Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
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Class:
Fill in the blank with the suitable words!
The text 1 is for question number 1 - 10
GIRL IN THE MIRROR
One day, I was at a party when somebody dared me to go …(1) the bedroom in the basement,
turn off the lights, and close the door. I …(2) stayed there for five minutes. After about a minute,
the lights started flicker on and off. I …(3) sure it was one of my friends playing trick on me.
About the third time the lights …(4) , I noticed a beautiful girl in the mirror and her hand …(5)
reaching toward me. I heard a voice but I had a hard time to …(6). I finally realized that the girl
was uttering, “Beware, he’s coming.” I …(7) a tap on my back and all of sudden, she was gone. I
ran out …(8) and my friends made fun of me. The next night …(9) my family was asleep, it
rained so heavily and my cat, Rosie, …(10).
(Adapted from: www.horrortale.com ) Look ahead2 page 67
1. a. in
b. on
c. into
d. at
2. a. had
b. was
c. am
d. has
3. a. was
b. am
c. have
d. had
4. a. had flickered
b. is flickering
c. flickered
d. flickering
5. a. were
b. are
c. was
d. is
6. a. remember
b. see
c. understood
d. understand
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7. a. feel
b. felt
c. know
d. knew
8. a. crying
b. laughing
c. screaming
d. talking
9. a. when
b. after
c. before
d. during
10. a. was dead
b. died
c. deathly
d. death
The text 2 is for question number 11 - 15
New Baby
A woman is sitting at home entertaining her parents who have come around to congratulate her
…(11) the birth of their first grandchild.
“So, when can we see the baby?”, asks the grandmother.
“In a little while”, replies the mother.
Some time passes. The grandparents …(12) quite anxious at this point.
“So, when can we see the baby?”, asks the grandparents.
“When the baby …(13) crying.”, replies the mother.
The grandparents turn to look each other, a little perplexed and ask, “Why …(14) we have to
wait until she starts crying?!”
The mother snaps back, “Because I put …(15) down somewhere this morning and I can’t
remember where she is!”
(Taken from Look Ahead 2 pages 167)
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11. a. in
b. on
c. into
d. at
12. a. are looking
b. were looking
c. was looking
d. is looking
13. a. tries
b. starts
c. stops
d. started
14. a. done
b. does
c. did
d. do
15. a. him
b. his
c. her
d. them
The text 3 is for question number 16 - 30
How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
The honeybee colony must have honey to eat in order to live. ... (16) is made and stored in the
hive. Here live the …(17) queen, a few hundred drones, and 20,000 to 60,000 workers. All have
passed their babyhood (egg. larva, and pup stages) in the hive. The beehive is a factory. To run
it, three raw materials are needed: nectar, pollen, and water. The worker bees bring all these into
the hive. The pollen is used by the nurse bees in ... (18) food for the queen bee and the young
growing bees.
When the nurse bees ... (19) adults four about 12 days, they begin the job of ripening honey and
storing it. They also start …(20) beeswax. Beeswax is the waxy material the bees release from
their bodies. They ... (21) it to make the honeycombs and to cover to cells of ripened honey.
Worker bees are house bees for20days, then they become field bees. Some field bees become
scouts. The scouts …(22) a good the source of nectar and return to the hive. Here they dance in
special ways to let the other bees know where to go. The pattern of the dance tells the other bees
the ... (23) and distance to fly and the kind of flower to look for the gatherers; they zoom to
work.
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When a field bee visits a ... (24), she pushes her proboscis (a tongue-like organ with a spoon-like
tip) into flower’s nectar. She sucks its nectar to her honey sac. When her honey sac is (25)..., the
honey field bee returns home.
The field bee ...(26) her nectar to a house bee. To do this, she opens her mouthparts wide. The
house bee sucks the nectar from the field bee’s mouth. …(27) the field bee has a snack of nectar,
rubs her eyes, clean her feelers, and zooms off again to her special area.
The house bee now must finish the job of honey making. She adds an ... (28) to the nectar to turn
it into honey. (Enzymes are chemicals made by living cells to help process like digestion.
Enzymes speed up chemical change.) At the end of the 3 days the honey …(29) fully ripened.
Then the house bee seals it with a thin cap of ... (30).
(The New Book of Knowledge, 1981.V.8.Grolier inc.) PemkotPath to English ForSenoir High
School Students Grade XII- Science and Social Programs page 63
16. a. Bee
b. The honey
c. Queen
d. Larva
17. a. one
b. popular
c. first
d. famous
18. a. Preparing
b. Making
c. Working
d. Bring
19. a. Has been
b. Have been
c. Is
d. Are
20. a. makes
b. made
c. make
d. making
21. a. Run
b. Give
c. Make
d. Use
22. a. find
b. looking for
c. give
d. ask
23. a. Direction
b. Source
c. Bodies
d. Dance
24. a. Home
b. Nectar
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c. Mouthparts
d. Flower
25. a. Zoom
b. Make
c. Close
d. Full
26. a. Gives
b. Process
c. Makes
d. Get
27. a. After
b. And
c. Then
d. Before
28. a. Chemical
b. Enzyme
c. Cell
d. Area
29. a. was
b. were
c. is
d. are
30. a. Beeswax
b. Seals
c. Honeycombs
d. Flower
The text 4 is for question number 31 - 40
The Mouse Deer and the Crocodile
The mouse deer was a very tricky animal but he had ... (31) enemies. One of his enemies was
a crocodile. The crocodile ... (32) in a river near a forest. One day, the mouse deer ... (33) to the
river. It was a very hot day, and he ... (34) very thirsty and dirty. He wanted something to drink
from the river and then he bathed ... (35) splashed about in the water.
Suddenly the crocodile saw the mouse deer. “Hmm… a ... (36) meal” he thought. Then, he
silently crawled behind the mouse deer and grabbed ... (37) . He caught the mouse deer’s legs.
The mouse deer was startled and terrified as well. Then, he ... (38) a idea. He saw a twig
floating near him. He picked it up and ... (39), “You stupid fool! So you think you’ve got me.
You’re biting a twig-not my leg, you, stupid crocodile! Here’s my leg.”
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And with that, he ... (40) the crocodile the twig. The crocodile could not see very well. He was a
very stupid creature, too. He believed the cunning mouse deer. He freed the mouse deer’s leg and
snapped upon the twig. The mouse deer ran out of the water immediately.
“Ha…ha…ha…”, he laughed. “I tricked you!”
(Taken from Look Ahead 2 page 151)
31. a. much
b. many
c. little
d. a few
32. a. live
b. is living
c. to live
d. lived
33. a. went
b. go
c. gone
d. is going
34. a. was
b. is
c. were
d. are
35. a. but
b. and
c. then
d. when
36. a. bad
b. expensive
c. nice
d. cheap
37. a. him
b. her
c. his
d. he
38. a. had
b. having
c. have
d. has
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39. a. say
b. said
c. crying
d. cried
40. a. showed
b. showing
c. shows
d. show
The text 5 is for question number 41-50
A Farmer and His Three Sons
A farmer had three sons. They were strong and young ... (41) never agreed with one another.
They often quarreled among themselves. The farmer ... (42) them a lot of advice. But they
always turned a deaf ear. ... (43) disliked advice. The farmer felt very sad about it.
The farmer thought a lot and then he ... (44) up a good plan. He called his sons and ordered them,
“Bring me a few sticks.” The farmer tied the sticks ... (45) a bundle.
“Each of you, break this bundle of sticks!” said the farmer. They did so, ... (46) they could not
break it. Then, the farmer untied the sticks and gave each of his sons a stick. Each of them ... (47)
the stick easily in the twinkling of an eye.
“There you are, my sons!”, shouted the farmer. “If you remain united, you ... (48) strong. But if
you quarrel with one another, you will be broken one by one easily. Do you ...(49) what I
mean?”
At last, the advice worked out. They ... (50) in harmony and united ever after. The farmer felt
relieved. “Now I can die peacefully,” he whispered.
(Take from: Look Ahead 2 page 141)
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41. a. so
b. then
c. although
d. but
42. a. had given
b. has given
c. have given
d. had been given
43. a. their
b. them
c. they
d. he
44. a. thought
b. thinks
c. thinking
d. think
45. a. in
b. into
c. at
d. on
46. a. but
b. and
c. before
d. after
47. a. breaking
b. broke
c. broken
d. break
48. a. is
b. was
c. are
d. had
49. a. understand
b. understood
c. understanding
d. understanded
50. a. living
b. staying
c. lived
d. stayed
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The text 6 is for question number 51-60
The vice president has reignited the debate about whether democracy or stability …(51) the best
path to reach prosperity.
Some people argue that stability is the best path to …(52) prosperity. This is based on the reality
that many investors are shunning Indonesia and move to other …(53) like Vietnam or China
which many believe are less democratic than Indonesia. The investors do not really care
…(54)democracy as long as their business safety can be assured.
However, other people still believe that democracy …(55) the best path to reach prosperity.
Democracy gives more freedom to express aspiration, …(56) leads to existence of checks and
balances. This, in turn, will prevent corrupt practices.
Indonesia …(57) ever experienced stability as the path to reach prosperity. Despite the
impressive …(58) development, the absence of democratic checks and balances led to rampant
corruption that …(59) bankrupted the country and virtually mollified all the giant …(60).
51. a. was
b. were
c. are
d. is
52. a. take
b. get
c. reach
d. achieve
53. a. cities
b. countries
c. villages
d. goverment
54. a. about
b. with
c. in
d. of
55. a. was
b. were
c. is
d. are
56. a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
57. a. having
b. had
c. have
d. has
58. a. economic
b. politic
c. democracy
d. prosperity
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59. a. directly
b. virtually
c. eventually
d. silently
60. a. make
b. made
c. is making
d. was making