READING COMPREHENSION TEST (TRY OUT)

Subject : English
Class : XI IPA
Time Allocation : 80 minutes
Directions:
1. Write down your name and class on the answer sheet
2. Read each question carefully before answering the questions
3. The numbers of questions are 50 items in multiple choices
4. Choose the best answer by giving cross (X) in a, b, c, or d.

Read the following text for questions number 1-5

The Lion and The Mouse

Once when a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down
upon him; this soon awoke the lion, who placed his huge paw upon him, and open
his big jaws to swallow him. “Pardon, O king,” cried the little mouse, “Forgive
me this time, I shall never forget it; perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn
some of these days.”
The lion was so tickled at the idea of the mouse being able to help him. Then, he
lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime after, the lion was caught in a trap. Some hunters, who wanted
to carry him alive to the King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a
wagon to carry him in. Just then, the little mouse happened to pass by and see the
sad plight in which the lion was. The little mouse went up to him and soon
gnawed away the ropes that bounded the king of the beasts. Soon after the little
mouse had finished gnawing away the ropes, he asked the lion to run away.
(Retrieved from: http://abidtinfaz.blogspot.co.id/2015/01/bahasa-inggris-
narrative-text-dan.html)

1. What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

a. The mouse saved the lion
b. The lion swallowed the mouse
c. The lion forgave the mouse
d. The mouse disturbed the lion
2. What did the little mouse do to prove his words?
a. He would never forget the lion
b. He tried hard to set the lion free
c. He ran up and down upon the lion
d. He asked for apology to the king of the beast
3. “Some hunters, who wanted to carry him alive...”
The underlined word refers to..
a. The king c. The mouse
b. The lion d. The beast
4. From the text above we can say that the mouse was...
a. generous c. greedy
b. mean d. forgetful
5. “The little mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes…”
What is the synonym of the underlined word?
a. cut c. held
b. trimmed d. nibble
Read the following text for questions number 6-10

Little Red Riding Hood

One day there was a little girl named little red riding hood. She was asked by her
mother to deliver cake to her grandmother. When she was heading for his
grandmother’s house, little riding hood met a wolf. “Where are you going, a little
girl?” The wolf asked. “I’m willing to give this cake to my grandmother” replied
little riding hood.

The wolf had an evil plan that he wanted to eat them both. Then he ran through a
shortcut to her grandmother’s house. After arriving to grandmas’ house, he
knocked on her door. When Grandma opened the door, the wolf caught her and
locked her in a closet. The bad wolf then wore Grandma’s clothes and laid in bed,
waiting for Little Red Riding Hood.

When little riding hood arrived, the wolf in disguise told her to come in. little
riding hood did not realize that it was the wolf.  Then the wolf ate a little riding
hood and her grandmother. After swallowing them, the wolf fell asleep beside the
river. Suddenly, a woodcutter came; he saw a large wolf’s belly and knew what
had been done by the wolf. Then he saved them by releasing them out from the
belly of the wolf and filled the wolf’s stomach with a big stone. Then he threw the
wolf into the river. (Source: http://www.belajarbahasainggrisku.com)

6. What is the story about?

a. A kind wolf who wants to help little riding hood

b. A little riding hood meet wolf
c. Grandma asked wolf to take little riding hood
d. A bad wolf who wants to eat little riding hood and grandma

7. Why did little riding hood do not realize the wolf was in disguise?

a. Because she was blind c. Because the wolf was kind

b. Because she was daft d. Because the wolf wore grandma’s clothes

8. “Then he saved them by releasing them..” The italic word refers to…

a. The wolves c. the woodcutters

b. Grandmother and little girl d. little girl and woodcutter

9. “…the wolf in disguise told her to come in” What is the synonym of the italic
word?

a. reveal c. pretend

b. real d. vague

10. What is the moral value of the story?

a. Don’t be mean c. Don’t use riding hood

b. Don’t believe in stranger d. Don’t go to Grandma’s house

Read the following text for questions number 11-15

Genie in the Lamp

A man was walking along a California beach and stumbled upon an old lamp. He
picked it up and rubbed it and out popped a genie. The gene said “Ok. Ok. You
released me from the lamp. This is the fourth time this month and I am getting a
little sick of these wishes so you can forget about three. You only get one wish!
The man sat and thought about it for a while and said, “I have always wanted to
go to Hawaii, but I’m scared to fly and I get very seasick. Could you build me a
bridge to Hawaii so I can drive over there to visit?”

The genie laughed and said, “That’s impossible! Think of the logistics of that!
How would the support ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much
concrete! How much steel!! No think of another wish!” the man said Ok and tried
to think of a really good wish.

Finally he said, “I have been married and divorced four times. My wives always
said that I don’t care and that I‘m insensitive. So, I wish that I could understand
women… know how they feel inside and what they are thinking when they are
crying, know what they really want when they say, ‘nothing’… know how to
make them truly happy…” The genie said, “Well, you want that bridge with two
lanes or four?” (Source: English text book for Grade XI of Senior High School)

11. What is the main idea of the whole passages?

a. Building a bridge to Hawaii is not make sense

b. The genie is generous

c. Understanding women is harder than building a bridge

d. The man has possible wish

12. How many people had requested before the man?

a. 2 c. 4

b. 3 d. 5

13. “The man sat and thought about it for a while” The underlined word refers to..

a. the wish c. the lamp

b. the genie d. the problem

14. From the text above we can say that the man…

a. kind c. A generous person

b. insensitive d. understanding

15. “Well, you want that bridge with two lanes or four?” What is the synonym of
the italic word?

a. pillar c. pathway

b. plane d. channel
Read the following text for questions number 16 - 23

Lake Toba
Once upon a time, there was a man who was living in north Sumatra. He lived in a
simple hut in a farming field. He did some gardening and fishing for his daily life.
One day, while the man was do fishing, he caught a big golden fish in his trap. It
was the biggest catch which he ever had in his life. Surprisingly, this fish turned
into a beautiful princess. He fell in love with her and proposed her to be his wife.
She said; "Yes, but you have to promise not to tell anyone about the secret that I
was once a fish, otherwise there will be a huge disaster". The man made the deal
and they got married, lived happily and had a daughter.

Few years later, this daughter would help bringing lunch to her father out in the
fields. One day, his daughter was so hungry and she ate his father’s lunch.
Unfortunately, he found out and got furious, and shouted; “You damned daughter
of a fish”. The daughter ran home and asked her mother. The mother started
crying, felt sad that her husband had broken his promise.
Then she told her daughter to run up the hills because a huge disaster was about to
come. When her daughter left, she prayed. Soon there was a big earthquake
followed by non-stop pouring rain. The whole area got flooded and became Toba
Lake. She turned into a fish again and the man became the island of Samosir.
(Source: English book for Senior High School)
16. What does the second paragraph tells us about?
a. A man fell in love with a beautiful villager
b. A man lived in North Sumatera
c. A man who found a fish that turned to be a beautiful princess
d. A powerful man
17. What is the story about?
a. A man who is able to keep his promise
b. The origin of Lake Toba
c. A magic fish
d. North Sumatera people
18. Where did the story happen?
a. In South Sumatera c. In Bengkulu
b. In West Sumatera d. In North Sumatera
19. Why the daughter was running up to the hill?
a. She was afraid of her father b. She wanted to play on the hill
c. Her mother told her to do so c. She wanted to meet her friends
20. “It was the biggest catch which he ever had..” The italic word refers to..
a. The food c. the deer
b. The fish d. the golden fish
21. What is the meaning of this underlined word: “he found out and got furious”
a. curious c. shock
b. depress d. very angry
22. What is the antonym of this italic word “He caught..”
a. Released c. Got
b. Took d. Captured
23. What is the moral value of the story?
a. We should be a good farmer c. We should help each other
b. We should work diligently d. We should keep our promise

Read the following text for questions number 24 – 30

Long time ago a rabbit and a lion were neighbors. The lion was very
proud, and was fond of boasting about his strength. And though they were such
close neighbors, lion looked down upon the rabbit, and used to bully and frighten
her. Finally, the rabbit could stand it no longer and wanted to get her own back.
One day, she went to the lion and said, “Good day”, respected elder
brother. Imagine it, I met an animal over there who looked exactly like you, and
he said to me, “Is there anyone in the world who dares stand up to me? If there is,
let him come and have a duel with me. If there is no, all of you have to submit to
my rule and be my servants!” “oh, he can’t even light on anyone!”, added the
rabbit.
“Oho,” the lion said, “didn’t you mention me to him?”
“Yes, indeed,” the rabbit replied, “But it would have been better if I hadn’t. When
I described how strong you were, he just sneers and said dreadfully rude things.
He even went so far as to say that wouldn’t take you for his attendant!”
The lion flew into a rage and roared, “Where is he? Where is he?”
So the rabbit took behind a hill and not going too near herself. Pointed to a
deep well from a distance and said, “He is down there in the well”.
The lion hastened to the well and glared angrily into it. Yes, there was his rival
who even glared back at him angrily. The lion roared and his enemy roared back.
The lion became so furious that his hair stood on end. So did his enemy’s in the
well. The lion showed his teeth and lashed out with his paws to scare his rival-and
his enemy in the well retaliated! In a fit of anger the lion sprang into the air with
all his might and then himself at the enemy in the well. The result was that the
proud lion was instantly dead in the well.
(Source: http://ratnasimanjuntak.blogspot.co.id)

24. What does the story tell about?

a. The lion was afraid with his enemy
b. The lion was beaten by the rabbit’s friend
c. Proud of the lion can be beaten by shrewdness of the rabbit
d. The rabbit tried to help the lion

25. What does the lion do to the rabbit…

a.       The lion does the rabbit as a family
b.      The lion is very nice to the rabbit
c.       The lion looks down upon the rabbit
d.      The lion is very polite to the rabbit

26. “Didn’t you mention me to him?” The underlined word refers to…
a. The lion c. The rabbit
b. The lion’s rival d. The king

27. “ … glared angrily into it.” The italic word refers to..
a. The lion c. The well
b. The lion’s rival d. The river

28. What is the appropriate title for the text above?

a. The lion and its rival c. Tricky Rabbit
b. Tricky Lion d. The Lion and The Rabbit

29. What is the value of the text above?

a. Don’t be arrogant just because we are strong
b. Don’t retaliate
c. We should be tricky
d. We should help each other
30.What is the synonym from the word enemy based on the text above…
a.       Antagonist c.       Family
b.      Friend d.      Close friend

Read the following text for questions number 31-40

Snow White

Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Snow White. She lived with her
aunt and uncle because her parents were dead.
One day she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the
castle because they both wanted to go to America and they didn’t have enough
money to take Snow White.

Snow White didn’t want her uncle and aunt to do that so she decided that it would
be best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away into the woods. She was
very tired and hungry. Then she saw a little cottage. She knocked but no one
answered so she went inside and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the seven dwarfs were coming home from work. There they found
Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up. She saw the dwarfs.

The dwarfs said, “What is your name?”. Snow White said, “My name is Snow
White.”

Then, Snow White told the dwarfs the whole story. The dwarfs said, “If you want,
you may live here with us.”

Snow White answered, “Oh, could I? Thank you.” Finally, Snow White and the
seven dwarfs lived happily ever after.

(source: http://www.caramudahbelajarbahasainggris.net)

31. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

a. Snow White parent’s wanted to leave her in the castle

b. Snow White aunt and uncle wanted to go to America and left her alone

c. Snow White ran away from the castle

d. Snow White went to America with her parents

32. The text mainly tells us about?

a. Snow White’s parents c. Aunt and Uncle

b. The Dwarfs d. Snow White

33. Why Snow White ran away to the woods?

a. Her parents passed away
b. Her uncle was angry with her
c. She didn’t want to be alone
d. Her uncle and aunt would go to America
34. Where did Snow White live after she ran away to the woods?
a. She lived in the cave
b. She lived in the lion nest
c. She lived everywhere in the woods
d. She lived in the dwarfs’ hut

35.” If you want, you may live here with us..” The underline word refers to..

a. The castle c. The hut

b. The forest d. The inn

36. “They didn’t have enough money..” The italic words refers to..

a. The dwarfs c. Snow White’s aunt and uncle

b. Snow White’s parents d. Snow White’s friends

37. The communicative purpose of this text is…

a. to inform the readers about important and newsworthy events
b. to entertain readers with fairy tale
c. to share an account of an unusual event
d. to persuade readers to accept his/her opinions

38. What is the value of the story?

a. Be good to people and people will be good to you

b. Run away will solve your problem
c. Please all and you will please none
d. Every cloud has a silver lining
39. What is the synonym of “happily”?
a. furiously c. joy
b. merrily d. greatly
40. What is the antonym of “dwarfs”?
a. elves c. giants
b. goliath d. witches

Read the following text for questions number 41-50

 Once upon a time lived a boy named Sequoyah. Sequoyah was a young
Cherokee Indian, son of a white trader and an Indian squaw. At an early age, he
became fascinated by the talking leaf, an expression that he used to describe the
white man’s written records. Although many believed that this talking leaf to be a
gift from the Great Spirit, Sequoyah refused to accept that theory. Like other
Indian of the period, he was illiterate, but his determination to remedy the
situation led to the invention of a unique alphabet characters based on the sound
patterns that he heard.
His family and friends thought him mad. One day when he told people about
his opinion about the talking leaf, the people was furious and almost kicked him
from the village. However, he never stopped. He dilligently and independently set
out to create a form of communication for his own people as well as for other
Indians. Finally, after twelve years of work, Sequoyah would enable thousands of
Indians to read and write.
Sequoyah’s desire to preserve words and events has caused him to be
remembered among the important inventors. In order to honor him, people called
the giant redwood trees in California as ‘Sequoias’. (Source: English Text book)

41. What does the second paragraph tell us about?

a. Sequoyah was a mad person
b. Even though Sequoyah was a mad person he had strong determination
c. Sequoayah individually worked hard to invent the unique alphabet
characters
d. Sequoyah was kicked from the village when he delivered his opinion
42. What is the most important reason that Sequoyah will be remembered?
a. California redwood were named in his honor
b. He was illiterate
c. He created a unique alphabet
d. He recovered from his madness and help his people
43. What prompted Sequoyah to develop his alphabet?
a. People were writing things about him that he could not read
b. He wanted to become famous
c. After almost kicked from the village, he need something to keep him busy
d. He wanted the history of his people preserved for futur generations
44. How did Sequoyah’s family react to his idea of developing his own ‘talking
leaf’?
a. They arranged to kick him from the village
b. They thought he was insane
c. They decided to help him
d. They asked him to teach them to read and write
45. “Although many believed that this talking leaf to be a gift from the Great
Spirit..” the italic words refer to....
a. The white man c. The Indian people
b. Sequoyah family d. California people
46. “However, he never stopped...” the underlined word refers to...
a. Sequoias c. The white man
b. The Great Spirit d. Sequoyah
47. It is implied that Sequoyah called the written records the talking leaf because...
a. they played music
b. when he observed white people reading, tehy seemed to understand what
was written
c. he was going mad, and he thought the leaves were talking to him
d. it was the only way that the Great Spirit had of communication with them
48. What is the best title for the passage?
a. Sequoyah determination to preserve the Cherokee language
b. The origin of the Cherokee language
c. Sequoyah’s madness leads to a new language
d. The origin of Sequoia trees in California
49. The word “squaw” in line 2 is closest in meaning to...
a. woman b. teacher c. cook d. trader
50. In paragraph 1, “fascinated” is closest in meaning to...
a. absorbed c. confused
b. exasperated d. Imaginative
 ANSWER KEY OF THE TRY OUT TEST

1.C 21. D 41. C

2.B 22. A 42. C
3.B 23. D 43. D
4A 24. C 44. B
5.D 25. C 45. C
6.D 26. B 46. D
7.D 27. C 47. B
8.B 28. D 48. A
9.C 29. A 49. A
10.B 30. A 50. A
11.C 31. B
12.B 32. D
13.A 33.C
14.B 34. D
15.C 35. C
16.C 36. C
17.B 37. B
18.D 38. A
19.C 39. B
20.D 40. A