Cuplikan Ulangan 1

The following text is for question no. 1 – 6

My name is Andre. I am fourteen years old. I have a little brother. His name is Andy. He is four years younger than me.

Two days ago Andy had a fever. My mother tried to lower the fever by giving him some medicine. However, the next day, his fever had still not gone down. So she took Andy to the hospital.

In the hospital, the doctor examined Andy. Then he said that Andy had dengue fever. My mother was very worried, my father tried to calm her down because Andy’s illness wasn’t very bad. “There is still hope,” said the doctor to my mother. Every day, the doctor checked Andy and gave him the proper treatment and medicine.

Finally a week after, Andy’s fever had gone down. The doctor told us that the critical time had passed and Andy could go home as soon as possible.

1.      What is the main idea of the text above?

a. Andy got dengue fever.

b. Andy got a fever.

c. Andre has a little brother.

d. The doctor examined Andy.

2.      How old is Andy?

a. fourteen                         b. twelve

c. eleven                           d. ten

3.      What is the first symptom of Andy’s illness?

a. Headache.

b. Vomit.

c. Fever.

d. Nose-bleeding.

4.      Then he said that Andy had dengue fever. (Paragraph 3)

The word he in the paragraph 3 refers to ..

a. Andre.                           b. Andy.

c. Doctor.                          d. Father.

5.      How long did Andy stay in the hospital?

a. seven days.                   b. eight days.

c. nine days.                     d. ten days.

6.      Why Andy could go home after a week treatment?

a. Because Andy finished drinking all the iiiimedicine.

b. Andy was fine.

c. Andy’s fever had gone down.

d. His parents wanted Andy to go home.

Last week my parents, sister, brother and I went to the zoo. We went there for recreation. We left at 6.00 a.m. and arrived here at 8.00 a.m. It is about a hundred kilometers to go to the zoo from my house.

There were a lot of people watching a giant snake. The snake was there for about a week. It was 9 meters long. I thought it was the biggest snake I had ever seen. After going around and watching various animals, we went home. On the way home, we stopped at the Borobudur temple for half an hour.

7.      Which is the most suitable title for the text above?

a. Going to The Zoo

b. Having Recreation

c. Going to Borobudur

d. Watching a Giant Snake

8.      How many people were looking at the giant snake?

a. several                          b. some

c. a few                             d. many

9.      How many persons did the writer go to the zoo with?

a. two                                b. three

c. four                               d. five

10.      "After going around and watching various animals, we went home." (paragraph 2)

The italic word has the same meaning as …

a. different                         b. similar

c. wild                               d. mean