NAME : Popy Oktaviana Agustin

CLASS : 3B
ASSIGNMENT : READING

Exercise 2: Study each of the passages, and choose the best answers to the
questions that follow.
PASSAGE ONE: Because all dramatic productions begin with a script, there is a
constant need for playwrights and scriptwriters. Beginning writers may work on
"spec," or speculation; they do not know if their play or screenplay will find a
buyer. Playwrights generally submit their work to a theater. The theater may
produce the play or hold readings of it. A few theaters have regular positions for
playwrights in residence, but in general, even established playwrights work on a
freelance, or job-by-job, basis. This is also true of scriptwriters who write
screenplays and teleplays for film and television production companies.
Established writers in the broadcasting industry may work steadily for a particular
television program, but many writers work on a script-by-script basis. Stage and
screen writers may initially learn their trade in colleges and universities that offer
degree programs in play and screenplay writing. Requirements of the programs
usually include reading the works of other writers and writing an original play or
screenplay.
1. According to the passage, "spec" writers sell their plays or scripts by
A. working for a specific theater or production company
B. submitting their work to a theater or production company
C. first becoming established writers
D. holding readings of their work
Jawaban:B
2. The author makes the point that both playwrights and scriptwriters
A. usually begin working on a freelance basis
B. usually begin working for one theater or production company
C. are required to earn a college degree
D. usually begin by writing plays and later writing screenplays
Jawaban:D
3. Which of the following sentences should NOT be included in a summary of
the passage?
A. Many writers work on a job-by-job basis.
B. Some universities have degree programs in writing for the stage and
screen.
C. It is difficult to get established as a film or television writer.
D. There is always a need for new writers and new dramatic material.
Jawaban:A
PASSAGE TWO: What made Native American and European subsistence cycles
so different from one another in colonial America had less to do with their use of
plants than with their use of animals. Domesticated grazing animals and the plow
were the most distinguishing characteristics of European agricultural practices.
The Native Americans' relationship to the deer, moose, and beaver they hunted
was far different from that of the Europeans to the pigs, cows, sheep, and horses
they owned. Where Natives had contented themselves with burning the woods
and concentrating their hunting in the fall and winter months, the English sought a
much more total and year-round control over their animals' lives. The effects of
that control could be seen in most aspects of New England's rural economy, and
by the end of the colonial period were responsible for a host of changes in the
New England landscape: the endless miles of fences, the silenced voices of the
vanished wolves, the system of country roads, and the new fields covered with
grass, clover, and buttercups.
4. What is the main point the author makes?
A. Native Americans and Europeans competed over plants and animals.
B. Native Americans and Europeans tried to control animals in New England.
C. Europeans had to learn how to hunt the deer, moose, and beaver.
D. Native Americans and Europeans differed in their use of animals.
Jawaban:D
5. The author mentions cows and sheep as examples of
A. European subsistence cycles
B. animals owned by European settlers
C. animals hunted by Native Americans
 D. animals eaten by wolves
Jawaban:B
6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an agricultural practice of
Europeans in New England?
A. Burning the woods
B. Building fences
C. Plowing fields
D. Growing grass and clover
Jawaban:A
PASSAGE THREE: A tornado undergoes considerable changes in size, shape,
and behavior during its life cycle. The tornado usually develops within a
cumulonimbus cloud and subsequently extends toward the ground. We see this
stage as a rotating funnel cloud that descends from the cloud base. When the
rotating column of air reaches the ground, it becomes a tornado by definition.
Sometimes dust and debris begin whirling on the ground before the funnel
actually touches down. In weak tornadoes, particularly in dry climates, this
ground-level dust whirl may be visible before the funnel cloud. During the
tornado's mature stage, the funnel reaches its greatest width. It is usually nearly
vertical, and most of the time is touching the ground, though skipping may occur
along a lengthy path. At this time, the tornado causes severe damage to whatever
it encounters. During the tornado's shrinking stage, the funnel narrows and tilts
away from its vertical position. Now the path of damage becomes smaller. As the
tornado decays, the funnel stretches into a rope shape, and the visible portion
becomes contorted and finally dissipates. This stage is often called the rope stage
because of its appearance.
7. According to the passage, a rotating funnel cloud is defined as a tornado
when it
A. develops in a cumulonimbus cloud
B. is observed by humans
C. touches the ground
D. causes dust and debris to begin whirling
Jawaban:C
8. During which stage is a tornado the most dangerous?
A. The formation stage
B. The mature stage
C. The shrinking stage
D. The rope stage
Jawaban:B
9. In its final stage, a tornado resemble
A. a dust whirl
B. a funnel
C. a rope
D. a vertical cloud
Jawaban:C
10. The passage discusses all of the following EXCEPT
A. how to recognize a tornado
B. the life cycle of a tornado
C. the appearance of a tornado
D. how to avoid a tornado
Jawaban:D