QUESTION BANK FOR NATIONAL EXAMINATION

Text 1 for questions number 1 and 2

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in
several parts of the world. There are eight different general in the family classified as rabbits,
including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13
species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Oshima,
Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up
the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a
kitten or kit.
Rabbit habitats include meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, deserts and wetlands. Rabbits
live in groups, and the best known species, the European rabbit, lives in underground burrows, or
rabbits holes. A group of burrows is called warren.
More than half the world’s rabbits population resides in North America. They are also
native to southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and in parts of
Africa and South America. They are not naturally found in most Eurasia, where a number of
species of hares are present. Rabbits first entered South America relatively recently, as part of
the Great American Interchange. Much of the continent has just one species of rabbit, the tapeti,
while most of South America’s southern cone is without rabbits.

1. What is the topic of the passage?

A. Describing rabbit in general
B. Explaining the behavior of rabbit.
C. Describing the rabbit as a toy pet.
D. Explaining about rabbit’s population.
E. Describing how to take care of rabbit.

2. “More than half the world’s rabbit population resides in North America.”
The similar meaning of the underlined word is…
A. lives
B. finds
C. grows
D. shows
E. moves

Text 2 for questions number 3 and 4

 Here is my unforgettable experience. One day I joined a story telling contest. Two of my
friends and I had been chosen to take a part in the final round at the district level. I was very
happy and eager to win the competition.
For preparation, I had to memorize and understand the story well. My teacher guided and
taught me pronunciation, facial expression and gestures. One day, before performing, my friends
and I were busy to prepare the props and costumes for the competition. Thing that made me sad
was my teacher rented the props and costumes for my friends but not for me. My two friends had
beautiful costumes and luxurious props. Although I just wore the simple ones, I performed my
best to win the competition.
The competition started. I got number 29 and my friends got number 5 and 10. I was
nervous but I showed my best performance on stage. Lots of people took photos and videos of
me. Finally, anxiety was gone after I had finished performing. And then, the announcement came
which made three of us very uneasy. Luckily I was chosen as the first winner. I went to the stage
and all the judges congratulated me and gave a plague, trophy, and money. I was very happy.

3. Why did the writer feel sad before the competition?

A. She had no luxurious gown.
B. Her teacher really cares about her.
C. Her teacher was not fair to her.
D. Her friends did not support her.
E. She only had a very simple dress

4. From the text it can be concluded that ….

A. Practice makes performance go well.
B. Being nervous helps perform well on the stage.
C. Wearing simple clothes can help win the competition.
D. It is necessary to wear beautiful costumes for the competition
E. Beautiful costumes and luxurious props are the requirements for the competition.
Text 5 for question number 5

Amid the Pokemon Go hype, a dating service influenced by the augmented-reality game
was introduced on Wednesday. Dubbed Poke Dates, the service allows singles in the US to
explore their city playing pokemon Go with someone.
The dates are organized based on questionnaire on preference and a mutual desire to play the
game.
Poke Dates coordinates all the details, like selecting a convenient gym or a Poke Stop meeting
point.
Poke Dates was launched by project fix up, a popular offline dating startup launched in 2012 in
Chicago.
“People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating, and since it all comes
down to human chemistry, we wanted to cut out all the steps between signing up to a service and
going on a date. Poke Dates and project fix up give people their time back and turns online
dating into offline dating,” said chief project fix up officer Dank Korenevsky in a press release
on Wednesday.
The first Poke Dates is free, and members can earn more Poke Dates by referring a friend or
paying US$20 per date.

5. What is the topic of the text?

A. Pokedates was launched by Project Fix up.
B. The augmented reality game influences a dating service.
C. Poke Dates and Project Fix up give people their time back.
D. Dating service Poke Dates wants to ride the Pokemon Go wave.
E. People dating online are spending more time online than out there dating.

Text 6 for questions number 6

Ingredients
1 tb margarine, dairy free
1 tb Vegetables oil
1 c onion – chopped
8 oz Mushrooms – sliced
1 lg Garlic clove – minced
1/3 celery – thinly sliced
3 c Soybean milk
4 c Potatoes – cubed ½ inch
¼ ts Black pepper
1 ts Salt, or to taste
1 tb Parsley – chopped

Directions
1. Saute onion, garlic, celery, and green pepper in hot oil and margarine about 3 minutes. Add
sliced mushrooms and sauté 3 more minutes.
2. Add soybean milk, black pepper, salt and potatoes. Bring mixture almost to a boil; reduce
heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Make about 6 cups. Thin with extra soybean milk if soup is too thick.
4. Garnish with parsley and serve with the veal.
The text states that …
A. extra soybean milk must be added if the soup is too thick
B. six cups of soy bean milk must be added to the soup
C. soybean milk is used merely for garnish
D. extra cups must be provided for everybody
E. the soup must be thick to make it easy

Text 7 For question number 7, 8 dan 9

The forest and peat land fires and smog, billed the worst in Indonesian history, still
dominated media headlines this week, with thousand of hot spots covering Sumatra and
Kalimantan. At least 19 people in Sumatra and Kalimantan have died, and mostly children, have
been hospitalized because of severe respiratory illness cause by the haze. According to the
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the ongoing haze crisis has resulted in more than
500,000 people in six provinces – Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central
Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan – suffering from respiratory infections.
As evidence indicates that most hot spots are related to oil and palm and pulpwood
plantations, President has instructed the Forestry and Environment Ministry to stop issuing new
permits for peatland cultivation for monoculture, restore damage peatland and review all
peatland licenses that have been issued. Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert active
forests and deep peat or any peat area into monoculture plantations, such as acacia for pulp and
oil palm plantations.
Recent research by forest scientists at the Bogor, West Java-based Center for International
Forestry Research (CIFOR) found that peat swamps in their natural state are resistant to fire
because they are wet underground, but they can be highly flammable when they dry out and are
degraded.

7. What does the text tell us about?

A. The forest fire and the effect in Indonesia.
B. The worst condition of forest fire in Indonesia.
C. The victims of the forest fire in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
D. The instruction from Jokowi to review all peatland licenses
E. The research evidence that peat swamps in nature is resistant to fire.

8. What can we infer from the text?

A. Many people suffered from serious illness because of the haze.
B. Only children have been hospitalized from severe respiratory illness
C. The main cause of haze in Riau came from the slashing and burning of forest areas
D. Companies could convert active forest and deep peat into monoculture plantation.
E. The president has instructed the forestry and environment ministry to issue new permit for
plantation.

9. Put bluntly, companies can no longer convert active forests and deep peat or any peat area
into monoculture plantations, such as acacia for pulp and oil palm plantations.
The underlined word has similar meaning to …
A. compel
B. change
C. concent
D. condemn
E. collaborate

Text 8 for question number 10

The emergence of the internet has given entrepreneurs many ways to make money. Writers
are one group that have benefited from their talents as a result in the rise of internet based jobs
Blog writing is an increasingly popular way to earn money online determined by the owner of
the blog. They are very popular because Blogs are usually written on a certain subject area but
can vary as its content is heir simplicity to get up and running. There are many free websites out
there that will help you set up your own blog if you choose to go that route because blog plus
advertisement is potential money.
Writing is also good money to earn money online. Make sure to gear your articles to
promote and advertise your own business ventures. These articles are a free way to market the
products and services you offer for free. The most effective advertising with these articles comes
from the dialogue box that is inserted at the end of each article. These dialogues boxes contain
links to basically any website you like to drive traffic to. For instance, you might have one link in
your dialogue box to a product you are selling and one to a blog where you are promoting a
discussing other products. Writing takes some time to gain credibility through but once it’s done
earning potential can become very powerful.

From the text we can conclude that …

A. internet helps to get credibility online
B. internet entrepreneurs get profit online
C. writing isn’t away to earn money online
D. blog writing is potential earning online
E. searching internet help to get profit online