- 1. Text 1
On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.
On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.
On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.
In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus. We left Yogya with tired body, but happy feeling and unforgettable memory.
The text above mainly discusses about …
A) the writer’s impression about the guide
B) the writer’s first visit to Prambanan
C) the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta
D) the writer’s impression about Borobudur
E) the writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton
- 2. The purpose of the text is to…
A) entertain readers
B) tell past events
C) describe the smugglers
D) inform readers about events of the day
E) report an event to the police
- 3. What are the big temples in Prambanan?
A) angkor wat, syiwa, and sudra temples
B) paria, brahmana, and temples
C) wisnu, syiwa, and borobudur temples
D) borobudur, syiwa, and brahmana temples
E) brahmana, syiwa, and wisnu temples
- 4. Text 2
On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!” I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.
Why did the people gather under the Town Hall clock?
A) To see the newly bought clock
B) To welcome the New Year
C) To stop people who shouted
D) To refuse the new year
E) To strike the laughing people
- 5. what time did the clock stop?
A) 12.05 am
B) 12.00 pm
C) 12.20 am
D) 12.02 am
E) 11.55 pm
- 6. Text 3
A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator. He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.
Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples. It made the Balinese turn to rage.
So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity. They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.
One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in the village gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole. The limestone made the water inside the hole boiling . Kbo Iwo was buried alive. Then the water in the well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.
Why did Kbo Iwo feel angry to the Balinese people?
A) Because Balinese people were in hunger
B) Because Balinese people took his food so his barns was empty
C) Because Balinese people didn’t give him food
D) Because Balinese people turned to rage
E) Because Balinese people ate his meal
- 7. “So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity.”(Paragraph 3).
The word "his" refers to ...
A) Kbo Iwo
B) the oldest villager
C) the people of Bali
D) the Balinese
E) the villagers
- 8. Which the following fact is true about Kbo Iwo?
A) Kbo eat food was equal for food of thousand people
B) Kbo Iwo was angry because his food was stolen by Balinese people
C) Kbo Iwo ate a little amount of meat
D) Kbo Iwo is a destroyer that cannot make anything
E) Kbo Iwo destroyed all the house but not the temple
- 9. Text 4
General Soedirman was a high ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian national revolution. He was the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, he had widely respected in Indonesia. On 12 November 1945, at an election to decide the military commander in Yogyakarta, the twenty-four years old Soedirman was chosen over Oerip Soemohardjo in a close vote. While waiting to be confirmed, Soedirman ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces in Ambarawa. The ensuing battle and British withdrawal strengthened Soedirman’s popular support, and he was ultimately confirmed on 18 December. General Soedirman commanded military activities throughout Java, including a show of force in Yogyakarta on 1 March 1949. When the Dutch began withdrawing, in July 1949 Sudirman was recalled to Yogyakarta and forbidden to fight further. In late 1949 Sudirman’s tuberculosis returned, and he retired to Magelang, where he died slightly more than a month after the Dutch recognised Indonesia’s independence. He is buried at Semaki Heroes’ Cemetery in Yogyakarta.
What is the text about?
A) The military forces commanded by General Soedirman
B) The death of General Soedirman
C) Biography of General Soedirman
D) A spirit of General Soedirman for the Indonesian Armed Forces
E) The story about family of General Soedirman
- 10. How old was Soedirman when he was chosen as the military commander?
A) 40 years old
B) 22 years old
C) 24 years old
D) 25 years old
E) 20 years old
- 11. "... Soedirman ordered an assault on British and Dutch forces ..."
The word "forces" is similar to ...
A) militaries
B) commander
C) groups
D) troops
E) chief
- 12. Text 5
Albert Einstein was born near the end of the 1800s in Ulf, Germany. He graduated from the University of Zurich in Switzerland at age 26. That was also when he did his famous work in physics. Fourteen years later he won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
For the next ten years he lived in Germany and traveled a lot to talk to other scientists. Then in the early 1930s he had to leave Germany because of Hitler and the Nazi party. He moved to the United States. From that time until his death he lived in Princeton, New Jersey. He died at the age of 74.
How old was Einstein when he got Nobel Prize??
A) 50 years old
B) 40 years old
C) 26 years old
D) 74 years old
E) 14 years old
- 13. What made Einstein leaving Germany?
A) his goal to the United States
B) occupation of Nazi party in Germany
C) his will to travel a lot
D) his illness
E) his famous work in Physics
- 14. What made Albert Einstein famous?
A) Because he had traveled a lot
B) Because he won Nobel Prize
C) Because he was a physics lecturer
D) Because he was a Germany scientist
E) Because he lived in Princeton, NJ
- 15. What kind of text is it?
A) report text
B) explanation text
C) narrative text
D) news item text
E) biography text
- 16. what is the purpose of the text?
A) to amuse or entertain the readers
B) to explain about person's adult life
C) to inform about person's characteristics
D) to retell the past events and achievement in a person's life
E) to describe a famous person
- 17. Text 6
Badang and the Singapore Stone
According to local Malay folklore, Badang began as a poor fisherman who plied his trade at mouth of the Singapore River. One day he caught a genie in his fishing net, and in return of his release, the genie granted Badang’s wish to be the strongest man alive.
Impressed with Badang’s enormous strength, the Rajah of Singapura appointed him as the imperial warrior. Soon, other kingdoms heard of Badang’s fame and sent their warriors to challenge him. The king of India, in particular, sent his kingdom’s strongest man Wadi Bijaya to Singapura for a duel. In the last contest, Badang beat Wadi Bijaya by lifting a huge rock and throwing it towards the Singapore River.
Ancient inscriptions were added to the rock, probably to commemorate Badang’s achievements but centuries later in 1843, the British colonial government blasted it to pieces. Known as the Singapore Stone, only a fragment remains, and is now kept in the Singapore History Museum.
what is the title of the text?
A) Singapore History Museum
B) The Rajah of Singapura
C) Badang and the Singapore Stone
D) Malay Folklore
E) Singapore Stone
- 18. Why did Badang become a strong man alive?
A) Because he caught a genie
B) Because Rajah of Singapura gave the power to him.
C) Because Badang could beat Wadi Wijaya by lifting a huge rock.
D) Because He was a poor fisherman.
E) Because a Genie granted Badang’s wish.
- 19. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A) The Rajah of Singapura was impressed with Badang’s strength.
B) The Rajah of Singapura appointed Wadi to fight with Badang.
C) The King of India sent the strongest man in the kingdom to beat Badang
D) Badang could beat his enemy by lifting a huge rock.
E) British colonial government blasted Badang.
- 20. "...Badang beat Wadi Bijaya by lifting a huge rock and throwing it towards the Singapore River." (par.2)
what does the word "it" refer to?
A) The Rajah of Singapura
B) The King of India
C) Wadi Bijaya
D) Badang
E) A huge rock
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