Try Out 1 Kelas 9 SMP rubs the fur with the moistened paw.

__10__ cat will

usually clean its paws last.
My name is Alice. I have a sister, her name is Ann,
and two brothers Joe and Philip. We have all hair and 7. a. himself
blue eyes, and we are all slim expect Joe. He is very fat. b. herself
Ann is very pretty, and she has lots of boyfriends. I have c. itself
only one boy friend, his name is Kevin, and he is very d. themselves
nice. 8. a. hold
I look a bit like my father. I have his long nose and b. reach
big mouth but I have my mother’s personality. Joe and c. take
Philip both look more like Mum. d. use
We have two uncles and an aunt. Uncle George and 9. a. cleans
Aunt Agnes have three young children. Uncle Edward is b. raises
only thirteen, he is still a boy. c. moves
d. licks
1. What is the purpose of the text? 10. a. These
a. To tell something in general b. Those
b. To retell past events c. That
c. To describe someone’s family d. The
d. To inform someone’s family members
2. The best title of the text is ____.
a. Alice’s family Read the following text to answer questions
b. Family’s personality number 11 to 15
c. Alice’s brothers and sister
d. The number of Alice’s family
3. How many people are described in the text? My house is only five-minutes-walk from school
a. Ten
b. nine It is not very big, but very cosy and quiet. This
c. eight is the place where we can relax and find our own space.
d. seven In our home, we really enjoy our relaxing time from the
4. Who have a long nose and big mouth? pressure of school and work.
a. Alice and her father It has a nice and warm living room. There is a
b. Alice and her brothers beautiful painting of scenery hanging on the wall. My
c. Kevin and uncle Edward father is a keen gardener. He puts some pots of indoor
d. Uncle George and his family plants near the door. In a low cabinet, you will see the
5. “ And we are all slim expect Joe. He is fat.” trophies, pictures of my family, small toys, and some
The underlined word has similar meaning to ... books.
a. quite slim I am lucky to have a room to myself. I paint the wall
b. very small olive green. It’s my favorite color. There is a desk. I do
c. not bald my homework there. I also put a portable radio-tape
d. not thin there.
6. Arranage the foolowing words into a good sentence. The kitchen is my mother’s domain. My mother
keeps it clean all day. There is blue wall cabinet in it. It
on  train  we  evening  by  left 
1 2 3 4 5 6 harmonises with the gray wall tiles.
However, only few will give my home a second
Pangkalan Brandan  for  Saturday
8
glance. Still we are very proud of it. It may not be a
7 9
perfect one but, all the same, it is home sweet home.
a. 3 – 6 – 8 – 7 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 9 – 4
b. 3 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 1 – 9 – 4 – 5 – 7
11. What is the purpose of the text?
c. 3 – 6 – 8 – 7 – 1 – 9 – 4 – 5 – 2
a. To describe the distance from a house to school.
d. 3 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 4 – 5 – 1 – 2
b. To describe someone’s school
c. To tell someone a big house
For questions number 7 to 10, choose the suitable
d. To describe somebody’s home
word to complete the passage.
12. In your opinion who writes the text?
a. a worker
To clean __7__, a cat uses its raspy tongue to comb out
b. a gardener
dirt particles and dead hair. Since a cat cannot __8__
c. a student
all of its fur with its tongue, it first __9__ its paw and
d. a house wife
 a. like c. hate
b. dislike d. like better

13. How is the writer’s house? 21. Arrange the following words into a good sentence :
a. It is only 15 minutes walk from school. at  a  ago  famous  days  I  star 
b. It is lovely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
c. It is very small the  three  met  film  mall  shopping
d. It is dirty 8 9 10 11 12 13
14. What do you find the living room? a. 6-10-2-4-13-12-1-8-11-7-9-5-3
a. writer’s father b. 6-10-2-4-11-7-1-8-13-12-9-5-3
b. a gardener c. 9-5-3-6-10-2-4-13-12-1-8-11-7
c. writer’s family d. 9-5-3-6-10-2-4-7-11-1-8-13-12
d. a beautiful painting of scenery 22. Rearrange the following sentences into a good
15. What is the main idea of paragraph 3? paragraph!
a. a room to the writer himself 1. His mother brought him to a doctor this
b. a lucky writer morning.
c. a wall with olive green 2. He gave a prescription to Herdin then.
d. a portable radio-tape in a room 3. The doctor examined him well
4. Herdin got a stomachace yesterday
There are two ways to escape from Jakarta without 5. Herdin should have enough rest and take the
leaving West Java. The quickest way is to take a boat to medicine regularly
one of the thousands islands area in Jakarta Bay. Pulau The good arrangement should be ____.
Putri, one of the islands, is a tourist resort. There you a. 1 – 2 – 5 – 4 – 3
can do snorkelling, scuba diving, and water skiing, wind b. 1 – 3 – 2 – 4 – 5
surfing and sailing, on the other hand if you prefer, or c. 4 – 1 – 3 – 2 – 5
you can sit on the beach, play chess and listen to d. 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5
classical music.
The second way to escape the heat and traffic RECOMMENDED USAGE TO DRINK
of Jakarta is to travel from Jakarta via Merak toll road to  First pour 1 sachet of “Pegel Linu” into + 100
visit the West Java’s beaches. There is a narrow beach cc hot water. Add “Madu Kembang” and “Beras
at Merak. There is another beach near the Anyer village. Kencur”. Stir well and it’s ready for consumption.
The Merak beach is not as good as the beach near  Afterwards take the “Ginseng Pill” to increase
Anyer Village. There are also beautiful beaches at Carita, stamina and energy.
twenty two kilometres from Anyer.  Finally, pour 1 sachet of “Jahe Wangi” into + 50 cc
hot water to neutralize aftertastes.
16. What is the main idea of the text? 23. What is the text about?
a. Two ways to escape from Jakarta a. How to pour 1 sachet of “Pegal Linu”.
b. Two ways to leave West Java b. How to make 1 sachet of “Pegal Linu”.
c. The quickest way to escape from Jakarta c. How to drink 1 sachet of “Pegal Linu”.
d. The way to travel from Jakarta via Merak d. How to increase stamina and energy.
17. The suitable title for the text is ____. 24. How many steps are mentioned in the text to
a. Travelling from Jakarta to Merak Toll Road consume “Pegal Linu?”
b. The tourist resorts near Jakarta a. three
c. How to avoid the heat of Jakarta b. four
d. How to escape from Jakarta c. five
18. Based on the text, we can go by boat to ____. d. six
a. Merak Toll Road 25. What do you think “Pegal Linu” means?
b. Carita Beach a. food
c. Pulau Putri b. recipe
d. West Java c. prescription
19. What is the way to escape the heat and traffic of d. herbs
Jakarta? 26. … and it’s ready for consumption.
a. Visiting West Java What is meant by it?
b. Travelling from Jakarta via Merak Toll Road a. Pegal Linu
c. Taking a boat b. Madu Kembang
d. Doing Snorkelling c. Beras Kencur
20. “… if you prefer, you can sit on the beach …” d. Mixture of Pegal Linu, Madu Kembang, and
(paragraph 1). Beras Kencur.
The word “prefer” means ____.
The library is a place which has collection of books and
other informative materials made available to people for
reading studying or reference. The word ‘library’ comes
from liber, the latin word for ‘book’. However, library
collections have almost always contained a variety of
materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections
that include not only printed materials such as
manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines but
also art reproductions, films, sound, and video
recording, maps, photographs, microfiches, and other
media. In addition to maintaining collections within
library buildings, modern libraries often feature
telecomunication links that provide users with access to
information at remote sites.
27. People ussually do the following activities at library,
EXCEPT ____.
a. reading
b. studying
c. chatting
d. writing
28. … with access to information at remote sites.
The synonym of the word remote is ____.
a. distant
b. far
c. isolated
d. accessible
29. The word ‘library’ comes from liber. What does
library mean?
a. book
b. art
c. comic
d. photograph
30. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that
include not only printed materials … .
The underlined word refers to ____.
a. collections
b. contemporary libraries
c. printed materials
d. the word
31. What is the purpose if the text?
a. To ask people to go to library
b. To describe library in detail
c. To entertain people
d. To guide people how to find library
32. The followings are the way how to make a call.
1. Dial the number you want to call.
2. Get the phone number from the book.
3. Listen to the tone.
4. Talk politely
a. 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
b. 2 – 3 – 4 – 1
c. 2 – 3 – 1 – 4
d. 2 – 1 – 3 – 4
Text for answer questions number 33 to 37!
Part of the fan
 Oscillating pin
 Motor
 Power Cord
 Tilt Adjustment Knob
 Switch
How to operate :
1. Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. (AC 220
Volts 60 Hz).
2. To make the fan move sideways, push the pin on
top of the motor.
3. To move the fan up or down, first pull up the
oscillating pin, then press the tilt adjustment knob.
4. To change the speed of the fan, press one of the
switches at the bottom.
33. What is the main idea of the text?
a. Some parts of the fan
b. The way how to operate a fan
c. The way how to know a fan
d. Some requirements how to use a fan
34. How do you connect the power to the fan?
a. By adjusting the knob
b. By pressing the switch
c. By pulling up the oscillating pin
d. By plugging the power cord into a wall outlet
35. We can change the speed of the fan by ____.
a. pulling the oscillating pin
b. pulling up the oscillating pin
c. pressing the tilt adjusment knob
d. pressing one of the switches
36. “To make the fan move sideways, push the
oscillating pin.”
The word “oscillating” means ____.
a. going to and from
b. turning to the left side
c. moving to and from, back and forth
d. moving up and down
37. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To teach people how to operate a fan
b. To make people buy a fan
c. To describe a fan
d. To show people what a fan is
Text for answer questions number 38 and 39!
To : Mr. Epson
I found some viruses attact my documents. Please
tell me how I can eliminate them. Sorry, I wrote
this memo because you were not in your office.
Mr. Indra
38. What is the purpose of the text?
a. To give information
b. To ask services
 c. To ask for information c. his
d. To give services d. my
39. Who is the writer of that memo? 45. a. knows
a. Mr. Indra b. tells
b. Mr. Epson c. thinks
c. The secretary d. leaves
d. The receptionist 46. a. preventive
b. imperfect
Text for answer questions number 40 to 43! c. doubtful
We wish to express our deepest condolences on d. excellent
the passing away of 47. a. appearance
Mr. Steve Courtney b. weakness
(80 years of age) c. strength
Father of Caroline, one of our employees. d. ability

The kind gentleman passed away on Saturday,
July 14, 2007 in Banten.
The funeral will take place in Bandung on
Sunday, Juli 15.
May God Almighty bless him and rest him in
peace.
The most dangerous animals in the sea are sharks.
There are about 350 different kinds of shark. One of
them is whale Shark. It is the largest shark. It grows to
thirteen meters long. The skeleton of shark is made of
cartilage, not bone. The Cartilage is more flexible than
bone. Sharks must keep swimming in order to breathe
and float. They rarely attact on humans but about 100
people have been killed by sharks in Australia.

40. What is the purpose of the text? 48. What is the best title for the text?
a. To ask for information a. Sharks
b. To follow the funeral of Mr. Courtney b. The largest animals
c. To express sympathy c. The most dangerous animals
d. To get info about the passing away of Mr. Steve d. 350 different kinds of shark
Courtney
41. What item is not included in the condolences text 49. What is the largest shark?
above? a. Australian shark
a. age b. The swimming shark
b. day c. The breathing and floating shark
c. date d. The whale shark
d. time
42. Who has passed away? 50. Why must sharks keep swimming?
a. Mr. Courtney’s daughter a. They need to breathe
b. Caroline’s father b. They need to float
c. Caroline’s employee c. They need to eat
d. Mr. Courtney’s man d. They need to breath and float
43. When will the funeral take place?
a. A day after the death
b. A day before the death
c. At the time when the man died
d. On July 14, 2007

For questions number 44 to 47, choose the best

words to complete the passage!
The coach of the Indonesian basketball team calls a time
out and instruct __44__ players to change their
strategy. He __45__ Jody to keep the ball as long as
possible. Jody is good at dribbling the ball. His skill in
controlling the ball is __46__ but he is not quite good at
shooting. Togar is better at shooting and he is also the
fastest player in the team. His only __47__ is that he is
very thin and not very strong.
44. a. their
b. our