Text 1

Read the following text carefully

Why Are Books Important for Us?
A wise man once said, “learning without book mean
nothing.’ In my opinion this statement is true. Why do I say
that? This is for several reasons.
Firstly, books are important because they develop the minds
of people who read them. Even if you don’t agree with what an
author has done in a book, you can at least have formed your
own ideas on what would have been better. This leads to critical
thinking skills. These critical thinking skills are a necessity for
the development of cultures.
Secondly, books contain so much more than just the story.
They record facts. They review history. Books are the
documentations of themes that relate to everyone. You can even
learn about a period in history just looking at what books were
popular and published during that time. For instance, the classic
tales of two cities by Charles Dickens is set in the French
revolution era.
The last thing I’ll say is that books are essential to life
because they do not only carry knowledge, but they also
entertain us. They entertain us with stories ranging from mystery
and drama to comedy, adventures and autobiographies. In other
word, you can read books about anything. These possibilities are
limitless and that is one of the many lessons you can learn from
reading books.
Based on the reasons listed above, it is obvious that books
have a great influence in our lives. Without book we may learn
nothing.

Answer the text below correctly

1. What is the text about?
2. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
3. “This leads to critical thinking skills” (paragraph 2) What
does this refer to?
4. “The last thing I’ll say is that books are essential to life…”
(paragraph 4) What is the synonym of essential?
5. Why are books important for us?
 6. How can you learn about a period in history?
7. What can the readers get from reading books?
8. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

Text 2
Read the following text carefully
Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang,
Kwitang Barat, Jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a
doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While
still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of
physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abdulrachman Saleh
continued his work at the lab while having his own medical
practice.
Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He
became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For
his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology,
in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of
Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).
Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was
involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia
Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub and co-founded the
Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of
broadcasters. It was he also established the Voice of Free
Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of
Indonesia’s independence to the world.
 Answer the following questions correctly!
9. What is the text about?
10. What is the communicative purpose of the text?
11. When was he appointed assistant at the laboratory of
physiology?
12. Why was Abdulrachman Saleh bestowed the title of
Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology)?
13. Where did he study before being a doctor?
14. What was the important role of the Voice of Free
Indonesia?
15. What were Abdulrachman Saleh’s interests?

Text 3
16. Rearrange the following jumbled sentences into the
correct order!
1. She moved to Manado and became a writer for the local newspaper Tjahaja Siang.
2. In PIKAT she taught women cooking, sewing, infant care, and hand-crafting.
3. She died on April 22, 1924.
4. She went to school and studied only reading, writing, science, and history.
5. She founded Penyintaan Ibu Kepada Anak Turunannya (PIKAT).
6. Maria Walanda Maramis was born on Desember 1, 1872 in Minahasa, North Sulawesi.
7. She wrote about the importance of mothers in the family.

Text 4
Questions 17 to 26 based on the following cloze test

The proclamation of Indonesian Independence was (17. written/read) (18. at/in) 10.00 a.m., (19. on/in)
Friday, 17 August 1945.

The declaration (20. mark/marked) the start of diplomatic and armed resistance of the Indonesian National Revolution,
fighting (21. again/against) the forces of the Netherlands and pro-Dutch civilians, until the latter officially
acknowledged Indonesia’s

(22. independent/independence) in 1949. In 2005, the Netherkands (23. declare/declared) that (24.
they/them) had decided to accept de facto 17 August 1945 as Indonesia’s Independence date. The United Nations that
mediated the conflict, formally acknowledge the date of independence as 27 December 1949.

The document (25. was/is) signed by Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta, who (26. was/were) appointed president
and vice-president respectively the following day.