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Friday 9 March 2012

example of reading comprehension

Read the following text to answer question number 1-4

Mr. Kartolo, The Farmer

Mr. Kartolo is very happy. The rainy season of this year makes the farm beautiful. It is planting time! Rice fields become fresh and green during this season and by the end of this season Mr. Kartolo is ready to harvest his corps.
Mr. Kartolo ploughs the land at the beginning of the rainy season. Then H\he usually works early and finishes at noon. Milking the cows, feeding the livestock, and cleaning the barns are among Mr. Kartolo's duties before breakfast. He does most of the hard outdoor work by himself.
(taken from English in Focus, PUSBUK DIKNAS, Jakarta 2008)

1. What is farm like during the rainy season?

a. Become fresh and green
b. Become fresh
c. Become green
d. Become beautiful

2. When does Mr. Kartolo's work end?
a. at night
b. at noon
c. after harvest his corps
d. After ploughs the land

3... and cleaning the barns...
what is the synonym of the bold word above?
a. Stable
b. Storehouse
c. Home
d. Rice Field

4. Mr. Kartolo ploghs the land at the beginning of the rainy season. What is the antonym of the bold word?
a. Summer season
b. Winter season
c. Spring season
d. Dry season

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