Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.

5 meters and its weight

about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and two small
horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and protected by thick and long eyebrows. Her body
is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over their body.

Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for long time because giraffes can rely on
the water contained in leaves they eat. Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They always eat
young leaves that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them to cut branches
which are very hard.

Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15 months.
Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes bear its baby
with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to the ground from a
1.5 meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since being born, and begin
breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

1. What kind of text above?

a. Daily news

b. Descriptive text

c. Narrative text

d. Trivia

e. Report text

2. The text tells us about?

a. Giraffe’s long neck

b. Animals that can survive without drinking for long time

c. The highest animal

d. Pregnant giraffe

e. The smallest animal

3. The word “its” in third paragraph refers to?

a. Neck

b. Leaves

c. Baby giraffe

d. Branches

e. Eyebrows

Gold is found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of the earth.
Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on bottom of rivers. The gold is found
together with sand and rocks, and must be separated from them. It is simple to search for this type
of gold.

It is not usually necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below the
surface of the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have developed modern
process for removing gold from rocks.

Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for making
rings, coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare, and useful.

4.The best title of the text above is …..

a. Gold

b. Metal

c. Rare Metal

d. Beautiful Ornaments

e. Heavy Substance

5.The text above is mainly intended to …. about gold.a. Classify

b. Discuss

c. Describe

d. Elaborate

e. Debate

6."It will be priced forever because….” (Paragraph 4) The underlined word means … a. Amazing

b. Valuable

c. Worthless

d. Greatness
e. Happiness

Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizards.
It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group
of lizards still alive.

It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The
natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).

The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small
dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens
its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.

Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like
other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against their body.

The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild
pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other
lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as
well as the old and sick dragons.

Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night

7 The main idea of paragraph 5 is …

A. komodo dragons feed on young dragons.

B. komodo dragons get their food by hunting.

C. komodo dragons are carnivorous and also cannibals

D. komodo dragons are cannibals because they hunt other animals.

E. komodo dragons are carnivorous because they eat eggs, meat and rodents.

8. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a komodo dragon?

A. Rough skin

B. Strong claws

C. A long heavy tail

D. Short, strong legs

E. Rows of red teeth

9. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….

A. to retell the events in Komodo Island.

B. to inform about classification of komodo.

C. to describe about komodo dragon in general.

D. to persuade reader to keep komodo habitat.

E. to entertain reader with the story of komodo.

10.Komodo dragons are cannibals because …

A. they hunt deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes and even horses.

B. they prey on young ones as well as old and sick dragons<<<<<<

C. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.

D. they eat anything they meet.

E. they will attack in self-defense.

The sugar glider is a marsupial, just like the many other Australian animals – the kangaroo, the koala
and the wombat for instance. The sugar glider is a possum – very similar to the tupai in Indonesia. It
basically lives in trees. It eats leaves and fruit. However, the Australian sugar glider has a very special
skill. It can jump from tree to tree like a tupai but it can also `sort of fly’ as well. In fact, it glides or
terbang layang in Bahasa Indonesia. When it jumps from one tree to another it spreads its four legs
out wide; and its extra skin also spreads out and functions like a parachute.

11. What does the text tell us about?…

A. The kangaroo

B. The koala

C. The wombat

D. The sugar glider

12. Why can the sugar glider glide from tree to tree?

A. It can spread its four legs and skin out wide

B. It is very similar to the squirrels in Indonesia

C. It basically lives in trees

D. It eats leaves and fruit

13.“….. it spreads its four legs out wide ……” The word made bold means…

A. executes

B. exceeds

C. extends

D. examines

The largest meat-eating animal in the world is the brown bear that lives in Alaska. “Brownie”, as this
bear is called, will always keep away from people. But, be careful if it is wounded with a gun or the
mother bear and her cubs are shocked. Some hunters claim the brown bear can outfight a tiger.

A grown brownie may be up to nine feet tall. It may weigh over 1,600 pounds. But home when the
brown bear is born, it weighs less than one pound. If you grew at the same rate, you would weigh
almost 10,000 pounds when you were fully grown!

14. What does the text mostly tell about?

A. Brown bears

B. Strong hunters
C. Fighting tigers

D. Alaska people

15. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the text?

A. A brown bear eats meat

B. Brown bears can beat a tiger

C. Brownie will keep away when it sees people

D. Brown bears are tame animals

16. “But if it is wounded with a gun or if the mother bear and her cubs are shocked,…” (line 3)

What does the underlined word mean?

A. Male bears

B. Baby bears

C. Group of bears

D. Other bears

An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of
another. The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow
crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the shadow of Earth.

Eclipses may occur when the Earth and Moon are aligned with the Sun, and the shadow of one body
cast by the Sun falls on the other. So at New Moon (or rather Dark Moon), when the Moon is in
conjunction with the Sun, the Moon may pass in front of the Sun as seen from a narrow region on
the surface of the Earth and cause a solar eclipse. At Full Moon, when the Moon is in opposition to
the Sun, the Moon may pass through the shadow of the Earth, and a lunar eclipse is visible from the
night half of the Earth.

An eclipse does not happen at every New or Full Moon, because the plane of the orbit of the Moon
around the Earth is tilted with respect to the plane of the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, so as
seen from the Earth, when the Moon is nearest to the Sun (New Moon) or at largest distance (Full
Moon), the three bodies usually are not exactly on the same line.

17. When does lunar eclipse happen?

A. In the morning

B. In the afternoon

C. In the evening

D. In the midday

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

A. We can see the surface of the Moon from the Earth

B. The Sun is the biggest planet in our solar system

C. An eclipse never happens at New or Full Moon

D. The Sun and the Moon rotate on the same line

19. What will happen if the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface? There will be ….

A. A lunar eclipse

B. Solar eclipse

C. New moon

D. Full moon

Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 7.

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 brain, and restoring balance. Its extract is also widely used in the
making of perfume.

20.When does Jasmine release the most fragrance?

A. In the morning

B. In the evening

C. In the afternoon

D. At dawn

21. 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

22. The underlined word in " ... it is often associated with ...", is closest in meaning to ....

A. Attached

B. Connected

C. Compared

D. Propagated

23. In planting Jasmine, the soil should be kept moist to make it ....

A. Go through the water easily

B. Grow up to 6 inch in length

C. Produce optimum fragrance

D. Grow optimally
Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 10.

Butterflies are a type of insect with large and often colorful wings. They start out as eggs. They lay
their eggs on leaves. The eggs hatch into caterpillars with tabular body. The caterpillar eats leaves,
beds, or flowers of plants.

When a caterpillar is full sized, it goes into another stage called chrysalis. Caterpillars attach
themselves to something solid before becoming a chrysalis. The caterpillar inside the chrysalis
changes into a butterfly. Some butterflies make the change in one week. Some others take years to
change.

When the change is complete, the adult butterfly splits the chrysalis. The insect unfolds its wings and
pumps blood and air into then. It spreads out the wings until they become dry and harder. The
beautiful butterfly then flies to get nectar from flowers. Most butterflies live only for one or two
weeks.

24. What is the text mostly about?

A. Butterflies' life stages

B. How a caterpillar lives

C. How butterflies lay their eggs

D. Physical characteristics of butterflies

25. Why do butterflies fly to some flowers?

A. To get nectar

B. To pump blood

C. To get some food

D. To dry their wings

26. Where does a caterpillar change into a butterfly?

A. On the flower

B. On the leaves

C. Inside the chrysalis

D. Inside the nectar

For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the chimpanzees. Now,
however, there is a proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes.

Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a
human being.

Dolphins have a simple language. They are able to talk to one another. It may be possible for man to
learn how to talk to dolphins. But, this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of
sounds man can make. If man wants to talk to dolphins, therefore, he will have to make a third
language which both he and the dolphins can understand.

Dolphins are also very friendly toward man. They often follow ships. There are many stories about
dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous waters.

27. The text above is in the form of………….

a. spoof

b. report

c. recount

d. procedure

e. narration

28. To tell the factual information, the writer mostly uses…………

a. passive voice

b. simple past tense

c. present perfect tense

d. simple present tense

e. present continuous tense

29. What kind of animal is dolphin?

a. insect

b. fish

c. mammal

d. bird
e. shark

30. Why talking to dolphin is not easy?

a. dolphins cannot hear the kind of man’s sounds

b. dolphins cannot think as human

c. dolphins like playing with man

d. dolphins feel annoyed by man

e. dolphins want to be free