SHORT DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is The following text is for number 11 – 13.
fourteen years old and four years younger than me.
He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly This is Mr. Haryono’s house. It is big, clean
smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but and comfortable. There is a garden in front of the
he usually does what he is asked to do. house. There are same plants and flowers in the
Peter is interested in sports very much, and at garden. There is a living room, a dining room, two
school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best bathrooms, a kitchen, three bedrooms and garage. Mr.
badminton player in our family. Haryono has some pets, a dog, a cat, and a parrot. Mr.
Haryono takes care of the pets very carefully.
1. How old is Peter? He is … years old.
A. Four C. Forty 11. How many bathrooms in Mr. Haryono’s house?
B. Fourteen D. Ten A. one C. three
2. The writer is … years old. B. two D. Four
A. Fourteen C. Eighteen 12. The text above is a / an ….
B. Sixteen D. Nineteen A. Descriptive C. Report
3. Which of the following statement is not true about B. Recount D. Narrative
Peter? 13. The word “pet” means……….
A. He has long and straight hair. A. tame animals
B. He has bright eyes. B. beautiful animals
C. He is interested in sports. C. favourite animals kept at home
D. He plays football and tennis. D. enjoyable
4. According to the passage, we know that Peter is …. The following text is for questions number 14-16
A. The writer’s youngest brother
B. The writer’s elder brother Most crabs have a . . . (14) shell to protect their
C. A naughty boy bodies. The hermit crab has a soft body and no shell
D. A friendly boy of its own. In order to . . . (15) itself , it will find an
5. It is implied in the passage that …. empty mollusk shell and squeeze inside . . .(16). Then
A. Peter is naughty. C. Peter is unfriendly with only its legs and head sticking out, it will walk
B. Peter is lazy. D. Peter is diligent around the sea-bed searching for food.
6. From the text, we may conclude that….
A. Many people do not like Peter. 14. A. shiny C. thick
B. People is older that the writer. B. soft D. hard
C. Peter is a welcoming person. 15. A. close C. protect
D. Peter is not diligent at all. B. complete D. put
7. What is the text mostly about? 16. A. completely C. partly
A. Peter B. insufficiently D. slightly
B. Peter’s hobby The text is for numbers 17 to 19.
C. Peter’s family
D. Peters’ elder brother Most people in the world have a pet. I also have
8. ”He is fourteen years old . . . Than me.” it. My pet is a dog, named Miko. Its color is brown. It
The underlined word refers to …. has brown eyes, too. I got this pet from my friend at
A. Peter the beginning of 2009. He bought it from a pet shop in
B. The writer his country. Once a week, my mother bathes him. He
C. The writer’s brother is funny and smart. It often plays with my neighbour's
D. the writer’s family dog. I love him very much because he can be my
9. “Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school friend, too.
he plays football and tennis.” The underlined phrase
can be replaced by …. 17. Miko's eyes are ........
A. Dislike sport A. black C. brown
B. Really likes sport B. white D. dark brown
C. Hates sport very much 18. The writer got the pet from ........
D. Finds sport not really entertaining A. his neighbor C. his friend
B. a pet shop D. his mother
10. “But he usually does what he is asked to do”
The underlined phrase means … 19. What is the text about ........
A. He does anything he wants. A. My lovely dog C. My pet shop
B. He always asks. B. My best friend D. My neighbour’s pet
C. He is lazy.
D. He is diligent.

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The text is for numbers 18 to 21. comes from grains, wine comes from grapes, and
some brandies are made from plums, apricots, or other
Many people … (18) platypus duckbill because fruits. But most of the time, we don’t do anything
this animal has a bill like duckbill. Platypus … (19) a special with fruits. We eat them fresh, just as they are!
native Tasmania and southern and eastern Australia.
Platypus … (20) a flat tail and webbed feet. Its body 25. What is the text about?
length is 30 to 45 cm and covered with a thick and A. Vitamins C. Fruits
woolly layer of fur. Its bill is detecting prey and B. Energy D. Minerals
stirring up mud. Platypus' eyes and head … (21) 26. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
small. It has no ears but has ability to sense sound and A. We make juice from fruits.
light. B. People use fruits for many things.
C. Some beer and brandies are made of fruits.
18. A. call C. called D. We freeze fruits to eat whenever we need later.
B. calls D. is calling 27. Which substance do we need to have a healthy
19. A. is C. was digestive system?
B. are D. were A. Vitamins
20. A. has C. had B. Calories
B. have D. is having C. Fiber
21. A. is C. was D. Carbohydrate
B. are D. were The text is for numbers 28 to 32.
The text is for numbers 22 to 24.
Koes Plus was well known as a pop music
My favorite toy is a doll. I named my doll group in the seventies until the eighties. At that time,
Becky. I got in in my12th birthday. My dad bought it most Indonesian people were crazy about their songs
for me when he was in England. Becky is 16 cm tall because they were nice and simple. Every radio
doll with plastic head, arms, and legs and a white station broadcasted their songs and always put them in
cloth stuffed body. Her body is covered with yellow, the top of music. Their music shows were always full
orange, and green flower bud prints. She has a long of audience.
auburn-red brush-able hair, green eyes. There are
freckles on her cheek. There are also two dimples near 28. What is the purpose of the text…?
her mouth on the left and on the right. They make her A. To entertain the readers with Koes Plus
more beautiful. I put her at my side when I sleep at B. To persuade the readers to listen Koes Plus songs
night. I like my doll very much. I sometimes ask my C. To describe about Koes Plus
friends to come to my house and play with Becky. D. To ask the students to see Koes Plus show
They like Becky too. 29. Most Indonesian people were crazy about their
songs…
22. What does the text tell us about? What does the underlined phrase mean…?
A. My favorite toy. A. fanatic
B. The writer's favorite doll. B. mad
C. A birthday party. C. drunken
D. A plastic doll. D. lazy
23. What are on Becky's face? 30. “Every radio station broadcasted their songs…”
A. White cloth. The word “their“ in this sentence refer to…
B. Auburn red hair. A. songs C. musics
C. Freckles and dimples. B. radio D. Koes Plus
D. Flower bud prints. 31. “Koes Plus was well known as a pop music
24. "They make her more beautiful." group…”. The word well known has the same
The underlined word refers to ... meaning with…
A. Freckles. A. favorite C. interested
B. Green eyes. B. popular D. diligent
C. The left and bright cheeks. 32. Why were Indonesian people crazy about their
D. The dimples. songs?
The text is for numbers 25 to 27. Because their songs were…
A. nice and simple
Fruits are a source of nourishing substances that B. nice and wellknown
keep us alive and healthy. For example, they contain C. simple and wellkown
many vitamins, especially vitamins A and C, and D. interesting and simple
many minerals, such as calcium, potassium, and zinc. The text is for numbers 33 to 40.
They also provide fiber for a healthy digestive system
and carbohydrates that the body needs to make My Blewuk
energy. They don’t have a lot of calories to make us I have some pets. However my favorite pet is
fat. People use fruits for many things. We make juices Blewuk.
from them. We cook bread and pie with them. We Blewuk is a male cat I call it Blewuk because
make jams and jellies and sweets. We freeze them to his fur is grey. He is adorable with his soft stripes. He
eat later. We even make alcohol from fruit. Beer has innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He

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 always meow when he feels hungry. Actually his 43. Based on the text we know that the writer is…years
voice is not suitable with his giant body. When I come old.
home, he usually gives me a kiss. A. 14 C. 18
Blewuk is a nice playmate. I’m happy to spend B. 16 D. 20
my time with him. Most of the time, he’s a good boy. 44. “Nabila is interested in drawing very much.”
It’s almost impossible for me to be angry with him. In The underlined phrase can be replaced with…
the morning he always wakes me up early. When he A. dislike drawing
wakes up early, he waits quitly by me beside until I B. really likes drawing
wake up. C. hates drawing very much
D. finds drawing not really entertaining
33. Why is the pet called Blewuk? 45. “She is rather naughty at home.”
A. Because it has got sweet voice. What is the antonym of the word naughty in this
B. Because it is a male cat sentence …?
C. Because it is adorable A. obey
D. Because of the color of his fur B. disobey
34. Based on the text we know that… C. kindly
A. Blewuk always kisses the writer in the morning D. friendly
B. Every morning, the writer always wakes Blewuk up 46. What is the main idea of the second paragraph…?
C. Blewuk is a big cat A. Nabila
D. Blewuk is female B. Nabila’s family
35. What does the word feeble in the text mean? C. Nabila’s sister
A. Weak C. Strong D. Nabila’s hobby
B. Loud D. Coarse The text is for numbers 47 to 50.
36. What does the word ‘he’ in the sentence : …
“he usually gives me a kiss “ refer to…? My Timmy
A. Blewuk C. The reader
B. The writer D. The writer’s friend I have some pets. However, my favorite pet is
37. What does the word ‘adorable’ has the same Timmy.
meaning with…? Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very
A. very big C. popular adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent
B. funny D. lovely round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows
38. What is the purpose of the text ? when I come home, he usually give me a kiss.
A. To entertain the reader Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to
B. To describe about the Blewuk spend my time with him. Most of the time, he’s a
C. To describe how to look after the Blewuk good cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at
D. To give inform about The Blewuk him. In the morning, he always wakes up early. When
39. We can find the physical description of Blewuk in he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my bedside
the….paragraph. until I wake up.
A. first C. third
B. second D. fourth 47. When does Timmy usually give a kiss to the writer?
40. When does Blewuk gives a kiss to the writer? When the writer….
A. When the writer comes A. fells hungry
B. When Blewuk feels hungry B. goes to sleep
C. When the writer wakes up C. leaves home
D. When Blewuk wakes up earlier D. comes home
The text is for numbers 41 to 40. 48. Why is the writer almost impossible to be angry at
his cat? Because ….
Nabila is the youngest in our family. She is A. It has innocent round eyes
fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He B. Most of the time, it is a good cat
has long, straight hair, bright eyes, and a friendly C. It gives the writer kiss
smile. Sometimes, he is rather naughty at home, but D. It always wakes up early
he usually does what she is to do. 49. The second paragraph tell about Timmy’s….
Nabila is interested in drawing very much. She A. Characteristic
likes to draw some kind of flowers. Every day she B. Habit
draws flowers and coloring well. She often take parts C. Habitat
in drawing competition. D. Food
50. What is the purpose of the text about?
41. What is the text mostly about? A. To describe place
A. Nabila C. Nabila’s family B. To entertain the reader
B. Nabila’s hobby D. Nabila’s elder sister C. To describe something
42. From the text we know that… D. To tell how to care for cats
A. The writer’s youngest sister
B. The writer’s elder sister
C. A naughty girl
D. A friendly girl

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