Reading Comprehension

Question for numbers 1-5.

Long time ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a
small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was
a wise man.
He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she
was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter through a show of
strength.
After that, the Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan won the
competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan
and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding.
When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been
enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan.
When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the
Kahyangan.

1. Which one of the following statements is false about Sang Prabu?

A. Sang Prabu was the father of his only daughter.
B. Sang Prabu was a king of a kingdom in West Java.
C. Sang Prabu was taken to Kahyangan by a wicked fairy.
D. Sang Prabu was a wise man.

2. Why the wicked fairy did use her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?
A. She didn't like Raden Begawan.
B. She didn't want Raden Prabu to marry the princess.
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding.
D. She didn't want the prince of Blambangan to marry the princess.

3. What do you think will happen if gods or goddesses cannot mingle in the affairs of people on
earth at that time?
A. Princess Segara will have married Raden Begawan.
B. Sang Prabu will not hold a strength competition.
C. Raden Begawan will not die.
D. Wicked Fairy will not take Raden Begawan's life.

4. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (Paragraph 2) The word here in the sentence refers
to ...
A. The wicked fairy
B. The nice fairy
C. Princess Nirmala
D. Prince Teja

5. The similarity between fairies and humans according to the text.

A. The place they live.
B. The jealousy that they possess.
C. The way they don't feel love.
D. The strength they have.

Question for numbers 6-15.

A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few villages. If
the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through wild and
unsafe forests.
One day, a farmer's young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and brother. She
brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said "it is getting
dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you through the forest".
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When they
were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the danger,
but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down.
At once the wolves caught him. The young woman cried to the wolves, "please eat my own son
instead". Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew
away. Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had
offered her own son's life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks and
went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange.
Instead of eating the woman's baby, the wolves were playing with him.

6. What separated one village from another a long time ago in the New Territories?
A. Another village
B. Mountains
C. Forests
D. Hills

7. Who was Ah Tim?

A. The young woman's brother.
B. The young woman's son.
C. The young woman's brother and nephew.
D. The young woman's brother's son.

8. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

A. Ah Tm
B. The woman
C. The woman's son.
D. Her brother's nephew.

9. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

A. He was afraid.
B. He was stumbled by a stone.
C. He ran slowly.
D. The woman cried.

10. The woman gave her son to the wolves because ...
A. She loved her nephew than her son.
B. She thought about how her brother would be.
C. She wanted her son was eaten by the wolves.
D. She was crazy.

11. What did the villagers bring sticks for?

A. For the weapon to beat the wolves.
B. To bring the woman's nephew.
C. For the fire woods.
D. For play

12. "all men in the village fetched thick stick …" The word "fetched" has a similar meaning to:
A. Received
B. Caught
C. Got
D. Hit

13. From the passage we learn that the villages were ...
A. Located in one huge area.
B. Situated in a large district.
C. Separated by untamed jungles.
D. Wild and unsafe.

14. The brother let her son go with his aunt as she left home because ...
A. Ah Tim wanted to see the wolves.
B. His aunt wanted him to come along.
C. Ah Tim was bored living with his parents.
D. Ah Tim would be a guardian for them.

15. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the story above?
A. To describe the danger of the villages.
B. To entertain the readers of the story.
C. To tell the villagers relationship.
D. To explain how important a relative is.
16. The books …. Not in bag.
a. Are
b. Am
c. Is
d. Was

17. The minister refused the security service and preferred traveling by …..
a. Myself
b. Himself
c. Ourselves
d. Themselves

18. … in schools is illegal in this country.

a. Smoking
b. Smoke
c. Smoked
d. Smokes

19. I wish I had …... My friend, Mary, at the party two days ago.
a. Meet
b. Seen
c. See
d. Talk

20. Yanti : Do you like coffee? Ira : No, I don’t like coffee. Yanti : …….
a. Neither do I
b. So do I
c. I do too
d. Neither am I
21. I …. to clear up the mess before my mother returned.
a. Having
b. Had been
c. Had
d. Have

22. Feni : I like mango very much. Iwan : ….. it’s my favorite food.
a. So are you
b. So do you
c. So am I
d, So do I

23. He’s not…. in the bed room right now.

a. Sleeping
b. Sleeps
c. Sleep
d. Slept

24. Does her brother always … twice a day everyday?

a. Eating
b. Ate
c. Eat
d. Eaten

25. You had known him before, …..?

a. Didn’t you
b. Hadn’t you
c. Isn’t you
d. Don’t you
26. You wouldn’t leave me, …..?
a. Would You
b. Would they
c. Wouldn’t you
d. Should you

27. The table …. you take is mine.

a. Who
b. Whom
c. Where
d. Which

28. The man …. Lives across the school is my uncle.

a. Who
b. Whom
c. Which
d. Whose

29. The student …. I met is Celine.

a. Who
b. Whom
c. Whose
d. Which

30. I don’t want …. Yet.

a. Leave
b. To leave
c. Leaving
d. To Leaving
31. I promise … you tomorrow.
A. Helping
b. To Help
c. To Helping
d. Help

32. I would like …. To the party with you.

a. Come
b. To come
c. Coming
d. To coming

33. He always enjoys… a bath in the evening.

a. Have
b. Having
c. To have
d. To Having

34. She needs to…

a. have her car repairs
b. has her car repaired
c. have her car repaired
d. has repaired her car

35. I’ll ….. Jhon to do it when he arrives

a. Get
b. Have
c. Got
d. Gotten
36. The girl …. The party tonight with her friends in café.
a. has celebrated
b. celebrates
c. will celebrates
d. celebrated

37. Jovan : He has to take a TOEFL test before leaving for the U.S
Maharani : No, …. Have to, he already took it a few months ago.
a. He hasn’t
b. He isn’t
c. He mustn’t
d. He can’t

38. look around you always, ….?

a. Shall we
b. Don’t you
c. Won’t you
d. Didn’t you

39. Cheka : Can I borrow your laptop?

Valent : Certainly, but what’s wrong with yours?
Cheka : it …. Now.
a. Is going ti repair
b. Is repairing
c. Repaired
d. Has repaired.

40. The guard must…. your identification at the gate.

a. checked
b. checks
c. checking
d, check

41. Jafar : Do you like swimming?

Jovan : No, I don’t like swimming.
Jafar : ….
a. So do I
b. Neither don’t I
c. I don’t either
d. I don’t neither

42. At the seminar, each of the participants … given a book note, a briefcase, and lunch.
a. has
b. are
c. were
d.. is

43. The magazine of my father …. In the bag.

a. Is
b. are
c. has
d. was

44. you have understood the instruction, …. ?

a. don’t you
b. aren’t you
c. haven’t you
d. have you

45. Petter and Sonya … to the New York next week.

a. is going to go
b. are going to go
c. were going to go
d. going to go