SOAL TES MASUK SMA

1. Mrs. Partini : Your library card, please?

Rita : Oops,…, I forgot to bring it.
Mrs. Partini : So, you can't borrow this book.

A. How come B. I'm sad C. I'm sorry D. With my pleasure

2. Mr. Her : It was such a good presentation. Who is she?

Mr. Budi : That's my new secretary.
Mr. Heru : Tell me more about her.
Mr. Budi : Well, she is not only smart but also … languages very well.

A. Will speak B. Has spoken C. Can speak D. Is speaking

3. Susi : Can I have some apples, please?

Salesman : … One do you want?
Susi : The red one, please!

A. How many B. How much C. Which D. What

4. Din : How much, water do you need to water the flowers?

Putra : Only some…My garden is not as large as yours.

A. Glasses B. Pails C. Spoonfuls D. Pools

5. This is Mr. Burhan's house. It is big, clean and comfortable. There is a garden in front of the house. There are some
plants and flowers in the garden! There is a living room, a dining room, three bathrooms, a kitchen, two bedrooms
and a garage. Mr. Burhan has some pets; a dog, a cat, and a parrot. Mr. Burhan take care of the pets very
carefully.It is big, clean and comfortable. The underlined word means…

A. Beautiful B. Unattractive C. Uninteresting D. Enjoyable

6. Mila : What, it's a nice day, isn't it?

Dodi : Yes, it's good for fishing.
Mila : how about going fishing to Marina Beach?
Wati : …I have to stay at home.

A. Forgive me, please. B. Excuse me, Reza. C. I'm afraid, I can't. D. I'm not afraid.

7. Mr. Karno : Do you ever come to school late?.

Andri : No, Sir. I never come to school late.
Mr. Karno : That's good. But how come?
Andri : Because I…Go to school early.

A. Always. B. Really. C. Seldom. D. Sometimes

8. Yuli : Hi Rano. Have you got any plans on Sunday?

Rano : Yes, I'm going to go to the bookshop, and you?
Yuli : Hm. I … my favorite tailor tomorrow. I want to have a pair of trousers sewn.

A. Visit. B. Will visit. C. Visited. D. Have visited.

9. Hendra : Did the boys study after class?

Ayu : No.
Hendra : What did they do?
Ayu : They … football

A. Play B. Plays C. Played D. Will play

10. Mother : It's very cold tonight. Take me the … please.

Daughter : OK. Here it is, mom.

A. Hat B. Shoes C. Sweater D. T shirt

For Question 16 to 19 are based on the following text!

The largest, meat-eating animal in the world is the brown bear that lives in Alaska. “Brownie”, as this bear is called, will
always keep away from people. But, be careful if it is wounded with a gun or if the mother bear and her cubs are
shocked. Some hunters claim the brown bear can outfight a tiger. A grown brownie may be up to nine feet tall. It may
weigh over 1.600 pounds. But when the brown bear is born, it weighs less than one pound. If you grew at the same
rate, you would weighs less than one pound. If you grew at the same rate, you weigh almost 10.000 pounds when your
were fully grown.

16. What does the text mostly text about?

A. Brown bears.

B. Strong hunters

C. Fighting tigers.

D. Alaska people

17. Which statements in NOT TRUE according to the text ?

A. A brown bear eats meat.

B. Brown bears can beat a tiger

C. Brown bears are tame animals

D. Brownie will keep away when it sees people.

18. “But, be careful, if it is wounded with a gun or if the mother bear and her cubs are shocked ....” (Par 1, line 3)

What does the underlined word mean?

A. Male bears B. Baby bears. C. Other bears. D. Group of bears.

19. “But, be careful if it is wounded with a gun or ....” (Par 1, line 3)

The underlined word refers to .....

A. the mother bear B. The cubs C. a tiger D. Brownle

For questions 20 to 22 are based on the following text.

Find the correct spelling and pronunciation

More than 80.000 words
With this
Electronic dictionary
Made of strong plastics
Comes in two colours;
Dark grey and light blue
$104.50

20. What is being advertised in the text above?

A. A strong plastic

B. A correct spelling

C. A complete dictionary

D. An electronic dictionary

21. From the advertisement above, we know that........

A. the item comes in many colours

B. the price of the item is Rp. 104.500,-

C. one of the item’s colours is dark blue

 D. There are more than 80.000 words in the item

22. “Find the correct spelling and pronunciation.”

A. letters B. Alphabet C. Sentences D. paragraphs

For question 23 to 24 are based on the following story.

One day while a mousedeer was walking in the forest, he saw a big, black snake sleeping under the tree. When
he saw the snake, the mouse deer was frightened. When he wanted to run away from the snake, he suddenly fell on top
of a tiger which was sleeping not far from the snake. The tiger woke up and took hold of the mousedeer. He told the
mousedeer that he was going to eat him for lunch. “Please don’t eat me now”, said the mousedeer. “I have something
important to do”.

“Look,” said the mousedeer. “That is the king’s belt. He asked me to stay here and watch it while he was away
in the forest”. The tiger looked at the snake and said, “That is beautiful belt. I need a belt like that. Can I wear it?” He
asked the mousedeer.

“Oh, all right”, said the mousedeer. So he picked up the snake and winded it around the tiger. Then thesnake
woke up and saw the tiger. The snake twisted itself tighter, until the tiger couldn’t breathe. The tiger askedthe
mousedeer to help him. But the mousedeer turned and ran away into the forest.

23. Where was the tiger sleeping?

A. In the middle of the forest.

B. Next to the mousedeer’s house.

C. Near the black snake sleeping under the tree

D. Far away from the place where the mousedeer fell.

24. After reading this story, we can learns that..........

A. we have to behave like the mousedeer

B. we have to be careful with the mousedeer

C. sleeping black snake was a dangerous animal

D. we have to find a way to save ourselves from danger

25. You – not – in – thank – for – area – smoking – this

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The best arrangement to make a sentence is.......

A. 5 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 8 – 6 – 4

B. 5 – 2 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 8 – 6 – 4

C. 4 – 1 – 5 – 2 – 7 – 3 – 8 – 6

D. 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 8 – 6 – 3

26. Rearrange these sentence into a good paragraph!

1. The animals have been pushed back and their natural habitat has been reduced.

2. The government has located reserves to protect both animals and plants life.

3. Many natural forests where animals live are being destroyed.

4. One of them is the Bogor Botanical Garden.

5. People have cleared the land to cultivate crops.

A. 1 – 5 – 3 – 2 – 4

B. 3 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 4
 C. 4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 2

D. 5 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 2

For question 27 to 29 are based on the following text.

Choose the suitable word to complete the text.

One night, a thief was returning home from a robbery. It was a .....(27) night because it was very late. Nothing
could be heard but the sounds of small creatures. He met .....(28) along the road. All the people had been in a deep
sleep.

Suddenly he heard the low bark of a dog coming from the sky. He heard another and another, louder and
nearer. He felt very scared.....(29) he saw some dogs and a huntsman with a black face and horn behind them coming
nearer.

27. A. Busy B. Crowded C. very busy D. very quiet

28. A. Nobody B. Everybody C. Somebody D. some people

29. A. But B. When C. Although D. however

30. Anto : Indonesia has to import rice next year.

Mike : How come? Indonesia is an agricultural country

Anto : There are some reasons for that.

Mike : Like what?

Anto : The harvest failed.....natural disasters occured

A. although B. Because C. But D. and

Questions 21 – 26 are based on Text 1

Seasons. It is in the middle of summer, the air is very hot and dry. The temperature is about 34 degrees Celsius. I am
sitting by the window of my living room, looking at the streets and drinking some iced lemon tea. Sometime I wonder
why the weather in my hometown is always bad in each season. Last winter, a big snow storm paralysed this city and
lasted almost a month. But things are not easy in the spring. The snow melted into mud and it covered the city. The
previous summer was worse, lots of people dehydrated because of the heat. Hopefully, next fall will not be as bad as the
last one. Last fall the wind and the rain were pretty bad.

21. What season is it?

a. Spring b. Summer c. Winter d. Fall

22. What is the weather like?

a. It’s humid b. It’s wet c. It’s hot d. It’s windy

23. The weather is ________ in every season.

a. always good b. seldom good c. never bad d. never good

24. What struck the city last winter?

a. A snow storm b. A tropical hurricane c. A snow fall d. A snow flake

25. It covered the city . The word ‘It’ refers to ________

a. The snow b. The melted snow c. The mud d. The spring

26. What is the effect of the terrible heat wave?

a. Starvation b. Dehydration c. Diseases d. Famine

Read the message then answer questions 27 – 28

Hello, Billy. This is Jane. I’m at the Juanda airport. I’ve just arrived an hour ago. I’m having trouble finding a hotel. Can
you come here soon? I’ll stay in Surabaya for a few days. I’ll call you back in an hour.

27. Who wrote the message?

a. Jane did b. Bill did c. The writer did d. Your friend

28. What did she write a message to her friend for?

a. To come to Jane’s house

b. To come to Bill’s house

c. To come to Billy’s house

d. To come to Juanda airport

Read the dialogue and choose the right answers for questions 29 – 33.

Tomi : Where are you going to spend your holiday?

Tuti : In Batu, near Malang, East Java
Tomi : Why are you going to spend the holiday there?
Tuti : It is not as crowded as Jakarta and Surabaya. The weather is rather cold at night.
Tomi : Do you like quiet places?
Tuti : Yes, I do.
Tomi : So do I.

29. Where is Tuti going to spend her holiday?

a. In Jakarta b. In Surabaya c. In Malang d. In Batu

30. Tuti is going to spend her holiday there because she likes……

a. interesting places b. quiet places c. crowded places d. isolated areas

31. Is Jakarta crowded?

a. Perhaps b. Maybe c. No, it isn’t d. Yes, It is

32. The weather in Batu is ……. at night.

a. very cold b. rather cold c. not so cold d. hot

33. Does Tomi also like quiet places?

a. Yes, he does b. No, he doesn’t c. Not really d. Perhaps not

Questions 34 – 36 are based on the following text

Our School

Our school is on Jalan Sudirman. It has eighteen clasrooms, two laboratories, one library, one headmaster’s room, one
teacher’s room, one staff room, one music room, one computer’s room, and one canteen. We always hold a flag
ceremony in our schoolyard. Our schoolyard is not so big, that’s why if we have PE lesson, we practice at the field beside
our school.

34. Where do they hold a flag ceremony?

a. In the room

b. At the field

c. Beside their school

d. In their schoolyard

35. The students don’t practice their PE lesson at the schoolyard because it is…

a. Big b. long c. wide d. small

36. “We always hold a flag ceremony … “ (line 3)

What does the underlined word refer to?

a. The writer and his teachers

b. All the teachers of the school

c. The students in the writer’s school

d. The writer and his schoolmates

Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.

It’s Sunday. Benny and Anita, his sister, don’t go to school. So they plan to clean the bedroom. They also clean the
livingroom. They (37) ….the bed, sweep and mop the floor, and dust the furniture. (38)…. looks so clean and tidy.

37. a. make b. do c. dust d. blow

38 a. A lot of things b. No one c. Everything d. Nothing

Questions no 39 – 40 are based on the following text

How to make a paper boat or a hat

Things you need:
A half page of newspaper
What to do:
First, fold the paper in half the long way, crease and unfold.
Second, fold the sides up to the middle crease, keep folded.
Next, fold the corners down to the middle.
After that, fold the corners down to the middle again.
Then, fold the points down to the middle.
Finally, open the middle and turn it inside out to make a boat, or flip it over
and wear it as a hat.

39. How many steps should we follow to make a good paper boat or hat?

a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 4

40. “Finally, open the middle and turn it inside out to make a boat, or flip it over and wear it as a hat.”

The underlined word is similar to…

a. design b. create c. perform d. have