TEST FOR BBC X GRADE

READING TEST
Choose the best answer!
This following text is for questions number 1 to 5
Orchard Road
Orchard Road is a Boulevard which becomes business and entertainment center in
Singapore. Orchard Road is surrounded by a lush tropical and flower gardens which are
beautiful. At first, Orchard Road is just a suburban street lined with orchards, plantations
nutmeg, and pepper farming. However, in the 1970s, it turned into a shopping center in
Singapore. In 1960 and 1970 entertainment industries began to enter this road. Shopping centers
such as mall and Plaza was built in 1974.
Orchard Road runs along about 2.2 km. This road is one-way street flanked by a variety
of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The shopping area which is nearly 800,000 square
meters provides a wide range of Things, food, and entertainment. In this area there are many
options that can satisfy visitors from all walks of life starting from the luxury branded things to
the Popular branded, from exclusive restaurants to fast food.
There are so many ways that can be accessed to get to Orchard road such as: by taxi, bus
or drive your own car. For those who are driving to Orchard Road can be entered from the west
through the Napier Road. Vehicles from Dunearn Road can turn to left at the intersection of the
Marriott Hotel junction. Vehicles that come from Paterson can turn right onto Orchard Road.
Orchard is always crowded so you have to be careful in order not to get lost.
1. The text mainly focuses on
a. Singapore
b. Orchard Plantation
c. Plaza and Mall
d. Orchard road as business and entertainment center
e. Shopping Center
2. Which statement is TRUE?
a. At first Orchard Road is a crowded settlement
b. Orchard road became business and entertainment center since 1974
c. Vehicles from Dunrean road turn to the left at intersection of the Marriott Hotel
junction
d. Orchard road is infamous place at Singapore
e. Orchard road is not surrounded by flower garden
3. In the third paragraph the writer describes about?
a. The location of Orchard Road
b. The things that we can see at orchard road
c. The direction to get to Orchard Road
d. The history of Orchard Road
e. The distance of Orchard Road
4. Words “it” in line 4 refers to?
a. The plantation
b. Luxury branded things
c. The plaza
d. Singapore
e. Suburban street
5. The word “satisfy” in line eighth has the closet meaning with?
a. Pleased
b. Free
c. Frighten
d. Threat
e. Loved

This following text is for questions number 6 to 10

Petruk Cave
Petruk cave is one of the leading tourist attractions in Kebumen, Central Java. The cave is
located in the dukuh Mandayana Candirenggo Village, Ayah District, Kebumen regency. In the
petruk cave there is no lighting that illuminates the cave. It is still very natural cave so that
petruk cave is very dark to be entered. Petruk cave’s name is taken from the punokawan of
puppet characters that is Petruk. The cave Named Petruk cave because the length of cave is as
long as petruk’s nose.
In the cave there are 3 floors that are the first is a basic cave, Hindu caves and Petruk
cave. The base cave is a short cave which is just 100 meters away. The cave is used for tourist
attractions. Hindu cave is part of the cave that is usually used to put offerings to the ancestor.
Inside Petruk cave there are so many stalactites and stalagmites which are really awesome. If you
want to explore this cave, you must be led by guides who are ready to take you through the cave.
After arriving at the end of the cave, you can see the beach or waterfall located near at the end of
the cave
6. What is the text purpose?
a. To inform readers about tourism in Kebumen
b. To entertain reader about Petruk Cave
c. To explain the reader about floors in Petruk Cave
d. To Introduce The Local tourism in Kebumen
e. To describe Petruk Cave

7. Why did Petruk cave named as one of character in Punokawan puppet?

a. Because the cave is belong to Petruk
b. Because Petruk is the first explorer of the cave
c. Because Petruk is buried at the cave
d. Because the cave’s length is as long as Petruk’s nose
e. Because the cave’s depth is as deep as Petruk’s hair
8. Which part of Petruk Cave which used for place to put foods for ancestor?
a. In the basic cave
b. In petruk cave
c. In Hindu cave
d. In front of the cave
e. Inside the cave

9. What is stalactites means?

a. A type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves
b. Types of formation that lay on the floor of caves
c. Types of food given to ancestor
d. Someone who guide the visitor in the cave
e. Kind of animals in the cave

10. What is “lead” means in paragraph 2?

a. Guide
b. Take
c. Bring
d. Put
e. Place

This following text is for questions number 11 to 13

Jellyfish are not really fish. They are invertebrate animals. This means that unlike fish or
people, they have no backbones. In fact, they have no bones at all.

Jellyfish have stomachs and mouths, but no heads. They have nervous systems for sensing
the world around them, but no brains. They are made almost entirely of water, which is why you
can look through them.

Some jellyfish can glow in darkness by making their own light. The light is made by a chemical
reaction inside the jellyfish. Scientists believe jellyfish glow for several reasons. For example,
they may glow to scare away predators or to attract animals they like to eat.

Most jellyfish live in salt water, apart from a few types that live in fresh water. Jellyfish
are found in oceans and seas all over the world. They live in warm, tropical seas and in icy
waters near the North and South poles.
11. Which one creates Jellyfish’s light?
a. Ocean
b. Stomachs and mouths
c. Chemical reaction
d. Salt water
e. Fresh water

12. Based on the text, we know that….

a. They don’t have brain, only stomachs, and mouths
b. They glow when they sleep
c. They live in the lake
d. They are part of fish
e. They are vertebrate animals

13. What is the text about?

a. Kinds of all really not fish
b. Jellyfish
c. Salt water animals
d. Some kinds of sea animals
e. Animals that live in warm & tropical seas

This following text is for questions number 14 to 16

Giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its
weight about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has a unique characteristic. They have a very long neck and
two small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and protected by thick and long
eyebrows. Her body is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over
their body.
Just like camels, giraffes can survive without drinking for long time because giraffes can
rely on the water contained in leaves they eat. Giraffes are very selective in choosing food. They
always eat young leaves that grow in the tree tops. Their tongue shaped like a knife help them to
cut branches which are very hard.
Female giraffes can start pregnant at the age of five years, with a gestation period of 15
months. Commonly female giraffe bear one baby, but sometimes two babies at once. Giraffes
bear its baby with a standing position. When the baby is about to be born, they just drop it to the
ground from a 1.5 meter of height. Baby giraffe can stand with about 20 minutes since being
born, and begin breastfeeding within an hour of birth.

14. What kind of text above?

a. Daily news
b. Descriptive text
c. Narrative text
d. Trivia
e. Report text
15. The text tells us about?
a. Giraffe’s long neck
b. Animals that can survive without drinking for long time
c. The highest animal
d. Pregnant giraffe
e. The smallest animal

16. The word “its” in third paragraph refers to?

a. Neck
b. Leaves
c. Baby giraffe
d. Branches
e. Eyebrows

This following text is for questions number 17 to 18

Gold is a precious metal. Gold is used as ornaments or as money.

Gold is found in many places, but in a small supply. It is often found on the surface of the
earth. Since gold is a heavy substance, it is sometimes found loose on bottom of rivers. The gold
is found together with sand and rocks, and must be separated from them. It is simple to search for
this type of gold.

It is not usually necessary to drill for gold, but when a layer of gold is located deep below
the surface of the earth, it is possible to drill a hole into the ground. Engineers have developed
modern process for removing gold from rocks.

Since gold is not very hard, it is sometimes melted and added to other substances for
making rings, coins, and art objects. It will be priced forever because it is beautiful, rare, and
useful.

17. The best title of the text above is …..

a. Gold
b. Metal
c. Rare Metal
d. Beautiful Ornaments
e. Heavy Substance

18. The text above is mainly intended to …. about gold.

a. Classify
b. Discuss
c. Describe
d. Elaborate
e. Debate
 This following text is for questions number 19 to 24

APPLE MUFFINS

Ingredients:
· 1 cup whole meal self-raising flour
· ½ cup brown sugar
· ½ cup oat bran
· ½ teaspoon cinnamon
· ¼ cup almond flakes
· 2 large green apples
· 1 egg
· 2/3 cup milk
· 60 g butter, melted

Steps:
 Turn oven to 220oC (425oF).
 Grease 12 muffin pans.
 Sift flour into a bowl. Add sugar, oat bran, cinnamon and almonds.
 Peel and grate the apples.
 Put them into the bowl.
 Mix egg, milk and melted butter in a jug.
 Add to bowl all at once.
 Stir with a fork
 Stir until just mixed.
 Almost fill the muffin pans with the butter.
 Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden.
 Serve the muffins warm with butter and jam.

19. When do you think that the muffins should be served?

a. when they are still warm
b. when they are still cold
c. when they are in the oven
d. when they are in the bowl
e. when they are ripe

20. Why do people use self-raising flour? Because …..

a. you don’t have to use fork
b. you don’t have to use butter
c. you don’t have to use cinnamon
d. you don’t have to use baking powder
e. you don’t have to use oven
21. How many muffins will you get out of the recipe?
a. fifteen muffins
b. fifty muffins
c. twenty muffins
d. two muffins
e. twelve muffins

22. What do you think ‘almost fill the muffin pans’ means? It means …..
a. we don’t fill the pans with the muffin
b. we don’t fill the pans to the brim
c. we don’t fill the pans with the apple
d. we don’t fill the pans to the bowl
e. we don’t fill the pans to the oven

23. How long do you bake the muffin?

a. fifteen to twelve minutes
b. fifty to twenty minutes
c. fifty to twelve minutes
d. fifteen to twenty minutes
e. twelve to fifty minutes

24. Where do you cook the muffins?

a. in a bowl
b. in a teaspoon
c. in an oven
d. in a jug
e. in a fork

This following text is for questions number 25 to 28

The continuous heavy rain for three days had made Jakarta flooding. About 80% of its
area is dipped with water. Here are some steps you could follow when you face the problem of
flood.
First save your valuable documents in the safest place in your house. It can be put on the
top of cupboard or the space above the ceiling.
Then you could also save your electronic on the higher place. If you have thick and large
plastic bag, it’s a good idea to wrap the appliances with it and seal it.
When the water has entered your house, don’t panic. Listen and do the instructions or
announcement from the local government about what to do. You should consider abour your
family safety more than anything.
If you should take a refugee, bring your most important documents with you. Don’t
panic, but you should stay alert.

25. What made Jakarta flooding?

a. 80% of its area is dipped with water
 b. Rain
c. it’s very crowded city
d. Continuous heavy rain for three days
e. There is garbage everywhere

26. What should be saved first?

a. Electronic appliances
b. Cupboard
c. your house
d. local government
e. valuable document

27. What should we do when the water has entered the house
a. Save our electronic appliances
b. Listen and do the instruction or announcement from the local government
c. panic
d. scream loudly
e. hide behind cupboard

28. The text is above consisting of some steps we should do in facing flood. what kind of text is
it ?
a. Narrative
b. Description
c. Procedure
d. Recount
e. Report

This following text is for questions number 29 to 33

Last month my family and I went to Toraja to attend Grandpa’s funeral. It was my first
time to go to such a ceremony. We gathered there with our kin in the ceremony.
Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. It took about a week. Several days before the
ceremony was done, grandpa’s body was kept in a series of houses arranged in a circular row
around an open field called tongkonan. His corpse was dressed in a fine wearing.
The funeral was performed in two phases. First, we slaughtered the pigs and buffaloes,
and then moved the corpse to face north. In this ceremony we wore black clothes. After that, the
corpse was placed in a sandal wood coffin. Then, it was brought out of the house and placed on
an open platform beneath the granary.
Meanwhile, my uncle, my brother, and I prepared the wooden puppet and a funeral tower
called lakian. The next phase of the ceremony was held in this place. The coffin is borne from
the house and placed in the lakian. During the day, there were also buffalo matches. They were
great matches. In the night, we were feasting, chanting, and dancing.

29. What happened to the Grandpa several days before the ceremony?
a. He visited my Home
 b. He was kept in my home
c. He was placed in the tongkonan
d. He made tongkonan
e. He gathered with family

30. Overall, the ceremony was quite elaborate. What does “elaborate” means?
a. Taking a long process
b. Taking a sad moment
c. Giving a bless
d. Making people happy
e. Making people sad

31. Why did the writer say that his grandpa funeral was quite elaborated?
a. Because the family have to come to the funeral
b. Because a lot of people come to the grandpa funeral ceremony
c. Because it takes several days to hold the ceremony
d. Because grandpa’s body was kept in tongkonan
e. Because the writer’s loved his grandpa very much

32. The activities below are held in the second phase, except…
a. Prepared Buffalo and holding Bufallo matches
b. Prepared funeral tower
c. Place the coffee in the lakian
d. Chanting
e. Dancing

33. They were great matches. What does the word “they” refer to?
a. Buffalos
b. Buffalos matches
c. People in the buffalos matches
d. Families
e. Ceremonies

This following text is for questions number 34 to 40

A Woman and the Wolves
A long time ago, very few people lived in the New Territories. There were only a few
villages. If the people wanted to go from one village to another, they often had to pass through
wild and unsafe forest.
One day, a farmer’s young wife went to the next village to visit her own mother and
brother. She brought along her baby son. When it was time for her to leave, her brother said
“It is getting dark. Let my son, Ah Tim go with you though the forest.”
So Ah Tim led the way and the young woman followed behind, carrying her baby. When
they were in the forest, suddenly they saw a group of wolves. They began to run to avoid the
danger, but Ah Tim kicked against a stone and fell down. At once the wolves caught him. The
young woman cried to the wolves,
“Please eat my own son instead.”
Then, she put her baby son on the ground in front of the wolves and took her nephew
away.
Everyone understood that this was because the woman was very good and kind. She had
offered her own son’s life to save her nephew.
They ran back to the house and called for help. All men in the village fetched thick sticks
and went back with her into the forest. When they got there, they saw something very strange.
Instead of eating the woman’s baby the wolves were playing with him.

34. What separated between one village to another a long time ago in the New Territories?
a. Another village
b. Mountains
c. Forests
d. Hills v
e. Towers and logs

35. Who was Ah Tim?

a. The young woman’s brother
b. The young woman’s son
c. The young woman’s nephew
d. The young woman’s brother-in-law
e. One of the men who fetched a stick

36. Who walked in front when they were in the forest?

a. Ah Tim
b. The woman
c. The woman’s son
d. Her brother’s nephew
e. The baby and his mother

37. How could the wolves catch Ah Tim?

a. He was afraid
b. He was stumbled by a stone
c. He ran slowly
d. The woman cried
e. The wolves were good runners

38. What did the villagers bring sticks for?

a. For the weapon to beat the wolves
b. To bring the woman’s nephew
c. For the fire woods.
d. For play
e. For building a house for the woman.
39. “ all men in the village fetched thick stick … “ the word “ fetched” has a similar meaning to :
a. Received
b. Caught
c. Got
d. Hit
e. Lifted

40. What is the purpose of the writer by writing the story above?
a. To describe the danger of the villages
b. To entertain the readers of the story
c. To tell the villagers’ relationship
d. To explain how important a relative is
e. To narrate how the wolves were playing with the baby.
Answers:
1. D

2. C

3. C

4. E

5. A

6. E

7. D

8. C

9. A

10. A

11. C

12. A

13. B

14. E

15. C

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. A

20. D

21. E

22. B

23. D
24. C

25. D

26. E

27. B

28. C

29. C

30. A

31. C

32. C

33. B

34. C

35. C

36. A

37. B

38. A

39. C

40. B