SUMATIVE TEST 2. 9

Which of the following animals is a mammal?

• snake

• Crocodile

• Bird

• Whale

Which of the following animals is known for its ability to change color to match its surroundings?

• Lion

• Tiger

• Chameleon

• Elephant

It is small. It can be scary. It has eight legs. It spins a web. It is a/an …

• Spider

• Scorpion

• Crab

• Beetle

The ________ is famous for being the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world and its strong, unpleasant odor.

• Titan arum (corpse flower)

• Sunflower

• Rafflesia

• Rose

As the world's largest single flower, the ________ is a fascinating parasitic plant found in the rainforests of Sumatra.

• Titan arum (corpse flower)

• Sunflower

• Rafflesia

• Rose

It can swim. It can’t fly. It eats fish. It is a bird. It is a …

• Penguin

• Duck

• Ostrich

• Chicken

Read the text, and answer the question. An elephant is the largest and strongest animal. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the 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 put them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly. 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 text tells us about….

• the Elephant’s peculiar feature

• useful servant

• strange looking animal

• an elephant

Read the text, and answer the question. An elephant is the largest and strongest animal. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the 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 put them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly. 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. Which of the following is NOT part of the elephant described in the first paragraph?

• It looks strange

• It is heavy

• It is wild

• It has a trunk

Read the text, and answer the question. An elephant is the largest and strongest animal. It is a strange looking animal with its thick legs, huge sides and backs, large hanging ears, a small tail, little eyes, long white tusks and above all it has a long noise, the 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 put them into its mouth. In fact the trunk serves the elephant as a long arm and hand. An elephant looks very clumsy and heavy and yet it can move very quickly. 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 trunk is the elephant’s peculiar feature …. (Paragraph2). The word “peculiar” close in meaning to ….

• large

• strange

• tough

• smooth

Read the text, and answer the question. Komodo dragon is a member of the monitor family, Varanidae. It is the world’s largest living lizard. It grows to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and weighs up to 126 kg and belongs to the most ancient group of lizards still alive. It is found mainly in the island of Komodo and on other small islands, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. The natives call the dragon, “Ora”, or “buaya darat” (land crocodile). The Komodo dragon has a long, heavy tail, short, strong legs, and rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up to 18 km per hour, but only for short distances. When it opens its wide red moth, it shows a row of teeth like the edge of a saw. Komodo dragons are good simmers and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and their legs held against their body. The Komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pigs, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller Komodo have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragons are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young one as well as the old and sick dragons. Lizard digs a cave with its strong claws in the cave at night. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ….

• to retell the events in Komodo Island.

• to inform about classification of Komodo.

• to describe Komodo dragons in general.

• to persuade readers to keep Komodo habitat.