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SOAL 2014
MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS
WAKTU: 120 MENIT

 Pilihlah jawaban yang benar!

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2B!

Text for questions no. 1 until no. 3

Jim went to the doctor this morning. He likes apples very much and yesterday he ate too many green
ones, so this morning he had a stomach-ache. When he came to breakfast he was crying. ‘What’s wrong, Jim?’
his mother said. ‘Why are you crying?’ ‘My stomach hurts, Mother,’ he answered. ‘You ate too many apples
yesterday,’ she said, ‘and they were green. Go to dr, Jones and he will give you some medicine. You know his
house’ ‘Yes, Mother. I will go by bus and I don’t want any breakfast now’
Jim got to Dr. Jones’ house at 9.30, but there were four other people in the doctor’s waiting-room. So,
Jim didn’t see the doctor until about ten o’clock. ‘What’s the matter with you, young man?’ said Dr. jones ‘I
have stomach-ache,’ said Jim ‘Have you eaten any green apples?’ asked the doctor. ‘Yes, I ate a lot yesterday,’
Jim said, and smiled. The doctor smiled too. He wrote on a pice of paper and said, ‘Take this to a chemist, and
he will give you some medicine.’ Jim thanked the doctor, when to a chemist and bought the medicine. Hi
stomach-ache was soon better.

1. What is the best title of the text above?

A. Jim Goes to Doctor
B. Jim’s Stomach-ache
C. Jim and Green Apples
D. Jim, Mother and Dr. Jones

2. The following statements are wrong according to the text, except …

A. Jim disliked eating green apples very much.
B. After saying thank you to the doctor, Jim went home
C. The doctor directly gave medicine to Jim.
D. Eating green apples made Jim have stomach-ache.

3. ‘You know his house’ (paragraph 1). The word ‘you’ in this sentence refers to …
A. Mother
B. Doctor
C. Jim
D. Jones

Text for questions no. 4 until no. 6

Crocodiles are among the most biologically complex reptiles. Unlike other reptile, a crocodile has
cerebral cortex, a four-chambered heart, and the functional equivalent of diaphragm. Its external morphology,
on the other hand, is a sign of its aquatic and predatory style.
A crocodile’s physical traits allow it to be a successful predator. Its streamlined body enables it to swim
swiftly. It also tucks its feet to the side while swimming, which makes it faster by decreasing water resistance.
Its webbed feet allow it to make fast turns and sudden moves in water or initiate swimming. Webbed feet are
an advantage in shallower water where the animal sometimes moves around by walking.
Crocodile are very fast over short distances, even out of water. Since they feed by grabbling and
holding onto their prey, they have sharp teeth for tearing and holding onto flesh, and powerful muscles to close
the jaws and hold them shut.

4. The text mostly tells us about …

A. habitat of crocodiles.
B. physical traits of crocodiles.
C. the prey of crocodiles,
D. the predator style.
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5. What makes crocodiles are able to swim swiftly?

A. Its streamlined body.
B. Its physical traits.
C. Its webbed feet.
D. Its external morphology.

6. … they have sharp teeth for tearing and holding onto flesh… (the last paragraph)
The bold-typed word has the closest meaning to …
A. dull
B. pointed
C. blunt
D. flat

Text for questions no. 7 until no. 9.

Fruit Sushi

Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups water
1 cup uncooked sushi rice or short grain-rice
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup light coconut milk
½ teaspoon salt
10 orange slices
20 fresh strawberries

Directions:
1. Place water and rice in a medium saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce and simmer until liquid absorbed, about 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and let stand 10 minutes.
4. Place rice, coconut milk, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
5. Mix until thoroughly combined, cover and let rest 10 minutes.
6. dampen hands with cold water and divide rice into 20 equal portions.
7. Shaping each into a rounded ball.
8. Press each ball into an oblong oval and place on a lined baking sheet.
9. Top with orange slices and berries and chill until service.

7. Where should you put rice, coconut milk, and salt?

A. In a large bowl.
B. In a saucepan
C. In a baking sheet.
D. In a boil.

8. Mix until thoroughly combined, cover and let rest 10 minutes.(step 5)

The bold-typed word has the same meaning as …..
A. partially
B. randomly
C. carefully
D. completely

9. From the text above we can conclude that …

A. Fruit sushi is very delicious.
B. Fruit sushi is best served when it is hot.
C. It needs almost one hour to make fruit sushi.
D. We need more sugar than coconut milk to make fruit sushi.
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Text for questions no. 10 until no. 13.

Once, there were two men were travelling together. They were best friends and they always did
everything together.
On the way, they suddenly met bear. They felt scared and tried to save themselves. Suddenly, their
friendship was gone. One of them individually climbed up quickly into a tree and covered himself in the
branches. The other one fell flat on the ground because he saw that he would be attacked. The man held his
breath and pretended appearance of death. He held his breath as long as he could because he knew that bear
would not attack dead people. The Bear came up and felt with his nose. Bear smelt him all over. The Bear soon
left him, because Bear would not touch dead body.
When Bear was quite gone, the other man got down from the tree and humorously asked his friend
about what the Bear had whispered in his ear. Then, his friend said that the Bear gave him advice. The other
man then asked what the Bear advised him. Then, his friend said that the Bear advised him not to travel with
someone who leaves his friend at the approach of danger.
(Taken from: www.inspirationalstory.com)

10. What did the other man do when he saw that he would be attacked by the bear?
A. Climbed up the tree.
B. Fell flat on the ground
C. Covered himself in branches.
D. Ran away

11. They felt scared and tried to save themselves… (paragraph 2)

The word ‘scared’ in the sentence above means …
A. sad
B. afraid
C. happy
D. ashamed

12. The following statements are true about the text, except …
A. The two men in the story were best friend.
B. The man held his breath to appear dead.
C. The bear wouldn’t touch dead body.
D. The man ran away from the bear.

13. What is the moral value of the story above?

A. In a friendship, we must face the difficulties together.
B. Don’t travel to a place where there is a bear there.
C. You must climb up trees when there is a bear.
D. You must must choose the brave man as a friend.

Text for questions no. 14 until no. 16.

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can
be monochrome or colored, with or without accompanying sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a
television set, television programming, or television transmission.
Commercially available since the late 1920s, the television set has become commonplace in homes,
businesses and institutions, particularly as a vehicle for advertising, a source of entertainment, and news. Since
the 1950s, television has been the main medium for molding public opinion. Since the 1970s the availability of
video cassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and now Blu-ray Discs, have resulted in the television set frequently being
used for viewing recorded as well as broadcast material. In recent years, Internet television has seen the rise of
television available via the Internet, e.g. iPlayer and Hulu.
The broadcast television system is typically disseminated via radio transmissions on designated
channels in the 54–890 MHz frequency band. Signals are now often transmitted with stereo or surround sound
in many countries. Until the 2000s broadcast TV programs were generally transmitted as an analog television
signal, but during the decade several countries went almost exclusively digital.
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14. The following statements are true about television, except …

A. televisions was commercially available since 1920s.
B. images transmitted by televions are monochrome only.
C. iPlayer and Hulu are example of internet television.
D. television is also used to view recorded materials.

15. From the text above we can conclude that …

A. televisions are luxurious things now.
B. the broadcast of televisions mostly uses cable.
C. televisions are very essential in business world.
D. analog televisions are more modern than digital televisions.

16. In recent years, Internet television has seen the rise of television available via the Internet …(paragraph 2)
The bold-typed word means …
A. decline
B. emergence
C. decrease
D. increase

For questions no. 17 until 19 choose the correct words to complete the paragraph.
My uncle has some white ducks. They live in a pond on his …(17)…. There is a low wall …(18)… the
pond, with small gate in it, to protect the ducks from roaming everywhere. Every evening my ucle puts a tin of
food near the gate, and the ducks …(19)… out of the pond to eat it. Then my uncle shuts the gate, and the
ducks eat their food and go into their box. They sleeep there at night.

17.
A. ricefield
B. savanna
C. farm
D. prairie

18.
A. near
B. inside
C. outside
D. round

19.
A. come up
B. fly over
C. keep up
D. run over

20. Arrange the jumbled words below into a good sentence.

me–you– success –let– congratulate –on – your
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A. 4-1-5-2-6-3-7
B. 4-1-5-2-6-7-3
C. 5-2-6-7-3-1-4
D. 5-2-1-7-3-4-6
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doorknob replace a leaky had learned faucet how to and how to fix Ben a broken
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

21. Arrange the jumbled words into a good sentence.

A. 8 - 1 - 9 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7
B. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 5 - 3 - 9 - 1 - 7
C. 8 - 1 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 6 - 7
D. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 9 - 1 - 7 - 3 - 5

1. He has come by to get the rent money Amanda owes.

2. His name is Mr. Campbell.
3. Amanda lost her job at the auto factory three and a half weeks ago.
4. Amanda is home, but she does not answer.
5. Amanda has no idea when she will find another job.
6. It is the man who owns the house where she lives.
7. Amanda does not have the money to pay him.
8. Someone is knocking on Amanda’s door.
9. Amanda calls him the Rent Man.
10. Lots of other people from her factory lost their jobs three weeks ago, too.

22. Arrange the jumbled sentences into a good story.

A. 8 - 1 - 10 - 9 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7
B. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 9 - 1 - 7
C. 8 - 1 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 4 - 6 - 7
D. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 9 - 1 - 7 - 3 - 5 - 10

1. Follow the following steps

2. You can slice the bananas into slices,
3. then fry them in very hot oil
4. If you like, you can sprinkle some sugar on top.
5. You also need frying oil.
6. Otherwise, roll the bananas in flour
7. before you fry them.
8. Making fried banana is very easy.
9. First, you need some good bananas
10. until they turn brown.

23. Arrange the jumbled sentences into a good text.

A. 8 - 1 - 10 - 9 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7
B. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 10 - 5 - 3 - 9 - 1 - 7
C. 8 - 1 - 9 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 4 - 6 - 7
D. 8 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 9 - 1 - 7 - 3 - 5 - 10
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Text for questions number 24 - 26

Cliffton School Nweport, GwentWales

15 Maret 2008
Dear everyone,
I don’t live in England, I live in a big town called Newport. It is in the south of Wales! It
has got a population of 120,000 people.
My school is in the nort of the town. Near the school there are shops, offices and cafes.
A lot of students like football. After school they play football in the park near the sea. I don’t
like football. I go to the swimming poll near the bus station after school. I’m in the school
swimming team.
I live about four kilometers from school. I don’t walk to school. I go on the school bus.
There are a lot of factories near my flat. My mother works in one of the factories. My father
doesn’t work.
On Saturday mornings I have guitar lessons in my teacher’s house near the library and
museum. Write and tell me about yout town and school.

Love,
Anne

24. What does the text tell you about?

A. Living in England
B. The Life in Newport
C. Anne’s Life and Daily activity
D. The Life of Anne’s family in England
25. What is the mean idea of paragraph 2?
A. Anne’s school is located in the north of the town.
B. Near the school there are shops, offices and cafés near the school
C. A lot of students in Anne’s school like to play football in the park near the sea
D. Anne’s activity at school is not the same as most of the other students
26. Who did she write the E-Mail for?
A. Everybody
B. Her teacher’s
C. Her friends
D. Anne

Text for questions number 27 – 29.

In India, people celebrate the festival of Holi (pronounced “hoh-lee“) in March. This festival occurs after the
wheat harvest. Wheat is used to make many important foods in India. Holi celebrates the triumph of good over
evil.
Holi is a very bright celebration. People light bonfires, tell stories, and cover each other in a variety of
colored powders. These powders are called gulal (pronounced “goo-lahl“). People are then sprayed with water,
and everyone becomes a beautiful, brightly colored mess. This custom of coloring people comes from a legend
about a trickster who loved to trick his friends by pouring colored water on them.

27. Why do the people in India celebrate the festival of Holi?

A. Because they have harvested the wheat
B. Because the wheat is important in India
C. Because the good has defeated the evil
D. Because they are happy to harvest the wheat
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28. The custom of coloring people during Holi comes from

A. a legend about a trickster
B. stories that are told around a bonfire
C. the triumph of good over evil
D. harvesting wheat in March

29. Which word best describes the festival of Holi?

A. colorful
B. tricky
C. flavorful
D. wet

Text for questions number 30 – 32.

The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts left Earth in 1977 on a five-year mission. Their mission was to reach
Jupiter and Saturn and send information back to earth about them. Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets in
the solar system. In 1981, they finished their mission. But, they kept going. Scientists decided to plan a longer
trip for them: they would travel even further until they reached Uranus and Neptune.
Voyagers 1 and 2 are very efficient. They were built with no moving parts. They use the breakdown, or the
decay, of the space element “plutonium” to create fuel. They can each get the equivalent of 30,000 miles per
gallon of gasoline! They were made to be able to work in radioactive environments. The “gas giants” – Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – are very radioactive places.
So far, Voyagers 1 and 2 have sent information back to Earth from farther away than any other spacecraft.
Scientists have learned about the atmospheres, interiors, and rings of the gas giant stars. They have also
learned about the moon of these stars. Scientists think that they will keep getting information from Voyagers 1
and 2 until about 2020. At that time, the power on the Voyagers 1 and 2 will not be strong enough to send
information back to Earth.

30. What does the text tell us about?

A. Moons
B. Planets
C. Spacecrafts
D. Information

31. The mean idea of second paragraph is “…”

A. The spacecrafts were very eficient.
B. Voyager 1 and 2 used plutonium
C. The spacecrafts were able to work in radioactive environment
D. Voyager 1 and 2 had no moving parts.

32. Look at the sentence “They have also learned about the moon of these stars” in the last paragraph. What
does the word “They” refer to?
A. voyagers 1 and 2
B. giant stars
C. spacecrafts
D. scientists

Text for questions number 33 – 35.

Frankenstein
In 1817, Mary Shelley, her husband, and her friends went to Switzerland for a holiday. There was a
terrible storm one night while they were there. It rained and there was a lot of thunder and lightening. Mary
Shelley and her friends could not go outside. So, they decided to sit inside and tell ghost stories. Each person
told a story, but Mary Shelley could not think of a story to tell.
That night, while Mary Shelley was in bed, she thought of a story. The story scared her. The next day,
she decided to begin to write the story she thought of. One year later, when she was nineteen years old, she
finished writing her story. She called her new book Frankenstein.
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Many people think Frankenstein is one of the best stories ever written. It is one of the first science
fiction books. In the book a scientist creates a man. The scientist became afraid of the man he created and
calls him a monster. Later, the monster kills the scientist and his family. It is a story about man, science, and
responsibility.
There have been many movies made about the Frankenstein monster. Most of these movies are very
different from the book. While many of the movies are for children, the book by Mary Shelley is for adults.

33. What is the mean idea of the third paragraph?

A. Frankenstein is the best story
B. Frankenstein is one of the first science fiction books
C. Frankenstein is a scientist who creates a man called a monster
D. Frankenstein is a story about man, science, and responsibility

34. How long did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein?

A. One night
B. Seven days
C. One year
D. Nineteen years

35. Why did Mary Shelley write Frankenstein?

A. Because she kept thinking scaring story the night before
B. Because she could not think of a story to tell that night
C. Because she and her friends could not go outside that night
D. Because her husband and her friends told ghost stories

Text for questions no. 36 until no. 38.

A young and very beautiful princess lost her ball in the water, while she was playing by the side of the
lake. She began to cry so sadly that the frog who sat beside the lake croaked to her, ‘What will you give me if I
get you your ball back?’
‘All the gold you would wish for!’ replied the princess. ‘No, I asked only that I be allowed to stay with
you and be your friend,’ said the frog. The princess gave her word, but she had no intention of keeping her
promise. In fact, the moment she had her ball back, she ran off so fast that the frog could not keep up with
her. Nevertheles, after a while, the frog arrived at the palace.
As soon as she knew the frog, the princess was frightened. She ran to ask for help from her father, but
the king who knew what had happened, ordered his daughter to keep her promise. So the princess picked up
the frog gently in her hand, but, with a shiver of disgust, she let it drop again. But that one brief touch was
enough to break the spell that bound the frog, and caused it to turn back into the young and handsome prince
he had been before.
The story ends with the happiest of wedding ceremonies.
(Taken from: 366 and More Fairy Tales)
36. What is the best title of the text above?
A. Beautiful Princess Lost The Ball
B. The Pricess of The Frog
C. The Lucky Frog
D. The Frog Prince

37. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The princess had no intention to keep her promise.
B. The princess kept her words said to the frog.
C. The princess thanked the frog very much.
D. The princess got her ball back by herself.

38. The following statements are true about the text, except …
A. The beautiful princess played a ball near the lake.
B. The frog wanted a gift from the princess.
C. The princess’ father was very angry to the frog.
D. The frog was actually a handsome prince.
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39.
A. Everybody must go away from this place except the owner
B. This place is private for the ones who don’t have the property
C. The private property is free to be used by the ones who need it
D. Everyone must keep out this place if they do not like to stay there

Text for questions number 40 - 41

40. Sender: Jacky

Tuesday 29th September 2011
10.30 a.m.
Jack our plan to have a picnic today is postponed by Billy because of the heavy
rain
He’s just informed me the picnic will be done tomorrow

Who has delayed the plan of picnic?

A. Billy
B. Jacky
C. Jack
D. The sender

41. When will they replan to have a picnic?

A. On Tuesday 29th, September 2011
B. On the last day of September 2011
C. Today
D. At 10.30 a.m.

Text for questions number 42 - 43

To Andre
You did it your way
And I couldn’t be
Happier for you
Congratulations !
on your achievement as the best participant in the story telling contest for
the Junior High School level for the year 2013.
Elena

42. Elena congratulates Andre because he...

A. achieves better way
B. is good at telling a story
C. becomes the best in the contest
D. has tried his best to tell a story

43. What does the word “achievement” at the sentence “on your achievement as.....” mean?
A. Preparation you have made
B. Activity you have been doing
C. Contest you have joined
D. Something you have succeded in doing
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Text for questions number 44 - 45

Hi, my friends!
For a long time, I have been waiting for my special day.
Finally it is coming. I will be 10.
Please come and gather at my home to
have a nice party at 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 12th, 2013.
Peter’s home
116 Canyon 60th Street

44. When will the party be held?

A. In the morning
B. At midnight
C. In the evening
D. At noon

45. Peter was born in .....

A. 2083
B. 1993
C. 2003
D. 2013

Text for questions number 46 - 48

Come and join

Adventurous fun bike On Monday 13-01-2013
Win 2 motorcycles and 3 television sets
Start and finish at Central town square
Enroll not later than 12-01-2013 at RETRO FM radio
Don’t miss it!

46. How many kinds of prizes are available at that event ?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

47. What is the content of the text ?

A. information about RETRO FM radio.
B. information about fun bike event
C. environment around town square
D. entertainment at RETRO FM radio

48. Don’t miss it. The italic sentence means …

A. You should not fail to participate in the fun bike
B. You should not forget to join the fun bike
C. You should not see the fun bike
D. You should not watch the fun bike.
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Text for questions number 49 - 50

SAFEWAY RENT A CAR

SINAR PUTRA MANDIRI’S CLUB
The Safeway to go 24 Hours Service
We will serve you
Jl. P Sudirman 40 Jakarta
Telp. (021) 320667

49. The text advertises ...

A. car service
B. car rental
C. Mandiri Bank
D. Safeway

50. The purpose of the text above is ...

A. to amuse the readers to have a car
B. to negotiate the readers to buy a car
C. to describe how to serve the readers
D. to persuade the readers to rent the car.