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1. SOALSIMULASIUNBAHASAINNGGRISTAHUNPELAJARAN2012/22013
ThefollowingquestionnshavefourpossibleanswerslabeleddA,B,CandD.thequestionsbyblackkeningA,
B,CandDonyouranswerssheet.
Thistextisforquesstionsnumber1and2.
1. Whatdoesthefolllowingcautiontellusabout?
A. Thevenomoussarea.
B. Thedangeroffsnake’svenom.
C. Theendangereedvenomoussnakes.
D. Theexistenceofdangeroussnakes.
2. Wecanconcludetthatthesnakesintheareaare….
A. endagered
B. poisonous
C. extinct
D. tame
Thistextisforquesstionsnumber3and4.
3. Thenoticetellsthaatweshould….
A. putthefoodinntheanimals’palms
B. takecareoftheeanimals’palms
C. feedtheanimaalspalmup
D. regularlyfeedttheanimals
4. Wherecanweprobbablyfindthenotice?
A. Atthezoo.
B. Atthepetshopp.
C. Atthefarm’sggate.
D. Inthebotanicaalgarden.
Thistextisforquesstionsnumber5and6.

2. 5. Fromthetextwekknowthat….
A. GhaniwasadmmittedtoGlobalSeniorHighSchool
B. HaikalwillgotooanewSeniorHighSchool
C. HaikalknewGhhaniwouldwritethecard
D. Ghanihadaveeryodddream
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6. Thewriterwrotethetextinorderto….
A. informthathehasrealizedhislife’sdream
B. inviteGhanitoGlobalSeniorHighSchool
C. tellthathislife’sdreamhascometrue
D. congratulateGhanionhersuccess
Thistextisforquestionsnumber7to9.
7. Whyhavetheexamsbeendelayed?Because….
A. therewasaconflictingschedule
B. Ms.Faridahasjusttextedthem
C. theyneededtoforwardthemessage
D. theexamswerescheduledfor09November
8. FromthetextwemayconcludethatMs.FaridaisprobablyLina’s….
A. principal
B. classmate
C. teacher
D. friend
9. “I textyoujusttoinformthat…”WhatdoesthewordIreferto?
A. Lina
B. Farida
C. Dinar
D. Irfa
Thetextisforquestionsnumber10to12.

3. SCHOOLANNOUNCEMENTCAMPINGWEEKENDTo:
AllStudentsofYearEight
Pleasenotethatonthecomingcampingweekend,wewilltravelbybustoWanagamaCampingGroundonSaturdayat8
a.m.andreturnonSundayat3p.m.Therearenoshopsnearbyandnomainroads.Thereisapublictelephoneinthecamp
ingground,butitisonlyforemergencies.
Tentswillbeprovidedbutyouwillneedfloormats.Youwillalsoneedabagtocarryyourclothes,awaterproofcoat–
incaseitrains,andapairofbootsaswell.Pleasebringyourownplasticplate,spoonandcupandabackpackforemergen
cyequipment.Thismustincludespareclothes,aknife,atorch,awhistleandmoneyfortelephonecalls.
ThePrincipal
Note:Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontacttheCampingCoordinator.
10. Theschoolwillprovide….
A. tents
B. boots
C. clothes
D. floormats
11. Whyshouldthestudentsbringtheirwaterproofcoats?
A. Becausetheyneedtocarrytheirclothes.
B. Sincetheyneeditforemergencycalls.
C. Forthereisnoshopsnearby.
D. Incaseitrains.
12. Whatisthemainiddeaofparagraph2?
A. Thestudentsnneedabagtocarrytheirclothes.
B. Allcampingneeedandequipmentwillbeprovidedbyytheschool.
C. Thestudentsnneedtopreparetheirowncampingneeedandequipment.
D. Thebackpackmmustincludespareclothesandmoneyyfortelephonecalls.
Thetextisforquesttionsno.13to15.
13. WhendidNindagrraduatefromJuniorHighSchool?OnJunethe….
th
A. 13
B. 9
th

4. th
C. 6
th
D. 4
14. Whatcanweconclludefromthetext?
A. DellaisNinda’ssmother.
B. Nindaisaveryycleverstudent.
C. thecelebrationnwillbeveryinteresting.
D. IndonesiaHebaatJuniorHighSchoolisthebestschoool.
15. Thewriterwrotethhetextinorderto…Ninda’sgraduatiooncelebration.
A. tellpeopleabouut
B. invitepeopletoojoin
C. provideadescrriptionof
D. giveanannounncementof
Thetextisforquesttionsnumber16to18.
16. Whatistheadverttisementabout?
A. Weddingpreseents.
B. Offsetandprinntingmachines.
C. Printingmateriaalsandstationery.
D. Computersandddigitalprintingmachines.
17. Fromthetextwekknowthat….
A. Acorisanewccompany.
B. thecompanyooffersweddingpresents
C. thecompanypproducesleathermaterials.
D. thecompany’sfaxnumberis6049802974
18.
“ACORPRINTING&STATIONERYLTD.”Theunderlinedwordmeansthethingsneededfor
….
A. computing
B. packing

5. C. wedding
D. writing
Thistextisforquestionsnumber19to21.
Yogyakarta,20
th
February,2012
Ms.LailyMukarromahMuhammadiyahSec
ondarySchool50KHAhmadDahlanSt.
DearMs.LailyMukarromah,
Iamherereferringtothetelephonicconversationwehadyesterday.Thisletteristoconfirmthatthe
th
meetingwithyouwillbeheldon28
February,2012,wherewewouldbediscussingtheStudentExchangeProgram.Iwillalsoliketoen
surethatthemeetingwillbeheldatyourofficeat10:00a.m.Pleasecontactme,ifyouwanttomakea
nychangeinthis.
ThankyouforyourtimeandIamlookingforwardtothemeetingwithyou.Iamcertainthatthismeeting
willprovefruitfultoourgoals.
Sincerely,
ZaidAlGhifarry
19. Fromthetextwemayconcludethat….
A. Mr.ZaidhasinvitedMs.LailytojointheStudentExchangeConference
B. Ms.LailyhascalledMr.Zaidtohaveameetingatheroffice
C. theStudentExchangeProgramwillbeheldat10a.m

6. D. bothofthemwilljoinaStudentExchangeProgram
20.
“Pleasecontactme,ifyouwanttomakeanychangeinthis”.Thewordthisrefersto
….
A. theconfirmationletter
B. thetelephonicconversation
C. theStudentExchangeProgram
D. thescheduleandtheplaceofthemeeting
21. Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthetext?
A. Tothankforthehelp.
B. Toexpressgratitude.
C. Toconfirmthemeeting.
D. Toaskforthediscussion.
Thistextisforquesstionsnumber22to24.
Duringtheholidaybreak,IwenttoPrangtritisbeach,anunspoiledbeach
southofYogyakkarta.Iwenttherewithmyfamilyfortwodays,justafterNe
wYeaars.Thedrivetookaboutanhour,anditwasveryinterestingbecau
usemostofitwascountryside.
Whenwearrivedatourholidayyhouse,thefirstthingwealldidweretoget
changedintoourcostumesandgoforaswimmdownatthebeach.Thebeachwasonlyacrossthehh
olidayhouse.Thesunwasverybrigght,andthewaterfreezingcold,butitwasveryrefresshing.Wes
wamforalittlewhile,anndthenwereturnedhometogetsomefood.Thatnightt,afterdinner,weallsat
aroundandpplayedscrabble,untilverylate.
Thenextmorning,myymotherandIwalkeddowntothessouvenirstalls,whereweshoppedforabo
uttwohours.WWhenwegothome,myfatherhadppackedsometastyfood,readyforthewholefamil
ytogootothebeachfortheafternoon.Ihaadfriedchickenandvegetables.Itwasextremelydeliciou
us.Aftereating,weplayedbeachvolleeyballandwehadloadsoffun.
Iwillalwaysremembeerthisholidaybecauseitwastheffiirsttimeinyearsthatthewholefamilywasa
bletoholiidaytogether,andtheweatherwasffantasticthewholetime!
WetookplentyofpicturesandwhenIgothome,theveryfirsttthingIdidwastohavethemdeveloped.

7. Theyaretrreasuredmemoriesofagreatholidayyexperience.
Adaptedfrom:http://saintpatriicks.nsw.edu.au/curricul/pdfs/r
ecount.pdf
22. Thetexttellsusabbouthowthewriter….
A. spentherholiddaybreak
B. tookplentyofnnicepictures
C. drovetotheunnspoiledbeach
D. shoppedattheesouvenirstalls
23. Fromthetextwekknowthat….
A. thedrivetookaabouttwohours
B. thebeachwasacrossthecountryside
C. afterdinner,thheyplayedscrabbleuntilverylate
D. thewriter’sfathherwalkeddowntothesouvenirstallls
24. Whatcanweconclludefromthetext?
A. Theholidaybreeakwasboring.
B. Theweatherwwasbadthewholetime.
C. Thewritertookkasmallnumberofpictures.
D. Thefamilywassseldomabletoholidaytogether.
25. Whatisthepurposseofthetext?
A. ToshowhowttogotoParangtritisbeach.
B. Toretellthewrriter’sholidayexperience.
C. ToinformabouutParangtritisbeach.
D. Todescribetheewriter’sactivity.
Thistextisforquesstionsnumber26to28.
DiannSastroWardoyoisoneofthefamoousactressesinIndonesia.Sheis25yye
arsold.Sheistallandbeautiful.SShehasawhiteandsmoothskin.Shehasshortbl
ackstraighthair.Shehhasanovalface,apointednose,thickkeyebrows,thinlips,
andstrongwhiteeteeth.Shealsohasanicesmile.
DiannSastroWardoyolikeswearingcasuualclothessuchasjeans,T-

8. shirt,sneakersandsomeacccessories.Sheusuallygetsupatfivve,hassomeexercises,andthen
goestowork.Sheisinnterestedincollectingbooks.Sheputtstheminherownlibrary.

9. ShehasmanyobsessionssuchasgettingherMasterofArtsdegreeinPhilosophyandbecomingan
internationalactress.
26. Whatisthetextabout?
A. 25yearsoldgirl.
B. DianSastroWardoyo
C. Indonesiafamousactresses.
D. DianSastroWardoyoobsessions.
27. “Sheputsthem inherownlibrary.”Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreferto?
A. collectionofbooks.
B. IndonesianActresses.
C. Internationalactresses.
D. DianSastroWardoyo’sfamily.
28. DianSastroWardoyolikeswearingcasual
clothes.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmean?
A. Stylish.
B. Formal.
C. Informal.
D. Fashionable.
29. Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A. Toentertainthereaders.
B. TodescribeDianSastroWardoyo.
C. ToretellaboutDianpastexperiences.
D. ToshowDianSastroWardoyo’sObsessions.
Thistextisforquestionsnumber30to32.
HowtoMakeDollClothes
Girlsandtheirmothersorgrandmothersoftenenjoymakingdollclothestogetherasafuncraftorsewingproje
ct.Herearesomebasicswhenmakingdollclothes.
ThingsYou'llNeed

10. 1 Sewingmachine
2 Fabric
3 Patternfordollclothes
4 Pins
5 Embellishments(lace,buttons)
6 Scissors
Instructions
1 Pickadollclothespatternformakingdollclothes.
2 Measureyourdollforthedollclothestoensuretheproperfit.
3 Choosefabricforthedollclothes.Becreative.Considermakingdollclothesfromacottonnightgown
ormakingdollclothestomatchabedroomquilt,forexample.
4 Cutthefabricandembellishments(suchaslaceandribbon)accordingtothedollclothespatterninstr
uctions.
5 Sewthefabricpiecestogetherasperthepatterninstructions,makingsuretofollownotationsforsea
mallowances.
6 Turndollclothesrightsideoutandpresswithawarmiron.Dressthedolland
congratulateyourselfonyourdollclothesmakingskills.http://www.ehow.com/how_2104829_make dol l -
clothes.html
30. Howmanythingsdoyouneedtomakedollclothes?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
31. “Measurethedollsfortheirdollclothes…”Theunderlinedwordmeanstofindoutthe….
A. size
B. cost
C. value
D. weight
32. Whyshouldwemeasurethedoll?
A. Tomakethedollmorebeautiful.
B. Toensuretheproperfit.
C. Tosewthefabric.

11. D. Tochoosefabric.
Thetextisforquestionsnumber33to36.
DrinkingPoison-
Vietnam
Therewasarichmanwhohadapassionforricewine,buthenevergaveanytohisservant.Notevenasmallcup
fulatTet.
Hehadtobeawayfromhomeoneday,sohegaveinstructionstotheservant:"WhileI'mabsentyoumustwatc
hovertheroosterinthecage,andthatfinepieceofporkinthekitchen.Don'tletthecatorthedoggonearthem."
Hepointedtoabottleofhisfavoritericewineontheshelfandwarned,"That'sabottleofpoisonIboughttokillth
erats.Whateveryoudo,don'tdrinkit."
Assoonastherichmanhaddepartedtheservantkilledtherooster,andcookeditandtheporkforhislunch.He
washeditdownwiththericewineandhadthemostsplendidmealhehadevertasted.
Themasterarrivedhomeandfoundhisservantinadrunkensleeponthekitchenfloor.Heshookhimawakea
nddemandedtoknowwhathadhappenedtotheroosterandthepork,andwhyhehaddrunkfromthebottle.
"Oh,greatlord,"sobbedtheservant,"Ididmybesttoguardyourfoodbutthecatmanagedtostealtheporkandt
hedogkilledtherooster.IwassoafraidofyourangerthatIdecidedtokillmyselfanddrankthepoison.Oh,unlu
ckyme,Iamstillalive."
33. Whatdidthemanhaveapassionfor?
A. Apieceoffork.
B. Ricewine.
C. A rooster.
D. Rats
34. "Assoonastherichmanhaddeparted
theservantkilledtherooster…”Theunderlinedwordmeans....
A. left
B. flew
C. stayed
D. arrived
35. Whydidtherichmangiveinstructionstotheservant?
A. Hewasveryangry.
B. Hehadtobeawayfromhome.

12. C. Hefoundhisservantinadrunkensleep.
D. Hewantedtoknowwhathadhappened.
36. Whatisthemoralvalueofthestory?
A. Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.
B. Betterdiestandingthanlivekneeling.
C. Abadbeginningmakesabadending.
D. Whenthereisawillthereisaway.
Thetextisforquestionsnumber37to39.
Therearethousandsofasteroidsinthesolarsystem.Asteroidsaresmallpiecesofrockandmetal.Mostofthe
morbittheSunbetweenMarsandJupiter.AsteroidsthatcrashintoEartharecalledmeteors.Sometimesthe
yburnupastheyfalltowardEarth.Theymakestreaksoflightinthenightsky.Piecesthatlandonthegroundare
calledmeteorites.
Cometsareanothertypeofobjectinthesolarsystem.Cometsarelikedirtysnowballs.Theyaremadeoficean
ddust.Cometsareusuallyfaroutinthesolarsystem.SometimesacometcomesinclosetotheSun.Whenitc
omesinclose,thecometstartstomeltandlookslikeithasalongtailstreamingoutbehindit.In1994piecesofa
cometcalledShoemaker-
Levy9crashedintoJupiter.ThecrashmadehugeexplosionsandsentupfireballsthatwerelargerthanEarth
.
Microsoft®Encarta®ReferenceLibrary2005.©19932004MicrosoftCorporation.
37. Thetexttellsusabout....
A. meteorsandmeteorites
B. asteroidsandcomets
C. MarsandJupiter
D. iceanddust
38. Fromthetextwecanconcludethat….
A. asteroidsconsistofrockandice
B. meteorsconsistoficeanddust
C. fallingstarsaremeteors
D. cometsarefireballs
39. “...andsentupfireballsthat
werelargerthanEarth.”(p.2)Whatdoesthewordthatinthesentencer

13. eferto?
A. Meteorites.
B. Asteroids.
C. fireballs
D. Comets
40. Whydoesthewriterwritesuchkindoftext?
A. Todescribetheasteroidsandcometsingeneral.
B. Totellhowtoobserveasteroidsandcomets.
C. Toinformaboutthesolarsystem.
D. Toshowhowtheplanetsrotate.
Thetextisforquestionsnumber41to43.
EarthquakesaremovementsinEarth’scrust.ThecrustisEarth’srockyouterlayer,thesolidgroundth
atweliveon.Earth’scrustisbrokenupintomanygiganticsectionsofrigidrockcalledplates.Theplatesslidea
roundslowlyonalayerofhot,meltedrockdeepinsideEarth.Sometimestheplatescrashtogether.Sometim
estheedgeofoneplateslidesunderanotherplate.
FaultsarecracksinEarth’scrustbetweenthehugeplates.Earthquakesusuallyhappenalongfaults.
Theplatesoneachsideofafaultpressagainsteachotherwithtremendousforce.Anearthquakeoccurswhe
ntherockalongtheedgesuddenlygivesway.Hugechunksofrockundergroundbreakandmove.Theycanjo
ltupwardortheycandivedown.Sometimestheblocksofrockalongafaultgrindsidewayspasteachother.
Theplacewheretherockbreaksiscalledthefocusoftheearthquake.Itisusuallyunderground.Thebr
eakingandmovingmakeswavestravelthroughtheground.Theplaceonthegrounddirectlyabovethefocus
iscalledtheepicenter.Earthquakesarestrongestneartheirepicenters.
AdaptedfromMicrosoft®Encarta®ReferenceLibrary2005.©19932004MicrosoftCorporation.
41. Whatisthetextabout?
A. Earth’scrust.
B. Earthquakes.
C. Faults.
D. Plates.
42. Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?
A. Theplatescrashtogether.
B. ThecrustisEarth’srockyouterlayer.
C. EarthquakesaremovementinEarth’scrust.
D. Theplatesslidearoundslowlyonalayerofrock.

14. 43. “Theplatesslide
aroundslowlyonalayerofhot,meltedrock…”(p.1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword
mean?
A. break
B. dive
C. crack
D. move
Thetextisforquestionsnumber44to46.
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downandtowarmnighttimewithrondeandbajigurbeverages.Withyourfriendsatcollege,youmighthave(4
4)…
inonenightonthematspreadclosetostallsaroundthesquarewhilediscussingyourtasksortalkingabouta(4
5)…
juniorthatisknownbymoststudentsoncampus.Youmightalsojusthaveachatwithyourneighborsoryourc
olleagueswhenyoustayedinYogyakarta.Then,youcantryanattractioncalledMasangin,namelywalkingt
hroughtwobanyantreesinthemiddleofthesquarewithyoureyesbeingclosedwithapieceofblackcloththati
savailableforrentat3,000Rupiah.Thebeliefsaysthatthosewho(46)…
candoitwillgetunlimitedfortunesandblessings.
44. A. sat
B. rode
C. drove
D. slept
45. A. unpopular
B. famous
C. selfish
D. quiet
46. A. seriously
B. unluckily
C. carelessly
D. successfully
47. Rearrangethefollowingjumbledwordsintoagoodsentence.
you congratulations as contest succes of thewriting on thewinner

15. r s
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A. 2–8–1–5–3–9–6–7–4
B. 2–9–1–4–3–8–6–7–5
C. 2–6–1–5–3–4–8–7–9
D. 2–1–8–5–3–9–6–4–7
48. Rearrangethefollowingjumbledwordsintoagoodsentence.
a girl was such pleasant KeongMas and helpful
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A. 6–1–5–2–3–7–2–8
B. 6–8–7–5–3–4–2–1
C. 6–4–3–1–8–7–5–2
D. 6–3–4–1–5–7–8–2
49. Arrangethesentencesintoagoodrecounttext.
1 First,ourteachermarkedtherollsandthenwegotonthebuses.
2 Someothersplayedcardsorwentforawalkwiththeteacher.
3 Whenwearrivedattheparksomestudentsplayedguitar.
4 LastFridayourschoolwenttoNationalParkforapicnic.
5 Atlunchtimewesattogetherandhadourpicniclunch.
6 Onthebuseseveryonewaschattingandeating.
7 Finallyattwoo’clockweleftforschool.
8 Wehadagreatday.
A. 4–1–8–7–5–2–3–6
B. 4–1–7–8–3–6–2–5
C. 4–1–6–3–2–5–7–8
D. 4–1–3–6–5–2–8–7
50. ArrangethesentencesintoaproceduretextofHowtoTreataCutFinger.

16. 1 Thenwashwithsoap.
2 Firstly,stopbleedingifnecessary.
3 Afterthat,useantibioticointment.
4 Finally,applyanadhesivebandage.
5 Inourdailylife,weoftencutourfinger.
6 Whenithappens,trythefollowingstepstotreatit.
7 Secondly,cleanthecutfingerunderrunningwater.
A. 5–6–2–7–1–3–4
B. 5–7–6–2–1–4–3
C. 5–4–7–2–3–1–6
D. 5–1–4–3–6–2–7