and yellow mark the necks of emperor and king penguins. What look like
bright yellow, bushy eyebrows adorn the heads of some species, such as the
Foirdland, Royal, Snares and rock hopper penguins. The macaroni penguin's
name comes from the crest of yellow feathers on its head, which looks like the
18th-century hats of the same name. A light yellow mask covers the face of the
yellow—eyed penguin around the eyes.

40. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To describe about a penguin

B. To tell readers how penguins live
C. To inform the readers the kinds of penguins
D. To tell facts about penguins
41. Paragraph 2 describe penguins in terms of its ...

A. Shape
B. Habitat
C. Sizes
D. Colour

42. "Penguins are torpedo-shaped, flightless birds that live in the southern regions
of the earth." What can we infer from the sentence?

A. Penguins have strong body.

B. Penguins cannot fly.
C. Penguins live on the ocean
D. Penguins live the north pole.

Read the following text to answer questions number 43 to 45.

It was almost 6 A.M. Andi was hurriedly packing up his things. He had to catch up
the 7 A.M train to Surabaya. At 6,30 A.M a taxi was coming to pick him up. He
asked the driver to rush because his train was at 7 A.M. The traffic was very
crowded. When he arrived at the station, the time showed 7.15 A.M. The train had
already left..

43. What can you learn from the text? Andi should have ...

A. Driven the car himself

B. Left early
C. Worn his watch
D. Left his things

44. Why was Andi late to arrive at the station? Because ...

A. He took taxi
B. The driver was driving slowly
C. He got up late
D. The driver was late

45. Andi arrived at the train station ... the train had already left.

A. But
B. And
 C. So
D. If

Read the following text to answer questions number 46 to 48.

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island,
Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The
grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she
asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just
cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the
girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook. However,
she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.
"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two handfuls
of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The rice
flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice became rice
porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen. Suddenly the
grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.

"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so
angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The little
girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.

Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey
then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree, the
monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you anymore.
You are all alone."

The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She
regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back to
me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.

The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti
Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never hit
their children or other peo le's child. The are afraid that the child would turn into a
monkey.

46. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To describe characters in a story

B. To tell what happened with the characters in a story
C. To argue why story is important
D. To teach moral value with a story

47. What happened when the granddaughter cooked the rice?

A. The rice pot exploded

B. The girl turned into a monkey
C. The grandmother was so angry
 D. The porridge flooded the kitchen

48. "The grandmother chased it" (paragraph 5) The word "it" refers to ...

A. Thing
B. Monkey
C. Tree
D. Wooden stick

Read the following text to answer questions number 49 and 50.

Dear Davish,

CONGRATULATIONS! I know you must be proud and happy to attain the rank of
Eagle Scout. May the high goals and ideals which led to this special honour
continue to inspire you in the years ahead.

Timmy

49. What is the writer's intention to write the text?

A. To praise Davish for his success

B. To inspire Davish to reach his goal
C. To share his happiness with Davish
D. To support Davish to get the Eagle Scout

50. "May the high goals and ideals which led to this special honour continue to
inspire you in the years ahead." We can infer from this statement that the writer
hopes Davish ...

A. Stay humble and calm

B. Always be happy
C. Keep on success in the future
D. Be a better person