Grammar Exercise in UAN

Below are some grammar questions adopted from UAN (Ujian Akhir Nasional) for Junior High School. Try working on them and give justification to each of your answers as well you possibly can. Send your answers to me directly and I’ll try to get back to you along with responses as soon as possible.

Grammar UAN
1. Ani : Can you take my umbrella, please?
Budi : There are four umbrellas here. … is yours?
Ani : The black one, please.
a.What
b.Which
c.What sort
d.Where

( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)
2. Adi : Have you ever been to “ujung kulon” national park?
Oga : I haven’t. And you?
Adi :___________
a. So have I
b. Neither have I
c. I have too
d. I have either
( Soal UAN 2001/2002)


3. Amri : Excuse me, please. I’m looking for my bag
Pak harun : Is this one yours?
Amri : No, mine’s…….of all
Pak Harun: what about this one?
Amri : No. That’d over there. The one with the lock on it.
a. big
b. bigger
c. the biggest
d. small
( Soal UAN 2000/2001 rayon D)

4. Mrs. Yanto : What about our new uniform? Are you going to sew it yourself?
Mrs. Fakih : No, I’m not. I ... to the dressmaker next Sunday.
a. go
b. went
c. have gone
d. will go
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

5. Ardiyono : Have you got any plans for us on Sunday morning, Agus?
Agus : Yes, we ... to the Safari Park next Sunday.
Ardiyono : Oh, it’s great!
a. go
b. went
c. were going
d. are going to go
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)


6. Tourist A : Jakarta is a lovely city, ...
Tourist B : Well, but I prefer Yogyakarta.
a. is it?
b. does it?
c. isn’t it?
d. doesn’t it?
( Soal UAN 2002/2003 rayon D)

7. Anto : Indonesia has to import rice next year.
Mike : How come? Indonesia is an agricultural country.
Anto : There are some reasons for that.
Mike : Like what?
Anto : The harvest failed ... natural disasters occured.
a. although
b. because
c. but
d. and
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)

8. Koko : I think I won’t borrow this magazine
Cery : But why?
Koko : ... of the articles is interesting.
Cery : Oh yeah? But I like the short story in it.
a. Some
b. All
c. Both
d. None
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)

(1)It is different from that jasmine. Look at that jasmine.
(2) But you must be careful. There are thorns on the stem.
(3) These roses are beautiful.
(4) Besides the smell is nice.
(5) It is beautiful, and there are no thorns.
The best arrangement to be a good paragraph is ....
a. 3 – 1 – 2 – 5 – 4
b. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 1
c. 3 – 2 – 1 – 4 – 5
d. 3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4
( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)
10. Study these sentences!
1. Radio gives us information.
2. Radio gives us pleasure.
These two sentences can be combined as ....
a. Radio gives us not only information but also pleasure
b. Radio gives us only information or pleasure
c. Radio not only gives us both information and pleasure
d. Radio gives us information only, not pleasure

( Soal UAN 2003/2004 rayon C)