LATIHAN SOAL UN

Paket 7
The text is for question number 1 to 3 voyage. The Captain was in rush to get to New York
in recorded time but on the way the ship struck an
Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore iceberg.
breathe air but cannot survive on land. Some species Unfortunately, there were not enough life
are very large indeed and the blue whale, which can rafts, so hundreds of lives were lost (6) in the icy
exceed 30 m in length, is the largest animal to have sea.
lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks like a
fish, but there are important differences in its 5. a. boat c. plane
external structure: its tail consists of a pair of broad, b. ship d. transport
flat, horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish vertical)
6. a. drowned c. escaped
and it has a single nostril on top of its large, broad
b. seasick d. unconscious
head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it
lies a layer of fat (blubber). This is up top 31 cm in 7. Jalu : What is your brother doing with his
thickness and serves to converse heat and body friends in the library?
fluids. Tio : They are ..............
a. lending some books
1. What is the text about ? b. buying some books
a. kinds of fish c. Sea animals c. collecting some books
b. The whales d. All mammals d. borrowing some books
2. The following are the proofs that whales are not 8. Tasya : Belladona is . . . plant I’ve ever seen.
fish, EXCEPT ….. Sasha : Yes. Look at the picture! The trunk is
a. It has a single nostril too tall to be placed in the room.
b. It cannot survive on land a. more unusual
c. The skin is smooth and shiny b. the most unusual
d. Its tail consists of a pair of broad, flat, c. as unusual
horizontal paddles. d. unusual
3. “ ….. is the largest animal to have lived on 9. Arrange the words below to make a meaningful
earth”. sentence!
What does the underlined word above mean ? The experiment – they – take – in the laboratory
a. Tallest c. Smallest . 1 2 3 4
b. Fastest d. Biggest a note – do – and
5 6 7
4. Ira : How much water do you need to water the a. 1 – 6 – 3 – 7 – 2 – 5 – 4
flower? b. 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 6 – 3
Ayu : Only some ........ My garden is not as large c. 2 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 6 – 4
as yours. d. 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 5 – 4
a. glasses c. pools
b. pails d. spoonfuls The text is for number 10 to 14.
For questions 5 and 6 below, choose the closest WHAT IS A KANGAROO?
meaning to the bold type word!
A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia,
The Titanic although it has smaller relative, called a wallaby,
which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and
The biggest ship ever built was called the also in Guinea.
Titanic. The builders of this magnificent ship Kangaroo eat grass and plans. They have short
believed it was the safest vessel (5) afloat. Excited front legs, but very long and very strong back legs
passengers rushed to book tickets for its maiden and a tail. These they use for sitting up on and for

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jumping, kangaroos have been known to make d. I dislike either reading newspaper or
forward jumps of offer eight meters. And leap a watching
cross fences more than three meters high. They can TV to get information
also run at speeds of offer 45 km per hour.
The largest kangaroos are the Great Grey 16. Mr. Hasyim : We’ll arrive in New York on time,
Kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adults grow to a ......?
length of 1.60 meters and weigh over 90 kilos. Mr. Hasan : Yes, we will. We’ll arrive in New
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the York at 11.30 a.m.
female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front a. do we c. will we
of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is b. won’t we d. don’t we
born, and it crawls at acne into this pouch where it
spends its first five months of life.
17. Ghazi : Sport is very important for our health.
Zahra : …. Everyone can keep his body fit and
10. What is the main idea of paragraph 3? strong by taking any sport.
a. The marsupials a. I don’t think so c. I don’t know
b. The food of Kangaroo b. That’s right d. I’m not sure
c. The weight of Kangaroo
18. Wulan : I am very busy today. I have to finish
d. The largest Kangaroo
my
11. …….and it crawls at once into this pouch ….. works and tasks.
(Paragraph 4) it refers to …. Yayuk : .....................
a. The red Kangaroo Wulan : Thank you very much. Please type the
b. The big Kangaroo letter.
c. The baby Kangaroo a. May you help me?
d. The female Kangaroo b. Could you help me?
c. Do you want me to help you?
12. For sitting on and for jumping, kangaroo uses d. Would you mind helping me?
….
a. Bag legs and tail 19. Rearrange the sentences into a good paragraph!
b. Short front legs and tail 1 It covers an area of 8.000 square kilometers
c. External pouch 2 It is situated in North Sumatera
d. Their body 3 The Leuser National Park is the largest park in
South East Asia
13. How long the largest kangaroo grow? 4 It is a part of Bukit Barisan range of mountains
a. Sixteen meters a. 2 – 4 – 3 – 1
b. Sixty meters b. 3 – 4 – 1 – 2
c. Six points one meter c. 3 – 2 – 4 – 1
d. One point meters d. 4 – 3 – 1 – 2
14. Which is not true according to the text? 20. Ivan : I think this English course is good for
a. A kangaroo is found only in Australia Yudha.
b. The largest kangaroo is wallaby Devo : ............... It will help him to study
c. Kangaroo eats grass and plants English easily.
d. The pouch is on the front of its body. a. I disagree c. I don’ t agree
b. I absolutely agree d. I don’t think so
15. Combine these two sentences into one.
I like reading newspaper to get information 21. Chika : What are you looking for?
I like watching TV to get information Biyan : Some beverage. I am thirsty.
a. I like neither reading newspaper nor watching Chika : It’s in the fridge.
TV to get information Biyan : But ............ nothing left, Chika.
b. I like not only reading newspaper but also a. there isn’t c. there are
watching TV to get infomation b. there aren’t d. there is
c. I dislike both watching TV and reading
newspaper to get infomation

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 Lathif : ..............
a. neither do I c. I do either
The text is for question number 22 to 24 b. I do too d. So am I

PASSENGER FACILITIES 30. Eizel : I have a new bicycle. It costs Rp.

Kerinci,
Umsuni, Rinjani Tidar, Ceremai, Dobonsolo 500.000,-
Tambura Barran : Oh, great. Mine is only Rp. 350.000,-
1 class = 100 1st Class = 40 1st Class = 44 beds
st

beds beds a. Eizel’s bicycle is more expensive than

2nd Class = 200 2nd Class = 88 2nd Class = 88 beds Barran’s
beds beds b. Eizel’s bicycle is not more expensive than
3rd Class = 300 3rd Class = 168 3rd Class = 288 Barran’s
beds beds beds
Economy Class Economy Class Economy Class = 1.554 beds c. Eizel’s bicycle is less expensive than
= 500 beds = 777 beds Barran’s
d. Eizel’s bicycle is as expensive as Barran’s
22. Which group has the biggest ship?
a. Kerinci, Tambura, Rinjani The text is for question number 31 to 33!
b. Umsuni, Rinjani, Kelinci
c. Tidar, Ceremai, Dobonsolo In the Gutter
d. Tidar, Ceremai, Kerinci
One day, I was waiting for a bus
23. How many ships are stated in the table? when suddenly I dropped my wallet into
a. Seven c. Two the sewer. Uh, uh, how was I to get it
b. Six d. Three back? Because there was nothing that I
could use to get my wallet, without
24. The most beds of the 2nd Class are in ….
thinking any further, I jumped into the
a. Kerinci and Tambuna
sewer. Fortunately, the sewer was quite
b. Kerinci and Tidar
dry although it was quite steep. Just when
c. Tambuna and Ceremai
I picked my wallet up, a bus full of
d. Rinjani and Dobonsolo
passengers arrived and stopped right in
25. Azizah : Who is that nice young man? front of me. Smiling, all of the passengers
Wishi : He is my cousin, Ken. He works for a watched me waiting for the bus in the
big company in the city. He is a very hard sewer (as if I had just finished doing
working. something inappropriate)!
The opposite of the word printed in bold is .......
31. Where did the writer drop his wallet?
a. kind c. diligent
a. in the bus c. in the sewer
b. slow d. lazy
b. in the river d. in the class
26. The lady is an artist. I saw her on TV last night.
The lady ...... I saw on TV last night is an artist. 32. Fortunately, the sewer was quite dry ...
a. which c. who The word printed in bold has the same meaning
b. whom d. Where with.....
a. unfortunately c. sadly
27. Fitri : What time we will start the journey? b. advantage d. luckily
Elmir : Come at six ..... we’ll leave you.
a. but c. and 33. How does the writer make the scene funny?
b. although d. or a. By presenting a personal comment
b. By giving a twist in one event
28. Andra : .... have the children been in the garden? c. By giving funny words in the story
Rana : For an hour. d. By giving the funny characters in the story
a. How soon c. How long
b. How often d. How far 34. Don’t be ......... because if you drive ....... in the
street, you may hurt yourself or someone else.
29. Dhika : I prefer to live in a small town. a. careful – carefully

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 b. careless – carefully d. the gold medal
c. careless – carelessly
d. careful – carelessly 40. According to the text above, which of the
following statements is correct?
35. My sister ........ sending a letter better than a. Ponsana won the game easily in the semifinal
making a phone call. match
a. prefers c. would rather b. Taufik made many mistakes in the semifinal
b. likes d. would prefer match
c. Taufik beat the Thailand’s Ponsana in the
36. Tia : Whose book is that? final match
Aida : It’s ....... d. Ponsana was beaten by Taufik in the
a. he’s c. him semifinal match
b. his d. he
41. ”....Sony Dwi was beaten by Show of South
37. Mr. Adi : ....... the customer buy the camera? Korea later in the day.” (Paragraph 1). What
Saras : Yes, he bought it. does the word printed in bold means?
a. does c. was a. won c. defeated
b. did d. will b. played d. succeeded

The text is for question number 38 to 41 42. My aunt always ...... me a cake on my birthdays.
a. sent c. sends
Taufik Hidayat booked a place in the men’s b. send d. has sent
single final on Friday. He beat Thailand’s Ponsana
15-9, 15-2. But Indonesia’s hopes for an all 43. July : Do you like Ms. Marry, our English
Indonesian final were shattered after Sony Dwi was teacher?
beaten by Show of South Korea later in the day. Stella : She is never late, ..... she?
Sony will play in Saturday’s bronze medal match She always goes early.
against Ponsana. a. does c. doesn’t
Taufik knocked out Malaysia, third seed Wong b. is d. isn’t
and Danish sixth seed Peter Gode on his way to the
last four. When he was asked about the key to 44. The water in the pond was so ...... It only came
defeating Ponsana, taufik explained, ”Ponsana up to my ankles.
performed below his best. He is a difficult opponent, a. deep c. smooth
but today he made many mistakes.” b. shallow d. clear
Ponsana led 6-5 in the opening game but he
was unable to maintain his solid start. He made 45. Sonia : Your house is bigger than mine.
errors and it allowed Taufik to take control of the Femmy: That’s true. Mine has...room than yours.
match. Taufik Hidayat battered Ponsana with a series a. many c. much
of leaping cross-court smashes. In the second game b. most d. more
he easily finished the game and gave Ponsana, the
unseeded Thai, 15-2. 46. Jason : Don’t give ...... sauce to your meatballs.
38. What does the text tell us about? You will have a stomachache.
a. The semifinal match between Taufik Hidayat Yudha: All right. Thanks for your advice.
and Ponsana Boonsak. a. too little c. too many
b. The badminton match in the 2004 Olympics b. too much d. too few
in Athens
c. The final match between Taufik and Shaw 47. Students: We have succeeded in doing the
d. The games of the 2004 Olympic in Athens research.
Teacher : ....... That’s a good work.
39. Taufik Hidayat met Show to fight for... a. I disagree
a. the second winner b. I’m very sorry to hear that
b. the third winner c. I’m very pleased to hear that
c. the silver medal d. I’m very disappointed

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 a. After it had been published
The text is for question number 48 to 52. b. Immediately after the speech
c. Not until the present day
Lincoln’s now famous Gettysburg Address d. After Lincoln received growing recognition
was not, on the occasion of its delivery, recognized
as the masterpiece that it is today. Lincoln was not 52. The pronoun ”it” in line 18 refers to which of
even the primary speaker at the ceremonies, held at the following?
the height of the Civil War in 1863, to dedicate the a. His speech c. Print
battlefield at Gettysburg. The main speaker was b. Appreciation d. One
orator Edward Everett, whose two-hour speech was
followed by Lincoln’s shorter remarks. Lincoln Atlantic Arctic
began his small portion of the program with the Area 82,200,000 sq.km 14,000,000 sq.km
words that today are immediately recognized by Coastline 111,800 km 45,400 km
most Americans: ”Four score and seven years ago Depth 12,250 feet 3,400 feet
our fathers brought forth on this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the 53. From the table, we can conclude that ....
proposition that all men are created equal.” At the a. The Atlantic is much smaller than the Arctic
time of the speech, little notice was given to what b. The Arctic is longer than the Atlantic
Lincoln had said, and Lincoln considered his c. The Arctic is deeper than the Atlantic
appearance at the ceremonies rather unsuccessful. d. The Atlantic is bigger than the Arctic
After his speech appeared in print, appreciation for
his words began to grow, and today it is recognized 54. Joze : What did he say?
as one of the all-time greatest speeches. Heidy : He said he ...... come to your party.
a. will c. would
48. The main idea of this passage is that... b. can d. Have
a. the Gettysburg Address has always been
regarded as a masterpiece 55. The person ...... taught me how to play soccer is
b. at the time of its delivery the Gettysburg my father.
Address was truly appreciated as a a. whom c. whose
masterpiece b. which d. who
c. it was not until after 1863 that Lincoln’s
speech at Gettysburg took its place in history 56. X : Oh, these earrings are so beautiful!
d. Lincoln is better recognized today than he Y : If I get my money next week, ..............
was at the time of his presidency a. I would buy them
b. I would bought them
49. Which of the following is true about the c. I will bought them
ceremonies at Gettysburg during the Civil War? d. I will buy them
a. Lincoln was the main speaker
b. Lincoln gave two-hour speech
57. ”I have seen neither Borobudur nor Prambanan
c. Everett was the closing speaker of th
temple.” What does this sentence mean?
ceremonies
a. The speaker has seen Borobudur temple
d. Everett speech was longer than Lincoln’s
before but not Prambanan temple
b. The speaker has visited Prambanan temple
50. According to the passage, when Lincoln spoke
in the past
at the Gettysburg ceremonies,
c. The speaker does not know what Borobudur
a. his words were immediately recognized by
and Prambanan temple look like
most Americans
d. The speaker has never seen Borobudur and
b. he spoke for only a short period of time
Prambanan temple
c. he was enthusiastically cheered
d. he was extremely proud of his performance

51. When did Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address begin to

receive public acclaim?

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