10 Contoh Soal Descriptive Text Dan Kunci Jawaban Terbaru

Kumpulan Soal Descriptive Text SMP dan Pembahasan

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in a valley between the Kelud and Willis
mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the centre of the town
there is a large hill which is called the Dathok Mountain. Because of the
topography of the region, Kediri is called a chilly town by the locals. There is a
big river called Brantas cutting off the centre of the town.
Beside the temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a
special kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is delicacy of
Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarettes factory dominates the town
economy and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the
cigarettes factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette
factory in Indonesia. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who
do not work here are farmers or traders.  
1. What does the above text tell about?
    A. The history of Kediri
    B. The famous products of Kediri
   C. The description of Kediri
    D. The people
2. Which one has a distinctive taste?
    A. The cigarette
    B. The special food
    C. The bean curd
    D. The highly nutritious food
3. "Those who do not work here ..." (last sentence). The underlined word refers
to ....
   A. The local people
    B. The factory workers
    C. The farmers
    D. The traders 
Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this
building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the
North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah
known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted
into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near
KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.
The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered.
It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any
other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the
main building.  
4. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of ....
    A. Banjar people
    B. Dutch colonial
    C. Kalimantan King
   [Link] Suriansyah
5. What is mainly discussed in the text?
    A. A king reign
    B. A palace complex
    C. An Islamic location
   D. A historical mosque 
6. From the text we know that ....
    A. Some construction of the mosque takes the local style
    B. Banjar people burned down the mosque
    C. There is nothing special from this mosque
    D. The Dutch colonial built the mosque
Read the following text to answer questions number 7 and 8.
Bale Kambang
Bale Kambang is a small village in the Southern coast of East Java, seventy
kilometers from Malang town and two hours' drive from South. It is well known
for its long beautiful white sandy beach as well as the similarity of its temple to
the one of Tanah Lot in Bali.
In Bale Kambang, there are three small rocky islands namely Ismaya Island,
Wisanggeni Island, and Anoman Island, those names are taken from "wayang"
figures (Java traditional puppets). These islands are surrounded by Indonesian
Ocean which huge waves frighten most overseas cruisers. 
7. What makes Bale Kambang famous?
    A. Small rocky islands
   B. Long beautiful beach
    C. Huge waves of ocean
    D. Overseas cruisers
8. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
   [Link] are three rocky islands in Bale Kambang
    B. Huge waves frighten many overseas cruisers
    C. Names of rocky islands are taken from "wayang"figures
    D. The rocky islands are in the middle of the sea
Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 10.
Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He
is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.
He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is
known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good
father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of
his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly
because he always smiles a lot. 
9. What is the purpose of the text?
    A. To persuade the readers to choose him in the election
    B. To entertain the readers about the story of Barack Obama
    C. To report the life of the president of United States of America
   D. To describe Barack Obama's physical appearance and personality
10. "... dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face." The antonym of the
underlined word is ....
    A. Flat     B. Short     C. Straight     D. Handsome

Recount Text
Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 3.
Hexa and I camped in the mountain last weekend. It was very beautiful and very
quiet there. The air wash fresh. The location of our camp site was on the top of
a hill, so we could see the scenery around us. It was amazing, It was green
everywhere. It was also easy to get water as it was near a small river. You see
the water is as clear as a crystal. We brought a lot of food from home. There
were some noodles, cans of sardines, soft drink, and biscuits. Hexa brought
cooking utensils for cooking noodle.
On the first day, we spent our time setting up tent and exploring the
surrounding area. I was happy to find that there were many campers there. At
night, after we had dinner, we met other campers. We catted and played guitar.
It was fun meeting people who had the same hobby. It was not frightening at all
at night in the forest as it was very noisy that night. We laughed and sang, and
some campers even danced. We went to bed almost dawn. No wonder we got up
late the following day. We hiked with others campers until afternoon. We did
not realize that it was almost 5 in the afternoon and we had to go back home
soon. It was really nice. I planned to go there again on the next long holiday. I
would ask other friends to join.
1. What was amazing according to the writer of the text?
     A. The location of the campsite
     B. The fresh air of the mountain
     C. The scenery around the campsite
     D. The small river in the mountain
2. What did the writer do on the second day of their camping activity?
     A. They chatted and played guitar
     B. They had a greet and meet activity
     C. They hiked with the other campers
     D. They laughed and sang songs together
3. “…we spent our time setting up the tent and exploring the surrounding are.”
(paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word mean?
     A. Travelling through to learn about it
     B. Going backward and forward to watch something
     C. Observing carefully to examine something
     D. Looking for something in surrounding area
Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 6.
Last week, Mr Damiri’s wife had an accident. Her youngest child, Yusuf, was at
home when it happened. He was playing with his new toy car. Suddenly Yusuf
heard his mother calling, “Help! Help!” he ran to the kitchen. His mother had
burnt herself with
some hot cooking oil. She was crying with pain and the pan was on fire. Mr.
Damiri had gone to the office. The other children had gone to school.
Yusuf was too small to help his mother, and she was too frightened to speak
sensibly to him. But he ran to the neighbour’s house and asked his neighbor to
come and help his
mother. The neighbor soon put out the fire and took Yusuf’s mother to the
clinic.
When Mr. Damiri came home, his wife told him what had happened. He was very
proud of his son, “When you are a man, you will be just like your father,”she
said.
4. Who took Mrs. Damiri to the clinic?
     A. Her son
     B. Her husband
     C. Her neighbour
     D. Her children
5. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….
     A. Mrs. Damiri got accident
     B. Mr. Damiri was proud of his son
     C. Yusuf asked his neighbour to help
     D. Mr. Damiri and his other children had gone

6. How did the neighbour help Mrs. Damiri?

     A. He called Mrs. Damiri’s husband and ran to the kitchen
     B. He called the fireman and put out the fire
     C. He put out the fire and took Mrs. Damiri ot the clinic
     D. He called the fireman and advised Mrs. Damiri to stay calm
Read the following text to answer questions number 7 to 9.
Last Friday, a friend of mine asked me to accompany him to buy a new shirt at a
department store. We left home at 03.00 p.m. by motorcycle. As soon as we
arrived there, we went to the clothes section. I let him choose one. An hour
later, I got bored watching him confused in choosing a shirt. So I left him and
went to the cassette counter. Thirty minutes later, I went back to the clothes
section but I couldn't find him there. My cell phone was broken so I couldn't
call him. I went to the parking area. I saw his motorcycle was there but I
couldn't find him. I waited for him for a few moments then finally I gave up and
decided to go home.
When I arrived home, my mother told me that my friend called. She said that
he was in the department store looking for me. My mother asked me to come
back to the department store. Reluctantly, I walked to the department store
and you know what? When I arrived there his motorcycle was not in the parking
area. He just went home. I was very tired. There was no other choice, I had to
walk home again. When I arrived home, I was so tired. I was very angry but
when I saw my friend's broad smile greet me in front of the door, I just could
not help laughing.
7. The text above is about ....
     A. An embarrassing day
     B. Shopping with mother
     C. The writer and his friend
     D. My friend and his motorcycle
8. The writer couldn't contact his friend because ....
     A. He went home alone
     B. His cell phone was broken
     C. He was in the parking area
     D. His friend was still choosing a shirt
9. From the story above we can conclude that there was a problem because ....
     A. The writer couldn't contact his friend
     B. The writer's friend was in the clothes section
     C. The writer and his friend couldn't ride the motorcycle
     D. The writer and his friend decided to go to the department store
Read the following text to answer questions number 10 to 12.
It was the beginning of July, My parents and I were in a plane heading home
from our vacation.
A crew announced the passengers that we were going to land in the airport in a
few minutes. While listening to the announcement, I was looking outside through
the window and saw how dark the sky was. It was raining heavily and lightnings
sparked here and there.
Suddenly, I felt the plane went bumpy. The impact was low at the beginning,
however it gradually became terrible. Everything shook terribly. People started
to scream in fear. I hold my parents' hands. I heard my Dad was praying while
Mom tried to soothe me.
Fortunately, our plane landed safely at the airport under that extreme weather.
I thanked God for saving my parents and I.
10. What was the writer's mother doing during the turbulence?
     A. She was holding her husband's hand
     B. She was calming the writer down
     C. She was praying for help
     D. She was crying for fear
11. The turbulence was caused by ....
     A. The bad weather
     B. The size of the plane
     C. The height of the flight
     D. The damage on one of the machines
12. What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
     A. The writer saw that it was raining heavily and lightning outside
     B. The writer was enjoying the announcement made by the crew
     C. A crew was announcing that they were going to land soon
     D. The lightning outside scared the writer
Read the following text to answer questions number 13 to 15.
Last summer, when mum and dad weren't feeling well, Tom was taking his dog,
Paddy, for a walk. Suddenly there was a rabbit running across the path they
were taking. Paddy barked very loud and the scared rabbit ran into the bushes.
Although Tom was trying hard to grip the collar, Paddy was running after the
rabbit. That was the last time he saw Paddy.
He tried to look for him for days. Finally, five weeks later, when Tom was out
for a coffee at Motorway Cafe, his parents called. They were having lunch when
they heard a dog barked outside the house. The hurriedly went out and there
was Paddy wigling his tail.
13. "That was the last time he saw Paddy" The word "he" refers to ....
     A. Father
     B. Tom
     C. Rabbit
     D. Paddy

14. How did Paddy get lost?

     A. He was hungry and searched for a food
     B. He followed motorbike riders away
     C. He saw a rabbit and ran after it
     D. He felt bored and took a walk
15. The text generally talks about ....
     A. The coming back of the lost dog
     B. A long journey of the dog
     C. A holiday experience in Scotland
     D. The disappearance of a dog
Read the following text to answer questions number 16 to 18.
I’ve got a painful experience that I went through last semester. I joined the
cross country. We were running this race competing against several I other
schools. The entire race was long and dreadful. It took place in the desert so it
was really hot and humid. We ran up and down the hills.
It was getting awful after 10 minutes of the race. People who ran in front of me
made me breathe the dust they created. It wasn’t so bad until my throat
started to hurt. It was very painful. I had a hard time to catch my breath and I
sweat a lot. I really hated it.
In the end I managed to finish the race. I felt really good after that. I felt
fully alive again. That race was a horrible experience. That is the reason why I
quitted the team a week later.
16. What does the second paragraph tell us about?
     A. A cross country race
     B. An awful place in the mountain
     C. A good feeling after completing the race
     D. Painful incidents during the cross country
17. From the text, we know that ….
     A. The writer quitted and never made it to the finish line
     B. Although he had a painful throat, the writer could finish the race
     C. The race was a competition between students in the writer’s school
     D. The race route was so mountainous that the weather was cool and windy
18. Why was the writer’s throat painful?
     A. He sweat a lot
     B. He couldn’t breathe
     C. It was really hot and humid
     D. People in front of him created dust
Read the following text to answer questions number 19 to 21.
Last week, my school had a study tour to Saung Angklung Mang Udjo in Bandung.
We started our journey very early in the morning. There are six buses to take
our groups. We stopped in the rest area before went directly toward Bandung.
When we arrived at Saung Angklung Mang Udjo, we were welcome by hot
Sundanese drinks known as Bandrek It was very unique. After that, we went
around the gallery that sells the Sundanese handicrafts. We then walked to the
hall, it was a rounded stage. Everybody sat anxiously.
The Angklung shows soon began with a performance of a large group of dancers
and Angklung players. Then, the master of ceremony introduced herself and
offered the audience a short course to play Angklung. She then taught the
audience to play the Angklung, each rhythm. Soon after the audience knew the
basic sound, we all played popular songs together. The master ceremony spoke in
English too because there foreigners among the visitors. At the end of the
show, we were asked to join the performing children to dance together.
We really enjoyed the performance of bamboo musical instruments combined
with the wonderful dances and nice master of ceremony. We were all very
cheerful and refreshed after the show.
19. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
     A. The trip to Saung Angklung Mang Udjo started very early
     B. The audience was cheerful and refreshed after the show
     C. The master of ceremony taught the audience to play Angklung
     D. The visitors were asked to join the performing children to dance
20. What did the students do before the show?
     A. Playing popular songs on Angklung
     B. Making Sundanese hot drink Bandrek
     C. Learning how to do traditional dances
     D. Going around the gallery that sells Sundanese handicraft
21. Why did the master of ceremony speak in English?
     A. The audience was all foreigners
     B. To make the performance more attractive
     C. It would encourage the audience to join the performance
     D. There were foreigners among the audiences in the hall

Read the following text to answer questions number 22 to 24.

Last weekend I and my classmates went to the countryside to have a picnic.
Before leaving, we made some sandwiches for lunch. We left quite early to avoid
the traffic jam.
After driving for two hours, we arrived at a very nice place. It was near a river
with some big trees around it. The driver parked the car under the tree. Seeing
the clear an cool water of the river, my friends and I decided to swim. After
having lunch together, we went around the area to enjoy the scenery. We saw
some beautiful birds and butterflies.
After walking for about an hour, we decided to return to the car and go home.
Unfortunately, we cloud not start up the car. Finally after sometime, we cloud
make the car start up by pushing it. We were happy although we felt a bit tired
when we got home.
22. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
     A. The writer made sandwiches for lunch
     B. The writer did some fun activities during their picnic
     C. After doing some activities, the writer went home by car
     D. Last weekend the writer prepared to have a picnic in the countryside 
23. Why did the writer and his friends decide to swim in the river?
     A. They felt hot after having lunch
     B. They felt tired after having a walk
     C. The water was cool and clear
     D. It was a tiring day 

24. Because of the trouble they had at the end of their picnic, they probably ....
     A. Got home a bit late
     B. Decided to swim again
     C. Had to spend the night there
     D. Decided not to have a picnic again 

Read the following text to answer questions number 25 to 28.

Last year I joined the Chicago Marathon, my first marathon contest. I had to
run 26,2 miles to complete it. It was hard.

At first, I just wanted to get the experience of joining a marathon. I thought it

would be one life time experience. After finishing it, I changed my mind. I
wanted to join another one. I was interested to complete at least one more
marathon and improve my time. I also experienced a good feeling between
participants and the spectators that made me happy. It was a very wonderful
thing for me. So I decided that I had to join another marathon the following
year.
25. What is the text about?
     A. The writer's activities of watching Chicago marathon contest.
     B. The writer's wonderful feeling after watching marathon.
     C. The writer's good achievement in marathon.
     D. The changing of the writer's feeling after joining the marathon.

26. To improve his achievement, the writer ...

     A. Asked for advice how to run well
     B. Practiced hard with other participants
     C. Planned to join another marathon
     D. Ran faster and faster
27. What was the writer's intention when he decided to join his first marathon?
     A. He would get the winner
     B. He just wanted to get an experience
     C. He planned to join another marathon
     D. He wanted to complete 26,2 miles run

28. "... I change my mind." (Paragraph 2) The underlined word is closest in

meaning to ...
     A. Decision
     B. Ambition
     C. Thought
     D. Suggestion

Read the following text to answer questions number 29 to 31.

It was almost 6 A.M. Andi was hurriedly packing up his things. He had to catch
up the 7 A.M train to Surabaya. At 6,30 A.M a taxi was coming to pick him up.
He asked the driver to rush because his train was at 7 A.M. The traffic was
very crowded. When he arrived at the station, the time showed 7.15 A.M. The
train had already left..
29. What can you learn from the text? Andi should have ...
     A. Driven the car himself
     B. Left early
     C. Worn his watch
     D. Left his things
30. Why was Andi late to arrive at the station? Because ...
     A. He took taxi
     B. The driver was driving slowly
     C. He got up late
     D. The driver was late
31. Andi arrived at the train station ... the train had already left.
     A. But
     B. And
     C. So
     D. If 

Soal Narrative Text

Read the following text to answer questions number 1 to 4.
The Wolf and The Goat
A wolf saw a goat grazing at the edge of a high cliff. The wolf smacked his lips
at the thought of a fine goat dinner.
“My dear friend,” said the wolf in his sweetest voice, “aren’t you afraid you will
fall down from that cliff? Come down here and graze on this fine grass beside
me on safe, level ground.”
“No, thank you,” said the goat.
“Well then,” said the wolf, “aren’t you cold up there in the wind? You would be
warmer grazing down here beside me in this sheltered area.”
“No, Thank you,” said the goat.
“But the grass tastes better down here!” said the exasperated wolf,”Why dine
alone?”
“My dear wolf,” the goat finally said, “are you quite sure that it is My dinner you
are worrying about and not your own?”
1. What did the wolf ask when he saw the goat grazing at the edge of a high
cliff?
     A. To be his friend
     B. To graze on the level ground
     C. To climb up higher
     D. To be his dinner
2. “Aren’t you cold up there in the wind?”
The word ‘there’ refers to ….
     A. A high cliff
     B. Sheltered area
     C. Grass
     D. Ground
3. What can we learn from the story above?
     A. Don’t look down to other creatures
     B. Don’t easily believe in well behaved creatures
     C. Don’t judge others by their appearance
     D. Don’t easily beat other creatures
4. From the story we know ….
     A. The goat was very hungry
     B. The wolf was a helpful animal
     C. The wolf was eager to eat the goat
     D. The wolf was going to fight with the wolf
Read the following text to answer questions number 5 to 8.
Once upon the time, Sunan Kalijaga planed to visit Sunan Muria in Pati, Central
Java. He asked his friends Ki Rangga to go with him. Several servants also
joined them to carry their luggages. And they began walking to Sunan Muria’s
house.
Several hours later Ki Rangga felt tired. He was embarrassed to walk together
with Sunan Kalijaga because Sunan Kalijaga did not look tired while Ki Rangga
was very tired and thirsty. Finally Sunan kalijaga asked Ki Rangga to take a rest
under a big tree. It was time for the Dzuhur prayer. But there was no water
around to clean up or ‘wudu’. Ki Rangga was Confused. He told Sunan Kalijaga
about it. Sunan Kalijaga only smiled and said, “we should pray for Allah SWT for
water. Now you must guard this big tree, Ki Rangga, It might bring water to us.
But remember! Everything happens beacause of Allah SWT. Don’t act alone. You
must inform me when water comes out. I will be behind that hill,” Ki Rangga
promised Sunan Kalijaga to inform him when water came out. So sunan kalijaga
went behind the hill. Ki Rangga with his servants sat under the big tree. They
quickly fell a sleep. Suddenly water came out of the big tree. Ki Rangga and his
servants became wet. They woke up. They were very happy to see water. They
drank and played in the water. Ki rangga forgot Sunan Kalijaga’s message to
inform him when the
water came out.
Behind the hill Sunan Kalijaga was worried. So he went to the big tree. He was
surprised to see Ki Rangga and his servants were playing in the water, “you
forgot my message to inform me when the water comes out. Instead you are
playing in the water like a turtle,” said Sunan Kalijaga, softly. A miracle
happened. Ki rangga and his servants turned into turtles. Ki rangga was sad. He
had changed into turtles because he did not keep his promise. The water formed
a pond. It is now called Sendang Sani, in Pati Central Java. Many people still visit
Sendang Sani now.
5. Where was Sunan Kalijaga when the water came out?
     A. Under a big tree
     B. In pati central java
     C. Sunan Muria’s house
     D. Behind the hill
6. Why did Ki Rangga and his servants become turtle?
     A. Because they disobeyed Sunan Kalijaga’s message
     B. Because they love playing in in the water
     C. Because they forgot to go to the big tree
     D. Because they promised to keep their secret
7. “The water formed a pond”
The underlined word means …
     A. Turned into  B. Took away  C. Brought about      D. Looked after
8. What can we learn from the story above?
     A. Don’t be so happy playing in water
     B. Obey the old people’s rules
     C. Don’t break your promise
     D. Keep yourself happy in bad situations
Lihat Pembahasan
Read the following text to answer questions number 9 to 11.
One day a man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers. He wanted to
send it to his mother who lived far in another town through a delivery company.
Meanwhile he was looking at sad young girl who was sitting in front of the flower
shop. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose
for my mother but my money is not enough”. The man smiled and said, “Come on
in with me I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl a rose and he ordered
for his own mother flowers too.
After buying a rose flower for the girl the man offered the girl a ride to her
home. She said” yes please! You can take me to my mother. She directed him to
a cemetery. The girl placed the rose on her mother’s fresh grave. Knowing the
girl’s mother had died the man realized that he must show his love to his mother
while she was still alive. Then the man returned to the flower shop. He cancelled
the flower delivery order picked up the rose flower and drove to reach his
mother’s house.
9. We can learn that we have to ….
     A. Show our loves to our mother      B. Buy flowers for our mothers
     C. Keep our mother alive      D. Obey to our mother
10. What did the man do after buying the girl a red rose?
     A. He gave her a ride to her home
     B. He took the girl to her mother’s cemetery
     C. He went to his own home
     D. He placed the rose on his mother’s grave
11. The main idea of the first paragraph is …
     A. A sad girl was thinking of her mother
     B. A man helped a girl by buying her a flower
     C. A girl needed a man to deliver her a flower
     D. A man bought a flower for a girl
Lihat Pembahasan
Read the following text to answer questions number 12 to 14.
A Milkmaid had been in the meadow to milk her cows. Now she was returning
home with a pail of milk on her hand.
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; she forgot about the pail on her head. She moved
her head suddenly and the pail of milk came tumbling down. It was broken and all
the milk split.
"Dear, 0 dear!" she cried, "I have lost mine all".
12. What did the milk-maid carry on her hand?
     A. Some cream
     B. Some butter
     C. A pail of milk
     D. A pail of eggs
13. What does the text tell us about?
     A. Spilt milk
     B. A pail of milk
     C. A hardworking girl
     D. A day dreaming milk-maid
14. What can we learn from the story above?
     A. Don't cry over the split 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
Read the following text to answer questions number 15 to 18.
A long time ago, there lived an old man in the Penanggungan Mountain. His name
was Kiai Gede Penanggungan. He had supernatural power. Kiai Gede Penanggungan
had a beautiful daughter named Dewi Walangangin who was not married yet. Kiai
Gede Penanggungan prayed days and nights for her daughter to have a husband.
One day, a young handsome man came to his place. The name of the man was
Jaka Pandelengan. He wanted to be Kiai Gede Penanggungan's student. Kiai Gede
agreed to have Jaka as his student with one condition that he would marry her
daughter. Jaka Pandelengan and Dewi Walangangin soon got married. Kiai Gede
Penanggungan taught Jaka many things.

After several years, now it was time for the couple to live separately from Kiai
Gede Penanggungan. They would move to another village. Kiai Gede gave some
seeds of pari or paddy to the couple. He asked the couple to plant the seeds. He
also warned the couple not to be arrogant when they were rich. He wanted the
couple to help poor people. The couple started a new life. They planted the seed.
Soon, the seeds grew and became a lot of rice. Now the couple became very
rich. The poor neighbours came to the couple to ask for some pari seeds but the
couple refused to help them.

Kiai Gede heard about the couple's bad behavior. Soon he visited the couple. He
met them when the couple was working in the field. Kiai Gede talked to the
couple. He reminded the couple not to be arrogant, but the couple ignored him.
They said nothing to Kiai Gede. Kiai Gede got very angry. Then he said, "You two
are like temples. You do not listen to me". Right after he said those words, an
incredible thing happened. Slowly, Jaka and Dewi turned into temples. Because
the temples stood among the pari, people then named them as Pari Temples.
15. What did Jaka Pandelengan and his wife do to be rich?
     A. Helped poor people
     B. Had a great power
     C. Planted pari seeds
     D. Built a temple
16. The couple becomes temples because ....
     A. They were rich
     B. Kiai Gede said so
     C. Kiai Gede liked them
     D. They were good people
17. " ... , an incredible thing happened." The underlined word means ....
     A. Untouchable
     B. Unbelievable
     C. Common
     D. Usual
18. What can we learn from the story?
     A. We should live separately from our parents
     B. We have to listen to our parent's advice
     C. We have to prepare a good paddy field
     D. We should refuse other people's help
Read the following text to answer questions number 19 to 22.
An ant nimbly running in search of food came across a chrysalis that was close
its time to change. The chrysalis moved and this attracted the attention of the
ant who for the first time realized that it was a living thing. "Poor, pitiable
animal!", cried the ant disdainfully "what a sad fate is yours! While I can run
with my pleasure, you lie imprisoned here in your shell". The chrysalis heard all
this, but did not try to make any reply.
After a few days, when the ant passed that way again, nothing but the shell
remained. Wondering what had happened to its content, he felt himself
suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful butterfly.
"Behold in me," said the butterfly, "your much pitied friend!". So the butterfly
rose in the air and lost in the summer breeze.
19. What happened to the chrysalis after few days?
     A. The chrysalis had gone from the shell
     B. The chrysalis had become a butterfly
     C. The ant felt sad about chrysalis death
     D. The ant felt happy for the butterfly
20. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
     A. Chrysalis is a animal
     B. The chrysalis lie imprisoned
     C. The ant was feeling sorry for the chrysalis
     D. The ant goes around to have fun
21. The text generally tells us about ....
     A. The adventure of an ant
     B. The ant and the chrysalis
     C. The changing of the chrysalis
     D. The regret of the ant
22. From the text we can learn that ....
     A. We have to be arrogant to others
     B. Freedom is everything in life
     C. We have to take revenge
     D. The appearance may be deceptive
Read the following text to answer questions number 23 to 26.
Two frogs had lived in a village all their lives. They thought they would like to go
and see the big city that was about ten miles away.
They talked about it for a long time and at last they set off to the city.
It was a hot day, and they soon began to feel tired. They had only gone a little
way when one said to the other, "we must be nearly there, can you see the
city?" "No," said the other frog, "but if I climb on your back I might be able to
see it."
So he climbed up on the back of the other frog to see the city.
Now when the frog put up his head, his eyes could only see what was behind.
And not what was in the front. So he saw the village they had just left. "Can you
see the city?" asked the frog who was below. "Yes," answered the frog who had
climbed up." I can see it. It looks just like our village."
Then the frogs thought that it was not worthwhile going any further. They went
back and told the frogs in the village that they had seen the city, and it was
just like theirs.
23. What did they feel on their way to find a big city?
     A. Happy
     B. Glad
     C. Sad
     D. Tired
24. Why did one of the frogs climb on the other's back?
     A. It felt tired
     B. It was a hot day
     C. It could not see the city
     D. It thought it was worthwhile
25. " ...at last they set off to see the city." (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word means ....
     A. Left
     B. Gave up
     C. Decided
     D. Stopped
26. What is the moral value of the text?
     A. Never do something useless with your friends
     B. Never trust within a single opinion without other evidences
     C. We have to accept whatever information we receive
     D. We can always ask someone's opinions for anything
Read the following text to answer questions number 27 to 30.
In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and
watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s
wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything to get the big stone out of the ways. Then a peasant came along,
carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down
his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of
pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of
vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that
the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many others never understand.
27. Why did many people blame the king?
     A. He did not make good roads for them
     B. He loved to hide behind the rock
     C. He showed no care on their roads
     D. He did not keep the road clear
28. What does the last paragraph tell us?
     A. The roads that people built with the king
     B. The person who liked keeping the roads well
     C. The purpose of putting the boulder and purse
     D. The way the peasant removed the boulder on the road
29. From the story, we know that ….
     A. Many people liked the peasant
     B. The peasant was a good man
     C. The boulder was really small
     D. The king was very stingy
30. What can we learn from the story?
     A. A problem may be a blessing in disguise
     B. There are so many problems in life
     C. An obstacle may make us stronger
     D. We have to avoid any problem in our life
Read the following text to answer questions number 31 to 34.
A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking, a country
man passed and said, “You fool, what a donkey for but to ride upon?”

So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that
lazy, young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides.”

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby
said, “Shame on… that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he rides.”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the
passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor
donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it
and raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a bridge when the
donkey, getting one of its feet loose, kick all out and caused the boy to drop his
end of the pole. In the struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge and then it was
drowned.
31. Why did the boy get off from the donkey?
     A. The passerby needed him
     B. His father asked him to do that
     C. The donkey was tired carrying him
     D. The boy wanted to be with the donkey

32. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

     A. The man and his son took a rest near the bridge
     B. The man and his donkey arrived at the market
     C. The man’s behavior made the donkey alive
     D. The donkey was carried by its owners
33. What is the moral value of the text?
     A. You should believe in yourself
     B. You cannot please everyone
     C. Do what everyone asked you for
     D. You must be careful when riding a donkey
34. “… tied the donkey’s feet to it ….” (last paragraph).
The underlined word refers to ….
     A. The market
     B. The donkey
     C. The pole
     D. The river
Read the following text to answer question number 35 to 38.
There was a girl named Pina who lived on a fruit plantation with her mother.
When her mother worked night and day, little Pina spend all her time playing
with her friends. When her mother asked her to do something, she would always
reply that she couldn't find things, even if it was laying night in front of her
eyes.
  
One day, her mother fell ill and couldn't even get up to cook some food. So, she
asked Pina to cook some rice. However, Pina being her lazy self, said "I can't
find the pot. So where should I put the rice?". Her mother told her where the
pot was. Then she said, "Where is the ladle, how am I going to cook without a
ladle?" Again her sick mother had to tell her the exact location. Pina did the
same with salt, rice and water! Enraged by Pina's behavior, her mother curse "
May you grow a thousand eyes" and went back to sleep.
  
When she woke up, she could not find her daughter. She searched and searched
and so did every single person on plantation. When Pina's mother saw the fruit,
she was immediately reminded of Pina's beautiful brown eyes and thus, the fruit
with a thousand eyes was named " Pinya", meaning  Pineapple in Tagalog.
35. The best title for the text is ....
     A. The fruit with thousands of eyes
     B. A lazy girl in plantation
     C. The origin of pineapple
     D. A missing girl

36. What happened to the mother when she realized Pina had gone?
     A. She searched for her
     B. She cursed her
     C. She fell asleep
     D. She got sick
37. What Is the main idea of paragraph two?
     A. Pine's mother was so angry that she cursed her daughter
     B. Pina was too lazy to cook her own food
     C. Pine's mother was terribly ill
     D. Pina was a really bad cook
38. What can we learn from the story?
     A. Don't be lazy
     B. Don't spend your time for playing
     C. Don't angry to your child
     D. Respect and obey your mother
Read the following text to answer questions number 39 to 41.
Once, a lion, a fox, a jackal and a wolf went hunting together. They looked for
their prey and killed a deer. After they discussed their death prey, the lion
asked to divide the deer into four equal shares. Then, the other three animals
skinned and cut it into four.
Just when each animal was about to take his portion, the lion stopped them.
“Wait” roared the lion. “Since I am a member of this hunting party, the first
quarter would be mine. Then, as I am also the king of beasts, I am to receive
the second share. Since I am known for my courage and strength, I am to
receive the third share. As for the fourth share, if you wish to argue with me
about its ownership, let’s begin, and we will see who will get it”.
The wolf got angry but the lion was ready. So, he raised his mighty paw and
struck the wolf on the head. The wolf’s skull was cracked and he died at the
same moment. The jackal ran, once he saw the tragedy. He thought of a bad
fate that may happened to him.
“Hump”, grumbled the fox as he walked away with his tail between his legs, but
he spoke in a low grow. “You wanted to share all the hard work but keep all the
meat to yourself’.
39. The wolf was angry because ....
     A. The jackal ran at once after he saw the tragedy
     B. The lion wanted all of the meat for himself
     C. The lion divided the deer into four equal
     D. The fox walked away from the team
40. What is the reason that the second share will be for the lion, too?
     A. He is the king of the animals
     B. He is the bravest of the animals
     C. He is the strongest of the beasts
     D. He is the first member of the hunting party
41. What can we learn from the story?
     A. Do not believe in a greedy and mean leader
     B. Follow your leader if you want to succeed
     C. Lion always become king of all animals
     D. All animals are afraid of the lion
Read the following text to answer questions number 42 to 44.
The Crow and The Oyster
A hungry crow saw an oyster on the beach ore day. He wanted to eat the tasty
meat inside the shell,'so he tried to open the oyster.
First, he used his beak, but he could not open the shell. Then, he hit it with a
stone, but the shell stayed tightly shut. He even jumped up and down on the
oyster, but still he could not open it.
Another crow came by. He saw what the first crow was trying to do and said,
"My friend, may I offer you some good advice? I suggest that you pick up the
oyster in your beak, fly high into the air, and then drop the oyster onto the wide
rock below. The oyster shell will break open and you will be able to have your
meal."
The hungry crow thought that it was a very good idea. He picked up the oyster
with his beak, and then he flew as high as he could. When he was sure that he
was high enough, he dropped the oyster onto a wide rock far below.

The oyster shell broke wide open. However, the other crow was waiting nearby,
and he reached the broken oyster first. He enjoyed a tasty meal, while the
hungry crow had nothing to eat. 
42. How did the other crow trick the hungry crow?
     A. By giving a suggestion to drop the oyster onto the rock
     B. By telling that he was so hungry and needed some food
     C. By saying that he had a nice and strong beak
     D. By picking up the oyster with his beak

43. Where did the crow drop the oyster?

     A. Onto the sand
     B. Near the water
     C. Near the beach
     D. Onto a wide rock
44. What is the moral value of the story?
     A. Do not fly high on the sky
     B. It is not easy to fool anybody
     C. Always trust people who offer help
     D. Do not be fooled by people who offer help

Read the following text to answer questions number 45 to 47.

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java that was attacked by another
kingdom. The king asked his Queen to save her life. Alas! In the middle of the
jungle, the enemy killed all her guards. However, the Queen was lucky because
she changed herself into a golden snail and survived.

One day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home. She looked after it.
Whenever the old woman was not at home, the snail turned into a human being.
She cooked and did the household chores. When the old woman got home, the
Queen quickly changed into a snail again. It happened several times and made
the old woman curious. One day, the old woman peeped and saw what was going
on. She broke in, immediately. She asked, "Why did you change yourself into a
snail?". The Queen told her what happened. The old woman was surprised to
know that the snail was a Queen.

Later, from the head of the village they discovered that the king had won the
battle and he was looking for his wife. Then the village head sent a message to
the king telling him that his wife was safe.

Several days later, the King and his guards came for the queen. They thanked
the villagers for their kindness and brought the old women to their palace.
45. What happened when the old woman found the snail?
     A. She reported it to the head of the village
     B. She helped it to find the queen's husband
     C. It helped cleaning and cooking in her house
     D. She brought it to her house and took care of it

46. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

     A. The queen lived as a golden snail
     B. The enemy who attacked the kingdom
     C. The old woman who looked after a snail
     D. The king's guards who were killed by enemy

47. In the end of the story, the old woman live in ....
     A. The king's palace
     B. A small village
     C. The village heads
     D. The middle of the jungle

Read the following text to answer questions number 48 to 51.

Once upon a time, there was a young man called Ma Liang. He was poor. He
helped a rich bad man to tend cattle. He liked drawing and drew pictures
everywhere. One night, he dreamed that an old man gave him a magic paintbrush
and asked him to use it to help poor people. When he woke up, he found the
magic paintbrush in his desk.

From that day on, he used the paintbrush to help people. Whenever he drew
pictures, they became real. But a few days later, his master heard about the
magic paint brush and stole it. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not
become real. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang.

When Ma Liang came, he said to him, "If you draw some pictures for me and
turn them to life, I will set you free. " The young man said, "I can help you, but
you should obey your words." The bad man felt very happy and said, "I want a
golden mountain. I will go there to gather gold." The young man drew a sea first.
Then the young man drew a golden mountain which was far away from the sea.
After that he drew a big ship. The bad man jumped into the ship. When the ship
sailed to the middle of the sea, the young man drew a large wave and it
destroyed the ship. After that, the young man lived with his family happily and
kept on helping the poor people. So the magic paintbrush was known by everyone.
48. What is the topic of the story?
     A. A magic paintbrush and a helpful.
     B. A good painter and a greedy king.
     C. A clever painter and a wise king.
     D. A young man and his king.

49. If Ma Liang didn't do what the King asked he would ...

     A. Live alone in the golden mountain
     B. Be poor
     C. Stayed in jail
     D. Lose in the sea

50. What would happen if Ma Liang didn't kill the King?

     A. The King would get a lot of gold.
     B. The King would kill him.
     C. He would get big prize from the King.
     D. He wouldn't be able to help poor people.

51. How was Ma Liang like?

     A. Smart and helpful
     B. Smart but greedy
     C. Humble and helpful
     D. Clever but cunning

Read the following text to answer questions number 52 to 54.

ONCE upon a time, a grandmother and her granddaughter lived in Roti Island,
Nusa Tenggara Timur. They had a field and grew some vegetables. The
grandmother sold them at the market.

In one morning, the grandmother would go to the market. Before she left, she
asked her granddaughter to cook. "Please cook some rice for lunch. But just
cook one grain of rice. It's enough for both of us." "Why, Grandma?" asked the
girl. "Just do what I said."

The grandmother then left for the market. Later, the girl started to cook.
However, she felt a grain of rice would not be enough for them.
"I think it's not enough for me and my grandmother." Then she took two
handfuls of rice. Suddenly, something bad happened to the rice pot. "oh, no! The
rice flowed out of the pot!" shouted the girl. "What should I do? The rice
became rice porridge. It flowed and flowed until it covered the kitchen.
Suddenly the grandmother came home. The girl explained what happened.
"You are naughty girl! Why didn't you listen to me? The grandmother was so
angry. She hit the girl with a wooden stick. "Please forgive me, Granma! The
little girl cried and cried. But the grandmother kept hitting her.
Then, an incredible thing happened! The girl turned into a monkey. The monkey
then ran away and climbed a tree. The grandmother chased it. From the tree,
the monkey said. "Grandmother, I'm a monkey now. I cannot live with you
anymore. You are all alone."
The monkey climbed up and disappeared. The grandmother was very sad. She
regretted what she had done to her beloved granddaughter. "Please come back
to me. Please forgive me, my granddaughter!" but it was too late.
The little girl has turned into a monkey and never came home. The people of Roti
Island believe this story. And that is until now; people in the Roti Island never
hit their children or other peo le's child. The are afraid that the child would
turn into a monkey.
52. What is the purpose of the text above?
     A. To describe characters in a story
     B. To tell what happened with the characters in a story
     C. To argue why story is important
     D. To teach moral value with a story

53. What happened when the granddaughter cooked the rice?

     A. The rice pot exploded
     B. The girl turned into a monkey
     C. The grandmother was so angry
     D. The porridge flooded the kitchen

54. "The grandmother chased it" (paragraph 5) The word "it" refers to ...
     A. Thing
     B. Monkey
     C. Tree
     D. Wooden stick