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READ THE TEXT BELOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS NO 1  - 2 !

MY GARDEN

       I have a nice garden in front of my house. The garden is small but beautiful. It has many flowers. There are jasmines, orchids, sunflowers, rose, and many other plants in my garden.

       The flowers have different colors. They are red, white, yellow, and so on. They are not expensive flowers, but they look very interesting.

       I water my garden in the afternoon. I clean it in my spare time. It’s really a neat garden. I love it very much.

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1.                    a. What kind of text is it?

             b. What is the title of the text?

             c. How is the garden 

             d. When does the writer water her garden?

2.    I love it very much. The word it in the third paragraph, the last sentence refers to……

READ THE SHORT FUCTIONAL TEXT BELOW TO ANSWER NO 3!

Attention please! ………….To All Seventh and Eight Students

You will have holiday from 14^th – 18^th  March, 2011

Due to the ninth class students have UAS (The Final Semester Test)

From The headmistress of SMP 2 Yosowilangun

3.    a. What kind of the text is it ?

     b. Whom is the announcement for?         

     c. How long is the holiday ?......days

4.    Arman          : Can you help me?                  

Bayu                        : …………..I can not help you. I’m busy.

5.    Andi             : Can I help you?

Herman        : ……………..for your kindness.

6.    Ayu              : What do you want, Nia?

Nia               : I want a glass of ……………I am very thirsty.

Read the text below and then choose the best answer in bracket!

How to make an Omelette

        What you’ll need:  How to make:

-   1 tablespoon of salt           1. Break three eggs in a bowl                       4. Put some oil in frying pan     

-   ½  tablespoon of pepper   2. Add salt, pepper and some cheese   5. Turn on the stove           

-   Cheese                       3. Mix together                          6. When the oil is very hot, put the eggs in the frying pan.

-   Oil

-   3 eggs

7.    What kind of text is it?    (Descriptive /  Recount  / Procedure / Narrative)     

8.    According to the text, we need ……kinds of materials to make an omelet  ( 7 / 5 / 4 / 6)

9.    What is the purpose of text? ( To tell how to eat omelet/ to describe omelet / to tell how to make omelet / to inform about omelet)  

10. What do we do after adding salt, pepper and cheese? (Mixing together / Breaking the eggs / Turning on the stove / Putting some oil on the pan)

11. What is the step after turn on the stove? (When the oil is very hot, put the eggs in the frying pan / Putting some oil on the pan / Mixing together /  Breaking the eggs)

GOOD LUCK

          Once, there was a little girl named Cinderella. She was pretty, loving and clever, but she was very poor. Her stepmother and stepsisters were very mean and bossy. Fortunately, she met a prince. He fell in love with her. Then they married and lived happily ever after.

12.      Cinderella was like these, except…

       a. pretty    

       b. loving               

       c. poor          

       d. pretty

13.      Her step mother and stepsisters was very…

       a. good

        b. bossy and mean   

        c. rich      

        d. sad

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 READ THE TEXT BELOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS NO 1  - 4!

       European countries usually have four seasons. They are Spring, Summer, Autumn or fall, and Winter. In spring, it looks green everywhere because the leaves of the trees begin to grow. But many parts of European countries looks more beautiful while the flowers are blooming. The scenes are colourful in those places. In summer, it is sunny almost the whole day. Most European people usually get recreation in this season. They like to go to the beach to enjoy sunbathing, surfing, skiing, swimming, and bathing in the sea.         

1.         The text above talks about…….

2.         Mention the four seasons in Europe

3.         When do people usually enjoy sunbathing, surfing and skiing?

4.         When do the flowers look more beautiful?

5.         What is the same meaning of Fall?

       Last week Mr.Rahadi, his wife and their children had a picnic. They went to Pangandaran Beach and Pelaburan Ratu Beach. They left from Jakarta by car at two o’clock in the afternoon. Mr.Rahmadi drove the car carefully. They arrived in Ciamis at six thirty in the evenin. Then, they went to a motel near Pangandaran. They went to a motel in the motel.

       The next day they went to Pangandaran beach. They went there on foot, because the motel is not far from beach. They started early in the morning because they wanted to see the sunrise. After the sunrise, they enjoyed other activities. Mr. Rahamadi and his wife looked at a local gallery. The children, Jody and Aya, enjoyedthe trip. They were glad because they had never done it before. At ten o’clock, they went to the motel. They had lunch there.

       At four in the afternoon, they left for Pelabuhan Ratu Beach. They went there by car. Then they walked along the seashore. They saw what some foreighn tourists were doing there. Some of them laid on the sand and others rode motorcycles or were surfing.jody and Aya enjoyed it very much. They also played in the water and swam. They spent two hours in Pelabuhan Ratu.

6.         When do Mr. Rahmadi have a picnic?

7.         How did they go to  their picnic?

8.         Who drove the car?