There will be a new beginning, and a warm light over night.
D. We should not underestimate
someone’s bad physical appearance. Jawaban: D
Pilihan jawaban ini benar karena sesuai
dengan kalimat ”He said, ”Poor you. But it isn’t
your fault. I know, your spikes are very useful and helpful for you. They will realize it someday. Trust me!”” yang artinya ”Ia berkata, ”Kasihan kamu. Namun, itu bukan salahmu. Saya tahu, duri-durimu sangat berguna dan bermanfaat bagimu. Mereka akan menyadarinya suatu saat nanti. Percayalah padaku!” Berdasarkan
ucapan Kuku ini, kita dapat menarik kesimpulan bahwa penampilan fisik yang kurang baik tidak selalu berarti buruk. Oleh karena itu, kita tidak
boleh meremehkannya (we should not
underestimate).
36. How many characters are there in the story? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. Ujian Nasional 2008/2009 Jawaban: C
Karakter yang ada dalam cerita itu adalah
Landy the porcupine,Cici the rabbit,Tito the
rooster,Kuku the turtle,Koko the frog, dan the
evil wolf. Jadi, ada 6 (six) karakter.
Read the following text and answer questions 37 and 38.
2009-09-11 10:42:59 p.m.
A little good news, by skin deep
I have that one person I can trust back. We are friends again and I am happy to be so. I just want her not to worry about me and not punish herself over hurting me. It’s in the past and it doesn’t matter. There are many more things in life imposing a threat right now than any pain that she may have caused me. We are friends that is all that matters to me. And thank you for it.
Source: skin deep, September 2, 2009, <A free online diary - http://www.my-diary.org/>
37. What did the writer feel when she wrote the diary?
A. Sad. B. Angry.
C. Tired. D. Happy.
Jawaban: D
Berdasarkan isi buku harian itu, penulis merasa senang karena teman yang dipercayainya
kembali lagi menjadi temannya (kalimat ”I have
that one person I can trust back”.). Selain itu,
catatan itu ditutup dengan ucapan ”We are
friends that is all that matters to me. And thank you for it.” yang artinya ”Kita berteman, itulah yang penting bagiku. Dan terima kasih
karenanya.”. Dari kalimat-kalimat tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa penulis merasa senang (happy) karena temannya telah kembali. 38. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the
text above?
A. The writer and her friend just met again
after they had separated for a long time.
B. The writer and her friend had a conflict, but
it had been settled down.
C. The writer was glad because she could get
her friend back.
D. The writer’s friend had hurt the writer’s
feeling.
Jawaban: A
Pernyataan pada pilihan jawaban (A) salah karena penulis dan temannya tidak berpisah dalam jangka waktu yang lama. Mereka kembali berteman setelah masalah di antara mereka terselesaikan (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (B)). Hal itu membuat penulis gembira (sesuai dengan jawaban (C)). Permasalahan itu karena temannya telah melukai perasaan penulis (sesuai dengan pilihan jawaban (D)).
Read the following text and answer questions 39 and 40.
A long time ago, the Sun and the Moon were a married couple who lived on the Earth and were great friends of the Sea. One day, they invited the Sea to visit them.
So the Sea went along with the fish and all the members of his family. Surprisingly, the water began to rise, so that the Sun and the Moon had to climb up to the roof because they did not want to be drowned, then they climbed up into the sky, where they remain ever since.
Source: English in Focus for Grade IX Junior High School (SMP/MTs)
39. What is the text about?
A. The Sun, the Moon and the Sea were great
friends.
B. Why the Sun and the Moon lived in the sky.
C. The Sun and the Moon were afraid of water.
D. The water of the sea would drown the Sun
and the Moon.
Jawaban: B
Inti cerita tersebut dapat disimpulkan dari
kalimat terakhir bacaan itu, yaitu ”. . . then they
climbed up into the sky, where they remain ever since.” yang artinya ”. . . kemudian mereka naik ke langit tempat mereka tinggal semenjak itu.”. Jadi, cerita itu tentang alasan mengapa Sang Matahari dan Sang Rembulan berada di langit. 40. “. . . then they climbed up into the sky, where
they remain ever since.”
The underlined word means ________.
A. keep B. reveal
C. stay D. mention
Jawaban: C
Kata’remain’ dan ’stay’ mempunyai arti yang sama, yaitu ’tinggal’. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya menjaga, (B) artinya mengungkap/membuka, dan (D) artinya menyebutkan.
Read the following poem and answer questions 41 to 43.
All Things Bright and Beautiful
By Cecil Frances Alexander All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings. The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by, The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;
The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one. He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell, How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well.
Source: Cecil Frances Alexander, August 3, 2009 <http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/allthings.htm>
41. What is the poem about?
A. Something beautiful.
B. God’s creation.
C. Something bright.
D. The colors of the world.
Jawaban: B
Secara keseluruhan, puisi tersebut
mengungkapkan kebesaran Tuhan yang telah menciptakan alam semesta beserta isinya. Pada tiap bait dalam puisi itu menjelaskan ciptaan Tuhan, misal bunga kecil dengan warna berkilauan, matahari terbit pada pagi hari yang menerangi alam, angin dingin pada musim dingin, dan mata kita untuk melihat semua ciptaan Tuhan.
42. “He made them every one.” What does the word ‘he’ refer to?
A. The Lord God.
B. The cold wind.
C. A little bird.
D. The purple-headed mountain.
Jawaban: A
Kata ganti ’he’ tersebut mengacu pada sang
pencipta semua yang ada, termasuk angin dingin pada musim dingin, matahari yang hangat di musim panas, serta buah-buahan yang telah masak di taman/kebun. Jadi, kata
’he’ mengacu pada ’The Lord God’.
43. “He made their glowing colors,”
The underlined word can be best replaced by ________.
A. boring B. interesting
C. shinning D. tiring
Jawaban: C
Kata ’glowing’ dan ’shinning’ mempunyai arti
yang sama, yaitu berkilauan. Pilihan jawaban (A) artinya membosankan, (B) artinya menarik, dan (D) artinya melelahkan.
44. Rearrange the sentences below into a good story.
1. The man gave him five magic beans for the cow.
2. Jack climbed up the beanstalk. He wanted to see what was at the top.
3. Jack and his mother were very poor, so his mother asked him to sell their cow. 4. On the way, he met a strange man. 5. His mother was very angry and threw
the beans out of the window. 6. The next morning they saw a giant
beanstalk.
7. Jack found a huge castle and a lot of gold. A. 5–6–2–7–3–4–1 B. 3–4–1–5–6–2–7 C. 3–4–5–6–1–2–7 D. 4–1–3–5–6–7–2
Ujian Nasional 2008/2009 Jawaban: B
Kalimat-kalimat tersebut bila digabung akan membentuk cerita naratif. Cerita dimulai dari tahap orientasi (pengenalan), yaitu kalimat nomor 3. Kemudian, ada tahap dimulainya konflik, yaitu kalimat nomor 4, 1, 5. Terakhir adalah tahap resolusi, yaitu kalimat nomor 6, 2, dan 7. Pilihan jawaban (B) benar.
45. ________ Mr. Lambart had bought an executive class train ticket to go back to Solo, his
secretary found a good price.
A. After B. When
C. Before D. While
Jawaban: A
Kalimat soal menerangkan dua peristiwa/ kejadian yang terjadi beriringan pada waktu lampau; suatu peristiwa terjadi setelah atau sebelum peristiwa lain. Peristiwa yang terjadi
terlebih dahulu menggunakan the past perfect
tense dan diawali kata hubung after.
46. Bruce ________ his parents before he left for camping this morning.
A. informed B. has informed
C. had informed D. was informed
Jawaban: C
Konteks kalimat soal tentang peristiwa lampau
dengan menggunakan the simple past tense.
Kata hubung ’before’ menghubungkan dua
peristiwa yang terjadi berurutan. Klausa yang
mendahului kata before menerangkan peristiwa
yang terlebih dahulu pada waktu lampu,
sehingga klausa itu menggunakan the past
perfect tense (had + past participle).
Read the following text and answer questions 47 to 50.
Collin Caterpillar and Sylvia Snail were crawling along the garden wall one sunny morning.
“Isn’t the world big?” remarked Collin as he gazed around.
“It’s huge, it’s enormous,” agreed Sylvia, who thought a lot about such things inside her mind.
“It makes me feel so very small,” Collin said. “But I know a way to change all that!” said Sylvia wisely.
So the two of them spent the rest of that morning collecting the tiniest things they could find.
Collin collected a crumb, a pea, a shell and a petal. Soon he had found a feather, a peanut, a button and a berry.
Sylvia brought back a drawing pin, a paper clip, a pen nib, a pin and a needle.
“Look! You’re almost a giant Collin!” said Sylvia. “Funnily enough, how small these things are,” chuckled Collin, “and look how big I am!”
Source: English in Focus for Grade IX Junior High School
(SMP/MTs)
47. What is the text about?
A. The big world.
B. The tiniest things.
C. The garden wall.
D. Collin Caterpillar and Sylvia Snail.
Jawaban: D
Cerita tersebut tentang Collin Caterpillar dan
Sylvia Snail yang menganggap kalau diri mereka itu kecil dalam dunia yang besar, sehingga mereka mengumpulkan benda-benda paling kecil yang akan membuat mereka tampak besar. Pilihan jawaban yang lain salah karena hanya merupakan gagasan pendukung.
48. Sylvia collected the following things, except
________.
A. a drawing pin B. a needle
C. a paper clip D. a berry
Jawaban: D
Benda-benda yang dikumpulkan Sylvia
disebutkan pada kalimat ”Sylvia brought back
a drawing pin, a paper clip, a pen nib, a pin and a needle.”. Jadi, benda yang tidak dikumpulkan
Sylvia adalah (D) a berry.
49. How many the tiniest things did Collin collect?
A. Ten. B. Nine.
C. Eight. D. Seven.
Jawaban: C
Berdasarkan kalimat ”Collin collected a crumb,
a pea, a sheel and a petal. Soon he had found a feather, a peanut, a button and a berry.”, benda
terkecil yang ditemukannya ada 8 (eight).
50. Isn’t the world big? remarked Collin as he gazed around. (Paragraph 2)
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Spread. B. Looked.
C. Walked. D. Paid attention.
Jawaban: B
Kata ’gazed’ mempunyai arti yang sama
dengan kata ’looked’, yaitu memandang. Pilihan
jawaban (A) artinya menyebar, (C) artinya berjalan, dan (D) artinya menaruh perhatian.
Objectives:
At the end of this unit you will be able to:
● express politeness, ● tell something in general
using spoken English,
● create short functional
texts (contest announcements),
● write report texts about
public places, and
● write short functional texts
(letters),
● use sentence connectors
and modals properly.
Suppose you ask for your teacher’s
permission to go somewhere or request someone to do something for you. How would you say it? You should say it politely, shouldn’t you? Do you know how to make polite requests? You will find the answer and learn more about polite expressions in this unit.
Next, could you mention some public places in your hometown? There are hospitals, banks, bus stations, market and others. Have you ever noticed similar public places, such as a traditional market in your town with the one in another town? Do they have something in common? If you write down about the common things of the similar public places, then you write a report. In this unit, you’ll learn more about this type of text, including its text structure and characteristics. Hopefully, at the end of this unit you will be able to write reports.