LATIHAN SOAL

MAPEL BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS 9

Pilihan Ganda
Read the following text carefully!
Mouse Deer and Mr. Crocodile
One day, a mouse deer was walking by the river. He was very starving because he hadn’t eaten since morning. It was
midday, and he found nothing in the land but dying trees.
“Huh, I hate these branches. I don’t like it!”
Across the river, there was green grassland with young leaves.
“Hmmm It seems delicious!,”imagine the mouse deer,”But how can I get there? I can’t swim, the current is very
rapid!”
Suddenly, the mouse deer figuring out the way how to rwach there. Immidiately, he jumped to the air. Then he
walked to the edge of the water flowed very fast. He dipped one of his fore legs into the water. A few moment later,
appeared Mr. Crocodile showing his sharp teeth and then he laughed,”Ha ha ha. You can’t run away from me. You’ll
be my tasty lunch!”
“Of course I can’t. You are very strong Mr. Croco,”replied the mouse deer frightened. Then the other crocodiles
approached moving slowly. They approached the edge of the river.
“But before you all have a party, I wonder to know how many members are there in the river. If I know your number
exactly, I can distribute my meat evenly,”said the mouse deer again.
“Oh o, that is a great idea! But we are a large group. I can’t count it precisely,”Mr. Croco moaned.
“Leave it to me, and I can make it for you! Now can you ask the others to line up from one edge to other edge of the
river?”the mouse deer requested.
Then the crocodiles arranged themselves in line from one edge to other edge of the river. The mouse deer jumped
to the body of one crocodile to the others while he was counting from one, two, three and so forth up to ten. Then
at last he arrived at grassland, he thanked to the dumb crocodiles.
1 Why did mouse deer want to go across the river?
Because he was very hungry
Because he wanted to cheated Mr. Croco and his colony
Because he wanted to eat some dying trees
Because he was afraid of the current of the river
2 Based on the story, how many crocodiles were there in the river?
Three
Ten
Thirteen
Not mentioned
3 “But we are a large group. I can’t count it precisely.”
The underlined word has closest meaning with…
Accurately
Objectively
Definitely
Obviously
4 Based on the text, we may conclude that the mouse deer was … animal
Greedy
Cunning
Dumb
Frightened
Read the following text carefully!
Once upon a time in West Java, Indonesia, lived a princess named Dayang Sumbi. She was beautiful and kind-
hearted. Her hobby was weaving cloth. But sometimes she could be very lazy. One day her weaving tool fell but she
was too lazy to get it herself. She shouted out, “Can anybody help me get my tool? If you are a female, I will take you
as my sister. If you are a male, I will marry you!”
A male creature came, but it was a dog. His name was Tumang. He happily brought her the tool to her. Dayang
Sumbi was very surprised but she kept her promise. She married the dog. Tumang was actually a man who had been
cursed by a witch to become a dog. But at certain times Tumang could turn back to be a normal man. Their only son,
Sangkuriang, was soon born, and he grew up to be a handsome and healthy boy. He always played with his very loyal
dog, Tumang. He did not know that he was actually his father, because Dayang Sumbi hid the secret from him.
Sangkuriang liked to hunt in the woods, of course with Tumang.
One day Dayang Sumbi asked him to bring home a deer’s heart. But, after hunting for several days, he could not find
any deer in the woods. He did not want to disappoint his mother and was thinking hard how to bring home a deer’s
heart. Suddenly he had a very bad idea. He killed Tumang! Then he brought his heart home and gave it to Dayang
Sumbi. Sangkuring could not cheat her. She knew it was Tumang’s heart. So, she got very angry and hit Sangkuriang’s
forehead with a piece of wood and told him to leave. With a bad wound on his forehead, Sangkuriang left the village.
Many years later, Sangkuriang grew up to be a powerful man. One day he went back to his village. He met a
beautiful young woman there, and he fell in love with her at the first sight. It was Dayang Sumbi! She never got older
because she had been granted eternal youth by the gods. Sangkuriang did not know that she was his mother, so she
came to her and proposed to marry her.
When he walked closer to her, Dayang Sumbi got very surprised. She saw the scar in Sangkuriang’s forehead, and
soon she knew that he was her son, who left her a long time ago. She told him the truth and tried hard to explain it
to him, but he did not believe her. She did not want to break his heart, so she accepted his proposal but gave him an
impossible thing to do. She wanted him to build a lake and a boat in just one night!
Sangkuriang agreed, because he knew that he could make it with the help of his genies. By midnight he finished the
lake and then started making the boat. Dayang Sumbi was thinking hard to find a way to fail him. Before dawn, she
asked the people in the village to burn the woods in the East, and the light made all the cocks crow. Thinking that the
night would be over soon, the genies ran fast and left Sangkuriang before the boat was finished. Sangkuriang
realized that Dayang Sumbi had cheated him. He got very angry and he kicked the boat upside down. It gradually
became a mountain and it is now known as Mt. Tangkuban Perahu.

5 What did Dayang Sumbi look like?

She liked weaving clothes
She looked for the heart of a deer
She was beautiful and kind-hearted princess
She was looking for her lost son
6 What did Sangkuriang know about Tumang?
He knew that Tumang is his father
He knew that Tumang is his loyal pet
He knew Tumang is a human
He knew Tumang is a king of Sunda
7 Why Dayang Sumbi looks young and beautiful? Because, she
Granted eternal youth from by the gods
Eat deer’s heart
Married by a dog
Consume and apply youth’s serum
8 What kind of narrative text based on the story?
Mythology
Fairytale
Folklore
Romance stories
9 What is the story about?
A wrath son
West Java’s tales
Tumang an animal husband
The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu
10 What is the moral value can we learn from the story?
People must keep their words all the time
Do not make a promise easily
People should tell the truth even it hurts
We should not hate our descendants
Look at the object!
 11 What category is the object in?It is …
An animal
A fruit
A thing
A country flag
12 What is the object related with?
Wild cats
Wild birds
Wild fish
Wild reptile
Change these sentences into passive voice!
13 She will copy this text
This text will be copied by her
This text will copied by her
This text should be copied by she
This text could be copied by she
14 They visited that museum yesterday
The museum was visiting by them yesterday
The museum will be visiting by them yesterday
The museum visited by them yesterday
The museum was visited by them yesterday
15 Mr. Robert : I’d like to reserve a single room for next week, please.
Dian : I’m sorry, Sir. Our hotel … until the end of this month.
It is fully booked
We booked
Is fully booked
Booking it fully
16 Abik : Why do you prefer Tsurraya Dept. Store to others?
Putri : Because the items … at a reasonable price.
Is sold
Are sold
Was sold
Were sold
17 Dido : Why aren’t you driving your own car?
Toby : Well, it…
Has sold
Has to sell
Has been selling
Has been sold

Read this text carefully!

Paris is the capital city of France. it is the one of the beautiful cities in the world. It is also one of the world's most
crowded cities. Lovely garden and park are found through out Paris at night, many palaces and statues are lit up. for
this reason, Paris is often called city of light.
Every year, million of people, visit Paris. the most popular place to visit is Eiffel tower. this huge structure has
became symbol of Paris. the louvre, one of the word's largest art museums, draws many visitor. the cathedral of
Notre dame, a famous church, is another favourite place to visit.
18 What is the monologue about?
Paris
The Louvre
Notre Dame
The Crowded City
19 What has the symbol of Paris?
 The Louvre
The Cathedral
The Eiffel Tower
The Lovely Garden
20 What is the other name of Paris?
The city of lust
The city of light
The city of love
The city of statues

Read this following text carefully!

I have a pet. It is a dog and I call it Snowy. Snowy is a Chinese breed. It is small, fluffy and cute. It has thick
white for. When I cuddle it, the fur fells soft. Snowy does not like bones. Every day it eats soft food like steamed rice,
fish or bread. When I am at school, Snowy play with my cat. They get along well and never fight maybe because
Snowy does not beak a lot. It treats the other animals in our house gently, and it never bites shoes.
We always spend time together at home. We do many activities: playing balls, hide and seek, or racing in the
backyard. In the afternoon, I usually take her for a walk. People love to see Snowy. Snowy is really a sweet and
friendly pet.
21 What is the topic of the story?
A friendship between cat and dog
Spending time with a pet inside and outside the house
A friendly and sweet dog
A friendship between a pet and his owner
22 The main topic of paragraph two is…
The writer’s activities with his/ her pet
Everybody loves to walk with Snowy
Snowy is a cute and friendly dog
Snowy always plays with the cat
23 Where does the writer usually spend the time with his pet?
In the neighbourhood
On the street
At school
At home

Read this text carefully!

The Boy and The Apple Tree
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to
the treetop, ate the apples and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by. The little boy had grown up and he now longer played around the tree every day.
One day the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.
'Come and play with me", the tree asked the boy.
“I am no longer a kid. I do not play around trees anymore," the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them."
'Sorry….but I do not have money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money."
The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he
picked the apples. The tree was sad.
One day the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.
'Come and play with me' the tree said.
“I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?”
'Sorry…. but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.’
So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never
came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.
'Come and play with me!' the tree said.
“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself, can you give me a boat?” said the man.
‘Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.’
So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after many years.
'Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you', the tree said.
“No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite,” the man replied.
'No more trunk for you to climb on."
'I am too old for that now." The man said.
"I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,' the tree said with tears.
“I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,' the man replied.
'Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest come sit down with me and rest.'
The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

24 What did the boy do at the tree when he was a child?

He played with it
He cut the tree
He didn’t want to come near it
He threw the trees with stone
25 Why couldn’t the boy spend his time with the tree?
He felt bored
He went to school
He found out that the tree was haunted
He was afraid of the tree
26 Why the man cut the branches of apple trees?
He wants to make a toy
He wants to make a sailboat
He wants to make house shelter for his family
He wants to sell it in the market
27 What is the story represent?
The apple tree is like our parents who give us much more love and hope although sometimes we forgot
The apple tree is a symbol of purity and dignity
The apple tree is like a dream that should we get no matter what
The apple tree represents of human being
28. Look at the following sentences.
(1) The job has been done properly
(2) Wiwik was made a surprise by her friend
(3) Linda was being caught sleeping by her teacher
(4) Lamiya wrote a letter to her friend yesterday
(5) Santosa was being called by his father when I came

The correct passive voice pas tense are shown in the number...
(1), (2), and (3)
(1), (4), and (5)
(2), (3), and (5)
(2), (4) and (5)

For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now, however, there is a
proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.
Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human being.
Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to learn how to talk
to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make. If man wants to
talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphins can understand.
Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about dolphins guiding
ships through difficult and dangerous waters.
30. The text above is in the form of…
Spoof
Report
Recount
Procedure
31. To tell the factual information, the writer mostly uses…
Passive voice
Simple past tense
Present perfect tense
Simple present tense
32. What kind animal of dolphin is?
Insect
Fish
Mammal
Bird
33. Why talking to dolphin is not easy?
Dolphins cannot hear the kind of man’s sounds
Dolphins cannot think as human
Dolphins like playing with man
Dolphins feel annoyed by man
34. Choose more than one answer!
(there are 4 right answer for number 34 until number 38)
Narrative text is a text that tells about sequence of events in the past. According to Barbara as cited in Khusnul
(2017), the purposes of narrative text are to entertain, to express the feelings, to inform and to persuade the
readers.
What kind of narrative text do you know? State at least 4

35. The question is based on the following passage.

Seventeen-year-old Robin West is an anomaly among her peers, she doesn’t have a smartphone. Instead of scrolling
through apps like TikTok and Instagram all day, she uses a so-called “dumbphone”. These are basic phones, or
feature phones, with very limited functionality compared to say an iPhone. You can typically only make and receive
calls and SMS text messages. And, if you are lucky, you can listen to radio and take very basic photos, but definitely
not connect to the internet or apps. These devices are similar to some of the first phones that people bought back in
the late 1990s.

Ms West’s decision to ditch her former smartphone two years ago was a spur of the moment thing. While looking for
a replacement phones in a second-hand shop, she was lured by the low price of a “brick phone”. Her current phones,
from French firm MobiWire, cost her just £8. And because it has no smartphone functionality, she doesn’t have an
expensive monthly data bill to worry about. She didn’t notice until she bought a brick phone how much a
smartphone was taking over her life. She had a lot of social media apps on it, and she didn’t get as much work done
as she was always on the phone.

Dumbphones are continuing to enjoy a revival. Google searches for them jumped by 89% between 2018 and 2021,
according to a report by software firm SEMrush. Fashion, nostalgia, and them appearing in TikTok videos, have a part
to play in the dumbphone revival. While it’s true that dumbphones can’t compete with the latest premium Apple
and Samsung models when it comes to performance or functionality, they can outshine them in equally important
areas such as battery life and durability.

Five years ago, Przemek Olejniczak, a psychologist, swapped his smartphone for a Nokia 3310, initially because of the
longer-lasting battery. However, he soon realised that there were other benefits. Przemek Olejniczak admits that he
now has to plan ahead more when he goes traveling. Before he would always be stuck to the phone, checking
anything and everything, browsing Facebook or the news, or other facts he didn’t need to know. Now he has more
time for his family and himself. A huge benefit is that he isn’t addicted to liking, sharing, commenting, or describing
his life to other people. Now he has more privacy.

According to Ms West and Olejniczak, these are the benefits of having dumbphones, EXCEPT …
A. You can avoid media addiction.
B. You can have a phone with longer battery live.
C. You can share your daily lifes with anyone easily.
D. You can have less time searching for unnecessary information.
The questions number 36 - 38 are based on the following passage.
In the US, consumers spend around $700 million a year keeping their fabrics soft. In the UK people spend £200
million a year on fabric softener. A giant manufacturer even claims a massive 50 percent share of the market.
Despite the popularity, fabric softeners can be harmful to both the people who use them and the marine life that
ends up swimming in them.

Fabric softening surfactants can be derived from animals, plants or minerals, as in the case of newer, silicone-based
formulations. There is little difference between the chemicals used in fabric softeners and those used in hair
conditioners. Whatever they are based on, all fabric softeners work in pretty much the same way, by depositing
these surfactants onto the fabric to make it feel softer, reduce static cling, and impart a fresh fragrance.
Special fixatives in the mix of both standard and luxury conditioners mean that the fragrance can last for
days, permeating wardrobes and drawers. The regular off-gassing of perfume chemicals from fabric softeners can be
a significant trigger for asthma and other breathing problems. In the US, chemically sensitive individuals complain
that, even after several washes, they cannot get the smell of fabric softeners out of their washing machines and
dryers.

If you are a fabric softener addict, there are now a number of companies that provide alternative and ‘green’ fabric
softeners. However, essentially, these are unnecessary products that can trigger health problems and can interfere
with the functional aspect of some textiles. For instance, when used on towels and nappies, some fabric softeners
can reduce absorbency, which is why it’s generally recommended that reusable nappies aren’t washed with them.
Once they are washed down the drain they can become highly toxic to aquatic life. Given this, maybe it’s worth
asking yourself whether the time has come to break the fabric softener habit completely.

36. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The downside of fabric softener usage
B. The popularity of fabric softener in the US
C. Harmful compounds found in fabric softener
D. Controlling the habit of using fabric softener

37. The word permeating in the third paragraph is similar in meaning with ….
A. soaking
B. Filling
C. attaining
D. absorbing

38. Based on the passage, it can be speculated that …

A. Manufactures will shift to producing ‘green’ fabric softener products.
B. A small amount of fabric softener chemicals in the water will not harm aquatic life.
C. The absorbency in some textiles will be reduced if they are washed with fabric softeners.
D. People with breathing problems will feel safer using fabric softener if it contains fewer perfume chemicals.

39 – 40 numeracy