TPM #8 (Reference)

Read the following text to answer question number 1.

1. What does the notice below mean?

A. People have to keep their properties.

B. People should stay away from the area.

C. Only certain people are allowed to enter the room.

D. Not all people have to keep out their private properties.

Read the following card to answer questions number 2 and 3.

2. "We can't stop smiling."

The word 'we' refers to ....

A. Henry

B. Henry's father

C. Henry's mother

D. Henry's parents

3. Henry's parents smile because of Henry's .....

A. fantastic ideas

B. low grade

C. top scores

D. exam results

Read the following text to answer question number 4 and 5.

4. How do Sari and Santi plan to visit their friends?

A. By bus

B. By ship

C. By train

D. By plane

5. The short message is written to inform about ....

A. when to go to Merapi

B. the weather in Merapi

C. Santi's condition in Merapi

D. the cancellation of the plan

Read the following text to answer questions 6 and 7.

6. Who will celebrate the wedding anniversary?

A. Windy

B. Mr Brown and Mr Hansen

C. Mr and Mrs Samuel Hansen

D. Mr and Mrs Johnson Brown

7. The purpose of the text is to ....

A. announce a wedding anniversary party

B. to inform the marriage of Mr and Mrs Hansen

C. to invite someone to a wedding anniversary party

D. to congratulate the marriage of Mr and Mrs Brown

Read the text to answer questions 8 to 10.

8. What is the announcement about?

A. student organization

B. an English speech contest

C. a national day celebration

D. a national education day celebration

9. Based on the announcement above we know that ....

A. the programs will last for 4 hours

B. the program will be held in the morning

C. there are two kinds of competition

D. Mr Andi is in charge of the programs

10. What programs can't the students do individually?

A. debate

B. story telling contest

C. English speech contest

D. wall magazine competitions

Read the text to answer questions 11 to 13.

11. Where is Pieter writing the letter?

A. Edinburg

B. Ireland

C. England

D. His home

12. From the text we can conclude that ....

A. Pieter will call his friend after getting a job

B. Pieter hopes to stay in edinburg for a few days

C. the result of the interview will be known on Friday

D. Pieter's purpose to Edinburg is to see national Museum

13. " ... I was heading for Scotland."

The underlined phrase has the same meaning as ....

A. living in

B. departing from

C. staying in

D. going to

Read the text to answer questions 14 to 15.

Elizabeth II, born on 21st April 1926, is the eldest daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. She married Philip Mounbatten, a distant cousin, in 1947. The pair has four children: Charles (Prince of Wales), Anne, Andrew and Edward. She is the first monarch to send her children to boarding school in order to remove them from the ever-probing media. She has a strong sense of duty and diligence. Her knowledge of current situation and trends is up to date. She possesses a sense of humour rarely exhibited in public.

14. .What is the purpose of the text?

A. to entertain the reader

B. inform a successful person

C. tell about someone's experience

D. describe a particular person

15. "She possesses a sense of humour rarely exhibited in public."

The underlined word means ....

A. hidden

B. found

C. shown

D. given

Read the text and answer questions 16 to 20.

Wade Robson

King of the Dance

Wade is a teenager, just like you. But superstars Britney Spears and the members of the 'NSyinc band love him. These superstars do what Wade tells them to do. Why? Wade Robson is their teacher!

Wades started dancing at the age of two. As a child, he loved watching Michael Jackson's thriller. He liked those cool dance steps, especially the moon walk. At age five, Wade was already a dance champion.

Wade is originally from Australia. Now he lives with his family in Los Angeles, California. The family was poor. But Hollywood noticed Wade's awesome dance talent. Wade is now rich and calls Britney Spears and the members of 'NSync his friends! When you see Britney Spears' famous 2001 Pepsi commercial, think of Wade. Those are his moves!

16. What is the text about?

A. Wade Robson

B. Kings of the dance

C. Michael Jackson

D. Britney Spear

17. Britney Spears and the members of the 'NSyinc band' are willing to do Wade's order because ...

A. Wade pays them well

B. Wade is their teacher

C. Britney spears loves him

D. "NSync band belongs to Wade

18. "Those are his moves!"

The word "those" refers to ....

A. Britney Spears' moving

B. Wade's nice steps

C. Pepsi commercial

D. Ads on television

19. "But Hollywood noticed Wade's awesome dance talent."

What does the word "awesome" in the sentence mean?

A. impressive

B. dull

C. horrific

D. dreadful

20. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

A. The champion that Wade defeated.

B. Wade's experience in winning a dance.

C. Wade's talent in dancing that is seen since he was a child

D. The ways that wade avoid doing as a champion.

Read the text and answer questions 21 to 24.

A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that has maximum continued winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions.

Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes, typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean's surface, the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height, eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic) outflow near the top of the storm. When a hurricane hits land, it can do great damage through its strong winds, heavy rains, inland flooding, and huge waves. A powerful hurricane can kill more people and destroy more property than any other natural disaster.

Hurricanes are categorized according to the strength of their winds. It is measured by using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. A Category 1 storm has the lowest wind speeds, while a Category 5 hurricane has the strongest. These are relative terms, because lower category storms can sometimes cause greater damage than higher category storms, depending on where they strike and the particular dangers they bring. In fact, tropical storms can also produce significant damage and loss of life, mainly due to flooding.

21. What does the text mainly discuss?

A. the dangerous waves

B. the power of the winds

C. the description of hurricane

D. the condition of oceanic region

22. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. We need a special device to measure hurricanes.

B. The lowest category of hurricane can cause huge waves.

C. We classify hurricanes based on the strength of their winds.

D. Tropical storms can also cause significant damage and loss of life

23. "....hits land, it can do great damage through its strong winds, ..." (paragraph 2)

What does the word "it" in the sentence refer to?

A. hurricane

B. wind

C. storm

D. land

24. Based on the text we can conclude that when the hurricane strikes the situation is very ....

A. inspiring

B. enjoyable

C. frightening

D. weird

Read the text and answer questions 25 to 27

25. What is the purpose of writing the text?

A. To give complete description on shoeboxes.

B. To tell the way to make a letter holder.

C. To recycle shoeboxes for other purposes.

D. To tell readers how to make use of shoeboxes.

26. Why should we use glazed paper in different colors? Because ....

A. It makes the holder bright and colorful.

B. It is more easier to be distingushed.

C. It is a bit cheaper when we use them.

D. The colors are important factors to have.

27. What should you do after drawing out a fishing boat on the cardboard?

A. Cut the cardboard.

B. Use the glue to stick it.

C. Stick the boat on the picture.

D. Draw the picture again and paint it.

Read the text and answer questions 28 to 31.

It was early in the morning we left Ubud and travelled to Gili Air which is one of three islands of Lombok. It took 4 hours in total by boat. The travelling was not bad but it was a hot day. I said to Jane on the slow boat " It's alright babe, it won't be so hot and stuffy once we get moving."

When we got to Gili Air it was still quite so we were able to get a bungalow near-the beach for about $ 15 a night plus breakfast. We shared our room with quite a number of geckos. Some of them were quite large ones.

The weather was still hot when I went diving. Jane waited for me at the seashore. She observed some fishermen who had just caught some fish. She did not want to dive because she had a trauma with sea animals. We had three days here which we spent walking around the island which takes about an hour. Every night, we sat on the couches near the beach and watched the waves and the stars.

It was a fantastic journey that I ever had.

28. The purpose of writing the text above is ....

A. to amuse the readers

B. to advertise a tourism object

C. to retell the writer's experience

D. to describe the view in Lombok

29. How many days did the writer spend in the island?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

30. Jane did not join diving with the writer because ...

A. the weather was hot at that time

B. she had a bad experience with sea animals

C. there were some fishermen catching the fish

D. she preferred to wait for the writer at the seashore

31. "It was a fantastic journey that I ever had." (last paragraph)

The underlined word has similar meaning to ....

A. meaningful

B. wonderful

C. interesting

D. embarrassing

Read the text and answer questions 32 to 36

A man with his donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to the market. After a little while he was tired and they rested under a tree.

When he woke up from his nap he could not see the donkey and started searching for the donkey everywhere. On the way he met a boy, he asked the boy, "Have you seen my donkey?"

The boy asked, "Is the donkey's left eye blind, his right foot lame and is he carrying a load of wheat?" The man was happy and said, "Yes, exactly! Where have you seen it?".

The boy answered "I haven't seen it."

This made the man very angry and he took the boy to the village chief for punishment.

The judge asked, "Dear boy, if you had not seen at the donkey, how could you describe it?"

The boy answered, "I saw the tracks of a donkey and the right and left tracks were different from this. I understood that the donkey that passed there was limping. And the grass on the right side of the road was eaten but the grass on the left was not. From that I understood that his left eye was blind. There were wheat seeds scattered on the ground and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat. The judge understood the boy's cleverness and told the man to apologize for the boy.

32. What does the text tell you about?

A. a clever boy

B. a wise judge

C. a bold chief

D. a strong man

33. Why did the man get angry with the boy?

A. Because the man thought the boy knew donkey but refused to tell him.

B. Because the man thought the boy made his donkey blind.

C. Because the boy could describe the donkey very well.

D. Because the boy fooled the man.

34. The boy knew about the donkey based on ....

A. the clues that he saw

B. the words which people said

C. the report made by passers by

D. the people who told him

35. "...and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat."

What does the word 'he' in the sentence refer to?

A. the donkey

B. the traveller

C. the man

D. the village chief

36. What lesson can we learn from telling the story?

A. Justice should be done as soon as possible.

B. Law enforcement must be done to whoever.

C. We should not be quick to judge people.

D. We must not belittle people especially children.

Read the text and answer questions 37 to 40

THE SMARTEST PARROT

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano, however the bird did not say the word.

At first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”.

37. Why does the man feel so angry with the parrot?

A. It can say everything except Catano.

B. It couldn’t say everything.

C. It was a parrot like others.

D. It was a stupid parrot.

38. What does the purpose of the text above?

A. To describe the smartest parrot.

B. To tell us how the smartest parrot is.

C. To entertain the readers by telling about the smartest parrot.

D. To describe in general the smartest parrot.

39. From the text we learn that …

A. we have to respect others

B. we have to imitate others

C. we must not force others to do something

D. we must not have the feeling as a higher creature than others

40. “… the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken …”

The word “proudly” nearly means ….

A. arrogantly

B. bravely

C. smugly

D. humbly

Read the text and answer questions 41 and 42.

41. Bill and Margaret want to show their … through this short letter.

A. happiness

B. dissapointment

C. complaint

D. sympathy

42. The word 'sorrow' has the same meaning as …

A. happiness

B. sadness

C. pleasure

D. embarrassment

For numbers 43 and 44, choose the best options to complete the text.

43. A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

44. A. see

B. come

C. visit

D. invite

45. Arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.

Forty– let – minutes – for – the chicken – in – the seasoning – marinate – about

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A. 2-5-1-3-8-9-6-7-4

B. 2-5-8-6-7-4-9-1-3

C. 2-8-5-7-6-9-4-1-3

D. 2-6-5-8-4-7-9-3-1

46. Arrange the following sentences into a good paragraph.

1 Skateboarders skated on streets or sidewalks.

2 In the beginning, skateboarding was simple.

3. Today's skaters are like flying acrobats.

4.What secret powers do these skateboarders have?

5. Doesn't gravity apply to them?

6. They leap, skid over obstacles, flip, and turn at amazing speeds.

7. Their most exciting trick was to slide down the top of a hill.

8. The answer is simple: understand the laws of physics.

A. 2-1-3-7-4-6-5-8

B. 2-7-1-6-3-5-4-8

C. 2-6-7-1-5-8-4-3

D. 2-1-7-3-6-4-5-8

For questions 47 to 50 choose the best words to complete the text.

WHERE DO HIPPOS LIVE?

River hippos live half their lives in water. They ... (47) and let the water carry their great weight. They ... (48) sink completely below the surface, however. Instead, they paddle around with the tops of their heads sticking out of the water. A river hippo's eyes, ears, and nose are all at the top of its head. It can breathe and see what's going on even while most of its body is below water.

If it has to, a river hippopotamus can go underwater and hold its breath for as much as half an hour. River hippos can swim underwater, or walk on the river bottom. Pygmy hippos can swim, too, but they spend ... (49) time in the water. They stay mostly on the riverbanks.

A million years ago, hippopotamuses ... (50 ) all over Europe, Asia, and Africa. Now they live only in parts of Africa. There are only about 150,000 river hippos left. Pygmy hippos are down to a few thousand animals.

47. A. dive

B. sink

C. drown

D. float

48. A. usually

B. rarely

C. always

D. often

49. A. less

B. more

C. longer

D. further

50. A. hunted

B. visited

C. lived

D. stayed

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