PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN PURWOREJO

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAANN

SMP NEGERI 18

PENILAIAN TENGAH SEMESTER 2

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2021/2022

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas/Semester : IX (Sembilan) / 2
Hari dan Tanggal : Rabu, 9 Maret 2022
Waktu : Pukul 07.30 – 09.30 WIB

PETUNJUK UMUM

1. Isilah identitas anda ke dalam Lembar Jawaban yang tersedia.

2. Periksa dan bacalah petunjuk pengerjaan soal terlebih dahulu.
3. Laporkan kepada pengawas apabila terdapat lembar soal yang kurang jelas, rusak, atau
tidak lengkap.
4. Mintalah kertas buram kepada pengawas bila diperlukan.
5. Tidak diijinkan menggunakan kalkulator, HP, tabel matematika, atau alat bantu hitung
lainnya.
6. Periksalah pekerjaan anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas.
7. Lembar soal tidak boleh dicorat-coret.
8. Lembar soal dikumpulkan dan diserahkan kembali kepada pengawas.

I. Choose the best answers by crossing the alphabet A, B, C or D on the answer sheet
provided!

The text below is for questions 1 and 2.

Card A Card B

1. What is the writers’ intention to write the cards?

A. To congratulate someone who has just got a success.
B. To wish someone a speedy recovery since he/she is sick.
C. To express a prayer for someone who will get an achivement.
D. To encourage someone to do the best in facing the next activity.

2. What is the most possible relationship between the sender and the recipient of Card B?
A. Friends C. A boss and his wife
B. A husband and his wife D. A staff and his boss

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 The text is for questions 3 to 5.
I have many toys. Some of them are gifts from my friends. The others were given
to me by my parents. I play with all my toys because I like them. But my favourite toy is
my teddy bear. My grandfather gave it to me for my fifth birthday. I call my teddy Bruno.
Bruno is brown and white in colour. He looks a little old now because I keep it with me
all the time. I try to take it to school in my bag but mummy says that my teacher will take
it away. I do not want to lose Bruno, so I keep it on my bed before I leave for school. I
like my Bruno very much because it is so soft and cuddly. I will never give it to anyone
because it is my favourite toy.

3. What does the writer tell us about?

A. His favourite toy. C. The reasons why he likes the toy.
B. A birthday gift given by a friend. D. The happiness of having a toy.

4. Among the following statements, which ones are true related to the text?
(1) The toy is taken by his teacher away.
(2) The writer likes the toy so much.
(3) The toy has the shape of an animal.
(4) The toy is given by the writer’s father.

A. (1) and (2) C. (2) and (3)

B. (2) and (4) D. (3) and (4)

5. What is the possible reason of why the teacher will take the teddy Bruno away when it is
taken to school? The teacher thinks that . . . .
A. the writer will force him to buy it.
B. it can be used as a medium of teaching by the teacher.
C. the writer will play it so that he can’t focus on the lesson.
D. the teacher will feel sad since the toy will remind of his own.

The text is for questions 6 and 7.

Last Friday we went to the Museum. There were four people in my group. We
drove to the train station and caught the 8 o’clock train. When we got off the train it was
pouring with rain.
First we met our museum guide. He took us into the dinosour exhibition. They
were only dinosour statues and the walls fake, but they looked awesome and made loud,
scary, roaring noises.
Next Mr. Smith took us to the place where the games were. First my group played
Hidden Tombs. It was easy. All you had to do was follow the clues to get through the
pyramid maze. I found the first tomb.
After that we went to a room to have our lunch while we watched a video about
mummies. Mrs. Assiz gave us a sheet to do. When we finished, we went to see real
mummies.
When we returned to school it was time to go home. I loved going to the Museum.
It was the best excursion I have ever been on.

6. The texts mainly retells us about the writers’ . . . .

A. lovely and funny experience when they were still students.
B. unforgetable experience after graduating from school.
C. best excursion when they were not students anymore.
D. scary activities inside the school.
7. What did the writer think about the game of th Hidden Tombs?
A. Finishing the game, he was allowed to have lunch.
B. It was a way to see real mummies.
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 C. The game made him scared.
D. It wasn’t hard.
8. . . . . the dinosours were just statues and the walls were fake, they still looked awesome.
A. Because C. Although
B. In order to D. So that

The text is for questions 9 to 11.

How To Make Mixed Ice

Ingredients:
- ½ of avocado
- 3 tbs of condensed milk
- 1 can of coconut water and coconut shavings
- Some ice cubes
Steps
1. Cut the avocado into small pieces.
2. Put ice cubes into the glass.
3. Fill ½ of the glass with some coconut water and coconut shavings
4. Add the sliced avocado
5. Add the condensed milk on the top of avocado
6. Mixed Ice is ready to be served.

9. What is likely the benefit of reading the text?

Readers . . . .
A. are able to make Mixed Ice by themselves
B. know the ingredients to make Mixed Ice
C. get information how to serve Mixed Ice
D. recognise the steps to make Mixed Ice.

10. What should you do after putting the sliced avocado into the glass?
A. Fill the glass with some coconut water.
B. Add the condensed milk on the top of avocado.
C. Put ice cubes together with coconut shavings.
D. Mix all the ingredients and serve as soon as possible.

11. What will possibly happen when the avocado is not sliced into pieces?
A. The taste of the Mixed Ice will be sweeter.
B. The ingredients will be hard to combine.
C. It will give nicer aroma to the drink.
D. It will be very easy to drink the ice.

The text is for questions 12 to 14.

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 Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess who had a golden ball. One day, while
playing in the garden, the ball fell into a pond. She was very upset and did not know what to do.
while she sat there crying helplessly, a frog hopped out of the pond and asked, “Why are crying,
little princess?” She told him about her golden ball. The ugly frog said, “I can help you get your
ball but what will you get give me in return?” “I will give you anything you want!” promised the
princess. The frog immediately dived into the water and fetched the ball for her.The princess was
very happy. The frog reminded her. “Remember that you promised me anything. Well, I want to
be your friend, eat from your plate, and sleep in your palace!” The princess hated the idea but she
agreed and ran back to the palace.
The next morning, the princess found the frog waiting for he. He said, “I have come to
live in your palace.” Hearing this, the princess ran to his father, crying. When the kind king
heard about the promise, he told her. “A promise is a promise and you must keep your word.
You must let the frog stay here. “ The princess was very angry but she had no choice and let the
frog stay. He ate from her plate during dinner and asked the princess to take him to her bed at
night. The princess picked him up angrily and threw him to the floor.
In a flash, the frog turned into a handsome prince! He told the princess that he had
actually been under the spell of a wicked witch. The princess fell in love with the prince. They
were married and lived happily ever after.

12. Read the statements below!

(1) The princess didn’t want the frog stay in her palace since her father prohibited it.
(2) The princess felt excited after she got her golden ball back.
(3) The king also disagreed that the frog wanted to stay in the palace.
(4) The princess kept her promise to let the frog stay in the palace.
Which of the statements below are correct based on the story?
A. (1) and (2) C. (2) and (4)
B. (2) and (3) D. (3) and (4)

13. What is the main conflict of the story?

A. The golden ball could be found.
B. The prince got married to the princess.
C. The frog could turn into a handsome prince.
D. The frog wanted to stay in the palace with the princess.

14. Why did the frog want to help the princess to take the ball from the pond?
Because . . .
A. the princess’ father was a kind king. C. she would give anything he wanted.
B. she wanted to be married by him. D. the ball was made of gold.

The text is for questions 15 and 16.

Tanti : Rani, congratulations on your winning in a Poetry Reading competition!

Rani : Thank you, Tanti. I won it because of your suggestion and support.
Thank you very much.
Tanti : You’re welcome. I know that you are talented.
We all, your friends, in this school are really proud of you!
I believe you can achieve your dream to be the national champion.
Rani : Thanks.

15. What is the relationship between the speakers? They are . . . .

A. schoolmates C. sisters
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 B. siblings D. teacher and student

16. Study the statements below!

(1) Rani will be trying to be the winner of the competition.
(2) Rani has a very good capability in reading poetry.
(3) Tanti prays for Rani’s success to be the national champion.
(4) No one in Rani’s school supported her to get the achievement.

Based on the dialogue, which statements are correct?

A. (1) and (2) C. (2) and (4)
B. (2) and (3) D. (3) and (4)

The text is for questions 17 to 19.

Tornado

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that extends from a thunderstorm to

the ground. It’s often portended by a dark, greenish sky. Black, storm clouds gather.
Baseball-size hail might fall. A funnel suddenly appears, as though descending from a
cloud. The funnel hits the ground and roars forward with a sound like that of a freight
train approaching. The tornado tears up everything in its path.
Some of Earth’s most violent events, nearly a thousand tornadoes – many of them
deadly – touch down every year in the United States. Every US state has experienced
twisters, but Texas holds the record: an annual average of 120. Tornadoes have been
reported in Great Britain, India, Argentina, and other countries, but most tornadoes occur
in the United States.
Related to tornadoes, waterspouts are weak twisters that form over warm water.
They sometimes move inland and become tornadoes. Dust devils are small, rapidly
rotating columns of air that are made visible by the dust and dirt they pick up. Dust devils
are not associated with thunderstorms.

17. The text is mainly about . . . . of tornado.

A. the impacts C. the characteristics
B. the advantages D. the general process

18. When a tornado is coming, what will happen if a thing is in its path?
A. The thing will be removed from the ground
B. The thing will remain in its place.
C. The thing will move up by itself.
D. Nothing will happen with it.

19. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. Tornadoes happen not only in the US.
B. The deadly tornado is found in Texas.
C. Most tornadoes occur in the Unites States.
D. Not all of the US states have experienced twisters.

The text is for questions 20 and 21.

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 Mother, How Are You Today?
(by Maywood)

Mother, how are you today?

Here is a note from your daughter
With me everything is okay
Mother, how are you today?

Mother, don't worry,

I'm fine, Promise to see you this summer
This time there will be no delay
Mother, how are you today?

Verse
I found the man of my dreams
Next time you will get to know him
Many things happened while I was away
Mother, how are you today?

20. The song describes the writer’s . . . .

A. love to her mother C. planning to call her mother
B. longing for her mother D. wish for her mother’s health

21. What does the underlined expression in the text mean?

A. The writer will be busy again so she can’t go home.
B. The writer doesn’t know if she will see her mother.
C. The writer is sure she will be back home to see her mother.
D. Visiting the writer’s mother is still debatable because her being busy.

The text is for questions 22 and 23.

ANNOUNCEMENT
In response to significant development related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Embassy
of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington DC is temporarily suspending routine
Consular services as of March 27, 2020 until further notice.

The Embassy will continue to provide all emergency assisstance and services to
Indonesian nationals.

In case of emergency, please contact our Hotline numbers at:

+1 202 569 7996; +1 202 914 6090

22. The writer wrote the text in order to . . . .

A. announce routine consular services in Washington DC
B. inform people about the delay of routine consular services
C. explain how to know and prevent the COVID-19 pandemic
D. ask people to stop consular services in the Embassy forever

23. An Indonesian living in Washington DC wants to go home to Indonesia to see his parents
and it is still the Covid- 19 pandemic. What should he do?
A. Come to the Embassy. C. Write a letter to his parents
B. Wait until the pandemic stops. D. Call the Embassy’s hotline numbers

The text is for questions 24 to 26.

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24. What is the purpose of the writer to write the text?
A. To tell people how to join the teacher’s lesson using Google Meet.
B. To inform people how to teach students using Google Meet.
C. To show people how to learn Google Meet at school.
D. To tell people how to be Google Meet creator.

25. What should you do when you want to tell the class something?
A. Click the speech box. C. Click the grid view
B. Come early and mute the microphone. D. Click on joining meeting

26. Why is it suggested to type meet.google.com in the address bar?

A. It will make easier for class to join the meeting.
B. The address is the best for on-line teaching process.
C. You can’t join the meeting if you type the other address.
D. The meeting will be more meaningful for students to attend.

The text is for questions 27 and 28.

Lina : I don’t feel weel. I’m catching a cold.

Udin : You should go to the doctor.
Beni : I don’t think that’s a good idea. Just take a good rest and drink a lot of water, Lina.
Siti : I agree with Udin. You should go to the doctor, Lina. You look very pale.
I think you need to take medicine.
Edo : I don’t agree with you, Siti. Too much medicine is not good , Lina. Just take a rest,
drink a lot of water, and eat only healthy food.
Dayu : I think the best to do is go home, Lina. Your mom and dad know better what you
should do.

27. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At home C. In a doctor’s house

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 B. At the market D. At school

28. Lina is finally accompanied by Siti to go to the doctor.

Whose suggestion is followed by Lina?
A. Beni’s C. Dayu’s
B. Udin’s D. Edo’s

The text is for questions 29 to 31.

Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by

Facebook.Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in
October 2010 exclusively on iOS. A version for Android devices was released two years
later, In April 2012.
The app allows users to upload photos and videos to the service, which can be
edited with various filters, and organized with tags and location information. An
account’s spots can be shared publicly or with pre-approved followers. Users can browse
other users’ content by tags and locations, and view trending content. Users can “like”
photos, and follow other users to add their content to a feed.
After its launch in 2010, instagram rapidly gained popularity, with one million
registered users in two months, 10 million in a year, and ultimately 800 million as of
September 2017.

29. What is the text about?

A. what instagram is C. how instagram is download
B. when instagram was created D. why instagram becomes popular

30. What do you think of the popularity of instagram from 2010 to 2017?
A. decreasing C. increasing
B. stable D. declining

31. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. There are some activities that can be done by the users of instagram.
B. Users can browse others’ content and view trending content.
C. Instagram can be used for varies kinds of digital contents.
D. The users of instagram should share their account’s spots.

The text is for questions 32 to 33.

Piranhas are small to medium sized fish that live in rivers of South America. Some
piranhas can be found in warm lakes and rivers of North America and in Kaptai Lake in
Bangladesh. Word piranha means “fish tooth” in indigenous languages of Amazon. Exact
number of species of piranha is unknown (between 30 and 60). They are not endangered.
Piranhas have silver body covered with red patches that serve as comouflage in muddy waters
which they inhabit. Piranha can be 5.5 – 17 inches in length and weight about 7.7 pounds.
Most people think that piranhas have insatiable appetite for blood, but they are actually
omnivores animals. It means that they eat animals and plants. They usually eat snails, fish,
aquatic animals and plants, seed and fruit. Their sharp and pointed teeth are arranged in a single
row. Their jaw bone is so strong, so that it can crush a human hand in 5-10 seconds. Piranhas are
cannibals. They will eat their own species. They will attack and eat other piranhas when other
meat sources are not available.

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 Groups of piranhas are known as “schools.” School consists of 1000 of fish. Dolphins,
crocodiles and turtles are the biggest enemies of piranhas. Mating takes place during rainy
season in April and May. Females can lay up to 5000 eggs. Since both males and females take
care of eggs, 90% eggs survive until hatching. They live up to 25 years in the wild and 10-20
years in captivity.

32. What is the text about?

A. The habitat of piranhas C. The unique life of piranhas
B. The general information about piranhas D. Certain species of piranhas

33. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

A. Piranhas’s body is different from other animals.
B. Piranhas like to consume blood only.
C. Piranhas have some ways to survive.
D. Piranha’s attack is dangerous.

34. Read the following statements.

(1) Piranhas are cannibals.
(2) Piranhas are carnivores.
(3) Piranhas won’t attack and eat other piranhas.
(4) In the wild, piranhas can live until 25 years.
(5) Piranhas are big sized fish.

From the statements above, which are suitable for the text?

A. (1) and (4) C. (3) and (5)

B. (2) and (4) D. (4) and (5)

The text is for questions 35 and 36.

1 2

35. What do the two notices mean?

A. Wearing mask is a must in the area at all times.
B. It is not allowed to wear mask in the area.
C. It is free for anyone not to wear mask.
D. We are prohibited to wear mask.

36. The second notice is the most possibly found . . . . .

A. at school C. in rice field
B. in the traditional market D. in a supermarket

The text is for questions 37 and 38.

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37. After reading the text, what benefit can we get? We can get . . . .
A. information about the brand of the medicine
B. much information about the medicine
C. the side effect of using the medicine
D. the way to cure children’s fever

38. Read the following statements.

(1) If fever persists more than 3 days, it is suggested to consult a doctor.
(2) It is free to keep the medicine where ever you want.
(3) The medicine is used for all ages.
(4) The way to consume the medicine is by drinking it.
(5) The medicine is specially for relieving children’s fever.

From the statements above, which are correct about the medicine?
A. (2) and (4) C. (1) and (5)
B. (1) and (3) D. (3) and (4)

The text is for questions 39 and 40.

39. Who will probably be interested to read the text?

A. People who want their house look modern.
B. People who want their household to be clean.
C. People who want to get the discount of a product.
D. People who need to renovate their home easily and cheaply.

40. Read the following statements.

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 (1) Both of the products can be used for glass households.
(2) It is suggested to call or use emails to confirm the products.
(3) Nixa has fewer uses than Fresh.
(4) The products are not in liquid form.

From the statements above, which are true for the text?
A. (1) and (2) C. (3) and (4)
B. (2) and (3) D. (1) and (4)
II. Essay

41. Match the pictures in Column A with the suitable statements in Column B!
Column A Column B
They will lay eggs every
morning and I will sell them to
1. ....... A the Baker’s wife.

I shall look at her and toss my

head like this. “As spoke that,
2. ....... B she tossed her head back and the
pail fell off it. Unfortunately, all
milk spilt.
“I’ll buy some chicken from
Farmer Brown,” said Patty to
3. ....... C herself.

With the money that I get from

the sale of these eggs, I’ll buy
4. ....... D myself a new frock and a velvet
hat.

Patty the milk maid was going to

the market carrying milk in a
pail on her head. As she went
5. ....... E along, she began calculating
what she would do with the
money she would get for the
milk.
She added,”when I go to the
market, won’t all the men come
6. ....... F up and speak up and speak to
me! Betty Shaw will be jealous
but I don’t care.
Answer:
1 2 3 4 5 6
.............. ................. ................. ................... .................. ..................

42. Read the text below!

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 Situation One:
Your friend Mulyadi has just got the gold medal in the National Tae Kwon Do
championship in Semarang.

Based on the situation above, write a greeting card for him!

43. Describe the girl in the picture below correctly. The vocabularies below may help you to
describe her.

Nikita Willy an actress

long hair
brown eyes
round nose
pointed beautiful
straight

44. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences into a meaningful Recount text!

(1) She told Mia not to worry because it was just a minor scratch.
(2) She grabbed her blue bike that was sitting in front of the garage door and started to ride
it.
(3) It was a beautiful day! Mia put on her helmet and ran outside.
(4) She rode for about 30 minutes when suddenly she hit a rock and fell off her bike.
(5) She cried even harder and yelled.”I need help!”
(6) Then Mom put a bandage on Mia’s hurt knee.
(7) Mom heard Mia yell from inside the house and came outside as quickly as she could.
(8) She began to cry because her right knee instantly started to hurt. She looked at it and
noticed that it was bleeding.

Answer:

.......... ............. ........... ............ ............ ............. ............ .............

For question 45, read the text below carefully!

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 My teacher has two cats named Lucky and Sparky. They are both three years old but Sparky
is the bigger cat. Lucky has soft grey fur, but Sparky is as black as the night. Both cats like
to play games.

45. Put the phrases in the box in the diagram correctly based on the text above!

1. Lucky 3. smaller cat 5. black as night 7. like to play games

2. Sparky 4. three years old 6. soft grey fur 8. bigger cat

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