This text is for questions 1-6

Whales

Whales are sea-living mammals. They therefore breathe air but cannot survive or
land. Some species are very large indeed and the bluu whale, which can exceed 30m in
lenght, is the largest animal to have lived on earth. Superficially, the whale looks rather like a
fish, but there are important difference in its external structure; its tail consist of a pair of
broad, flat horizontal paddles (the tail of a fish is vertical) and it has a single nostril on top of
its large, broad head. The skin is smooth and shiny and beneath it lies a layer of fat (bubber).
This is up to 30m in thickness and serves to converse heat and body fluids.

1. What is the text about?

A. Sea-living mammals.
B. The description of mammals.
C. The difference between whales and fish.
D. Whales.
E. How whales survive themselves.

2. What type of text is used by the writer?

A. Narrative.
B. Report.
C. Recount.
D. News item.
E. Exposition.

3. The communicative purpose of this text is....

A. To retell events for the purpose of informing.
B. To present perspective points about an issue.
C. To describe the way as it is.
D. To acknowledge readers about informative events.
E. To share an amusing incident.

4. Sentence 1....
A. Tells an orientation.
B. Poses a thesis.
C. Shows an abstract.
D. Gives a general classification.
E. Elaborates an explanation.

5. To tell factual information, the writer uses....

A. Passive voice.
B. Directs speech.
C. Reported speech.
 D. Simple past tense.
E. Simple present tense.

6. The length of a whale....

A. Is generally more than 30 m.
B. May be more than 30m.
C. Is less than 30m.
D. Ranges from 30m to more than 30m.
E. Is 30m at the most.

This text is for questions number 7-11

In Australia there are three levels of goverment, the federal government, state
government, and local government. All of these levels of government are necessary. This is
so for a number od reasons.
First, the federal government is necessary for the big things. They keep the economy
in oder and look after things like defense. Similarly, the state government look after the
middle-sized things. For example they look after law and order, preventing things like
vandalism in schools. Finally, local government look after the small things. They look after
things like collecting rubbish, otherwise everyone would have diseases.
Thus, for the reasons above we can conclude that the three levels of government are
necessary.

7. What type of text is used by the writer?

A. Narrative.
B. Report.
C. Recount.
D. Analytical exposition.
E. Explanation.

8. What is the text about?

A. The inefficient government systems.
B. The three levels of government in Australia.
C. The advantage of having the state government.
D. The difference between types of governments.
E. The similarities between government systems among countries.

9. The communicative purpose of the text is....

A. To retell events for the purpose of informing.
B. To present critique an art work.
C. To describe the way as it is.
D. To acknowledge readers about informative events.
E. To denote or propose something as the case.
 10. The organization of the text above is....
A. Orientation, event, event, twist.
B. Thesis, argument, point-elaboration, argument, point-elaboration, argument, point-
elaboration, conclusion.
C. General statement, explanation, explanation, explanation.
D. General classification, description, behavior qualities part.
E. Orientation, event, event, event.

11. According to the text, hospitals would be the concern of....

A. The local government.
B. The federal government.
C. The state government.
D. The state and local government.
E. The federal and state government.

This text is for questions 12-16

Town ‘Contaminated’
Moscow (JP)- A Russian journalist has uncovered evidence at another Soviet nuclear
catastrophe, which killed 10 sailors and contaminated an entire town.
Yelena Vazrshavskya is the first journalist to speak to people who witnessed the
explosion of a nuclear submarine at the naval base of Shkotovo-22 near Vladivostock.
The accident, which occured 1 months before the Chernobyl disaster, spread radio
active fall-out over the base and neraby town, bbbut was covered up by officials of the then
Soviet Union. Residents were told the explosion in the reactor of tyhe Victor-class subamrine
during a refit had been a ‘thermal’ and not nuclear explosion. And those involved in the
clean-up operation to remove more than 600 tons of contaminated material were sworn to
secrecy.
A board of investigators was later to describe it as the worst accident in the history of
the Soviet Navy.

12. Where did Yelena Vazrshvskya work?

A. She works for the Soviet Navy.
B. She works in a submarine.
C. She works under Russian Government.
D. She works for a daily.
E. She works in a ship.

13. What is the genre of the text?

A. Explanation.
B. Report.
C. Analytical Exposition.
D. Recount.
E. News item.
 14. The communicative purpose of the text is....
A. To inform readers about important and newsworthy events.
B. To present critique an art work.
C. To describe the way as it is.
D. To persuade readers to accept his/her opinions.
E. To denote of propose something as the case.

15. The generic structure of paragraph four is....

A. Reorientation.
B. Point-elaboration.
C. Background events.
D. Sources.
E. Newsworthy event.

16. The word “catastrophe” in line 2 means....

A. Disaster.
B. Power.
C. Destructive storm.
D. Happening.
E. Big tide.

The text is for questions 17-21

About 10.000 years ago, the first hunter gatherers arrived on the east coast of what is
now the United States. They found forest-covered mountains and valleys, and hundreds of
streams and lakes-natural resources that could meet their needs.

Using Resources
The tress provided supplies for bbuilding. Forest and water animals, and nuts and
berries on land, provided food. People used the soil and water to grow their own food. They
planted corn, or maize, pumpkin, squash, and beans. Summer sun and rain made the corps
thrive. Soon people didn’t need to be constantly on the move in search of food. So they
setteld down and built permanent homes.
Villages of dome-shaped wigwams sprang up near lakes and streams. Each wigwam
was made by first sticking thin, bendable trees into the ground to form a circle. Next, the
poles were been inward and tied together at the top. More thin branches were wrapped aand
tied around the poles, eaving space for a door ang a smoke hole above the center, where an
indoor fire would be. Finally, the whole structure was covered with tree bark. The men also
bulit a larger, rectangular, council house and a lodge to use for ceremonies. Then they bulit a
stockade around the whole village. The fence help protect the villagers from enemy attack.

Everyone Works
Most of the year, the men hunted in swiftly moving birch-bark canoes. But in winter,
the hunters needed sleds and snow shoes to get across the snowy ground. The women raised
and prepared the food, even tapping maple trees for the sweet syrup. They made deer skin
clothing, adding colored porcupine-quill designs, and pottery jars for cooking and storing
food.
After the fall harvest, everyone helped prepare for winter. They dried the crops, and
meat and fish from the hunt, in the sun. Then they hung them from the ceilings of their
wigwams or stored them in underground pits. Young and old worked together to assure there
would be enough food to last until spring.

17. The author probably wrote this to....

A. Inform readers about early settlers on the east coast.
B. Teach readers how to make a wigwam.
C. Entertain readers with a scary tale.
D. Persuade readers to visit New England.
E. Discuss controverrsies about early Americans.

18. Which text feature does the author use to divide the article into sections?
A. Contents.
B. Glossary.
C. Index.
D. Subheads.
E. Analogies.

19. As used in the selection, the meaning of the word spring is....
A. Metal coil.
B. Leap forward.
C. Season of the year.
D. Bounce.
E. Growth.

20. The people were able to settle down and build homes because....
A. They had modern tools to help them.
B. They didn’t need to keep moving in search of food.
C. There were not too many rocks in the region.
D. They could travel across the ocean by boat.
E. They had all necessary equipments to do with.

21. The author organizes the ideas in tis article by.....

A. Telling a problem and suggesting solutions.
B. Ranking ideas in the order of their importance.
C. The chronological order in which things happened.
D. Comparing and contrasting things.
E. Giving examples and analogies.

The text is for questions 22-28

A Contest of Strength An Aesop’s Fable Retold
 Wind and sun were both important weather makers, but each thought he was more
powerful than the other was. Wind argued that his great strength made, him more powerful.
Sun argued that the ability to persuade gave him greater power.
“Let’s have acontest to prove who’s more powerful!” suggested wind boastfully. Far
below, he saw a man in a warm, winter coat walking along the road. “Whoever can make that
man take off his coat will be more powerful,” said wind with a smile. “I’ll go first.”
Now wind knew that when he blew, leaves flew through the air and trees bent. It
should be easy to blow a man’s coat off! So wind blew, gently at first, then harder and harder.
But the harder he blew, the more the shivering man pulled his coat around him!
“My turn”, said sun, and he began to send warm rays toward the man below. Soon the
man unbottoned his coat. Sun glowed brighter and the man became uncomfortable in the
heat. Before long, he tooke off the coat!
Wind sighed, “i guess you win. You’re more powerful”. Sun just bearned. And all day
he was as busy as a bee, lighting the sky.

22. The theme of this text is....

A. “Everyone has some kind of strength.”
B. “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”
C. “Don’t cry over split milk.”
D. “Gentle persuasion is better than force.”
E. “Heat is a better power than blowing.”

23. Which human characteristics did the writer not give wind or sun?
A. The ability to smile.
B. The ability to walk.
C. The ability to talk.
D. The ability to laugh.
E. The ability to argue.

24. The phrase “busy as a bee” is an example of a/an....

A. Simile.
B. Metaphor.
C. Hyperbole.
D. Idiom.
E. Anecdote.

25. The clue that this is told from the third-person point of view is the use of....
A. The pronoun I.
B. The noun coat.
C. The pronoun he.
D. The verb blew.
E. The nouns wind and sun.

26. Describing wind as arrogant means he was....

 A. Full of self-importance.
B. Full of thanks.
C. Full of wonder.
D. Full of humility.
E. Full of humanity.

27. You can infer that when sun just beamed at the end of the story, ....
A. He knew he was better than Moon.
B. He felt he didn’t have to say anything because he’d won.
C. He didn’t want to hurt the man’s feelings.
D. He wanted to keep the bees warm.
E. He realized that he had a better power.

28. What is the main conflict in the story?

A. Sun wants Moon to light the sky.
B. Wind wants to make a big tree bend.
C. The man doesn’t know which way to go on the road.
D. The wind and sun need t get the man’s coat off.
E. Both the moon and the sun were equally strong.

This text is for questions 29-31

Wild Horses
Proudly he runs free.
Through the grasses growing high,
Then suddenly catches a sound
On the wind that’s passing by.
He knows that sound means danger,
So he neighs a resonant cry
To warm the other wild ones
Who are grazing there nearby.
Then off they all go racing,
Their hooves beating the ground,
And all that i can hear
Is a rumbling, thundering sound!

29. You can tell this is a poem because....

A. Words that describe action.
B. Information about horses.
C. A rhyme scheme.
D. Lines for actors to say.
E. Words with lexical meanings.

30. Which word in the poem means the same as ringing?

 A. Rumbling.
B. Thundering.
C. Beating.
D. Resonant.
E. Grazing.

31. Which group of words from the poem is the best example of imagery?
A. “He know”.
B. “Other wild ones”.
C. “Rumbing, thundering”.
D. “And all that”.
E. “Beating the ground”.

The text is for questions 32-38

The Witch at Murphy’s Pond
“I don’t get it, Pete,” Janet said to her cousin. “Why do you fish at Murphy’s Pond if
old Mrs.Murphy is a witch?”
“The fishing’s great... and the old Murphy house is over a hill behind the pond,”Pete
replied. “We’ll be okay... as long as we stay away from the house”, he continued in a hushed
voice. “They say kids go into that house are never seen again!”.
After they got to the pond, witches were forgotten. Pete sat on the old dock and threw
out his fire. Suddenly Janet saw something shimmering in the water and leaned over for a
coser look. The rotting wood of the dock broke under her! “Help!” she screamed as she
splashed down into the dark, cold water.
Pete jumped in to help her. “Quiet down!” he panted as they got to the rocky shore.
“You’re not hurt. If you keep hollering, you’ll wake the witch!” then he yelped, “OUCH-H-
H!” and lifted his foot. There was a deep cut on the bottom of his foot from a sharp rock!.
“Oh, Pete, you’re hurt!” Janet cried. “I’ll go for...” But before she could say ‘Help’
she saw an old woman coming toward them. Without a word, the woman picked up Pete and
carried him up the hill. A cold, wet, and confused Janet followed. She was frightened but had
a strange feeling the old woman meant no harm.
At the top of the hill, the woman walked toward and old house. “Oh, p-p-please don’t
go there. That’s where the w-w-witch lives!”. “That is my home, young man” the woman said
softly. “do not be afraid”. At the front door, she said to Janet. “Please open the door”. Janet
did, and the three went inside. Mrs. Murphy gently put Pete on a couch, then disappeared into
another room.
Mrs.Murphy returned with warm blankets, which she wrapped around the two cold
and wet cousins. Then se carefully cleaned and bandaged Pete’s foot. The still-frightened boy
squeezed his eyes shut every time she came near him. Finally, she offered Pete and Janet
some freshly baked bread and glasses of milk. They began to understand that Mrs.Murphy
was a very kind... but very lonely... woman. Pete reached out and touched Mrs.Murphy’s
hand. “I’m Pete, and this is my cousin, Janet” he said. “Thankyou for helping us”.
Mrs. Murphy smiled shyly. She seemed to enjoy their company but said sadly,
“You’d best be on your way. It’s getting late”. Before they left, Mrs. Murphy reminded Pete
to have a doctor check the cut and they promised to return to see her another day. She waved
goodbye until they were out of sight. “Oh Pete, she’s so nice!” said Janet. “How could you
have thought she was a witch?”. Pete smiled as he hobbled along beside her. “Well, she still
might be,” he said, and as Janet gasped, he added, “but she’d be the good kind!”.

32. Which words from the text are NOT an example of foreshadowing?
A. “We’ll be okay... as long as we stay away from the house”.
B. Pete stood on the old dock and threw out his line.
C. Janet saw something shimmering in the water.
D. “If you keep hollering, you’ll wake the witch!”
E. She seemed to enjoy their company.

33. Which homophones were in the story?

A. Witch and which.
B. Threw and through.
C. Seen and scene
D. There and door.
E. Said and sad.

34. Which was not part of the story’s plot?

A. Pete and Janet go to Murphy’s Pond.
B. Janet falls into the water.
C. Mrs. Murphy drives Pete and Janet home.
D. Pete and Janet both get wet.
E. Janet splashes down into the water.

35. This selection is an example of....

A. Fiction.
B. Poetry.
C. Nonfiction.
D. Drama.
E. Functional text.

36. A story has to has to include a setting because....

A. Without a setting, there would be no characters.
B. The story would be too short.
C. The reader needs to know when and where the story takes place.
D. The author needs to tell who the main character is.
E. It is the most interesting part.

37. What is the main tone of the selection?

A. Silly.
B. Exciting.
C. Mocking.
 D. Whimsical.
E. Anecdotal.

38. The most likely conclusion you can draw from the story is that....
A. There are witches living near Murphy’s Pond.
B. The author was once frightened by a witch.
C. Witches don’t like young people.
D. Just because someone tells you something, it doesn’t make it true.
E. It is based on the author’s personal experience.

The text is for questions 39-43

A Class Act
First of all, let me start by saying that even though i had to recite an original poem in
front of the class Tuesday, i was cool... well, pretty cool about it. On Monday night my little
sister said, “I hate talking in fornt of the class. Aren’t you scared?”. “I have no trepidation!” i
had replied, matter of factly. I love using big words with her beacuse i know she’ll run to
look them up in the dictionary, so it’s a win-win situation. I get rid of her and she gets a
bigger vocabulary, ike finding out that trepidation means “fear”.
Tuesday morning, mom fixed my favorite breakfast, pancakes. She flipped a few
golden brown circles off the griddle with a spatula and stacked them on my plate. As usual, i
took a big bite. And as usual, sticky syrup dripped off the pancakes and onto my clean shirt,
made it dirty. “Oh, you are such a pig” my sister mumbled as she rolled her eyes at me. “It’s
okay honey, you are probably just nervous about your poem”, said mom sympathetically.
I didn’t answer either one of them, i just raced to my room for a clean shirt! I wanted
to look my best. I barely made it out the door before the bus pulled away! What a start to my
day, i thought. Let’s hope things get better. Well, to make a long story short, i did recite my
original poem that morning, but with a bit of trepidation. The kid who read his poem ahead of
me was really good, i mean he really knew how to put words together on paper and read them
with meaning! Then it was my turn. As i stood up, my BFF pat whispered, “You’ll be great!”
And you know what? I kind of was! I even surprised myself. Our teacher, Mr.Briggs
videotaped the presentations and played them back so we could evaluate our work, and i was
good... i mean really good. As i went out the door at the end of class, Mr.Briggs even stopped
me and said, “Hope you’re trying out for the schoolplay this spring. It’s shakespeare. I’m
directing and i think you’d be a really good actor. The auditions will be in three weeks”.
So i went to the auditions and.... well, that’s another story. Let’s just say i am now a
thespian!.

39. To help readers know that thespian means “actor” the author uses context clues like....
A. Poem and presentation.
B. Play and audition.
C. Trepidation and teacher.
D. Syrup and recite.
E. Story and Shakespeare.
 40. Which antonym pair is not used in the selection?
A. Short and long.
B. Clean and dirty.
C. Up and down.
D. Front and back.
E. Hate and love.

41. The denotation of pig is “a four-legged, young swine”. In this selection, the
connotation of pig is....
A. “A really smart person”.
B. “A dirty, messy person”.
C. “A shy, sweet person”.
D. “A helpful, kind person”.
E. “A sympathetical, helpful person”.

42. With which topic would you most likely use the term spatula?
A. Medicine.
B. Airplanes.
C. Cooking.
D. Geography.
E. Biology.

43. Which is the best one sentence summary for this story?
A. The narrator teaches a younger sibling some new words.
B. The narrator is preparing to read an original poem aloud.
C. The narrator is invited to be in the school play because of a good poetry
presentation.
D. The narrator helps the teachers direct the school play.
E. The narrator deserves to be an actor.

This text is for questions 44-46

The High Points of Life on Earth
Mountains make up one-fourth of earth’s suface. But what exactly is a mountain?
Scientifically speaking, it’s a land formation at an altitude of at least 2.000 feet above its
surroundings. Mountains come in various heights. One mountain may look like a dwarf
compared to Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro. But that looks small compared to Asia’s giant Mt.
Everest. Each of Earth’s seven continents has a high point called the “Seven Summits”
Continents Mountain Height
Asia Mt. Everest 29.029 ft.
South America Mt. Aconcagua 22.841 ft.
Mt. McKinley
North America 20.157 ft.
(Denali)
Africa Mt. Kilimanjaro 19.340 ft.
 Europe Mt. Elbrus 18.510 ft.
Mt.Vinson
Antartica 16.049 ft.
Massif
Australia Mt. Kosciuszko 7.309 ft.

44. What data does the chart show?

A. Cities where mountain peaks are found.
B. When each mountain peak was discovered.
C. Heights of all mountains in the alps.
D. The names and heights of the seven summits.
E. The most mountainous continents.

45. The first sentence is a fact, not an opinion because....

A. It mentions Earth, and Earth is real.
B. It is short.
C. You can check it to prove it is true.
D. It’s what the author thinks.
E. The author calculated it himself.

46. Which statement is true according to this article?

A. Mountains are found everywhere in the world, except in Australia.
B. To be a mouantain, land must be 2.000 feet higher that the surrounding area.
C. The world’s highest mountain is in the United States.
D. Earth’s mountains can e seen from outer space.
E. The Seven Summits are dormant.

This text is for questions 47-48

Independence Day Celebrated Peacefully Nationwide
1000 flags, one love. A young boy and girl banded together to secure a flagpole to the
ground in Mt. Merapi valley in Yogyakarta on Sunday. The pole was one of 1000 flags
erected in the valley during a flag-raising ceremony entitled, “Seribu Bendera Satu Cinta” (A
thousand flags, one love).
In Medan, North Sumatra the residents of Aur Village held their flag-raising
ceremony. The local governments paid attention to Usmarlin, a participant who said that the
condition of the river had become a matter of great concern because of pollution from both
factories and domestic waste.
Meanwhile, 2.343 prisoners in South Sulawesi received sentence reductions due to the
Independence Day Celebration, 92 of whom were released from prison.
Source: The Jakarta Post, August 18 2014

47. Who enjoyed freedom in this Independence Day celebration?

A. A young boy and girl.
B. Aur Village residents.
C. The local governments.
 D. The 2.343 prisoners.
E. The 92 prisoners.

48. What is the main idea of paragraph 2 ?

A. Aur Village residents hels their flag-raising ceremony in North Sumatra.
B. Aur Village residents conserve their river by holding flag-raising ceremony.
C. The bad condition of the river had become Aur Village residents concern.
D. The flag-raising ceremony in Aur Village is needed to conserve the river.
E. The residents of Aur Village received attention from the local government when
holding a flag-raising ceremony.

The text is for questions 49-50

Dear Sir/Madam
I am writing to complain about an article in last Monday’s newspaper, “schools fail
low income children”. As the head teacher of one of the largest junior high school in the city,
i feel strongly that the article does not describe our school.
My school has children from many different economic backgrounds, but a large
percentage come from low-income families. Nevertheless, our tests show that the children do
well and benefit from the excellent work our teachers do. Last year our school moved from
24th to 5th place according to the official assessment by the state government. This is clearly
not the “failure” that the article suggest.
I would strongly recommend that more careful research should be conducted in the
future so that your newspaper will more realistically describe the true situation in our schools.

Yours sincerely,
Joan Gonzales

49. The letter shows Ms. Gonzales’s strong disagreement with the newspaper’s claim
that....
A. Children from low-income families do not perform well in the official assessment.
B. The poor students in her school fail in the national examination.
C. Her school only admit students from economically advantaged families.
D. Many of her students fail because of their low-income parents.
E. Low-income children are not as good as high income children.

50. What is expected by Joan Gonzales from Monday’s newspaper?

A. To present information based on facts.
B. To conduct more research.
C. To fix the information given.
D. To explain more about that school.
E. To be responsible for the report.