SMP Bahasa Inggris: Pertanyaan, Jawaban, Latihan Soal & Pembahasan

Guava is a plant native from Mexico and Central America, Northern South America, parts of the Carribbean, some parts of North Africa, and some parts of India.                 A guava tree is not big. It is about 33 feet with spreading branches. The bark is smooth with green or reddish brown color. The plant branches are close to the ground.                 Guavas are cultivated in many tropical and sub- tropical countries for their edible fruit. The fruit is round or oval depending on the species. It is usually green when unripe, but becomes yellow or maroon when ripe. The flesh of the fruit is sweet or sour. The color of the flesh may be white, pink, yellow, or red, with the seeds in the central part of the flesh. The seeds are numerous but small. In some good varieties, they are edible. Guavas are rich with vitamins A and C, Omega-3 and Omega-6, gutty acids and dietary fibers.

Guavas can be good for weight loss because they contain …

Guava is a plant native from Mexico and Central America, Northern South America, parts of the Carribbean, some parts of North Africa, and some parts of India.                 A guava tree is not big. It is about 33 feet with spreading branches. The bark is smooth with green or reddish brown color. The plant branches are close to the ground.                 Guavas are cultivated in many tropical and sub- tropical countries for their edible fruit. The fruit is round or oval depending on the species. It is usually green when unripe, but becomes yellow or maroon when ripe. The flesh of the fruit is sweet or sour. The color of the flesh may be white, pink, yellow, or red, with the seeds in the central part of the flesh. The seeds are numerous but small. In some good varieties, they are edible. Guavas are rich with vitamins A and C, Omega-3 and Omega-6, gutty acids and dietary fibers.

Based on the text, what does the third paragraph talk about?

In ancient times, the king placed a boulder on a roadway. Then he hid and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge risk. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants countries came by and simply walked around it.

Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything to get big stone out the way. Then a peasant came along carry a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After lots of pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying on the road where the boulder had been.

The purse contained a lot of gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what Many others never understand.

From the story, we know that … 

I’m so happy to have a close friend. She is my beloved classmate, Fafa. We’ve known each other since we were in grade 8. We were in the same class, and we still are in grade 9 until now.                 Fafa is a very kind and friendly girl. She is always ready to help other people. Although she comes from a rich family, she never looks down on other people. She is very sociable and has a lot of friends. She can interact easily with people from different ages. Therefore, she is also popular among teachers and parents.

What is the main idea of paragraph two?

How to Make Mango Juice

Materials

• some mangoes
• a half glass of water
• a glass of iced cube
• a spoon of sugar
• 3 spoons of condensed milk
   

Procedures:
First, peel the mango and clean it. Next, cut the mango
into pieces and put them into the juicer. Then, put the
water, ice, sugar, and milk, After that, turn on the juicer
and wait about 15 seconds.

 

Finally, pour the mango juice into the glass and it ready
to be served.

 

What should we do before we put the mango into the juicer?

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The Legend of Toba Lake

There was a handsome man named Batara Guru Sahala, who enjoyed fishing so much. One day, he caught a fish. He was surprised to find out that the fish could talk. The fish begged him to set it free.

Batara Guru Sahala could not bear it. He made the fish free. As soon as it was free. the fish changed into a very beautiful woman. Batara Guru Sahala fell in love with that  fish-woman and wanted to marry her. Batara Guru Sahala promised to keep the secret that she had been a fish and would never tell anybody about it.

They were married happily. They had two daughters. One day Batara Guru Sahala got very angry with his daughters. He could not control his temper. He shouted angrily and got the word of fish to his daughters. The daughters were crying. They found their mother and told her about it.

The mother was very angry. Batara Guru Sahala broke his promise. The mother was shouting angrily, then the earth began to shake. Volcanoes started to erupt. The earth formed a very big hole. People believe that the big hole became a lake. Today the lake is known as Toba lake.

 

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Corn Flour Pudding   Ingredients: 2000 ml milk 200 gr corn flour 500 gr brown sugar 4 tbs water to dissolve the sugar 1 stick of 10 cm cinnamon 1 tbs butter 3 tbs cinnamon for sprinkling   Method: Thoroughly mix milk and corn flour until smooth. Boil brown sugar and water until sugar dissolved, then sieve. Mix brown sugar with the milk, corn flour mixture and cinnamon stick. Add butter and simmer whilst stirring until corn flour become thick. Pour into a suitable mould and let it cool. When serving sprinkle with ground cinnamon Makes: 10-15 portions, best served when cold.

The "it" in step 4 refers to ... of corn flour pudding.

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Sand and Stone

Ikhwan and Arif were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument and Ikhwan slapped Arif in the face. Arif was hurt, but he said nothing and wrote in the sand: "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."

They kept on walking and finally found an oasis. They decided to take a bath. Suddenly, Arif slipped on moss, hit his head and started drowning, but Ikhwan saved him. After Arif gained his consciousness, he carved on a stone "TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."

Ikhwan asked Arif,"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you carved it on a stone, why?"

Arif replied,"when someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where wind of forgiveness would blow it away and when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.

What can you learn from the text above?