SOAL ULANGAN TENGAH SEMESTER
TAHUN PELAJARAN 2016/2017
TEXT 1 (for question 1-2)Afgan has always been my favourite singer. I had always been thinking of how I would feel when I met him. Then I was suddenly hit by lightning when I found out Afgan was coming to town for a concert in a local auditorium. A day before the concert, there would be a meet-and-greet event at a local radio station. Feeling excited, I packed all my Afgan’s CDs to get his signature at the event.
How did the writer feel when she knew that Afgan was coming to town?
a. The Writer met him c. suddenly the writer hit by lightning
b. For a concert in a local auditorium d. feeling exiceted
What did the writer want with his CD ?
a. The writer packed all his afgan’s CD c. to get my signature at the event
b. To found out afgan was coming d. to get his signature
3. Today is Wednesday. 3 days ago was…
a. Monday b. Sunday c. Saturday d. Friday
4. Hamid : ……………..?
Ahmad : I’m 15 years old.
a. How are you? b. What is your old? c. How many age are you? d. How old are you?
5. Jhon writes a letter to his father.
Past Tense of the sentence above is….
a. Jhon written a letter to his father yesterday b. Jhon wrote a letter to his father now
c. Jhon wrote a letter to his father tomorrow d. Jhon wrote a letter to his father last night
TEXT 2 (for question 6-11)
One day, Nasreddin was up on the roof of his house, mending a hole in the tiles. He had nearly finished, and he was pleased with his work. Suddenly, he heard a voice below call "Hello!" When he looked down, Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing below. "What do you want?" asked Nasreddin. "Come down and I'll tell you," called the man. Nasreddin was annoyed, but he was a polite man, so he put down his tools. Carefully, he climbed all the way down to the ground. "What do you want?" he asked, when he reached the ground. "Could you spare a little money for an old beggar?" asked the old man. Nasreddin thought for a minute. Then he said, "Come with me." He began climbing the ladder again. The old man followed him all the way to the top. When they were both sitting on the roof, Nasreddin turned to the beggar. "No," he said
6. What type of text is used by the writer?
a. Report b. Descriptive c. Narrative e. Recount
7. Why was Nasreddin on the roof of his house?
a. He was looking at the view c. He was waiting for the old man
b. He was fixing the roof d. He was resting
8. Who was the old man?
a. Nasreddin’s father d. A roof-mender e. A beggar c. A roof seller
9. Why did Nasreddin go down the ladder?
a. He wanted to get away from his work c. Because the beggar asked him to
b. He wanted to speak to the beggar d. He wanted to take some roofs
10. The following sentences are true based on the text
except…….
a. Nasreddin was mending his tiles when someone called him b. Nasreddin was happy with his work
c. Nasredin didn’t look down when the old man called him d. The old man asked some money to Nasreddin
11. Nasreddin saw an old man in dirty clothes standing
below…
The antonym of the underlined word (DIRTY) is…
a. Bad b. Safe c. Clean d. Bright
12. Hamid : John, I’m so bored hearing Mr. Brown
speech.
Faiz : Why do you say so?
Hamid : His speech is too long.
From the dialogue we know that Hamid expresses
his….
a. Happines b. Boredom c. Angry d. Disappointed
Fill in the blank below with was or were
On that bright and sunny Saturday morning, the radio station (13) ….. full of fans. They (14)…… excited to wait for Afgan. They (15)….. ready to see his performance on the meet-and-greet. When he (16)…. finished with the song, the host announced that it(17) ….. time for autographing the memorabilia.
13. a. was b. were
14. a. was b. were
15. a. was b. were
16. a. was b. were
17. a. was b. were
18. If you look at the front of large, modern hospital, you
may notice that there are two separate entrances.
The underlined word means……….
a. Find out b. See c. Carry d. Hear
TEXT 3
Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room but I did not write a single card.
1. Answer the following questions based on the text
clearly!
19. What is the type of the text?
20. Where the writer sit when he visited museum?
2. Change words in the bracket ( ) into past (V.2) form!
21. Mr. Faiz …………..(GRADUATE) from SMP 1Sagaranten last year
22. Mrs. Yuli ……….(BUY) some books for her son a week ago
3. Translate into English!
23. Hamid mengirim surat ke Jakarta kemarin
24. Faiz bukan seorang dokter.
25. Luna memiliki sebuah mobil berwarna merah
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