Report Text Questions
Question for numbers 1-5.
Giraffe
The giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8
to 5.5 meters and its weight is about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has unique
characteristic. They have a very long necks and two small horns on its head.
Giraffes have big brown eyes and are protected by thick and long eyebrows.
Her body is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all
over their body.
Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for a long time
because giraffes can rely on the water contained in the leaves they eat.
Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They always eat young leaves
that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them to cut
branches that are very hard.
Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a
gestation period of 15 months. Commonly female giraffes bear one baby, but
sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes bear their baby in a standing
position. When the baby is about to be born, they drop it to the ground from
a 1.5-meter height. A baby giraffe can stand for about 20 minutes after being
born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.
1. What kind of text is above?
A. Report text
B. Descriptive text
C. Narrative text
D. Spoof
2. The text tells us about?
A. Giraffe's reproduction
B. The strange animals
C. The highest animal
D. Baby giraffe
3. The unique characteristic of a giraffe is?
A. Two horns on its head
B. Their long neck
C. Brown spot
D. Their food
4. The second paragraph mainly discussed?
A. Giraffe's food
B. Giraffe's characteristic
C. Giraffe's life
D. Giraffe's reproduction
5. The word "it" in the third paragraph refers to?
A. Neck
B. Horn
C. Baby giraffe
D. Food
Question for numbers 6-8.
Ant-eaters are perhaps the most curious-looking animals. Their long head and
snout look like tubes, and they have no teeth.
Their front legs are very strong and armed with heavily curved claws with
which they break open the nets of ants and termites and then, when the
insects rush out, use their long, sticky tongues to lick them up at great speed.
True ant-eaters are found in the swamps and forests of Central and South
America. Scaly ant-eaters, or pangolins, are found in Africa and tropical Asia.
Various other insect-eating animals are sometimes called ant-eaters,
although they really belong to other groups of animals.
One of them is the ant-bear, which lives on the plains of South and Central
Africa. This has long, erect ears but short blunt claws, an almost hairless tail,
yellow-brown in color. Unlike the true ant-eaters, it has small teeth.
6. The text tells us ...
A. the story of ant-eaters.
B. the report of ant-eaters.
C. the discussion of ant-eaters.
D. the description of ant-eaters.
7. From the passage above, we can conclude that ...
A. all ants are friends of other insects.
B. ants live in disgusting places.
C. ants are classified as predators.
D. ants belong to the insect group.
8. What is the ant-bear?
A. The animal has long, erect ears and small teeth.
B. The animal looks like a pangolin.
C. The animal has no sticky tongue
D. The animal does not like to eat ants.
The following test is for questions 9 to 12.
This day the people of Pangkal Pinang can enjoy an iconic theme park
like those in other big cities, such as Bandung and Jakarta. This new theme
park is known as Bhayangkara Park of Pangkal Pinang Bangka Belitung or
Babel Bhay Park.
Babel Bhay Park is located near the administration office complex of
Bangka Belitung Province. To be precise, it sits beside the Police Force
headquarters of Bangka Belitung region. The area of the park is only rented
for a year and the contract will possibly be extended for public needs. This
park makes the office complex become more attractive and beautiful.
This park has several places to relax and take pictures for your social
media with several unique themes. Those themes are named based on the
divisions in Polda Kepulauan Bangka Belitung. They are Traffic Park from
Dirlantas Polda Babel, Hobbit House from Sarpras Polda Babel, Bird Park from
Brimob Polda Babel, Outdoor Playground from Ditreskrimsus Polda Babel, and
many other parks.
There are also a jogging track around the lake, unique photo spots, and
a cafe made of containers as decorations. Visitors may have several activities
there. This park can be an educational place for children. They can play and
learn about traffic regulations there.
9. People will be interested to visit the place because of ...
A. the letters of Babel Bhay Park.
B. the education place for children.
C. the unique theme park.
D. the decoration of the cafe.
10. The theme park gets their names from ...
A. the attractions the parks have.
B. the location near the police headquarter.
C. the social media voting.
D. the names of the police divisions.
11. What exercise can visitors do in the park?
A. Jogging
B. Bowling
C. Diving
D. Swimming
12. " ….. the contract will possibly be extended for public need."
The underlined word has the closest meaning to ...
A. enlarged
B. widened
C. lengthened
D. straightened
The following test is for questions 13 to 15.
Paddlefish is the common name for ray-finned fish. An elongated, paddle-like
snout characterizes it with minute barbels, a large mouth with minute teeth,
and along gill rakers.
There are only two modern species of these fish, i.e. the plankton-feeding
American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and the piscovorous Chinese
paddlefish (Psephurus gladius).
Paddlefish are not closely related to sharks. However, they have several body
parts resembling sharks, such as their skeletons and deeply forked
heterocercal tail fins.
Paddlefish provide important economic, ecological, and aesthetic values.
During the last century, paddlefish and sturgeon have been commercially
exploited for their eggs (roe) called caviar. Paddlefish and sturgeon are two
of the most important fish for freshwater caviar.
Their unique shapes and large sizes also add to the joy of nature for humans,
including sport fishing. However, exploitation and habitat changes, among
other factors, have significantly reduced the paddlefish population.
13. After reading the text, it is expected that the readers ...
A. consume paddlefish.
B. sell and buy paddlefish.
C. breed paddlefish in aquariums.
D. preserve paddlefish from extinction.
14. From the text we know that paddlefish ...
A. have a common shape.
B. have a small and long mouth.
C. have similar skeletons as sharks.
D. are mostly exploited for its meat.
15. Why does the population of paddlefish decrease?
A. They are predators.
B. They are difficult to bread.
C. People destroy their habitats.
D. People commercially exploit them.