Second Quiz

I love watching MotoGP and Rossi was my superstar before he retired. Now, I support
Jack Miller. He is a never give-up racer and has
a very fast motorbike. I also have friends
who are big fans of MotoGP and we never miss watching the race, no matter how late it broadcasts. Last week my friends came to my house as we wanted to watch the MotoGP race held in Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, together. For your information, we support different riders; Nissa favors Pecco, Deby likes Quartararo or El Diablo, and Agus is
Bastianini’s fan. We were a bit disappointed because the race was delayed. It was raining heavily in the circuit. While waiting for the race to start and listening to commentators’ reviews, we enjoyed hot fried tofu and cold drinks. On the screen, we saw that the spectators remained on their seats waiting for the race in an orderly manner. They occasionally cheered the riders while waving flags with the riders’ numbers on them. This atmosphere brought us as if we were in the circuit, watching the race directly. Finally, the race began with wet tracks. At the beginning of the race, my favorite Jack Miller was placed second, behind Marco Bezzecchi. The race was very tight and thrilling.There were two riders who were riding very closely that forced one of them to run wide. There was another rider who fell and couldn’t continue the race. After a few laps, some of the tracks were still wet but some were already dry. However, the riders continued to speed up their bikes to win the race. Truly, such condition required riders, even the expert ones, to be careful. On the last few laps, Oliveira successfully overtook Miller, followed by Pecco Bagnaia and Marquez. Marquez the Baby Alien kept trying to catch up and overtake Pecco, but Pecco wouldn’t let him pass easily. Finally, Oliveira crossed the finish line first, followed by Miller and Pecco. That was the order of the top three who were entitled to the podium.

What is the topic of the text?

• The last race’s winner

• Watching MotoGP together

• The last race’s winner

• MotoGP’ superstars

What makes the writer favor Jack Miller?

• He is the successor of Valentino Rossi.

• Currently he sits at the top of MotoGP races.

• He always fights to be a champion whatever it takes.
  

• He is pursuing the world title until the end of the year’s races.

“They occasionally cheered the riders while waving flags ….” (Paragraph 3) What does the underlined word refer to?

• The racers

• The spectators

• The commentators
  

• The writer and her friends
  

It was my first time watching sports games at the ASEAN Para Games. Simply, I was curious about a game called goalball. It was the first time I heard such a sports name, so I checked the schedule about when and where the game would be played. Soon, I headed to the Sebelas Maret University Stadium. At that time the Indonesian men’s goalball team played against the Malaysian team. In this special game for blind athletes, Indonesia was represented by Andi Santoso, Arif Setiawan, Bahrul Sapaat, Muhamad Yogi Prayoga, Nurfendi, and Satrio Choirul Usman. They, who still had been given a blindfold so that the game ran fairly, appeared very solid. They had excellent skill, strength, and accuracy. They were also very good at attacking and defending that they did them in turns. In this match which lasted 2 x 12 minutes, Arif came out as the top scorer after scoring five winning goals on minutes 3, 6, 8, 10 and 11. Other players to score included Satrio Choirul (10′, 16′, 19′ and 20′), Andi (14′) and Yogi (16′). Malaysian players didn’t give up easily during the match. Badrul Hisam tried to balance Indonesians at the beginning of the match. Unfortunately, the Indonesian team was stronger and won by 11−6 over Malaysia.

What made the writer see the Para Games?

• He/she lived near the Sebelas Maret University Stadium.

• He/she wanted to know what goalball
  was.

• He/she wanted to support the Indonesian players.

• He /she wanted to have a look over the stadium.

Why is the text written?

• To describe what goalball is

• To describe kinds of sports competed in Para Games

• To relate the writer’s experience when joining Para Games

• To relate the writer’s experience when watching a match at Para Games

What made the Indonesian able to team beat the Malaysian’s?

• The Indonesian players were only good at attacking.

• The Malaysian team didn’t compete with the best players.

• The Malaysian players appeared very solid.

• The Indonesian players were skillful and played fast and accurately.
  

“Malaysian players didn’t give up easily during the match.” What is the similar meaning of ‘to give up’?

• to comprehend

• to capture

• to surrender

• to achieve

More and more young boys and girls are starting to play e-Sports. At first, they did such computer games as a hobby. Gradually, they’ve joined a community and taken part in competitions. Now, they have become professional gamers. Many of gamers have made excellent achievements, and few of them are Ratih, Aurelia, Fitria and Nabilla in the women’s team, and Aldi, Billy, Nando and Fatih in the men’s team. They have great techniques, physic, psychology, mental, strategies, and analysis so that they are able to play the e-Sports they are passionate about charmingly. These gamers really understand how to play the game, for example, covering all battlefields well because each battlefield has its own level of difficulty, choosing appropriate types of weapons, and deciding the correct time to shoot the weapons to get effective results. What cannot be left out in e-Sports competitions is a good communication between team members so that they know where the enemies are without being missed. They can also discuss the best place to defend or switch places if a friend’s position on the team is located by an opposing player.

What is described in the text?

• Hide-and-Seek game

• Run and Go game

• Realistic games

• E-Sports

Why is communication important during the game?

• They can hit and run safely

• They know how to use weapons.

• They can choose weapons efficiently.

• They can attack their enemies hand in hand.

“ … to play the e-Sports they are passionate about charmingly.” (Paragraph 2) What is the similar meaning of the word ‘passionate’?

• Loving

• Dreaming

• caring

• Attending