english smp

1.    RECOUNT TEXT

a.     Read This Text Intensively

Last week was a holiday. The first year students of 36 junior high school in Semarang did not have any classes. They would spend their time to go camping in Sendang Coyo. They left their school at six o’clock in the morning and got there at nine o’clock. They talked and laughed in the bus.

They brought some camping equipment to their camping ground. They also brought clothes, sleeping bag or mat, dinner-ware, and kitchen utensils.

The boys were responsible for setting up the tents, and the girl were responsible for preparing the food. They enjoyed their food very much. At night, they had a camp fire. They sat around it and sang together. They were very happy.

They left Sendang Coyo at five o’clock a.m. In the next day, they got home at about six o’clock. They still left happy long after the holidays.

b.    Answer The Questions Based On The Text

1)    How many paragraphs are there in the text ?

2)    What did the first year students of 36 Junior High School do last holiday ?

3)    What time did they leave their school ?

4)    How long was the trip ?

5)    Who set up the tent ?

6)    Who handled the kitchen ?

7)    When did they have a camp fire ?

8)    What time did they go home ?

9)    Do they have good memory on the camping ?

10)           What is the suitable title for the text ?

Answer :

1)    There are four paragraphs in the text

2)    The first year students of 36 Junior High School spent their time to go camping.

3)    They left their school at six o’clock in the morning and got there at nine o’clock.

4)    The trip was three hours

5)    The boys set up the tent

6)    The girl handled the kitchen

7)    They had a camp fire in the night

8)    They went home at about six o’clock

9)    Yes, they do

10)           Camping

Fill in the blank with suitable words !

Cocak D 15 Solo

January 10.2010

Dear Julie,

I’ve been to Parai Resort and Pasir Padi Beach. From Pangkal Pinang, I … (a) by car there. The journey has taken a whole day. But is wasn’t a matter since the scenery was so amazing.

The next day, I … (b) my journey to Belitung. I … (c) to see a place which was described in Laskar Pelangi. I … (d) my journey so much. I … (e) that next day, we will be here together.

Best wishes

Jay

Answer :

1)    (a) Went

2)    (b) Countived

3)    (c) Want

4)    (d) Liked

5)    (e) Finished

2.    NARATIVE TEXT

For No.   1  to  5

Once upon time there was a poor carpenter who lived with his family near a deep river. One day the carpenter was working by the river, when suddenly his axe fell into the river. “Oh” he said to himself “What can I do? I’ve lost my axe in the river and don’t have any money to buy a new one.” Then he began to call for mercury to help him.

Suddenly Mercury appeared ad stood in front of the carpenter.

“What’s the matter?” asked the Mercury. “Why are you calling me?”

“Please help me, Mercury,” said the carpenter. “I’ve just dropped my axe into the river. I can’t buy a new one because I don’t have any money I am very poor.”

“I’ll help you,” said the Mercury and he dived into the river. In just a moment he came up with a beautiful axe made of gold.

“Is this it?” he asked. The carpenter is an honest man. He shook his head.

“No, my axe isn’t made of gold. It’s just ordinary one.”

The Mercury dived into the river again and he brought a beautiful axe made of silver. “Is this it?” asked the Mercury.

“No, this isn’t either.” Answered the carpenter.

Then Mercury dived into the river for the third time and he brought an axe made of iron.

“Oh, this is mine,’ said the carpenter happily. “Thank you very much.” You are an honest man, so I’ll give you these three axes,” said the Mercury.

The carpenter was very pleased. He thanked Mercury and went home, the next day he sold he gold and silver axes. He got a great deal of money. He became a rich man.

1)    What happened to the carpenter one day ?

a.     His axe was broken                              c.  His axe was stolen

b.      His axe was lost                                d.  His axe couldn’t be used

2)    Who helped him ?

a.     The God of river                             c.  His neighbour

b.     His friend                                     d.  Someone

3)    What kind of axe did the carpenter have ?

a.     A gold axe                                    c.  A bronze axe

b.      A silver axe                                  d.  An iron axe

4)    Why did the Mercury give the three axes to the carpenter ?

a.     He didn’t need them                       c.  The carpenter had them

b.     The carpenter needed them         d.  The carpenter was an honest man

5)    Suddenly the Mercury appeared and stood in front of the carpenter. The underlined word means …

a.     Came in                                        c.  Came out

b.     Came into                                     d.  Came from

3.    DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

Read the text carefully to answer the questions.

Football is a very popular sport. Almost every one knows is. The other popular name is soccer. There are millions of people in the world like watching and playing it. football is an outdoor game. It is played in field or in a grassy field. There are eleven players in one team. One of the players is the goal keeper, and one of them is the captain.

To play football, you need a pair of football shoes, sports wear, a football, and a whistle. You also need a clock or stopwatch to know the time. Football game takes 45 minutes in one period. It takes 2 periods.

1)    What is the text about?

2)    What is the other name of football?

3)    Where do people play football?

4)    How many players are there in a football team?

5)    How many captains does a team of football have?

6)    In your opinion, who may touch the ball during the game?

Answer :

1)    The text about is playing football

2)    The other name of football is soccer

3)    People play football in field or in grassy field

4)    There are eleven players in a football team

5)    There is a captain

6)    He is a goal keepe