reading comprehension for grade 12

1. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused to eat it if the other two could not share it with him, and this act finally convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is the most generous of you”, she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is Hakim I will marry.”

The main idea of the paragraph is …

• Hakim was unselfish person

• Hakim was served with succulent meat

• Hakim was satisfied with the food served

• Hakim wanted to share the food with the sheiks

• Hakim had made the queen find the resolution of her problem

1. A fox fell into a well and couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. “Good”, said the fox “It’s the best water I’ve tasted in all my life. Come down and try it your self”.

The text tells the story of …

• a fox

• a goat

• a fox and a goat

• an old man and the fox

• the goat and old man

1. The goat was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked round but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, “I have a good idea”. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then I’ll climb on your back, from there. I’ll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I’m out, I’ll help you out of the well.

The paragraph mainly tells …

• how the fox helped the goat

• why the fox got into the well

• how the fox got out of the well

• the fox’s idea how to get out of the well

• how both the goat and the fox got out of the well

1. Philippines: At least nine people were killed and dozens were injured when the Philippines security forces clashed with dozens of slum dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their homes in the northern province, a police commander said Tuesday.

The clash happened because …

• illegal slum dwellers resisted the demolition of their homes

• the police officers and the soldiers shot the dwellers

• nine people were killed by the security forces

• the police officers firing the dwellers

• the people dwelled on private land

“Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded, including 10 police officers during almost 10 hours of fighting. We even had to evacuate some our officers who needed surgery to get the bullets from their bodies,”

The speaker said that …

• ten police officers had to be evacuated

• ten police officers were killed in the fighting

• ten police officers were injured during the fighting

• some of wounded people needed surgery

• more than ten police officers were killed and injured in the fighting.

Seven people were killed in a collision between a bus, a car, and a truck on jalan Sultan at 10:35 p.m. last night. The dead were all passengers of the car. The police believed the car had been trying to overtake the bus when it was struck by a truck coming from the opposite direction. The driver said he did not see the car approaching.

The police said the car should not have tried to pass the bus, since overtaking is not allowed on Jalan Sultan.

What was the cause of the collision?

• The truck came from the opposite direction

• The car carried more than five people.

• The truck driver didn’t use his light

• The truck driver didn’t see the car

• The car tried to overtake the bus

It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing, which they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to go back to the press center to write stories and race against time, always fearing that internet connection would come crashing down.

And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I enjoy ate once a day because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite far, about a 30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.

How often did the writer eat a day?

• Three times

• Seldom

• Twice

• Never

• Once

It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing, which they said were limited and inadequate. Emerging to a glaring, full noon, it was time to go back to the press center to write stories and race against time, always fearing that internet connection would come crashing down.

And after everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I enjoy ate once a day because you always had to rush and it was difficult to find food. You had to travel quite far, about a 30-to 45-minute trip by car to find fresh food.

What is the writer’s occupation?

• A social worker

• A volunteer

• A journalist

• presenter

• A TV reporter

Every time they see illegal logging in their area, the women and children cry out, “Where can we settle and make a living if our forests were gone?”

They are the forest people, members of the Local Anak Dalam tribe, in Mangkekal (makekal), Bukit Duabelas national Park, Jambi province. They have tried very hard to protect the forest zone from illegal logging operations. “Adult as well as children are fighting for the conservation of this forest,” said tribal chief Tumenggung (Regent) meriak.

The national park zone is about 60,000 hectares. It is home for about 1,500 Anak Dalam. The tribesman live in Mangkekal, Kedasung, Air hitam, and Terap.

The text mainly tells us about…

• forest people

• National Park

• forest conservation

• illegal logging

• illegal operation

1. Years later, Federico thinks that he has found in Tomas, he only survivor of an air accident, the instrument of his vengeance. By teaching him to control fortune, he can use him to return to the casino and challenge the God of fortune. Together they begin a journey of initiation, a succession of ever more strange and difficult tests in which the highest bet is the luck of others; luck, which in this game is captured in a simple photograph. Everything goes well until Sara, a policewoman who survives a car accident which kills her family, becomes obsessed with discovering what is behind these clandestine games in which death and luck become enmeshed. In which only one can remain intact. This film is really worth watching.(ALL questions source: UNAS SMA)

What does the writer suggest to the audience?

• The film is forgettable

• They should watch the film

• They should neglect the film

• They should make another film

• The writer should promote the film.