Read the text to answer questions 1 to 5.

You need:


a glass of water
a fresh celery
a small amount of red or blue food coloring


The steps:


1. Carefully cut the bottom end of the celery.
2. Put some drops of food coloring into a glass of water. Pay attention to how the color slowly spreads until the color is spread evenly.
3. Put the stem of celery into the water. Let it soak for several hours in the glass.
4. Check the stem. You will see how the “polluted" water moves upwards through the celery stem.

1. What is the best title for the experiment?

A. Celery Plant
B. Spreading Water
C. How Pollution Occurs
D. How to Plant Celery

2. How much water do you need to carry out the experiment?

A. A spoonful.
B. A glass.
C. A cup.
D. A bucket.

3. What do you think is the use of the food coloring?

A. To give nice colors to the water.
B. To make the experiment interesting.
C. To show the pollution.
D. To increase interests in the audience.

4. “Pay attention to how the color slowly spreads until the color is spread evenly.’’ The underlined word means ....

A. freely
B. beautifully
C. equally
D. widely

5. “You will see how the “polluted” water moves upwards through the celery stem.” The “polluted water” in the experiment is actually ....

A. fruit juice
B. plain water
C. water spread with food coloring
D. polluted water

Make Your Own Dinosaur Footprint


The Materials:


a piece of large paper several medium-sized potatoes knife paint
a bowl


The Steps:


1. Cut the potato into two parts.
2. Draw a sketch of dinosaur’s footprint on the flat area of the potato.
3. Carve the shape until it forms a relief.
4. Pour some paint onto the bowl.
5. Dip the potato into the paint until the footprint smeared.
6. Print it onto the paper. You can make a series of footprints as if it was a dinosaur's trail.

6. How many materials do we need in doing the above activity?

A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.

7. Into how many parts do we cut the potato?

A. Into several parts.
B. Into medium-sized parts.
C. Into two parts.
D. Into little chops.

8. Which the tool can we use to carve the potato?

A. A knife,
B. A paint,
C. A bowl.
D. A brush.

9. What is this potato-footprint similar to?

A. A stamp.
B. A fruit.
C. A footstep.
D. A footprint.

10. What is the use of the knife in the activity?

A. To cut and to paint.
B. To cut and to carve.
C. To cut and to draw.
D. To cut and to dip.

Read the text and answer questions 11 to 15.

How to Save by Using a Cash Deposit Machine


1. First of all, insert your ATM card into the slot.
2. Enter your PIN.
3. The slot for putting your money in will be opened. Put in your money.
4. After the slot is closed, the computer will count your money. On the screen you will see the amount of money you put into the slot. Choose “yes” if the number is correct.
5. On the screen you will be asked whether you will save the money to your account, ortransferitto another account. Choose “your account".
6. You have successfully saved your money. If the machine asks if you are done, choose “yes”.
7. Take out the receipt and your ATM card.

11. What is a cash deposit machine?

A. A machine from which you can withdraw your money.
B. A machine from which you can get money.

C. A machine to which you put your money and save it to your account.
D. A machine to which you give your money.

12. How many steps you need to save your money using the cash deposit machine?

A. One.
B. Three.
C. Five.
D. Seven.

13. Can this machine be used to transfer your money to your friend’s account?

A. No, it can’t.
B. Yes, it can.
C. It depends on the machine.
D. Yes, but sometimes.

14. What is the similarity of this machine with the regular automatic teller machine?

A. Both ofthem can be used to withdraw money.
B. Both of them can be used to save money.
C. Both ofthem are owned by the same bank.
D. Both of them use personal identification number.

15. In the text above, the word “transfer” means ....

A. to give money to other people
B. to send money to other people
C. to send money through online connection to a bank account
D. to withdraw money from a bank account

Kunci jawaban:

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. C