DAILY TEST ONE FOR 9TH GRADERS

The writer’s purpose in writing the text above is .....

• a. To retell what has happened in Komodo Island

• b. To describe Komodo Dragon in general

• c. To amuse readers with the story of Komodo Dragon

• d. To persuade people to keep and breed Komodo Dragon.

What is the Komodo dragon classified as?

• a. A type of bird

• b. A member of the monitor family, Varanidae

• c. A mammal

• d. An amphibian

What is one of the physical characteristics of the Komodo dragon?

• a. It has feathers and can fly.

• b. It has a long heavy tail and short, strong legs.

• c. It has smooth skin and a long neck.

• d. It has a brightly colored coat.

How fast can a Komodo dragon sprint?

• a. 10 km per hour

• b. 18 km per hour

• c. 25 km per hour

• d. 30 km per hour

Where is the Komodo dragon mainly found?

• a. In deserts

• b. On the island of Komodo and nearby islands like Rinca and Flores

• c. In tropical rainforests

• d. In Arctic regions

Komodo dragons are cannibals because .....

• a. they hunt wild pigs, deer, water buffaloes and even horses

• b. they feed on eggs, lizards, snakes and rodents.

• c. they prey on the young ones as well as old and sick dragons

• d. they eat anything when they are starving

"It hunts other animals during the day"

from the statement we know that Komodo Dragon is ..... animal.

• a. omnivore

• b. herbivore

• c. cannibals

• d. carnivore

"The natives call the dragon crocodile."

the bold and italic words has the same meaning with.....

• a. the outsiders

• b. the foreigner

• c. the local people

• d. the aliens

What is the main topic of the conversation between Sari and Intan?

• a. The differences between lions and tigers

• b. The differences between Sumatran tigers and Javan tigers

• c. The life cycle of tigers

• d. Domestic animals

What do both Sumatran and Javan tigers have in common according to Intan?

 

• a. They are found in the same habitat.

• b. They are both critically endangered.

• c. They are larger than other tiger species.

• d. They live in groups.