Hortatory soal

MIDTERM TEST #4

C.

The effect of acid rain.

 X GRADE OF SENIOR HIGH

D.

Acid rain.

E.

Rain.

oxides, and other air pollutants dissolved in it. Normal rain is slightly

2.

acidic, with a pH of 6. Acid rain may have a pH value as low as 2.8.

 A.

for example, have lost all fish and plant life because of acid rain.  Acid rain comes from sulphur in coal and oil. When they burn, they make make sulphur dioxide (SO2 ). Most sulphur leaves factory chimneys as the

The acid of normal rain is … than the acid rain.

may be dry deposited –absorbed directly by the land, by lakes o r by the

It endangers water life.

lake. …. is dangerous for the scale of fish in the lake. Acid rain

B.

Heavy metal

higher

C.

Alumunium

B.

lower

D.

Vital nutrient

C.

denser

E.

Sulphuric acid

D.

severer

E.

the same

gaseous sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) and most nitrogen is also emitted as one of the nitrogen oxides (NO or NO2 ), both of which are gases. The gases

7.  A.

 Acid rain is rain that is highly acidic because because of sulphur oxides, nitrogen

 Acid rain can severely damage both plant and animal life. Certain lakes,

E.

3.  A.

The third paragraph tells about …. acid rain damages environment environment

8.

What is the purpose of the text?

 A.

To report the acid rain in genera.l genera.l

B.

To explain the process of acid rain.

C.

To persuade persuade the reader to prevent prevent acid rain.

surface vegetation. If they are in the atmosphere for any time, the gases

B.

how acid rain endangers life

D.

To discuss the danger of acid rain in the air.

will oxidise (gain an oxygen atom) and go into solution as acids. Sulphuric

C.

how acid rain occurs

E.

To present present two different different opinion on acid rain process. process.

acid (H2 SO4 ) and the nitrogen oxides will become nitric acid (HNO3 ).

D.

the cause of acid acid rain

The acids usually

E.

the acid rain cause 9.

dissolve in cloud droplets and may travel great distances before being precipitated as acid rain. Catalysts such as hydrogen peroxide, ozone and

4.

What is the result result of the burning of the coal coal and oil?

If they  are in the atmosphere for any time, …. The italic word can

be best replaced by ….

 A.

ammonium

ammonium (NH4 ) can be formed when so me of the acids are partially

B.

nitric acid

B.

land and air

neutralised by airborne ammonia (NH3 ). Acidication inc reases with the

C.

sulphuric acid

C.

sulphur oxides

number of active hydrogen (H+) ions dis solved in acid. Hydrocarbons

D.

sulphur dioxide

D.

nitrogen oxides

emitted by for example, car exhausts will react in sunlight with nitrogen

E.

airbone ammonia

E.

sulphur and nitrogen oxides

ammonium help promote the formation of acids in clouds. More

.

oil and coal

oxides to produce ozone. Although it is invaluable in the atmosphere, low level ozone causes respiratory problems and also hastens the formation of

5.

The sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides will …. in the air.

 A.

be absorbed directly by the vegetation

heavy metals and aluminium (Al). When it is washed into lakes, aluminium

B.

dissolved in the lake water and land

irritates the outer surfaces of many fish. As acid rain falls or drains into

C.

acid rain. When acid rain falls on the ground it dissolves and liberates

10. Acid rain can severely damage damage both  both plant and animal life. The bold

word has the closest meaning to ….  A.

harm

emit another sulphur gas

B.

hang

the lake the pH of the lake falls. Forests suffer the effect of acid rain

D.

radiate an oxygen atom

C.

endow

through damage to leaves, through the loss of vital nutrients, and through

E.

gain an oxygen atom

D.

produce E.

the increased amounts of toxic metals liberated by acid, which damage roots and soil micro organisms. Taken from Science and Technology Encycopedia, 1998 1.  A. B.

6.  A.

Which of the following is not true about true about acid rain? It contains lower pH than the normal rain. rain.

What is the text mainly about?

B.

It has higher higher pH pH than than the the normal rain

The definition of acid rain.

C.

It can damage animal and plant life.

D.

It contains dangerous gases.

The

of acid rain.

develop

and he used his magic powers to summon the spirits to help him. With  A long time ago, the ancient land of Sunda was ruled by a king and queen

boulders and mud they dammed the river in the valley and the water rose

9. What is the story trying to explain?

who had but a single daughter. Her name was Dayang Sumbi. She was

and began to form a lake. In the early morning hours he cho pped down a

beautiful and clever but also pampered and spoiled.

huge tree in the forest and began ho llowing it out to make a boat. When

One day as she was weaving in her pavilion, she became moody and

Dayang Sumbi saw that he was about to accomplish what she has thought

distracted, which caused her to keep dropping her shuttle on the floor.

impossible, she called on the gods to bring the sun up early and thwart

Once when it fell she exclaimed she would marry the one who gave it

Sangkuriang.

B. Match the word with the meaning or synonym!

back to her. At that very moment her dog Tumang, a demigod possessing

The cock crowed, the sun ros e much earlier than usual, and Sangkuriang

1. ancient

a. wander

magic powers, came up to her with the shuttle in his mouth. Dayang

realized he had been deceived. In a fi t of fury he caused Dayang Sumbi

2. evaded

b. command something to come

Sumbi had to marry him.

and kicked the half-finished boat back into the forest. There it lies upside

3. Scar

c. get out of the way

They lived happily together, and Dayang Sumbi gave birth to a baby boy,

down today, forming the mountain Tangkuban Perahu (Upturned Boat).

4. Lake

d. stretch of land between hills or mountains usually

human in appearance but endowed with his father’s magic powers. She

Not far away is the s tump of the tree Sangkuriang had fallen, now called

named him Sangkuriang. As the boy grew up, he was always guarded by

Bukit Tinggi. The dam Sangkuriang had built caused the valley to become

5. Banish

e. meal in public with many good things to eat and

the faithful dog Tumang, whom he knew on ly as a companion and not as

a lake, where both Sangkuriang and Dayang Sumbi drowned themselves.

drink

his father, Sangkuriang became handsome and brave.

They were never heard of again.

6. Summon

f. belonging to time long past

One day his mother asked him to go hunting with the dog and bring her

(Taken from All Around Bandung  – Gottfrid Roelcke, Gary Crabb).

7. deceive

g. mark remaining on the surface of skin as the result

Exercise:

of injury

venison for a feast. After hunting all day without success, Sangkuriang worried about facing his mother empty-handed. Desperate, he took an arrow and shot the dog. He returned home and handed over the meat to

 A. Answer the questions based on the text given! 1. What is the purpose of the text?

his pleased mother. Soon after the f east, however, Dayang Sumbi questioned her son about the absence of Tumang. At first he evaded her

2. Why did Dayang Sumbi become moody and distracted when she was

queries but finally told her what h ad happened. She was horrified and

weaving in her pavilion?

struck her son so hard on the temple that he collapsed. For that, the old king banished his daughter from the court and she was made to roam

3. Who was Sangkuriang father?

around the kingdom. Sangkuriang recovered with a large scar on his temple, and he too left the court to wander about the world.  Years later, Sangkuriang met a beautiful woman and instantly fell in love with her. It was his own mother-they did not recognize each other. He

4. She was horrified and struck her son so hard on the temple that he collapsed. What is the synonym of the underlined word?

proposed to her and she agreed to marry him. On the day before the

wedding, as she was caressing her fiancée’s hair, Dayang Sumbi detected

5. What is the dominant structure of the text?

the scar on the temple. Horror struck her, for she was about to marry her own son, Sangkuriang. Without revealing the whole tru th to him, she tried

6. Why did Sangkuriang take an arrow and shot the dog?

unsuccessfully to dissuade him. Desperate to avoid the marriage, she set conditions she thought impossible to meet. Sangkuriang had to make a

7. How did Sangkuriang accomplish to make a lake that filled the whole

lake that filled the whole valley and build a boat for the couple to sail in,

valley and build a boat for the couple to sail in, all before dawn?

all before dawn. Sangkuriang started to work. His love gave him extraordinary strength,

8. Why did Dayang Sumbi set the condition that impossible to do?

10. Mention the moral value in this story?

with a river flowing through it

8. roam

h. send away out of the country

9. feast

i. play trick on something in order to mislead

10. Valley

j. large area of water surrounded by land