Learning Time

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        I was 12 years old when my family and I moved to a new neighborhood. I was
starting my 6th grade in a new school, with new people and no friends. I was a quiet
and shy person, so I never hung out with the other neighborhood kids. Before school
had started, I had met a few people who were in the same grade as me. After that
initial meeting, I never saw them again until the first day of school.
       For the first day of school, I asked my mom to do my hair that morning so it
would look nice. She did my hair in my regular hairstyle, 5 ponytails with the
barrettes on the end. I arrived to school and went into my new classroom. Everyone
stopped their conversation to turn and look at me. I looked around the classroom and
noticed that all the females either had their hair in one ponytail or had it pressed and
curled into a style. My hair was styled like the 3rd or 4th graders at that school. I was
so embarrassed that I wanted to cry!

1.The writer never hung out with friends because she....
A. was a new student in a school
B. just moved to a new place
C. just started the 6th grade
D. was shy and also quiet

2. From the text we can conclude that the writer....
A. was not good at making friends
B. had a very common hair style
C. did not go to a good school
D. had many friendly friends

3. After that initial meeting…. (Paragraph 1). Which is closest in meaning to the
underlined word?
A. final        B. first     C. last         D. late

      The first time I took a ferry was when I took a ferry to cross from
Butterworth to Penang Island. My family and I went to Penang for a holiday.
       We arrived at the Ferry Terminal just as the sun was setting. My father paid
the fare at one of the toll-booths and we were brought into a lane. We had to stop
behind a row of cars to wait for the arrival of the next ferry.
       Presently a light yellow ferry arrived. Cars and motorcycles sped out of it.
Then, the green light came for us to board. My father carefully drove the car onto the
lower deck of the ferry. It was an exciting new experience for me. I noticed the
words "Pulau Undan" on a wall of the ferry.
       As soon as the ferry was filled with cars and motorcycles on the lower deck,
it left the terminal and proceeded towards the island. I stood at the front end of the
ferry and watched the water whirl and twirl as the ferry cut through it. My sister and
I climbed up the stairs to the upper deck. It was filled with passengers who either sat
on the seats there or loitered around the area. Soon the short ride ended. We hurried
back down to the lower deck and got into our car when we saw Penang Island loom
closer and closer.
       Finally the ferry docked and my father followed the row of cars out of the
ferry. The car bumped a bit on the uneven ramp but soon we were on Penang itself.
My first experience of taking a ferry was over. (Taken from
www.englishdaily626.com)

4. “Then, the green light came for us to board” (Paragraph 2).
The underlined word is similar in meaning to ….
A. switch on     B. turn on   C. get on    D. sit up

5. “…and watched the water whirl and twirl as the ferry cut through it
(Paragraph 4). The underlined word refers to ….
A. the lower deck   B. the terminal  C. the water   D. the ferry

6. How was the upper deck of the ferry when the writer came there?
A. Filled with passengers.       B. Full of passengers’ luggage.
C. Full of cars and motorcycles. D. Filled with the crews of the ferry.

7. From the text above we can conclude that the writer ….
A. had been on a ferry several times
B. was disappointed to go by ferry
C. was upset travelling by ferry
D. was happy to take a ferry


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