example of simple questions and key ( created by : Lily Hayati )

Indicators : Choose the best arrangement to make a correct sentence!
1. returned – to – this book – the date above – must – library – by – be – the
       1            2         3                  4                     5         6          7     8       9
a. 9 – 6 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 7 – 4
b. 9 – 6 – 8 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 7 – 4
c. 3 – 8 – 5 – 1 – 2 – 9 – 6 – 7 – 4
d. 3 – 5 – 8 – 1 – 2 – 9 – 6 – 7 – 4

2. is – The – dog – the ground – ore – out of – usually
    1       2      3          4               5         6          7
a. 2 – 5 – 1 – 7 – 3 – 6 – 4
b. 2 – 3 – 1 – 6 – 7 – 4 – 5
c. 2 – 5 – 7 – 3 – 1 – 6 – 4
d. 2 – 3 – 6 – 1 – 7 – 4 – 5

Indicators  : yes or no questions.
3. “Did you watch Lawyers Club program last night?”
“No, I didn’t. What about you?”
“________. “
a. I didn’t too
b. So didn’t I
c. I did either
d. Neither did I

4. “Our classmates are going to join the tour.”
“________.”
a. So am I
b. So I am
c. I do too
d. Am I too

Indicators : showing expressions
5. Jaka : “Is it alright if I park my car here?”
      Eta : “I’m sorry, that’s not allowed.”
From the italicized utterance, we know that Jaka’s permission is _______.
a. Accepted by Eta
b. Refused by Eta
c. Interrupted
d. Agreed by Eta

6. Thasya : which do you prefer, banana or star fruit?
     Lia : I’d rather have star fruit than banana.
The italicized words express ________.
a. Intention
b. Invitation
c. Preference
d. Offer

Indicators : students must be able to analysis of short text.
TEXT 1
Dear,
Hi! My name is Lily Hayati. I’m the winner of an English Poetry Reading Competition in selatpanjang. I live in seelatpanjang . I was very happy to meet ana and ani on early august  . I’m very comfortable speaking English with you. I have one question for Kang Guru when I can invite KG to our school in SMP N.1  in there.

Lily Hayati

selatpanjang

7. Who is the winner of an English Poetry Reading Competition in selatpanjang?
a. ana and ani
b. Lily Hayati
c. Lily’s friends
d. Lily’s teacher

8. When did Lily met ana and ani?
a. Before an English Poetry Reading Competition
b. When Lily invited Kang Guru
c. On early August 2014
d. When ana and ani came

9. Which statement is TRUE based on the letter above?
a. ana and ani have one question for Kang Guru
b. ana and ani live in pekanbaru
c. Lily Hayati is not the winner of an English Poetry Reading Competition
d. The writer of the letter is Lily Hayati

Indicators : to analysis of descriptive text
TEXT 2
ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
Animals are widely used in laboratories. Mice, rabbits, dogs, and monkeys are a few examples of animals used by researchers and scientists for scientific and medical purposes. Scientists use the animals to investigate biological processes in humans and animals, to study the causes of diseases, to test drugs, vaccines, and surgical techniques, and to evaluate the safety of chemical used in pesticides, cosmetics, and other products.

Many chemical functions like human so that they can be good models to understand the human body. Some animals suffer from the same diseases as humans do. Animals also carry a number of genes that are identical to human genes. With those similarities, scientists are able to learn much about the human body by studying the animals.

10. What do researchers and scientists do in laboratories?
a. Make drugs
b. Do experiment
c. Take care of animals
d. Give medical treatment

11. Scientists learn about the human body by studying ________.
a. Certain animals
b. Human body itself
c. All kinds of animals
d. All living things

12. “. . . . . . . . . . so that they can be good models to understand human body.” What does the bold typed word refer to?
a. Animals
b. Functions
c. Humans
d. Genes

Indicators : analysis of invitation text
TEXT 3
To: Emmy Suliastiningsih

I will be glad if you want to come to my 15th birthday party. It will be held:
Date : October 28th 2010
Time : 5:00 p.m
Place : Jl. Raya Baruga No. 26, pekanbaru

Yours truly,

Rahmi Handayani

15. Who will have a birthday party on October,28th 2010?
a. Emmy
b. Emmy’s sister
c. Rahmi
d. Emmy and Rahmi

16. How old will Rahmi be in on October, 28th 2012?
a. Fifteen
b. Sixteen
c. Seventeen
d. Eighteen

17. When will the party be held?
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon
c. At noon
d. At night

Indicators : how to using modals in sentences
18. Dion ________ play tennis than volley ball.
a. prefer
b. would rather
c. would
d. would like

Indicators : analysis of sentences structure
19. Ann has four books and a couple of pens. This sentence means _______.
a. She has more books than pens
b. She has more pens than books
c. She has fewer books than pens
d. She has as many as pens as books

20. Yesterday, Mike and I went to buy two bags. Mike’s bag is _______ as mine.
a. more expensive
b. bigger
c. larger
d. as expensive

Indicators : using past perfect  continues tense
21. Please be quite. I _______ to concentrate.
a. tried
b. am trying
c. was trying
d. will try

Indicators : using present future tense
22. Tomorrow, she _______ to UK.
a. will go
b. went
c. gone
d. has gone

Indicators : using past continues teense
23. Last week, I _______ a job at a local bank, but I didn’t accept it.
a. was offering
b. was offered
c. was to offer
d. was offers

24. About ten percent of the earth’s land area, or nearly 5,8 million square miles, ________ by glacial ice.
a. were covered
b. has covered
c. to be covered
d. is covered

Indicators : using past perfect future tense
25. Madona ________ a single concert next October  in Jakarta.
a. will have
b. will be had
c. will be
d. has