SOAL TRY OUT UJIAN NASIONAL

MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA INGGRIS

Read the text carefully before answering the questions. Answer the question by choosing the letter A, B, C,
or D.

The text below is for question 1 to 3

CONGRATS!

A Graduation is Something You Should be

Especially Proud of, and You Deserve to Enjoy
Every Hard-Earned Second

1. The text is written to....

A. wish the recipient’s luck
B. enjoy the special moment
C. congratulate on one’s graduation
D. express a hope of one’s success

2. “... and you deserve to enjoy every hard-earned second”

The sentence means that....
A. the way to get success is very hard
B. the writer likes to enjoy the graduation day
C. the writer appreciate the recipient’s struggles
D. the recipient is worthy to achieve his success

3. The word “deserve” can be replaced by ....

A. lose
B. gain
C. pass
D. spend

The following text is for questions 4 and 5

Rani, sorry I can’t come to your house tonight to do the wall magazine project as we have
planned. My grandmother has just come and she wants me to accompany her to my aunt’s
house. I will meet you at school tomorrow.

Erika.

4. Erika wrote the message to ....

A. remind Rani to finish the project at her house
B. ask Rani to come to her aunt’s house with her
C. apologize for her absence of doing the project.
D. tell her grandma’s attendance to her house

5. What will Rani likely do after reading the message?

A. come to Rani’s house to do the project.
B. accompany Rani to her grandma’s house.
C. reply the message and ask her to take care.
D. come to school to meet Rani as soon as possible

The following text is for questions 6 to 8

6. The above announcement may be found in a ....
A. memo
B. brochure
C. newspaper
D. lesson book

7. On reading the text, the tournament participants will likely ....

A. cancel the tournament
B. reschedule the activity
C. complain to the committee
D. wait for the latest information

8. There is current inclement weather ... the President Cup tournament is cancelled.
A. or
B. so
C. but
D. and

The following text is for questions 9 and 10

Virginia Parker is turning 80,

though it may seem absurd!
We’re having a party, but don’t
breathe a word!

Please join us for

a Surprise Birthday Party

Sunday, June 20th

2.00 pm

Deering Bay Estates Club House

13600 Old Cutler Road

RSVP by June 10th

To Danielle Stevens
873-0921

9. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

A. To join the birthday party.
B. To have a word breathing.
C. To turn Virginia Parker into 80.
D. To ask someone to attend the birthday party.
10. The phrase “don’t breathe a word!” in the text means that we are not allowed to....
A. breathe the air
B. make any noise
C. tell the event to anybody
D. tell Virginia about the party

The following text is for questions 11 and 12

To : Students of Kusuma Bangsa JHS, Bandung

We invite you to attend “The Golden

Anniversary” of our school

Day/Date : Saturday, 10 September 2016

Time : 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Place : Balai Rakyat Sport Hall
Activities : √ Singing performance
√ Dance competition
√ Art Design Contest
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Come and have fun! The more, the merrier!

11. The following statement can be found in the text.

A. The event is for alumni only
B. The event will be held on Sunday
C. The activities are singing, dancing, and art design.
D. The event will be held in Balai Purnama Sport Hall

12. T he Golden anniversary means it is the .... of anniversary..

A. 15th
B. 25th
C. 50th
D. 100th

The following text is for questions 13 to 15

13. The purpose of the text is to ....

A. order a USB flash drive
B. persuade the readers to buy the drive
C. offer the drive with new style and price
D. transfer data into the readers’ orbit

14. What is being advertised in the text?

A. A USB
B. A flash drive
C. A Computer
D. An interesting tool
15. The word “ship” in the text is closest in meaning to ....
A. order
B. send
C. obtain
D. purchase

The following text is for questions 16 to 18

COME TO ICELAND
Spring breaks: April 2nd – 6th.

$650 per person

Stay in a comfortable 3 stars hotel in

SUMMARECEQ

the amazing capital of this wonderful country.

BOOK NOW

Go shopping and sightseeing, enjoy a sauna, go

sledging, fishing, and a lot of more – may be even
ice diving!

16. The above advertisement will be interesting for those who ....
A. want to spend their holiday
B. like to have a formal meeting
C. need to take a long rest in peace
D. like to enjoy the hustle and bustle

17. What does the text focus on?

A. An amazing capital.
B. Tour package to Iceland.
C. SUMMARECEQ 3 star hotel.
D. Enjoying wonderful country

18. The word “sightseeing” in the text is closest in meaning to ....

A. driving
B. exciting
C. voyaging
D. wandering

The following text is for questions 19 and 22

Afgansyah Reza, known to many as Afgan, is an Indonesian pop singer and actor. He released his debut
album, Confession No.1, in January 2008. In 2010, he released his second album, The One. He won various
awards for his work, including Best Male Vocalist in the 2009 Anugerah Musik Indonesia and Best Male
Artist in the 2009 Anugerah Planet Muzik.

Afgan Syahreza was born on May 27, 1989, in Jakarta and into a Muslim musical family
of Minangkabau origin, although he never had any vocal training. He is the second of four children from
Loyd Yahya and Lola Purnama. His career began when he and a few friends decided to record a private
album at Wanna B Instant Recording Studio. The producers at the studio offered him a contract when they
heard him sing. His first album, Confession No.1, was a mix of jazz, pop, and R&B influences and including
tracks, such as "Terima Kasih Cinta", "Klise", "Sadis", and "Tanpa Batas Waktu". A music video of the song
"Terima Kasih Cinta" was produced by Thalita Latief and directed by Jose Purnomo. He won the Best Solo
Male Vocalist Award for the song at the 2009 Anugerah Musik Indonesia. In 2009, he made his first foray
into acting when he appeared in the film Bukan Cinta Biasa with Olivia Jensen and he also sang the title
track for the film's soundtrack. The next year, he also appeared in the film Cinta 2 Hati and performed on the
film's soundtrack. His second album, The One, was released in January 2010. In 2011, he performed the
theme song at the Southeast Asian Games.

His personal life is closely followed by the Indonesian media. He is earning a degree in economics
from MONASH University Sunway campus, Malaysia. While his study he has been in relationship with a
girl from Malaysia known as Dida, engineering student from other institute.

19. The purpose of writing the text is to ....

A. describe Afgan as a role model
B. entertain the readers with Afgan’s songs
C. tell the readers about the awards Afgan got
D. the albums Afgan had relesed during his career

20. The text tells us that Afgan is not only a singer but also a/an ....
A. actor
B. guitarist
C. arranger
D. composer

21. The main idea of the second paragraph is ....

A. Afgan has released several albums
B. Afgan was involved in some action films
C. Afgan got some awards from his albums.
D. Loyd Yahya and Lola Purnama are Afgan’s parents

22. “He released his debut album, ...” (Paragraph 1)

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. beginning
B. famous
C. common
D. special

The following text is for questions 23 and 26

The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become
both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest
building in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year.
Named for its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s
Fair.
The tower stands 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. Upon its
completion, it surpassed the Washington Monument to assume the title of tallest man-made structure in the
world, a title it held for 41 years, until the Chrysler Building in New York City was built in 1930; however,
due to the addition in 1957 of the antenna, the tower is now taller than the Chrysler Building. Not including
broadcast antennas, it is the second-tallest structure in France after the 2004 Millau Viaduct.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend, by stairs or lift, to the first and
second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level.
The third and highest level is accessible only by elevator. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France, often in the establishing shot of
films set in the city.

23. The text mostly tells us about the ...

A. Chrysler Building
B. Gustave Eiffel
C. New York City
D. Eiffel Tower

24. To get to the first and second level of the tower the visitors have to ....
 A. walk over 300 steps
B. walk over 300 steps or by the lift
C. use the lift provided in the tower
D. use elevator available in the building

25. What will the readers likely do after reading the text?
A. Plan to visit and see the tower.
B. Learn how to draw the tower on a paper.
C. Compare the tower from the other ones.
D. Build the similar tower in his own country.

26. “...it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most...” (Par. 1)
The underlined word refers to ....
A. The Paris Tower
B. The Eiffel Tower
C. The iron lattice tower
D. The Champ de Mars

The following text is for questions 27 and 30

Last summer I got a fantastic holiday. I visited some great places.

I went to an airport and was going to fly to Cleveland. I was spending there two days. I liked to see some
Cleveland Cavaliers basketball matches.
Then I went to Hollywood. Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States. It
had become world-famous as the center of the film industry. Four major film companies – Paramount,
Warner Bros., RKO and Columbia – had studios in Hollywood. I did not want to leave but I had to.
After that, I went to New York city. I visited the Statue of Liberty. I went from the bottom of Manhattan
to the top of the crown. That was very amazing.
The places made me feel at home but I have to go home. Next time I would return to them.

27. What is the text about?

A. The writer’s first travelling
B. Visiting the statue of liberty
C. The writer’s wonderful holiday
D. A famous district in Los Angeles

28. The writer had to leave the Hollywood because ....

A. he had ever seen the Hollywood before.
B. he had to continue his trip to another destination.
C. the beauty of Liberty statue is better to enjoy
D. Hollywood was not interesting to the writer

29. In ... the writer could see the view of the New York city from the high place.
A. Liberty statue
B. Manhattan
C. Cleveland
D. Hollywood

30. “I went from the bottom of Manhattan to the top of the crown.”
The underlined word means ....
A. foot
B. peak
C. base
D. nadir

The following text is for questions 31 and 34

First, Open your “e-mail program” and launch “a

new message window” by clicking on the
appropriate icon.
Second, Type the name/the email address of the
recipient, make sure to enter the address
correctly otherwise the message will return
to you. You can also send your email to
more than one person by entering multiple
addresses.
Third, Type the subject of your email/message.
Fourth, Write your message in the “Message
window”
Fifth, Click on the “send” icon or select “send”
from the file menu.

31. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

A. To tell the readers how to send an email.
B. To give information about e-mail program.
C. To instruct the readers how to write an email.
D. To inform the readers kinds of icon in email program.

32. How to send an email to more than one recipient?

A. Send the email more than once.
B. Type the subject of your email/message.
C. Mistype the email address to the recipients.
D. Write multiple addresses to the recipient address.

33. What will happen if we write the wrong email address?

A. The system will send a dangerous warning.
B. The message will be sent back to our inbox.
C. The message will be multiplied automatically.
D. The address will be auto revised by the system.

34. “ ... clicking on the appropriate icon.”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ....
A. relevant
B. incorrect
C. available
D. sensible

The following text is for questions 35 and 38

Once upon a time there were two brothers, Nolbu and Heungbu. Nolbu was rich but greedy.
Heungbu was poor but generous.
One day, Heungbu found a sparrow with a broken leg. He helped the bird and took it to his
house. The bird got better and flew away. Later the sparrow brought three gourd seeds to
Heungbu. The gourd became so big. When Heungbo cut it open a lot go gold coins came out. Nolbu
heard the story and he also wanted the gold coins. He found a sparrow and broke its leg. The poor
bird ran away and later brought 3 gourd seeds. The seeds grew and Nolbu cut them open. Suddenly
the devils came out and started beating Nolbu. Nolbu learned a lesson that he shouldn’t be greedy.

35. The text mostly tells us about ....

A. The two greedy brothers and a sparrow
B. The two generous brothers and a sparrow
C. The two brothers, Nolbu and Heungbu
D. The two brothers and a sparrow

36. The problems occurred because ....

A. Nolbu wanted to get the gold coins
B. The poor bird ran away to the wood
C. Heungbu found a broken leg sparrow
D. The sparrow brought three gourd seeds
37. What happened after Nolbu cut the gourd?
A. The devils came out from the gourd.
B. He found a sparrow and broke its leg.
C. He found some gold coins inside the gourd.
D. The sparrow ran away and brought the gourd.

38. The text describes Houngbu as a ... man.

A. rich but selfish
B. smart and wise
C. lazy and cunning
D. poor but generous

The following text is for questions 39 and 42

Light and sound is found everywhere. Light and sound waves travel from place to place and can be seen and
heard. Light is visible to the human eye and is responsible for the sense of sight. It is a form of energy we can see
when it is reflected off the surface of an object.
Light waves travel through the air from place to place and do not carry matter. Light is believed to travel faster
than anything in the universe. It travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. Light is unable to travel through
solids, but it can travel through liquids and gases.
There are two properties of light. The first property of light is called reflection. Reflection is when light
bounces off a surface which then allows the object to be visible to the eye. For example, when the moon is seen in
the sky, it is because the light from the sun reflects off the surface of the moon. A light ray comes off a surface at
an equal angle to the angle at which it struck the surface.
The second property of light is called refraction. Refraction is when a ray of light passes from a transparent
medium to another transparent medium such as from air to water, it changes speed and the way it bends.
For example, when a pencil is placed into a glass of water, the pencil will seem like it is broken into two
pieces. Because the light is traveling through the water, there is refraction, and the light bends causing the pencil
to look like it is in two pieces. Another example of refraction is the use of eyeglasses to improve a person's vision.
Using a glass that is curved at a certain angle the vision of a person is corrected by the way light is refracted in the
eye.

39. What does the text mostly tell us about?

A. Types of reflection
B. Refraction properties
C. The definition of light
D. Light and its properties

40. The main idea of the last paragraph is ....

A. Light is travelling through the water.
B. There are two example of refraction.
C. The using of glasses in the eyes is refraction.
D. Placing a pencil into a glass of water is refraction.

41. When light bounces off a surface which then allows the object to be visible to the eye is
called ....
A. Light
B. Waves
C. Reflection
D. Refraction

42. The above text will be useful for students who study ....
A. physic
B. zoology
C. geology
D. chemistry

The following text is for questions 43 and 45

Do you know what the largest lizard is? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the scrub and woodland of a
few Indonesian islands
Komodo dragon is the world’s heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The largest Komodo ever
measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of
komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg).

Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail. They use their keen sense
of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as
large mammals and are sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon’s teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it feeds, the gums bleed,
creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria that lives in the Komodo dragon’s saliva causes
septicemia, or blood poisoning in its victims. A dragon will bite its prey, and then follow it until the animal is
too weak to carry on.

43. What is the purpose of writing the text?

A. To tell the way Domodo Dragon live
B. To describe the Komodo Dragon in general
C. To give information of the advantages of Komodo Dragon
D. To inform the readers ho to take care of Komodo Dragon

44. The Komodo Dragon uses its ... to recognize the decaying animals.
A. sense of smell
B. virulent bacteria
C. sense of hearing
D. poisonous gums

45. The benefit of reading the text is ....

A. knowing how to defeat a Komodo Dragon in the jungle
B. bringing the readers recognize the Komodo Dragon’s life
C. getting the advantages of Komodo Dragon to human being
D. noticing what animals to be the predators for Komodo Dragon

The following text is for questions 46 and 48

Once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a group of elephants crossing
the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.
Then the king of the rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him to guide his herd through
another route. On hearing the sad story, the elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And
so the lives of the rats were saved.
One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants in huge nets. Then the
elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats. He called one of the elephants of his herd, which
had not been trapped, to go seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.
The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the nets which had trapped the
elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.

46. The writer’s intention to write the text is to ....

A. tell the readers how to trap mice and elephants
B. amuse the readers with the story of mice and elephants
C. tell the readers the life of mice and elephants in the jungle
D. describe the life and physical appearance of animals in the wood

47. It was a problem for the elephants when they....

A. took another way to avoid crossing the rats’ herd
B. were trapped with numerous nets by the hunters
C. walked in the jungle and ruined the rats’ homes
D. were set free by the entire group of rats

48. The lesson we get from the story can be stated as the following ....
A. silence is the most powerful scream
B. do good and the good will come to you
C. don’t let a bad day let you feel like you have a bad life
D. never let a bad person change your inner goodness
The following text is for questions 48 and 50

49. By reading the above text, the readers will notice....

A. what they should do in side effect problems
B. when the product is forbidden to use
C. where to store the product safely
D. Where the product is sold

50. The text tells us that we must not consume the supplement after ...
A. 10th of April 2004
B. 2nd of February 2004
C. 27th of April 2010
D. 9th of February 2010