Text 1 for questions number 1 to 4

I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong. For
some reasons I didnt sleep a wink last night. I was very tired when
Mum called me this morning. I fell asleep again until Mum called me
again. That snooze made me late. I did not have time for breakfast. I
was starving as I ran to catch the school bus. I just missed it. Dad had
to ride me to school. He was late for teaching at his school and he was
furious with me. He scolded me for being late. I arrived at school on
time. The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. My homework
was not in my bag. I had forgotten to put it in my bag the night before.
I usually check my bag in the morning. I did not do this because I was
late I had to do extra assignment as a punishment. After Biology
lesson, I did not tie my shoelace properly. I tripped over it. And fell
down the stairs. I hurt my knee and had to have a bandage on it.
What a terrible day! I hope that I have much better one tomorrow.

1.) What is the purpose of the text?

a. To explain about something wrong b. To inform about the
writers activities
c. To entertain the readers about the funny story d. To discus about
how to overcome the problem e. To retell about the writers
terrible

2.) The generic structure of the last paragraph is called?

a.reason b. re-orientation c. orientation d. complication
e. vents

3.) What made everything went wrong?

a. He got up late in the morning b. His came to school on time
c. His bag was left at home d. He got punishment from his
teacher e. His father was late to ride him

4.) Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the

text?
a. The writer didnt sleep a wink at that night b. He didnt hand in his
homework
c. He had breakfast before leaving for school d. He fell down
the stairs
e. His father rode him to school

Text 2 for questions number 5 to 8

I really enjoyed my holiday in Australia. Last Sunday I visited a marine
park called Sea World which is at surfers Paradise near Brisbane. Its
Australias largest marine park and I had a wonderful day there. The
first thing I saw was the Oceanorium where you can watch all sorts of
sea fish and animal under water. There were huge turtles, sharks, and
a beautiful tropical sea fish. The most exciting thing was watching a
man feeding the sharks. He wore a special diving suit. Then I watched
the performance of sea animals. The saw was in a big outdoor
swimming pool. There were killer whales, dolphins and sea lions, and
they did all sort of fantastic things in the water. One of the girls in the
show rode around the pool on the back of killing whale, and another
girl rode underwater on the back of a big turtle. After the saw I had
lunch. There were several big restaurant at the park and I had lunch in
a restaurant that was shape like a ship! Then I watched a wonderful
water-ski show which was held on a lake. There were lots of other
things to do at the park. There was lake cruising, a train ride, a big
water slide, swimming pools, and an incredible roller coaster called the
corkscrew- because it goes three loops upside down. But I wish I had
gone on the roller coaster ride before lunch rather than after it!

5. Which of the following sea animals is known as killer?

a.) Sea lions b.) Dolphins c.) Turtles d.) Whales
e.) Seals

6. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

a. There was a water-ski show held on a lake. b. The sea
animals performed fantastic things in the water. c. The writer
had lunch in one of the restaurants at the park. d. The Oceanorium
displayed all sorts of fish and animals under water
e. The writer visited the Oceanorium to watch all sorts of fish and
performance

7. Which of the following had made the writer very excited?

a. Watching a girl riding on a back of a turtle d. Riding
the roller coaster
b. Watching a girl riding on a back of a whale e. Water
skiing on the lake
c. Watching a man feeding the shark
8. There were huge turtles, sharks, and a beautiful tropical sea
fish. (Paragraph 2)

The antonym of the underlined word is

a. tiny c. massive
e. heavy
b. enormous d. wide

Text 3 for questions number 9-12

I am so glad that today is over. So many things have gone wrong. For
some reasons I didnt sleep a wink last night. I was very tired when
Mum called me this morning. I fell asleep again until Mum called me
again. That snooze made me late. I did not have time for breakfast. I
was starving as I ran to catch the school bus. I just missed it. Dad had
to ride me to school. He was late for teaching at his school and he was
furious with me. He scolded me for being late. I arrived at school on
time. The teacher asked us to hand in our homework. My homework
was not in my bag. I had forgotten to put it in my bag the night before.
I usually check my bag in the morning. I did not do this because I was
late I had to do extra assignment as a punishment. After Biology
lesson, I did not tie my shoelace properly. I tripped over it. And fell
down the stairs. I hurt my knee and had to have a bandage on it. What
a terrible day! I hope that I have much better one tomorrow.

9. What is the purpose of the text?

a. To explain about something wrong b. To inform
about the writers activities c. To entertain the readers
about the funny story d. To discus about how to overcome the
problem e. To retell about the writers terrible day

10. The generic structure of the last paragraph is called ..

a. reason d. orientation

b. re-orientation e. complication
c. events

11. What made everything went wrong?

a. He got up late in the morning d. He got
punishment from his teacher
b. His came to school on time e. His father was
late to ride him
c. His bag was left at home

12. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the

text?
a. The writer didnt sleep a wink at that night d. He fell down the
stairs
b. He didnt hand in his homework e. His father rode
him to school
c. He had breakfast before leaving for school

Text 4 for questions number 13-15

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factory wall. Somehow, my parents and I climbed into the factory,
where we found some neighbors on the upper floor. We all got busy
tearing burlap sugar bags into floated by, we threw them to the rope.
Our family was fortunate. And Im not nervous about tsunamis
anymore. But when I got married, I told my husband, Were not
leaving at the beach. We are going to live in the mountains!

13. When did the tsunamis happen?

a. In March c. One morning e. Some years ago
b. In April d. Long time ago

14. Where did the writer finally shelter from the tsunamis?
a. In a factory wall c. In a factory e. In her house
b. At the beach d. In the mountain

15. Our family was fortunate (Paragraph 6)

The underlined word can be replaced by
a. lucky c. prosperous e. lack of
b. famous d. miserable

Text 4 for questions number 16-21

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.
As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire. They
were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they
told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But sometime later it
began to rain. The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into
their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all
slept soundly. In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began
shouting. The tent was full of water! They all leapt out of their
sleeping-bags and hurried outside. It was raining heavily and they
found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its way
across the field and then flowed right under their tent.

16. The purpose of the text is ..

a. to retell about camping in the field d. to tell what
happened to the boys
b. to explain why the night was wet e. to present a point of
view about camping
c. to persuade readers to believe event

17. Where did the stream flow? It flowed ..

a. in the middle of the field d. near the boys
tent
b. across the field e. under the boys tent
c. in front of the boys tent

18. They told stories and songs after ..

a. they had a meal c. they slept soundly e. it began
to rain
b. the stream was across the field d. the tent was full of
water writer was the runner up of competition e. The
writer took one hour by plane to Jakarta

19. How did the writer perform on the stage?

a. Nervously c.Impatiently e.Gladly
b.Confidently d..Proudly

20.However, we were satisfied because our effort was not useless.

(Paragraph 5).
The underlined word is similarly in meaning with .
a.pride c.attempt e.talent
b.awareness d. assignment

21.I still could not believe when they called my name as the first
winner (Paragraph 5)
What does underlined pronoun refer to?
a. The writer and her teacher d. Two hundred people
b. The judges and the participants e. The judges
c. The participants
Text 5 for questions number 22-23
Mira, I just got the news from anita thince you have been hospitalized
since two days ago. I am sorry to hear that. I cant visit you tomorrow
because there is an Osis meeting. I hope you will ge better soon and be
able to go to school again. The class seems boring without you. We
miss you much.

Nindya

22.) Who is sick ?

a. Mira b. Anita c. Nindya d. Miras friend

23.) From the text above, we know that Nindya and mira are ?
a. Classmate b. Osis members c. relatives d. sisters

Text 6 for questions number 24-30

seasons
It is in the middle of summer, the air is very hot and dry. The
temperature is about 34 degree Celcius. I am sitting by the window of
my living room, looking at the sreets and drinking some ice lemon tea.
Sometimes I wonder why the weather in my hometown is always bad
in each seasons. Last winter, a big snow storm paralysed this city and
lasted almosta month. But things are not eas in the spring. The snow
melted into mud and it covered the city. The previous summer was
worse, lost of people dehydrated because of the heat. Hopefully, next
fall will not be as bad as the last one. Last fall the wind and the rain
were pretty bad.

24.) What season is it ?

a. Spring b. Summer c. Winter d. Fall

25.) The weather is . In every season.

a. always good b. seldom good c. never bad d.
never good

26.) It covered the city with mud. It refers to ?

a. The snow b. The melted snow c. The mud d. The spring

27.) What struck the city last winter was ?

a. A snow storm b. A tropica hurricane c. A snow fall d. A snow
flake
28.) What is the effect of the terrible heat wave ?
a. Starvation b. Dehydration c. Diseases d. Famine

29.) This summer is the previous one.

a. Better that b. As bad as c. worse than d. As good as

Text 6 for questions number 30

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the
year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall
clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes
passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute
hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
Suddenly someone shouted,Its two minutes past twelve! The clock
has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused
to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh
and sing.

30.) Based on the text, where was the writer?

a. At the center of the town b. At home c. AT the beach d. At the
market