Text 3
Bison have not always lived in North America, they are relative new comers. They belong to the Bovidae family, like domestic cattle and the wild buffalo of Africa and Asia. The oldest known bison fossils have been found in China and Himalayan foothills. where an animal with all essential features of the genus live a million years ago. They evolved rapidly and spread over most of the northern hemisphere in Europe and Siberia. During one of the ice ages, the faunas of Asia and North Africa began to intermingle. Very early, the steppe bison moved eastward to the North American continent. Much later, men followed the same route.
Questions
1. Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
- A. The classification of Asian and North American fauna
- B. An introduction to the North American bison
- C, A hypothesis of the evolution of the bison
- D. An analysis of the bison genus in the Bovidae family
2. According to the passage, what is true about the evolution of the bison?
- A. They evolved from the steppe bison.
- B. They originated in China and Himalayas.
- C. Their ancestors were domestic cattle and wild buffalo.
- D. Their beginning was in Africa and Asia.
3. According to the passage, when did the bison move to North America?
- A. Over a million years ago.
- B. Relative recently in North American history.
- C. Early in man's habitation of North America.
- D. During of the ice ages.
4. According to the passage, the bison moved from Asia to North America by ...
- A. traveling trough the foothills
- B. climbing over a bridge
- C. crossing the sea
- D. walking over the land
5. The passage would most likely be assigned reading for courses in which of the following subject?
- A. Modern science
- B. Anthropology
- C. Zoology
- D. American history
Text 4
Last holiday I visited my uncle's family who live in Bogor. His house is near a tea plantation and has wonderful surroundings.
One morning, my cousin Doni, who is two years older than me, show me his horse. Doni said that he is a pretty skillful horse rider. To hear that, I felt envious. So, I asked him to teach me how to ride a horse. Doni then asked me whether I was really brave enough to ride a horse. Confidently I said yes.
Doni taught me how to sit on the horse's bridles. He didn't let me ride the horse by myself. He sat behind me and guided the horse.
The following day, I intended to ride the horse by myself. The horse was quite tame so Doni allowed me to. However, he still watched me. He followed me on another horse. I held the bridles and rode the horse carefully. Finally I succeeded in riding the horse around the plantation. I felt very happy. It was like a dream that I could finally ride a horse!
You know what! It is the best holiday I've ever had! I promise Doni that I will return next holiday and explore the plantation with him, on horse. That'll be great!
Questions
1. What did the writer learn during his visit to his uncle's house?
- A. How to feed a horse.
- B. How to ride a horse.
- C. How to look after a horse.
- D. How to choose a good horse.
2. What is the main idea of paragraph four?
- A. The writer learned how to ride a horse
- B. The writer was brave enough to ride a horse
- C. The writer rode a horse by himself, around the plantation
- D. The writer felt very happy at being able to ride a horse.
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
- A. Doni's house is close to a tea plantation
- B. The writer's cousin was able to ride a horse
- C. The writer's uncle taught him how to ride a horse
- D. The writer's uncle taught him to ride a horse
4. "The horse was quite tame ... " (Paragraph 4)
What is the synonym of 'tame'?
- A. Wild
- B. Powerful
- C. Dangerous
- D. Domesticated
5. Yesterday, while Nina _______ , her mother ___________.
- A. studied ; arrived
- B. studies ; has arrived
- C. was studying ; arrived
- D. was studying ; was arriving
Kunci jawaban pada bagian terakhir
