Latihan Soal UM 2

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Mosquitoes are insects in the family Culicidae. They have a pair of scaled wings, a pair of halters, a slender body, and long legs. The females of most mosquito species suck blood (hematophagy) from other animals, which has made them the most deadly disease vector known, killing millions of people over thousands of years and continuing to kill millions per year by the spread of diseases.

Length varies but is rarely greater than 16 mm (0.6 inch), and weight up to 2.5 mg (0.04 grain). A mosquito can fly for 1 to 4 hours continuously at up to 1–2 km/h travelling up to 10 km in a night. Most species are nocturnal or crepuscular (dawn or dusk) feeders. During the heat of the day most mosquitoes rest in a cool place and wait for the evenings. They may still bite if disturbed. Mosquitoes are adept at infiltration and have been known to find their way into homes via deactivated air conditioning units.

1. Most species of mosquitos are active in the night. So, they are known as ... creature.

A. hematophagy

B. Slender

C. Deactivated

D. Nocturnal

2. What do mosquitos do during day time?

A. They fly around

B. They rest in a cool place

C. They bite animals

D. They are traveling

3. What will mosquitos do if there are deactivated air conditioner?

A. They will catch a cold

B. They will try get into home through it.

C. They will bite it

D. They will be disturbed

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STUDENTS ORGANISATION OF MTs IKHLAS BERAMAL

Jl. Umar Bin Khattab no.02 Jakarta, telp (021)74810555

ANNOUNCEMENT

To : All OSIM members

Due to our last meeting about launching  Gelar Aksi Lomba Kompetensi Siswa (GALAKSI) to welcome Ramadhan and promote our school next May, 2019. Lets discuss further steps about competition sorts that will be presented to all Elementary Schools in DKI. Jakarta on;

Date/day     : Saturday/ April 21st, 2019

Time            :  02.00 p.m. (after class)

We will start the meeting on time. Feel free to share your ideas and suggestions on this program. It will assist to success this program. 

Note: committee division is also included on meeting agenda.

Ms. Novia

The OSIM Supervisor

4. When will the competition be held?

A. after Ramadhan

B. in the fifth month

C. before the OSIM meeting

D.  soon after promoting the school

5. Feel free to share your ideas and suggestions on this program 

The word "share"  is closest in meaning to ....

A.bring

B.divide

C. spread

D. release

6. What will OSIM members do after reading the announcement?

A. have the meeting as soon as possible

B. prepare the competition meeting after class

C. be ready for the meeting based on the schedule

D. invite all elementary schools in DKI to join the meeting

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       A rainbow is colored light seen in the sky when rays of the sun strike falling raindrops. Rainbows are curved because raindrops that reflect the sunlight are curved. Rainbows occur after a storm when the sun begins to shine while the air is still filled with raindrops. They occur most often in the morning or early evening. Stripes of the rainbow are colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo (blue-red), and violet (red-blue). Sometimes one color may fade out (most often blue). the red is almost always seen. Sometimes two rainbows can be observed.

       A rainbow is really a circle and has no end. Occasionally passengers in a low-flying aircraft see rainbows that form complete circles. The bottom half of the rainbow is hidden from most observers because it is below the horizon

7. What is the topic of the text?

A. storm

B. horizon

C. rainbow

D. raindrops

8. We see rainbow as a half circle because ...

A. It has many colors.

B. The raindrops are curved.

C. The other half of rainbow is below horizon.

D. It often occurs in the morning or early evening.

9. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. the colors of rainbow

B. the shape of rainbow

C. the time when rainbow appears

D. the factors causing rainbow

10. Rainbow occurs when the sun shines and while the air is filled with .

 The word "occurs" is similar in meaning to ...

A. arise

B. affect

C. arrange

D. approach

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SECTION 5: 

Plug the machine

Open the tap water.

First wash cycle

There may be water left inside your machine after factory tests and trials. It is recommended that the first wash cycle should be made without any laundry so that carry out this water; pour half a measuring cup of normal all purposes detergent into compartment 2 and select cotton program at 90oC.

BEFORE WASHING

Discrimination of your laundry

Discriminate your clothes according to their types (cotton, synthetic, sensitive, woollen, etc.), washing temperatures and level of dirtiness.

Never wash your white and coloured clothes together

Since your new coloured clothes may shed dye on the first wash, wash them separately.

Be careful that no metal pieces are found on or in the pockets of your clothes, remove if there is any. Zip and button your clothes.

Remove the plastic or metal hooks of the curtains and laces or place them inside a washing bag and tie.

11.What is the purpose of the text?

A. to show us how to get the washing machine

B. to describe the washing machine in more detail

C. to tell the ways how to do before washing the laundry

D. to inform the steps how a washing machine is made

12. To avoid the machine broken.

A. we have to stop washing curtain and laces.

B. we must separate the coloured clothes from the plain ones.

C. we must zip and button our clothes.

D. we should remove metal and plastic pieces from the curtains.

13. We discriminate the clothes according to their type because .

A. different types of clothes need different type of washing

B. each clothes has different level of dirtiness

C. each type of clothes needs different temperature

D. our clothes need special attention

I remember that day. It was the day that I will never forget. I was at my home after having the exam the previous day. The result of the exam would be announced the next day. But considering the distance of the exam location, I asked my friend to check the result of the exam.

That morning I was having a morning tea while waiting for my friend call. My parents and I were nervous that morning as the result of the exam was important for me to continue to higher school in my area without having the entrance test. As I was dreaming about my results while taking a sip of tea; suddenly the phone rang and I was so excited when my mom told me it was my friend. I ran towards phone as soon as possible. I grabbed the phone from mom and started missile of questions on my friend. From the other end my friend shouted at me and suggested me to keep calm and allow her to speak. She said that I got the highest mark all the exam participants. Listening this I shouted, Oh Really‼! My mother came running towards me, she was so happy. She started crying and gave me a tight hug. She said that she was very proud of me.

14. Pay attention to the following statement:

1. The writer asked his/her friend to check the result of the Exam.

2. The result of the exam is important for the writer to continue his/her study.

3. The writer's mother was very sad to have the result.

4. The writer got the highest mark of all.

 

The correct statements are...

A. 1,2,3

B. 2,3,4

C. 1,2,4

D. 2,3,4

15. What did the writer do to know the results of the exam?

A. checked it at the location at the exam

B. asked her friend to inform her by phone

C. waited for the school inform her by phone

D. asked her mother to check by phone

16. How did the writer probably feel before the announcement?

A. sad

B. anxious

C. tired

D. calm