UJIAN TENGAH SEMESTER 1 TAHUN AKADEMIK 2009/2010MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH (MTs) NURUL HUDA

Nama Siswa : Hari/Tanggal : Mata pelajaran : Bhs. Inggris Waktu : Kelas : IX Jumlah soal : 40 butir soal pilihan ganda

PETUNJUK UMUM:1. Jawaban dikerjakan pada lembar soal2. Sebelum mengerjakan soal-soal, tulislah terlebih dahulu pada lembar jawaban: nomor peserta ujian, nama lengkap, dan asal

sekolah SMP/MTs!3. Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat/benar dan berilah tanda kolom pilihan jawaban yang disediakan!4. Berilah tanda pada satu pilihan jawaban saja untuk satu soal! Bila tanda X lebih dari satu untuk satu soal, maka jawaban

dianggap salah.5. Jika terjadi kesalahan memilih jawaban, maka coretlah tanda dengan dua garis lurus mendatar pada jawaban yang dianggap

salah (contoh : X ), kemudian berilah tanda pada jawaban yang dianggap benar.6. Tidak diizinkan menggunakan kalkulator, HP, tabel matematika, atau alat bantu hitung lainnya.7. Berdo’alah sebelum mengerjakan8. Periksalah pekerjaanmu sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas ujian!

1. Mr. Eka : Nada, who is he?Nada : Oh, this is my friend in

English Club. Dea …Dea : Nice to meet you, Mr. Eka.Mr. Eka : Nice to meet you, too, Dea.The correct statement to fill the blank is …a. Please meet Mr. Eka.b. Go from my house.c. Mr. Eka is asking about you.d. Say your name.

2. Ardi : Can I help you?Mr. Ichya : Yes … some handkerchiefs,

please?Ardi : Yes, of course. Here you are.a. May I borrowb. Could I show youc. Would you mind helping med. Could you show me.

3. Annisa : I will have a party for my birthday. Why don’t you come?

Desy : How nice of you. Thanks a lot.The underlined expression is showing …a. an order c. a commandb. a refusal d. an invitation

4. Wahyu : What do you want to drink?Wandih : Just a glass of water. Thanks.The underlined utterance expresses …a. asking for informationb. offering something c. inviting peopled. asking someone to do something

5. Aulia : Where are the English book, Ms. Gendis?

Ms.Gendis: They are on the shelves near the window.

Aulia : …. , Mom.a. I think so c. Oh, there!b. Thank you d. I see

6. Mr. Malik : Oh, thank you for the presents, students! It’s very kind of you.

Students : You are welcome, Mr. Malik!The underlined sentence expresses …a. apologizing c. showing sympathy b. gratitude d. greetings

7. Mr. Ichya : …?Ms. Gendis: Yes, thank you.

Can you lift this suitcase?

a. Who can help meb. Can you help me c. Would you like any helpd. Why do you need any help

8. Novi : Do you bring my dictionary with you?

Ika : I’m sorry. I forgot.Novi : Well, but don’t forget to bring

it tomorrow. I need it for the period class.

Ika : I won’t.From the dialog, Ika is asking for … to Rina.a. help c. informationb. approval d. an apology

9. Ayim : The bus fare will increase in next month.

Antoni : Oh, I don’t think it’s good. It will need more money to spend.

The underlined utterance is about …a. agreeing c. disagreeing b. apologizing d. requesting

One day, the wolf was shaking his thirst at a stream when he chanced to see a lamb, also drinking, at some distance down the stream.

Outraged, he growled.“You are muddying my drinking water, now I

shall eat you.”The lamb protested, “But, sir, how can I be

muddying your drinking water? I am farther down stream than you are. The water is flowing from your part of the stream to where I am.”

“Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water, and I shall eat you.” After saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and devoured him.

10. What can of text the story above is?a. narrative c. reportb. recount d. descriptive

11. Where was the wolf shaking?a. at the forest c. at the mountain b.

at a stream d. at the downstream

12. Why did the lamb protest? Because…a. the wolf wanted to eat himb. the lamb was at downstreamc. the wolf was drinking near the lamb d. the lamb muddying the water

13. Which paragraph is the introduction?a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

14. What is the communicative purpose of the text?a. to amuse or entertain the readerb. to give information about the wolf c. to describe somethingd. to retell the story in the past

15. What is the generic structure of the text?a. introduction – resolution – conclusionb. introduction – complication – conclusionc. introduction – complication – resolutiond. orientation – steps – ending

You need:1. A digital camera2. An object (classmate/friend)

Follow the steps below to take a picture:1. Hold up the camera and center the object

in the LCD.2. Move closer or the zoom control for the

result you want.3. When you are ready to take the picture,

hold the shutter half way. It is very important, so the camera sets the focus, shutter speed, and various other calculations. This may take a few second.

4. A light should appear that lets you know the camera is set to go.

5. Press shutter all the way down.

It may necessary to turn off the LCD and use the view finder when there is extreme sunlight or to conserve battery life. The glare from the LCD does not work well with bright light.

16. What kind of text information above is?a. recount c. descriptive b. narrative d. procedure

17. How many steps we should do before we press the shutter of a digital camera all the way down?a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

18. “When you are ready to take the picture.”The underlined word could be best replaced with the word …a. paintings c. posterb. photograph d. drawings

19. What we should do before taking a picture?a. press the shutter and hold it half wayb. press the shutter all the way down directlyc. do not press the shutter at alld. turn off the LCD to conserve battery life

20. What is the generic structure of the text above?a. introduction – events – endingb. goal – steps – endingc. goal – material – stepsd. orientation – material – conclusion

My uncle Martin is my mother’s elder brother. He is my favorite among my mother’s brother. He is a very interesting man. He lives quite near us with my aunt Angela and my cousins Anne and Bob. I often go to his house.

He is about 45 with grey hair. He is still quite good looking. He is tall and well built. He has blue eyes and strong face. He wears glasses. He is short sighted. He takes them off when he doesn’t work.

Uncle Martin is a textile engineer. He works for a big firm in the city. He travels widely in his job. He is an expert in solving problems with machines. At present, he is in the United States. He is visiting the firm’s customer’s there.

He is very fond of the sea. He has a boat at the seaside. He goes there every weekend in summer to sail it. I sometimes stay with my cousins at their house on the coast. When Uncle Martin is at home, he usually takes us out in the boat.

21. What kind of text the passage above?a. recount text c. procedure textb. descriptive text d. narrative text

22. The text above is about …a. Angela c. Uncle Martinb. Anne and Bob d. Martin’s boat

23. Who is Martin?a. Anne’s father c. Angela’s husbandb. Bob’s brother d. writer’s uncle

24. What is the generic structure of the text?a. identification – descriptionb. general classification – descriptionc. orientation – complication - resolution d. orientation – sequence of events

25. “He travels widely in his job.” (paragraph 3)His in the sentence refers to …a. the writer c. a customer b. Uncle Martin d. Aunt Angela

Nowadays many jungles in the world are threatened to extinction. Elephant in Africa, tigers in India, seals in the North and South poles, pandas in China, one horned rhinoceros in Indonesia.

Human being has damaged the wild life. People hunt animals in order to get the advantages. They don’t pay attention to the importance of the conservations. They don’t understand that the life of the forest has a relative with the life of human being. They cut the trees to get a farming field. However, it threatens the environment.

Each government in the world gives attention seriously to nature. Singariti national Park in Kilimanjaro valley, Kenya, is known as wild conservation. We find a lot wild animals in it. National park in Ujung Kulon, West Java is also known as wild conservation. These conservations are useful to keep animals from the extinction due to human. We must be ware that the existence of relation between the human life and the environment is very important.

26. From the story, we know that …a. The animals must be protected.b. We must destroy the conservation.c. The conservation is not important for us.d. There is no conservation in Indonesia.

27. Where is Singariti National Park situated? a. Africa c. Australia

b. America d. Asia

28. We may not destroy the jungles, kill the animals, cut the trees carelessly because they important …a. for our life c. as a dangerous areab. as a wild life d. for hunting animals

29. One of the following words that is similar to jungles (paragraph 1) is …

a. plants c. forestsb. trees d. wild life

30. The appropriate title for the text above is …a. Conservationb. Singariti National Parkc. Wild Life d. The City

31. 1. An interesting program makes us keep watching it.

2. They are music, film, sports, news, and many more.

3. We can choose as we wish.4. There are a lot of TV programs we can

enjoy.The best arrangement of the above sentence is …a. 4-3-2-1 c. 1-2-4-3b. 4-2-3-1 d. 1-2-3-4

32. The best arrangement of these words to make a good sentence is …You – not – in – thank – for – area – smoking – thisa. For not smoking in this area thank you.b. Thank you for not smoking in this areac. Not smoking in this area for thank you.d. In this area thank you not smoking for.

33. The best arrangement is …1. Then, pour some oil into the frying pan and

heat it2. First, break the eggs3. Now, the omelet is ready to be served 4. After that, season it with some salt and

pepper5. Finally, cook the omeleta. 4-3-2-5-1 c. 2-3-4-1-5b. 2-4-1-5-3 d. 2-4-1-3-5

Dear Betty,I’m writing to you concerning of my last day in

Yogya. I just got back from Borobudur, the wonderful temple I’ve ever seen. The weather is fine. We are now staying in a hotel. It’s not far from Malioboro. We are treated well here. It has many excellent staffs who serve the customers. We plan to go around Malioboro after the children take a short nap. We want to enjoy having ‘lesehan’ there. It is a kind of a restaurant but we sit on the ground.

Many kinds of local handicraft are sold along Malioboro street. Both domestic and foreign tourists are interested I them. I want o buy some as souvenirs.

Don’t worry! I’ll also buy you the most interesting one.

Yours,Dara

34. The text gives us information about …a. The wonderful Borobudur temple.b. The souvenirs to be bought. c. Dara’s last day in Yogya.d. A comfortable hotel near Malioboro.

35. Who is the letter from?a. customers c. Bettyb. the hotel staffs d. Dara

36. How do the staffs serve the customers of the hotel?a. proudly c. surely b.

badly d. nicely

37. Where does the writer stay in Yogya?a. in Malioboro c. in a hotelb. at Borobudur d. at ‘lesehan’

38. When does the writer write the letter?a. after going to Yogyab. after lunch at ‘lesehan’c. after getting back from Borobudurd. after getting back from Malioboro

COUNTRY 1975 2000Indonesia 200 million 280 million

China 800 million 1,4 billionIndia 700 million 1,1 billion

39. How much is the population of China in 1975?a. 200 million c. 700 millionb. 280 million d. 800 million

40. China has increased … people with in a time spend of about 25 years.a. 80 million c. 600 millionb. 400 million d. 800 million

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