PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN PENAJAM PASER UTARA

DINAS PENDIDIKAN PEMUDA DAN OLAHRAGA

MGMP BAHASA INGGRIS SMP/MTs

SOAL TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP TAHUN PELAJARAN 2020/2021

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : IX

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER !

1. She was . . . . . the movie when I came home yesterday.

a. Watched
b. Watching
c. Watch
d. Watches
2. I was . . . . . when my mother called me yesterday morning
a. Teaching
b. Teach
c. Taught
d. Teaches
3. He was not . . . . . the television when you came to his house to borrow his car yesterday.
a. Repaired
b. Repair
c. Repairing
d. Repairs
4. It has already been late at night. When Carla came home, her husband along with her two
daughters ……dinner for their mother.
a. Is cooking
b. Cook
c. Were cooking
d. Are cooked
5. Shane really loves to drive very fast on the free way. And he …… on Main Street when his car
broke down.
a. Were driving
b. Is driving
c. Drives
d. Was driving
6. Nicole …… her homework when her friend called.
a. Did
b. Was doing
c. Do
d. Does
7. The bridge … (repair) yesterday so the traffic was delayed.
a. Was repaired
b. Was repairing
c. Were repairing
d. is repairing
8. When we arrived, they ... eating together
a. was
b. is
c. were
d. are
9. The music … (play) when I left her.
a. was playing
b. were playing
c. is playing
d. are played
10. Erza and Yuki . . . . . Soccer on the field.last Sunday
a. Is playing
b. Were playing
c. Was playing
d. Played
11. He ..... standing at the bus-stop when he got the accident.
a. is
b. was
c. are
d. were
12. She was . . . . . when I knocked her house last night.
a. Crying,
b. Cried
c. Cries
d. Cry
13. My sisters . . . . . watching TV in the living room when I arrived home last night.
a. is
b. are
c. was
d. were
14. The students ..... speaking while the teacher came in
a. Are
b. Is
c. Was
d. Were
15. ....... was cooking when visited her .
a. She
b. You
c. They
d. We
16. We . . . for two hours. I think she will never come.
A. wait
B. waited
C. waiting
D. have waited
17. I . . . to Paris before. In fact, this will be my fourth time.
A. am
B. will be
C. am being
D. have been
18. Thank you for everything. You . . . me a lot.
A. have helped
B. are helping
C. will help
D. help
19. Ria . . . my letter. Perhaps she is very busy.
A. hasn't answered
B. isn't answering
C. didn't answer
D. don't answer
20. The principal . . . the delay in our trip this morning.
A. announces
B. has announced
C announcing
D. announced
21. The class . . . at 10 a.m. today due to the storm.
A. is dismiss
B. is dismissing
C. was dismissed
D. has been dismissed
22. I . . . this poor cat in the gutter when I was walking home from school this afternoon.
A. have found
B. found
C. am finding
D. find
23. The weather was nice. So, we... to take a walk.
A. decide
B. decided
C. are deciding
D. have decided
24. Stop twisting the pencil, it. . . sharp.
A. Is
B. was
C. been
D. has been
25. Although Mrs. Anna . . . the topic, I still don't understand it.
A. explain
B. explained
C. explaining
D. has explained

Two Brothers

Long ago, there were two brothers called Akomi and Ombah. They were ambitious and
winning. Akomi, the elder brother, said, "If we become the King's employees, we can make laws
to collect more money from the people. We will become very rich."
They went to see King Aruya. Akomi said, "Your Majesty, let us be your ministers. We
will make good laws. All your subjects will be happy. I am wise and clever. I know everything."
King Aruya said angrily, "That is not true! Nobody knows everything. For example, do
you know how many stars there are in the sky? Guards! Throw this liar into the river of
crocodiles!"
Ombah's hands trembled. Then he thought to himself, "King Aruya will also punish me if
I say the wrong thing. My brother said he knew everything and his answer was wrong. So if I say
the opposite, my answer will be right." Ombah then said, to King Aruya, "Your majesty, I know
nothing."
King Aruya said, "That is also a lie. Nobody knows nothing, truly! Everybody knows at
least something. For example, you know your father's name, don't you? Guards! Throw him into
the river of crocodiles, too!"

26. The two brother's ambition was to …….

A. become rich
B. become ministers
C. help the King make good laws
D. make the King's subjects happy

27. King Aruya called Akomi a liar because Akomi ……...

A. knew everything
B. made him angry
C. did not tell the truth
D. wanted to collect money
28. Ombah said I know nothing because he …………..
A. did not want to lie to King Aruya
B. wanted to see the crocodiles
C. did not know how many stars there were
D. thought that the answer would be right

29. Ombah's hands trembled because he...

A. was afraid
B. knew nothing
C. was thinking hard
D. had the right answer

30. From the story, we can see that King Aruya ……...
A. kept many crocodiles
B. could make good laws
C. did not need any ministers
D. disliked people who told lies
A clever man and his donkey

A man with his donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to the market. After
a little while he was tired and they rested under a tree. When he woke up from his nap he could
not see the donkey and started searching for the donkey everywhere. On the way he met a boy,
he asked the boy, “Have you seen my donkey?” The boy asked, “Is the donkey” left eye blind,
his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat?” The man was happy and said, “Yes,
exactly! Where have you seen it?” the boy answered “I haven’t seen it.” This made the man very
angry and he took the boy to the village chief for punishment.

The judge asked, “Dear boy, if you had not seen the donkey, how could you describe it?”
The boy answered, “I saw the tracks of a donkey and the right and left tracks were different from
this. I understood that the donkey that passed there was limping. And the grass on the right side
of the road was eaten but the grass on the left was not. From that I understood that his left eye
was blind. There were wheat seeds scattered on the ground and I understood that he must have
been carrying a load of wheat. The judge understood the boy's cleverness and told the man to
forgive the boy.

31. The text shows that the boy knew about the donkey based on …
A. the clues that he saw.
B. the words which people said.
C. the report made by passers
D. the people who told him.

32. “…and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat.”
What does the underlined word in the sentence refer to?
A. The donkey
B. The traveler
C. The man
D. The village chief

33. What lesson can we learn from telling the story?

A. Punishment should be done as soon as possible.
B. Law enforcement must be done to everyone.
C. We should not jump into conclusion quickly.
D. We must not belittle people especially children

34. “Is the donkey‟ left eye blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of
wheat?” The underlined word means that the donkey’s right foot was…
A. very strong.
B. unable to walk.
C. very weak.
D. all right.
 The Fox and the Sick Lion

An old lion realized one day that he was too tired to hunt for his prey anymore. Sadly he
went home to his den knowing that soon he would die. But before he lay down he stopped at the
entrance, breathing with great difficulty. Speaking in slow, low voice he told the world of his sad
condition.

The news of the lion’s illness soon spread throughout the forest and caused mush concern
among the other beats. One by one they came to visit him and paid their respects. However, the
lion’s age had also made him wily, and as each animal entered his lair and came within reach,
they fell an easy prey to the lion, who soon grew fat.

One day early in the morning, the fox came. He was renowned for his cunning, and
approached the den carefully. Standing some distance away he inquired after the lion that looked
healthy and asked him if he was feeling better. “Ah, my dearest friend ,said the lion ”Is it you? I
can hardly see you, you are so far away. Come closer, please and give me some words of
consolation for I have not long to live,”

The fox, meanwhile, had been looking closely at the ground in front of the lion’s den. At
last he looked up, and turning to go. He remarked: “Bless you, but excuse me if I do not stay, for,
to tell the truth, I feel quite uneasy at the many footsteps I see leading into your den yet none do I
see emerging.”

35. What does the story tell you about?

A. The cunning fox
B. The sick lion.
C. Lion’s friends
D. All the beasts

36. The main idea of the third paragraph is …

A. The lion prayed for the fox’s happiness
B. The fox received his guest, the lion
C. The fox came to visit the lion
D. The lion felt very hungry one day

37. What can you learn from the story above?

A. It teaches us that health is valuable.
B. It reminds us to be aware of our friends.
C. It is about how to keep our body healthy.
D. It reminds us to be careful of someone’s trick.

A milk-maid with her

cow

A milk-maid had been in the meadow to milk her cows. Now she was returning home
with a pail of milk on her head.
She thought, “I will make cream and butter out of this milk. Then after selling them, I
will buy eggs. And when they hatch, I shall have a good poultry farm”.
She further thought, "I shall sell some of my chickens and buy a fine dress. Seeing it on
my body at the party, all the boys will admire me. But I will turn them away”.
She went on day dreaming; she forgot about the pail her head. She moved her head
suddenly and the pail of milk came tumbling down. It was broken and all the milk split. “Dear, O
dear!” she cried, “I have lost mine all”

38. What did the milk-maid carry on her head?

(A) Some cream.
(B) Some butter.
(C) A pail of milk.
(D) A pail of eggs.
39. These are the milk maid dream, except ….
(A) Bring a pail of milk on her head
(B) Make cream and butter out of this milk
(C) Buy a fine dress
(D) All the boy admires her

40. What does the text tell us about?

(A) Spilled milk.
(B) A pail of milk.
(C) A hardworking girl.
(D) A day dreaming milk-maid.

41. What can we learn from the story above?

(A) Don’t cry over the spilled milk.
(B) Don’t cry before you are hurt.
(C) Don’t dream when you sleep.
(D) Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

Ant and Dove

An ant went to the river to get a drink. The water rushed so fast that he was washed off
from the bank into the river.
"I shall drown" he cried. " Help! Help! Help!", but his voice was so tiny that it couldn't be heard.
A dove was sitting on the tree hanging over the water. She saw the ant struggling and
quickly nipped off a leaf and let it fall into the water. The ant climbed upon it and floated down
the river until the leaf was washed upon the bank of the river.
The ant called out in its tiny voice. 'Thank you, kind dove, you have saved my life", but of course
the dove couldn't hear him
Several days after it warded, the dove was again sitting on the tree, a hunter crept
carefully up to the tree. His gun was pointed at the dove and he was about to shoot, when he was
bitten in the leg by an ant.
He cried out with pain and dropped his gun. This frightened the dove, and she flew away.
" thank you, kind ant" cooed the dove. The ant heard it and happy that he could help her.

42. Why did the hunter cry out with pain?

A. His gun was dropped down.
B. His gun was exploded.
C. His leg was bitten by the ant.
D. His head was bitten by the dove.

43. What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?

A. The dove saved the ant's life.
B. The ant called the dove.
C. The dove was thankful to the ant.
D. The dove couldn't hear the ant.

44. What does the text (generally) tell us about?

A. The ant and the dove.
B. The ant near the river.
C. The dove on the tree.
D. The hunter and the dove.

45. What can we learn from the story?

A. Thanking each other for kindness is dangerous.
B. Helping each other is the best way in life.
C. Supporting each other in the crime.
D. Sharing each other, making wealthy life.
46. Sam has tak When an English course.
Passive voice is:
(A) Sam has been taken an English course.
(B) An English course taken by Sam.
(C) An English course has been taken by Sam.
(D) English courses have taken by Sam.

47. Students are using computers now.

Passive voice is:
(A) Computers are being used by students now.
(B) Computers are used by them now.
(C) Computers were used by them now.
(D) Computers is being used by them now.

48. Put the words in the correct order!!

carrefully - taken - the - plants - care - of - are

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A. 1-3-5-7-2-4-6
B. 3-4-7-2-5-6-1
C. 2-4-6-7-5-3-1
D. 4-5-3-2-5-6-1

49. Arangged these words to a good sentrence!

cooked - mother - by - bakso - was - delicious - my

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A. 6-4-5-1-3-7-2
B. 6-4-2-1-7-5-3
C. 6-3-2-7-4-5-1
D. 6-1-3-2-5-4-2-

50. Make the sentenges into a good dialogue !

a. Atika : Gudeg is made from young unripe jackfruits. It taste sweet.
b. Atika : Sure. Here you are
c. Atika : It is originates from Yogyakarta
d. Atika : Thanks. This Gudeg was cooked by my Mom yesterday.
e. Atika : This is called Gudeg
f. Diana : Tika, what are you eating?
g. Diana : Gudeg ? This is the first time I have heard that.
h. Diana : Wow! It’s so delicious
i. Diana : What is it made from?
j. Diana : Really ? May I taste it?

A. f- e-g-c-i-a-j-b-h-d
B. a-c-d-b-f-g-h-e-j-i
C. a-b-c-d-e-f-g-h-i-j
D. j-i-h-g-f-e-d-c-b-a