On my last school holiday, my classmates and I went to Borobudur.

The Borobudur Temple is

really magnificent. The hugeness of the temple really impressed me. How could our ancestors
build such a big temple? It was amazing. In the temple, we went upstairs step by step. Walking
around the temple, we saw many reliefs on the temple walls. Some foreigners seemed
interested in them. I overheard their conversation with the guide. Actually, the reliefs tell a story.
It was really a nice experience! I hope you can go there someday. Cheers,

What is the purpose of the text?

A. to retell an experience
B. to describe something
C. to report about something
D. to tell how to make something

The text is about ______

A. the writer’s experience in Borobudur
B. the writer’s experience to be guide
C. the writer’s experience having conversation with foreigner
D. the writer’s experience seeing the relief

What is the conclusion of the text?

A. The writer is a tour guide
B. The foreigner is one of her friends.
C. The writer didn’t enjoy the holiday.
D. The writer really enjoyed visiting the Borobudur Temple.

“In the temple, we went upstairs step by step.” (Paragraph 2) The word ‘we’ refers to ________.
A. The writer
B. The foreigners
C. The writer and her classmates
D. The writer and the foreigner

“The Borobudur Temple is really magnificent.” (Paragraph 1) The word ‘magnificent’ has the
same meaning as ________.
A. fabulous
B. unbelievable
C. attractive
D. strange

What will the readers like after reading the text?

A. They will like visiting Borobudur temple
B. They will like walking on upstairs
C. They will like having conversation with the foreigner
D. They will like walking around the temple
 When I was in junior high school, I was not a very diligent student. In fact, I was quite
lazy. I hated all the subjects that I took at school, especially science. For me science was very
difficult. It was hard for me to remember the chemical processes, physics calculations, and
biological processes.
Once, my teacher grounded me in the library because I had not done my Biology
homework. The teacher asked me to read several books and make a summary about them.
When I was browsing the shelves, I found a book entitled “The Inventors of Medicine”. I thought,
“O.K., this is a start.” I took it out, then began reading it.
I learned from the book about Edward Jenner. He was an English doctor who found the
cure for smallpox. The next one was Louis Pasteur. His interest in bacteria led him to discover
the treatments for rabies and anthrax. Just like Pasteur, Robert Koch’s experiments on bacteria
also proved that tuberculosis can spread to others by contact. Finally, there was Alexander
Flemming, a British bacteriologist who found penicillin, the first antibiotic.
After I read the book, I realized that science is useful for humankind. By studying, we can
discover things that can help humankind. Therefore, since that moment, I managed to change
my behavior and study harder.

What is the purpose of the text?

A. to retell an experience
B. to describe something
C. to report about something
D. to tell how to make something

The text is about ______

A. The writer’s experience during his time in junior high school.
B. the writer hate science
C. the writer’s experience to be biologist
D. the writer’s experience reading the book entitled “The Inventors of Medicine”.

What is the conclusion of the text?

A. The writer is a student
B. The writer wants to be bacteriologist
C. The writer realized that science is useful for humankind
D. The writer really enjoyed on science class

“His interest in bacteria led him to discover the treatments . . . .” (Paragraph 3)

What is the similar meaning of the underlined word?
A. Suffering
B. Misery
C. Hobby
D. Ill-being

“By studying, we can discover things that can help humankind.” (Last paragraph)
What does the underlined word refer to?
A. The writer
B. The writer and the readers
C. The writer and the teacher
D. The writer and alexander flemming

What will the readers like after reading the text?

A. They will like summarizing biology books
B. They will like studying biology
C. They will like being a doctor
D. They will like being a researcher