EXPOSITION TEKS
Question for numbers 1-3.
A career is an individual’s journey through learning, work, and other
aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a career and
the term is used in a variety of ways. Everybody who has a career
exactly wants to advance their career.
If you want to advance your career, you will have to make some
careful decisions about which jobs you take. Consider a job offered
for the value it has to your career. It may mean sacrifices at first.
You may have to move to a different region or country to get a job
that is right for you. You may have to work late hours, at least
temporarily. You might even have to take a lower salary for a job that
offers you the experience that you need. But you should never
accept a job if it is not related to your career goals.
Accepting a job that is not within your career path will not give you
the skill or experience you need or want. You will find yourself
frustrated in such a position and consequently will not perform your
best.
This will have an effect on the people around you, who will not feel as
if you are being part of the team. The best advice is to think carefully
before accepting any position and make sure that the job is one you
have.
1. What is mainly discussed in the text?
A. How to look for a job.
B. How to advance a career.
C. What to do to get a good job.
D. How to lessen your stress in your office.
2. The main idea of the second paragraph is that ...
A. Considering a job offered is necessary.
B. Moving to a different region to get a job can help you.
C. Relating your jobs to your career goals will be advantageous for
your boss.
D. Making a careful decision before accepting a job is important.
3. According to the text, the author advises the reader about ...
A. How to increase the career.
B. Make a decision in a job.
C. Think carefully before accepting a position in a job.
D. How to get a good job.
Question for numbers 4-7.
Vegetarians
There are many reasons why people become vegetarians, including
personal health, the environment, and the economy.
A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat, poultry, and fish.
Vegetarians mostly eat fruit, vegetables, legumes, grains, seeds, and
nuts. Vegetarians also consume eggs and dairy products, but they
avoid meat products, such as beef, chicken stocks, and gelatin.
According to research, vegetarians have a lower risk of heart
disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure.
This may happen due to a healthy vegetarian diet, which has low fat
but high fiber.
However, a vegetarian diet can be high in fat if it includes excessive
amounts of fatty snacks, fried food, whole dairy products, and eggs.
At the same time, a vegetarian diet can be simple and easy to
prepare. Therefore, a vegetarian diet must be well-planned to
prevent and treat certain diseases.
4. What meal is not consumed by vegetarians?
A. Dairy products
B. Fried food
C. Sausages
D. Milk
5. Why does a vegetarian have a lower risk of many diseases?
They ...
A. Eat vegetables every time.
B. Consumes low-fat but high-fiber food.
C. Avoid excessive amounts of fatty snacks.
D. Have well-planned agenda of what to eat.
6. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. Being a vegetarian help keep your body strong.
B. Vegetarians may not eat fatty snacks.
C. Eggs do not contain any fat or fiber.
D. Vegetarians do not consume gelatin.
7. "... if it includes excessive amounts of fatty snacks ..."
The bold word can be replaced by ...
A. Too many
B. Decent
C. Very few
D. Little
Read the following text to answer questions number 8 to 9.
The government should provide a rehabilitation Program for Drug
Users
Drug users are actually ill people who need help. Rehabilitation is one
of the main things they should get. Instead of punishing drug users in
prisons, the government should provide rehabilitation for them.
Most users are actually victims of persuasive peddlers and they
suffer from consuming the drugs. Therefore, by rehabilitating them,
we are actually helping them out from traps, which they might
accidentally step on.
If we only arrest drug users and send them to jail, this doesn't solve
the problem as drug users will still be addicted unless proper
rehabilitation is imposed on them.
Providing rehabilitation programs for drug users and forcing them to
participate in the programs is better than only arresting them and
doing nothing to their illness. Only drug dealers, traffickers, and
wholesalers should be imprisoned.
8. Most drug users get drugs from ...
A. Jails
B. Peddlers
C. Traffickers
D. Wholesalers
9. Sending drug users to prison is not a good solution because ...
A. They can't consume harmful drugs.
B. They are treated normally.
C. They may still be infected with harmful drugs.
D. They can be freed as soon as possible.
Read the following text to answer questions number 10 to 12.
Everybody should change their way of life to reduce global warming.
There are several things that we can do.
One of them is by buying and consuming fresh local groceries as
much as possible. It of course includes local vegetables, fruits,
bread, etc.
Local groceries don’t need much transportation to get into the
market. It of course means, the amount of carbon dioxide produced
is less than the groceries from another region. Therefore, by buying
local groceries we are helping reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
produced.
Consuming fresh groceries instead of frozen ones is healthier for us.
Furthermore, fresh food or groceries means no requirements for it to
be frozen up. It means that no electricity is needed and saving
energy means reducing carbon dioxide and money.
So, from now on we should consume fresh local groceries to reduce
global warming.
10. The text gives us information about ...
A. The ways to minimize global warming.
B. The ways to increase global warming.
C. The effects of global warming.
D. The importance of consuming local groceries.
11. To reduce global warming we should ...
A. Buy imported products.
B. Buy expensive clothes.
C. Consume frozen foods.
D. Consume fresh foods.
12. We are helping reduce the amount of global warming (Paragraph
2). The bold word can be replaced by ...
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Improve
D. Add
Read the following text to answer questions number 13 to 15.
In Australia, there are three levels of government, the federal
government, state governments, and local governments. All of these
levels of government are necessary. This is so for a number of
reasons.
First, the federal government is necessary for the big things. They
keep the economy in order and look after like defensE. Similarly, the
state governments look after middle-sized things.
For example, they look after law and order, preventing things like
vandalism in school. Finally, the local government looks after the
small things.
They look after things like collecting rubbish, otherwise, everyone
would have diseases. Thus for the reason above, we can conclude
that the three levels of the government are necessary.
13. What kind of text is this?
A. Analytical exposition
B. Report
C. Hortatory exposition
D. Explanation text
14. Who is responsible for defense?
A. Federal government
B. State government
C. Federal and state government
D. Federal and local government
15. Litter management is the responsibility of ...
A. All governments
B. Australia
C. Federal government
D. Local government
16. In hortatory exposition text, there are action verbs.
They are …, and the example sentence is..
a. Verbs that express an action that a person, animal, or object can
do; “That volcano exploded 5 years ago”.
b. Verbs that express an action; “I assume that you know the
answer”.
c. Verbs that relate to the process of thinking; “He is kicking the ball
now”.
d. Verbs that that links the subject to a noun or an adjective; “I do not
forgive you”.
17. Based on what you have learned, the main purpose of hortatory
text is..
a. To describe a specific event or situation
b. To entertain the readers with a captivating story
c. To persuade or convince the readers to take a certain course of
action
d. To present a balanced argument on a controversial topic
18. The purpose of the hortatory exposition text..
a. To persuade the reader that something should or should not be
done
b. To persuade the reader that something should be the case
c. To inform the reader about some case
d. To persuade the reader about the most important case
19. Explaining the argument to support the writer’s position. The
number of arguments may vary, but each argument must be
supported by evidence and explanation.
This statement refers to … of an analytical exposition text.
a. Thesis
b. Persuading
c. Argument
d. Analytical
20. Restating the writer’s point of view or to strengthen the thesis.
This statement refers to … of an Analytical Exposition.
a. Argument
b. Thesis
c. Analytical
d. Reiteration
21. Pay attention to the following text’s below!
1) Analytical Exposition
2) Explanation Exposition
3) Anecdote Exposition
4) Hortatory Exposition
5) Review Exposition
Based on what we learned, the types of exposition text are..
a. 1, 4, and 5
b. 1 and 3
c. 1, 2, and 3
d. 1 and 4
22. We all know that exercise is important in our daily lives, but we
may not know why or what exercise can do for us. Here are some
benefits of exercises.
The thesis statement of the text is..
a. We may not know why or what exercise can do for us
b. Here are some benefits of exercises.
c. We all know that exercise is important in our daily lives
d. What exercise can do for us
23. We are creating a generation of young people who are not
functioning adequately in our society. The underlined word has
similar meaning with..
a. Perfectly
b. Completely
c. Amazingly
d. Sufficiently
24. Introducing the topic and indicating the writer’s point of view.
This statement refers to … of an analytical exposition text.
a. Analytical
b. Reiteration
c. Argument
d. Thesis
Read the following text and answer the questions provided below.
Question number 22 to 25 is based on the following text.
The sense of taste is one of a person’s five senses. We taste with the
help of taste-buds in the tongue.
There are four main kinds of taste: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. All
other tastes are just mixtures of two or more of these main types.
The surface of the tongue has more than fifteen thousand taste-
buds (or cells). These are connected to the brain by special nerves
which send the so-called ‘tastes messages.
When the tongue comes into contact with food of any kind, the
taste-buds will pick up the taste. The nerves then send a message to
the brain. This will make us aware of the taste. All this happens in just
a few seconds.
There are four kinds of taste-buds, each of which is sensitive to only
a particular taste. These four groups are located in different parts of
the tongue.
The taste-buds for salty and sweet tastes are found round the tip of
the tongue and along its sides. Sour tastes can be picked up only at
the sides of the tongue. The taste-buds of the bitter taste are found
at the innermost edge of the tongue. There are taste-buds at the
centre of the tongue.
The senses of smell and sight can affect taste. The good smell of
food increases its taste. Similarly, attractive colours can make food
appear tastier and more delicious. If food does not smell good or is
dull-coloured, it will look tasty and may not taste good at all.
Very hot or cold sensations can make the taste-buds insensitive.
Food that is too hot or too cold, when placed in the mouth, will have
no tastes at all.
25. What is the best title for the text above?
a. The good smell of food
b. The four main kinds of taste
c. The taste-buds in the tongue
d. The senses of smell and sight
26. When we eat very hot or cold food..
a. The food will lose its taste
b. The food won’t smell good
c. The taste of the food increases
d. The taste-buds will be sensitive
27. The senses of smell and sight..
a. Affect the taste of food
b. Make food more delicious
c. Make food fantastic
d. Make the food look good
28. The purpose of the text is..
a. To give a report about sense of taste
b. To describe about the use of the tongue
c. To inform how important the tongue is
d.To explain how we can taste any food in the mouth
29. Look that the following!
1) Reiteration
2) Conclusion
3) Arguments
4) Orientation
5) Thesis
6) Recommendation
In order, the generic structure of the hortatory exposition is..
a. 1 – 5 – 6
b. 5 – 3 – 6
c. 4 – 3 – 6
d. 3 – 5 – 2
30. What is reiteration? It is..
a. The writer’s restatement of position
b. The writer’s position
c. The reader’s position
d. The writer’s ideas
