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ANNOUNCEMENT
After attending an annual meeting held by Dinas Pendidikan Prov. Jakarta at SMAN Husni
Thamrin on Nov 30 – Dec 2, 2015, to prepare our students to face the final exam, Ujian Nasional,
we as the West Jakarta English Teachers’ Association representatives to the meeting are to inform
that the update blueprints of Ujian Nasional for SMA 2016 are available now. For those who are
interested, please contact Ms. Erika SMA 56 and Ms. Tanti SMAN 33 , Ms. Zulhelmah SMA 84
and Ms. Ade SMA 19 , Ms. Azizah SMAN 96 and Ms. Sabrina SMAN 95 and Mr. Masari SMAN
94. Any variety delivery service provided such as email, and “ojek” online services, facebook, Sir
Fabian’s blog at http://sirdanoe.wordpress.com or come directly to the person in charge above.
Hopefully, this will help us to give important insights to our beloved students in facing the
exam. Thanks for your attention.
1. What is the text about?
A. English teachers’ activities.
B. Ujian Nasional 2016 preparation.
C. The annual meeting held by Dinas Pendidikan
D. The information of the blueprints’ availability.
E. How to face the final exam based on the update blueprints.
2. Due to the lack of web net facility, a teacher can possess the blueprints by …
A. email
B. facebook
C. ojek online service
D. browsing at Daru’s portal
E. visiting the school of PIC
Miss S. Fuller
15 Grove Road
Pidder Minster, Somerset
Dear Madam,
We were very sorry to learn from your letter of 10 th April that you have been dissatisfied with your
Quiller Q70 fountain pen.
We have examined the pen and find that the Quilfix nib assembly is not functioning properly. We
therefore have exchanged this nib assembly and have fitted the replacement to a peacock blue
barrel – the color of your choice
We are very sorry that you have been inconvenienced in this way. If you should have any further
difficulty with your pen, please do not hesitate to write to use direct.
Yours faithfully,
G.W. Pennington
Adjustment Manager
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4. What has been replaced by the company to make the pen work properly?
A. The color of the pen.
B. A peacock blue barrel.
C. The Quilfix nib assembly.
D. The Quiller pen company.
E. Quiller Q 70 fountain pen.
B. 2 seasons
C. 16 years
D. 19 years
E. 8 years
One evening, Himali, a fisherman’s daughter, went to the beach to collect some seashells for
the next day's environmental studies lesson. There she saw a lot of tourists, some of them were
playing with their children and some of them were swimming. She walked along the beach
collecting sea shells. While she was watching the sky she heard a cry. She looked around the beach
and saw some tourists shouting. She ran towards them. Then she saw a tourist drowning in the sea.
The other tourists were scared and helpless.
As she is a good swimmer, she jumped into the sea, but the waves were so strong that she
had to fight with the waves to save the man's life. Bravely she started to swim towards him. In a few
minutes, she was able to hold him and quickly brought him to shore. One of the other tourists gave
him First Aid and then he recovered.
The next day Himali went to school. Suddenly there was an announcement for assembly in
the school's main hall. All the students went to the hall and waited for the Principal. Then the
Principal came and said "I have some good news this morning. Yesterday, when a tourist was
drowning in the sea a little girl jumped into the sea and saved him. I am happy to say that this little
girl is from our school. Her name is…" Then she announced, "Himali in Grade Nine!" Himali was
very happy but she was also a little shy. The Principal asked her to come up to the stage. She
walked slowly towards the stage. On the stage she received an award for bravery and the Principal
said "You are the Hero of the Year!" Himali was very happy and everyone clapped and cheered. It
was an unforgettable moment for Himali.
He told the people that his mother, his brother and his sister were drowned in the sea.
Becoming the new king, he was very cruel. He asked his people to pay high taxes. The
people suffered but they could not do anything. The soldiers would hurt them.
However, not all the soldiers wanted to follow Binaut. One of the soldiers named, Bijak,
made his own troops. He knew the queen, the prince and the princess were in jail. He wanted to
set them free. On one night, Bijak and his troops attacked the jail.
Not long after that, the mountain erupted. The lava was flowing. The people were running
to save their life. Binaut was also running. Amazingly, wherever he was running, the lava always
followed him. He was really scared. He went to the jail but they were not there.
Finally, Binaut could not run anymore. He was exhausted and he arrived at the sea. He
could not go back to the land because it was full of lava. Because he was very tired, he was
drowned. Slowly, his body turned into a cape. The people often heard someone crying from the
cape, therefore they named it the crying cape or Tanjung Menangis.
15. How did Baginda get what he intentionally had done to his mother and siblings?
A. Being drowned and turned into a cape.
B. Becoming a wise and kind king to his people.
C. Pointing out his commander to be his advisor.
D. Repaying their kindness and letting his mother, brother and sister put in jail.
E. Having a good relationship with his family and also people in the kingdom.
19. From the last sentence in paragraph 1, we can find out that Okapis ….
A. are still alive
B. are destroye
C. are dextinct
D. are vanished
E. are lost
23. “… by forcing them to master certain ability to overcome the obstacles in …” (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word means ….
A. occurrences
B. drawbacks
C. completion
D. detentionsn
E. coverage
Central Jakarta, on Wednesday afternoon, when she suddenly collapsed into convulsions. She was
initially taken to the mall's management’s clinic and later to the Abdi Waluyo hospital in Menteng,
Central Jakarta, where she was later pronounced dead.
According to police, Mirna was accompanied by two friends that day, identified only as
Mirna and Jessica, who also goes by the name Siska. Police have yet to disclose their full names.
Siska had reportedly arrived at the cafe almost an hour early and ordered drinks for both Mirna and
Hani, who arrived together.
Jakarta Police general crimes chief Sr. Comr. Krishna Murti said investigators searched
Siska's home on Tuesday. Siska “was the one who ordered [Mirna's] coffee. She paid for the coffee
while waiting for the victim. Based on this fact, we conducted a search [of her house],” Krishna
said, adding that officers confiscated "a number of items."
An autopsy on Mirna's body revealed the presence of "a corrosive substance that destroyed
the stomach’s mucous membrane,” Police chief medical officer Sr. Comr. Wayan Musyafak said
earlier. The National Police's forensics lab is still conducting tests on her stomach, liver and spleen.
Forensic expert Reza Indragiri said on Tuesday that based on "such violent and fast-acting effects,"
it is "high likely" the substance was cyanide or arsenic. “Around 200 to 300 milligrams is needed to
cause death,” he said. “And with such highly toxic substances, chances of survival are low."
26. From the investigator search Siska’s home on Tuesday, we know the fact ….
A. Siska was not Mirna’s friend
B. Jessica was the usual suspect
C. Siska was not involved in the event
D. Siska was the one who ordered Mirna’s coffee
E. Jessica was the real one who caused Mirna’s death
28. According to the police’s forensic lab, what caused Mirna pass away?
A. Hani put corrosive substance in Mirna’s cup .
B. Cyanide or arsenic destroyed Mirna’s stomach.
C. Jessica killed her by asking her to drink the coffee.
D. Jessica and Hani arranged the Mirna’s murder on purpose.
E. Siska allegedly poured a dangerous poison in Mirna’s cup.
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33. A. laptop
B. cell phone
C. motorcycle
D. power bank
E. motor cycle’s key
34. A. departed
B. arrived
C. went
D. saw
E. fled
35. A. sad
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B. relief
C. happy
D. angry
E. ridiculous
36. Based on the text we know that Mohammad Ali was raised ….
A. in the religious family
B. in the Moslem family
C. in the Christian family
D. in the high class family
E. in the low class family
37. Mohammad Ali might not have ... unless someone had stolen his bicycle.
A. learned how to box
B. converted to Islam
C. been a police officer
D. become the greatest athlete
E. won a gold medal at the Olympic Games
38. “He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990” (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word is closest in meaning ….
A. inaugurated
B. terminated
C. undergone
D. provided
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E. released
41. “… , we have to remain cautions of scams and not shop online too often.” (Last paragraph)
The underlined word can be replaced by ….
A. trick
B. tactic
C. strategy
D. prompt
E. hoax
Sea stars, commonly called, “starfish” are not fish. Sea stars live underwater, but that is where
their resemblance to fish ends. They do not have gills, scales, or fins. Sea stars live only in
saltwater. Sea water, instead of blood, is actually used to pump nutrients through their bodies via
a 'water vascular system.'
Also, sea stars move by using tiny tube feet located on the underside of their bodies. With so
many little legs, starfish can reach enormous speeds. Adult sunflower sea stars can move at the
astonishing speed of one meter per minute using 15,000 tube feet. Tube feet also help sea stars
hold their prey.
Sea stars are related to sand dollars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers, all of which are
echinoderms, meaning that they have five-point radial symmetry. However, this does not mean
that all sea stars have five arms and species with 10, 20, or even 40 arms exist! If one of these
arms is lost, a sea star has the amazingly ability to regenerate it.
44. “Adult sunflower sea stars can move at the astonishing speed …”(Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. exciting
B. amazing
C. attractive
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D. wonderful
E. fascinating
47. Meg could do nothing for several months. …, she needed her family and husband’s help.
A. Because
B. Whereas
C. Although
D. Otherwise
E. Therefore
what their talent is before they start a career. But then, after they have a career they know which
field they can do best and which one they cannot. This will help them to refocus their life goal.
Another big advantage is that they can help supporting their household’s finance so that
men do not become a single fighter in financing their families. For example, if a wife works, she
can help her husband finance their children’s educational budget, so that their children can have
the best education.
Being career women, on the other hand, has some significant disadvantages, too. They have
more burdens in their life, as they have to manage their jobs as well as their household. For
example, a female teacher has to prepare teaching material for tomorrow class while at the same
time she has to think about how to handle their naughty son.
In addition, being career women can be risky for their household. For example, many women
have to spend their time more in their career as it grows more challenging, so they have only
limited time left for their family, resulting in their lack of care and attention for their husband and
children. The extreme impact of this situation is broken home.
In the end, the decision that each woman makes will depend on their own personal values,
as well as their readiness for taking on the considerable consequences of each choice.
49. How can you compare the third and the fourth paragraphs?
A. Both paragraphs 2 and 4 are about the benefits of being career women.
B. Both paragraphs 2 and 4 are about the disadvantages of being career women.
C. Like paragraph 2, paragraph 4 is about opinions for and against career women.
D. Unlike paragraph 2, paragraph 4 is about the disadvantages of being a career woman.
E. Paragraph 2 is about an opinion for career women but paragraph 4 is against career
women.