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sea horse
Many people imagine the sea-horse to be real horse living in the sea. This is
not true at all. The sea-horse is so called because it is a tiny creature with a horse –
liked head which lives in the sea.
Sea – horse are found mostly in warm seas. They have a long, flexible tail which is
used for wrapping around weeds for support. They swim I upright position, their
movements being helped by a rapidly oscillating fin on their back. The male sea –
horse lays her eggs in this pouch.
The most remarkable thing about the sea – horse is that part of the process of
reproduction is taken over by the male creature. One the female sea – horse has
laid her eggs in the male creature’s pouch, she leaves. The hatching of the egg is
done by the male fish.
Mating begins with the male and the female sea – horses doing courtship dance.
The male and female creatures swim around each other in circles. At the end of the
dance, the male appears to bow to its partner; but in actually, the male is banding
to pump water from his pouch. Next, the female fish lays eggs into the male’s
pouch. About two hundred eggs are laid. The pouch, then close up. The female
sea-horse now swims away, leaving the male sea-horse to do hatching.
The eggs are hatched about a month later. The young sea-horses are ejected from
the male creature’s pouch by means of muscular contractions.
The sea – horse feeds on tiny fish the creatures sucking them into its month.
s the purpose of the text?
a. to inform readers the sea – horse’s process of reproduction
b. to persuade readers to breed the sea – horse
c. to explain how to bread the sea – horse
d. to describe a particular sea – horse
e. to describe a particular sea horse
o you think about the sea horse’s reproduction process.......?
a. Amazing b. Exciting c. Peculiar
d. Strange e. Unique
le sea horse has a pouch in its abdomen to ….?
a. hatch the eggs
b. feed the baby sea horse
c. eject the young sea horses
d. keep some food for its babies
e. pump water from its abdomen
Forests
Forests are very important for their products. They are also important to keep the soil fertile and
to prevent flood. The fallen leaves and decayed plants become humus which makes the soil rich
and holds the rainwater.
For many years, people have not been obeying the government’s regulations. They have been
cutting down the forest trees carelessly. As a result, thousands of hectares of land have become
worse and the rivers will be full of mud. In the wet season there will be erosion and floods which
will destroy the farm lands and villages.
1. What is the main idea of the second paragraph........?
A. Rivers are full of mud B. Lands becomes infertile
C. Floods destroy villages D. Erosions have cause floods
E. Deforestation has caused a lot of destruction
2. The following statements are the advantages of forests mentioned in the text,
EXCEPT …?.
A. they keep the soil fertile B. they prevent flood
C. they produce humus D. they hold rainwater
E. they produce fresh air
3. Humus is made from …….?
A. fertile soil B. brown leaves C. the root of a tree
D. a kind of artificial fertilizer E. decayed plants and leaves
4.”They are also very important to keep the soil fertile and to prevent flood.” (Paragraph 1).
The underlined word is synonymous to ……?
A. cause B. Move C. Hinder D. Change E. produce
Dolphins
For many years, many people believed that the cleverest animals after man were the
chimpanzees. Now, however, there is 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 water.
1. The text tells us about …..?
B. Dolphins C. mammals
E. chimpanzees
2. The fourth paragraph tells us …..?
ns help man B. how genius the dolphins are
y man to dolphins D. how diligent the dolphins are
lt the problems faced by dolphins
3. Which statement is TRUE...........?
A. Dolphins are fish
B. Dolphins are kind-heated animals
C. Dolphins’ sense of hearing is very sharp
D. Chimpanzees are the cleverest animals in the world
E. The big apes are regarded as the most intelligent animals.
4. The text above is in the form of …….?
A. spoof B. Report C. Recount D. Procedure E. narration
5. To tell the factual information, the writer mostly uses ……..?
ce B. Simple Past Tense C. Present Perfect Tense
sent Tense E. Present Continuous Tense
Silkwarms
Silkworms live for only two or three days after laying eggs. About 36.000 to 50.000 eggs
are laid, and these are carefully stored at the silkworm farm until they are ready to hatch. The
eggs hatch into caterpillars, which feed on mulberry leaves. Soon the caterpillars are ready to
spin their cocoons. Not all caterpillars can spin silk cocoons. Only the caterpillars of a silkworm
moth known as ‘Bombyx mori’ can do such spinning.
This caterpillar has special glands which secrete liquid silk through its lower lip. The liquid
produced later hardens to form fine strands. The caterpillar makes its cocoons using these
strands. The threads on the outside of the cocoons are rough, while those inside are soft and
smooth.
Some fully-spun cocoons are heated. This kills the pupa inside. The cocoons are then put into hot
water to loosen the fine threads. Finally, these threads are reeled off the cocoons.
The length of unbroken thread produced by a single cocoon measures about one-and –a-half
kilometers. Being twisted together several of these threads make single woven materials.
Seals
Seals, sea lions and walruses live both on land and in the sea. When on dry land or on ice, they
are very clumsy in their movements. But in the water they swim gracefully. They all leave the
water for land or ice fields to give birth to their young.
The dolphins and the sea cows are sea mammals. Dolphins and porpoise look alike but usually
the dolphins are larger. These animals are mainly fish eaters. Experiments show that dolphins are
intelligent and can communicate with each other. They can be trained to perform various kinds
of tricks and acts.
The highly intelligent killer whale belongs to the dolphin family. Despite of its scary name, it has
never been heard to attack human.
1. The text mainly tells us about ……..?
A. different characteristic of sea mammals
B. the difference of sea mammals community
C. the difference behavior of sea mammals
D. seals, sea loins, dolphins, sea cows and killer whales belongs to sea mammals
E. all sea mammals give birth on land
2. Seals, sea lions and walruses …….?
A. are fish eaters
B. can perform tricks
C. can communicate with one another
D. are not fish
E. are swift swimmer sea mammals
3. Which of the following statements is untrue........?
A. Dolphins are usually larger than porpoises
B. Dolphins are trained to perform various kinds of tricks and acts
C. Sea cows are sea mammals
D. Walruses lives both on land and in water
E. Porpoises can communicate with each other
4. What is the main idea for paragraph 3........?
A. Killer whale gives birth on land
B. Killer whale is an intelligent sea mammal but never attack human
C. Killer whale belongs to dolphins’ family
D. Killer whale does not kill
E. Killer whale can swim faster than dolphin
5. What is the communicative purpose of the text..........?
A. To entertain the reader
B. To retell the reader
C. To inform the sea mammals
D. To show the sea mammals
E. To describe the differences of the sea mammals
6. What type of text is used by the writer........?
A. Report
B. Recount
C. Narrative
D. News item
E. Descriptive