The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to East to North Australia, 3. What does the adult male bear weigh?

including Tazmania. It is one of the five extreme species of mono-dreams. The A. 400 – 480 kg
only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The body and B. 400 – 680 kg
the broad flat tail of these animals are covered with dense brown fur, that traps C. 480 – 600 kg
a lay including ear to keep the animals warm. It uses its tail for story joy fact. It D. 680 – 880 kg
has webbed feet and the large robbery’s net. These are species that are be E. 880 – 1500 kg
closer to those of ducks, then to these any known mammals. Weight varies 4. Where did the animal live?
considerably from 0.7 to 2.4 kg with males being larger than females. And male A. In the Arctic Ocean
averages 50 cm total length whiles the female major approximately 45 cm. The B. In the Indian Ocean.
platypus has an average temperature of 32 degrees Celsius rather than 37 C. In the Pacific Ocean.
degrees Celsius that is typical of the placental mammals. D. In the North Atlantic Ocean.
E. In the South Atlantic Ocean.
1. What animal is being described in the monologue?
A. Octopus.
Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group
B. Rhinoceros.
as lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their own
C. Platypus
(Serpentes).
D. Mosquitos.
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them slither
E. Hippopotamus.
along. Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps
2. How much does the Platypus weigh?
on the skin. Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers
A. 0.7 to 2.4 kg
along the ground.
B. 0.7 to 2.5 kg.
Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes
C. 0.7 to 2.6 kg.
are cold-blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up.
D. 0.7 to 2.7 kg.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live
E. 0.7 to 2.8 kg.
in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long
grass and in old logs.
The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas.
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizard, and mice and other snakes. The
An adult male weighs about four hundred to six hundred and eighty kilograms,
Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect
while an adult female is about half that size. Although it is closely related to the
themselves with their fangs. Some snakes are protected by scaring their
brown bear, it has paws to occupy a narrow ecological niche with many bony
enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glide away from danger. Their
characteristics adapted to for cold temperatures, for moving across the snow,
ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar
ice, open water, and for hunting seals which make up most of its diets.
gliders.
Although most of polar bears are born on land, it spends most of its time at
sea, hence its name meaning maritime bear and can hunt consistently only
from sea ice. It spends much of the year on frozen sea.
5. Since the snakes are cold-blooded, they… eye. Females, both old and young, are red-orange on the upper parts of their
A. like sucking the cool blood bodies and red-orange to white yellow.
B. avoid sun-bathing to their skins Napoleon fish are carnivorous and eat during the day. They can be seen
C. never sun bathe in the warm weather feasting on shellfish, other fish, sea stars, sea urchins and crabs, crushing the
D. live on the ground in deserted burrows shells to get the animal within. They also crush large chunks of dead coral
E. require the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies rubble with peg-like teeth to feed on the burrowing mussels and worms.
6. We know from the text that snakes… Pairs spawn together as part of a larger mating group that may consist of over
A. do not have claws 100 individuals. The planktonic eggs are released into the water, and once the
B. do not like sunlight larvae have hatched they will settle out on the substrate. Adult females are able
C. have two legs and claws to change sex but the triggers for this development are not yet known.
D. use their legs to climb the tree The Napoleon is mainly found on coral reef edges and drop-offs. They move
E. use their claws to slither along the ground into shallow bays during the day to feed, and tend to move into deeper waters
7. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live in water, but most live on the as they grow older and large. Adults, therefore, are more common offshore
ground in deserted rabbit burrows,…(paragraph 4).The word “burrows “ has the than inshore.
similar meaning with…
A. foster 9. What is the text about?
B. dig A. The description of Napoleon fish
C. plough B. The physical characteristics of carnivorous fish
D. nurture C. The divers’ favorite animals
E. cultivate D. Napoleon’s family
8. How do flying snakes protect themselves. E. The development of Napoleon fish
A. They fly away 10. Where do Napoleon fish move during the day to feed?
B. They use their fangs they scare their enemies. A. Offshore
C. They stretch out their skin, B. Onshore
D. They eat the other animals. C. Deeper water
E. sun bathe on rocks D. Shallow bays
E. Coral reef edges
Napoleon is a favorite fish for divers in many regions of the world. The fish can 11. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the text?
instantly be recognized by its size, color and shape. It is one of the largest reef A. Napoleon fish tend to move into shallow waters as they grow older and large
fish in the world. They can grow up to 230 cm and weigh 190 kg. They have B. Napoleon fish move into deep bays during the day to feed
fleshy lips and a hump over the head that is similar to a napoleon hat. The C. Adult females are not able to change sex
Hump becomes more prominent with age. D. Napoleon fish are not carnivorous
Colors vary with age and sex. Males range from a bright electric blue to green E. The male has more attractive colors than the females
or purplish blue. Mature males develop a black stripe along the sides, blue
spots on their body scales, and blue scribbles on the head. Juveniles can be
identified by their pale greenish color and two black lines running behind the
Ant-eaters are perhaps the most curious-looking animals. A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller relative, called
Their long head and snout look like tubes, and they have no teeth at all. Their a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and in New Guinea.
front legs are very strong and armed with heavily curved claws with which they Kangaroos eat grass and plants.They have short front legs, but very long and
break open the nets of ants and termites and then when the insects rush out, strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping.
use their long, sticky tongues to lick them up at great speed. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres, and
True ant-eaters are found in the swamps and forests of Central and South leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also run at speeds
America. Scaly ant-eaters, or pangolins, are found in Africa and tropical Asia. of over 45 kilometers per hour.
Various other insect-eating animals are sometimes called ant-eaters, although The largest kangaroos are the Great grey kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo.
they really belong to other groups of animals. One of them is the ant-bear, Adult grows to a length of 1.60 metres and weighs over 90 kilos.
which lives on the plains of South and Central Africa. This has long, erect ears Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an
but short blunt claws, an almost hairless tail, yellow brown in color. Unlike the external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is
true ant-eaters, it has small teeth. born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months
of life.
12. The text tells us ….
15. According to the text, the kangaroo ….
A. the story of ant-eaters
A. can grow as tall as a man
B. the report of ant-eaters
B. can run faster than a car
C. the discussion of ant-eaters
C. can walk as soon as it is born
D. the description of ant-eaters
D. can jump over a 3 meters high fence
E. the explanation of ant-eater’s body
E. can live in a pouch during its life
13. What is the ant-bear?
16. …. are used for sitting up and for jumping.
A. The animal has long, erect ears and small teeth
A. Longtails
B. The animal looks like a pangolin.
B. Short legs
C. The animal has no sticky tongue
C. Body pouch
D. The animal does not like to eat ants.
D. Short front legs
E. The animal belongs to the ants’ group.
E. Strong back legs
14. From the passage above, we can conclude that….
17. We know from the text that kangaroo ….
A. all ants are friends of other insects
A. is smaller in size to human
B. ants live in the disgusted places
B. is an omnivorous animal
C. ants are classified as predators
C. has a habitat in Tasmania
D. ants belong to the insect group
D. can be called Wallaby in New Guinea
E. ants usually eat dead animals
E. has another name called Wallaby 29.
 (D) It has a trunk
An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal (E) It has a small tail
with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little 22. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body
eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk. like a shower bath (paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to….
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The A). a shower bath
elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a B). elephant’s body
shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact the C). a shower
trunk serves the elephant as a long am and hand. An elephant looks very D). water
clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly. The elephant is a very E). elephant’s trunk
intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a 23. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following,
very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such EXCEPT ……..
as carrying heavy loads, hunting for tigers, and even fighting. (A) to eat
(B) to push
18. The text tells us about….
(C) to drink
(A). The elephant’s peculiar feature
(D) to carry things
(B). useful servant
(E) to squirt water over the body.
(C). strange looking animal
24. “The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature….(Paragraph2). The word
(D). an elephant
“peculiar” close in meaning to ….
(E). elephant looks very clumsy.
(A) large
19. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that….
(B) strange
(A) elephants are strong
(C) tough
(B) elephants can lift logs
(D) smooth
(C) elephants are servants
(E) king
(D) elephant are very useful
25. The text above is in the form of…
(E) elephant must be trained
(A). Analytical Exposition
20. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is…..
(B). Narrative
(A). its clumsiness
(C). Recount
(B). its thick legs
(D). Report
(C). its large body
(E.) Spoof
(D). its long nose
(E). its large ears
21. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first
paragraph?
(A) It looks strange
(B) It is heavy
(C) It is wild
Every single rock on the surface of the Earth-whether it is gravestone, a piece Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money. Gold is
of solidified lava from a volcano or a boulder that has broken from a cliff or found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of
mountain-is slowly being broken down. This breaking down of rocks at or near the earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on
the Earth’s surface is called weathering. The word is used because the weather bottom of rivers. The gold is found together with sand and rocks, and must be
is mainly responsible. Weathering turns solid rock into soft materials that may separated from them. It is simple to search for this type of gold. It is not usually
eventually form soil. necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below the
Air and water are the cause of most weathering. Sometimes they change the surface of the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have
chemical in the rocks, and sometimes they just break apart the rock physically. developed modern process for removing gold from rocks. Since gold is not very
If water seeps into the cracks in the rocks, for example, it may later freeze if the hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for making rings,
temperature falls below 0 degrees Celsius. As the water turns to ice, it coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare, and
expands, pushing against the sides of the rock with a pressure believe to be as useful.
much as 2,100 kilograms per square centimetre. This forces the cracks open. 29. The best title of the text above is …..
Repeated freezing and thawing causes the fragments to break away from the a. Gold
original rock, these may slide down a cliff or mountain and form a sloping mass b. Type of Gold
of fragments at the bottom, called scree. c. Previous Metal
d. Rare Ornaments
26. According to the text,….
e. Removing Gold from Rocks
A. there are two kinds of rock, gravestone and a boulder
30. The following are associated with gold, EXCEPT …..
B. soft materials will turn to solidified lava through weathering
a. useful
C. chemical in the rocks causes weathering in every single rock-
b. precious
D. a cliff or mountain may slide down because of the water in the rocks
c. beautiful
E. cracks in the rocks will turn water into ice at the temperature below 0
d. expensive
degrees Celsius
e. unnecessary
27. The first paragraph is about….
31. The text above is mainly intended to …. about gold.
A. the materials of weathering
a. discuss
B. the process of weathering
b. classify
C. the impact of weathering
c. describe
D. the definition of weathering
d. elaborate
E. the result of weathering
e. document
28. We know from the text that….
32. “It will be priced forever because….” (Paragraph 4). The word “priced”
A. very solid rock is impossible to break down
means ……
B. solid rock can turn into soil because of air and water
a. valuable
C. soft materials harders to eventually become rock
b. worthless
D. the weather can turn lava into gravestones
c. interesting
E. air and water are the main elements of the weather
d. wonderful
e. eye catching

Jasmine is a native flower to some tropical areas in South Asia, Africa and
Australia. In India, some varieties of Jasmine are used for religious purposes.
The flower can grow up to 3 meters high and 2 meters wide. It releases its
fragrance mostly after the sun sets especially nearing the full moon. Therefore,
it is often associated with soothing night-time moods. The planting of Jasmine
is started by putting some cuttings in 3-inch posts within 4 weeks. After the
roots grow, they are put into 6-inch pots. The soil in the pots should be kept
moist but possible for the water to go through it for optimum growth. There are
some important advantages of Jasmine. In medication, this flower is often used
for soothing headaches, stimulating the brain, and restoring balance. Its extract
is also widely used in the making of perfume.
33. When does Jasmine release the most fragrance?
A. In the morning
B. In the evening
C. In the afternoon
D. At dawn
34. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Jasmine is grown worldwide
B. Jasmine has various benefits
C. Jasmine can cause headache
D. There are some varieties of Jasmine
35. ” … it is often associated with …”, The word “associated” in is closest in
meaning to ….
A. Attached
B. Connected
C. Compared
D. Propagated