Nama : Rizaldi Darlis

NIM : D091201024
English Final Test
Part A- Reading Section
Direction: Read each of the passages and choose the best answers to the questions that follow. Each
passage is followed by several main idea, topic, or title questions.

Passage 1 (Question 1-3) (3)

Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the site of a U.S. army post, but it is even more renowned for the Fort Knox
Bullion Depository, the massive vault that contains the bulk of the U.S. government’s gold deposits.
Completed in 1936, the vault is housed in a two-story building constructed of granite, steel, and
concrete; the vault itself is made of steel and concrete and has a door that weighs more than twenty
tons. Naturally, the most up-date security devices available are in place at Fort Knox, and the army
post nearby provides further protection.

1. Which of the following best describes the topic of the passage?

= b. The federal gold depository
2. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
= c. Where the United States Keeps Its Gold
3. "It” in the 1st line refers to …
= b. Fort Knox, Kentucky

Passage 2 (Question 4-5) (2)

Hurricanes generally occur in the North Atlantic from May through November, with the peak of the
hurricane season in September; only rarely will they occur from December through April in that part
of the ocean. The main reason for the occurrence of hurricanes during this period is that the
temperature on the water’s surface is at its warmest and the humidity of the air is at its highest.
Of the tropical storms that occur each year in the North Atlantic, only about five, on the average, are
powerful enough to be called hurricanes. To be classified as a hurricane, a tropical storm must have
winds reaching speeds of at least 117 kilometers per hour, but the winds are often much stronger than
that; the winds of intense hurricanes can easily surpass 240 kilometers per hour.
4. The passage mainly discusses …
= d. Hurricanes in one part of the world
5. The best title for this passage would be …
= b. Storms of the Northern Atlantic
Part B- Essay
1. How many reading strategies do you know? Explain them?(15)
= two, skimming and scanning, Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the
material and Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts.

2. What is the aim of Previewing and Predicting?(10)

= The Previewing and Predicting process will lead students through a series of questions that will help
them make an accurate prediction.

3. Identify the similarities and differences between Scanning and Skimming?(10)

= Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and keywords to move
quickly through text for slightly different purposes. Use skimming in previewing (reading before you
read), reviewing (reading after you read), determining the main idea from a long selection you don't
wish to read, or when trying to find source material for a research paper. Use scanning in research to
find particular facts, to study fact-heavy topics, and to answer questions requiring factual support.

4. What is main idea? Where can you find main idea in a passage?(10)
= The main idea of a paragraph is the primary point or concept that the author wants to communicate
to the readers about the topic. to Find the Main Idea,Identify the Topic, Summarize the Passage, Look
at the First and Last Sentences of the Passage, Look for Repetition of Ideas

5. Elaborate 4 (four) common patterns!(20)

= Listing of Related Ideas or Example, sequence, Comparison/Contrast, and cause and effect

6. Write down 2 (two) examples of Cause-Effect Relation!(10)

 = Cause: We received seven inches of rain in four hours. Effect: The underpass was flooded.
 Cause: I never brush my teeth. Effect: I have 5 cavities.

7. Write 3 (three) signal words for each patterns; listing, sequence, and
comparison/contrast?(15)
= - listing; many, several, a number of, a variety of, a few, kinds o, for instance, first, second,
another, also, besides, in addition, final, last, most important.
- sequence ; first, second, then, next, after, while, since, then, soon, finally, at last, in 1965, last
June, later, over time, the next step, the following week.
- comparison/contrast ; however, but, on the other hand, although, while, in contrast, than,
conversely, yet, unlike.

8. Why must you learn about reading strategies?(5)

= so that we can save time so that it is not too long in concluding a reading
_Good Luck _