Choose and cross (x) the
correct answers
The following text is
for questions 1 to 5.
Rina went to a cooking
festival in the morning to join the cooking competition. She wanted to cook
fried rice. She arrived at eight and directly prepared for the competition. At
first, she thought she had brought everything, but suddenly, she realised that
she had left the rice in the kitchen at her house. She couldn't cook fried rice
and lost the competition. She felt very disappointed.
1. Why
did Rina go to the cooking festival?
A. To
watch her friend competing.
B. To
join a cooking competition.
C. To
check the rice.
D. To
eat fried rice.
2. What
was the first thing Rina did when she arrived at the cooking festival?
A. Preparing
for the competition.
B. Starting
the competition.
C. Losing
the competition.
D. Leaving
the rice.
3. Why
did Rina lose the competition?
A. She
left the rice.
B. She
left the festival.
C. She
cooked fried rice.
D. She
was disappointed.
4. How
did Rina feel?
A. Cheerful.
B. Excited.
C. Happy
D. Upset.
5. What
is the purpose of the writer in writing the text?
A. To
persuade the readers to go to cooking festival.
B. To
inform the readers about Rina's hobby.
C. To
describe past events that happened to Rina.
D. To
describe the cooking festival.
The following text is
for questions 6 to 11.
It was
early in the morning when five staff of the charity International Animal Rescue
(IAR) arrived at the forest. The forest was hazy with smoke. They breathed
through cloth masks as they searched for a dehydrated-and possibly
dying-orangutan and her infant seen the previous night. A farmer reported
seeing the mother and daughter orangutans near a palm oil farm which was on
fire.
After
several hours searching through the haze, they finally found the pair. They used
anesthetics and medical check-ups to determine if the two orangutans could survive
in a safe zone away from the fires. These orangutans were lucky because IAR got
them before the smoke caused too much damage. The team took them to a safe zone
on the island.
6. The
text mostly tells us about . . .
A. the
experience of the orangutans in a safe zone
B. the
rescuing of orangutans from the bushfire
C. the
process of delivering a baby orangutan
D. a
safe zone for orangutans
7. "After
several hours searching through the haze...." (paragraph 2)
The underlined word has
a similar meaning
A. Breeze
B. smog
C. dew
D. log
8. What
does the second paragraph tell us about?
A. The
discovery of the two orangutans.
B. The
anaesthetised orangutans.
C. The
missing orangutans.
D. The
IAR sanctuary.
9. “...
they finally found the pair. “(paragraph 2)
The underlined word
refers to
A. the
mother and daughter orangutans
B. the
animals in the forest
C. the
people in the forest
D. the
IAR staff
10. What
might have happened if IAR had not come to rescue the orangutans?
A. The
haze would be thicker.
B. The
two orangutans would be dead.
C. The
people would take care of the two orangutans.
D. The
two orangutans would escape to a safe zone.
11. Who
saw the two orangutans for the first time?
A. A
famer
B. The
medical team.
C. A
member of the team.
D. The
owner of the orangutans.
The following text is
for questions 12 to 15.
It was nine
in the evening, I was on my way to my bedroom after brushing my teeth. As I was
passing the living room, I saw my brother, Aldo, lying on the floor watching TV.
He always did that every night. He refused to go to bed and chose to sleep in front
of the television. I decided not to say anything and directly went to bed.
I was half
asleep when I heard a scream from the living room. It was about two in the
morning. I jumped out of bed and rushed towards the voice. In the living room,
I found Aldo crying. His right hand was on his right ear. He said, "Help,
help, help. It hurtsl" Then, he told me that an insect had entered his
ear. I was quite sorry for the insect. I figured out it was an ant. I imagined how
miserable the ant was. Since Aldo couldn't stop crying, I decided to take him
to the hospital. Soon after cur arrival, a doctor in charge examined Aldo's
ear. He, then, used a pair of pincers to take the insect out. I was so
surprised to see the insect. It wasn't an ant. It was a young cockroachl Gosh!
It was as big as a baby's little finger.
From then
on, Aldo never slept in front of the television any more.
12. What
happened to Aldo?
A. An
insect bit him.
B. He
felt pity for the insect.
C. An
insect entered his ear
D. He
was imagining an insect.
13. How
did the doctor help him?
A. He
took the insect out, using pincers.
B. He
used pincers to kill the insect.
C. He
repaired the pincers.
D. He
charged Aldo.
14. "It
was as big as a baby's little finger." (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word
refers to . . .
A. the
ant
B. Aldo's
ear
C. the
young cockroach
D. the
baby's little finger
15. What
is the main idea of paragraph three?
A. The
insect was not an ant.
B. Aldo
was taken to the hospital.
C. The
insect was a young cockroach.
D. A
doctor used a pair of pincers to take the insect out.
The following text is
for questions 16 to 20.
The
holidays had come. At first, I didn't know how to spend my long holiday I didn't
have any plans because my parents were very busy. My father was finishing his project,
while my mother was taking care of my little sister. She was just five months
oid.
Fortunately,
one of my friends, Zaky, didn't have any plans either. So we spent the holiday
together. During the holiday, he came to my house almost every day.
We did a lot of things.
On the first day, we rode a bicycle and went around the city. We stopped at
some shops and enjoyed window-shopping. The second day, I taught Zaky how to
play basketball. We spent three days just to get him able to shoot well. In the
last two days, we visited museums. in our city; they were Ronggowarsito and Mandala
Bakti We learnt a lot from the collections in the museums.
16. Why
didn't the writer have plans for his vacation?
A. He
was very busy.
B. His
parents were busy.
C. He
didn't know that the vacation had come.
D. He
wanted to spend the vacation at home.
17. How
did the writer feel to learn that Zaky didn't have any plans either?
A. Sad.
B. Sory.
C. Guilty.
D. Happy.
18. Which
statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. The
writer went around the city by bicycle.
B. Zaky
leamed how to play volleyball from the writer.
C. The
things displayed in the museums were boring.
D. The
writer and Zaky visited three museums during the vacation.
19. How
long did the vacation last?
A. Three
months.
B. Five
months.
C. One
month.
D. Seven
days.
20. How
many days did Zaky practise to serve well?
A. Four.
B. Three.
C. Two.
D. One.
Read the following text
to answer questions 21 to 25.
It was about 3.30 in the afternoon. Mr Tugiyo had just come back from the forest after collecting some firewood. Before it got dark, he went back home to take a bath and get some rest.
Nothing
was suspicious when he entered his house yard. However, just as he went into
his house, there was a tiger, standing still in his living room. It was glaring
at him. He stunned by the horror he found, He saw his wife, shocked, in front
of the bedroom door. Her face as white as paper. He knew his family was also in
danger.
Mr Tugiyo
took several steps back. He gave a sign to his wife to enter and lock the
bedroom. After he was sure that his wife was safe, he went out of his house and
locked the front door. Then, he screamed help from the neighbours. One of his neighbours
called the police. Later some policemen and officers from the zoo arrived and
caught the tiger.
Finally,
the tiger was brought to the nearest zoo safely. The officers said that the
tiger was searching for food and it came from the nearby forest.
21. What
is the best title for the story?
A. A
Tiger in a Villager's House
B. A
Tiger in the Nearby Zoo
C. The
Police and the Tiger
D. Finding
Food for a Tiger
22. "Her
face was as white as paper. (Paragraph 2)
The underlined phrase
has a similar meaning to . . .
A. soft
B. pale
C. clean
D. tender
23. How
did Mrs Tugiyo save herself?
A. By
locking herself inside the bedroom.
B. By
staying still behind the front door.
C. By
hiding herself behind the door.
D. By
lying on the bed.
24. Why
did the tiger enter Mr Tugiyo's house?
A. To
scare the people
B. To
find its family.
C. To
take a walk.
D. To
get food.
25. The
third paragraph tells us about . . .
A. the
transfer of the tiger to the zoo
B. how
Mr Tugiyo sought for help
C. how
the tiger looked at him
D. the
killing of the tiger
The following text is for questions 26 to 30.
There is a
boy from Uganda named John Ssbunya. He is a shy boy and speaks very slowly. His
character might have been affected by his past.
Uganda was
in a war when John was two years old. He was left all alone since he lost his
mother and father in the war. He would have died if he was not adopted by a
colony of green monkeys when he was left all alone. He learnt their behaviour
after living with them for three years, such as living on a diet of fruits,
berries and nuts and climbing trees.
In 1991, a
woman saw him scavenging for food with chimpanzees. She reported it to the
villagers and people caught him. It was hard since the monkeys were fighting back
to prevent the people from taking John away from them.
John was
brought to an orphanage and taught to behave and speak like human. When he was
able to utter his first words, it was found that he had a great singing voice. John
Ssuburya has joined a 20-strong Pearl of Africa children's choir now and has
gone to many different countries on tour.
26. What
is the text about?
A. A
boy who had been looked after by monkeys.
B. The
impact of the war in Uganda on the chimps.
C. A
boy who joined a famous choir in Africa.
D. A
struggle to find a lost boy.
27. “ .
. . after living with them for three years . . .” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word
refers to....
A. John's
parents
B. people
of Uganda
C. John's
neighbours
D. the
green monkeys
28. “ .
. . a woman who saw him scavenging
for food” (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word has
a similar meaning to
A. searching
B. swinging
C. begging
D. eating
29. When
did people find that John had beautiful voice?
A. When
the people found him.
B. When
he joined in the choir.
C. When
he sang the first song.
D. When
he uttered his first word.
30. What
might have happened if people had not found John?
A. He
might have got maried with one of the girls in his village.
B. He
might have been very rich by being the king of the jungle.
C. He
might have lived with the monkeys forever.
D. He
might have attacked the monkey kingdom.
The following text is
for questions 31 to 35.
Last vacation, I decided
to visit the Dani tribe in Baliem Valley to do a little adventure.
First, I
stopped at Muliama village, which was about 20 kilometres from Wamena to enjoy
the Baliem Cultural Festival it was held for several days. People of the Dani
were singing, dancing and playing their traditional music in the festival, They
painted their faces with pig grease, clay ash and fur. They held their bows,
arrows and spears to act as if they were attacking each other. However, no
blood was shed. It was all intended only as a threatening show of force.
When the
festival ended, I chose to join a trekking trip to the spectacular villages of
the Dani. The trip gave me an opportunity to see the real lifestyle of the Dani
people. I saw great wooden bridges across the fast-flowing mountain rivers. I also
learnt that men and women did not live in one traditional house. Another
amazing thing that I learnt was that people missing fingers were a result of a
custom whereby both men and women might cut off their fingers if they were left
by the loved one.
My
eight-day trip to Baliem Valley gave me a remarkable impression of how rich Indonesia's
culture is.
31. What
did the Dani people do during the festival?
A. They
killed pigs and other cattle.
B. They
made war and killed each other.
C. They
decorated their face with pig grease, clay, ash and fur.
D. They
sang traditional songs and made offerings to the Gods.
32. Why
did the people of Dani cut of parts of their fingers?
A. To
heal their diseases.
B. To
express their sadness.
C. To
make people pity them.
D. To
make opponents scared.
33. The
text mainly tells us about . . .
A. the
writer's experience during his visit to Baliem Valey
B. the
Baliem Cultural Festival at Muliama village
C. the
writer's experience during the trekking trip
D. the
real Dani tribe life-style
34. "It
was all intended only . . .”(Paragraph 2)
The underlined word
refers to....
A. the
weapon
B. the
festival
C. the
village
D. the
valley
35. "The
trip gave me an opportunity to see. . . . (Paragraph 3)
The underlined word has
a similar
A. understanding
B. evidence
C. chance
D. view
The following text is
for questions 36 to 40.
Sean and Mark Saunders
joined a tour to South Africa. There were eight tourists in the group and two
National Park guards.
Early in
the morning, the group arrived at the park. It was a beautiful and peaceful morning.
They started their journey on a path near a small river. Along the way, they saw
many kinds of animals roaming about, such as African buffaloes, elephants, and giraffes.
Those animals drank from the river and then walked away.
Suddenly, Sean saw a
black rhino among the bushes. He told the group. The tourists were so excited
to see the rare animal. They took pictures of the animal, which was only a
hundred meters away. Then the guards realised that it was a male mino and it
was a bit nervous by the tourists presence
on its teritory. The guards made some noise by yelling and hitting their guns with
their hands to scare the animal.
However,
their efforts didn't work well. The action made the male black rhino angry. It
charged towards the group. It was ready for a fight. Sean, who was very close
to the animal, was its first target. The rhino struck him powerfully with its
horn on his left leg. The rhino then turned to Mark who was trying to save his
brother. The rhino hit Mark's chest. It broke some of Mark's rib bones.
One of the guards, then, aimed his gun at the
rhino before it made another attack. He shot the rhino in its belly. The
wounded animal escaped to the bushes.
36. Why
did the rhino feel disturbed?
A. The
other animals came to the river.
B. The
gun shots from the guards.
C. The
sound of the camera as the tourists took pictures.
D. The
presence of the tourists in its territory and the noise.
37. What
happened when Mark was trying to help his brother?
A. Sean
was lying on the ground.
B. The
guard shot the rhino.
C. The
rhino attacked him.
D. The
tourists ran away.
38. "It
charged toward the group. (Paragraph 4)
The underlined word
refers to. . . .
A. the
male black rhino
B. the
group of tourists
C. the
action
D. the
effort
39. "The
wounded animal escaped to the bushes." (Paragraph 5)
The underlined word has
a similar to . . .
A. tall
grass
B. juicy
tall cacti
C. lovely
flowers
D. woody
branched plants
40. What
is the text about?
A. An
attack by a group of tourists on a baby rhino.
B. An
attack by a rhino on a group of tourists.
C. Training
to handle rhino attacks.
D. A
safari in the jungle.
Key Answer
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1 |
B |
11 |
A |
21 |
A |
31 |
C |
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2 |
A |
12 |
C |
22 |
B |
32 |
B |
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3 |
A |
13 |
A |
23 |
A |
33 |
A |
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4 |
D |
14 |
C |
24 |
D |
34 |
A |
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5 |
C |
15 |
B |
25 |
B |
35 |
C |
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6 |
B |
16 |
B |
26 |
C |
36 |
D |
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7 |
B |
17 |
D |
27 |
D |
37 |
C |
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8 |
A |
18 |
A |
28 |
A |
38 |
A |
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9 |
A |
19 |
D |
29 |
D |
39 |
A |
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10 |
B |
20 |
B |
30 |
C |
40 |
B |
