Question No 1 to 3!

THE CHEETAH
The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can run
100 kilometers an hour. It is now rare and is one of the
animals which is in danger of extinction.
The cheetah has a small head and ears, and long,
powerful legs. It always hunt and chase its prey on open
ground.
This is a different way of hunting from the other “ big
cats.” They like to stay in and near trees tp catch their prey.
The cheetah is also different from other cats because it cannot
draw in its claws.

[Source: Abbs, Brian, et.al. Take off. Student Book 2, p.52]

1. Paragraph two tells us about …..

A. Physical Description of cheetah
B. The way how a cheetah hunts its prey.
C. What makes a cheetah different from other animals.
D. The reason why cheetah belongs to rare animals
2. “It is now rare and is one of animals which is in danger of extinction.” [Paragraph 1].
The information’s implies that …..
A. We can still see so many cheetah roaming in thick forest nowdays.
B. People must prevent cheetah from extinction due to irresponsible people’s activities.
C. Cheetah can be exploited to be a domestic animal.
D. Cheetah can run very fast therefore it can avoid any harnful predators.
3. What is the purpose of writing the above text ?
A. To persuade people not to hunt cheetahs
B. To describe cheetah in general
C. To amuse readers with a story of a chhetah
D. To tell people the right way to protect the rare cheetahs

Teks for no 4 to 5!

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the
affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of mount Wayang
in West Java. The King named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only
daughter., called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but
she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the
matter by a show of strength.

After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won

the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love
with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and
he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan
saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.
The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan . When
Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her
to the khayangan
4. So a nice fairy took her to the khayangan, (paragraph 2)
The word her in the sentence refers to ….
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. The prince of Blambangan
5. Why did the wicked fairy use her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?”
A. She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B. She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the Princess
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess

Question no 6 to 8!

Dear,
Congratulations on graduating
Wishing that brighter opportunities come your way
And you achieve success on all of them

6. The card above is best given in ….

A. A marriage event
B. A graduation occasion
C. A house warming celebration
D. A thanksgiving day
7. Why was the card written ?
A. To warn him about his future
B. To congratulate him on his success
C. To remind him of achieving brighter opportunities
D. To encourage him to be optimistic in facing his future
8. “…wishing that brighter opportunities light up your way…”.
WISHING is similar in meaning to…
A. Chances
B. Ambitions
C. Troubles
D. Dreams

Text for no 9 to 12!

To : All members of Literature Club
From : Chairman of Literature Club
Date : May, 27th 2020
Subject : Reviewing book

I would like to inform all members of Literature club that on this Sunday we will hold
a reviewing Konspirasi Alam Semesta, a book by Fiersa Besari. I expect your
participation in this occasion. This Occasion will be held at 09:00 AM in auditorium.
9. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the message?
A. To ger permission from all students to join the project
B. To invite all members of Literature Club to review a best selling book
C. To tell all student that he is interested in reviewing books
D. To inform all students about the cancellation of a meeting
10. From the message above we can infer that ….
A. Fiersa Besari is an author
B. The participants of the event will be introduced to a tip of business
C. The chairman of the Literature club is a great book writer
D. The event will be carried out at 09.00 in the evening.
11. “…. That on this Saturday we will hold a reviewing…”
The word “we” refers to …..
A. The chairman of the literature club
B. The chairman including the members of the literature club
C. The chairman, the members of the club and a book writer
D. The member of the literature club and a book writer
12. What will the students probably do after reading message? They will…
A. Come to the book reviewing occasion
B. Come to the event and get some books
C. Tell their friends to review their own favorite books
D. Soon gather at school to organize a book a fair.

Text for no 13 to 16!

Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s
largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and
belong to the most ancient group of lizards still alive.
It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar,
and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is
covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short
distances. When it opens its wide red mouth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
Komodo dragons are good swimmers and may swim the long distance from one
island to another. Like other lizards, they swim with their undulating tails, and their legs held
against their body.
The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It
hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smalle Komodos have to be
content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The
adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons.

13. The writer’s purpose in writing the text above is ….

A. To retell what has happened in Komodo island
B. To describe Komodo Dragon in general
C. To amuse readers with the story of Komodo Dragon
D. To persuade people to keep and breed Komodo Dragon
14. Komodo dragons are cannibals because …
A. They hunt wild pigs, deer, water buffaloes and even horses
 B. They feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.
C. They prey on the young ones as well as old and sick dragons
D. They eat anything when they are starving
15. “ It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores .”
The word “mainly” is equal in meaning to ….
A. Mostly
B. Scarled
C. Totally
D. Severely
16. “ Komodo dragons actively hunt their praise during the day”
From the phrase ‘during the day’ we can say that Komodo dragon belongs to ……animals.
A. Nocturnal
B. Diurnal
C. Domestic
D. Tame

Question no 17 to 21
A RECKLESS DONKEY
A donkey and a rabbit were good friends. One evening, they were looking for some
food. After walking for some time, they finally found a watermelon field. After making sure
that there was nobody around, they went into the field. The donkey directly ate a juice
watermelon. He finished it quickly. Then, he recklessly went to another watermelon, and ate
it. He ate a lot of watermelons until he felt full.

“Oh, I feel like I want to sing a song” said the donkey merrily.
“ No! You are going to wake the farmer,” warned the rabbit.

But, the reckless donkey did not listen to the rabbit. It started to sing a song loudly.
Knowing that he could not stop the donkey, the rabbit left him alone in the watermelon
field.
The donkey kept singing ang singing until the farmer came up to him, and …..,
“wham!” the farmer caught the donkey and tied him to the fence. The rabbit was hiding
behind a big tree, he saw what was happening. When the farmer left the field, the rabbit
released the donkey. The donkey realized his mistake and thanked the rabbit.

17. How did the donkey feel when he saw so many watermelons in the field?
A. Sad
B. Touched
C. Surprised
D. Overjoyed
18. “Then he recklessly went into the watermelon field …”
The word “recklessly” is closest in meaning to ….
A. Carefully
B. Proudly
C. Responsibly
D. Thoughtlessly
19. “ when the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey”.
 The word “released” is similar in meaning to….
A. Escape
B. Set free
C. Reported
D. Supported
20. What can we learn after we have read the story ?
A. Stealing is forbidden
B. Singing is a dangerous thing to do
C. Be careful before you pick watermelons from other people’s field
D. We have to think very carefully before doing/declining something
21. What is the purpose of writing the text ?
A. To give detailed information to customers
B. To persuade people to appreciate fables
C. To describe a donkey in general
D. To entertain people with fables

Question no 22 to 23
“HOW TO MAKE FRIED BANANAS”
Ingrediets :
1. 750 grams banana 5.1 teaspoon salt
2. 200 gram whole wheat flour 6.450 ml water
3. ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 7.125 grams rice flour
4. 2 tablespoon palm sugar 800 ml cooking oil
Steps :
1. First cut bananas into square small pieces about 1 cm
2. Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar, water.
3. Then stir until mixture
4. Add banana into flour dough
5. Using a table spoon make a spoon full balls
6. After that drop them into the saucepan
7. ………fry them for about 4 minutes or until lightly brown

22. The text is written to …

A. Share ideas about bananas
B. Tell about the ingredients needed to make fried bananas
C. Tell about the way of how to make fried bananas
D. To persuade reader to sell banana
23. Why do you think we use turmeric powder in making fried bananas ?
A. To make our fried bananas taste delicious
B. To make our fried bananas easy to cook
C. We use it as the substitute of salt
D. We use it because it because it is cheap and available everywhere.
Question no 24 to 27!

On last Wednesday, I’ve got unforgettable experience. The day

before, I played game on line until 00.00 AM. Because of that I woke up
late.
It was about 7.30 Am and the class would be started at 8.00 Am.
I ran to bathroom to take a bath. I used to have breakfast before leaving
home, but on that day it was imposible.
I always rode motorcycle to go. But what an amazing thing
happened, I forgot where I put the key. So, I went to campus by public
transportation. Of course, it took longer time. I arrived at 8.15 Am, I
hurried to get to class but I saw my lecture standing in front of the class
to teach. I entered my classroom and you know what , he was angry to
me and didn’t let me join his material.
It was my bad experience and I hope I would not do that again.

24. What can we learn from the text?

A. We have to have breakfast every morning
B. We have to obey our lecturer’s regulation
C. We have to be able to manage our time properly
D. We have to play game on line with friends.

25. Why did the lecturer not let the writer get into the classroom? Because ..
A. The lecturer had just finished his teaching materials
B. The writer came late to attend the lecturer on that day
C. The lecturer was so disappointed with the writer
D. The writer forgot where he put his motorbike
26. What should the writer do avoid being late again to his campus ?
A. He should not play games too often
B. He should go to bed earlier and get focused with his study
C. He should ensure that his motorbike is in a good condition
D. He should set an alarm before he gets to be
27. Arrange the following statement!
Lecturer the writer angry because was late he came classroom the to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
The best arrangement of the words to make a good and meaningfull sentence is
A. 2-1-5-3-4-7-8-11-10-9-6
B. 7-5-3-4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6
C. 4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6-7-5-3
D. 7-5-3-4-2-8-1-10-11-6-9
28. Look at following WARNING

NO SMOKING

WITHIN 15 FEET

OF ANYWHERE

What do you think we should do after reading the warning ?

A. We should obey the warning in whatever condition we are
B. We should pay no attention to such a warning
C. We should share our cigarettes with other guys
D. We should enjoy our cigarettes in public places

Text for 29 to 30!

To : All students of grade IX
You are invited to :
Education Exhibition 2020
Venues : School Auditorium
Date /time : Sunday, Apri 25th , 2020 .9.pm to 12. Pm
Numerous prestigious senior high schools in Situbondo are going to present what it will be like to
study there. Also, they will have a sharing session about tips of how to be accepted in those schools.
They will be also open enlistment shortly after the session in class IXB . Don’t miss the chance!

29. The text is written in order to…

A. Inform the exhibition of senior high school
B. Invite students grade IX to the exhibition
C. Congratulate students graduation
D. Announce students enlistment
30. What is the intention of writing the text?
A. To inform the readers about prestigious senior high school
B. To invite the readers to come to the exhibition
C. To announce about life in senior high school
D. To tell about the how to be accepted in senior high school
Essay

“HOW TO MAKE FRIED BANANAS”

Ingrediets :
1. 750 grams banana 5.1 teaspoon salt
2. 200 gram whole wheat flour 6.450 ml water
3. ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 7.125 grams rice flour
4. 2 tablespoon palm sugar 800 ml cooking oil
Steps :
1. First cut bananas into square small pieces about 1 cm
2. Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar, water.
3. Then stir until mixture
4. Add banana into flour dough
5. Using a table spoon make a spoon full balls
6. After that drop them into the saucepan
7. ………fry them for about 4 minutes or until lightly brown

1. What should we do after we cut bananas into square small pieces?

2. The correct word to complete step 7 is ….

Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the
affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of mount Wayang
in West Java. The King named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only
daughter., called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but
she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the
matter by a show of strength.

After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won

the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love
with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and
he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan
saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy.
The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan . When
Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her
to the khayangan

3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddness cannot mingle in the affairs of people in the
earth at the time ?
 On last Wednesday, I’ve got unforgettable experience. The day
before, I played game on line until 00.00 AM. Because of that I woke up
late.
It was about 7.30 Am and the class would be started at 8.00 Am.
I ran to bathroom to take a bath. I used to have breakfast before leaving
home, but on that day it was imposible.
I always rode motorcycle to go. But what an amazing thing
happened, I forgot where I put the key. So, I went to campus by public
transportation. Of course, it took longer time. I arrived at 8.15 Am, I
hurried to get to class but I saw my lecture standing in front of the class
to teach. I entered my classroom and you know what , he was angry to
me and didn’t let me join his material.
It was my bad experience and I hope I would not do that again.

4. True or false this statement?

“the writer should not play games too often to avoid being late again to his campus”
5. Arrange this sentences to form a meaningful paragraph
1. During this evening . My family and I watched the lunar eclipse from the balcony
2. I watched the new on the television, on the bus saying that there would be a lunar eclipse
this evening
3. It was so amazing especially when the moon was totally covered and then it appeared slowly
4. I went home from school by bus last week
5. I arrived home and told my family about it
6. My father took photo and my mother recorded it.