SOAL SEMESTER KELAS IX MTSs AL – MARWAH MARAYOKA 2023

Riana has madesome fruit kebabs . She wants Angga¿ taste them .
Hi . Angga . Care ¿ taste this ?
“ Whats is it ? It looks so delicious.”
“ Well, I call this fruit kebab.”
“ Oh I see. How do you make them ?”
“ It’s easy. I saw the recipe in my mom’s magazine.”
“ Great !” Of course I’ll taste it “

Choose a,b,c or d for the right answer based on the monologue.

1. Riana has made a………
a. juice b. snack c. cookies d. drinking

2. Angga’s expression to show his admiration is …………

a. what’s that ? c. it looks so delicious

b. oh, I see. d. who is this ?

3. Angga’s expression to show his attention is………..

a. oh, I see. c. great!

b. it looks so delicious ! d. very delicious

4. Does Angga want to taste fruit kebab ?

a. No b. Yes, he does. c. Not really d. No, he does not

5. Arrange the following jumbled words into a good sentence.

buying- did not-clothes-money-much-we-spend-for.

a. 6-2-7-5-4-8-13 b.3-2-1-6-7-5-2-8 c. 6-2-7-5-3-1-4-8 d. 3-2-5-1-6-7-4-8

ROCK MUSIC
Rock music is part of popular music today. It is played and listened in almost every countries in
the world. Rock and roll was the name given to the music that developed in the early 1950’s. It is
believed that the term rock and roll was first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed.

In 1955, records of a young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley, were heard across the US. After
he appeared on nation – wide television, Elvis Presley’s singing and his performing style came to mean
rock and roll all over the world. then came Bill Haley and The Comets. Rock mainly became a became the
music of the young. They understood its beat and sound, and its lyrics.

The 1970’s were the time of big developments in the rock industry. Rock became a very big
business, earned more money annually than any other form of entertainment the film industry.

Question to 6 – 12.

6. What is the best title for the text ?

a. music b. Kinds of music c. Rock Music d. Music from Time to Time

7. What is the main idea of paragraph one ?

a. Rock and Roll was was the the name given by Alan Freed.

b. Alan Freed was the one who used the term rock and roll.

c. Rock music is played and listened in most countries.

d. Rock music is part of popular music today.

8. What does the word “ it “ in paragraph one line 1 refer to ?

a. Popular music. b. Rock music. c. Rock and Roll. d. All countries.

9. The main idea of paragraph two is…….

a. in 1955 c. Elvis Presley’s voice was heard across the US

b. young singer d. young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley.

10. The supporting idea of paragraph two is…..

a. Elvis Presley’s singing and his performing style. c. Bill Haley and The Comets

b. After Elvis Appeared on nation-wide television. d. Elvis Presley’s performing style.

11. What is the supporting idea of paragraph three ?

a. Rock mainly became the big business. c. Rock music vs film industry.

b. The 1970’s were time of big developments in rock music. d. By the early 1970’s.

12. Which statement is not true based on the text ?

a. Rock is popular among young people.

b. The term rock and roll was’nt first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed.
 c. Rock became a very big business at that time.

d. Bill Haley and The Cometssang rock and roll in their times.

13. Choose the answer meaning word“ household “ following this!

a. budaya b. alat – alat rumah tangga c. asli d. keraton

14. Irma : Hi, Risa. Guess what ! I passed the test yesterday.

Risa : That’s great, congratulations.

The italicized phrase is the expression for….

a. gratitude b. agreement d. telling interesting new’s d. pleasure

15. Sales : Good morning, Sir………?

Mr Edi : I want to know more about your products.

a. May I help you ? c. Are you sure ?

b. Can you help me ? d. Really ?

16. Mey Mey : I lost my wallet yesterday.

Rusdy : How awful.

The italicised words express………

a. pleasure b. simphaty c. gratitude d. certainly

17. Someone…….. to lock the door.

a. forget b. have forgotten c. forgot d. had forgotten

18. Joe…….. a doctor today.

a. must see b. see c. must d. must saw

19. Olga : Did Gigi sing last night ?

Rima : Yes, they did. They……….. last night.

a. sang b. sung c. singing d. was sleeping

20. Raka : What time did you sleep last night ?

Ami : I ……. At 10 p.m last night.

 a. sleeping b. sleep c. slept d. was sleeping

21. Susan ……… to Lombok with her friends last week.

a. gone b. go c. going d. went

22. ……….. football is my hobby.

a. play b. Playing c. Played d. Being played

23. Mrs Clarke deferred ………… a decision until the last minute.

a. made b. make c. making d. is making

24. Rima ……….. his new article for Publisher’s Weekly.

a. have written b. wrote c. writing d. write

25. My mother …….. a special dinner for my father last night.

a. make b. making c. is making d. made

26. I ……..my work tonight.

a. can finish b. can finished c. can finishing d. can be finished

27. He …….. from the stair last night.

a. fall b. falling c. fell d. fallen

28. Liana : My brother had an accident last night.

Bayu : Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that.

The italicised sentence is an expression of ……..

a. showing certainty c. giving compliment

b. showing uncertainly d. showing sympathy

29. …….. go as soon as they have finished.

a. Let us b. Let me c. Let she d. Let them

30. Waiter : Good afternoon, Miss………..

Miss Aura : Yes, please. I have reserved one table for me and my friend.

a. How are you ? b. May, I help you ? c. Is there anything I can do. d. Do you want to
order..?
ESSAY

ROCK MUSIC
Rock music is part of popular music today. It is played and listened in almost every countries in
the world. Rock and roll was the name given to the music that developed in the early 1950’s. It is
believed that the term rock and roll was first used by a disk jockey, Alan Freed.

In 1955, records of a young singer from Tennessee, Elvis Presley, were heard across the US. After
he appeared on nation – wide television, Elvis Presley’s singing and his performing style came to mean
rock and roll all over the world. then came Bill Haley and The Comets. Rock mainly became a became the
music of the young. They understood its beat and sound, and its lyrics.

The 1970’s were the time of big developments in the rock industry. Rock became a very big
business, earned more money annually than any other form of entertainment the film industry.

Please answer the question below on the based text.

1. where is rock music played and listened to ?
2. What was the name given to the music developed in the early 1950’s ?
3. Who was Elvis Presley ?
4. What happened after he appeared on nation-wide television ?
5. Who emerged after Elvis ?