1. What was Erika and Rani's plan?
A. To say sorry.
B. To meet Rani’s aunt.
C. To accompany her grandmother.
D. To do the wall magazine project together.

 

2. From the short message we know that Erika will be ... tonight.
A. in her grandmother’s house
B. in her aunt’s house
C. in her own house
D. in Rani’s house

 

 

The Yogya Kembali Monument is located in Yogyakarta. It is three kilometers north of the Yogya city in the Jongkang village of the Sleman Regency. The monument was inaugurated on June 29, 1985 to commemorate the struggle of Indonesia for independence. Yogya Kembali means Yogya Returns, as a reminder of the returning of the Indonesian Republic Government.
There are two sections of the Yogya Kembali Monument. The first section is the Cureng Aircraft on the eastern gate, while the other section is Guntai Aircraft standing closer to the western entrance of the monument. The monument has two wheeled-machine guns which can be seen from a podium towards the eastern and the western side. In the southern end of the yard, there is a wall engraved with 420 names of freedom fighters who lost their lives during a great struggle from December 19, 1948 to June 29, 1949. A poem by Chairil Anwar, titled “Karawang Bekasi”, is written on one side the wall dedicated to these unknown patriots.
The Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by a fish pond. It is divided with four alleys which lead to the main building. The main building consists of different floors displaying a wide range of collections during and after the wartimes. It shows dioramas, carved reliefs or collection of clothes, and weapons.

 

3. What can be found in the western entrance of the monument?
A. Two wheeled machine guns.
B. A replica of the Guntai Aircraft.
C. A replica of the Cureng Aircarft.
D. A wall engraved with 420 names of freedom fighters.

 

4. What is the topic of the text above?
A. Yogyakarta.
B. The Guntai Aircraft.
C. The Yogya Kembali Monument.
D. The history of Indonesian struggle.

 

5. From the text above we can conclude that....
A. the collection during and after the war is displayed outside the building.
B. the Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by a fish pond.
C. dioramas can be seen in one of the four alleys.
D. the main building has only one floor.

 

 

A milk-maid had been in the meadow to milk her cows. Now she was returning home with a pail of milk on her head.
She thought, “I will make cream and butter out of this milk. Then after selling them, I will buy eggs. And when they hatch, I shall have a good poultry farm".
She further thought, “I shall sell some of my chickens and buy a fine dress. Seeing it on my body at the party, all the boys will admire me. But I will turn them away”.
She went on day dreaming and forgot about the pail on her head. She suddenly moved her head and the pail of milk came tumbling down. It was broken and all the milk spilt. “Dear, o dear!” she cried, “I have lost mine all”.

 

6. What did the milk-maid carry on her head?
A. Some cream.
B. Some butter.
C. A pail of milk.
D. A pail of eggs.

 

7. What does the text tell us about?
A. Spilt milk.
B. A pail of milk.
C. A hardworking girl.
D. A daydreaming milk-maid.

 

8. What can we learn from the story above?
A. Don’t cry over the spilt milk.
B. Don’t cry before you are hurt.
C. Don’t dream when you sleep.
D. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

 

 

The Ambhara Hotel

 

Featuring well-designed guestrooms, this high-rise hotel is ideally located in the heart of South Jakarta at Kebayoran. The Ambhara Hotel is situated close to the central business district. It is within walking distance to the Blok M shopping area, where guests can find many shops and restaurants. It is adjacent to the Pasaraya Grande shopping center, which has the largest handicraft display in Indonesia. There are several on-site restaurants that serve a variety of international cuisine. Guests of the hotel will enjoy the hotel for its modern facilities and convenient location in the commercial district.

 

9. People can find ... in Pasaraya Grande.

A. a variety of international dishes
B. many kinds of handicrafts
C. many kinds of shops
D. a lot of guests

 

10. "There are several on-site restaurants that serve a variety of international cuisine." The underlined word means ....
A. food
B. cloth
C. furniture
D. appliance

 

The following text is for questions 11 to 12.

 

Attention
To commemorate the upcoming National Education Day, the board of Student Organization will hold some interesting programs. They are English speech contest, English story telling contest and wall magazine competition. The objective of the programs is to develop student’s skills in English. The program will be held on May 1, 2011. The English speech contest and the English story telling contest will begin at 08:00, while the

wall magazine competition will start at 10:00. The contestants should be ready at 7:30
A.M. All classes must take part in the program. Fordetailed information, please contact the coordinator of the programs, Julia of Class 8-2.

 

11. What is the aim of holding these program?
A. The students can commemorate the National Education Day happily.
B. The teachers will give some information about English programs.
C. The students can increase their abilities in English.
D. The students and the teachers can compete each other.

 

12. Who must participate in the program?
A. The Student Organization members.
B. The coordinator of the program.
C. All classes.
D. Julia.

 

 

1. Kalimat tanya "What was Erika and Rani’s plan?" menanyakan rencana Erika dan Rani. Pada kalimat “Sorry I can’t come to your house tonight to do the wall magazine project as we have planned” menjelaskan bahwa Erika tidak dapat datang ke rumahnya Rani malam itu untuk mengerjakan majalah dinding seperti yang telah direncanakan.
Jadi, rencana Erika dan Rani adalah “To do the wall magazine project together”.
Jawaban: D

 

2. Kalimat “From the short message we know that Erika will be ... tonight’terdapat “be", maka kalimat tersebut dapat dilengkapi dengan noun/adjective/adverb. Kalimat di atas mempunyai arti “dari pesan pendek

tersebut kita tahu bahwa Erika akan ... malam ini”. Kalimat “My grandmother has just come and she wants me to accompany her to my aunt’s house" menjelaskan bahwa neneknya Erika baru datang dan dia ingin Erika untuk menemani neneknya ke rumah bibinya. Karena semua pilihan jawaban berupa adverb, maka adverb yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas adalah “in her aunt’s house."
Jawaban: B

 

3. Kalimat “What can be found in the western entrance of the monument?” me n a ny a ka n yang dapat ditemukan di pintu masuk sebelah barat dari monumen. Kalimat “While the other section of Guntai Aircraft stands closer to the western entrance of the monument’ menjelaskan di bagian lain pesawat terbang Guntai berdiri lebih dekat dengan pintu masuk sebelah barat dari monumen.
Jadi, di pintu masuk sebelah barat dari monumen terdapat "A replica of the Guntai Aircraft".
Jawaban: B

 

4. Kalimat tanya “What is the topic of the text above?” menanyakan topik dari teks di atas. Karena dari keseluruhan paragraf menjelaskan tentang “The Yogya Kembali Monument”, maka topik dari teks di atas adalah “The Yogya Kembali Monument".
Jawaban: C

 

5. “From the text above we can conclude thatmembutuhkan S + V + ... agar terbentuk kalimat yang lengkap. Anti dari kalimat yang belum lengkap tersebut adalah “dari teks di atas kita dapat menyimpulkan bahwa..."

 

Pada teks terdapat kalimat-kalimat berikut
• “The Yogya Kembali Monument is located in Yogyakarta" yang artinya “Monumen Yogya Kembali bertempat di Yogyakarta".
• “There are two sections of the Yogya Kembali Monument” yang artinya “ada dua bagian dari Monument Yogya Kembali”.
• “The Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by a fish pond” yang artinya “Monument Yogya Kembali dikelilingi oleh kolam ikan. ”
Jadi, S + V + ... yang menjelaskantentang Monumen Yogya Kembali terdapat pada jawaban berikut: “The Yogya Kembali Monument is surrounded by a fish pond."
Jawaban: B

 

6. Kalimat tanya “What did the milk-maid carry on her head?” menanyakan yang dibawa oleh seorang pemerah susu di atas kepalanya. Kalimat “Now she was returning home with a pail of milk on her head” menjelaskan bahwa dia kembali ke rumah dengan seember susu di kepalanya.
Jadi, yang dibawa di atas kepala adalah “A pail of milk".
Jawaban: C

 

7. Kalimat tanya “What does the text tell us about?" menanyakan cerita dari teks tersebut.
Perhatikan kalimat-kalimat berikut!
• She thought, “I will make cream and butter out of this milk. ..."yang artinya dia berpikir, “saya akan membuat krim dan mentega dari susu ini...”

• She further thought, “I shall sell some of my chickens and buy a fine dress ..." yang artinya dia berpikir lebih lanjut, “saya akan menjual berapa ayam-ayamku dan membeli baju yang bagus...".
• She went on day dreaming;...” yang artinya “dia meneruskan lamunan-nya;...”.
Jadi, teks ini bercerita tentang lamunannya pemerah susu (A day dreaming milk-maid).
Jawaban: D

 

8. Kalimat tanya “What can we learn from the story above?” menanyakan yang dapat dipelajari dari cerita di atas. Pada kalimat “It was broken and all the milk spilt. “Dear, 0 dear!” she cried, “I have lost mine all” menjelaskan bahwa ember susu tadi pecah dan semua susu tumpah dan pemerah susu menangis.
Hal yang dapat dipelajari dari cerita di atas adalah jangan tangisi atau sesali apa yang telah terjadi.
Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah “Don’t cry over the spilt milk” (jangan menangisi susu yang telah tumpah).
Jawaban: A

 

9. Kali mat: “People can find in Pasaraya
Grande" mempunyai pola:
S + Modal (can) + V1 (transitif) + O + adverb
Kalimat di atas mempunyai arti “orangorang dapat menemukan di Pasaraya
Grande.”
Kali mat “It is adjacent to the Pasaraya Grande shopping center, which has the largest handicraft display in Indonesia" menjelaskan bahwa Blok M berdekatan dengan pusat perbelanjaan Pasararaya Grande yang mempunyai display keraji-nan tangan yang terbesar di Indonesia. Jadi, objek yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat di atas adalah beberapa kerajinan tangan (many kinds of handicraft).
Jawaban: B

 

10. Synonym
• Cuisine = masakan
• Food = makanan/masakan
• Cloth = kain
• Furniture = mebel/perabot rumah
• Appliance = alat-alat
Jadi, cuisine = food.
Jawaban: A

 

11. Kalimat tanya “What is the aim of holding these program” menanyakan tujuan mengadakan program itu. Kalimat “The objective of the programs is to develop student’s skills in English” menjelaskan tujuan program tersebut adalah untuk mengembangkan kemampuan siswa dalam berbahasa Inggris. Jadi, tujuan mengadakan program tersebut adalah “The students can increase their abilities in English” (Siswa-siwa dapat meningkatkan kemampuan dalam berbahasa Inggris).
Jawaban: C

 

12. Kalimat “Who must participate in the program?" menanyakan yang berpartisipasi dalam program tersebut. Pada kalimat “All classes must take part in the program” menjelaskan bahwa semua kelas harus mengambil bagian dalam program tersebut. Jadi, yang berpartisipasi dalam program tersebut adalah “all classes.”
Jawaban: C