K-2006

YAYASAN PESANTREN ISLAM AL AZHAR

DIREKTORAT PENDIDIKAN DASAR DAN MENENGAH

TRY OUT 1
UJIAN NASIONAL
Tahun Pelajaran 2015/2016

SMP ISLAM AL AZHAR

BAHASA INGGRIS
Rabu, 4 November 2015 (07.30 09.30 WIB)

PETUNJUK UMUM

Choose the correct answer!

Read the text for question 1!
WARNING!
High levels of algal toxins have been detected.
Swimming and wading are not recommended for the very old, the very young or those with
compromised immune systems.
1. What does the warning mean?
A. People must clean the sea from the alga toxins.
B. Only adult and healthy people may swim in the sea.
C. Kids and old people are suggested to swim in the sea.
D. People are prohibited from taking the algae from the sea.
Read the text for questions 2 and 3!
Awesome Congratulations
To : Nancy
Congratulations on your graduation, my little sister.
You deserve it after all sweat you made by studying hard.
Hope you will be accepted in a good school as you wish.
Leona
2. The card is sent to ....
A. encourage Leonas sister to study harder
B. show Leonas happiness over her graduation
C. congratulate Leonas sister on her graduation
D. inform Leonas sister that she was accepted in a good school
3. From the text above we know that Leonas sister is a ... girl.
A. lazy
B. tough
C. diligent
D. cheerful
Read the text for questions 4 and 5!
Dear Aqiel,
Our aunt got an accident this morning. She is waiting for the operation in Sultan Agung hospital now.
It is scheduled at 10 am.
Our family will be waiting for it there before ten.
Dont be in hurry as youre out of town.
She is going to stay in the hospital four days after the operation.
Sincerely yours,
Nabilla

4. According to the message, Nabilla asks Aqiel .

A. wait for operation
B. come to the hospital soon
C. never come to the hospital
D. may come after the operation

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5. It is scheduled at 10 am. What does the world it refers to?

A. Hospital.
B. Accident.
C. Operation.
D. Aqiels town.
Read the text for questions 6 and 7!
To: Fikry
Dont forget to pick up your little sister at the English course at 05.00 p.m. In case it always
rains in the afternoon, dont forget to bring a raincoat with you.
Thanks, dear.
Love,
Mum
6. What is Fikrys little sister doing? She is .
A. picking up her brother
B. waiting for her brother
C. having an English course
D. bringing a raincoat with her
7. What is the purpose of the short message above?
A. To give warning for the accident.
B. To show someone how to do something.
C. To remind Fikry to pick his little sister up.
D. To ask Fikrys little sister to join the English course.
Read the text for questions 8 and 9!
Black Bird
We provide: 52 passenger bus
29 passenger bus
Full AC, Music, Toilet, TV/Video
We serve: Java, Bali, and Sumatera.
Office: Jl. Wijaya 12, Jakarta
For Further information call 8802309
8. The advertisement above tell us about .
A. A Travel a agent
B. A holidays package tour
C. A transportation number
D. A transportation company
9. Where can we rent the Black Bird buses?
A. Bali.
B. Java.
C. Jakarta.
D. Sumatera.

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Read the procedure text for questions 10 to 12!

How to Make a Photograph Frame
Materials:
- Jar lid
- Paint
- Glue
- Cardboard
- Scissor
Steps:
First, paint or decorate the jar lid in colorful designs for an extra nice touch.
Then, trace a photograph or a drawing with your draw lid.
After that, cut out the picture and then glue it to the inside of the jar lid.
Cut out a triangle shape from cardboard.
Next, paint or color it in colorful designs (on only one side).
Then fold a triangle at the top of it and glue that folded triangle to the back of the lid so
that the bottom of the triangle also becomes the bottom of the photograph. The lid will
lean on it. The folded triangle make the lid stand.
Let it dry completely before using. This is a great gift for somebody you love.

10. Where should we glue the folded triangle?

A. At the top of a tringale card.
B. To the inside of the jar lid.
C. To the back of the lid.
D. On the cardboard.
11. What should we do the folded part of the cardboard triangle?
A. Make it stand up.
B. Attach the photo on it.
C. Put it in the middle of the lid.
D. Attach it to the back of the lid.
12. What is the purpose of the text?
A. Explaining the process of decorating a photo.
B. Telling the materials used to make a photo frame.
C. Telling how to make a photo frame using a jar lid.
D. Showing how beautiful a photo frame made of a jar lid.

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Read the text for questions 13 to 15!

How to Cook White Chicken Curry
Ingredients
1 Small chicken, cut into pieces
2 cups fresh coconut milk (or 200 ml thick coconut milk and 200 ml water)
Grinded Spices
Shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, cumin, salt, pepper, coriander
Cooking Directions
Boil chicken. Allow 2 cups of broth to remain in the pot.
Fry the grinded spices with 2 spoons of vegetable oil.
Add the spices into the boiled chicken; turn to low heat until it is tender.
Add the coconut milk, stir, continue simmer to enhance flavor.
Serve your white chicken curry while hot.
13. What is the text about?
A. How to grind spices.
B. How to fry chicken.
C. How to make thick coconut milk.
D. How to cook white chicken curry.
14. Why do we need to simmer after adding coconut milk?
A. To enhance flavor.
B. To get attractive color.
C. To make the curry spicy.
D. To make the chicken tender.
15. turn to low heat until it is tender. The word it refers to.
A. heat
B. spice
C. chicken
D. vegetable oil
Read the text for questions 16 to 18!
Lions are often called the kings of the jungle. They can weigh between 250 and 550 pounds.
It depends on sex and age. They can grow up to be 14 years old in the wild and over the age
20 years old in captivity. They become capable at hunting at the age of two and are fully
grown after 5 or 6 years. Male lions are distinguishable for their impressive manes, which
signifies their masculinity and reflects their health. The darker and thicker the mane, the
healthier the lion is. It allows the lions to appear stronger and frightening to warn off
enemies, particularly humans. The manes also appeals to lionesses. It is scientifically proven
that they mate more with lions with thick and dark manes. Lion with no manes are either
genetically inbred or have been castrated.
16. What does the text above talk about?
A. The lions mane.
B. Fully Grown Lions.
C. 250 and 550 Pound Lions.
D. Lions in General.

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17. What does the word manes mean? It means the lions .
A. sharp teeth
B. skin and fur
C. impressive paws
D. hair growing on the neck
18. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
A. To describe about lions in general.
B. To talk about the writers favorite animal.
C. To share the writers experience with lions.
D. To persuade readers to like lions and their manes.
Read the text for questions 19 to 22!
A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that has maximum continued
winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions.
Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid- latitudes, typically about 500km
(311 miles) in diameter. At the oceans surface the air spirals in the ward in a
counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height,
eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic) outflow near the top of the storm. When a
hurricane hits land, it can do great damage through its strong winds, heavy rains, inland
flooding, and huge waves. A powerful hurricane can kill more people and destroy more
property than any other natural disaster.
Hurricanes are categorized acciording to the strength of their winds. It is measured by
using the Saffir- Simpson Hurricane Scale. A category 1 storm has the lowest wind speeds,
while a Category 5 hurricane has the strongest. These are relative terms, because lower
category storms can sometimes cause greater damage than higher category storms, depending
on where they strike and the particular dangers they bring. In fact, tropical storms can also
produce significant damage and loss of life, mainly due to flooding.
19. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. The description of hurricane.
B. The condition of oceanic region.
C. The power of the winds.
D. The dangerous waves.
20. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. We need a special device to measure hurricane.
B. The lowest category of hurricane can cause huge waves.
C. We classify hurricanes based on the strength of their winds.
D. Tropical storms can also cause significant damage and loss of life.
21. hits land, it can do great damage through its strong winds, (paragraph 2)
What does the word it in the sentence refers to?
A. Hurricane.
B. Wind.
C. Storm.
D. Land.
22. Based on the text we can conclude that when the hurricane strikes the situation is very .
A. frightening
B. enjoyable
C. inspiring
D. weird

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Read the text for questions 23 to 25!

I was on tour bus with my classmates. We were on our back to school after a long day
visiting museums and an amusement park. No wonder we felt very thirsty. So we gave a big
hurrah when two of our friends distributed soft drinks.
Soon the bus was noisy with gulping sounds. Everyone was enjoying his/her own drink.
Suddenly, I found the taste of the soft drinks is strange. It was sour. I felt suspicious and looked
quickly for the expiry date printed on the back of the cartoon. May 20! Oh that was nearly
two months ago. I stood up, cleared my throat and said, Stop drinking! These soft drinks are
already expired. The expiry date is last May. At once almost everyone stopped drinking. Some
of my friends even threw their half empty drinks into the garbage bins along the bus aisle.
Then, I heard a voice shouting, Recheck it again! Thats May next year, not May this
year! Now everybody gave me a dark look. I felt terrible because I knew that we were still
thirsty. I found out later that the drinks tasted sour because they had a new lime flavor.
23. What does the text tell us about?
A. The new product of soft drink.
B. Tiring journey to the museums.
C. The advertisement of the soft drink.
D. Embarrassing experience of the writer.
24. What did the writer do when he looked at the expired date of the drink?
A. He threw the drink in the bin.
B. He gave the drink to his friend.
C. He kept the drink under his seat.
D. He asked his friend to stop drinking soon.
25. From the text we know that
A. the writer had made mistakes looking at the expired date of the drink.
B. the writer knew that the flavor of the drink was not good.
C. the writers friends thanked him for reminding him.
D. the writer knew the exact expired date of the drink.
Read the text for questions 26 to 28!
ORANG UTAN
Orangutan or Pongo pygmaeus belong to the Primate order. The orangutan spends most
of its time in trees. Each evening it builds a new treetop nest. They are endangered because
of habitat lost and poachers keep on killing, owning, and exporting orangutans.
They only live on the island of Borneo and in the northern corner of the island of
Sumatra.
Orangutans are characterized by rough, long, reddish-brown fur. Male orangutans are
about 95 cm (37 in) in length and about 77 kg (170 lb) in weight. Females are smaller;
reaching about 78 cm (31 in) in heigth and weighing only about 37 kg (81 lb). The male has
puffy cheeks and a hanging throat-pouch. This pouch contains air sacks that help produce a
groaning, bubbling call, which can be heard at least 1 km (0.6 mi) away. Half of the
orangutans diet consists of fruit, but they also eat young leaves, soft inner bark, termites,
eggs, and occasionally monkeys.
When a female is ready to mate, she will seek out an adult male. Orangutan are
mammals; females give birth to a single infant about once every four to eight years. The
gestational period for orangutans is just under nine months, nearly the same as in human
beings. Infants stay very close to their mothers for the first three years until they dont
consume their mothers milk.
26. Why are orangutans endangered?
A. Hunting and helping.
B. Killing and reserving.
C. Habitat lost and saving.
D. Habitat lost and hunting.
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27. What is the males throat-pouch for?

A. Digesting.
B. Keeping food.
C. Produce bubbling call and keeping food.
D. Producing a loud groaning and bubbling call.
28. Infants stay very close to their mothers for the first three years.
The underline word means ....
A. Orangutans
B. old orangutans
C. Orangutan babies
D. adult orangutans
Read the text for questions 29 to 33!
Cactus
A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the
Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are
grown for protection of property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets,
gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago,
bougainvillea, chickweed and knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot
environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which
conserve water. Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the
leaves have become the spines for which cacti are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a
maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1
cm in diameter at maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise
from areoles. Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal
insects or small animals, principally moths and bats. Cacti range in size from small and
globular to tall and columnar.
29. Where can we find cacti mostly?
A. In the arid and hot region.
B. On the mountain.
C. On the beach.
D. In the jungle.
30. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?
A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.
31. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. Types of cacti.
B. The use of cacti.
C. The habitat of cacti.
D. The members of cacti.
32. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To give information about American cacti
B. To explain physical feature of cacti
C. To inform cacti in general
D. To tell cacti's life
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33. Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which

The synonym of the word distinctive is .
A. different
B. antique
C. typical
D. unique
Read the text for questions 34 to 36!
Little Red Riding Hood
One day there was a little girl named little red riding hood. She was asked by her mother
to deliver cake to her grandmother. When she was heading for his grandmothers house, little
riding hood met a wolf. Where are you going, a little girl? The wolf asked. Im willing to
give this cake to my grandmother replied little riding hood.
The wolf had an evil plan that he wanted to eat them both. Then he ran through a shortcut
to her grandmothers house. After arriving to grandmas house, he knocked on her door.
When Grandma opened the door, the wolf caught her and locked her in a closet. The bad
wolf then wore Grandmas clothes and laid in bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood.
When little riding hood arrived, the wolf in disguise told her to come in. little riding hood
did not realize that it was the wolf. Then the wolf ate a little riding hood and her
grandmother. After eating them, the wolf fell asleep beside the river. Suddenly, a woodcutter
came, he saw a large wolfs belly and knew what had been done by the wolf. Then he saved
them by releasing them out from the belly of the wolf and filled the wolfs stomach with a
big stone. Then he threw the wolf into the river.
34. What is the story about?
A. A little riding hood meet wolf.
B. Grandma asked wolf to take little riding hood.
C. A kind wolf who wants to help little riding hood.
D. A bad wolf who wants to eat little riding hood and grandma.
35. Why did little riding hood do not realize the wolf who in disguise as her grandma?
A. Because she was blind.
B. Because she was deaf.
C. Because the wolf wore grandmas clothes.
D. Because the wolf wore little riding hoods clothes.
36. What is the moral value of the story?
A. Dont be greedy.
B. Dont use riding hood.
C. Dont sleep in the river.
D. Dont go to Grandmas house.

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Read the text for questions 37 to 39!

The Good Stepmother
The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to
eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.
Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of
the children. I must find them, she said and set off into the forest.
Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from
thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped though the
window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.
She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The witch was
putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell
into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.
Children, I have come to save you, she said hugging them tightly. I have done a
dreadful thing. I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a
family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone
could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!
37. The story is about a stepmother who .
A. cried every night
B. planned to eat her children
C. begged a witch for money
D. saved her children from a witch
38. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door. (paragraph 4)
The underlined word can be replaced by the word .
A. closed
B. opened
C. painted
D. marked
39. How did the witch die? She was .
A. burn in the oven
B. trapped in a cage
C. hit with a broom
D. locked in her house

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Read the text for questions 40 to 42!

Bees
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in
pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20,000 known species of
bees in nine recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual number is
probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the
planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain the nectar
from flowers. They have antennae almost universally made up of 13 segments in males and
12 in females, as is typical for the super family. Bees all have two pairs of wings, the hind
pair being the smaller of the two; in a very few species, one sex or caste has relatively short
wings that make flight difficult or impossible, but none are wingless.
The smallest bee is Trigona minima, a stingless bee whose workers are about 2.1 mm
(5/64") long. The largest bee in the world is Megachile pluto, a leafcutter bee whose females
can attain a length of 39 mm (1.5"). Members of the family Halictidae, or sweat bees, are the
most common type of bee in the Northern Hemisphere, though they are small and often
mistaken for wasps or flies.
40. What is the text about?
A. Describing bees in general.
B. Explaining bees in Antarctica.
C. Telling the habitat of the bees.
D. Giving information about bees in the Northern Hemisphere.
41. What is the main idea of paragraph one?
A. Bees live on every continent.
B. Bees belong to flying insects.
C. Bees produce honey and beeswax.
D. Bees only live with insect-flowering plants.
42. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, (paragraph 1)
The word they refers to .
A. ants
B. bees
C. insects
D. flying insects
Read the text for questions 43 and 44!
Here are some ... (43) on how to be a successful English learner. First, dont be ... (44) of
making mistakes. Second, use every opportunity to practice your english. At last, be an
optimistic person.
43.

A.
B.
C.
D.

tips
clues
plans
rules

44.

A.
B.
C.
D.

afraid
proud
brave
shy

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Read the text for questions 45 to 48!

I think my first memories began when I started school at about five years old. I lived in a
suburb of Sydney. I had a happy childhood. I (45) when I was playing in a big garden,
I (46) from a big tree and broke my hand. I remember I had a (47) friend named GiantO, because he was fat. He liked hitting and pulling my head. It was so pathetic. One day I hit
him over the head with my bag. His parents were very angry with me. But I didnt sorry at all
at that time. Nevertheless, since then Giant-O has become my good friend. It was such an
(48) childhood.
45.

A.
B.
C.
D.

forget
want
remember
study

46.

A.
B.
C.
D.

fall
fell
feel
felt

47.

A.
B.
C.
D.

good
kind
naughty
selfish

48.

A.
B.
C.
D.

unforgettable
embarrassing
unbelievable
enjoyable

49. Arrange the following jumble words to make a good sentence!

Not to use with for water be careful the pump except other liquid
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
A.
B.
C.
D.

(5) (4) (1) (7) (2) (3) (6)

(4) (1) (5) (2) (7) (6) (3)
(7) (4) (6) (5) (2) (1) (3)
(4) (1) (7) (2) (5) (3) (6)

50. Arrange the sentences into a meaningful paragraph!

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)

I choose the place under the big tree

I was really sure that he was my classmate, Andi
The boy was surprised. Then, he turned around
Yesterday, I went to the town square to watch a local singing contest
Suddenly, I found myself behind a young boy
I thought it could save me from the hot day
I pinched his left shoulder a little and called his name
Oh my God, actually, he was not Andy my classmate

A.
B.
C.
D.

(1) (4) (2) (5) (6) (3) (8) (7)

(2) (1) (4) (6) (5) (8) (7) (3)
(4) (1) (6) (5) (2) (7) (3) (8)
(4) (1) (7) (2) (3) (8) (6) (5)

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