USBN

K2013

Bahasa Inggris

SMP/MTs

UTAMA

Tahun 2017/2018
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A. PILIHAN GANDA

1. FOOD STORAGE ONLY

No Chemicals in This Unit

What does the text mean?

A. We are allowed to mix food and chemicals here.
B. We have to add chemical materials on food.
C. We can put chemicals in this store room.
D. We can only put food in the unit.

2.

WARNING

High
Voltage

The above warning means that people should ... the area.
A. not enter
B. enter
C. touch
D. move close to

The following text is for questions 3 and 4

Dear Nindy,
All the hard work you have put, all the
sacrifice you have made, has finally paid off.
Congratulations on your success to be the
winner of The Speech Contest for Junior High
School Level 2014!
We are proud of you.

3. “..... the winner of The Speech Contest for Junior High School Level”.
What does the synonim of the underlined word?
A. Win
B. Fight
C. Battle
D. Competition

4. Student Union Organizer congratulates Nindy on.....

A. Her sacrifice to be a Junior High School student
B. Her hard work to join the Contest
C. Her winning in the Speech Contest
D. Her final goal to have a high level.

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The following text is for questions 5 and 6

YUMMY CANDY

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Serving per package : Avg.2 / serving size : 40 g

Average Average Quantity

Quantity Per 100 g
Per Serving

Energy 709 kJ (169 Cal) 2360 kJ (565 Cal)

Protein 2.6 g 10 g
Fat total 0.5 g 25 g
Saturated 3.8 g 15 g
Carbohydrate 15.4 g 40 g
Sugar 10 g 35 g
Sodium 45 mg 125 mg

Ingridients : Sugar, Cashew, Milk Solids, Cocoa Mass,

Cocoa Butter, Vegetable Fat, Flavor.

5. How much sodium does the product contain per 100 g?

A. 45 mg
B. 125 mg
C. 225 mg
D. 521 mg

6. “Ingridients : Sugar, Cashew, Milk Solids........”

The underlined word means: ... needed to make something.
A. the steps
B. the goals
C. the materials
D. the methods

The following text is for questions 7 to 9.

To: All students of SMP Nasional.

To celebrate the National Education Day, school board will hold some interesting
competitions such as English Speech Contest, Debate competition and Class Wall
Magazine Competition.

Time : May 2nd, 2017 at 8 am

Venue : School hall
Contact person for Registration : Mr. Andi (the coordinator)

7. What is the announcement about?

A. School boards activities

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B. English Speech Contest

C. National Education Day Celebration
D. Debate and magazine reading Competition

8. What will the school boards hold to celebrate the National Education Day?
A. flag ceremony
B. some competitions
C. national debate competition
D. wall magazine designer contest

9. “…, Students school board will hold some interesting competitions … “

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. selective
B. attractive
C. enjoyable
D. comfortable

The following text is for questions 10 – 12

Only Hotel with a View

136 guestroom including 1 penthouse (3 bedrooms), 1 presidentil suite (3 bedrooms), 54

Jayakarta suites, 39 excecutive and 45 deluxe rooms. Banquet and function facilities are
available for multipurpose, meetings, weeding, seminar and conventions for up to 1000
participants. Recreation facilities wrapped in a unique shape of open air swimming pool,
where you can bring your children to play around on a sandy beach atmosphere.
Hotel Jayakarta
Bandung
Jl. Ir. H Juanda (Dago) 311 A, Bandung 40135

10. How many rooms does Hotel Jayakarta have for the guests?
A. 39
B. 45
C. 54
D. 136

11. Which is incorrect about the hotel?

A. There are three bedrooms in penthouse.
B. Its function rooms can accomodate more than 1000 people.
C. The guests can bring their children on the Sandy beach near it.
D. It provide its guest with an open air swimming pool.

12. “Banquet and function facilities are available”

The underlined word means we can ... easily.
A. find
B. provide
C. refuse
D. force

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The following text is for questions 13 to 15.

Ingredients:
 6 fresh avocado
 40 grams sugar
 50 ml water

The followings are the steps how to make an original avocado juice, but before begin to
try it, make sure you choose the fresh avocado.
 First of all, peel the fresh avocado. Then, remove the seeds.
 Put avocado, sugar, and water into blender.
 After that, blend all of the ingredients in the blender. Blend about 2 minutes.
 Now, pour the juice into the glass. The original avocado juice is ready to drink. It
is easy, isn’t it?

13. The text is mainly about ....

A. what the avocado juice is
B. how to make avocado juice
C. how we get avocado juice is
D. what we need to get avocado juice

14. What should we do after peel the avocado?

A. Remove the seeds
B. Add sugar and water
C. Put them into blender
D. Blend them about 2 minutes

15. “After that, blend all of the ingredients in the blender.”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. hook
B. mix
C. pull
D. fit

The following text is for questions 16 – 19

I just got a new toy from my uncle. My uncle is a sailor. He bought me a robot when
he sailed abroad. I love this robot.
My robot is very nice. It is about twenty centimetres tall. The colour of the robot is
blue. The robot has a strong body. It has two big red eyes. Its two strong legs are covered
with blade boots.
My robot can be moved with two medium size batteries. After inserting the batteries
at the back of the robot body, we can make it move when we push the botton behind its
neck. The robot will move it left and right foot in turn. It will move its two arms in turn too.
However, the robot could not bend its feet and moves forward only.

16. What is the main idea of paragraph three?

A. A medium sized battery must be put to make the robot strong.
B. Two batteries are needed to make the robot move.
C. The writer’s robot is difficult to move.
D. The robot can move without batteries.

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17. What are the colour of the robot’s eyes?

A. Red
B. Blue
C. Black
D. White

18. From the text we know that...

A. the robot can’t move backward.
B. the robot’s feet are bendable.
C. the robot can’t move at all.
D. the robot has no arms.

19. “Its two strong legs are covered ...” (Paragraph 2)

The underlined word has similar meaning with...
A. weak
B. slow
C. tough
D. fragile
20. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To tell past experience.
B. To describe something.
C. To tell how to make something.
D. To entertain the readers

The following text is for questions 21 to 25

The Wolf and The Goat

A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips at the
thought of a line goat dinner.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “Aren’t you afraid you will fall down
from the cliff? Come down here and graze beside me on safe, level ground.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.”
“Well then,” said the wolf, “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be warmer
grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.”
“But the grass taste better down here!” said exasperated wolf, “Why dine alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “Are you quite sure that it is my dinner you are worrying
about and not your own?”

21. From the story we know...

A. the goat was very hungry.
B. the wolf was a helpful animal.
C. the wolf was eager to eat the goat.
D. the goat was going to fight with the wolf.

22. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff?
A. to be his friend.
B. to graze on the level ground.
C. to climb up higher.
D. to be his dinner.

23. Where did the story happen?

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A. In the forest .
B. In the high cliff.
C. In the beach.
D. In the mountain.
24. “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”
The word “there” refers to...
A. a high cliff.
B. sheltered area.
C. grass.
D. ground.
25. What can we learn from the story above?
A. Don’t look down to other creatures.
B. Don’t easily believe in well behaved creatures.
C. Don’t judge others by their appeareance.
D. Don’t easily beat other creatures.

The following text is for questions 26 to 30

A cactus (plural: cacti) is any members of the plant family cactaceae, native to the Americas.
They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for
protection of property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets,
gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago,
bougainvillea, chickweed and knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot
enviroments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physological features which conserve water.
Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succullent, while the leaves have become
the spines for which cacti are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a
maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm in
diameter at maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise from areoles.
Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals,
principally moths and bats.

26. Where can we find cacti mostly?

A. In the jungle.
B. On the beach.
C. On the mountain.
D. In the arid and hot region.

27. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?

A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.

28. What does the first paragraph tell us about?

A. The members of cacti.
B. The habitat of cacti.
C. The use of cacti.
D. Types of cacti

29. “Cacti are unsual and distinctive plants which......”

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The antonym of the underlined word is...

A. usual
B. different
C. antique
D. unique

30. The text is written to...

A. give information about American cacti.
B. explain physical feature of cacti.
C. describe cacti in general.
D. tell cacti’s life.

The following text is for questions 31 to 37.

The weather was very clear. I and my family decided to go camping last holiday. Father
prepared the tent and other equipment. Mother prepared the cooking and eating utensils. I took my
fishing rod and my brother brought his sport equipment. When everything was ready, we left for the
camping site in countryside.
There were many campers when we arrived at the camping site. Unfortunately, the good
location near the river had been occupied by others campers so we had look for another place.
Finnaly, we found a good place little bit further. It was near the big tree. After setting up the tent my
father and I went fishing. We join other people sitting on the rock near the river.
In the evening, father made a fire. Mother cooked the fish we caught. I could say that it was the
fish I had ever tasted. Sleeping in the tent was a very wonderful experience. I woke up early in the
morning. I felt fresh. Then accompanied my brother playing ball. In the afternoon, we came back
home.

31. What is the suitable title for the text?

A. Holiday
B. Camping with Family
C. Wonderful experince
D. Spending time with family

32. Where is the writer and his family set up their tent?
A. Near the river
B. Near the big tree
C. At the back of the river
D. Far away from other campers

33. What is the writer and his father’s hobby?

A. Camping
B. Cooking
C. Fishing
D. Playing ball

34. “...the river had been occupied by...” the underlined word is similar in meaning to...
A. Inhabited
B. Authorized
C. Bought
D. Grabbed

35. What kind of the text above?

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A. Procedure
B. Report
C. Narrative
D. Descriptive

36. What is the purpose of the text above?

A. To describe a camping site
B. To give instruction how to set up the tent
C. To retell the writer’s past camping experince
D. To inform people the new camping site

The following text is for questions 37 to 40.

Rabbits

Rabbits live in groups. A female rabbit is called a doe while a male rabbit is called a
buck, and a young rabbit is called a kit (or kitten). Rabbits have long ears which can be
as long as 10 cm (4 in). More than half of the world’s rabbits live in North America.
Rabbits have a lifespan of around 10 years. Rabbits are herbivores. Pet rabbits that live
inside are often referred to as ‘house rabbits’.

Rabbits reproduce very quickly. This can be problem for people living in agricultural
areas where rabbits are seen as pests. Rabbits are born with their eyes closed and
without fur.

37. What does the text tell about?

A. How the rabbits reproduce.
B. Where the rabbits live.
C. What the rabbits are.
D. Definition of rabbits.

38. Rabbits usually live ….

A. helplessly
B. separately
C. individually
D. communally

39. Rabbits become enemy for farmers because ….

A. they reproduce very quickly
B. they are born without fur
C. they are plant eaters
D. they live in groups

40. “…where rabbits are seen as pests” (par 2)

The underlined word is closest in meaning to….
A. become
B. produced
C. shown
D. known

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B. URAIAN

Read the text and answer the question.

Rabbits

Rabbits live in groups. A female rabbit is called a doe while a male rabbit is called a
buck, and a young rabbit is called a kit (or kitten). Rabbits have long ears which can be
as long as 10 cm (4 in). More than half of the world’s rabbits live in North America.
Rabbits have a lifespan of around 10 years. Rabbits are herbivores. Pet rabbits that live
inside are often referred to as ‘house rabbits’.

Rabbits reproduce very quickly. This can be problem for people living in agricultural
areas where rabbits are seen as pests. Rabbits are born with their eyes closed and
without fur.

41. Why do people think that rabbits are pests?

Read the text and answer the question. 42 and 43

Hi, I am Richard I go to SMPN 2 in Sukabumi. This time  I would like to describe my

school.The school of SMPN  2 Sukabumi is quite big. It has many rooms. It also has a big
yard with flag ceremony pole in the middle. The school is very green. The teachers and
students are friendly. There are also many plants and trees inside the school.

42.    What is the text about?

43.   Where is the flag pole?

Read the text and answer the question. 44 and 45

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Dear Fitri,
Don’t forget to pick up your sister at the English Course
at 05.00 pm. Mommy is still in the office now. I’ll be
home soon. Thank you dear.
Love,
Mum

44. What is Fitri’s mother’s purpose to write the message above?

45. What is Fitri’s mother doing now?

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