Lembar kerja Pemahaman bacaan (ujian masuk) dengan jawaban

The giant panda eats mostly bamboo. An adult can spend up to 14 hours a day eating, because bamboo provides little energy. Pandas live in mountain forests in central China. Why do pandas spend so many hours eating?

1. ABamboo is hard to find in China.
2. BPandas eat many different foods.
3. CPandas live in cold mountains.
4. DBamboo provides little energy.

“Omar was elated when he heard he had passed his driving test. He jumped up and down and hugged his instructor.” What does “elated” mean?

1. AVery happy
2. BVery angry
3. CVery tired
4. DVery nervous

The human eye has a coloured part called the iris. In the middle of the iris is a black opening called the pupil, which lets light into the eye. What does the pupil do?

1. AIt lets light pass into the eye.
2. BIt keeps dust out of the eye.
3. CIt gives the eye its colour.
4. DIt moves tears across the eye.

Frogs begin life as eggs laid in water. The eggs hatch into tadpoles, which have tails and breathe with gills. Over several weeks, tadpoles grow legs, lose their tails and develop lungs. How is the passage mainly organised?

1. AIn time order, describing stages of growth
2. BAs an argument for and against
3. CAs a problem followed by a solution
4. DAs a comparison of two different animals

A recipe states: “For a softer cookie, bake for 8 minutes. For a crisper cookie, bake for 11 minutes.” What can you infer?

1. ACrisper cookies need more sugar.
2. BSofter cookies need a hotter oven.
3. CLonger baking makes the cookies crisper.
4. DThe cookies must always bake for 8 minutes.

“The doctor explained that the medicine would work best if taken at the same time every day. Mr. Ali set an alarm on his phone for 9 p.m.” Why did Mr. Ali set an alarm?

1. ATo take the medicine at the same time daily
2. BTo wake up early for work the next day
3. CTo know when to stop taking the medicine
4. DTo remind him to call the doctor

“Ten patients tried a new sleep app. Eight said they slept better. The app company now claims: ‘Proven to cure insomnia!’” Why is the claim not justified?

1. ATen self-reports without a comparison group prove little.
2. BThe app should have been tested on one patient.
3. CSleep apps cannot be used by patients at home.
4. DEight out of ten is less than half of the patients.

The author writes: “Either we close the old swimming pool, or the town will go bankrupt.” What is the flaw in this statement?

1. AIt presents only two options when others exist.
2. BIt gives too many reasons for closing the pool.
3. CIt uses figures that are clearly out of date.
4. DIt agrees with both sides of the debate.