NAME: seals which make up most of its diets.

Although most of polar bears are born

on land, it spends most of its time at sea, hence its name meaning maritime
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bear and can hunt consistently only from sea ice. It spends much of the year
The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to East to North on frozen sea.
Australia, including Tazmania. It is one of the five extreme species of mono-
dreams. The only mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. 3. What does the adult male bear weigh?
The body and the broad flat tail of these animals are covered with dense brown A. 400 – 480 kg
fur, that traps a lay including ear to keep the animals warm. It uses its tail for B. 400 – 680 kg
story joy fact. It has webbed feet and the large robbery’s net. These are C. 480 – 600 kg
species that are be closer to those of ducks, then to these any known D. 680 – 880 kg
mammals. Weight varies considerably from 0.7 to 2.4 kg with males being E. 880 – 1500 kg
larger than females. And male averages 50 cm total length whiles the female
major approximately 45 cm. The platypus has an average temperature of 32 4. Where did the animal live?
degrees Celsius rather than 37 degrees Celsius that is typical of the placental A. In the Arctic Ocean
mammals. B. In the Indian Ocean.
C. In the Pacific Ocean.
1. What animal is being described in the monologue?
D. In the North Atlantic Ocean.
A. Octopus.
E. In the South Atlantic Ocean.
B. Rhinoceros.
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C. Platypus
Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same
D. Mosquitos.
group as lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a sub-group of their
E. Hippopotamus.
own (Serpentes).
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help them
2. How much does the Platypus weigh?
slither along. Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just
A. 0.7 to 2.4 kg
bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake
B. 0.7 to 2.5 kg.
slithers along the ground.
C. 0.7 to 2.6 kg.
Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because
D. 0.7 to 2.7 kg.
snakes are cold-blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up.
E. 0.7 to 2.8 kg.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live
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in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long
The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding
grass and in old logs.
seas. An adult male polar bear weighs about four hundred to six hundred
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizard, and mice and other snakes.
and eighty kilograms, while an adult female is about half that size. Although
The Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect
it is closely related to the brown bear, it has paws to occupy a narrow
themselves with their fangs. Some snakes are protected by scaring their
ecological niche with many bony characteristics adapted to for cold
enemies away like the Cobra. The flying snakes glide away from danger. Their
temperatures, for moving across the snow, ice, open water, and for hunting
ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar They have fleshy lips and a hump over the head that is similar to a napoleon
gliders. hat. The Hump becomes more prominent with age.
Colors vary with age and sex. Males range from a bright electric blue to green
or purplish blue. Mature males develop a black stripe along the sides, blue
spots on their body scales, and blue scribbles on the head. Juveniles can be
identified by their pale greenish color and two black lines running behind the
5. Since the snakes are cold-blooded, they… eye. Females, both old and young, are red-orange on the upper parts of their
A. like sucking the cool blood bodies and red-orange to white yellow.
B. avoid sun-bathing to their skins Napoleon fish are carnivorous and eat during the day. They can be seen
C. never sun bathe in the warm weather feasting on shellfish, other fish, sea stars, sea urchins and crabs, crushing the
D. live on the ground in deserted burrows shells to get the animal within. They also crush large chunks of dead coral
E. require the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies rubble with peg-like teeth to feed on the burrowing mussels and worms.
6. We know from the text that snakes… Pairs spawn together as part of a larger mating group that may consist
A. do not have claws of over 100 individuals. The planktonic eggs are released into the water, and
B. do not like sunlight once the larvae have hatched they will settle out on the substrate. Adult
C. have two legs and claws females are able to change sex but the triggers for this development are not yet
D. use their legs to climb the tree known.
E. use their claws to slither along the ground The Napoleon is mainly found on coral reef edges and drop-offs. They
7. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live in water, but most live on the move into shallow bays during the day to feed, and tend to move into deeper
ground in deserted rabbit burrows,…(paragraph 4).The word “burrows “ has waters as they grow older and large. Adults, therefore, are more common
the similar meaning with… offshore than inshore.
A. foster
B. dig 9. What is the text about?
C. plough A. The description of Napoleon fish
D. nurture B. The physical characteristics of carnivorous fish
E. cultivate C. The divers’ favorite animals
8. How do flying snakes protect themselves. D. Napoleon’s family
A. They fly away E. The development of Napoleon fish
B. They use their fangs they scare their enemies.
C. They stretch out their skin, 10. Where do Napoleon fish move during the day to feed?
D. They eat the other animals. A. Offshore
E. sun bathe on rocks B. Onshore
Number 9-11 C. Deeper water
Napoleon is a favorite fish for divers in many regions of the world. The D. Shallow bays
fish can instantly be recognized by its size, color and shape. It is one of the E. Coral reef edges
largest reef fish in the world. They can grow up to 230 cm and weigh 190 kg.
 14. From the passage above, we can conclude that….
11. Which of the following statements is mentioned in the text? A. all ants are friends of other insects
A. Napoleon fish tend to move into shallow waters as they grow older and B. ants live in the disgusted places
large C. ants are classified as predators
B. Napoleon fish move into deep bays during the day to feed D. ants belong to the insect group
C. Adult females are not able to change sex E. ants usually eat death animals
D. Napoleon fish are not carnivorous
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E. The male has more attractive colors than the females
A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller relative,
Number 12-14 called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and in New
Ant-eaters are perhaps the most curious-looking animals. Guinea. Kangaroos eat grass and plants.They have short front legs, but very
Their long head and snout look like tubes, and they have no teeth at all. Their long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for
front legs are very strong and armed with heavily curved claws with which they jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight
break open the nets of ants and termites and then when the insects rush out, metres, and leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also
use their long, sticky tongues to lick them up at great speed. run at speeds of over 45 kilometers per hour.
True ant-eaters are found in the swamps and forests of Central and South
The largest kangaroos are the Great grey kangaroo and the Red
America. Scaly ant-eaters, or pangolins, are found in Africa and tropical Asia.
Kangaroo. Adult grows to a length of 1.60 metres and weighs over 90 kilos.
Various other insect-eating animals are sometimes called ant-eaters, although
Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an
they really belong to other groups of animals. One of them is the ant-bear,
external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is
which lives on the plains of South and Central Africa. This has long, erect ears
born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months
but short blunt claws, an almost hairless tail, yellow brown in color. Unlike the
of life.
true ant-eaters, it has small teeth.
15. According to the text, the kangaroo ….
12. The text tells us …. A. can grow as tall as a man
A. the story of ant-eaters B. can run faster than a car
B. the report of ant-eaters C. can walk as soon as it is born
C. the discussion of ant-eaters D. can jump over a 3 meters high fence
D. the description of ant-eaters E. can live in a pouch during its life
E. the explanation of ant-eater’s body 16. …. are used for sitting up and for jumping.
13. What is the ant-bear? A. Long tails
A. The animal has long, erect ears and small teeth B. Short legs
B. The animal looks like a pangolin. C. Body pouch
C. The animal has no sticky tongue D. Short front legs
D. The animal does not like to eat ants. E. Strong back legs
E. The animal belongs to ants’ group.
17. We know from the text that kangaroo …. 20. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is…..
A. is smaller in size to human (A). its clumsiness
B. is an omnivorous animal (B). its thick legs
C. has habitat in Tasmania (C). its large body
D. can be called Wallaby in New Guinea (D). its long nose
E. has another name called Wallaby 29. (E). its large ears

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21. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first
An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking paragraph ?
animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small (A) It looks strange
tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk. (B) It is heavy
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The (C) It is wild
elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a (D) It has a trunk
shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact, the (E) It has a small tail
trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very 22. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body
clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly. The elephant is a very like a shower bath (paragraph 2). The word “it” refers to….
intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a A). a shower bath
very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such B). elephant’s body
as carrying heavy loads, hunting for tigers, and even fighting. C). a shower
D). water
18. The text tells us about….
E). elephant’s trunk
(A). The elephant’s peculiar feature
23. It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following,
(B). useful servant
EXCEPT ……..
(C). strange looking animal
(A) to eat
(D). an elephant
(B) to push
(E). elephant looks very clumsy.
(C) to drink
19. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that….
(D) to carry things
(A) elephants are strong
(E) to squirt water over the body.
(B) elephants can lift logs
24. “The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature….(Paragraph2). The word
(C) elephants are servants
“peculiar” close in meaning to ….
(D) elephant are very useful
(A) large
(E) elephant must be trained
(B) strange
(C) tough
(D) smooth
(E) king
25. The text above is in the form of… D. the definition of weathering
(A). Analytical Exposition E. the result of weathering
(B). Narrative 28. We know from the text that….
(C). Recount A. very solid rock is impossible to break down
(D). Report B. solid rock can turn into soil because of air and water
(E.) Spoof C. soft materials harder to eventually become rock
D. the weather can turn lava into gravestone
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E. air and water are the main elements of the weather
Every single rock on the surface of the Earth-whether it is gravestone, a Number 29-32
piece of solidified lava from a volcano or a boulder that has broken from a cliff Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money. Gold is
or mountain-is slowly being broken down. This breaking down of rocks at or found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of
near the Earth’s surface is called weathering. The word is used because the the earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on
weather is mainly responsible. Weathering turns solid rock into soft materials bottom of rivers. The gold is found together with sand and rocks, and must be
that may eventually form soil. separated from them. It is simple to search for this type of gold. It is not usually
necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below the
Air and water are the cause of most weathering. Sometimes they change
surface of the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have
the chemical in the rocks, and sometimes they just break apart the rock
developed modern process for removing gold from rocks. Since gold is not very
physically. If water seeps into the cracks in the rocks, for example, it may later
hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for making rings,
freeze if the temperature falls below 0 degrees Celsius. As the water turns to
coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare, and
ice, it expands, pushing against the sides of the rock with a pressure believe to
useful.
be as much as 2,100 kilograms per square centimeter. This forces the cracks
29. The best title of the text above is …..
open. Repeated freezing and thawing cause the fragments to break away from
a. Gold
the original rock, these may slide down a cliff or mountain and form a sloping
b. Type of Gold
mass of fragments at the bottom, called scree.
c. Previous Metal
26. According to the text,…. d. Rare Ornaments
A. there are two kinds of rock, gravestone and a boulder e. Removing Gold from Rocks
B. soft materials will turn to solidified lava through weathering 30. The following are associated with gold, EXCEPT …..
C. chemical in the rocks causes weathering in every single rock- a. useful
D. a cliff or mountain may slide down because of the water in the rocks b. precious
E. cracks in the rocks will turn water into ice at the temperature below 0 c. beautiful
degrees Celsius d. expensive
27. The first paragraph is about…. e. unnecessary
A. the materials of weathering 31. The text above is mainly intended to …. about gold.
B. the process of weathering a. discuss
C. the impact of weathering b. classify
c. describe
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e. document

32. “It will be priced forever because….” (Paragraph 4). The word “priced”
means ……
a. valuable
b. worthless
c. interesting
d. wonderful
e. eye-catching
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Jasmine is a native flower to some tropical areas in South Asia, Africa, and
Australia. In India, some varieties of Jasmine are used for religious purposes.
The flower can grow up to 3 meters high and 2 meters wide. It releases its
fragrance mostly after the sun sets especially nearing the full moon. Therefore,
it is often associated with soothing night-time moods. The planting of Jasmine
is started by putting some cuttings in 3-inch posts within 4 weeks. After the
roots grow, they are put into 6-inch pots. The soil in the pots should be kept
moist but possible for the water to go through it for optimum growth. There are
some important advantages of Jasmine. In medication, this flower is often used
for soothing headaches, stimulating the brain, and restoring balance. Its extract
is also widely used in the making of perfume.
33. When does Jasmine release the most fragrance?
A. In the morning
B. In the evening
C. In the afternoon
D. At dawn
34. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Jasmine is grown worldwide
B. Jasmine has various benefits
C. Jasmine can cause headache
D. There are some varieties of Jasmine
35. ” … it is often associated with …”, The word “associated” in is closest in
meaning to ….
A. Attached
B. Connected
C. Compared
D. Propagated