Not all deserts are sandy . . . . most deserts are rocky

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Snake are reptiles (cold-blooded creatures). They belong to the same group as lizard (the scaled group, squamata) but from a sub-group of their own (serpentes).

Snakes have two legs but a long time ago, they had claws to help them slither along. Snakes are not slimy. They are covered in scales which are just bumps on the skin. Their skin is hard and glossy to reduce friction as the snake slithers along the ground.

Snakes often sun bathe on rocks in the warm weather. This is because snakes are cold-blooded; they need the sun’s warmth to heat their bodies up. Most snakes live in the country.

Some types of snakes live in trees, some live in water, but most live on the ground in deserted rabbit burrows, in thick, long grass and in old logs.

A snake’s diet usually consists of frogs, lizard, and mice and other snakes. The anaconda can eat small crocodiles and even bears. Many snakes protect themselves with their fangs. Some snakes are protected by scaring their enemies away like the cobra. The flying snakes glide away from danger. Their ribs spread apart and the skin stretches out. Its technique is just like the sugar gliders.

How do flying snakes protect themselves . . . .

• They fly away

• They use their fangs to scare their enemies

• They stretch out their skin

• They eat the other animals

So a nice fairy took her to the Kahyangan. (paragraph 2).

The word ‘her” in the sentence refers to . . . .

• Princess Nirmala

• The wicked fairy

• The nice fairy

• Prince Teja

The driest places on earth are deserts. A desert is such a dry place because rain rarely falls. Some deserts have no rain for years, and some never rain at all. Moreover, deserts are scorching hot, especially during daytime. It is so hot that it is even possible to fry an egg with a pan on top of the sand.

            Strong winds blow across deserts. This makes the sand pile up to make heaps and dunes of sand. The biggest dune that has ever existed is 200 meters tall. Sometimes, these are dangerous to humans because it can cover villages in the deserts.

            Interestingly, not all deserts are sandy, only a quarter. In fact, most deserts are covered in stones and gravel.

What does the first paragraph tell us about?

• A brief description about deserts

• How to fry an egg in the deserts

• The kinds of rain in the deserts

• How to serve hot eggs

What does the text highlight?

• The relationship between anemone and hermit crabs

• How an anemone saves hermit crabs' life

• The way hermit crabs pray anemone

• Hermit crabs' breeding system

How does an anemone protect a hermit crab?

• By using its tentacles to sting the enemies

• By eating the shredded food particles

• By finding an empty mollusk shell

• By sticking its head out

What is the text about?

• Whales

• Sea-living mammals

• The description of mammals

• The difference between whales and fish

What is the passive form of the sentence?

They translated some old documents last week

• Some old documents were translated by them last week

• Some old documents are translated by them last week

• Some old documents were being translated by them last week

• Some old documents have been translated by them last week

What happens when the shell is too small for the hermit crab?

• The anemone will share its house with the crab

• It will build a larger shell

• The anemone will give its house to the crab

• It will find a larger shell

Why the wicked fairy did used her magic to make Raden Begawan unconscious?

• She did not want the prince of Blambangan marry the princess

• She wanted Teja Nirmala to forget about her wedding

• She did not want Raden Prabu marry the princess

• She did not like Raden Begawan