Soal Kelas 10 UKK Bahasa Inggris

Healthy Water and Its Problem

Water is very precious to people. They use it in almost activities they do. Primarily, they use water for domestic purposes such as drinking, food preparation, bathing cleaning, and watering plants. Secondarily, water is used for industrial processes, commercial protect. Realizing how important water is for drinking and food preparation. Clean water which is free from disease-causing bacteria should always be available. Boiling water is the traditional way to get healthy drinking water. Clean and healthy water is also necessary for bathing and cleaning; fish and plants need water which is free from pollution.
As the population of the world increases, people are now facing a serious problem of water pollution, especially in big cities. The growth of population does not cope with the development of housing facility. Consequently, too many people live in one area, and environmental cleanliness cannot be controlled very well. People’s activities are chemical substances that affect the natural condition of water of its intended use. Organic wastes from homes and industries contaminate the water. As the result, waterways like rivers, lakes, and even oceans are subjected to pollution. This polluted water is harmful to living things that consume it. Plants cannot grow well and do not yield good quality fruit. Fish do not grow and breed properly. This in turn, will affect the health of people who consume them
Water pollution is really a problem for all people. They however cannot overcome this individually. They need to cooperate as responsible citizens. They should not throw away domestic wastes everywhere. They must not dump harmful substances into the rivers. Industries must realize the importance of recycling rubbish. And above all, they should not let the chemical waste get into the rivers or other public waterways.

1.    The following are the primary uses of water except…
A.    preparation of food
B.    swimming –pools
C.    cleaning
D.    bathing
E.    drinking

2.    What do fish and plants need ? They need …
A.    uncontaminated water
B.    a large quantity of water
C.    clean and healthy water
D.    water from rivers
E.    waste water

3.    Why do big cities have serious water problems? Because …
A.    water is difficult to find
B.    they need too much water
C.    water is needed there
D.    too many people live in one area
E.    of the development of housing facilities

4.    Plants cannot grow well and do not yield good quality fruit (par.2). The word “yield” means …
A.    grow
B.    give
C.    affect
D.    consume
E.    produce/harvest

5.    The primary cause of water pollution is …
A.    animal waste
B.    people’s activities
C.    harmful plants
D.    contaminated waste
E.    the natural condition of water