English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

42. According to the passage, Aisha’s advice shows that ....
A) she doesn’t like Malika to ride her bike.
B) she cares a lot about Malika’s safety.
C) she wants her to drive a car instead of a bike.
D) she doesn’t want Malika to smile a lot.
43. According to the passage, what is Aisha planning to do during the summer?
A) She is going to learn how to drive a tricycle.
B) She is going to visit her friend during the summer.
C) She is going to have a ride with her friend.
D) She is going to take the picture of her smiling friend.
44 . All of the following statements are TRUE, EXCEPT ...
A) Aisha wanted Malika to fall off her bike badly.
B) Aisha was worried about Malika’s riding a bike.
C) Aisha gave Malika some advice about riding safely.
D) Malika sent a letter with her picture to her friend.


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Some animals have parachutes which help them fly through the air. The flying squirrel is one of them. When a flying squirrel wants to get from a high tree branch to a lower one, it jumps into the air with its four legs spread wide apart. The skin between its front and back legs acts like a parachute. The squirrel can control which way it falls with its wide tail. Flying squirrels usually fly about 18 metres from branch to branch. But they can fly as far as 45 metres in one jump. The flying tree frogs of Asia have parachutes too. The frog’s parachute is a piece of skin between its long toes. But they cannot jump as far as flying squirrels. When the frog rests, the parachute is not visible. But when the frog jumps from trees, it stretches its toes apart to open its parachute.

45. What is the main idea of the passage?
A) The skin of all animals is considered as a parachute.
B) Some squirrels and frogs have parachutes to fly.
C) All animals have hidden parachutes to fly
D) The whole body construction of all animals.