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1. Arrange these sentences to make a coherent paragraph! 1. They had to stay in a hotel. 2. They looked for some hotels to stay the night. 3. Johan and Bangkit went to Yogyakarta last month. 4. They didnt have any relatives there. 5. So they didnt need to eat out. 6. They enjoyed staying in the hotel very much. a. 3 4 8 6 2 1 5 7 5 6 b. 3 2 4 7 1 8 6 5 64 c. 3 4 1 2 7 8 d. 3 8 2 1 5 7

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Arrange these sentences based on the series of pictures above! 1. After swimming they had lunch in the cool shade under the tree. 2. They found a place near the river and they parked their car under a large tree. 3. It was a nice day. Sinta, Seno, Uncle Hadi and Aunt Yuni left the house to have a picnic. 4. They saw a lot of beautiful scenery along the journey. Choose a good paragraph! a. 4 3 2 1 b. 4 3 1 2 c. 3 4 2 1 d. 3 4 1 2 3. Read the jumbled sentences carefully! 1. Therefore rainforests are found near the equator. 2. The trees grow to thirty meters tall. 3. They need not only a lot of rain but also a high temperature. 4. Their branches and leaves form an umbrella. 5. Rainforests grow in tropical parts of Indonesia. 6. The tropical rainforest is a warm, wet, and silent place. The possible arrangement of the paragraph can be A. 3 6 1 2 5 4 C. 5 3 1 6 2 4 B. 2 5 4 6 1 3 D. 4 1 6 5 2 3 4. Arrange the sentences below into a good paragraph! 1. As we know Rick Leach and Scott Melville play tennis attractively 2. They can work together in the court; so they can beat their opponent 3. Here is a report on the final International tennis tournaments 4. They become the champion pair, defeating American compatriots Kent Kinear and Dave Rendall. A good arrangement is ... A. 3 1 2 4 B. 3 2 1 4 C. 1 3 4 2 D. 2 3 1 4 5. Read the jumbled sentences carefully!
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The radio programmes go from the radio station to transmitter. What is the radio station? Then they go in the air to your house and your radio takes them from air A lot of people work in the radio station.

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5. It's the place that radio programmes come from 6. How do the radio programmes get to your house? The best arrangement of the paragraph is ... A. 1 3 6 5 4 2 C. 2 5 4 6 1 3 B. 3 2 1 5 4 6 D. 4 1 2 3 3 6 6. Rearrange the sentences into a good paragraph! 1. It covers an area of 8000 square kilometers 2. It is situated in North Sumatera 3. The Leuser national park is the largest park in South East Asia 4. It is a part of Bukit Barisan range of mountains A. 4 3 1 2 B. 3 1 2 4 C. 2 1 4 3 D. 1 4 2 3 Read the jumbled sentences carefully! 1. The radio programmes go from the radio station to transmitter. 2. What is the radio station? 3. Then they go in the air to your house and your radio takes them from air 4. A lot of people work in the radio station. 5. It's the place that radio programmes come from 6. How do the radio programmes get to your house? The best arrangement of the paragraph is ... A. 1 3 6 5 4 2 C. 2 5 4 6 1 3 B. 3 2 1 5 4 6 D. 4 1 2 3 3 6 Choose the right order of the following sentences! 1. It takes, place within three or more days. 2 The more important the person who dies, the more buffaloes they kill. 3 It is carried out in honour of the dead person. 4 One of the Torajan traditions in the funeral. 5 It is done by slaughtering a water buffalo.

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A. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1B. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 C. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 D. 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 9. Arrange these sentences into a good paragraph! 1. At the ceremony, the coffin was carried up to the burial place. 2. He is kept in a coffin until the funeral ceremony. 3. Buffaloes are slaughtered and the meat is eaten as food by the people. 4. The coffin is placed in a hole with a wooden statue in front of it. 5. In Toraja, if a person dies, he is not buried directly. a. 35214 b. 14325 c. 52314 d. 2154 3 10. Choose the right order of the following sentences! 1. It takes place within three or more days. 2. The more important the person who dies, the more buffaloes they kill. 3. It is carried out in honour of the dead person. 4. One of the Torajan traditions is the funeral. 5. It is done by slaughtering a water buffallo.

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a. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1 b. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 c. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 d. 4, 3, 5, 2, 1 11. 1. It is different from that jasmine. Look at that jasmine. 2. But you must be careful. There are thorns on the stem. 3. These roses are beautiful. 4. Besides the smell is nice. 5. It is beautiful, and there are no thorns. The best arrangement to be a good paragraph is .... a. 3 1 2 5 4 b. 3 5 4 2 1 d. 3 2 1 5 4
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12. Arrange the paragraphs into a good text by looking at the pictures!

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Our government realizes this and has taken some steps to prevent the problem. Some regulations have been issued to protect the forests. In addition, reforestation project are being carried out. 2. Unfortunately many of us didnt know about the importance of forest for us. We cut the trees carelessly and irresponsibility. 3. Some years ago Indonesia was very famous because of having lot of forest trees. Many scientists from other countries came here for a research. 4. The effect of cutting down the trees came true. Flood happened everywhere. Many people lost their houses and their wealth. a. 2, 3, 4, 1 1 b. 3, 2, 4, 1 c. 2, 4, 3, 1 d. 4, 3, 2,
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13. Rearrange the sentences below to make a coherent paragraph! 1. He lives in a small town and knows every family on his route. 2. Neil Moore has been a postman for 20 years. 3. At Christmas many families give him presents. 4. They appreciate his dedication and good service. 5. He has carried mail in heat and in cold, in rain and in snow. 6. He has delivered thousands of letters to homes on his mail route. a. 1-2-3-4-5-6 b. 6-1-3-5-2-4 c. 2-5-6-1-3-4 d. 4-5-6-32-1

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14. 1. In 1890 Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman, decided to try to start the Olympic Games again. 2. The event lasted for more than 1,000 years but then died out after Greece became part of The Roman Empire. 3. He succeeded, and the first Modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. 4. He wanted to promote how to strengthen the mind and spirit shown in the Classic Greek Olympic Games. 5. The Olympic Games were first held in ancient Greece approximately in the year 776 B.C. The correct arrangement to make a good paragraph is .... a. 5 1 2 3 4 b. 5 1 2 4 3 c. 5 2 1 3 4 d. 5 1 2 3 4
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15. 1. The destruction of the forest requires serious attention. 2. The smoke from the fires has endangered people. 3. But, none is effective. 4. Not only people of Indonesia but also those from neighboring countries. 5. Forest fires have been a big problem in Indonesia for many years.

6. Many efforts have been carried out to solve the problem. Which is the best arrangement of the sentences in order to make a good paragraph? A. 5 1 2 - 4 6 3 C. 5 1 6 3 2 4 B. 5 1 4 2 6 3 D. 5 1 3 2 6 4

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16. Arrange these sentences based on the pictures above to make cooking instructions! 1. Put noodles into 2 glasses of briskly boiling water. 2. Your delicious noodles are ready to be served. 3. Put the seasoning, vegetables oil and chili powder in a bowl. 4. Mix the noodles well with all of the seasoning. 5. Cook the noodles and simmer for 3 minutes. a. 4, 3, 5, 1, 2 b. 2, 1, 5, 3, 4 c. 3, 5, 1, 4, 2 d. 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
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17. 1. An interesting program makes us keep watching it. 2. They are music, film, sports, news, and many others. 3. We can choose as we wish. 4. There are a lot of TV programs we can enjoy. The best arrangement of the above sentences to make a paragraph is A. 4 3 2 1 B. 4 2 3 1 C. 1 2 4 3 D. 1 2 3 4

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18. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. Yanto can collect six to seven hundred rupiahs from selling newspapers. 2. He goes to an SMP in the afternoon and in the morning he sells newspapers around our neighbourhood. 3. Yanto saves some of his money in a saving box. 4. Yanto's house is not very far from my house. 5. He spends it on books and other things. a. 1 3 5 2 4 B. 4 2 3 5 1 C. 1 3 5 4 2 D. 4 2 1 5 3
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19. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. In the end, the crow had no more cake because of her foolishness. 2. The crow was so proud to hear this. 3. One day, a hungry fox was walking alone in the jungle. 4. As soon as she opened her beak, the cake fell down. 5. The crow had a piece of cake on her beak. 6. The cunning fox caught the cake happily and run away. 7. Then she started to open her beak to sing for the fox. 8. Ohbeautiful Crow! Youre the best singer Ive known in the world. I really want to hear your melodious voice. Please sing me a song now! 9. He saw a crow perch on a branch of a tree. Which one is the best arrangement of theses sentences above? a. 3-5-2-8-4-9-1-7-6 c. 3-8-2-5-9-76-4-1 b. 3-5-7-8-2-9-4-1-6 d. 3-9-5-8-2-7-46-1
8 20. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. Why was it named like that? 2. A brontosaurus was as long as for big elephants standing in a line. 3. The man who named it thought that when such a big animal walked, it UN_C2_P12_07/0

must have made a noise like a thunder. 4. The word Brontosaurus means thunder lizard. Which one is the best arrangement of theses sentences above? a. 4-2-1-3 B. 2-4-1-3 C. 3-4-1-2 D. 1-4-3-2
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21. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. One day, there was a big battle in that kingdom. 2. The Queen was luckily because she could save her life by changing herself into a golden snail. 3. Another day an old woman saw the snail and took it home. 4. Once upon time, there was a kingdom in java. 5. The king asked his Queen to save her life. 6. The she looked after it. 7. In the middle of the jungle the enemies killed all her guards.
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a. 4-5-2-6-1-7-3 b. 4-5-7-2-3-1-6 c. 4-1-5-7-23-6 d. 4-3-5-1-6-2-7 22. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. Before lunch we fed some birds in the park. 2. But we were happy because we had so much fun. 3. Yesterday my family went to the zoo. 4. When we returned home we were very tired. 5. In the afternoon we saw the animals being fed 6. We bought some food to give to the animal The best arrangement is a. 5-4-6-3-2-1 b. 3-6-1-5-4-2 6 c. 5-1-3-6-2-4 d. 3-1-5-4-2-

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23. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! (1) A lift carries visitors to the top of the tower from where views of the city can be seen. (2) It was built in 1889 as part of an exhibition held in the city. (3) It is named after Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed it. (4) It is over four hundred meters tall and made entirely of iron and steel. (5) One of the most famous sight in Paris, the capital of France, is the Eiffel Tower (6) The tower was intended to be a temporary structure for the exhibition but it was so popular that it has remained. a. 5-2-3-1-6-4 b. 5-3-2-6-4-1 1-4 c. 5-2-4-3-6-1 d. 5-6-3-2UN_C2_P12_09/1 0

24. Arrange these sentences to make a good paragraph! 1. This means that the top of the tower is 3.9 m if the tower stand perfectly vertical. 2. Between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but now the leans at about 3.99 degrees. 3. The leaning Tower of Pisa or the Tower of Pisa is the campanile of the cathedral and the third oldest structure in Pisas cathedral square. 4. It is situated behind the cathedral and the third oldest structure in Pisas cathedral square. 5. The height of the tower is 55.86 m from the ground and the width of the walls is 4.09 m.
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a. 3-4-5-2-1 25.

b. 3-5-4-1-2

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d. 3-2-5-4-1