18. The writer’s purpose in writing the text above is … .
A. To retell what has happened in Komodo Island
B. To describe Komodo Dragon in general
C. To amuse readers with the story of Komodo Dragon
D. To persuade people to keep and breed Komodo Dragon.
Jawaban: b
19. Komodo dragons are cannibals because … .
A. they hunt wild pigs, deer, water buffaloes and even horses
B. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.
C. they prey on the young ones as well as old and sick dragons
D. they eat anything when they are starving
Jawaban: c
20. “ It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores.”
The underlined word is equal in meaning to … .
A. Mostly
B. Scarcely
C. Totally
D. Severely
Jawaban: a
21. “Komodo dragons actively hunt their praise during the day.”
From the underlined phrase we can say that Komodo dragon belongs to … animals.
A. nocturnal
B. diurnal
C. domestic
D. tame
Jawaban: b
Reading text 7 for answering questions numbers 22 to 26.
A RECKLESS DONKEY
A donkey and a rabbit were good friends. One evening, they were looking for some food. After walking for some time, they finally found a watermelon field .After making sure that there was nobody around, they went into the field. The donkey directly ate a juicy watermelon. He finished it quickly. Then, he recklessly went to another watermelon, and ate it. He ate a lot of watermelons until he felt full.
“Oh, I feel like I want to sing a song, ”said the donkey merrily.
“No! You are going to wake the farmer ,”warned the rabbit.
But, the reckless donkey did not listen to the rabbit. It started to sing a song loudly. Knowing that he could not stop the donkey, the rabbit left him alone in the watermelon field.
The donkey kept singing and singing until the farmer came up to him, and …,”Wham!” the farmer caught the donkey and tied him to the fence. The rabbit was hiding behind a big tree, he saw what was happening. When the farmer left the field, the rabbit released the donkey. The donkey realized his mistake and thanked the rabbit.
22. How did the donkey feel when he saw so many watermelons in the field?
A. Sad
B. Touched
C. Surprised
D. Overjoyed
Jawaban: d
23. “Then he recklessly went into the watermelon field…”
The underlined word is closest in meaning to … .
A. Carefully
B. Proudly
C. Responsibly
D. Thoughtlessly
Jawaban: d
24. What can we learn after we have read the story ?
A. Stealing is forbidden
B. Singing is a dangerous thing to do
C. Be careful before you pick watermelons from other people’s field.
D. We have to think very carefully before doing / deciding something.
