Soal dan Pembahasan Boats Collided in Thailand

what had possibly caused the accident

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Boats Collided in Thailand

Thailand: Forty-two passengers were injured and two were missing after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the popular island beach party, police said Sunday.

The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young, mostly western tourists.

Provincial police officer, Adipong Tapee said of the 42 travelers injured, 39 were hospitalized including four Britons, four Australians and four Singaporeans. Also among them were Irish, Norwegian, Malaysian and Thai tourists, he said.

The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island, the website of The Nation newspaper said. -AP

1. We know from the text that …
A. The boat carried forty two passengers
B. The accident happened not far from Pha-Ngan
C. The two missing passengers were westerners
D. The passengers were mostly foreign tourists
E. The boats collided on the way back to Pha-Ngan Island
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Kita mengetahui dari teks tersebut bahwa …”. Pada paragraf kedua teks tersebut disebutkan The speedboats were ferrying tourists to the Pha-Ngan island for a “Fullmoon” party, a monthly event that attracts thousands of young, mostly western tourists yang memiliki arti “Speedboat tersebut mengangkut wisatawan ke pulau Pha-Ngan untuk menghadiri pesta “Bulan Purnama”, sebuah acara bulanan yang menarik ribuan wisatawan muda, sebagian besar wisatawan barat”.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (D) The passengers were mostly foreign tourist.

2. What had possibly caused the accident?
A. A careless captain
B. Too many passengers on board
C. There were too many boats
D. A rough weather
E. The boats were speeding
Pembahasan:
Pada soal di atas menanyakan “Apa yang mungkin menyebabkan kecelakaan tersebut?”. Pada paragraf keempat teks tersebut disebutkan “The boats collided and overturned before midnight Saturday, throwing the passengers into the rough sea water just off the island” yang memiliki arti “Perahu-perahu tersebut bertabrakan dan terbalik sebelum tengah malam pada hari Sabtu, melemparkan penumpangnya ke dalam air laut yang berombak tinggi di dekat pulau”.

Berdasarkan informasi tersebut, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa yang mungkin menyebabkan kecelakaan tersebut cuaca buruk (a rough weather).

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah (D) A rough weather.

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Referensi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorboat
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