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1. What is the text above about? 4. “They’re taking away our homes! Leave us alone,
A. The story about something factual or ic- please, “they cried. However, the greedy people
tional did not hear them. What does underlined word
B. The description of the natural phenomenon
mean?
C. The ways of how to make something
A. Although
D. The real past experience
B. Therefore
Jawaban: A C. Because of
D. Nevertheless
Pembahasan:
Siswa menentukan gambaran umum. Jawaban: D
Perhatikan kalimat pertama “Once there was Pembahasan:
a mountain” Kalimat ini menunjukkan bahwa Siswa menentukan persamaan arti kata
gambaran umum tentang teks ini adalah (synonym).
adanya sebuah cerita faktual atau iksi.
• However = but, nevertheless (namun
2. What was covered with huge trees? demikian)
A. A branch • Although = even though (meskipun)
B. A monkey • Because of = due to, owing to (karena)
C. A waterfall • Therefore = accordingly, so, hence (oleh
D. A mountain karena itu)
Jawaban: D 5. What the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The river mouths were blocked
Pembahasan: pustaka-indo.blogspot.com
Siswa menentukan informasi tertentu. Perha- B. The sides of the mountain were bare
tikan kalimat “It was covered with huge trees” C. The people went home sad and empty-
Kata ’it” di sana menunjukkan pada kata “a handed
mountain” atau gunung. Sehingga diartikan D. The forest people came to ish and found
bahwa gunung tertutup oleh pepohonan. the plants
3. What was the water of the river used for? Jawaban: B
A. Drinking, washing, and watering the for-
Pembahasan:
est people’s crops.
Siswa menentukan pikiran utama. Pikiran
B. Washing, swimming, and cleaning the
utama pada paragraf terakhir terdapat pada
people’s house
kalimat pertama yang berbunyi “Soon, the
C. Growing the ish, the bees and the plants
D. Flowing the muddy and the soil sides of the mountain were bare”. Kalimat
berikutnya merupakan kalimat penjelas
Jawaban: A
yang memperkuat kalimat utama.
Pembahasan:
Siswa menentukan informasi rinci tersurat.
Perhatikan kalimat “They used the water
from the river for drinking, washing their
clothes, and for watering their crops.”
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