Bandung is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It is situated in the Java Island on a highland plateau about 768 meters above the sea level. The city is surrounded by mountains and located in the middle of prehistoric lake.
The main part of Bandung lies to the south of the railway line that crosses the city from east to the west. Most of the banks, airlines, tourist offices and five-star hotels are located here, along with the alun-alun, as the main square in Indonesian cities is called. The principle thoroughfare, Jalan Asia Afrika, is in this part of town. There is also Jalan Braga, which was the up-market shopping area in colonial times and is now the center of Bandung’s nightlife. Most of the city’s budget accommodation and many of its huge shopping malls are also in this area.
On the other side of the railway are the elegant residential areas of the old Dutch suburb with their wide tree lined streets, gardens and parks. The urban area stretches north along two parallel arterial roads, Jalan Setiabudi and Jalan Juanda, to the hills of Dago. The offices of the West Java provincial government, the Bandung Institute of Technology and the zoo are located in this area.
1. What is the text about?
a. The story of Bandung.
b. The description of Bandung.
c. The way how to go to Bandung.
d. The writer’s experience going to Bandung.
2. Where is Bandung located?
- On a lowland plateau about 768 meters above the sea level.
- On a highland plateau about 678 meters above the sea level.
- On a high hill near the sea of Java island.
- On a high plateau in Java island.
3. “ … and many of its huge shopping malls are also in this area.” (Paragraph 2)
What does the underlined words mean?
- Jalan Braga.
- Jalan Juanda.
- Jalan Setiabudi.
- Jalan Asia Africa.
4. Where can we see the elegant residential areas of the old Dutch suburb?
- On the south of the railway line.
- On the other side of the railway.
- On the main part of Bandung.
- On Jalan Asia Africa.
When I was in elementary school, I had a bad experience. At that time I liked social studies. We had it two times each week, on Tuesday and Friday. On Fridays, before the lesson began, we always had a small test or quiz in our test books.
Because I liked the lesson very much, I always studied hard a few days before, even a week before the quiz. The result was that I always got good marks for the quiz. The teacher was proud of me and always praised me before the other students.
One day, because I had many things to do, I hadn’t studied before the test. I didn’t want my mark to be lower than before. So, I decided to cheat. On Thursday evening, I wrote the lesson material on a piece of paper and put it in my test book.
When I did the quiz, I could do it easily. I just looked at the lesson material and wrote it all. However my deskmate knew this and told the teacher.
I was very embarrassed and regretted very much for what I had done. Although the teacher didn’t get angry with me, I knew that all the effort I had done before was useless. You know why? Because the teacher now suspected that I got good marks because I cheated.
5. How many times did the writer study social studies in a week?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
6. Why did the teacher always praise the writer before the other students?
- He always studied hard a few days before.
- He always got good marks for the quiz.
- He liked the lesson very much.
- He was good at social studies.
7. What did the writer’s deskmate do when he knew that he cheated?
- He let the writer continue cheating.
- He was very angry with the writer.
- He reported it to the teacher.
- He did nothing.
8. “…I wrote the lesson material on a piece of paper and put it in my test book.”
The word “it” refers to….
- the lesson material
- a piece of paper
- the test book
- the lesson
Last Friday, I went to school with a bald head. My friends greeted me with looks of awe, laughter and plenty of cheeky comments that could have burnt my ears off for shame.
It all happened when I noticed that my hear had grown too long. It was touching my collar. Mr. Teoh would not like that, I thought. Mr. Teoh was our school’s discipline master. My father was overseas. He usually cuts our hair for us. Thinking, I would get a cut at the barber, I got ready to go. But my sister stopped me saying, “Why waste so much money when I can do it for you free of charge?” I was not sure that she could do it but I thought it would save me the walk. I was feeling lazy that afternoon.
So, she started snipping my hair with a pair of scissors. Halfway through, I came out of my lull and panicked. I saw in the mirror that things were not going very right. But my sister insisted she had not finished yet and told me to be patient. At the end of it when I saw myself in the mirror, the effect was ‘hair raising’. My beautiful hair reduced to nothing more than a haphazard havoc! I had no choice but to go to barber the time.
When the barber saw me he laughed. And then he told me that he should cut all of it, leaving me bald.
I walked home in the afternoon sun and felt the bristles on my head. Then I felt something else. Cool wind was caressing my head. I could truly feel its coolness all about my head.
9. What does the text tell us about?
- The description of bald.
- The story of bald people.
- The way how to be bald.
- The experience of being bald.
10. Who usually cuts the writer’s hair?
- His sister.
- His father.
- His mother.
- The barber.
11. When the barber saw the writer, he ….
- waved his hands
- said something
- laughed
- smiled
12. “I could truly feel its coolness all about my head.” (Last paragraph)
The underlined word refers to ….
- the hair
- the sun
- the wind
- the barber
13. because – is – weather – prohibited – mountain – of – the – bad – climbing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The best arrangement for the above words is ….
a. 1 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 9
b. 1 – 6 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 8 – 2 – 9
c. 7 – 5 – 9 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 3
d. 7 – 5 – 9 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 6 – 3 – 8
14. Is – Central Java – destination – a – tourist – Baturaden – in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The best arrangement for the above words is ….
a. 2 – 7 – 6 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 3
b. 2 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 6
c. 6 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 3 – 7 – 2
d. 6 – 7 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 5 – 3
15. Arrange the following sentences to make a good paragraph.
1. Suddenly, they saw a plane landing.
2. They wanted to pick up their uncle who came from London.
3. They saw their uncle getting off the plane.
4. It was landing slowly.
5. They had to wait for a while.
6. Last Sunday morning, Afifah and her brother went to Soekarno-Hatta airport.
a. 6 – 5 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 3
b. 6 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 3
c. 6 – 5 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 2
d. 6 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 4 – 2
16. Arrange the following sentences to make a good paragraph.
1. Her fur is black and white.
2. She has five cats, but she likes Pretty most.
3. Pretty is a female cat.
4. Syafira is a pet lover, and she is crazy about cats
5. She is the fattest of all her cats.
The best arrangement of the sentences above is ….
a. 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5
b. 4 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 3
c. 4 – 3 – 5 – 1 – 2
d. 4 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 1
Solo(17) … on the banks of the river Bengawan Solo, has many things to offer. It (18) … the unique Kraton Surakarta or the Kasunanan Palace. It is also the gateway to the most (19) … Sangiran Dome. At last, Solo is rich of some excellent batiks and handicrafted jewelry.
17. a. located
b. placed
c. taken
d. given
18. a. has
b. had
c. have
d. is having
19. a. well known
b. unknown
c. modern
d. old
Halim Perdana Kusuma and his colleague Ismayudi got a duty to buy and bring many weapon, using an airplane. He (20) … an airplane named “Enderson” from Thailand. However, on the way home, a bad thing happened. His plane crashed. The rescue team found the (21) … in a forest not far from Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. They only evacuated Halim’s body while Ismayudi was never found. They even couldn’t find the weapon which Halim bought and brought. Halim’s body was initially buried in Mount Mesah, near Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia. Some years later, his body was taken back to Indonesia and was (22) … in Kalibata, Jakarta. Later, the government bestowed upon him the honor of Indonesian National Hero.
20. a. flew
b. took
c. carried
d. brought
21. a. way
b. plane
c. weapon
d. colleague
22. a. bought
b. thrown
c. known
d. buried.
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