READING TEST Language Testing |1

I. Read this story to answer questions number 1 15.

MALIN KUNDANG
A long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra, a woman and
his son lived. They were Malin Kundang and his mother. His mother was a single
parent because MalinKundang's father had passed away when he was a baby. Malin
Kundang had to live hard with his mother.
Malin Kundang was a healthy, diligent, and strong boy. He usually went to sea to
catch fish. After getting fish he would bring it to his mother, or sold the caught fish in
the town.
One day, when Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was
being raided by a small band of pirates. He helped the merchant. With his brave and
power, Malin Kundang defeated the pirates. The merchant was so happy and thanked to
him. In return the merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him. To get a better life,
Malin Kundang agreed. He left his mother alone.
Many years later, Malin Kundang became wealthy. He had a huge ship and was
helped by many ship crews loading trading goods. Perfectly he had a beautiful wife too.
When he was sailing his trading journey, his ship landed on a beach near a small
village. The villagers recognized him. The news ran fast in the town; Malin Kundang
has become rich and now he is here.
An old woman ran to the beach to meet the new rich merchant. She was Malin
Kundangs mother. She wanted to hug him, released her sadness of being lonely after
so long time. Unfortunately, when the mother came, Malin Kundang who was in front
of his well-dressed wife and his ship crews denied meeting that old lonely woman. For
three times her mother begged Malin Kundang and for three times he yelled at her. At
last Malin Kundang said to her "Enough, old woman! I have never had a mother like
you, a dirty and ugly woman!" After that he ordered his crews to set sail. He would
leave the old mother again but in that time she was full of both sadness and angriness.
Finally, enraged, she cursed Malin Kundang that he would turn into a stone if he
didn't apologize. Malin Kundang just laughed and really set sail. In the quiet sea,
suddenly a thunderstorm came. His huge ship was wrecked and it was too late for
Malin Kundang to apologize. He was thrown by the wave out of his ship. He fell on a
small island. It was really too late for him to avoid his curse. Suddenly, he turned into a
stone.
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A. True or False!

1. Malin Kundang lived in West Java with his parents. (T / F)

2. Malin Kundang helped his mother with catch fish and sold it in the town. (T /
F)
3. A merchants ship was attacked by pirates. (T / F)
4. Malin Kundang was defeated by pirates. (T / F)
5. If Malin Kundang asked apologize to his mother, he would not turn into
stone. (T / F)

B. Choose the suitable word to complete the paragraph.

Malin Kundang lived with his (6)________ in the fish
small village in West Sumatera. He caught (7)________ better
in the sea to sell it in the town. One day, he helped a pirates
merchant from (8)______. The merchant asked Malin mother
Kundang to (9)_______ with him. He left his mother to sail
get a (10)________. life.

C. Choose the correct option

11. Who was Malin Kundang?
a. A girl who lived in West Sumatera.
b. A rich boy who lived with his mother.
c. A boy who lived with his parents in West Sumatera.
d. A boy who lived in West Sulawesi with his mother.
e. A healthy, diligent, and strong boy who lived in West Sumatera with his
mother.
12. What did Malin Kundang sell in the town?
a. Fish. d. Coconuts.
b. Stones. e. Goods
c. Crabs.
13. With whom did Malin Kundang leave his mother?
a. Pirates d. A Merchant
b. Villagers e. His wife
c. His father
14. Why did Malin Kundang leave his mother in the village?
a. He liked to catch fish at c. The villagers recognized him.
the beach. d. His mother cursed him into stone.
b. He wants to get a better e. The merchant asked him to leave
life. his mother.
15. The pronoun she in line 6 Finally, enraged, she cursed
MalinKundang. refers to.
a. Merchant d. Malin Kundangs wife
b. The villagers e. Malin Kundang
c. Malin Kundangs mother
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D. ESSAY
1. Where did Malin Kundang live?
2. What did Malin Kundang see when he was sailing?
3. Why did the merchant ask Malin Kundang to sail with him?
4. Who did recognize that Malin Kundang has become rich? When?
5. Why did Malin Kundangs mother curse his son turn into stone?

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II. LISTEN CAREFULLY

A. Fill in the blank based on the provided recording (MP3 - 1).

As the result to (1)___________ rain of the weekend. Floods have

occurred in many parts of the (2)________. Many people (3)__________ at the
river must had to leave their homes. Over 40 families are now (4)__________ .
Most of them are staying with friends and relatives. Volunteers work
(5)__________ the weekend, evacuating the victims.

B. Choose the correct option.

6. What natural disasters have occurred?

a. Landslide d. Earthquake
b. Floods e. Hurricane
c. Volcano eruption

7. Who had must leave their home?

a. People who living at the river d. People who help the victims
b. People who stay with their e. People who work as
families and relatives. volunteer
c. People who had home in the
city

8. How many families are homeless?

a. 14 d. 40
b. 50 e. 30
c. 15

9. With whom are the victims staying?

a. Volunteers d. Red cross
b. Victims e. Policeman
c. Families and relatives

10. Who is work to evacuate the victims?

a. Victims d. Families
b. Relatives e. Volunteers
c. Red cross

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III. LETS SPEAK

A. Please tell a story based on the below picture.

B. Please listen carefully the MP3 - 2 file. It will be repeated for three times. Then
retell with your own word.

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IV. LETS WRITE

1. Change this sentence into present continues tense. I was driving home from my
vocation to Bali
2. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some telephone and electricity poles
falling down to the ground, like matchsticks. This sentence is combined from 2
sentences, there are..
3. Change this from to be active voice. I was trapped by the rock
4. Reduce this form. There were rocks everywhere
5. Change to be passive voice. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my
town

For items no 6 to 7, arrange these letters into a word

T
M N
O W O
E H

6. _____________________ 7. _____________________

For items no 8 to 9, Arrange this words into a sentence

were everywhere
There
rocks

8. _______________________________________________________________

damage to
The earthquake
made a lot of
my town

9. _____________________________________________________________

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10. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph

A. I was trapped by the rock.

B. I did not know that it was an earthquake.
C. Even I could not move my car at all.
D. Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left.
E. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along way to my
house, in the town.
F. Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road.
G. I thought I got flat tire.
H. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some telephone and electricity
poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.
I. There were rocks everywhere.

Write your experience. Use these questions as your guidelines.

11. What natural disaster has occurred last week?
12. Where were you when it was happening?
13. What were going on during _____________?
14. What did you do to save your life?
15. How much damage was caused by______________?

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ANSWER SHEETS

I. READING TEST
A. 1. T F

2. T F

3. T F

4. T F

5. T F

B. 6. _____________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________________

C. 11. A B C D E

12. A B C D E

13. A B C D E

14. A B C D E

15. A B C D E

D. 16. ___________________________________________________________

17. ___________________________________________________________

18. ___________________________________________________________

19. ___________________________________________________________

20. ___________________________________________________________

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II. LISTENING TEST

A. 1. ______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________

B. 11. A B C D E

12. A B C D E

13. A B C D E

14. A B C D E

15. A B C D E

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IV. WRITING TEST

A. 1. _____________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________

4. _____________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________

B. 6. _____________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

C. _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY
I. READING TEST
A. TRUE / FALSE
1. F
2. T
3. T
4. F
5. T

B. MATCHING
6. Mother
7. Fish
8. Pirates
9. Sail
10. Better

C. MULTIPLE CHOICE
11. E
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. C

D. ESSAY
16. Malin Kundang lived in a small village near the beach in West Sumatra.
17. When Malin Kundang was sailing, he saw a merchant's ship which was
being raided by a small band of pirates.
18. The merchant asked Malin Kundang to sail with him, because Malin
Kundang helped the merchant to defeat the pirates.
19. The villagers recognized that Malin Kundang has become rich when his
ship landed on a beach near a small village.
20. Malin Kundangs mother cursed his son turn into stone because Malin
Kundang didn't apologize.

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II. LISTENING TEST

A. LISTENING CLOZE (GAP-FILLING)
1. heavy
2. region
3. living
4. homeless
5. throughout

B. MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. E

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III. SPEAKING TEST (CONDITIONAL)

A. PICTURE-CUED STORY TELLING

It was a sunny day. The sun was shining. The birds were singing and
Dony felt very happy. He sang as he walked to school. When he came to the
main road there was a lot of traffic. The road was crowed. There were buses,
cars, and vans. It was so noisy.
Suddenly Dony saw a cat. It was beautiful. It had thick, white fur and
a long tail. It was trying to cross the road! Dony knew the cat would get killed.
So he ran and caught the cat. He gave the cat to its owner. The owner was very
happy. She thanked Dony and said he was very kind.

B. CONSTRUCT PARAPHRASING A STORY (CONDITIONAL)

A man wants to go to the science museum, but he doesnt know how

to use ticket machines and the way to the science museum. A woman helped
him how to use a ticket machine. First, press the bottom and insert a dollar
fifty. Second, get on the train at platform 4. Then finally, get off at State Street
Station.

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IV. WRITING TEST

A. GRAMATICAL TRANSFORMATION TASK
1. I am driving home from my vacation to Bali
2. A. I knew it was earthquake
B. I saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground,
like matchsticks
3. The rock trapped me
4. Therere rocks every where
5. A lot of damage to my town is made by earthquake.

C. ORDERING TASK
6. Home
7. Town
8. There were rocks everywhere
9. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town
10. Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got
flat tire. I did not know that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an
earthquake when I saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down to
the ground, like matchsticks. Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the
road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There
were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and
walked along way to my house, in the town

D. GUIDED QUESTION AND ANSWER

Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week.

When the earthquake happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my
vocation to Bali.
Suddenly my car lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got flat
tire. I did not know that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake
when I saw some telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground,
like matchsticks. Then I saw a lot of rocks tumbling across the road. I was
trapped by the rock. Even I could not move my car at all. There were rocks
everywhere. There was nothing I could do but left the car and walked along
way to my house, in the town.
When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost
nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although
nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.

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Brown, D.H. 2003. Language Assessment Principles and Classroom Practice. San
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Davis, Randal S. 2011. Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab: Train Tickets., (Online),
(www.esl-lab.com/trainnew/index.htm, accessed on July 01st, 2012).

Nesamalar, Chitravelu, Sithamparam, Saratha, Choon, The Soo. 1995. ELT

Methodology: Principles and Practice. Shah Alam. Penerbit Fajar Bakti SDN.
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Walker, Grayson H. 2003. Designing Test Questions. (Online), Chattanooga. The

University of Tennessee. (www.utc.edu/Administration/WalkerTeaching
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ATTACHMENT

MP3 Transcript 1 - The News Today

As the result to heavy rain of the weekend. Floods have occurred in many
parts of the region. Many people living at the river must have to leave their homes.
Over 40 families are now homeless. Most of them are staying with friends and
relatives. Volunteers work throughout the weekend, evacuating the victims.

MP3 Transcript 2 - Train new

Man : Uh, where am I? Tsk, hum . . .

Woman : Excuse me. Do you need any help?

Man : Nah, I . . . I'm just looking . . . well . . . [Okay . . .] Uh, well, actually . . .
yeah. Um . . . I want to go to the science museum, but I've been lost for the
past few hours, and I can't make heads or tails of these ticket machines.

Woman : Ah, well, just press this button. [Oh, yeah] And from here, it's a dollar fifty.

Man : Okay.

Woman : Then, get on the train at platform number 4.

Man : Alright. Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?

Woman : Usually, they come about every six minutes.

Man : Okay. And where do I get off the train?

Woman : Get off at State Street Station, three stops from here.

Man : Okay. I got it. Thanks for your help.

Woman : No problem. Good luck.

(Source: http://www.esl-lab.com/trainnew/index.htm)

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