LEMBAR SOAL

PENILIAN SUMATIF TENGAH SEMESTER GENAP

TAHUN PELAJARAN 2024/2025

Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris

Kelas : IX
Program Studi : -
Hari dan Tanggal : Rabu, 12 Maret 2025
Waktu : 08:00 – 09:30

PETUNJUK UMUM :
1. Perhatikan dan ikuti petunjuk pengisian Lembar Jawaban yang disediakan;
2. Periksa dan bacalah soal-soal sebelum Anda menjawab;
3. Laporkan kepada pengawas kalau terdapat tulisan yang kurang jelas, rusak, atau jumlah
soal kurang;
4. Dahulukan mengerjakan soal-soal yang Anda anggap mudah;
5. Pilihlah salah satu jawaban yang benar dengan memberikan tanda silang (X);
6. Apabila Anda ingin memperbaiki/mengganti jawaban, maka jawaban yang salah
diberikan tanda (=)
7. Periksa seluruh jawaban anda sebelum diserahkan kepada pengawas
8. “Selamat Bekerja, Prestasi Penting Jujur lebih Utama”
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I. SOAL PILIHAN GANDA
1. Choose the right answer!

Text is for questions number 1 to 5.

There were once two women, Lacinta and Dwicinta, who lived in the same house. They
each had a child. It happened that one of the children died one night. The mother took the other
woman's child, and put the dead child in her bed, instead.
The next morning they had a quarrel." This is my child. The dead child is yours," said
Lacinta. "No, the dead child is yours. This living one is mine," said Dwicinta.
Each one said the living child was hers, but no one could tell who the true mother was.
The following day they went to see King Solomon. When King Solomon heard their story, he
said, "Cut the child into two and give each woman one half."
"That's a good idea," said Lacinta.
"Give her the child. Let it be hers. But don't kill it," said Dwicinta.
"Give the child to this woman," said the
King, "She is the true mother."
1. What is the text about?
a. The King and his wives.
b. Two women and the King.
c. A mother and her child.
d. Two children and their King.
2. Why did King Solomon give the living baby to Dwicinta?
a. She did not agree to his decision.
b. She wanted to take care of the baby.
c. She agreed to cut the baby into two halves.
d. She was more beautiful than
3. Whose child was dead?
a. Lacinta c. Dwicinta
b. King Solomon d. None of them
4. "The next morning they had a quarrel." (paragraph 2)
What does the underlined word mean?
a. Serious problem c. Important meeting
b. Violent act d. Angry argument

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5. What moral value can we learn from the story?
a. A mother's love for her child never ends.
b. Mother is the best person on earth.
c. The king always protects his mother.
d. Children's death is disheartening

Read the text and answer questions 6 to 10.

The Travellers and a Tree
One summer day, two men were walking.
Soon it became too hot to go any further. Then, seeing a large tree nearby, they threw themselves
on the ground to rest in its shade.
Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other. "What a useless tree this is. It does not
have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything."
"Don't be so ungrateful" rustled the tree in reply. "I'm being extremely useful to you at this very
moment, shielding you from the hot sun, and you call me a good for nothing!". Then the gentle
winds blew and made the travellers fall asleep
6. What was the day like according to the story?
a. Rather cloudy c. Very warm
b. Cool enough d. Very hot
7. Why did the man stop under the tree?
a. Because the tree was so useless.
b. Because they were ungrateful.
c. Because it was too hot to go further.
d. Because the tree was so shady.
8. "Don't be so ungrateful." (Paragraph 3)
What does the word "ungrateful" in the sentence mean?
a. Very boastful c. too attentive
b. Really thankful d. Not appreciative
9. Why did one of the men say the tree was useless?
a. It didn't have any wood.
b. It didn't have any fruit.
c. It didn't have any leaves.
d. It didn't have strong roots.
10. What can we learn from the story?
a. All of God's creations have purposes.
b. For all travellers, trees are useful for resting
c. Being good for nothing is not very nice.
d. Being good for nothing is easy.

Text is for questions 11 to 15.

Once there was a town called Hamelin. The only thing wrong was it was full of rats. They
destroyed people's farms, houses and food supplies. The people went to the mayor to solve the
problem.
One day, a strange man came to town. The stranger offered to get rid of the rats. In return,
the mayor would give him money.
The Pied Piper was a strange-looking man. He wore a tall, pointed hat, and a long, flowing cape.
He played a long, shiny flute. The piper began to play in the town square.
Rats came running from everywhere. They came out of the houses and the shops. The
Pled Piper played up and down the streets. Everywhere. He went, the rats followed him. The Pied
Piper led the rats to the river. The rats all jumped into the river and drowned.
The people cheered. They were happy to be rid of the rats. But the mayor changed his
mind about the money. He refused to give any money at all to the Pied Piper. "Give me the
money you promised," he said." If you don't, I'll play a different tune you will not like, "he
warned. But the mayor still refused. The Pied Piper picked up his flute and began to play a new
tune.
Once the flute was played, all the children. In the town were like being hypnotized. These
Children followed the Pied Piper wherever he was playing the flute. When the Pied Piper reached
the river bank, he stopped walking, but the children were still walking toward the river.
Fear of their safety, the mayor begged the Pied Piper to let the children go and paid the
money he promised. All of sudden the children awoke and their parents rushed to get their
beloved children.

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 The Pied Piper was happy to get the money and the mayor finally learned a lesson from
this.
11. What is the text about?
a. The myth of the Pied Piper.
b. A story about rats.
c. The legend of rat city.
d. The tale of a greedy mayor.
12. Why did the people in Hamelin feel unhappy?
a. Because the town was too dirty.
b. Because they lived in poverty.
c. Because the town was full of rats.
d. Because the children have been sick since three weeks ago.
13. Why did the Pied Piper say "I'll play the tune you will not like"?
a. He wanted to entertain the mayor.
b. He was happy to play another tune.
c. He threatened the mayor.
d. He was very patient with the mayor.
14. Why did the mayor pay the money he promised to The Pied Piper?
a. The Pied Piper would kill him.
b. The Pied Piper was angry.
c. The Pied Piper hypnotized the mayor's children.
d. The mayor felt worried about the children's safety.
15. What lesson does the text teach?
a. You have to keep your promise.
b. You cause your own problem.
c. You should help others willingly.
d. You can hurt someone if necessary.

Complete the text for number 16 to 20 Golden Eggs

(16)...a remote village in Central China was inhabited mainly with farmers and hunters.
One day, a poor farmer lost his entire livestock to the flood. He prayed (17)... to God for help or
his family would die of starvation
A few days later, an old man with a long grey beard passed by his house and took pity on
him. He gave him a goose and said "1(18)... any expensive thing to give you and hope this goose
will help you to ease your hardship."
A week later to almost surprise the farmer (19) ...an egg in his yard. This was no ordinary egg. It
was a golden egg. He was suddenly overcome with joy.
Thereafter, his livelihood had rapidly improved but the farmer had forgotten his earlier
hardship. He became (20)... arrogant and spendthrift.
Strangely, the goose only laid one golden egg every six months. The greedy farmer lost
his patient and slaughtered his goose thinking there were plenty of golden eggs inside its
stomach.
Though he very much regretted his foolishness, it's already too late.
16. a. tomorrow c. Long time ago
b. Last night d. tonight
17. a. Strong c. diligent
b. hard d. routine
18. a. didn't have c. doesn't have
b. don't have d. didn't had
19.a. Find b. finds
b.found d. was found
20. a. Jealous c. healthy
b. smart d. lazy

The following text is for questions number 21 to 25.

Once upon a time there was a poor widow who had an only son named Jack. They were
so poor that they didn't have anything except a cow. When the cow had grown too old, his mother
sent Jack to the market to sell it. On the way to the market, Jack met a butcher who had some
beautiful beans in his hand. The butcher told the boy that the beans were of great value and
persuaded the silly lad to trade the cow for the beans.

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 Jack brought them happily. When he told his mother about this, his mother became so
angry that she threw the beans out of the window.
When Jack woke up in the morning, he felt the sun shining into a part of his room, but all
the rest was quite dark and shady
So, he jumped to the window. What did he see? The beanstalk grew up. Quite close past Jack's
window. He opened the window and jumped to the beanstalk which ran up just like a big ladder
He climbed and climbed till at last he reached the sky. While looking around, he saw a
very huge castle. He was very amazed.
Then Jacked walked along the path leading to the castle. There was a big tall woman on
the doorstep. Jack greeted her and asked for the giantess' mercy to give him breakfast, because he
felt very hungry. Although the giantess grumbled at first, finally she gave Jack a hunk of bread
and cheese and a jug of milk.
Jack hadn't finished when the whole house began to tremble with the noise from
someone's coming. "Oh! It's my husband!' cried the giantess. "What on earth shall I do?"
Hesitantly the giantess opened a very big cupboard and hid Jack there.
21. What is the story about?
a. A poor widow and his son.
b. The giantess and her husband.
c. Jack and a butcher.
d. Jack and the beanstalk.
22. Where did Jack sell his cow?
a. At the butcher's house. c. On the way to the market.
b. At a castle. d. At the market.
23. "Oh! It's my husband!" cried the giantess, "What on earth shall I do?" (paragraph 7)
What do the sentences mean?
a. The giantess is annoyed with her husband.
b. The giantess is displeased with her husband.
c. The giantess is angry with her husband.
d. The giantess is afraid of her husband.
24. Why did Jack's mother look very furious at Jack?
a. Because he traded his cow for the beans.
b. Because he met a butcher on the way to the market
c. Because the beans were precious.
d. Because the butcher bought his cow.
25. Where was the location of the castle?
a. Near Jack's house.
b. In the market.
c. In the sky.
d. Inside Jack's house.

II. Read the text carefully then answer the questions!

A Mouse Deer and Mr. Farmer

One day, Mouse Deer went to the edge of the forest. He looked out at row after row of
vegetables.
"Mmm,"said Mouse Deer. "Juicy cucumbers! Yummy." He started into the garden.
Mouse Deer loved to eat the fruits and roots and shoots of the forest. But he loved something else
even more. He loved the vegetables in Mr Farmer's garden.
When he wanted to take vegetable from Mr. Farmer's garden. Then, something happened.
Snap! "Oh! "His leg was caught in a snare! Mouse Deer pulled and pulled but he could not get
away.
"Oh, no!" he said. "Mr. Farmer will have me for dinner!" Then he saw Mr.Farmer
coming. Mouse Deer thought fast. He lay on the ground and made his body stiff.
"Well, well," said Mr. Farmer. "Look what I caught. A mouse deer! But he looks dead.
Mr. Farmer pushed him with his foot. Mouse Deer didn't move. "Maybe he's been dead a long
time, "said Mr. Farmer. "Too bad! I guess we can't eat him."
He pulled Mouse Deer's leg out of the snare. Then he tossed Mouse Deer back into the
forest. Mouse Deer landed with a softplop. Then he jumped up and ran. Behind him, he heard Mr.
Farmer yelled, "Hey, you tricked me!"

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 Write true or false based on the text below!

26. The farmer slaughtered the mouse deer.

27. The mouse deer didn't like the farmer's plant.
28. The characters of the story are the farmer and the mouse deer.
29. The trap led to the mouse deer's death.
30. The farmer's garden was in the middle of the forest.
31. The farmer planted cucumbers in the forest.
32. The mouse deer was then kept by the farmer.
33. The farmer set a trap in his garden.
34. The mouse deer was caught in the farmer's trap.
35. The farmer thought the mouse deer was dead.

III. ESSAY
Answer the questions based on the text on part II entitled “A Mousedeer and Mr. Farmer
36. What is the type of the text above?
37. What is the purpose of the text?
38. What is the generic structure of the text above?
39. What is the resolution from the text above?
40. What is the moral value that you can learn from the text above?

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