Pertanyaan
The following text is for questions number 1 to 5. Once upon a time there was a crow who wanted to live with a flock of peacocks One day, he found peacock feathers lying on the ground. "How beautiful these peacock feathers are wear these peacock feathers to make me look more beautiful. In this way, I can make friends with peacocks." The crow then wore the peacock feathers to his body.He then flew to find a flock of peacocks. Not long after, the crow managed to find with a place to live a peacock herd. The crow started to live together with the peacocks. Initially the crow was well received by the flock of peacocks, but gradually the flock began to get annoyed with the arrogance of the crow. They then stayed away from the crow. Not long after, the peacocks finally realized that the arrogant was just a crow disguised as a peacock Then the flock of the peacocks drove him away. "It turns out that you are just a crow disguised as a peacock. Get away from here. You don't deserve to live with us!" Obviously, the crow felt angry with the expulsion of the peacocks. Having no other choice the crow went to get back together with the crow flock, his countrymen . But unfortunately, the crow's body was still attached to the peacock feathers As a result, the flock of crows did not accept its presence because he was thought to be a peacock. "Who are you peacock? Your place is not here, go far away from our place!" Angered, annoyed , and at the same time sad were turbulent in the crow's chest because he had no friend. 1. What is the crow's trait in the text above? Arrogant. b. Humble c. Helpful d. Respectful. 2. Why did the crow wear peacock feathers? To mock the peacocks. b. To mock other crows. To live among peacocks d. None of them are true. the letter'a, b or d Choose 4. What is the purpose of the text above? Amuse the readers. b. Retell past experiences. Giving a lesson. Giving an important information. 5. Angered, annoyed and at the same time sad were turbulent in the crow's chest because he had no friend. The underlined word above has the same meaning with __ a. unstable b.peace calm d.steady The following text is for questions number 6 to 10. A peasant had seven sons and no daughter. Finally a daughter was born, but was sickly.The father sent his sons to fetch water from healing spring for her. In their haste, they dropped the jug in the well. When they did not return , their father thought that they gone off to play and cursed them and so they turned into ravens. When the sister had grown up, she set out in search of her brothers. She attempted to get help first from the sun, which was too hot, then the moon, which craved human flesh, and then the morning star.The star helped her by giving her a bat's foot and told her she will need it to save her brothers . She found them on the Glass Mountain. She opened it with the bat's foot. She went into the mountain, where a dwarf told her that her brothers will return. She took some of their food and drink and left, in the last cup, a ring from home. When her brothers returned, she hid . They turned back into human form and asked who had been at their food . The youngest brother found the ring, and hoped it was their sister, in which case they were saved . She emerged, and they returned home.
Solusi
Jawaban
** a. Arrogant. **
Penjelasan
** Dalam teks tersebut, gagak menunjukkan sifat arogan dengan mencoba menyamar sebagai merak untuk membuat dirinya terlihat lebih indah dan membuat teman dengan merpati. Ini menunjukkan bahwa gagak memiliki rasa percaya diri yang berlebihan dan menganggap dirinya lebih baik dari yang sebenarnya.2. **Why did the crow wear peacock feathers?** a. To mock the peacocks. b. To mock other crows. **c. To live among peacocks** d. None of them are true. **Jawaban:** c. To live among peacocks. **Penjelasan:** Gagak memakai bulu merak karena dia ingin tinggal bersama sekawanan merpati. Dia berpikir bahwa dengan memakai bulu merak, dia akan terlihat lebih indah dan dapat membuat teman dengan merpati.3. **What is the purpose of the text above?** a. Amuse the readers. b. Retell past experiences. **c. Giving a lesson.** d. Giving an important information. **Jawaban:** c. Giving a lesson. **Penjelasan:** Tujuan dari teks tersebut adalah untuk memberikan pelajaran kepada pembaca tentang bahaya dari keangkuhan dan pentingnya menerima diri sendiri apa adanya. Teks ini mengajarkan bahwa mencoba menjadi sesuatu yang kita bukan hanya akan membawa masalah bagi kita.4. **Angered, annoyed and at the same time sad were turbulent in the crow's chest because he had no friend.** The underlined word above has the same meaning with __ a. unstable b. peace c. calm **d. steady** **Jawaban:** a. unstable **Penjelasan:** Kata "turbulent" menggambarkan perasaan yang tidak stabil dan penuh kekacauan. Oleh karena itu, kata yang memiliki makna yang sama adalah "unstable".