The text is for number 1-3

Coconut is a common name for the fruit of a tree of the palm family. It is classified as Cocos nucifera. People
usually call the tree coconut palm. Coconut trees grow well in tropical countries. They grow especially on
sandy soils. The trees can grow up to 30 m high. They have a single cylindrical trunk. At the top of the trunk,
there is a crown of leaves. The leaves are long, about 3 to 4.5 m long. The fruit is usually grown in clusters. In
one cluster there are about 5–20 coconuts. The fruit is oval and about 30 cm long. It has a thick husk and a
hard shell. Inside the shell there is white oily flesh. Inside the shell there is also a sweet fluid. Coconut is high
in sugar. It also contains a lot of fat, protein and vitamin. The young coconut water can be very refreshing
drink which contains a lot of minerals. Coconut palms are very useful plants. People can use every single inch
of the tree. They dry the coconut meat into copra. After that, they can get oil from it and use it for daily
cooking or make it into soaps or candles. People also use the trunks to build houses. For the roof, they dry the
leaves. People can also make rope and doormats from the coconut’s husk. Coconuts are usually propagated by
seeds, but experts have been trying to clone coconuts or propagate them by tissue culture.

1. What is the main physical appearance of a coconut tree?

A. It grows in clusters

B. It contains high sugar

C. It has a cylindrical trunk

D. It has crown leaves

2. Paragraph five of the text above is mostly about ....

A. Coconut tree has a single cylindrical trunk

B. Coconut tree is classified as palm family

C. Coconut tree can produce cooking oil

D. Coconut tree is useful for people lives

3. ...... “Coconuts are usually propagated by ....” The underlined word here closest in meaning to.... A. A way to
inform a plan

B. A way to produce a plant

C. A way to cultivate a plant

D. A way to make use of a plant

The text is for number 4-6

Clouds may look fluffy and innocent, but they are actually active things. At their most exciting event, they can
create the wondrous effect of lightning. Water and ice move around inside the cloud; forced up by warm air
currents, down by gravity, and compressed in the cloud. Just as rubbing a balloon can create static electricity,
the particles in the cloud become charged. It’s not clear how it happens, but charges separate in the cloud. The
positive charges move up, and the negatives move down. Once a significant charge separation has built up, the
positive and negative charges seek to reach each other and neutralize. ‘Streamers’ come up from the ground to
form a pathway. Once a pathway is completed a spark forms, neutralizing the charge. As the negative charge
races down, the air surrounding it heats up. The spark is very hot at almost 20,000 degrees Celsius, and it
rapidly heats the air to create a shock wave. Considering light travels very fast – about 300 million meters per
second and that sound only travels at 300 meters per second; light is a million times faster than the sound
produced. To find out how far away the storm is, you can count how long you hear the sound after the
lightning. For every 4 seconds between the flash and the rumble, the thunderstorm is 1 mile away.

4. What does the text tell us about?

A. Electricity.

B. Lightning.

C. Cloud.

D. Storm.

The following text to answer questions number 5 to 8.

An ant nimbly running in search of food came across a chrysalis that was close its time to change. The
chrysalis moved and this attracted the attention of the ant who for the first time realized that it was a living
thing. "Poor, pitiable animal!", cried the ant disdainfully "what a sad fate is yours! While I can run with my
pleasure, you lie imprisoned here in your shell". The chrysalis heard all this, but did not try to make any reply.

5. What happened to the chrysalis after few days?

A. The chrysalis had gone from the shell C. The ant felt sad about chrysalis death

B. The chrysalis had become a butterfly D. The ant felt happy for the butterfly

6. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Chrysalis is a animal C. The ant was feeling sorry for the chrysalis

B. The chrysalis lie imprisoned D. The ant goes around to have fun

7. The text generally tells us about ....

A. The adventure of an ant C. The changing of the chrysalis

B. The ant and the chrysalis D. The regret of the ant

8. From the text we can learn that ....

A. We have to be arrogant to others C. We have to take revenge

B. Freedom is everything in life D. The appearance may be deceptive

Read the following text to answer questions number 9 to 12

In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would
remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked
around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get the big
stone out of the ways. Then a peasant came along, carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder,
the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and
straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the
road where the boulder had been. The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating
that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many
others never understand.

9. Why did many people blame the king?

A. He did not make good roads for them C. He showed no care on their roads

B. He loved to hide behind the rock D. He did not keep the road clear

10. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. The roads that people built with the king

B. The person who liked keeping the roads well

C. The purpose of putting the boulder and purse

D. The way the peasant removed the boulder on the road

11. From the story, we know that ….

A. Many people liked the peasant C. The peasant was a good man

B. The boulder was really small D. The king was very stingy

12. What can we learn from the story?

A. A problem may be a blessing in disguise B. There are so many problems in life

C. An obstacle may make us stronger D. We have to avoid any problem in our life
Read the following text to answer questions number 13 to 16

Once upon a time, there was a small village in Baghdad. Its population was very small. In this village
everybody knew each other and knew every little or big problems that went on in the village. In this small
village there was a bakery that was popular for its delicious bread. One day a poor old man was walking in the
street passing the bakery and he stopped to smell the scent of the bread which was spreading out of the bakery.
Suddenly, the baker caught the old man and shouted at him demanding the price of bread's scent. He almost
dragged him to the police. A very famous wise man named Juhha heard the baker shouting. So he went to him
and asked about the problem. Juhha stood calmly listening to the baker and he thought for a solution. After a
few minutes Juhha's eyes glistened and an amused smile was on his face. He asked the baker "How much
money do you want?". The baker and poor man were astonished, but the baker answered "3 dinars". Juhha took
the money out of his wallet and put it in his pocket and shook the money. "Did you hear the sound of the
money?" Juhha asked. "Yes, I did", the baker replied, and with big smile Juhha said "Well then, this is the price
of your bread's scent!"

13. Who stopped to smell the scent of the bread?

A. The baker.

B. The old poor man

C. The police.

D. Juhha, the wise man.

14. What did the baker do to the old man?

A. He wanted to hear the sound of the old man money.

B. He demanded the old man to pay for the scent.

C. He shouted his kasus to the old man.

D. He gave the old man some solution.

15. " ....., which was popular for its delicious bread" (paragraph 1) What does the word "delicious" mean?

A. Sour B. Tasty C. Bitter D. Unpleasant

16. What can we learn from the story above?

A. We must help poor people.

B. We must take the benefit of what we offer.

C. We should pay nothing for things we use.

D. We shouldn't ask other to pay for what they don't get.

Read the following text to answer questions number 17 to 21

The Magic Box Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who lived with his wife. One day, he dug up his
field and found a big box. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned the box and
kept it in their house. One sunny morning his wife dropped an apple into it. Suddenly the box began fill up
with apples. No matter how many the apples were taken out, more apples took their place. So the farmer and
his wife decide to sell the apples and in short time they were able to live quite comfortably. One day, the
farmer dropped a gold coin into the box. At once, apples disappeared and the box began to fill itself with coins.
Every day, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds of gold coins from the box. Soon they became very rich.
Having heard that his son had gone rich, the farmer‟s grandfather visited the couple. He was not very strong
and he could not go out to work anymore. So the farmer asked the old man to help him take the money out of
the box. When his grandfather told his son that he was tired and wanted to have arrest, the farmer shouted at
him,” why are you so lazy? Why can‟t you work harder?” The old man didn‟t say anything, and continued to
work until he fell into the box and suddenly died. At once, the money disappeared and the box began to fill up
with dead grandfathers. The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. To do this, he had to spend all the
money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer was just as poor as
he was before.

17. What is the type of the text above?

A. Recount

B. Report

C. Narrative

D. News item

18. What is the purpose of the text?

A. to amuse the readers

B. to describe the magic box

C. to inform about the magic box

D. to give information about the magic box

19. Which statement is TRUE according to the story?

A. The box was full of valuable things when it found

B. The farmer had to pull out his father’s bodies and bury them

C. The poor farmer was finally killed by his father

D. The farmer’s wife was happy after the father passed away
20. 20. What we can learn from the story?

A. Being honest is not always wise

B. It is good to be honest in life

C. We must respect our parents

D. Being a miser is sometimes important

21. What is the meaning of word “prosperous” in the third paragraph?

A. Rich B. Poor C. Smart D. Wise

22. George doesn’t want to clean the room. He doesn’t want to . . . .

A. ordered B. be ordered C. order D. ordering

23. Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation!

A: Why can’t I find my script files on this laptop?

B: It’s already gone because the laptop . . . . yesterday.

A. Be fixed B. Fixed C. Was fixed D. Are fixed

24. Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation!

A: Why are you so hurry?

B: I have to arrive there on time because I . . . by my fiends there.

A. Waited B. to be waited C. Am waiting D. am waited

25. Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation!

A: The room is so dark. I think the lamps is broken.

B: You are right! The lamps . . . a long time ago.

A. Repairs B. Repaired C. To be repaired D. Should have been repaired

26. Choose the correct answer to complete the conversation!

A: Why does he panic?

B: He is panic because his name . . . by the principal.

A. is called B. was called C. are called D. were called

27. The window . . . since three days ago.

A. Is cleaned B. Has not been cleaned C. Have not been cleaned D. To be cleaned

28. Do you know that the new rules about smoking . . . by government for the time being.

A. Are discussing B. Are discussed C. Is being discussed D. It is discussed

29. He is still waiting . . . for job interview.

A. to be calling B. are being called C. Called D. to be called

30. The chair is not here anymore. It must have . . .

A. been taking away C. take away

B. taken away D. been taken away