Soal dan Pembahasan Strange Animal – Secara umum materi narrative text dapat dipelajari pada pelajaran bahasa Inggris pada tingkatan SMP. Pada pelajaran bahasa inggris terdapat materi narrative text yang soalnya akan dibagikan pada tulisan ini beserta pembahasannya.
This text is for questions 1 to 4.
Strange Animal
There was a place that the aunt knew where a lot of fruit grew. It was a place which was quite far away, and the boy did not like going there. Near this place, there were caves and the boy had heard that a strange animal lived in these caves.
But the aunt insisted on sending the boy to pick fruit there, and so he went, his heart a cold stone of fear inside him. He found the trees and began to pick the fruit, but a little later he heard the sound of something in the bush beside him. He stopped his task and stood near the tree in case the strange animal should be coming.
Out of the bus, came the strange animal. It was just as his friend had described it and the boy was very frightened. Quickly he took out the drum which he had brought with him and began to beat it. The strange animal stopped looked at the boy in surprise and began to dance.
1. How is the characteristic of the boy’s aunt?
A. Fierce
B. Kind
C. Wise
D. Bossy
E. Gorgeous
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Bagaimana karakteristik bibi anak laki-laki tersebut?”. Pada paragraf kedua teks tersebut disebutkan “But the aunt insisted on sending the boy to pick fruit there, and so he went, his heart a cold stone of fear inside him” yang memiliki arti “Tetapi bibinya bersikeras mengirim anak laki-laki itu untuk memetik buah di sana, jadi dia pergi, hatinya adalah batu ketakutan yang dingin di dalam dirinya”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa karakteristik bibi anak laki-laki tersebut adalah suka memerintah (bossy).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) Bossy.
2. What had been seen by the boy’s friend in the caves?
A. A strange animal
B. A treasure
C. A big fruit
D. A big snake
E. A monster
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa yang dilihat oleh teman anak laki-laki tersebut di dalam gua?”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Out of the bus, came the strange animal. It was just as his friend had described it and the boy was very frightened” yang memiliki arti “Kemudian, datanglah hewan aneh tersebut. Persis seperti yang dideskripsikan temannya dan bocah itu sangat ketakutan”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) A strange animal.
3. What did the boy do when he saw the animal?
A. He hid inside the cave
B. He hit the animal until it died
C. He ran quickly
D. He put a stick and beat it
E. He took out his drum and beat it
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa yang dilakukan anak laki-laki ketika dia melihat binatang tersebut?”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Quickly he took out the drum which he had brought with him and began to beat it” yang memiliki arti “Dengan cepat dia mengeluarkan drum yang dia bawa dan mulai memukulnya”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (E) He took out his drum and beat it.
4. From the story, we know that …
A. The boy couldn’t find the trees
B. The boy couldn’t beat the animal
C. The boy wasn’t afraid of the monster
D. The animal danced because of the drumbeat
E. The animal wasn’t as strange as his friend told him
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Dari cerita tersebut, kita mengetahui bahwa …”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Quickly he took out the drum which he had brought with him and began to beat it. The strange animal stopped looked at the boy in surprise and began to dance” yang memiliki arti “Dengan cepat dia mengeluarkan drum yang dia bawa dan mulai memukulnya. Hewan aneh itu berhenti menatap bocah itu dengan terkejut dan mulai menari”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, kita mengetahui bahwa hewan tersebut menari karena pukulan drum (the animal danced because of the drumbeat).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (D) The animal danced because of the drumbeat.
Sekian Soal dan Pembahasan Strange Animal how is the characteristic of the boy’s aunt. Semoga how is the characteristic of the boy’s aunt Soal dan Pembahasan Strange Animal tadi dapat membantu teman-teman dalam belajar.
Referensi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Animal
Baca juga: Soal dan Pembahasan Sleeping Beauty
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