REPORT TEXT

'In most countries in the nothern hemisphere, summer starts in June and ends in September. Meanwhile, summer occurs in December, January, and February in southern hemisphere'

When does summer last?

• Start from June until September

• Start from June to June

• Start from September until June

• Start from September to June

'During summer, the days are usually bright so people go holidaying, swimming, or sunbathing on the beach.'

People do activities during summer, except?

• Holidaying

• Swimming

• Sunbathing

• Eating

'In most countries in the northern hemisphere, summer starts in June and ends in September. Meanwhile, summer occurs in December, January, and February in southern hemisphere.

During summer, the days are usually bright so people go holidaying, swimming, or sunbathing on the beach. Vegetables and tropical fruits, such as pineapples, watermelons, mangoes, berries, and melons, are abundant in summer'

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

• Summertime

• Summer season

• Summer activities

• Summer vegetables

'Summer is a season which include the hottest and longest days in a year, among the four seasons, in its cycle. As a result, summer, which falls between spring and autumn, has the shortest nights, albeit the summertime may vary among countries due to climate and tradition. When summer is coming, the days lengthen.

In most countries in the nothern hemisphere, summer starts in June and ends in September. Meanwhile, summer occurs in December, January, and February in southern hemisphere.

During summer, the days are usually bright so people go holidaying, swimming, or sunbathing on the beach. Vegetables and tropical fruits, such as pineapples, watermelons, mangoes, berries, and melons, are abundant in summer.'

Why do people like to spend the day out in the summer?

• Summer has the longest days

• Summer has various fruits and vegetables

• Summer is the hottest and the longest season

• Summer is a good season for outdoor activites

'Vegetables and tropical fruits, such as pineapples, watermelons, mangoes, berries, and melons, are abundant in summer.'

What does the underlined word mean?

• Easy to get

• Overwhelming

• Having a great deal

• Available in large quantities

'The elephant is a very intelligent animal. Its intelligence combined with its great strength makes it a very useful servant to man and it can be trained to serve in various ways such as carry heavy loads, hunt for tigers and even fight.'

The paragraph is mainly about the fact that.....

• Elephants are strong

• Elephants can lift logs

• Elephants are very useful

• Elephant must be trained

'An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk.'

The most distinguishing characteristic of an elephant is…..

• It is thick legs

• It is large body

• It is long nose

• It is large ears

'An elephant is the largest and strongest animals. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tall, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the trunk.'

Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the paragraph?

• It looks strange

• It is heavy

• It is wild

• It has a trunk

'The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses. The elephant draws up water by its trunk and can squirt it all over its body like a shower bath. It can also lift leaves and puts them into its mouth. In fact, the trunk serves the elephant as a long foot and hand.'

It is stated in the text that the elephant uses the trunk to do the following, EXCEPT …….

• to eat

• to push

• to drink

• to carry things

'The trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature, and it has various uses.'

The word “peculiar” close in meaning to …

• Large

• Strange

• Tough

• Smooth