The following text is for questions 1 to 3

1. Who is Uncle Martin?

a. Bob’s father
b. Anne’s uncle
c. My mother’s uncle
d. Aunt Angela’s neighbor
2. Which paragraph talks about the physical description of Uncle Martin?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
3. He is very fond of the sea. (paragraph 4)
The underlined word has similar meaning to …
a. dislike
b. hate
c. love
d. careless

The following text is for questions 4 to 6

Someone that I admire most is my mother. She is my idol. In my opinion, my mother is
not only beautiful but also kind. In addition, she is a good housewife.
Her beauty comes from her good-looking physical appearance. She is average in height.
Her straight, black hair is shiny. Furthermore, the color of her eyes is like honey. And her light
brown skin is still very supple. She looks attractive in whatever clothes she wears.
Besides her attractive appearance, my mother is very kind. She likes to help people. For
example, whenever there are sick people in our neighborhood, she will give them a visit. She
often gives food and drink to the unfortunate people. She pays the school fee of some orphans
in the surroundings. And something that impresses me more is she doesn’t like other people to
know whenever she does good deed.
In addition, my mother is a good housewife. She takes care of her family well. For
instance, she prepares all the healthy food for the whole family. She keeps the house clean and
organized. She makes sure that the whole family’s need is fulfilled. She is a great mother and
I love her very much.

4. The text tells us about the writer’s .....

a. great experience with his mother
b. mother’s attractive appearance
 c. kindness to his mother
d. favorite person
5. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. The writer admires her mother.
b. The writer’s mother is very attractive.
c. The writer’s mother has attractive clothes.
d. The writer is impressed with her mother’s kindness.
6. Why does the writer say that her mother is a good housewife?
a. She helps people in need.
b. She takes care of her family well.
c. She prepares food for the whole family.
d. She keeps the house clean and organized.

The following text is for questions 7 to 9

Most of you may have smartphones and often use them to take photographs. Have you
ever thought about saving them in another safe place so that your smartphone has more memory
spaces to save new photographs? Well, I will explain how to move photographs from your
smartphone to a computer, as follows.
First, get your smartphone’s data cable. Second, plug the cable into your smartphone and
the computer. Your computer will soon detect your smartphone. Third, open the ‘Explore’ in
your computer and find a folder in your smartphone which contains your photographs and copy
the photographs you would like to move to the computer. Fourth, paste them in a folder in the
computer. Then, check if all photographs have been moved to the computer. Next, delete the
photographs in your smartphone that you have already moved. Now, you have more free spaces
in your smartphone.

7. The purpose of the text is to …

a. Describe how to take photographs using a smartphone.
b. Relate people’s experience when transferring photographs from their phones to
computers.
c. Describe how to move photographs from a smartphone to a computer.
d. Explain the general descriptions of photographs taken from a smartphone.
8. What you should do after you open the ‘Explore’ on the computer?
a. Plug the data cable into the smartphone.
b. Insert the mem0ory card into the computer and copy them to the computer.
c. Find the photographs in the smartphone and copy them to the computer.
d. Paste the photographs into the smartphone’s folder and delete the old files.
9. “Most of you may have smartphones and often use them to take photographs.” (paragraph
1)
What does the underlined word refer to?
a. Smartphones
b. Computers
c. Data cables
d. Free spaces

The following text is for questions 10 to 13

You will need:
• Computer with CD or DVD writer drive
• Optical media authoring program
• Blank recordable CD or DVD
Steps:
1. Determine the type of movie output that you would like. The burning process for a CD
movie output is different from that of a DVD.
2. If you want to burn a CD format movie, go to step 9. For a DVD format output, make sure
that a blank recordable DVD media is in the burner.
3. The source movie file must be stored in the hard drive. Even if you have two CD or DVD
drives, it is still advisable to copy it to the hard drive for faster and more stable data transfer
rates during the burning process.
4. Since DVD movie formats use different streams for the audio, video and even the subtitle,
the raw movie must be first converted to a DVD format before it can be burned.
5. Launch the video converter program and convert the raw movie file into a DVD format.
6. Open your authoring program and select the option to burn a movie.
7. Click on the burn button to begin the authoring process.
8. Once the burning procedure is completed and the disc is finalized, the application will eject
the optical media. Insert it into a stand-alone media player to test the end product.
9. Burning a CD format movie is quite straightforward since both audio and video streams
are stored in the same file. To begin burning a CD movie, skip the conversion process and
proceed from step 6 to step 8.

10. The text is about how to …

a. Convert a DVD movie format.
b. Burn movies on a Cd/DVD.
c. Copy DVD movies into hard drive.
d. Launch a video converter program.
11. Why should we copy the source file into the hard drive before burning the movie?
a. To transfer data completely.
b. To get the best movie output.
c. To transfer data more quickly and steadily.
d. To make the movie burning process longer.
12. The DVD movie format is … than that of CD.
a. More direct
b. More expensive
c. More attractive
d. More complex
13. “… and convert the raw movie file into a DVD format.” (step 5)
The underlined word is closest in meaning to …
a. Copy
b. Divert
c. Delete
d. Transform

The following text is for questions 14 to 16

When Vita was a little child, she used to attend a night fair. She usually went there with
her mother, but one evening she went to a night fair with her aunt and cousin.
After parking their motorcycle, they walked hand in hand around the fair. Vita’s aunt
stopped before a stand selling sandals and was busy choosing ones. Vita and her cousin were
interested in watching riders’ attractions, so they asked for her aunt’s permission to leave the
stands. Her aunt permitted and asked them to remain at the attraction spot until she arrived.
After enjoying the attraction for several minutes, Vita and her cousin felt bored. They
decided to meet her aunt in the sandal stand, but they were confused. There were many stands
selling sandals and Vita didn’t know from which stand her aunt bought sandals. They walked
around, but they couldn’t see Vita’s aunt. They were in tears when suddenly a man standing
near them calmed them down and let them to riders’ attraction spot. He believed that Vita’s
aunt was there.
He was right! They finally met Vita’s aunt who had been waiting for them at the spot.

14. From the text we know that….

a. Vita bought sandals in the night fair.
b. A man asked Vita to a sandal stand.
c. Vita used to go to night fairs with her aunt.
d. Vita was interested in watching rider’s attractions.
15. What happened to Vita and her cousin when visiting the night fair?
a. They got lost
b. They had an accident
c. They met their friend
d. They met their uncle
16. What is the best suggestion for Vita and her cousin to avoid the incident?
a. Enjoy the sightseeing.
b. Ignore the vendor’s advice.
c. Remain at the rider’s attraction spot.
d. Leave without Vita’s aunt permission.

The following text is for questions 17 to 19

Last week my class had a group task from my teacher. I decided to make a group with
Lia, Oki, Marissa, and Hanif. Our task was to visit sick people in a hospital, then make a report
about our visit.
My group decided to carry out the task on Saturday, after school. Although our teacher
didn’t ask us to bring something for the sick people, I thought that it would be good to give
them parcels. Oki suggested that we buy fruits bread by sharing the cost. All agreed with the
idea. Hanif bought the fruits because his house is near a fruit stall, while Lia and I bought the
bread.
The day came. At the hospital, we first visited a kid named Erika and she was with her
mother. She looked happy when we introduced ourselves. We gave her the bread. Her mother
told us that she suffered from severe diarrhea. She loved playing with dirt and it seemed that
she didn’t clean her hands before eating and drinking. Erika just smiled hearing her mom’s
story. Before we left, we prayed for her recovery. We also told her to maintain cleanliness.
Erika smiled and nodded. She asked us to take a picture together as a memento.
The second patient we visited was a man in his seventies. His name was Mr. Prabu and
he broke his left arm. At that time he was accompanied by his wife. When we introduced
ourselves, they thought we were their granddaughter’s friends. My friends and I entertained
him. Oki who loves cracking jokes told a joke that made all of us laugh. They were really
amused and happy. When we were about to leave, Mr. Prabu hugged us and promised to meet
us at school one day. He was amazed on our visit program to sick people. It was a really
touching moment.
We visited five people that afternoon. Our visit to the hospital gave us valuable meanings
of life.

17. What task must the writer and his/her classmates do?
a. Entertaining sick people and observing the hospital.
b. Treating sick people and writing their progress.
 c. Visiting patients and writing a report.
d. Helping a doctor treat sick people.
18. Why was Erika hospitalized?
a. She broke her left arm.
b. She suffered from typhoid.
c. She suffered from intense diarrhea.
d. She got an accident when playing with dirt.
19. What can we learn from the text?
a. A visit to sick people may raise our concerns and empathy.
b. We have to maintain our surrounding clean and tidy.
c. We should do our jobs or tasks carefully.
d. Sick people need our presence.

The following text is for questions 20 to 22

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold.
The hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way
they covered and protected themselves, but the quills of each one wounded their closest
companions.
After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other. They began to die,
alone and frozen. Then, they had to make a choice; either accepted the quills of their
companions or disappeared from the earth.
Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with little wounds
caused by the close relationship with their companions in order to receive the heat that came
from the others. This way they were able to survive

20. Why did the hedgehogs choose to stay away from each other?
a. They were afraid to quarrel.
b. They used to be alone.
c. They began to die due to cold.
d. Their quills hurt their closest companions.
21. What is the main idea of paragraph four?
a. The hedgehogs’ survive.
b. The hedgehogs’ togetherness.
c. The heat received from others.
d. Wounds caused by close relationship.
22. What can we learn from the story?
a. We should be respectful to each other.
b. We should stay alone to avoid wounds.
c. We should learn to live with problems while living with others.
d. We should protect ourselves from cold weather.

The following text is for questions 23 to 25

There were two brothers who lived in a village by the sea. The elder was called Chi Hua
and the younger Chi Ming.
When their father died, Chi Hua took all the family property for himself. His brother had
nothing. Chi Ming was poor and worked hard every day to collect firewood to make a living.
One night, he had a dream. In this dream, an old man, the god of stone, came to him and said
“I want to help you because you are honest and hard-working. If you climb to the top of the
mountain behind your village, you will find a stone gate there. Open the gate and go inside.
There are many fairies living there. Ask them for anything you want and they will give it to
you. Don’t be greedy, however. Ask for a magic grindstone. Whatever you want, it will make
for you.”
The next day, Chi Ming climbed the mountain carrying a basket of food with him. When
he arrived at the stone gate, he went inside and found many fairies. Knowing that they did not
have enough food to eat, he gave them the basket of food and they were very pleased. The
fairies gave him the grindstone. Chi Ming thanked them and carried it away with him. From
that day on, everything he wanted was given to him by the magic grindstone.
Not long afterwards, his elder brother, Chi Hua, heard Chi Ming’s good fortune. While
Chi Ming was sleeping, he crept into the house and stole the magic grindstone.
He sailed away in a little boat with the magic grindstone. “Everyone needs salt. I’ll ask
the grindstone to give me as much salt as I want. I’ll soon become a rich man,” he said.
He then asked the grindstone for the salt. “All right,” said the grindstone. It started
grinding away and the boat was soon filled with salt. There was salt everywhere. Chi Hua was
so greedy that he did not want to tell the grindstone to stop. Finally, the boat sank under the
weight of the salt and Chi Hua was drowned.
From the day on. The grindstone continued to make salt at the bottom of the sea. That is
why the sea is salty.

23. Why did Chi Hua ask for salt to the grindstone?
a. To provide people with salt.
b. To fill in the boat with salt.
c. To make salt for himself.
d. To become rich soon.
24. ... an old man, the god of stone, came to him and said ... (Paragraph 2). What does the
underlined word refer to?
a. Father.
b. Chi Hua.
c. Old man.
d. Chi Ming.
25. From the text we can learn that ....
a. it is unwise to want to get something a lot more than we need
b. people should try hard to get take things away from others
c. people must have a dream of becoming rich in their life
d. we should help people to get another thing as a return

The following text is for questions 26 to 28

Mr. and Mrs. Brown Bird lived in a jungle in Papua. Mr. Brown always complained about
his feathers. He thought they were ugly. He was jealous with his friend, Mr. Green Bird. "I
want to have beautiful feathers like Mr. Green Bird. His feathers are not brown like mine. They
are very beautiful," said Mr. Brown Bird to his wife.
"Honey, you have to be grateful with your feathers. With feathers like these, humans are
not interested in us. So, they will not hunt for us," said Mrs. Brown Bird. Mr. Brown Bird then
went to the God of Jungle. "I want to have beautiful feathers like Mr. Green Bird's feathers,”
said Mr. Brown Bird. "Don't worry. I can make your wish come true. Just choose one color."
"Hmm I don't know. How about red? Yellow? Green? I'm confused." The God of Jungle was
upset. "Choose now!" Mr. Brown Bird then looks up to the sky. He had an idea. "Aha! I know
which color to choose. I don't want one color of my feathers. I want many colors. I want my
feathers to be colorful like the rainbow in the sky." Not long after that, Mr. Brown Bird's
feathers were colorful.
 When he went home, his wife did not recognize him. "Honey, it's me. I'm your husband."
"No, my husband is not like you! His feathers are brown!" said Mrs. brown Bird. Mr. Brown
Bird tried very hard to convince his wife that he was really her husband. "You are very stupid,
my husband. With color like these, humans will hunt for you. What if they also take our
children? Now, please go away! Our lives are in danger if you are still here," said Mrs. Brown
Bird. She was crying. Mr. Brown Bird was very sad. He thought he just made a very big
mistake. He then left his house. His name then changed into Cendrawasih. It meant a bird of
paradise.

26. Who had beautiful feathers firstly?

a. Mrs. Brown Bird.
b. Mr. Brown Bird.
c. Mrs. Green Bird.
d. Mr. Green Bird.
27. Mrs. Brown Bird did not recognize Mr. Brown Bird because he ....
a. had changed the color of his feathers.
b. did not like colorful feathers
c. did not like brown feathers.
d. had brown feathers.
28. What can you learn from reading the story above?
a. Trusting others strengthens a friendship.
b. Helping each other is a very good thing.
c. Be yourself is the best decision.
d. Boasting is a bad habit.

The following text is for questions 29 to 33

A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member 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
environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which conserve
water. Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, 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. Cacti range in size from small and globular
to tall and columnar.

29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. “Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which ...” The underlined word means …
a. Typical
b. Antique
c. Unique
d. Different

The following text is for questions 34 to 33

Rafflesia can be found in the forests of Malaysia, Southern Thailand, Sumatra and Java.
But, Rafflesia flowers are fairly hard to locate. It is especially difficult to see them in bloom.
Its buds take up to 10 months to develop while its blossom lasts for just a few days.
Rafflesia has brownish, scale like leaves and fleshy, smelling flowers of various sizes,
from few inches to meter big in diameter. We usually notice its large fleshy flowers. There is
a deep well in the centre of the flowers. The sexual organs are located beneath the rim of the
disk. Male and female flowers are separate.
The reddish brown colors of the petals, sprinkled with white freckles produce unpleasant
stench, similar to rotting flesh. This would attract flies and insects which help disperse the
seeds. Rafflesia is parasite, which means it takes the nutrient out of its host

34. The text mainly describes... of Rafflesia

a. the location
b. the petals
c. the organs
d. physical look
35. It is hard to find Rafflesia because of its …
a. Location
b. short life
c. large size
d. smell
36. What is the unpleasant smell for?
a. People repellent
b. Attracting insects
c. Attracting host
d. Protection
37. The word ‘notice’ in paragraph 2 means...
a. smell.
b. see.
c. find.
 d. locate.

The following text is for questions 38 and 40

38. What is one of the functions of the medicine?

a. To reduce pain
b. To reduce nausea
c. To increase appetite
d. To improve immune system
39. According to the text….
a. The medicine should be kept in a cool place
b. Ten-year-children must not consume the medicine
c. The medicine uses turtle shell powder as its main ingredient
d. People with stomach problem may consume the medicine

The following text is for questions 40 and 41

40. How many sizes of bottles are available for this cough syrup?
a. One
b. Two
 c. Three
d. Four
41. How long will it take an infant under 6 months to finish a bottle of 60 ml?
a. 2 days
b. 4 days
c. 6 days
d. 8 days
42. The medicine is ...
a. for external use
b. a cure for cough
c. for the relief of stomach pains
d. available on medical prescription only
43. “STORE IN WARM PLACE” it meant ... users
a. to warn
b. to stop.
c. to offer.
d. to help.
44. “Infants under 6 month.”
The underlined words means ...
a. Adults
b. Teenagers
c. Babies
d. Old people
45. We should keep the cough mixture in a ... place.
a. Hot
b. Warm
c. Cool
d. Cold

ESSAY
The following text if for questions 1 and 2
Green sea turtles are rarely seen on land. They are endangered species with a drastically
reduced population.
Despite its name, a green sea turtle’s shell is not always green. The shell can be a blend
of different colors including brown, dark olive, grey or black. The shell is also smooth and
heart-shaped. Green sea turtles actually received their colorful name from the color of their sub
dermal (underneath the skin) body fat.
Green sea turtles are really big. They can grow to 91-122 cm in length. They are very
dense and heavy animals. Despite their size, they are still not the world’s largest sea turtles.
Adult green sea turtles are herbivores. The jaw is serrated to help the turtle easily chew
their primary food source–sea grasses and algae. Meanwhile, juvenile green sea turtles are
omnivores. They eat a wide variety of plant and animal life, including insects, crustaceans, sea
grasses and worms.
Green sea turtles have ocean water habitats and nesting habitats. Once a green sea turtle
hatches and heads into the ocean, it rarely returns to land. Instead, it feeds on off-shore plant
blooms around islands and beaches.

1. “The shell can be a blend of different colors …” (paragraph 2)

What is the similar meaning of the underlined word?
2. How can green sea turtles grow in length?

The following text is for questions 3 and 4

Hail is a form of precipitation that occurs when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops
upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere where they freeze into balls of ice. Hail
can damage aircraft, homes and cars, and can be deadly to livestock and people.
Hailstones can have layers like an onion if they travel up and down in an updraft, or they
can have few or no layers if they are “balanced” in an updraft. One can tell how many times a
hailstone travelled to the top of the storm by counting the layers. Hailstones can begin to melt
and then refreeze together–forming large and very irregularly shaped hail.
Hail is usually pea-sized to marble-sized, but big thunderstorms can produce big hail.
The largest hailstone recovered in the U.S. fell in Vivian, South Dakota on 23rd June 2010 with
a diameter of 8 inches and a circumference of 18.62 inches. It weighed 1 lb. 15 oz.
Hail falls when it becomes heavy enough to overcome the strength of the updraft and is
pulled by gravity towards the earth. How it falls is dependent on what is going on inside the
thunderstorm, and this bumping slows down their fall. Drag and friction also slow their fall. If
the winds are strong enough, they can even blow hail so that it falls at an angle.
When viewed from the air, it is evident that hail falls in paths known as hail swaths. They
can range in size from a few acres to an area 10 miles wide and 100 miles long. Piles of hail
swaths have been so deep, a snow plow was required to remove them and occasionally, hail
drifts have been reported.

3. What is the main idea of paragraph four?

The following text is for questions 4 to 6

Once there lived a rich king. His name was Midas. However he was not happy because
he wanted to be the richest king all around the world.
One day as Midas sat on his throne; his servant came to him with an old man.
“Master,” said the servant. ”We have found this person around your orchard. He’s
Silenus, the friend of the god Bacchus.”
Midas had an idea. He welcomed the old man as his guest for ten days. At the end of the
ten days, Midas took Silenus back to the god Bacchus. Bacchus was very happy to see his lost
friend. He said to Midas,” I will grant you any wish you make.”
Midas was very happy. Then, he asked everything he touched would turn into gold. On
his return to his place, Midas tried out his new power. Everything he touched, it became gold.
Then, he went for a walk in the garden. His children ran up to him. Without thinking he touched
his children and instantly they turned into little gold statues. Midas cried. He hurried to
Bacchus. Bacchus felt sorry for Midas and ordered him to go to the River Pactolus and wash
his hands in its water. This would take away the golden touch.
Midas had found out that all gold in the world did not bring any happiness.

4. The purpose of the text is ...

5. Why did Bacchus give everything that Midas wished?
6. What is moral value of the story?

The following text is for questions 7 and 8

When I was seven years old, I was given a small wallet to keep my pocket money in. I
felt so happy and put it in my hip pocket.
One day, during the break time at school, I discovered that my wallet was missing. I
checked it but I could not find it. There was some money in the wallet and without it I could
not buy anything to eat. I was close to tears. It was not because of losing my precious wallet
but because I might get scolded by my parents. Anyhow I went hungry that day.
In the class I could not concentrate well to study at all. I kept thinking about how I lost
my wallet and what my parents would react. How was I going to explain the loss? I did not
know whether someone had taken it from my pocket or it had merely fallen out. I hoped that
someone would find and return it to me.
When I told my mother about my loss, she was angry. She told me that it would not have
happened if I had been careful. When my father came home, I got another anger. Then he told
me that there would not be any more wallets for me until I got older.
Luckily, I still got pocket money from my parents. I am glad to say that I never lost
anything again. I had learned to be more careful. It is not pleasant to lose something and then
get scolded for losing it.

7. Why is it difficult for the writer to concentrate on her study?

8. From the text above we can conclude that the writer ....

The following text is for questions 9 to 11

How to make jelly

Jelly can be made very simply by following these directions. You will need one packet of
jelly crystals, a 500 ml jug, 250 ml of boiling water, 200 ml of cold water, and a bowl. Do as
the following steps:

• Empty contents of a packet of jelly crystals into the jug

• Add boiling water
• Stir well until crystals dissolve
• Add the cold water and stir
• Pour mixture into a bowl
• Refrigerate until firm

9. How much cold water that you need to make jelly?

10. What should we do before adding cold water?
11. What is the goal of the text above?

The following text is for questions 12 to 15

To: Serena

I’d like to congratulate you on graduating from Junior High School with flying marks.
Really proud of you.
I do hope you are always successful and get accepted at your favorite school.

Loves from your cousin,

Josh

12. Why does Josh send the card?

13. Who is the writer of the card?
14. The text above is …
15. The aim of the text above is to …