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NAME ______________________ NIM ________________
A. Part of SpeechChoose the proper part of speech from the
brackets and write it in thebox
Dayak, also Dyak, is the name applied to aboriginal inhabitants
of the island ofBorneo, particularly to the tribes of the interior
of the state of Sarawak. TheDayak are (1. Division/divided/divider)
into six groups: the Penans, Klemantans,and kenyahs, who represent
the oldest Dayak elements of Borneo, and theKayans, Muruts, and
Iban, who are later arrivals. (2. Physics/Physically/Physical)the
Dayak are the result of long-term admixture of Chinese, Malay, and
Negritopeoples. The Iban, known as Sea Dayak and famous as pirates
and conquerors,werw (3. Probable/probably/probability) the latest
of the Dayak to arrive inBorneo; they alone of the Dayak groups
inhabit the coastal region. They bear (4.Strong/Strength/Strongly)
ethnological similarities to the Malays, who came toBorneo in the
12th century. Many Iban have been converted to Christianity,
somepractice an amalgam of Christianity and traditional (5.
Belief/Believe/Believing),and some still follow their traditional
spiritualism.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B. Context CluesRewrite the following explanation about Ambon by
inserting 5 phrases(from the box) somewhere in the paragraph. Use
context clues to help
you identify where to put the phrases. Add punctuation (
comma,period) properly.
Ambon or Amboina, is an island in eastern Indonesia in the Banda
Sea. The islandis mountainous. The chiefproducts are cloves,
nutmeg, and copra.
which are shipped from the port city ofAmbon
rice, sugarone of the Moluccas
with area of 813 sq kmbut has a fertile and well-watered
coastal
plain
C. Paragraph FlowReorder the following sentences into two good
paragraphs.
A. On the other hand, my mother is not so tall; she is a little
fat, and shehas brown hair and a fair complexion.
B. My father is dark, very tall and of medium weight.C. They
dont look similar at all.
D. However, they look nice together.E. My parents differences
start with their appearance.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
K. She listens to other people and changes her mind if it is
necessary.L. I think they have only one personality trait in
common: they are both
very giving to my sister and me.M. If he has an opinion, he
refuses to change it.N. My father, on the other hand, is very
stubborn.O. In addition to the differences in their appearance,
their personalities
are very different.P. My mother is open-minded; she doesnt stick
to one idea.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
D. EditingRewrite the following string of words into good
paragraph withproper capitalization and punctuations (punctuations
used in theparagraph: period, comma, semi colon, hyphen,
exclamation mark,quotation marks).
1Eating in the Learning Center cafeteria is a pleasant
experience.2FIRSTTHEFOODISEXCELLENT.
3ITISWELLPREPAREDITTASTESDELICIOUSANDTHERE
AREMANYDIFFERENTKINDSOFFOODLIKEHAMBURGERSPIZZAANDCHICKEN
4MOREOVEREACHPERSONSERVESHIMSELFSELECTINGJUSTWHATHEWANTS
5SECONDTHEENVIRONMENTINTHECAFETERIAISNICE6MANYHAPPYYOUNGPEOPLEARETALKINGANDLAUGHING7HOWEVERTHEATMOSPHEREISSTILLCALMITISPOSSIBLETOSTUDYANDTODOHOMEWORK8FINALLYTHEREAREMANYFRIENDLYPEOPLEATTHECAFETERIA
9EVENSTRANGERSSAYHIANDOFFERTOSHARETHEIRTABLES10WHENTHISHAPPENSPRACTICEINSPEAKINGENGLISHANDFRIENDSHIPOFTENFOLLOW11INGENERALITISNICETOGOTOTHELEARNINGCENTERCAFETERIAONCEINAWHILETOENJOYEATINGSTUDYINGANDTALKINGTONEWPEOPLE
E. Guess the meanings from contextTry to give meaning to the
bold words without looking at thedictionary. And write the topic of
the text!
For many people today, its difficult to imagine life without a
cellular phone. Oncethe preserve of the rich, they have now become
an indispensable part ofmodern day life. The technology for
cellular phones waspatentedin 1975, but itwasnt until 1982 that the
first commercialcell phone network was established
in the United States. Since that time, the cellular phone has
change from a bulkymachine, to something that can fit into the palm
of your hand.
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The functions available in modern-day cell phones are increasing
rapidly. E-mailaccess is now standard. Cellular phone cameras,
which were once little more thana gimmick, now rival stand-alone
digital cameras in terms of quality. With ThirdGeneration
telephones, broadband access offers the possibility of the
video
phones, television and full internet access. All this comes at a
cost, however.Many people bemoan a society where people seem
gluedto their phone, butoblivious to all that is going on around
them.
