Name: Class: Date:
A. Read the Text D. To explain the steps of registering for junior high
school
My First Day at Junior High School
E. To argue that elementary school is better than
Last year, on the first day of junior high school, I
junior high school
woke up extremely nervous. My mother had prepared
2. Who showed the writer the way to the classroom?
my new uniform and shoes the night before. I lived in a
A. Mr. Bayu, the homeroom teacher
small town in Central Java, and that morning, my father
B. The writer's father
drove me to school on his old motorcycle.
C. Dinda, a classmate
First, I entered the school gate and immediately
D. A senior student
got lost because the building was much bigger than my
E. The school principal
elementary school. Luckily, a senior student kindly
3. "After that embarrassing moment, a classmate
showed me the way to my classroom. Then, our
named Dinda offered me a piece of her snack." The
homeroom teacher, Mr. Bayu, introduced himself and
underlined word "embarrassing" is closest in
asked each of us to stand up and share our names and
meaning to...
hobbies. When it was my turn, I accidentally said my
A. exciting
hobby was "sleeping rice" instead of "eating rice," and
B. humiliating
the whole class burst into laughter. After that
C. comforting
embarrassing moment, a classmate named Dinda offered
D. boring
me a piece of her snack and we started chatting. During
E. confusing
the break, she introduced me to her other friends, and
4. Why did the whole class burst into laughter?
we played in the schoolyard together.
A. Because the teacher told a funny joke
By the time I went home that afternoon, my
B. Because the writer fell down in front of the class
nervousness had completely disappeared. Even though I
C. Because the writer mistakenly said "sleeping
made a silly mistake in front of the class, that day turned
rice" instead of "eating rice"
into one of my favorite memories because it was when I
D. Because a senior student made a silly face
made my first new friends in junior high school.
E. Because Dinda shared a funny snack
B. Essential Vocabulary 5. What can we infer about Dinda's character from her
No Word Meaning action of offering a snack to the writer right after
1 Immediately Seketika / Langsung the embarrassing moment?
A. She wanted to embarrass the writer further
2 Senior student Siswa kelas atas / Senior
B. She was a friendly and caring person who
3 Accidentally Secara tidak sengaja
wanted to comfort a new friend
4 Burst into laughter Tertawa terbahak-bahak
C. She was forced by the teacher to be kind
5 Embarrassing Memalukan
D. She did not notice what had happened
6 Schoolyard Halaman sekolah
E. She wanted something in return from the writer
7 Disappeared Menghilang
8 Silly mistake Kesalahan sepele/lucu
C. Practice Questions (choose one correct answer)
1. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To describe what a junior high school looks like
B. To persuade readers to attend junior high
school
C. To retell the writer's personal experience on the
first day of school
, D. Answer Key
No. Answer Bloom's Level Category
1 C C2 (Understanding) LOTS
2 D C1 (Remembering) LOTS
3 B C2 (Understanding) LOTS
4 C C2 (Understanding) MOTS
5 B C4 (Analyzing) HOTS