RMP ENGLISH

            Faded – Alan Walker

1.      How many words of  “where are you now?” in the song?

A.    15

B.     20

C.     12

D.    14

2.      How long duration of the song?

A.    03.50

B.     03.40

C.     03.32

D.    03.22

3.      How much stanzas in that song?

A.    9

B.     5

C.     7

D.    6

4.      Who is the singer of  “Faded”?

A.    Lukas Graham

B.     Alan Walker

C.     Justin Bieber

D.    Zayn Malik

5.      What year the song was pusblished?

A.    2013

B.     2014

C.     2015

D.    2016

Giraffe

Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its weight about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and two small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and 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 long time because giraffes can rely on the water contained in 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 which are very hard.

Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15 months. Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes bear its baby with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to the ground from a 1.5 meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since being born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

6. What kind of text above?

a. Report text
b. Descriptive text
c. Narrative text
d. Spoof
e. News item

7. The text tells us about?

a. Giraffe’s reproduction
b. The strange animals
c. The highest animal
d. Baby giraffe
e. The heaviest animal

8. The unique characteristic of giraffe is?

a. Two horns on its head
b. Their long neck
c. Brown spot
d. Their food
e. Their life

9. The second paragraph mainly discussed about?

a. Giraffe’s food
b. Giraffe’s characteristic
c. Giraffe’s life
d. Giraffe’s reproduction
e. Giraffe’s baby

10. The word “it” in third paragraph refers to?

a. Neck
b. Horn
c. Baby giraffe
d. Food
e. Long period of pregnant

Kangaroos eat grass and plants.They have short front legs, but very long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres, and leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour.

The largest kangaroos are the Great grey kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adult grows to a length of 1.60 metres and weighs over 90 kilos.

Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months of life.


11. According to the text, the kangaroo ....
A. can grow as tall as a man
B. can run faster than a car
C. can walk as soon as it is born
D. can jump over a 3 metres high fence
E. can live in a pouch during its life

12. .... are used for sitting up and for jumping ....
A. Long tails
B. Short legs
C. Body pouch
D. Short front legs
E. Strong back legs

13. We know from the text that kangaroo ....
A. is smaller in size to human
B. is an omnivorous animal
C. has habitat in Tasmania
D. can be called Wallaby in New Guinea
E. has another name called Wallaby

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do.

Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

   

14.      How old is Peter? He is … years old.

a.       Four

b.      Fourteen

c.       Forty

d.      Ten

15.      The writer is … years old.

a.       Fourteen

b.      Sixteen

c.       Eighteen

d.      Nineteen

16.      Which of the following statement is not true about Peter?

a.       He has long and straight hair.

b.      He has bright eyes.

c.       He is interested in sports.

d.      He plays football and tennis.

17.      According to the passage, we know that Peter is ….

a.       The writer’s youngest brother

b.       The writer’s elder brother

c.       A naughty boy

d.      A friendly boy

18.      It is implied in the passage that ….

a.       Peter is naughty.

b.      Peter is lazy.

c.       Peter is unfriendly.

d.      Peter is diligent.

19.      From the text, we may conclude that….

a.       Many people do not like Peter.

b.      People is older that the writer.

c.       Peter is a welcoming person.

d.      Peter is not diligent at all.

20. “He dries each finger separately….”

The underlined word has similar meaning to…

a. wash

b. fold

c. divide

d. corner

ANIMAL

Giraffe

Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its weight about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and two small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and 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 long time because giraffes can rely on the water contained in 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 which are very hard.

Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15 months. Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes bear its baby with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to the ground from a 1.5 meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since being born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

1. What kind of text above?

a. Report text
b. Descriptive text
c. Narrative text
d. Spoof
e. News item

2. The text tells us about?

a. Giraffe’s reproduction
b. The strange animals
c. The highest animal
d. Baby giraffe
e. The heaviest animal

3. The unique characteristic of giraffe is?

a. Two horns on its head
b. Their long neck
c. Brown spot
d. Their food
e. Their life

4. The second paragraph mainly discussed about?

a. Giraffe’s food
b. Giraffe’s characteristic
c. Giraffe’s life
d. Giraffe’s reproduction
e. Giraffe’s baby

5. The word “it” in third paragraph refers to?

a. Neck
b. Horn
c. Baby giraffe
d. Food
e. Long period of pregnant

Antibiotic is kind of compounds both natural and synthetic, which has function to press or stop a process of organism’s growth, particularly bacteria. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections and used as a tool for genetic engineering in biotechnology. Antibiotic works as pesticides by pressing or break the chain of bacteria’s metabolism. Nevertheless, antibiotic is different with disinfectant in the process to kills bacteria. Disinfectant kills bacteria by creating an unnatural environment for germs to live.

In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as “magic bullet “because antibiotic kills instantly without injuring its sufferers. Although antibiotic is good for medication, it is not effective in handling infection caused by viruses, fungi, or other nonbacterial.

Antibiotic has diverse types based on their effectiveness against bacteria. There are antibiotics that target gram- negative or gram- positive bacteria and some antibiotic has wider spectrum. The effectiveness depends on location of the infection and the ability of antibiotic to reach location of the infection. Based on how to use, antibiotics are divided into two that are oral antibiotics and antibiotic intradermal. An oral antibiotic is used by mouth while antibiotic intradermal used through anus. Intradermal antibiotic is used for serious cases.

6. What is the best tittle for the text above?

a. How antibiotic is work
b. The invention of antibiotic
c. Antibiotic
d. Kinds of antibiotic
e. Disinfectant

7. Which one is not true?

a. Antibiotic is used to treat bacterial infections
b. Antibiotic is not same with disinfectant
c. Antibiotic kills instantly without injuring its sufferers
d. Antibiotic is effective in handling infection caused by viruses
e. All of statement is true

8. In terms of treatment, antibiotics dubbed as “magic bullet “…. (Paragraph2)
The underline word close in meaning to….

a. Work
b. Seen
c. Say
d. Like
e. Call

9. What is the purpose of the text above?

a. To inform about antibiotic
b. To describe about antibiotic
c. To inform about disinfectant
d. To describe about antibiotic
e. To entertain the reader

10. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

a. Antibiotic is a compound
b. Antibiotic is good for medication
c. Antibiotic is not good for fungi
d. Antibiotic kill without injuring its suffers
e. Antibiotic is magic bullet

A kangaroo is an animal found only in Australia. It has a smaller relative, called a wallaby, which lives on the Australian island of Tasmania and in New Guinea.

Kangaroos eat grass and plants.They have short front legs, but very long and strong back legs and a tail. These are used for sitting up and for jumping. Kangaroos have been known to make forward jumps of over eight metres, and leap across fences more than three metres high. They can also run at speeds of over 45 kilometres per hour.

The largest kangaroos are the Great grey kangaroo and the Red Kangaroo. Adult grows to a length of 1.60 metres and weighs over 90 kilos.

Kangaroos are marsupials. This means that the female kangaroo has an external pouch on the front of her body. A baby kangaroo is very tiny when it is born, and it crawls at once into this pouch where it spends its first five months of life.


11. According to the text, the kangaroo ....
A. can grow as tall as a man
B. can run faster than a car
C. can walk as soon as it is born
D. can jump over a 3 metres high fence
E. can live in a pouch during its life

12. .... are used for sitting up and for jumping ....
A. Long tails
B. Short legs
C. Body pouch
D. Short front legs
E. Strong back legs

13. We know from the text that kangaroo ....
A. is smaller in size to human
B. is an omnivorous animal
C. has habitat in Tasmania
D. can be called Wallaby in New Guinea
E. has another name called Wallaby

Once upon a time, a rabbit wanted to cross a river but he could not swim. He had an idea. He saw a boss of crocodile swimming in the river. The rabbit asked the boss of crocodile, “How many crocodiles are there in the river?” The boss of crocodile answered, “We are twenty here.” “Where are they?” the rabbit asked for the second time. “What is it for?” the boss of crocodile asked.
“All of you are good, nice, gentle and kind, so I want to make a line in order. Later I will know how kind you are,” said the rabbit. Then, the boss of the crocodile called all his friends and asked them to make a line in order from one side to the other side of the river. Just then, the rabbit started to count while jumping from one crocodile to another: one … two … three … four … until twenty, and finally, he thanked all crocodiles because he had crossed the river.

14.  The story mainly tells us about …
A. twenty crocodiles
B. the boss of the crocodile
C. a rabbit and twenty crocodiles
D. a rabbit and the boss of crocodile
E. the boss of the crocodile and ail his friends

15. We know from the first paragraph that the rabbit actually wanted …
A. to cross the river
B. to swim across the river
C. to meet the boss of crocodile
D. to know where the crocodiles are
E. to know the number of crocodiles there

16. All of you are good, nice, gentle, and kind …” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is synonymous with …
A. wild
B. diligent
C. cheerful
D. easygoing
E. honorable

An elephant is the largest and strongest of all animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long nose, the trunk.
The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them, into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very-clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly.
The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.

17. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that …
A. elephants are strong
B. elephants can lift logs
C. elephants are servants
D. elephants are very useful
E. elephants must be trained

18.Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?
A. It looks strange.
B. It is heavy.
C. It is wild.
D. It has a trunk.
E. It has a small tail.

19.It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT …
A. to eat
B. to push
C. to drink
D. to carry things
E. to squirt water over the body

20.“The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature …” (Paragraph 2)
The underlined word is close in meaning to …
A. large
B. strange
C. tough
D. smooth
E. long

Descriptive Text

Kediri is a name of a town. It is situated in avalley between the Kelud and Wilis mountains and inhabited by about 1.3 million people. In the  center of the town there is a large hill which is called the Dathok mountain. Because of the topography of the region, Kediri is called a chily town by the locals. There is a big river called Brantas cutting off the centerof the town.

         Besides temples, Kediri is also famous for its products like cigarettes and a special kind of tofu or bean curd. This highly nutritious food is a delicacy of Kediri and has a distinctive taste. The cigarette factory dominates the town’s economy and employs the majority of the women labor force. Kediri and the cigarette factory are inseparable and it is considered the biggest cigarette factory in Indonesia. Most of the local people work in this factory. Those who do not work here are farmers or traders.

1.What does the above text tell us about?

a.The history of Kediri

b.The famous products of Kediri

c. The description of Kediri

d. The people of Kediri

2.“Those who do not work here….”(Last sentence)

      The underlined word refers to….

     a.the local people

     b.the factory workers

     c.the farmers

     d.the traders 

My best friend

I have a special friend. She is my classmate and sits besides me. Her name is Rohmi. Rohmi is a quite girl and very simple on the look. However, I really adore her. She is not only kind but also tough.

          Rohmi comes from a very simple family. Her father is a pedicab driver and her mother has passed away. She has a younger brother. His name is Rahmat. In order to help their father, Rohmi and her brother work part-time to earn some money. Rohmi sells food during our class break, while her brother sells newpapers and magazines after school.

One thing that I always admire about her is that she can manage her time well, and she always looks cheerful.

3. What does the second paragraph tell you about?

a. Rohmi and her family

b. Rohmi and her father

c. Rohmi and her brother

d. Rohmi and her friends

4.”…Rohmi and her brother work part-time to earn some money.”

What do the underlined words mean?

a. work for the whole of working week

b. work for only part of each day or week

c. work for the purpose of getting money as much as possible

d. work for family

5. Where did the writer sit ?

a. in front of Rohmi

b. behind Rohmi

c. next to Rohmi

d. far from Rohmi
My Unique Pets

I’m used to having pets at home because my family is pet lovers. I have kept two turtles since February 2003. I put them all in one tank in my room.

The name of the male turtle is Donatello and the female one is called Rafael It is quite easy to keep them. They can survive  without  food for about two months. However, they need a comfortable place to live. They have to live with imported soil and plants, good water circulation and a piece of dry trunk in the aquarium. Inadequate conditions can cause not only stess but also affect their growth. The worst thing is they may even end in their death!

   The weapon of an adult turtle lies in its edge of the shell. He will use this weapon when he is disturbed while he is taking a nap.

6.Why is it dangerous to touch the edge of the turtle’s shell when he is having his nap?

a. because the turtle might infect you with a certain disease

b. because it is the location of a turtle’s weapon

c. because it can cause stress to the turtle

d. because it will kill the turtle

7. “Inadequate conditions can cause not only stress but also affect their growth.” (paragraph 2)

The underlined word can be best replaced by …  

a. insufficient

b. indiscipline

c. ineffective

d. inedible

8. What is the purpose of the text above ?

a. To tell the readers that the writer’s family is pet lovers

b. To describe the writer’s turtles to the readers

c. To persuade the readers to keep turtles as a pet

d. To show the advantages of keeping turtles

The Terrifying Headmaster

      Mr.Tucker is the headmaster of my school. He does not wear glasses. His eyes always frighten me even when I refuse to face them. They are sharp, hard, and cold, and he uses them like a whip.

        He always washes his hands in an enamel basin in the corner of the room. After he has washed them, he will walk over to his desk and stand behind is looking at the pupils while he dries his hands on a small, white towel. He dries each finger separetely, beginning with the first finger. His  fingers are long and white. He rubs them briskly without losing the effect of deliberation and as he rubs them, he looks at us with his eyes.

       No one moves while he dries his hands, no one speaks. When he finishes, he will fold the towel and put it in the desk drawer. Then, he will awkwardly smile at us.

      He really terrifies me.

9. What is the purpose of the text?

       a. to terrify the readers

       b. to decribe the writer’s headmaster

       c. to promote the writer’s headmaster career

       d. to inform the readers about a terrifying school

10. Where does Mr. Tucker usually wash his hands?

       a. corner of the room

       b. in front of the room

       c. beside of the room

       d. behind of the room

11. “He dries each finger separately….”

       The underlined word has similar meaning to…

       a. wash     

       b. fold

       c. divide

       d. corner

I have a pet. It is a dog and I call it Brownie.

Brownie is a Chinese breed. It is small, fluffy, and cute. It has got thick brown fur. When I cuddle it, the fur feels soft. Brownie does not like bones. Every day it eats soft food like steamed rice, fish or bread. Every morning I give her milk and bread. When I am at school, Brownie plays with my cat. They get along well, and never fight maybe because Brownies does not bark a lot. It treats the other animals in our house gently, and it never eats shoes. Brownie is really a sweet and friendly animal.

12.    Why do the cat and brownie get along well? because …

a.       Brownie doesn’t like bones

b.       the cat is a Chinese breed

c.        the cat small, fluffy and cute

d.       brownie does not bark a lot

e.        brownie does not sleep a lot

13.    What is the main idea of the paragraph 2 ?

1. Chinese breed dogs only eat soft food
2. brownie my pet dog is a Chinese breed
3. a Chinese breed dog does not bark a lot
4. Brownie which is a Chinese is a sweet and friendly
5. brownie can not get along with other animals because he seldom barks

14.    What does the cat do when the writer is in school ?

1. it plays with the writers cat
2. it sleeps all day
3. it barks with writers cat
4. it east soft food fish or bread
5. it cooks some food with the writer

Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger than me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do.

Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

   

15.      How old is Peter? He is … years old.

a.       Four

b.      Fourteen

c.       Forty

d.      Ten

16.      The writer is … years old.

a.       Fourteen

b.      Sixteen

c.       Eighteen

d.      Nineteen

17.      Which of the following statement is not true about Peter?

a.       He has long and straight hair.

b.      He has bright eyes.

c.       He is interested in sports.

d.      He plays football and tennis.

18.      According to the passage, we know that Peter is ….

a.       The writer’s youngest brother

b.       The writer’s elder brother

c.       A naughty boy

d.      A friendly boy

19.      It is implied in the passage that ….

a.       Peter is naughty.

b.      Peter is lazy.

c.       Peter is unfriendly.

d.      Peter is diligent.

20.      From the text, we may conclude that….

a.       Many people do not like Peter.

b.      People is older that the writer.

c.       Peter is a welcoming person.

d.      Peter is not diligent at all.