OLIMPIADE BAHASA INGGRIS 8.

Which of the following statements is true

LEMBAR SOAL according to the text?
Choose the correct answer by crossing a,b,c or d a. The activity of mount Merapi was ignored
Read the text carefully to answer questions 1 to 2 b. People living in vulnerable villages had lost
1. Why does the writer like Flash? Because it’s… their life
a. rainy c. Shiny b. toy d. play c. Volcanologists had stopped monitoring mount
2 From the text above we can conclude that Flash Merapi
doesn’t need …to run d.The volcanologists kept monitoring mount
a. battery c. Oil b. gasoline d. electric Merapi’s activity
3. Anti : Which one do you prefer, the white or the Text for number 9 to 11
Blue shirt? Once upon a time, there were a king and his queen
a. I prefer the blue than white who lived in the Kingdom of Belinyu. They don’t
b. I like the white to blue have any child. Until one night, the queen had a
c. I prefer the blue to white dream of a turtle. It said that the queen would have
d. I would rather the blue to white a baby, and she had to give a Komala necklace to
4. She _____ read the story with a good her baby. The queen woke up and she was holding
pronunciation a Komala necklace in her hand. She told her dream
a. Can b. Could c. Can’t d.couldn’t to the king, and he was very happy.
5. Father : I am very thirsty, …………..please? Shortly, the queen’s dream became reality. She
Son : Sure, Dad, here you are delivered a beautiful baby girl The king
a. may I have a bit named her Komala. She grew up as a pretty girl,
b. can you take me a glass of water however, she had a bad attitude because her
c. do you want to drink parents always spoiled her too much.
d. can I have a plate of soto One day, Komala heard her parents talking about
6. Mrs. Tyas : Your washing mashing is new, isn’t the turtle in her mother’s dream. She thought that
it? the turtle was an interesting animal, so she wanted
Mrs. Eni : Yes, I bought it yesterday at Kalisari it as her pet. She insisted to find it, and the king
Department Store, what do you think allowed her to look for the animal. Accompanied
of it? with the king’s guard, Komala searched for
Mrs. Tyas : ………………., I like it the turtle. Finally, she found it in a beach.
a. It is very cheap She shouted to it. “Penyu Busuk, wait for me”,
b. It is too big several times, but the turtle kept swimming.
c. it doesn’t work properly Komala ran after it into the sea. She tried to catch
d. it is quite good it. She finally drowned and disappeared. All of the
guards could not save her. Now, people call the
Text for number 7 o 8 beach, Penyusuk.
Solo, Central Java (ANTARA News / 15 March 9. What does the story tell us?
2005) - Mount Merapi in Central Java has shown a a. A bad attitude girl.
sign of increased activity in the past few days, b. The legend of Penyu Busuk.
forcing the local authorities to raise its alert status to c. A kingdom in Belinyu
“Awas Merapi” (Beware of Merapi). “The volcano’s d. The legend of Penyusuk beach.
alert status had been raised since Wednesday after 10. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
the Yogyakarta-based volcanology Board a. Komala looked for the turtle.
recorded a number of tremors inside the volcano”, b. Komala drowned into the sea.
said Yulianto, head of the Merapi Observatory Post c. The celebration of Komala’s birthday.
at Semiran village, Boyolali district, Central d. The turtle disappeared.
Java, on Thursday. Team of volcanologists 11. Komala had a bad attitude because . . . .
continued monitoring the activity of the 2,911 meter a. she was a princess
high volcano. People living in vulnerable villages on b. she was a beautiful girl
the volcano’s slope were making preparations to flee c. her father was the king
their homes in case of a catastrophe. d. her parents spoiled her very much
(www.antara.co.id)
7. The text mainly tells us about.….
a. vulnerable village
b. natural phenomenon
c. volcano’s alert status
d. mount Merapi’s activity
Text for number 12 to 14
How to play Lompat Tali (Rope Jumping) Teachers also assign homework and class projects.They
Rope Jumping is a children's game of physical often have students work together to do projects. When
perseverance. It requires a piece of rope about 7 feet students are not doing as well as they should, teachers
long. Any kind of rope of limaterial can be used to play help them. After class, teachers grade papers and
this game. A very simple piece of rope can be made projects. They also create tests. They write students'
from groups of rubber bands notched together one after report cards. And they meet with parents to try to help
another. How to play rope jumping. The player holds their children do better in school. Teachers sometimes
the two ends of the rope with two hands on each side of go to workshops to learn how to teach better. Some
the body, each at the height of the shoulders. Then, teachers also help with sports or other after-school
he or she moves the rope around clockwise and activities.
rhythmically. Just when the rope touches and passes the 15. What is the text about?
floor, the player jumps up, either with one leg or two a. How teachers plan their lesson plans
leg simultaneously. It requires good timing of the b. How teachers use computer
player between the act of jumping and the movement of c. What teachers are
the rope. The pace of the rope movement can be d. What teacher’s jobs are
controlled, depending on the skill and stamina of the 16. The following thing is not used by teachers when
player. This movement is repeated over and over u until they teach in the classroom.
the player trips over the rope, or when he or she gets a. computer
tired. b. chalkboard
12. What is needed to play the rope jumping game? c. projector.
a. rubber d. camera
b. rope 17. ….When students are not doing as well as they
c. floor should, teachers help them. (prg 3 line3) The
d. leg underlined word refers to…
13. When is the game over? a. teachers
a. the player is over the rope b. students
b. the player is tired c. class projects
c. the player is crying d. homework
d. the rope trips over the player 18. What is the purpose of the text about?
14. . Any kind of rope of light material can be used to a. to give information about teacher’s job
play this game. Which of the following has the b. to amuse the reader about teacher’s job
opposite meaning with the underlined word. c. to retell a story about teacher’s job
a. dark d. to describe a fiction about teacher’s job.
b. weak The following text is for number 19 and 20
c. heavy 19. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to
d. fat the text ?...
Text for number 15 to 18 a. the party will be held in a park
Teachers b. the birthday party will be held in the evening
Teachers teach children to read, write, do math, c. Eliza Merlyn Caracole was born in 2000
and much more. They use games, videos, computers, d. the invitees should inform Ronald about their
and other tools to teach children different subjects. coming
Teachers show students skills. They also explain 20. What is the purpose of the text ?..
information.Teachers plan their lessons before they a. to inform people
teach, which can take a lot of time. Teachers try to b. to ask for confirmation
make their lessons easy to understand. They teach c. to invite people
things in different ways so thatndifferent students can d. to remind somebody
learn in the way that is easiest for them. Teachers might Read the following text to answer question number 21
use a chalkboard, a projector, or a computer. They 21. We usually find this notice in …
make posters or worksheets before class starts. a. the cafetaria
Teachers plan the schedule for the day. Most b. the library
teachers have to teach what the principal tells them. c. the school garden
d. the classroom