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1. What is the purpose of the text? is encircled by a white cloud” pernyataan

A. To describe how a tornado occurs ini salah karena seharusnya “narrow end
B. To describe a tornado in general touches the earth and is often encircled
C. To describe a certain tornado by a cloud of debris.
D. To retell a tornado
3. “They also commonly occur in southern
Jawaban: B Canada, south central and eastern Asia,…”
Pembahasan: What does the underlined word mean?
Siswa menentukan tujuan komunikasi A. Take part
sebuah teks. Bacaan di atas termasuk jenis B. Look for
teks report (report text) dengan tujuan C. Take place
menceritakan tornado secara umum (in D. Look after
general) dan berhubungan dengan fenomena
Jawaban: C
atau kejadian alam.
Pembahasan:
2. Based on the text, we know that …. Siswa menentukan makna kata, dalam hal ini

A. tornadoes have been observed on Ant- menemukan persamaan arti kata (synonym).
arctica • Take part (v) = join (v) = participate (v) =
B. tornadoes come in the similar sizes and ikut serta
speed • Look for (v) = search for (v) = seek (v) =
C. some tornadoes reach wind speeds of mencari
more than 300 mph (480 km/h) pustaka-indo.blogspot.com
•

Take place (v) = occur (v) = happen (v) =
D. tornado’s end never touch the earth and terjadi
is encircled by a white cloud • Look after (v) = take care of (v) = guard (v)
Jawaban: C = merawat, menjaga
Pembahasan:
Siswa menentukan informasi tertentu. Per-
TEXT 2
hatikan:

• “tornadoes have been observed on Ant- Flood is an overflow of
arctica” pernyataan ini salah karena seha- water that soaks or covers
rusnya “tornadoes have been observed on land. Floodsare the most
every continent except Antarctica” frequent type of natural
• “tornadoes come in the similar sizes and disaster worldwide. It can
speed” pernyataan ini salah karena seha- becaused by several things,
rusnya “Tornadoes comein many sizes” naturally and form the efect
• “some tornadoes reach wind speeds of of humanbehavior. The most common cause is
more than 300 mph (480 km/h)” pernyata- because of the over capacity ofthe body of water,

an ini benar karena tercantum dalam e.g. river or lake. As a result some of the water
bacaaan (paragraph 2 kalimat kedua). lowsoutside of the body of water. It can also occur
• “tornado’s end never touch the earth and in rivers, when thestrength of the river is so high

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