Text 5 Penguins are a group of flightless aquatic birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in Antarctica. Highly adaptive to live in the sea, penguins have countershaded dark and white feather, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed squid, fish, and other forms of sealife caught while they are swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives in the oceans. Eventhough all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they do not live only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a little species of penguin lives too far south. Some species are found in the temperate area, and one species, the Galápagos penguin, lives not too far with the equator. The vast living species is the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): when they are adults they are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and 35 kg weight or more. The smallest one is the little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), which is known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 40 cm height and 1 kg weight. Among the species of penguin, larger penguins live in colder regions, while smaller penguins generally inhabit tropical climates places. Some prehistoric species of penguin attained enormous sizes, becoming as heavy as an adult human. (Sumber: http://www.bahasainggrisoke.com ) Which of the following statement represent the writer’s opinion about penguins’ habitat?

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Penguins are a group of flightless aquatic birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, particularly in Antarctica. Highly adaptive to live in the sea, penguins have countershaded dark and white feather, and their wings have evolved into flippers. Most penguins feed squid, fish, and other forms of sealife caught while they are swimming underwater. They spend about half of their lives in the oceans.

Eventhough all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they do not live only in cold climates, such as Antarctica. In fact, only a little species of penguin lives too far south. Some species are found in the temperate area, and one species, the Galápagos penguin, lives not too far with the equator.

The vast living species is the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri): when they are adults they are about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) tall and 35 kg weight or more. The smallest one is the little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), which is known as the fairy penguin, which stands around 40 cm height and 1 kg weight. Among the species of penguin, larger penguins live in colder regions, while smaller penguins generally inhabit tropical climates places. Some prehistoric species of penguin attained enormous sizes, becoming as heavy as an adult human.

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Which of the following statement represent the writer’s opinion about penguins’ habitat?

Jawaban

jawaban yang tepat adalah B.

Pembahasan

Yang diminta di sini adalah pendapat penulis mengenai habitat atau tempat tinggal penguin, sehingga jawaban C, D, dan E dapat dieliminasi. Kemudian jika dilihat pada teks, berbagai jenis penguin tinggal di berbagai macam daerah tidak hanya di area yang dingin. Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah B.

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