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FINAL TEST OF EVEN SEMESTER
ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 / 2020

Course / Code : Intensive Reading / 051219

Lecturer : Susanti Malasari, M.Hum.
Credits / Semester : 2 Credits / II
Class :3
Day / Date : Friday, June 19th, 2020
Time : 07.00 – 08.40
Study Program : English Education

Directions:
a. It is a closed book test.
b. Students who do cheating will get zero score.
c. Students are prohibited to browse any kind sources in order to find the answer.
d. Students are not allowed to use any kind of dictionaries

A. Answer the questions about the vocabulary in the passages, and mark the words or phrases
that are closest in meaning to the words or phrases that are asked about. (10 points)
All birds have feathers, and all animals with feathers are birds. No other major group of animals
is so easy to categorize. All birds have wings, too, but wings are not peculiar to birds. Many
adaptations are found in both feathers and wings. Feathers form the soft down of geese and ducks,
the long decorative plumes of ostriches, and the strong flight feathers of eagles and hawks.
Wings vary from the short, broad ones of chickens, which seldom fly, to the long, slim ones of
albatrosses, which spend almost all their lives soaring on air currents. In penguins, wings have been
modified into flippers and feathers into a waterproof covering. In kiwis, the wings are almost
impossible to detect.
Yet diversity among birds is not so striking as it is among mammals. The difference between a
hummingbird and a penguin is immense, but hardly as startling as that between a bat and a whale.
It is variations in details rather than in fundamental patterns that have been important in the
adaptation of birds to many kinds of ecosystems.
1. The word "categorize" is closest in meaning to a. utilize
a. appreciate b. extend
b. comprehend c. observe
c. classify d. describe
d. visualize 5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "diversity"?
the phrase "peculiar to"? a. Function
a. Unusual for b. Heredity
b. Common to c. Specialty
c. Necessary for d. Variety
d. Unique to 6. The word "hardly” is closest in meaning to
3. The word "slim" is closest in meaning to a. definitely
a. slender b. not nearly
b. powerful c. possibly
c. graceful d. not always
d. soft 7. The word "startling" is closest in meaning to
4. The word "detect" is closest in meaning to a. initial
 b. exciting a. transport
c. tremendous b. obey
d. surprising c. implement
8. The word "fundamental" is closest in meaning d. approach
to 10. Samuel Latham Mitchell helped found Rutgers
a. basic Medical College in New Jersey in 1826, and he
b. shifting produced several important works in chemistry
c. predictable and geology. The underlined word is closest in
d. complicated meaning to
9. Furniture design and manufacture were a. books
originally the work of individuals, but by the b. accomplishments
eighteenth century, many furniture makers had c. factories
teams of craftsmen to help them carry out their d. study
plans. The underlined word is closest in
meaning to

B. Find the pattern of organization of each paragraph by circling the best answer, then write down
the signal pattern of organization (10 points)
1. The story of the city mouse and the country mouse is one version of the age-old debate between the
people who prefer city life and those who prefer country life. In the city there is always something to
do. But in the country, you can always find peace and quiet. In the city, you are constantly exposed
to new and different kinds of people. On the other hand, in the country, you are always among familiar
faces. These are the images we have. The reality is less clear-cut. Rural towns do have their night
spots, and even New York City has places to escape to and be alone with your thoughts.
a. definition and example
b. cause and effect
c. comparison-contrast
d. time order
Signal of the pattern:

2. A boycott is an organized refusal by people to deal with a person or group in order to reach a certain
goal. An example is the famous boycott that began in 1955 when Mrs. Rosa Parks of Montgomery,
Alabama, refused to obey a law requiring black people to sit at the back of city buses. Mrs. Parks was
arrested, and her arrest sparked a boycott of the city bus system by African Americans. The boycott
was organized and led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rather than continue to lose money needed to
run the bus system, the city changed the law.
a. definition and example
b. cause and effect
c. comparison-contrast
d. time order
Signal of the pattern:

3. Many people say rapid population growth is the reason why nearly one billion people go hungry
every day. However, political factors are also among the causes of hunger. Firs, many countries with
hungry citizens actually export crops to other countries. Exporting the crops offers greater profits
than selling them at home. Secondly, surpluses that could feed many people are often destroyed in
order to keep the price of products high. For example, some crops are allowed to rot, and extra milk
is fed to pigs or even dumped.
a. definition and example
b. cause and effect
c. comparison-contrast
d. time order
Signal of the pattern:
4. Dinosaurs existed about 250 million years ago to 65 million years ago. This era is broken up into
three periods known as the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The Triassic Period lasted for
35 million years from 250-205 million years ago. Planet Earth was a very different place back then.
All the continents were united to form one huge land mass known as Pangaea. The Jurassic Period
was the second phase. The continents began shifting apart. The time scale for this famous period is
from 205 to 138 million years ago. The Cretaceous Period was the last period of the dinosaurs. It
spanned a time from 138 million to about 65 million years ago. In this period the continents fully
separated. However, Australia and Antarctica were still united.
a. definition and example
b. cause and effect
c. comparison-contrast
d. time order
Signal of the pattern:

5. The Cretaceous Period was filled with dangerous predators, but two of the most feared hunters were
the tyrannosaurs rex and the velociraptor. The tyrannosaurs rex was one of the largest carnivores to
ever walk the Earth. He was 20 feet tall and weighed seven tons. His jaws could crush down with
3,000 lbs. of force, enough to smash the bones of his prey. The velociraptor was very small compared
to rex. Raptors only stood three feet tall and were seven feet long, weighing merely 35 pounds. But
the velociraptor was fast. Scientists think that raptors could run 24 miles per hour and turn on a dime.
Both dinosaurs used their jaws to kill prey, but the raptor had a secret weapon: a retractable toe claw
that he pulled out like a knife to slash at his prey. Both dinosaurs had eyes on the front of their heads,
which helped them track prey. If these two dinosaurs had fought, it would be difficult to say which
would win; however since raptors died over ten million years before the first tyrannosaurs was born,
scientists don’t believe such a fight ever occurred.
a. definition and example
b. cause and effect
c. comparison-contrast
d. time order
Signal of the pattern:

C. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow (15 points)
About 8,000 people looked over the horseless carriages on November 3, 1900, the opening day of
the New York Auto Show, and the first opportunity for the automobile industry to show off its wares to
a sizable audience.
By happenstance, the number of people at the show equalled the entire car population at that time.
At that time, 10 million bicycles and an unknown number of horse-and-buggies provided the prime means
of transportation. Only about 4,000 cars were assembled in the United States in 1900, and only a quarter
of those were gasoline powered. (The rest ran on steam or electricity.)
After viewing the cars made by 32 car makers, the show's audience favored electric cars because
they were quiet. The risk of a boiler explosion turned people away from steamers, and the gasoline
powered cars produced smelly fumes. The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, which launched the
American auto industry in 1892, offered an additive designed to mask the smell of the naphtha that it
burned.
The prices were not that different from what they are today. Most cost between $800 and $1,500,
or roughly $11,000 to $18,500 in today's prices. Many of the 1900 models were cumbersome – the
Gasmobile, the Franklin, and the Orient, for example, steered with tillers like boats rather than with
steering wheels.
The black-tie audience at the show viewed the display more as a social outing than as the
extravaganzas that auto shows were about to become.
1. Approximately how many cars were there in c. 10 million
the United States in 1900? d. An unknown number
a. 4,000 2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to
b. 8,000 the phrase "By happenstance" as used in line 5?
 a. Generally b. make engines run more efficiently
b. For example c. hide offensive smells
c. Coincidentally d. make cars look better
d. By design 8. What was the highest price asked for a car at
3. Approximately how many of the cars the 1900 New York Auto Show in the dollars
assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline of that
powered? time?
a. 32 a. $800
b. 1,000 b. $1,500
c. 2,000 c. $11,300
d. 4,000 d. $18,500
4. According to the passage, people at the 1900 9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in
New York Auto Show favored cars powered by the passage as steering with a tiller rather than
a. electricity with a steering wheel?
b. naphtha a. A Franklin
c. gasoline b. A Duryea
d. steam c. An Orient
5. The word "fumes" is closest in meaning to d. A Gasmobile
a. fuels 10. The passage implies that the audience viewed
b. grains the 1900 New York Auto Show primarily as
c. fires a. a formal social affair
d. gases b. a chance to buy automobiles at low prices
6. Which of the following is closest in meaning to c. an opportunity to learn how to drive
the word "launched"? d. a chance to invest in one of thirty-two
a. Joined automobile manufacturers
b. Designed 11. It can be inferred from the passage that auto
c. Initiated shows held after 1900
d. Anticipated a. were more spectacular
7. The purpose of the additive mentioned above b. involved fewer manufacturers
was to c. were more formal
a. increase the speed of cars d. involved less expensive cars

When drawing human figures, children often make the head too large for the rest of the body. A
recent study offers some insights into this common disproportion in children's illustrations. As part of
the study, researchers asked children between four and seven years old to make several drawings of men.
When they drew front views of male figures, the size of the heads was markedly enlarged. However,
when the children drew rear views of men, the size of the heads was not so exaggerated. The researchers
suggest that children draw bigger heads when they know they must leave room for facial details.
Therefore, the odd head size in children's illustrations is a form of planning, and not an indication of a
poor sense of scale.
12. The main subject of the passage is 14. The findings of the experiment described in the
a. what the results of an experiment revealed passage would probably be of LEAST interest
b. how children learn to draw to
c. how researchers can gather data from works which of the following groups?
of art a. Teachers of art to children
d. what can be done to correct a poor sense of b. Commercial artists
scale c. Experts in child development
13. It can be inferred that, during the research d. Parents of young children
project, the children drew 15. The passage provides information to support
a. pictures of men from different angles which of the following conclusions?
b. figures without facial expression a. Children under the age of seven do not
c. sketches of both men and women generally have a good sense of scale.
d. only the front view of men b. With training, young children can be taught
to avoid disproportion in their art.
 c. Children enlarge the size of the head part of the body.
because they sense that it is the most d. Children plan ahead when they are drawing
important pictures.

D. Read each passage and then respond to the questions. Each question will ask you to make a
logical inference based on textual details. (10 Points)
“Some birthday this is turning out to be,” thought Sam. Instead of wishing him a happy birthday, Sam’s
friends had been very quiet around him all day. At the baseball game this morning, all of his friends
were whispering in the dugout, but they stopped when Sam walked up. Even his sister did not seem to
want to talk to him. She was talking to Mom in the kitchen, but she left the room quickly when she saw
Sam. Even Mom and Dad were acting a little strange. They told him the whole family had to go with
his sister to dance practice—even though he and Dad normally get to stay home. “A lousy birthday,”
thought Sam. As the drive to dance practice ended, Sam looked up. They were not at the dance studio,
though. They were at the amusement park. Sam noticed several of his friends waving at him from the
entrance. His mom turned around and said, “Surprise, Sam!”
1. What is happening? Give at least one detail from the story to support your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Why were Sam’s friends and sister quiet around him today?
________________________________________________________________________________
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3. Do you think Sam’s birthday really turned out “lousy”? Give a detail to support your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________
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Caroline took a math test yesterday. She is not sure how she did. The test was hard! Mrs. Fisher is
giving back the tests now. Caroline watches as her friends get their papers back. Some smile and some
frown. Caroline bites her lip. She is worried. Mrs. Fisher smiles as she gives Caroline’s paper back.
Caroline peeks at the grade, and she smiles at Mrs. Fisher.
4. How do you think Caroline did on the test? Write down at least one detail from the passage that
supports your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
5. When Caroline sees her friends smile or frown, what does that tell you about how they did on the
test?
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E. Read the passages. If the statements following the passages are valid inferences based on those
passages, mark the items TRUE. If the statements cannot be inferred from the passage, mark
those items FALSE. (15 points)

The term "neon light" was originally applied to a particular type of vapor lamp using the inert gas neon.
A long tube was filled with neon, which then became luminous at low pressure when an electric current
was passed through it. The lamp then emitted the characteristic reddish-orange light of neon. Today, the
term "neon light" is given to lamps of this general type which may be filled with a variety of gases,
depending on the color that is desired. Argon, for example, is used to produce blue light. Colors can also
be altered by changing the color of the glass tube. The tubes must be quite long in all these lamps to
produce light efficiently. As a result, high voltages are required. Neon tube lamps are not practical for
indoor illumination, but they have found widespread outdoor use in glowing, colorful advertising signs.
 1. The inert gas neon is reddish-orange in color. TRUE FALSE
2. The meaning of the term "neon light" has changed over time. TRUE FALSE
3. Today's "neon lights" never actually contain neon. TRUE FALSE
4. All types of "neon lights" work on the same general principles. TRUE FALSE
5. When stimulated by electricity, different types of gas produce TRUE FALSE
different colors.
6. Modern "neon lights" are more efficient than those used in the TRUE FALSE
past.
7. The primary market for neon lights is businesses rather than TRUE FALSE
private households.

Natural flavorings and fragrances are often costly and limited in supply. For example, the vital ingredient
in a rose fragrance is extracted from natural rose oil at a cost of thousands of dollars a pound; an identical
synthetic substance can be made for 1 % of this cost. Since the early twentieth century, success in
reproducing these substances has created a new industry that today produces hundreds of artificial flavors
and fragrances.
Some natural fragrances arc easily synthesized; these include vanillin, the aromatic ingredient in vanilla,
and benzaldehyde, the aromatic ingredient in wild cherries. Other fragrances, however, have dozens,
even hundreds of components, Only recently has it been possible to separate and identify these
ingredients by the use of gas chromatography and spectroscopy. Once the chemical identity is known, it
is often possible to synthesize them, Nevertheless, some complex substances, such as the aroma of fresh
coffee, have still not been duplicated satisfactorily.
Many of the chemical compounds making up these synthetics are identical to those found in nature, and
are as harmless or harmful as the natural substances. New products must be tested for safety. and when
used in food, must be approved by the US. Food and Drug Administration. The availability of synthetic
flavors and fragrances has made possible a large variety of products, from inexpensive beverages to
perfumed soap to used cars with applied "new car odor."

8. Natural rose fragrance is 100 times more expensive to produce TRUE FALSE
than artificial rose fragrance,
9. Vanillin is easier to synthesize than benzaldehyde, TRUE FALSE
10. In general, the more components there are in a fragrance, the TRUE FALSE
harder it is to synthesize.
11. Once a substance has been chemically analyzed, it can always be TRUE FALSE
easily synthesized.
12. Only recently has it been possible to satisfactorily synthesize the TRUE FALSE
aroma of fresh coffee.
13. Not all synthetic flavors are harmless. TRUE FALSE
14. Synthesized substances must be tested for safety only if they are TRUE FALSE
used in food.
15. Synthetic fragrances can be used to make a used car smell like a TRUE FALSE
new one

F. Identifying the referents for pronouns and other expressions in passages. (15 points)
In addition to these various types of deep mining, several types of surface mining may be used when
minerals lie relatively close to the surface of the Earth. One type is open-pit mining. The first step is
to remove the overburden, the layers of rock and earth lying above the ore, with giant scrapers. The
ore is broken up in a series of blasting operations. Power shovels pick up the pieces and load them
into trucks or, in some cases, ore trains. These carry it up ramps to ground level. Soft ores are removed
by drilling screws, called augers.
Another type is called "placer" mining. Sometimes heavy metals such as gold are found in soil
deposited by streams and rivers. The soil is picked up by a power shovel and transferred to a long
trough. Water is run through the soil in the trough. This carries soil particles away with it. The metal
particles are heavier than the soil and sink to the bottom, where they can be recovered.
The finishing-off process of mining is called mineral concentration. In this process, the desired
substances are removed from the waste in various ways. One technique is to bubble air through a
 liquid in which ore particles are suspended. Chemicals are added that make the minerals cling to the
air bubbles. The bubbles rise to the surface with the mineral particles attached, and they can be
skimmed off and saved.

1. The word "them" in line 4 refers to

a. power shovels
b. layers of rock and earth
c. giant scrapers
d. pieces of ore
2. To which of the following does the word "These" in line 5 refer?
a. Ramps
b. Trucks or ore trains
c. Augers
d. Blasting operations
3. The phrase "Another type" in line 7 is a reference to another type of
a. deep mining
b. ore
c. metal
d. surface mining
4. The word "This" in line 9 refers to
a. a power shovel
b. gold
c. running water
d. a long trough
5. In line 11, the phrase "this process" refers to
a. surface mining
b. the depositing of soil
c. mineral concentration
d. placer mining
6. The word "they" in line 14 refers to
a. the processes
b. the air bubbles
c. the chemicals
d. the minerals

Mount Rainier, the heart of Mt. Rainier National Park, is the highest mountain in the state of Washington
and in the Cascade Range. The mountain's summit is broad and rounded. It is 14,410 feet above sea level
and has an area of about one square mile. Numerous steam and gas jets occur around the crater, but the
volcano has been sleeping for many centuries.
Mount Rainier has a permanent ice cap and extensive snow fields, which give rise to over forty glaciers.
These feed swift streams and tumbling waterfalls that race through the glacial valleys. Forests extend to
4,500 feet. There are alpine meadows between the glaciers and the forests which contain beautiful wild
flowers. The Nisqually Glacier is probably the ice region that is most often explored by visitors. Paradise
Valley, where hotel accommodations are available, perches on the mountain's slope at 5,400 feet. The
Wonderland Trail encircles the mountain. Its 90 mile length can be covered in about a week's time.
7. To which of the following does the word "It" in line 2 refer?
a. Mt. Rainier
b. The summit
c. The Cascade range
d. The national park
8. The word "These" in line 6 refers to which of the following?
a. Snow fields
b. Steam and gas jets
c. Glaciers
 d. Streams and waterfalls
9. The word "which" in line 7 refers to
a. forests
b. wild flowers
c. alpine meadows
d. glacial valleys
10. What does the word "Its" in line 10 refer to?
a. The trail's
b. An ice region's
c. The mountain's
d. A week's
11. Yasuo Kuniyashi was born in Japan in 1883 and studied art at the Los Angeles School of Art and
Design. He also studied art in New York City, where he gave his first one-man show. In 1925 he
moved from there to Paris where he was influenced by the works of Chagall and other artists. The
underlined word refers to …
a. Japan
b. Paris
c. Los Angeles
d. New York City
12. In the past, biologists considered mushrooms and other fungi as a type of non-green plant. Today,
however, they are most commonly regarded as a separate kingdom of living things. The underlined
word refers to …
a. mushrooms and other fungi
b. biologists
c. plants
d. green plants
13. William Dean Howells, a contemporary and friend of Mark Twain, wrote a number of books that
realistically portrayed life on farms in Midwestern America. One of his followers, Hamlin Garland,
was even more bitter in his criticism of rural America than his mentor. The underlined word refers to
…
a. Hamlin Garland
b. Mark Twain
c. William Dean Howells
d. America
14. The Wisconsin Dells is a region where the Wisconsin River cuts through soft sandstone. The strange
formations that have been carved out of the rocks there are a delight to tourists. They have names
such as Devil's Elbow, Grand Piano, and Fat Man's Misery. The underlined word refers to …
a. strange formations
b. tourists
c. rocks
d. river
15. The lives of beetles are divided into four stages, as are those of wasps, ants, and butterflies. The
underlined word refers to …
a. lives
b. stages
c. insects
d. wasp

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