ITEM SMA N 1 BONTANG

This text is for questions 1 to 3

BANDUNG: Thousand of people who had fled from their houses located on the slopes of
smoldering Mount Gamkonara on Halmahera Island, North Maluku province, could return to
their homes after the authorities downgraded the vulcanos top-alert status Monday.
The Head of the Volcanology Center and Geology Disaster Mitigation Agency, Surono,
said that the returning residents still could not get within three kilometers are of the volcano
in Ibu district, West Halmahera regency.
The alert status for the volcano was downgraded because the volcano e volcano had
shown less volcanic activity. Since July 10 to July 15, only to small tectonic quakes
measuring below 2 of the Richter scale were recorded in the mountain and the volcano did
not burst out hot lava or other volcanic materials from its crater.
Compared to the last Mondays explosion, wherein the ash spewed was 4.000 above
the crater, it is now only about 10 meters high, Surono told the journalist in Bandung on
Monday.
Following the volcanos increased acivity last week, which led authorities to put it in
the top
alert status, around 10.000 residents in Ibu district fled to safety. Mos of the resident were
taking shelter in Shouth Ibu and Central Ibu districts.
Surono warned the people not to get close to the volcano because small emissions of
smoke could throw materials from the volcanos crater.
The 1.635-meter volcano has erupted 12 times since records have been kept. The last
time ash and smoke streamed out of the volcano was in 1987. No casualties were reported.

1. What is the text about?
a. Thousands of people who return home to the Maluku volcano area.
b. The increasing activity of a number volcanic mountains in Maluku.
c. The reason for the downgraded alert status of Maluku volcano.
d. The Head of the Volcanology Center and Geology Disaster.
e. The increasing volcanic activity of mount Gamkonora.

2. Which information is TRUE according to the text?
a. Mount Gamkonora shows more activity.
b. The authority downgraded the alert status.
c. The people from Mount Gamkonora have not returned home.
d. Two tectonic-quakes measuring 5 of the Richter scale recorded.
e. The explosions only happened during Monday with ash spewing 4.000 above the crater.

3. The height of the volcano is Meter
a. 10.000.
b. 4.000.
c. 3.987.
d. 1.987.
e. 1.635.





This text is for questions 4 and 5
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A SENIOR SECRETARY
Female, graduation from a reputable university min.5 years of work experience
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after this ads to: HRD PT CITRA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
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4. What is the text about?
a. Wisma Emha.
b. A job vacancy.
c. A senior secretary.
d. An application letter.
e. PT Citra Energy Development.

5. The following are the requirement asked EXCEPT
a. Five years experience.
b. Able to operate a computer.
c. Able to speak and write in English.
d. A graduate from a reputable university.
e. Application letter should be sent ten days after this ads.


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CONTOH SOAL NEWS ITEM KELAS X
The moon is the biggest and brightest object in the night sky. It shines almost like a night-
time sun. Yet it has no light of its own. It is just a big cold ball of rock. It shines only
because it reflects the light of the sun. It is the earths company in space. It circles slowly
around the earth once a month as the moon moves around. It also rotates slowly on its axis,
so that the same face always points toward us. The far side of the moon can never be seen
from the earths surface

1. Why does the moon shine?
A. Because it has light of its own
B. Because it circles around the earth
C. Because it rotates slowly on its axis
D. Because it reflects the light of the sun
E. Because it is the earths surfac

2. What is the general classification of the text?
A. The moon is the biggest and brightest object in the nigth sky
B. The moon shines almost like a night-time sun
C. The moon is just a big cold ball of rock
D. The far side of the moon can never be seen from the earths surface
E. The light of the sun

3. It circles slowly around the earth once a month_____
The synonym of the underlined word is...........
A. Reflects
B. Moves
C. Changes
D. Rotates
E. Moon

4. What is the topic of the paragraph?
A. The reflex of the moon
B. The moon
C. The biggest and the brightest object in the sky
D. The moon can never be seen from the earths surface
E. The light of the sun

5. Which statement is true based on the text?
A. The moon doesnt get the reflection from the suns light
B. The moon doesnt rotates on its axis
C. The moon has no ist own light
D. The far side of the moon can never
E. All the moon part can be seen from the earths surface

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