ASESMEN FORMATIF

CHAPTER 1

Choose the correct answer.

The text is for number 1-5

Elephant

An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a

strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs,
large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long white tusks and
above all it has a long noise, 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 am 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.

1. The text tells us about….

a. the Elephant’s peculiar feature
b. useful servant
c. strange looking animal
d. an elephant

2. The third paragraph is mainly about the fact that….

a. elephants are strong c. elephants are servants
b. elephants can lift logs d. elephant are very useful

3. The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is…..

a. its long nose c. its thick legs
b. its large body d. its clumsiness

4. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all
over its body like a shower bath (paragraph 2). The word “it”
refers to….
a. elephant’s body c. elephant’s trunk
b. a shower bath d. water

5. “The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature….(Paragraph2).

The word “peculiar” close in meaning to ….
a. large b.strange c. tough d. smooth

The text is for number 6-10

 Komodo

Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is

the world’s largest living lizards. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters)
long and weighs up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group
of lizards still alive.
It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small
islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, ora,
or buaya darat (land crocodile).
The Komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, and
rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint
at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distances. When it opens
its wide red moth, it shows row of teeth like the edge of a saw.
Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long
distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim
by undulating their tails, and their legs held against their body.
The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals
during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even
horses. While smaller komodos have to be content with eggs, other
lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The
adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick
dragons.
Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night.

6. Which of the following is not the characteristic of a komodo

dragon?
a. Rough skin c. Rows of red teeth
b. Strong claws d. A long heavy tail

7. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….

a. to inform about classification of komodo.
b. to describe about komodo dragon in general.
c. to persuade reader to keep komodo habitat.
d. to entertain reader with the story of komodo.

8. Komodo dragons are cannibals because …

a. they prey on young ones as well as old and sick dragons.
b. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.
c. they eat anything they meet.
d. they will attack in self-defense.

9. The main idea of paragraph 5 is …

a. komodo dragons feed on young dragons.
b. komodo dragons get their food by hunting.
c. komodo dragons are carnivorous and also cannibals
d. komodo dragons are cannibals because they hunt other
animals.
10. Is komodo dragon the world’s largest living lizards
a. Yes, it is not c. No, he is not
b. Yes, it is d. No, he is

The text is for number 11-15

Snake

Snakes are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the

same group as lizards (the scaled group, Squamata) but from a
sub-group of their own (Serpentes).
Snakes have two legs but a long time ago they had claws to help
them slither along. Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in
scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard and
glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground.
Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is
because snakes are cold-blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to
heat their bodies up.
Most snakes live in the country. Some types of snakes live in tress,
some live in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit
burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs.
A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizard, and mice and other
snakes. The Anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears.
Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Some snakes are
protected by scaring their enemies away like the Cobra. The flying
snakes glide away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin
stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar gliders.

11. We know from the text that snakes…

a. do not have claws
b. do not like sunlight
c. use their legs to climb the tree
d. use their claws to slither along the ground

12. The following are the physical characteristics of snakes

except..
a. slimy c. convered in scales
b. hard skin d. glossy skin

13. How do flying snakes protect themselves?

a. They fly away
b. They use their fangs they scare their enemies.
c. They stretch out their skin,
d. They eat the other animals.

14. Some types of snakes live in tress, some live in water, but
most
live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows,…(paragraph
4).The word “burrows “ has the similar meaning with…
a. foster
b. cultivate
 c. dig
d. plough

15. Since the snakes are cold-blooded, they…

a. avoid sun-bathing to their skins
b. never sun bathe in the warm weather
c. live on the ground in deserted burrows
d. require the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies

The text is for number 16-20

Orangutan

Orangutans are great apes from Indonesia. Orangutan means man

of the forest. They live in Sumatra and Borneo. The scientific name
of Orangutan from Northern Sumatra is Pongo Abelii and the
scientiic name of Orangutan from Borneo is Pongo Pygmaeus.
Orangutans have big bodies. A male orangutan can be more than
100 kilograms and can be quite tall. His height can be up to 150
centimeters tall. Female orangutans are smaller and shorter than
the males. A mature female orangutan’s weight is about 40
kilograms. Her height is about 120 centimeters tall.
Orangutans have reddish brown hair. Unlike monkeys, they do not
have tails. They have strong arms. They use their arms to swing
between branches.
Orangutans live with their small family groups. They usually live in
the tree branches where they build their nests. Orangutans’
favorite food is fruits. They also eat insects, honey, bird eggs, bark,
and plants. They sometimes eat meat too. When they are thirsty,
they sometimes drink the water from holes in the tree branches.
Orangutans are an endangered species because their habitat is
threatened by people doing deforestation. The number of Bornean
orangutans around 2017 was estimated at about 104,000 and the
Sumatran orangutans about 7,500.

16. Orangutans are …

a. Monkeys
b. Apes
c. Birds
d. Reptiles

17. A male orangutan can be … meters tall.

a. 150
b. 1.5
c. 120
d. 1.2

18. Orangutans have strong …

a. Arms
b. Hair
 c. Fur
d. Tails

19. Orangutans can be categorized as …

a. Herbivores
b. Carnivores
c. Insectivore
d. Omnivores

20. There are about … orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.

a. 104,000
b. 7,500
c. 111,500
d. 200