Whales are the largest animals on the earth. Bigger than elephants, they may grow 95 feet long, and weigh 150 tons. A baby blue whale, just born, can be ! feet long and weigh ! tons. Although whales li"e in the oceans and swim li#e fish, they are not fish. $hey are mammals, li#e cows and elephants. %nli#e fish they bear young ali"e, not as eggs. $heir babies li"e on their mother&s mil#. $hey breathe through their lungs and hold their breath when they go under water. 'f they cannot come to the surface to breathe fresh air, they will drown. $hey are warm blooded. (ish, howe"er, lay eggs, breathe o)ygen in the water, and are cold*blooded. Whales life in all*the ocean, in the winter some of them go to warm waters to breed and in the summer most of them go to cold waters to feed. $here are to #inds of whales, whales with teeth +tooted whales and whales without teeth +baleen whales. $he toothed whales eat fish and s-uid, which they can catch with their teeth, although they swallow their food without chewing it. $he baleen whales eat plan#ton +small sea animals and plants. When they find plan#ton, they open their mouth and swallow the plan#ton. Whales ha"e few enemies. nly human and #iller whale attac# whales. And whales do not seem to fight among themsel"es. $hey usually li"e from 0 to !0 years.
1.
What is the main idea of the second paragraph/ a.
Whales are the largest animals on the earth.
b.
$here are two #inds of whales.
c.
Whales are mammals.
d. e.
.
Whales ha"e few enemies. (ish lay eggs, breathe o)ygen in the water
Whales occasionally li"e in warm waters a.
$o get more foods
b.
(or production
c.
(or fresh air
d.
$o a"oid winter
e.
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$o feed their babies
(rom the te)t we may conclude a.
a whale can eat both s-uid and plan#ton
b.
tooted whales chew their food before swallowing it
c.
the two types of whales li"e in different waters.
d.
Baleen whales swallow the water containing plan#ton
e.
ach type of whale eat specific in of food
The Brainy Body Your brain is as big as your two fists side by side. It's the place where you think, learn, work out problems, remember, feel happy and sad, wonder, worry, have ideas, sleep and dream.
Yet the brain looks like a wrinkly lump of grey -pink jelly! On average, it weighs about 1 kilograms "t doesn#t move, but its ama$ing ama$ing nerve a%tivity a%tivity uses up one-fifth one-fifth of all the energy needed by the body The main part of the brain is its bulging, wrinkled upper part, the %erebrum &ifferent areas of its surfa%e '%erebral %orte() deal with nerve signals to and from different parts of the body *or e(ample, messages from the eyes pass to the lower rear part of the %erebrum, %alled the visual %enter They are sorted here as the brain %ells work out what the eyes are seeing There are also areas for tou%h, hearing, taste and other body pro%esses , The %erebellum is the rounded, wrinkled part at the ba%k of the brain "t pro%esses messages from the motor %enter, sorting and %oordinating them in great detail, to send to the body#s hundreds of mus%les This is how we learn skilled, pre%ise movements su%h as writing, %y%ling or playing musi% 'or all three), almost without thinking
The brain stem is the lower part of the brain, where it joins the body#s main nerve, the spinal %ord The brain stem %ontrols basi% pro%esses vital for life, like breathing, heartbeat, digesting food and removing wastes The brain really does have #brain waves# +very se%ond it re%eives sorts and sends millions of nerve signals pe%ial pads atta%hed to the head %an dete%t these tiny ele%tri%al pulses They are shown on a s%reen or paper strip as wavy lines %alled an ++, ele%troen%ephalogram
1. How big is the brain according to the text a. 1.! kilograms b. Hundreds c. "illions tons d. 1.# kilograms e. $hree fists
%. &hat is the main part of the brain a. fists b. cerebrum c. cerebellum d. bulging e. encephalogram
. &hat is the cerebellum a.
it is the main part of the brain which processes massage from the eyes pass to the lower rear part
b. it is the special pads attached to the head can detect these tiny electrical pulses c.
it controls basic processes vital for life, like breathing, heartbeat, digesting food and removing wastes
d. it is back part of the brain which processes massage from the motor center
e. it is the lower part of the brain, where it (oins the body)s main nerve, the spinal cord
!. &hich part controls the heartbeat a. the cerebellum b. the cerebrum c. the brain stem d. the cerebral cortex e. the electro*encephalogram
#. +ifferent areas of its surface $he underlined word means . a. the brain stem b. the cerebellum c. the electro*encephalogram d. the spinal cord e. the cerebrum
-. $he cerebellum controls basic process vital for life like a. breathing b. seeing c. cycling d. hearing e. +igesting food
Kangaroo
/angaroo is a marsupial from the family "arcopodidae 0marcopods, meaning large foot)2. In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the 3ed /angaroo, the ntilopine /angaroo, and the eastern and &estern 4rey /angaroo of the "acropus genus. $he /angaroo is an ustralia icon5 it is featured on the ustralian coat of arms, on some of its currency, and is used by many ustralian organi6ations, including 7antas. /angaroo soon became adopted into 8tandard 9nglish where it has come to mean any member of the family of kangaroos and wallabies. "ale kangaroos are called bucks, boomers, (acks, or old men: famales are does, flyers, or (ills, and the young ones are (oeys. $he collective noun for kangaroos is a mob, troop, or court. /angaroos are sometimes collo;uially referred to as roos. /angaroos have large, powerful hind legs, large feet adapted for leaping, along muscular tail for balance, and a small head. crawl*walking.?
1. $he following are about the kangaroo, 9@A9B$ a. "ale kangaroos have puch called marsopium b. $he kangaroo has large, powerful hind legs c. $he kangaroo can not walk correctly d. $he kangaroo is an ustralian icon e. /angaroo is a marsupial
%. $o move at slow speeds, kangaroos a. Corm a tripod b. Dse its tail c. Dse its pouch d. Dse its hind feet e. Dse its two forelimb
. $he young /angaroo is a. Eill b. Eack c. =uck d. =oomer e. Eoey
"angrove $rees mangrove is a tropical maritime tree or shrub of the genus 3hi6ophora. "angroves have special aerial roots and salt*filtering tap roots that enable them to thrive in brackish water 0brackish water is salty, but not as salty as sea water2. $here are several species of mangrove tress found all over the world. 8ome prefer more salinity, while others like to be very close to a large fresh water source 0such as a river2. 8ome prefer areas that are sheltered from waves. 8ome species have their roots covered with sea water every day during high tide. Fthers are more sensitive to salinity, and grow closer to the shore. Fther species grow on dry land, but are still part of the ecosystem. "angrove need to keep their trunk and leaves above the water line. Yet they also need to be firmly attached to the ground so they are not moved by waves. $here are three types of mangrove roots that help in this process 5 1. 8upport roots which directly pierce the soil. %.
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!. &hat is a mangrove tree a. It is dessert tree or vegetation of the genus Goroaster b. It is a mountain tree or plant of the genus polychaeta c. It is a (ungle tree or vegetation of the genus ancylostoma
d. It is a sea tree or plant of the genus pseudoselomata e. It is a tropical maritime tree or shrub of the genus rhy6ophora.
#. &hat makes mangroves able to thrive in brackish water =ecause a. $hey have feet to move to another area b. $hey do need oxygen to live c. $hey do not need water to live d. $hey have special aerial roots and salt*filtering tap roots e. $hey produces the salt for human. -. &hat can you say about brackish water a. =rackish water is sweet but not as sweet as sugar b. =rackish water is sour but not as sour as acid c. =rackish water is hot but not as hot as red pepper d. =rackish water is salty but not as salty as sea water e. =rackish water is bitter but not as bitter as herbs.
. &hy do mangroves need to be firmly attached to the ground so a. $hey will move by waves to another area b. $hey are not moved by waves c. It is easier to catch their prey d. $hey can fly like bird e. $hey were drifting along with the current.
. &hat is the generic structure of the text a. Jewsworthy events K background events K sources
b. Identification K description c. Frientation K event K re*orientation d. Frientation K evaluation K complication K resolution K re*orientation e. 4eneral classification K description
$he 8umatran elephant)s habitat is in 8umatra, Indonesia. $he average male elephant reaches eight feet high and weighs up to six tons. baby elephant can weigh up to one ton. $he males are always larger than the females. $hey are massive creatures.
9lephants have a trunk, two tusks, two eyes, two ears and two lumps on their head. $hey are known to be clever animals. &hen an elephant is hot, they fan themselves by flapping their ears back and forth. &hen an elephant herd wants to move they use their ears as a guide. $heir hearing range is very large. 9lephants hear some noises that can not be heard by a human ear.
8umatran elephants have enough strength to knock down a tree. $hey can also pick up a log using (ust their trunk and their tusks. $heir trunk is their nose. $hey also use it like a hand. Eust below their trunk they have their tusks. Fnly male 8umatran elephants have tusks. baby elephants is called a calf: the females are called cows.
1-.
How do elephants guide each other to move in a direction a. $hey use their head as a guide b. $hey use their tusks as a guide c. $hey use their trunk as a guide d. $hey use their nose as a guide e. $hey use their ears as a guide
1.
&hat are the uses of an elephant)s trunk a. can be used as eyes and head b. can be used as a nose and hand
c. can be used as legs and tail d. can be used as a trunk and tusks e. can be used as ears and hand
1.
&hat do elephants use to pick up a log a. they use their eyes and head b. they use their nose and hand c. they use their legs and tail d. they use their trunk and tusks e. they use their ears and hand
1L.
&hat do you call a baby elephant a. a dog b. a cow c. a calf d. a puppy e. a cat
%M.
&here do you find the tusks a. under the nose b. on the head c. below the trunk d. in the neck e. on the back
9very time they see illegal logging in their area, the woman and children cry out, >&here can we settle and make a living with our forest gone?
$hese are the forest people, members of the local nak +alam, tribe, in "angkekal 0"akekal2, =ukit+uabelasJational Bark, Eambi province. $hey have tried very hard to protect the forest 6one illegal logging operations, >dults as well as children are fighting for the conservation of this forest,? said tribal chief Tumenggung 03egent2 "eriak. $he national park 6one is about -M,MMM hectares. It is home to about 1,#MM nak +alam. $he tribesmen live in "angkekal, /edasung, ir Hitam, and $erap.
%1.
&ho are the forest people a. members of the local nak +alam tribe b. chief $umenggung 03egent2 "eriak c. dults and children d. &oman and children e. nimals and plants
%%.
&here do $umenggung "eriak)s people live a. in =ukit+ua=elasJational park b. in "engkel, kedasung,ir Hitam and $erap c. in 3egent,kedasung,ir Hotam and $erap d. in "engkal, 3egent, ir Hitam and $erap e. in the forest,Eambi province
%.
&hat are the woman and children unhappy about a. the fighting in their area b. the conservation in their area c. the government invasion d. the illegal logging in their area e. the protection of forest
%!.
&hat are the forest people fighting for a. they fight for food b. protection from the government invasion c. to get more farm land d. the conservation of the forest e. to protect their village
%#.
&hom can they get help from a. the regent b. the government c. the people d. the forest people e. the chief
2oal*soal %langan $e#s report
2pider
2piders are predatory in"ertebrate animals. $hey are not classified in the class of insect. A spider has eight legs while an insect ne"er has more than si) legs. 2piders ha"e a body with two main di"isions, four legs and two other pairs of abdominal spinnerets for spinning threads of sil#. $his sil# can be used to aid in climbing, build egg sacs and catch pray. 2piders #ill so many insects, but they ne"er do the least harm to man&s belonging. 2piders are busy for at least half of the year #illing insects. 't is impossible to find out how many insects they #ill, since they are hungry creature which cannot be content with only
three meals a day.
1
$he purpose of the te)t is to 1 2 3 4 5
2
Why can&t spider be classified in the class of insect/ 6 7 8 9 10
3
e)plain about spiders tell a particular spiders in chronological order describe an insect persuade people about spiders retell about spiders
Because Because Because Because Because
spiders ha"e more than si) legs spider&s bodies ha"e two main di"isions they ha"e wal#ing legs spiders #ill many insects spiders are hungry creature
Which sentences describe the beha"ior of spiders/ a spider has eight legs 12 a spider has a body with two main di"isions 13 a spider has four pairs of wal#ing legs and two pairs of abdominal spinnerets 14 a spider #ills so many insects 15 a spider is a hungry creature 11
4
$he following sentences are true about 16 17 18 19 20
5
spiders, e)cept
they belong to insect they ha"e eight legs the eat many insects they are not dangerous for people the eat more than three meals a day
$hey ne"er do the last harm to mans belonging&& $he underlined word has almost the same meaning as the word
2 3
useless damage
4 5 6
bothering inter"ention relation
lephants are the largest land animal ali"e today. $hese animals ha"e special body 3haracteristics, among them are tus#s and trun#. lephants tus#s are made of a hard, white substances li#e bone .when an elephant is angry, its tus# can "ery dangerous. $he tus#s of an elephant are actually its front teeth. 4eople pay a lot of money for the i"ory of an elephants& tus#. $he i"ory from the tus#s is made into many beautiful things. $he trun# of an elephant is a fusion of the nose and upper lip. An elephant uses its trun# in many ways. 't pulp up trees with its trun# when it want to ma#e a long path through the jungle. 't also uses to get water. $he trun# can hold a lot of water, as an elephant needs to drin# three hundreds pints of e"ery day.
6
$he main topic of the te)t abo"e is 1 2 3 4
An elephant&s habits $raining an elephant unting an elephant ow an elephant uses its trun#
7
According to the te)t, elephants
7
Are "ery wea# animals Are the only animals with tus#s Are the largest land animal in the world 6rin# less water than any other animal
8 9 10
11
All are correct
!. what do you call te)t type abo"e
a.
narrati"e
b.
e)planation
c.
procedure
d.
descripti"e
e.
report
7 which of the following sentences is not acti"e sentences
a. b.
it uses its tus# in many way it pulls up the tree with its trun#
c.
$he i"ory from the tus#s is made into many beautiful things
d.
An elephant needs to drin# three hundreds points of water e"ery day
e.
4eople pay a lot of money for the i"ory of elephants tus#
5&&it pulp up trees with its trun# when it want to ma#e a long path through the jungle&&. $he underlined word means a.
2treet
b.
8oad
c.
Way
d. e.
$unnel 3annal
A$2 Ants are small insect. $he body of an ant is clearly di"ided into three sections: the head, the thora), and the gaster. +$he narrow waist is actually within the abdomen, so the part of the abdomen behind the waist is called the gaster. $he waist can be made up of one or two small segments, depending on the species. Ants are social insects li"ing in colonies comprised of one or a few -ueens, and many wor#ers. $he -ueen generally stays deep and safe within a nest. ;ost ants that you see are wor#ers and these are all females. 6epending on species, wor#ers may be similar in si
1.
$he communicati"e purpose of the te)t is.... a.
to amuse the reader.
b.
to describe the way ants are
c.
to persuade the reader.
d. e.
.
to ma#e the reader become familiar with ants to describe the ants> life.
$he first paragraph tells about a. b. c.
how the colonies of ants wor# the sections of ants> body the function of ants abdomen
d.
the classification of ants
e.
many #inds of ant species
!.
$he te)t is focused on. a. b. c. d. e.
features appearance of ants species of ants social life of ants si
Birds belong to a class of warm blooded "ertebrate animals with feather co"ered bodies. e)t to mammals, birds are the most important group of land*li"ing "ertebrates. All birds ha"e feathers, although in some types, particularly those that can not fly, the normal structure of the feathers of the feathers may be much modified and be downy, woolly, or straw li#e. $he forelimbs of birds are modified into wings. $he bony part of the tall, e)cept in the "ery earliest fossil birds, is "ery short, and the "isible tall is composed of the feathers only. $he teeth are absent e)cept in some fossil forms. As in mammals the only other group of warm*blooded animal* the circulation is highly perfected so that there is no mi)ing of arterial and "enous blood, but the arrangement of "eins and arteries by which this is accomplished, is different in the two groups. Birds ha"e #een hearing, although they ha"e no e)ternal ears. $he sense of sight also is "ery #een, but the sense of smell is wea# or lac#ing, e)cept in a few "ultures and other birds.
7.
$he passage is about the of birds. a.
2pecies
b.
6efinitions
c.
3larification
d.
3lassification
e.
5.
3haracteristics
(rom the te)t we can conclude that both birds and mammals ha"e. a.
Bac#bone
b.
?een sight
c.
?een hearing
d.
6owny feathers
e.
@.
Wea# sense of smell
Which of the following is $ possessed by birds/ a.
(eathers
b.
Wings
c.
$eeth
d.
$ails
e.
ars
Although gorillas loo# ferocious, they are really rather -uiet apes. $hey li"e in family groups in the thic#est parts of jungles. A gorilla&s feet, hands, and wrin#led face are bare and blac#. is fur may be short or long, depending where he li"es. $he short*hair gorilla li"es in the hot, damp, tropical forest of western Africa and the long*hair gorilla li"e in the cooler air in the high mountains of central Africa.
A gorilla&s arms are so long: they almost touch the ground, e"en when he is standing up 2ome wild mountain gorillas weigh as much as you, your father all weigh together. At night the father gorillas sleeps on the ground. But the mother and baby gorillas sleep in the big nest of stic# and lea"es on the ground, or in the lower branches of trees, where they are safer from prowling animals.
.
$he te)t mainly tells about a.
(ather gorillas
b.
A gorilla&s life
c. d. e.
D.
?inds of gorillas Corillas in brief $he origin of gorillas
$heof gorillas affect the length of the gorillas fur. a. b.
2i
c.
abit
d.
Weight
e.
9.
abitat
$he following parts of a gorilla are not co"ered by fur E34$ a.
$he chin
b. c. d. e.
$he nose $he arms $he feed $he hands
10. FAlthough gorillas loo# ferocious, they are really rather -uiet apes,G +paragraph 1 What does the word underlined mean/ a.
8ude
b.
3ruel
c.
8ough
d.
2trong
e.
3lumsy
$he polar bear is a "ery big white bear. We call it the polar bear because it li"es inside the Arctic 3ircle near the orth 4ole. $he are no polar bear at the 2outh 4ole. $he polar bears li"e in the orth 4ole. $he is only snow, ice and water. $he is not any land. $hese bears are three meters long and weight 750 #ilos. $hey can stand up on their bac# legs because the ha"e "ery wide feet. $hey can use their front legs li#e arms. $he polar bears can swim "ery well. $hey can swim 10 #ilometers out into the water. $hey catch fish and sea animals for food. $hey go into the sea when they are afraid. 4eople li#e to #ill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. $he go"ernment of 3anada, $he %nited 2tates, and 8ussia say that no one can #ill polar bears now. $hey do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.
11.
What does the passage mainly discus/
a. b. c. d. e.
$he si
1. What is the main idea of the last paragraph/ a. b. c. d. e.
4olar bears are "ery big animals $he polar bears are tame animals 4olar bears li"e at the orth 4ole $here are no polar bears at the 2outh 4ole 4olar bears are hunted because of the beautiful white coats.
1!. Which of the following statements is $ $8% about a polar bear/ a. b. c. d. e.
A polar bear weighs 750 #ilos A polar bear is three meters long A polar bear catches fish for food A polar bear goes into the sea when it is angry A polar bear can swim 10 #ilometers out into the water