Text 1
Bridge breaks in Central Java, killing 5 people and injuring 29 others
A footbridge packed with tourists broke at a mountainous resort on Java Island Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 29 after they plunged into a rocky riverbed, police and tourist officials said. The victims were evacuated to three nearby hospitals, said Surono, an employee at the Baturaden resort in Central Java province, adding that they fell more than 20 meters (yards) after one of the steel cables holding the small bridge snapped. Local police chief Emron Putra Agung said five people were killed and 29 injured. The accident occurred as the country enjoys a weeklong holiday marking the end of the Islamic month Ramadan, when people traditionally flock to holiday sites. Baturaden, located 300 kilometers (190 miles) east of the capital Jakarta, is one of the most popular resorts on the slopes of Mount Slamet (3,428 meters, 11,246 feet), Java's second-highest peak.
1. The text tells us about ….
a. the evacuation of the victims.
b. the tourist resort in Central Java.
c. the killing of five visitors in Baturaden.
d. the accident on the broken bridge in Baturaden.
e. the popular tourist resort in Central Java.
2. Some local tourist were killed and injured in Baturaden when ….
a. they were swimming in the river.
b. they were enjoying the landscape on the small bridge.
c. they were in the riverbed.
d. they were climbing Mount Slamet, Central Java.
e. they were swinging on the small bridge over the rocky river.
3. The footbridge in Baturaden broke because ….
a. it couldn’t afford supporting overload.
b. it had been too old to walk on.
c. it had not been used for long time.
d. it lied on the slope of Mount Slamet.
e. it was used to evacuate the victims.
4. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?
a. The broken footbridge killed five visitors.
b. The accident happened at the end of Ramadhan.
c. The victims were left behind without relief.
d. The visitors were killed because of falling into a rocky riverbed.
e. The bridge broke because of one of the broken steel cables.
5. …. killing five people and injuring 29 after they plunged into a rocky riverbed,
What is the similar meaning of the words “plunged into”?
a. fell back d. fell on
b. fell away e. fell down
c. fell off
Text 2
Lapindo Brantas Inc. is dumping contaminated water from the Sidoarjo mudflow disaster directly into the Porong River without treating it first as promised, witnesses claim.
The company has denied it has dumped untreated water into the river.
Witnesses claimed they had seen water from retaining ponds being channeled directly into the river.
The two pipes were connected to the river from one of the ponds near Pejarakan Jabon village. Three pumps have also been installed to distribute water from the pond to the river.
A TV journalist, Medi, said the pipes were set up in Thursday by soldiers from the Kepanjen battalion in Malang. Of the two pipes, only one was operating Friday, he said.
State Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar earlier said the water must not be dumped into seas or rivers without being treated.
The ministry earlier said the mud was non-toxic and safe, despite a study published in a government magazine that said the mud contained a number of dangerous chemicals.
6. What type of text is used by the writer?
a. report d. news item
b. recount e. description
c. narrative
7. The communicative purpose of this text is….
a. To describe a particular accident
b. To share an amusing incident
c. To entertain the reader
d. To inform the reader about the case
e. To retell for the purpose of informing and entertaining.
8. What did the company conceal from the local people?
a. the mudflow dumping into the Porong River.
b. the water distribution into the pond.
c. the mud pumping into the gas installation.
d. the contaminated water channeling into the sea.
e. the treated water flow into the river.
9. It has dumped untreated water into the river. ( Paragraph 2)
What does It in the above text refer to….
a. Lapindo Brantas Inc. d. Mud
b. The manager e. Witnesses
c. Government
10. …. despite a study published in a government magazine that said the mud contained a number of dangerous chemicals.
a. distributed d. broadcasted
b. circulated e. issued
c. printed
SOAL NARRATIVE TEKS
Teks 1
The Three Sheiks and Queen of Arabia
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks, all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as they were about to have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing camel's tail; the third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheiks' camp.
The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her.
"Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you," she announced her choice to the sheiks." So it is Hakim I will marry."
1. What does the story teach us ?
A. If we want to give something to other people, we shall give the best.
B. Do not be cowards.
C. Be the cowards.
D. As a beggar.
E. Don’t be lazy.
2. The three sheiks were not ........
A. rich
B. young
C. strong
D. gloomy
E. handsome
3. Which statement is TRUE about the queen ........
A. The queen was the most powerful queen in Africa.
B. The queen was very proud of her beauty and riches.
C. The queen herself served the sheiks with delicious food.
D. The queen was very careful in deciding whom she would mary.
E. The queen was very satisfied with the food given by the sheiks.
4. The Queen ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food she got from the evening before because ........
A. she wanted to entertain her guests
B. she wanted to test the sheiks's taste
C. she wanted to see the sheiks's reactions
D. she wanted to make a joke of the sheiks
E. she wanted to repay the sheik's kindness
5. The main idea of paragraph six is ........
A. Hakim was an unselfish person.
B. Hakim was served with succulent meat.
C. Hakim was satisfied with the food served.
D. Hakim wanted to share the food with the sheiks.
E. Hakim had made the queen find the resolution of her problem.
Maura, who liked to be thought of as the most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks, all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three sheiks, as they were about to have dinner, and asked them for something to eat.
The first gave her some leftover food; the second gave her some unappetizing camel's tail; the third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left the sheiks' camp.
The following day the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace. She ordered her servants to give each one exactly what they had given her the evening before.
Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her.
"Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you," she announced her choice to the sheiks." So it is Hakim I will marry."
1. What does the story teach us ?
A. If we want to give something to other people, we shall give the best.
B. Do not be cowards.
C. Be the cowards.
D. As a beggar.
E. Don’t be lazy.
2. The three sheiks were not ........
A. rich
B. young
C. strong
D. gloomy
E. handsome
3. Which statement is TRUE about the queen ........
A. The queen was the most powerful queen in Africa.
B. The queen was very proud of her beauty and riches.
C. The queen herself served the sheiks with delicious food.
D. The queen was very careful in deciding whom she would mary.
E. The queen was very satisfied with the food given by the sheiks.
4. The Queen ordered her servants to give the sheiks the same kind of food she got from the evening before because ........
A. she wanted to entertain her guests
B. she wanted to test the sheiks's taste
C. she wanted to see the sheiks's reactions
D. she wanted to make a joke of the sheiks
E. she wanted to repay the sheik's kindness
5. The main idea of paragraph six is ........
A. Hakim was an unselfish person.
B. Hakim was served with succulent meat.
C. Hakim was satisfied with the food served.
D. Hakim wanted to share the food with the sheiks.
E. Hakim had made the queen find the resolution of her problem.
Text 2
Cinderella
Long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful girl named Cinderella. Her parents passed away, she lived with her step mother and step sisters. Cinderella was very sad everyday because she had to do the housework alone.
One day, the king wanted to find the wife if his son. He invited all the beautiful girls to come. Cinderella was very sad because her step sister did not let her go. Her sisters went to the palace without Cinderella.
Luckily, The Angel cam and helped Cinderella to go to the palace. In the palace, Cinderella danced with the Prince. He fell in love with her; then he married her. They lived happily ever after.
6. What kind of text is it?
a. Descriptive b. News item c. Spoof d. Narrative e. Recount
7. What is the communicative purpose of the story?
a. To entertain the readers
b. To describe the way things
c. To retell an event with humorous twist
d. To describe particular person, place or things
e. To persuade the readers or the listeners that something should or should not be the case
8. What is the generic structure of the story?
a. Orientation – Complication – Resolution
b. Orientation – Events – Twist
c. Identification – Description
d. Identification – Events – Reorientation
e. Thesis – Arguments – Reiteration To report something
9. Her parents passed away. (p.1)
The synonym of the underlined word is………
a. Ran away b. dead c. went away d. go away e. far away
10. Which statement is not true?
a. Cinderella was young. d. The King married Cinderella
b. The Angel helped Cinderella. e. The Prince married Cinderella
c. The King had a son.
SOAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT
Teks 1
My Timmy
I have some pets. However, my favourite pet is Timmy.
Timmy is a male tabby cat. He is very adorable with his soft stripes fur. He has innocent round eyes and feeble sweet voice. He always meows when I come home, he usually give me a kiss.
Timmy is a nice playmate. I’m so happy to spend my time with him. Most of the time, he’s a good cat. It’s almost impossible for me to be angry at him. In the morning, he always wakes up early. When he wakes up earlier, he waits quality by my bedside until I wake up.
1. when does Timmy usually give a kiss to the writer? When the writer….
a. fells hungry
b. goes to sleep
c. leaves home
d. comes home
e. wakes up
2. Why is the writer almost impossible to be angry at his cat? Because ….
a. It has innocent round eyes
b. Most of the time, it is a good cat
c. It gives the writer kiss
d. It always wakes up early
e. It is a male tabby cat
3. The second paragraph tell about….
a. Characteristic
b. Habit
c. Habitat
d. Food
e. Behavior
4. What is the purpose of the text about?
a. To describe place
b. To entertain the reader
c. To describe something
d. To tell how to make something
e. To tell how to care for cats
Teks 2
Suramadu Bridge
The Suramadu Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Suramadu), also known as the Surabaya–Madura Bridge, is a bridge with three cable-stayed sections constructed between Surabaya on the island of Java and the town of Bangkalan on the island of Madura in Indonesia. Opened on June 10, 2009, the 5.4-km bridge is the longest in Indonesia and the first bridge to cross the Madura Strait.
The cable-stayed portion has three spans with lengths 192 m, 434 m and 192 m. The bridge has two lanes in each direction plus an emergency lane and a dedicated lane for motorcycles. The first toll bridge in Indonesia, fares have been initially set at Rp. 30,000 (US$3 in 2009) for four-wheeled vehicles and Rp. 3,000 (US$0.30) for two-wheelers.
The bridge was built by a consortium of Indonesian companies PT Adhi Karya and PT Waskita Karya working with China Road and Bridge Corp. and China Harbor Engineering Co. Ltd. The total cost of the project, including connecting roads, has been estimated at 4.5 trillion rupiah (US$445 million).
Construction was started on August 20, 2003. In July 2004, a girder collapsed, killing one worker and injuring nine others. Work on the bridge halted at the end of 2004 due to lack of funds, but was restarted in November 2005. The main span of the bridge was connected on March 31, 2009, and the bridge was opened to the public in June 10, 2009.Within a week of the opening, it was discovered that nuts and bolts as well as maintenance lamps had been stolen and that there was evidence of vandalism of cables supporting the main span.
5. Suramadu’s bridge also known as….
a. Longest bridge
b. sura and madu
c. Surabaya-Madura bridge
d. toll bridge
e. overpass
6. Suramadu’s bridge connects the island….
a. Java and Sumatra
b. Java and Bali
c. Sumatra and Kalimantan
d. Java and Madura
e. Correct all
7. Length of the Suramadu’s bridge is….
a. 5.400 meters
b. 192 meters
c. 494 meters
d. 526 meters
e. nothing is true
8. The following statement is true, except ....
a. Suramadu’s bridge is also known Surabaya-Madura bridge
b. the long of Suramadu’s bridge is 5400 meters
c. suramadu’s bridge connects the islands of Java and Madura
d. bridge was opened on March 31, 2009
e. car charged at 30000 rupiahs
9. When the bridge was built?
a. March 31, 2009
b. August 20, 2003
c. July 2004
d. June 10, 2009
e. November 2005
10. Suramadu’s bridge have … tracks in one way.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
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