PTS Semester Genap

The Lion and the Gnat

          “Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

          “Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

          The next instant he flew at the lion and stugn him sharplyon the nose. The lion was mad with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight.

          The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of  beast came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

What did the gnat do to the lion?

• He scratched the lion’s nose.

• He stung the lion on the nose.

• He stung the lion on his left ear.

• He buzzed around the lion’s nose.

The Lion and the Gnat

          “Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

          “Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

          The next instant he flew at the lion and stugn him sharplyon the nose. The lion was mad with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight.

          The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of  beast came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

What happened when the lion struck at the gnat?

• The gnat disappeared.

• He tore himself with his claws.

• He could touch the gnat’s body.

• He could only hurt the gnat’s wings.

The Lion and the Gnat

          “Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

          “Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

          The next instant he flew at the lion and stugn him sharplyon the nose. The lion was mad with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight.

          The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of  beast came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

What happended to the gnat?

• He told other animals about his victory.

• He was trapped in a spider’s web.

• Another lion killed him.

• The lion beat him.

The Lion and the Gnat

          “Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

          “Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

          The next instant he flew at the lion and stugn him sharplyon the nose. The lion was mad with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight.

          The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of  beast came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

1.    “… he who had defeated the king of beast came to a miserable end …”

The synonym of the underlined word is ….

• Tragic

• Happy

• Bad

• Sad

The Lion and the Gnat

          “Away with you, vile insect!” said a lion angrily to a gnat that was buzzing around his head. But the gnat was not in the least disturbed.

          “Do you think,” he said spitefully to the lion, “that I am afraid of you because they call you king?”

          The next instant he flew at the lion and stugn him sharplyon the nose. The lion was mad with rage. He struck fiercely at the gnat, but only succeded in tearing himself with his claws. Again and again the gnat stung the lion, who now was roaring angrily. At last, worn out with rage and covered with wounds that his own teeth and claws had made, the lion gave up the fight.

          The gnat buzzed away to tell the whole world about his victory, but instead he flew straight into a spider’s web. And there, he who had defeated the king of  beast came to a miserable end, the prey of a little spider.

What can we learn from the story?

• We should be honest

• We should be humble

• We should be diligent

• We should be wise in choosing friends

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surface of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

          The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.

          The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste,mcalled umami, result from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tatstes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

  What is the purpose of the text?

• To describe the tongue in general

• To describe the parts of the tongue

• To explain the function of the tongue

• To inform how the tongue detects the taste

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surface of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

          The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.

          The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste,mcalled umami, result from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tatstes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

  From the text we can conclude that ….

• papillae contains many nerves connected to the brain

• the tongue helps us produce sounds of speech

• taste map of the tongue determines the tastes

• A.  papillae makes the tongue texture soft

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surface of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

          The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.

          The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste,mcalled umami, result from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tatstes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

  The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called ….

• frenum

• papillae

• mucosa

• muscular

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surface of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

          The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.

          The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste,mcalled umami, result from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tatstes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

    “The tongue is vital foe chewing and swallowing food, …” (Paragraph 2)

• Easy

• Necessary

• Useful

• Valuable

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth. The tongue is covered with moist, pink tissue called mucosa. Tiny bumps called papillae give the tongue its rough texture. Thousands of taste buds cover the surface of the papillae. Taste buds are collections of nerve-like cells that connect to nerves running into the brain.

          The tongue is anchored to the mouth by webs of tough tissue and mucosa. The tether holding down the front of the tongue is called the frenum. In the back of the mouth, the tongue is anchored into the hyoid bone. The tongue is vital for chewing and swallowing food, as well as for speech.

          The four common tastes are sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. A fifth taste,mcalled umami, result from tasting glutamate (present in MSG). The tongue has many nerves that help detect and transmit taste signals to the brain. Because of this, all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tatstes; the commonly described “taste map” of the tongue doesn’t really exist.

    “… all parts of the tongue can detect these four common tastes …”

What does the underlined utterance refer to?

• Umami, sweet, bitter, sour

• Sweet, salty, bitter, umami

• Sweet, sour, bitter, salty

• Umami, bitter, salty, sour