Read the text to answer questions 1 to 3.

The sugar glider is a marsupial, just like the many other Australian animals – the kangaroo,
the koala and the wombat for instance. The sugar glider is a possum – very similar to the
tupai in Indonesia. It basically lives in trees. It eats leaves and fruit. However, the Australian
sugar glider has a very special skill. It can jump from tree to tree like a tupai but it can also
`sort of fly’ as well. In fact, it glides or terbang layang in Bahasa Indonesia. When it jumps
from one tree to another it spreads its four legs out wide; and its extra skin also spreads out
and functions like a parachute.
1. What does the text tell us about?…

A. The kangaroo
B. The koala
C. The wombat
D. The sugar glider
2. Why can the sugar glider glide from tree to tree?

A. It can spread its four legs and skin out wide

B. It is very similar to the squirrels in Indonesia

C. It basically lives in trees

D. It eats leaves and fruit

3.“….. it spreads its four legs out wide ……” The word made bold means…
A. executes
B. exceeds
C. extends
D. examines

Read the text to answer questions 4 to 6.

The largest meat-eating animal in the world is the brown bear that lives in Alaska.
“Brownie”, as this bear is called, will always keep away from people. But, be careful if it is
wounded with a gun or the mother bear and her cubs are shocked. Some hunters claim the
brown bear can outfight a tiger.
A grown brownie may be up to nine feet tall. It may weigh over 1,600 pounds. But home
when the brown bear is born, it weighs less than one pound. If you grew at the same rate,
you would weigh almost 10,000 pounds when you were fully grown!
4. What does the text mostly tell about?

A. Brown bears

B. Strong hunters
C. Fighting tigers
D. Alaska people

Text 1
Question for number 1-5
Giraffe
Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its weight about
1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and two small horns
on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and protected by thick and long eyebrows. Her body is
covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over their body.
Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for long time because giraffes can rely on the
water contained in leaves they eat. Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They always eat
young leaves that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them to cut branches
which are very hard.
Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15 months.
Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes bear its baby
with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to the ground from a 1.5
meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since being born, and begin
breastfeeding within an hour of birth.
1. What kind of text above?
a. Report text
b. Descriptive text
c. Narrative text
d. Spoof
e. News item
2. The text tells us about?
a. Giraffe’s reproduction
b. The strange animals
c. The highest animal
d. Baby giraffe
e. The heaviest animal
3. The unique characteristic of giraffe is?
a. Two horns on its head
b. Their long neck
c. Brown spot
d. Their food
e. Their life
4. The second paragraph mainly discussed about?
a. Giraffe’s food
b. Giraffe’s characteristic
c. Giraffe’s life
d. Giraffe’s reproduction
e. Giraffe’s baby
5. The word “it” in third paragraph refers to?
a. Neck
b. Horn
c. Baby giraffe
d. Food
e. Long period of pregnant
Text 2
Question for number 6—1o
Antibiotic is kind of compounds both natural and synthetic, which has function to press or stop a
process of organism’s growth, particularly bacteria. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections and
used as a tool for genetic engineering in biotechnology. Antibiotic works as pesticides by pressing or
break the chain of bacteria’s metabolism. Nevertheless, antibiotic is different with disinfectant in the
process to kills bacteria. Disinfectant kills bacteria by creating an unnatural environment for germs to
live.
In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as “magic bullet “because antibiotic kills instantly without
injuring its sufferers. Although antibiotic is good for medication, it is not effective in handling infection
caused by viruses, fungi, or other nonbacterial.
Antibiotic has diverse types based on their effectiveness against bacteria. There are antibiotics that
target gram- negative or gram- positive bacteria and some antibiotic has wider spectrum. The
effectiveness depends on location of the infection and the ability of antibiotic to reach location of the
infection. Based on how to use, antibiotics are divided into two that are oral antibiotics and antibiotic
intradermal. An oral antibiotic is used by mouth while antibiotic intradermal used through anus.
Intradermal antibiotic is used for serious cases.
6. What is the best tittle for the text above?
a. How antibiotic is work
b. The invention of antibiotic
c. Antibiotic
d. Kinds of antibiotic
e. Disinfectant
7. Which one is not true?
a. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections
b. Antibiotic is not same with disinfectant
c. Antibiotic kills instantly without injuring its sufferers
d. Antibiotic is effective in handling infection caused by viruses
e. All of statement is true
8. In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as “magic bullet “…. (Paragraph2)
The underline word close in meaning to….
a. Work
b. Seen
c. Say
d. Like
e. Call
9. What is the purpose of the text above?
a. To inform about antibiotic
b. To describe about antibiotic
c. To inform about disinfectant
d. To describe about antibiotic
e. To entertain the reader
10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
a. Antibiotic is a compound
b. Antibiotic is good for medication
c. Antibiotic is not good for fungi
d. Antibiotic kill without injuring its suffers
e. Antibiotic is magic bullet
The text is for questions no. 1 – 4
Recent Development at the Post Office
Post offices in industrial countries have a policy to provide their
customers with a better service. One of their better services is the
handling of mail. Government also takes part to increase the function of
post offices. Now, the postage rates have risen. Private firms are not
normally allowed to handle ordinary mail, although some private carriers
have been increasingly in circulating catalogues, magazines, and
merchandise samples. Private parcel carriers also compete with the post
office.
The growth of electronic postal services has been a major development.
In developing countries, The postal services is being extended to rural
areas, and modernized into new technological developments. Many small
nations earn valuable income from the stamp collectors. However,
delivery of letters remains the main job of post officers and postal
workers around the world.
1. What does the text tell you about?
A. The increasing customers in the post office.
B. The growing services at the post office
C. The rising rates of post office things
D. The circulating catalogues.
2. What do the post offices offer to the customers?
A. Better services
B. Postage
C. Letters
D. Stamps
3. From the text we can conclude that the post office … .
A. will improve its services
B. only delivers mail
C. is not necessary
D. sells stamps
4. The word “their” in the paragraph 1 line 1 refers to?
A. The functions of post office.
B. Services provided by post office.
C. Post offices in industrial countries.
D. Private firms in developing countries
The text is for questions no. 5 – 8.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are not really fish. they are invertebrate animals. this means
that unlike fish or people, they have no backbones.in fact, they have no
bones at all.
Jellyfish have stomach and mouths, but no heads. they have nervous
systems for sensing the world around them, but no brains. they are made
almost entirely of water, which is why you can look through them.
Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. the light is
made by a chemical reaction inside the jellyfish . scientists believe
jellyfish glow for several reasons. for example, they may glow to scare
away predator or to attract animals they like to eat.
Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh
water. jellyfish are found in oceans and seas all over the world. they live
in warm, tropical seas and in icy waters near north and south poles.
5. which one creates jellyfish light?
A. White blood
B. Nervous system
C. Chemical reaction
D. Salt water
6. Based on the text, we know that…
A. they belong to invertebrate animals
B. they have heads like other animals
C. their brain helps them find the food
D. they cannot live in fresh water
7. What is the text about?
A. Jellyfish
B. Kinds of all fish
C. All invertebrate animals
D. Some kinds of sea animals
8. Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making own
light {paragraph 3} the word “glow” in the sentence means…
A. move
B. produce
C. appear
D. shine
The text is for questions no. 9 – 13
A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae,
native to the Americas. They are often used as ornamental plants, but
some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for protection of property
from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include
members like beets, gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds,
carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago, bougainvillea, chickweed and
knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely
arid and hot environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and
physiological features which conserve water. Their stems have adapted to
become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have become the
spines for which cacti are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is
Pachycereus pringlei, with a maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and
the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm in diameter at
maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise
from areoles. Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are
pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals, principally moths and
bats. Cacti range in size from small and globular to tall and columnar.
9. Where can we find cacti mostly?
A. In the jungle.
B. On the beach.
C. On the mountain.
D. In the arid and hot region.
10. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?
A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.
11. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. The members of cacti.
B. The habitat of cacti.
C. The use of cacti
D. Types of cacti.
12. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To give information about American cacti
B. To explain physical feature of cacti
C. To describe cacti in general
D. To tell cacti’s life
13. “Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which …”
The synonym of the word “distinctive” is …
A. typical
B. antique
C. unique
D. different
The text is for questions no. 14 – 19
GORILLAS
Gorillas are the largest of all the primates. A male gorilla can be 180
centimeters tall and can weigh 200 kilograms. Gorillas are very stro
ng but they do not often fight. In fact they are peaceful animals.
Gorillas live in small family groups of about 15. In a group there is one
strong, older male, some young males, and a few females with their
babies. They move slowly around a large area of jungle eating leaves and
bushes.
In some ways gorillas are very like humans. When they are happy, they
laugh and wave their arms. When they are angry, they beat their
chests. When they are sad, they cry. But they cry quietly, without any
tears.
Unfortunately, people hunt and kill gorillas. They also cut down and burn
their trees. There are now only about 10,000 gorillas left in the world.
Questions:
14. How tall can gorillas be?
A. One hundred and eighteen
B. Eighteen hundred
C. One hundred eighty
D. Two hundred
15. What is the purpose of the text above?
A. To retell about gorillas
B. To entertain the gorillas
C. To explain gorillas
D. To describe gorillas
16. What does paragraph 1 tell us about?
A. The size of gorillas
B. The largest gorillas
C. The strenght of gorillas
D. The habitat of gorillas
17. The main idea of the second paragraph is ….
A. There are only about 10,000 gorillas in the world
B. People hunt and kill gorillas
C. Gorillas are like human
D. When gorillas sad, they cry
18. How do gorillas live?
They live …
A. alone
B. in group
C. peacefully
D. nomad
19. “They also cut down and burn …”
“They” here refers to ….
A. gorillas
B. people
C. humans
D. females