Ujian Akhir Sekolah Bahasa Inggris kelas 9 2025

           (1 )  Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group of lizards still alive.
        (2)   It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
          (3) The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
          (4)   Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against theirbody.
          (5)   The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons.
Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night.

The main idea of paragraph 5 is …

• komodo dragons feed on young dragons.

• komodo dragons get their food by hunting.

• komodo dragons are carnivorous and also cannibals

• komodo dragons are cannibals because they hunt other animals.

 (1 )  Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group of lizards still alive.
        (2)   It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
          (3) The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
          (4)   Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against theirbody.
          (5)   The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons.
Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night.

Which of the following is not the characteristic of a komodo dragon?

• Strong claws

• Short, strong legs

• A long heavy tail

• Rows of red teeth

 (1 )  Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group of lizards still alive.
        (2)   It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
          (3) The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
          (4)   Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against theirbody.
          (5)   The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons.
Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night.

The writer's purpose in writing the text is ….

• to retell the events in Komodo Island.

• to inform about classification of komodo.

• to describe about komodo dragon in general.

• to persuade reader to keep komodo habitat.

             The holidays had come. At first, I didn’t know how to spent my long holiday. I didn’t have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother was taking care of  my little sister. She was just five months old.

            Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn’t have any plans either. So we spent the holiday  together.  During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

            We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at some shops and enjoyed window- shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we visited museums in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti. We learned  a lot from  the collections in the museums.

Why didn't the writer have plans for his vacation?

• He was very busy.

• His parents were busy.

• He wanted to spend the vacation at home.

• He didn't know that the vacation had come.

             The holidays had come. At first, I didn’t know how to spent my long holiday. I didn’t have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother was taking care of  my little sister. She was just five months old.

            Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn’t have any plans either. So we spent the holiday  together.  During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

            We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at some shops and enjoyed window- shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we visited museums in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti. We learned  a lot from  the collections in the museums.

How did the writer feel to learn that Zaky didn't have any plans either?

• Sad.

• Guilty

• Sorry.

• Happy.

             The holidays had come. At first, I didn’t know how to spent my long holiday. I didn’t have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother was taking care of  my little sister. She was just five months old.

            Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn’t have any plans either. So we spent the holiday  together.  During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

            We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at some shops and enjoyed window- shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we visited museums in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti. We learned  a lot from  the collections in the museums.

From the text we can conclude that . . .

• the writer went around the city by bicycle.

• The things displayed in the museums were boring.

• Zaky learned how to play volleyball from the writer.

• The writer and Zaky visited three museums during the vacation.

             The holidays had come. At first, I didn’t know how to spent my long holiday. I didn’t have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother was taking care of  my little sister. She was just five months old.

            Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn’t have any plans either. So we spent the holiday  together.  During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

            We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at some shops and enjoyed window- shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we visited museums in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti. We learned  a lot from  the collections in the museums.

How long did the vacation last?

• Three months.

• One Month

• Five months.

• One week

             The holidays had come. At first, I didn’t know how to spent my long holiday. I didn’t have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project, while my mother was taking care of  my little sister. She was just five months old.

            Fortunately, one of my friends, Zaky, didn’t have any plans either. So we spent the holiday  together.  During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.

            We did a lot of things. On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at some shops and enjoyed window- shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the last two days, we visited museums in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala Bakti. We learned  a lot from  the collections in the museums.

How many days did Zaky practice to shoot well?

• Four.

• Two

• Three.

• Three

             This is Mr. Vio’s  house. It is big, clean, and comfortable (4). There is a garden in front of the house. There are some plants and flowers in the garden. There is a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, a kitchen, three bedrooms, and a garage.

           Mr. Vio  has some pets (5), a dog, a cat, and a parrot. Mr. Vio takes care of the pets very carefully.

" it is big, clean, and comfortable"

The underlined word means......

• Beautiful

• uninteresting

• unattractive

• enjoyable

             This is Mr. Vio’s  house. It is big, clean, and comfortable (4). There is a garden in front of the house. There are some plants and flowers in the garden. There is a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, a kitchen, three bedrooms, and a garage.

           Mr. Vio  has some pets (5), a dog, a cat, and a parrot. Mr. Vio takes care of the pets very carefully.

 

The word pets mean ...

• tame animals

• favorite animals kept at home

• beautiful animals

• tame animals kept at the zoo