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UN PREPARATION

2007-2008

ENGLISH

FOR SMP STUDENTS


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Reading


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It is important to find main

ideas when reading. Mainideas help readers

remember importantinformation.

Main Idea


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What is main idea?

The main idea of a passage or

reading is the central thought ormessage.

The main idea of a paragraph tells

the topic of the paragraph. The topic

tells what all or most of thesentences are about.


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Jusuf loves to play games. His favorite

game is chess because it requires agreat deal of thought. Jusuf also likesto play less demanding board gamesthat are based mostly on luck. He

prefers monopoly because it requiresluck and skill. If hes alone, Jusuf likesto play action video games as long asthey arent too violent.


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What is the main idea of thisparagraph?

a. Jusuf likes to think.

b. Jusuf dislikes violence.c. Jusuf enjoys Monopoly.

d. Jusuf enjoys playing games.


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Mariam is watching too muchtelevision. A toddler shouldnt bespending hours staring blankly at ascreen. Worse yet, some of her wild

behavior have been inspired by thoseawful cartoons she watches. We needto spend more time reading bookswith her and pull the plug on the TV!


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What is the main idea of this

paragraph?

a. Books are good.b. All cartoons are bad.

c. Some cartoons are bad for

Mariam.d. Watching a lot of television

isnt good for Mariam.


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2. Reference Words

Menentukan rujukan kata. Keterampilan ini juga sangat diperlukan untuk mampumenafsirkan makna kata, frasa atau kalimat.

Jenis reference words:Subject pronouns: I-you-they-we-he-she-itObject pronouns: me-you-them-us-him-her- itDemonstrative Pronouns: this-that-these-those


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Contoh Soal

In spring, many penguins come together

on the beaches of America. The female

penguin has one or two eggs. She puther eggs on ground and sit there to keep

them warm.


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The word them refers to .

a. Penguins legs

b. Penguins eggsc. Female penguins

d. Beaches of America


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When the female penguin is sitting on the

eggs, the male penguin brings her food. He

also does this when the baby penguins are

born.

The word this refers to the activity of .

a. caring baby penguins

b. sitting on the eggs

c. moving the eggsd. bringing the food


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3. Factual Information

Factual Information is something which

clearly stated in the text. It is kind of

scanning skill.

Biasanya menggunakan kata tanya

dengan Wh-Questions. Dengan

what, who, where,when, how.


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On Saturday we had a netball match in

Bulungan. I got up at 8 and had some

breakfast. Ita and Rifa joined me at the bus

stop.

Where did the writer meet her two friends?

a. At 8

b. In Bulungan

c. At Itas housed. At the bus shelter


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4. Detailed Information

Informasi yang tidak terterasecara jelas pada teks bacaan.Untuk memperoleh informasi ini,kita harus membaca secara rinci

atau intensif (Intensive Reading)setiap bagian dari suatu teksbacaan.


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Dear Cita,

I live in a small town called Beverly. Although small

but it is lovely. It also has a Beautiful seaside front.

On summer holiday, I often go there in the evening.

People in my town are friendly and nice. They always

help each other. I think these are the nice things ofthe town that I like best. I hope we communicate not

only through letters but also meet each other here

someday.

Keep in touch.

Love,

Eliza


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Which of the statements is correct about the

writer?

a. Her small town is not nice for her.b. People in her town are unfriendly.

c. She does not live in Indonesia.

d. Cita is her only friend.


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5. Guessing Meaning fromContext

There are various strategies that

you can use to work out the

meaning of the unknown words.

Check the context

Look for a definition


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Identify the word's place andpurpose

Look for connective words

Such as: and, or, but, so,moreover, however, although,because,

Break the word down into

syllables


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Contoh Soal

Beauty hotels in Bandung and Maluku

offer a perfect combination of business

and pleasure close to local comforts andwith superb facilities equipped to make

your business meetings and seminars

impressive and productive .


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The word superb has close meaning

with .

a. fairly challengingb. really absorbing

c. a bit complete

d. very good


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Sometimes, a commercial diver has to

work in murky water where visibility is

almost zero.The word murky means .

a. light

b. deepc. dark

d. shallow


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Reading Text 1

Blacksands is a large seaside town. Half ofthe town lies to the north of the River Blackand the other half lies to the south. It is onlya few kilometers to the nearest highway and

just ten minutes drive from the city ofHarstone.

Situated near the beach are lots of brightlypainted hotels; some of them are very old.Many big-name department stores, as well as

smaller shops that sell souvenirs and gifts, arevery fancy. Theyare found on the main street

just outside the town centre. The heart of


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town is occupied by older houses and many

historical buildings. In recent years, some new

housing estates have been developed to the

south of the town.

There are lots of things to do at Blacksands.There is aharbor with boats for fishing andcruises. There are lots of things to do at

Blacksands. There is a harbor with boats forfishing and cruises. There are two beacheswhich are popular for various water events


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and whole-year round swimming. A cinema,a swimming pool, a bowling alley as well as afairground are located within the town. Twoparks and several playgrounds are also

accessible from the town centre and outlyinghousingestates.

Exploring Writing Workbook 1, Sue Garnett, Learnerspublishing, p.14


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1. What does the text mostlytalk about?

a. Seaside activitiesb. Things around the seaside town

c. A beautiful town near the beach

d. A big seaside named Blacksands


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2. Theyare found on the main

street just outside the towncentre. (paragraph 2)The word they refers to .

a. painted hotels and department

b. department stores and souvenirs

c. department stores and smaller

shopsd. smaller shops and brightly

painted hotels


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3. The middle of the townoccupied by .

a. souvenirs shops

b. historical buildings

c. new housing estates

d. brightly painted hotels


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4. This information can not be foundabout Blacksands from the first

paragraph.

a. Blacksands is rather far to reach fromthe highway.

b. Half part of the area of Blacksands is inthe River Black.

c. Blacksands is very accessible to reach

from the nearest highway.d. You can drive less than 12 minutes from

Harstone city to reach Blacksands.


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5. There is

a harborwith boats forfishing and cruises.

The word harbor nearly means....

a. a shelter for the ship and boat toanchor

b. a place for people to fish and cruise

c. a spot to have water sport activitiesd. a boat which will fish and cruise


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Reading Text2

Last week, my friend and I rodeour bikes to the beach. It was only

five kilometers from our houses.It was quite windy and there was

hardly anyone there. It surprised usbecause there were always manypeople coming there were always


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on the weekends. So, we had thebeach on our own. We bought

some hot chips, rode our bikes,played in the water and sat underthe trees. We really had a greattime.


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6. How did the writer and hisfriend reach the beach?

a. By carb. By bus

c. By boat

d. By bicycles


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7. The writer and his friendfound when theyarrived at the beach.

a. foreign touristsb. nearly no one

c. many visitors

d. many people


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8. Where did the story takeplace? It took place atthe.

a. shoreb. house

c. store

d. pool


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9. How did the writer feelabout the trip? He felt it

was a/an.

a. unpleasant tripb. horrible trip

c. lovely trip

d. funny trip

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