CARA MENGERJAKAN READING TEXT DENGAN MUDAH

ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION

Students’ cheating is one of the biggest problems faced by teachers nowadays.

     Despite the fact that teachers advise their students not to do dishonest acts during tests, some students still do cheating. There are many kinds of cheating that students do during the test or examination, such as looking other students’ work, put some notes under their clothes, write notes or formulas on their desks, make hand signals or go to rest rooms to get the answers from their friends

     In my view, students who do cheating are committing a crime. It is a sort of taking something illegally. This crime causes negative results to the students. Students who always cheat deteriorate their mental capacity. Cheating acts also create dependence. They weaken their self confidence. Instead of preparing for the coming test, they are busy to organize notes on a piece of paper. If this awful habit continues, the students will lose their opportunity to develop their intellectual and mind.

      Therefore, school should consider cheating as a very serious problem. School board and administration should go hand in hand to overcome this matter. Honesty must be put in school’s vision.  Harsh punishment must be applied to students who commit this crime. 

1. What is mainly discussed in the text?

1. School policy.            C.  Cheating as a crime.   E.  Different ways of cheating.
2. Mental deterioration.  D.  Harsh punishment

2. What will the school do to eliminate students who commit cheating?

a. Create a good vision.                c. Make harsh punishment      e. Administer the school affair

b. Select honest students.             d. Make students confident

3.  ‘Students who always cheat deteriorate their mental capacity.’ (Paragraph 3)

      The underlined word means ….

1. Support           b. Worsen        c. Cause           d. Create         e. Find

4. ‘They weaken their self confidence.’ (Paragraph 3). What does ‘they’ refer to?

Tests       b. Papers          c. Results         d. Students      d. Cheatings

5. What is the purpose of the text?

a. to entertain the reader about cheating

b. to pursuade the reader that cheating is wrong

c. to describe about cheating

d. to give information how chating is

e. to explain about cheating

NARRATIVE

The Magic Box

Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who lived with his wife. One day, he dug up his field and found a big box. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned the box and kept it in their house.

One sunny morning his wife dropped an apple into it. Suddenly, the box began fill up with apples. No matter how many the apples were taken out, more apples took their place. So, the farmer and his wife decide to sell the apples and in short time they were able to live quite comfortably.

One day, the farmer dropped gold into the box. At once, apples disappeared and the box began to fill itself with coins. Every day, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds of gold coins from the box. Soon, they became very rich.

Having heard that his son had gone rich, the farmer’s grandfather visited the couple. He was not very strong and he could not go out to work any more. So, the farmer asked the old man to help him take money out of the box. When his grandfather told his son that he was tired and wanted to have a rest, the farmer shouted at him, “Why are you so lazy? Why can’t you work harder?”

The old man did not say anything, and continued to work until he fell into the box and suddenly died. At once, the money disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead grandfathers.

The farmer had to pull them out and bury them. To do this, he had to spend all the money he had collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer was just as poor as he was before.

6.  What is the purpose of the text?

A. To discuss the successful people.     C. To entertain the readers.            E. To persuade the readers.

B. To explain the lazy people.             D. To inform the rich people.

7.  “At once, the money disappeared and the box ….” (Paragraph 5)

       The synonym of the underlined word is ….

      A. vanished                                   C. buried                      E. flied

      B. skipped                         D. hided

8. “Having heard that his son had gone rich, the farmer’s grandfather visited the couple.” (Paragraph 4)

 The underlined word refers to ….

A. the grand father and his daughter                                  D. the farmer and his wife

B. the grand father and his wife                             E. the farmer and his son

C. the grand father and his son

9.  What can we learn from the story above? We have to ….

        A. work hard                   C. respect our parents              E. collect money as much as possible

 B. help poor people    D. do everything happily

EXPLANATION

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very few items are hand written. All too often, people buy a pen based only on looks, and wonder why they are not satisfied once they begin to use it. How ever, buying a pen that you will enjoy is not difficult if you keep a few simple tips in mind.

           First of all, a pen should fit comfortably in your hand and be easy to manipulate. The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic when determining comfort. If you have a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a slender pen. If you have a larger hand and thicker fingers, you may prefer a fatter pen. The length of a pen can also influence comfort. A pen that is too long can easily feel top-heavy and unstable as you write.

           Then, the writing point of the pen should allow the ink to flow evenly while the pen remains in contact with the paper. This will create a smooth line of writing, with no ships or gaps that indicate an irregular flow of ink within the pen. The point should also be sensitive enough to prevent ink from flowing when the pen is lifted from the paper. A point that does not seal off the flow may leave blots of ink at the end and beginning of each word, as you pick the pen up and put it down again.

           Finally, the pen should make a bold, dark line. Fine-line pens may compensate for bad handwriting, but fine, delicate lines do not command attention next to the printed text, as for example, a signature on a printed letter. A boarder line, by contrast, gives an impression of confidence and authority.

11. What is the text about?

       A. Write more legibly.      C. Write more things by hand. E. Purchase more pens for writing.

       B. Purchase better printers.                       D. Pay more attention to the pens.

12. What is an advantage of fine-line pens?

      A. They command attention.                                 D. They are more effective to bring anywhere.

      B. They are easier to write with.                E. They can compensate for bad writing.

      C. They convey confidence and authority.

13. “Fine-line pens may compensate for bad handwriting …” (Paragraph 5)

      The underlined word has the same meaning as ….

1. Recompense                C. Renew                     E. Remove
2. Refill                           D. Return

14. What is the purpose of the text?

      A. To persuade the readers that a pen is the case.              D. To explain the advantage of a pen.

      B. To tell the readers that a pen is important.                                       E. To inform the use of the pen.

     C. To describe a pen used for writing with.

HORTATORY EXPOSITION

The use of marijuana for curing a patient still becomes a controversial issue. Those who are the proponent of using marijuana for treatment shows that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple sclerosis, cancer and AIDS, and it can do so with remarkable safety. Marijuana is less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe everyday.

            Although I understand many believe marijuana is the most effective drug in combating their medical ailments, I would caution against this assumption due to the lack of consistent, repeatable scientific data available to prove marijuana’s medical benefits.

            Furthermore, the American Medical Association (AMA) calls for further adequate and well-controlled studies of marijuana and related cannabinoids in patients who have serious conditions for which preclinical, anecdotal or controlled evidence suggest possible efficacy and the application of such results to the understanding and treatment of disease.

            The AMA recommends that marijuana be retained in Schedule of the Controlled Substances Act pending the outcome of such studies.

            Based on current evidence, I believe that marijuana is a dangerous drug and that there are less dangerous medicines offering the same relief from pain and other medical symptoms.

15. What is the text about?

      A. Types of drugs that are used in medical treatment.

      B. The benefit of using marijuana in medical treatment.

      C.  The danger of using marijuana in medical treatment.

      D. The success of using marijuana in combating medical treatment.

      E. The writer’s opposing view on using marijuana in medical treatment.

16. How do you compare paragraph 1 and 3?

      A. Paragraph 3 elaborates the idea of paragraph 1.

      B. Paragraph 3 strongly opposes to the idea of paragraph 1.

      C. Paragraph 3 slightly disagrees to the idea of paragraph 1.

      D. Both paragraphs explain the use of marijuana for patient treatment.

      E. Both paragraphs explain the danger of marijuana used in medical treatment.

17. Why does the writer disagree to the use of marijuana in treating patients?

      A. Marijuana is expensive.

      B. Marijuana is difficult to find.                            D. Marijuana is dangerous substance to use.

      C. A lot of patients suffer because of it.                E. Patients being treated may become addicted.

18. “I would caution against this assumption due to the lack of consistent, repeatable scientific data available to prove marijuana’s medical benefits.” (Paragraph 2)

      What does the underlined word mean?

1. A Warn                            C. Take care                E. Protest

B. Complain                        D. Oppose