Read the text to answer questions number 1 to 3.

The tea plant is an evergreen of the Camellia family that is native to China, Tibet and northern
India. There are two main varieties. The small leaf variety, known as Camellia sinensis, thrives in the cool,
high mountain regions of central China and Japan. The broad leaf variety, known as Camellia assamica,
grows best in the moist. Tropical climates found in Northeast Indoa and the Szechuan and Yunnan
provinces of China. The plant produces dark green, shinny leaves and small, white blossoms.
According to an old Chinese saying, superior tea comes from high mountains. The altitude and
mountain mists help shield againts excess sunlight, which provides the appropriate temperature and
humidity to allow the leaves to develop slowly and remain tender. The quality and taste of a particular
tea is influenced by both the environment (soil, climate and altitude) and the tea planter (who decides,
when and how the leaf is plucked and processed).
Most tea plants have a growth phase and a dormant period, usually during the winter. The leaves
are plucked as the new tea shoots (or “flush”)emerge. In hotter climates, the plants have several flushes
and can be picked all year-round. In cooler conditions at higher elevations, there is a district harvest
season. Leaves from earlier flushes, usually in the spring, provide the finest quality teas.
There are four main types of tea: green, black, oolong and white tea. All tea comes from the same plants.
The specific variety of tea plant and the way the leaves are processed after harvest determine the type of
tea created.
(Adapted from: http://www.thefragrantleaf.com/the-tea-plant (2nd November 2015))

1. What influences the quality and taste of tea?

a. The grown phase.
b. Harvesting season.
c. The color of leaves.
d. The environment.
2. When do tea plants yield the best quality?
a. During the winter.
b. In the spring.
c. In hotter climates.
d. In cooler conditions.
3. What should you do to get specific variety of tea?
a. Choose the specific variety of tea plant.
b. Pluck the old tea shoots.
c. Grow the tea plant all year.
d. Harvest the tea plant in the spring.

Read the text to answer questions number 4 to 6.

Once, there was a cap seller in a town. One fine day, he was selling caps. After selling a few caps,
he became very tired. He decided to sit under a big tree to rest for a while, but soon slept. There were
many monkeys on the big tree. They saw the cap-seller sleeping …(4) the tree.
 The monkeys descended, took the caps from the cap-seller-bag, wore them and climbed the
tree again. When the cap seller woke, he was … (5) to see his basket empty and searched for his caps. To
his surprise, he saw the monkeys wearing them. He noticed the monkeys imitating him. So, he started
threw his cap down and the monkeys followed. The cap-seller …(6) all the caps, put them back in his
basket and left happily.
(Adapted from: http://www.advance-africa.com/the-capseller-and-the-monkeys-.html (2nd November 2015))

4. a. between b. under c. above d. through

5. a. ashamed b. frustrated c. startled d. amused
6. a. retrieved b. accepted c. prepared d. delivered

Read the text to answer questions number 7 to 8.

ANNOUNCEMENT

To. All students of SMP Bina Karya

In the framework of National Education Day the Students Organization will hold some
interesting programs. They are English Speech Contest and Class Wall Magazine Competition. The
program will be held on June 2nd, 2016. Started from 9 a.m until 2 p.m.

All classes must take part in the programs.

For detailed information, please contact Mr. Amir, the coordinator of this program

7. What is the announcement about?

a. An English Speech Contest.
b. A National Day Celebration.
c. A Students Board Organization.
d. A National Education Day Ceremony.
8. Based on the announcement above, these statements are correct, except ….
a. There are two competitions.
b. The programs will last for four hours.
c. Mr. Amir is in charge to organize the programs.
d. The program will be held on National Educational Day.

Read the text to answer questions number 9 to 10.

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9. What can you learn at the course?
a. Writing
b. Reading
c. Speaking
d. Listening
10. What does the advertisement offer? It offers …
a. the best method to teach Japanese.
b. the right place to study at Jalan K. Amin 20.
c. qualified Japanese teacher in this place.
d. money if we can’t speak Japanese.

Read the text to answer questions number 11 to 13.

My family likes spending time by the sea very much. When we had a holiday last year, we went
to a place at the seaside and borrowed a boat from one of our friends. Then we sailed and fished in the
sea all day. We also had races against other boats.
When the sea was rough, we sailed on a small lake near the sea instead. There were a lot of
sharp rocks, and the water was shallow, so we must be careful because we did not want to damage our
friend’s boat.
There were not many fish in the lake, but we caught a lot when we sailed to the sea. The fish
were not very big, but they tasted very good. We sailed to the land at lunch time, collected pieces of dry
wood and fried or grilled our fish at the beach. All of us enjoyed our meals. It was the most wonderful
day for my family.
(Adapted from: L.A. Hill, 1963)

11. What does the text tell us about?

a. Holiday.
b. My holiday.
c. The writer’s holiday.
d. The writer’s family.
12. Where did the writer finally get fish?
a. At the sea.
b. On the boat.
c. On the island.
d. On the beach.
13. ”It was the most wonderful day for my family”. (last sentence)
It means that the whole family....
a. had a good time
b. had good meals
c. enjoyed the sailing
d. enjoyed the fishing

Read the text to answer questions number 14 to 15.

 How to Make a Greeting Card

Materials:
 Hard paper
 Stickers
 Coloring pens
Instructions:
1. Fold the paper into two
2. Decorate the front page with stickers
3. Open the paper
4. Write the name of the receiver of the card at the top centre, with coloring pens
5. Then, write your message in the centre part of the page
6. Don’t forget to write the name of the sender, below the message
7. Your greeting card is ready to send

14. Where should we write the name of the sender on the card?
a. front page of the card
b. upper part of the second page
c. centre part of the page
d. below the message content
15. “Fold the paper into two “. The underlined word means ….
a. put
b. bend
c. cut
d. glue

Read the text to answer the questions number 16 to 17.

Dear Anton

I’d like to tell you that our classmate Johan got a serious accident on the way to his house
this afternoon and now is in the intensive care unit of Siloam hospital. See you there.

Brian

16. According to the text we know that…..

a. Anton and Johan get an accident.
b. Brian met Johan in Siloam hospital
c. Brian is waiting for Anton in Siloam hospital.
d. Anton, Brian, and Johan are in the ICU of Siloam hospital.
17. Based on the text, we can conclude that………….
a. Anton doesn’t know Johan got an accident.
 b. Brian got serious accident on the way.
c. Brian and Anton are going together to Siloam hospital.
d. Anton, Brian, and Johan are brothers.

Read the text to answer the questions number 18 to 20.

Dear Rena,
You’re invited to
Dewinta Maharani’s 15 Birthday party
You are cordially invited to attend
At
YukitaResto
(Golden Century Mall)
On Saturday, March 20th 2016,
At 6.30 p.m to 9.00 p.m

Let’s enjoy the dinner, live music and dancing. It won’t be fun without you!

Dress code: casual

(soaltry out 2010)

18. When will the party be held?

a. March17th 2016
b. March 18th 2016
c. March 19th, 2016
d. March 20th, 2016
19. When wasDewinta Maharani born?
a. March 20th, 1988
b. March 20th, 1998
c. March 20th, 2008
d. March 20th, 2013
20. What should Rina wear to come to the party?
a. daily blouse
b. casual dress
c. formal dress
d. Uniform

This text is for question number 21 to 22

 Bandung, June 21, 2015
Jln. Mawar No 30, 12345

Dear Dina,
How are you getting along? It has been quite some times since I wrote to you. I hope you and
your family are doing well. As you can see from the address above, I have moved from my
previous house. My father sold off the double storey terrace house and moved from my
previous to a double storey semi-detached house.

I like the new house. The house is so much bigger than the old house. There are more rooms and
we have bigger garden. My father said that we could have a swimming pool in the garden if we
want to.

However, my mother said she would rather have a garden complete with waterfall. According to
me, I would rather have a space for playing football or badminton. I am sure my father will listen
to my mother. Poor me!
How about visiting me and seeing our new house? I have already found a river which is good for
fishing. I think you will enjoy a weekend here. See you soon!

With love,

Budi

21. What is Budi’s purpose of writing the letter above?

a. He wants to move to Dina’s house
b. He wants to persuade Dina to buy a new house
c. He wants to invite Dina to join a party
d. He wants to tell Dina about his new house
22. What is the second paragraph about?
a. A swimming pool in Budi’s house
b. The condition of Budi’s new house
c. Budi’s new house has more rooms.
d. Budi’s old house has bigger garden

This text is for question number23 - 24

 ANNOUNCEMENT

To: All students of SMP 1 Surabaya.

To celebrate the Heroes Day,Students organization will hold some

interesting programs such as HeroesCostume, Telling Story, and Drama
contests.

Place : School basketball court

Registration: Mr.John Steinberg, the coordinator of this program.

23. What does the text to announce?

a. A hero day celebration
b. An English Speech Contest
c. A costume Celebration
d. A hero Day ceremony
24. Based on the text we can say that ...
a. Mr.Andi is the organizer of the programs.
b. The programs will last for 4 hours.
c. the programs will be held in the School basketball court
d. Two competitions will be held.

This text is for question number 25 – 27

The Borobudur is the most famous temple in Indonesia. The Borobudur is located near Yogjakarta.
The distance is only some forty kilometres. Everybody many busses go to this temple. Borobudur,
Mendhut and The Pawon temples are a group of temples. But the greatest and most important one is
Borobudur.
The shape of Borobudur is called a stupa. The temple has eight floors. We should start from the east
gate. Then we turn left. On the right side there are many valuable wall carvings. If we go to the lowest
level we will come to the first veranda. There is sculpture of Buddha inside a stupa. This stupa is the symbol
of the ascension of Buddha to Nirvana. But there is many other temple around Yogjakarta. The biggest on
is CandiPrambanan. This temple is complex of Hindu temples. On the main wall there are carvings of the
Ramayana story.

25. What is the text about?

a. Yogjakarta.
b. Borobudur.
c. Prambanan Temple.
d. Ramayana story.
26. From the text we know that…
a. Borobudur temple has seven floors
b. The Borobudur is located in Semarang
 c. The greatest and most important one is Borobudur temple
d. The Borobudur is not most famous temple in Indonesia
27. What is the main idea of the text above?
a. The Borobudur is the most famous temple in Indonesia.
b. The Borobudur is one of the temple in Indonesia.
c. The Borobudur temple is located in Central Java.
d. There are many stupa in Borobudur temple

This text is for question number 28 - 29

28. From the text we know that...

a. The promo will last for 2 weeks
b. all items got more than 40% discount
c. The 40% discount is only at a World Bookstore
d. We can get discounts at any DC World Bookstore
29. How often is the promo at DC World Bookstore?
a. every day
b. every week
c. every month
d. every year

This text is for question number 30 to 32.

MY DOG
I have a beautiful dog. His name is Lobo. He is my baby, and he is sweet like a vanilla ice cream.
He is really cute, and he is like a little baby, because he is very lovely. When he was a baby he was like a
little cat, because his ears are like cat’s ears and because he doesn’t likes take a bath.
He is not big, but not small. He is black and white like a cartoon cow. His eyes are blue like two
pieces of sky, and they are bright like clean glasses, because he is like a real wolf, and because he wails
like a wolf too.
He is a Siberian Husky, and this is the reason why he is like a wolf. He makes me very happy, and
I love him with all my heart, and I think that he loves me too, and I am going to take care of him, and love
him all my life.
30. How does Lobo look like?
a. He is not big and looks like a cow.
b. He is very small and looks like a cat.
c. He is quite big and has black and white fur.
d. He is medium weight and has black and white fur.
31. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
a. Lobo is a beautiful dog.
b. Lobo like take a bath.
c. His ears like rabbit’s ears
d. His name is vanilla dog
32. From the text we know that...
a. The dog likes to eat vanilla ice cream
b. A Siberian Husky dog is like a wolf
c. A cat always likes to take a bath.
d. Lobo likes to watch cartoon film.

This text is for question number 33 to 34.

Library will be closed for maintenance from

March 16th, 2009
to
March 21st, 2009

33. When will the library be open again?

a. March 22nd, 2009
b. March 21st, 2009
c. March 19th, 2009
d. March 16th, 2009
34. According to the announcement, which statement is NOT TRUE?
a. Students cannot use the library services on March 20th, 2009.
b. Students should return library books on March 16th- March 21st, 2009.
c. The library will be temporarily closed.
d. Students will not be fined if they return their library books before March 16th, 2009.
This text is for question number 35 to 36.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sembiring

Invite you to share the joy of the marriage uniting their daughter
Alice Sembiring
To
Jeffry Sitorus
Friday, the thirteenth of June two thousand and eight
At three o’ clock in the afternoon
Gajah Wong restaurant
Jl. Affandi Yogyakarta
 35. The purpose of the text is to invite you …
a. To attend Mr. and Mrs. Sembiring’s marriage
b. To unite Alice and Jeffry in a wedding party
c. to attend Alice and Jeffry’s wedding party
d. To marry with Mr. and Mrs. Sembiring
36. Which statement is TRUE based on the text?
a. The party will be held on June 13th, 2008
b. Jeffry Sitorus is Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sembiring’s son
c. The party will be held onGajah Wong Restaurant
d. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sembiring will celebrate their anniversary

This text is for question number 37 to 38.

Dear Daddy,
I’d like to tell you that Mr.Mulyono called you when you were out. He said that he can’t
go tennis with you this Friday. He has sprained his ankle.
Your daughter
Sari

37. What happened with Mr. Mulyono …

a. He can go tennis
b. He has sprained his ankle
c. He called Sari
d. He was out on Friday
38. What is the purpose of the message? To inform that Mr. Mulyono …
a. isn’t able to go tennis
b. has recovered his health
c. has just gone out
d. doesn’t like tennis anymore

This text is for question number 39 to 41.

A library is a wonderful place for people who like to read. It provides all sorts of books. Some of them are fiction books.
Fiction books are written by imaginative writers. These kinds of books contain information about things, people or events which are
not real. There are also non-fiction books. These books contain information about things that are real. In other words, they contain
facts or true information.
To find the information and books we are looking for more quickly and easily, we should know our library well. It will be a
lot easier for us to find the books we want once we know how books are arranged in a library. Fiction books, for example, are usually
arranged in alphabetical order according to the authors’ surnames. While non-fiction books are arranged according to their call
numbers. If we still cannot find the books we are looking for, we can ask the librarian to help us.
People can also borrow books from the library and take the books home to read. In order to do so, they have to show their
library cards to the librarian. Nevertheless, there are also some books which cannot be borrowed. These books are called reference
books. Reference books include dictionaries, encyclopedias and atlases.
Nowadays, modern libraries also have computers and CD-ROMs to help us to find the information we need. Libraries are
useful places to find information indeed.
39. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
a. The books arrangement in a library
b. The function of a librarian in a library
c. How to arrange books in a library
d. How to get the information from the books more quickly and easily
40. “In other words, they contain facts or true information.” (par. 1). The word “they” refers to …
a. fiction books b. non-fiction books c. information d. imaginative writers
41. What is the subject of the text above?
a. a library c. what people can get from library
b. fiction and non-fiction books d. the books provided in a library

This text is for question number 42 to 44.

On Saturday, October 23rd, I went to Sarah’s birthday party. I was very excited. I
went there with George and Tina. We wore fancy dress because it was a fancy dress party.
I wore a ghost costume, Tina became Xena, the warrior princess, and George was a
vampire.
The party started at 7. First, we sang “happy birthday”. Then, Sarah blew the
candles. After that, we ate some food and drank coke.
Later on, we did some games. Everybody enjoyed them. I cheered so hard that I
nearly lost my voice. While we were playing “hide and seek”, the lights suddenly went out.
Some girls screamed because they were afraid of the dark. Fortunately, it didn’t take long.
In ten minutes, the lights went on again, and we continued the games.
Before the party was over, the MC announced the best costume of the party.
George got the first prize. He looked so happy.
Finally, my dad arrived to take me home. I was so tired, but happy.

42. Whom did the writer go to the party with?

a. Xena and the vampire c. George and Tina
b. Sarah and her friends d. his parents
43. When did the guests enjoy the games?
a. after the announcement of the best costume c. soon after they arrived
b. at the beginning of the party d. after having meals
44. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To describe Sarah’s birthday
b. To retell a past event
c. To entertain the readers
d. To tell how to celebrate birthday party
This text is for question number 45 to 47.

SIM card and battery information

Always turn off telephone and detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.

It may take up to 30 minutes before the battery icon appears when charging.

To insert SIM card and battery

1. Remove the battery cover by sliding it.

2. Slide the SIM card into its holder. Make sure that the gold contacts of the SIM card are facing
down, and the cut off corner is correctly aligned.
3. Place the battery on the back of the phone with the label side up and the connectors facing each
other.
4. Place the battery cover and slide it into place.

45. How many steps are needed before and when we insert SIM card and battery?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
46. Which one is not the language features included in the procedure above?
A. Focusing on human
B. Using simple present tense
C. Using action process
D. Using classification.
47. “…..detach the charger before you insert or remove a SIM card.”
A. Remove
B. Put in
C. Enter
D. Turn in

This text is for question number 48 to 49.

The Clever Judge

Once upon a time, a lion, a fox, and a donkey set off for a day’s hunting. They made an agreement to
have an equal share of what was caught. After a time, they were able to kill a fat buck. The lion asked the
donkey to divide the prize. The obliging donkey cut up the buck into three equal parts then invited the lion to
take his choice. This made the lion so furious and killed the donkey with his powerful blow.
Then the lion told the fox to divide the meat. The fox was cunning. He put a side a big heap for the
lions share and kept only a small piece for himself.
On seeing this, the lion looked very pleased and said” Master fox, this needs the most satisfactory
divisor. Who taught you to be so clever?
“The dead donkey has been my teacher,” replied the fox. “From his foolish conduct I have learned to
be wise.”
48. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To entertain the readers
B. To describe about the animals
C. To tell about the writer’s story
D. To inform about the clever judge

49. “This made the lion sofurious and…”

The underlined word means ….
A. angry
B. frighten
C. brave
D. ashamed

This text is for question number 50.

A fawn met a little tiger and said,”What fine stripes you have!”
The little tiger said,”What fine spots you have!” Then the fawn said,”It would be a nice
thing if you and I were to live together as friends. We might then roam through the woods as we like,
and be so happy.”
“I think so,” said the tiger
The two joined hands, and went out for a long walk. It was breakfast time. Then fawn saw
some fine grass in the lawn, and said to himself,” one should first see his friend fed and then feed.”
So he turned to the tiger and said,” Will you have some of this fine grass for your breakfast?”
The tiger put his nose to the grass, but could not bring himself to feed upon it, because it
againts his nature,so he replied,”I am sorry, I can not eat it.”
Then the fawnsaid,” Allow me to go home for one moment and ask mom for somethingthat
would suit you for breakfast.”
So the fawn went home and told the hind of the happy friendship he had formed, and of all
that had happened since.
The hind replied,”Child, how lucky it is that you have come away. You must know the tiger
is the most deadly enemy we have in the woods.”
At these words the fawn drew near to his dam and trembled.
The hind said,”it is indeed lucky to get away from the wicked at the first hint.”

50. What was the tiger’s characteristic actually? He was...

A. Kindhearted
B. Generous
C. Friendly
D. Mean