Nama : Imroatul Radha’ah 4.

It can be inferred from the passage that the hippopotamus is

Npm : 719621328 commonly called a hippo because the word “hippo” is
(A) Simpler to pronounce
(B) Scientifically more accurate
The hippopotamus is the third largest land animal, smaller only than
(C) The original name
the elephant and the rhinoceros. Its name comes from two Greek (D) Easier for the animal to recognize
words which mean “river horse.” The long name of this animal is 5. The word “float” in line 4 is closest in meaning to
often shortened to the easier to handle term “hippo.” (A) Sink
The hippo has a natural affinity for the water. It does not float on top (B) Drift
of the water; instead, it can walk along the bottom of a body of (C) Eat
water. The hippo commonly remains underwater for three to five (D) Flap
6. According to the passage, what is the maximum time that hippos
minutes and has been known to stay under for up to half an hour
have been known to stay underwater?
before coming up for air. (A) Three minutes
In spite of its name, the hippo has relatively little in common with (B) Five minutes
the horse and instead has a number of interesting similarities in (C) Thirty minutes
common with the whale. When a hippo comes up after a stay at the (D) Ninety minutes
bottom of a lake or river, it releases air through a blowhole, just like 7. The expression “has relatively little in common” in line 8 could
a whale. In addition, the hippo resembles the whale in that they both best be replaced by
(A) has few interactions
have thick layers of blubber for protection and they are almost
(B) is not normally found
completely hairless. (C) has minimal experience
1. The topic of this passage is (D) shares few similarities
(A) The largest land animals 8. The passage states that one way in which a hippo is similar to a
(B) The derivations of animal names whale is that
(C) The characteristics of the hippo (A) They both live on the bottoms of rivers
(D) The relation between the hippo and the whale (B) They both have blowholes
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the rhinoceros is (C) They are both named after horses
(A) Smaller than the hippo (D) They both breathe underwater
(B) Equal in size to the elephant 9. The word “blubber” in line 12 is closest in meaning to
(C) A hybrid of the hippo and the elephant (A) Fat
(D) One of the two largest types of land animals (B) Metal
3. The possessive “its” in line 2 refers to (C) Water
(A) Hippopotamus (D) Skin
(B) Elephant 10. The passage states that the hippo does not
(C) Rhinoceros (A) Like water
(D) Horse
 (B) Resemble the whale (D) Largest
(C) Have a protective coating 13. In the second paragraph, the author mainly discusses
(D) Have much hair (A) How Audubon developed his painting style
John James Audubon, nineteenth-century artist and naturalist, Is (B) Audubon’s involvement in a mercantile business
known as one of the foremost authorities on North American birds. (C) Where Audubon went on his excursions
Born in Les Cayes, Haiti, in 1785, Audubon was raised in France and (D) Audubon’s unsuccessful business practices
studied art under French artist Jacques-Louis David. After settling on 14. The word “mode” in line 9 could best be replaced by
his father’s Pennsylvania estate at the age of eighteen, he first began (A) Method
to study and paint birds. (B) Vogue
In his young adulthood, Audubon undertook numerous enterprises, (C) Average
generally without a tremendous amount of success; at various times (D) Trend
during his life he was involved in a mercantile business, a lumber 15. Audubon decided not to continue to pursue business when
and grist mill, a taxidermy business, and a school. His general mode (A) He was injured in an accident at a grist mill.
of operating a business was to leave it either unattended or in the (B) He decided to study art in France.
hands of a partner and take off on excursions through the wilds to (C) He was put in prison because he owed money.
paint the natural life that he saw. His business career came to end in (D) He made enough money from his paintings.
1819 when he was jailed for debt and forced to file for bankruptcy. 16. The word “pursue” in line 13 is closest in meaning to
It was at that time that Audubon began to seriously to pursue the (A) Imagine
dream of publishing a collection of his paintings of birds. For the (B) Share
next six years he painted birds in their natural habitats while his wife (C) Follow
worked as a teacher to support the family. His Birds of America, (D) Deny
which included engravings of 435 of his colorful and lifelike water 17. According to the passage, Audubon’s paintings
colors, was published in parts during the period from 1826 to 1838 in (A) Were realistic portrayals
England. After the success of the English editions, American editions (B) Used only black, white, and gray
of his work were published in 1839, and his fame and fortune were (C) Were done in oils
ensured. (D) Depicted birds in cages
11. This passage is mainly about 18. The word “support” in line 15 could best be replaced by
(A) North American birds (A) Tolerate
(B) Audubon’s route to success as a painter of birds (B) Provide for
(C) The works that Audubon published (C) Side with
(D) Audubon’s preference for travel in natural habitat (D) Fight for
19. It can be inferred from the passage that after 1839 Audubon
12. The word “foremost” in line 2 is closest in meaning to (A) Unsuccessfully tried to develop new businesses
(A) Prior (B) Continued to be supported by his wife
(B) Leading (C) Traveled to Europe
(C) First (D) Became wealthy