SOAL UAS Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 SMP Semester 2, Kunci Jawaban USBN / US Pilihan Ganda & Essay

B.  Peat swamps                                                D. Foreign companies.

11. Who is the author of the letter?

A. Rahma

B. dina

C. Friend Rahma

D. Dina’s boyfriend

12. To whom was the letter sent?

A. Rahma

B. dina

C. Friend Rahma

D. Dina’s boyfriend

13. What is the suggestion to ask Rahma.

A. How can I advise him to study hard

B. How to spend holidays with friends

C. How to tell a friend about his lies

D. How should he advise his friends not to lie

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Reading text to answer questions numbers 14 - 17

To  : All members of Literature Club

From      : Chairman of Literature Club

Date       : May, 27th 2020

Subject: Reviewing book

I would like to inform  all members of Literature club that on this  Saturday we will hold a reviewing Konspirasi Alam Semesta, a book by Fiersa Besari. I expect your participation in this occasion. This Occasion will be held at 09:00 AM in Auditorium.

14. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the message ?

A.  To get permission from all students to join the project

B.  To invite all members of Literature Club to review a best selling book

C.  To tell all students that he is interested in reviewing books

D.  To inform all students about the cancellation of a meeting

15.  From the message above we can infer that ... .

A.  Fiersa Besari is an author

B.  The participants of the event will be introduced to  a tip of  business

C.  The chairman of the literature club is a great book writer

D.  The event  will be carried out  at 09.00 in the evening.

16.    “ .... that on this  Saturday we will hold a reviewing.....”

The underlined word refers to ... .

A.  The chairman of the literature club

B.  The chairman including the members of the literature club

C.  The chairman, the members of the club and a book writer

D.  The members of the literature Club and a book writer

17.    What will the students probably do after reading the message ?

They will ... .

A.  Come to the book reviewing occasion

B.  Come to the event and get some books

C.  Tell their friends to review their own favorite books

D.  Soon gather at school to organize a books fair.

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Reading text for answering questions numbers 18 to 21.

Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group of lizards still alive.

It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).

The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens its wide red mouth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
Komodo dragons are good swimmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim with their undulating  tails, and their legs held against their body.

The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons.

18.    The writer’s purpose in writing the text above is ... .

A.  To retell what has happened in Komodo Island

B.  To describe Komodo Dragon in general

C.  To amuse readers with the story of Komodo Dragon

D.  To persuade people to keep and breed Komodo Dragon.

19.    Komodo dragons are cannibals because ... .

A.  they hunt wild pigs, deer, water buffaloes and even horses

B.  they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.

C.  they prey on the young ones as well as old and sick dragons

D.  they eat anything when they are starving

20.    “ It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores.”

The underlined word is equal in meaning to ... .

A.   Mostly                                                          C. Totally

B.   Scarcely                                                        D. Severely

21.    “Komodo dragons actively hunt their praise during the day.”

From the underlined phrase we can say that Komodo dragon belongs to ... animals.

A.  nocturnal                                                      C. domestic

B.  diurnal                                                          D. tame

Reading text for answering questions numbers 22 to 26.

A RECKLESS DONKEY

A donkey and a rabbit were good friends. One evening, they were looking for some food. After walking for some time, they finally found a watermelon field .After making sure that there was nobody around, they went into the field. The donkey directly ate a juicy watermelon. He finished it quickly. Then, he recklessly went to another watermelon, and ate it. He ate a lot of watermelons until he felt full.

“Oh, I feel like I want to sing a song, ”said the donkey merrily.

“No! You are going to wake the farmer ,”warned the rabbit.

But, the reckless donkey did not listen to the rabbit. It started to sing a song loudly. Knowing that he could not stop the donkey, the rabbit left him alone in the watermelon field.

The donkey kept singing and singing until the farmer came up to him, and ...,”Wham!” the farmer caught the donkey and tied him to the fence. The rabbit was hiding behind a big tree, he saw what was happening. When the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey. The donkey realized his mistake and thanked the rabbit.

22.    How did the donkey feel when he saw so many watermelons in the field?

A. Sad                                                               C. Surprised

B.  Touched                                                       D. Overjoyed

23.    “Then he recklessly went into the watermelon field...”

The underlined word is closest in meaning to ... .

A. Carefully                                                      C. Responsibly

B.  Proudly                                                        D. Thoughtlessly

24.    What can we learn after we have read the story ?

A. Stealing is forbidden

B.  Singing is a dangerous thing to do

C.  Be careful before you pick watermelons from other people’s field.

D. We have to think very carefully before doing / deciding something.

25.    “When the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey.”

The bold - typed word is similar in meaning to ... .

A. Escape                                                          C. Reported

B.  Set free                                                         D. Supported

26.    What is the purpose of writing the text ?

A. To give detailed information to customers

B.  To persuade people to appreciate fables

C.  To describe a donkey in general

D. To entertain people with fables

Reading text for answering questions no. 27 to 30.

HOW TO MAKE FRIED BANANAS

Ingredients:

1.    750 grams banana                                       5.  1 teaspoon salt

2.    200 grams whole wheat flour                      6.  450 ml water

3.    1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder                    7.  125 grams rice flour

4.    2 tablespoon palm sugar                             8.  Cooking oil

Steps:

1.    First cut bananas into square small pieces about 1 centimeter

2.    Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar, water

3.    Then stir until mixture

4.    Add banana into flour dough

5.    Using a table spoon make spoon full balls

6.    After that drop them into the saucepan

7.    … fry them for about 4 minutes or until lightly brown

27.    The text is written to ... .

A.  Share ideas about bananas

B.  Tell about the ingredients needed to make fried bananas

C.  Tell about the way of how to make fried bananas

D.  Promote fried bananas as   alternative food.

28.    What should we do after we cut bananas into square small pieces?

A.  Fry them until they are done

B.  Add bananas to flour dough

C.  Stir them until they are mixed evenly

D.  Mix all flour, turmeric powder, salt, palm sugar and water.

29.    The correct word to complete step 7 is ... .

A.  After that                                                      C. Next

B.  Firstly                                                           D. Finally

30.    Why do you think we use turmeric powder in making fried bananas ?

A.  To make our fried bananas taste delicious

B.  To make our fried bananas easy to cook

C.  We use it as the substitute of salt

D.  We use it because it is cheap and available everywhere.

Reading text for answering questions numbers 31 to 33.

Green Miles West

The substitution of “West” in our name replacing “California” is the result of an agreement we reached with California Gardening Association, following a protest over the original use of “California” in our name.

We hope this does not create any confusion among our loyal customers. While this represent a change from our initial name introduction, it does not change the quality of products we offer our customers

31.    The company assures its customers that they will always maintain the ... of their products.

A.  Quality                                                         C. Price

B.  Quantity                                                       D. Sale

32.    The name “Green Miles West” is ... .

A.  A new name that is given to Green Miles California

B.  A new name that is given to the share holders

C.  A new name that deals with California Gardening Association

D.  A new product being advertised by California Association.

33.    The announcement is written to ... .

A.  Introduce a new manager of a company.

B.  Avoid any confusion among its loyal customers

C.  Inform publicly about its budget report

D.  Inform publicly about  growth level a company has achieved

Reading text for answering questions no. 34 to 37.

On last Wednesday, I’ve got unforgettable experience. The day before, I played game on-line until 00.00 am. Because of that I woke up late.

It was about 7.30 am and the class would be started at 8.00 am. I ran to bathroom to take a bath. I used to have breakfast before leaving home, but on that day It was impossible.

I always rode motorcycle to go. But what an amazing thing happened, I forgot where I put the key. So, I went to campus by public transportation. Of course, it took longer time. I arrived at 8.15 am, I hurried to get to class but I saw my lecturer standing in front of the class to teach. I entered my classroom and you know what, he was angry to me and didn’t let me join his material.

It was my bad experience and I hoped I would not do that again.

34.    What can we learn from the text ?

A.  We have to have breakfast every morning

B.  We have to obey our lecturer’s regulation

C.  We have to be able to manage our time properly

D.  We have to play game on- line with friends.

35.    Why did the lecturer not let the writer get into the classroom? Because ... .

A.  The lecturer had just finished his teaching materials

B.  The writer came late to attend  the lecture on that day

C.  The lecturer was so disappointed with the writer

D.  The writer forgot where he put his motorbike

36.    What should the writer do to avoid being late again to his campus?

A.  He should not play games too often

B.  He should  go to bed earlier and get focused with his study

C.  He should ensure that his motorbike is in a good condition.

D.  He should set an alarm before he gets to bed.

37.    lecturer – The writer’s – angry – because – was – late – he –came – classroom – the –    to

    1                   2                3             4           5       6       7        8               9          10        11  

The best arrangement of the words to make a a good and meaningful sentence is ... .

A. 2-1-5-3-4-7-8-11-10-9-6                 

B. 7-5-3-4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6                 

C. 4-2-1-8-11-10-9-6-7-5-3

D. 7-5-3-4-2-8-1-10-11-6-9

38. Here we have to cross the road. We … use the crossing to cross the road safely.

a. maybe

b. will

c. should

d. impossible

Read the song lyrics below to answer questions numbers 39 and 40.

 “You Raise Me Up”

Singer : Josh Groban

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary

When troubles come and my heart burdened me

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence

Until you come and sit awhile with me

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders

You raise me up ... to more than I can be                                                                                                                    

39.  What is the theme of the song ?

A.  A  social life

B.  A love story

C.  A motivation

D.  A nature lover

40.    “ When I am down and ,oh my soul, so weary”

“When troubles come and my heart burdened me”

From the lyric we know that the writer ... .

A.  is sad

B.  is doubting her or himself

C.  feels  so frustrated about his life

D.  is so pessimistic about his or her life

KUNCI JAWABAN

A. PILIHAN GANDA

1 A      21 B

2 A      22 D

3 B      23 D

4 C      24 D

5 C      25 B

6 C      26 D

7 A      27 C

8 A      28 D

9 B       29 D

10 B     30 A

11 B     31 A

12 A     32 A

13 D    33 B

14 B     34 C

15 A     35 B

16 B     36 B

17 A     37 A

18 B    38 C

19 C    39 C

20 A     40 A

*) Disclaimer: Soal dan kunci jawaban di atas hanya digunakan untuk latihan menghadapi US, UAS ataupun USBN.