This document contains 50 multiple choice questions that appear to be from an Indonesian national exam on English comprehension given in 1989. The questions cover a range of topics including pronouns, verbs, prepositions, word meanings and inferences based on short passages of text. Each question is labeled with a number and includes 4 possible answer choices labeled A-D. The questions test understanding of grammar, vocabulary and the ability to infer implied meanings and references within short texts.

1. Evaluasi Belajar Tahap Akhir Nasional
Tahun 1989
Bahasa Inggris
EBTANAS-SMP-89-01
The books is on the table
It is Maman's book.
... book is a math book
A. He
B. Him
C. His
D. She
EBTANAS-SMP-89-02
Teacher: "Look, this is my pen".
Whose pen is this?
The students: "That is ..
A. his
B. hers
C. yours
D. ours
EBTANAS-SMP-89-03
You name is Nina ... are Nina
A. I
B. He
C. She
D. You
EBTANAS-SMP-89-04
Rini : "We are going to get an English test
tomorrow.
Wiwin : "What time will the teacher give ... me test?"
Rini : "About nine o'clock.
A. us
B. me
C. him
D. her
EBTANAS-SMP-89-05
These bags are expensive but those ... are cheap
A. ones
B. too
C. one
D. one's
EBTANAS-SMP-89-06
Father : "Where did you go last night?"
Brother : "I didn't go ..., Dad"
A. anywhere
B. somewhere
C. nowhere
D. everywhere
EBTANAS-SMP-89-07
There is still plenty of wood at the back of the house.
This sentence means that we still have ... wood.
A. many
B. an amount of
C. a few
D. a number of
EBTANAS-SMP-89-08
This exercise is easy ... difficult
A. another are
B. some other are
C. the other is
D. other is
EBTANAS-SMP-89-09
Your cat are two ... up last night
A. mouse
B. mice
C. mouse's
D. the mouse
EBTANAS-SMP-89-10
Mother needed a piece of ... to write a letter
A. thread
B. string
C. paper
D. book
EBTANAS-SMP-89-11
What are the boys doing? They ... their kites
A. flew
B. fly
C. have flown
D. are flying
EBTANAS-SMP-89-12
Father wakes up at four every day
But he woke up at five two days ago. It means.
Father woke up ...
A. early
B. late
C. on time
D. fast
EBTANAS-SMP-89-13
The Anwar family lives in Bandung.
They are going to go to Bali the day after tomorrow.
Today they ...
A. are still in Bandung
B. were in Bandung
C. are in Bali
D. were in Bali

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Doctors and nurses ... in the hospital.
A. works
B. working
C. work
D. worked
EBTANAS-SMP-89-15
She lives in the country but she has visited us many
times.
She ... us well
A. knows
B. never knows
C. knowing
D. knew
EBTANAS-SMP-89-16
The teacher asked the students "Have you finished you
assignment?" The students, "Yes, we have."
From this dialogue we know that the students ... the
assignment
A. haven't finished yet
B. have finished
C. are going to finish
D. didn't finish
EBTANAS-SMP-89-17
Father ... a news paper while we were studying in the
living room.
A. was reading
B. reads
C. read
D. reading
EBTANAS-SMP-89-18
What have the men been doing?
They... the pew building,
A. finishes
B. finishing
C. have been finishing
D. finished
EBTANAS-SMP-89-19
What will you uncle drink?
He drinks coffee
It means my uncle ... coffee
A. won't like
B. likes
C. doesn't like
D. is liking
EBTANAS-SMP-89-20
Father has worked hard.
He is tired so he may take a nap ... read the newspaper
A. and
B. too
C. but
D. or
EBTANAS-SMP-89-21
My uncle wanted to go to England.
He visited us before he went to England. This means.
My uncle ... England.
A. has been in
B. will leave for
C. was in
D. is now in
EBTANAS-SMP-89-22
Sinta went to the market yesterday. She wanted to buy
some oranges.
The fruit seller : ... do you want?"
Sinta : "I want the yellow ones"
A. Which oranges
B. Which are the oranges
C. Which the oranges
D. Which orange's
EBTANAS-SMP-89-23
How fast does your brother drive the car?
He drives ...
A. not very fast
B. very well
C. happily
D. hardly
EBTANAS-SMP-89-24
Mother; "How much is the English dictionary, Tini?"
A. three thousand rupiahs
B. very fast
C. as soon possible
D. three times a day
EBTANAS-SMP-89-25
There were swimmers at the beach ...
A. now
B. tomorrow
C. an hour ago
D. already
EBTANAS-SMP-89-26
"You may take him to the movie"
The sentence means ...
A. you must bring him to the movie
B. you can ask him to go with you to the movie
C. you have to take him to the movie
D. you will take him to the movie. '
EBTANAS-SMP-89-27
X : "How did his sister play the piano?"
Y : ''She played the piano, ...
A. clever
B. clever than you ;
C. the cleverest in the group
D. cleverly

3. EBTANAS-SMP-89-28
Why did you come here?
I came here because I ... him
A. to see
B. want to see
C. wanted to see
D. see
EBTANAS-SMP-89-29
The teacher says: " ... wrong to go through the
window"
A. It is
B. Its
C. It
D. Is it
EBTANAS-SMP-89-30
The teacher knows that their students ... their coming
final exams.
A. have been happy to pass
B. will be happy to pass
C. were happy to pass
D. can be happy to pass
EBTANAS-SMP-89-31
"Don't go out, please! It is very cold outside"
You may also say ...
A. Won't you stay inside, please!
B. Will you stay inside, please!
C. Would you please stay outside!
D. Go out, please!
EBTANAS-SMP-89-32
The. Servant : "Do you understand your parents are
going to come late?"
Bambang : "No, I don't"
From the sentence we know that Bambang ...
A. knows that his parent aren't going to come late.
B. Know that his parents are going to come late.
C. Doesn't know that his parents are going to come
late.
D. Doesn't know that his parents aren't going to come
late.
EBTANAS-SMP-89-33
"They say you study maths"
The interrogative is ...
A. They say you study maths?
B. They say "Do you study maths?"
C. Do they say you study maths?
D. Don't they say you study maths?
EBTANAS-SMP-89-34
"Mrs. Tuti teaches us math's on Fridays, and so does
Mr. Seto'
The sentence means ...
A. Mr. Seto teaches them math's on the same day as
Mrs. Tuti does.
B. Mrs. Tuti teaches us math's on Fridays but Mr.
Seto doesn't.
C. Mrs. Tuti and Mr. Seto teach us math's together on
Fridays.
D. Mrs. Tuti and Mr. Seto teach us math's on different
days.
EBTANAS-SMP-89-35
Which soldier is kind and handsome?
The soldier ... is kind and handsome.
A. the office
B. after the office
C. is in the office
D. in the office
EBTANAS-SMP-89-36
The bus is very big. It runs very fast.
The combined sentence is ...
A. The bus which runs very fast is very big
B. The very big bus runs very fast
C. The very big bus which rims very fast
D. The bus is very fast and big
EBTANAS-SMP-89-37
Mother is pleased father gave her a present.
We know that mother is ...
A. glad to get a present from father
B. not so happy to get such a present
C. happy to-;give a present to father.
D. not so happy to receive such a present
EBTANAS-SMP-89-38
Which sentence is correct?
A. If you didn't feel well, I will send for a doctor
B. I send for a doctor, if you don't feel well,
C. If you don't feed well, I will send for a doctor
D. I will send for a doctor if you didn't feel well
EBTANAS-SMP-89-39
The third year students went on a trip to Jogja ... ?
A. don't they
B. didn't they
C. did they
D. do they
EBTANAS-SMP-89-40
She made up her mind to give me a motor cycle.
The underlined words mean ...
A. wanted
B. planned
C. decided
D. promised

4. EBTANAS-SMP-89-41
Ani always ... their parents working at home.
She is a diligent girl.
A. looks after
B. watches
C. works
D. helps
EBTANAS-SMP-89-42
Look at the diagram and choose the right sentence!
A. Mrs. Sigit is Mr. Bonar's sister
B. Mrs. Bahar is Mrs. Bonar's mother
C. Mr. Bahar is Mr. Sigit's father
D. Mr. Sigit is Mrs. Bahar's soon
EBTANAS-SMP-89-43
X : "Where is the lamp?"
Y : "It's ... the table".
A. above
B. on
C. beside
D. behind
EBTANAS-SMP-89-44
Look at the picture!
From the picture we know that Atila is ...
A. Younger than Andini
B. Older than Andini
C. The oldest
D. The youngest.
EBTANAS-SMP-89-45
Look at the table and chases the right sentence!
From the table we know that ...
Spectacles Shoe Trousers
Rp 30.000,00 Rp 10.000,00 Rp 15.000,00
A. a pair of shoes are the most expensive of all
B. a pair of spectacles are the cheapest of all
C. a pair of spectacles are cheaper than a pair of
trousers
D. a pair of trousers are more expensive than a pair of
shoes
Uraian
Read the text carefully
A library
A library is a place where we can borrow books.
Do you think it is interesting to go to a library? A
library has many kinds of books. There are school
books, story books, dictionaries and others. In big
libraries we can go round and choose books we want.
Is small libraries we must ask the man in charge for
what we want. Do you know how to borrow a book
from a library ?
I believe it is not difficult.
Don't forget to write the number and the name of
the author. After we sign the paper, then we hand it to
the man is charge.
The man is charge = orang yang bertugas.
Author = pengarang
Taken from: "'Structure and Reading comprehension"
EBTANAS-SMP-89-46
What do you think to go to a library?
It think ...
EBTANAS-SMP-89-47
What must we do before we sign the paper?
We must ...
EBTANAS-SMP-89-48
What kind of books are there in a library?
There are,...
Read the text carefully!
Amat is village boy of seventeen
His father is a poor farmer, who has a son and two
daughters. Amat doesn't go to school anymore. He has
to help his parents support a family of five. His two
younger sisters go to school in the morning and help to
earn some extra money in the afternoon.
They work for their neighbors who have large
families and can use extra help around the house.
Support: memberi nafkah, menunjang.
Taken from: The "Kumpulan Soal EBTANAS".
EBTANAS-SMP-89-49
How many children do Amat's parents have?
They ...
EBTANAS-SMP-89-50
Why doesn't Amat go to school anymore?
Because he ...