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Linda Cahyaningrum is a 17-year-old shop manager who lives and works in South Jakarta. She is tall and fat but has a beautiful face, flat nose, and cute lips. She has long, curly hair and a small mole on her left cheek. Linda is very clever and diligent, which is why she was chosen as the shop manager. She gets along well with everyone.
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English Soal

Linda Cahyaningrum is a 17-year-old shop manager who lives and works in South Jakarta. She is tall and fat but has a beautiful face, flat nose, and cute lips. She has long, curly hair and a small mole on her left cheek. Linda is very clever and diligent, which is why she was chosen as the shop manager. She gets along well with everyone.
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Read the text below to answer the What does the word “they” in the

question from no. 1 to 6 sentence refer to?


a. A face and a nose
Linda Cahyaningrum is a young girl. She is b. Lips
seventeen years old. She is a shop manager. c. Curly and long hair
She works at a big shop in south Jakarta. d. Linda’s friend
She lives at Jl. Sudirman no 67 South
Jakarta, about two hundred meters from her 6. “….to make her appearance neater and
work place. She goes to work on foot. attractive.” The underlined word has the
Linda is tall and rather fat, but her face is same meaning with..
beautiful. She has a flat nose but her lips are a. Interesting
so cute that they make her look beautiful. b. Naughty
Moreover, she has very bright skin and a c. Embarrassing
small mole on her left cheek. Her hair is d. Scaring
long and curly. She always binds it with a
hair accessory to make her appearance Read the text below to answer the
neater and attractive. question from no. 7 to 11
Linda is very clever. Therefore, she was Every Sunday, Sari and her mother go to the
chosen as a manager in the shop. She is very market. It is the traditional market. It is not
diligent and patient, too. She always big but complete enough. There are many
finishes her tasks on time and quickly. She kinds of goods they can buy. There are
is also kind and friendly to everybody. many kinds of vegetables, some kind of
There, nobody hates her. Otherwise, her fruit and other daily needs.
friends like to help and love her very much. The market is not far for their house. They
go there by motorcycle. They like to buy
1. What does the text tell us about? some things there, because the price is
a. How Linda Cahyaningrum works in the cheap. They can also bargain the price.
shop step by step Usually they buy some vegetables and fruit.
b. The description of Linda
Cahyaningrum in particular 7. When do Sari and her mother go to the
c. The work of Linda Cahyaningrum market?
d. The shop of Linda Cahyaningrum a. Every day
2. What is Linda? b. Every Sunday
a. A shop assistant c. Every Monday
b. A seller d. Every week
c. A shop keeper 8. How is the market like?
d. A shop manager a. Very big
3. What is on Linda’s left cheek? b. Not small
a. An accessory c. Not big
b. A big acne d. modern
c. A mole 9. Which is the antonym of “near”?
d. A small spot a. complete
4. Why do Linda’s friends like her very b. far
much? c. big
a. Because she is so cute and beautiful d. cheap
b. Because she is a shop manager 10. Why do they like to buy something at the
c. Because she is very attractive traditional market? Because…
d. Because she is kind and friendly a. they don’t need the bargain
5. “..that they make her look beautiful” b. the price is expensive
(second paragraph) c. the price is cheap
d. all the thing are fixed price There will be a cooking competition. It
11. “There are many kinds of goods...” the begins on Saturday , January 1. The
underlined word has the same meaning event will last from 8.00-10.00 am.
with… More information contact Riska
a. Things 081327953839.
b. Price
c. Markets 15. What a kind of text is it?
d. sellers a. An advertisement
b. An announcement
Read the text below to answer the c. A short message
question from no. 12 to 14 d. A letter
16. How long will the event run?
Ingredients : sugar, a tea bag, hot water a. 8 hours
b. 10 hours
Direction : c. 3 hours
Firstly, prepare a clean cup and saver. d. 2 hours
Then, place a teaspoonful of sugar into the 17. Whom is the text for?
cup. Next, pour the hot water into the cup. a. Riska
After that, put a tea bag and jingle it. Then, b. Eight grade students
stir well using a teaspoon till dissolve. c. All students
Lastly, your sweet tea is ready to serve. d. Teachers

12. What is the purpose of the text above? Read the text below to answer the
a. To describe about a cup of sweet tea in question from no. 18 to 19
particular
b. To describe about a cup of iced tea Dear Dakem,
Please, pick your sister up after school. Your
c. To tell about how to make a cup of sweet lunch is on the table.
tea step by step I go to a stationary.
d. To show how to use a tea bag step by Mom
step
13. What utensils do you need based on the 18. Whom is the message sent?
text above? a. Mom
a. Sugar, a tea bag and hot water b. Writer’s husband
b. A tea spoon, a cup, and a saver c. Dakem
c. A tea bag, a tea spoon and a glass d. Dakem’s sister
d. A cup, a saver, a spoon sugar, a tea bag, 19. From the text we know that the
and hot water writer wants to buy….
14. How many ways do you do to make a a. shoes
cup of tea based on the text? b. a ticket
a. Fourt c. a pen
b. Five d. a spinach
c. Six 20. Dany and Sandra (go) to the
d. Seven market to shop everything they need
every week.
Read the text below to answer the The good change of the word in the
question from no. 15 to 17 bracket is…..
a. Going
Attention b. Go
To : all students of eight grade c. Goes
d. are going
The following text is for question number 1.

1. Where can we see this warning?


A. In a room.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In a mall.
D. In a renovated building.
Read the text and answer qustions of 2 to 4.

2. what is the text about?


A. The competition which the school has done.
B. The programs of OSIS SMP Nusantara
C. The funniest short story competition
D. The coming Youth Pledge Day
3. Why does the school hold the competition?
A. To celebrate the coming Youth Pledge Day.
B. To highlight the school success in education.
C. To develope students' skill in telling stories.
D. To make students aware of themselves.
4. What are the prizes for the winner like?
A. Terrifying. C. Surprising.
B. Frightening. D. Bewildering.

The following text is for questions number 5 to 7.


5. From the e-mail above, it can be conclude that...
A. Ali has made to proposal.
B. Lisa has met the headmaster.
C. They aren’t going to prepare Educational Fair.
D. Both Lisa and Ali hasn’t resposibility.
6. How many days will the fair be conducted?
A. 5 days. C. 3 days.
B. 4 days. D. 7 days.
7. “ I have met our principal...”
The underline word can be replaced by...
A. Headmaster.
B. Principle.
C. Strong desire.
D. Vice president.

This text is for Question number 8

8. The text above means that we ...turn off the laser in emergency.
A. Are not allow.
B. Are forbidden to.
C. Have to.
D. May.

The following text is for questions number 9 to 10.


My Dear-Swastika,
I’m really happy to hear that you have passed your undergraduate program with Cum Laude. You have made us
proud of you. Next week, we will make a celebration party with all of our family members. You should prepare
yourself well for it.
Love,
Mom and Dad
9. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To invite Swastika to the celebration party.
B. To wish Swastika a happy life.
C. To congratulate Swastika of her graduation.
D. To encourage Swastika to be proud.
10. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
A. There will be a celebration party next two weeks.
B. Swastika’s parents are very proud of her.
C. Swastika get Cum Laude for her graduate program.
D. Swastika’s parents are really excited with her graduation.

Read the text below and answer question number 11 to


15.

11. The text is about ... named Ella.


A. A lounge.
B. A cat.
C. A mouse.
D. A fish.
12. why should the writer often spend her time in front of the cat food section?
A. To know what her pet likes to eat there.
B. To let her cat wander here and there.
C. To help her cat eat its favorite food.
D. To give a sniff on her and walk away.
13. what is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. Ella liked to sit in lounge of the writer's house.
B. Ella jumped into the writer's house and sat well.
C. Ella gave the writer its nice food to the owner.
D. Ella showed her catch to the writer and ate it.
14. "After making sure we had all seen her catch, she picked it up ..."(third paragraph)
what does the word "it" in the sentence refer to?
A. The widow.
B. The lounge.
C. The floor.
D. The mouse.
15. "... what Madame Ella would now fancy."
What does the underlined word mean?
A. Wish. C. Imagine.
B. Identify. D. Taste.

Read the text below and answer question 16 to 20.


Recently, while cycling to work, I hadmy first flat. I did
not have a pump and my repair kit had dried out.
Iborrowed a pump from a passing cyclist and discovered
that the tube wasuseless.
As I was walking towards the nearbyshaded area, I heared
someone shouting at me, "what happened?" Iturned
around and saw the smilling face of another cyclist. I
explained mysituation to him, to which he replied, "Give
me the money and I willbuy the tube for you."
The nearest bike shop was fourkilometers from that point.
I gave him the money and he got on his way.Meanwhile, I
started preparing my bike for a tube change. Whitin 20
minutesmy savior was back, but when we had a closer
look we realized the tubehe had bought was not fitting in.
He willingly decided he would turn aroundfor another trip.
After half anhour he was back with the full kit. He took
the lead in changing the tubeand in no time I was good to
go. I thanked him profusely as he waved goodbye.Since
that day, I have been on the lookout for other distressed
cyclist sothat I can repay my debt.
16. How did the writer go to his office?
A. By car.
B. By bus.
C. By bike.
D. On foot
17. The man who helped the writer was very…
A. Rich.
B. Clever.
C. Generous.
D. Kind.
18. What is the first paragraph about?
A. How the writer helped someone.
B. What a passerby did to him.
C. What happened to the writer
D. How to fix a bicycle correctly.
19. “the nearest bike shop was four kilometers from that point.” What does the word “that point” refer to?
A. The nearest bike shop.
B. The nearby shaded area.
C. The office of the writer.
D. The helper’s big house.
20. What kind of person is the writer going to be after having the experience?
A. A bossy man.
B. A smart friend.
C. A strong person.
D. A helpful man.

Read the message and answer questions 21 and 22.

21. The message above was written…


A. To tell Vitaloka that the singing rehearsal has been postponed.
B. To ask Vitaloka to join the singing practice this afternoon.
C. To remind Vitaloka to come to the singing rehearsal.
D. To inform Mr. Andika about the Anggrek Mall.
22. The singing rehearsal was cancelled because…
A. Mr. Andika has accompanied Ms. Erlita to Solo
B. Ms. Erlita went to Solo to do an important thing.
C. Mr. Andika has told the news to the students.
D. The program of the singing rehearsal has been over.
Jakarta,August 15th,2011

Dear Myra,
Hello Myra,how are things with you? I do hope you are
always fine. I’m not okay,actually. I have lost everything,
my electronic devices, blackberryhandphone, even friends. I
wish you could be here with me.
I have losteverything because my father was fired from his
office. You might notbelieve it, but it is true. His company
was bankrupt and closed. From thenon, we have to live
carefully. My father had to sell our property before hecan
find find a new job. Unfortunately, he cannot get one up to
now.
Myra,something that makes me feel worse is my friend.
They used to come to meand play together. They used to
ride my bike, play the CDs, even use myhandphone. But
now, when my family becomes poor, no one comes to me.
Theymay have forgotten me. Will you forget me too, Myra?
I do hope youwon’t leave me either. I need your support,
Myra!

Love
Sendy

Read the text and answer questions 23 to 25.

23. Sendy wrote the letter to Myra…


A. To express her disappointment.
B. To show how lucky she was at the moment.
C. To ask for her friend’s true love to her family.
D. To inform that she needed her blackberry very much.
24. What is the main idea of paragraph 3 of the letter?
A. Sendy’s friends have left her now.
B. Sendy used to be a rich women.
C. Sendy’s friends belong to bad friends.
D. Sendy’s friends used to borrow her mobile phones.
25. From the text it is known that Sendy’s father belongs to a … man now.
A. Rich. C. Kind.
B. Poor. D. Poor.

A photo FishFun Frame


You will need:
1. Draw the fish on the tray and cut it out. The
fishshould be a little smaller than the photograph you
want to frame.
2. Cut different-colored tissue paper into littlepieces.
3. Use a glue stick to glue the pieces of tissuepaper to
the frame.
4. Cover the fish cut out, which will serve as thestand
of the frame.
5. After you have covered the frame and the
fish,varnish both.
6. Let the pieces dry, then glue the fish cut-out tothe
back and use it to hold up the frame.
7. Attach the photo to the back of the frame with
sellotipe. Pretty fishy, isn’t it?
Use your imagination:
You can cut out any kind of shape to make yourframe.
Try a star, a sun, or a flower, or make many smaller
openings for amulti photo frame.

Read the text and answer questions 26 to 28.

26.The writer wrote the text to... a photo fish fun frame.
A. Explain how to make.
B. Describe what to do for.
C. Expalin how to operate.
D. Tell where we can make.
27.what should you do after drawing the fish on the tray?
A. Cut the tissue paper.
B. Frame it with a photo.
C. Glue it to the tray.
D. Cut the fish out.
28.“After you have covered the frame and the fish, varnish both.”
What oes the word “you” in the sentence refer to?
A. The customers. C. The readers.
B. The drawers. D. The students.
Read the text and answer questions 29 to 32.
One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship. One of themm brought his pet monkey along
for the long journey.
When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship. Everyone fell into the sea, and the monkey
was sure that he would drown. Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him out.
They soon reached the island and the monkey come down from the dophin’s back. The dolphin asked the monkey,
“do you know this place?”
The monkey replied, “Yes I do. In fact, the king of the island is my best friend. Do you know that I’m actually a
prince?”
Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “ well, well, so you are prince! Now you can be a king!”
The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?”
As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “that it easy. As you are the only creature on this island,
you will naturally be the king!”.
29. What does the text tell you about?
A. The sailors and their pets.
B. The monkey and the dolphin.
C. The dolphin and his friend.
D. The king and the prince.
30. What happened to the sailors’ ship?
A. The terrible storm overtuned it.
B. It droned with all her loads.
C. It hit an island under the sea.
D. Its machine stopped working.
31. What is the dolphin like based on the text?
A. A wild creature.
B. A helpful animal.
C. A good swimmer.
D. A nice friend.
32. What moral message does the story have?
A. We should help one nother in our real lfe.
B. We must not act like a real monkey in the woods.
C. Those who lie boast may end up in trouble.
D. We may not talk too much about some new things.
For questions 33 to 36 choose the best words to compete the text.
The caliph of Bagdad hired an intelligent and high-spirited man as his court jester, and was much amused
by his clever, witty comments. The clown was so well loved by his master that everyone at court showed him
great respect. And so the Caliph was much (33) ... one day when he heared his beloved clown crying out in distress
from the throne room. The Caliph hurried there and was astonished to find the guards beating the clown (34) ...
Then he asked them to leave him.
The clown, however, (35) ... to weep and wail even after the guards had left.
“stop it” said the irritated Caliph. “You’re still in once piece, aren’t you?”
“I’m not crying for myself, my lord; I weep for you,” the clown explained.
“for me?” exclaimed the Caliph in surprise.

“Certainly! If I get beaten in such a way for having been only a few minute on the (36) ... , how many beatings
must you have suffered in all the years that you have been there?.
33. A. Excited. C. Amazed
B. Afraid. D. Surprised.

34. A. Well. C. Hard.


B. Badly. D. Fast.
.
35. A. Continued. C. Began.
B. Stopped. D. Made.

36. A. Throne. C. Desk.


B. Chair. D. Platform.
Gingeris a type of tropical plant. It is typically used in a variety
of cusinesaround the world. It can also be used to add color and
flair to gardens andlandscapes. The most common type of
ginger used in cooking today is Zingiberofficinale.
Asaroot plant ginger can reach up to 4 feet high, wich a stalk
containingclusters of small, yellow floers. When eaten, ginger
has a spicy taste-though this dulls as the plant ages.
Youngginger plants are typicallymoist and fleshy, and become
dried and more fibrous as they age.
Theroot of the ginger plant is most often used in cooking. It can
be grated,shredded, or even sliced over various items. It is a
commonly usedingredient for baking, and is used regulary in
cookiee, cakes, pies, andother desserts. This plant can also be
used as a clomplementary spice tomeats, fish, or even pasta
dishes.
Accordingto Disabled World, ginger is often used in the
treatment of cure of nauses,motion sickness, and upset stomach.
In addition, ginger use has been foundto be effective in the
treatment of cataract, ammenorhea, and heartdisease.

Read the text and answer question 37 to 39.

37. The text tell us about...


A. Herbal plant.
B. Ginger plant.
C. Use of ginger.
D. Ginger food.
38. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Ginger can also be used as a complementary spice to dishes.
B. Ginger is used regulary in cookies, cakes, pies, and other desserts.
C. Young ginger plants are typecally moist and fleshy.
D. The root of ginger plant is most often used in cooking.
39. “... and become drier and more fibrous as they age.”
What does the unerlines word means?
A. Become ripe.
B. Grow old.
C. Be rotten.
D. Get wet.
Read the text and answer questions 40 to 42.
SUPER SALE TO MARK CROSSROAD
SUPERMARKET'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY In the whole
month of July

Come and visit us this July to celeberate our 10th


anniversary and enjoy a lot of surprises. We offer:
• Up to 50% discount on dairy products, bakery and fresh
meat.
• Free food samples, free ice cream, and free gifts.
• Trivia Contests to win 10 mobile phones, 10 microwaves,
and 10 dekstop computer sets.
• Daily live music from 5 to 9 pm.
• Weekend suprises.
Visit our website www.crossroadsupermarket.com to get
more information on all special events in July, or contact
us at 7994352.
See you at Crossroad Supermarket at no. 45 Washington
Avenue. Bring this flyer and get a free gift at the Customer
Service Counter.

40. What is advertised in the flyer?


A. A new supermarket
B. A series of anniversary events.
C. Summer sale.
D. Weekend Surprise.
41. What will a shopper who brings this flyer get?
A. Discount voucher.
B. Free food samples.
C. Free gift.
D. Free ice cream.
42. Which one is not mentioned in the flyer?
A. The website addresses.
B. The contact numbers.
C. The founder's name.
D. Discount.
Jungle Park
Tangkubanperahu is one of Indonesia’smost famous
volcanoes and visitors can experince a real-life,
smokingcrater up close. Before you head up to the
impreessive summit though, dontforget that there is an
interesting attraction hidden in the pine forest onthe
volcano’s (43) ... It is called jungle park.
Located at an altitude of 1.500meters, jungle park is an
ecotourism attraction (44) ... outboundactivities, various
family-freindly attraction and also bungalows tents forthose
who want to stay overnight. All of these are located an a
mellow,green area which is always bathed in (45) ...
mountain air. Jungle parklies about 20 kilometers to the nort
of Bandung.

For questions 43 to 45 choose the best words to complete the following text.
43. A. Slopes C. Bottom.
B. Peaks. D. Edge.

44. A. Offering. C. Showing.


B. Giving. D. Making.

45. A. Hot. C. Warm.


B. Cool. D. Snowy.

Th following text is for questions number 46 to 48.


It was Saturday when I had to get up early to go to school as soon as possible. My friends and I would go to
Baron beach. I took a bath and dressed up. Few minutes later, I went to my school without having breakfast.
Ariving at the school, there were five people sitting in front of the gate. The gate was still closed. I parked
my motorcycle in the parking area then walking to the gate. I sat on a wooden bench under the manggo tree. I had
been waiting for one and quarter hour, but nobody was coming. There wasn’t also bus in front of my school. I
tried to call Gretta-my best friend. I got really surprised when she told me that the picnic was not held on this day
but next week. Oh God.. I was really embarrased. I took my motorcycle and went home.

46. What is the purpose of the text above?


A. To tell the writer’s embarrasing experience.
B. To tell the day when the writer was having holiday.
C. To tell the writer’s daily activities.
D. To tell the writer’s sctivity on Saturday.
47. How long did the writer wait in the school?
A. 1 hour.
B. 1 hour and 55 minutes.
C. 1 hour and 30 minutes.
D. 1 hour and 15 minutes.
48. When the picnic held?
A. On Sunday.
B. On Saturday.
C. On Friday.
D. On Monday.
49. Arrange the sentences below into a coherent paragraph.
(1) Click the right-pointing triangle next to the padlock icon.
(2) Choose the Shut Down menu item.
(3) Click the Start button.
(4) Click the Turn Off button.
(5) Save your work and close all your programs.
A. 5-3-1-2-4.
B. 5-3-2-4-1.
C. 5-3-4-2-1.
D. 5-3-1-4-2.

50. Arrange the following words to form a meaningful sentence.


You-unwell- should-feel-see-you-the-if-doctor
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 1-3-5-7-9-8-6-4-2
B. 1-3-5-7-9-2-6-8-4
C. 1-3-5-7-9-2-6-8-2
D. 1-3-5-7-9-6-2-4-8

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