For question no 1-3, Read the following sentences and try to choose the best definition for the

italicized word by searching for context clues in the sentence.

1. The news about toxic waste dumping aroused the anger of the many listeners of a news broadcast.

a. informed

b. appeased

c. provoked

d. deceived

To arouse someone is to stir up or provoke that person

2. The attorneys were now certain they could not win the case, because the ruling had proved to be so
detrimental to their argument.

a. decisive

b. harmful

c. worthless

d. advantageous

If a thing is detrimental, it is injurious or harmful

3. I relinquished my place in line to go back and talk with my friend Diane.

a. defended

b. yielded

c. delayed

d. remanded

Yielded and relinquished both mean given up

Choose the best vocabulary word for questions 4 and 5.

4. We had no idea who the special guest speaker would be, because the organizers of the event were so
_____________________.
a. animated

b. secretive

c. talented

d. emotional

The key here is the phrase, We had no idea who the special guest speaker would be. This implies there is
something hidden or secret. The other choices are unrelated to not knowing who the speaker would be.

5. When Carson suddenly quit his job, he didn’t even __________ how difficult it might be to find a new
one.

a. endorse

b. require

c. consider

d. alter

To consider is to think about. The other choices make no sense in the context of the sentence.

Questions 6 and 7 are based on the following paragraph.

Rhesus monkeys use facial expressions to communicate with each other and to enforce social order. For
example, the “fear grimace,” although it looks ferocious, is actually given by a __________ monkey who
is intimidated by a __________ member of the group.

6. What is the meaning of the underlined word grimace as it is used in the passage?

a. wrinkle

b. contortion

c. shriek

d. simper

A grimace is a contortion of the face. Neither a wrinkle nor a simper match the descriptive word
ferocious. A shriek would be described in terms of sound, rather than looks.

7. Which pair of words, if inserted into the blanks in sequence, makes the most sense in the context of
the passage?
a. calm . . . aggressive

b. dominant . . . subordinate

c. confident . . . fearless

d. subordinate . . . dominant

Answers a and c do not include the sense of hierarchy conveyed in the phrase to enforce social order.
Answer b does convey a sense of hierarchy, but in the wrong order

Question 8 is based on the following paragraph.

In prolonged space flight, besides the obvious hazards of meteors, rocky debris, and radiation,
astronauts will have to deal with muscle atrophy brought on by weightlessness; therefore, when they
return to Earth, they face a protracted period of weight-training to rebuild their strength.

8. The underlined word atrophy, as used in the paragraph, most nearly means

a. pain.

b. wasting.

c. weakening.

d. cramping.

Although a muscle that atrophies may be weakened (choice c), the primary meaning of the phrase to
atrophy is to waste away.

For questions no 9 - 11, Read the following paragraphs and carefully determine what the main idea is
for each. The best way to approach these questions is to first read the paragraph and then, in your
own words, restate what you think the author is trying to say. From the five choices, select the one
statement that best supports the author’s point.

Human technology developed from the first stone tools about two and a half million years ago. In the
beginning, the rate of development was slow. Hundreds of thousands of years passed without much
change. Today, new technologies are reported daily on television and in newspapers.

9. This paragraph best supports the statement that

a. stone tools were not really technology.

b. stone tools were in use for two and a half million years.

c. there is no way to know when stone tools first came into use.

d. In today’s world, new technologies are constantly being developed.

e. none of the latest technologies are as significant as the development of stone tools.

The last sentence states that new technologies are reported daily, and this implies that new
technologies are being constantly developed.

Reality TV shows will have an adverse effect on traditional dramas and comedies. As Reality TV increases
in popularity, network executives will begin canceling more traditional programs and replacing them
with the latest in Reality TV.

10. This paragraph best supports the statement that

a. Reality TV is low quality.

b. Reality TV shows get the highest ratings.

c. more and more people love to watch and participate in Reality TV.

d. as Reality TV gets more popular, more traditional television shows may be threatened.
e. network executives make hasty and unwise decisions.
Both sentences in the paragraph support this choice

When writing business letters or memos, it’s not practical to be personal. Though the first-person point
of view may make the reader feel close to the writer, it also implies a certain subjectivity. That is, the
writer is expressing a personal view from a personal perspective.

11. This paragraph best supports the statement that

a. writing a first-person business correspondence will prevent the writer from getting promoted.
b. effective business writing is one of the most important skills to have in an office environment.
c. using the first-person point of view in business correspondence is not a wise choice.
d. the first-person point of view expresses a personal view and a personal perspective.
e. the first-person point of view is appropriate when writing a letter of thanks.
For questions number 12-17, a topic sentence is given. Try choosing the sentence that best develops
or supports it.

12. Life on Earth is ancient and, even at its first appearance, unimaginably complex.

a. Scientists place its beginnings at some three billion years ago, when they hypothesize that the first
molecule floated up out of the ooze with the unique ability to replicate itself.

b. The most complex life form is, of course, the mammal—and the most complex mammal is
humankind.
c. It is unknown exactly where life started, where the first molecule was “born” that had the ability to
replicate itself.
d. Darwin’s theory of evolution was one attempt to explain what essentially remains a great mystery

13. There is no instruction by the old bird in the movements of flight; no conscious imitation by the
young.
a. The most obvious way in which birds differ from humans in behavior is that they can do all that they
have to do, without ever being taught.

b. More extraordinary than the fact that a bird is able to fly untaught, is that it is able to build a nest
untaught.
c. Young birds frequently make their first flights with their parents out of sight.
d. Young birds brought up in artificial environments will build the proper kind of nest for their species
when the time comes.

14. In special cases, needy people who have nowhere else to go are permitted to enter the United States
as refugees.
a. Other people, however, enter the United States illegally.
b. The total number of newcomers was over one million.
c. United States immigration laws put limits on the number of people permitted to enter the United
States.

d. As many as 12 million people may be living in the United States illegally.

15. More and more people are eating organically grown fruits and vegetables.

a. Organic food is usually more expensive than non-organic food.

b. A wide variety of organic chocolate products are now available in stores.

c. Raw foods are enjoying increasing popularity, now that people are discovering how a raw-foods diet
leaves you feeling and looking great.

d. Fresh organic produce contains more vitamins, minerals, and enzymes than nonorganic produce.

16. French explorers probably taught the Inuit Eskimos how to play dominoes.

a. It was known in 181 A.D. in China.

b. Also, it was played during the 1700s in Italy.

c. The game of dominoes has been popular for centuries.

d. From Italy, it was then introduced to the rest of the world.

17. People are now living longer than ever before for many different reasons.
a. Some people in the Soviet Union’s Caucasus Mountains live to be over 100 years of age.

b. No one seems to understand this phenomenon.

c. Advances in medical science have done wonders for longevity.

d. The people in this region do not seem to gain anything from medical science.

For questions number 18-21, choose the statement that is best supported by the paragraph.

One of the missions of the Peace Corps is to help the people of interested countries meet their need for
trained men and women. People who work for the Peace Corps do so because they want to, but to keep
the agency dynamic with fresh ideas, no staff member can work for the agency for more than five years.

18. The paragraph best supports the statement that Peace Corps employees

a. are highly intelligent people.

b. must train for about five years.

c. are hired for a limited term of employment.

d. have both academic and work experience.

Today’s shopping mall has as its antecedents historical marketplaces, such as Greek agoras, European
piazzas, and Asian bazaars. The purpose of these sites, as with the shopping mall, is both economic and
social. People not only go to buy and sell wares, but also to be seen, catch up on news, and be part of
the human drama.

19. The paragraph best supports the statement that

a. modern Americans spend an average of 15 hours a month in shopping malls.

b. shopping malls serve an important purpose in our culture.

c. shopping malls have a social as well as commercial function.

d. there are historical antecedents for almost everything in contemporary society

The competitive civil-service system is designe to give candidates fair and equal treatment and to ensure
that federal applicants are hired based on objective criteria. Hiring has to be based solely on a
candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities (which you’ll sometimes see abbreviated as ksa), and not on
external factors such as race, religion, sex, and so on. Whereas employers in the private sector can hire
employees for subjective reasons, federal employers must be able to justify their decision with objective
evidence that the candidate is qualified.

20. The paragraph best supports the statement that

a. hiring in the private sector is inherently unfair.

b. ksa is not as important as test scores to federal employers.

c. federal hiring practices are simpler than those employed by the private sector.

d. the civil service strives to hire on the basis of a candidate’s abilities.

21. The federal government’s practice of hiring on the basis of ksa frequently results in the hiring of
employees

a. based on race, religion, sex, and so forth.

b. who are unqualified for the job.

c. who are qualified for the job.

d. on the basis of subjective judgment.

For questions number 22-28, Read the text below and choose the correct answer.

Charles Darwin was born in 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. He was a biologist whose famous theory of
evolution is important to philosophy for the effect it has had on ideas relating to the nature of men.
After many years of careful study, Darwin attempted to show that higher species came into existence as
a result of the gradual transformation of lower species, and that the process of transformation could be
explained through the selective effect of the natural environment upon organisms. He concluded that
the principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest govern all life. Darwin’s explanation of these
principles is that because of the food supply problem, the young of any species compete for survival.
Those young that survive to produce the next generation tend to embody favorable natural changes that
are passed on by heredity. His major work that contained these theories is On the Origin of the Species,
written in 1859. Many religious opponents condemned this work.

22. According to the passage, Charles Darwin was which of the following?

a. a priest

b. a biologist

c. an animal trainer

d. a politician

23. Which of the following statements supports Darwin’s belief about the origin of all species?

a. Man is descended from monkeys.

b. All life forms developed slowly over time from lower life forms.

c. Natural forces do not affect life on Earth.

d. All species were individually created.

24. Darwin’s explanation that the young of any species compete for food and survival, and those that
survive are strong and pass their traits on to their young was called which of the following?

a. belief in creationism

b. the catastrophic theory

c. theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest

d. the study of anthropology

25. According to the passage, how was Darwin’s book, On the Origin of the Species, received?

a. Scientists gave their immediate approval of Darwin’s book.

b. Religious opponents condemned Darwin’s book.

c. The world ignored Darwin’s book.

d. Darwin’s book became an immediate bestseller.

In the summer, the Northern Hemisphere is slanted toward the sun, making the days longer and warmer
than in winter. The first day of summer, June 21, is called summer solstice and is also the longest day of
the year. However, June 21 marks the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, when that
hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.

26. According to the passage, when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ________ in the
Southern Hemisphere.

a. spring

b. summer

c. autumn

d. winter

27. It can be inferred from the passage that, in the Southern Hemisphere, June 21 is the
a. autumnal equinox.

b. winter solstice.

c. vernal equinox.

d. summer solstice.

Jessie Street is sometimes called the Australian Eleanor Roosevelt. Like Roosevelt, Street lived a life of
privilege, but she devoted her efforts to working for the rights of the disenfranchised, including workers,
women, refugees, and Aborigines. In addition, she gained international fame when she was the only
woman on the Australian delegation to the conference that founded the United Nations, just as Eleanor
Roosevelt was for the United States.

28. Which of the following inferences may be drawn from the information presented in the passage?

a. Eleanor Roosevelt and Jessie Street worked together to include women in the United Nations Charter.

b. Usually, people who live lives of privilege do not spend much time participating in political activities.
c. Discrimination in Australia is much worse than it ever was in the United States.

d. At the time of the formation of the United Nations, few women were involved in international affairs.

For questions number 29-34, Read the chart or the table and choose the correct answer.

29. A tornado with a wind speed of 143 mph would be assigned which classification?

a. F0

b. F1

c. F2

d. F3

30. The names of the categories in the third column, labeled “Damage,” could best be described as

a. scientific.

b. descriptive.
c. objective.

d. whimsical.

31. According to the Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis chart, which country received the most medals
for both men and women in table tennis?

a. China

b. Korea

c. Denmark

d. Hong Kong

32. In the Men’s Table Tennis competition, which country only won a bronze medal?

a. China
b. Hong Kong

c. Denmark

d. Korea

33. In which competition did Korea win an equal number of gold, silver, and bronze medals?

a. the Men’s competition

b. the Women’s competition

c. no equal amounts

d. the combined Men’s and Women’s competition

34. Which of the following countries won one bronze medal and no other medals?

a. Korea

b. Denmark

c. China

d. Hong Kong
This text is for questions number 35-40.

35. What is the main subject of the passage?

(A) Caterpillars that live in trees

(B) The feeding habits of insects

(C) How some insects camouflage themselves

(D) Insects that are threatened with extinction

36. In line 2, the word "enemies" refers to

(A) other creatures competing for space

(B) extreme weather conditions

(C) creatures that eat insects

(D) inedible insects

37. According to the passage, how does the stick caterpillar make itself look like a twig?

(A) By holding its body stiff and motionless

(B) By looping itself around a stick

(C) By changing the color of its skin

(D) By laying its body flat against a branch

38. Which of the following is true of stick insects?

(A) They resemble their surroundings all the time.

(B) They make themselves look like other insects.

(C) They are camouflaged only when walking.

(D) They change color to make themselves in visible.

39. Which of the following are NOT mentioned in the passage as objects that are imitated as a means of
protection?

(A) Thorns (B) Flowers (C) Leaves (D) Sticks

40. In which paragraph does the author describe the way in which stick caterpillars move?
(A) Paragraph one (B) Paragraph two

(C) Paragraph three (D) Paragraph four

Read the text and answer the questions correctly.

Text 1

Announcement

To: All customers,

Due to the severe fire that happened last week, our company, Rainbow Corporation, has to renovate
some buildings. The renovation will be time-consuming and consequently, our office will be temporarily
moved to Flamboyant Street 16, about 500 m from our company. We will not stop our production, but it
will influence our production process, such as the delay of product making, tardiness of product delivery
and other services.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you.

Mr. Johnson

General Manager

1. What is the topic of the announcement above?

________________The renovation of the buildings___________________

Text 2

ANNOUNCEMENT

To commemorate Earth Day next week, each student is required to bring a tree to support One Person
One Tree Program. Collect the tree to the gardener on duty in the schoolyard.

The trees planting will be conducted on 22nd April 2020 on the hill near our school. Students who are
interested to join the program meet the committee in the OSIS room during the break.

Thank you for your attention.

Diana Putri Kartika

SIS Chairperson

2. What will the students probably do after reading the announcement?

_____Prepare the tree for the One Person One Tree Program.____________

3. Read the greeting cards below, and fill in the blanks correctly.

Text 3

Dear Krisna,

_____Congratulations________! You won the young puppeteer competition 2020. Hopefully this best
achievement will ______encourage_______ you to improve your performances in the years ahead. This
may also _____inspire________ young people to learn traditional arts.

Budi

4. Read the greeting card below and answer the questions correctly.

Text 4

Sekar, congratulations! It’s a great achievement to be one of the leading roles in a soap opera that will
be aired next month. I know it’s just the first step to become a famous actress. I wish you will always be
the best.

Tutus

A. What is the writer's intention to write the card? _____To congratulate Sekar for being one of the
leading roles in a soap opera________

B. What does the word "I" refer to? _____Tutus________

5. Order the sentences to form a sequential procedure text.

1. Fry until golden brown on both sides, drain on absorbent paper.

2. Put the mashed tempe in a bowl and mix with the flour and seasoning stock, followed by an egg.

3. Let's make Bregedel Tempe

4. Heat the vegetable oil in a medium flame. When the oil is hot, drop the tempe into the oil, five or six
at a time.

5. Serve hot with chili or sauce.

6. Mash the tempe with a fork.

7. Shape the tempe into the size of a golf ball and flatten it a little with a fork.

The correct arrangement of the sentences is ....3,6,2,7,4,1,5