Descriptive 9.
“Peter is interested in sports very much, and at
school he plays football and tennis.” The
Peter is the youngest in our family. He is underlined phrase can be replaced by ….
fourteen years old and four years younger than a. Dislike sport
me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a b. Really likes sport
friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at c. Hates sport very much
home, but he usually does what he is asked to do. d. Finds sport not really entertaining
Peter is interested in sports very much, and at 10. “But he usually does what he is asked to do”
school, he plays football and tennis. He is the best The underlined phrase means …
badminton player in our family. a. He does anything he wants.
1. How old is Peter? He is … years old. b. He always asks.
a. Four c. He is lazy.
b. Fourteen d. He is diligent.
c. Forty
d. Ten
2. The writer is … years old. The Houses of the Toraja
a. Fourteen The ethnic groups in the mountain regions of
b. Sixteen southwest and central Sulawesi (Celebes) are
c. Eighteen known by the name of Toraja, which has come to
d. Nineteen mean “those who live upstream” or “those who
3. Which of the following statement is not true live in the mountains”. Their name is in fact
about Peter? derived from the word Raja, which in Sanskrit
a. He has long and straight hair. means “king”. The society is hierarchically
b. He has bright eyes. structured: the noblemen are called rengnge, the
c. He is not interested in sports. ordinary people to makaka, and the slaves to
d. He plays football and tennis. kaunan; birth determines which rank a person will
4. According to the passage, we know that Peter occupy. The distinctive features of the traditional
is …. houses (tongkonan) of the Toraja are the “buffalo
a. The writer’s youngest brother horns”, the roof design and the rich decoration on
b. The writer’s elder brother the walls. The buffalo is a symbol of status,
c. A naughty boy courage, strength and fighting spirit. Designed as
d. A friendly boy a representation on the universe, the tongkonan is
5. It is implied in the passage that …. constructed in three parts: the upper world (the
a. Peter is naughty. roof), the world of humans (the middle of the
b. Peter is lazy. building), and the underworld (the space under the
c. Peter is unfriendly. floor). The highly distinctive roors constructed by
d. Peter is diligent. the Toraja given rise to various ingenious
6. From the text, we may conclude that…. interpretations. Certainly the roof is something of
a. Many people do not like Peter. deep significance for the Toraja, and even today
b. People is older that the writer. they build “modern” (in other words houses built
c. Peter is a welcoming person. with cement) houses with such roofs.
d. Peter is not diligent at all. Question :
7. What is the text mostly about? 1. What is the text about?
a. Peter 2. “… and even today they bulid modern…”
b. Peter’s hobby (paragraph 3) The underlined word refers to…
c. Peter’s family 3. What are the ordinary people commonly
d. D. peters’ elder brother called?
4. Which of the following does not symbolize a
8. ”He is fourteen years old . . . Than me.” buffalo?
The underlined word refers to …. 5. Where is Tana TORAJA ?
a. Peter
b. The writer
c. The writer’s brother
d. the writer’s family
