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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries. 

This story is mainly about …

a)

  traveling from Italy to China

b)

why Polo went to the far east

c)

the world's first great traveler

d)

Marco Polo and Kublai Khan

e)

  in what ways Columbus affected Polo

2.

It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries. 

The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that …

a)

  he traveled very far to reach China for a new world

b)

he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read

c)

he was so well liked by the king of China

d)

he crossed mountains and deserts to reach China

e)

  he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning

3.

It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries. 

We know from the story that after he turned back, …

a)

  Marco brought out a book inspiring new voyages

b)

Marco stayed in Italy for twenty-three years

c)

Kublai Khan knew that Marco had crossed mountains and deserts

d)

Kublai Khan sent Columbus to other countries for business

e)

    Marco set out for a new adventure

4.

It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries. 

What was Kublai Khan’s contribution to Marco’s adventures around the world?

a)

He let the Polos stay with him for 23 years

b)

He made him travel to other countries for his business

c)

He fund The Polo’s travel from Italy to China

d)

He wrote all about Marco’s adventures in a book

e)

    He made Marco famous all around the world

5.

It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries. 

  In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos

The antonym of the word please is …

a)

delighted

b)

content

c)

happy

d)

disquiet

e)

satisfied

6.

Dr. ABDULRACHMAN SALEH

1909-1947

 

            Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

            Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

            Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded the Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesia’s independence to the world.

 

           

Abdulrachman Saleh was given the title Father of Physiology because ....

a)

He was a lecturer in the Medical Faculty of University of Indonesia.

b)

He had significant contribution in physiology

c)

He was a lecturer in many parts of Indonesia

d)

He was a lecturer as well as a doctor

e)

He was a professor in physiology

7.

Dr. ABDULRACHMAN SALEH

1909-1947

 

            Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

            Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

            Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded the Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesia’s independence to the world.

 

The main idea of the first paragraph is about Abdulrachman Saleh’s  ....

a)

  medical practice in Kwitang

b)

family in supporting his study

c)

  career as a doctor in STOVIA

d)

educational background as doctor

e)

  experience at the laboratory of physiology

8.

Dr. ABDULRACHMAN SALEH

1909-1947

 

            Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

            Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

            Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded the Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesia’s independence to the world.

 

For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

The underlined word is closest in meaning to …

a)

 worthwhile

b)

outstanding

c)

kindhearted

d)

important

e)

  inspired

9.

Dr. ABDULRACHMAN SALEH

1909-1947

 

            Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

            Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

            Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded the Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesia’s independence to the world.

 

What can we conclude about Abdulrachman Saleh from paragraph 3?

a)

He wanted to be famous person

b)

He was not interested in medical only

c)

He liked his career very much

d)

  He read the text  of proclamation of Indonesia

e)

  He took part in establishing boy scouts organization

10.

Dr. ABDULRACHMAN SALEH

1909-1947

 

            Born into a family of doctors in Kampung Ketapang, Kwitang Barat, jakarta, Abdulrachman Saleh also became a doctor. After finishing MULO, he studied at STOVIA. While still a student, he was appointed assistant at the laboratory of physiology. Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

            Abdulrachman Saleh’s role in medicine was significant. He became a lecturer in Jakarta, Surabaya, Malang, and Klaten. For his meritorious service in medicine, specifically in physiology, in 1958, the University of Indonesia bestowed him the title of Bapak Ilmu Faal (Father of Physiology).

            Abdulrachman Saleh was a man of many interests. He was involved in youth organizations like Boy Scouts and Indonesia Muda. He was also a member of Aeroclub, and co-founded the Verenigde Oosterse Radio Omroep (VORO), an organization of broadcasters. It was he who established the Voice of Free Indonesia, the radio station which spread the proclamation of Indonesia’s independence to the world.

 

Graduating from STOVIA, Abudlrachman Saleh continued his work at the lab while having his own medical practice.

In other words we can say that …      

a)

He worked at the lab and his own clinic to support his study at STOVIA

b)

He had worked at the lab and having own medical practice before graduating from STOVIA

c)

Since he had set his own clinic and worked at the lab, he continued to study at STOVIA

d)

He continued study at STOVIA as well as having his own clinic and working at the lab

e)

  He worked at the lab and had his own medical practice after graduating from STOVIA

11.

Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film ‘Enter the Dragon’.

Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived. His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for 1958.

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond Chow called ‘The Big Boss’, ‘Fist of Fury’ and ‘The Way of the Dragon’. There is a very famous fight scene in ‘The Way of the Dragon’ with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie has made more than 200 million US dollars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all knowlegde eventually became self-knowledge.

What is the text about?

a)

Bruce Lee’s career as a fighter

b)

  From Hong Kong to United State

c)

A famous Kung Fu actor, Bruce Lee

d)

A successful movie ‘Enter the Dragon’.

e)

Behind the famous TV series Kung Fu

12.

Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film ‘Enter the Dragon’.

Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived. His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for 1958.

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond Chow called ‘The Big Boss’, ‘Fist of Fury’ and ‘The Way of the Dragon’. There is a very famous fight scene in ‘The Way of the Dragon’ with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie has made more than 200 million US dollars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all knowlegde eventually became self-knowledge.

Why did Bruce Lee move to Hong Kong with his wife and children?

a)

He was rejected to be the star of the TV series Kung Fu

b)

  He got a prospective movie star in Hong Kong

c)

  He opened his first martial arts school

d)

He want to write books about his beliefs

e)

He studied drama and philosophy in Hong Kong

13.

Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film ‘Enter the Dragon’.

Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived. His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for 1958.

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond Chow called ‘The Big Boss’, ‘Fist of Fury’ and ‘The Way of the Dragon’. There is a very famous fight scene in ‘The Way of the Dragon’ with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie has made more than 200 million US dollars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all knowlegde eventually became self-knowledge.

What can we conclude about Bruce Lee?

a)

Bruce Lee was born in China

b)

He starred TV series Kung Fu

c)

   His last film was the Way of  the Dragon

d)

TV series Kung Fu is Bruce Lee’s first idea

e)

His father was a philosopher

14.

Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film ‘Enter the Dragon’.

Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived. His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for 1958.

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond Chow called ‘The Big Boss’, ‘Fist of Fury’ and ‘The Way of the Dragon’. There is a very famous fight scene in ‘The Way of the Dragon’ with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie has made more than 200 million US dollars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all knowlegde eventually became self-knowledge.

1.    Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived.

The word ‘invanded’ has the same meaning with …

a)

interfered

b)

assisted

c)

  collaborated

d)

took part

e)

conquered

15.

Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film ‘Enter the Dragon’.

Although Bruce Lee was born in Chinatown in San Francisco in 1940, his parents soon moved back to Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the Japanese Imperial Army invaded Hong Kong shortly afterwards but the family survived. His father Lee Hoi Chuon was a famous Cantonese opera singer and actor and his mother Grace was a wealthy aristocrat from Hong Kong. In 1957 Lee fought and won the Hong Kong high school boxing championship and then became the Hong Kong cha cha cha champion for 1958.

At the age of 18, he returned to the United States where his sister and brother lived. He studied drama and philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. Then he opened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends Jun Fan Gung Fu.

Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the very famous TV series Kung Fu but Warner Bros. decided not to have a Chinese person as the star of the series. As a result, Bruce and wife and children caught a plane to Hong Kong.

Back in Hong Kong, Bruce immediately made three very successful films with director Raymond Chow called ‘The Big Boss’, ‘Fist of Fury’ and ‘The Way of the Dragon’. There is a very famous fight scene in ‘The Way of the Dragon’ with Chuck Norris filmed in the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. His last film was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. The movie has made more than 200 million US dollars.

Bruce Lee was a philosopher as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. He believed that all knowlegde eventually became self-knowledge.

Which of the following is not correct according to the text?

a)

His father was a famous opera singer and actor.

b)

Bruce Lee studied literature at the University of Washington.

c)

    Bruce Lee opened his first martial arts school in Washington

d)

The movie “Enter the Dragon” made more than 200 million US dollars.

e)

‘The Way of the Dragon’ was filmed in the Colosseum in Rome