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Soal 11:
Arrange the following sentences to be an appropriate paragraph!
1. I hit one of the roosters and it stuck the wheel. This made me fall down and hurt.
2. Last Sunday afternoon I went to my office by motorcycle
3. The chickens were shocked when I passed by, and run across the street.
4. I left for office at a half past six, and it was quiet late to go. I rode my motorcycle
very fast.
5. When I passed the road along with rice field on my left, I saw some chickens eating the
rice.
The appropriate arrangement is ....
A. 2-4-3-5-1
B. 4-2-5-3-1
C. 4-5-2-3-1
D. 2-4-5-3-1
Soal 12:
Arrange the following sentences to be an appropriate paragraph!
1. It all happened very quickly, people just stood and watched.
2. A car stopped outside the shop, and two men got out.
3. He threw the bricks at the window and smashed it.
4. They had masks on
5. One of them held a brick in his hand.
6. One man took the coats from the window and the other put them in the back of the car
The appropriate arrangement is ....
A. 2-3-4-1-6-5
B. 2-4-5-3-6-1
C. 2-4-6-3-1-5
D. 3-4-5-6-2-1
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Soal 13:
Arrange the following sentences to be an appropriate paragraph!
1. So, I took my bike at home and tried to deliver it.
2. Fortunately, the owner of the wallet was my classmate’s neighbor.
3. Yesterday, when I was walking home, I found a wallet.
4. After looking at the ID card, I knew that address is quite far from my home.
5. That’s why my classmate and I could find the house easily.
6. When I was looking for the address, I met` my classmate.
7. I found an ID card and some money in the wallet.
8. Then, I stopped and asked him about the address.
The appropriate arrangement is ....
A. 3 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 5
B. 3 – 7 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 8 – 1 – 5
C. 3 – 7 – 1 – 4 – 2 – 5 – 6 – 8
D. 3 – 7 – 4 – 1 – 8 – 6 – 5 – 2
Soal 14:
Arrange the following sentences to be an appropriate paragraph!
1. My older brother went to serpong circuit.
2. He was very disappointed.
3. He lost the race and his car was broken .
4. He arrived at six and checked up his engine.
5. The race started at four.
6. At first he led the race, but it was not long.
7. Suddenly another car hit his car from the right side.
The appropriate arrangement is ....
A. 1-4-5-6-7-3-2
B. 1-5-6-4-2-3-7
C. 1-6-4-5-2-3-7
D. 1-2-5-4-3-6-7
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Soal 15:
Arrange the following sentences to be an appropriate paragraph!
1. We couldn't take any photographs.
2. It was really beautiful.
3. Then, we walked into a waterfall.
4. It was nice having meals in the open air.
5. Unfortunately, we left our camera at home.
6. Finally, we decided to go back to our tent.
7. On Saturday, my friends and I camped on a hill nearby.
8. After setting up the tent, we took our picnic jar and had a meal together.
The appropriate arrangement is ....
A. 7-8-5-1-3-4-2-6
B. 7-8-4-3-2-5-1-6
C. 7-8-2-3-4-6-5-1
D. 7-8-4-2-5-1-3-6
Adopted from:
http://banksoaljember.blogspot.co.id/2013/12/soal-soal-jumble-sentences.html
Soal 16:
Arrange the following jumble sentences to make a good story.
(1) One day, there was a big battle in that kingdom
(2) The queen was lucky because she could save her life by changing herself into a golden
snail
(3) Another day, an old woman saw the snail and took it home
(4) Once upon a time, there was a kingdom in Java
(5) The king ask her Queen to save her life
(6) Then she looked after it
(7) In the middle of the jungle, the enemies killed all her guards
The best arrangement is….
A. 4-5-2-6-1-7-3
B. 4-5-7-2-3-1-6
C. 4-1-5-7-2-3-6
D. 4-3-5-1-6-2-7
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Soal 19:
Arrange the following jumble sentences to make a good story.
1. After Sura and Baya were looking for some food .
2. They live in the deep sea .
3. Sura is the name of the Beast shark and Baya the crocodile .
4. Feels tired of fighting , they live in different places .
5. Suddenly, Baya see a nice goat . " Yummy is good , this is the most delicious lunch , "
said Baya .
6. After several hours of fighting, they were very tired
7. “No way ! This is my lunch . You greedy " Sura said .
8. Later they fought for goats .
9. Sura live in the water and Sura stay in the sea.
10. Once upon a time , there were two animals , named Sura and Baya.
The best arrangement is….
A. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
B. 10-2-3-1-5-7-8-6-4-9
C. 9-4-10-2-3-1-5-7-8-6
D. 10-2-5-7-8-6-4-9-3-1
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Soal 18:
Arrange the following sentences into a good Recount text!
1. The five-footed bear liked to help other animals.
2. One afternoon, when the five-footed bear went home, he found a rabbit under a
mahogany tree.
3. But all animals who lived with him didn't feet strange.
4. Once upon a time there was a strange bear who lived in a jungle.
5. Then, the five-footed bear brought him to his home.
6. His home was open for anyone who wanted to stay.
7. He had five feet.
8. The rabbit looked hungry.
The best arrangement is….
A. 4-7-3-5-6-8-2-1
B. 4-7-1-3-8-6-5-2
C. 4-7-3-1-6-2-8-5
D. 4-7-3-1-5-2-6-8
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Tentang Penulis/Penyusun:
Rakhman Halim, M.Pd
Samarinda adalah kota kelahirannya, tepatnya pada 8 Juli 1976, alumni
SMA Negeri 1 Samarinda tahun 1994 dan melanjutkan pendidikan pada
jenjang S1 Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Jurusan Bahasa dan Seni, Fakultas
Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan (FKIP) Universitas Mulawarman,
Samarinda, tahun 1996-2002. Mulai mengajar di tahun 2004 di SMKN 2
Samarinda, dan 2008-2009 di SMP YPK. Tahun 2010 menjadi guru PNS
dan 2011 melanjutkan kuliah di jenjang S2 Magister Pendidikan Bahasa
Inggris Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda tahun 2011 hingga 2014.
Pada tahun 2013 mengajar di SMP Negeri 7 Bontang hingga saat ini. Hobbi membaca, musik,
seni dan menulis serta aktif sebagai guru Bahasa Inggris dan pembina ekskul Radio
Broadcasting di SMP Negeri 7 Bontang hingga saat ini.
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