5. āļ
āļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ āļŠāļēāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ āļāļļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ
āļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ
āđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ āđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļēāļāļąāļ āļāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļĨāļ°āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļŠāļāļąāļāļŠāļāļļāļ (Supporting details) āđāļĨāļ°
āļāļāļāļāļēāļāļēāļĄāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļ
āļŠāļēāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ
Topic Noun
- Topic of List
- Topic of Paragraph
āļāļļāļāļāļĢāļ°āļŠāļāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ
āļāļāļāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāđāļĨāļ°āļŦāļąāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāđāļāđ
6.
7. 1
āđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļ (Pretest)
āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ Reading for Topic āļāļąāđāļāļĄāļąāļāļĒāļĄāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļāļĩāļāļĩāđ 2
āļĢāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļāļē āļ22201 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĪāļĐāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ 10 āļāļ°āđāļāļ āđāļ§āļĨāļē 15 āļāļēāļāļĩ
________________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chesterâs Grill, Burger King,
Mcdonaldâs are _____________.
1. What is the suitable topic noun?
a. breakfast
b. stationary
c. bookstore
d. fast food restaurants
Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza, Pratunam Center and The Mall
are very popular ________ in Bangkok.
2. What is the best answer?
a. malls
b. parks
c. markets
d. restaurants
In my country, bread is an important part of our everyday food.
When we sit down for a meal, there is always bread on the table. For
breakfast, we have bread with butter or cheese. Some people have
jam or olives. For lunch, we have bread with meat or vegetable dish.
Poor people eat more bread with small pieces of meat, vegetable or
cheese.
3. What is the most suitable topic for this paragraph?
a. A meal
b. My country
c. Food
d. Bread
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē , 2552: 161)
8. 2
The sea is very deep in some places. Sometimes it is less deep.
Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places it is very
deep.
4. What is the topic noun?
a. the sea
b. the deep sea
c. the shallow sea
d. the places in the sea
My sister and I always watch TV, read comic books, and play
computer games when we are free.
These are our________.
5. What is the best answer?
a. sports
b. hobbies
c. indoors life
d. outdoors life
The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a strange bird because it
cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings and
no tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds. Instead it has
hair on its body. Each foot has four toes and its mouth is very long.
6. What is the most appropriate topic for this paragraph?
a. a strange bird
b. a New Zealand bird
c. the kiwi looks like a chicken
d. the kiwi, a strange New Zealand bird
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 12 )
9. 3
Mexico City is a popular place for tourists. Every year thousands
of people go to Mexico City. They visit the old and beautiful buildings
in this city. In the museum they learn about the history of Mexico.
And in the restaurant they enjoy the spicy and delicious Mexican food.
7. What is the best topic of the paragraph?
a. Mexican food
b. Mexico
c. Mexico City
d. the spicy food
Cats and dogs are both popular pets. But cats are nicer pets in
some ways. First, cats are cleaner. They stay very clean and they
do not make the house dirty. Cats are also quieter than dogs. They
usually do not make a lot of noise. Cats are safer, too. Dogs
sometimes bite people, but cats almost never do. And finally, cats
are easier to take care of. You do not have to spend much time with
a cat. In fact, many cats prefer to be alone.
8. Whatâs the best topic for this paragraph?
a. Cats
b. Dogs
c. Cats and dogs
d. Pets
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 14)
10. 4
Birds are excellent source of food. Chickens and turkeys are
examples of birds which supply man with great quantities of meat.
Chickens and other birds also supply eggs. Farmers consider most
birds as friends because they eat insect pests and the seeds of
weeds. Birds are useful to people.
9. The topic of paragraph is about ________ .
a. birds
b. farmers
c. chickens
d. chickens and turkeys
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē , 2552: 161)
Bicycles are very popular today in many countries. Many
people use bicycle for exercise. But exercise is only one of the
reasons why bicycles are popular. Another reason is money.
Bicycles are not expensive to buy. They do not need gas to make
them go. In cities, many people like bicycles better than cars.
With a bicycle, they never have to wait in traffic. It is also to find
a place to park. And finally, bicycles do not cause any pollution!
10. Whatâs the best topic for this paragraph?
a. bicycles
b. many countries
c. air pollution
d. bicycles and cars
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ: 15
)
11. 5
āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĐāļāļēāļāļāļ āđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļāļāđāļāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļ (Pretest)
Reading for Topic
Name ______________________ Class _______ No. _______
āļāđāļ a b c d
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total
PāļĢāļ§āļĄ
Nice Try!
=āļ
15. 9
Exercise 1
Direction: Write the correct topic of lists from the following.
New York Washington New Mexico
states Florida Las Anglelis
Topic of lists: ___ states _____
1. roof parts of the house door
stairs window wall
Topic of lists: _______________
2. Coca Cola coffee lemonade
2.
tea juice drinks
Topic of lists: _______________
3.
circle shapes oval
square triangle rectangle
Topic of lists: _______________
4.
reporter singer dancer
actor occupations chef
Topic of lists: ________________
16. 10
5. Religions Islam Christianity
Buddhism Hinduism Sikhism
Topic of lists: ________________
6.
reading comic playing flute talking on the phone
watching television listening to music activities
Topic of list: ________________
7. Japanese food Sushi Ramen
Tempura Sashimi Udon
Topic of lists: _______________
8. tastes spice sour bitter
sweet salt umami
Topic of lists: ________________
9. Mars Planets Earth
Jupiter Saturn Venus
Topic of lists: ________________
10. pop rock hip-hop
jazz music reggae
Topic of lists: ________________
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 8)
18. ANSWER KEY
READING FOR TOPIC
Exercise 1
1. parts of the house
2. drinks
3. shapes
4. occupations
5. religions
6. activities
7. Japanese food
8. tastes
9. planets
10. music
YOU DID IT!
20. 12
Exercise 2
Directions: Write the topic for the details in each group. Try to use the-
dictionary.
āļāļąāļ§āļāļĒāđāļēāļ
red
pink yellow
colors
brown black
white
What is the topic for these words/of the lists?
āļāļēāļāļāļāļāļ·āļ colors (āļŠāļĩ) āđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļāļēāļāļ·āđāļāđ āļāđāļāļ·āļāļāļēāļĻāļąāļāļāđāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļŠāļĩāļāļąāđāļāļŦāļĄāļ
21. 13
1.
father
aunt mother
F_______
uncle brother
sister
2. bedroom
garage bathroom
H_______
garden kitchen
living room
22. 14
first 1st
3.
sixth 6th second 2nd
D______
fifth 5th third 3rd
fourth 4th
4. Write
nurse
labs doctor
H_______
_________
X rays bed
_________
_____
medicine
23. 15
5. Write
Bangkok
London Tokyo
C________
Rome Seoul
Moscow
6. Write the topic
projector
IP board marker
C________
computer fountain
pen
book
24. 16
7. Write
music
teenager laughing
P______
dancing food
drinks
8. Write the topic
English
Chinese Thai
L________
Korean French
Japanese
25. 17
9. joy
fear happiness
F_______
sadness anger
home
10. Write the topic and lists by yourself.
27. ANSWER KEY
Reading for Topic
Exercise 2
________________________________________________________________________________
1. Family
2. House
3. Date
4. Hospital
5. Cities / Capitals
6. Classroom
7. Party
8. Languages
9. Feelings
10. words and answer will vary
YOU DID IT!
30. 19
Exercise 3
Direction: Write the following items in the diagram under the right-
topics.
potato, lamb chop, juice, hot dog, wine, onion,
rambutan, tomato, whisky, beacon, salmon,
brandy, pizza, champagne, durian, jackfruit,
sandwich, doughnut, apple, hamburger, steak
carrot, pork, watermelon, cabbage
Supermarket List
1. Drinks 2. Fast food 3. Vegetable 4. Fruit 5. Meat
You did it!
31. 20
Reading for Topic
Exercise 3
Name : ____________________ Class: _______ No. ______
Supermarket List
1. Drinks 2. Fast food 3. Vegetable 4. Fruit 5. Meat
Total
=āļ
āļāļđāļ 5 āļāđāļ / Good!
āļāļđāļ 4 āļāđāļ / Fair - āļāđāļēāļāļāđāļ°!
āļāļđāļ 0-3 āļāđāļ / āļāļĨāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļāļĄāđāļŠāļĢāļīāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāđāļ°!
32. ANSWER KEY
Reading for Topic
Exercise 3
1. Drinks 4. Fruit
- rambutan
- juice
- durian
- wine
- jackfruit
- whisky
- apple
- brandy
- watermelon
- champagne
2. Fast-food 5. Meat
- hot dog - lamb chop
- pizza - beacon
- sandwich - salmon
- doughnut - steak
- hamburger - pork
3. Vegetable
- potato
- onion
- tomato
- carrot
- cabbage
33.
34. 21
Exercise 4
Direction: Choose the correct topic nouns from the following.
1. A desk, a chair, a bed, a pillow, a table and a lamp shade are things
in ________.
a. cellar
b. bedroom
c. living room
d. dining room
2. We go to Big C to buy a shirt, a pair of jeans, a T-shirt, an underwear,
a skirt and a blouse. We can get them at the ________ department.
a. food
b. fruit
c. clothing
d. sport
3. There are basketball, volleyball, baseball, sepak takraw, badminton-
courts for the students. These are some of our _______ facilities.
a. clinic
b. sport
c. library
d. science laboratory
35. 22
4. Cleaning the bedroom, washing clothes, cooking food and keeping
everything in order are just examples of _______.
a. office work
b. school work
c. house work
d. family hobbies
5. Wings, a beak, feather, and claws are parts of a ______.
a. pet
b. bird
c. rodent
d. rooster
6. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Philippines are countries in the_______.
a. Africa
b. Europe
c. Australia
d. Southeast Asia
7. The following facilities are examples of _________.
Transportation: bus, motorcycle, car, train and bicycle.
a. air
b. land
c. water
d. under ground
36. 23
8. Bell-bottom jeans, polyester suits, wide neckties, plaid pants,
vinyl mini-skirts and mini-dresses are _________.
a. appliances
b. furniture
c. retro fashion
d. part of the body
9. I get up at six oâclock. I take a bath, have breakfast, go to school,
study and play. After school I go back home. This is my ________ .
a. hobbies
b. sports
c. feelings
d. daily routine
10.Ms.Yinglak wants to buy face powder, eyeliners, mascaras,
moisturizers suntan lotion and lip color so she can buy at _______ .
a. book department
b. kidâs department
c. cosmetics department
d. electronics department
Very good
40. 25
āđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđāļāļĩāđ 2
2 Topic of Paragraph
Topic of Paragraph
āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđ āļāļ·āļāļāļ°āđāļĢ
āđāļāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĒāđāļāļŦāļāđāļēāļāļ°āļĄāļĩāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ (Topic) āļāļāļāļĒāđāļāļŦāļāđāļēāļāļąāđāļ āļāļķāđāļāļāļ°āļŦāļēāđāļāđāđāļāļĒāļāļēāļĢ
āļāļēāļĄāļāļāđāļāļāļ§āđāļē What is this paragraph about? āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°āļāļāļāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļ°āļĄāļĩāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°
āđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđāļāļĢāļĢāļāļļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļīāļāļĢāļ§āļāļĒāļāļ āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļ§āļĄāļ āļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāđāļāļŦāļāđāļēāļāļąāđāļ āļĄāļĩāļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°
āđāļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļĨāļēāļāđ āđāļāđāļāļĢāļāļāļāļĨāļļāļĄāđāļāļ·āđāļāļŦāļēāļāļąāđāļāļŦāļĄāļāļāļāļāļĒāđāļāļŦāļāđāļēāđāļāđāļāļāļēāļāļēāđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āļŦāļĢāļ·āļāļ§āļĨāļĩ
āļŠāļąāđāļāđ āļāļąāļāļāļąāđāļ Topic of Paragraph āļāđāļāļ·āļ āļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļ
āļāļąāļāļąāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāđāļ
āļ§ āļ§āļāļĒāđāļēāļ
(1) Clouds are very interesting things.
(2)They come in all shapes and sizes. (3)Some are big and
thick, still others are small round puffs that dot the sky.
(4)Some clouds are purest white, but others are dark gray.
(5)Finally, there are never any two clouds that have
exactly the same shape.
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 11)
āđāļāļ·āđāļāđāļŠāļāļāđāļŦāđāđāļŦāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļąāļĄāļāļąāļāļāđāđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāđāļĒāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļ§āļīāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđāļŦāļēāļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļāđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļāļāļāļāļāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄ
āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļēāđāļŠāļāļāđāļŦāđāđāļŦāđāļāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļāđāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđ
41. 26
Finally, there are never any Clouds are very -
two clouds that have interesting things.
exactly the same shape.
Some clouds are purest They (clouds)
white, but others are come in all shapes
dark gray. and sizes.
Some (clouds) are big and
thick, still others are small
round puffs that dot the sky.
āđāļāļāļēāļĢāļ§āļīāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđāļŦāļēāļāļēāļāļāļ âWhat is the topic of paragraph?â āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ
âWhat is the paragraph about?â āļāđāļāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļĩāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļ§āđāļēāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļ
āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļāļāļ°āđāļĢ āđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāļ§āļīāđāļāļĢāļēāļ°āļŦāđāļŦāļēāļāļēāļāļāļ āļāļ§āļĢāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļāļđāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđ āđāļāđāļ
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ 1 āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļ clouds āļ§āđāļēāļāđāļēāļŠāļāđāļ
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ 2 āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļ clouds āļāđāļēāļāļĢāļđāļāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļēāļ
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ 3 āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļ clouds āļāđāļēāļāļĢāļđāļāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĨāļąāļāļĐāļāļ°
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ 4 āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļ clouds āļ§āđāļēāļĄāļĩāļŠāļĩāļāđāļēāļāļāļąāļ
āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļāļāļĩāđ 5 āļāļĨāđāļēāļ§āļāļķāļ clouds āļ§āđāļēāđāļĄāđāļĄāļĩāļĢāļđāļāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļŦāļĄāļ·āļāļāļāļąāļāđāļĨāļĒ
Topic: Clouds
āļāļąāļāļāļąāđāļāļŠāļĢāļļāļāđāļāđāļ§āđāļē
The topic of paragraph is about clouds.
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Exercise 5
Direction: Complete the most appropriate topic of each paragraph .
Paragraph 1
(1) Polluted water is dirty water, or poisonous water. (2) If the
water in the waterways is polluted, such as water in the ponds, lakes,
rivers, and seas, our life will be unsafe. (3) We use water for drinking,
cleaning, and watering crops.
Notice : polluted water â water pollution
(Adapted from: āļāļāļļ āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĢāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ, 2539: 21)
a. The first sentence is about .
b. The second sentence is about .
c. The third sentence is about .
The topic of this paragraph is about .
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Paragraph 2
(1) A baby koala has a pretty easy life. (2) After it is born, the
baby koala is carried in its motherâs pouch and is fed by her. (3) When
the koala is sixth months old, its eyes are widely open and it is eager
to see the outside world. (4) So its mother carries it on her back until
the baby koala is almost as big as she is.
a. The first sentence is about .
b. The second sentence is about .
c. The third sentence is about .
d. The fourth sentence is about .
The topic of this paragraph is about _______ .
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Paragraph 3
(1) Each Sunday afternoon, the Mario family do something
that they all decided on. (2) The Mario family never do the same
thing they did on Sunday before. (3) One month last fall, they spent
their Sunday afternoon at the zoo, at a play, at the circus and played
football in the park. (4) The Sunday afternoon that the Mario family
like best was the one at the circus.
a. The first sentence is about .
b. The second sentence is about .
c. The third sentence is about .
d. The fourth sentence is about .
The topic of this paragraph is about .
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Paragraph 4
(1)Tree squirrels are probably the best known of all wild
animals. (2)There are several different kinds of tree squirrels.
(3) The Mario squirrel is probably the most common. (4) You will
find it in parks and even on city streets. (5) The red squirrel likes to
stay in the forests. (6) Two other well-known kinds are the fox
squirrel and the flying squirrel.
(Adapted from: āļāļāļļ āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĢāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ, 2539: 21-23)
a. The first sentence is about .
b. The second sentence is about .
c. The third sentence is about .
d. The fourth sentence is about .
e. The fifth sentence is about .
f. The sixth sentence is about .
The topic of this paragraph is about .
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Paragraph 5
(1) Tom is my brother. (2) He is only four years old. (3) He is
always underfoot and in the way. (4) When I have homeworks to do, he
wants to play silly games. (5) If I make a model racing car or an airplane,
he usually breaks it. (6) He always wants to go with me wherever I go.
(7) Tom gives me a lot of trouble. (8) Although he is my brother, I donât
like him.
a. The first sentence is about .
b. The second sentence is about .
c. The third sentence is about .
d. The fourth sentence is about .
e. The fifth sentence is about .
f. The sixth sentence is about .
g. The seventh sentence is about .
h. The eighth sentence is about .
The topic of this paragraph is about ______.
(Adapted from: āļŠāļļāļāļāļĻāđ āļāļąāđāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļĻāļīāļĢāļīāļŠāļīāļ āđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļāļāļīāļ āļē āļŠāļĄāļāļāļĐāđ , 2548: 23)
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Reading for Topic
Exercise 5
Name : ____________________ Class: _______ No. ______
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 4
a. a.
b. b.
c.
c.
d.
-----------------
e.
Paragraph 2
f.
a. -------------------
b. Paragraph 5
c.
a.
d.
b.
------------------
c.
Paragraph 3
d.
a. e.
b. f.
c. g.
d. h.
------------------ ------------------
āļāļđāļ 5 āļāđāļ / Good! Total
āļāļđāļ 4 āļāđāļ / Fair - āļāđāļēāļāļāđāļ°!
āļāļđāļ 0-3 āļāđāļ /āļāļĨāļąāļāđāļāļāđāļāļĄāđāļŠāļĢāļīāļĄāđāļŦāļĄāđāļāđāļ°!
=āļ
48. ANSWER KEY
Reading for Topic
Exercise 5
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 4
a. water pollution
b. water pollution a. squirrels
c. water pollution b. squirrels
water pollution c. squirrels
d. squirrels
Paragraph 2
e. squirrels
f. squirrels
a. a baby koala
three squirrels
b. a baby koala
c. a baby koala Paragraph 5
d. a baby koala
a. Tom
a baby koala
b. Tom
Paragraph 3 c. Tom
d. Tom
a. the Marioâs family
e. Tom
b. the Marioâs family
f. Tom
c. the Marioâs family
g. Tom
d. the Marioâs family
h. Tom
the Marioâs family
Tom
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Exercise 6
Direction: Choose the most appropriate topic of a paragraph.
I really like apples. They are sweet, crisp, juicy and just
enough to make me full. When I eat apples, I also think of the
vitamins and minerals they, contain and the fiber they supply
to keep me healthy.
1. What is the paragraph about?
a. I like apples.
b. They are sweet.
c. I eat apple.
d. I think of the vitamins.
(Adapted from: āļāļāļļ āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ§āļĢāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨāļĄ, 2539: 39)
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The food in Mexico sometimes surprises tourists.
It can be very spicy! Mexican cooks use a special kind of
pepper. This pepper is so spicy it almost burns your
mouth. But most people start to like the spices after a
while. They learn to like Mexican food very much.
2. What is the topic of paragraph about?
a. The Mexico City
b. The Mexican food
c. The special kind of pepper
d. The tourists
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ, āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 11)
What animal has the longest nose in the
world? If you thought the elephant, you were
right. The elephantâs nose, called a trunk, is also
the most useful nose in the world. The elephant
uses its nose to sniff food, roll logs, and fight foes.
When it is thirsty, the elephant can drink six
quarts with its nose. It also uses its nose for
taking a bath too.
3. The topic of paragraph is about ____________ .
a. elephantâs activities
b. a nose that fight
c. packing a trunk
d. the elephantâs nose
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē, 2552: 45)
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What do you know about the sea? The first
thing to remember is that the sea is very big. You
can see that there is less land than sea. The sea
covers three-quarters of the world. Its depth is
different at different places.
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē, 2552: 51)
4. The topic of paragraph is about ____________ .
a. the world
b. the sea
c. the depth
d. the first thing to remember
Some insects destroy plants and trees. Some
destroy stored grain, flour, and meal. Some attack
clothing and carpets. Others cause discomfort to
animals by boring into their skin, biting or stinging.
Some insects are real pests but many are helpful,
too. Some eat harmful larvae. Others help with
decay by eat rotting woods and plants.
5. The topic of paragraph is about ________ .
a. pests
b. animals
c. some insects
d. plants and trees
( Adapted from: Royce Sherry & Doris Zook, 2536: 36)
You Excellent!
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āđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļ (Posttest)
āđāļĢāļ·āđāļāļ Reading for Topic āļāļąāđāļāļĄāļąāļāļĒāļĄāļĻāļķāļāļĐāļēāļāļĩāļāļĩāđ 2
āļĢāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļāļē āļ22201 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĪāļĐāđāļāļīāđāļĄāđāļāļīāļĄ 10 āļāļ°āđāļāļ āđāļ§āļĨāļē 15 āļāļēāļāļĩ
________________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
Siam Paragon, Central World Plaza, Pratunam Center and
The Mall are very popular ________ in Bangkok.
1. What is the best answer?
a. parks
b. malls
c. markets
d. restaurants
In my country, bread is an important part of our everyday food.
When we sit down for a meal, there is always bread on the table.
For breakfast, we have bread with butter or cheese. Some people
have jam or olives. For lunch, we have bread with meat or
vegetable dish. Poor people eat more bread with small pieces of meat,
vegetable or cheese.
2. What is the most suitable topic for this paragraph?
a. My country
b. A meal
c. Bread
d. Food
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē , 2552: 161)
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Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chesterâs Grill, Burger King,
McDonaldâs are _____________.
3. What is the suitable topic noun?
a. breakfast
b. stationary
c. fast food restaurants
d. bookstore
My sister and I always watch TV, read comic books, and
play computer games when we are free. These are our________.
4. What is the best answer?
a. hobbies
b. sports
c. indoors life
d. outdoors life
The sea is very deep in some places. Sometimes it is less deep.
Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places it is very
deep.
5. What is the topic noun?
a. the deep sea
b. the shallow sea
c. the places
d. the sea
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The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a strange bird
because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken.
It has no wings and no tail. It does not have any feathers like other
birds. Instead it has hair on its body. Each foot has four toes and
its mouth is very long.
6. What is the most appropriate topic for this paragraph?
a. a strange bird
b. a New Zealand bird
c. the kiwi, a strange New Zealand bird
d. the kiwi looks like a chicken
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 12)
Birds are excellent source of food. Chickens and turkeys are
examples of birds which supply man with great quantities of meat.
Chickens and other birds also supply eggs. Farmers consider most
birds as friends because they eat insect pests and the seeds of weeds.
Birds are useful to people.
7. The topic of paragraph is about _______ .
a. chickens
b. farmers
c. chickens and turkeys
d. birds
(Adapted from: āļāļēāļĨāļĩāļĢāļąāļ āļāļąāļāļāļĢāļēāļāļāļđāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļļāļŠāļļāļĄāļē āļĻāļĢāļĩāļāļāļĢāļē , 2552: 161)
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Bicycles are very popular today in many countries. Many
people use bicycle for exercise. But exercise is only one of the
reasons why bicycles are popular. Another reason is money.
Bicycles are not expensive to buy. They do not need gas to make
them go. In cities, many people like bicycles better than cars.
With a bicycle, they never have to wait in traffic. They also do
not have to find a place to park. And finally, bicycles do not
cause any pollution!
8. Whatâs the best topic for this paragraph?
a. Bicycles
b. Many countries
c. Air pollution
d. Bicycles and cars
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 15)
Mexico City is a popular place for tourists. Every year thousands
of people go to Mexico City. They visit the old and beautiful buildings
in this city. In the museum they learn about the history of Mexico.
And in the restaurant they enjoy the spicy and delicious Mexican food.
9. What is the best topic of the paragraph?
a. Mexico
b. Mexican food
c. Mexico City
d. The spicy food
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 11)
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Cats and dogs are both popular pets. But cats are nicer
pets in some ways. First, cats are cleaner. They stay very clean
and they do not make the house dirty. Cats are also quieter than
dogs. They usually do not make a lot of noise. Cats are safer,
too. Dogs sometimes bite people, but cats almost never do. And
finally, cats are easier to take care of. You do not have to spend
much time with a cat. In fact, many cats prefer to be alone.
10. Whatâs the best topic for this paragraph?
a. Pets
b. Cats
c. Dogs
d. Cats and dogs
(Adapted from: āđāļāļĢāļāļļāļ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ āđāļĨāļ°āļāļĢāļĢāļāļīāļāļēāļĢāđ āļāļāļąāļāļāļāļļāļĨ , āļĄ.āļ.āļ.: 14)
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āļāļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĐāļāļēāļāļāļ āđāļāļāļāļāļŠāļāļāļŦāļĨāļąāļāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļ (Posttest)
Reading for Topic
10
Name _________________ Class _______ No. _______
āļāđāļ a b c d
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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Key Posttest
Reading for Topic
1 b
2 c
3 c
4 a
5 d
6 c
7 d
8 a
9 c
10 d
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Answer Key
Reading for Topic
Exercise 1 1
Exercise
1. parts of the house 6. activities
2. drinks 7. Japanese food
3. shapes 8. tastes
4. occupations 9. planets
5. religions 10.music
Exercise 2
Exercise 2
1. Family 6. Classroom
2. House 7. Party
3. Date 8. Languages
4. Hospital 9. Feelings
5. Cities / Capitals 10. words and answer will vary
Exercise 3
Exercise 3
1. Drinks 2. Fast food 3.Vegetable 4. Fruit 5. Meat
- juice - Hot dog - potato - apple - lamb chop
- wine - Pizza - onion - durian - beacon
- whisky - Sandwich - tomato - jackfruit - salmon
- brandy - doughnut - carrot - rambutan - steak
- champagne - Hamburger - cabbage - watermelon - pork
āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļŦāļāļļ: āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļŠāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāđāļŦāļāđāļāđāļāđāđāļāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļŦāļąāļ§āļāđāļ
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Exercise 4
1. b 6. d
2. c 7. b
3. b 8. c
4. c 9. d
5. b 10.c
Exercise 5
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
a. water pollution a. a baby koala a. the Marioâs family
b. water pollution b. a baby koala b. the Marioâs family
c. water pollution c. a baby koala c. the Marioâs family
d. d. a baby koala d. the Marioâs family
water pollution a baby koala the Marioâs family
Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5
a. squirrels a. Tom
b. squirrels b. Tom
c. squirrels c. Tom
d. squirrels d. Tom
e. squirrels e. Tom
f. squirrels f. Tom
g. Tom
h. Tom
squirrels Tom
Exercise 6
1. a
2. b
3. d
4. b
5. c
