LATIHAN PTS SEMESTER 2

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER BY CLICKING A, B, C OR D !

(Pilihlah jawaban yang paling benar dengan cara mengklik pada huruf A,B,C atau D)

Text for question number 1-7

SANGKURIANG By the dawn both the lake and the boat were almost
Dayang Sumbi was a beautiful and kind-hearted done. Dayang Sumbi got very worried. She was
princess, Her hobby was weaving cloth. One day her thinking hard again to find a way to fail him. Then,
weaving tool fell. Tumang a male dog came to bring she got an idea. She asked the people in the village
her tool back to her. As she had promised, she married to burn the woods in the east, so that the light made
him. Tumang was actually a man who had been cursed all the cocks crow. The genies thought that the
by a witch to become a dog. Dayang Sumbi and morning was almost broken. They ran away as fast
Tumang got one son. His name was Sangkuriang. He as they could, leaving the boat unfinished. Knowing
did not know that Tumang was his father, because he Dayang Sumbi cheated him, Sangkuriang gor very
was a dog who always accompanied Sangkuriang angry. He kicked the boat so hard that it went upside
whenever he went hunting in the woods. down. It is now known as Mount Tangkuban Perahu
When he was twelve years old, Dayang Sumbi
told Sangkuriang to bring her a deer’s heart. But after
1. Where does the story come from?
many days in the woods, he could not find a deer. He
A. Central java
did not want to disappoint his mother, so he killed
B. Yogyakarta
Tumang and brought his heart home and gave it to his
C. East Java
mother. Because of her love to Tumang, Dayang
D. West Java
Sumbi knew it was his heart, not a deer heart. She got
very angry at Sangkuriang. She hit him with a piece
2. What did Dayang Sumbi look like?
of wood on his forehead and asked him to go away.
A. She liked weaving clothers
Leave wounded , Sangkuriang left her and the village.
One day Sangkuriang went back to his village. B. She looked for the heart of a deer
He was big and strong. There he met a beautiful young C. She was looking at her fallen tool
woman. He did not know that she was Dayang Sumbi. D. She was beautiful and kind hearted
She could never get older because she was granted
eternal youth by the gods. He fell in love with her at 3. The text tells about….
the first sight. A. Dayang Sumbi and Tumang
One day he approached Dayang Sumbi to B. Sangkuriang and His Dog Tumang
propose her.Dayang Sumbi saw the bad scar on his C. The legend of Mount Tangkuban Perahu
forehead. She soon realized that he was her own son D. Dayang Sumbi and Her son Sangkuriang
, Sangkuriang. She told him the truth again and again
4. What is the purpose of writing the text?
, but he would not believe her. She was thinking hard
A. To teach a moral value to tell the truth in any
to find a way not to marry him. Then she got an idea. situation
She gave him a task which she thought was impossible B. To give detail information about Mount
for him to do. She did not know that Sangkuriang had Tangkuban Perahu
genies to help him to do the task. C. To describe about Mount Tangkuban Perahu
D. To tell the procedure How Mount Tangkuban
Perahu was formed

5. Why did Sangkuriang kill Tumang?

A. Sangkuriang hated Tumang
B. Sangkuriang found no deer
C. Sangkuriang killed Tumang for fun
D. Sangkuriang disliked Tumang

6. Read the several statements below! Which are the

Correct statement based on the story above?
 1) Sangkuriang knew that Tumang was his father
2) Dayang Sumbi married to a male dog, Tumang Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied,
3) Sangkuriang killed Tumang for his mother “I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I’ll pay you
4) Dayang Sumbi asked Sangkuriang to make a with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I’ll bring to
Palace a place full of gold and you can fill the bag full with
5) Sangkuriang failed to build up a vast boat gold.” The younger brother then told his wife to make
a 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he
climbed on the raven’s back and then flew to place full
of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flew
A. 1,2,3 back home on the raven’s back. From then on, the
B. 1,3,5 younger brother and his family could live happily in
C. 2,3,4 luxury.
D. 2,3,5 On the commemoration of his father’s death, he
invited his older brother to come to his house.
Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big
7. From the text what can we take as a lesson in our
brother refused to come. But because his younger
real life from the character of Dayang Sumbi? brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to
come. When they got to the younger brother’s house,
A. We should care and love to anyone they were surprised to see that he was now very rich.
B. We should do a tricky action in several He asked his younger brother how he had got all
conditions his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell
C. We should ask for a help to anyone him the truth. Then the greedy brother and his wife
D. We should tell the truth in any situation offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune
for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly
accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his
Text for number 8 – 13
family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree.He
did the same way as his younger brother did.
THE GOLDEN STAR-FRUIT TREE Because he was greedy, he asked his wife to make
A long time ago, there was a rich man living in a much longer bag. When the bag was done, he
Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different climbed on the raven’s back and then they flew to the
attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, but the place full of gold. He filled the bag with gold. He also
younger brother was very kind. When the old man brought some pocket in his pockets. On the way home
died, the brothers divided his father’s wealth into two the raven unable to hang on, it swayed and the greedy
parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave brother fell down to the sea with his bag and
his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a pockets full of gold. He sank on the sea and finally
star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did died. He died because of his greediness.
not mind. From then on he lived there and made his
living only by selling star fruits from the tree.
Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate
all the ripe fruits. At first, he was too afraid of the 8. How was the characteristc of younger brother?
raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he A. Hard worker C. Stingy
dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not to eat B. Arrogant D. Greedy
the fruits. “ If you eat the fruits, I will have nothing to
sell to the market, and my family will starve.” 9. The text is writing to…
A. tell a fact of Golden Star-fruit tree
B. explain how to plan golden star-fruit tree
C. teach a moral value not to be a greedy man
D. give a general information of Star fruit tree

10. “ …..the younger brother and his family could live

happily in luxury”.( the last sentence on paragraph
3).
The word “happily” is closest in meaning with the
word….
A. greatly
B. gladly
C. funny
D. peacefully

11. Why could the younger and his family live in luxury?
Because….
A. He got gold through the raven
B. He worked hard for his family
C. He sold many star-fruits everytime
D. He traded his fortune to his older brother
12. What happened to the older brother after the 16. Which statement below is TRUE according to the
raven swayed? story?
A. he sank to the sea and died A. The old woman was a greedy person
B. he swam to the sea to save himself B. The old woman gave the candle to the wanderer
C. he went back to the place full of gold C. The wanderer and the princess live happily ever
D. he reduce the load so the raven can fly again after
D. The genies would appear and grant the wishes if
13. What can we learn from the story ? the candle was lit
A. Greediness will become a rich man
B. Working hard will be succeed 17. “One day, a young wanderer got lost in the
C. Help your needy brother wood.”.(line 1)
D. Greediness will make unhappiness The underlined word has the same meaning with….
A. land
B. sea
Text for question number 14- 19 C. lake
D. forest
MAGIC CANDLE
18. “He sold them to the guests and was soon making a
One day, a young wanderer got lost in the wood. lot of money” ( paragraph 2).
Suddenly he saw a hut and there was an old woman The word “ them “refer to ….
crying. She said that a devil had stolen her magic A. guests C. wanderer and the princess
B. some jewellery D. a lot of money
candle. The wanderer offered a help to take it from
the devil.Then the wanderer went to the castle where 19. What is the message of the story ?
the devil lived. The devil was old and weak. The man A. Lazy people will not be success
grabbed the magic candle and ran away. B. Do whatever you want in your life
However, the wanderer was not a kind man. C. Greediness cannot bring us to happiness
He didn’t return the candle to the old woman. He lit D. You can be success by deceiving
the candle and made a wish, “ I want to go far away
Text for question no 20 - 21
from here.”Suddenly, a genie appeared and took him
‘Lemper’ is made of a handful lump of steamed glutinuous
to a beautiful palace. There was a party in the palace. rice. It is filled with chicken or beef filling. Each piece
The wanderer wanted to make some money. So, he lit ...(20)... in a banana leaf, and the wrapping is secured on
the candle again and wished for some jewellery. He both ends with tooth picks or ‘lidi’. ‘Lemper’ in the
sold them to the guests and was soon making a lot of banana leaf is steamed, or cooked over a very hot barbeque
money. or grill. If the glutinuous rice is well-cooked before
‘lemper’ is filled and wrapped. It ...(21)... straight away
Then, a princess came to buy some jewellery,
with the banana leaf still green and fresh.
but there was nothing left. The wanderer fell in love
with her and asked her to marry him. The kind 20. The correct phrase to complete the paragraph is ...
princess accepted him, and they got married the next A. was wrapped
day.In his happiness, the wanderer told the princess B. are wrapping
about his adventure and the magic candle. The C. is wrapped
princess got very angry. At night, she lit the candle D. are wrapped
and wished the wanderer disappeared. In the
21. The right phrase to complete the paragraph is ...
morning,the wanderer woke up and found himself A. will be served
back in his ugly house in his village. He had nothing B. are served
and became poor. C. can be served
D. is served

Text for question no 22-23

14. How was the wanderer according to the story? Bill : The umbrella looks very artistic! I like the
A. Old and weak decoration of colourful flowers on it. Is that
B. Young and honest Indonesian art ?
C. Cunning and greedy Harry : “ Yes, it ..(22)...’payung geulis”, or a beautiful
umbrella. It is made in Tasikmalaya of the
D. Greedy and stingy
West Java province.
Bill : “What is it made of ?
15. What is the writer’s intention in writing the text?
Harry : “It is made of plain waterproof paper or cloth.
A. To tell about the story of a Magic Candle
Then, pictures of colourful flowers ...(23)... or
B. To entertain the readers embroidered on the outer part of the paper.
C. To explain how magic the candle is Bill : “Awesome”
D. To describe about a greedy man
22. .......
A. is used
B. is made 27. From the text we know that ….
C. is worn A. Buffalo are aquatic animal
D. is called B. African buffalo are tame
C. Water buffalo are usefull for farmer
23. ...... D. We can find African Buffalo in Indonesia
A. is made
B. is painted 28. What is the purpose of writing the text ?
C. is used A. To entertain the reader
D. is called B. To give information about Buffalo in general
C. To tell how to keep Buffalo
D. To teach a fact of African buffalo
Text for question no 24
Chickens ....(24) ... as farm animals all oer the world. 29. What does the text tell us about?
They are related to wild birds that were tamed by humans A. The fact of Buffalo in general
over 4.000 years ago. Chicken can fly for short distances, B. The story of Buffalo
but they prefer to walk or run. C. How the buffalo survive
Farmyard chicken eat seeds and small insects. They will D. Buffalo in Africa
also peck grain that ...(25).. on the ground. On some big
farms,however, hens are fed on special food and kept in
30. Why have humans never managed to tame African
small cages.
Male chickens ...(26).... cockerels and have large crests on buffalo? Because …
their heads and ruff of lonf feahers round their necks. A. they have bad characters
B. they have bad habits
24. ............ C. they have good tempers
A. is called D. they have kind attitudes
B. are called
C. is kept
D. are kept 31. “Buffalo are big, strong, dark-colored mammals with
25. ......... huge horns”.
A. is sprinkled The similar meaning of the underlined word is ….
B. are sprinkled A. Small
C. is fed B. Slim
D. are fed C. Very big
D. Thick
26. ..........
A. are kept
B. is kept
C. are called The text is for number 32 -36
D. is called
Fish live in salt water and freshwater all
Text for question no 27 - 31 over the world. They come in many different
BUFFALO shapes and sizes, but most are covered in scales
and have strong fins for swimming.Afish’s scales
Buffalo are big, strong , dark-coloured mammals with all lie in the same direction to help the fish slip
huge horns.
through water.
African buffalo live in herds of several hundred, Like us, fish need oxygen to live.But
usually near water as they love to wallow in mud. instead of breathing air,they absorb the oxygen in
African buffalo have very bad temper, so human have
water.Water enters the mouth and is swept over
never managed to tame them.
the gills.The oxygen passes from the water into
Water buffalo are found in wetter areas of Asia. Few tiny blood vessels in the gills.
are found in the wild now and they are mostly kept as
Fish often swim in groups called shoals.
farm animals. Water buffalo have been domesticated
for 3.000 years. They are used to pull carts and One reason they do this is for protection. Many
ploughs, but they can be kept for their meat, milk, and fish together can confuse a predator.This makes
hides. Only a few survive in the wild in Asia, but it hard for the predator to single out a fish.
buffalo are released to run free in the swams of the
Northern Territory of Australia
(Adapted from The Amazing World of Living Things,
(Adapted from The Little Animal Encyclopedia, 2001,p.26) no date, p. 75)
 D. The diet of Bats in general
32. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To persuade someone to buy fish
B. To entertain the reader about fish
C. To retell story about fish 39. Which is the incorrect statement based on the
D. To describe fish generally text above?
A. Bats have big ears, furry bodies and wings
33. What does the first paragraph tell about ? like leather
A. The diet of fish B. Bats sleep during all day and come out at
B. The way to breathe night for food
C. The habitat of fish C. Bats are unique animals that catching insects
D. The way to protect from enemies by their tongues
D. Bats are really helpful for plants and flowers
34. What does the fish breathe? pollination
A. Oxygen
B. Air 40. If you found a bat in your house by chance, what
C. Water would be the best thing you do?
D. Gas A. I will sell it for money
B. I will eat it for medicine
35. Why do fish swin in the groups? C. I will let it go for free
A. For protection D. I will keep it for good
B. For generation
C. For health
D. For fun

36. The true statement based on the text is ….

A. Fish breathe using gills
B. Fish’s fins are soft and weak
C. Fish live in cold water
D. Fish need water to live

Text for question no. 37-40

BAT

Bats have big ears, furry bodies and wings like leather.
They are nocturnal mammals. This means they sleep in
caves and attics during the day and fly out to feed at
night-time.

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. They are very
fast and acrobatic. When they chase after insects, they
twist and turn in mid-air. Bats use sound to catch
insects in the darkness. They echoes that bounce back
tell the bats exactly where they find their prey.

Flying foxes, or fruit bats are large bats that live in

tropical Africa and Asia. They mainly eat fruit. Flying
foxes are important because they help to spread the
pollen and seeds of many plants.
(Adapted from The Little Animal Encyclopedia, 2001,p.19)

37. Why Bats are called nocturnal animal ?

A. They sleep in the day and active at night
B. They are active during the day
C. They give birth and give milk
D. They have a pouch to keep his baby

38. What is the main idea of paragraph 3 ?

A. General classification of Bats
B. Bats are mammal that can fly
C. Fruit bats are usefull for plant pollination
II. Read the text below and match column A with column B !
FROG
Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodies, tailess amphibians. Frogs are
widely distributed ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatst concentration of species
diversity is found in tropical rainforests. There are approximately 4,800 recorded species. They are also
one of the five most diverse vertabrate order.
Frog can live in fresh water and on dry land, the adult of some species are adapted for living
underground or in trees. The skin of the frog is glandular. They use tonic fluid to protect themselves.
Frog typically lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into aquatic larvae called tadpoles that have tail
and internal gills. They have highly specialized rasping mouth parts suitable for herbivorous, omnivorous
or planktivorous diets.
Frog population have declined significantly. More than one third of species are considered to be
endangered.

Column A Column B
Scientific terms Meaning
41. endangered a. live in water
42. carnivorous b.live in land and water
43. aquatic c.meat eater
44. amphibians d. eat grass and leaves
45. ovivar e.almost extinct
f.. lay eggs
g. give birth and produce milk
h. active at night

III. Read the text carefully, and answer the question below !
The Fox and the Crow
An ugly black crow perched on the branch of a tree. She had stolen a tasty piece of cheese and was
about to enjoy her meal.
Just then, a hungry fox passed by and saw the food in the crow’s beak. His mouth watered at the
sight, so he thought a clever plan to get the cheese for himself.
Looking up at the crow, he said, “ I have always admired your beauty with your soft, shiny feathers
and well-curved beak. If your voice is as fine as your looks, you could be the Queen of the Birds!”
Now the crow wanted to be the queen. So, in order to prove that she could sing, she opened her beak
and made a loud, “Caw!” The piece of cheese fell from her beak to the ground before she realized her
mistake.
As the fox snatched up the cheese, he laughed, “ My dear crow, your voice is fine, but your judgment
is not! You shouldn’t believe everything you hear! “

46. Who are the characters of the story ?

47. What is the fox look like ?
48. What are there in crow’s beak ?
49. “So, in order to prove that she could sing, she opened her beak...” ( Paragraph 4)
The underlined word ( “she” ) here refer to ....
50. What is the purpose of the story ?