What Is Thunder and Lightning?

Lightning is a sudden, violent flash of electricity between a cloud and the

ground, or from cloud to cloud. A lightning flash, or bolt, can be several miles long.
It is so hot, with an average temperature of 34,000 Centigrade, that the air
around it suddenly expands with a loud blast. This is the thunder we hear.
Lightning occurs in hot, wet storms. Moist air is driven up to a great height.
It forms a type of cloud called cumulonimbus. When the cloud rises high enough,
the moisture freezes and ice crystals and snowfl akes are formed. These begin to
fall, turning to rain on the way down. This rain meets more moist air rising, and it is
the friction between them which produces static electricity. When a cloud is fully
charged with this electricity, it discharges it as a lightning flash.
Question.
1. What is the text about?
2. What is the type of the text?
3. What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?
4. What is the purpose of the text?
5. How much the mean of degree the Lightning ?
6. How the Lightning could be happens ?
7. "It is so hot, with an average temperature of 34,000 Centigrade, that the air
around it suddenly expands with a loud blast. " (paragraph 1)
What does the underlined word refer to ?
8. What kind of generic structure will you find in the text ?
9. "Moist air is driven up to a great height. "(paragraph 2).
What is the synonym of the word " great"?
10. What forms a type of cloud ?
Answer
1
1. Thunder and Lightning
2. Report Text

3. Main idea of paragraph 1 is Lightning is a sudden, violent flash of electricity

between a cloud and the ground, or from cloud to cloud.
4. To describe Thunder and Lightning.
5. Is so hot, with an average temperature of 34,000 Centigrade.
6. When the cloud rises high enough, the moisture freezes and ice crystals and
snowfl akes are formed. These begin to fall, turning to rain on the way down. This
rain meets more moist air rising, and it is the friction between them which
produces static electricity. When a cloud is fully charged with this electricity,it
discharges it as a lightning flash.
7. The a lightning.
8. Generic structure of Report Text is general classification identifications.
9. Synonym of the word " great" is big,huge,large,
10. Forms a type of cloud called cumulonimbus.

1.2 Example of the text

KOMODO DRAGON
Do you know what is the largest lizard? This lizard is called komodo. It lives in the
scrub and woodland of a few Indonesian islands.
Komodo dragon is the world's heaviest lizard, weighing 150 pounds or more. The
largest Komodo ever measured was more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighed
366 pounds (166 kg) but the average size of komodo in the wild is about 8 feet (2.5
meters) long and 200 pounds (91 kg)
Komodo has gray scaly skin, a pointed snout, powerful limbs and a muscular tail.
They use their keen sense of smell to locate decaying animal remains from several
miles away. They also hunt other lizards as well as large mammals and are
sometimes cannibalistic.
The Komodo dragon's teeth are almost completely covered by its gums. When it
feeds, the gums bleed, creating an ideal culture for virulent bacteria. The bacteria
that live in the Komodo dragon's saliva causes septicemia, or blood poisoning, in its
victims. A dragon will bite its prey, then follow it until the animal is too weak to
carry on.
This lizard species is threatened by hunting, loss of prey species and habitat loss.

Answer the question .

1.
a.
b.
c.

What is the text about ?

about the blue whale
d. about komodo dragon
about rock mucic
e. about the rabbit
about rabbit

answer : d. about komodo dragon

2.
a.
b.
c.

How long for the size of the largest Komodo ?

4 meters
d. 6 meters
7 meters
e. 5 meters
3 meters

answer : c. 3 meters
3.
a.
b.
c.

What do they live ?

the scrub and woodland d. the tree
sea
e. the river
cold water

answer : a. the scrub and woodland

4. How much weight the average size of komodo ?
a. 81 kg
d. 92 kg
b. 41 kg
e. 51 kg
c. 91 kg
answer : c. 91 kg
5.
a.
b.
c.

What characteristics of dragons, except ?

gray scaly skin
d. a muscular tail
a pointed snout
e. have wings
powerful limbs

answer : e. have wings

RHINOCEROSES
Rhinoceroses are wild animals which live in the forest.
They have large heavy bodies. Their skins are very thick. They have horns on their
noses. Their weight can be more than 2.250 kilograms for each.
Rhinoceroses eat grass. They have so good muscle structures that they can run and
change directions very fast. They can sprint at 56 km an hour. Rhinoceros have
been reported to enter campsites at night; they scatter smouldering logs of fire, and
then peacefully walk away. Rhinoceroses dont have very good eyesight for
distance. The oxpeckers always accompany them. They give them warning system.
Rhinoceroses are hunted for their horns. They are used to make traditional
medicine. The rhinos are listed as endangered on the Red List of Threatened
species.
A. Answer the questions below based on the text above.
1. What does the text tell us about?
2. What are on their noses?
3. What do they eat?
4. How fast can they run?
5. What do the oxpeckers give them?
B. Read carefully the text above to fill in the blanks below.
1. The text above consists of .......... paragraphs.
2. The General Classification is stated in paragraph
3. The description of appearance is in paragraph
4. The third paragraph describes about rhinoceroses
5. The Parts of the topic are mentioned in paragraph
6. The parts of rhinoceroses are
7. The habits of rhinoceroses are stated in paragraph
8. Examples of rhinoceroses habits are
9. Passive forms of verbs are found in paragraph
10. Examples of passive form of verbs are

A THEATER
A theatre is a place where people entertain the audience. The people who perform,
called actors and actresses, act in plays on a stage. A stage can be raised platform,
or it can be a part of the floor in a room, either in the centre of the room or against
a wall. The audience, is very important part of a theatre because it is for the
audience that the actors and actresses act, and the playwright writes. Without an
audience, they are only rehearsing or practicing.
A theatre can be anywhere- in home, school auditorium, park and a hall. Theatre
means action. In this text, theatre is used in connection with performances on stage
by live actors and actresses. It is living theatre.
Theatre in the East differs greatly from that of the west. The Asian theatre, o the
other hand, tends to be realistic.
(Taken from Detik-detik UN Intan Pariwara)
1. What is an actor?
a. A person who plays on the stage.
b. A woman who performs and act in plays.
c. A man who acts in plays on a stage.
d. A person who is playing at the theatre
2. The main idea of paragraph two is .
a. school auditorium is the only theatre
b. What theatre is.
c. The performance of the actors is theatre.
d. Theatre means actions of actors.
3. What does they in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?
a. audiences
b. actors and actresses
c. theatre
d. playwright writers
4. What is the difference between the Eastern theatre and the Western theatre?
a. The Eastern theatre is based on facts rather that sentiment or illusion
b. The Western theatre is based on facts rather that Eastern Theatre.
c. The eastern theatre is better than the Western theatre.
d. The Western theatre is better than the eastern theatre.
5. A theatre is a place where people entertain the audience
The synonym of the underlined word is .
a. amuse
b. influence
c. watch
d. present

Good Luck

Cactus

Read the following text and answer the questions 1 to 5.

A cactus (plural: cacti) is any member of the plant family Cactaceae, native to the Americas.
They are often used as ornamental plants, but some are also crop plants. Cacti are grown for
protection of property from wild animals, as well as many other uses.
Cacti are part of the plant order Caryophyllales, which also include members like beets,
gypsophila, spinach, amaranth, tumbleweeds, carnations, rhubarb, buckwheat, plumbago,
bougainvillea, chickweed and knotgrass.
Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which are adapted to extremely arid and hot
environments, showing a wide range of anatomical and physiological features which conserve
water. Their stems have adapted to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have
become the spines for which cacti are well known.
Cacti come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The tallest is Pachycereus pringlei, with a
maximum recorded height of 19.2 m, and the smallest is Blossfeldia liliputiana, only about 1 cm
in diameter at maturity. Cactus flowers are large, and like the spines and branches arise from
areoles. Many cactus species are night blooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or
small animals, principally moths and bats. Cacti range in size from small and globular to tall and
columnar.
1. Where can we find cacti mostly?

A.
B.
C.
D.

In the jungle.
On the beach.
On the mountain.
In the arid and hot region.

2. Why do cacti mostly bloom at night?

A. Because their flowers are large.
B. Since cacti are unusual and distinctive plants.
C. Since cacti are pollinated by nocturnal insects.
D. As the afternoon period is used for photosynthetic process.
3. What does the first paragraph tell us about?
A. The members of cacti.
B. The habitat of cacti.
C. The use of cacti
D. Types of cacti.
4. What is the purpose of the text ?
A. To give information about American cacti
B. To explain physical feature of cacti
C. To describe cacti in general
D. To tell cacti's life
5. Cacti are unusual and distinctive plants, which
The synonym of the word distinctive is
A. typical
B. antique
C. unique
D. different

The Peach

The peach is known as a species of Prunus. It is a kind of edible juicy fruit. It is native to China.
The peach tree grows to 4-10 m tall. It is a deciduous tree so it will fall its leaves in certain
seasons. It belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae.
The leaves are 7-16 em long and 2-3 em broad. The flowers are produced in early spring before
the leaves. They are solitary or paired with about 2,5-3 cm in diameter. The color of the flower is
pink.
Peach fruit is very nice. Its aroma smells good. The color of the flesh is yellow or white. The
skin of the peach is smooth or velvety. The flesh is soft and juicy. It is delicious. It is a little bit
harder when it is unripe. Inside the flesh, there is a large single seed. The seed is oval in shape.
Its color is red-brown. Its length is about 1,3-2 cm. A woodlike husk surrounds this seed.
Most people know peaches as 'persicas'. It is related to the belief that peaches were native to
Persia (now Iran). The modern botanical consensus is that they originate in China, and were
introduced to Persia and the Mediterranean region along the Silk Road before Christian times.
1. Which part of the peach fruit contains water?
A. The flesh.
B. The husk.
C. The seed.
D. The skin.
2. What is the purpose of the third paragraph?
A. To describe a peach tree.
B. To describe the peach fruit.
C. To describe the taste of peach fruit.
D. To describe the smell of a peach tree.

3. From the text we know that ....

A. peaches come from Persia
B. peaches do not originate in Persia
C. China imported peaches from Persia
D. the modern botanical consensus decided the name of the fruit
4. "It is a little bit harder when it is unripe". (paragraph 3)
The underlined word refers to the ... of the peaches.
A. flesh
B. seed
C. skin
D. tree