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PRIMAGAMA - 1
Text for questions number 11 - 14 relieve my pain. Then, she asked me to get dressed and
Many years ago there was a beautiful woman then called the dentist.
called Medusa. She lived in a place called Athens in I cried loudly and refused to go to the dentist. I
Greece. She was a very kind and she obeyed her Greek was so scared. My mum insisted that I go, but I refused.
gods and goddesses. Even though there was pretty girls Finally, mum called the dentist to cancel the appointment.
there, Medusa was one of them. Soon, I regretted my decision because the pain in
Every single day Medusa always boasted about my tooth became worse. I promised to my mum I would
herself. She says to other people she is the most go to the dentist next day.
prettiest out of everyone in the whole world.
One day, Medusa and her friends went to the 15. Who was get toothache ...
Parthenon. It was Medusa’s first time going to the A. I C. My mum
Parthenon. The Parthenon was the biggest temple in B. The writer D. The writer’s mum
Greece. In the Parthenon was the goddess of wisdom
and beauty and that was Athena. There was statues of 16. How did the writer get toothache ...
most of the gods and goddess in the Greek culture. All A. He forgot to go to the dentist.
the people who went there obeyed Athena, all except B. He drank an aspirin
Medusa. C. He forgot to brush his teeth
When Medusa reached the altar she sighed D. He ate too many candies
happily and said “It is a shame. It is wasted on Athena
for. I am much prettier than she is, perhaps one day 17. What is the main idea of the third paragraph ...
people will build an even grander temple to my beauty.” A. The writer cried and refused to go to the dentist
Then Medusa’s friend grew pale. The priestesses heard
B. The writer’s mum called the dentist.
what Medusa said and they gasped. Everyone started to
C. The writer’s mum was scared
leave. They knew Athena will get angry if anyone
D. The writer had a terrible day
compared her to someone else.
Before long the temple was empty of everyone
18. “I cried loudly and refused to go to the dentist.” What
except Medusa, who was so busy gazing proudlyat her
is the meaning of the underlined word ...
reflection in the large bronze doors that she hadn’t
A. Accepted C. Offered
notice the fast departure of everyone else. While
B. Potsponed D. Rejected
Medusa was gazing,the figure changes. The figure
changed into goddess Athena.
Athena shouted angrily “Vain and foolish girl!” Text for questions number 19 – 22
“One day beauty will fade away. But I will make Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that
it fade away now and all your loveliness will be gone grow from bulbs. The tulip’s large flowers usually
forever.” Screamed Athena bloom on scapes. Most tulips produce only one
When Athena uttered those words, Medusa flower per stem, but a few species bear multiple
turned into a terrible monster. Her hair thickened into flowers on their scapes.
hissing snakes and body turned into a snake. Athena The showy, generally cup- or star-shaped
then sent Medusa with her hair of snakes to live with the tulip flower has three petals and three sepals, which
blind monsters, the gorgon sister, at the end of the are often termed tepals because they are nearly
earth. identical.
11. Why did Athena angry ... Tulip plants can grow as short as 10 cm or as
A. Because Athena was beautiful goddess high as 71 cm. Tulip flowers come in a wide variety
B. Because Athena didn’t like anyone compare her of colors, except pure blue. Tulip stems have few
beauty leaves. Plants typically have 2 to 6 leaves, with some
C. Because Medusa was more beautiful than her species having up to 12. The tulip’s leaf is strap-
D. Because everyone left the temple shaped, with a waxy coating, and leaves are
alternately arranged on the stem.
12. What happened to Medusa’s hair after Athena cursing During the Ottoman Empire, the tulip
her ... became very popular in Ottoman territories and was
A. Her hair turned into stone seen as a symbol of abundance. In fact, the era
B. Her hair turned into curly during which the Ottoman Empire was wealthiest is
C. Her hair turned into snakes often called the Tulip era or Lale Devri in Turkish. In
D. Her hair turned into monster classic and modern Persian literature, special
attention has been given to these beautiful flowers.
13. Where did Medusa live ...
A. Athens C. Parthenon 19. What is the topic of the text ...
B. Athena D. Temple A. Tulip flowers
B. Ottoman Empire
14. “. . . .who was so busy gazing proudly.” What is the C. Persia literature
closest meaning of the underlined word ... D. Lale Devri
A. Smiling C. Staring
B. Watching D. Dancing 20. What is the main idea of the third paragraph ...
A. Variety of tulip
Text for questions number 15 – 18 B. General classification of tulip
I had a terrible day today. Early in the morning, I C. Physical appearance of tulip
got up with a pain in one of my teeth. I at once D. Tulip as a symbol of abundance
remembered that I forgot to brush my teeth last night.
When mum knocked in my door, I could not open 21. “The tulip’s large flowers usually bloom on scapes.”
the door. I stayed in my bed holding my cheek. Mum What is the closest meaning of the underlined word ...
opened the door and asked me what happened. I told her A. Fall
that I had terrible tootache. She gave me an aspirin to B. Flourish
Text for questions number 27 – 30 32. “. . . .draws its prey back into its mouth.” What is the
Sunrise Salad similar meaning of the underlined word ...
Ingredients: A. Victim C. Friend
Some strawberries B. Enemy D. Comrade
Some grapes
A banana 33. Which statement is not true based on the text ...
A cup of yogurt A. Chameleons have abilityto change colour
Some mint leaves B. Chameleons hunt insects for their food
Steps: C. Chameleons’ eyes are set in a conical socket
1. Wash the fruit and let them dry on paper D. Most of types chameleons can be found in Africa
towels.
2. Cut the strawberries and grapes in half. 34. What is the prey of chameleon ...
3. Slice the banana into chunks. A. An eye
4. Combine all the fruits in a large bowl and mix B. A sticky tongue
them. C. A leave
5. Take three spoonfull of mixed fruit and put D. An insect
them in a small bowl.
PRIMAGAMA - 3
Text for questions number 35 – 37 4. (45)... the word with the liquid.
It was Saturday, 23 August. Our school was 5. Let the liquid (46)...
holding a special event. I was called the “Performance 6. Correct the word.
Day”.
At 9 a.m, the event started. Every student was 44. A. Word 45. A. Sweep
taking part in the event. Some students were joining a B. Label B. Clean
chess competition and some others were taking part in C. Cap C. Clear
face painting. I myself was working with my team. We D. Liquid D. Cover
were doing an experiment with some clay.
The “Performance Day” finished at 2 p.m. We 46. A. Think
were all happy. We had a good time. B. Thin
35. What was the writer doing ... C. White
A. He was painting his face D. Dry
B. He was working with his team
C. He was doing experiment 47. The best arrangement of the jumbled words below is. .
D. He was playing chess ..
𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑖𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑
- - - - - - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
36. When did the event finish ... -
𝑜𝑓
-
𝑎𝑛𝑑
A. At 9 a.m C. At 2 a.m 9 10
B. 23 August D. At 2 p.m
A. 3 – 1 – 10 – 2 – 8 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 9 – 5
B. 3 – 1 – 10 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 9 – 5 – 8 – 2
37. How did the writer feel ...
C. 3 – 1 – 8 – 4 – 5 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 10 – 2
A. Tired C. Bored
D. 3 – 1 – 8 – 2 – 10 – 4 – 7 – 6 – 9 – 5
B. Excited D. Disappointed
48. The best arrangement of the jumbled words below is...
Text for questions number 38 – 40 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 1962
An ugly black crow perched on the (38) … of a - - - - - - - -
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡
tree. She had stolen a tasty piece of cheese and was
9
about to enjoy her meal.
Just then, a hungry fox passed by and saw the A. 3 – 9 – 2 –4 – 1 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 8
food in the crow’s (39)... His mouth watered at the B. 3 – 9 – 1 –7–2–4–6–5–8
sight, so he thought of a clever plan to get the cheese C. 3 – 2 – 4 –6–5–8–1–7–9
for himself. D. 3 – 2 – 1 – 7 – 9 –4 – 6 – 5 – 8
Looking up at the crow, he said, “I have
always admired your beauty with your soft, shiny 49. Arrange the following sentences into a good
(40)... and well-curved beak. If your voice is as fine as paragraph!
your looks, you could be the queen of the birds.” 1. There were so many deep hollows along the
beach.
38. A. Leave 39. A. Mouth 2. Yesterday, Uncle Joko took me and my cousins to
B. Branch B. Tongue the beach.
C. Trunk C. Beak 3. Its large wave was really awesome.
D. Flower D. Paw 4. It’s called Parangtritis Beach and we had the most
thrilling view.
40. A. Beak 5. Unfortunately, we could not swim at this beach.
B. Feather
C. Fur A. 4 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 2
D. Hair
B. 3 – 5 – 4 – 2 – 1
C. 5 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 2
Text for questions number 41 – 43
D. 2 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 1
Some people nowadays suffer from insomnia. These
people cannot sleep (41)... Insomnia is not an(42). ..
50. Arrange the following sentences into a good
It is a symptom of a sleeping disorder which can be
paragraph!
caused by anxiety, depression and excitement. It
1. Take out the egg and put on a plate.
cannot be cured (43) … getting rid of the problems
2. Cook the egg for 3-4 minutes.
which cause it. But temporary, insomnia can be
3. Heat the oil.
overcome by drinkng chamomile tea.
4. Sprinkle the fried egg with some grated cheese.
5. Put some salt on the egg.
41. A. Happily 42. A. Virus
6. Break the egg into a pan.
B. Well B. Illness
C. Tightly C. Nightmare 7. Pour the oil into the pan.
D. Easily D. Anxiety
A. 7 – 3 –2–4–6–5–1
43. A. And B. 7 – 3 –2–5–6–1–4
B. Without C. 7 – 3 –6 – 2 – 5 – 1 – 4
C. While D. 7 – 3 –2–6–5–1–4
D. When