Zahara Aprilia Putri (XI MIPA 4/36)

FOREST FIRES
Forest fire is an incident where the forest which is classified as natural ecology has
transformed caused by massive burning activity of the forest. Basically, this kind of incident
has both positive and negative impact. However, the negative impact of forest fire is more
dominant than the positive impact.
Forest fire could happen because a lot of factors, such as lightning strikes on the dry
forest because of long dry season. Long dry season also caused the water sources dried up
including the forest. Its losses water due to evapotranspiration process. Stems, tiwgs, and dried
leaves that rub againts each other could cause fire, then the fire will spread quickly.
Other factors like, human carelessness on throwing cigarette carelessly or forgot to
water the camp fire. Sometimes forest fire also happens because of volcanic activity such as
hit by lava flows or hot clouds from volcanic eruption. Forest fire also could happen
intentionally. There are some people that intentionally burn the forest to open up a new land or
other vandalism actions.
So, to prevent the forest fire we need to take a good care of the forest. We need to be
more aware that forest is really important for us as human, forest can give us oxygen that we
need to breath and also forest can prevent flood or landslide from happening. Forest also needed
by other creatures that make forest as their home.

1. Based on the text, the following statement are causes forest fires, except...
A. People throwing cigarette carelessly
B. Lightning strikes on the dry forest
C. Heavy rain for a week
D. Lightning strikes on the dry forest
E. The forest exposed to lava flows

2. What the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. How to make a forest fires
B. How to prevent the forest fires
C. Factors that caused a forest fires
D. How the forest fires happens
E. How to burning trash at the forest

3. Which paragraph the closing of this explanation text?

A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Paragraph 4
E. Paragraph 5
4. “Other factors like, human carelessness on throwing ...” what the antonym of the
underlined word?
A. Bowl
B. Toss
C. Hurl
D. Send
E. Catch

5. Based on the text, which of the following statements is not a way to prevent forest fires?
A. Forgot to water the camp fire
B. Throw cigarette to the trash bin
C. Burn trash away from the forest
D. Supervise areas prone to forest fires
E. Making canal blocks to regulate water hydrology on peatlands

ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. E
5. A