Soal UN ING 2
Soal UN ING 2
Soal UN ING 2
8. “… We ask that you be mindful of your living environment and …” The underlined word is closest
in meaning to ….
A. aware
B. implicit
C. honest
D. watch out
12. “Please join us for a retirement party” The underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. take a part
B. take out
C. take off
D. take on
14. How does the driving school give service to the inexperienced people with car?
A. The school offers experienced, patient and friendly instructors
B. The school provides free pick up car
C. The school serves the entire valley
D. It offers male and female instructors
17. Based on the text, it is believed that Debenhams is the largest dept store because ….
A. Nottingham is the big city
B. There is a store in Pine View
C. Many people work at that store
D. The branches are spread all over UK
18. What does the writer’s opinion about how Grace treat his mother in law?
A. Grace threatened her
B. Grace treats his mother in law very well
C. Grace didn’t obey her
D. Grace cared her very much
19. What kind of profession does Grace have in? He is a sales manager in …
A. Agriculture
B. Fashion style
C. Garment
D. Automotive
It is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United
Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions
and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing
and mourning.
20. Who was ever owned Buckingham Palace as the private place?
A. Brighton
B. King George III
C. Queen Charlotte
D. Carlton
22. What is actually the main building of the palace now? It is named ….
A. Buckingham house
B. Reception room
C. Royal Pavilion
D. Carlton House
23. When are the people allowed to enjoy the beauty of outstanding Buckingham Palace?
A. New year’s eve
B. Christmas Day
C. Early Winter and spring
D. every week end
25. “… , I marched towards it only to end up deeper …” (Paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to
….
A. his dream
B. one night
C. either side
D. endless road
27. “… When I woke up from the dream, I was clear about everything. …” (paragraph 5) The
underlined word is reversely in meaning to ….
A. make over
B. look for
C. go to bed
D. hold on
29. What makes the kampong fried rice tasty and attractive?
A. Served in a small plate
B. Sauté the garlic and onions
C. Served hot and green chili at top
D. Added some rice and fried them with the golden anchovies
30. How many times do you heat the wok to cook the kampong fried rice?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Three times
D. As it is needed
31. “You must stir fry the anchovies till they turn golden brown in colour and crispy.” The underlined
word is closest in meaning to ….
A. soft
B. chewy
C. brittle
D. Sour
SIAP SELEM
Once upon a time there was a black hen named Siap Selem which had seven chicks.
Doglagan was the youngest chick. There was also a cat named Men Kuuk lived in the same place
as the black hen which also had many kittens. Men Kuuk frequently made strategies to eat the
black hen with her chicks. Every night Men Kuuk with her kittens talked about the black hen. “I’ll
eat the feet, the wings is mine, no…the neck will be delicious, I prefer the head”. Said Men Kuuk
and her kittens.
One day, the fur of the six black hen’s chicks had grown. Unfortunately, the fur of the
youngest chick did not grow yet. In a midnight, the black hen told her chicks, “You all have to fly
away from here one by one, because if you’re still here you will be caught and eaten by Men
Kuuk!”. The flight was started from the oldest chick.
“Buuuurrrr,,”, and Men Kuuk asked, “Black hen, what was that?”, “that was a pecan leave”.
Answered the black hen. Followed by the other chicks. “Buuuuurrrr,,”. And Men Kuuk asked
again, “Black hen, what was that?” “that was a bamboo leave”. Answered the black hen.
All of the chicks had flown, but there was still Doglagan who could not fly because he had no
wings. The black hen told him, “I’ll leave you here, you’ll be safe, you’ll not be eaten by Men
Kuuk. If one day you’ll be eaten by Men Kuuk, you have to say “Men Kuuk, you’ll be disgusted to
eat me because my flesh is still bitter. Later if my flesh has been delicious you’re allowed to eat
me anytime”.
Afterwards, the black hen flew leaving Doglagan. At that time, Doglagan was alone in that
place. Men Kuuk heard Doglagan, “kiaaak,,kiaaakk,,kiaaak”. Men kuuk was wondering, “why
Doglagan is crying alone? Where is his mother?”, ooohhh, it might be the pecan leave and
bamboo leave that fell yesterday as the black hen said. Suddenly, the kittens came and wanted to
eat Dogladan.
“Don’t eat me now, you’ll be disgusted to eat me because my flesh is still bitter. Later if my
flesh has been delicious you’re allowed to eat me anytime”, said Doglagan.
Men Kuuk trusted Doglagan and she imagined Doglagan with thick fur. In the next day, what
Men Kuuk had imagined was true. Doglagan had thick fur and beautiful color. It made Men Kuuk
and all the kittens came to him and wanted to eat him again. Doglagan said, “Now, you’re
allowed to eat me, but I have one request for you. Before you eat me, you must be flying me
eleven times in order my blood will be mixed with my flesh, that will be delicious to be eaten!”.
Men kuuk accepted Doglagan’s request, she flew Doglagan. In the first flight Doglagan fell down
to Men kuuk, so do in the next flight. But in the last flight, “Men kuuk, now is the last time that
you have to fly me as high as possible”. Said Doglagan. Men kuuk flew Doglagan very high. She
did not realize that Doglagan deceived her.
Eventually Doglagan flew away from Men kuuk. He went to a forest to look for his family.
Men kuuk and her kittens had been deceived by Doglagan. Finally they had nothing to eat.
34. “Men Kuuk, you’ll be disgusted to eat me because my flesh is still bitter. Later if my flesh has
been delicious you’re allowed to eat me anytime” (paragraph 4). From this part, the readers will
think that ….
A. Men Kuuk was tricked by little chick
B. Doglagan was surprised with Men Kuuk
C. Men Kuuk was very powerful
D. Doglagan preferred living alone to flying away
35. “Men Kuuk trusted Doglagan and she imagined Doglagan with thick fur.” The underlined word is
closest in meaning with ….
A. answered
B. replied
C. believed
D. Adored
It is the world's largest salt flat, at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is in the Daniel
Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of
3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above sea level.
The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is
covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation
variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and
covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50% to 70% of the world's
known lithium reserves. The large area, clear skies, and exceptional flatness of the surface make the
Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites.
The Salar serves as the major transport route across the Bolivian Altiplano and is a major
breeding ground for several species of flamingos. Salar de Uyuni is also a climatological transitional
zone since the towering tropical cumulus congestus and cumulonimbus incus clouds that form in the
eastern part of the salt flat during the summer cannot permeate beyond its drier western edges, near
the Chilean border and the Atacama Desert.
Salar de Uyuni is part of the Altiplano of Bolivia in South America. The Altiplano is a high plateau,
which was formed during uplift of the Andes mountains. The plateau includes fresh and saltwater
lakes as well as salt flats and is surrounded by mountains with no drainage outlets.
The geological history of the Salar is associated with a sequential transformation between several
vast lakes. Some 30,000 to 42,000 years ago, the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, Lake
Minchin. Its age was estimated from radiocarbon dating of shells from
outcropping sediments and carbonate reefs and varies between reported studies. Lake Minchin
(named after Juan B. Minchin of Oruro later transformed into Paleo Lake Tauca having a maximal
depth of 140 meters (460 ft), and an estimated age of 13,000 to 18,000 or 14,900 to 26,100 years,
depending on the source. The youngest prehistoric lake was Coipasa, which was radiocarbon dated to
11,500 to 13,400 years ago. When it dried, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó and Uru Uru, and
two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Salar de Uyuni. Salar de Uyuni spreads over
10,582 km2, which is roughly 100 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States. Lake
Poopó is a neighbor of the much larger Lake Titicaca. During the wet season, Titicaca overflows and
discharges into Poopó, which in turn, floods Salar De Coipasa and Salar de Uyuni.
37. What kind of substance do the people mostly find at Salar de Uyuni?
A. Brine
B. Salt Flats
C. Lithium
D. Uranium
39. “…which is roughly 100 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States.” The
underlined word is closest in meaning to ….
A. shape
B. dimension
C. weight
D. Square
Universe consists of planets. A planet is a body in space that revolves around a star. There
are nine planets in our solar system, and these nine planets travel around the sun. The names of
the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
Planets travel in orbits around the stars. All of the planets of the solar system revolve in
elliptical orbits. In other words, their orbits are like large, flat circles. The time that it takes a
planet to make one revolution around the sun is called a year.
The Greeks were the first people to recognize and give name to some of the planets. Tile
word planet comes from a Greek word meaning wanderer if a person wanders, this means that
he goes from one place to another and does not have a home. The Greeks thought that planets
“wandered” in the sky. However, modern scientists can predict the movement of the planets very
accurately.
40. What do the people think about nine planets in the universe? Nine planets are …
A. Modern scientists
B. One revolution
C. The Greeks
D. The Solar system
41. What will the readers obtain after finishing the text?
A. They feel happy knowing the universe
B. They know the system of objects in universe
C. They can count all of the planets in universe
D. They predict the movement of daily planets
42. “…and give name to some of the planets.” (Paragraph 3 rd) Who identifies the planets in universe
at the first time ?
A. The Greek
B. Modern Scientists
Tes Persiapan Ujian Nasional 2 Kelas 9 SMP PRIMAGAMA – 12
C. The Wanderer
D. A person wanders
Text for Questions 43 to 45
Last year, when I was twenty years old, my oldest brother bought a car. That was Honda jazz
RS. I wanted to know how to drive it. I persuaded my oldest brother to teach me to drive the car.
But, my brother refused my request. He promised that he would teach me to drive the car about
three or four years later, but I still whimpered. Finally, my brother accepted my request and he
wanted to teach me to drive a car. Three days later, my brother and I went to the field to teach
me how to drive a car. My brother was very patient to give me some directions. I was very
nervous because that was my first time to drive a car. One week later, my family visited my
grandmother in Bandung, about 4 hours from my home. Because that, I was alone at home. So, I
had an opportunity to drive a car alone. I drove about 6 km but after that I got nervous and I lost
my control because the street was narrow and I crashed the wall. After that I called my brother
by phone to tell him about the accident. I imagined my brother would be angry. But the reality
was exactly on the contrary, my brother was not angry. He just gave me some advices and since
that accident, I promised I would always ask my brother’s permission to drive his car.
43. What made the writer think that his brother would be angry to him?
A. The car was very expensive
B. The writer couldn’t control the car well
C. The writer didn’t ask his brother’s permission
D. The writer didn’t have driving license yet
44. Where did the writer get experience driving car for the first time?
A. On the street
B. In Bandung
C. On the field
D. On the narrow street
45. “He just gave me some advices and since that accident …” The underlined word is closest in
meaning to ….
A. because
B. although
C. furthermore
D. If
A Dog and a Cock, who were the best of friends, wished very much to see something of the
world. So they decided to leave the farmyard and to set out into the world along the road that led to
the woods. The two comrades traveled along in the very best of spirits and without meeting any
adventure to speak of.
At nightfall the Cock, looking for a place to roost, as was his custom, spied nearby a hollow tree that
he thought would do very nicely for a night’s lodging. The Dog could creep inside and the Cock would
fly up on one of the branches. So said, so done, and both slept very comfortably.
With the first glimmer of dawn the Cock awoke. For the moment he forgot just where he was. He
thought he was still in the farmyard where it had been his duty to arouse the household at daybreak.
So standing on tip-toes he flapped his wings and crowed lustily. But instead of awakening the farmer,
he awakened a Fox not far off in the wood. The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious
breakfast. Hurrying to the tree where the Cock was roosting, he said very politely:
“I feel highly flattered, kind sir,” replied the Cock slyly. “If you will please go around to the door of
my house at the foot of the tree, my porter will let you in.”
The hungry but unsuspecting Fox, went around the tree as he was told, and in a twinkling the Dog
had seized him.
46. Where did the two comrades finally set their plan?
A. They would have a camp at the beach
B. They settled temporarily at the forest
C. They invited the fox for a food party
D. They presented delicious breakfast
47. Why did the cock arouse fox? Because the cock ….
A. woke up early as usual
B. did the daily activity at dawn
C. forgot to meet the fox firstly
D. the fox was a very polite creature
48. What does the writer’s purpose in writing the above text? He has the purpose ….
A. to describe the beautiful woods
B. to tell the readers how to reach the woods
C. to entertain the fox, the dog and the cock
D. to amuse and teach the readers social value
49. Who is possibly the addressee of the above card? The most possible person is ….
A. a graduated student
B. a new sport team
C. the Village head candidate
D. the meeting spokesman
50. “We’re confident that you will continue with even more successes.” The underlined word is equal
as ….
A. polite
B. brilliant
C. assured
D. Implied