Exercise for 9th grade

            Short PRACTICE FOR 9^TH GRADE

ODD SEMESTER

Simon	:	I haven’t slept well lately. I don’t know why.
Alvin	:	Don’t worry if you’re kind of person that does not sleep easily. First, don’t think too much. Then, drink a glass of hot milk before sleeping. You will sleep really well.
Simon	:	Are you certain about it?
Alvin	:	Definitely.

1.       The expression of asking certainty in the dialogue above is ___.

A.      Don’t worry?                           C. I don’t know.

B.      Are you certain about it?     D. Definitely

2.       “Definitely” said Simon. It means ___.

A. certainty                        C. hesitation

B. admiration         D. polite request

3.       What is the second step to sleep easily based on the text above?

A.      Think nothing all night.

B.      Don’t think too much.

C.      Drink a glass of hot milk.

D.      Don’t drink too much.

4.       Ais  : Your boyfriend’s going out with another girl.

Dea:  ___ be. I don’t care.

A.      Let them                              C. Let us

B.      Let him                                 D. Let her

5.       Mariah: Hello, can I speak to Lisa?
Andy    : Sorry, I can’t hear you. The signal is low.
The underlined sentence shows ___.

A.      Certainty                            C. Hesitation

B.      Repetition                           D. Uncertainty

6.       ____ television is my hobby during holiday.

1. watching      B. watch     C. to watching    D. watches

7.       I was so serious in ___ English book last night.

A.      study        B. to study    C. studying     D. studied

8.       Stop ___ in your test.

A.      cheat     B. cheating     C. cheated     D. to cheat

9.      I _______ online games since 5 o’clock in the morning.

A. played              C. have played

B. play                  D. playing

10.   Jane :  When will you go back to Indonesia ?

       Rudi :  ___________.  It depends on my study.

              A. I’m sure                                                 C. I’m not certain

B. I absolutely believe            D. I don’t understand

11.   Let’s be confident when we speak before our audience.

What does it mean?

A.      Please be confident to speak in front of the audience.

B.      Don’t be confident speaking in front of the audience.

C.      Please be confident to speak after the audience.

D.      Don’t be nervous to speak behind the people.

Please queue up to get your order

12.  This notice means...

a. You have to wait for days

b. You have to stand in line

c. You cannot buy

d. You can run to order

 

To my sister, Ruth I’d like to congratulate you on passing your exam. I do hope you are always successful.                                                                                 Love                                                                                 Olga

13.   To whom the letter is made?

a.       Olga                      C. Ruth

b.      Her uncle           D. His father

14. “ ... always successful”. The opposite meaning of the uderlined word is ..

a.       Wrong                 C. dilligent

b.      Confident          D. fail

15. Why does Olga send the card?

a.       He wants to tell the Ruth about his exam

b.      He wants to congratulate Ruth

c.       His exam is difficult to do

d.      He wants to be successful

Sat, 31 January 2011  To: Sunny Have you opened thepresent?Just see and you will love it. I am afraid I can’t see you tomorrow. Karinaand Elis are coming to my house. How about next two days? Let’s find sometime to talk.  Regard, Bobby

  

16.   Who sent the message?

1. Bobby         B. Sunny       C. Karina           D. Elis

17.   When will Karina and Elis come to Bobby’s house?

1. On Saturday                       C. On Sunday
2. On Monday                        D. Tuesday

18.   “Present” in the text above means ___.

A.     Now         B. gift        C. come         D. past

19.your – test – please – before – the

   1         2         3           4          5
– book – second – read
     6            7            8
The best arrangement is ….

A. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 6 – 5 – 7 – 8
B. 3 – 8 – 6 – 1 – 4 – 7 – 5 – 2
C. 3 – 8 – 5 – 2 – 4 – 1 – 7 – 6
D. 3 – 8 – 1 – 6 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 2

 

22.   The following statements are TRUE based on the poster above, except ___.

A.      The poster tells about a costume party 

B.      The party is only for females.

C.      There are four requirements to attend the party.

D.      Everybody can go to the party.

23.   For further details contact us. This sentence means ____.

A.      You can contact if you have some costumes

B.      Please contact if you need detail costume.

C.      If you need more detail information, you can call.

D.      If you want to attend the party, please call first.

24.   Instead of contacting Hana and Rosi, where can you probably find the information about the party?

A.      In the mall                           C. in the website

B.      At station                            D. on the wall

Read the text and answer questions 25  –  27

Do you know that computers can ..(25).. headaches?  According to a recent report, many computer workers have this problem.  If you work at a computer more than six hours a day, you might get headaches.  To ..(26).. this problem,  take a break once every hour.  Get up and walk around for a few minutes.  Let your eyes and mind rest.  This is a good way to stop headaches ..(27).. taking aspirin.

25.   A. hunt                                         C. decrease

        B. cause                                       D. prevent

26.   A.    catch                                     C. get

        B.    reduce                                  D. avoid

27.   A. after                                         C. without

        B. before                                     D. while

COUGH SYRUP -          Especially for adult. -          Indication : sore throat, cough, abnormal secretion of sputa. -          Dosage : - Take one spoonful three times a day after meals                               - Finish the prescription -          Available : 30 – 40 tablets. STORE IN WARM PLACE

28.  How many tablets does the patient have to take a day?

A. one                               C. two

B. three                             D. four

29.When can the patients stop taking the medicine?

a. When they get well.

b. after three days.

c. When they think they don’t like it.

d. When they finish drinking the medicine.

  

You are cordially invited to Debora Syakur Laksmita Sweet 17 Birthday at Huka-Huka Bento Resto On Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 9:00 am. to 11:30 am. Brunch with live music, it won’t be fun without you Hope you can make it & please don’t be late Kindly RSVP by March 31, 2011 to Ayu: 257111 Dress code: casual

30.The party will be ….

A. at noon                                  C. in the evening
B. in the morning                    D. in the afternoon

31. “… won’t be fun without you” The underlined word can be best replaced by ….
A. surprising                              C. touching        

B. amazing                                 D. Exciting

32.   How much serving size of the product above?

a.       240 mL                          c. Whole milk

b.      2,000  calories            d.  16 fl oz

33.   Calcium is one of the nutrients that we can find from the food label above. Calcium is ...

a.       a chemical elements which is present in teeth, bones, and chalk.

b.      necessary for the body to grow and be strong.

c.       a soft silver-white chemical element hat is found in salt.

d.      used to make food and drinks sweet.

34.   If your serving is only 120 mL, so based on the text above you will consume ... of sodium.

A.      250 mg                          C. 120 mg

B. 62.5 mg                           D. 115 mg

Reading text for questions  no 43 to 45.

Dear Rusdi, I just got back from Yogyakarta. The weather was nice the whole week and I really had a great vacation. I walked along Malioboro Street an the first day. The next day I went shopping and bought some batik clothes at Beringharjo Market. I went to Yogyakarta palace one day. Guess what? I saw the Sultan.I enjoyed my vacation. Well, that’s all for now. Cheers Fahmida

35.   The letter is about ….
A. Fahmida’s experienced at malioboro
B. went to yogyakarta
C. Fahmida’s vacation in yogyakarta
D. went to yogyakarta palace

36. Which of the following is TRUE based on the letter above?
A. Fahmida’s vacation is uninteresting.
B. Rusdi got a letter from Fahmida.
C. Fahmida is staying in Yogyakarta.
D. Fahmida did not like the weather.

37.   How many places of interests did the writer visit?
A. Two                                          C. Four
B. Three                                       D. Five

38.   1.  Poor Fikri then crashed and fell down on the ground.

2.    She looked to the right, but suddenly a dog ran after him.

3.    He had a bad cut on his head.

4.    One day he wanted to practice riding a bike.

5.    He got on it and rode it very slowly.

6.    His father took him to the clinic and soon the doctor gave him an injection.

7.    It barked loudly to him.

8.    Fikri is my classmate.

Which one is the best arrangement to make a good text?

A.      1-6-4-5-8-2-7-3                  C. 8-4-5-2-7-1-3-6

B.      8-3-6-4-2-5-7-1                  D. 1-3-4-7-6-2-5-8

39.   Arrange the words below into a good sentence!

His – after –sad – feels – he – missing – money

  1         2        3         4          5         6               7    

A.      2-4-3-5-6-1-7                      C. 5-4-3-2-6-1-7

B.      4-3-5-2-6-1-7                      D. 5-4-1-7-3-2-4

40.   Find and read the text about Legend on your English textbook!

41.   DO the exercise on the Final Evaluation of your English text book !

42.   Re-read and memorize well all vocabulary list you have!

******Wish You get SUCCESS******