Below are true based on the text above, except.…
A. Elephant can pick up heavy objects with their hands
B. They very care about and loyal with their friends.
C. Elephants never forget your face.
D. Humans brain is smaller than elephants brain.

Clue:
The elephants use their special nose to sense and lift objects.
Pembahasan:
The elephants use their special nose to help them swim, to sense the size, shape, and temperature of the object they are lifting. Their special nose is called trunk.

Question 11

My aunt has just called me. She said that my uncle got an accident yesterday. So, I …. to their house tomorrow.
A. am going to go
B. am going
C. will go
D. go

Clue:
Pay attention to the activity in the sentence. Remember the pattern to talk something in future tense that has been planned before.
Pembahasan:
From the sentence we know that the speaker knows that her uncle got an accident from his/her aunt then he/she planned to go to her aunt house tomorrow. So, he/she uses ‘be going to’ to talk about his/her activity tomorrow. The pattern is “S + be + going to + Verb”. The subject is ‘I’ so the to be is ‘am’ and the verb is ‘go’. The correct answer is ‘am going to go’.

Question 12

Next two weeks, my father.… fly to Singapore for visiting his friend.
A. is going to
B. going to
C. will
D. is

Clue:
Pay attention to the activity in the sentence. Remember the pattern to talk something in future tense that has been planned before.
Pembahasan:
From the sentence we know that the speaker’s father plans to fly to Singapore. To say something that has been planned before, we can use ‘be going to’. In the sentence the subject is ‘My father’ then to be for the subject my father is ‘is’. So the correct answer is ‘is going to’.

Question 13

I feel hungry. I … eat first before go out.
A. Will
B. going to
C. am going to
D. am

Clue:
Pay attention to the activity in the sentence. Remember the pattern to talk something in future tense that is not planned before.
Pembahasan:
From the sentence we know that the speaker feels hungry then he/she decides to eat first before goes out. He/she decides to eat at the time when he/she speaks that she feels hungry. It is the activity that is not planned before. So, it uses the word ‘will’ to state it. The correct answer is ‘will’.

Question 14

Complete the dialogue below.
Rita : hi! Sonia, have you finished your biology assignment?
Sonia: hi! I …. finish it this weekend.
A. am going to
B. going to
C. will
D. am

Clue:
Pay attention to the Sonia’s sentence. The activity that she does is planned before. Remember the sentence pattern.
Pembahasan:
From the Sonia’s sentence we know that she plans to finish her biology assignment at the weekend. To complete the sentence we use ‘be going to’. The subject is ‘I’ so we use ‘am’ as the ‘to be’. The correct answer is ‘am going to’. Then the complete sentence becomes “I am going to finish it this weekend.’

Question 15

Silla does not study for the competition. She …. win the competition.
A. will not
B. will
C. is
D. going to

Clue:
Remember the word that can be used to predict something in the future. Pay attention to relation of the first sentence and second sentence.
Pembahasan:
From the Sonia’s sentence we know that the speaker predicts that Silla will not win the competition because she didn’t study for her competition. The correct word can be used to fill in the blank is ‘will’. Because the prediction is in the form of negative statement, so we need to add the word ‘not’. The correct answer is ‘will not’

Question 16

He is very thirsty.
He drinks two bottles of mineral water.
The best sentence to combine the sentences above is….
A. He is very thirsty, so he drinks two bottles of mineral water.
B. He drinks two bottles of mineral water. Therefore he is very thirsty.
C. Because of he drinks two bottles of mineral water, he is very thirsty.
D. He is very thirsty because he drinks two bottles of mineral water.

Clue:
Thirsty is the cause.
Pembahasan:
There are two sentences, one is cause and the other is effect. The cause is “he is thirsty” and the effect is “he drinks two bottles of mineral water”. The correct answer is using conjunction “so”.

Question 17

School was closed.
It is flood.
The best sentence to combine the sentences above is….
A. School was closed because of flood.
B. School was closed so it is flood.
C. It is flood for school was closed.
D. It is flood due to school was closed.

Clue:
Flood is the cause.
Pembahasan:
The cause is flood and the effect which comes after the flood is school was closed. The correct answer is using because of.

Question 18

We were late to the meeting… the heavy traffic.
The correct answer to fill in the blank above is ….
A. So
B. Therefore
C. due to
D. because of

Clue:
The heavy traffic.
Pembahasan:
The effect sentence is coming in the beginning of the sentence, the after the signal word it is a noun clause. So the correct answer is “due to”.

Question 19

Jimmy had to stop jogging…his sprained ankle.
The best phrase to complete the blank is ….
A. Because of
B. Therefore
C. For
D. Because

Clue:
his sprained ankle
Pembahasan:
His sprained ankle is a noun clause. Signal word of cause effect which is followed by noun clause is “because of”.

Question 20
The following text is for question number 20.

Many people think that they can get sick … (20) cold weather; however, illnesses are not caused by temperature, … (6) it is caused by germs. So, while chilling outside in the cold probably won’t strengthen your immune system, you’re more likely to contract an illness indoors … (7) you will have a greater exposure to germs.

The suitable word to fill the blank number 20 is ….
A. Because
B. So
C. Therefore
D. because of

Clue:
cold weather
Pembahasan:
The correct signal word of cause effect is “because of”, because in the sentence it is followed by noun clause “cold weather”.

The following text is for question number 21-24.

Question 21

The text above is about ….
A. a pet clinic
B. how to love our pets
C. furry animals
D. Pet Day Camp

Clue:
Read the headline (title): Furry Animal Clinic.
Pembahasan:
It is an advertisement that tells people about a clinic for animals.

Question 22

The advertisement mentions the following information, EXCEPT ….
A. pet dance camp
B. dog training
C. wellness care
D. grooming

Clue:
Read and find the key phrases in the questions: provide, grooming, wellness, pet dance camp, dog training. Then, find those words and phrases in the text.
Pembahasan:
Read the words/phrases/facilities under the sentence: We are providing health care for your family pet.

Question 23

What time does the clinic open on Sunday? Choose the right answer ….
A. at 1 p.m.
B. at 6 p.m.
C. at 5 p.m.
D. at 9 p.m.

Clue:
Find key word: Sunday. Focus on the time.
Pembahasan:
Read: 1 p.m.– 6 p.m. Sunday

Question 24

The purpose of the text above is ….
A. to persuade people to take care of their pets in Furry animal clinic
B. to persuade people to sell their pets in Furry animal clinic
C. to inform people about kinds of family pets sold in Furry animal clinic.
D. to announce the price of animals in Furry animal clinic

Clue:
Read the text.
Love Your Pets? Come and care your pet here. We provide health care for your family pet.
Pembahasan:
It does not talk about prices, selling or buying pets. It’s a clinic.

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