PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN GROBOGAN

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN

LATIHAN UJIAN 1
SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA (SMP)
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2009/2010

LEMBAR SOAL

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : IX (sembilan)
Hari/tanggal :
Waktu : (120 menit)
===================================== and dinner will be
Choose the best answer. done tomorrow.
Read the following caution to answer question 1

In case of fire don't use lift

but use Emergency exit
3. According to the short message above, Olwan and
Melati are going to have a shopping and dinner on….
1. Where do you usually find the caution? A. Sunday
A. near the windows of the house B. Monday
B. on the wall in a motel C. Tuesday
C. at the door in a small house D. Wednesday
D. on the lift in a building
4. The text above is written ....
Read the following greeting card and answer A. to invite someone to have a picnic
question number 2. B. to ask someone to join a vacation
C. to tell the plan of having a trip
Rudy, D. to inform someone about the changing of
Finally, you did it! shopping and dinner time
You have finished your study
with cum laude Read the text and answer questions 5 and 6.
Your achievement proves you’re
the best!
You really deserve it, buddy Invitation
Dear Nada,
2. Why did Linda send this card?
Because Rudi ….
a. graduated with very satisfied score Let's have fun at my
b. passed his final examination
c. won the first prize competition 10th birthday party.
d. was really a good student Please come to my
house on Sunday, June
Read the message and answer questions 3 and 4.
7th, 2009. The party
starts at 3 p.m. , end
Sender : Olwan
at 5 p.m. It's all over. I
Sunday, 16th
won't be happy
August, 2009
without your coming.
09.45 a.m.

Your friend,
Melati, our plan to
have shopping and
Bella
dinner today is
postponed by Mrs
5. The party will finish at . . . p.m.
Anita because of A. 3
the heavy rain. B. 5
She's just informed C. 7
me the shopping D. 10
6. The writer writes the text above to . . .
A. show her happiness for Nada's plan
B. invite her friend to her birthday party
C. give an information about her birthday
D. confirm her birthday to her friend
Read the text and answer questions 7and 8.
To : the students of grade 8,
Tomorrow is the last day for you to
register in the Study Tour to Bali
We wait.
The chief of OSIS
Eddy
7. From the text we know that….
a. All of the students must join in the Study Tour
b. Eddy waits for the tour to Bali
c. Tomorrow is the last day for the students to
register their names for the Study Tour
d. The tour to Bali will be held tomorrow
8. What does the underlined word mean?
a. to check in
b. to write the name
c. to enroll
d. to reserve
Read the text and answer questions 9and 10.
One of the most interesting
places to visit in Singapore is the bird
park. It is located in the industrial area
of Singapore, called Jurong. The bird
park is about twelve kilometres from
the centre of the city, and it's easy to
get there by bus or by taxi.
It is one of the largest bird park
in the world. The bird are kept in large
cages, and there are hundreds of
beautiful birds from many different
parts of the world, including penguins,
parrots, eagles, and ostriches. There is
a large lake in the park, with a
restaurant beside it, and there is also a
very large cage which you can walk
inside to get closer looking at the birds.
It takes about two hours to see
all the birds. You can walk around the
park or ride on the bus. The best time
to visit the park is in the early morning
or late afternoon, when it is cooler.
9. When is the best time to visit the bird park?
A. early in the morning
B. in the afternoon
C. late at night
D. at midnight
10. It is located in the industrial area of Singapore, called
Jurong. (paragraph 1)
The underlined word is closest in meaning with . . . .
A. included
B. situated
C. kept
D. rebuilt
Read the text and answer questions 11 and 12.
The Bunaken National Marine Park was formally
established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia’s
growing system of marine parks. The park covers a total
surface area of 89,065 hectares, 97% of which is
overlain by sparkling clear, warm tropical water. The
remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five
islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and
Siladen. Although each of these islands has a special
character, it is the aquatic ecosystem that attracts most
naturalists.
The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are
extremely deep (1566 m in Manado Bay), clear (up to
35-40 m visibility), refreshing in temperature (27-29 C)
and harbor some of the highest levels of biodiversity in
the world. Pick any of group of interest – corals, fish,
echinoderms or sponges – and the number of families,
genera or species is bound to be astonishingly high. For
example, 7 of the 8 species of giant clams that occur in
the world, occur in Bunaken. The park has around 70
genera of corals; compare this to a mere 10 in Hawaii.
Although the exact number of fish species is unknown, it
may be slightly higher than in the Philippines, where
2,500 species, or nearly 70% of all fish species known to
the Indo-western Pacific, are found.
11. What does the text mainly talk about?
a. A land area c. A marine park
b. A fish habitat d. A species of coral
12. From the text, we know that the writer tries to ...
a. To describe the park
b. To retell about a journey
c. To inform how to dive in the park
d. To entertain the readers about the island
Read the text and answer questions 13 to 15.
Some years ago, Mr. Yap Gian Tee, an Indonesian went
to a jungle in Sumatera to hunt for tiger. He stayed for
three days in the jungle.
The first day, while wandering in the jungle, he came
across a tiger’s paw tracks. They were all over the
ground. Mr. Yap was very excited. He was sure he C. The writer’s uncle brought some drinks and
would catch at least a tiger. Then, he set a trap. He dug flowers.
a hole into the ground and left a chunk of meat near the
D. The writer and her family celebrated their
hole. Soon, he left the scene.
The next day, he went to check the trap, but there grandpa’s birthday.
was nothing inside it. But in the following day, he was
surprised. He found a tiger cub in the trap. It was a 18. Which statement is INCORRECT based on the text?
three- month old tiger and was toothless. “It was as tame
A. The party was held outside the house.
as my cat, why?”. Mr. Yap took it home. He named it
Cleo. B. The writer helped her aunt making a cake'
Two months later, he sent Cleo from Sumatera to
Singapore. Thus, although Cleo was born in the jungle in
Sumatera, now she lives in the Zoological Garden of
C. The writer's grandpa likes the writer's present.
Singapore and becomes one of the most interesting
animals there. D. The writer's grandma told many stories about
grandpa.

Read the text and answer questions 19 to 21.

13. Mr. Yap found the tiger cub in the ...
a. first day of his stay in the jungle
b. third day of his stay in the jungle Sunrise Salad
c. two months later after his stay in the jungle Ingredients:
d. Zoological Garden in Singapore • Some strawberries
14. Mr. Yap was exited because .... • Some grapes
a. he went hunting in Sumatera • A banana
b. he found a tiger’s paw tracks all over the ground • A cup of yoghurt
c. there is nothing inside the trap
d. he made a trap and put some meat in the hole • Some mint leaves
Equipment:
15. , he came across a tiger’s paw tracks. (pr 2) • A knife
The underlined word means ….
a. arrived c. found • A large bowl
b. came d. finished • A small bowl
Steps:
Read the text and answer questions 16 to 18.
1. Wash the fruit and let them dry
on paper towels.
It was my grandpa’s birthday party last 2. Cut the strawberries and grapes
Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went in half on two slices.
shopping at the mall. We bought a nice shirt. 3. Slice the banana into chunks.
Then we wrapped it in blue paper. Blue is my 4. Combine all the fruit in a large
grandpa’s favourite colour. bowl and mix them.
On Saturday morning, my brother and I
5. Take three spoonfuls of mixed
helped my sister making a birthday cake in the
fruit and put them in a small bowl.
kitchen. It was a big and beautiful cake. I
6. Add a bit of yoghurt on top of
wrote “Happy birthday on it. After that, we put
the fruit salad.
some chocolate and a candle on top of it.
On Sunday evening, my uncle and aunt 7. Place a small bundle of mint
came to my house. They brought several leaves on the yoghurt as a garnish.
bottles of soft drink and flowers for grandpa. 8. Sunrise salad is ready to serve.
We sat together in the living room. My dad
said a prayer. Then we sang Happy Birthday’ 19. What is a small bowl for?
and my grandpa blew out the candle. He cut A. to put the combination of all fruit
the cake into small pieces and gave a pieces B. to place three spoonful of mixed fruit
to everybody in that room. He opened the C. to add some mixed fruit
present and he was very happy with the shirt. D. to mix all of the fruit
Finnaly my grandma told us some stories
about my grandpa. 20. What should we do after we cut all the fruit?
16. What does the text tell you about? A. Add a bit of yoghurt in it.
A. Describing grandpa’s family B. Combine them in a large bowl.
B. Telling grandpa’s experience C. Garnish it with min[ leaves.
C. Celebrating grandpa’s birthday party D. Serve it immediately.
D. Making grandpa’s birthday cake
21. “Slice the banana into chunks” (step 3)
17. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? The italic word means ….
A. The writer bought a present for her grandpa. A. small pieces
B. The writer prepared everything for the party. B. large amount
C. thick pieces
 D. thin pieces
Read the text and answer questions 22 to 24.
The following steps tell how to wash the
clothes using a washing machine. First,
separate the colored clothes from the others.
Then, put them in the washing machine, turn
the machine on, set it to the wash selection
and pour the detergent powder in. Next wait
for the tub to fill with water. After the process
of washing has finished, let the clothes drain
through the drain hose. After that, see the
knob of the wash timer again, this time to
rinse for three minutes. Do this twice for a
good rinsing. Finally, put the wet clothes into
the spin compartment, set the knob and wait
until the spin processing shuts off. Now, you
are ready to put the clothes on the line.
22. When is the detergent powder poured into the
washing machine?
A. before we put the dirty clothes in the machine
B. before we begin to turn, the machine on
C. after we set the machine to the wash position
D. before we rinse the clothes for the second time
23. What is the text above about?
A. How to operate the washing machine
B. How to turn the washing machine
C. How to wash the colored clothes
D. How to rinse the dirty clothes
24. From the text above, we know that . . ..
A. It is bad to wash colored clothes using washing
machine.
B. It is useful to use detergent powder to rinse the
clothes.
C. It need much electricity to wash using washing
machine.
D. It is not enough to rinse the clothes only one.
Read the text and answer questions 25 to 27
Whispered means closely ...
a. spoke in a very soft voice
b. told in a fast speed
c. said something aloud
d. asked someone to explain
27. . From the story, we know that ...
a. A mother never loves her children
b. A mother loves only her beautiful children
c. A mother always loves her children no matter her
children are beautiful or ugly
d. A mother sometimes loves her children
Read the text and answer questions 28 to 30
A hundred years ago there lived a king. He had
some beautiful daughters, but the youngest daughter
was the most beautiful. Close by the king castle, there
was a great dark forest. And under an old lime-tree in
the forest, there was a well. When the day was warm,
the king’s youngest daughter usually went to the forest
and brought her golden ball and played with it.
One day, the princess played with her golden ball.
Suddenly, she cried aloud.
“Oh, Your Honor, why?” asked the guard.
“My ball rolled there,” answered the princess. She
pointed the well.
“How can we get it? It’s deep,” the guard shocked.
There is a frog near them and knew their problem.
He was willing to help her.
“Dear, Can I help you?” the frog offered.
“Sure, thank you, my friend,” The guard answered
happily.
“But I want something from you,” said the frog.
“All right, friend. Name it,” The guard insisted.
“I want the princess to take me to the palace and let me
stay with her,” the frog explained.
“Okay. Hurry up, get it for me, please,” the princess
answered impatiently.
Soon, the frog jumped into the well and took the
golden ball out.
Since then the frog stayed in the palace and they
became good friends.
28. . Where did the ball roll?
a. into the well c. into the forest
b. into the castle d. under the lime-tree
29. “Okay. Hurry up, get it for me, please,” the princess
answered impatiently.
What does the underlined word refers to?
a. The frog c. Something
b. The well d. The golden ball

Once upon a time, Juno, the queen of gods, announced, 30. . From the story above we can conclude that the frog
“I will give a precious prize to the animal that has the is a … animal.
prettiest baby”. a. bad c. good
So the animals gathered at one place. They had their b. happy d. polite
babies with them. Juno inspected to all the animals one
by one. When he saw a flat-nose baby of a monkey, Read the text and answer questions 31 and 32.
Dido, he remarked, “What an ugly baby. This baby can
not get a prize”. Skin Cream
The monkey’s mother was deeply hurt by Juno’s
comment. She held her baby close to her heart and Indication : For minor burns,
whispered into the baby’s ear,” Don’t bother, my dear. insect bites, and
Here is mommy. I love you much. You are the most minor cuts. Helps
precious to me. I don’t want any other prize. May God prevent infection.
grant you happiness and a long life”.
Indeed, a mother’s love has no equal. Direction : Apply a thin layer
on the affected
area three times a
25. Why did Dido never get any prize? Because … day. Do not use it
a. He was still a baby b. Juno didn’t like her
if more than two
c. He was not pretty d. His mother loved him
weeks.
26. ‘ ... and whispered into the baby’s ear, ...’
 Caution : Do not use on butterflies make the change in one week. Some
deep wounds. For butterflies take years to change.
external use only. When the change is complete, the adult
Keep out of butterfly splits the chrysalis. The insect unfolds its
children’s reach. wings and pumps blood and air into them. It
Consult a doctor if spreads out the wings until they dry and harden.
irritation occurs. The beautiful butterfly then flies off to slurp nectar
Net weight : 5 gram from flowers. Most butterflies live only one or two
Expiration : January 2010 weeks.

31. It is not suggested to use this product for …. 35. What does a butterfly change from?
A. less than two hours A. an egg
B. more than three hours B. a chrysalis
C. less than two weeks C. a caterpillar
D. more than two weeks D. a tube-shape body

32. "Consult a doctor if irritation occurs,” 36. What do butterflies eat?

The bold word has the same meaning with.... A. flowers
A. illness B. leaves
B. pain C. nectar
C. injury D. bud
D. Hurt
37. What does the text tell us about?
Read the text and answer questions 33 and 34 A. The life of butterflies
A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that B. The story of butterflies
submerges land. C. The change of butterflies
A flood occurs when an area of land, usually a low-
D. The hatch of eggs to butterflies
lying, is covered with water. It happens when soil and
vegetation can not absorb water. Then the water runs off
the land in quantities that can not be carried in stream Read the text and answer questions 38 to 40
channels or kept in natural ponds or man-made
reservation.
Last week, my parents, sister, brother, and I
Periodic floods occur naturally on many rivers,
forming an area known as the flood plain. These river went to the zoo. We went there for recreation. We left
floods usually result from heavy rain, sometimes at 06.00 a.m. and arrived there at 8.00 a.m. The zoo is
combined with melting snow, which causes the rivers to about a hundred kilometres from my house.
overflow their banks. A flood that that rises and falls
There were a lot of people watching a giant
rapidly with little or no advance warning is called flash
flood. Flash floods usually result from intense rainfall snake. The snake was there for about a week. It was 9
over a relatively small area. metres long. I thought it was the biggest snake I had
ever seen. After going around and watching various
33. . What is flash flood?
animals, we went home.
a. The water that runs off the land
b. The water that can not be absorbed by the soil
and the vegetation 38. The writer went to the zoo with her . . . .
c. A flood that occurs because of the melting snow A. parents
d. A flood that rises and falls rapidly with little or no
B. sister
advance warning.
C. brother
34. . It happens when soil and vegetation can not absorb D. family
water. (Paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word ‘it’ in this sentence
39. What is special in the zoo?
refer to?
a. Flood c. Water A. weird animals
b. Land d. An area of land B. a giant snake
C. various animals
Read the text and answer questions 35 to 37
D. animal’s attraction

Butterflies starts out as eggs. Butterflies

40. "After going around watching various animals, we
lay their eggs on leaves. The egg hatches into a
went home". (Paragraph 2). The underlined word
caterpillar with a tube-shaped body. The caterpillar
means....
eats leaves, buds, or flowers of plants. Caterpillars
A. different
eat a lot and grow fast. Some caterpillars harm
B. similar
plants.
C. wild
When a caterpillar is full size, it goes
D. mean
Caterpillars attach themselves to something solid
before becoming a chrysalis. The caterpillar inside
the chrysalis changes into a butterfly. Some

Read the text and answer questions 41 to 42.
It was my grandpa's birthday party last
Sunday. On Friday, my sister and I went shopping at
the mall. We bought a nice shirt. Then we wrapped it
in blue paper. Blue is my grandpa’s favourite colour.
On Saturday morning, my brother and I helped
my sister making a birthday cake in the kitchen. It was
a big and beautiful cake. I wrote "Happy birthday on it.
After that, we put some chocolate and a candle on top
of it.
On Sunday evening, my uncle and aunt came
to my house. They brought several bottles of soft drink
and flowers for grandpa. We sat together in the living
room. My dad said a prayer. Then we sang Happy
Birthday' and my grandpa blew out the candle. He cut
the cake into small pieces and gave a pieces to
everybody in that room. He opened the present and he
was very happy with the shirt. Finnaly my grandma
told us some stories about my grandpa.
41. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. The writer bought a present for her grandpa.
B. The writer prepared everything for the party.
C. The writer’s uncle brought some drinks and
flowers.
D. The writer and her family celebrated their
grandpa’s birthday.
42. Which statement is INCORRECT based on the text?
A. The party was held outside the house.
B. The writer helped her aunt making a cake'
C. The writer's grandpa likes the writer's present.
D. The writer's grandma told many stories about
grandpa.
Read the text and answer questions 44 and 45
The Ant and the Dove
An ant went to the river to get a drink. The
water rushed along so fast that he was washed off
the bank into the river.
"I shall drown!" he cried. "Help! help! help!"
but his voice was so tiny that it could not be heard.
A dove was sitting on a tree that overhung the water.
She saw the ant struggling, and quickly nipped off a
leaf and let it fall into the water. The ant climbed
upon it and floated down the river until the leaf was
washed upon the bank of the stream.
The ant called out in its tiny voice. Thank
you, kind dove, you have saved my life," but of
course the dove could not hear him.
Several days after this, the dove was again
sitting on a tree. A hunter crept carefully up to the
tree. His gun was pointed at the dove and he was
about to shoot, when he was bitten in the leg by an
ant.
He cried out with pain and dropped his gun.
This frightened dove and she flew away.
"Thank you, kind ant," cooed the dove, and the ant
heard and was glad.
43. What can we learn from the story above?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. The higher you are the more you need others.
C. The good man will not need other people’s help.
D. The weaker the creature is the braver he will be.
44 From the story above we know that . . . .
A. the dove was killed by the hunter
B. the ant saved his own life from the danger
C. the ant and the dove helped each other
D. the hunter wanted to kill both creatures
Read the text to answer questions 45 to 46.
The following steps tell how to wash the
clothes using a washing machine. First,
separate the colored clothes from the others.
Then, put them in the washing machine, turn
the machine on, set it to the wash selection
and pour the detergent powder in. Next wait
for the tub to fill with water. After the process
of washing has finished, let the clothes drain
through the drain hose. After that, see the
knob of the wash timer again, this time to
rinse for three minutes. Do this twice for a
good rinsing. Finally, put the wet clothes into
the spin compartment, set the knob and wait
until the spin processing shuts off. Now, you
are ready to put the clothes on the line.
45. When is the detergent powder poured into the
washing machine?
A. before we put the dirty clothes in the machine
B. before we begin to turn, the machine on
C. after we set the machine to the wash position
D. before we rinse the clothes for the second time
46. What is the text above about?
A. How to operate the washing machine
B. How to turn the washing machine
 C. How to wash the colored clothes
D. How to rinse the dirty clothes

For the number 44 to 46, choose the suitable words

to fill in the blank.

Scientist . . . (47) that increase in these

gases in the atmosphere will make the Earth
a warmer place. They expect a global rise in
average temperature of 1.4 to 5.8 celcius
degrees (2.5 to 10.4 Fahrenheit degrees in
the next century. Average . . . (48) has in fact
been rising. The 1990s were the warmest
decade on record, and 2005 was the
warmest year on record. Some scientist are
reluctant to say that global warming has
actually begun because climate fully varies
from year to year and decade to decade, and
it takes many years of records to be sure of a
fundamental change. There is little
disagreement, though, that global warming is
on its way.

47. A. hope
B. think
C. expect
D. predict

48. A. climate
B. weather
C. temperature
D. atmosphere

For questions 47 to 48, arrange the following

words into a good sentence.

49. our - of – country - keep - the - cleanliness

1 2 3 4 5 6
The acceptable arrangement of the jumbled
word above is....
A. 4-2-1-3-5-6
B. 4-5-6-2-l-3
C. 4-.6-2-7-4-3
D. 4-5-3-2-l-6

50. The right narrative is ......

1. Joko Tarub went out for hunting

2. “Where is my clothes ... Oh ... I can’t find them”, One
of the goddess began to cry.
3. In the middle of forest, he met a lake with 7
beautiful goddess in it. They were bathing.
4. He entered a very deep forest, far away.
5. He peeped, got closer to them and took one of their
clothes.
6. Joko returned the clothes back, but with one
condition; she had to marry him. The goddess
agreed. Since then, they lived happily ever after.

a. 1 3 4 2 5 6 c. 1 4 3 5 2 6
b. 1 3 5 2 4 6 d. 1 4 5 3 2 6