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    1a Kelompok 4 English Task

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    The passage discusses common misconceptions about deserts. It notes that while deserts receive little rainfall, less than 25 cm per year, they have varied geographical formations beyond being flat with little vegetation. Desert plants have adapted to survive on small amounts of water through mechanisms like cacti storing water in their leaves or stems until the next rainfall, or mesquite trees developing deep root systems to access water far below the desert surface.

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    The passage discusses common misconceptions about deserts. It notes that while deserts receive little rainfall, less than 25 cm per year, they have varied geographical formations beyond being flat with little vegetation. Desert plants have adapted to survive on small amounts of water through mechanisms like cacti storing water in their leaves or stems until the next rainfall, or mesquite trees developing deep root systems to access water far below the desert surface.

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    The passage discusses common misconceptions about deserts. It notes that while deserts receive little rainfall, less than 25 cm per year, they have varied geographical formations beyond being flat with little vegetation. Desert plants have adapted to survive on small amounts of water through mechanisms like cacti storing water in their leaves or stems until the next rainfall, or mesquite trees developing deep root systems to access water far below the desert surface.

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    1a Kelompok 4 English Task

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    Nabila Bintan
    The passage discusses common misconceptions about deserts. It notes that while deserts receive little rainfall, less than 25 cm per year, they have varied geographical formations beyond being flat with little vegetation. Desert plants have adapted to survive on small amounts of water through mechanisms like cacti storing water in their leaves or stems until the next rainfall, or mesquite trees developing deep root systems to access water far below the desert surface.

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    The passage discusses that deserts are not always flat areas with little vegetation and have varied landscapes. It also explains how some plants are able to survive with little water in the desert.

    Some desert plants like cacti are able to store water in their leaves or stems. Other plants like mesquite have very deep root systems to obtain water from underground.

    The passage mentions that deserts can have hills, cliffs and a permanent source of water despite receiving little rainfall on average. It also states they contain varied plant life.

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    Questions 21-31
    Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no
    rainfall, but this is hardly true. Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from
    soft, rolling hills to strak,jagged cliffs,and most deserts have a permanent source of water.
    Although deserts do not receive a high amount of raifall-to be classified as a desert, an area must
    ges less than twenty-five centimeters of rainfall per year-there are many plants that thrive on
    only small amounts of water,and deserts are of such plant life.
    Desert plants have a variety of mechanisms for obtaining the water needed for survival.
    Some plants,such as cactus,are able to store large amounts of water in their leaves or stems;after
    a rainfall these plants absorb a large supply of water to last until the next rainfall. Other
    plants,such as the mesqute, have extraordinarily deep root systems that allow them to obtaon
    water from far below the deserts arid surface.
    21. What is the main topic the passage?
    A. Deserts are dry,flat areas with few plants
    B. There is little rainfall in the desert
    C. Many kinds of vegetation can survive with little water
    D. Deserts are not really flat areas with little plant life
    22.The passage implies that
    A. The typical conception of a desert is incorrect
    B. All deserts are dry,flat areas
    C. Most people are will informed about deserts
    D. The lack of rainfall in deserts causes the lack of vegetation
    23. The passage describes the geography of deserts as
    A. Flat
    B. Sandy
    C. Varied
    D. Void of vegetation
    24. The word “source” in line 3 means
    A. Supply
    B. Stroge space
    C. Need
    D. Lack
    25.According to the passage,What causes an area to be classified as a desert?
    A. The type of plants
    B. The geographical formations
    C. They amount of precipitation
    D. The source of water
    26. The word “thrive” in line 5 means
    A. Suffer
    B. Grow well
    27. The word "mechanisms" in line 7 could
    most easily be replaced b
    A. Machines
    B. Pumps
    C. Sources
    D. Methods
    28. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about cacti?
    A. They have deep root systems.
    B. They retain water from one rainfall to the next.
    C. They survive in the desert because they do not need water.
    D. They get water from deep below the surface of the desert.
    29. “mesquite” in line 10 is poabably
    A. A type of tree
    B. A desert animal
    C. A type of cactus
    D. A geographical formation in the desert
    30. the word “arid” in line 11 means
    A. Deep
    B. Dry
    C. Sandy
    D. Superficialy
    31.Where in the passage does the author describe desert vegetation that keeps water in its leave ?
    A. Lines1-2
    B. Lines 3-6
    C. Lines 7-9
    D. Lines 9-11

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