Name: Choose The Best Answer!
Name: Choose The Best Answer!
Name: Choose The Best Answer!
6. What did the writer and his brother do after the rival team scored the first goal?
a. They shouted to support their school team.
Choose the best answer! b. They shouted to the headmaster. d. They laughed at their school team.
1. Ayu : Thanks a million for your help. c. They ran very fast. e. They played like bees.
Ais : ______________. 7. Which statement is true according to the text?
a. Don’t mention it. c. I’d love to. a. The writer and his brother will watch a football match.
b. Really? d. That’s wonderful. e. Terrific! b. The writer’s school team wore orange and black shirts.
2. Adib : That’s a very cute sweater. c. The writer called his school team the “bees”.
Retno : ______________. d. The writer’s school team scored the first goal.
a. It’s no trouble at all. c. Thank you for saying so. e. The opponent scored the first goal.
b. With my pleasure. d. Very well, thanks. e. That would be nice. 8. A word in the text which has the same meaning as “leader” is …
3. Marcell : __________________. a. brother b. goal c. captain d. team e. score
Virga : Really? That’s wonderful! 9. “He seemed very enthusiastic.” The antonym of the underlined word is …
a. My lovely kitten died last night. a. energized b. excited. c. eager d. apathetic e. impatient
b. My horse has been sick for three days d. My little sister killed my hamster.
c. My dog won a swimming contest yesterday. e. My rabbit was hit by a car this morning. Text for questions 24 – 26
4. Virga : Won’t you have a dinner with my family tomorrow night? Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident nine years ago. He was also
Adib : _____________________. partially deaf because of old age. Last week, he was strolling near his home when a
a. You must be joking! c. My goodness! thunderstorm approached. He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was
b. That would be great. d. Well done. e. Congratulations! knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below
a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he woke; his legs
Text for questions 6 - 10 were numb and he was trembling, but when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock
The Football Match across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the
My brother and I went to a football match yesterday. Our school team was playing first time in nine years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing
against another High School team. Our team wore red and white shirts, white shorts, and red apparently from the flash or lighting, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only
stockings. The other team wore orange and black shirts, orange shorts, and black stockings. possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result
“They look like bees“, my brother said, and we laughed. of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another
They played like bees too. They ran very fast, attacked very hard, and passed the trauma.
ball to each other very fast. Soon they scored their first goal. My brother and I shouted and 10. What is the topic of the story?
shouted, “Come on, Valley School! Come on, the Valleys!” Our headmaster was near us and a. Robert Edwards’ blindness. c. Robert Edwards’ accident.
he was shouting too. He seemed very enthusiastic. However, the high school scored b. Robert Edwards’ suffering. d. Robert Edwards’ tragedy. e. Robert Edwards’ life.
another goal. We were very sad. 11. What was the first thing that Robert Edwards saw after being struck by lightning?
Then, one of the “bees” stopped the ball with one of his hands, so our team got the a. His wife. b. Lightning. c. A clock. d. A tree. e. A car.
free kick. Our captain took it and scored a goal. We shouted, “Hooray!” The score was now 12. What was Edwards doing when he was struck by lightning?
2:1. That was better. a. Hiding from the storm under a tree. c. Lying on the ground.
Now our team began to play better—or the “bees” were getting tired. Our team b. Climbing a tree. d. Driving a car. e. Staying at home.
scored another goal before half-time. In the second half of the match, both teams tried very
hard, but neither scored, so at the end the score was still two all.
Adapted from: L.A. Hill, 1963
5. The text tells about …
a. joining a football match d. winning a football match
b. attending a football match e. the school football team
c. playing football