Reading Section

In this part of test, you have to choose the best answer to each question from the
alternatives given
Text 1
Read the following text to answer questions 1 to 5
Once there was a monkey that lives in a big fruit tree. The tree was quite close to the
sea, and he could see all kinds of fishes swimming and playing around. He made friends
with one of them, a big shark that came every day to sit under the tree. He liked the shark
very much. So each time the big fish sat under the tree, the monkey told stories and all
that had been happening on land. He even brought the shark food now and then.
One day, the shark said to the monkey. Please come to my house. I would like you
to see all my family. I always talk about you and they all wish to see you. Thats kind of
you. Answered the monkey, but the problem is I cant swim. How I can get your home
Oh, thats all right. You just sin on my back and Ill carry you all the way to my house!
Splendid! As you wish! replied the monkey, and he jumped down onto the sharks back.
Then the shark swam across the see carrying the monkey.
When they were a long way from the shore the shark said, Im taking you to our
king. He is ill and the doctor says he will only get better if he eats the heart of a monkey.
1 . The text above is in the form of.
a. descriptive
b. analytical exposition
2 . The first paragraph we call as ..
a. complication
b. orientation

c. spoof

c. resolution

d. narrative
d. re-orientation

e. recount
e. coda

3 . What is the purpose of the text?

a. to entertain the readers about the story
b. to persuade the readers to read the story
c. to present two points of view about the story
d. to share an amusing incident with others
e. to retell past events.
4 . Splendid, As you wish replied the monkey
The underlined word means____
a. popular
d. terrible
b. magnificent
e. well-arranged
c. awful
5 . From the text, we know that the monkey was___
a. rude
b. mean
c. kind-hearted

d. annoying

e. stingy

Text 2
Read the following text to answer questions 6 to 10
Uhmm , do you know about Arachnids? I mean, it is a spider.
Spiders are not insects. I mean spiders are Arachnids. Arachnids have four bite pairs of
legs but they only have two body parts while insects have three pairs of legs and three
body parts. The most surprising things is that spiders have two to four pairs of ayes. They
can see very well.
Uhmm , spiders eat small insects such as mosquitoes and flies and you know
what? They sometimes attack people. When a spider bites an insect, it doesnt kill the
insect directly, but a special poison passes through its fangs and this poison goes into the
body of the unlucky insect and finally kills it.
Most spiders make their own house. They do this with a special substance produced
by their bodies. In the corner of some rooms it is possible to find a spiders web where the
spider is waiting for its next dinner guest.
6. The word web in the text means .. .
a. a spiders house
b. a spiders poison
c. a spiders legs
d. a spiders food
e. a spiders fang
7. Spiders have special teeth called .
a. fangs
b. poison
c. arachnids d. web
e. insect
8. Spiders have .. .
a. four legs b. two body parts c. both A and B d. two pairs of legs e. two eyes

9. Which statement is true according the text:

a. Spiders are same as mosquitoes and flies. Theyre insects.
b. Spiders use their fangs to eat.
c. Spiders use their web house to trap their guests for food.
d. Spiders have two to four body parts.
e. Spiders can see very well since they have two eyes.
10. We can conclude that . .
a. arachnids are larger than insects.
d. spiders are insects
b. insects are larger than arachnids
e. spider never attacks people
c. neither A nor B
Text 3
Read the following text to answer questions 11 to 15
Nowadays the crime rates are increasing. Some people suppose that it is caused by
the advanced technology. One of them is television. There are many TV station that give
you everything you need. Nobody can deny the power of the television. It has an
enormous influence on our lives.
Many parents have the fear about television. Their children are not going to read
books or finish their homework because watching television was easier and more
interesting. Television was also going to fill our mind with violence, hate, and
intolerance. Many people become a consumerism because of the advertisement.
The greatest influence of the television is from movie or drama, perhaps some of
them. For example it shows how to steal or rob in the bank, how to solve the problem
with anger and violence, how to break the family unity with various strategies, and many
other examples. On one hand, it asks us to decide something but on the other hand most
common people use it for learning bad action.
The unanswered question is if the influence of television is absolutely good for life,
but in end we still have the power to change what we dont like.
11. most of parent said television was bad for children because .
a. they are very expensive
d. television was fun
b. they are full of horror
e. theyll read more book
c. television would fill their mind with violence, hate and intolerance.
12. In the writers opinion
a. television has a good influence
d. television has bad influence
b. television has good and bad influence e. television was fun
c. the question (is the influence of television good or bad) is unanswered
13. The writer believes ..
a. we have the power to change what we dont like
b. there is nothing we can do to change television
c. television is better than town dance
d. television is good for the children
e. we dont have the power to change what we dont like
14. According to the text, televisions influence on our lives is
a. small
d. urgent
b. unimportant
e. important
c. enormous
15. We infer from the text that the writer thinks we should
a. think carefully about the value of change d. no change happen
b. be afraid of change
e. be careful about the change
c. admire all change
text 4
Read the following text to answer questions 16 to 20
The ideals that children hold have important implication for their school experiences.
Children who..(16)..The value of hard work and responsibility and who attach importance
to education are likely to have higher academic achievement and fewer..(17)..Problems
than those who do not have these ideals. They are also less likely to drop out of school.

Such children are more likely to use their out- of -school time in ways that reinforce
learning..(18)..high school students who believe in hard work, responsibility and the
value of..(19)..spend about 3 more hours a week on homework than do other students.
This is a ..(20)..difference hours a week doing homework.
16. a. believe in
b. agree with
c. practice in

d. trust in
e. comply with

17. a. discipline
b. disciplinal
c. disciplinarian

d. disciplinable
e. disciplinary

18. a. Such as
b. For example
c. Therefore

d. Consequently
e. Eventually

19. a. entertainment
b. exercise
c. experiment

d. education
e. economy

20. a. signify
b. significance
c. significant

d. signification
e. signified

text 5
Read the following text to answer questions 21 - 25
Carnivorous plants, such as the sundew and the Venus-flytrap, are generally found in
humid areas where there is an inadequate supply of nitrogen in the soil. In order to
survive, these plants have developed mechanisms to trap insects within their foliage.
They have digestive fluids to obtain the necessary nitrogen from the insects.
These plants trap the insects in variety of ways. The sundew has sticky hairs on its
leaves, when an insects lands on these leaves, it gets caught up in the sticky hairs, and the
leaf wraps itself around the insect.
The leaves of the Venus-flytrap function more likely a trap, snapping suddenly and
forcefully shut around an insect.
21. Where do the carnivorous plants can be found?
a. In wet area
d. In many place of the world
b. In humid area
e. In the forest
c. In hot area
22. What is the purpose of the text?
a. persuade reader to visit the areas of carnivorous plants
b. Inform reader about the important of carnivorous plants
c. Describe about how carnivorous plants survive
d. Present a very useful information
e. To make the reader aware about this phenomenon
23. What the carnivorous plants do to survive?
a. Develop their growth
b. Develop mechanism to trap insects within their foliage
c. Use digestive fluids
d. Obtain necessary nitrogen
e. Use sticky hairs
24. What is the function of Venus-flytrap?
a. As a weapon
d. As wraps
b. As force
e. To catch the insects
c. To protect from the insects
25. What is the function of digestive fluids?

a. To get the nitrogen

d. To develop mechanisms
b. To attack the insect
e. To catch the insects
c. To protect from the insect
26. The students are wearing
a. uniforms white beautiful cotton
b. beautiful white cotton uniforms
c. uniforms beautiful white cotton

d. white beautiful cotton uniforms

e. cotton white beautiful uniforms

27. A few days after the interview, I received a letter .me the job
a. has offered
d. offering
b. offered
e. it was offering
c. being offered
28. .by mountains, the city has a cool climate.
a. be surrounded
d. having surrounded
b. surrounded
e. it was surrounded
c. surrounding
29. Running down stairs, she slipped and broke her leg.
The underlined words means.
down the stairs.
a. while she was running
d. after she had run
b. because she was running
e. in order that she could run
c. as she would run
30. The young lady .purse was stolen yesterday looked very sad.
a. which
b. who
c. whom
d. where
e. whose
31. The boy .you talked to was going to Qatar with my husband.
a. which
b. who
c. whom
d. where
e. whose
32. I became quite nervous when I knew that my speech .
a. was recorded
d. to be recording
b. to be recorded
e. was being recorded
c. being recorded
33. Laskar Pelangi is very popular film. Every week it by millions of people
a. watches
d. has watched
b. being
e. to be watched
c. is watched
34. I your motor cycle if I had a screwdriver of the proper size.
a. would fix
d. would have fix
b. would have fixed
e. were
c. would be
35. Clara
: Soka is very disappointed.
Tara
: Its his mistake. If he had come on time, he would have got the job.
We can conclude that .
a. Soka gets a job
d. Soka got the job
b. He come in time
e. Soka missed the opportunity
c. Clara come late
36. Will you come to the meeting? If you come, I .. come
a. will
b. would
c. do
d. am
e. too
37. Dhahry : Oh, Im glad we finally catch this bus. We wont be late.
Daffa
: Yes you are right.
From the dialogue above we know that Dhahry is expressing ..
a. pain
b. relief
c. agreement
d. sympathy
38. Nube
: Congratulations, Maia. Your design won the contest.
Maia
: Thanks, Nube Im very glad about it
The underlined phrase expresses.

e. sorrow

a. pain

b. disappointed

c. pleasure

d. sympathy

e. sorrow

39. Rita
: I have a headache. So I cant concentrate correctly
Rudy
: ..and have a rest.
a. you have to go
d. play with me
b. you should take an aspirin
e. Ok then
c. Oh really?
40. Mindra
: Do you think we can live in the desert?
Joko
: .I think there are only few creature that can live in desert
a. you are right
d. It s not good idea
b. I dont think so
e. I think so
c. I agree with you