Instrument Test

Choose the correct answer by choosing A, B, C, D to each question based on the text below!

Read the following text to answer question 1-5

Buggy Races

Once upon a time there lived two best friends, the hare and tortoise. They like to race against each other, but
the hare always won. One day, the hare asked the tortoise to race down to the beach. The tortoise refused, he
said that he will lose anyway. The hare replied in a kind voice that he felt sorry about it. But next day, the hare
found a way to race the tortoise that would be fair and lots of fun too. He asked the tortoise to come with him.
The tortoise came with him. There was slowly plodding over the sand hill towards the beach. Now the two
friends can race against each other all day something tells me that the tortoise might win this time.

1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

b. The hare asked tortoise to race down to the beach

2. “He said that he will lose anyway”. The underlined word refers to….
a. Tortoise

3.Which of the following word is the synonym of “beach”?

d. Shore

3. Which statement is true according to the text?

c. The tortoise came with him

4. Paragraph three mainly tells us that….

d. The hare asked the tortoise to race down to the beach

Read the following text to answer question number 6 to 10

The Lion and the Mouse

Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down upon him; this soon awoke the lion,
who placed his huge paw upon him, and open his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, king,” cried the little
mouse, “Forgive me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn some of these
days.” The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then, he lifted up his paw and
let him go. Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who wanted to carry him alive to the
King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him in. Just then, the little mouse
happened to pass by and see the sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and
soognawed away the ropes that bounded the king of the beasts. Soon after the little mouse had finished gnawing
away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.

6.What is the story about?

 b. A little mouse and a lion

7.Paragraph two mainly us that….

a. The little mouse asked for forgivenes

8.“He lifted up his paw and let him go”. The underlined word refers to….

c. A lion

9.Which of the following word is the antonym of “little”?

a. Big

10.Which statement is not true according to the text

b. The lion was not caught in a trap

Read the following text to answer question number 10 to 15

The Hen and the Butterfly

Once upon a time, in a beautiful morning, a hen and her children searched for food in the backyard. There were
many seeds and falling fruits to fulfill their appetite for breakfast. Suddenly, she saw a small moving object
under a tree branch not far from the backyard. She came closer and found out that a butterfly was stuck under
that branch. “Oh, hen, can you do me a favor to lift this branch? It fell on my right wing so I can’t move
anywhere,” begged the butterfly to the hen. “How pity you are. Be ready butterfly, I will try to remove this
branch,” said the hen. So, she helped the butterfly and succeeded. Unluckily, the butterfly’s right wing was
broken and flying was impossible to do. The kind hen offered the butterfly a shelter in her cage until it was
ready for the butterfly to fly again. Time passed by and finally the butterfly could fly freely with the happiest
face ever. “Thanks hen, we will be best friends forever from now on,” the butterfly shouted while flying away.
From that moment, the butterfly and hen are still best friend until today. Whenever we find the hen searching
for some food, there must be the butterfly flying around nearby. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

11. “It fell on my right wing so I can’t move anywhere”. The underlined word refers to….

a. Butterfly

12. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?

a. A hen helped the butterfly and succeeded

13. Why was the butterfly’s right wing broken?

a. The butterfly searching some food

 14. “The butterfly shouted while flying away”. The underlined word means….

b. Screamed

15. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

c. The butterfly shouted

Read the following text to answer question number 16 to 20

A STUPID MAN AND HIS COWS

One day, a stupid man went to market. He bought six cows. After that, he rode one cow home and made the
others walk in front of him. One the way he counted them, but he could only see five cows. He counted them
again and again. He was certain that he had lost one. He was afraid that he would be scolded by his wife. His
wife was waiting for him in front of their house. As soon as he saw her, he said sadly that he had lost one of
their cows. He did not know how it could happen. He was careful. Then, his wife asked him how many cows he
bought. The stupid man answered that he bought six cows. However, he could only see five of them. His wife
looked at him and laughed. She said that he was very stupid. There was not one cow less. There was one more.

16.What is the story about?

a. A man and his cows

17. What does the word “them” in paragraph 1 line 3 refers to….

b. The cows

18. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

c. The stupid man thought that he had lost one of his cows

19.“He did not know how it could happen”. The underlined word means….

d. Made

20. Why did his wife look at him and laugh?

a. There was not one cow less, there was one more

Read the following text to answer question number 21 to 25

Cinderella

Once upon a time there was a girl name Cinderella. She lived with her bad step-mother and two step-sisters.
She had to do all the household chores. One day the king invited all the ladies in the kingdom to go to a ball in
the palace. He wanted to find the Crown Prince a wife. The step sisters went to the ball that night with their
mother. Cinderella was left alone. She cried because she actually wanted to go to the ball, too. Just then a fairy
godmother came. With her magic wand, she gave Cinderella a coachman, two horses and footmen. She also
gave Cinderella a lovely dress to wear the ball and a pair of glass slippers. She told Cinderella to come home
before midnight. At the ball, Cinderella danced all night with the Prince. The Prince fell in love with her. At
midnight, Cinderella ran home. Unfortunately, one of her slippers slipped off at the door. She did not have time
to put it back on. The Prince was sad as he could not find Cinderella again that night. The next day, the Prince
and his footmen brought along the glass slipper. They went all over the Kingdom to search for the owner. After
searching for long time, finally, they came to Cinderella’s house. The slipper fit her. The prince was very happy
to find Cinderella again. They got married and lived together ever after.

21. He wanted to find the crown prince a wife. The underlined word refers to….

c. The king

22. Which of the following word is the synonym of “glass”?

b. Slipper

23. Why did the king invite all the ladies in the kingdom?

b. He wanted to find the crown prince a wife

24. Which statement is not true according to the text?

d. Cinderella didn’t come to the ball

25. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

d. A girl name Cinderella

Read the following text to answer question 26-30

A fisherman and a fish

A long time ago, there lived fisherman. One day he had been fishing all day, but he did not catch anything. In
the evening, he caught a very small fish. The fish said, “Please don’t eat me. Please, I am too small to make you
good dinner. Please, throw me back to the water. Later, when I grow bigger, you come back and catch me
again.” “No” said the fisherman. “I am to keep you. If you get back into the water, you take very good care, and
you will never come near me again.” Then thefisherman put the poor little fish and his pond at the backyard.
When the fish grew bigger, it becomes a good friend of the fisherman. He never wanted to eat the fish.

26. What is the story about?

b. A fisherman and little fish

27. “Throw me back to the water”. The underlined word refers to….

c. A little fish

28. Which statement is not true according to the text?

c. The fisherman eat the fish

 29. The Paragraph three mainly tell us that….

a. The fisherman never wanted to eat the fish

30. Which of the following word is the antonym of ‘big’?

b. Small

Read the following text to answer question 31-35

The rabbit and crocodile 88

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of
crocodile swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, "How many crocodiles are there in the
river?" The boss of crocodile answered, "We are twenty here." "Where are they?" the rabbit asked for the
second time. "What is it for?" the boss of crocodile asked. "All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want
to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are," said the rabbit. Then, the boss of the crocodile
called all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the river. Just
then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another: one ... two ... three ... four ... until
twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.

31. “We are twenty here”. The underlined word refers to….

b. The boss of crocodile

32. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

a. A rabbit wanted to cross a river

33. Which of the following word is the synonym of ‘good’?

b. Great

34. Which statement is true according to the text?

c. The rabbit started to count while jumping

35. Why a rabbit thanked all to crocodiles?

a. He had crossed the river

Read the following text to answer question 36-40

The Thirsty Crow

One hot day, a thirsty crow flew all over the fields looking for water. For a long time, she could not find
anything. She felt very weak, almost giving up hope. Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her. She flew
straight down to see if there was any water inside. Yes, she could see some water inside the jug! The crow tried
to push her head into the jug. Sadly she found that the neck of the jug was too narrow. Then she tried to push
the jug down for the water to flow out. She found that the jug was too heavy. The crow thought hard for a
while. Then looking around her, she saw some pebbles. She suddenly had a good idea. She started picking up
the pebbles one by one, dropping each into the jug. As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water kept
rising. Soon it was high enough for the crow to drink. Her plan had worked.

36. “She felt very weak”. The underlined word is refers to….

d. A thirsty crow

37. Which statement is not true according to the text?

d. She saw a water jug below her

38. “She saw some pebbles”. The underlined word means….

d. Little stones

39. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

a. She saw some pebbles

40. What is the moral value of the text above?

c. If you want something you must do it by yourself

Read the following text to answer question 41-45

The Grasshopper and the Ants

One summer, a grasshopper spent his days merrily singing and dancing. He hopped everywhere, while ants
were busy gathering grains of wheat and corn. He laughed at the ants and said. “How dull!” why don’t you sing
and dance with me instead of working under the hot sun?” “We are storing away food for the winter, “they
explained. “you should do the same” The grasshopper laughed and replied. ”why bother about the winter? I
have plenty to eat for now”. And he hopped away to look for someone to play with. But when the winter came,
the grasshopper could find no more food. Shivering he knocked at the ants” door. “Can you spare me some
seeds?” he begged. I’m cold and hungry!” “We worked hard all summer to store away food, “they answered. “
What are you doing?” “I was busy singing and dancing.” He said. “Then sing and dance for us now! They told
him. “It’s time you to work for you dinner.”
 41. What is the story about?

d. A grasshopper and the ants

42. Which of the following word is the synonym of “merrily”?

b. Happily

43. Why did the grasshopper laugh at the ants….

c. He thought the ants were dull

44. What did the ants want grasshopper to do for his dinner

c. To collect the food

45. “They told him”. The underlined word refers to….

a. The ants

Read the following text to answer question 46-50

Ali Baba

Once upon the time were 40 thieves who put their stolen money and treasure in a cave saying to the care
entrance, “Open Sesame!” A poor person saw them while they were doing that, so he heard the opening
word. After they left He went towards the cave and opened it. Suddenly he found a very large quantity
of money and golden treasure. He took some of it and went back home. After that he become a rich man
and his brother wanted to know how can he become rich. Once day, his brother followed him so solve
that mystery. Next day the brother went get back to the cave and opened. He found a lot of money but
when he tried to get out he could not. After a minute the thieves came in and saw the brother. The boss
asked him how he knew about the cave so he told them story. They killed the brother and went to find
Ali Baba’s house. After finding Ali Baba’s house, they made a plan to kill him the following night.
Some of thieves hid in big jars, and the boss pretended that he was a. merchant who wanted to sell the
jars to Ali Baba. Ali Baba who was a kind man invited the boss of the thief to have lunch together. After
lunch they took a rest. Luckily, the house maid went out of the house, and found that there were thieves
inside the jars. She finally boiled hot oil and poured it into the jars to kill all of them. The boss of the
thieves was caught, and put into prison. Ali Baba was saved from the danger, and he finally lived
happily ever after with his maid who became his wife shortly after.

46. Which of the following word is the antonym of “poor”?

c. Rich

47. Where did the thieves save their stolen money and treasure?

b. In the cave
48. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

b. They killed the brother

49. “After lunch they took a rest” the underlined word refers to….

b. The thieves

50. Why did the house maid boil hot oil

c. To killed the thieves