PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN GARUTDINAS PENDIDIKAN

SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA

ULANGAN AKHIR SEMESTER TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012/2013

LEMBARAN SOAL

Mata pelajaran : Bahasa inggris Hari/tanggal : Desember 2012

Kelas : IX (Sembilan) Waktu : menit

1. Isikan identitas Anda ke dalam Lembar Jawaban Komputer (LJK) yang tersedia dengan menggunakan pensil 2B sesuai petunjuk di LJK.

2. Hitamkan bulatan di depan nama mata ujian pada LJK.3. Tersedia waktu 90 menit untuk mengerjakan soal tersebut.4. Jumlah soal sebanyak 40 butirPilihanGanda pada setiap butir soal terdapat 4 (empat) pilihan

jawaban, dan 5 soalUraian.5. Periksa dan bacalah soal-soal sebelum Anda menjawabnya.6. Laporkan kepada pengawas ulangan apabila terdapat lembar soal yang kurang jelas.7. Tidak diijinkan menggunakan kalkulator, HP, tabel matematika atau alat bantu hitung

lainnya.8. Periksalah pekerjaan Anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas ulangan.9. Lembar soal tidak boleh dicoret-coret.

GOOD LUCK

I. Pilihan Ganda: Pilih satu jawaban yang paling tepat.

The following text is for question number 1

1. The text above means that…………….

a. you cannot drink the water.b. it is good to drink the water.c. everyone can drink the water. d. it’s no problem to drink the water

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For number 2 to 4, read the text carefully, and then choose the best answer.

Make Your Own AccessoriesCome to Activity Roomat 4 this afternoon!You will learn to makea simple brooch, a hairpin,and more....

2. When will the learning be held?a. In the Activity Roomb. In the afternoonc. Making Own Accessoriesd. Learning to make a simple brooch.

3. What is the purpose of the text?a. To learn in the activity roomb. To tell how to make a broochc. To inform about a meetingd. To announce an activity.

4. “You will learn to make a simple brooch, a hairpin, and more....”What is the synonym of the underlined word?a. Difficultb. Hardc. Easyd. Past

Read the following text and answer questions no 5-6

5. How long does the restaurant open for family meals?

a. Three hoursb. Seven hoursc. Ten hours.d. Eleven hours.

6. From the text above, we know that the restaurant is located ……………

a. near a beachb. next a hotelc. close to a stationd. on the mountain

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The following text is for question number 7- 8

7. The warning above means that………….

a. the security use cameras in the place.b. there is an operation camera in the place.c. you can use a security camera in the place.d. the place is equipped with security cameras.

8. We may see this warning in the following places, except…………….

a. in a bankb. in a swimming poolc. in a supermarketd. in a hotel

The following text is for question number 9- 11

9. Who made the announcement above?a. Adam Smith didb. Bill Williams didc. The Sales Staff didd. The Sales Manager did.

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROMOTION

To:         Sales Staff From:        Adam SmithDate:        July 5, 2010 Subject:    Bill Williams to be Sales Manager

It is my pleasure to announce that Bill Williams will be our new Sales Manager. Bill has been with us for five years. He brings with him over thirteen years of experience in the computer industry and has been with several top software firms, such as Eclipse Enterprises, Spark Software and Cloud Development.

Congratulations,

Smith

10. What is Bill’s new position?a. A staff managerb. A sales staffc. A top managerd. A sales manager

11. Bill Williams has been in the company since……………?a. 2010 . b. 2005c. Five yearsd. Thirteen years

Read the following text and answer questions 12 to 14

12. What is advertised in the advertisement?

a. A computer softwareb. An English Personal Tutorc. An Online English Course.d. English4Today Desktop

13. “You do this at your own pace and in your own time.”

The underlined word in the sentence above refers to….

a. online with a tutorb. self-studyc. lessond. website

14. “Full CAELT English Language Assessment at the start of the course.” The underlined word in the sentence above means...

a. beginningb. endingc. finishingd. closing

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ONLINE ENGLISH COURSESWITH A PERSONAL TUTOR

Each lesson is 45 minutes online with your tutor (using Skype audio and video) You have between 2 - 4 hours self-study per lesson using the English4Today course

website. You do this at your own pace and in your own time. Your tutor will mark and upload your assignments You will get regular progress assessments You will cover: reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, listening and speaking All courses (except the single Trial Lesson option) include a copy of the English4Today

Desktop software (usually sold for $36.00) and one year's Premium Membership of English4Today (usually sold for $48.00)

Full CAELT English Language Assessment at the start of the course

Read the following text and answer questions 15 to 18

A mangrove is a tropical marine tree. Mangroves have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots which enable them to thrive in brackish water. Brackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water. Mangrove trees are commonly planted and found in coastal areas. Mangroves can serve as walls of protection for natural disaster in coastal area like tsunami. According to BBC News, healthy mangrove forests had helped save lives in the Asia disaster tsunami and people tended to respect these natural barriers even more, especially after the tsunami.

There are several species of mangrove tree found all over the world. Some prefer more salinity, while others like to be very-close to a large fresh water source such as river. Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. Some species have their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Other species grow on dry land but are still part of the ecosystem.

The Times of India reported that rare species of mangrove had been found and was also known as the looking-glass tree, probably because the leaves are silver-coated. Mangroves need to keep their trunk and leave above the surface of the water. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves.

Any part of root that appears above the water flows oxygen to the plant under water surface. as the soil begin to build up, these roots procedure additional roots that become embedded in the soil.

(source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

15. What is the suitable for the text above?

a. The Tsunamib. The BBC Newsc. Marine Treesd. Mangroves

16. Why can mangroves thrive in brackish water? Because………………

a. they are commonly planted and found in coastal areas.

b. they had helped save lives in the Asia disaster tsunami.

c. they have special aerial roots and salt-filtering tap roots.d. they like to be very-close to a large fresh water source such as river.

17. Which paragraph tells us about the species of mangroves?

a. Paragraph one

b. Paragraph two

c. Paragraph three

d. Paragraph four

18. “Some prefer areas that are sheltered from waves.” (paragraph 2)

The synonym of the underlined word is ….

a. closed

b. opened

c. attacked

d. protected

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Read the following text and answer questions 19 to 21

Making patty cakeIngredients : 3 tablespoon butter, ¼ cup castor sugar, 1 egg, ¼ teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup self- raising flour, salt, ¼ cup milk.Steps :

Beat butter and sugar to cream Add beaten egg and vanilla. Beat well. Sift flour and salt together Fold in dry ingredients alternately with milk and mix well. Drop heaped teaspoonful of mixture into well-greased patty tins or papers. Bake in a moderately hot oven for 10 to 15 minute. Cool in a wire rack. Ice with butter icing

19. The purpose of the text above is to inform how …………………….

a. to describe patty cake.

b. to make patty cake.

c. to make a cup of milk.

d. to inform the steps.

20. Here are the generic structure of the text above, except…..

a. goal

b. materials

c. description .

d. steps

21. Based on the text, we should bake the cake in ……temperature.

a. medium

b. high

c. low

d. very high

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Read the following text and answer questions 22 to 26

It is not hard to prove that Allah exists. Take a look to the planes, cars, TVs, etc, it would be irrational if we say that all exist by themselves. There must be people who make them! If the simple thing such as the match has its makers, then the universe that much more complex than that must have its creator.

The Earth has circumference 40,000 km length. The circumference of the Sun is 4.3 million km. The Sun and its 8 planets along with 100 billion stars are in the Milky Way galaxy whose length is 100,000 light years away. Milky Way is only a galaxy among thousands galaxies that form a Cluster.

This cluster with thousands clusters form one Super Cluster. And thousands of Super Clusters form the Universe whose length is 30 billion light years away! Remember, the number 30 billion light years away only current estimation since the strongest telescope today only could reach 15 billion light years away.

Imagine if the distance between Earth and the Sun is 150 million km and passed by the light in just 8 minute, then the whole Universe passed by the light in 30 billion years. That is equal to 285 billion trillion km away. If a man could run 40 km/hour without stopping, he would pass the distance in 810,000 trillion years!

That is the greatness of Allah’s creation! If we believe in the magnificence of Allah’s creation, then we should believe in the magnificence of Allah. In the Quran Allah explains that He is the creator of Heaven, Star, Sun, Moon, and others. To those arrogant people who deny the existence of God, Allah questions them about His creatures. Who is the creator of sperm and plant? People or God the All Wise Creator?

In a verse, Allah challenges others to create a fly if they could do it. Men may be could make robots from things that created by Allah. Yet, none could make a fly from nothing nor thing that could reproduce except Allah.

22. What is the suitable title for the text above?

a. The Proof that Allah exists.b. The Milky Way.c. The Super Cluster’d. The Earth and the Sun.

23. How far could the strongest telescope today reach the distance?

a. 40 thousands km.

b. 100 thousand light years away.

c. 15 billion light years away.

d. 30 billion years

24. From paragraph two we know that thousands of galaxies make a…………….

a. Planetb. Superclusterc. Milky Wayd. Cluster

25. “Allah questions them about His creatures.” (paragraph five)

The underlined word refers to....

a. arrogant peopleb. His creaturesc. stars, and the sun d. Allah’s questions

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26. What is the main idea of paragraph six?

a. The magnificence of Al Qur’an

b. The greatness of Allah’s creation.

c. The Creator of Heaven.

d. Stars, the sun and the moon.

Read the following text and answer questions 27 – 29

VANILLA DROPS COOKIES(Makes 4 dozen)

Ingredients:1 ½ cups all purpose flour, 2 eggs, ¼ teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup sugar, ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:1. Combine flour and baking powder, set aside.2. Beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until light-coloured.3. Stir in the flour and baking powder mixture.4. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto a greased and floured baking sheet. Set aside in a room temperature for 6 hours.5. Bake at 350°F for 6 minutes.6. Remove from baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.

27. How much flour do we need?

a. ¼ cupb. 1 cupc. 1 ½ cupsd. 2 cups

28. Why do you remove the cookies from baking sheet?

a. To combine the flour.b. To stir it wellc. To bake it in a rack.d. To make it cool.

29. “Remove from baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.” The underlined word

means………….

a. Add

b. Delete

c. Put into

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d. Take out

Read the following text and answer questions 30 to 33

The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest rhino species. It is also the most distinctive rhinoceros. It has been hunted a lot that it almost extinct. There are less than 300 Sumatran rhinoceroses surviving in Malaysia and Indonesia. Between 1985 and 1995, the number of Sumatran rhinos declined by 50 percent because of hunting and habitat destruction.

The Sumatran rhinoceros has unique gray or reddish-brown coat. Sumatran rhinos stand up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). They have folded skin, like the other Asian rhinos, except that it is covered with coarse, bristly hair. The Sumatran is the only rhino in Asia with two horns. The front horn is usually the longest, reaching a length of 90 cm (36 in), and the rear one is sometimes so small that the animal looks as if it is single-horned.

They live mainly in forest-covered hills near water and are known to be good at climbing slopes and swimming. They move mainly at night, and spend most of the day wallowing in mud-holes and pools. Sumatran rhinoceroses usually feed on leaves, twigs, and fruit.

Female rhinos reach sexual maturity at about the age of five or six. The males mature between the ages of seven and eight. However, they do not father calves until they have claimed a territory, which may take them three or four years. Rhinos always have a single calf, born after a gestation period of 15 to 18 months. The calf may feed on its mother’s milk for up to two years, and it usually remains with its mother until she is about to give birth once more. The calf is only raised by its mother.

Adapted from: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved

30. What is the cause between 1985 and 1995, the number of Sumatran rhinos declined?

a. Because that is almost extinct. b. Because they have folded skinc. Because of hunting and habitat destruction.d. Because of sickness and water pollution.

31. Which paragraph tells us about the description of the rhino’s body?

a. Paragraph oneb. Paragraph twoc. Paragraph threed. Paragraph four

32. “The calf is only raised by its mother.. “(paragraph 4)The underlined word means ….a. the baby of rhinosb. the female rhinoc. the male rhinod. the pregnant rhino

33. The underlined “it” in paragraph two refers to………….

a. the hornb. the animalc. the hair

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d. the length

For questions 34 to 37, choose the suitable words to complete the paragraph below.

Some trees can survive a long time without water. Think of trees that 34)………… in the desert. But

other trees may need more moisture than they can get 35)………. rainfall or from the air -- from, say,

coastal or mountain fog. The soil stores moisture during cooler weather. But most of that moisture is

gone by the middle or end of the hottest months of the year. Trees and other plants can 36)…….thirsty.

Leaves can turn yellow. Yellowing can be a sign of too much water. But it can also 37)………..a warning

sign of too little water.

34. a. grow b. stay c. work d. go

35. a. into b. for c. to d. from

36. a. feel b. see c. look d. make

37. a. be b. is c. are d. was

For question 38 and 39, choose the best arrangement of the jumbled words to make good

sentences.

38. sorry - what - said - you - I - catch - cannot

The best arrangement of the jumbled words is ….

a. Sorry I cannot catch what you said.

b. I sorry cannot catch what you said.

c. What I said you sorry cannot catch.

d. You said sorry cannot catch I what,

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39. is- animal-the-cheetah-fastest-a-on land.

The best arrangement to make a sentence is ….

a. Animal the cheetah is fastest on a land.

b. A cheetah is the fastest animal on land.

c. A cheetah is animal the fastest on land.

d. On land is the fastest animal a cheetah.

40. 1. Then, spread the gravels over base of the tank. 2. Now, add a jug full of pond water. 3. First of all, put the gravel in a net and pour a jug full of water on it. 4. Next, add some water plants at aquarium centre. 5. Finally, add a few water animals you have collected from local ponds. 6. After that, fill in the tank about half way and pour the water gently from a jug.

Choose the best arrangement of the sentences above:

a. 2 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 5 - 6

b. 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 1

c. 4 - 6 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 5

d. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 5

II. ESSAY: Jawablah sesuai dengan instruksi masing-masing soal.

41. Complete the table with Comparative and Superlative Forms.

Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree

short

difficult

heavy

good

careless

42. Arrange these jumbled word to make Exclamatory Sentence.

a. night – a – it – what – lonely – was - !

b. clever – what – boy – is - he – a - !

c. what – dry – weather – it – is - !

d. a – mess – is – what – room – it - !

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e. is – sour – what – orange – it - a - !

43. Buatlah Sebuah “Warning” yang melarang membawa makanan dan minuman ke dalam kelas.

44. Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.

Past SimpleShe walked to school.(-) ………………………………(?) ………………………………

Past PerfectShe had worked to school.(-) ……………………………….(?) ………………………………

Past ContinuousShe was walking to school.(-) ………………………………..(?) ………………………………..

Past Perfect ContinuousShe had been walking to school.(-) ……………………………………(?) ……………………………………

45. Sebutkan bagian-bagian dari surat pribadi (personal letter) di bawah ini:

701-235 Sherbrooke St.Montreal, QC H3C 1L4

August 12, 2008 a.………

Dear Friends, b. ………

As a number of you already know I have recently accepted a position with another company and will be leaving at the end of this week. Please consider this to be my sincere goodbye to each and every one of you.

I want you all to know that I am truly leaving here with mixed feelings; happy about my new career opportunity but sad to be leaving such a great company where I have so many wonderful friends and colleagues. The last three years as a member of the SysTek team was the best period of my career so far. I learned a great deal and worked with many people with whom I am sure I will remain friends for a long time. I can only wish that my new job will give me such rewarding experiences and supportive friends.

Thank you so much for making my time at SysTek a truly enjoyable one. I invite any of you who would like to keep in touch, to speak to me before I leave on Friday and I will be happy to give you my new phone and e-mail co-ordinates.

c. …………

My very best wishes for all of you.

Yours sincerely, d. ………..

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Jason Hurley

__________

e. ………

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