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UN PREPARATION
2007-2008
ENGLISH
FOR SMP STUDENTS
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Reading
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It is important to find main
ideas when reading. Mainideas help readers
remember importantinformation.
Main Idea
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What is main idea?
The main idea of a passage or
reading is the central thought ormessage.
The main idea of a paragraph tells
the topic of the paragraph. The topic
tells what all or most of thesentences are about.
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Jusuf loves to play games. His favorite
game is chess because it requires agreat deal of thought. Jusuf also likesto play less demanding board gamesthat are based mostly on luck. He
prefers monopoly because it requiresluck and skill. If hes alone, Jusuf likesto play action video games as long asthey arent too violent.
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What is the main idea of thisparagraph?
a. Jusuf likes to think.
b. Jusuf dislikes violence.c. Jusuf enjoys Monopoly.
d. Jusuf enjoys playing games.
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Mariam is watching too muchtelevision. A toddler shouldnt bespending hours staring blankly at ascreen. Worse yet, some of her wild
behavior have been inspired by thoseawful cartoons she watches. We needto spend more time reading bookswith her and pull the plug on the TV!
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What is the main idea of this
paragraph?
a. Books are good.b. All cartoons are bad.
c. Some cartoons are bad for
Mariam.d. Watching a lot of television
isnt good for Mariam.
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2. Reference Words
Menentukan rujukan kata. Keterampilan ini juga sangat diperlukan untuk mampumenafsirkan makna kata, frasa atau kalimat.
Jenis reference words:Subject pronouns: I-you-they-we-he-she-itObject pronouns: me-you-them-us-him-her- itDemonstrative Pronouns: this-that-these-those
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Contoh Soal
In spring, many penguins come together
on the beaches of America. The female
penguin has one or two eggs. She puther eggs on ground and sit there to keep
them warm.
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The word them refers to .
a. Penguins legs
b. Penguins eggsc. Female penguins
d. Beaches of America
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When the female penguin is sitting on the
eggs, the male penguin brings her food. He
also does this when the baby penguins are
born.
The word this refers to the activity of .
a. caring baby penguins
b. sitting on the eggs
c. moving the eggsd. bringing the food
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3. Factual Information
Factual Information is something which
clearly stated in the text. It is kind of
scanning skill.
Biasanya menggunakan kata tanya
dengan Wh-Questions. Dengan
what, who, where,when, how.
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On Saturday we had a netball match in
Bulungan. I got up at 8 and had some
breakfast. Ita and Rifa joined me at the bus
stop.
Where did the writer meet her two friends?
a. At 8
b. In Bulungan
c. At Itas housed. At the bus shelter
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4. Detailed Information
Informasi yang tidak terterasecara jelas pada teks bacaan.Untuk memperoleh informasi ini,kita harus membaca secara rinci
atau intensif (Intensive Reading)setiap bagian dari suatu teksbacaan.
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Dear Cita,
I live in a small town called Beverly. Although small
but it is lovely. It also has a Beautiful seaside front.
On summer holiday, I often go there in the evening.
People in my town are friendly and nice. They always
help each other. I think these are the nice things ofthe town that I like best. I hope we communicate not
only through letters but also meet each other here
someday.
Keep in touch.
Love,
Eliza
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Which of the statements is correct about the
writer?
a. Her small town is not nice for her.b. People in her town are unfriendly.
c. She does not live in Indonesia.
d. Cita is her only friend.
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5. Guessing Meaning fromContext
There are various strategies that
you can use to work out the
meaning of the unknown words.
Check the context
Look for a definition
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Identify the word's place andpurpose
Look for connective words
Such as: and, or, but, so,moreover, however, although,because,
Break the word down into
syllables
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Contoh Soal
Beauty hotels in Bandung and Maluku
offer a perfect combination of business
and pleasure close to local comforts andwith superb facilities equipped to make
your business meetings and seminars
impressive and productive .
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The word superb has close meaning
with .
a. fairly challengingb. really absorbing
c. a bit complete
d. very good
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Sometimes, a commercial diver has to
work in murky water where visibility is
almost zero.The word murky means .
a. light
b. deepc. dark
d. shallow
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Reading Text 1
Blacksands is a large seaside town. Half ofthe town lies to the north of the River Blackand the other half lies to the south. It is onlya few kilometers to the nearest highway and
just ten minutes drive from the city ofHarstone.
Situated near the beach are lots of brightlypainted hotels; some of them are very old.Many big-name department stores, as well as
smaller shops that sell souvenirs and gifts, arevery fancy. Theyare found on the main street
just outside the town centre. The heart of
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town is occupied by older houses and many
historical buildings. In recent years, some new
housing estates have been developed to the
south of the town.
There are lots of things to do at Blacksands.There is aharbor with boats for fishing andcruises. There are lots of things to do at
Blacksands. There is a harbor with boats forfishing and cruises. There are two beacheswhich are popular for various water events
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and whole-year round swimming. A cinema,a swimming pool, a bowling alley as well as afairground are located within the town. Twoparks and several playgrounds are also
accessible from the town centre and outlyinghousingestates.
Exploring Writing Workbook 1, Sue Garnett, Learnerspublishing, p.14
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1. What does the text mostlytalk about?
a. Seaside activitiesb. Things around the seaside town
c. A beautiful town near the beach
d. A big seaside named Blacksands
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2. Theyare found on the main
street just outside the towncentre. (paragraph 2)The word they refers to .
a. painted hotels and department
b. department stores and souvenirs
c. department stores and smaller
shopsd. smaller shops and brightly
painted hotels
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3. The middle of the townoccupied by .
a. souvenirs shops
b. historical buildings
c. new housing estates
d. brightly painted hotels
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4. This information can not be foundabout Blacksands from the first
paragraph.
a. Blacksands is rather far to reach fromthe highway.
b. Half part of the area of Blacksands is inthe River Black.
c. Blacksands is very accessible to reach
from the nearest highway.d. You can drive less than 12 minutes from
Harstone city to reach Blacksands.
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5. There is
a harborwith boats forfishing and cruises.
The word harbor nearly means....
a. a shelter for the ship and boat toanchor
b. a place for people to fish and cruise
c. a spot to have water sport activitiesd. a boat which will fish and cruise
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Reading Text2
Last week, my friend and I rodeour bikes to the beach. It was only
five kilometers from our houses.It was quite windy and there was
hardly anyone there. It surprised usbecause there were always manypeople coming there were always
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on the weekends. So, we had thebeach on our own. We bought
some hot chips, rode our bikes,played in the water and sat underthe trees. We really had a greattime.
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6. How did the writer and hisfriend reach the beach?
a. By carb. By bus
c. By boat
d. By bicycles
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7. The writer and his friendfound when theyarrived at the beach.
a. foreign touristsb. nearly no one
c. many visitors
d. many people
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8. Where did the story takeplace? It took place atthe.
a. shoreb. house
c. store
d. pool
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9. How did the writer feelabout the trip? He felt it
was a/an.
a. unpleasant tripb. horrible trip
c. lovely trip
d. funny trip