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DAILY TEST

MAN 1 PEKANBARU

GRADE / SEMESTER : 12th / 1 (1st) The following text is for questions number 8 to 10
SUBJECT : ENGLISH Bird Flu Death Confirmed
KD / MATERIAL: 3.4 / NEWS ITEM TEXT Thailand: Saturday, Officials reported the country’s
16th bird flu death after test results confirmed that a 27
Choose A. B. C. D. Or E to for the correct answer! years old man had died caused H5N1 virus.
The following text is for questions number 1 to 4 “The victim was a 27 years old man from the central
Yogyakarta:  Two children in Yogyakarta died province of Uthai Thani”, said Thawat Sunthrajam General
because of dengue fever at Sardjito Hospital Monday, Director of the Public Health Ministry’s Diseases Control
raising to 12 the number of deaths caused by the disease Department. Thawat said the man died on Thursday.
in the last four months.  “They were very ill when they It was Thailand’s second bird flu fatality this year,
arrived.  We did our best.”  The head of the hospital’s following the death of a 17 years old farmer who got sick
pediatric ward, Ida Safitri, said on Tuesday. on July 24 after burying a dead chicken with bare hands.
Sardjito spokesman Trisno Heru Nigroho said there He had 16 chickens at his farm, but the ministry did not say
had been a significant increase in the number of dengue whether or not all his chickens were dead.
fever patients at the hospital in recent months.  In January, 6. What is the first paragraph called?
69 patients were treated at the hospital, 88 in February and A. Issue.
102 in March. B. Source.
1. What is the main topic of the text above? C. Orientation
A. The patients of Sardjito Hospital. D. Newsworthy Event
B. The Sardjito Hospital Spokesman. E. Background Event
C. The number of patients in recent months. 7. “He had 16 chickens at his farm, . . .“
D. The head of the hospital’s pediatric ward. (Paragraph 3)
E. The raising of dengue fever victims in Yogyakarta. Where does the underlined word refer to?
2. What is the purpose of the text? A. Uthai Thani
A. To persuade the reader about an issue. B. A 27 years old man
B. To describe the reader about Yogyakarta . C. Thawat Sunthrajam
C. To retell the reader about someone’s experience. D. A 17 years old Thai boy
D. To inform the reader about what happen at the day. E. Chickens with bare hands
E. To amuse and entertain the reader with story from The following text is for questions number 11 to 13
Yogyakarta. Zookeeper Died After Tiger Attack
3. What caused the death of two children in Yogyakarta A female zoo officer in South Lakes Wild Zoo, England was
based on the news? killed by a Sumateran tiger in front of visitors. The woman
A. Yellow fever D. A harmless illness suffered a tiger attack on her head and neck. South Lakes
Wild Zoo is a popular zoo in England with a complete
B. Dengue fever E. An unidentified collection and good security for visitors. The tragedy
illness occured under the zoo’s surveilance.
C. A serious illness Visitors were hysterical at the rapid attack. Some
The following text is for questions number 5 to 7 officers attempted to help the woman, but she was already
Jakarta Post : there was a bad accident on Sudirman street last helpless and needed intensive care due to terrible injuries.
night. A bus which was travelling south was hit by a large truck. After receiving treatment, the woman opened her eyes, but
Several people in the bus were killed, including the driver. The then died. The major cause of her death was a heart attack
injured people were taken to the hospital. The driver of the truck and the injuries from the Sumateran tiger.
was drunk. He was taken to the police station to be interrogated. The zoo owner, David Gill, said, “She worked here
for several years and she understood the behaviour of wild
4. What happened on Sudirman street last night? animals and the security procedures to get into the cage”.
A. A bus crash. D. Adead drunken driver. He added, “But I don’t know what was on her mind that
B. A truck crash. E. A fight between two drivers. morning. Somehow she ignored safety procedures”.
C. A terrible accident.
5. What caused the accident? 8. What is the text about?
A. The driver of the truck was drunk. A. The Sumateran tiger.
B. South Lakes Wild Zoo.
B. The driver of the truck ran away . C. A tiger attacked visitors.
C. The driver of the bus was killed. D. A tiger killed a zoo officer.
D. The driver of the bus escaped. E. A zoo officer attacked visitors.
E. The driver of the bus was ill.
9. What caused the woman’s death?
A. She fought a tiger.
B. She ignored safety rules.
C. She wanted to feed a tiger.
D. She worked for several years.
E. She did not pay attention to the tiger.
10. What is NOT true about the text above?
A. The tiger is from Sumatera.
B. The zoo has security procedures to follow.
C. The tiger attacked her on the neck and head.
D. The victim was safe after the paramedics
came.
E. The victim received treatment from the
paramedics.

 GOOD LUCK !!! 

Answer:

1. E
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. D

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