Rain forests cover about 10% of the earth, but they contain 90% 0f the world’s animals and plants. Rain forests are found in the hottest parts of the earth. They are situated in the area from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. This is the area on both sides of the Equator.
These forests are called rain forests because it usually rains there everyday. The weather is always hot and humid. The main rain forests are in America, Africa, and Asia. The largest area of rain forest is Amazonian in South America. It is three times larger than the whole of Indonesia.
Indonesia was covered by rain forests, but many of its forests have been cut down. Some fire also destroyed the Indonesian forests, especially during the dry season. It is hard now to reforest the bare land.
1.From the text we can conclude that rain forests cover …..of the earth.
a. all b. most c. a small part d. ninety percent
2.We can find rain forests …..
a. on each equator c. on the Tropic of Cancer
b. between the two Tropic d. on the Tropic of Capricorn
3.“The weather is always hot and humid.”
The underlined word means …..
a. hot b. wet c. dry d. warm
4.The similar meaning of “FOREST” is …..
a. sea b. ocean c. wood d. jungle
5.They are …….….in the area from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of
Capricorn.
a. situate b. located c. lying d. lived
6.“The largest area of rain forest is Amazonian in South America.”
The opposite of “largest” is …..
a. widest b. wildest c. smallest d. narrowed
7.America, Africa, Asia, India, and Europe are the names of …….
a. islands
b. archipelago
c. nations
d. continents
8.It is called “rain forests” because ……
a. There are many rains everyday c. It rains during the day every year
b. There are four seasons there d. It rarely rains there everyday
9.“It is hard now to reforest the bare land.”
It means that it …………to plants many trees again in Indonesian’s rain
forests.
a. is easy
b. is difficult
c. is good
d. is possible
10.The whole of Indonesian rain forests are ……part of the largest rain
forest in the world, Amazonian.
a. three times
b. a third
c. three
d. 90%
These forests are called rain forests because it usually rains there everyday. The weather is always hot and humid. The main rain forests are in America, Africa, and Asia. The largest area of rain forest is Amazonian in South America. It is three times larger than the whole of Indonesia.
Indonesia was covered by rain forests, but many of its forests have been cut down. Some fire also destroyed the Indonesian forests, especially during the dry season. It is hard now to reforest the bare land.
1.From the text we can conclude that rain forests cover …..of the earth.
a. all b. most c. a small part d. ninety percent
2.We can find rain forests …..
a. on each equator c. on the Tropic of Cancer
b. between the two Tropic d. on the Tropic of Capricorn
3.“The weather is always hot and humid.”
The underlined word means …..
a. hot b. wet c. dry d. warm
4.The similar meaning of “FOREST” is …..
a. sea b. ocean c. wood d. jungle
5.They are …….….in the area from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of
Capricorn.
a. situate b. located c. lying d. lived
6.“The largest area of rain forest is Amazonian in South America.”
The opposite of “largest” is …..
a. widest b. wildest c. smallest d. narrowed
7.America, Africa, Asia, India, and Europe are the names of …….
a. islands
b. archipelago
c. nations
d. continents
8.It is called “rain forests” because ……
a. There are many rains everyday c. It rains during the day every year
b. There are four seasons there d. It rarely rains there everyday
9.“It is hard now to reforest the bare land.”
It means that it …………to plants many trees again in Indonesian’s rain
forests.
a. is easy
b. is difficult
c. is good
d. is possible
10.The whole of Indonesian rain forests are ……part of the largest rain
forest in the world, Amazonian.
a. three times
b. a third
c. three
d. 90%