Choose a, b, c, or d for the right answer!

The text below is for question number 1 - 5

The Oak and The Reed

The oak tree was very arrogant. He was proud of himself. He claimed that no other trees are as great
him. "My trunk is big and strong. My branches are thick and plenty. And my green leaves are shiny."
The oak tree would snicker at the reed slightest breeze, you move here and there, here and there.
Ha ha ha ha." But no matter what the oak tree said, the reed just swayed back and forth quietly.

One day, a storm hit, with lightning and thunder hit. "I'm going to be fine because I have big strong
body But, what about you?" said the oak. The oak stood strong and proud that he can fought the
storm. But suddenly, a huge wind snapped the oak's trunk in half. The reed finally spoke, "Hey oak
tree, it's good that you have strong body, but sometimes, it's more important to bend with the
wind." The reed continued to bend until the storm ended.

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1. Why did the oak tree become proud of himself?

A. He has strong power
B. He has big and strong trunk
C. No other trees are as great as him
D. He survived the big storm
2. What is the purpose of telling the story?
A. To entertain the readers with a story about oak tree and the reed
B. To tell about oak tree
C. To explain about oak tree and the reed
D. To describe about reed
3. How was the oak tree when the storm ended?
A. He survived
B. He swayed quietly
C. He stood strong and fought the storm
D. He cut in half
4. What can we learn from the story?
A. Don't be arrogant
B. We can do anything we want
C. We must have a strong will
D. Never give up easily
5. "a huge wind snapped the oak's trunk in half."
The underlined word has similar meaning with . . . . .
A. Very powerful
B. Very small
C. Very strong
D. Very big
The text below is for question number 6 – 10

Daisy

Daisy flower (Chrysanthemom leuchanthemum), is a popular flower. Daisy is simple and elegant. It
brings beauty everywhere it grew. This flower commonly has white petals and a yellow center.
Sometimes, the petals are in pink shade.

This flower is perennial bloomer, meaning it blooms yearly. The daisy leaves are edible and
commonly used in salad. If grown in cold weather, daisy should be planted in layers of rotten straw.
And important to plant with fertilizer. This flower usually grows along the road side and fields.

African daisy, Painted daisy, Greber daisy and michaelmas daisy are the types of this flower. Greber
daisy represents beauty and cheerfulness. It is believed that giving daisy to the others can represent
the passing of a secret because daisy represents truth. The daisy also symbolizes innocence, a loyal
love and gentleness. The other name of Daisy is Day's eye, as its bright yellow center.

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6. The text above intends to . . . . .

A. To tell the readers about daisy in general
B. To describe a flower
C. To explain many kinds of daisy
D. To talk about the meaning of daisy flowers
7. What is being talked in paragraph 2?
A. Daisy's physical description
B. Daisy's characteristics
C. Kinds of daisy's meaning
D. Ways to take care of daisy
8. How many types of daisy are there?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
9. Why is daisy being called as "day's eye"?
A. Because it has bright yellow center
B. Because its color is white and yellow
C. Because it is beautiful
D. Because it represents beauty and cheerfulness
10. "The daisy leaves are edible." It means, it is . . . . .
A. Poisonous
B. Consumable
C. Dangerous
D. Beautiful
11. Change into passive voice!
"The dentist examines my teeth."
A. My teeth is examined by the dentist
B. My teeth were examined by the dentist
C. My teeth are examines by the dentist
D. My teeth are examined by the dentist
The text below is for question number 12 - 16

How the dragons came to be

In a small village in China, there lived a boy named Chi Yu with his mother. They live in a small house
surrounded by lovely green meadows covered with fresh green grass. Every morning Chi Yu went out
in the morning to the meadows, cut the grass and put it in a basket. Then, he took it to the farmer
Hieun Tse, who fed his cows with it. In return, Chi Yu got a jar of rice form him.

Suddenly, there were no rains in that place for two years. All the green grass turned brown and dry.
Chi Yu searched everywhere for some green grass for the farmers’ cow, but couldn’t find.

One day, he noticed small area of fresh green grass in the field. He cut it and took it to the farmer.
He went there every day and the grass always grew. Few days alter, he found a small shiny bead in
the grass he slashed. He was amazed then took it home and hid it in an empty rice jar.

In the morning, he was surprised because the empty jar was now filled with rice. Every time Chi Yu
emptied the jar, it would fill up again. Chi Yu realized that the bead was a magic bead. He was very
kind and shared the rice with entire village. Everyone so happy, except the farmer. His cows were

starving without the grass and he wanted the magic bead for himself. He offered everything in
exchange for the bead, but Chi Yu refused. The farmer then decided to steal it.

At night, while Chi Yu was sleeping. The farmer quietly entered. His house and was about to steal the
bead. But Chi Yu woke up at the sound. Chi Yu rushed to it and swallowed the bead.

Chi Yu did not realize that it was not a good thing to do. The bead started burning inside his body
and he felt extremely thirsty. He drank all the water in the house. Then he drank all the water from
all houses in the village. He also drank all the water from the water. The lake and the river. Chi Yu did
not feel better. He became hotter and hotter, then started breathing fire. Yellow and orange flames
came out of his mouth. He then changed into a creature that breathed fire.

Unfortunately, he could no longer live in the village and had to go from that village.

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12. Why did Chi Yu give grass to the farmer?

A. He was the farmer's worker
B. He got rice in return
C. He did it for money
D. He was kind and gave the grass for free
13. From the text we know that . . . . .
A. Chi Yu turned into a dragon who breathed yellow and orange flame
B. The farmer could no longer live in the village
C. The farmer stole and finally owned the bead
D. Swallowing the bead was the best choice Chi Yu does
14. How was the characteristics of Chi Yu?
A. Kind and generous
B. Greedy but helpful
C. Diligent and kind
D. Kind but greedy
15. Why was the farmer unhappy about Chi Yu's magic
a. bead?
A. His cows were starving and he also wanted the bead
B. Chi Yu refused to sell the bead
C. He didn't get the rice from Chi Yu
D. The bead made green grass turned brown and dry
16. What is the moral message of the story above?
A. Don't steal other's stuff
B. Don't be too kind to others
C. Don't be a greedy person
D. We should plan everything well
17. Change this sentence into active form.
b. "The mail is delivered to office by the postman."
A. The postman delivers the mail to my office
B. The postman deliver the mail to my office
C. The postman is delivering mail to my office
D. The postman delivered mail to my office
18. A loud sound was . . . . . by everybody yesterday.
A. hear
B. hearing
C. heard
D. hears
19. Change into passive voice.
"She was feeding the bird."
A. The bird is fed by her.
B. The bird was fed by her.
C. The bird was feeding by her.
D. The bird was feeds by her.
20. The romance novel . . . . . read by her now.
A. was
B. were
C. was being
D. are being
21. The show was so boring . . . . . the audiences left early.
A. because
B. although
C. but
D. so
22. The test is hard. ... he can do it fast.
A. although
B. so
C. but
D. therefore
23. Nadia comes to the seminar . . . . . she's sick today.
A. therefore
B. although
C. so
D. because
The text below is for question number 24 - 28

Moon

Moon is the earth's satellite. It is the only satellite that rotates around earth. It rotates around the
earth in 28 days. Because it takes the same amount to rotate on its own axis and to completely goes
around the earth. The moon always shows us the same face. When we observe the moon along the
period of time, it appears to change shape. There are four phases of moon; full moon, first quarter,
new moon and last quarter.

The moon phases occurs because two reasons. They are movement of the moon around the earth
and the moon reflects light from the sun as a mirror. Although it looks like not that far away, the
moon is about 385.000 Km from the earth.

A rocket takes three days to get to the moon. The first astronaut that stepped on this satellite was
Neil Armstrong by using Apollo II in 1969. The moon is 4 times smaller than the earth, but it is very
important for the sustainability of our planet's life.

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24. What is the moon?
A. a planet
B. a star
C. a satellite
D. a galaxy
25. Which statement is true about the moon?
A. Moon is only rotating on its own axis
B. The moon is smaller than the earth
C. Moon is one of the earth's satellites
D. Moon shines by its own
26. Why does moon always shows the same face?
A. Because the moon takes the same amount of time to rotate on its own axis and to go around
the earth
B. Because it has many phases
C. Because moon reflects the light from the sun
D. Because moon is rotating around the earth
27. How many phase does the moon have?
A. Two
B. Twenty eight
C. Four
D. Three hundred eighty five hundred thousand
28. Why is moon important for earth?
A. For continuity of our planet's life
B. It's a satellite
C. The moon moves around the planets
D. The moon is near to the earth
29. Have you . . . . . Parasite movie? Its won Oscar.
A. see
B. saw
C. seen
D. seeing
30. She has not . . . . . love letters.
A. writes
B. write
C. wrote
D. written
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1. B

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. D

6. A

7. C

8. D

9. A

10. B

11. D

12. B

13. A

14. D

15. A

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. B

20. D

21. D

22. C

23. B

24. C

25. B

26. A

27. C

28. A

29. C

30. D