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Read the following text to answer questions number 6 - 7

Mouse Deer and Mr. Crocodile

One day, a mouse deer was walking by the river. He was very starving because he hadn't eaten since morning. It was midday. But he found nothing in the land but dying trees. "Huh... I hate this branches, I don't like it!"

Across the river, there was green grassland, with young leaves. 'Hmm.. it seems delicious' imagined the mouse deer, 'but how can I get there? I can't swim, the current is very rapid?'

The mouse deer was figuring out the way how to reach there. Suddenly, he jumped to the air,'aha.: he then walked to the edge of the river. He didn't see the reflection because the water flowed very fast. He dipped one of his fore legs into the water. A few moment later, appeared Mr. Crocodile showing his sharp teeth. He then laughed, "Ha... ha... ha, you can't run away from me, You'll be my tasty lunch!" said the crocodile.

"Of course I can't. You are very strong, Mr. Croco," replied the mouse deer frightenedly. Then, the other crocodiles approached moving slowly.They approached the edge of the river.

"But, before you all have a party, I wonder how many your members are there in the river. If I know your number exactly, I can distribute my meat evenly,"said the mouse deer.

"Oh...o, great, good idea! But we are a large group, I can't count it precisely," Mr. Croco moaned. "Leave it to me, and I can make it for you!" Now, can you ask the others to line up, from one edge to the other edge of the river? The mouse deer requested. Then the crocodiles arranged themselves in line from one edge to the other edge of the river. The mouse deer jumped to the body of one crocodile to the others while he was counting, 'one, two, three; and so forth up to ten. Then at last he arrived at grassland, and he thanked to the dumb crocodiles.

6. Why did mouse deer want to go across the river?

A. Because he was very hungry
B. Because he wanted to cheat Mr. Crocodile
C. He wanted to eat some dying trees
D. He was afraid of the current of the river

7. How many crocodiles were there in the story above?

A. Three crocodiles
B. Ten crocodiles
C. Thirteen crocodiles
D. Not mentioned

8. The Bear and the Two Friends

Once, two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching tern. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.

The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt his ears and slowly left the place. Because the bear did not touch him, the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, "Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?"The other friend replied, "He advised me not to believe a false friend.

What can we get from the story?

A. We have to save ourselves
B. We have to learn how to climb
C. Bear will not harm a dead man
D. True friend always stand by us in ups and downs

Read the following text to answer questions number 9 - 10.

A Story From The Farm Yard Two roosters were fighting fiercely to be the king of the farm yard. One finally gained advantage and the other surrendered.

The loosing rooster slunk away and hid itself in a quiet corner. The winner flew up to a high wall, flapped its wings and crowed its victory, as loud as it could.

Suddenly, an eagle came sailing through the air and carried it off, with its talons. The loosing rooster immediately came out of its corner and ruled the farm yard from then on.

9. From the text we know that ...

A. Only one rooster can rule the roost
B. The roosters are fighting to flap their wings
C. The eagle had watched them all day
D. The farm needs a new king

10. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?

A. An eagle watching the rooster from a distance
B. The loosing rooster came out from its hiding place
C. The eagle took the winning rooster as its prey
D. The winning rooster celebrates its winning proudly

11. Long, long ago, when the gods and goddesses used to mingle in the affairs of mortals, there was a small kingdom on the slope of Mount Wayang in West Java. The King, named Sang Prabu, was a wise man. He had an only daughter, called Princess Teja Nirmala, who was famous for her beauty but she was not married. One day Sang Prabu made up his mind to settle the matter by a show of strength.

After that, Prince of Blambangan, named Raden Begawan had won the competition. Unfortunately, the wicked fairy, Princess Segara fell in love with Raden Begawan and used magic power to render him unconscious and he forgot his wedding. When Sang Prabu was searching, Raden Begawan saw him and soon realized that he had been enchanted by the wicked fairy. The fairy could not accept this, so she killed Raden Begawan. When Princess Teja Nirmala heard this, she was very sad. So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan.

Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?

A. She didn’t like Raden Begawan
B. She didn’t want Raden Prabu marry the princess
C. She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding
D. She didn’t want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess

12. A long time ago, there lived on the island of Bali a giant-like creature named Kbo Iwo. The people of Bali used to say that Kbo Iwo was everything, a destroyer as well as a creator. He was satisfied with the meal, but this meant for the Balinese people enough food for a thousand men.

Difficulties arose when for the first time the barns were almost empty and the new harvest was still a long way off. This made Kbo Iwo wild with great anger. In his hunger, he destroyed all the houses and even all the temples. It made the Balinese turn to rage.

So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant by using his stupidity. They asked Kbo Iwo to build them a very deep well, and rebuild all the houses and temples he had destroyed. After they fed Kbo Iwo, he began to dig a deep hole.

One day he had eaten too much, he fell asleep in the hole. The oldest man in the village gave a sign, and the villagers began to throw the limestone they had collected before into the hole. The limestone made the water inside the hole boiling . Kbo Iwo was buried alive. Then the water in the well rose higher and higher until at last it overflowed and formed Lake Batur. The mound of earth dug from the well by Kbo Iwo is known as Mount Batur.

“So, they came together to plan steps to oppose this powerful giant ...”(Paragraph 3). The antonym of the word “oppose “ is ...

A. Support
B. Defeat
C. Turn Against
D. Beat

13. The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the children cried and begged the witch to let them go.

Meanwhile, at home, their stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the children. “I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to the witch. The stepmother peeped through the window. Her heart cried out when she saw the two children.

She picked up the broom leaning against the door and crept inside. The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the stepmother shut the door.
‘Children, I have come to save you,’ she said hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing.

I hope in time you will forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They returned to their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have, and of course they lived happily ever after!

Which statement is FALSE about the witch?

A. She locked Hansel in a cage
B. She planned to eat Hansel & Gretel
C. She fell into the ocean
D. She hated the children

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Read the following text The Story of Cinderella fro answer question number 14

The Story of Cinderella

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Cinderella. She lived with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters who treated her very poorly. One day, a fairy godmother helped her attend the royal ball.

14. What is the main idea of the story?

A. Cinderella's wicked family

B. Cinderella's fairy godmother

C. Cinderella attending the royal ball

D. Cinderella's life before the ball

15. "The Legend of King Arthur" - In the land of Camelot, there was a legendary king named Arthur who pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone. He was known for his wisdom and bravery. What is the story about?

A. The land of Camelot

B. A legendary king

C. Excalibur

D. Wisdom and bravery

16. "The Tortoise and the Hare" - The hare was very fast and boasted about it. The tortoise challenged the hare to a race, and the hare agreed. During the race, the hare napped, and the tortoise won. What is the moral of the story?

A. Slow and steady wins the race

B. Hares are faster than tortoises

C. The hare should have won

D. The tortoise is lazy

17. "Alice in Wonderland" - Alice followed a white rabbit down a rabbit hole and found herself in a strange world. She encountered bizarre characters like the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter. What is the story about?

A. A white rabbit

B. A rabbit hole

C. A strange world

D. Alice's adventures in Wonderland