UJIAN SEKOLAH TINGKAT SMP

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2023/ 2024

LEMBAR SOAL

Read the reading text 1 to answer questions numbers 1 up to 3.

THE CHEETAH
The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can run 100 kilometers an
hour. It is now rare and is one of the animals which is in danger of extinction.

The cheetah has a small head and ears, and long, powerful legs. It always
hunts and chases its prey on open ground.

This is a different way of hunting from the other “big cats.” They like to
stay in and near trees to catch their prey. The cheetah is also different from other
cats because it cannot draw in its claws.

(Source: Abbs, Brian, et.al. Take Off. Student Book 2, p.

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1. Paragraph two tells us about ... .
A. Physical Description of a Cheetah.
B. The way how a cheetah hunts its prey.
C. What makes a cheetah different from other animals.
D. The reason why cheetah belongs to rare animals.
2. “It is now rare and is one of the animals which is in danger of extinction.” ( Paragraph 1
).
The information’s implies that ... .
A. We can still see so many cheetahs roaming in thick forest nowadays.
B. People must prevent cheetahs from extinction due to irresponsible people’s
activities.
C. Cheetah can be exploited to be a domestic animal.
D. Cheetah can run very fast therefore it can avoid any harmful predators.
3. What is the purpose of writing the above text ?
A. To persuade people not to hunt cheetahs
B. To describe cheetah in general
C. To amuse readers with a story of a cheetah
D. To tell people the right way to protect the rare cheetahs.
Answer the question based on the following text !
In a suburb, three brothers namely Tom, Merry and Jenny. Tom became the backbone of the
family as the eldest sibling after his parents abandoned the three siblings when they were
young.
Their ages are actually not that far apart because their parents do not use contraception. So
that the ages of Tom, Merry and Jenny are only two years apart
When Jenny was ten years old, her parents left her for no apparent reason. Tom as the
backbone of the family can only be a member of one of the market thugs association.
Meanwhile Merry and Jenny become a pair of pickpockets even though they are still children.
Without education their lives are all miserable and eventually each of them meets his death
before the age of twenty.

4.At what age did Bulan’s parents leave her

a. 12 years old
b. 13 years old
c. 14 years old
d. 15 years old
 4. At what age did the three of them die
a. After twenty years
b. Before twenty years
c. At twenty years old
d. Three of them didn’t die

Answer the question based on the following text !

Once upon a time there lived three neighbours in a beautiful village. Three of them were
diligent farmers.
At one time the three neighbours were having trouble with their crops. All three fields had
crops that were wilting and infested with pests. Each day they would try different ideas to
help their crops. The first one tried using a scarecrow, the second used pesticides and the third
built a fence on his field, all to no avail.
One day, the village head came by and called all three farmers. He gave them each a stick and
asked them to break the sticks. The farmers could break them easily. He then gave them a
bundle of three sticks and asked them to break it. This time, farmers struggled to break the
sticks. The village head said, “Together you are stronger than when you work alone.” The
farmers pooled their resources and got rid of the pests in their fields. 7.What is the story
about?

7. What is the conflict of the story?

A. The three neighbours’ crops failed.
B. Pests infested the three negihbours’ fields.
C. The village head gave the three neighbours quizes.
D. The three neighbours’ efforts to help their crops failed.

8.From the text we know that the three neighbours earned money by….
A. cultvating their fields
B. selling crops to a market
C. collecting firewood
D. working on others’ fields

9.“… all to no avail.” What does it mean?

A. it’s better to do nothing.
B. Everything is impossible to do.
C. All the efforts done are useless.
D. There is no way out the solve the problem.

10.The moral value of the story is ….

A. pratice makes perfect
B. there is strength is unity
C. hard work is a key of a success
D. a friend in need is a friend indeed
Reading text 4 to answer questions numbers 11 to 13.

11. The card above is best given in ... .

A. A marriage event C. A house warming celebration
B. A graduation occasion D. A thanksgiving day
12. Why was the card written ?
A. To warn him about his future
B. To congratulate him on his success
C. To remind him of achieving brighter opportunities
D. To encourage him to be optimistic in facing his future
13. “... wishing that brighter opportunities light up your way...”.
The underlined word is similar in meaning to ... .
A. Chances B. Ambitions C. Troubles D. dreams

Reading text 5 to answer questions numbers 14 - 15

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.

Hi, Guys! Our neighborhood will hold a Fund Raising Activity next month. It is intended to
help victims of the landslide which happened yesterday. Everyone who is interested in this
activity, please join us. You are also invited to donate your used clothes. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Maryam as chief program coordinator at her house
from 07.00 a.m. – 03.00 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Committee
16. What is the announcement about?
A. A neighborhood’s activity
B. Fund raising activity
C. Used clothes donation
D. Victims of a landslide

17. Where can Ms. Maryam accept her neighbors’ questions?

A. At her house
B. At her office
C. At the neighborhood
D. At the landslide area

Answer the question based on the following text !

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 moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island
to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their 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.Lizard digs a cave with
its strong claws in the cave at night.
18.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….
A. to retell the events in Komodo Island.
B. to inform about classification of komodo.
C.to entertain reader with the story of komodo
D. to describe about komodo dragon in general.

19.The main idea of paragraph 5 is …

A. komodo dragons feed on young dragons.
B. komodo dragons get their food by hunting.
C. komodo dragons are carnivorous and also cannibals
D. komodo dragons are cannibals because they hunt other animals.

20.Komodo dragons are cannibals because …

A. they hunt deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes and even horses.
B. they prey on young ones as well as old and sick dragons
C.they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.
D. they eat anything they meet.

21. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a komodo dragon?

A. Rough skin
B. Strong claws
C. Rows of red teeth
D. Short, strong legs

Reading text 7 for answering questions numbers 22 to 25

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.
24. 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
 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

25. 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.
26. 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.
27. The correct word to complete step 7 is ... .
A. After that C. Next
B. Firstly D. Finally
28. 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.

29. Tika : I won the storytelling competition yesterday. I

got the 1st place
Dina : wow, I am so proud of you. You are the 1st
winner. Congratulation my friend

Which sentence of Dina that congratulate Tika ?

A. I am so proud of you
B. Congratulation my friend
C. I got the 1st place
D. You are the 1st winner
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

30. The company assures its customers that they will always maintain the . . . of their
products.
A. price
B. origin
C. quality
D. sale

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

A. a new name was given to Green Miles California
B. a new name of a merger of two company
C. a new name given from The California Gardening Association
D. a name of a new company that deals with gardening

Answer the question based on the following text !

I had an unforgettable experience. It happened a week ago. I was going home from my
football practice at school. On the way home, i decided to buy shampoo since mine already
run out. I practice football three times a week and i always wash my hair after i practice. i
decided to buy shampoo from a supermarket. There was a sale at that time. They offered
discounts for many items. They also gave discounts for shampoo and jam. Therefore, i
decided to buy chocolate jam so i could eat bread with it after shower.
On my arrival at home, i was ready to go shower when my mother suddenly asked me to be
quick since we were going to my mother’s friend’s party. Without thinking, i immediately
went to the bathroom. The fun began when i started shampooing my hair. i tasted the
sweetness from the shampoo and realised that was wrong. Mother laughed at me when i
asked her to get me my shampoo bottle and told her about the silly incident.
32.Paragraph two tell us about….
A. the taste of the writer’s new shampoo.
B. the incident that happened to the writer.
C. the writer’s mother’s reaction to the incident.
D. the reason the writer rushed into the bathroom.
33.From the text we know that the writer ….
A. brought bread to the bathroom
B. used a wrong shampoo bottle
C. brought a wrong bottle to the bathroom
D. drank syrup in the bathroom
 34.“…. told her about the silly incident”.
What is the synonym of the bolded word?
A. Foolish
B. Weird
C. Scary
D. Unusual

35. 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

36. Complete the dialogue below with correct form of Passive Voice !
Bimo : I am hungry now. Do we have any food at
home ?
Rima : don’t worry, we have lots of food. The
meatball ..... by mom yesterday. It’s on the
dining table
A. Is cooked C. Were cooked
B. Was cooked D. Will be cooked

37. What does this sign mean?

A. Swimming may endanger you.

B. Do not go away, you will see a shark.
C. Your shark is sighted today.
D. Swimming will enable you to see sharks.
Read the conversation below
Rangga : excuse me Rindu, I want to ask
something
Rindu : yes, what is it?
Rangga : The question number 4. I don’t get it yet
Rindu : alright, let me explain

The underlined sentence is an expression of .....

A. Giving opinion C. Giving attention
B. Asking opinion D. Asking for attention

38. Maya : excuse me Miss

Miss Mira : Yes, What is it?
Maya : I don’t understand our lesson. What
should I do before writing a report text
Miss Mira : you sould choose your topic first. Do
you understand?

The sentense that indicates an expression of checking understanding is ……

A. Do you understand ?
B. Yes what is it ?
C. Excuse me Miss
D. I don’t understand our lesson

39. Lala : look, it is a leather jacket

Mia : oh you are right. There are so many colours
Lala : I like this pink coloured jacket. What do you
think about it?
Mia : I think pink is a sweet colour. You should buy
it

The sentence that indicates an expression of giving opinion is ….

A. Look, it’s a leather jacket
B. Oh you’re right
C. I think pink is a sweet colour
D. You should buy it.

Mom : Mia, will you help me to buy sugar to the mart

near our home? I am cooking now
Mia : Alright, I will mom but wait a moment. I am
doing my homework now
Mam : Ok

40. Why does Mia ask her mom to wait ?

A. Because she is working on her task
B. Because she is eating
C. Because she is waiting
D. Because she is cooking
Attention Please!
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION
You can learn a lot from Mr. Budi Umar, a well-known education consultant.
Date : April , 18th, 2024
Time : 07.30
Venue : School main hall
Don’t miss this free event. Seats are limited.
To reserve your seat, please call Kemal : 0812 69795677 0r 085234576

41. The advantages of attending the seminar that students get are able ….
a. To meet the education consultant
b. To prepare for the final examination
c. To teach strategies for the final examination
d. To get the free chance of joining the seminar

42. Who will come to the morning seminar?

a. All students
b. Mr. Budi Umar
c. Students of class XII
d. All students and their neighbours

43. The receiver of the card above is .......

A. Fahri C. Aziz
B. Bestfriend D. Dear

44. “Dear Aziz, congratulations, you are now a high school graduate”
The underlined word refers to .....
A. Aziz C. Graduate
B. High school D. Congratulation
 My older sister is Kinanti Arianti. She is a very diligent and
charming girl. She is eighteen years old this year. She is a student in a
universit y. -
Kinanti is tall enough. She is 170 cm. Her weight is 55 kilogram.
Her complexion is rather tan. There is a special thing she has and you
can know. It is a mole on her nose. My sister also likes to dance some
traditional dances. such as jaipong, gambyong, and srimpi. She also likes
to wear jeans and t-shirt. Usually she completes his appearence by wea
ring a pa ir of sneakers.

45. Based on the text above, which sentence that does not describe Kinanti’s physical
appearance......
A. Kinanti is tall enough
B. She is a student in a university
C. She is 170 cm
D. Her weight is 55 kilogram

46. Based on the text above which sentence that describes Kinanti’s personality?
A. She is eighteen years old
B. She is very diligent and charming
C. She is tall enough
D. Her weigh is 55 kilogram

47. He topic of the text above is .....

A. Kinanti’s physical appearance
B. Kinanti’s character, physical appeareance, habbit and things she likes
C. Kinnati’s educational background
D. Kinanti’s university
48. Rearrange the jumbled sentences into a good paragraph.

1. One day, there was a big battle in that kingdom.

2. The Queen was lucky because she could save her life by changing herself into a golden
snail.
3. Another day an old women saw the snail and took it home.
4. Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java.
5. The king asked his Queen to save her life.
6. Then she looked after it.
7. In the middle of the jungle the enemies killed her guards.

The correct arrangement is ....

A. 4 – 5 – 2 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 3
B. 4 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 6
C. 4 – 1 – 5 – 7 – 2 – 3 – 6
D. 4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 6 – 2 – 7

49. Rearrange the jumbled words into a good sentence.

Poor ashamed his was of because Malin Kundang mother

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A. 7 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 1 – 8
B. 7 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 1 – 8 – 5 – 2
C. 7 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 3 – 8 – 5 – 2
D. 7 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 3 – 1 – 8 – 5

Toto : hi good morning uncle

Uncle : good morning. You dog looks amazing. Is
your dog Siberian Haski? I have a dog too it is
Bulldog
Toto : yes. It is Siberian Huski. My dog love to play
and playful
Uncle : I want to have this dog too someday

50. The underlined word IT refers to .....

A. Uncle’s dog C. Toto’s dog
B. Toto D. Bulldog