Soal dan Pembahasan Little Boy with a Slingshot – 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 5.
Little Boy with a Slingshot
Once upon a time Sammy and his sister Marie visited their grandparents at their farm. Sammy picked up a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for the lunch. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck.
Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly which hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved. In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the pile of woods. Marie had seen it all from the window but she said nothing. After the lunch, the next day Grandma said, Marie, let’s wash the dishes.” Marie said, “But Grandma, Sammy told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.”
Then she whispered to Sammy, “Remember the duck?”. Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it. So, without saying anything he did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Marie to help make a supper.” Marie just smiled and said, “Well that’s all right because Sammy told me he wanted to help.”
She whispered again to Johnny, “Remember the duck?” So, Marie went fishing and Sammy stayed to help. After several days of Marie taking advantage of Sammy, he finally couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck.
Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, “Sweetheart, I know. I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you.”
1. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. A little boy and a duck
B. A little boy with a slingshot
C. A reckless little boy
D. A brave little boy
E. A humble little boy
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa yang terutama dibicarakan dalam teks tersebut?”. Pada teks tersebut secara umum membahas tentang seorang anak yang memainkan katapel hingga membunuh bebek milik neneknya.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa yang terutama dibicarakan dalam teks tersebut adalah seorang anak kecil dengan ketapel (a little boy with a slingshot).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (B) A little boy with a slingshot.
2. Why didn’t Sammy tell to his grandmother that he had killed the duck? Because …
A. He was relieved that he could hit the target
B. He waited for his sister tell his grandparents about it
C. He was afraid of saying about the duck
D. He did not want to tell about it
E. He wanted to tell about the truth later
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Mengapa Sammy tidak memberi tahu neneknya bahwa dia telah membunuh bebek itu? Karena …”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it” yang memiliki arti “Sammy menjadi gugup mengetahui saudara perempuannya tahu tentang bebek dan jika dia tidak patuh, dia mungkin memberi tahu kakek-neneknya tentang itu”.
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (C) He was afraid of saying about the duck.
3. What is the moral value of the story?
A. Practice makes perfect
B. What is bad in one case may be good in another
C. Don’t trust people easily
D. You should confess of your mistakes
E. Keep going and do the best
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa nilai moral dari cerita tersebut?”. Pada paragraf kelima teks tersebut disebutkan “He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck” yang memiliki arti “Dia datang ke Nenek dan mengaku bahwa dia telah membunuh bebek”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa nilai moral dari cerita tersebut adalah kamu harus mengakui kesalahanmu (you should confess of your mistakes).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (D) You should confess of your mistakes.
4. What kind of social situation has possibly inspired the creation of the story?
A. Feeling reluctant to confess their mistakes so feeling guilty all the time.
B. Holding ideas that confessing their mistakes is safer than hiding them.
C. Using people’s mistakes for taking advantage of them.
D. Being not responsible for the mistakes they have committed.
E. Hiding their mistakes without feeling guilty.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Situasi sosial seperti apa yang mungkin menginspirasi penciptaan cerita tersebut?”. Pada paragraf keenam teks tersebut disebutkan “I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Marie take advantage of you” yang memiliki arti “Aku berdiri di jendela dan aku melihat semuanya tapi karena aku mencintaimu, aku memaafkanmu. Aku hanya ingin tahu berapa lama kamu akan membiarkan Marie mengambil keuntungan darimu”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa merasa enggan untuk mengakui kesalahan mereka sehingga merasa bersalah sepanjang waktu (feeling reluctant to confess their mistakes so feeling guilty all the time).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (A) Feeling reluctant to confess their mistakes so feeling guilty all the time.
5. How are paragraphs 3 and 5 related?
A. Sammy’s guilt in paragraph 3 was forgiven in paragraph 5.
B. Both paragraphs show how Marie took advantages of Sammy’s mistake.
C. Both paragraphs show that Marie and Sammy were very close to each other.
D. Sammy’s mistake in paragraph 3 was being used by Marie in paragraph 5.
E. Paragraph 3 is about Marie made use of Sammy’s guilt; paragraph 5 is about Sammy’s confession.
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Bagaimana paragraf 3 dan 5 terkait?”. Pada paragraf ketiga teks tersebut disebutkan “Sammy got nervous knowing his sister knew about the duck and if he doesn’t obey, she may tell his grandparents about it” yang memiliki arti “Sammy menjadi gugup mengetahui adiknya tahu tentang bebek dan jika dia tidak patuh, dia mungkin memberitahu kakek-neneknya tentang hal itu”.
Pada paragraf kelima teks tersebut disebutkan “He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck” yang memiliki arti “Dia datang ke Nenek dan mengaku bahwa dia telah membunuh bebek”.
Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa paragraf 3 adalah tentang Marie memanfaatkan kesalahan Sammy dan paragraf 5 adalah tentang pengakuan Sammy (paragraph 3 is about Marie made use of Sammy’s guilt and paragraph 5 is about Sammy’s confession).
Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (E) Paragraph 3 is about Marie made use of Sammy’s guilt; paragraph 5 is about Sammy’s confession.
Sekian Soal dan Pembahasan Little Boy with a Slingshot once upon a time sammy and his sister marie visited their grandparents at their farm. Semoga once upon a time sammy and his sister marie visited their grandparents at their farm Soal dan Pembahasan Little Boy with a Slingshot tadi dapat membantu teman-teman dalam belajar.
Referensi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slingshot_Kid
Baca juga: Soal dan Pembahasan Linda
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