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English Try Out I2016 – package 1

This text is for questions number 1-3.

ANNOUNCEMENTBook Fair

So many good books to choose from!

When : May 3 and 4, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.Where : School cafeteriaWhy : All money from the sale will be used to support the school orchestra. We are preparing to change the musical instruments with the new ones. Therefore many school events are held to collect the fund. The team will participate in the national contest 2017 next year at Jakarta Convention Centre.

SMP Anak Bangsa Students affair

1. The school orchestra needs a lot of money because ... .A. they hold the Book FairB. many school events are held

C. they have to pay to the contestD. they want to buy musical instruments

2. Where will the Book Fair be held?A. In a book store.B. At a school cafeteria.

C. At Jakarta convention Centre.D. At SMP Anak Bangsa's cafeteria.

3. "... the team will participate ..."The underlined word is closest in meaning to ...A. actB. join

C. workD. perform

This text for questions number 4-5.

Dear Aldy, Long time no see, how are you today? I hope you are alright.Last holiday, my family and I spent one night in the countryside. It is not far from our city and it is not a crowded place. We stayed in a rented wooden house. It was really nice. At night, we made a small fire in front of the house and sang together. We were very happy. We woke up very late the next morning because we stayed up late. After lunch my father drove us home. It was a great holiday. Will you join us next time?See you soon

Your best friend,Sandi

4. why did Sandy and his family spend the holiday in the countryside?A. It was located nearby .B. They liked crowded place.C. It was not far from their city.D. Many people visited the place.

5. From the text we know that Sandy and his family go to the countryside by….A. trainB. shipC. busD. car

This text is for questions number 6-7

To AnneThe next national examination is coming in a few weeks. Please study hard and

prepare yourself well. I will be ready to give you an extra lesson every Sunday and Thursday night. Confirm me as soon as possible

Mr. Jhonny

6. How often will Mr Johnny teach Anne in a week ?A. Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times

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7. “....give you an extra lesson every Sunday and Thursday night”.The underlined word has the same meaning as.............

A. additional B. SuperC. InterD. Possible

This text is for number 8 - 9

8. How many days does the sale last?A. 11 daysB. 12 daysC. 13 daysD. 14 days

9. Where can you buy the LCD TV’s and DVD Players?A. At Prestigious TradeB. At a Genuine StoreC. At 10th floor GMT BuildingD. At March 15th – 27th

This text is for number 10 – 12.Tomorrow our school will celebrate HARDIKNAS. There will be no lesson. However we will hold a flag ceremony and also some contests. One of them is the contest of the best classroom. Decorate your classroom as creatively as possible. Some juries will score your class randomly. The observation will last for a week. All class captains have to cooperate with their class teacher and their own classmates. For more information please contact Mr. Luhur.

10. From the text we know that … .A. Celebration of HARDIKNAS will be held on tomorrowB. The classroom will be scored for seven days.C. We can’t call Mr. Luhur to know more information.D. The school will hold flag ceremony

11. Who has to cooperate with their class teacher?A. Class teacherB. Class captainC. Classmates D. Mr. Luhur

12. One of them is the contest of....The underline word has similar meaning with...a. Competitionb. Championc. Exhibitiond. Position

13. The meeting will discuss about …A. The wall magazine in the classroomB. Preparation of making wall magazineC. The committee of Wall magazine competition 2016D. Final preparation for wall magazine competition 2016

14. From the text above, we know that the meeting will be held ….A. In the morningB. in the evening

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C. In the afternoonD. at night

This text is for no 15– 16.To: Dewi I've got news that my grandmother is sick and hospitalized, so my family and I have to visit her immediately. Therefore, I cannot attend the class tomorrow. Would you mind submitting my report to Mr. Joe? ( it will due to tomorrow). Thanks for your kindness.

Aldi

15. ….. I have to visit her immediately.The underlined word refers to …..

A. DewiB. Dewi’s friend C. Dewi’s teacherD. Dewi’s grandmother

16. I have to visit her immediately.The closest meaning of the underlined word is….A. quicklyB. fastC. slowlyD. quietly

This text is for number 17– 19.

Last year my family had a trip to Bali. My parents, my elder sister and I spent three days. We had a flight to Bali.

We arrived there at 9 a.m. Then, we checked in the hotel. It was not big, but comfortable. After taking a rest and having a shower, we had a lunch in the restaurant of the hotel. In the afternoon, we went to Sanur beach. There were a lot of tourists enjoying the beautiful beach. Some of domestic and foreign tourists surfed on the beach. They really enjoyed it. My sister and I played the sand. We built a castle from the sand.

On the second day, we had a shopping in the traditional market near the hotel. My mother bought a new dress, while my father chose a leather jacket. My sister bought a pair of unique glasses and a cap. While I liked having T-shirts.

On the last day, we checked out the hotel. We left the hotel at 8 a.m. It was really an amazing holiday.

17. The main idea of the second paragraph is that the writer ... .A. went to Bali by plane.B. checked out from the hotel.C. met some domestic tourists.D. enjoyed his first day of his holiday.

18. What did the writer buy in the traditional market ?A. T – shirts.B. A new dress.C. A leather jacket.D. A pair of glasses and a cap.

19. From the text we know that ... .A. The family had lunch in the hotel.B. The tourists played sand castle on the beach.C. The writer and his family stayed in a big hotel.D. They checked out from the hotel in the afternoon.

This text is for number 20– 23.Have you ever wondered how beautiful Japanese scenes are? Most of them are seen and

dominated by the beauty of cherry blossom. Cherry blossom has scientific name as Genus Prenus. It has been called as Sakura in Japan. Cherry blossom belongs to the Rosacea family.

Nowadays, Cherry blossom is seen in some varieties such as; Yama Sakura, Oshima Sakura, American Sakura and many others.

The main characteristic of cherry blossom is on the way it grows. The flower grows earlier than the leaves. Cherry blossom have many colors. There are white, little pink, and red.Mostly cherry blossoms grow in moist low and highland. A place with a little bit moist and is protected from sunlight is best for its natural habitat.

20. What color is cherry blossom?A. blue

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B. blackC. redD. purple

21. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?A. cherry blossoms’ varietyB. the way of cherry blossoms growC. cherry blossom is native of JapanD. cherry blossom’s color

22. A place with a little bit moist… (par 3). What is the closest meaning to the word moist?A. dry B. wetC. droughtD. windy

23. From the text we know that cherry blossom is a … flower.A. colorfulB. cheerfulC. harmfulD. careful

The following text is for question 24 - 27

How to Treat Insect Bite or Sting Remove the sting. Use tweezers or scrape it off with your fingernail, or a credit card. Do not attempt to

press out the sting, as this will only help the poison spread under the skin. Clean the bite with soap and water. Cool off the skin with ice cubes or an ice-pack that has been wrapped in a cloth or thin towel. Rest the affected area and elevate it if possible to prevent excessive swelling. Get medical help when the victims get fever.

24. Why mustn’t we press out the sting?A. It can damage the skin tissue.B. It will spread the poisson.C. It might hurt your fingers.D. It will push the sting out

25. What is the function of ice cubes or ice pack?A. To cool off the skin.B. To reduce the pain.C. To protect the poisson.D. To rest the affected area.

26. “ ... elevate it if possible to prevent excessive swelling.”What does the underlined word refer to?A. The ice pack.B. The thin towel.C. The affected areaD. The excessive swelling

27. “ Clean the bite with soap and water.”The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....A. pourB. washC. waterD. drain

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Once upon a time there lived a very big, lazy and old lion in the jungle. Being the King of the jungle, the lion called all the animals and ordered them,

"Everyday one of you should come by yourself as my prey, otherwise I will destroy the whole jungle." The animals were too scared of the lion and agreed to obey his order. The lazy lion was happy with his easy prey. Days went by.

One day, it was the turn of the rabbits. A little rabbit voluntarily agreed to go to the lion's den. The little rabbit reached the lion's den very late. The angry lion roared at the little rabbit and asked, "Why are you late?" The rabbit acted wisely and told the king that, "I met another lion on the way, which is bigger than you. It threatened to eat me." The lion angrily asked the rabbit "Do you know where he lives?" The rabbit replied 'Yes' and asked the king to follow him.

The rabbit reached an old well and said the King, "That lion lives in this well." The foolish lion peeped into the well and mistook his own reflection as another lion and roared loudly. Hearing the echo of his own, the lion got angry and jumped into the well and drowned.

That was the end of the lion and all animals lived happily in the jungle.

28. Why did the animals agree to obey the lion’s order?A. The lion had many friends.B. They are the lion’s good friends.C. They were too scared of the lion.D. The lion was very big, lazy and old.

29. Where did the lion find his rival?A. in the forestB. behind a hillC. in a deep wellD. in the mountain

30. What is the moral value of the story?A. The strongest wins, the weaker loses.B. Intelligence wins over might.C. Don’t be a weak rabbit.D. Be a strong lion.

Butterflies are insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera or “winged insect scales”. The butterfly can be found in the tropics. Butterflies breathe with trachea. Butterfly undergo complete metamorphosis as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis until butterfly.

Butterflies are noted for their wings, which are colorful and bright. Butterfly wings are a bit like bird wings. bird wings are made of feathers, but butterfly wings are made of  tiny overlapping scales. The wings are colored in various patterns. Some butterfly wings look iridescent (changing rainbow colors, depending on the light) because of the way light hits the scales.

Butterflies have an interesting life cycle. They start as eggs. When they are born, they are what we called caterpillars. This is the larval stage for the caterpillar. The caterpillars then move into a cocoon, becoming what we called a chrysalis. This is the pupal stage. When the insect comes out of the cocoon, we call it butterfly. This is the adult stage for the caterpillar. These clear stages of changing on the way to adulthood are called metamorphosis. Many animals go through metamorphosis, but the butterfly's changes are more dramatic than most. Butterflies can be found almost all over the world. there may be as many as twenty thousand different species of butterflies. Butterflies usually eat flower nectar. Because of this, they are important to the life cycle of many flowers. Butterflies also need minerals, which they usually get from water found in dirt and sand.

31. What is the topic of the text above?A. Beautiful insectB. Life cycle of insectC. Butterfly’s life cycleD. Caterpillar’s metamorphosis

32. What is the stage of butterfly’s metamorphosis?A. eggs, chrysalis,cocoon, butterflyB. caterpillar, cocoon, eggs, butterflyC. eggs, caterpillar, cocoon, butterflyD. Caterpillar, butterfly, eggs, cocoon

33. Where can we find Butterflies?A. At artics continentB. All over the worldC. At tropics areaD. At America continent

34. ….‘Butterflies usually eat flower nectar” (The last paragraph)

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The underlined word has similar in meaning with....A. liquid from insectB. The product of bees C. mixing of water and sugarD. sweet liquid collected by bees from plants

This text is for number 35 to 37His name is Cristiano Ronaldo. We can call him as Ronaldo. But, Madridista (Real Madrid's fans)

often calls him CR7. CR is the abbreviation of Cristiano Ronaldo, and 7 is his shirt number when playing for both Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on 5 February 1985. His father's name is Jose DinisAveiro. His mother's name is Maria Dolores Dos Santos Aveiro. He has one brother, Hugo, and two sisters, Elma and LilianaCatia.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a famous footballer. He is from Portugal, a country in Europe. Before playing for Real Madrid, he has played for Sporting Lisbon and Manchester United.

People knows Cristiano Ronaldo is a good football player. He can run fast and dribble well. As a striker, he becomes a goal getter for Manchester United and Real Madrid along his career. He can get more than 30 goals every season.

35. What is paragraph 4 mainly about ? It is about …A. Real Madrid fansB. when Ronaldo was bornC. his brother, HugoD. how people know about Ronaldo.

36. Which statement is true according to the text ?A. Jose DinisAveiro has three children.B. Ronaldo was thirty one years old in 2014.C. Ronaldo ever played for Sporting Lisbon.D. Ronaldo gets only thirty goals each season.

37. Who is Elma ? She is …a. Ronaldo’s fanb. Ronaldo’s sisterc. Ronaldo’s motherd. Ronaldo’s daughter

The following text is for number 38 – 40Mulan

Long, long ago, the Emperor of China ordered that a great wall be built to protect his empire from the evil Huns. In those days, the Huns invaded China.

A man called Chi Fu worked for the government. He announced, "By order of the Emperor, one man from every family must serve in the Imperial Army!" Mulan's family her parents didn't have any sons.Her father was very old. In his youth, he had been a great soldier. But age and an old war wound had dulled his fighting ability. Mulan secretly watched her father. Her heart filled with sadness. Mulan knew that he could not survive another battle. So she came up with a plan to save his life.

That night, Mulan quietly sneaked into her parents' bedroom. Carefully, she took the scroll calling her father to war. In its place, she took her father's sword and cut her long beautiful hair. Mulan put on her father's combat uniform and left the house. She looked like a young soldier going to war. For this was her plan to pretend to be a boy and take her father's place in the army.

Later that night, Mulan's parents discovered what she had done. They were shocked. Impersonating a soldier was a crime, and if Mulan were caught, she would be killed. But Mulan was a brave soldier. On the battlefield she saved the life of the Emperor and also the Emperor said Mulan had saved China. In the battlefield nobody knew Mulan was a woman. They thought she was the same as everybody. She was very brave. At that time she was injured the doctor checked her body and found out she was a woman. Finally, everybody found out that she was a woman. Mulan brought honor to her family. She was a hero in China. Chinese all know about her story. Some poets wrote poems for her. 

38. What is the main idea of the second paragraph ?A. Mulan’s father put on his combat uniform and quietly left his bedroom.B. Mulan pretended to be his father and took his father place in the army.C. Mulan’s father took his sword and cut her long beautiful hair at night.D. Mulan planned to sneaked into her father’s room and took the scrolled

39. Why did Mulan’s heart fill with sadnes ? Bacause . . . A. Her parent didn’t have any sons.B. Her father didn’t have fighting ability on warC. She knew that his father coldn’t survive another battle D. An old war wound had dulled his father’s fighting ability.

40. From paragraph 4, we can conclude that . . .A. Mulan would be killed because she wasn’t a brave soldier.B. The emperor knew that Mulan was awoman when she saved his life.

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C. Mulan was impersonating a soldier then she was caught and killed.D. If Mulan hadn’t been injured, nobody knew that she was actualy a woman

This text is for number 41 – 43.Do you know a bat ? A bat has fur or hair on its body. A baby bat is born live. The babies nurse from

their mom. Bats have arms, hands and feet. They are warm blooded. Bats are very (41)_____ animals. They help farmers to control the insect population and reseed cut

the forest. Bats (42)_____high pitched sounds. These sounds can not be heard by humans or other animals. The sound waves bounce off the food they hunt, such as insects then back to the bats, telling the bats where the food is.

Most of (43)____sleep during the day, hanging upside down in caves or other dark places.Some actually live under big leaves.

41. 42. 43.A. usedB. usefulC. usableD. useless

A. produceB. producesC. producedD. is produced

A. theyB. theirC. themD. theirs

This text is for number 44 – 46.Yesterday was a (44)_________ day for me. I woke up late. So I went to school in a hurry. I rode my

bike as fast as possible. When the teacher asked the students (45) _________ submit our homework, I remembered that I left

mine at home. To prove I did the homework the teacher asked me to (46) _________ the homework immediately after school. so when the bell rang, I went back home to fetch my homework.

44. 45. 46A. terrible B. wonderful C. happy D. pleasant

A. inB. on C. atD. to

A. finishB. do C. submit D. make                          

47. Arrange the following words into a meaningful sentence.Washing wh ile the phone I rang was my clothes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A. 2 – 7 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 1 – 6 B. 2 – 4 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 5

C. 2 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 6 – 1 – 7D. 2 – 6 – 3 – 5 – 4 – 1 – 7

48. Arrange the following words into a meaningful sentence.she Sheila enough money to buy but have a new laptop doesn’t wants1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 2-9-4-7-5-1-8-6-3B. 2-1-9-4-7-5-6-8-3

C. 4-9-8-7-5-3-6-2-1D. 5-7-9-8-3-4-2-1-6

49. Arrange the jumbled sentences into a correct paragraph.1. The other flowers, called imperfect flowers,have only male reproductive organs (stamens) or only

female reproductive organs (ovary, style, and stigma)2. Flowers usually have carpals, petals, sepals and stamens.3. A flower is the reproductive unit of angiosperms.4. Furthermore, some plants have both male and female flowers in one plant, while others have males

on one plant and females on another5. Some flowers, called perfect flowers, have both male and female reproductive organs.

A. 3 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 4 B. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 5

C. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5D. 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4

50. Arrange the jumbled sentences into a correct order.

1. After that, press the power button2. Press the red button to release the dust bag3. First, connect the plug to the socket4. Next, move the vacum back on the machine5. Empty the dust bag and attach it back on the machine6. When you have finished cleaning the floor, turn of the power

A. 3 – 1 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 2 B. 3 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 2 – 5

C. 3 – 1 – 4 – 6 – 2 – 5 D. 3 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 6