TEXT 1
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The OST
(Original Soundtrack) of Brownies
“Bisa Saja” is chosen as the first
single of the album and theme song of Brownies,
since the lyric reflects the story in the movie.
When Hanung Bramantyo, the
director, and Dewa Budjana of Gigi chatted, Budjana expressed his interest in
making a soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few of Gigi’s songs which
the producer accepted because of the combination they created with the movie.
Since Gigi Can provide a variety
of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie, the
producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of
Brownies.
It’s always fun to have a piece of
brownies in your mouth. However, having it in your stereo set is more
entertaining. No movie perfect without musical score, and the OST of Brownies has proved it excellently.
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- Which of the following statements show the appraisal to the OST of Brownies?
a.
“
Bisa Saja” is chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies.
b.
Budjana
expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album .
c.
It’s
always fun to have a piece of brownies in your mouth.
d.
No
movie is perfect without musical score , and the OST of Brownies has proved it excellently.
e.
The
producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies.
- Why did Hanung Bramantyo agree to nominate Gigi to make the soundtrack? Because . . . .
a.
Budjana
expressed his interest in making a soundtrack album
b.
Gigi
can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds o musical nuances to enrich
the movie
c.
N
movie is perfect without musical score
d.
Having
the OST of Brownies in your stereo
set is more entertaining
e.
Th
e OST of Brownies has proved it
excellently
- Paragraph 3 tells us the ….
a.
Orientation
of the review
b.
Evaluation
o the review
c.
Summary
of the review
d.
Solution
of the review
e.
Complication
of the review
- What is the purpose of the text?
a.
To
critique the artwork or event for a public audience
b.
To
deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis which in turn find a
solution
c.
To
present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue
d.
To
tell the readers that something is the case
e.
To
inform the readers about events o the day which is considered newsworthy
- “ The producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of Brownies.”
The synonym o
the underlined word is
a.
Considered
b.
Suggested
c.
Forced
d.
Launched
e.
Proclaimed
- Which of the following statement is using a metaphorical language?
a.
“Bisa
Saja” is chosen as the first single of the album and theme song of Brownies since the lyric reflects the
story in the movie
b.
Gigi
can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to enrich the movie
c.
The
producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to complete the OST of
Brownies
d.
It’s
always fun to have a piece of Brownies in your mouth but having it in your stereo set is more
entertaining
e.
No
movie is perfect without musical score and the OST of Brownies has proved it
excellently
Text 2
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The Pros and
Cons Of Video Games
Nowadays, the
video games industry is developing rapidly. It becomes a multi-billion dollar
industry. Video games have become an important part not only in the
children’s life but also the adults’. Nevertheless, there is an argument
whether video games bring good or bad influences on children.
People who have a pro argument
claim that video games give a lot of benefits. Playing video games is a good way to kill children’
boredom. It can refresh the children’s mind after a tiring school day.
Moreover, they also argue that video games can trigger children to be more
creative because the games provide
challenging ways to win. In other words, they believe that the video
games can actually sharpen a human’s
brain.
Conversely, some people believe
that video games make children lazy. They argue that playing video games is
addictive. As a consequence, most of the children prefer playing video games
to studying. These children find it hard to concentrate on their study
because they always think about how to spend more time playing video games.
In fact, there are also some children who skip their extracurricular lessons,
just because they want to play video games. In addition, most of the video
games often expose too much violence. Two years ago in the USA, for example,
a student shot his teacher and some of his friends. Newspapers said that the
boy was deeply influenced by the actions in the video games.
It is obvious that video
games have more disadvantages than advantages. Therefore, parents should be
very careful in selecting the appropriate games for their children.
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- The text on the previous page is written in the form of a/an . . . .
a.
recount c.
explanation e.
procedure
b.
discussion d. narrative
- What is the communicative purpose of the text ?
a.
To
tell the process of how something happens
b.
To
deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis which in turn finds a
solution
c.
To
present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue
d.
To
tell the readers that something is the
case
e.
To
inform the readers about events o the day which are considered newsworthy
- The text organization consists of . . . .
a.
Goal,
material, and methods
b.
Newsworthy
event, background events, and sources
c.
Thesis,
argument, and recommendation
d.
Thesis,
arguments, and reiteration
e.
Issue,
arguments for (+), arguments against
(-), and conclusion
- Which of the following statements is not true?
a.
Children
like playing video games
b.
Adults
like playing video games
c.
The
writer takes side towards the pros opinion
d.
Parents
should select the games carefully
e.
Violence
in the games influences the children very much
Text 3
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Australia has three levels of government,
Federal, State, and Local. All levels work together to govern Australia but
each level has different responsibilities.
The Federal
Government is necessary for the big things. This
government is responsible for enacting laws, defense, taxation,
telecommunications, and external affairs.
The State governments look after the
middle-sized things. For example, they look after industrial relations and preventing
things like vandalism in school.
Local government looks after
the small things, they look after things like garbage collection, local parks
and reserves.
Thus, we can conclude that the
three levels of government above are necessary.
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- The topic of the text above is . . . .
a.
The
federal government is necessary
b.
Three
levels of government in Australia
c.
Collecting
rubbish
d.
Vandalism
in Australia
e.
Local
government
- “.. . they look after industrial relations and preventing things like vandalism in school.”
The word “they”
refers to . . . .
a.
The
Federal government
b.
The
Local government
c.
The
State government
d.
Big
things
e.
Middle-sized
things
Text 4
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THE NEXT MILLIONAIRE!
START
SPENDING RP 1 MILLION AND ABOVE IN A SINGLE RECEIPT & STAND A CHANCE TO
BE A MILLIONAIRE
SCRATCH AND WIN THE CHANCE TO BE:
MILLIONAIRE 2008
Competition in conjunction with
furniture fair 2008
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- What does the advertisement above offer?
a.
A
chance to win fabulous prizes
b.
Furniture
worth Rp 1 million for the winner
c.
An
opportunity to be a millionaire upon winning
d.
An
opportunity to spend Rp 1 million in a single receipt
e.
A
chance to win a set of furniture worth Rp 1 million
- The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .
a.
To
describe the life of a millionaire
b.
To
persuade the readers to spend 1 million and win the competition
c.
To
persuade the readers to be a millionaire
d.
To
show the readers some steps to be a millionaire
e.
To
tell the readers about a millionaire
Text 5
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“Cire
Perdue” is French words of Lost Wax. It is a process o wax casting used in
making metal sculpture.
First,
a model is coated with wax. The solidified wax is encased in a two-layer mold
o plaster or clay. It is then melted or otherwise removed from the mold, and
metal is poured into the space where the wax had been. After cooling, the
mold is broken to free the metal object.
This
ancient method is used to produce sculpture, jewelry, and utilitarian
products such as dentures.
(Taken from: Look Ahead 3, PT Penerbit Erlangga)
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- The type of the text above is a /an . . . .
a.
Report c. explanation e. discussion
b.
Description d. exposition
- The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .
a.
To
inform how to make Lost Wax
b.
To
describe Lost Wax
c.
To
tell the readers about the process of Lost Wax
d.
To
explain the process of Lost Wax
e.
To
present how Lost Wax works
- In the second paragraph, the writer . . . .
a.
Describes
Lost Wax
b.
Tells
the two –layer mold of plaster in Lost Wax
c.
Informs
the metal object in Lost wax
d.
Presents
the mold and the metal in Lost Wax
e.
Explains
the sequenced of how and why Lost Wax occurs
- The generic structure of the text is . . . .
a.
General statement
- description of the parts – description of the qualities
b.
Goal
– material needed – steps
c.
Newsworthy
events – background – source
d.
Orientation
– events – reorientation
e.
General
statement – sequenced explanation of how, why – closing
Text 6
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An X-ray is a spectrum of
light. When it is radiated through one’s body, it can be used for detecting
his/her internal body organs. The X-ray was invented by a German scientist,
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen. Despite the fact that X-rays can detect cancer,
cysts, and tumors, there are many conflicting opinions about the use of X-rays
in the hospital.
Some people agree that an
X-ray examination is beneficial. They argue that doctors should use an X-ray
in examining a severe illness. If doctors do not use the X-ray, they could
miss some important information which is very useful in making a diagnosis on
a patient’s disease. This will sometimes cause a doctor to be inaccurate in
prescribing medicine to cure an illness.
Other people, however,
disagree with the use of an X-ray examination. They think that using an X-ray
examination will cost them a lot of money. That is really true. Another
reason is that the radiation of an X-ray has some risks to body tissues.
As a result of this
controversy, many people use traditional health cure to avoid the high cost
of hospital care because hospital still insist on having X-ray examinations
on patients to get an accurate diagnosis although the cost is very high.
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- The text above mainly discusses about . . . .
a.
The
controversy of using an X-ray examination
b.
The
use of traditional health cure to avoid the high cost of hospital care
c.
Some
opinions to avoid the of an X-ray
d.
Reasons
why people agree to use an X-ray
e.
Illness
cured by an X-ray examination
- Which statement is true?
a.
An
X-ray is a spectrum of light which is radiated through our body and used for detecting our external body organs
b.
When
we are ill, we can use an X-ray to find out if there is something wrong with
our external parts of the body
c.
All
people agree with the use of an X-ray examination to detect internal body
organs
d.
All
patients agree that the use of an X-ray examination to detect a severe illness
is not beneficial
e.
Some patient disagree to use an X-ray
examination because it will cost them a lot of money and the radiation of an
X-ray has some risks to body tissue
- The text above is the form of a/an . . . .
a.
Description c. hortatory
exposition e.
discussion
b.
Report d. analytical
exposition
- The argument ‘against’ point can be found in paragraph . . . .
a.
One b. two c. three d. four e. five
- The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .
a.
To
present information and opinions about more than one side of an issue
b.
To
criticize the current issues
c.
To
describe an important issue
d.
To
share an account of unusual or amusing incidents
e.
To
explain why something occurs
Text 7
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To Whom it may concern,
“Indonesian Idol” is an annual
Indonesian televised singing competition which has been airing on RCTI. Part
o the Idol franchise, it originated from the British reality program “Pop
Idol”. “Indonesian Idol” is a combination of a reality show and a talent
search show. Unfortunately, instead of giving the opportunity to anyone who has
talent and capable to be promoted as an idol. I find some weaknesses in this
program.
Sometimes, the winner is
not guaranteed to have a quality of a good singer because the winner is
merely determined by pubic voting by phone and sms. Most of these voters do
not consider the jury’s comments on the contestant’s performance because they
would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and personality
rather than his/her singing quality.
As a consequence, after
the competition is over, only few of the winners get the chance to be professional
singers. Why is it so? Because they don’t have great skills to be
professional singers. Furthermore, most of them only have little experience
in the show business, while being professional singers need a long process
and time.
My suggestion is that
“Indonesian Idol” should not determine the winner based on the contestant’s
popularity. The singing quality of each contestant should be the first
priority.
Yours truly,
Pinky Baboe- Semarang
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- The text belong to the . . . text type.
a.
Discussion c.
hortatory exposition
e. explanation
b.
Analytical
exposition d.
description
- Public voting is subjective . . . the score comes from the voters who often do not consider the jury’s comments on the contestant’s performance.
a.
Although b. instead of c. despite d. in spite of e. because
- “My suggestion is that “Indonesian Idol” should not determine the winner based on the contestant’s popularity. The singing quality of each contestant should be the first priority.”
This part of the
text is called . . . .
a.
Thesis
statement c. general
classification e.
reiteration
b.
General
statement d.
recommendation
- How “Indonesian Idol” determine the winner is considered subjective because of the following reasons, except . . . .
a.
The
winner is determined by public voting by phone and sms
b.
The
winner is determined by the physical appearance
c.
The
winner is determined by the jury’s comments
d.
The
winner is determined by the participant’s appearance
e.
The
winner is determined by the contestant’s personality
- “They would prefer focusing on the contestant’s physical appearance and personality rather than his/her singing quality”.
This sentence
means that . . . .
a.
They
like the contestant’s physical appearance and personality better than the
quality of a good singer
b.
They
like the quality o a good singer better than the contestant’s physical
appearance and personality
c.
They
prefer the quality of a good singer to the contestant’s physical appearance and
personality
d.
They
prefer the quality of a good and talented singer
e.
They
don’t like the physical appearance and the personality
TEXT
8
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Brownies, a
bite of sweet cake, a bit of love story
Another
Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director,
Hanung Bramantyo, will soon be released this year. Fans of Marcella Zalianty,
Bucek Depp and Arie U. Kuncoro will be able to see their idols acting in the
movie titled Brownies. The film is
produced by SinemArt, which also produced Mengejar
Matahari.
The
theme is simple; it’s about love. Love with its bittersweet story becomes the
highlight that enriches the movie plot. The reason is quite obvious: A love
theme always attracts more people to come to the cinema.
Mel
(Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter
in an advertising agency, has a life that is focused on her job. Although Mel
is engaged to Joe (Phillips Yusuf),
Didi (Renia), her close friend,
questions if Joe is really Mel’s kind of guy.
Later
in the story, Mel finds out that Joe has been going out with another girl all
this time. Then, Mel meets Are (Bucek
Depp), a young artist who writes, owns a bookstore, and makes brownies!
Are even has a small brownies shop that Mel loves to visit. Are’s artistic
attitude and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.
Brownies is the first
Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition cameras, which
results is a film that look as if it’s recorded on standard celluloid film,
while reducing production cost.
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- Text 5 is in the form of a/an . . . .
a.
Report
b. Review c.
Discussion d.
Explanation e. Description
- The orientation can be found in paragraph . . . .
a.
1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 e. 5
- Which statement is not true?
a.
Brownies is another
Indonesian romantic drama feature film by a young and talented director, Hanung
Bramantyo.
b.
Brownies and Mengejar Matahari are produced by
Panasonic High Definition Cameras.
c.
The
theme of Brownies is about love with
its bittersweet story which becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot.
d.
Brownies is about Mel
(Marcella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency who has a life
that‘s focused on her job.
e.
Brownies’ theme is about
love that always attracts more audience to come to the cinema.
- Which of the following uses metaphorical expression?
a.
Brownies
is the first Indonesian movie that is shot using Panasonic High Definition
cameras.
b.
Love
with its bittersweet story becomes the highlight that enriches the movie plot.
c.
Mel
(Marchella Zalianty), a copywriter in an advertising agency, has a life that’s
focused on her job.
d.
Are’s
artistic attitude and Joe’s betrayal have clearly affected Mel’s life.
e.
Brownies, a bite of
sweet cake, a bit of love story.
- The communicative purpose of text 8 is . . . .
a.
To
persuade the readers to see the artwork
b.
To
present information and opinions about the current issue
c.
To
explain why and how something occurs
d.
To
tell the readers how to do something
e.
To
critique the artwork for a public
audiences
Text 9
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The Magic Box
Once upon a time, there was a
poor farmer who lived with his wife. One day, he dug up his field and found a
big box. He took it home with him and showed it to his wife. His wife cleaned
the box and kept it in their house.
One sunny morning his wife
dropped an apple into it. Suddenly, the box began ill up with apples. No
matter how many the apples were taken out, more apples took their place. So,
the farmer and his wife decide to sell the apples and in short time they were
able to live quite comfortably.
One day, the farmer dropped a
gold coin into the box. At once, apples disappeared and the box began to fill
itself with coins. Every day, the farmer and his wife collected hundreds of
gold coins from the box. Soon, they became very rich.
Having heard that his son
hade gone rich, the farmer’s grandfather visited the couple. He was not very
strong and he could not go out to work any more. So, the farmer asked the old
man to help him take the money out of the box. When his grandfather told his
son that he was tired and wanted to have a rest, the farmer shouted at him,
“Why are you so lazy? Why can’t you work harder?”
The old man didn’t say
anything, and continued to work until he fell into the box and suddenly died.
At once, the money disappeared and the box began to fill up with dead
grandfathers.
The farmer had to pull them
out and bury them. To do this, he had to spend all the money he had
collected. When he had used up all the money, the box broke and the farmer
was just as poor as he was before.
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- How was the farmer according to the writer?
a.
Mean b. Generous c. Kind d. Humorous e. Rich
- The complication started when . . . .
a.
The
farmer dug up a big box in his field, took it home and showed it to his wife
b.
His
wife dropped an apple into a big box and suddenly the box filled up with apples
c.
The
farmer and his wife sold the apples and were able to live quite comfortably
d.
The
farmer dropped a gold coin into the box
e.
The
apples disappeared and the box began to ill itself with coins
- Which statement is true according to the story?
a.
His
wife cleaned and kept the box for her
b.
The
box was full of valuable things when it was found
c.
The farmer had to pull dead grandfathers out and
bury them
d.
The
poor farmer was finally killed by his garndfather
e.
The
farmer’s wife was happy after the grandfather passed away
- What did we learn from the story?
a.
Being
honest is not always wise
b.
Being
a miser is sometimes important
c.
All
that glitters are not gold
d.
It
is good tobe honest in life
e.
We
must respect our parents
- The communicative purpose of the text is . . . .
a.
To
amuse and entertain the readers with problematic events
b.
To
tell the readers what really happened in the past
c.
To
inform the readers how and why somethig works
d.
To
present information about a current issue
e.
To
describe an event in the past
Text 10
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Integrated
Pest Management (IPM)
There is no one best way to
deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides are commonly used, but this may
cause many problems.
First, the chemicals in
pesticides may build up as residues in the environment. This reduces the
quality of farm’s products. As well, pests can gradually become resistant to
pesticides. This means that newer and stronger ones have to be developed.
Some pesticides also affect non target animals such as fish and bees. This affects
natural balance.
To wipe out agricultural pests
completely may be very expensive. Sometimes, pest damage costs less than the
method of control.
Finally, understanding the
ecoogy of the area will help a lot in a pest control. Natural enemies can be
used to control pests. In other words, it can be said that an integrated pest
management (i.e. an ecological approach that can be used as a solution to
deal with pests in agriculture.
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- What is the purpose of the text?
a.
To
inform the readers about the effects of pesticides
b.
To
persuade the readers that integrated pest management is the case
c.
To
describe how pesticides are commonly used
d.
To
explain how the integrated pest management works
e.
To
tell the readers what the integrated pest management is
- The topic of the text is . . . .
a.
Different
management operations
b.
The
chemicals in pesticides
c.
The
best way to deal with pests in agriculture
d.
Residues
in the environment
e.
Understanding
the ecology of the area
- “To wipe out agriculture pests completely maybe very expensive” (paragraph 4)
The phrase ‘wipe
out’ has the same meaning as . . . .
a.
Overcome b. maintain
c. examine d. eliminate e. keep
- The text is in the form of a/an . . . .
a.
Report c.
discussion
e. hortatory exposition
b.
Review d.
analytical exposition
Text 11
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Last holiday, my class made a
trip to Anyer. We rented a bus to take us there. On the way, I left the
urgent need to use the bus toilet.
I was sure that I had locked
the door by turning the handle, but as soon as I slipped off my pants, the
bus hit a bump and then the door flew open. I stumbled out into the aisle,
exposing myself to all the bus passengers. Everyone stared at me. I scrambled
back into the toilet and didn’t come out for a long time. I was so
embarrassed.
What a trip to remember!
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- The crisis of the story arose when . . . .
a.
The
writer remembered the trip to Anyer
b.
The
writer could not forget his embarrassing trip to Anyer
c.
The
writer stumbled out into the aisle and all the passangers stred at him
d.
The
writer was in the bus toilet and sure that he had locked the door well
e.
The
writer slipped off his pants and the bus hit a bump
- Where did the story happen?
a.
In
front of the bus door
b.
Last holiday in Anyer
c.
In
the bus on the way to Anyer
d.
During
a vacation in Anyer
e.
Inside
a toilet in Anyer
- According to the story, which statement is true?
a.
The
writer went to Anyer alone
b.
The
writer felt ashamed during the trip to Anyer
c.
The
writer was shy to come out from the bus
d.
The
door of the bus flew open when I was
slipping off my pants
e.
The
bus passangers stared at the writer because the writer didn’t come out for a
long time
- “I scrambled back into the toilet.”
‘Scrambled’
means . . . .
a.
Moved
quickly
b.
Run
faster
c.
Climbed
soon
d.
Competed
hard
e.
Raced
rapidly
Text 12
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Mr. Huntington takes a walk
from his house to the city park everyday. He leaves at 8 o’clock in the
morning and gets home by lunchtime.
One day Mr. Huntington went
home late and two policemen accompanied him. After knocking the door, one of
the policemen told Mrs. Allison, who is the daughter of Mr. Huntington, that
her father lost his way and had called the police station to ask for help.
When the policemen had left
the house, Mrs. Alison asked her father how he could lose the way because he
had been to the park for 25 years. Hearing the question, Mr. Huntington just
smiled and blinked. Later, he admitted that he did not lose the way. He just
felt so lazy to go home on foot so he called the policemen to take him home.
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- What is the best title for the text?
a.
Mr.
Huntington’s Daily Activities
b.
Mr.
Huntington and His Daughter
c.
A
Smart Mr. Huntington
d.
A
Funny Mrs. Huntington
e.
A
Poor Mr. Huntington
- How did Mrs. Allison feel about his father’s lost his way? She felt . . . .
a.
Happy c.
excited
e. angry
b.
Funny d. confused
- “Mr. Huntington just smiled and blinked. Later, he admitted that he didn’t lose the way”.
The underlined
word has almost the same meaning as the word . . . .
a.
Confessed c. realized e.
consider
b.
Entered d. aware
- The last paragraph of the text is called the . . . .
a.
Reorientation c. twist e.
conclusion
b.
Resolution d. sources
Text 13
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What Causes
Weather?
Weather is the physical
condition of the atmosphere at a particular time. It includes temperature,
air pressure and water content.
Weather is produced when air
moves from place to place. This moving air is known as wind. Winds are caused
by warm air rising and cooler air moving to replace it. Warm air is usually
less dense than cool air; therefore, it creates low air pressure. Cool air is
more dense and creates high air pressure.
Usually we have fine weather
when the air pressure is high, and we will have clouds, rain or snow when air
pressure drops.
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- What is the purpose of the text?
a.
To
retell about weather
b.
To
explain the process of the formation of weather
c.
To
describe the steps of the formation of weather
d.
To
describe about weather
