LATIHAN SOAL

MATERI: DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Build 5. What is the topic of the text above?
300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South a. Yogyakarta
Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin b. The Guntai Aircraft
Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan c. The Yogya Kembali Monument
Suriansyah, known as Pangeran Samudra. He was the first d. The history of Indonesian struggle
Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque
was founded on the bank of the Kuin river, near Kampung
Kraton, which was destroyed by the colonial Dutch. Rio is a nice boy. He does not have brother or
The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was sister. He is the only child. He keeps a cat as a pet to
unique. The roof if layered. It took the Banjar’s past accompany him.
architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old Rio’s pet is a clever white cat. Rio calls it Pussy. It
mosque in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated plays with and accompanies him. He loves it very
from the main building. much. He takes care of it well.
1. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era 6. The most suitable title for the text above is ….
of …. a. Animal
a. Banjar People b. Rio’s pet
b. Colonial Dutch c. Rio’s hobby
c. Kalimantan King d. Rio’s class
d. Sultan Suriansyah
7. Rio’s pet is a clever white cat. The antonym of the
2. What is the mainly discussed in the text? underlined word is ….
a. a king reign a. Smart
b. a palace complex b. Diligent
c. an Islamic location c. Stupid
d. a historical mosque d. Careful
3. From the text, we know that …. 8. Which one of these statements is true according to
a. Some construction of the mosque takes the local the text?
style a. Rio is bored with the cat
b. The Banjar people burned down the mosque b. Rio really cares about the cat
c. There is nothing special from this mosque c. Rio doesn’t like the cat
d. The Dutch colonial built the mosque d. Rio loves so much the dog

The Yogya Kembali Monument is located in 9. Does Rio have a brother or sister?
Yogyakarta. It is three kilometers north of the Yogya city a. Ho, he is not
centre in the Jongkang Village of the Sleman Regency. The b. Yes, he is
monument was inaugurated on June 29th, 1985 to c. No, he does not
commemorate the historic Indonesian struggle for
d. Yes, he does
independence. Yogya Kembali means Yogya Returns, as a
reminder of the returning of the Indonesian Republic
Government. 10. What animal does Rio keep as a pet?
There are two sections of the Yogya Kembali a. Cat
Monument. The first section of the Cureng Aircraft is on the b. Bird
eastern gate, while the other section of Guntai Aircraft stands c. Dog
closer to the western entrance of the monument. The d. Fish
Monument has two wheeled-machine guns which can be
seen from a podium towards the eastern and the western side.
In the southern end of the yard, there is a wall engraved with My grandma is a tidy woman. She is now 80 years
430 names of freedom fighters who lost their lives during a old. Her hair is long and tidy. She combs it everyday.
great struggle, from Decemeber 19, 1948 to June 29, 1949. A Her clothes are always clean and neat. She lives alone.
poem by Chairil Anwar, titled Karawang Bekasi, is written So she makes up her own bed. She cleans up the house.
on one side of the wall dedicated to these unknown patriots. She also cooks her own meal everyday.
The Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by fish
ponds. It is divided into four alleys which lead to the main 11. The text is about ….
building. The main building consists of different floors a. Describing a certain thing
displaying a wide range of collections during and after the b. Describing a certain person
war times. It shows dioramas, carved reliefs or collection of c. Telling someone
clothes and weapons. d. Informing someone
4. What can be found in the western entrance of the
monument? 12. How many people are there in grandmother’s house?
a. Two wheeled machines guns a. One
b. A replica of the Guntai Aircraft b. Two
c. A replica of the Cureng Aircraft c. Three
d. A wall engraved with 420 names of freedom d. Four
fighters
13. What can be concluded from the text? 21. … a head of poor family who lead his children to be
a. Grandma is older than your grandma famous rich star. The underlined word refers to ….
b. Grandmother is an independent woman a. Jackson family
c. Grandmother is a dependent woman b. Joseph Jackson
d. Grandma lives with her family and her c. Michael Jackson
grandchildren d. Janet Jackson

22. What is the purpose of the text?

My little puppy, Momo (a) … very lazy. All it
a. To entertain the reader
ever does is lie on its mat and sleep. Sometimes, it b. To amuse the reader
takes a nap under our (b) … and inside our empty c. To describe a certain family
cabinets. He (c) … a special basket to (d) … in but d. To tell Jackson’s experience
it refuses to (e) … near it.
14. (a) … An animal nursery is a kind of job. People who work
a. Is as animal nursery workers work in zoos, kennels, animal
b. Was shelters, and circuses. They are responsible for feeding,
c. Are watering, cleaning, bathing, and exercising animals. They
d. Were care for animals’ health by disinfecting them and keeping
their cage clean. They keep records of treatments that the
15. (b) … animals have received from the veterinarian, an animal
a. Dinner meal doctor.
b. Dining table Animal nursery workers have serious responsibilities
and functions. They provide care for newborns and young
c. Dinner time
animals, prepare their food, transport them to feeding
d. Dining room
areas, and deliver food and water to them. The food they
prepare is different for each species of animals they care
16. (c) … for. They fill nursing bottles which have been sterilized
a. Has with the appropriate feeding formula. They also take care
b. Have of orphaned animals. They observe newborn animals and
c. Had check for signs of disease or abnormality. They may
d. Having perform physical exam on the young animals
occasionally, taking their temperatures, pulse rate, and
17. (d) … blood pressure. They are also in charge of cleaning and
a. Eat preparing comfortable sleeping areas for animals,
b. Drink removing waste, cleaning and disinfecting them. They
c. Sleep also make sure all cages and enclosures are safe.
d. Get up
23. What is the text about?
18. (e) … a. The animals being cared by animal nursery
a. Go workers
b. Play b. The job description of animal nursery workers
c. Leave c. A dangerous job of animal nursery workers
d. Come d. The work place of animal nursery workers

24. The food that the animal nursery workers prepared

Joseph Jason is Michele Jackson’s father. He is an depends on …
example of a head of a poor family who leads his a. The physical condition of the animals
children to be famous rich stars by using their talent b. The emotional condition of the animals
and ability. Though the way he taught his children was c. The species of the animals
known as very severe, as severe as the life of the city of d. The age of the animals
Gary, Indiana, USA (and sometimes even involved
hitting acts that will never be forgotten by his 25. “They keep records of treatments that the animals…”
children); he finally succeeds in making his children (paragraph 1, line 4). The underlined phrase is closest
rich stars. His family is no longer poor now. in meaning to …
19. Is Jackson family rich now? a. Make
a. No, it isn’t b. Write
b. No, it doesn’t c. Listen
c. Yes, it is d. Watch
d. Yes, it does
26. What is the purpose of the writer to write the text
20. The word “famous” can be replaced with? above?
a. Great a. To entertain the readers with the animal nursery
b. Interesting workers’ story
c. Well known b. To explain the hobbies of the animal nursery
d. Amazing workers
c. To explain how to be an animal nursery workers
d. To describe the job of animal nursery workers
 Garuda Wisnu Kencana or GWK Vulture Park is a 33. “It is also a way to track patients’ …” (paragraph 3,
tourist destination statue of Lord Vishnu. Located on Jl. line 8). The synonym of the underlined word is ….
Raya Uluwatu, Jimbaran Village, Badung Regency of a. To follow
Bali Province. It is just 25 minutes away from Denpasar b. To pursue
airport or Nusa Dua. c. To capture
Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a prestigious project built d. To apprehend
in Bali with a 150-meter-tall statue that was planned to be
the center of International events of performance, 34. What is the purpose of the text?
exhibition, and others. a. To practice the doctor’s job
27. Where is the big statue located? b. To explain the doctor’s profession
a. In Jimbaran Village c. To educate the doctors in their job
b. In Nusa Dua district d. To describe a doctor’s job and responsibilities
c. Near Denpasar airport
d. In exhibition center Asep Sunandar Sunarya is Indonesi’s most famous
puppeteer in ‘wayang golek’, a traditional Indonesian
28. GWK considered as prestigious project because …. wooden puppet show originating from the West Java
a. It is planned to be the center of International province. He was born in September 1955 in a small
events kampong near Bandung, the capital of West Java. Asep
b. It has 150-meter-all Lord Vishnu Statue followed in his father’s footstep and became a puppeteer
c. It is a tourist destination in Bali Island while he was a teenager.
d. It is visited by many foreign tourists Asep is a gifted storyteller. He moves his puppets
through rough fight scenes, where he throws his puppet
and spin them in the air.
29. What is the first paragraph about?
Asep likes to combine modernity and tradition in
a. GWK is a tourist destination in Bali performing wayang golek. Sometimes, his puppets have
b. Badung regency is a tourist destination the face of a clown, sticking out their tongues and he even
c. Denpasar airport has strategic location moves puppet heads during his performance. His
d. A prestigious project is built in Bali performances are always entertaining as well as
educational.
30. “Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a prestigious project built Asep has been invited to perform not only throughout
in Bali …” (paragraph 2). The underlined word has Indonesia, but also in European, American, and Asian
similar meaning with …. countries. As a master puppeteer, he usually performs
a. Different alone, but because the length of the performance and the
b. Famous hundreds of puppets that he employees, Asep always has
c. Common assistants to help him.
d. Reputable
35. The text describes ….
a. The creator of wooden puppets
Doctor is a popular job. It takes a great responsibility to
work as a doctor. Minor mistakes made by a doctor can b. A famous wayang golek puppeteer
bring the lost of a patient. c. The generation of wayang golek
There are a lot of jobs that doctors must do. They are d. Sundanese movements
expected to evaluate symptoms and run a test to determine
what is wrong with the patient. If a doctor does not know off 36. How are Asep Sunandar’s wayang golek
handedly what the diagnosis should be, it is his or her performances?
responsibility to do the necessary research. a. Showing only clown puppets
Notes are kept on each patient to ensure that any b. Mixing the performances with people dancing
medical professional can walk into a room and know what c. Entertaining and educating people
has been done in the past. It is also a way to track the
d. Giving modern education
patients’ progress during recovery.
Writing prescriptions is a major part of doctors’ jobs.
They must know how much medicine to prescribe based on 37. The main idea of paragraph 3 is …
the patient’s history; they also need to know how two drugs a. Asep moves the puppets very slowly and
can interact with one another. carefully
A doctor needs to know not only how to treat the b. Asep educates people with many clown puppets
current conditions, but also how to advise the patient on how c. Asep always keeps his performances with old
to prevent another occurrence. tradition
31. What is the mainly discussed in the text above? d. Asep mixes the tradition with modernity
a. The duties of a doctor
b. Getting a job as a doctor 38. “… Asep always has assistants to help him.” The
c. Vacancy for a doctor underlined word refers to ….
d. The success of being a doctor a. Asep’s puppeteer assistant
b. Asep’s employee
32. Why does a doctor keep a note on their patients? c. Asep’s clown puppet
a. To know how to prescribe certain drugs to the d. Asep Sunandar Sunarya
patients
b. To track the patients’ improvements and
complaints
c. To cure the patients’ certain illness
d. To ensure the health of the patients
 Most people in the world have a pet. I also have it. My family and I live in a new house in Surabaya
My pet is a dog, named Miko. Its color is brown. It has on Jl. Kartini. It is a very nice house and I like it. The
brown eyes, too. I got this pet from my friend at the house has four bedrooms, one living room, and one
beginning of 2009. He bought it from a pet shop in his kitchen. There are two bathrooms and one of them is
country. Once a week, my mother bathes it. It is a next to my room. My house also has a garage. Beside
funny and smart. It often plays with my neighbor’s the garage, there is a small swimming pool. There is
dog. I love it very much because it can be my friend, also a large garden in front of the house. We love the
too. house.

39. Miko’s eyes are … 45. Where does the writer live?
a. Black a. Semarang
b. White b. Jakarta
c. Brown c. Surabaya
d. Dark brown d. Bandung

40. The writer got the pet from … 46. How is the writer’s house?
a. His neighbor a. It is large
b. A pet shop b. It is beautiful
c. His friend c. It is big
d. His mother d. It is small

41. What is the text about? 47. How many bedrooms does the house have?
a. My lovely dog a. Two
b. My best friend b. Three
c. My pet shop c. Four
d. My neighbor’s pet d. Five

48. What is next to the writer’s room?

I live in a village called Amed in Bali, about a
a. Kitchen
two-hour drive from Kuta. It is a beach village and one
b. Living room
of the best places fro scuba diving in Bali. To reach
c. Bathroom
my village, you will need a lot of energy because it is
d. Garage
an exhausting trip. The road is curved and there are
many ups and downs too. But as soon as you arrive in
49. What is next to the garage?
Amed, your efforts will be paid by the beauty of my
a. Swimming pool
village.
b. Bathroom
Unlike other places in Bali, Amed is a calm and
c. Kitchen
peaceful place. The bay, some sandy, others rocky
d. Living room
appears to be lined with traditional fishing boats called
jukung. From the top of the hill, people can enjoy the
beautiful scenery. There are no factories or industries Bondan
in Amed, so the water and the soil in my village are I have a friend named Bondan. He is junior high
still clean and unpolluted. This is needed to produce school student in SMP 8. Everyday, he goes to school
salt by the people in the village. by bicycle.
Bondan is a smart boy and he looks so attractive
42. What makes Amed different from other places in that he has a lot of friends. He is very diligent and has
Bali? many hobbies. One of his hobbies is reading poems.
a. Amed is a place for scuba diving He spends much of his spare time on poems. He often
b. It needs a lot of energy to get there takes a part in a poetry reading contest but he hasn’t
c. Amed is a calm and peaceful place got many prizes so far. Sometimes he likes reading
d. Amed has many star rated hotels limericks because they are easy enough to understand.
Now, he is preparing himself for a poetry reading
43. Where can people enjoy beautiful scenery in Amed? contest next week. I hope he will have a prize in this
a. From the top of the hill contest.
b. From the top of the factory
50. What is the text talking about?
c. From the beach of the village
a. The text is talking about a friend named Bondan
d. From the roads of the village
b. The text is talking about Bondan’s hobbies
c. The text is talking about poetry reading contest
44. “… because it is an exhausting trip.” (paragraph 1).
d. The text is talking about reading poems
The underlined word has similar meaning to ….
a. Tiring
51. The most tense used in the text above is ….
b. Exciting
a. Simple Present Tense
c. Confusing
b. Simple Past Tense
d. Challenging
c. Simple Continuous Tense
d. Simple Future Tense
52. What is the boy on the text? I have a close friend. His name is Andika Reza
a. He is Bondan and he is thirteen years old. His family calls him
b. He is smart Dika, but all his friends and I call him Andi. Dika
c. He likes reading lives with his parents and elder sister. Dika and I
d. He is a junior high school student study at SMP Putra Bangsa, but in different class.
53. Is the boy preparing for writing contest? Dika is quite tall, slender, and good-looking. He
a. Yes, he is has fair complexion, a pointed nose, big eyes, and
b. Yes, he does thick eyebrows. He is very kind and generous, so that
c. No, he is not many people like him. He is also clever. That’s why,
d. No, he does not he becomes a class captain.

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen 60. What is the text about?
years old and four years younger than me. He has long, a. The writer’s experience
straight hair, bright eyes, and a friendly smile. b. The writer’s self description
Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually c. The description of my friend
does what he is asked to do. d. The description of the writer’s friend
Peter is interested in sports very much, and at
school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best 61. How many people are there in Andika’s family?
badminton player in our family. a. Three c. Four
b. Five d. Six
54. Based on the text above, we know that the writer is
…
62. The following are Dika’s physical characteristics,
a. Four years old
except ....
b. Ten years old
a. He is slim
c. Fourteen years old
b. He is quite handsome
d. Eighteen years old
c. He has fair complexion
d. He has a pair of slanted eyes
55. The second paragraph of the text above mostly
describe about ….
63. What can we conclude from the text?
a. Peter’s physical appearance
a. The writer calls his/her friend Dika
b. Peter’s family
b. The writer and Dika are classmates
c. Peter’s hobby
c. Dika is the youngest in his family
d. Peter’s life
d. Dika only has a few friends

Alvin is my friend. We are in the same grade of

My name is John. I am twelve years old. I am a
junior high school.
big boy. I am not very tall, but fat and strong. My hair
Alvin is handsome and tall. He has straight hair, a
is fair and short. I have brown eyes and a long nose.
pointed nose, and big eyes. People like him because
I have a sister. Her name is Alice. She is quite
he is helpful and friendly.
young and tall. She is very beautiful. She has long
Alvin likes sports, especially playing soccer. He
curly hair. She is not fat. She has brown eyes and a
usually plays soccer twice a week. His favorite soccer
sharp nose. She is very good at mathematics. People
player is Christian Ronaldo. He collects everything
say she is intelligent.
about Ronaldo.
My father is Robert. He is forty-five years old.
56. What does the second paragraph of the text tell He is not very old. He is tall and good-looking. He
about? has short curly hair.
a. Alvin’s hobby My mother is Anne. She is forty years old. She is
b. Alvin’s favourite sport very tall, but pretty. She is slim. Her eyes are blue.
c. Alvin’s physical appearance
64. How old is John? He is ... years old.
d. Alvin’s favourite soccer player
a. Ten c. Forty
b. Twelve d. Forty-five
57. Why do people like Alvin?
a. He is rich
65. What does his sister Alice look? She is ....
b. He is talk active
a. Old and weak
c. He has a sweet smile
b. Fat and strong
d. He is helpful and friendly
c. Tall and pretty
d. Young and short
58. What can we conclude from the text about Alvin?
a. He has straight hair
66. Which paragraph tells us about Anne’s physical
b. He has slanted eyes
description?
c. He likes swimming very much
a. Paragraph one c. Paragraph two
d. He collects posters of famous singers
b. Paragraph three d. Paragraph four
59. How often does Alvin play soccer?
67. “He is tall and good-looking.” (Paragraph 3). The
a. Once a week
underline word means ....
b. Twice a week
a. Handsome c. Young
c. Three times a week
b. Intelligent d. Strong
d. Four times a week
 Mrs. Praba is my neighbor. She has a sharp nose, 76. The rabbit has ....
straight hair, and creamy yellow skin. She is tall and a. Round eyes and long ears
slim. She is about 172 cm. Her weight is about fifty-six b. Round eyes and short ears
kilograms. c. Slanting eyes and long ears
Mrs. Praba is a doctor. She works in a big hospital d. Slanting eyes and short ears
in our town. She starts working at seven o’clock in the
morning until four o’clock in the afternoon. Everyone 77. “It is fun to watch it nibble at its food.” The similar
likes her. She always smiles in treating her patients or to meaning of the underlined word is ....
others she knows. On Saturday and Sunday, she stays at a. Swallow c. Plug
home or spends her time for recreation. b. Chew d. Bite
68. What does Mrs. Praba do for living?
a. A nurse c. A doctor My New Phone
b. A midwife d. A neighbour Last week, I got a new phone from my aunt.
She gave me the phone as my birthday prize. The
69. How is Mrs. Praba characteristic? phone looks very slick and has very smooth feel in
a. Freak c. Strange the hands. The sim card, micro USB port, and
b. Conceit d. Friendly headphone ports are all at the top of the phone. The
speakers are on the bottom and all buttons are on the
70. How long does Mrs. Praba work in a day? right side. The power button is actually in between
a. 10 hours c. 8 hours the volume buttons and the camera button, so it did
b. 9 hours d. 7 hours take a bit to get used to.
78. What does this text mostly describe?
My Luxurious Purse a. The phone physical description
My most valuable possession is my purse. It is b. The phone special features
my first purse that I bought by my own money. The c. The phone function
price is not too expensive, but it has good quality. d. The phone name
This purse is simple but luxurious. It is made from
fabric and soft fur. The shape is rectangle and has 79. “She gave me the phone as my birthday prize.”
medium size. The color of my purse is blue with The underlined word can be replaced with ….
silver strips. My purse’s strap is made from a series of a. coupon
small silver chains. It makes this purse stronger than b. ticket
the other purse. I really like this luxurious purse. c. card
71. The purpose of the text above is …. d. gift
a. To explain about my valuable possession
b. To tell about the writer’s favorite thing Angello is my beautiful Turkish Angora cat. It
c. To describe about the writer’s purse has a long, medium-sized body with a deep, narrow
d. To describe about my purse chest, long legs, and small, dainty feet. The back legs
are longer than the front legs, and the cat’s rump
72. What is the shape of the writer’s purse? stands higher than its shoulders.
a. Oval c. Square Angello’s coat is pure white. The long, silky
b. Round d. Rectangle fur is wavy on the stomach and longer around the
neck where it forms a ruff, or collar. The tail has a
73. Below are correct about the purse, except …. full brush of long, fine hair. Tufts of fur grow
a. The purse is very expensive between the cat toes and on the tips of ears.
b. The purse has good quality He enjoys movies in television, especially
c. The purse is made of soft fur channel those for cartoon and Animal Planet. Almost
d. The purse has small silver chains strap every day, my cat Angello always watches television
after eating and sometimes he eats while watching
74. What tense is mostly used in the text above? television.
a. Simple Past Tense I really love my cat. I spend my time with him
b. Simple Future Tense when I am on holiday.
c. Simple Present Tense
d. Present Continuous Tense 80. How does the writer describe Angello?
a. He was born in Turkey.
b. The back legs are shorter than the front legs.
I have a pet. It is a rabbit. My mother gave it to me c. He enjoys movie in television and reading comic.
as a birthday present. I name it Blackie, due to its d. He has narrow chest, long legs, and small, dainty
black fur. Blackie has round red eyes, long ears, and a feet.
long tail. It likes to eat carrots and green vegetables. It
is fun to watch it nibble at its food. Blackie lives in a 81. What does Angello do often?
small cage under our porch. a. He eats food in the kitchen.
75. Why does the writer name his pet “Blackie”? b. He watches television after eating.
a. Because his mother likes black c. He plays with the writer every day.
b. Because it has black eyes d. He fights with a beautiful Turkish Angora cat.
c. Because its fur is black
d. Because he likes black
82. From the text, we know that Angello’s front legs are 87. What does the second paragraph tell you about?
… than its back. a. Raihan’s job
a. longer b. Raihan’s family
b. higher c. Raihan’s newspaper
c. shorter d. Raihan’s characteristics
d. smoother
88. The followings are the characteristics of Raihan,
Mr. Tucker is my Math teacher at school. He except ….
teaches us at 9th Grade. He is from Austin, Texas. I want a. cheerful
to tell you about him. b. friendly
Mr. Tucker is a smart teacher. He can teach us c. kind
very well. He is a strict teacher. He doesn’t like his d. shy
students came late at class. He will be very angry.
Besides that, he doesn’t like us cheating in the test. He 89. “However, I really adore him.” (Paragraph 1)
always tells us to be honest. His students must pay The meaning of the underlined word in the first
attention to his explanation. paragraph is ….
Mr. Tucker has habits that he does every day. a. To stick firmly
When entering the classroom, he will wash his hands in b. To afraid someone very much
the basin in the corner of the class. After that, he will c. To agree that something is true
walk over to his desk. Sitting in his desk, he will look at d. To like someone or something very much
and greet us formally. Then he will put on his glasses,
open his textbook and ask us what lesson we discussed 90. “Raihan comes from a very simple family.”
in the previous meeting. Then, he starts teaching. I was The antonym of the underlined word is ….
really amazed by his habits. a. Complicated
83. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text b. Humorous
above? c. Poor
a. To get attention of his teacher. d. Rich
b. To show his dislike of his teacher.
c. To make the readers know the character of his I have a very kind neighbor named Mr.
teacher. Williams, his house is next to mine and he lives with
d. To inform the readers about the life story about his youngest daughter’s family. His wife passed
his teacher. away two years ago.
Mr. Williams is in his sixties, but still looks
84. The writer describes Mr. Tucker as a … sturdy and healthy. No wonder, he was a Vietnam
a. serious man War veteran. When I come to his house, he often tells
b. friendly man me his great experience during his service in
c. humorous man Vietnam. From his stories, I can conclude that he is
d. easy-going man very brave, strict, and disciplined.
Though Mr. Williams is a strict person but he
85. Mr. Tucker’s habit is described precisely because …. knows how to make other people laugh.
a. the writer admires Mr. Tucker character Occasionally, he cracks jokes which are really funny.
b. Mr. Tucker always tells his students about his He is also very kind to everyone, especially children.
habits He always encourages me to study harder because
c. the writer pays attention to Mr. Tucker’s the future of our country lies on the young
explanation generations. He is absolutely right.
d. the writer sees Mr. Tucker does the same things
everyday 91. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the text
above?
86. “I was really amazed by his habits.” The underlined a. To describe the writer’s next door neighbour.
word above is closest in meaning to … b. To describe the writer’s neighbour and his
a. surprised family.
b. ashamed c. To inform the readers about the writer’s grand
c. nervous father.
d. scared d. To make the readers know about Mr. Williams’s
youngest daughter.
92. Why does Mr. Williams look sturdy in his sixties?
My Friend Raihan
a. He is strict and disciplined person.
When I was in the first grade of junior high
b. He ever experienced in battle.
school, I had a friend, Raihan. He was the friendliest
c. He likes cracking jokes.
and the most intelligent student in the class. Raihan is
d. He is a retired soldier.
a cheerful boy and very simple on the look. However,
I really adore him. He is not only kind, but also
93. The writer describes Mr. Williams as the following
tough.
person, except ….
Raihan comes from a very simple family. He
a. humorous
works part-time to earn some money. Raihan sells
b. courage
newspaper and magazines after school. He can
c. coward
manage his time well and he always looks cheerful.
d. likable
94. “He always encourages me to study harder because Anggun Cipta Sasmi
...” The underlined word above is closest in meaning
to … Anggun Cipta Sasmi is an Indonesian singer who
a. motivates now has French citizenship. She was born in Jakarta,
b. permits April 29th 1974. She is the daughter of Darto Singo,
c. advises an Indonesian artist, and Dien Herdina, a woman
d. tells whose relatives are still in Yogyakarta Palace.
She is tall and slim. She has beautiful voice. She
I have a friend named Candra. He is very fat also has the typical appearance of an Indonesian
because he’s a compulsive eater. He likes all kinds of woman with long black hair and tanned skin. Anggun
foods. He eats anything that is served to him. He is known as a singer who has the kind of bold
weighs 95 kilograms, very chubby-cheeked, funny contralto voice and unique vocal improvisation
and friendly person. That is why his family and techniques.
friends love him very much.
98. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
95. What is the text about? a. To describe about a singer
a. Candra’s physical appearance b. To tell about an Indonesian singer
b. The hobby of the writer’s friend c. To explain that Anggun is an Indonesian singer
c. The family of the writer’s friend d. To entertain the readers with Anggun’s beautiful
d. The description of the writer’s friend voice

96. The following are not true about Candra …. 99. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on
a. He likes eating the text above?
b. His cheeks are very chubby a. She has fair skin as the typical appearance of an
c. No one likes him Indonesian woman.
d. He is funny b. Her father has relatives from Yogyakarta Palace.
c. Her mother is a singer as well.
97. What is Candra’s character like according to the text? d. She is a citizen of France.
a. He is friendly
b. He is helpful 100. How does the writer describe Anggun Cipta
c. He is greedy Sasmi?
d. He is bad-tempered a. She is thin and has tanned skin.
b. She is short and has black hair.
c. She is tall and has long hair.
d. She is slim and has fair skin.

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