PEMERINTAH KABUPATEN TANAH DATAR

DINAS PENDIDIKAN DAN TENAGA KERJA

TRY OUT UJIAN NASIONAL TP 2008/2009
LEMBARAN SOAL TRY OUT I PAKET. B
Mata Pelajaran : BAHASA INGGRIS
Kelas/prog : XII IPA/IPS
Hari/Tanggal :
Pukul :
Waktu : 120 Menit

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Listening Section b. 250

In this section of the test, you will have the chance to c. not more than 250
show how well you understand spoken English. There are d. more than 250
three parts to this section with special directions for each e. less than 250
part.
Part I (Question 1 to 5) 3. a. by rented car
Direction : b. by motor bike
In this part of the test, you will hear some dialogues or c. by personal car
questions spoken in English. The dialogues or questions d. by public bus
will be spoken two times. They will not be printed in e. by fun bike
your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand
what the speakers say. 4. a. join science club
After you hear a dialogue and the question about it, read b. join science class
the five possible answers and decide which one would be c. become a scientist
the best answer to the the question you have heard. Now d. take science department
listen to sample question. e. study more about biology
You will hear
Man : how about exercising tomorrow 5. a. cancel the class
morning? b. meet one of the clients
Woman : alright. Pick me up at six c. attend the graduation day
You will also hear: d. make an appointment
Narrator : what will the man do? e. see class performance
You will read in your test book
a. Do exercise at 6 Part II (Question 6 to 10)
b. Go with six women Direction :
c. Take exercise alone In this part of the test, you will hear a statement or
d. Leave the woman alone question spoken in English, folllowed by four responses,
e. Come to the woman’s house also spoken in English. The statement or questions and
The best answer to the question is “come to the woman’s the responses will be spoken two times. They will not be
house” therefore, you should choose answer (e) printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand what the speakers say. You have to choose the
1. a. she is satisfied with the man’s job best response to each question or statement.Now listen to
b. she dislikes the painting a sample question.
c. she likes the man You will hear :
d. She is glad to see the man Woman : Good morning, John. How are you ?
e. she will sell all her paintings Man : …..
You will also hear :
2. a. 215 a. I am fine, thank you.
b. I am in the living room.

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 c. Let me introduce my self
d. My name is John Travolta
The best answer to the question “How are you?” is
choice (a) .“I am fine, thank you”. Therefore you should
choose answer (a).
6. Mark your answer in your answer sheet 16. What does text above tell us about?
a. Speech
7. Mark your answer in your answer sheet
b. Vocal cords
8. Mark your answer in your answer sheet c. Vocal organs
d. Speech sounds
9. Mark your answer in your answer sheet
e. Speech production
10. Mark your answer in your answer sheet
17. How can we alter the shape of the vocal tract?
Part III (Question 11 to 15)
a. By opening and closing the vocal cords
Direction:
b. By vibrating the air stream rapidly
In this part of the test, you will hear some monologues.
c. By exhaling the air from the lung
Each monologue will be spoken two times. They will not
d. By moving the tongue and lips
be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully
e. By waving speech sounds
to understand what the speakers say. After you hear a
monologue and the question about it, read the five
8. Speech sounds will not be produced if ….
possible answers and decide which one would be the best
a. Our vocal cords move
answer to the questions you have heard.
b. Our air stream vibrate rapidly
11. a. Bewulf
c. The vocal tract does not change it’s
b. Grandel
shape
c. Denmark
d. There is a steady stream of air as we
d. Body guard
exhale
e. Grandel’s mother
e. Our vocal organ make speech sounds
waves
12. a. in the lake
b. at the castle
19. These puffs are heard as a buzz.
c. at Bewulf’s house
The synonym of the bold-typed word means….
d. in the king room
a. speech
e. at the Drandel’s house
b. clear voice
c. soft sound
13. a. university professor
d. loud sound
b. publishing executive
e. humming sound
c. government official
d. news paper reporter
20. These movements change the acoustic properties of
e. local scientist
the vocal tract, which in turn produce the different
sounds of speech. (paragraph 4)
14. a. process of pingitan
What doeas these refer to?
b. Javanese wedding
a. The movements of tongue and lips
c. traditional wedding
b. The different sounds of speech
d. process of kembang siran
c. The movements of tongue
e. process of Siraman ceremony
d. The movements of tongue
e. The shape of vocal tract
15. a. lulur
b. siraman
Text 2 (for questions 21 to 25)
c. pingitan
d. dukun rias
Nuclear power seems in some ways much
e. kembang setaman
cleaner than other sources of energy. Take oil or coal as
an example. When they are used in power stations, a
Reading section great deal of smoke is produced. The smoke contains a
Text 1 great deal of acid. Even if the smoke is cleaned by filters,
This is for questions 16 to 20 a lot of the acid still escapes into the air. This can be
Speech production is made possible by the carried by clouds from power stations in England to
specialized movements of our vocal organs that Scandinavia. When it rains there, the acid comes down
generate speech sounds waves. with the rain. As a result, the fish in lakes and trees in
Like all sound productions, speech forests begin to die.
production requires a source of energy. The source of But many people are still against nuclear power.
energy for speech production is the steady stream of They believe that the problem is not just the danger of an
air that comes from the lungs as we exhale. When we accident in the atomic power stations. Highly radioactive
breathe normally, the air stream is inaudible. To material is used. Radioactivity can cause cancer and
become audible, the air stream must vibrate rapidly. other illnesses. Only a part of the material is used. The
The vocal cords cause the air stream to vibrate. rest-called-waste is just as radioactive. Although it is still
As we talk, the vocal cords open and close highly dangerous, this radioactive waste is often thrown
rapidly, chopping up the steady air stream into a series into the sea. Nobody can certain what will happen to it
of puffs. These puffs are heard as a buzz. But this there. Only one thing is certain. It will be highly
buzz is still not speech. dangerous for at least 240.000 years!
To produce speech sounds, the vocal tract
must change shape. During speech we continually 21. What does the above text discuss about?
alter the shape of the vocal tract by moving the tongue
and lips, etc. These movements change the acoustic
properties of the vocal tract, which in turn produce the
different sounds of speech.

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 a. An alternative energy a. They formed an arc between the
b. The disadvantages of acid rain mountains
c. The advantages of atomic power b. They flew above the mountains
station c. They joined the mountains
d. The disadvantages of highly d. They transformed the swans
radioactive material e. They broke the mountains
e. The advantages and disadvantages of
nuclear power 28. The spell could only be broken if the mountain in the
north was joined to the … (paragraph 3)
The antonym of bold-typed word is….
22. What causes the fish and trees begin to die? a. separated
a. The acid from the smoke b. multiplied
b. The radioactive of nuclear c. divorced
c. The cloud from power station d. combined
d. Nuclear energy e. broken
e. Coal and oil
29.“He did not realize who they were; although, they
23. The following are the disadvantages of nuclear regognized him as their father.” (paragraph 2)
power, except: What does the bold-typed word refer to?
a. It is dangerous for our health a. The children of King Lir
b. It’s danger of an accident b. The swans
c. It’s waste disposal c. The fathers of the swan
d. It’s radioactive d. The birds
e. It’s clean e. The children of the step-mother

24. “Nobody can be certain what will happen to it there” 30. Based on the text, we can learn the following thing,
(paragraph 2) except:
The bold-typed word means…. a. Nothing compare to the love of parents
a. locate b. Nothing can destroy the feeling of love
b. exist c. The sense of jealoucy makes one do
c. come bad things to someone
d. occur d. There is no different between a step-
e. last mother’s love and our mother’s.
e. Spell cannot do everything to the
25. All of the following statements are true, except: innocent people.
a. Acid rain makes plants fertile.
b. Nuclear power may cause some health Text 4 ( for questions 31-34)
problems
c. When oil or coal is burned, it produces It is important for all of us to use as little water
some smoke. as we can. Needing to use less water has helped us to be
d. The smoke produced by the burning aware of how precious water is to us.
coal contains a lot of acid. The water shortage, however, has not only been
e. People should be aware of the danger caused by using too much water. Climate change has
of radioactive waste meant lower rainfall and higher evaporation of the water
resources which supply water also cause the water
Text 3 (for questions 26 to 30) shortage.
Global warming causes climate change. In the
King Lir lived long ago in Ireland. He had four bigger picture, cutting down on electricity and fuel could
children, two boys and two girls, whom he loved dearly. be just as important as using less water. Water is a very
However their step-mother was jealous. She wove a spell precious resource and we have been using far too much.
that turned the children into swans. Drought management should include using less water.
Lir was heartbroken. His beard and hair turned We need to think globally however and work personally
white with grief as he searched for his children. One day and politically to cut down carbon emissions. We all need
he saw four swans. He did not realize who they were; to use as little water, fuel and electricity as possible.
although, they recognized him as their father.
The spell could only be broken if the mountain 31. The following factors cause the water shortage,
in the north was joined to the one in the south. This except……
seemed impossible, but after many years all the birds a. Lower rainfall.
flew into the air and form an arc between the mountains. b. Climate change.
The swans were transformed and Lir saw his children c. Using too much water.
once more. They were no longer young, but had grown d. Cutting down on electricity and fuel.
old, with hair as white as their father. e. Higher evaporation of the water
resources.
26. Who made the children turn into swans?
a. Their father 32. Which statement is true based on what the writer
b. Their brothers restates?
c. Their sisters a. We need to cut down carbon emissions.
d. Their step-mother b. We need to use as little water as
e. The King Lir possible.
c. We need to use as much water as
27. How could the birds broke the spell? possible.

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 d. We need to think more about global
warming.
e. We need to think globally and work Text 6 ( for questions 39 to 42)
personally.
Have you ever got stuck in a cable car? Well, I
33. What doeas the text mainly talk about? have. Last February, I went on a ski trip to Switzerland.
a. The effect of global warming. What a trip to remember!
b. Water as a very precious resource. The first morning, I got into a cable car and I
c. How to cut down carbon emissions. was so excited. I wanted to go to the top of the mountain
d. Cutting down on electricity and fuel. and ski down. The cable car started up and I looked
e. Climate change caused by global down. The mountain was so beautiful. But, suddenly,
warming. there was a terrible noise. Then, the car stopped. It did
not move and it was quite everywhere.
34. “Water is very precious resource and we have been It started snowing and it began to get dark. I was
using far too much.” (paragraph 3) alone for, at least, two hours. I thought, “They’ve
The antonym of the bold-typed word is……. forgotten me!” I felt so hopeless. Fortunately, at last, the
a. worthless car started back. It went very fast.
b. expensive
c. valuable “Sorry,” a man said when I climbed out of the car.
d. prized “We’ve never had this problem before. Please try again
e. costly tomorrow”

“He’s joking,” I thought. “I’ve had enough of cable cars

Text 5 ( for questions 35-to 38) for a lifetime.”

Natural Bridge National Park is a luscious 39. What kind of experience did the writer have in the
tropical rainforest. It is located 110 kilometres south of text?
Brisbane and is reached by following the Pacific a. nice experience
Highway to Nerang and then by traveling through the b. funny experience
Numinbah valley. This scenic roadway lies in the shadow c. happy experience
of the Lamington National Park. d. frightening experience
The phenomenon of the rock formed into a e. exciting experience.
natural ‘arch’ and the cave through which a waterfall
cascades is a short 1 kilometre walk below a dense 40. when did the writer get out of the cable car?
rainforest canopy from the main picnic area. Swimming a. in early morning
is permitted in the rock pools. Night-time visitors to the b. in the morning
cave will discover the unique feature of the glow worms. c. late afternoon
Picnic areas offer toilets, barbecues, shelter d. mid night
sheds, water and fireplaces; however, overnight camping e. mid day
is not permitted.
41. “It did not move and it was quite everywhere.”
35. What does the text above tell us about? (paragraph 2)
a. Tropical rainforest. What does the bold-typed word refer to?
b. Pacific Highway a. The mountain
c. Numinbah valley b. The cable car
d. Main picnic area. c. The cable
e. Natural Bridge National Park d. The car
e. The trip
36. What is not allowed in the picnic areas?
a. Overnight camping. 42. Which statement is true based on the writer’s last
b. Traveling to Numinbah valley statement?
c. Swimming in the rock pools. a. The cable car was so wonderful.
d. To visit the cave at night b. He will ride a cable car more often.
e. Barbecues. c. He does not want to be in the cable
cars.
37. The visitors can enjoy swimming……. d. He enjoyed the experience so much.
a. In Numinbah valley e. He will never stop to get on cable car.
b. Before they come to dense rainforest
c. In the main picnic area
d. Below a dense forest canopy Text 7 ( for questions 43 to 46)
e. In the cave
25 Brighton Boulevard
38. The following statements are true based on the text, Leasington NSW 2066
except:
a. The visitors come to Nerang through Pasific 24 November 2006
Highway
b. Numinbah can be reached after coming to The Manager
Nerang Steelwood Homes
c. Barbecues can be enjoyed in the cave 12 Scott Street
d. Visitors may swim in the rock pools Leasington NSW 2066
e. Toilets can be found in the picnic areas

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 47. The main purpose of the text above is to tell us ….
Dear Sir or Madam, a. the ingredients needed to make a
cheese omelet
I rent a house from your agency in Brighton Boulevard b. the process of making cheese
and there is a problem with the stove. Two elements c. how to make a cheese omelet
aren’t working and it is very difficult for me to cook a d. a clear description of a cheese omelet
meal. e. how to prepare a cheese omelet on a
plate
This problem is urgent and I would appreciate if you
could arrange to have the stove fixed immediately. 48. After whisking the egg with a fork, don’t forget to …
a. Mix until it is smooth
Your faithfully, b. Add some milk and whisk well
c. Grate the cheese into the bowl
d. Put a cracked egg into a bowl
Sarah Johnston e. Heat the egg in a frying pan

43. Based on the letter we can conclude that Sarah ….

a. is glad to rent the house 49. the following things are the ingredients to make
b. wants to repair her house omelette, except….
c. requests for an extra stove a. some pepper
d. asks manager to repair the stove. b. pinch of salt
e. Will rent another manager’s house. c. half cup of milk
d. fifty grams of cheese
e. three tea spoons of cooking oil
44. What problem did Sarah have?
a. She didn’t have stove to cook.
b. She had a problem with the agency. 50. Which utensils are needed in making an omelet?
c. She had a problem with the stove. a. A bowl, a fork, a frying pan, a spatula,
d. She had a problem with the manager. salt, and a plate.
e. She had to fix the stove herself. b. A bowl, a spoon, a cup, a knife, milk,
and a plate.
45. Where is the house rented by Sarah located? c. Two bowls, a fork, a frying pan, a
a. 12 Scott Street, Leasington NSW 2066 spatula, and a plate.
b. 25 Brighton, Leasington NSW 2066 d. A bowl, a cup, a glass, a frying pan,
c. 25 Scott Street, Leasington NSW 2066 some pepper and a fork.
d. 12 Brighton, Leasington NSW 2066 e. Two bowls, two forks, a frying pan,
e. Steelwood Homes two cups, and a knife.

46. The purpose of Sarah to write the letter is ….

a. to regret O O O GOOD LUCK O O O
b. to apologize
c. to congratulate
d. to complain
e. to thank

Text 8 (for questions 47 to 50 )

Cheese Omelet

Ingredients:
2 eggs
50 grams of cheese
¼ cup of milk
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
A pinch of salt
Some pepper

Crack the eggs into a bowl. Then, whisk the eggs with a
fork until smooth. After that, add some milk. Whisk well.
Grate the cheese into the bowl and stir. Then, heat the oil
in a frying pan. Pour the mixture into the frying pan.
Turn the mixture (i.e.the omelet) with a spatula when it
browns. Cook both sides. After the omelet is cooked,
place it on a plate and season it with salt and pepper. The
cheese omelet is ready to be served.

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42. C
43. D
44. C
45. B
46. D
47. C
48. B
49. E
50. C

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1. A
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. E
17. D
18. C
19. E
20. A
21. E
22. A
23. E
24. D
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. A
29. A
30. D
31. D
32. B
33. B
34. A
35. E
36. A
37. D
38. C
39. D
40. C

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